Adirondack Renaissance Fantasy Faire begins Sept. 10 - Entertainment - Rome Observer

BOONVILLE — The season for fun isn't over for a group of Romans who run renaissance festivals.

The Adirondack Renaissance Fantasy Faire is going to be a weekend of free entertainment and excitement for the entire family.

Thinking about the economic challenges that families are facing these days, Parker Publishing and Entertainment has been putting together free festivals. "It has become so expensive these days that a lot of people who would love the fun and thrills simply can't go, so we looked for sponsors to take care of paying the expenses and it has been working for us," said company owner Tim Parker.

Their latest fair is called the Adirondack Renaissance Fantasy Faire to be held on Sept. 10 and 11 in Erwin Park in Boonville.

Anyone who enjoyed the Mayfaire on the Green in Holland Patent this past spring will have an idea of what to expect, but there is new excitement to be had in this fair.

"We decided to heighten the amount of fantasy, so expect some excitement," said Parker. The presence of a large dragon, and even stranger things have been hinted at. There have also been warnings that the Dread Captain Brad and the scurvy crew of the Raven's Revenge will be on hand.

To top it all off, the entire cast of Rome's own Merely Players of Upstate New York will be a source of nonstop entertainment. Director Kristy Plotkin offered up a brief menu of what the group is bringing to the Faire.

"The Merely Players are doing four plays, including a children's show of an original fairy tale about a dragon who never has any friends because everyone assume he's evil and deadly due to his extraordinary size and skills. The tale has a message of friendship and finding your place at the heart of it. There will also be a swashbuckling, swordfighting show that highlights the feud between two sides of a gang of pirates; a show done in the classic renaissance Italian Commedia Dell'Arte style featuring Il Dottore and his daughter Isabella in an original scenario, and also featuring the usual favorites like El Capitano, Arlecchino, and Brighella; and in a private setting, some rather hilarious stuff."

Attendees will have the opportunity to see fire breathing and fire eating up close, performed by Adamo Ignis, the fire eating group. The group has been featured all along the Eastern Seaboard, and at the New Jersey Renaissance Faire. Also Rome's own Arethusa Group will be providing music nonstop on over 40 exotic instruments. For more information go to: www.adirondackenfaire.com.

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