Shiver Me Timbers
Mark your Calender for 2016’s Events
Thee Bluebeard adventures
GREAT LAKES PIRATES
January 2016
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Editor, Motivator
Timber Gray Wolf
Editor Chief, Designer, photographer
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Contents 06) Shiver Me Timbers 09) The Bluebeard Adventures 16) Pirate of the Month 18) 2016 Events 20) Beef, Red Wine Stew
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This year we be keepin it the same as last year wit a few tweaks. We dun signed dem articles again with Woodshire in downtown Fowlerville. Now we be open from noon-5pm at Woodshire fer yer shoppin pleasure. We listened ta what ye be wantin and we be tryin ta make it happen. Now thar be shoppin, food, fun, dancing, & music all in one day. So weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, and splice the main brace! Come and join us for a bit of fun. This be an open event so ye may invite anyone ta join us. Kids under 15 are always free and should stay no later than 9pm. This is a piratical & steampunk garb event. We
welcome sea bound pirates as well as airship pirates! A pirate be a pirate no matter luv. Our vastly popular SILENT AUCTION returns again as well as the RAFFLE. If you have any wares that are new, hand crafted, gently used, etc. that you would like to donate we would love to take them off yer hands mate. Please send us a private email and let us know what you would like to donate, if we can pick it up or if you can bring the items to the event. We be also lookin ta set up a tradin blankie like the old days so ye be seein what ye can take home from thar. The Silent Auction, Tradin Blanket, vendors, and a plethora of other activities will take place during
the day. Ta be clear - the raffle, the recognition of the new ships/ captains of the fleet, as well as the special recognition awards, and entertainment will take place in the evening. We have reserved a block of 25 rooms at the same hotel as the previous year- The Baymont. There is a discounted rate of for the rooms. They have to be reserved by January 31, 2016 or you will lose the discounted price. After that date the rate goes up. We also have a shuttle to so that no one has to worry about drinking & driving. So then lets party like pirates eh??!! When booking the room ask for the Brethren of the Great
Lakes Pirate rate. We also have also reserved an additional rooms at the Howell Holiday Inn Express. This way we have everything covered. Last year we sold out the Baymont and the overflow was booking at the Holiday Inn so this way we can get everyone accommodated. All reserved rooms release on 1/31/16 so book now and save or everything could be sold out! At the evening event McSpillin AND Drunk n Sailor will be performing and there will be a cash bar run by the VFW. The hotels will have shuttles that will shuttle you to and from the event. Hotel Info - Holiday Inn Express 1397 N Burkhart Rd., Howell, MI 48855 - phone 517-548-0100 or Baymont 4120 Lambert Drive, Howell, MI 48843 - phone 517-546-0712
Vendors (contact Captain Rora aka Heather Ewerth) set up at 10:30am • Open to Public - Noonish to 5ish • -CLOSE down until 7pm so everyone can get dinner in town and freshen up • Then reopen at 7pm to roughly midnight for evening festivites!!!
Prices
Entire of the Festivle: $15.00 per person Just the evening party: $10.00 per person Kids 15 and under: FREE (accompanied by an adult)
Woodshire Place Banquet Facility 6520 W Grand River Rd, Fowlerville, Michigan 48836
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Hello dear friend..I must say that I am so excited at winning this contest.I thank all who have been a part of making this possible. I am honored and will answer these questions with great pride.
Interviewed by: Timber Gray Wolf
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How long have you been into the pirate life and what made you want to be a pirate?
I have loved pirates since the first time I saw the old treasure island as a kid. Long john silver was the pirate we all wanted to be. I have for the past 5 years worked at the Carolina rennessance festival with a vender selling fantasy puppets. This has giving me the chance to venture into my “pirate persona� most abundantly.
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What drove you to take on Black Beard prosona and does your version have a different back story?
The Blackbeard persona just slowly evolved as my costume did. The beard I have pretty much spoke to our costumers and the children as blackbeard so I embraced it.
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What is some the inspiration behind your garb?
My garb and costume came about slowly. I added a mix of what I knew about Edward teach and pirates in general. I add more each year and have to alter here and there to acomidate the additions. the inspiration is more Blackbeard every day. I think I still have much to add and alter as my character grows.
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Do you watch Starz’s original series and if so how do you think of the story so far, also what do you look forward to the 3rd season? I haven’t started the starz series “yet” but I defenetly have it at the top of my future viewing plans.
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What might be our “day job”
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What do you like the most about going to the events and what is one of your favorite so far?
The thing I like most about the events I have attended is the joy it brings to people to see a “ real pirate”. We all have some desire for adventure and we know that pirates thrive on adventure. People are what make it special. renfest has been my favorite so far.
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Is there anything you would like to share with our readers?
To the readers I would say never loose your since of adventure.hold close the hero’s of your youth.we all wish at some point to break away from the norm and day to day grind and we are fortunate to live in a world where it is possible to do so..”embrace yer inner pirate me heartys, thar be adventure waitin fer ye apon the horizon.. Hoist yer sails high!! Let the jolly roger fly!! It be a pirates life far me!! YO!!! HO!!!
I work at a sawmill for my “day job”.. not as exciting as being a pirate but it pays the bills.
Mark your Calandars, and get ready for the Ren season to kick off for 2016. As the year goes on, we shall add more events and update any dates that may change.
January
6th - Renaissance Masqued Dinner • Sullivan’s Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill 281 Heinlein Strasse, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
February
27th - Shiver Me Timbers • Woodshire Place Banquet Facility - 6520 W Grand River Rd, Fowlerville, Michigan 48836
March
19th - Kalamazoo Living History Show • Kalamazoo County Expo Center - 2900 Lake St, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048
April 2
2nd - Medieval & Renaissance Faire at The Ohio State University • 1739 North High Street, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43201 9th - Blackhawk Manor Festival • 2773 S County Road 1000 West, Hoosier National Forest, French Lick, IN 47432 23rd~May 1st - Philadelphia Renaissance Faire • 4100 Chamounix Drive Philadelphia, PA 19131
May
7th - Frontier Days • The Olde World Village -13215 M 96, Augusta, Michigan 49012 14th - Buccaneer Bash • The Olde World Village 13215 M 96, Augusta, Michigan 49012 14th- Mayfaire on the Green • 7835 Church Street, Holland Patent, NY 13354, USA
June
17th - Steam Dream Expo • The Olde World Village - 13215 M 96, Augusta, Michigan 49012
July
2nd~Aug 14 - Sterling Renaissance Festival • 15385 Farden Road, Sterling, NY 13156 9th~Aug 7 - BlackRock Medieval Fest • The Olde World Village -13215 M 96, Augusta, Michigan 49012 9th~Sept 5th - Bristol Renaissance Faire • 12550 120th Avenue Kenosha, WI 53142, USA 30th - Ren in the Glen • 1442 Dunn Saint Croix Road Downing, WI 54734, USA
Augest
6th~Oct 2nd - New York Renaissance Faire • 600 NY-17A, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987, USA 6th~Oct 30th - Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire • 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA 17545, USA 12th~21st - Bill Johnston’s Pirate Days • 7 Market Street Alexandria Bay, NY 13607, USA 20th - Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival • 112 Renaissance Ln, West Newton, PA 15089
If you know of any up coming events or want to promote your own event Message us right away!!!
Beef, Red Wine Stew
Servings 4 Prep Time 40 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes
Ingredients The Almond Milk
• 1/2 cup (4oz) ground almonds • 1/2 teaspoon clear honey • 1 cup hot water
The Basic stew • • • • • •
2lb 1/2 cup 1/4 cup 1 cup 1/4 teaspoon 3 teaspoons
stewing beef breadcrumbs butter red wine ground cloves sugar
To add just before serving
Passive Time 30 minutes
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1/4 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon
ground cloves pepper allspice ground mace salt
Instructions 1 - Make the almond milk Add the honey to the hot water and when dissolved pour into a bowl containing the ground almonds. Leave to steep for 15 to 30 minutes, then strain out the almonds to get a smooth creamy milk. 2 - Make the basic stew Cut the beef into chunks, roll in the breadcrumbs and gently fry in the butter. Keep turning until all the meat is browned. Transfer to a large cooking pot. In a separate pan put the wine, cloves and sugar and stir over a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Then pour the mixture over the meat in the main cooking pot. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer or bake for 40 minutes. NOTE: There should be just a little liquid left in the pan. Do not cook until dried out. 3 - Final preparation before serving Stir into the main pot the remaining spices and almond milk and heat gently until the stew is piping hot and ready to serve.
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For treason, desertion, sedition, mutiny, raucous behavior, dissipation & frivolity, upbraiding the peace of ye King’s people thereof, &c. Said band of blagards and rouges styles themselves as “Tricorn” the pyrate band and is known to consort with ye inhabitants of “Cayo Hueso”, as it is known to the Spanish, or “Key West” as it is known to His Most Gracious Majesty’s loyal subjects. Their latest affront to common decency and the tranquility of ye Kings people includes:
15 Songs including Original and Traditional sailors’ songs Ballads of gallantry, intrigue, treasure, and trickery Shocking songs of pyrate women exhibiting most unladylike behaviors Instructional ditties that encourage debauchery and indolence Songs in praise of rhum, ale and other strong drink All loyal subjects of His Majesty are strictly admonished to avoid traffick in this most odious of contraband and to attend to more wholesum entertainments of a more temperate and pious nature. - =-=-=-=-=-=-
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