sagesaria | Faerie Fest:

highlights:
- less workload this time, got to see more of the storytellers
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chibi_scriber made it 8D
- overheard from a little girl: "I love the Faerie Festival!" that made me smile. I also instinctively made a mental note about it since my job once upon a time was to report feedback overheard from the guests
- bellydancers and Gypsy Nomads
- the weather could have been much, much worse. it rained on Sunday morning but stopped shortly before we started
- the energy of the place overall was AMAZING. one thing I noted was when the bellydancers first started on Saturday. They made the announcement, the music started, and as she started dancing the wind suddenly picked up. Amazing timing was amazing.
- there was apparently an air show close by (the grounds are pretty much right next to an airport; we often joke about being under attack because planes keep flying overhead) sonic booms from the show kept making me think it was thunder. once I found it it wasn't thunder though, we all joked that it was just a dragon
- the afterparty didn't get completely canceled this time; we had time for ilyAIMY, Gypsy Nomads and two firespinner shows
- OH my God the Gypsy Nomads show that night. I always love their shows and music, and Scott and Samantha are always awesome, but this year at the afterparty was ORGAZMIC. highlights of that show include an audience enactment of their song Oh Gypsy, the performance of Ghost Drum which is my favorite of their drum songs and was absolutely perfect for the middle of the night with afterparty energy everywhere, and their Ogre Dance. Katrina and I were calling for it all night and when they finally did it it was the best one we'd ever seen. For one thing watching the guys from Excentric stomp around with their shirts off=YUM, and also they added a new piece of the song for audience participation. How they worded it before they played was that they had a boat to get out of the harbor, and depending on the audience it was either a Viking ship or a rowboat. Then when they started playing in the last verse we all had to shout "HEAVE! HO!" with them as loud as we good, and depending on how into it we were determined the ship. The afternoon's show was a rowboat, but that night we got a Viking ship ♥
- conversation had with Excentric while they were doing some contact juggling;
woman: Oh yeah, that's the thing from Labrynth!
Juggler (I really should remember their names DX): Yes, but I don't make a habbit of singing bad 80's pop music or throwing around babies.
Me: Or wearing tight pants?
Juggler: Or wearing right pants.
XD I love those guys

	the road I was going to take a video when we were finally on the road there, but I ran out of room.
	Ballet Petite


	Sweetie the Unicorn

	The Maypole Before people started using it, obviously.
	facepaint I decided this time I wanted a floral design like my wings had. I thought it came out really nice :)
	ahhh I look high again DX
	That inflateable ball had holes in the sides so kids could climb into it and they could either run around like a hamster ball or, more likely, somebody outside could roll it around. We all fondly referred to this toy as the Kidamari.
	rolling the Kidamari
	another attempt to get my facepaint job photographed. I wish my screen wasn't broken so I could take better pictures of myself DX
	The Twilight King and Queen
	no she's not eating beef jerky. it's dragon meat, of course :D
	arts and crafts table
	the labrynth
	Peaceful Parenting pavilion
	the pavilion where the BealeStreet Puppets were set up
	the audience crowds to see the birth of a real live baby dragon



	oooh the egg's about to hatch!
	baaaaaaaaaaby dragon <3 Dragon Scales and Fairy Tales was definitely my favorite storyteller show this year. They were so funny and that dragon was awesome











	me with the dragon

	maypole :D I was hoping to participate this year but I kept missing it. We'll try again next year.
	Maugie performing
	Excentric! <3 Really didn't see enough of them this year. Too much to see, too little time x-x


	road sign
	dolls One of the vendors was selling doll clothes. I thought the clothes and the dolls themselves were absolutely beautiful.

	LOVED this costume

	chinese dragon?
	some kids playing

	Scott Heland setting up
	Bellydancers!!! Her costume was my favorite. Very sylvan.










	Scott and Samantha




	yay audience participation!






	The Greenmen their parade passed by just before the Gypsy Nomads performance started and they gave him and the audience their blessing :)


	wow, I caught the ball right in the air :D
	The Enchanted Wagon that got an upgrade this year; it was a sea turtle this time.


	that frog-like thing always looked like a Kodama from Mononoke Hime to me XD
	ack DX This was supposed to be a picture of Eme in the Kidamari, but it looks like I missed.
	Sweetie again

	Eme frenching the dragon XDDDD best. picture. ever.
	Rock Savage


	Eme, Rae and Tom taken before they left. Rae's all pouty 'cause Eme's gonna eat her XD
	ilyAIMY



	Katrina and I taking each others pictures And Anthoney staying as far away as possible XD



	dance tiem :D


	Sunday morning on the grounds
	dead Kidamari :(

	I'd been trying to get a picture of that dragon kite all frikkin weekend XD;
	Clam Chowder
	I love their new sign Clam Chowder, 35 cents. only they put a sticker over the price that said "priceless"

	I was trying to get a shot of their fiddle player, who made his debut with the group at Darkover
	waltzing <333

	Patches playing with a hula hoop
	the crowd during the bellydancers
	kids dancing at Gypsy Nomads concert these guys made me smile through the whole thing.
	Anthoney watching the Nomads from backstage Scott was such a sport about that XD gotta love that guy


	boomerang-shaped maracca thing? I dunno, but it was cool




	Excentric in the distance



	druuuums




	Enchanted Wagon again