<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The date is </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="">March 5, 2016</span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">, and that means that you REALLY  REALLY need to get</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">working on your entries for the Personal Pentathlon and Youth Triathlon!</span><div><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">We hope to see you in March! As always, if you have any questions, I'm here</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">to make up "official-sounding" answers.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">In Service,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Mistress Jessamyn di Piemonte, coordinator</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">..............................</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">..............................</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">..................</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The Atlantian Order of the Laurel would like to invite any and all to enter</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">their annual </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Pentathlon and </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Triathlon to be held at the</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">2016 Kingdom Arts and Science Festival.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">What is the </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Pentathlon and the </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Triathlon?</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Pentathlon* is a competition where each entrant submits five items</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">that a single </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> would have owned or used. Your entry does NOT have to</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">be YOUR </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">. But the five items need to be for one </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">. There are</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">seven categories and 3 of your five items must be from 3 different</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">categories. The categories include suggested entries, but are not limited</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">to such.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Triathlon* is for youth (17 and under) entrants who must have</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">three different items that relate to a single </span><span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">persona</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 1:* bookbinding, calligraphy, drawing, illumination, painting,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">papermaking, pigments & inks, sculpture</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 2:* beadwork, clothing accessories (including belts, pouches, and</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">fans), clothing/costume (600-1100, 1101-1350, 1351-1450, 1451-1600, or</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">non-European), hats, knitting, nalbinding, knotted work, lacemaking,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">needlework (counted thread or free form)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 3:* ceramics, enameling, glass blowing, lampworking, lapidary,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">mosaic, pottery, stained glass</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 4:* basket weaving, brewing & vintning, cooking, dyeing,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">furniture making, herb craft, soap making, spinning, toys & games, weaving</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">(full-sized fabrics or narrow bands)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 5:* lyric composition, masks, music composition, performance</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">(vocal, instrumental, poetry, storytelling), poetry, prose, dance</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">performance and composition, martial arts performance, research paper</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 6:* armor, chain mail, blacksmithing, jewelry smithing, iron</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">work, tool making, casting, leather work, wood carving and construction,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">making musical instruments</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Category 7:* heraldic display, horse barding, subtleties, and anything</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">else that just doesn't seem to fit into the other categories</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">*Please Note:*</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   - Each item must have separate documentation.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   - ALL ADULT ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED USING THE NEW KINGDOM CRITERIA</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   JUDGING FORMS <</span><a href="http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/judging/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/judging/</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">> EXCEPT for the</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   youth triathlon, which will use the youth triathlon form</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   <</span><a href="http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/forms/pentathlon/Category_Youth.doc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/forms/pentathlon/Category_Youth.doc</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   - If you wish to enter a RESEARCH PAPER as one of your category entries,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   you MUST contact Mistress Jessamyn di Piemonte no later than *FEBRUARY</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   27, 2016* (papers must be received by this date) so that she can arrange</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   to have your paper read BEFORE KASF. RESEARCH PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">AS ENTRIES ON THE DAY OF KASF.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   - Contact Mistress Jessamyn at </span><a href="mailto:gmorrismusic@gmail.com" style="font-size:12.8px">gmorrismusic@gmail.com</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> if you have any</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   concerns or to consult about the categories your entries might fall under</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">   so that they meet the entry requirements.</span><br></div></div>