Colorado Renaissance Festivals's Official Website .The Colorado Festival is a very enjoyable faire with a good mix of crafters and entertainers, albeit the cast was smaller than I expected. There are enough unique aspects to the place to give it it's own individual personality. I kept pretty busy with my camera. First and foremost are the surrounding mountains
that create a breathtaking backdrop for the faire. Incidentally the site is a respectable sized one and reasonably laid out in spite of the mountain terrain it is built on. There are a wide variety of crafters including such major vendors as Fellowship Foundry, Dragons Wings, Ruth Thompson and Noblisse Oblige whose owner, Leslie Harris, my friends and I had the pleasure of meeting. There were also some tents and booths that surprised me a little including the Adopt-a-Greyhound center. There seemed to be a higher number of bawdier acts or at least bawdy humor than I've seen at the majority of faires
such as Ded Bob, the Naughty Nymphs and Puke & Snot (the oldest ren act on the circuit I believe). One performer, Dextre Tripp had a show that really went off with a bang and was a nice change of pace from the typical balancing/acrobatic act. The faire has it's share of theme weekends with this one emphasizing music with guest musical acts including a highland dance school, a pipe band and a fiddler's contest.
The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby
For information regarding the faire, check out the Colorado Renaissance Festivals's Official Website .
As Always... click on the image for a larger view...
 The battle is full of intense action |
 The Masked Hero arrives |
 He challenges Katya |
 She gets the upper hand |
 On Sunday, Bagpipers were heading up the parade. They performed throughout the day |
 The cast included Musketeers who were at the end of the parade, behind the elephant |
 Katya was roaming about with an important disclaimer |
 The nymphs singing "Sweet Violets" |
 Performing a smokin' version of "Cuckoo's Nest" |
 Delia O'Day during "Roll Me Over in the Clover" with "Number 3" |
 Amanda during the song with "Number 4" |
 Explaining how they'll be collecting their tips |
 Dextre giving a dual lesson in trust and courage |
 Prepping for his incredible "Up in Flames" stunt |
 The title is self-evident |
 Of course all fires have to be extinguished |
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