[Ponte Alto] Gathering of Guilds tomorrow

[Sarah Toich]

Good Gentles, pray attend:

Want someplace warm and friendly to while away a cold Saturday? Feasting,
music, games and classes....Join the Barony of Lochmere tomorrow

The schedule of classes for the Gathering of Guilds on January 17th is
herewith presented:

St. Martin's in the Field Episcopal Church
375 Benfield Road
Severna Park, MD 21146
Take your best route to I-97. Take exit 10A to merge onto Benfield Blvd
toward Severna Park. The church is about 3.8 miles from I-97 on the right.

11:00        (Site Opens)
12:00-2:00   Beginning Cheesemaking (Lady Donnatienne)
 1:00-2:00   Using a Frame and Beginning Stitchery (Mistress Kira
Leonovna Zemnodushina)
 2:00-3:00   Origins of Mead (Lady Sorcha Prechain)
 3:00-4:00   Bayeux Tapestry Stitch and Display (Lady Janina of Storvik)
 4:00-5:00   Decorating Your Feast (Dame Olwen the Odd)
 5:00-6:00   Identifying & Using Fabrics (Lady Katharine Devereaux and
Baron James de Biblesworth)
 8:00        (Site Closes)

Additionally, there will be displays and demonstrations by the
Craftsmen's Guild, the Performers' Guild, and others, throughout the
day.  (Individual performers are quite welcome to come 'take the floor'
during the day!)

We hope to see you at the Gathering!
A Gathering of Guilds
17 January 2009

As Winter tightens its grip on the land, our attentions turn to the Arts and
Sciences to occupy us indoors until the return of warmer weather. The Baron
and Baroness of Lochmere invite the artisans of Atlantia and abroad to a
Gathering of Guilds, and hope to encourage marvelous collaborations between
the various arts. Their Excellencies will be choosing their Arts and
Sciences Champion, and other displays, competitions, and classes will be
organized. All are welcome to come, display their works, and mayhap learn a
new skill!
Arts & Sciences Activities

In addition to the Baronial A&S Champion Competition, the six 'Great Guilds'
will each be hosting displays, classes, and competitions. Each Guild has a
Guild-Head. The 'Guilds' along with there leaders and some examples of the
categories are:

    * Craftsman's Guild - Lord Owen Trahern - Click to send e-mail to the
head of the Craftsman's Guild
          o Woodworking
          o Leatherworking
    * Gilded Arts - Master Tristan Alexander - Click to send e-mail to the
head of the Gilded Arts guild
          o Calligraphy
          o Illumination
          o Painting
    * Performance Arts - Master Corun MacAnndra - Click to send e-mail to
the head of the Permance Arts guild
          o Instrumental Music
          o Vocal Music
          o Acting
          o Storytelling
    * Fiber Arts - Duchess Simone de Barjavel - Click to send e-mail to the
head of the Fiber Arts guild
          o Weaving
          o Spinning
          o Sewing
          o Embroidery
    * Culinary & Medicinal Arts - Lord Michel von Schonsee and Mistress
Minowara Kiritsubo - Click to send e-mail to the head of the Culinar Arts
Guild & Click to send e-mail to the head of the Medicinal Arts guild
          o Cooking
          o Brewing
          o Medicinal
    * Martial Arts - Lord Edward de Clare - Click to send e-mail to the head
of the Martial Arts guild
          o Period Styles
          o Armory
          o Weapon-making


The theme for the Baronial A&S Championship is 'Cooperation Between the
Guilds.' Any entry must be linked (even tenuously) to something done/used by
a different 'Guild.' For example, a 'Gilded Arts' entry could be an
illuminated piece of music for the 'Performance Arts'; a Craftsman could
make a pell for the Martial Guild, etc.
Feast

A dayboard-style feast of several courses throughout the day will be served,
and is included in the price of admission. The Head Cook is Mistress Eibhlin
nic'Raghailligh; please contact her with dietary questions at Click to send
e-mail to the event cook.
First Course: Chicken

    * Roast Chicken with two sauces; Cinnamon orange, and Pickle for the
Mallard
    * Ruddy Rice Pudding
    * Dry Broccoli
    * Soft cheese and Bread

Second Course: Beef

    * Sausages, homemade
    * Mustard, homemade
    * Mushroom Tarts
    * Honey-Glazed Compost
    * Cabbage

Third Course: Fish and Pork

    * Poached fish (salmon more than likely)
    * Bourbelier of Wild Pig
    * Sauces: Vert Sauce, Barbe Robert, Prune Sauce
    * Fried Greens
    * Hard Cheese and Bread

Fourth Course: Dessert

    * Fine Cakes
    * Hypocras and Wafers
    * Tartlets
    * Nuts

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Event Fees
Adult, Member:     $16.00 Day-Trip
Adult, Non-Member:     $19.00 Day-Trip
Child (6-17):     $8.00 Day-Trip
Child (0-5):     $0.00 Day-Trip

Make checks payable to SCA, Inc., Barony of Lochmere.

Any and all refund requests must be received in writing to the Exchequer,
Seneschal, or Autocrat, no later than 7 days after the event. Though e-mail
is acceptable for the initial request, a hard copy form must be completed
and submitted in order to obtain the refund. Refund Request forms will be
available at Troll the day of the event or you may print your own Refund
Request Form (pdf file).
Autocrat

Lord Mikhail Chaika Pavlov-syn Novgorodets (Michael Suggs)
6558 Ducketts Lane
Elkridge, MD 21075
410-796-8774
Click to send e-mail to the autocrat
Site

St. Martin's in the Field Episcopal Church
375 Benfield Road
Severna Park, MD 21146

The site will open at 11am and close at 8pm. The site is discreetly wet. No
pets except service animals; no open flames. Smoking in designated areas
only.
Reservations

Lady Christiana Iarina Chaykinaia
6558 Ducketts Lane
Elkridge, MD 21075
410-796-8774.
Click to send e-mail to the reservationist
Directions

Take your best route to I-97. Take exit 10A to merge onto Benfield Blvd
toward Severna Park. The church is about 3.8 miles from I-97 on the right.


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Artistic temperament sometimes seems a battleground, a dark angel of
destruction and a bright angel of creativity wrestling.

Madeleine L'Engle