As one of the producers and artistic director of the inaugural Lake Renaissance Festival last May, I wanted to voice our support for the pageant on behalf of all of us who presented LRF.

The madrigal singers from the pageant, volunteering their time and energy every day of the festival, braving the heat in their authentic costumes, created a "noble presence" and performed their music flawlessly, all the while staying in character and being part of our environment of the 16th century.

I never thanked them properly, so it seems like an appropriate time to tell them that they are welcome in our little Italian village anytime. And especially in their English noble persona.

If you have the opportunity to enjoy their historical reenactment of Christmas in the 1500s you shouldn't miss it. And while enjoying the meal remember what they used to say, "If God had meant for me to eat with a fork … he wouldn't have given me fingers."

Ann White is artistic director of the Lake Renaissance Festival.