The Barony of the South Downs is proud to present

  Midwinter Arts & Sciences

Faire 2013

Saturday & Sunday!
February 2, 2013 (Church)
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
February 3, 2013 (Blackburn Park)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Come share your artistic endeavors with your fellow artisans and friends. Judging for the A&S Tournament and Open will be using the Kingdom A&S rules. The evening will feature a delicious feast and lively dancing. The Full Schedule will be updated as the information is provided please check the bottom of the website for updates. We are excited to announce that the festivities will continue to the second day by having a BBQ and Fighter practice at Blackburn park. Come join the Fun on the second day too! (Overnight accommodations can be arranged). See below (Hospitaler)

To help things run more smoothly, we recommend that you pre-register your A&S entries by filling out this form. In addition, writing entries will need to be emailed to THLady Serafina Alamanni no later than January 20th, 2013.  Alcoholic entries will be accepted this year, restricted to a designated area of the site.

News Updates:
NEW as of 1/22/13!: Children's Hours Now posted!
                                                  10-12 and 2-4 pm at the Church on Saturday
                                                  Sunday has no defined children activities but it is at a park!

NEWS FLASH!!!　Thanks to the dedicated negotiations by our Baronial staff, Midwinter will now be a DISCRETELY wet site! Alcohol will be allowed ONLY　In the Social Hall.　No　original alcoholic containers can be seen!　　So be on your best behavior, plan a driver and enjoy your day!　

Reminder: You have to preregister for the event to preregister for feast

Location: (Day 1/Sat) (A&S/Competition)    Location: (Day 2/Sun - BBQ/Fighting)

Druid Hills Baptist Church *                                 BlackBurn Park
1085 Ponce de Leon Dr.                                      3493 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30306                                               Atlanta, GA 30319
Baptist Church Link To Google Maps                    Fighter Practice Link to Google Maps

* note that this is the Baptist church, not the Presbyterian church one block away.

The event on Saturday is being held in a beautiful old building. The building is heated, but old buildings are drafty. This is the perfect event to wear your wonderful winter garb without over-heating. Parents please be aware that space heaters will be used in the classrooms, please keep an eye on your little ones.

On Sunday we will be at Blackburn Park Having a BBQ and Yard sale, and Fighter practice so bring your SCA trinkets, bobbles, and items of use that you no longer need to allow for your junk to be someone else's Treasures. We will also be having a regional War practice where we will be having some small melee activates as well as pickup fights as the day progresses.

HOSPITALER (CRASH SPACE FOR THE WEEKEND)

If you need overnight crash space that weekend please see the Hospitaler (Yves De Fortanier)

A list of Hotels and information can be found HERE!

Directions: Day 1 (At the Church)

Take your best route to I-75/I-85 through downtown Atlanta. Take exit 248C toward GA-10 E/Freedom Pkwy/Carter Center. Merge onto Freedom Pkwy/GA-10 E. Turn right at Ponce De Leon Ave NE. To park, turn right on the far side of the church and follow the signs.

Directions: Day 2 (At the Park)

Take your best route to I285W. Take the exit for Ashford Dunwoody(exit 29) road and head south into the City. "Its approximately" 1.5 miles on the left hand side. If you pass the McDonalds you have gone too far

Pricing Structure:

Adult Site Fee	$12.00
Feast	$8.00
Child Site Fee (6-12)	$6.00
Non-Member (age 12+)	Base Adult Fee ($12) + $5.00

Per Kingdom Law: No family will pay more than 3 adult fees as long as all are members and all children are under the age of 15.

Make Checks Payable to: SCA, Inc/Barony of the South Downs

Sunday Activities: (Day 2 at the Park)

There will be a regional fighter practice on Sunday at our usual location (Blackburn Park). We will have a BBQ and local festival for family friends and anyone new to the SCA. Rapier and Heavy fighting will be present for the day with the hopes of some Melee practices if attendance allows. You are encouraged to bring your arts and science projects to work on them during the day and share with others your knowledge in an informal setting. Additionally the baron will be holding an SCA yard sale to sell items donated to the barony that might find a better home with you!

Event Steward:

Lord Sebastianos Ionnides (Walker Hutchinson)
2115 Monroe Dr
Atlanta, GA 30324
Walker.Hutchinson@Definition6.com
404-372-6970

 

 

Head Cook:

Grand Chef Mariana Cristina Tirado de Aragon
RebeccaMyers3939@comcast.net

Reservations:

Muriel Goldbergh (Joanna Campbell)
342 Drexel Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
BossWench@yahoo.com
404-229-3054 (no calls after 9 pm EST)

A&S Coordinator:

Lady Serafina Alamanni (Kimberly Powell)
KrPowell@gmail.com

Class Coordinator:

TBD

Feast Menu: (Day 1 at the Church)

Feast Provided to you Grand Chef Mariana Cristina Tirado de Aragon

Feast Menu, A crusader theme
Ingredients for Feast:

1st Remove (French)
        French Onion Soup
        Peppered Beef
        G.B with almonds
        Strawberry tarts
2nd Remove (Italian)
        Stuffed pork tenderloin
        Roasteed root veggies 
        Pears in spiced syrup
        Mint Pie
3rd Remove (Holyland)
        Chicken with Lemon and Garlic
        Orange and Red Onion with Cumin
        Chick peas with Honey and pomeg       
        Lemon tart

Fundraiser Lunch: (Day1 at the Church)

The Incipient Shire of Deepdale

Venison chili: both bean and purist (non bean) versions.
Served with your choice of toppings and crackers/bread.
Drink included (choice of lemonade, sweet or unsweet tea).

Cost: $5

Fighter Practice BBQ and SCA Yard Sale: (Day2 at Blackburn Park)

There will be a regional fighter practice and SCA yard Sale along with BBQ. We encourage all those who go to the A&S competition on Saturday to also participate the following day to continue the festivities

BlackBurn Park
3493 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30319

Schedule: (Day1 At the Church)

8-9:30 am	Entry Registration
10:00 am	Judges Meeting; Setup Ends
1:00 pm	Performing Arts/ Sponsored Bardic Competition* *Lord Cianán Carmichael is sponsoring a bardic competition to immortalize the valiant deeds of Her Majesty Meridies at the most recent Panhandle Skirmishes. (see below)
3:00 pm	Entry take down and removal

Classes and Meetings: (Day 1 at the Church)
Saturday

1:00 Performing Arts Entry and Bardic Competition (See Below)
10am-5pm	Scriptorium! Class Schedule Pending Contact Mistress Adela
Room 2
10am-11am	"SCA Fighting for the Non-fighter" with Sir Iastreb Desislavich This RUM approved class will cover the rules of armoring and fighting in the SCA with a focus on informed and enjoyable spectating
1pm-2pm	"Artistic Creativity" with Maestra Lucia Domenica Farnese UPDATE: This class is an opportunity for artisans to explore the creative process. It is designed to help them develop or refine their path to creativity. Through discussion and examples, this class will look at the "building blocks" and "tools" of creative thinking. It is open to artisan of all levels of experience (from Laurel to newcomer).
2-3pm	Order of the Pelican, Meeting
3pm-4pm	Order of the Laurel, Meeting
Room 3
10am-12pm	"Book Binding" with Guest Lecuture Ann Frellsen, Book and Paper collections Conservator at Emory University Libraries, will walk you through the typical bookbinding structures of the 12th – 16th centuries. Using samples and hands-on demonstrations, she will show the evolution of the codex from a long-stitch ledger book to the wooden board structures common just after the development of moveable type printing. There will be a　$5 class fee for those wishing to participate in hands on instruction. Observers are welcome
2pm-3pm	"Social Media and the SCA" with Lord Tobias This class will cover using social media to promote groups and events. We will also go over the new Social Media Policy
3pm-4pm	Arrow fletching demonstration and discussion with Carolus
4-5pm	Meridian Embroidery Guild
Room 4
2-3pm	"European Dance" with THLady Ginevra Brembati
3-4pm	"Period Card Games" with Signore Yves De Fortanier
4-5pm	Midwinter Gift Swap group
Sanctuary
11am	New Comers Meeting
1pm	Performing Arts Entry and Bardic Competition (See Below)
TBD	Court at Her Majesty's Leisure

A Challenge for the bards of Meridies
from Lord Cianán Carmichael!

As the Marshal in Charge of the recent Panhandle Skirmishes, I would like to thank the great people of Meridies who traveled to the southern regions of our great kingdom to face the forces of our southern friends of Trimaris! There were many hard fought battles and victories won by both sides!

For those in attendance, there was one battle that stands forefront in my memory in which our Queen was captured by the opposing forces as she held her ground as the last Meridian warrior standing despite overwhelming odds by the Trimarian host! As their forces overwhelmed her with the intent of capturing her and seeking her ransom, she displayed the heart of Meridian spirit by refusing to yield and even fighting back despite being surrounded by her captors. At the end of her most noble stand, the Trimarian host were forced to end her noble stand when it became evident that she would refuse to accept defeat under the most extreme of circumstances!

And here finally lies my challenge! I would call upon the good bards of our fair kingdom to immortalize the valiant actions of our most valiant Queen in song or prose so that her great valiance might live on in perpetuity throughout the ages! I would like to propose that there be a performance of these bardic endeavors at Midwinter A&S to reward the bard that best captures the noble efforts of our Monarch!

View from the Martial in charge at Panhandle Skirmishes

Fighting
10-1pm	Fighter Practice
1pm TBD	Melee Practice
Meetings
10am-12pm	TBA
1-2pm	TBA
4pm-5pm	TBA
Classes
10:30am-12pm	TBA
4pm	TBA