NAC Ren Faire!

click on the images to enlarge. Above is Marc Anthony, asking the crowd to lend him their ears.
You can see that they decorated this modern building rather nicely!

Lorne happily linking chain mail together. This must have been one of the only slow spots in the day...mostly we were run off our feet!

Well, it WAS Shakespear's birthday, and good queen Bess was on hand to order the entertainment!

Difficult to take a picture with inadequate lighting, but fortunately, I can add some light to the picture. You can see how the lobby was transformed into a Ren Faire. My armour display is on the right, and the shiny floor really reflects the thousand ceiling lights really well.

A random shot of some random characters who forgot their camera! Imagine! Well, here you go guys....a fine pair of medieval soldiers!

The National Arts Centre in Ottawa is our nations most prestigious concert hall...several stages, a massive lobby with a thousand lights, right downtown beside the Rideau Canal. It boasts good but expensive downtown parking, and the very best touring acts like the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Kodo Drummers, and so forth. On Sunday, they held a Renaissance Faire, and I was front and centre, showing off my armours, chain maille, and even doing some judicious hammering on the anvil!

More HomeSchoolers

Everybody trying on the chain mail. They also tried on the metal armour, but these chain shirts were more comfortable. That Roman stuff was all made by Jean V. for his son. I think it looks pretty good, and thanks for the loan Jean! As you can see, the kids loved it. And you can see my gargoyles overlooking the proceedings.

HomeSchoolers Part 1

Had a bunch in t'other day. We made chain maille, pounded a few rivets, and tried on armour.

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