Lanigan's Ball

Feast & Entertainment | Directions | Reservations | The History of Lannigan's Ball

Feast & Entertainment

The Captain (aka Jeff Kleinman) & the Brobdingnagian Bard's are hosting the First Annual Lanigan's Ball, this will be held on evening of Aug. 24 thru the early afternoon of the 26th, a feast will be included. There will be a $5.00 pre-registration fee per person pre-paid by the 15th of August. Walk-ins are welcome but will be charged $10.00 for not pre-registering!

Lanigan's Ball is turning into a low-calorie Renaissance Festival filled with Rennies from all over the nation who have gathered to have a great party before the actual faire season gets started.

Saturday evening feast will feature a roast Wild Boar. Refreshments will be available. And live entertainment will feature the music of the Brobdingnagian Bards; Zoe Alexander, the Bard of Glen Lyon; and a bardic circle/open mic followed by a drum circle. Musical entertainment begins at 3pm on Saturday afternoon and will continue on into the evening.

This is your chance to pull your Ren faire costumes out of the closet, dust them off, relax and have a great time with us.

Directions to Lanigan's Ball

Lanigan's ball will be held just south of Austin, directions are as follows:

from Houston:
290 west 12 miles past Giddings, Exit 21 left, follow in/thru Bastrop, 21 will intersect with 71 for a 5-6 mile period. Continue 21 past 183, look for Diamond Shamrock on your right within the next 2 miles, this is 2001, please take a right. Follow 2001 for 2 miles, you will see green houses on your right (Plants Duh?) next street on the right is Kai Vista. Follow 1/2 mile to a "T" into Petras Way. Left on Petras Way 1/2 mile: 809 Petras Way on your left.

From Dallas/Ft. Worth/Austin:
I 35 South, Exit 220 aka: Neiderwald Exit, go across I35, follow to 2nd stop sign which "T's" into 2001, Right onto 2001 follow to Neiderwald City lmt. sign. Take the next left which is Williamson Rd. this is in the "Curve" of the road so be careful it sneaks up on you! Follow Williamson down to 2nd street to the right, this will be Petras Way. Take a right on Petras Way, follow down .6 miles: 809 Petras Way on right.

If coming from San Antonio:
follow same directions as Dallas only N. on I 35, exit 220

To make reservations:
Please send $5.00 in check or money order form only, with your name the names of guests to:

Larry Kleinman
809 Petras Way
Kyle, Texas 78640
By or Before August 15, 2001
FOR INQUIRIES: call 512-376-6942 ASK FOR JEFF

Or you can pay by Credit Card using the PayPal button to the right:

*NOTE to ALL*
We hope that this will not be a one time event, the more people the less likely of that happening.

GARB IS PREFERRED
BYOB
PETS ARE WELCOME BUT MUST BE FRIENDLY WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND PETS!

P.S.
PLEASE SEND THIS NOTICE TO OTHER GROUPS THAT YOU ARE PART OF SO THAT THEY CAN JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES, THE MORE THE MERRIER!

The History Behind Lanigan's Ball

Now most of you haven't heard the story about Lanigan's Ball. Basically, it goes like this. We perform a song called Lanigan's Ball. It's a wonderful jig that has about a zillion lyrics packed within three minutes time. The story is about a man squanders away all of his money until he's flat broke. But lo and behold, his dad dies and he inherits nice sum of money. Now, this isn't the guy who learns lessons. No, rather, he promptly decides to throw one heck of a part...a sorta wake for his dearly departed dad.

So he tells all his friends to come to this party. He tells them to invite their friends, who in turn invite their friends. And everyone gathers to partake of this joyous occasion. There's lots of alcohol and some great dancing, including from the narrator who even went to Dublin to learn to dance. (The chorus being "Six long months I spent in Dublin. Six long months doing nothing at all. Six long months I spent in Dublin learning to dance for Lannigan's Ball") Well as the evening progresses, one little accident happens and the ball turns into a brawl.

Okay, I'd like to leave out the brawl, but Lanigan's Ball is the perfect event to put on and have a riotously good time. At long last, I even found someone (The Captain from the Texas faires) has volunteered his land and time to organize the event. Thanks and get ready for one helluva a party