The fair and gentle folk of the Shire of Seareach are in a frenzy!!! Twelfth Night is swiftly approaching and they would very much enjoy attending, but we can't seem to find our stuff! Have you ever had that happen? Ms. Fortune has cried havoc upon us all! We can't find our feast gear, our garb, our banners, and where are the directions, where are we gonna crash, and where are we going to get enough $$$? Oh my! We're expected to fight and we can't get all our armor together, the trunk is getting smaller and smaller. We've lost all the keys, and now someone mentions reservations? What do you mean reservations? What ever are we to do? What to do..... Please, join the frenzy and survey the scramble as Seareach presents the Eleventh Hour Quest for the Keys, Curiosities and Frivolities.
See what surprise are in store as you make haste to prepare for 12th night. Play in this quest in teams of three (one fighter and two gentles). The quest will be followed by more H.W. fun (hog wild? heavy weapons? hot water?) than you can shake a stick at. In the late after-noon prepare to dance and perhaps show your prowess in woo-ing a lucky love with cloven fruit. It's rumored that smalls (and talls) plan to decorate a Knight, and St. Nicholas (nikolais?) will still be in the neighborhood.
A Chinese gift exchange is planned (wrap and SCA gift under $10, if you want to participate). Feast will be provided al-a-pot luck by the shire folk and we plan on a wassail bowl. If you feel compelled to contribute a covered dish, dessert is always welcome.
The cost is $3.00 - No matter what, so you might as well plan to stay and eat, you won't want to miss the fun. This is a below the salt event. (way below the salt)
The location for this frenzy filled weekend is the home of Pez, deep in the swamp of Seareach.
The site is sopping wet and crash space is plentiful or you may tent. Site opens at 2:00 p.m. on Friday and if you please, go home by dark on Sunday.
Please direct reservations or questions to the Autocrat Lady Kaille (Sue Lisak) 115 Beasley Rd Wilmington, NC 28409, (910) 392-2543. Make Checks payable to the shire of Seareach, SCA Inc.
Directions:
Take your best route to Hwy 74 Take Whiteville Exit for 701 By-Pass (the 2nd one if your coming from Wilmington/ the first if your coming from Fayetteville. Go 5.5 miles through town south on hwy. 701 by-pass to Rough and Ready Rd. Turn right at the Phillips 66 gas station. Go 1.3 miles brick house on left (black shutters) . Signs will be posted. 1331 Rough and Ready Rd. 910-642-8077
The Barony of Storvik invites one and all to join in the festivities at our annual Yule celebration which will be held on Saturday, January 4, 1997 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Come enjoy the pleasant company of friends old and new, taste delectable desserts and dance the night away as we remember the year past and welcome in the new. The beloved Baron and Baroness of Storvik, Corun and Brenna, will graciously accept your yearly tithes. (Remember, any livestock must be penned outdoors...no sheep in the hall!)
There will be ample opportunities for each gentle to display their numerous talents. Several contests will be held including, the Best Documented Period Dessert, the Best Personal Banner Display (works not previously entered in A&S competitions will be judged), a bardic competition for the Best Winter Holiday Story or Song, and the Best Teaching of a Medieval/Renaissance Dance not commonly done in this area. For the more comically minded, there will also be a competition for the Most Imaginative Use of Mistletoe.
We are planning to have some children's activities, including storytelling by St. Nicholas, but please remember that CHILDCARE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
The site is St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4512 College Avenue, College Park, MD 20740. This is a semi-wet site...WINE ONLY. If you bring homemade meads or other wines to share, please be sure that they are in well-marked containers so that children will not make unfortunate mistakes. Please remember that the legal drinking age in the state of Maryland is 21.
There is no need to send reservations, fees will be paid at the door. You may pay the Troll by either cash or check (checks should be made out to "Barony of Storvik/SCA, Inc.). Fees are as follows: Adults, $6.00; Children aged 6-12, $3.00; Children 5 & under are guests of the Barony. If you bring a dessert to share, you will receive a $1.00 discount. The site opens at 5 pm and closes at 11 pm.
The autocrat is Lady Catriona Beansheinn, mka Cindy Stanford, 9300 Edmonston Road, #201, Greenbelt, MD 20770, home (301) 474-4659 (NLT 10pm), work (202) 728-0300 (M-F, 8:30am - 4:30pm). The net contact for this event is Frau Johanna von Sudeborn (Louise Flessas) at louise.flessas@worldnet.att.net.
Directions:
From I-495, take exit 25, Route 1 South into College Park. College Avenue is at the same light as the Maryland Book Exchange after the main campus area of the University of Maryland. Turn left onto College Avenue. Go 1 1/2 blocks, the church will be on your left. Continue to the stop sign at the end of the block, turn left and follow around to the church parking lots. Troll will be at the church entrance closest to the first parking lot you pass through.
Their Royal Majesties, Logan and Arielle call upon the good people of Atlantia to join them in celebrating the most joyous of all seasons at this, their Kingdom Twelfth Night. Share with them the festivities and glories of this happy event.
The dining tables will be decorated for you and the feast will consist of a buffet style meal available for several hours throughout the day. Beverages will be offered for all comers. There will be no off-board seating available.
In addition to Court and Feast, there will be a multitude of other activities:
There will be more detailed information on all the days activities in a mailing going out to all Seneschals and Barons/Baroness'. All information will also go out on the Internet. The mailing will be out by mid-November.
For feast, please contact Lady Adriana Broussard with any special dietary considerations. There will be a full menu in the seneschal's mailing and on the Internet.
Motel: The Hampton Inn (757) 490-9800. Rooms are $53.00 per night. No limit on people in the room. Free continental breakfast
The cutoff date for room reservations/room rate is December 20, 1996. After that date, rooms are $63.00 per night on a first come, first serve basis. If the Hampton Inn is full, please call the reservationist for a list of additional motels. There are numerous restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the site and the motel.
| Prices: | Onboard | Offboard | Children 4-13 | Children 0-3 |
| $ 15.00 | $ 10.00 | Half-Price | No Charge |
Event Coordinator:
Duchess Seonaid ni Fhionn
Barbra E. Bolt
3645 Deerfield Drive
Suffolk, VA 23435
(757) 686-0364
No calls after 10:00 pm
Reservations:
Lady Bethany of Bedford
Helene McWhirter
5417 Silbert Road
Norfolk, VA 23509
(757) 855-9600
email: grayone@cupid.com
No calls after 10:00 pm
Feast Coordinator:
Lady Adriana Broussard
Barbara Smith
844 Hopwood
Virginia Beach, VA
(757) 490-1732
No calls after 10:00 pm
Symposium Coordinator:
Duke Michael of Bedford
Michael L. Bolt
3645 Deerfield Drive
(757) 686-0364
No calls after 10:00 pm
The site is Saint Gregory's Catholic Church, located at 5345 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The site opens at 9:30 am and closes at 11:00 pm. This is a discreetly wet site. There are no pets allowed at the site or on the grounds.
Directions:
From South/Southwest: Take best route to 58E (State Route) to Suffolk, VA. Head
toward Virginia Beach via I-264E. Take exit 15A to Portsmouth/Norfolk. Go thru the tunnel and
stay in the rightmost lane. When you emerge from the tunnel MERGE RIGHT and head to 264E
towards Virginia Beach. Follow to 44E exit for Witchduck Road. Follow the directions below for
"To Site" or "To Hotel".
From North/Northwest: Take best route to I-64E towards Virginia Beach. Take 44E to
the Witchduck Road exit. Follow the directions below for "To Site" or "To Hotel".
To Site: From the exit, turn right onto Witchduck Road, then take 2nd left at the light onto Cleveland Street. At the end of Cleveland Street turn right onto Clearfield. Take the 2nd left at the sign for St. Gregory's Church.
To Hotel: From the exit go straight thru the light onto Greenwich. The hotel is on that street.
One Night Only! (We promise!) Come one and all to the Wonderful South, for a (snowless) day and evening of Mid-winter festivities and camaraderie. The Barony of Nottinghill Coill invites all to its post-12th-Night Twelfth Night celebration, for those who couldn't make it up North, and for those who just want to enjoy a day of relaxation with friends, games, dancing, and great food. All are welcome to attend, facilities for smalls will be available, though parents are asked to contribute to their children's entertainment. The sight is discreetly wet (no original containers, please).
Cost is a mere $7.00 for off-board, and $13 for on-board, for those who wish to partake of a sumptuous repast prepared by our own Grafin Judith and John le Burguillun. For dietary concerns, please contact Grafin Judith at (803) 738-0020, or John le Burguillun at (803) 781-2375.
Autocrat is Donal MakBrair, and may be reached at (803) 699-9621. Reservations must be made by check or money order, and sent to: Lord Astil Alyson Sandilands (Chuck Turner) 625 Heatherwood Dr., Taylors, SC 29687, (864) 244-4406. email: fal_cree@mindspring.com.
Directions:
From the North: Take your best route to Rt. 20, go to Rt. 277 into Columbia. Continue on 277
after it turns into Bull St. (once you hit stop lights, you are on Bull). Follow Bull to the End, turn
Left. Go one block to Pickens, Turn Right.Follow Pickens through two stop lights, then up the
hill on the Left is the American Legion Hall.
From the South: Rt. 26 to exit 115 (Knox Abbot Rd). Head towards the city (north). After
you cross the river, you will be on Blossom St. Continue on Blossom for approx 6 lights (you are
looking for the light after you cross Sumter). At Pickens, turn Right. Got through one stop light,
and the American Legion Hall is up the hill on the left, across from the USC Press Blgd.
Come one and all to celebrate the new year and a new tourney season! The Barony of Black Diamond (SW Virginia) welcomes you to Ice Castles, our Baronial anniversary celebration. Join us for the traditional 3-man melee team tourney, rapier combat, and competition and display in Arts and Sciences. A hearty and abundant feast of three removes will be prepared by the Honorable Baron Francis of Aaron Isles, a Grand Chef of Meridies.
THE SITE: Best Western Red Lion Inn, Blacksburg, Va., next to route 460. This Medieval-styled inn has plenty of room, a restaurant, and a very large, heated hall which will be open early Saturday to the wee hours for all indoor events. Fighting will be on the surrounding green, with rapier indoors if weather requires. This is a wet site. The site opens at 6 am Saturday and closes at 6 am on Sunday.
ACTIVITIES: The traditional three-man melee tourney (with pleasing mementos to the winners), and also rapier activities. The Baroness' Arts prize will go to the best depiction of an Ice Castle in any medium (please, no snow in the hall), and a 2nd prize will be for the best item of cold-weather garb. Light documentation is needed for the garb, and none for the Ice Castle. We welcome display items. After feast will be dancing in the hall!
THE COST: $13 on-board, and $9 off: feast space is unlimited. Children 6-12 are half their parent's rate, and those under six are our guests, but must still register. No pre-registrations will be accepted after 1/15/97. The price thereafter and at the door is $15, with kids as above. Red Lion has offered us rooms at $50 per night, with discreetly unlimited occupancy.
RESERVATIONS: Please send reservations to the autocrat, with checks made out to "The Barony of Black Diamond - SCA, Inc." The Inn is at 900 Plantation Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060, and can be reached at (540) 552-7770. Please request the SCA price.
AUTOCRAT: Baroness Eadwyn Inhold (Marjorie Coates) 3338 Chaparral Drive SW, Roanoke, VA 24018-4937, (540) 772-7062 (NLT 10:30 pm).
FEASTOCRAT: Baron Francis (Gerald Coates) can be reached at the above address for questions, allergy information, or requests.
MERCHANTS: You are most welcome. Merchant space will be available inside. Call the autocrat for more info.
Directions:
From I-81 in Virginia take exit #118 to Christianburg. After a mile (after the Pargo's Restaurant billboard on your right), go right continuing on Route 460 towards Blacksburg and Virginia Tech. Go past the shopping on both sides, and DO NOT take the fork to downtown Blacksburg. Bear left towards Virginia Tech. Take the Price's Fork Road exit next after the light at the campus entrance. Take it west, which is away from the campus. Once west of the highway, take an almost immediate left, then left again into the Inn driveway. There are Red Lion signs to guide you. SCA signs will lead to the Troll.
Unlace your corset, take off your shoes! The college of Sylvan Keep in the Barony of Bright Hills is hosting the very informal Tourney of the Keep! Tired of worrying about dragging your velvets and silks in the mud? Come to Sylvan Keep for a good party, and leave your court garb at home. Several engaging tournaments will amuse the populace. For the rapier fighters, an indoor novice tourney (less than two years since playing your prize, please) and open tourney will be held. We will be holding authorizations for the spring fighting season. And for everyone else, games galore! A cup-and-ball double elimination tournament will also be held. (authorization available as well for this great sport.) Come in your most creative cup-and-ball armor and win a prize!
Site opens at noon, fee is $7, dinner will be pot-luck. A $3 admission discount will be given to anyone who brings a dish to feed six. (Make checks payable to Sylvan Keep/SCA Inc.) This event is being held in our campus pub, so there will be a cash bar, prices are very reasonable. Plenty of free parking is available, but no overnights on site are allowed. Site closes at 2:00 a.m. No children's activities are planned currently.
For questions, or for those bringing food please contact the autocrats, Carmen Hosler-Moran or Kate Maunsel (Catherine Seib) 3100 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, (410) 662-8420, email: karma@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu.
Directions:
To get to Johns Hopkins University, Homewood campus: Entering Baltimore via I-83:
Take the 28th Street exit and head east, taking a left at Howard Street (second signal). Make the
first left past the light at 29th Street, onto Wyman Parkway. If you've passed the museum, you've
gone too far -- turn around in the museum parking lots and take the first right. Continue a few
yards, turn right into the university. You're there! Park and walk up the roadway until it ends at
Levering Hall (2nd building on the left). Don't worry too much, signs will be posted.
For those entering Baltimore via I-95 (from the south):
Take the I-395 exit, and take Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd into the city. You will be shuffled
through a left turn onto Howard Street. Keep going on Howard Street until it turns into Art
Museum. As you pass a small park on the right, Howard Street will take a rather sharp right
curve. Turn left in the middle of this curve onto Wyman Parkway. Make the first right into the
university. Park and walk up the roadway to Levering Hall.
For those entering Baltimore via I-95 (from the north):
Take the I-695 West (towards Towson) instead of I-95 through the city. get onto I-83 South
(towards Baltimore) and follow directions as though coming from Pennsylvania (see I-83
directions above). This avoids the toll tunnel on I-95 and about 25 minutes of traffic, although
you can take I-95 through the city and get off at I-395 as though coming from the south.
The Cold Winds of the Dark Season are upon us, and the bright lights of the holidays are fading fast from our memories. The gentle folk of the College of Yarnvid (sca inc.) graciously invite you to come to one last holiday revel before our thoughts turn to the summer. Come join us to see the Viking's Just Dessert.
Plan to come and spend the day, and stay into the evening! We will begin to gather around 1pm, during the day, artisans are encouraged to bring their latest projects. There will also be gaming, merchants, and gathering. As dusk brings the day to a close, we shall begin dancing in the hall, followed by a Pot Luck Feast to allow all to show off their cooking talents. Before the Feast begins there will be an award for the best table setting, in period fashion (no documentation required).
After filling our bellies and wearing out our shoes, but before it gets late, there will be the presentation of the Vikings Just Dessert. All interested in competing in this "presentation of dessert" competition please sign in at troll. Afterwards there will a bardic circle into the evening, please bring stories suitable for children. The Cup will be passed during the evening to be given to the best bard of the evening at 10:30.
Site Closes at 10:45. Please note that this is a DRY site. The Church's address is: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 815 East Grace Street, Richmond, VA
The Event Fee's: A dinner item for the Pot Luck Feast, and a donation of $4/person would be appreciated to cover the cost of the site
Inquiries: Please contact the autocrat: Thorbjorn Kristiansson (Kevin Haug) 5705 Tivoli Circle Apt. #107, Richmond, VA 23227, (D) (804) 828-3647, (E) (804) 321-3276. email: has4kmh@atlas.vcu.edu
Directions:
Take your best route to I-95, exit 76. Take Belvidere Street towards Downtown (towards VCU). Turn Left on Franklin Street. Take Franklin Street to 8th Street, turn Left and the Church should be to your Right. Parking is on the Street.
The legend continues . . . once again the Barnacled Bullfrog Tavern, with its legendary serving wenches and hearty tavern fare, rises out of the mists to the delight of all who may happen upon her. Our seer assures us that this rare event will occur at the Planter's Club, 4600 Planter's Club Road in Suffolk, VA and the doors will open at Noon. Best beware, though . . . you have to be out of the tavern by midnight or you will become a permanent resident of the tavern as it disappears back into the mists.
Several competitions will be held throughout the day and include: Best Bardic piece on the history/myth of the tavern; Best drinking song, story or poem; Entertain the Barkeep (not necessarily bardic!); Best period drinking vessel, and a Dart tournament. For your further entertainment, Rabah's Karavan will be providing games for your gambling pleasure so bring your coin of the realm!
Baroness Ceridwen will be on hand for our very first rapier tournament, and a silly weapons tavern brawl, along with a chance for authorizations. Have you always been curious to try rapier? Some instruction will be available for those who would like to experience this elegant fighting form.
Once again, Lord Arn Biørn Bassi Dansson will be manning the bar and will guard your ales and spirits well. Just ask the serving wench to top off your mug from your private stock.
Costs are $7.50 in advance (by Jan 13) or $10.00 at the door. There will be a special discount of $2.50 for designated drivers who are providing transportation for at least two other adults. Make checks payable to "Barony of Marinus, SCA, Inc." Please note that the hall is limited to 144 people so make your reservations early!
The cost includes tavern fare that will be available to all during the dinner hours. Special dietary concerns should be addressed to the Feastocrat, Lady Felicia Catriona Morgan (Barbara Dodge) 8044 Kirby Haigh Circle, Norfolk, VA 23513 (757) or (804) 588-8753 (NLT 9 pm). email: bjornfre@concentric.net
The autocrat is Lady Kara in Danska (Jeanne Lark) 3609 Forest Glen Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452-3014, (757) or (804) 631-2718 (NLT midnight). email: rabah@ix.netcom.com
There is a pay phone on site should you need to give a number to the babysitter, etc. but it can only be answered during the event as the hall is normally unmanned. The number is (757) 538-9518.
NOTICE: Due to the nature of the event NO children's activities are planned and NO child care will be provided.
Merchants: Unfortunately there will be no merchanting due to hall size restrictions.
Directions:
From Hampton/Peninsula and areas North: Take 64E to 664S. Go through the tunnel and get off at Rt.. 17 (Bridge Road) & turn right at the end of the offramp. Go approx 4 miles and turn left at the light onto Bennets Pasture Road (the right side is named Bennets Creek Lane . . . if you cross the Nansemond River you went too far! Turn right onto Sleepy Hole Road (Rt. 629) then right onto Planter's Club Road (which is past the golf course). The site is at the end of the road.
From Norfolk/Va Beach: Find your best way to I-264 and take the Berkley Bridge/Downtown Tunnel. Take the Frederick Blvd exit (Alt 17N). Turn left onto High Street (17N) and approx 9 miles later turn left at the light onto Bennets Pasture Road (see directions from North starting with: "(the right side is . . .)").
From points South: find your best route to 58N. Turn left onto Nansemond Parkway (Rt. 337). Go past the Nansemond River High School and turn left onto Sleepy Hole Road (Rt. 629). Turn left onto Planter's Club Road. If you pass the golf course on Sleepy Hole Road you went too far!
There will be SCA signs posted as you near the site.
The people of Tear Sea's Shore invite you to join them in celebrating the 18th Tourney of Manannan mac Lir. The day site is Hampton Park (30 Mary Murray Dr., Charleston SC 29403). Troll opens at 11:30 am. Armor inspection and authorizations begin at noon. The traditional Tourney of Manannan mac Lir starts at 1 pm. This site, being a public park, is ABSOLUTELY bone dry. The park site closes at 5 pm.
The feast site is Gage Hall (4 Archdale St., Charleston SC 29401). It will open at 4:00 pm. This site, happily, is discreetly wet. The feast, catered by Maeve of Hidden Mountain and her skilled staff, will begin at 7:00 pm., to allow fighters and others plenty of time to return to crash space to shower and change before coming to the site.
By time-honored tradition, during the evening the Canton will sponsor a Bardic Competition on the theme of the ocean, its inhabitants, and those who venture forth upon it. After feast a dessert table will be brought forth and the tables will be cleared in order to make room for dancing. The hall closes at 11 pm.
In keeping with old Society and Atlantian tradition, the people of the Shore welcome our guests into our homes. If you wish crash space, please send your requirements (allergies, etc.) with a S.A.S.E, so we can send you directions.
The cost for the event PAID before January 6 is $10 for adults and $5 for children 6 to 12 onboard. For those PAID before January 20 onboard is $13 and $7 respectively. Off board for adults is $5 anytime (no charge for kids). IF there is space onboard on the day of the event, the cost will be $15 for adults and $9 for kids. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ONBOARD RESERVATIONS OR OFF BOARD SPACE IN THE HALL FOR RESERVATIONS MADE AFTER THE 20TH. Make all checks payable to the SCA, Inc/Canton of Tear Sea's Shore. Please send reservations and inquiries to the autocrat, Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (Bambi Wimett) Box 522, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465-0522, (803) 881-5517, email: silverdragon@charleston.net. Please include any information on food allergies or dietary restrictions with your reservation.
Directions:
To the day site: Take I-26S into Charleston. It ends at US 17. Follow US 17S towards Savannah. Turn RIGHT onto Ashley Ave (5th cross street past King St., a northbound 1-way) Ashley Ave ends at Mary Murray Dr. Hampton Park is in front of you. Follow Mary Murray Dr. until you see our banners & pavilions.
To feast from out of town Take I-26S to Charleston.to its end at US 17. Exit following signs for King St. South (Downtown). IMPORTANT: King Street above Calhoun St. is now a two-way street! Pass Calhoun St. & Beaufain St. (King bends a bit to the right at Beaufain.) Turn RIGHT onto Clifford St., 4th St. on right after Beaufain. Turn next LEFT onto Archdale (a south-bound one-way street). Gage Hall is on the left near the foot of the street. Park in areas indicated by SCA signs.
Kingdom Twelfth Night and Yule are over and you can now put all seriousness aside and join us for Hindscroft's 4th annual Fool's Twelfth Night.
There will be all manner of fun and foolishness. Enter contests for best silly song, most unusual use of bells, most creative use of motley, and help choose the new Queen or King of Fools. A board games tourney will be held for your fun and frustration. There will be a contest for the punsters in the group and of course there will be dancing. Lord Oshi, (MKA John Sellers) will again be serving as your foolish feastocrat. Those with dietary concerns may reach him at (910) 760-9136 or email at jsellers@cris.com
The site is Marvin United Methodist Church, 4401 Indiana Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC. The site opens at 10 AM and closes at 11 PM. Limited crash space is available - notify the autocrat. The cost of all this fun isonly $8 for on-board and $3 for off-board. Children 12 and under are guestsof the Shire, but if they are to be on board please make reservations for them. The feast is limited to 75 gentles. Please make checks payable to Shire of Hindscroft, SCA, Inc.
For reservations and/or information contact the foolish autocrat Lady Sine ni Dheaghaidh (MKA Jane Sellers) 4050-E Huntingreen Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. (910) 760-9136 before 9:30 PM please, or email at jsellers@cris.com. Merchants are welcome, but please bring your own tables.
Directions:
From South of Winston-Salem: take US 52 NORTH toward Mt. Airy. Take the Akron Drive Exit # 112. At the stoplight, turn left onto Akron Drive. *** When Akron ends at Indiana Avenue, bear right onto Indiana and proceed approximately 1.3 miles. The Church is on the right. (Look for SCA signs.)
From North of Winston-Salem: take US 52 SOUTH towards Winston-Salem. Take the Akron Drive Exit # 112. Proceed to the stoplight and turn right onto Akron Drive. When Akron ends at Indiana, follow directions above from ***.
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