South Shore Insider - Producing a Renaissance Festival
Patriot Ledger, MA
August 31, 2005
For about three months, Bonnie Shapiro has been relocated from Minneapolis to Carver... Shapiro, 57, is the owner and producer of King Richard's Faire, the annual Renaissance festival that draws more than 100,000 attendees every fall. The fair is open eight weekends, from Labor Day to Oct. 23...
Who's your audience? We actually have a family that comes every
day (and) has come every year for 24 years. I finally said, "I can't charge you anymore, just come in the gate!"
Aerosmith comes every year. Last year, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler came out a couple times with their families, and they buy from our leather makers, moccasin makers and mask makers. I think they buy costumes for their shows....
August 31, 2005
For about three months, Bonnie Shapiro has been relocated from Minneapolis to Carver... Shapiro, 57, is the owner and producer of King Richard's Faire, the annual Renaissance festival that draws more than 100,000 attendees every fall. The fair is open eight weekends, from Labor Day to Oct. 23...
Who's your audience? We actually have a family that comes every
day (and) has come every year for 24 years. I finally said, "I can't charge you anymore, just come in the gate!"
Aerosmith comes every year. Last year, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler came out a couple times with their families, and they buy from our leather makers, moccasin makers and mask makers. I think they buy costumes for their shows....