[MR] KASF date and fighting

[Irwin]

I would like to take this opportunity to remind the fighting populace that 
the Barony of Ponte Alto will be holding its annual St. Paddy's Day 
Bloodbath in Oakton, VA on Saturday March 10 the weekend following KASF. It 
is all about fighting and only fighting. Information can be found at:

http://pontealto.atlantia.sca.org/events/bloodbath.php

As my personal opinion I would prefer that our Arts and Sciences Festival be 
celebrated for just that the Arts and Sciences. Sometimes I feel events are 
more oriented to fighting than anything else. I enjoy the celebration of an 
event that just focuses on A&S.

YIS,

Lady Perronelle la peintre
mka Debbie Irwin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Belphoebe" <belfebe at yahoo.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] KASF date


> Greetings,
>
> I agree with Genvieve, and I don't think that there is
> a perfect time for this.  The truth is, the larger and
> more popular an event becomes, the more likely it will
> be that someone will try to attach a fighting practice
> or something else to the side.  Year after year we
> hear about folks asking about fighting at 12th Night,
> for example.  And year after year we have to explain
> that no, 12th Night is not a fighting event.
>
> I agree in that KASF is an exclusively Arts and
> Sciences event, and I personally prefer that it is
> kept that way.  We have plenty of war practices and
> martial events to keep us entertained.  There are very
> few that are dedicated to the Arts and Sciences.
>
> (And this is coming from a dedicated rapier fighter,
> spearman, and siege engineer.)
>
> On the other hand, we cannot guarantee that if we move
> KASF to another date, the fighting practice will not
> follow it and we will be back to square one.
>
> Yours in Service,
>
> Belphoebe
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