Historical April 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
To experience a different era of time has always fascinated people. Fiction often employs a “time device” to carry the reader forward or backward. Next Stop: The Middle Ages. Where?
At 5209 Waterman.
The New City School will attempt time travel with a Medieval Fair on Saturday May 2.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the students of New City will demonstrate what they have learned in 12 weeks of studies by recreating the customs, dress, art and music of the period.
The school has conducted special workshops and classes each Friday this semester to make history a living thing.
On display to delight the eye will be: children’s art including calligraphy, heraldry, costume design, jesters (with face painting available for everyone) jugglers, even Punch and Judy.
To delight the eye and ear: troubadors, May dancing, and period vocal and instrumental music.
A professional view will be offered as well: members of the Society for Creative Anachronisms will model authentic costumes and demonstrate combat fighting, medieval dancing, and arts and crafts.
These special performances will be held 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. New City School students participating in a project funded by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council will also be demonstrating pottery making.
In a more contemporary vein, the fair will also feature game booths and a flea market of household goods and toys. Also contemporary will be the food and refreshments, although some of the youngsters who are studying herbs and potions hope to cast their spells that day as well.
In conjunction with the fair, the school is conducting its Spring Plant Sale on Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2 during Fair hours.
The Plant Sale will offer a wide array of bedding plants, hanging baskets, house plants, perennials, and herbs to ensure a good start for everyone’s garden.
The Fair and Plant Sale are open to the public (or should we say “Publyck”? ).
Plant Sale — Page 8 Notice
New City School, 5209 Waterman. Plant sale offering a wide array of annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, house plants, herbs, ground cover… Select materials for every garden from window boxes to truck farms. (Yes, Virginia, we have veggies too!)
May 1 & 2. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On May 2 New City invites you to celebrate its Medieval Fair.
Original photograph caption
New City School May 1 and 2 plant sale notice. The Paper, April 1981, page 8. Artist not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1981.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times1981_04.pdf, printed page(s) 2, 8; PDF page(s) 2, 8.
