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Rebuilding New Orleans We at Paragon Jousting have long believed that simply getting on a horse and breaking lances on people does not make one a knight. What we do in the days and weeks in between is far more important. As such, we try to do the right thing and help those in need when we can. In March of 2011 the Paragon Jousting team will travel to New Orleans to spend time volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, building new homes for the people of the city. In the Spring of 2010, Scott and Becca spent a week working for Habitat in New Orleans, and they were amazed to see how much work there still is to be done, 5 years after Hurricane Katrina. The people of New Orleans are strong and proud, struggling to rebuild after a series of catastrophes with very little outside help. The city is a special place, and its citizens are nothing short of inspiring. They deserve better than what they have received. We at Paragon Jousting cannot change the world, but we can try to bring a little hope, and a little help to people who need it. Paragon Jousting will underwrite the cost of this trip, but we will also be undertaking various fundraising efforts throughout the 2010 touring season to help offset the cost. The more money we can raise, the more people we can take on the trip, and the more we can donate directly to New Orleans charities. Our horses want to help as well, and since they cannot hold hammers, we'll be offering warhorse rides for donations at every venue we perform at. All the money raised from the rides will go directly to this effort. We will also have some special events announced as the season goes on. We would especially like to thank our partners at the Illinois Renaissance Festival for their very strong support of this project, and our friends at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire for allowing us to do fundraising at their event. If you'd like to talk to us about the project, or if you'd like to help, catch any of our knights or horses on the road this season and we'll be happy to discuss it. If you can't see us on the road this season but you'd still like to help, we are accepting donations directly via PayPal at Questions or comments may be sent directly to Scott at Paragon Jousting is not a charity. We are simply doing this because it's the right thing to do, and people need our help. If you choose to support us, we thank you. Sometimes it is easy to know the right thing to do. We are defined by our actions. Scott Rodlin Director Paragon Jousting

Paragon Jousting is a theatrical joust troupe providing armored jousting suitable for renaissance faires, public festivals and private functions. We provide a wide array of entertaining and educational shows suitable for a variety of audiences. Whether you want heavily armored knights charging at each other with lances leveled, wheeling horses as the knights resort to the sword to win the day, or unarmored riders demonstrating their prowess with sword and lance in a variety of chivalric games of skill, Paragon has a show for you.

NEWS...

2010-08-28

The great thing about mobile computing is the ability to update from the road. Illinois has been fantastic so far and we just got news of this wonder article in The Commercial News.

2010-08-23

On the heels of yesterday's news, another new source mentioned Paragon Jousting. This one comes by way of The Journal Review.

2010-08-22

We haven't been idle. We've just been very busy. So here's some news from Paragon Jousting.

We'd just like to remind everyone that the Paragon Jousting team is hitting the road in about a week for our debut performance in the Great Lakes region! We will be jousting at the Illinois Renaissance Faire in Danville, Illinois on August 28th and 29th. We're performing three times per day with shows featuring our signature armored combat demonstrations. We'll also be providing warhorse rides as part of our ongoing Rebuild New Orleans project. If you are in the lakes region, come visit us and our new friends at IRF!

There was recently an article in University of Illinois student newspaper about our participation at IRF and their decision to assist Paragon Jousting with our efforts in New Orleans to help Habitat for Humanity. Follow the link to see the article in the Daily Illini.

Also available is the profile for the newest edition to Paragon Jousting, Heidi Bergheimer.

2010-05-29

Please click here for an important message from Paragon Jousting Director, Scott Rodlin, regarding project Paragon Jousting: Rebuilding New Orleans.

2010-05-11

New dates have been added to our Schedule Page including the annual Aurorafest in Aurora, NY, home of Paragon Jousting. Check out where you can see us near you.

2010-03-22

Over the weekend, Paragon Jousting put on an armored combat demonstration for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and their families in Troop 170 in Newtown, CT. Sir Devon and Sir William strapped on the armor and taught the kids about how and why different weapons work. Sir Devon also instructed the kids how to subdue and capture a dragon because they are a protect species. (Too bad he was using Sir William as bait.) Everyone had a fantastic time, even Sir William who's armor was systematically destroyed by Sir Devon.

2010-03-03

Paragon Jousting is excited to announce our return to the mid-west for the Illinois Renaissance Festival. We are looking forward to meeting with King Henry the VII at this midwestern Renaissance Faire. The faire is only an hour and a half from Indianapolis, quite close to the Indiana border. So come out and join all of us as we explore the Great Lakes region and joust for everyone's pleasure.

2010-02-26

It's a new year and some would say a new decade (we're not getting into the starting on 0 or 1 debate here). Paragon Jousting is looking forward to expanding our horizons this year and we look forward to seeing all the many fans we meet at our shows throughout the country. Remember to ask for Paragon Jousting at your favorite faire.

To start things off, you'll see we're starting to list our bookings for the year on our Schedule Page. We're just getting started so keep checking back.

We're working on a few things on the site as well. We're actively working to redesign the site and we think people will be very excited by the changes. Once again, keep checking back to see what's going on.

We've got some other exciting things to annouce coming soon as well. Here's looking forward to a great 2010.