NEW LOCATION FOR S. FAIRE IN CALIF.

[Rumba Rue]

Here it is everyone and it's the real deal.

Rumba Rue

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Dear Performers,

I am pleased to inform you that very shortly REC wil be officially

announcing the location of our 2005 Renaissance Pleasure Faire.

However, General Manager Ted Durden has authorized me to pass on the

good good news to you. Our new home shall be... Santa Fe Dam Park

in the city of Irwindale. I have walked the site and it offers

plenty of space, trees, grass, a lake front, parking and camping.

Demographic studies indicate a great audience base. It is located

near the 210 and the 605 freeways. It is closer to the Los Angeles

metropolitan area and still convenient to our Orange County folks.

Yes, I am very pleased. More info to follow soon.

Please forward to performers and directors as appropriate.

Thanks for all your hard work and your patient waiting.

Gerald Zepeda

Entertainment Director

REC California

[Rumba Rue]

Here's some more information from some people who went and checked out the site.

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Okay so we pick up the paper and see in the Press Enterprise that a new site has

been revealed unto the masses. That afternoon we went up to Irwindale to check

out the Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area.

For those of you with Thomas Guides, the site is at the upper left hand side of

pg. 598. and on the south of 568. For the rest of you, it is the green(?) patch

southeast of the intersection of the 605 and 210 freeways.

If you're somewhat familiar with the area, it's just south of the Miller

Brewery. (Let's see, two miles of food grade 1" stainless steel pipe...... Oh

four miles, there's Miller Lite. That'll make the customers happy at least.) I

found an address of 200 Peckham, Irwindale CA for the site.

It is a flood control basin surrounded by a 40+ foot high river rock dam that

you drive over to get to the park. In appearance it is not unlike Sunset Park

in Las Vegas, and has a lot of the same features, but it's a lot flatter, a LOT

greener, and sports a lot more trees; not just cottonwoods (achoo!!) but oaks

and elms. And no jets landing.

There is a lake that allows swimming and has county lifeguards during the

summer. Yes, the southwest corner of the place is flooded as of this posting,

but that just keeps it greener and cooler. The San Gabriel River does run

through it, although it isn't a year round stream. This year, who knows? Bring

your OFF and Cutter's, we do have West Nile about.

Where exactly in the park the faire will be is hard to determine at this point.

Parking looks like a challenge unless there is a lot somewhere we couldn't see.

Irwindale Raceway is right across the 605 from the site, so shuttle busses for

the overflow are a possibility. Participant parking should be available in, oh,

say Pasadena? Just kidding.

From the 605, the exit coming from the south is Live Oak and turn right, and

from the north, use the Arrow Highway exit. From the 210 take Irwindale south

and turn right on Arrow Hwy. Access is off of Arrow Highway, which runs along

the south side of the park. The entrance is somewhat easy to miss now, but that

will no doubt change for Faire.

While we were there we observed several Faire looking folk also checking it out.

We didn't stop for a consensus, but I think this place could be a winner. At

least it is centrally located and equally inconvenient to LA, OC, and IE faire

folk. It gets the edge of the Catalina Eddy June Gloom overcast in the late

spring.

There are several colleges within fifteen minutes, notably Azusa Pacific, Cal

Poly Pomona, and CSU Fullerton. The Clairmont complex is pretty close too. The

area around the site is all industrial and warehouses, and there are a few fast

food places and local spots very near. There are a few more places along

Foothill at the north end of Irwindale that might bear examining, and there is

some lodgings in Azusa northeast of the park for out of town folk.

Well, that's my two cents. I send this knowing fully well that the next posting

will be an REC press release saying that Southern will be in the blimp hangers

in OC this year. But at least you'll know how to get there and something of

what to expect should this be our new home. Hope to see you all there; or

somewhere anyway.

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Rumba Rue

[Christine]

Hmmm....should prove to be interesting. What are the dates for this year?

[Lady Seahawke]

if someone wants to participate as a vendor...who and what is the contact numbers. thanks.

[Rumba Rue]

Here's the website for the information:

S.Renfaire

Rumba Rue

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[lorien_stormfeather]

Was there any more info about a rumored NEW Faire to be held in Oregon between Eugene and Portland?

[Black Hearted Pearl]

Spoke to a vendor Sunday who's looking forward to the new site. She stated the faire date had been pushed back because the site is still a bit soggy. She sells beatiful jewelry next door to Overstreet clothing merchant.

[Captian Wolfy Wench]

Ah, such good news to hear, lads and lasses! I am very pleased to know that the Pleasure Faire isn't all dead yet; I had begun to worry it was shut down completely! ;_;

Hope to be there next time 'round.

[DurtyLillie]

Southern Faire, Santa Fe Dam, Irwindale.....a contingency of pirates will be raidin' the place Saturday April 23rd, in the year of some Lord 2005, mates... all day.. or tils we drop...or they kicks us out.....

Cheers...

D.L.

they says it's a dry park....whot does that mean? to a pirate?

[Misery]

depends...

1. either it means no bringing your own alchol wich is typical of socal's faire (unless your in an encampment) this is probably the more likely of the 2

2. or it is possible but not likely that this park was thier last choice and had to ake it even though there will be no beer booths and the like wich due to the long lines is one of the best way to meet new ppl at faire

Ill be there the weekend of the 13th if anyone plansto be there from the pub let me know id like to meet some of the crew

even if the pleasure faire has become a truely "dry site" or not I can assure you it is an event to go to. Ive been going since i lived in california as a child and has been one of my most awaited times of year.

I first went at probably 3 years old and every year after that untill I was 11 and moved to las vegas and have only been able to make it 6 times in the past 11 years

[Lady Alyx]

Okay so who's going?

[Iron Bess]

I be going.

I'm not sword fighting this year but I will be there most ever weeks end including this coming Saturday.

Anyone else going Saturday??

Pirates?

[AdderBlack]

Aye, my friends and I be goin this weekend, and many others :)

[Rumba Rue]

Aye I'll be going as will Boats and several of our friends on the 23rd.

Meet at the front gate (wherever it be) in the morning.

Rumba Rue

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[Diego Santana de la Vega]

Rummy and I will be workin main gate as the usual be! Ya can't miss us I'm the beast and she, she be the beauty!

[Diego Santana de la Vega]

It was huge!

[Lady Alyx]

Don't know which weekend I will be attending..waiting fer some new garb to arrive first...Anyone else going for future weekends...any plans for any of the members here to gather at a certain point for any given day?

[Pirate Petee]

A dry faire. Never heard of one. There's no such thing if pirates are about. If it is though, I'll be packing a couple of flasks, and a chest full of ale in me ship.