Arizona Renaissance Festival 1996

This was the start of what was to become the Greyhound Guild - from a wild idea, to a tentative plan, to a reality in just a couple of months! It was truly an amazing feat. And this couldn't have been done without all those wonderful volunteers who spent most of their free time in January 1996 getting things ready to go.

Transformation of our first booth

The transformation of the first booth, from a pink and chartreuse fairy-tale castle into Lord AAGI’s Kennel-all done over a single weekend by the wonderful volunteers!

Volunteers work on the booth

Volunteers work on digging holes, building fences and walls, painting trim, and generally sprucing up the booth.

Patrons gather to learn about the hounds

A volunteer along with his hounds talks to patrons at the booth.

Annmarie and friends

A fellow Festival participant and one of our volunteers pose with some of the hounds.



Another volunteer with those wonderful hounds.