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Join us
for some piratey family fun!
2nd Annual Midlands Pirate Festival
(special thanks to Long John Silvers)
Sep 25-26, 2010 - Bellevue Berry & Pumpkin Ranch - near
Papillion, NE
(*We are constructing a permanent "themepark" site
at
this new location for a multi-weekend run in future years.)
(Do you get the Regional
Renaissance Reporter?)
Weekend Entertainment:
- THE BANISHED MISFORTUNATES, the isle's hoppin'& jiggin'
tavern band.
3 shows per day (Grog Galley Stage) - KIDS WITH FIRE, great comedy and even better
juggling of fire-torches.
4 shows per day (Arena Stage & Theater on the Green) - THE PIRATE COMEDY
SHOW, spoofing your favorite movie and getting you into
the act. 3 shows per day (Various stages) - CAPT. ROBERTE THE DECEPTOR, magician,
illusionist, escape artist, comedian
and all-around fun navigator. 3 shows per day (Pirate Ship stage) - THE
BAWDY BUCCANEERS, the battle of the sexes was never more naughtical
or alive with song. 3 shows per day (Various stages) - SCUTTLEBUTT & BARNACLE,
from the Minnesota and Colorado Renaissance
Faires come two headliner comedians and their ventures over the high seas.
3 shows per day (Pirate Ship stage) - PETER PAN VS. CAPT. HOOK, your favorite
Neverland characters come to life
and pull you into the action. 2 shows per day (Lost Boys Treehouse Stage) - PIRATE
COVE PIG CHASE, two competitive landlubber sisters take after their
buccaneer barbecue dinner in the form of squealing piglets, pies-in-the-face
and drench-a-wench hilarity. 3 shows per day (Pig Pen Pit) - THE VEXING
VIXENS, they sing, they sass, they joke and you can join the
chorus. 2 shows per day (Arena & Theater on the Green) - LOTUS DANCERS
CARAVAN, these captured beauties from across the seas
bring dancing magic to the captain and his crew. 3 shows (SAT. only -
Arena Stage) - RAQS AWN BELLY DANCE, return to see these firey temptresses
shake
their booty on the Bounty. 3 shows (SUN. only - Arena Stage) - DRAGON TALES,
Port Royale's best story-teller and song-leader takes the
children on a magic carpet ride. 4 shows (Lost Boys Treehouse stage) - 9/28/2009: SHARPE WIT, tax collector Ian Richard Sharpe provides adult stand up comedy in the tavern. 2 shows (Minstrel/Tavern stage)
- ....and more!
Hands-On Activities:
- Costume Contests
- Treasure Hunts
- Archery
- Crossbow Shooting
- Cannon Shooting
- Hy-stiker Challenge
- Knife Tossing
- Children's Plays
- Sing-a-longs
- Tattoo Contest
- Mineral Sifting
- ...and numerous ways to win coupons to Long John SIlvers restaurants!
Scheduled and On-going Demonstrations:
- Pottery making, and much more!
- 18th Century Blacksmithing
- Pottery Making
- Juggling
- Survival Skills
- Ribbon weaving
- Rune stone history
- Tribal dance lessons
- Drumming
- Jewelry making
- Silver smithing
- Fencing & Swordplay
- Leather crafting
- Bee keeping
- Kitana cutting
Village Characters:
- Mingle with our cast of piratey village characters!
- Master Mark's 'Shipwreck Island Survival Skills'
- Greywolf the blacksmith
- Pirate Forking Queen
- Wenches of the Luste Muster Poynte
- The Horsemen
- Capt. JP Boyd ("legendary pirate") & Ima Wench
- Capt. Billy Rogers
- King Oberon's Faerie Court
- Peter Pan cast
- Westside Re-enactors
- 10/7/2009: Robert Uy, the Orcke Buccaneer
Questions? Contact us.
