Time travel

is currently not possible no matter how fast you drive your car or how

many flux capacitors you build. However, those wishing to travel back

to the Renaissance period are in luck. The Georgia Renaissance Festival

returns for seven weekends starting this weekend and patrons can step

back 400 years in one day.

The Georgia

Renaissance Festival features a wide selection of artisans, entertainers,

games and treats. Old favorites like the Washing Well Wenches, the Zucchini

Brothers Juggling and Comedy Show, Great Cats of the World, Cast in Bronze,

Lost Boys, the Royal Petting Zoo, the Amazing Maze and, of course, those

terrific turkey legs all return to the grounds. There are also a slew

of new attractions to the festival as well.

The World famous

Hanlon-Lees Jousting Knights, featured in the films "Black Knight"

and "The Mask of Zorro," will thrill audiences with their pageantry,

comedy and combat. The Hanlon-Lees had a successful limited run off-Broadway

and are favorites of Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang. Other new attractions

this year are Mother and Father Goose, which can be cuddles, hugged and

petted, a cub show featuring baby lions, leopards and cheetahs, African

Dance and Drums, Zilch the Torysteller, who tells the exciting tales of

Rindercella, Loldigocks and Jomeo and Ruliet, Mickle-A-Do, a Celtic quintet,

and two new rides, the Piccolo Pony and the Whirlabout.

There will

be a number of special weekends. This weekend is 2-for-1 opening weekend.

Buy one adult ticket and the second ticket is free. The following weekend

is Oktoberfest in Spring Beer Festival which will feature relay races

and the Guinness Perfect Pour contest. Scottish Highland Weekend is May

4-5 and will showcase Scottish dance exhibitions, Atholl Highlanders Pipe

and Drum band, and the Amazing Canine Border Collies. Mother's Day weekend

is May 11-12, and Kids Free Weekend is May 18-19 where two children are

admitted for free per one paid adult. Memorial Day Weekend will give people

an extra day to attend the festival as they will be open for the Monday

holiday.

The Georgia

Renaissance Festival is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Discount tickets are available on-line at www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com

or at Kroger and Chevron. Tickets are $15 for adults, $11 for seniors

and $6 for children ages 6-12. Children under the age of six will be admitted

free. Phone 770-964-8575.

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