Story Tips for Local News Media - 05/01/98

                            STORY TIPS

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RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL RECREATES ROBIN HOOD LEGEND--May 2. Ohio State 
students and faculty will recreate The Legend of Robin Hood at the 
23rd annual Medieval and Renaissance Festival on Saturday, May 2 
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the South Oval (12th Avenue at College 
Road).  The goal of the event is to increase appreciation for the 
medieval and Renaissance periods and to present a glimpse into the 
characters of people of long ago.  The festival begins at 11 a.m. 
with a Grand Processional through Mirror Lake Hollow.  Throughout 
the day, costumed performers will entertain visitors with medieval 
sword fights, plays, a human chessboard, dances, juggling, magic 
and music.
CONTACT: Shelly Bansal, festival steering committee, 688-2674, or 
David Strauss, University Honors Center, 292-3135.

COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY PRESENTS FIBER ART EXHIBITION--May 2-Aug. 
15. Fiber artist and Ohio State alumnus Robert Hillestad celebrates 
stories of lives, histories and cultures with his coats of many 
colors.  A selection of his unique coats are part of the new 
exhibition Choreography in Fiber: The Celebrations of Robert 
Hillestad, May 2-Aug. 15, at the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing, 
College of Human Ecology, 1787 Neil Ave.  A professor emeritus in 
the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design at the University 
of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hillestad will discuss his artwork at 12:15 
p.m. on May 2 at the Faculty Club.  He will be available for 
interviews at 2 p.m. at the exhibition. The exhibition is open each 
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 
CONTACT: Curator Gayle Strege, curator, Historic Costume and 
Textiles Collection, 292-3090.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK CELEBRATES CULTURE--May 2-8.  Students 
representing some 120 countries and nationalities will showcase 
their cultures and lifestyles at the Buckeye World Tour, an 
international festival and 5K run on May 3 being held as part of 
Ohio State