[MR] TnT is coming soon!

[Karen Setze]

TnT, that fall tradition in northern Atlantia, is just four weeks away, October 24-26. Haven't made your reservation yet? Contact our reservationist, Lord Magnus MacTagart (William Becker), 472 Winterberry Dr., Edgewood, MD 21040. Email: William_Becker at hotmail.com, telephone: (410) 676-5795.

 This year's title, "Treaties Not Turks," reflects the 
theme of Constantinople at the beginning of the First Crusade. No need to make special garb (unless you're looking for an excuse). You can come 
as your personna, since Constantinople is a very cosmopolitan place, with nationality represented.

We are giving prizes for the person traveling furthest (in modern 
miles) to attend the event, and to the person whose personna has 
traveled the farthest to reach Constantinople.

The "Queen of Cities" offers a wide variety of entertainment, including shopping, feasting (this is a Bright Hills event), and classes, for both adults and children. Some of the classes for children include Viking Wire Weaving and beginning embroidery, as well as time to try a castle puzzle and an original board game. Adult classes will include Wool Felting and Beading.

After the feast, we plan to offer spaces for dancing and a bardic circle.

There will also be many venues for competition. For those of a martial bent, there will be tournaments in the heavy, rapier, archery, and equestrian disciplines, with baronial champions to be chosen in each. 

Artisans may display their progress toward the "Fifty for 50 years" challenge, or compete in one of three contests, from among whom the baronial artisan will be chosen:

1. Mother and child, in any medium, documentation preferred; 
2. An item used by a Crusader, or about the Crusades, documentation will get extra consideration, and
3. Fabulous Fibula* -- in honor of the Constantinople's Greek heritage. The possibilities are many: bronze, silver, or gold, enameled, semi-precious stones, glass, coral or bone. There will be a prize for the adult and one for the child (12 and under) entering the best fibulae -- (fibula is singular). You may enter either a pair suitable for a woman' s gown -- the chiton — or a set of three, including an additional larger pin for the himation, (a simple cloak wrap). There must be a minimum of two fibulae, the style may be of any era up to 1600, and minimal documentation is required. (Children may disguise suitable safety pins.) Questions go to ingeborg_sca at yahoo.com.

We will have a special brewing competition, as well as selecting a baronial brewer, from among the entrants in a contest for SCA PERIOD NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (since our event site is Bone Dry). You do not have to compete for Baronial Brewing Champion to 
participate. This year's competition rules are:

1) Each contestant must submit a minimum of THREE (3) different 
period beverages. You may include additional flavors of the same 
beverage BUT you must enter a minimum of THREE DIFFERENT period 
beverages.

2) Documentation is required for all beverages entered. Your documentation should include, but is not limited to:
Description of your beverage
Country of origin
Time period
The Period recipe and your redaction
Description of how you made the beverage and the tools you used
Ingredients
Bibliography

3) Each container MUST have a tag that gives the NAME OF THE BEVERAGE and the INGREDIENT LIST of that beverage.
4) Extra points will be given for display of the entry.

Prizes will be awarded for-

BARONIAL BREWING CHAMPION
BEST IN SHOW
BEST DISPLAY
BEST DOCUMENTATION

Those with questions about the brewing contest should contact 
Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg, Baroness of Bright Hills

We will also have a bardic competition, including selection of the baronial bard. Competitors will do two performances in the preliminary rounds. Any performances are welcome, and you will receive "points" on your
performance and choice of pieces.

The top two or three competitors will compete in the final round before Her Excellency during feast. Any period performance is welcome in the final round, but documentation is requested, to be delivered to Her Excellency, who will select her bardic champion. 

For questions or concerns about the bardic contest, or for some suggestions, please contact our current bard at RickWyn1 at comcast. net.

Questions about the event generally should be directed to the 
autocrat, Lady Yseulte, via email at brunosharpy@ yahoo.com or via 
telephone at (410) 721-4752. Please, no calls after 11 p.m.