Bow Market Renaissance Faire, THE SECOND

Somerville's Renaissance Faire returns for a second year!

Lace up your corset and grab your stein — it's Ren Faire time!

Bring your caravan of court jesters for a full day of events, performances, vendors, photo ops and revelry — and finish it out with a dance party of fantastical proportions at Remnant Brewing. The day is free, and tickets for special workshops and classes are available as add-ons right here on this Eventbrite! Please RSVP to let us know you're coming, and snag those add-ons for special programming throughout the day.

A good time shall be had by all, by royal decree of Side Quest Books & Games and Remnant Brewing. Until then, fair ones!

Turkey Legs from the Scott Brothers Pre-Order
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ren-faire-turkey-leg-pre-order-tickets-2003166974344?aff=oddtdtcreator

Renaissance Activities, hosted by the Society for Creative Anachronism in Upstairs at Bow (TICKETS REQUIRED! Buy them as add-ons here on this Eventbrite!)

12-1: Painting the Medieval Way, with Lady Aaradyn Ghyoot
Learn to paint like a medieval monk! We will look at the materials and techniques the Middle Ages and Renaissance employ to make manuscript images, then you’ll try your hand at painting the medieval way. Participants will leave with a brush, paints, and their painted piece.

Aaradyn Ghyoot is an active scribe of the East Kingdom, focusing on the styles and techniques of manuscripts and charters between 800 CE and 1450 CE. Outside the SCA, Erika Morton is a fine artist and photographer. Her work has been shown at international juried art shows in Seattle, Boston, Los Angeles, and Glasgow, Scotland.
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1-2: Renaissance Dance, with Justin du Coeur
Come join in some fun and lively dances of the 15th and 16th centuries! French Bransles, English Almans, and Italian Balli -- we'll sample several different dance styles. Everything will be taught, and called in the gender-free Larks and Robins style.

Justin runs the local monthly SCA dance practice, which is open to all -- for more details, see https://carolingia.eastkingdom.org/arts-and-science-recreations/dance/ Music provided by the Waytes of Carolingia, our local dance band!

2-3: Sari Wrapping Class, with Lakshmi Amman
The subcontinent of India has been wearing draped garments since we’ve had statues and pictures from this area. While jewelry, hair and other fashion evolves, love of draped garments has stayed relatively consistent. In this class we’ll learn hands on how to drape two of the most popular styles of draped garments - a fishtail and the nivi wrap. There will be draping instructions for all genders/gender identities, and a lot of practical information for how to be functional and look good doing it.

We’ll also run through an overview of some of the art in this region that shows these drapes and take a look at some of the fabrics that are most likely to be seen on historic people wearing these drapes. Please wear clothing that is close fitting enough to put layers on top of - leggings, shorts, etc, and any upper body clothing you feel comfortable in. If you have a sari you’ve been dying to try on, bring it on by, but the instructor will also have loaner items.

3-4: English Country Dance, with Justin du Coeur

The English Dancing Master, by John Playford in 1651, popularized a social dance style that is still done today, and which led to modern Scottish Country and Contra dance. Come learn a few dances from that first book, taught in the modern gender-free Larks and Robins style. No experience required, just enthusiasm to get up and learn some not-terribly-hard dances!

Justin runs the local monthly SCA dance practice, which is open to all -- for more details, see https://carolingia.eastkingdom.org/arts-and-science-recreations/dance/ Music provided by the Waytes of Carolingia, our local dance band!

4-5: SCA Open House! No ticket required!

Today's workshops (and the combat demos downstairs) show just a few of the activities practiced by the Society for Creative Anachronism -- sca.org, a worldwide club that recreates the "good bits" of pre-17th century history, which is open to anyone who wants to play! So come meet some folks from the club, see some more of these activities, and have a chance to ask questions.

5-6: Historical Shortstaff, with Tom Courtney

A simple routine to introduce Renaissance short staff technique, taken from a manuscript by Paulus Hector Mair.

Tom is a retired computer programmer who has done a great deal of polearm fighting in the Society of Creative Anachronism, and has concentrated on historical techniques for the last fifteen years or so.

6-7: Medieval Cooking in a Modern Kitchen, with Fortunata

Come explore some of the basics of pre-modern cookery! Learn about what were people eating, how do we know that, and how you can try it at home!

7-8: Medieval Board Games, with Justin du Coeur

Seven-Sided Backgammon; Rhythmomachy (aka Arithmetical Chess); Game of the Goose (ancestor to The Game of Life!); Viking Chess -- these are just a few of the many cool board games played before the year 1600 which have been mostly forgotten today. We'll introduce a bunch of different historical games, and then folks can break off into pairs and groups and play for a while.

Justin "l'Ace du Calais" is the Ace of the Low Company of Gamesters and Gamblers, our local historical-gaming group that gets together every other month -- see https://carolingia.eastkingdom.org/arts-and-science-recreations/low-company-of-gamesters-and-gamblers/ for more information!

Live Practitioners
A Painting In The Park (live painting)
Joyplay Oracle (tarot)
Queen of Cups Apothecary (tarot)
Samantha Valentine (tarot)
Terrain & Truth (tarot)
Stellar Alchemy (tarot — pre-book a reading here!)

Vendor List
A. Krieg Studio
Alki Studio
Ancient Future Designs
Art by Meiioh
Atelier Loubelle
Bug Witch Comics
Canonized Critters
Chipmunk Milk
Cloak & Dagger Creations
Crescent Sun Studio
Death of Seasons
Dylan Art
Fire Sign Studio
Florals for Everyone
Frost & Flame
Galahad's Leather
Goldberry Studio
Haley Wood Textiles
Hiranor
Holy Crow
Inchain in the Membrane
Isekai Inn
Jill K Lydon
Joywhii
Kass O'Shire
Lee Magee
Luminoom
Lunar Leaf Apothecary
Milktooth Co
Moonlight Craftworks
NovocainTitan
Punched Tin Press
Sacred Fawn
SassCraft Society
Sour.sparkle
Stellomakes
Strawberry Oddities
The Humble Dragon
Toadie Bird
Trinket Planet
truffke
Twilight Alchemy
Zephyr Maeleficarum
Weiskei Artists Goods / Kiria Steel