[MR] Night on the Town

[Sarah Toich]

Night on the Town IX: Smeewick Under Siege

13-15 April 2007

Barony of Lochmere

The early morning mists have just begun to fade. The scout, low in the
brush, gazes upon the town of Smeewick. The docks, some still blackened from
the bandit raids the previous Spring, are active again. The scout watches
closely as goods and merchandise are unloaded quickly from the ships to a
series of warehouses. If each of those were full, there would be plenty of
provisions to allow his army to push further in to Atlantia. He scans the
town, trying to see what opposition they would face. There seems to be no
regulars of the Atlantian army in Smeewick now, but the scout knows that the
townsfolk would be quick to take up arms against any aggressor. No Atlantian
town had ever been taken without a goodly amount of blood as its price.
Still, the scout thought, Smeewick had the supplies the army needed. It
would fall, and after that, they would be ready to strike into the heart of
Atlantia. The scout crawls back down the hill, and mounts his horse. A cloud
of dust erupts as he heads northward. Soon, hard eyes will watch as he
proudly reports his findings. The warlord will summon his commanders and
discussions will go deep into the night. While some will argue for
immediately moving further into Atlantia, others point out that even with
the unusually warm winter, the army is short on supplies. In the end, just
as dawn is starting to show, the decision will be that Smeewick must fall
first. Forces will be marshaled, blades will be made ready, and the shadow
of the north will once again fall on Smeewick.

Martial Activities

Welcome to Atlantia¹s premiere rapier event. Rapier at Night on the Town IX
will be a day of melees. You will either defend or attack the town of
Smeewick and the surrounding area. All fighting will be heavy rapier, with
combat archery for certain pre-set scenarios. Due to the open nature of the
fighting, no combat archery will occur outside of these scenarios.
Authorizations are at 9 am. Target archery will also be available.

Arts & Sciences Activities

For those who wait in anticipation of the outcome of the enemies' attack, a
great fair of artisans will be held in the village of Smeewick. Teachers in
the arts will be present to show interested citizens about their craft. This
is a wonderful chance to "try it before you buy it." Various arts and
sciences will be available during the day to sample, including illumination
techniques, book binding, netting, knitting, Viking wire knitting, beer
tasting and styles, tablet weaving and so much more. Note that there is no
fee associated with participation in this activity. If you have any
questions, please contact Lady Christiana Iarina Chaikinaia.

Event Fees
 
                    Day Trip        On-Board        Camping/Cabin Fee
Adult, Member       $13.00          $18.00          + $6.00
Adult, Non-Member   $16.00          $21.00          + $6.00
Child (6-17)        $6.00           $11.00          + $3.00
Child (0-5)         $0.00           $0.00           + $0.00

Site

Elks Camp Barret
 1001 Chesterfield Rd.
 Annapolis, MD 21401

Site opens at 5 pm Friday 13 April and closes at 11 am Sunday 15 April.

Site Restrictions

The site is wet. No pets, other than assistance animals. Cabins are bunk
style and a shower house is nearby. Pavilion camping is allowed, but we ask
no modern tents as cabins are available.

Feast

An amazing feast (heavy on the meat) will be prepared by the illustrious Sir
Xenophon Vaughn. Dietary questions should be directed to
kvaughn333 at yahoo.com. Also, lunch will be sold to raise money for the
Baronial Fighter practice.

Merchants

Merchants are welcome, but please no modern looking structures (i.e. blue
tarps). Send field space requests to the autocrat.

Reservations: Margery Winterbourne (Sharon Horstman) 8076 Pendragon Way,
Pasadena, MD 21122. (410) 255-6412, email: skhorstman at cablespeed.com. Checks
should be made payable to Barony of Lochmere/SCA Inc.

Autocrat

Aryanna Hawkins (Tara McDonough)
 9706 Early Spring Way
 Columbia, MD 21046
 301-725-0865
TaraMcD at juno.com.

Directions

>From the West (in MD): Take the best route to Rt 32 East to I-97 South. From
I-97 take Exit 5, Rt 178/Crownsville. At the light, Rt 178 goes straight and
also goes to the left. Continue straight on Rt 178 South for approx 1.8
miles. At the light, turn right onto Crownsville Rd. Continue for approx 1
mile and turn right onto Hawkins Rd (there is a sign for Elks Camp Barrett).
Continue for approx 1.8 miles. At the bottom of the hill, go thru the stop
sign to enter the Camp.

>From the North: Take best route to I-97 South to Exit 5 and follow
directions above for those coming from the West.

>From the South: From the Capital Beltway (I-495), take Exit 19A Rt 50 East
to Exit 23 Rt 450/Parole. Take Rt 450 West and turn left at the light in
front of Annapolis Mall (this is still Rt. 450). Continue approx 2 miles.
Turn right at the light onto Crownsville Rd. After .5 mile there will be a
blue sign for Elks Camp Barrett. Take a left onto Chesterfield Rd and go
approx 1.4 miles. The site is on your left.