Cloisters faire sunday Sept 21st

[cullen fermanagh]

just wondering if any of you are going to be at the Ft Tryon Medieval Fest at the Cloisters this sunday?

[PriestesM]

We where supposed to, but his sister scheduled the baby's christening for sunday, so we'll be there instead.... the group that's going to be fighting there should be good... give them a cheer for us!
~M

[Crossbones]

Nope Crimson Pirates are off to MDRF for Pirate Invasion weekend.

Sad cuz this is the first year we have to miss Cloisters

[Cheesecake]

Nope Crimson Pirates are off to MDRF for Pirate Invasion weekend.

Sad cuz this is the first year we have to miss Cloisters

Bummer that you all won't be there. I figure I'll go b/c I *live* in Manhattan and it's just too ridiculously close for me to not go for a couple of hours, at least.

[Reaver]

Nope Crimson Pirates are off to MDRF for Pirate Invasion weekend.

Sad cuz this is the first year we have to miss Cloisters

Bummer that you all won't be there. I figure I'll go b/c I *live* in Manhattan and it's just too ridiculously close for me to not go for a couple of hours, at least.


Awww.........Jesus H. Christmas..... :roll:


Umm.....Cheesecake?????? You're not expecting me to settle up right now, right???? Like I have time, right????? :shock: I still have to figure out what to do with the "catapult of doom" this weekend.

Not that settling up is a bad thing, :wink:
Sean the R.
Swingin' Cap'n Merrill 8)

[cullen fermanagh]

wwe missed it after all....do to monetary concerns...i'm very concerned about have none of it! a Huge cancellation at my restaurant turned a $300 night into a $120 night.

[Cheesecake]

Cloisters was nice; I saw a good number of people from NYRF there, including Robin Hood and his gang who basically performed the exact same fight sequences, the king and queen from Stockwood and some of the performers from the other and smaller faires. The park is a gorgeous setting for the faire and I recommend it as a good faire for going "naked" (regular clothing) if you're like me and sick of being tied up in a bodice for a while and is also a really nice way for any NYC'ers to take a quick getaway from the city.

[Alianore DeClare]

:roll: The Faire at Fort Tryon was ok, but I would probably not return. I went in garb w/one of my daughters, and there were so few visitors "dressed" that we made quite a stir. The feasting rather sucked - not enough food vendors, too modern, absolutely no "period" type food. The drink was worse. One kind of beer (no ALE), or white/red wine - your basic hog swill. :yuck: There was only one place within the entire large park where victuals and drink were available, near the jousting arena, in a small grassy area toward the Cloisters, at the far end of the park. This was, naturally, very crowded, impossible to find a spot to sit and eat/drink one's swill. We ended up being so hungry that we ate in the small restaurant near the entrance.
The vendors were fairly good, though - lots of great jewels, and some garb not found at Tux, but not in great variety, though there were many booths of interest.
And where was the entertainment? Almost non-existent! There was mainly the joust, which you couldn't get NEAR, and one or two musical performers scattered around at odd intervals. :sigh:
The highlight, (the ONLY highlight) was touring the Cloisters in my queenly garb. That was a dream I had since a young girl when my grandmother took me there to see the Cluny Tapestries, and some of the tomb effigies of our ancestors. Now THAT was worth the bad food, lack of entertainment, and bodice squeezing! :D
So much more could be done with this faire. The grounds are beautiful - perfect, in fact, and the proximity of the Cloisters is icing on the cake.
To be fair (pun :oops: ), I believe that the faire is not a big money-maker, and that public funds from the city/parks department are used to stage it, so there may be a tight budget. Still, it would be nice to see more of the Faire-like trappings....
Lady Alianore DeClare
The Mistress of Maulings is HERE :twisted: