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Called “mythically magical... transformational… German bands, Estampie and Qntal (who delivered a one-of-a-kind, otherworldly event,” Faerieworlds show-stopping performances at FaerieCon in 2007!) is the premiere family faerie event on the West Coast, as well as the Faerieworlds premiere of Zilla, lead by featuring international best-selling and award-winning Michael Travis, formerly of String Cheese Incident, plus artists, writers, craftspeople, storytellers, performance Telesma, the psychedelic, electro-acoustic world music artists and world renowned musicians. band from Baltimore, MD and the return of Faerieworlds perennial favorite mythic band, Woodland. Skyrocketing Attendance - Now THREE Days! Faerieworlds achieved an astonishing 98% growth Musicians featured at Faerieworlds events past & present: from 2006 to 2007, with last year’s attendance topping Brother • Kevin Burke • Karan Casey 8000. This year, Faerieworlds expands to three days with over 150 vendor’s booths and an expected Johnny Cunningham • Phil Cunningham attendance of over 10,000. Estampie • Gaia Consort Priscilla Hernandez* • Scott Huckabay Magical Artists: Kan’Nal • Susan McKeown • Casey Neill Jessica Galbreth is Guest of Honor Faerieworlds is proud to welcome internationally Omnia* • Qntal • Rasputina celebrated faerie artist Jessica Galbreth as 2008 Guest John Renbourn • Solas • Telesma* of Honor. Jessica will attend all three days and will be Trillian Green • Wake the Dead available for book and print signings. Woodland • Zilla* *appearing for the first time in 2008 Faerieworlds features the finest faerie artists and au- thors in the world, many appearing for the first time As former guests at Faerieworlds know, the real magic in the Pacific Northwest. Event hosts, internationally happens when the sun goes down and our featured acclaimed faerie artists Brian and Wendy Froud, have bands take the stage supported by elaborate show welcomed best-selling faerie artists Amy Brown, Tony productions featuring the World of Froud and Jen Delyth DiTerlizzi of The Spiderwick Chronicles, best-selling Lightshows and some spectacular surprises: nothing children’s book artist Michael Hague, fantasy illustrator compares to dancing to the music of faerie under Jodi Bergsma and authors Holly Black of Spiderwick, the stars! mythic scholar and author Ari Berk and award winning fantasy author Patricia McKillip, and many others. For the latest updates on Faerieworlds, visit www.faerieworlds.com Amazing Music Featuring West Coast Premiere Performances! Faerieworlds is re-defining music festivals in the Pacific Northwest. This year, our line-up features the West Coast premiere of the internationally acclaimed The Events Faerieworlds LLC invites you to join us as a sponsor of Faerieworlds & FaerieCon: internationally acclaimed family events that celebrate music, art & performance inspired by the world of Faerie. “Several of us from GMR attended Faerieworlds … “Faerieworlds is a spectacular festival! The sights, the We met bards, storytellers, artists, musicians, heal- sounds, the smells -- everything contributed to the ers, crafters, and tricksters by the score. Vendors and magic! The sight of so many people in fabulous cos- artists were the other major draw for the festival, and tumes having fun, the sight of costumed children at there were some wonderful ones. I came home with play, and dancing, singing, jumping around, the beauti- a pocket stuffed full of business cards and flyers, and ful decorations and wondrous goods for sale at every I spent more money that I had intended on merchan- turn made it a feast for the eyes! The constant sound of dise.“ happy conversation and laughter, as well as the sounds - Rebecca Scott from the many talented musicians who performed, Green Man Review made it a feast for the ears! The lovely fragrances of yummy appetizing food, scented oils and incenses, “I looked around at the thousands and thousands of as well as the fragrance of trees and flowers made it people there, from little children to the grandparents, a feast for the nose!” most dressed in costume, all there for an incredible - Marjorie McArthur time and to celebrate their love of magic, mystery, Guest art, music and everything else that is represented by “Attending Faerieworlds outside of Eugene, Oregon “Faerie”. They dance with abandon when the drum- was mind blowing and mesmerizing. Excellent bands, ming starts, and most of all, they are free to just be good entertainment, great vendors, incredible artists, themselves and celebrate the magic we all knew as and yummy food. A 5 stars out of 5 event. Highly rec- children.” ommended.” - Jessica Galbreth - Leafworks Artist Wanderwords.com An Ecologically Sustainable Event • 100% Green Electrical Power throughout Event • Event Promotions printed on 100% recycled stock with Soy Inks • Organic & Vegetarian Food Vendors • Use of Biodegradable Foodwares • Utilization of web-based Rideshare & Spaceshare Programs • Onsite Glass, Plastic & Paper Recycling Program • Local & Organic Hospitality Area for Guests Background Art © Charles Vess Art © Jessica Galbreth The Premiere of FaerieCon last October was an performances of Spanish faerie music artist, exceptional success, attracting over 7000 attendees, Priscilla Hernandez and the dynamic Celtic tribal 180 vendors and the largest gathering of international band, Omnia. faerie artists ever assembled. The Good Faeries / Bad Faeries Masquerade Balls were the highlight of the For more information on FaerieCon, visit event, featuring spectacular performances by Estampie, www.faeriecon.com Woodland, and Qntal. Based on the high level of guest and vendor satisfaction, anticipation and intense, posi- tive internet buzz, we conservatively project this year’s attendance at over 10,000. Enter the Realm of Faerie...in Philly! Building on the success of our premiere year, nearly every aspect of FaerieCon will be bigger and better this year to transform the Convention Center into Faeri- eland. Once again, we will host the finest faerie artists in the world. New programs this year include: • Doll Making, Puppet Making and Mask Making Workshops by Brian, Wendy & Toby Froud • Faerie Doll Exhibition featuring the world’s finest faerie sculptors • Faerie Fashion Show • Faerie Costume Workshops • Juggling Workshop by Faerieworlds & FaerieCon performer, Chris Murdoch And in the Evening: The Good Faeries/Bad Faeries Masquerade Balls! Last year at FaerieCon, the two Masquerade Balls were clearly the highlight of FaerieCon. The response was extraordinary: these were full blown, rocking party events: the costumes were magnificent, the bands amazing and everyone enjoyed the Trocadero - and its wonderful bar! This year, we are happy to announce the return of Qntal and Woodland and the US premiere Art © Charles Vess “... FaerieCon was an exhilarating experience: We were pleasantly surprised at the volume of sales and, besides all the wonderful connections, we did much better financially than we had expected.” - Bridget Wolfe, Fairy Woodland “The 2007 FaerieCon International in Philadelphia “What a great time! I can’t believe how many fans, was a wonderful opportunity to meet our fans on the fellow artists, and fun people I got to meet. It was East Coast, have thousands of new Faerie lovers discov- crazy!… From a business standpoint, it was a rousing er us, and meet and exchange ideas with other artists. success. We were swamped with customers & fans The commonality of interest in the magical world of almost the whole time, and we did really, really well. Faerie that brought audience and artist together created I felt like a celebrity! In fact we’ve already signed up an infectious and enthusiastic event in which connections for a booth next year. So hopefully we’ll see you all in were made and friendships formed. 2008!” The best thing about FaerieCon, in our opinion, were - Jasmine Becket-Griffith the panels which allowed the audience direct access Artist to artists and a chance to experience the depth of per- “The FaerieCon Bad Faeries Ball…was INCREDIBLE! sonalities and philosophies behind the art. The masked Standing on the balcony looking down at the sea of balls were amazing; they were the highlight of the people as they danced to this hypnotic music was weekend. mind blowing. So unreal and yet so tangible I was The technical aspects of the event were also handled afraid to blink as it would vaporize and only be a well for us as vendors. The load-in, load-out, and set-up at dream.” the venue were easy, the FaerieWorlds staff was helpful - Lisa Steinke and enthusiastically supportive, and the accommoda- Artist tion choices were convenient and reasonable. Overall, FaerieCon was an exhilarating experience: We were pleasantly surprised at the volume of sales and, besides all the wonderful connections, we did much better financially than we had expected. We look forward to being at FaerieCon 2008!” - Bridget Wolfe Faerie Woodland “I’m still glowing from the FaerieCon weekend. I discovered a large and ever-growing population of similarly passionate people who dance under the fairy hills every day of their lives. I felt very much at home amongst a tribe of people that shared so many of the aesthetic sensibilities that I myself value.” - Charles Vess Artist Background Art © J. Corsentino Art © Jasmine Becket-Griffith Event Demographics If you are selling faerie or fantasy products, Faerieworlds & FaerieCon are the places to be! Attendance: Faerieworlds Delivers the Guests! As the chart demonstrates, Faerieworlds has