[MR] A&S promotion idea

[Becky McEllistrem]

There have been events that have had competitions called

"it's new to me".  This was a competition where you entered something that you'd never tried before.  It was interesting and the quality of the workmanship didn't seem new.

Rebecca



--- On Mon, 11/9/09, Jeffrey Johnson <jljonsn at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jeffrey Johnson <jljonsn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] A&S promotion idea
> To: "Steven Chang" <moondragn at gmail.com>
> Cc: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:25 PM
> "Try it" would be a new dimension to
> the "Artisans Row" demos that we've
> been having.
> 
> We do have A&S at almost every event. It might be
> useful to have a calender
> for them. Maybe on our MOAS site?
> 
> Jeff Johnson/Geoffrey Bourre' , OL
> 
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I love the try it day idea. Often times you don't have
> any clue as to
> > where to start on a particular art. It would be
> helpful to at least
> > get a hint at how to do something. At pennsic too many
> classes overlap
> > so its hard to get everything you want to learn on one
> sweep.
> >
> > On 11/9/09, Sandi Rust <feo2mouse at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > > Here in Cyddlain (several months ago), Baroness
> Delia came up with a
> > > wonderful idea called "Try It Day". All the local
> artisans, fighters,
> > > archers, and heralds (we couldn't do
> Equestrian... too small a place) got
> > > together and did our arts, said something about
> it and let other folk try
> > it
> > > out. Many came out who weren't in the SCA, yet;
> and several came out who
> > > just didn't get out to events too often.There
> were even folks from Hidden
> > > Mountain and Sacred Stone out to see. Everyone
> had fun and several came
> > out
> > > of it with a few new "hobbies".
> > >
> > > Everything in the SCA is an art or a science..
> even the martial sports.
> > >
> > > Lady Marie Hélène of the New Forest
> > >
> >
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