[MR] Holiday Faire (with correct website)

[Laurie Clarkston]

Saturday, November 17, 2007

The wars are over for now and it has been a profitable season for all. 
The fighters are returning home after hard fought battles and they are 
 returning with their bounty. The farmers have finished harvesting 
 their summer crops and are taking a well-earned rest.

Now is the time to come together and celebrate with festivities and 
 shopping. Merchants have replenished their inventories and are 
 gathering in Stierbach for the festivities. Come spend the day 
 shopping, visit with old and new friends, watch the martial 
 activities, pick up those treasured Twelfth Night presents that can 
 only be found here at Holiday Faire, enter into the Arts and Sciences 
 competition and don't forget to place a bid or two at the silent 
 auction!

We are growing!  We are in two buildings again this year.  One 
building will be filled with merchants who have brought fine goods and 
 materials from all over the Known World.  The other building will 
 contain the Arts and Science competitions, a silent auction, lunch and 
 will be filled with friends who have traveled far and wide just to 
 shop and visit. Martial activities - Armored Combat, Rapier Fighting 
 and Target Archery will be ongoing throughout the day.  Plenty to do 
 in between shopping and more shopping.

Don't forget to check out the list of merchants who will be at Holiday 
 Faire.  New names added daily!  WWW.Stierbach.org.  Click on Holiday 
 Faire and list of merchants!  LOTS of NEW MERCHANTS as well as your 
 favorites.

Martial Activities
There will be heavy and rapier fighting indoors and outdoor target 
 archery for non-shoppers to fill their time while others shop.

Cost
Adult - Members $8 per person
Adult - Non-Members $11
Children - (6-17) $3
Children 5 and under - guests of the Barony

Merchant Spaces
All merchants please contact the Merchant Coordinator for a special 
 registration form, Baroness Cairistiona de Coveran 
 (garadh at verizon.net).

Links to futher information (requires Acrobat Reader):
Merchant Info
Merchant Signup Form .

Autocrat:  Lady Karin Taylor de Cameron (Heidi Karin Bohm), 43412 Sperrin Ct, 
 Ashburn, VA 20147, (703) 999-2758, email: greenaura2black at yahoo.com

Site
Prince William County Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, VA 
 20112. 
Site Restrictions: No alcohol. Site opened at 10 am. 
Merchants allowed in at 8 am to set-up. Site closes 6:30 pm.
Directions to the Site
>From the I-66: Take the Rt. 234 exit (exit number 44). Turn left onto 
Dumfries Rd (Business 234), about the 5th red light. Go north about 
one mile and, immediately after the National Guard Armory, turn left 
onto American Legion Drive into the fairgrounds.

>From the I-95, south of the Washington, DC beltway: Take RT 234 North 
towards Manassas (exit number 152B). Follow Route 234 for about 
fourteen miles and turn right at the light onto Dumfries Rd (Business 234). 
Go north about one mile and, immediately after the National 
Guard Armory, turn left onto American Legion Drive and into the 
fairgrounds. --Park next to the second building.  That is where the "Gate" 
Check-in will be set up.

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