[MR] Event flier: Feste d'Autumne

[L Shuskey]

September 21-23:	Feste d’Autumne (Autumn Party III)
Shire of Crannog Mor

Autumn in its splendor comes to the mountains as the
cool breezes of September blown in.  The good gentles
of Crannog Mor invite you to glory in the season with
us at our Feste d’Autumne, or Autumn Party.  We have
traveled from Scotland to Spain, and now our journey
brings us to France and un week-end extraordinaire
filled with fighting, feasting and frolicking.

Heavy Fighting: A true knight (or knight-to-be) is as
courteous with the populace as he is proficient with
his weapon.  To test the merit of the fighter, he will
be judged on both accounts by the fighters and the
ladies in attendance with a bauble tourney.  He who
wins the most baubles wins the prize.  If time and
attendance allow, we plan to follow the tourney with a
themed melee, French vs. English.

Rapier:  Can you defeat the Captain of the Guard? 
Teams of three will compete against the Captain and
his Guard to gain access to the Crown.  If you don’t
have teammates, come anyway.  You can hook up with a
team once you’re here.

Archery: We will shoot IKAC and IKCAC.  If opportunity
arises for a heavy melee, we may have a chance to
shoot the fighters, too.

A&S: During the day we will hold A&S classes.  Topics
currently include dance and dying.  After feast we
will hold a dance & bardic circle.  Anyone interested
in teaching a class should contact the autocrat.

A&S Competitions: 1) Brewing and Vinting –
Popular-vote competition divided into wines, meads and
liqueurs.  [We WILL check ID, and you must be 21 to
even enter the judging area.  Our constable says, “If
I can’t, you can’t!”]  2) Bardic competition – You may
prepare your material ahead, but it must be your own
creation.  Any typical bardic format (story, song,
music, etc.) is welcome, but preference will be given
to entries inspired by the Feste d’Autumne’s events. 
3) Open-media competition – If you can document it as
having existed in France in period, and it portrays
France in a positive way, it is welcome.  (In other
words, no frog-gigging, please.)

Feast: Baroness Brighid will delight you with a feast
entirely à la française.  Please bring extra feast
gear, white flags optional, to this 10-remove feast. 
While the exact menu is not yet available, here are a
few of the items we are currently planning: elk,
moose, venison, wild trout (or salmon), lamb,
subtleties, and two dessert removes.  Please contact
the feastocrat with any dietary concerns.  Seating is
limited, so the earlier you reserve, the more likely
we’ll still have space.  We hear stories have gotten
around about last year’s feast...

Merchants:  We have a large covered porch overlooking
the listfield reserved for your use!  There is no
additional charge for merchanting.  Please contact the
autocrat by September 14th with the amount of space
you need.

Costs/Reservations: 
			        By Sept.14/At Troll
Cabins * & Tenting **	
Weekend with feast	adult or child	$24.00/$28.00
Weekend without feast	adult or child	$18.00/$22.00
Day Trip With feast	adult	$14.00/$18.00
		        child	$ 7.00/$ 9.00
	Without feast	adult	$ 6.00/$10.00
		        child	$ 3.00/$ 5.00
*/** Due to site costs, we are not able to offer a
reduced rate for children staying on-site.
If your group wishes to stay in a cabin together,
please send the reservations together.  The earlier
you reserve, the more likely we will be able to honor
your request.
** Site regulations allow for period pavilions only. 
No modern tents will be allowed.

Make checks payable to:  Shire of Crannog Mor, SCA,
Inc.  

Please send reservations to: Lisa Shuskey, 280 Queen
Street, Boone, NC 28607.  Please include your modern
and SCA names, whether you would like to be on or off
board, and whether you plan to stay in cabins or
tents, or just come for the day.  An email address or
phone number would be nice also, but is optional. 
Checks must be postmarked by September 14 for the
reservations to be accepted.

Site and Site Restrictions:  Camp Sky Ranch, 634 Sky
Ranch Road, Boone, NC 28607  Site opens Friday,
September 21st, at 4 p.m. and closes Sunday, September
23rd, at noon.  Site is handicapped accessible. 
Please, no pets.  Site is wet, but no original
containers are allowed.  Period pavilions only, no
modern tents.  Parking is very limited, so please
carpool.
The cabins are not heated and it can get nippy at
night, so you are encouraged to bring space heaters,
electric blankets and the like.  Open flames, however,
are not allowed.  If you have a question about your
heater, please contact the autocrat.  There are heated
showers, and each cabin has restroom facilities.

Contacts: 
Autocrat/Reservations: Lady Elize de Nizza (Lisa
Shuskey), elizedenizza at yahoo.com, 280 Queen Street,
Boone, NC 28607, (828) 268-0077
Feastocrat: Baroness Brighid ni Siridean (Kim
Browning), Pyrplace at cs.com, (828) 265-4889
Marshal: Sir Godfried of Frisia (David Rizzico),
SirGodfried at cs.com, (828) 265-4889
Seneschal: Lord Valen Ravenwood (Jack Richmond),
spectre00 at boone.net, (828) 264-2301

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