[MR] Crescent Guard Archery Games and Lochmere Arrow Competition

[Katherine Hawkins]

May 22-24, 2009
Barony of Bright Hills

Please join us as we follow Dante and Virgil on a journey into the underworld.  We are assailed by beasts (a lion, a leopard, and a she-wolf).  We fall into a "deep place where the sun is silent" -- the Inferno.  We will be assaulted by wasps and hornets, wrapped in Minos tail, face the 10-eyed devil himself and angels both good and evil!  All of this and more in the span of one brief day.  Then, as if these dark challenges are not enough, at the end of our trip through the Inferno, we must face the perils of the Lochmere Arrow Course, as teams of two representing their Barony.  The prestigious trophy is to be won only by an Atlantian team, although all can journey through the course.  This weekend long event includes archery, a target archery marshal class, an advanced archery class, bardic competitions, and an A&S competition.  It will take place at the Baltimore Bowmen club.  Friday evening will be a pot lock travelers fare.  Saturday will
 include a continental breafast to benefit the Bright Hills Youth Archery program.  We will have a dayboard prepared by Master Chirhart Blackstar and a feast prepared by House Blackstar on Saturday evening.

Martial Activities:  Archery, archery and more archery.  Marshal in Charge:  Lord Rhys Cantor (Steve Fuller), dirtysteve23 at yahoo.com, (410) 665-4273

Arts & Sciences Activities:  Bardic circles on Friday and Saturday evening.  Entertainment of all types is welcome in the circle:  dance, song, instruments, poetry, storytelling, juggling, etc. - with any theme.  Hedwig the Long Suffering is sponsoring a bardic competition on Friday for "best overall."  Lady Katarzyna is sponsoring a bardic competition Saturday evening with a "Dante's Inferno/Divine Comedy" theme.  A&S: Submit any archery-related item with minimal documentation.

Adult, Member:            $13.00 Day-Trip    $7.00 Feast    $0.00 Camping
Adult, Non-Member:    $16.00 Day-Trip    $7.00 Feast    $0.00 Camping
Youth (6-17):                $6.00 Day-Trip    $7.00 Feast    $0.00 Camping
Child (0-5):                    $0.00 Day-Trip    $0.00 Feast    $0.00 Camping

Make Checks Payable To:  SCA, Inc., Barony of Bright Hills

Site fees include free camping for the weekend.  Site fees for families with two or more children are capped at $30.00.

Site:  Baltimore Bowmen (baltimorebowmen.com) 10301 Harford Road, Glen Arm, MD  21057.  Directions available on their website and the basics are repeated below.  Site opens at 5:00 p.m. Friday and closes at noon on Sunday.  Period and modern camping available.  There is a unisex bathroom with two showers, two outdoor showers and portable toilets.  Parking will be marked "Coffin Parking" and is head-in only.  We appreciate your coopration.

Site Restrictions:  No alcohol allowed on range.  Dogs must be on a leash.  Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs! Please remove and take all trash with you before leaving and remove all firewood from field.  Park in designated areas.  Ground fires are not allowed in state parks (this is one!); but fire pits are welcome.

Feast Information:  Friday night bring a covered dish/munchies to share.  Saturday morning there will be a light continental breakfast to benefit the Bright Hills Youth Archery Program.  Master Chirhart Blackstar is providing a dayboard on Saturday.  Saturday night feast will be provided by House Blackstar.  Dietary concerns for the feast should be addressed to the Autocrat.

Merchanting Information:  No additional site registration fee for merchants.  For registration and questions, please contact Lady Ingeborg i Trondheim (Lorraine Rovig), ingeborg_sca at yahoo.com, (443) 813-2941.

CLASSES will be offered by Baron Colum Maxwell of Stierbach.  On Friday evening there will be an advanced archery class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.  On Saturday, there will be a Target Archery Marshal's class from Noon to 2:00 p.m.

TROLL hours are 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Autocrat's Information:  Lady Katarzyna Nowina Witkowska (Katherine Hawkins), 1916 Rollingwood Road, Catonsville, MD 21228,  Phone: (443) 813-1436, E-mail:  k_hawk_us at yahoo.com

Reservations:  Lady Yseulte Trevelyn (Karen Setze), 1629 Riedel Road, Crofton, MD 21114,  Phone: (410) 721-4752, E-mail:  brunosharpy at yahoo.com

Directions:  The Baltimore Bowmen site has detailed instructions from several directions (www.baltimorebowmen.com).