Blackbeard Festival Official Website Just northwest of Dallas was the area's first annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival. It was hosted within the confines of the Las Colinas Equine Center. The whole area was sheltered, so the festival was immune to the thunderstorms
that periodly struck that weekend. The event proceeds went to charity and had on the bill a respectable number and quality of acts all fitting the piratical and exotic atmosphere of the event. While not a huge event, there were 3 performance venues within a smartly
laidout site. Limited advertising was probably the only serious drawback to the festival and hopefully next year that will be rectified.
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For information regarding the 2 groups, check out the Blackbeard Festival Official Website
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 Iris and Rose w/some soothing surroundings |
 These gourds struck me as rather interesting |
 Cindy the Potter also had some nice wares |
 What's a pirate festival without the Corsairs |
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 During a technical snafu they were killing time |
 Monica with Wes Bosner |
 There were pirate lessons being given on the Buccaneer's Wharf stage |
 Jonathon and Leanne of Legacy Forge |
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 1 of the storytellers, Laveria |
 The other one, DC Cornish |
 The Bilge Pumps performing "Roll the Woodpile Down" |
 A slight altercation about song choices |
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 1 of the nice touches of the festival was a VIP area with separate entertainment and wait staff |
 Susan and Richard. They might look familair. |
 Dolunay Rose dance troupe |
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