Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

I've been distracted by such things as comparison shopping for a water heater, finding how many plumbers who show up on "Search for _____ in Baltimore" web sites don't actually include Baltimore in their service areas, actually making it to both rehearsals this week, and trying to synchronize the different copies of my web site in preparation for actually moving it, that once again I've neglected to alert folks to upcoming performances. Whoops.

On Saturday, 6 May 2006, Thrir Venstri Foetr (Three Left Feet) will be performing at the Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm, in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, a rather large and joyous event. We'll be performing at noon, and again at 4:00 PM [note correction if you're reading this for the second time]. $10 adults, $5 children under 12.

Google found me an NPR "audio postcard" about the festival, from 2002.

(Note that Three Left Feet will also be performing at the Maryland Fairie Festival two weeks later, on Saturday, 20 May 2006. I'll post more info about that next week.)

On Sunday, 7 May 2006, The Homespun Ceilidh Band will be performing (in more of an "ambiance and atmosphere" capacity than a concert) at Children's Day at Riversdale House Museum in Riverdale Park^[1], Maryland, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The event is described thus on the mansion's calendar of events page:

Come out and play! Dance 'round the Maypole, roll hoops and walk on stilts at Riversdale's first annual Children's Day Festival. Enjoy early 19th century amusements such as graces, marbles and corn husk doll making on the beautifully landscaped grounds. Performances by Horn's Punch & Judy Show run throughout the afternoon. Learn to juggle, go on a scavenger hunt and get a prize, and dress up in children's period costumes. Meet some wild animals under the supervision of Park Rangers, and enjoy the music of John Ward's "Homespun Ceilidh Band". Refreshments and children's delights will be sold. Admission at the gate: $1 children, $2 seniors, $3 adults, includes entrance to the mansion.

(The Homespun Ceilidh Band is also performing the following weekend, at the Green Man Festival in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Saturday, 13 May 2006. I'll post more info about that soon.)

[1] For far-flung friends who find that name familiar but not quite right: yes, Riverdale Park is the town formerly known simply as Riverdale (the town that outlawed trick-or-treat). Apparently they wanted to sound more high-falutin', but I think it just makes it sound cheesey. And for everyone else: yes, the mansion uh, "house museum" has an 's' in its name while the city named for it does not. That wasn't a typo.