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Euclid Lutheran Church
431 E. 260th St.
Euclid, OH 44132
presents
The 6th Annual Boar's Head Feast
November 30 and December 6 & 7
Feast begins each night at 7:30 p.m.
Food, merriment, song and stories
Tickets are only $7.50 and children under 12 are free!
The Boar's Head Feast is a Christianized version of the harvest and winter pagan feasts (as many of our traditions are.....). The Boar, being a fierce and feared animal in his day, was a good target for testing the manliness of the hunters. So, it was a prize catch. For the celebration of the Christmas season, the Boar has taken on the persona of "evil" (Satan) and slaying the Boar is like Christ coming to earth to triumph over evil. The type of feast that we put on is very much what others sometimes call a "Madrigal Dinner". It is a sort of night of medieval flavoured entertainment and food, costumes and sets (try turning a church basement into a castle!....but we do......) Like Ren fests, the flavour is very 16th century, but it is put out there for modern consumption.
For more information, please send your name, email address and snail mail address to dakarusa@netscape.net, and mail-order ticket forms will be promptly sent.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, an independently produced fantasy epic is rumored to have 456 special effects. After several setbacks the release day is currently set for December 8th 2000. Wizards of the Coast, which owns rights to Dungeons and Dragons gaming franchise will release tow novelizations of the film and a "making of " book this fall.
QUEEN OF SWORDS debuts this fall on WBTV. Newcomer Tessie Santiago plays Tessa, a female Zorro-type avenger in the land of the California Dons. The new twist on Zorro leaves a Queen of Swords tarot card in her wake, rather than the mark of the 'Z'. For more on Queen of Swords click here.
THE MUMMY RETURNS Brendan Fraser returns to play Rick O'Connell, now married to Evelyn. One decade after vanquishing the evil sorcerer, Imhotep, O'Connell must face him again, this time in London's British Museum, along with a new powerful demigod, the Scorpion King, played by Dwayne Johnson, WWF's The Rock.
TOMB RAIDER The first of three movies promising to be faithful to the popular game. Scientist/Adventurer, Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie, signed for all three movies) trys to find an ancient relic before a megalo maniac can use its magical powers to take over the world. Currently looking for a Summer 2001 release.
A KNIGHT'S TALE Chaucer's tale comes to life in a feature movie to star Heath Ledger (The Patriot and 10 Things I Hate About You). The scheduled release is June 2001. For more on A Knight's Tale click here.
HARRY POTTER THE SORCERER'S STONE Warner Bros expects a Nov 16, 2001 release. Chris Columbus will direct. (Speilberg passed this one up to make A. I. instead)
TOLKIEN'S LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY Three live action features from New Line Cinema are currently in production. Frodo Baggins and pals embark on a peril filled quest to keep a magic ring from falling into the clutches of the forces of darkness. The preview at last spring's SHOWEST industry convention created quite a positive response. The first feature, The Fellowship of the Ring is scheduled for release Christmas 2001. The Two Towers will follow Christmas 2002 and Christmas 2003 is the planned release date for The Return of the King. Peter Jackson directs. To star: Elijah Wood (Frodo), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Cate Blanchette (Galadriel)
FROM HELL Jack the Ripper terrorizes Victorian London. Is there another eerie period picture in the works for Johnny Depp? Why not after he did such a great job in Sleepy Hollow? It looks like he's to star along with Terence Stamp and Nigel Hawthorn. Currently in pre-production, to be directed by the Hughes Brothers and filmed in Prague. It's an adaption of the dark, bloody Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell comic book series.
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED Anne Rice's, Lestat, becomes a rock n' roll star and faces a powerful new enemy - the ancient Egyptian goddess, Akasha. In pre-production, Warner Bros. has not announced a release date yet. Rumored to star is Wes Bentley, American Beauty's voyeur.
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Another remake of Alexander Dumas' novel is in the works for the big screen. Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) directs.
Another Dumas classic, The Three Musketeers will see a face lift. This time titled, D'ARTAGNAN. Justin Chambers plays the lead while Gary Oldman should add just the right touch to the devious Cardinal Richelieu.
HIGHLANDER: END GAME OK Highlander Fans, the wait is over. End Game (the tentative title) was filmed in London and Romania last winter and is scheduled for an autumn 2000 release. Christopher Lambert (Conner) and Adrian Paul (Duncan) team up together for the forth installment of the Highlander legend. (Highlander -1986, Highlander II: The Quickening - 1991, and Highlander - The Final Dimension - 1994).
Producer, Bill Panzer gives us some hints, ÒWe see both Conner and Duncan together in the past. We see them meet, learn a secret from Conner's past that we never knew and that Duncan never knew. We meet a villain who's known Conner since he was a boy. I think you can watch Highlander I and then this movie and they will flow seamlessly together.' Although the movie focuses mainly on Duncan and Conner, some fans will be glad to know that both Joe Dawson and Methos also make an appearance. The first three Highlander movies are available on video. The original Highlander is also available in an extended Director's Cut.(recommended)
See our review of this movie. Click Here
WITCHBLADE premiered August 27 on TNT. The two hour movie was shot in Toronto and Los Angeles based on the Top Cow comic. Homicide detective,Sara Pezzini, played by Yancy Butler (Hard Target, Drop Zone), comes across a mystical gauntlet. Little does she know it's the Witchblade, an ancient object that once every generation chooses a female host to invest with its superhuman powers. Rumor has it the armor and weapons are fantastic. Witchblade swats bullets, morphs into a 14' stiletto or a full-length sword and turns into head to toe battle armor. There's talk that the movie might be the source of a new series. Director, Ralph Hemecher, describes the possible series as Excalibur in New York battling against criminals and menaces.
Grassroots Programs Supported by LEMC to Increase Recognition of Leif Ericson include: 1) Making Leif Ericson an Honorary Citizen by Congressional vote 2) Issuing a Leif Ericson stamp for U.S. Mail 3) Minting a Leif Ericson coin at the Franklin Mint jointly by the United States and Iceland. Viking Sail 2000 Calendar
RENAISSANCE ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS CLOSURE OF ITS VIRGINIA FAIRE
LOUISVILLE, CO, January 28, 2000/PRNewswire/--Renaissance Entertainment
Corporation (OTC BB:FAIRC) today announced that it will be closing its Virginia Renaissance Faire. The Virginia Faire opened on May 4, 1996 and is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The Virginia Renaissance Faire has had a negative impact on the Company's cashflow and net income since its opening. Closing the Faire will have a positive effect on the Company's operating income for 2000 and beyond. The Company expects to record an asset write down of approximately $2,137,134 in 1999 in connection with the closing of the Faire.
Renaissance Entertainment Corporation is the only publicly traded company in the Renaissance Faire industry. The Company's Faires currently serve four of the largest metro areas in the country including New York, Chicago/Milwaukee, Los Angeles and San Francisco/Sacramento.
The Renaissance Faire is an outdoor family entertainment event which romanticizes the ambiance of a Renaissance era marketplace and includes craft shops, period food, dancers, jousters, musicians and historical characters from Elizabethan England.
CONTACT: Renaissance Entertainment: 303-664-0300
