2010 SEASON |
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
01/30/2010 - 02/07/2010
Craig of Farrington will, for a third straight season, be singing harmonies and playing bass with THE NEW MINSTREL REVUE in the BLUE BOAR INN at the 2010 HOGGETOWNE MEDIEVAL FAIRE.
The Minstrel Lutenist will be found wandering the lanes between sets. ["I will be looking for you."]
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire is located at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, 2900 NE 39th Ave, 32609 . . . Next to the Gainesville Regional Airport on State Route 222.
Website : http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/programs_events/HMF/medieval_index.html
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2009 SEASON |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
11/07/2009 - 12/13/2009
Yes, Craig of Farrington IS at LaRF as always. Find him at the fist crossroads before noon and strolling about the site all afternoon. ALSO, watch for his 1p.m. REQUEST SHOW at the HOBGOBLIN PUPPETS stage, where he will play your requests and Christmas songs. See you there.
THE LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Alvon Brumfield and Richard Hight, is located just east of Hammond, Louisiana, less than an hour north of New Orleans. It begins the first Saturday of November and continues for six (6) weekends, including the FRIDAY AFTER Thanksgiving.
Website : http://www.la-renfest.com/
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2007 SEASON |
Bristol Renaissance Faire
07/07/2007 - 09/03/2007
In 2007 BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE will celebrate its TWENTIETH season! And, of course, CRAIG OF FARRINGTON will be on hand as he has been for all twenty years, with a new album, celebrating those 20 Years of Musical Delights.
Craig's schedule will be posted here late in the spring, but it is not too early to make your plans to come to "Chicagoland" this coming summer, to join us in the festivities! Huzzah!
BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE opens the Saturday AFTER Independence Day, and continues for nine (9) weekends including LABOR DAY. This wonderfully shady and well-established site is located in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, just at the Wisconsin/Illinois border, five miles south of Hwy 50, about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Website : http://recfair.com/bristol/
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Tennessee Renaissance Festival
05/05/2007 - 05/28/2007
For a fourth straight season, CRAIG OF FARRINGTON will be back in Tennessee throughout the month of May for four BIG WEEKENDS. Check here for specifics as the festival's opening date approaches.
The TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is located just east of the town of Triune, some thirty miles south of Nashville, less than 20 miles west of Murphreesboro. This joyous, friendly spring festival is owned and operated by Mike and Jackie Freeman (whose castle tour is unique among Renfaires), and it is open every weekend in May and on MEMORIAL DAY as well.
Website : http://www.tnrenfest.com/
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Florida Renaissance Festival
02/10/2007 - 03/11/2007
The Minstrel Lutenist has returned to Deerfield Beach and THE FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL once again in 2007. You will find him, as always, in the lanes, playing his lute ('T'salute!) and offering his Songs of Love . . . well, for part of the day anyway. Read on!
Craig of Farrington is playing bass (and singing harmonies) with THE MINSTRELS OF MAYHEM at the MAIN PUB STAGE this season. (Bring back memories, M.o.M fans?)
After seven years of private pursuits, Craig has rejoined Pompadour, Melodio, and Jimi for THREE SHOWS a day at FlaRF 2007: 11:00, 12:00 NOON, and 4:30!
THE FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is held at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, and is produced by BOBBY RODRIQUEZ PRODUCTIONS of Fort Lauderdale. Now beginning the second Saturday of February, the festival lasts for six (6) weekends and the Monday of PRESIDENT'S DAY.
Website : http://www.ren-fest.com/fla1.html
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Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
01/27/2007 - 02/04/2007
Craig of Farrington performed at the HOGGETOWNE MEDIEVAL FAIRE in 2007 as part of THE MINSTRELS OF MAYHEM. It was Craig's first appearance at Hoggetowne, and reuniting with his old friends MELODIO and POMPADOUR to make music those two weekends was great fun indeed!
They toured together from 1997 through 2000 (from Coast to Coast to Coast) - Long-time M.o.M fans will welcome the tight THREE-PART HARMONIES for which that TRIO has been reknowned. Make plans NOW to see their reunion at Gainseville, Florida - the last weekend of January and the first weekend in February.
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire is located at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, 2900 NE 39th Ave, 32609 . . . Next to the Gainesville Regional Airport on State Route 222.
Website : http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/programs_events/HMF/medieval_index.html
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Kiwanis/Lee County Medieval Faire
01/13/2007 - 01/21/2007
Craig of Farrington was back for 2007 at the first renfaire of the season - THE KIWANIS/LEE COUNTY MEDIEVAL FAIRE in Lehigh Acres, where he could be found wandering the lanes throughout each day.
The Fort Myers area is warm and welcoming in January! Should your winter plans include a trip to south Florida, why not add this fine renfaire to your yearly schedule of stops?
Lehigh Acres is a short drive south east from Fort Myers in southwest Florida. Directions are available on the official website, (CLICK on the internet address just below.) Then CLICK on the DIRECTIONS button.
Website : http://www.medieval-faire.org/
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2006 SEASON |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
11/04/2006 - 12/10/2006
If your late autumn travel plans include visit the Sportsman's Paradise in December, why not take in the LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL? Our SEVENTH (7th) season was a blast! As usual, CRAIG OF FARRINGTON and his lute were usually found near the front gate for most of the morning and during the late afternoon.
In addition, he presented THE BAWDY BEAUTIFUL PUB SHOW ("It's bawdy; it's beautiful.") at THE PAINTED BADGER PUB at 12:30 each of the final three weekends. We'll be back for 2007.
THE LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Alvon Brumfield and Richard Hight, is located just east of Hammond, Louisiana, less than an hour north of New Orleans. It begins the first Saturday of November and continues for six (6) weekends, including the FRIDAY AFTER Thanksgiving.
Website : http://www.la-renfest.com/
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Ohio Renaissance Festival
09/09/2006 - 10/22/2006
"I know all the jousters, and all of their horses, by name ... " OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL has become one of CRAIG OF FARRINGTON'S homes away from home - 2006 was his sixth (6th) season at O.R.F., that fine late-summer-into-autumn renfaire, which features our friends THE SWORDSMEN, and where the final pub sing rocks, under the leadership of THE MINSTRELS OF MAYHEM.
THE OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Peter Carroll, is located near the town of Harveysburg. This fine 'late-summer-into-autumn' festival is open for nine (9) weekends, from late August through mid October, including LABOR DAY.
Website : http://www.renfestival.com/
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Bristol Renaissance Faire
07/09/2006 - 09/05/2006
"The shade, it's sublime!" 2006 was THE MINSTREL LUTENIST's nineteenth (19th) consecutive season at the BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE, where his love songs have become legendary, and his bawdier material is consumed with gusto! Yes, he'll be back in 2007 with a new album, THE VERY BEST OF CRAIG OF FARRINGTON, celebrating his first 20 years at BRISTOL.
BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE opens the Saturday AFTER Independence Day, and continues for nine (9) weekends including LABOR DAY. This wonderfully shady and well-established site is located in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, just at the Wisconsin/Illinois border, five miles south of Hwy 50, about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Website : http://recfair.com/bristol/
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Tennessee Renaissance Festival
05/06/2006 - 05/28/2006
"Then I pack up my bags, go up to Tennessee..." CRAIG OF FARRINGTON strolled the wooded pathways of the TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL in 2006, for a third consecutive year. Two shows were scheduled for THE MINSTREL LUTENIST - one at 11:30; one at 3:00.
AND, of course, (where else would he be?) CRAIG could be found strolling the hilly lanes all through the day. Those seeking romance, and those who love to laugh, looked for his bright costume and seasoned lute in seeking to satisfy their respective desires.
The TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is located just east of the town of Triune, some thirty miles south of Nashville, less than 20 miles west of Murphreesboro. This joyous, friendly spring festival is owned and operated by Mike and Jackie Freeman (whose castle tour is unique among Renfaires), and it is open every weekend in May and on MEMORIAL DAY as well.
Website : http://www.tnrenfest.com/
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Florida Renaissance Festival
02/11/2006 - 03/19/2006
"Like Ponce de Leon, I found Florida's shore." The FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL expanded its season by one week in 2006, making it a six weekend show. THE MINSTREL LUTENIST returned for a tenth anniversary with FlaRF. It is always a personal treat, for many of the finest musical groups in the Renfaire industry join him there, including CANTIGA, BEDLAM, FEATHERSTONE, WYLDEFYRE, and THE MINSTRELS OF MAYHEM. Craig of Farrington could be found strolling the shadier parts of the site, in search of and delighting loving couples, as is his mission. He also performed REQUEST SHOWS twice a day at THE HARMONY GLEN STAGE.
THE FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is held at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, and is produced by BOBBY RODRIQUEZ PRODUCTIONS of Fort Lauderdale. Now beginning the second Saturday of February, the festival lasts for six (6) weekends and the Monday of PRESIDENT'S DAY.
Website : http://www.ren-fest.com/fla1.html
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Kiwanis/Lee County Medieval Faire
01/14/2006 - 01/22/2006
2006 was CRAIG OF FARRINGTON's first appearance at the show so many of us have come to refer to simply as "Fort Myers." (It's moved to Lehigh Acres; we need to fix that.) This two-weekend show, in the southern part of western Florida, is the season opener for many Renfaire acts we seldom get to perform with, including Michael "KING OLIVER" Marzella, EMRYS FLEET (the Ratcatcher), EMPTY HATS, THREE-QUARTER ALE, THREE PINTS GONE, WYLDEFYRE and many others.
Lehigh Acres is a short drive south east from Fort Myers in southwest Florida. Directions are available on the official website, (CLICK on the internet address just below.) Then CLICK on the DIRECTIONS button.
Website : http://www.medieval-faire.org/
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2005 SEASON |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
11/05/2005 - 12/11/2005
"Those cajuns 'round Hammond say crawfish, not cray." 2005 was our sixth straight season at LARF, and CRAIG OF FARRINGTON ('Tsalute!) is looking forward to being back again in 2006.
At LaRF, THE MINSTREL LUTENIST is an active presence near the front gate, where he can be found for most of each morning. CRAIG'S NICE REQUEST SHOW is scheduled at the PUPPET STAGE near the front gate, each day, at 1:00 p.m., and he presents "THE BAWDY BEAUTIFUL" (his NAUGHTY show) late in the afternoon in the PAINTED BADGER PUB. Craig also joins the rest of the village musicians for a RENAISSANCE JAM near the front gate at 4:30.
THE LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Alvon Brumfield and Richard Hight, is located just east of Hammond, Louisiana, less than an hour north of New Orleans. It begins the first Saturday of November and continues for six (6) weekends, including the FRIDAY AFTER Thanksgiving.
Website : http://www.la-renfest.com/
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Ohio Renaissance Festival
09/10/2005 - 10/23/2005
"Home to the girl I adore," CRAIG OF FARRINGTON returned to Southern Ohio in the fall of 2005 for a fifth straight year at THE OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. Arriving, as is his tradition, on Weekend #3, THE MINSTREL LUTENIST was on hand for the final seven of this nine-weekend show. Countless patrons enjoyed his music and wit on the street, and at two staged shows: 12:30 in the JOUSTER's PUB GARDEN and 1:30 at the ALEING KNIGHT PUB. 'Twas another glorious weather season, the cold of October came in only for the final weekend. Craig and Darling will both be back in 2006.
THE OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Peter Carroll, is located near the town of Harveysburg. This fine 'late-summer-into-autumn' festival is open for nine (9) weekends, from late August through mid October, including LABOR DAY.
Website : http://www.renfestival.com/
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Bristol Renaissance Faire
07/09/2005 - 09/05/2005
"Back home to Bristol in the summertime!" In 2005, THE MINSTREL LUTENIST returned to BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE for an EIGHTEENTH (18th) consecutive season. CRAIG OF FARRINGTON, a familiar character on the Bristol streets since opening day in 1988, was infinitely pleased so see his protege, friend, and fellow lutenist, DANIEL DOWLAND following in his mentor's footsteps and being presented with the coveted QUEEN's CHAMPION AWARD. Blessed with another beautiful summer weatherwise, CRAIG's NOON REQUEST SHOW at the FOUNTAINSIDE STAGE was regularly filled with costumed patrons. (Thanks, friends!) He'll be back in 2006.
BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE opens the Saturday AFTER Independence Day, and continues for nine (9) weekends including LABOR DAY. This wonderfully shady and well-established site is located in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, just at the Wisconsin/Illinois border, five miles south of Hwy 50, about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Website : http://recfair.com/bristol/
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Tennessee Renaissance Festival
05/07/2005 - 05/30/2005
That redheaded queen! She "is oh! . . . Oh, so hot!" Craig of Farrington was back at TN-Ren in 2005 for a second season. The weather could not have been better. What a run of nice days! Two appearances were scheduled daily : THE BAWDY BEAUTIFUL SING-A-LONG PUB SHOW at 1 p.m. at THE RED HOOK PUB; and CRAIG's REQUEST SHOW at 3 p.m. at THE CROSSWINDS STAGE. Look for him again in 2006!
The TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is located just east of the town of Triune, some thirty miles south of Nashville, less than 20 miles west of Murphreesboro. This joyous, friendly spring festival is owned and operated by Mike and Jackie Freeman (whose castle tour is unique among Renfaires), and it is open every weekend in May and on MEMORIAL DAY as well.
Website : http://www.tnrenfest.com/
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Florida Renaissance Festival
02/12/2005 - 03/13/2005
For 2005 (his ninth consecutive season with "FlaRF") Craig moved his strolling activities from his traditional haunts along the lakeside path to the shaded, much quieter, and more intimate area near the food court. Many a loving couple was inspired by one of his serenades. The Minstrel Lutenist was also featured twice each day (at 1:00 and 3:00) at the nearby "Music Tent" - The Harmony Glen Stage - where he shared a stage with "CANTIGA" and "BEDLAM." We look forward to 2006.
THE FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is held at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, and is produced by BOBBY RODRIQUEZ PRODUCTIONS of Fort Lauderdale. Now beginning the second Saturday of February, the festival lasts for six (6) weekends and the Monday of PRESIDENT'S DAY.
Website : http://www.ren-fest.com/fla1.html
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2004 SEASON |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
11/06/2004 - 12/12/2004
The LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL had a fine fifth season. Craig of Farrington (a regular since opening season in 2000) was, for a third time, presented with the FAVORITE STREET ENTERTAINMENT AWARD. Besides his usual lane work, The Minstrel Lutenist performed his BAWDY BEAUTIFUL PUB SHOW at 3:30 in the PAINTED BADGER PUB and (FOR THE FIRST TIME AT LRF) he offered a "Nice/Request Show" at THE PUPPET STAGE each day at 1 pm.
THE LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Alvon Brumfield and Richard Hight, is located just east of Hammond, Louisiana, less than an hour north of New Orleans. It begins the first Saturday of November and continues for six (6) weekends, including the FRIDAY AFTER Thanksgiving.
Website : http://www.la-renfest.com/
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Ohio Renaissance Festival
09/11/2004 - 10/24/2004
For the 2004 season of O.R.F., we were blessed with wonderful weather ... (One might say that everything proceeded in BRISTOL FASHION.) Besides his lane work, The Minstrel Lutenist was featured on stage three times each day: a 12:30 "Naughty" show at THE ALEING KNIGHT PUB, a 3:00 Request show at THE JOUSTER'S PUB, and a 4:00 "Nice" show at the Chapel.
THE OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Peter Carroll, is located near the town of Harveysburg. This fine 'late-summer-into-autumn' festival is open for nine (9) weekends, from late August through mid October, including LABOR DAY.
Website : http://www.renfestival.com/
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Bristol Renaissance Faire
07/10/2004 - 09/06/2004
The Minstrel Lutenist returned to BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE for a SEVENTEENTH (17th) consecutive season, and what a splendid summer it was! Even 2003's fine weather was eclipsed by that of 2004! Loving couples and long-time fans sought THE MINSTREL LUTENIST out, for romance and frolic in the streets, and his NOON REQUEST SHOW was well-attended and loads of fun! B.R.F.'s first ever LABOR DAY WEEKEND was a grand success!
BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE opens the Saturday AFTER Independence Day, and continues for nine (9) weekends including LABOR DAY. This wonderfully shady and well-established site is located in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, just at the Wisconsin/Illinois border, five miles south of Hwy 50, about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Website : http://recfair.com/bristol/
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Tennessee Renaissance Festival
05/01/2004 - 05/31/2004
Craig of Farrington returned to the TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL in 2004, after a three-year absence. Scheduled shows included a 1 p.m. "not-so-secret" (NICE) REQUEST SHOW, a 5 p.m. NAUGHTY pub show (THE BAWDY BEAUTIFUL) and a daily appearance at the PUB SING, where (often accompanied by musician friends from The Minstrels of Mayhem) he led the audience chorus through his most popular sing-alongs: "Mary Mac," "Wish They'd Do It Now," and "No Snow Never."
The TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is located just east of the town of Triune, some thirty miles south of Nashville, less than 20 miles west of Murphreesboro. This joyous, friendly spring festival is owned and operated by Mike and Jackie Freeman (whose castle tour is unique among Renfaires), and it is open every weekend in May and on MEMORIAL DAY as well.
Website : http://www.tnrenfest.com/
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Florida Renaissance Festival
01/31/2004 - 02/29/2004
2004 was Craig's eighth (8th) straight season with "FlaRF." Strolling and serenading along the lakeside path for most of each day, he was also featured in a staged appearance (a REQUEST SHOW) each afternoon at 4 p.m. "... where I'll never get stuck in a snowbank no more."
THE FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is held at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, and is produced by BOBBY RODRIQUEZ PRODUCTIONS of Fort Lauderdale. Now beginning the second Saturday of February, the festival lasts for six (6) weekends and the Monday of PRESIDENT'S DAY.
Website : http://www.ren-fest.com/fla1.html
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2003 SEASON |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
11/01/2003 - 12/07/2003
The 2003 season was a truly great one! The Louisiana weather was fabulous! For the first time at LRF, Craig of Farrington presented THE BAWDY BEAUTIFUL PUB SHOW at 3 p.m. daily at KING's HEAD TAVERN, and the 4:30 End-of-the-day Music Jam (which he organized) was awarded BEST STREET ENTERTAINMENT for 2003.
THE LOUISIANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Alvon Brumfield and Richard Hight, is located just east of Hammond, Louisiana, less than an hour north of New Orleans. It begins the first Saturday of November and continues for six (6) weekends, including the FRIDAY AFTER Thanksgiving.
Website : http://www.la-renfest.com/
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Ohio Renaissance Festival
08/30/2003 - 10/19/2003
The fourteenth annual OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL was Craig's third (3rd) straight season with the show; he and his lute could be found wandering the lanes, playing music for all those who were looking for him. He also had two scheduled appearances each day: One at JOUSTER's PUB GARDEN, the other at ST. PETER's CHAPEL.
THE OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, owned and produced by Peter Carroll, is located near the town of Harveysburg. This fine 'late-summer-into-autumn' festival is open for nine (9) weekends, from late August through mid October, including LABOR DAY.
Website : http://www.renfestival.com/
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Bristol Renaissance Faire
06/28/2003 - 08/24/2003
For its SIXTEENTH SEASON, BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE enjoyed one of the most exquisitely gorgeous summers any of us can remember! And, of course, The Minstrel Lutenist, Craig of Farrington happily wandered its shady lanes, as he has done since opening day in 1988. His popular REQUEST SHOW was well attended; it began each day at Noon.
BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE opens the Saturday AFTER Independence Day, and continues for nine (9) weekends including LABOR DAY. This wonderfully shady and well-established site is located in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, just at the Wisconsin/Illinois border, five miles south of Hwy 50, about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Website : http://recfair.com/bristol/
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Georgia Renaissance Festival
04/26/2003 - 06/08/2003
Craig performed for three seasons (2001-2003) at "GARF", where he strolled through the lanes, serenading couples with his lute ('Tsalute!) singing his "Songs of Love, Faith, and Mirth ... Songs of Heaven and of Earth" for most of each day. He met faithful Georgia friends and fans for an unscheduled "Meeting" at the DRAGON'S BREATH CAFE at 1 p.m. everyday, and his popular pub show, THE BAWDY BEAUTIFUL was featured at the BREWER's PUB each afternoon at 4 p.m.
THE GEORGIA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL is located near Fairburn, Georgia, just southwest of Atlanta, and runs eight (8) weekends from mid April into early June, including MEMORIAL DAY.
Website : http://www.garenfest.com/
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0000 SEASON |
Kiwanis/Lee County Medieval Faire
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Craig of Farrington WILL be returning to the KIWANIS/LEE COUNTY MEDIEVAL FAIRE for 2007. Four shows a day are being scheduled. Look for more info in this window for specifics.
Lehigh Acres is a short drive south east from Fort Myers in southwest Florida. Directions are available on the official website, (CLICK on the internet address just below.) Then CLICK on the DIRECTIONS button.
Website : http://www.medieval-faire.org/
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