04-07-95 Renaissance Festival is May 6

OSU HOLDS 20TH ANNUAL MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

     COLUMBUS -- The Medieval and Renaissance periods of history
have long since passed; however Ohio State University students
and faculty will keep the traditions alive at the Medieval and
Renaissance Festival, Saturday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
the South Oval (12th Avenue and College Road).

     1995 is the 20th anniversary of the festival at Ohio State.
The festival re-creates life in the Medieval and Renaissance
ages, 500-1500 A.D.

     The festival begins at 11 a.m. with a Grand Processional
through Mirror Lake Hollow.  Throughout the day, costumed
performers will entertain visitors with medieval swordfights,
plays, a human chessboard, dances, juggling, magic and music.
It's an afternoon of laughter and merriment for people of all
ages.  The Festival will close with a knighting and coronation
ceremony beginning around 5 p.m.

     Games and amusements such as Nine-Men's Morris, Fox and
Geese, and Chess--on a life-size scale--are offered as an example
of leisure time activities of the Renaissance.  Face painting and
balloons will be available for children and the young at heart.
Festival-goers are invited to watch a magic show or have their
palm read.  Musical instruments, clothing and games all recall a
distant era.  Many visitors also dress in period style.  Crafts
and food reminiscent of the Renaissance, as well as Festival
posters and T-shirts, will be sold.

     The goal of the festival is to promote the heritage and
knowledge of the Medieval and Renaissance periods and to provide
a glimpse into the characters of people of long ago.

     "The Medieval and Renaissance Festival is one way Ohio State
shares its vitality with the community," said Michael Gray, a
member of the festival steering committee.  "It's a fun day for
the entire family.  It has juggling, swordfights, magic, humor
and it's free."

     The Festival is sponsored by the Ohio Union Programs Office
and the Honors Community Association.   The event is free and
open to the public.  In case of rain, the festival will move
inside the Ohio Union, 1739 North High Street.

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Contact: Michael Gray, (614) 688-2627
         or Polly Reeder, (614) 292-2324.


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Fri, 7 Apr 1995 10:46:49 -0400]
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