[Ansteorra] New Performance event

[Judie Willey]

I would love to step in and say I would Steward the event...however I do
have some reservations which would need be answered first.

1) from all the previous posts I read, this is supposed to be bards,
musicians, food and artisans...but now all of a sudden, someone comes up
with torchlight fighting in the evening.
I would prefer the original idea of no fighting...and focus on the a&s/fair
type gathering.

2) what kind of time frame are we looking at to put this together and get on
calender?

3) would we want overnight camping?

4) what type of budget are we looking at?

If someone can provide me with reasonable answers and a reasonable time
frame ( ie at least 6 months) then I would be happy to Steward the event


Hadassah

On Jan 14, 2008 11:18 AM, Jay Rudin <rudin at ev1.net> wrote:

> Ihon wrote:
> > It as been a long time dream of Master Ulf and a somewhat newer dream of
> > mine to have an event centering on performance.
>
> Pleaase -- to have a *new* event centering on performance.  I've been to
> bardic colloquia, Autumn Fires, Kingdom Eisteddfod on its own, etc.  I
> think t's important to remember that this isn't something that's never
> been
> done before; it's something that hasn't been done in a long time.
>
> What's the difference?  Well, the main thing is that WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT.
>
> > The usual argument against
> > such an event is that its draw might be limited without something to
> > engage
> > the populace militant who, it is assumed, would be elsewhere given the
> > opportunity -- an argument that carries some weight, I believe, given
> the
> > regional fighter practice set against Stargate's Yule, and the absence
> of
> > some who I anticipated being present.
>
> Draw *is* limited.  That's a feature, not a bug.  We should get a cheaper
> camp and plan for a smaller crowd.  The specific goal for the event is to
> have a day when we're all doing the same sort of thing, rather than split
> into various activity groups.
>
> > However, I believe it can be achieved and that Eisteddfod could be it's
> > center piece, with other of HL Alden's fine suggestions included as
> well.
>
> I love the idea for the event, but I suspect that Eisteddfod *cannot* be
> its centerpiece.  Eisteddfod takes several hours and is where virtually
> all
> bards are during that time.  In fact, if we get more bards there,
> Eisteddfod takes even longer.  Eisteddfod could easily supplant the Fair
> for several hours; it cannot serve as a mere centerpiece in the middle of
> an active fair -- not if we've achieved our goal of bringing people
> together who are focused on bardcraft.
>
> If I go to the fair, I'd like the opportunity to, well, go look at the
> fair.  I actively don't want to sit in one place for hours.
>
> Also, Eisteddfod is generally set at the end of the year, during lousy
> weather.
>
> > Basically, the vision (as I see it) is a fete with merchants and food
> > and/or
> > drink taverns -- ala a Gather for you Pern fans.
>
> Could we please call it a fair instead of deliberately focusing on a
> science fiction setting?  Everybody here knows what a fair is.
>
> > What say you, bards?  Can we make it happen?
>
> Of course.  We can make *any* idea happen.  The question is this: *will*
> we
> make it happen?
>
> Step one is for somebody to decide to be the event steward.  I have some
> ideas for other steps, but there are no other steps until we get to step
> one.
>
> We will make this event happen if somebody says, "I will be the event
> steward."  We will talk about it forever to no effect if nobody says, "I
> will be the event steward."
>
> Unfortunately, I can't right now, or I'd jump in.  Anybody else?
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>
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