97-04-11 Medieval & Renaissance Festival Is May 3

OSU HOLDS 22ND ANNUAL MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

     COLUMBUS -- From days of yore, medieval lore and legends 
will prevail.  The campus converts to the gothic ages as knights 
and nobles mingle with jugglers and pages. Ohio State students 
and faculty will recreate parts of the 15th century at the 22nd 
annual Medieval and Renaissance Festival, Saturday, May 3, 11 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on the South Oval (12th Avenue and College Road).

     The theme of this year's festival is "Arthurian Legends." 
The goal of the event is to increase awareness of the heritage 
and knowledge of the Medieval and Renaissance periods and to 
present a glimpse into the characters of people of long ago.

     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 a day of laughter and merriment for the whole family. 

     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, balloons and a children's sing-alongs will be available 
for children and the young at heart.  Festival-goers are invited 
to watch a magic show or have their palms 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 Medieval and Renaissance Festival allows Ohio 
State to share its vitality with the community," says Andrew 
Brown, a fourth-year student majoring in zoology from Baltimore, 
Ohio, and chair 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 University Honors Center.  The event is free and open to 
the public.  In case of rain, the festival will move inside the 
Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.

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Contact: Andrew Brown, (614) 292-2324, or David Strauss, 
University Honors Center, (614) 292-3135.


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