<div dir="ltr">Happy Monday Ponte Alto!<div><br></div><div>I hope everyone had a lovely Coronation weekend and congratulations to all Pontoons who were recognized or participated in the events of the day!</div><div><br></div><div>Bloodbath is THIS WEEKEND! I look forward to seeing everyone's art in our open display and scroll blanks competition that day. The prize for the scroll blanks will be a stamp kit for our upcoming block printing block. We will also have a photo area nearby with props. As such, our A&S night tomorrow will be focused on Bloodbath and its planning!</div><div><br></div><div>This is also a great moment to remind everyone that stakes are not allowed at the Bloodbath site! Pop-ups only! We also ask that anyone who has folding tables they can bring to help with infrastructure for the day do so. </div><div><br></div><div><div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Updates for the Week</font></b></span></div><div><span id="gmail-m_9093133167871155741gmail-m_2980790579927139764gmail-m_4674818032953527461gmail-m_-1307427034209043915gmail-m_4258337388356924934gmail-m_-4545262961337429505gmail-m_-7675187490713145250gmail-m_-3842201148131122338gmail-m_-3767650892709431373gmail-m_-9191460295716603237gmail-m_4204562886439033285gmail-m_-5112842367704335458gmail-m_-8106988288167310915gmail-m_-6795191392714880304gmail-m_4727876082391320008m_2012094301795420708gmail-m_3311117627477850952gmail-m_-3425986232685745274gmail-m_-2675839535345139749gmail-m_1697504851765728476gmail-m_-8461665095756449593gmail-m_2848797509837832734gmail-m_2211565318071032991gmail-m_-2466893335232190713gmail-docs-internal-guid-8a967039-7fff-0c5a-ee4d-c2ffe32909f6"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We are still in need of largess! Contact Her Excellency to learn more.</p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">I am still looking for anyone who may want to take up the mantle of MoAS or Social Media Officer once my tenure for these is up at the end of October! If you'd like to join me for A&S at Bloodbath, or just chat about what those entail, please feel free to reach out.</p></li></ul><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></font></span></div></div><div><span id="gmail-m_9093133167871155741gmail-m_2980790579927139764gmail-m_4674818032953527461gmail-m_-1307427034209043915gmail-m_4258337388356924934gmail-m_-4545262961337429505gmail-m_-7675187490713145250gmail-m_-3842201148131122338gmail-m_-3767650892709431373gmail-m_-9191460295716603237gmail-m_4204562886439033285gmail-m_-5112842367704335458gmail-m_-8106988288167310915gmail-m_-6795191392714880304gmail-m_4727876082391320008m_2012094301795420708gmail-m_3311117627477850952gmail-m_-3425986232685745274gmail-m_-2675839535345139749gmail-m_1697504851765728476gmail-m_-8461665095756449593gmail-m_2848797509837832734gmail-m_2211565318071032991gmail-m_-2466893335232190713gmail-docs-internal-guid-8a967039-7fff-0c5a-ee4d-c2ffe32909f6"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Events this Week</b></span></p><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Tuesday, 4/4, 7 pm- Bloodbath Planning Session. </b>In place of our usual A&S night, we will be using this time to help our autocrat with any last minute things she may need.</p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Thursday, 4/6, 6 pm- Heavy and Rapier practices.</b> Please check the facebook group to confirm that practices are happening</p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Saturday, 4/9- Bloodbath! </b>See you all at Nottaway Park!</p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Sunday, 4/10, 12 pm- Heavy and Rapier practices, MAYBE.</b> <span style="background-color:transparent">Please check the facebook group to confirm that practices are happening, as Bloodbath will almost definitely affect this schedule.</span></p></li></ul><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Upcoming A&S Opportunities- April and May 2022</b></span></p><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="background-color:transparent">Saint Paddy's Day Bloodbath, 4/9-</b><span style="background-color:transparent"> Open display, Baronial Scroll Blanks competition. </span><a href="https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=176a9a04" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent">More info in the event page here.</a><br></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Festival of Elvegast, 4/9-</b> Arthurian Table Setting display and "Trial By Fire" style cooking competition. <a href="http://the-festival-of-elvegast.windmastershill.org/" target="_blank">More info on the event website.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Dragon's Fire, 4/9- </b>Fire themed A&S! This is a really fun sounding competition, so check out the f<a href="https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=e41a70de" target="_blank">urther details here</a>.</li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Night Under a Faie Moon, 4/16-</b> Mask competition, dayshade decorating, 16th century cooking, and our very own Baron Drogo will be teaching brewing! <a href="https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=3850404b" target="_blank">More details on the event page here.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Hidden Mountain Baronial Birthday, 4/23-</b> A wide variety of Hidden Mountain themed A&S, with <a href="https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=1eb348ef" target="_blank">further explanation linked.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Revenge of the Stitch, 4/23- </b> Major garb related A&S as well as bardic and static displays!<a href="https://spiaggiarevengeofthestitch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> See the website for more info.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Performing Arts Workshop, 4/30-</b> Join Nottinghill Coill for a day of Performing Arts discussion and learning. <a href="https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=0b1d5eea" target="_blank">More info here.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Crown Tourney, 5/7-</b> Tempore Atlantia (pre history to 1000 AD) and the Persona Challenge display. There will also be a youth display on "What does the SCA mean to you?" <a href="https://crown.atlantia.sca.org/" target="_blank">See the event page for more info.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Highland River Melees, 5/14- </b>Gubbins! Pocket Trash! Whatever you call it, A&S competition for the odds and ends that flesh out a persona. There will also be bardic and classes, and <a href="http://highlandfoorde.atlantia.sca.org/highland-river-melees/" target="_blank">the event website has more details.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Gardens of Thyme and Oakwood, 5/14- </b> An agriculture, forestry, and tending the land focused day of some incredible A&S competitions, displays, demos, and classes. <a href="https://gardensofthyme.atlantia.sca.org/" target="_blank">Check it all out here.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Hawkwood Baronial Birthday, 5/20-</b> Primarily virtual, bardic and classes. <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/hwbb/" target="_blank">Details on the event page here.</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Ruby Joust, 5/27-5/30- </b>Dance, Performing Arts, Competitions. <a href="http://caermear.atlantia.sca.org/gemjoust.html" target="_blank">Keep an eye on the website.</a></li></ul></span></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">YIS,<div>Doña Mariana Ruiz de Medina</div></div></div></div>