The
phoenix must burn to emerge.
Janet
Fitch
Summer is
drawing to its close in Real Life (RL), at least here in the Northern
Hemisphere!
The last,
long weekend of the American summer, Labor Day, draws nigh.
All this
means that the annual Renaissance Faire in Second Life (SL) will soon be
here!
So, when Perryn
Peterson, the Mayor of Mieville, impresario extraordinaire, and my
good friend in SL reached out recently to let me know that Renaissance Faire VI
was soon
to be upon us, I was ready!
(Significant Other comments something about this being a rare
occurrence.)
Since I’m
still struggling to catch up after
being away I reached out to my
latest Companion to join me and help with the photographs. (She still wishes to remain anonymous to
protect her professional reputation.
Significant Other suggests they form a support group.)
As with
such Faires in RL,
Renaissance Faire VI is a celebration of all things Renaissance. The rebirth of knowledge and learning after
the long night of the Dark Ages.
In
keeping with this theme, the SL Faire begins in a period village and hunters go
off to find the marvelous gifts being offered by the participating merchants.
Renaissance
Faire VI is located in Mieville Shelley, where
it relocated to last year.
The site
is a beautiful bucolic setting of a small village having its annual faire. Besides the contemporary buildings located
around a small pond, the temporary tents and booths of merchants and gypsies
are set up on the outskirts of town.
Strolling
through this scene, one hears the bubbling brooks and listens to period
music. Meriadne Merlin a RL
performer has supplied several of the tunes which Perryn has been using for a
number of years.
Trees,
shrubs, grasses, and flowers decorate the sim adding a pastoral effect that
contributes to the feeling that one has left the modern age and returned to a
simpler time. (Mike Olbracht,
Mieville’s landscaper par excellance
and Perryn’s partner has once again
shown how talented he is and I marvel at
the subtle changes that he has made to the grounds since last year! His work alone is worth a visit to the
Faire.)
Strolling
through the streets and lanes of the Faire, I see the various wares on display
by the merchants and am impressed by their variety and quality. Perryn always strives to have the best
inworld mechants at his events.
While I’m
wandering through the gypsy encampment, peeking into their vardos, (Yes,
there’ll be a fortune teller!), my Companion is off busily snapping away with
her photographs. (I really don’t deserve
her help. Significant Other says she’s
not the only one whose help I don’t deserve.)
BTW Ktahdn Vesuvino will be
broadcasting period music from the gypsy encampment during the Faire! So. Make
sure you’re listing for his tunes when you visit!
The Tinies
from Tinyopolis have their own Artisans Lane with high quality craftspeople
participating and shouldn’t be missed!
There’s
also a gacha tent with all the latest gachas!
The
maypole still has pride of place in the center of the village and a small stage
is a
t the water’s edge for performances during the Faire and don’t forget to
see the Punch & Judy show!
As for the
Hunt itself, seventy-five of the best shops inworld are participating! (There's also a mini-hunt at the Faire itself!)
A complete
list of participating merchants can be obtained by joining the Historical
Hunts, Ltd. Group inworld. Additional
information can be obtained from the website.
As always,
the Renaissance Faire is a fun community event offering great opportunities to
meet other residents and to learn about life inworld. It also helps the merchants who are a vital
part of SL!
I heartily recommend joining the Hunt or at
least visiting the Faire!
Happy
hunting!
As always,
I’d like to thank Perryn and his team for staging these terrific events and
putting up with me as I write my stories!
I’d also
like to thank the Companion for joining me at the last minute (Significant
Other says what else is new.) and taking photographs. (Hers are the better ones here and on this Flickr
page
where all our photos from this trip can be found.)
As always, I’m grateful to all
inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who was
passing through their lives.
I can be found on Google+ as
webspelunker Ghostraven.
On Skype I’m webspelunker
Ghostraven.
I welcome feedback from
readers, please either comment on my blog or
e-mail me at webspelunker@gmail.com
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Open roads
and kind fires!
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