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Jean Paul showing the hooded pigeon at the fair

 

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Costume time for a miniature donkey

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2010 Events:

Rummage Sale Extravaganza: Saturday -  September 25 -  from 9am-2pm

at 5905 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (just past the new Chevron gas station at the corner of Park Avenue and Soquel Drive.)

  • Come shop for unique items and support Dragon Slayers
  • Our students will be displaying their amazing therapy chickens, who knew they could be so calm and responsive.
  • Cate Graham, world-class spinner, will give wool spinning demonstrations on her wheel. Come try it out and browse through her alpaca, llama, sheep and camel fiber for sale. She also has perfected a unique dye process and has come up with a special Dragon Slayer color blend.

We need your help by donating quality items NOW. Please call 831)688-8316 for further information. We have a storage area waiting to be filled.

 

Alladin Nursery Appearance: Saturday, Sept. 4, from 1pm-4pm

Dragon Slayers will be in Corralitos, off Freedom Blvd., for a showing of their therapy chickens at Alladin Nursery. The world's smallest breed of chicken, Seramas, will also be on display in their shrine.

 

2009 Events:

Aptos 4th of July Parade:

Saturday, July 4 - parade starts at 10:00 am, along Soquel Drive starting at State Park Dr.

Our students will be riding in donkey-drawn chariots and leading young miniature donkeys. Baby Merlin will be led in the parade and we will all be down in the Aptos Creek Park afterwards. Come and see us there!

 

Renaissance Rummage Sale Extravaganza:

Saturday, June 13, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, at 5905 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (just past the new Chevron gas station at the corner of Park Avenue and Soquel Drive.)

Our big annual fundraiser this year will feature:

 

· An array of unique donated treasures for sale

· Donkey-led cart rides for the children

· Exotic animals

· Shakespearean skits performed by local theater group

· Wool spinning demonstrations and practice,

with alpaca, llama, sheep, camel fiber for sale.

And much more. Come shop, support Dragon Slayers, and have some fun.

We need your help by donating quality items NOW. Please call 831)688-6699 for further information. We have a storage facility waiting to be filled, generously donated by AAA Self-Storage in Santa Cruz.

 

Day in The Sky:  www.dayinthesky.org

Saturday, April 18, 9am-3pm, at Watsonville Airport - we will be setting up a booth at this event held by Shared Adventures. We will have a miniature donkey and her 3-month old female baby on display.

 

 

2008 Events:

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Spinning wool at the Fair                                                    Renaissance attendees

June 14, 2008   Renaissance Family Fair, Aptos Village Park

Our single largest fundraiser: non-alcoholic event with rare & unusual animals, barbecue, music, dancers, magicians, crafts, wool-spinning with camel, yak and llama fiber, sheep-to-shawl demonstration, educational zoo and so much more. Come meet the Tibetan yak, zebra, camel, four-horned ram, Watusi cattle, woolly mammoth poitou to name a few.


July, 2008 - Aptos 4th of July Parade

August, 2008 - Graham Hill Showgrounds

 

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