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Show More knights suiting up for fantasy faire By NANCY VAN VALKENBURG Standard-Examiner staff nvan@standard.net This year's Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire has knights for days. "Maybe double what we had last year," said Sue Bodily, executive director of the two- weekend event that starts today on a farm in Marriott-Slaterville. "I think they've !Sgot about 10 lined up. Knights are coming from all over the place. It will be like a mini tournament. There are going to be people falling off horses, I'm pretty sure." The festival, now in its fifth year, grew from a modest three-day gathering in a West Haven park to a two-weekend event with about 100 vendor and demonstration booths and multiple performance stages, all set on a 52-acre farm. "It's really grown," Bodily said. "We're having our favorite acts back, and we're adding new things that people should really enjoy." Among the new features are several troupes of belly dancers, Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" performed by a local youth group, and new food vendors — including an on-site baker with an oven. "The recipes will be simple," Bodily said. "We're Standard-Examiner file photo Knights compete in a jousting exhibition during the 2007 Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire. Children (above right) dress up for the event, held this year today through Sunday and May 14-16 in Marriott-Slaterville. trying to keep it as true as we can to the period. I know we will have scones and bread." Magicians who drew big crowds last year will be back on the bill. So will the Utah- based jousting team, Knights of Mayhem. Several groups of medieval re-enactors plan to camp in the area. One Colorado group, the Black Scorpions, specializes in cannons. "They have tiny cannons they will fire into the moat," Bodily said. "They're only about 3 feet long, but they weigh a ton. We're going to fire them to open our festival." Another group that specializes in re-creating historically correct royal courts also will attend, so be ready to bow or curtsey should you come upon strolling royalty. A harp duo and hammered dulcimer player also are part of the entertainment lineup. And food vendors will be on hand, • WHAT: Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire • WHEN:10a.m.-6:30p.m. today-Sunday, and May 14-16. • WHERE: 3109 W. Pioneer Road, Marriott-Slaterville •TICKETS: $12; $2 off with military ID or for adults in Renaissance dress (one discount per person); $6/age 60 or older and for children ages 6-12 (younger attend free), www. utahrenfest.com. including a business that sells turkey legs and calls itself the Holy Grill. The entertainment schedule was incomplete at press time. For up-to-date information, visit the Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire website at www.utahrenfest. com. "It's a great way to get away from modern life," Bodily said of the event. "It's good not to worry about your mortgage payment for a couple hours. And it makes you appreciate the fact that you've got running water and electricity. So come to the Renaissance Festival and see what is new." may 7, 2010 |
