JANESVILLE — A small bell rang from a booth at the Janesville Renaissance Faire on Saturday, as a leather dragon puppet curled around a young girl’s hand, its wings folded, its jaw stitched in detail.

Ursula Boschet, 90, owner of Ursula's Costumes, browses through the handmade costumes in her shop. (Maggie Shannon for NPR) For nearly half a century, Ursula Boschet has run a legendary costume shop ...

Celebrating its 27th anniversary edition running through Oct. 19, the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Lebanon offers more than an immersion in medieval times. While there are jousting matches, mead ...

WE HEAD TO WORCESTER TO FIND OUT. MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE ART WE VIEW. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ART WE WEAR? ONE WORCESTER RESIDENT USES PINS AND NEEDLES INSTEAD OF PAINTS AND BRUSHES TO TIME TRAVEL ...

One of the biggest renaissance festivals in the U.S.opens Saturday just an hour away from Houston. The 47th annual Texas Renaissance Festival opens its grounds Oct. 9 and will offer themed weekends ...

OROVILLE — Oversized dragons, sword fights and handmade wares will abound when the Feather Falls Renaissance Faire returns May 25 to Oroville. The event is sponsored by Feather Falls Casino and offers ...

For nearly half a century, Ursula Boschet has run a legendary costume shop in Los Angeles. Now, the 90-year-old is closing up — and everything... Step inside this legendary shop full of handmade ...

For nearly half a century, Ursula Boschet has run a legendary costume shop in Los Angeles. Enter its doors, and ghoulish masks of past presidents stare down at you from above a wall of wacky, colorful ...