[MR] Silver Chalice XVIII---Please cross post this!

[sigrid.rothschild at comcast.net]

September 10-12, 2010 
Silver Chalice XVIII 
Barony of Hidden Mountain 
Broxton Bridge Plantation, Ehrhardt, SC 


In Hidden Mountain, we are celebrating! Join us for an exciting weekend of fighting, feasting and revelry as we celebrate the 18th Silver Chalice! 
With the change of the season, it is time once again to test the mettle of our fighters and see another novice leave those ranks for the ranks of winners. But there will be fighting for the more experienced fighter, too. Heavy and Light tourneys will challenge your skills throughout the day. 

There will be the traditional novice tourney and a tourney for the experienced fighter alike for both heavy and rapier categories. Target Archery and Equestrian competitions will also be offered. For the less martially inclined, there will be an open category- novice and experienced A&S competition with a theme of Love, both courtly and romantic. Novice A&S will be defined as a field of study practiced less than 1 year. 

Scheduled activities (subject to change): Novice tourney (open to anyone who hasn’t won a tourney!) and a double elimination tourney, target archery, rapier, equestrian tourney, hounds, youth activities and the wedding of Thomas and Anastasia! 
A&S: a competition for Open, scrolls & love tokens (favors) 

After feast, we will have dancing and a Bardic Competition, hosted by Baronial Bard Lady Maddelena Valeta (MKA Amanda Franks). The theme is love. She can be reached at zombiellama93 at att.net for additional information. 

Make checks payable to: SCA, Inc. Barony of Hidden Mountain. 

Adults Youths (6-17) Children (0-5) 
Cost: Site - $7.00 $5.00 free 
Feast - $8.00 $8.00 free 
Camp - $6.00 ** $3.00 free 
NMS - $5.00 

** - There is a Bed & Breakfast on site with limited availability, first come first serve, so book early! These rooms are $75.00 per room, per night. Most rooms sleep 4, some sleep 6. Some rooms have private baths attached, most share a large bathroom for 4 rooms. There is no restriction on adding your own cots or air mattresses in the rooms, if you wanted to split costs further. These room fees are not marked up in any way. However many rooms we use is how much the Barony pays to the site owner. Therefore, we regret that we may not discount these room prices in any way except to suggest sharing. Please contact the reservationist for additional details. 

As restaurants and supermarkets are a good way's away from the site the Barony will have an open tavern providing meat pies, cheese, fruit and drink for lunch at a cost of $5 per meal. 

Feast: A sumptuous feast will be prepared by Baron Eric Norton of Helsfjord and House Drunken Moose. Direct dietary concerns to: Baroness Mistylla (Sharon Paris), email: sparis1 at sc.rr.com 

Equestrian inquiries: Filippo Clemente degli Espositi (Eric Woody) 910-635-9202 email: eric.woody at gmail.com 
Individual, 8’ pipe corrals w/ troughs for horses will be provided, so horses MUST be pre-reg’d - okay, the horse owners, too. 

Site restrictions: Tenting is available, and the site is wet. Dogs (leashed and picked up after) are welcome. They are not allowed in the buildings but Kennels are provided at no charge on a first come first served basis with vaccine certificates for Rabies and Bordetella. Merchants are welcome! 

Autocrat's Information: Lady Anastasia dello Scudo Rosso (Sigrid Rothschild) at 843-478-6106 or sigrid.rothschild at comcast.net 

Reservations: Countess Alysandra the Whyte Moor (Barbara Milam), 137 Old Summerville Rd. Summerville, SC 29483. Phone: 843-437-4466 Email: alysandravh at countess.sca.org 

Directions: We recommend taking this route rather than depending on Google maps or navigation systems for a much shorter drive: From I-95, exit 57 (Lodge/Walterboro). Turn WEST onto Bells Hwy/SC Hwy 64. Go 13.3 miles to Cayce Rd. There will be a Horizon gas station convenience store on left a mile or two before this street. Turn left onto Cayce Rd, go 9.2 miles until it ends at a "T" intersection of Broxton Bridge Road. There will be an entrance directly across from you – DO NOT TAKE THIS ENTRANCE!! Make a right. There will be signs posted. Take the second entrance, appx 1/8 mile on the left. Follow the signs posted for Troll.