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Renaissance fest comes to mountain town
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun
FAWNSKIN - The Poxy Boggards, Naughty Stitchers, Merry Misfits of Doom and the Belles of Bedlam.
No, they're not street gangs from days gone by, but performance artists who will be appearing this weekend at the sixth annual Big Bear Renaissance Festival to entertain in all their wild and merry ways.
And this year, you can get a double dose of the fun, for the festival is running two straight weekends - Saturday and Sunday and Aug. 18 and 19.
Reflecting the era of Queen Elizabeth I, the faire is a re-creation of an English summer faire.
Guests can experience a live joust, strolling entertainers including jugglers and belly dancers, stage performances by musicians and singers, handmade crafts, and food and drink reflecting the times.
An archery tournament and a Midsummer Fairy Forest Children's Area are among the many other attractions of this year's festival.
Special guest entertainers are the Poxy Boggards, touted as a "drinking group with a singing problem," known for their rollicking and bawdy songs.
Another festival highlight will be the comedy troupe Merry Misfits of Doom, who will perform their Stage Show Spectacular this Saturday and Sunday only.
The show encourages heavy audience participation in bringing the show alive.
"Our show is a lot like `Whose Line Is It Anyway' meets `Jackass.' It's not your same old boring improv," troupe member Wylie Withers said. "We put the audience in the role of quality control. Everything we do is based on what they give us for suggestions."
If the troupe entertains and generates laughs from scenes initiated through audience suggestions, the Merry Misfits are rewarded with beer, Withers said.
"We raise a big toast with the audience and get them all cheering and having a good time with us," he said.
But if the scenes don't generate the laughs, the Misfits are doomed to punishment.
"When you leave you should feel you've been at a really good party with all your best friends, and you know all the inside jokes," Withers said.
The faire will be at Pedersens Mill on Big Bear Lake's North Shore, 39115 Rim of the World Drive, Fawnskin, behind the fire station.
More information: (909) 585-7825.
The festival runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun
FAWNSKIN - The Poxy Boggards, Naughty Stitchers, Merry Misfits of Doom and the Belles of Bedlam.
No, they're not street gangs from days gone by, but performance artists who will be appearing this weekend at the sixth annual Big Bear Renaissance Festival to entertain in all their wild and merry ways.
And this year, you can get a double dose of the fun, for the festival is running two straight weekends - Saturday and Sunday and Aug. 18 and 19.
Reflecting the era of Queen Elizabeth I, the faire is a re-creation of an English summer faire.
Guests can experience a live joust, strolling entertainers including jugglers and belly dancers, stage performances by musicians and singers, handmade crafts, and food and drink reflecting the times.
An archery tournament and a Midsummer Fairy Forest Children's Area are among the many other attractions of this year's festival.
Special guest entertainers are the Poxy Boggards, touted as a "drinking group with a singing problem," known for their rollicking and bawdy songs.
Another festival highlight will be the comedy troupe Merry Misfits of Doom, who will perform their Stage Show Spectacular this Saturday and Sunday only.
The show encourages heavy audience participation in bringing the show alive.
"Our show is a lot like `Whose Line Is It Anyway' meets `Jackass.' It's not your same old boring improv," troupe member Wylie Withers said. "We put the audience in the role of quality control. Everything we do is based on what they give us for suggestions."
If the troupe entertains and generates laughs from scenes initiated through audience suggestions, the Merry Misfits are rewarded with beer, Withers said.
"We raise a big toast with the audience and get them all cheering and having a good time with us," he said.
But if the scenes don't generate the laughs, the Misfits are doomed to punishment.
"When you leave you should feel you've been at a really good party with all your best friends, and you know all the inside jokes," Withers said.
The faire will be at Pedersens Mill on Big Bear Lake's North Shore, 39115 Rim of the World Drive, Fawnskin, behind the fire station.
More information: (909) 585-7825.
The festival runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
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