From webmaster at festint.com Thu May 1 22:24:19 2014 From: webmaster at festint.com (Festivals Webmaster) Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 21:24:19 -0500 Subject: [Festivals International] Nebraska Ren Faire, Iowa Renaissance Fest updates Message-ID: <63C4FFDC-824C-4909-BA40-A2CD7CE90FD3@festint.com> If you plan to visit this upcoming Nebraska Renaissance Faire, the website has been updated with this year's entertainment: http://www.festint.com/nebfaire/index.shtml Likewise, the Iowa Renaissance Festival entertainment listing has been updated: http://www.festint.com/iowarenfest/index.shtml -- Follow Festivals International on Twitter! http://twitter.com/festint Festivals Webmaster webmaster at festint.com http://www.festint.com - Festivals International (Clear Lake, IA) http://www.iowarenfest.com - Iowa Renaissance Festival (Amana, IA) http://www.nebfaire.com - Nebraska Renaissance Faire (Omaha, NE) http://www.midlandspiratefest.com - Midlands Pirate Festival (Omaha, NE) http://www.lincolnshirefaire.com - Lincolnshire Renaissance Faire (Decatur, IL) From webmaster at festint.com Mon May 5 11:20:20 2014 From: webmaster at festint.com (Festivals Webmaster) Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 10:20:20 -0500 Subject: [Festivals International] Iowa Renaissance Festival 2014 press release Message-ID: <211ABA8C-E40E-4E59-9CBE-FE4E04DEF2A9@festint.com> 23rd Annual Iowa Renaissance Festival and Gathering o' Celts May 24-26, 2014 (Memorial Day Weekend) Middle Amana Park (Medici Grove) - Amana Colonies, IA F E S T I V A L S I N T E R N A T I O N A L -News Release- -for immediate release "Popular Festival to Expand" The 23rd annual IOWA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL & Gathering o'Celts will expand its grounds this year to create more room for large living history demonstrations and games of skill activities. It will run on all three days of Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-25-26th, from 11am to 6pm. It takes place at the pastoral and shaded Middle Amana community park in the heart of the Amana Colonies. This year will also see an added performance space and additional artisan merchants, along with several new food stalls. All of the novelty foods, drinks and treats booths will return, along with the beer garden. The hi-lights of the entertainment roster will be Joust Evolution's latest equestrian arena spectacular, the Blue Rose Mermaid in he water pond, Clann Tartan's large outdoor museum & living history village, two children's shows including the Jester Puppet's "Punch & Judy" show which earned 'Best New Act' at the festival last year, two new celtic bands -- Clearly Guilty from Kansas City and Silverthorn from eastern Iowa, the living statue performance artist Katelyn McBurney, Have Court Will Travel royal entourage, Shattock Schoole of Defense and Sons of the Mist. Added to the games and activities roster will be the public participatory sword fencing challenge, DaVinci's bubble machine and a treasure hunt. One of the featured aspects of the event are the 60 artisan crafts merchants who will be demonstrating their skills and offering for sale unique items that usually can only be found at a Renaissance Faire. The Iowa Renaissance Festival, known as 'Iowa's Best Family Fest', has grown into a regional event drawing repeat patrons from neighboring states. Admission will remain $10 for adults, $6 for kids from ages 6 to 13 and free for children 5 and under. Parking is free. All tickets can be obtained at the entrance gate. For location and direction information go to www.amanacolonies.com. For details about the festival see the new website layout at www.iowarenfest.com or contact greg at festint.com (641) 357-5177. -30- *Contact us for photo/video CONTACT: Greg Schmidt 641-357-5177 greg at festint.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: