The Golden Anniversary Commemorative book is an exciting collection of stories, photographs and histories from fifty years of the of The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire set in a beautiful 12x12 coffee table book. Learn the history of the phenomenal event started by Phyllis and Ronald Patterson. Often imitated, but never duplicated, the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire created a whole new form of art and entertainment which swept the country. Hundreds of stories, interviews and photographs grace the pages of this wonderful collector s item. Roxanne Dungereaux is an award winning actress , costume designer and Renaissance Faire participant who spent the last twenty years documenting the history of the Original Renaissance Faire. This is a labor of love for the long time enthusiast, who felt that the incredible story of the Faire finally needed to be told. The Faire has had wide reaching influence on popular culture, fashion, hand crafts, performing arts and music. It is the birthplace of environmental improvisational theater, historical reenactment societies, and the craft movement of the 1960's. It has inspired thousands of similar events worldwide and has been host to over 10 million visitors.