[MR] Steppingstone Demo this Weekend

[Angela Faye Yau]

I am writing a few quick notes and reminders for this weekend and the Event/Demo at Steppingstone Museum.  It looks like Mother Nature is wetting us down during the week and Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be Sunny and in the 70's with evenings 40-50 so we have a run on good weather, I am guessing Mom knows she owes this autocrat for Birthday... We will happily accept the great weather for a great weekend camping with friends, food, and time in the warm sun to share our crafts.  We will have a great assortment this year with heavy weapons fighting, archery, equestrian activities, siege weapons, spinners, weavers, illuminators, bakers, brewers, cooks, and bards along with some other medieval reenacting groups to share information with.  I have a few specific notes to share and final reminders:
-If you need folding tables or chairs for your demonstration or display please let me know by Friday if you have not already.  If you came last year, I will provide the same # you had last year, please bring table cloths if you have them.
-We will have a group fire and grill space available, Friday will be a smaller crowd and Saturday night is a pot-luck feast so bring anything you might like to throw on the grill and something to share.  There is limited fridge, freezer, microwave, and power outlet space available as needed.
-If you wish to have an additional fire, please bring a fire ring or shovel (sod needs to be removed and replaced), a bucket for water, and your own firewood.
-Period tents and pavilions are very welcome, but please be prepared to cover non period items if you pitch the tent near the public access, we do get peeking into tents although some will be intentionally open for display
-Modern tents can be pitched in an area out of public view or in the main camping area if they are taken down during the demo hours
-Since we are emphasizing the medieval period for the demo, we'd love to see more medieval garb than Renaissance if possible, I know most of us have a variety of garb so if you have a choice when packing, go early!
-I will be available throughout the weekend on my cell phone at 352-281-8216 and museum volunteers know that folks might be asking for Lady Faye or Angela when coming in to set up
-Hauling ice and water is a good idea, we have potable water on site and I will have some available, but if you want your own stash please bring it with you
-If you arrive at an odd hour and the incoming gate is closed, you can enter the exit gate to the museum, we will lock this at night for security so call my cell if you are coming in late
-All vehicles unloading Saturday or Sunday morning must be moved out to the parking lot by 11am each day, please ask and get directions before driving in to the farm building area
-You may have alcohol during non-demo hours if it is discreet, Please No smoking on site, Smoking is allowed in the parking area only and you must properly dispose of butts
-Please sign in with your full SCA name when you arrive so we have your waiver, your information, and proper name for Thank You's after we all go home
I think that hits the odd last minute details and reminders and I look forward to the great weather and a great weekend in a beautiful site!
-Lady Faye de Trees
your humble autocrat

 
Venture to the top of the Chesapeake Bay and join the Barony
of Bright Hills for a Demo…
 
The Historic Steppingstone Farm Museum 
Medieval Days
 
Saturday and Sunday, May 15th-16th,
2010
461 Quaker Bottom Road, Havre De Grace, MD 21078
www.steppingstonemuseum.org
 
Demo for the public runs Noon-5pm each day
Demonstrators are free,  $5 admission will be charged to the public during the demo hours
so please arrive early to be set up before 11am either day.
Mundane Food Vendors will
be present during the museum’s event and we will host a potluck feast on
Saturday evening followed by Bardic around the fire.
 
Steppingstone Museum is a nonprofit educational
facility in Harford County and they are hosting their Medieval Days event on
May 15th and 16th.
We are running a demo for this event to add to the
educational history component and share our talents and information about the
SCA with the public.  We will have a
large area to work with included tenting space, pavilions, and fields.  Please join us to share your talents with
the public!
 
v   Fighting and Armoring- Heavy and Rapier
v   SCA Equestrian activities
v   Target and Combat Archery
v   Medieval and Renaissance Dance
v   Arts and Sciences Displays and Demonstration
v   Bardic Arts- Performer’s Revel
v   Children’s Crafts and Games
 
We can set up Friday night
or Saturday morning and camp over both nights at Steppingstone with a period
encampment or modern tents (if they are removed before the demo starts). Please
join us for a lovely camping evening Friday or come on Saturday morning.  This is a beautiful site and they are trying
to preserve many of the traditional handicrafts that derived directly from
those that we practice in the SCA.  
We are set up as an official demo to accommodate
authorizations and fighting again this year, MIC Baroness Swieczka Kiam swieczkahorse at hotmail.com, MOL Lord Hunter
Alexander hunterfsca at yahoo.com, Contact for
Equestrian activities Lady Nem inghean Dochartaighnrf642002 at yahoo.com
 
Steppingstone is in the
Susquehanna State Park so all Maryland State Parks rules are in effect for
camping overnight.  Pets are welcome,
discreetly wet during non-event hours, no smoking on site.
 
For more information or to guarantee space for
your demonstration, contact Lady Faye de Trees at feataure at gmail.com or 410-838-9694.Vendor fee is $25 per day if you are selling only, no
fee if you demonstrate your craft and sell some items on the side.

 Angela Yau 
Interpretive Planning, Training, and Design Consultant
Professor of Natural Science, Santa Fe Community College
Vice President, Southampton Middle School PTO 
Board Member, MA & PA Heritage Trail, Inc.
Lady Faye de Trees, Chronicler and Dance Mistress, Barony of Bright Hills


"For in the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." 
-Baba Dioum


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