Faire Ladies, Faire Lords

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Koroneburg Festival

Koroneburg Renfest on Gather.town!

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Its here, its ready to go! Koroneburg Renfest is online on Gather.town TODAY AT 3PM!

The Koroneburg Festival facebook page announcement:

Koroneburg Online begins TONIGHT!
Our digital village is all set up and ready for you to visit. The front gates open at 6pm PST, but you can login and setup your avatar ahead of time now. Come visit the gate in Gather, and see some of the things we have set up out front!
Check out our village on Gather via the Koroneburg Online page: https://renfestcorona.com/koroneburg-online. Keep in mind that Gather requires a laptop or desktop to work! Additional instructions can be found on the page.

“We will be launching our new digital village on Gather.town on June 16! See live shows at our digital stages and explore a digital replica of the actual Koroneburg village where you can meet our guilds, vendors, entertainers, and other wonderful attendees.

JUNE 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
JULY 3, 7, 10, 14, 17
We will run Wednesdays (6-10pm) and Saturdays (1-5pm) for 5 weeks starting June 16th. Return every Wednesday and Saturday during the Online Festival for unique content! We look forward to seeing you and your avatar. 😉“
My shop is prepped and waiting, so please check it out and let me know what you think. I’d love some good feedback on the experience.
Ooomfaaa!!! for Koroneburg Renfest on Gather.town !!!!
++++Martina the Creative Overlord
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Koroneburg Online Renaissance Festival 2021

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Its kinda crazy, but kinda genius. The management team (no longer the new guys I suppose) at Koroneburg Renaissance Festival are going virtual this year with an online renaissance festival. They hosted a virtual faire on the website last year and this year will be a bit different. This is more like a simulation game. They are building an online environment that one enters and sees the sights, shows, shops etc. Bear with my nontechnical telling of this story, its pretty cool.

So, I’m game. Am I going to be online inside the sim? Not planning on it. I’m not a video player person. Never have been. But I’m for sure a Koroneburg team player and for sure I support this new concept. It might even be a bit of fun for me.

Inside this virtual festival, the patron pays a fee to enter the sim online. There’s lots to see and do, and they can move about in the festival to check different things out. The patron can enter my virtual shop (click through a picture of my shop at Koroneburg I am thinking). There may or may not be a video of me or pictures of the inside, not sure yet. Then, by clicking on an ‘item image’ they can be linked to my online store. Pretty nifty, I think. I am tempted to attempt a Max Headroom style intro video… hehehh.. Yes, I am that old.

Martina the Creative OverlordSo, my task at this point is to gather together some of my best images and links and organize them like a shop is presented. Maybe a video too, and I’ll throw in a coupon for the webstore in case anyone clicks through to shop for real costumes. Easy peasy.

Plans are for the official start date as June 16th.We will run Wednesdays 6-10 and Saturdays 1-5 for 5 weekends from that date.

Keep in touch for more about this innovative project, and join me in an OOOfah! Well done David and the Koroneburg Online Renaissance Festival team!

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Koroneburg Renaissance Festival in Peril

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Hello friends! It has been a while since I posted. I wish I had a super happy go lucky bit of news for you this time around. I do not, unfortunately. Here’s what is on my mind. My beloved Koroneburg Renaissance Festival is in dire peril.

Faire Ladies Faire Lords shop at Koroneburg

I have been at this renaissance festival since its founding, this event has a large place in my heart. Over the years I and several hundred other participants have planted trees; built buildings, painted fences, over and over putting out 150% effort to make it a success. There is a literacy program based out of this festival. The arts happen here, actually they FLOURISH here. Its been a long road, with so much work and so many changes. New management had come in after the passing of our founder. They revitalized everything. New customers, new opportunities, new and improved. And, in 2019 it seemed that we had finally ‘arrived’.

Sadly, I recently was informed by festival management that Orange County, CA has filed for Eminent Domain rights over the land where my home festival has been for over 25 years. There is a large public works project to increase the size of the Prado Dam and reservoir, and they want our place for easement/flood control. This project has been in the works for years. I am stunned. My heart hurts. I certainly have a lot of strong opinions that I will not put in writing.

Are we for sure dead in the water? mmmm, maybe not. There is a chance the park can be granted an exception to a Vacate Order. It would depend on a lot of factors.

Will we have to scramble to get out right away? Maybe not, because these things take years sometimes. Hopefully information is forthcoming. There are city counsel meetings I’m going to zoom attend to see if I can get information.

I’m not out of business. Fortunately I do more than one show however much I love Koroneburg Renaissance Festival specifically. I’ll be here, plugging along for a good long time. There is the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in early spring each year and also the Northern California Renaissance Faire in the fall. I have my website, and I have you guys. I have the ability to make new plans and dreams, so I will do just that.

lilac half chemise by faire ladies faire lords

New Things: I’m getting more listings in my website Shop. One recent is back by request – this ladies linen hip length chemise. I’ve carried this piece in my booth for many seasons so its past time to get it available to everybody. Coming soon, Mens cotton shirts in two colors. Another item I’ve carried in person that also deserves a broader audience.
 

Until next time with Good News, and I promise to get back to writing more often.

~ Martina, Creative Overlord

Faire Ladies, Faire Lords booth video 2020 Koroneburg Renaissance Festival

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Presenting the Koroneburg Renaissance Festival booth video for my booth Faire Ladies, Faire Lords. Since my home festival is cancelled this year due to pandemic, we the participants and management set out to create a virtual Koroneburg Renaissance Festival on the Koroneburg website.

My husband and I put this together over a few weeks, and rushed it off to a lovely volunteer for finishing and turning it into a film (thank you Sabrina Kelly) so it would be ready for what would have been Opening Weekend. It debuted on Memorial Day 2020.

I hope you enjoy this.

As it shows in the video, I have been participating in the Koroneburg Renaissance Festival for over 25 years. Its been a big challenge at times to make this festival the best it can be. I feel that we are finally ‘arrived’ the event can flourish. A large piece of my heart lives in this festival. I’m looking forward to getting back there and picking up where we left off.

I’m working online for the time being and hope to have many visits to my blog and facebook pages. OOfaa!

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