[MR] Update to A&S Competitions at Highland River Melees

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A&S Competitions at Highland River Melees!
 
Please note the Highland Foorde Baronial A&S Championship has been  postponed 
and will not happen at HRM.
 
What did they bring back from the Crusade? Competition

In their travels, the Crusaders acquired items or  learned new  techniques 
that they took back to Europe. Therefore the main theme  of  A&S competition 
will 
center on these items and techniques that  they  adopted “as is” or 
incorporated into already existing items and  practices when  they returned 
home.  
The four subcategories will  be:  

A.  Items made of hard materials such as  wood,  clay, glass, and metal 
B.  Items made of soft materials such as   fiber and paper 
C.  Edible items 
D.  Bardic   

Note: There will be some materials such as leather  that could fall  into 
either the hard or soft category. It will be up to the  entrant’s  discretion 
as to 
which category they wish to enter.   

Documentation will be required showing the source  and the  subsequent use in 
Europe.  Please provide a one-page summary of   the documentation.  

Entries must be in by 1:00 pm. Judging will be  1:00  – 3:00.
 
Memorial Middle Eastern Eye Bead Competition -   To Benefit the  Susan G. 
Komen Foundation


A great Atlantian and SCAdian has left us to whom many of us owe a debt of  
gratitude. Mistress Caitlin graced us with her presence at Highland River 
Melees  both as a spectator and an A&S judge.  Many of us owe our introduction  to 
hot glass to her  As I am one of these, I, along with the Barony, feel  it 
would be a fitting tribute to her to have a Middle Eastern Eye Bead  competition 
at Highland River Melees.  As the sponsor I am donating the  prize of one 
pound of glass including Double Helix, Satake, CIM, Lauscha, and  Moretti to be 
split between the two winners one in the novice group - under two  years of bead 
making - and one in the experienced group.  Not only will one  of the 
competitors win, but also the Susan G. Komen Foundation will win, as it  will receive 
a donation from the competition.  Judging of the beads will be  by the 
populace.  Each bead will have a container beside it and the  populace will vote by 
making donations.  The beads that garner the largest  donation will 
be the winner.  The beads will be then be auctioned off  as a group and funds 
from the auction will also be donated to the  Foundation.  You do not need to 
have documentation, you do not have to be  present to enter, and your bead 
can be your interpretation of a Middle Eastern  Eye bead.  You do not even have 
to be an Atlantian! Please either bring  your entry to Highland River Melees 
or send it marked novice or experienced with  your SCA and modern name and 
address by June 5th to:

Donna Hoblit
10693 Salem Ave.
Thurmont, MD 21788

Remember the beads will not be  returned. Thank you!

Vivats in memorium to Mistress Caitlin!
 
Lady Elena di Salaparuta, A&S Coordinator for Highland River  Melees




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