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"...the perfect ending to faire season!"
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PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Gypsy~Rose Phone: 603.755.9587 9am-8pm, E-Mail, Website: www.nhrenfaire.com
Gypsy~Rose & Spiraling Shadows Announce The Second Annual New Hampshire Renaissance Faire & Samhain Celebration Kingston, NH, October 27th and 28th, 2007. (see below for last year's review). Spiraling Shadows, a local spiritual group for Earth worshippers and it's founder, Gypsy~Rose, are excited to announce a not-for-profit renaissance faire for NH! All ticket sales, (minus faire costs), will go to the NH Food Bank! The third annual NH Renaissance Faire and Samhain Celebration will showcase the talents of many people, from local artisans to dancers, musicians, actors, actresses, singers and more! This event will be held the last weekend of October, 2007 in a beautiful location in Kingston, NH, (near Epping NH and central to; Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, Maine and Massachusetts). The location venue is the “Shire of the Three Maples”. The event opens at 10am on Saturday and the gates will stay open until 5pm. After 5pm, (for those that got in before close of the gate), there will be a drum/dance circle, singing and Samhain celebration. Both days will be packed with family-friendly fun, from children's activities; story times, games and races etc., to fun for adults too; shopping, activities, psychics, face painting, acts, drumming and more! The New Hampshire Renaissance and Samhain Celebration will be a wonderful opportunity for young and not-so-young to experience culture and fantasy fused with history, from the smallest fairy to the largest knight. Merchants, volunteers and sponsors/advertisers, are still welcome to join in... the more the merrier! Please visit the website for more details.
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DIRECTIONS TO THE FAIRE: (go to the tickets page for lodging info. please) From the South: Follow Rt. 125 North. Turn left onto Rt. 107 North, (there are two exits for Rt. 107, be sure you take North). Follow Rt. 107 North approximately one mile to Thorne Rd.. Turn left onto Thorne Road and follow the signs for parking. From the North: Follow Rt. 125 South. Turn right onto Rt. 107 North, (there are two exits for Rt. 107, be sure you take North). Follow Rt. 107 North approximately one mile to Thorne Rd.. Turn left onto Thorne Road and follow the signs for parking.
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NHRF 2005: REVIEW (by Gypsy~Rose) This past weekend, October 29th and 30th, people gathered in Kingston, NH for the First Annual NH Renaissance Faire and Samhain Celebration. From 10am through 5pm people in renaissance costumes wandered the site, (the Shire of the Three Maples), shopping for handcrafted goods, getting henna tattoos, fighting dragons, listening to minstrels, watching bellydancers, taking nature walks, playing games and watching a plot unfold before them. On Saturday, from 5pm to 7pm, there was drumming, fire dancers, (Lotus Moon; www.lotusmoondance.com) and a Samhain, (pronounced Sow-an), ceremony to celebrate the ancient Holiday. About 300 patrons attended the event, about a third of those braving snow and chilly temps on Saturday, the rest waiting until Sunday's gorgeous weather. On the whole the event was a great success, with people asking to sign on for next year within a few hours of the faire starting! This event was an all-volunteer event with the staff and merchants coming from as far as Rhose Island. One patron that attended came from Maryland! The event was coordinated by Gypsy~Rose, a local artisan who merchants at renaissance faires, (www.gypsyroses.org), and runs a local Pagan group which ran the ceremony. The plot was written and coordinated by Will the Wizard, a Rhode Island magician and entertainer who has been frequenting renaissance faires for many years. The Shire of the Three Maples is home to an Nature and Art Camp in Kingston, NH, (www.threemaples.net), and was a gorgeous location for this event! Plans were underway for next year's event almost immediately and now, after having such a positive response from the community, people involved and patrons, the NH Renaissance Faire has a new home online too: www.nhrenfaire.com. The NH Renaissance Faire is already planning next year's event and is always open to new volunteers and merchants so please drop Gypsy~Rose a line if you're interested in helping in 2006. Hope to see you at, or before, the faire next year! -MORE- | | V
Gypsy~Rose is a Farmington, NH artist that has a BFA from Maine College of Art, and has been designing fine jewelry and chain mail jewelry since then. She is now more recognized for her costuming; from horns to ears, masks, prosthetics and more. She sells online to clients from the Netherlands to Waxahachie, TX and everything in between. www.gypsyroses.org Gypsy~Rose has studied Earth-paths since she was young and has been involved in the Pagan community since 1998, when she started Spiraling Shadows. Spiraling Shadows came to be because Gypsy~Rose wanted to celebrate with like-minded people in the area, as she had in college. Through the Internet she started making friends and quickly formed a group. Spiraling Shadows originated in Manchester, NH and has moved to the seacoast with Gypsy~Rose, they meet monthly and focus on friendship and support more than organized ceremonies. Open minds and hearts are always welcome to join in! www.gypsyroses.org/SS.html |
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