New York Renaissance Faire

beachkos · August 13th, 2006, 05:08 PM

Spent the day with the entire family today at the Renaissance Faire - great food, great drink, great entertainment, and great weather. It runs now every weekend until September 24th, and if you're in the NY metro area, it's worth the trip from anywhere. Just 35 miles north of The Apple in Tuxedo, NY, they transform Sterling Forest into a true renaissance village complete with costumes, buildings, and professional character actors. A little pricey, but no worse than what we're used to at Yankee Stadium or any other major venue. Some great music also, with lots of flute, mandolin,harp, recorder, and percusssion of various types. Even some old sea shanty tunes! Takes you back to a much simpler time and it truly is a great experience for kids of all ages. We've been going every now for about the past 10 years, and every year it just gets better and better. A great place to go to forget the pressures and demands of the 21st century, and a great way to hook up with the likes of Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, and The Sheriff of Nottingham.

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and of course , sometimes things can get a little "bawdy", as evidenced by one of our favorite bar maids in one of our favorite pubs at the Faire - of course all in good fun and keeping with the spirit of the times !

xStonr · August 13th, 2006, 06:24 PM

The Renaissance Faire is actually a business corporation. They have them in multiple site around the U.S. during the summer and fall. I got to work at one a couple of years ago and it had quite the cult following. Almost humorous.

beachkos · August 13th, 2006, 07:51 PM

Xstonr, as with anything in life, you'll always find people who are fanatical, and cult-like, about many topics. My experiences with most people and employees at the Faire has been very positive - professional Shakespearean actors role playing, college students taking up acting, donating their time, men and women from many different walks of life volunteering their time because of their interest in that period. Certainly, some over-due it, just as with anything else - be it the "Trekkie's", or the "Deadheads", or the the "Parottheads", or even the "Goths", some are prone to excess. Heck, even some here are prone to excess concerning amps. or guitars. While you may find their behavior "humorous", I'm sure many find their devotion to a certain "thing" almost inspiring. I'm glad, and thankful, that there are people who are fanatical about Civil War Re-enactments so they can continue to teach future generations about the past. I'm glad and thankful that there are Viet Nam Veterans groups who are fanatical about their cause, in order to reverse some of the injustices shown them in the past. I'm glad and thankful, in general, when people embrace any topic or subject and strive to learn as much as possible about that certain subject, and help distribute that knowledge to others. Just because someones interests aren't in line with your own, I don't believe I would categorize their passion for a certain topic as "humorous".

Big John · August 15th, 2006, 10:37 AM

Hold on a minute !!, so, when Kevin Costner played Robin Hood complete with American accent maybe he was onto something !!

Forsooth !

CharlieO · August 15th, 2006, 11:26 AM

I've been to Renaissance Faire, and it has absolutely no attraction for me. I've got to agree, I find the die-hard participants' dedication to Renaissance Faire almost humorous. They need to get a life. They should spent more time posting about guitars on the internet or something.

ddewerd · August 15th, 2006, 01:01 PM

I've been a few times. It's kind of an interesting day trip, but not something I'm into. I don't know if the Rennaisance Fairs are related the the "Society for Creative Anachronism", but thes folks are really into it.

SCA web site

Cheers,
Doug

beachkos · August 15th, 2006, 04:20 PM

sorry guys - wasn't advocating that whole Renaissance thing, just the fact that it's a nice day out and a good time was had by all. As I said earlier, in almost any group, you have those who take it to the extreme - and there is a difference between dedicated and "extreme", and would certainly have to include the Anarchists in that group of the "extreme"

I was just praising the dedicated.

xStonr · August 15th, 2006, 07:50 PM

My statement of almost humorous wasn't meant to put anyone down. Almost humorous is in fact, was almost humorous to me. People can do, act out, perform, in anyway they want. They can even be medieval, not that there's anything wrong with that.

August 13th, 2006, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
beachkos Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newburgh, New York Age: 54 Posts: 609 5 Photos	New York Renaissance Faire Spent the day with the entire family today at the Renaissance Faire - great food, great drink, great entertainment, and great weather. It runs now every weekend until September 24th, and if you're in the NY metro area, it's worth the trip from anywhere. Just 35 miles north of The Apple in Tuxedo, NY, they transform Sterling Forest into a true renaissance village complete with costumes, buildings, and professional character actors. A little pricey, but no worse than what we're used to at Yankee Stadium or any other major venue. Some great music also, with lots of flute, mandolin,harp, recorder, and percusssion of various types. Even some old sea shanty tunes! Takes you back to a much simpler time and it truly is a great experience for kids of all ages. We've been going every now for about the past 10 years, and every year it just gets better and better. A great place to go to forget the pressures and demands of the 21st century, and a great way to hook up with the likes of Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, and The Sheriff of Nottingham. [IMG][/IMG] and of course , sometimes things can get a little "bawdy", as evidenced by one of our favorite bar maids in one of our favorite pubs at the Faire - of course all in good fun and keeping with the spirit of the times ! __________________ "The key to avoiding a shark attack isn't necessarily in being able to swim faster than the shark, rather the key lies in being able to swim faster than the person you're swimming with. " Beachkos - circa 1972

August 13th, 2006, 07:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
beachkos Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newburgh, New York Age: 54 Posts: 609 5 Photos	humorous? Xstonr, as with anything in life, you'll always find people who are fanatical, and cult-like, about many topics. My experiences with most people and employees at the Faire has been very positive - professional Shakespearean actors role playing, college students taking up acting, donating their time, men and women from many different walks of life volunteering their time because of their interest in that period. Certainly, some over-due it, just as with anything else - be it the "Trekkie's", or the "Deadheads", or the the "Parottheads", or even the "Goths", some are prone to excess. Heck, even some here are prone to excess concerning amps. or guitars. While you may find their behavior "humorous", I'm sure many find their devotion to a certain "thing" almost inspiring. I'm glad, and thankful, that there are people who are fanatical about Civil War Re-enactments so they can continue to teach future generations about the past. I'm glad and thankful that there are Viet Nam Veterans groups who are fanatical about their cause, in order to reverse some of the injustices shown them in the past. I'm glad and thankful, in general, when people embrace any topic or subject and strive to learn as much as possible about that certain subject, and help distribute that knowledge to others. Just because someones interests aren't in line with your own, I don't believe I would categorize their passion for a certain topic as "humorous". __________________ "The key to avoiding a shark attack isn't necessarily in being able to swim faster than the shark, rather the key lies in being able to swim faster than the person you're swimming with. " Beachkos - circa 1972

August 15th, 2006, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,381 33 Photos	Hold on a minute !!, so, when Kevin Costner played Robin Hood complete with American accent maybe he was onto something !! Forsooth ! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

August 15th, 2006, 04:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
beachkos Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newburgh, New York Age: 54 Posts: 609 5 Photos	uh -oh sorry guys - wasn't advocating that whole Renaissance thing, just the fact that it's a nice day out and a good time was had by all. As I said earlier, in almost any group, you have those who take it to the extreme - and there is a difference between dedicated and "extreme", and would certainly have to include the Anarchists in that group of the "extreme" I was just praising the dedicated. __________________ "The key to avoiding a shark attack isn't necessarily in being able to swim faster than the shark, rather the key lies in being able to swim faster than the person you're swimming with. " Beachkos - circa 1972

August 13th, 2006, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
xStonr Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down in the Boondocks Posts: 1,314 4 Photos	The Renaissance Faire is actually a business corporation. They have them in multiple site around the U.S. during the summer and fall. I got to work at one a couple of years ago and it had quite the cult following. Almost humorous.

August 15th, 2006, 11:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
CharlieO Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Age: 56 Posts: 1,302 8 Photos	I've been to Renaissance Faire, and it has absolutely no attraction for me. I've got to agree, I find the die-hard participants' dedication to Renaissance Faire almost humorous. They need to get a life. They should spent more time posting about guitars on the internet or something.

August 15th, 2006, 01:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
ddewerd Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Willow Springs, Great-State-of-Texas Age: 48 Posts: 643 21 Photos	I've been a few times. It's kind of an interesting day trip, but not something I'm into. I don't know if the Rennaisance Fairs are related the the "Society for Creative Anachronism", but thes folks are really into it. SCA web site Cheers, Doug

August 15th, 2006, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
xStonr Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down in the Boondocks Posts: 1,314 4 Photos	My statement of almost humorous wasn't meant to put anyone down. Almost humorous is in fact, was almost humorous to me. People can do, act out, perform, in anyway they want. They can even be medieval, not that there's anything wrong with that.