FriendsOfMDRF.org - THE BLOG!

According to Hilby, he WILL be returning for the last three weekends of MDRF. . . including Oktoberfest Weekend! Huuuuuzah! I still believe he has the single funniest show at any Renaissance Festival.

Talked to Jim Greene (Emrys Fleet - the Ratcatcher) today via Facebook, he won't be appearing at MDRF at all this season, however he's hoping to move his gig to PARF. I'm not sure what this will mean to all our rat-puckers out there.

According to Tiger Lilly (Ronda):

I spoke with Jacqui at MDRF this a.m. She had to call to inform me that when I ordered my fairever passes yesterday, she wasn't aware that even though the faire's website says it accepts Discover, that MDRF doesn't...so I had to put the charges on a Visa card. While chatting with her, she informed me that for the 2010 season, fairever season passes were NOT going to be sold at the front gate this year. She said that it had gotten too confusing and troublesome last year, so they're not offering that option this year. So I guess if you want a season pass, you've got to do it through the faire's website. If it says that on their site, I certainly didn't see it, but thought you might wanna spread the word.

Link: http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com/category/ren_fest_awards/

Once again, our faire (or lovers of it) showed up in the top five of almost every listing!

Of course we are most excited at our own Third Place showing in the top five RenFaire Communities! Here's some of the other listings associated with MDRF:

Best Renaissance Festival - #2 MDRF
Best Musical Group - #2 Pyrates Royale, #5 Rogues
Best Comedy Musical Act - #1 Hey Nunnie Nunnie, #5 O'Danny Girls
Best Street Performance - #2 Emrys Fleet – The Rat Catcher
Best Stage Combat Group - #1 Fight School
Best Bawdy Act - #3 O'Danny Girls, #5 The Interpreters
Best Children’s Act - #2 Patrick Franz – Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
Best Opening Gate Show - #1 Maryland Renaissance Festival
Best Closing Gate Show - #4 Maryland Renaissance Festival
Best Royalty - #1 Maryland’s Royal Court
Best Shop Vendor - #2 Moresca
Best Faire Web Community - #3 FRIENDSOFMDRF.ORG
Best Renaissance Festival Magazine - #2 Faire Magazine, #3 The Pyrates Way

Link: http://www.rennfest.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=6&Itemid=30#

There aren't any on sale yet - later than last year's offering. . . BUT you can get fairever gift certificates and just make one out to yourself I guess!