The University of Atlantia will be hosted by the gracious Barony of Lochmere at Meade High School on the grounds of Ft. Meade in Odenton, MD.
The site will open at 9:00 a.m. for registration with the first class to start at 10:00 a.m. There will be a one-hour break for lunch at noon followed by Convocation at 1:00 p.m. Classes resume at 1:30 p.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. Site will close promptly at 6:00 p.m. Every effort will be made to adhere to this schedule.
The catalog for this session appeared in the May issue of the Acorn and is also available on the University of Atlantia home page. Instructions for preregistration appear in both locations. If you have specific questions about offerings in the catalog, please contact Chancellor Deirdre O'Siodhachain (see regnum).
Site restrictions: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. Our site is a public school in the state of Maryland. The law is very strict in regard to weapons on school grounds. Please do not bring any firearms with you, period or otherwise. You may wear items such as swords as part of your costume, but please do not brandish anything in a warlike manner. Fencing weapons are considered sporting equipment. If you are planning to participate in rapier activity, please bring shoes with nonmarking soles in case inclement weather forces workshops to be held inside.
Merchants will be allowed, but only if advance arrangements are made. While space in not particularly limited, neither do we wish any unpleasant surprises with crowding. Please contact the local autocrat(s).
Costs: University is asking a $3.00 donation from attendees. This is waived for instructors, the Crown, and those unable to pay. All materials fees are paid to the University with preregistration. Please make checks payable to the University of Atlantia/SCA, Inc. If registering on the day of University, any materials fees should be paid directly to the instructor with the exception of the period music lecture.
Accommodations: The hospitable people of the Barony of Lochmere are willing to open their homes to guests. If you need crash space, please contact the local autocrats: (Jaudin Guillaume (Jerry Sapp), 681 Lions Gate Lane, Odenton, MD 21113, (410) 674-5336, email: jerry.sapp@ost.dot.gov AND Giovanna Donnina (Ellen Liebert), 8385-B Montgomery Run, Ellicott City, MD 21043, (410) 461-6637, email: eliebert@aol.com
The nearest hotels to the site are: Red Carpet Inn (across from Ft. Meade Main Gate) at (410) 674-8900 and the Parkway Inn (at the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and route 175) at (410) 799-0300. No arrangements have been made for a group rate.
Lunch: Lunch will not be offered on site. Students are welcome to bring their own food, but are requested to eat only in the Cafeteria area or outside if weather permits. There are a number of restaurants (both fast food and table service) located quite close to the site. A list will be available at University.
Directions:
Look at a map of Maryland. From Interstate 95 (north of Washington, DC) take the Route 175 exit East towards Jessup. Stay on Route 175 past Route 295 (Baltimore/Washington Parkway). The school is on the right approximately 1/2 mile past Rockenback Road.
The Canton of Spiaggia Levantina invites all gentlefolk to the great forests of the Eastern Shore of Maryland for the great hunt. The Beast has been pursued for many a day and night, and now sleeps in the historic Furnace Town site of Snow Hill, MD. The Beast has sent many good fighters to the summerlands. Only the most brave should attend this glorious event. Beasties lurk in the ancient forest, and many perils await! BEWARE those who would take advantage of our fun, those would sneak in to hunt without permission. Poachers are swiftly dealt with on the Baron's land!
For all who wish to sharpen their archery skills, try our target range. It takes a sharp eye and strong draw to strike our targets. If ye be more inclined to the art of the rapier, gain the chance to test your skills of speed and dexterity against others. After the morning showing of might, relax to watch a human chess game. Or even sign up and become involved as a playing piece. As the shadows lengthen and the summer's day draws to a close, the Baron of Bright Hills shall hold court. Awards and prizes shall be given to those who have distinguished themselves.
Following court, we invite you to feast with us! Sample the fare and fun for which Spiaggia Levantina is known! Perhaps we shall dine on the Great Beast itself, and surely hear the bold tales of its capture! Afterwards a bonfire will be lit and we shall clear the "barn" for a chelidh. Join in with dancing of all kinds, from the refined steps of high courts, to the toe tapping, carefree rythms of English country dancing. If you are a little rusty, join with one of the dance workshops during the day to sharpen your skills.
Other events during the day you may wish to include in your schedule:
Let the artisans celebrate the richness of high summer with an A&S competition for the most creative use of flowers. We invite you to dazzle our senses as you improve upon Mother Nature! For those with a more practical green thumb, there shall be an herbalist's test of knowledge as we challenge you to identify the gifts of wood and field we set before you.
Spiaggia welcomes the youngest citizens of proud Atlantia. Their day shall include armor making, games, and arts and crafts, all with "small's-safe" materials. For a quiet moment in the shade of tall trees we shall weave for them tales both fun and magical. A boffer tourney shall be held, but please remember, smalls can be fragile, so we ask that you bring their safety equipment. A dance class shall provide the chance to learn the "Maltese Bransle" without getting squished!
Cost shall be $13 onboard and $8 offboard. We shall open the site at noon on Friday and close it at noon on Sunday. Camping will be on site. We would like to point out that the site is discreetly wet. A special discount is available for minstrels, and entertainers who wish to show off their talents. As was tradition long past, they must sing for their supper. Merchants shall also receive a favour for showing their wares. Since they must do battle with the Great Chesapeake Bay Bridge Troll, we shall return that which he took.
Please make checks payable to Spiaggia Levantina/SCA, Inc. and send them to Avanasiia Volokhov (Tracy Wright) (see autocrat for address, etc.)
Autocrat: Braenden y Mad (Chris Wright), 202 Brooklyn Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801, (410) 543-4920 (NLT 9 p.m.), email: raven.rose@juno.com
Merchantocrat: Avanasiia Volokov (see above). Merchant area will be outdoors. Please provide pavilions.
Co-Feastocrats: Master Chirhart Blackstar (Truman Barnes) (410) 239-8794, Ta'mhas MacInnes (Tom Twilley) (410) 543-9305, and Hans VanHoorn (Tim Dahl) (302) 677-0784.
Directions:
From Route 13 North and South: Take Salisbury (Route 13) by-pass. Take exit for Route 12. Head towards Snow Hill. Travel approx. 12 miles. Turn right on Furnacetown Road. The site is approximately 2-3 miles on your left.
From Route 50 East and West: Take Route 13 bypass South (located on the east side of Salisbury.) Take exit for Route 12 and follow directions above.
Summer is coming and we want to run into the fields and play. The Shire of Roxbury Mill invites little people to bring their parents, big people to bring their friends and everybody to walk the Fairway in persona at our Country Fair on June 14. You'll see period artisans producing period goods. We'll play period games of chance and compete for glory in period field games (CAMBOK!! and others). Merchants and peddlers will try to separate you from your gold, and we'll dance and sing and play as entertainers entertain us.
The site fee is a budget-friendly $3.00 per head with a $12.00 family maximum. There's no feast, but we have a non-alchoholic tavern whose profits benefit one of our deserving SCA Charities. Which one? You decide. If you buy something, you get a vote. The charity with the most votes gets the donation.
The site opens at 11:00 AM on Saturday (Fairway setup is Friday evening) and is wet. We don't have to leave until we want to. Shade is at a premium so bring your own. Water must be transported a short distance so water jugs would also be convenient to have handy. We're trying to keep things period so please help us out by bringing cooler covers, etc. Contact the Autocrat if you wish to camp, if you need crash space, or if you need space on the Fairway (Artisans, Entertainers, and Merchants are welcome indeed). Send reservations to the Autocrat: Lady Aurora Astore (Dawn Skully), 12401C Hickory Tree Way, Germantown, MD 20874, (301) 540-8697, email: dskully@hns.com. Make checks to: SCA Inc, Shire of Roxbury Mill. Pre-registration is encouraged so we can predict how to stock the tavern and how many different games we'll need to run at one time. We look forward to your company at the Fair.
Directions:
GET A MAP. Find your best way to I-270 in Maryland. Take Rt 118W (toward Germantown). Rt 118 zigs to the left at a light at Wisteria Drive (4th light, I think) and then to the right at the next light so be careful. Drive through the light at Clopper Rd (Rt. 117 - unless, of course, it's red) and travel another quarter to half mile. The site - Phillips Farm - will be on the right. If you've gone as far as Riffleford Rd, you've gone too far. Turn around and come back, we're waiting for you.
The Canton of the Guardians of the Sacred Stone invites one and all to join us in the midst of summer at Smith Middle School for our annual Auxillium et Concillium.
The cost is $3.00/person. Please make checks payable to Guardians of the Sacred Stone/SCA, Inc. The site opens at 9:00am with classes and fighting starting at 10:00am. The heavy weapons Tourney is scheduled to start after lunch. Site closes at 5:00pm. There will be no feast, but maps to local eateries will be available at troll. Participants are welcome to bring lunch and eat on-site.
Classes scheduled for the event include a heraldry track, a scriptorium, period games, classes on garb, dance, cardweaving, and much much more.
For more information, please contact the autocrat: Cassandra the Forlorn (Tracey Brown), 238-6 Orchard Trace Lane, Charlotte, NC 28213. (704) 597-0893. email: tbrown@charlotte.glenayre.com.
Directions:
Take your best route to I-77 heading into Charlotte. Take exit 5 (Tyvola Road) away from the coliseum (there will be signs to direct you.) Go approx 1 mile and Smith Middle School will be on your right. Turn into the first parking lot.
Close your eyes. Imagine walking between bedecked tents and pavilions to fields resplendent with the flash of color and steel. On one side, the flair and grace of rapier combatants catches your breath. Their banter fills your ears and the cheers of the crowd fuel their ardor in combat. Further down the road the clash of steel turn to din as armored fighters engage in field and obstacle melees. Since you're interested in visiting historical landmarks, you stop and see the tree that felled Prince Cuan II from a melee years ago. Past the field lies a castle wall and a moat. The familiar thwack of arrow in target draws applause from the gallery crowds. Monsters from mythology rise up from the nearby lake in an attempt to make us their prey. It is up to the archers to save everyone! Hunger draws you back toward the main encampment. As you wind your way past merchants displaying their tempting wares, you stop at the stage to watch minstrels, players, and dancers. Finally, as day dims to night, you find the feast pavilion, sit and join a sumptuous feast. Later you fill your toasting cup and join a fire whose flames cast light on bards or listen to the drums as they encourage dancers. The best part is you can open your eyes. This is not a dream: this is the Highland River Melees.
There will be melee fighting all day. The type of scenarios depends on how many fighters attend. Authorizations will begin at 10 am sharp. Melees will begin at 11 am and will continue until the last fighter calls it quit. We would like to extend an offer to all combat archers! We hope that you will attend, and would be happy to run scenarios involving you. There will be rapier fighting. Again, the type of scenarios depends on how many rapier fighters attend. Rapier authorizations will begin at 10 am.
There will be target archery which will be different from past melees. There will be a scaffold shoot, a moat shoot, an assassin shoot and advancing monsters. There will be prizes given to the best shooters of the day in each category. A grand prize will be awarded to the overall best archer. Archery will start at 10 am.
There are numerous other activities during the day. An A&S exhibit is scheduled, run by Master Daniel of Rutland, which will display works completed or in-progress. A play, written by Anjuli McDonald of Clanranald, is scheduled during the day. Children's activities are planned, but parents will be expected to supervise. There will be bardic circles, belly dancing and drumming well into the night. Merchants are encouraged, and there is plenty of room to set up.
The feast will be prepared by Baron Damon Argent, with guest cooks Master Chirhart Blackstar and Lord Halveyard of Bourne. Vegetarian dishes will be served. If you have any kind of food allergies, please contact the Feast Master, Baron Damon Argent (Alan Feldman) at 19511 Porterstown Road, Keedysville, MD 21756, (301) 416-2882. The site is dry by day; discreetly wet after dark. Feast is limited to 150 seats. Also, tables for feast are limited, so if you can bring any to share it would be greatly appreciated.
There is no cost for site fee, camping and off-board dining. The on-board cost is $7 before June 10th, and $9 thereafter. Reservations must be post marked by June 10th. Make checks payable to The Shire of Highland Foorde/SCA , Inc. Mail reservations to the Autocrat, Lord Adam of Erin (Warren Ryan, Jr.), 915 Chestnut St. Hagerstown, MD 21740. (301) 416-8715. The site is a public park which means ABSOULUTELY NO PETS PERMITTED AT ALL, except guide animals. Guide ferrets, guide iguanas, or like animals do not count.
The site is the Jonathan Hager House in Hagerstown, MD. The site opens at 5:00 pm, June 20th and closes at 3:00 pm, June 22nd.
Directions:
From the East and West, take I-70 to I-81 North.
From the North and South, take I-81 to exit #5, Halfway Blvd (first exit North of I-70). Go east past the Valley Mall (on right). At the 3rd traffic light past the mall, turn left onto Virginia Ave, (US 11N). Continue straight through 2 traffic lights, (US 11 turns left, do not turn with it), past the city park on the left. You will come to a stop sign at a traffic circle. Go around the traffic circle 270 degrees, and enter the park. Go straight. The Hager House is on the right, across the railroad tracks.
The Barony of Hidden Mountain has yet another reason to invite you all down for a party! (Imagine that!) Sir Francis Drake did discover the Hawaiian Islands. We have proof of this great feat. This means luau, a feast for non-native people! Toss our period fancy garb and grab your totally tacky Hawaiian fabric and grass skirts, no lawn mowers please! What? You say you don't have any tacky garb? Well, we have totally tacky garbs for a mean 3 clams ($3.00 for non- natives.)
The feast is as non-period as the event. Baroness Mistylla will be cooking the feast. That's Misty for you non-natives. The Island magic and spirits will be flowing so please have proper ID at the door. SC legal drinking age is 21 - native or not! There are no children activities planned and no baby sitter will be on site.
There will be heavy fighting with short sword, short spear (6 ft. or less), boat oars, pole arms 48" with no butt spikes (shaped like boat oars). If you have any questions, please call Baron Norton at the phone listed below.
The A&S Competition and Display will also be totally tacky and will consist of best native garb, best dressed coconut, best use of coconut, and best Hawaiin word. Let your imagination blow in the Island Breeze, let your hair down and let the grass skirts blow.
The cost of this gala will be $13 cash, as clams are too messy, and needs to be paid BEFORE June 1st. Otherwise it will be $15 at the door, $6 offboard and children under 14 are half price. Make checks payable to Barony of Hidden Mountain/SCA, Inc.
For further information, contact the autocrat Baroness Mistylla of the Misty Isles (Sharon Paris), 208 Oakdale Drive, Summerville, SC 29483, (803) 875-1213 (NLT 9 pm). Mail all reservations to the autocrat. Site location: Duke's Campground in Ridgeville, SC. The site opens at 6 pm on Friday, and closes at noon on Sunday. Fighter practice will be held after site clean-up.
Directions:
To reach the site from Charleston or interior locations, take your best route to exit 194 on I-26. At the bottom of the exit ramp, head east on Road 16 (Look out for deer and other beasts!) After approximately 5 miles, you will reach the first stop sign. This is Route 176. Turn left on Route 176 and continue for several miles past the convenience store on the left. Shortly after you will see the entrance to Duke's Campground on the left. There will be SCA signs!
To reach the site from coastal locations to the north, take Route 17 to Georgetown, SC. Take Route 17A South from Georgetown through Monks Corner to the junction with Route 176. Turn right onto 176 and continue for approximately seven (7) miles until you reach the entrance to the site on the left.
The Barony of Ponte Alto invites one and all to join us for two days of fun and fighting at the Sword and Compass. On Saturday, a ransom tourney will be held for the heavy fighters. Rapier fighters will sharpen their tactical skills at a Five Man Melee Tournament, in preparation for the Great War. Bring an entire team, or we can assemble one for you! To increase our numbers on the fields of battle, authorizations in both heavy and light weapons forms will be held prior to the tourneys. Authorizations will begin at 10:00 am, and the tourneys will begin at 12 noon or after authorizations are completed, whichever is later.
And on Sunday...we prepare for War. The pre-Pennsic Northern Region War Practice will be held on Sunday. Rapier fighters will sharpen their tactical skills at a Five Man Melee Tournament. Bring an entire team, or we can assemble one for you! Melee's and other War maneuvers will be conducted for the Heavy fighters as well. Again, you can assemble your own units, and/or join a unit once on-site. To increase our numbers on the fields of battle, authorizations in both heavy and light weapons forms will be held. Authorizations will begin at 10:00 am, Practices will begin at 12 noon or after authorizations are completed, whichever is later.
There will be two A&S competitions on Saturday, one for blackwork embroidery and one for Elizabethan accessories. And of course there will be dancing and a bardic circle in the evening. Lunch will be provided on Saturday. A delicious feast prepared by Lady Ysabel Farquhar will delight the palate Saturday evening. Dietary concerns about any meal should be addressed to Lady Ysabel at (703) 815-9707 (NLT 9 pm). Both breakfast and lunch will be available on Sunday, as well.
The site is the Prince William Forest Park, in Triangle, VA. It is cabin camping, and NO TENTS ALLOWED. There are 170 cabins spots available, so register early if you want to camp. Please indicate on your reservation how many bunks you'll need. Site opens 7:00 pm Friday and closes 5:00pm Sunday. Site is wet, drinking age in Virginia is 21. Minors found in possession of alcohol will be escorted off site.
Costs are: Day-trip Saturday or Sunday (including lunch) -- $7; Saturday and Sunday, off-board -- $10 (Includes lunch both days); Saturday and Sunday, on-board -- $16 (includes dinner Saturday, all of the above, and breakfast on Sunday). Children 6-12 are half-price, under six are guests of the Barony. There is no additional charge for Friday night arrival!
Send both on-board and off-board reservations to the autocrat, Lady Aislynn Fyrlocc (Kate Spears), 7974 Revenna Lane, Springfield, VA 22153, (703) 569-9743 (NLT 9 pm), email: kspears@fdic.gov. Please reserve as early as possible. Make checks payable to the Barony of Ponte Alto, SCA Inc. Please address any questions on tourneys or the schedule to the deputy autocrat, Alina Silverthorne (Kimberly Telsch), 2779 Prince Harold Court, Herndon VA 20171, (703) 860-9262 (NLT 10 pm), email: ladymouse@juno.com.
Directions:
From the North: I-95 S. (Past Capitol Beltway), to Rt.. 234 (Manassas/Dumfries) (Exit 148). Go east on Rt.. 234 for about two miles. Camp will be on your left, follow signs for Camp 4.
From the South: I-95 North to Rt.. 234 (Manassas/Dumfries) (Exit 148). Go east on Rt.. 234 for about two miles. Camp will be on your left, follow signs for Camp 4.
The Barony of the Sacred Stone, The Shire of Hindscroft and the Companions of the Order of the Phoenix' Eye invite all Atlantia to join them in Sacred Stone's annual Arts and Sciences Pentathlon on Saturday, June 28th, A.S. XXXII in the Shire of Hindscroft...
The Site is Marvin United Methodist Church, 4401 Indiana Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC. The doors open Saturday, June 28th, at 9:00 am and close that night at 11:00 pm.
The Pentathlon rules are simple. Each person competing must enter five (5) of the fifty-two (52) categories to be eligible. Don't feel you have to compete in the overall event though. Separate winners will also be chosen in each of the categories. Points will be awarded in the following areas: Overall Appearance/Presentation: 10 points; Creativity: 10 points; Authenticity: 5 points; Documentation: 5 points.
The Categories are broken up into divisions, but it is permissible for a person to enter five different categories within the same division. The Autocrat will be happy to fax, email or snail-mail you a copy of the complete list of 52 categories.
The Feast will be potluck. Please follow the schedule below using your mundane last name and bring a dish that will serve 4-6 people. The beverages will be provided. A-D Meat Dish; E-H Cheese; I-L Vegetable; M-P Bread/Pastry; Q-T Sweets/Dessert; U-Z Fruit
The Cost of the event is two dollars ($2.00), payable at the door. Checks should be made payable to: The Barony of the Sacred Stone - SCA., Inc. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to call (910) 760-9136 for more details. If you plan to merchant, please contact the Autocrat. The Autocrat is Sine ni Dheaghaidh (Jane Sellers), 4050-E Huntingreen Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, Phone/Fax - (910) 760-9136, email: jsellers@cris.com
Directions:
From south of Winston-Salem: Take US 52 NORTH toward Mount Airy. Take the Akron Drive exit #122. At the stop light, turn left onto Akron Drive. *** When Akron Drive ends at Indiana Avenue, bear right onto Indiana Avenue and proceed 1.3 miles. The church is on the right. (Look for SCA signs.)
From north of Winston-Salem: Take US 52 SOUTH toward Winston-Salem. Take the Akron Drive exit #122. Proceed to the stoplight and turn right onto Akron Drive. When Akron Drive ends at Indiana Avenue, follow directions from above ***.
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