Santa Fe Renaissance Festival

[Zoë]

CRF may be over for the year, but do not despair!

There is going to be a brand-new renaissance festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico this September for one weekend only.  I am more than likely going to go down there, possibly to volunteer for it--I'm still trying to contact the volunteer coordinator.  Even if I don't help out I'll probably still go down. 

It is the 20th and 21st of September, 10am to 5pm, and it looks like "gate" admission will be about $8.  It's about a 5 1/2 hour drive from the Denver area to Santa Fe.  It's going to be a little different from what we're used to, as it's still a small event and it takes place at a living history museum, and also instead of English renaissance, it is Spanish renaissance.  So bust out your sombreros.  They are going to have a pirate cove and a fairy garden as well.  But it looks like it is going to be a pretty fun event and I would like to spread the word to all the Colorado people, maybe we can have a grand invasion and give them a first-annual renaissance festival to be remembered. 

Here is the website for more information:
http://www.wehaveitall.us/sfrf/index.cfm

And I will let you know if I end up volunteering with them and if I get any more info about the faire itself. 

Zoë

[Taffy Saltwater]

You have officially sent me over the deep end.  Our family dates to the Santa Fe area in 1598, when the Onate party settled northern NM and I have been looking high & low for Spanish gowns of that time frame.

El Rancho de los Golondrinas (Swallows) is a living museum that is really a neat place to visit.  If you can get it, buy some horno-baked bread - tasty beyond words.  The American Girl doll, Josefina Montoya, made her debut there at the time I visited.  The gift store also used to sell beautiful embroidered Spanish shawls - worth checking out.

Have a great time & post pics, please.

[Zoë]

Will do!  I've heard from the volunteer coordinator that I am on her list of volunteers, but I don't know what I am doing yet.  I hope she contacts me soon so that if I have to I can start working on a different costume or whatever.  My whole family is coming with me; we're going to drive down and camp not far from the site.  We're all really excited.

I still think we should get some Colorado people to come!! 

[Demetrius]

I can't go... alas 

But! Did I tell you about this large crate I need delivered?

[Zoë]

Haha, good luck with that. 

[Mischief Snicklebritches]

That sounds like a lot of fun Zoe. Mayhaps Jared and I will be able to make it. I will talk it over with him and see. Thanks for the heads up 

[Blushing]

Sounds like fun ... I might have to think about this.  Anyone thinking of possibly carpooling?

Is it bad that my second thought after, "neat, a new, different faire" was - "great, I can stock up on Trader Joe's goodies"?!  (Trader Joes is this fantastic grocery store, kown to trigger almost fanatical tendencies.)

[Zoë]

I would offer a carpool with me, but my parents are coming with me so there's no more room left.  I hope you guys can come down together though.  Fun!

I'm excited to see a little bit of Santa Fe too.  I've been to Albuquerque but never Santa Fe, but I love it down there!

[Capt Spleen]

I been agzeptad fer Scurvy Duty I been!

*They're looking fer more pirates t' raid th' Galleon Ship ride frum time ter time*

[CahirDochartaigh]

Oddly enough, my significant other and I may be in Santa Fe that very weekend (the 20th is my birthday). Hope you don't mind a couple of Texian Celts joining in on the festivities!

[Zoë]

Huzzah! 

That seems to be a good weekend for birthdays....The 20th is our very own Captain Spleen's birthday as well!    

[Zoë]

Huzzah!  I finally heard back from the volunteer coordinator.  Zoë will be officially be making an appearance at Santa Fe!  Gettin' lost and makin' it look good....

[francesca de la calabreze]

Trying... but it depends on the return flights I can get...

BUT it  will be on my calendar for next year for sure...  As will the other New Mexico Faires.

[Zoë]

I hope you can make it!

And I hope the faire goes well for them and they make it an annual thing.  First time faires can be tough...but I hope it will be fun! 

[francesca de la calabreze]

Won't make it this year..