The Laguna Woods Equestrian Center stepped back in time May 21 for the first-ever Village Renaissance Faire.
Fairgoers enjoyed Shakespeare vignettes staged by the Old Pros theater group, along with music and dance performances by the Korean Drum Group, Scottish Dance Group and Golden Girl Dance Troupe.
Village clubs and artists peddled their creations, a fortune teller told folks’ future, a “Viking” manned the Viking Axe Throw booth. Even some horses took part in the medieval experience, dressed for the part.
Rod Borkowski and Laura Lamp are dressed in medieval garb as they stand with Lamp’s horse, Reagan, at the Laguna Woods Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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Hans Berg is dressed as a Viking as he mans the Viking Axe Throw booth, while Artie Rosenstein gives it a shot, at the Laguna Woods Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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Laguna Woods Village residents Kristy and Scott Mutch came dressed for the part at the Village Renaissance Faire on May 21.
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Brian Gruner, director of Recreation and Special Events for Village Management Services, poses in a medieval pillory at the Laguna Woods Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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Laura Cobarruviaz, Equestrian Center supervisor, holds on to miniature horse Sebastian at the Laguna Woods Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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Carrie Eckert displays her “spirit people” for sale at the Laguna Woods Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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The Korean Drum Group performs at the Laguna Woods Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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Laguna Woods Village resident David Dearing, as Macbeth, encounters the three witches in a reenactment of a scene from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, at the Village Renaissance Faire at the Equestrian Center on May 21.
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About 615 guests paid the $5 entry fee, according to Laura Cobarruviaz, senior supervisor at the Equestrian Center, in addition to the vendors, performers, sponsors, volunteers and, of course, the children taking in the fun.
The fair could be the start of many more Renaissance Faires to come, along with other large-scale events at the Equestrian Center, Cobarruviaz said.
“We were thrilled at the turnout and the overall atmosphere and experience,” she said. “I also am particularly happy with the use of the arena as a venue and how that worked out.”
