[MR] Sacred Stone Baronial Birthday is this weekend!

[Randy Dees]

In case there's anyone who hasn't already made their plans for this weekend,
or who just needs a little extra tempting...

Sacred Stone is celebrating her Baronial Birthday this weekend at King's
Mountain State Park in Blacksburg, SC.  We will be at Camp Cherokee, _not_
Camp York as we usually use on this site!

The site opens tomorrow (Fri, 11 Sep) at 6 PM and closes on Sunday at Noon.

The cost is a mere $10 daytrip, $2 cabin, and $6 feast for adult members.
Nonmembers must add the usual $3 surcharge for adults.  The full fee
schedule is in the flyer linked below.

Highlights of the planned festivities include:

Archery!  Lady Gertrude zu dem Wald has created a challenging and fun shoot
for all
Fighting!  A Bedford-style points tourney is planned for armored fighters,
with the field to be kept open as long as we reasonably can so that all can
fight until they drop.  A rapier tourney is also planned, with details to be
determined based upon number of participants
Arts and Sciences will have a competition/display
Atl-Atl Battle!
Baroness Morwenna's birthday party Friday night
Dayboard!  Dayboard on Saturday is included in the cost of the event and
will be served from 12-2.
Bardic circles both Friday and Saturday night
Champions Competitions
Feast.  Lady Brianna O'Duinn will be serving a sumptious feast.  The menu is
below

The schedule for the event is:

Friday

6 pm                      Troll opens
Evening                  Morwenna's birthday in main hall
                            Bardic Circle
Saturday

1 am                      Troll closes
7 am                      Troll opens
10 am                    Fighting fields open for inspection and
authorizations
                            Drop off for A&S entries in main hall
11 am                    Tourneys begin
                            Archery field opens
Noon-2 pm             Dayboard
2:30 pm                Atl-Atl Battle
3:00 pm                Troll closes
4:00 pm                Pick up all entries from Hall!
5:00 pm                Court
6:30 pm                Feast
                           Bardic Championships during Feast
Evening                 Bardic Circle

Sunday

8 am                      Cleanup begins
Noon                     Site closes.
                             If you're still here, you're cleanup crew.

The Feast menu is:

Bread & cheese course with homemade bread and fruit butters
Salad course
Soup course - probably a gourd soup
Pork roasted in an orange marinade, adapted from Pleyn Delite and garnished
with mushrooms
Makerouns
Spinach and feta pie
Dessert

The event flyer may be found at http://sacredstone.atlantia.sca.org/SSBB09

Driving Directions:
*From I-85:* Take exit 8, turn left onto Hwy 161, go across NC/SC state line
and park entrance will be on the right.

*From I-77:*Take exit for Hwy 5 toward Rock Hill. Follow Hwy 5 through Rock
Hill to York. In York, turn N onto Hwy 321, then bear left onto Hwy 161,
entrance will be on the left.

Follow the signs from the main entrance to the park.

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/plan-your-trip/mapLocation.aspx?productID=945provides
an interactive map with driving directions to the park, if desired.

If you will be arriving after dark, it is probable that the gate to the
campsites will be locked.  We will have a sign posted with contact
information for someone on site, and will man the gate on Friday night until
the troll closes.  The combination for that lock this weekend is 9073.  Please
replace the lock after entering.

I'll see you there!
-- 
Talorgen Hersir nepos Wrguist    ||      Randy Dees
Clan Roanwoulfe                         || (704) 618-0887

Sent from Gastonia, NC, United States