[MR] FW: First Annual AEthelmearc Pennsic Bardic Slam

[Tricia Donadio]

Thought this might be of interest.

Padraigin

>
>AEthelmearc's First Annual Pennsic Bardic Slam
>
>Do you have what it takes? The Kingdom of Æthelmearc is pleased to announce
>the first annual Pennsic Bardic Slam, on Thursday, August 16, beginning at
>8:00 p.m. in Æthelmearc Royal encampment.  All bards of the Known World are
>welcome to participate, and everyone else is welcome simply to enjoy.  
>Bring
>your ORIGINAL poetry, songs and stories, bring yourself (and a chair, if 
>you
>wish), and bring your attitude.
>
>For the performers, there is one-and only one-standard: impress the judges.
>The competition will be judged by five audience members, randomly selected
>at the beginning of the competition, each of whom will rate performances on
>a scale from 0.0 to 10.0.  The middle three scores, added together, will be
>the score for the performance.  Pieces may not be longer than five minutes
>in length.
>
>Round 1 is open to all.  The top ten performers of Round 1 (determined by
>highest score) will enter Round 2, and must perform a second original piece
>(still limited to 5 minutes), which will be scored as in Round 1.  The top
>three performers of Round 2 enter Round 3, and perform a third original
>piece.  Round 3 will be scored differently: the entire audience decides!
>Each audience member will get a piece of candy, which (at the end of Round
>3) will go into the bowl for his or her favorite performer.  Ties at all
>levels will be broken by duels of (nearly) extemporaneous limericks.
>
>A signup sheet will be at the A&S tent until late on Thursday afternoon.
>You do not have to sign up in advance to enter, but those who do get to go
>first.  The competition is open to new entrants until the conclusion of
>Round 1.
>


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