THE LITTLE (Children's) THEATRE
12:00: The New York Lyric Circus
12:30: Friar Lawrence tells his tales
1:00: Merdwin the Mediocre! Magic and Mayhem with Hodgepodge!
1:30: Robin Hood & his Band meet up with The Sheriff of Nottingham & his Guards
2:00: Master Tell Hamish and Aislin tell stories
2:30: Friar Lawrence tells tales
3:00: Master Teel Hamish and Aislin tell Stories
3:30: Mistress Tale-Weaver's Stories; Participation and fun!
4:00: Merdwin the Mediocre & Hodgepodge!
4:30: The Sheriff & Robin Hood: Why doth the Sheriff taketh his whole family everywhere???
5:00: Mistress Tale-Weaver's Stories: Participation and fun!
THE CHILDREN'S TIME TENT
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Jeweler
Jewelers held great positions of status within Medieval communities and towns. As foreign wars took troops into exotic lands they often returned
with precious stones and minerals. Not knowing the value of them, it was up to the Jeweler to determine their worth.
Diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires were the most common stones found during the Medieval Ages. Gold, silver and bronze were also held in high regard. The Jeweler not only held the knowledge of assessing values on these items but he was also skilled in setting the stones into rings, pendants, medallions, bracelets and amulets. The Jeweler also knew how to set the items into sword hilts and other placements that exhibited the status and wealth of their holders.
Jewelers were respected but here were many who knew the advantages of being less than honest. Stones with minimum value such as quartz, zirconia and even fools gold were not easily distinguished by the untrained eye of the public. Therefore it was common for a Jeweler to accept a valuable diamond with a the promise of setting it into a ring or pendant for its owner. Simply, he would polish a quartz or zirconia of similar size and dupe the owner by giving him the worthless item. The Jeweler could then sell the original and more valuable stone and reap a quick and high profit.