Photos: Wenches of the Colorado Renaissance Festival 2012

Despite wildfires in the region, organizers of the Colorado Renaissance Festival assured that the festival would be open last weekend (June 29-July 1). We've hand-picked our favorite wenches (wench: a young woman, girl; or a female servant, according to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) of the Ren Fest -- which goes on...

By Melody Parker

July 2, 2012

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Despite wildfires in the region, organizers of the Colorado Renaissance Festival assured that the festival would be open last weekend (June 29-July 1). We've hand-picked our favorite wenches (wench: a young woman, girl; or a female servant, according to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) of the Ren Fest -- which goes on each weekend through the end of July in Larkspur -- below. All photos by Christopher Morgan for Westword.

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