[Ansteorra] New Performance event

Mon Jan 14 14:02:00 PST 2008

ooops make that the 1st 3rd or 4th weekend sorry

On Jan 14, 2008 4:00 PM, Judie Willey <littledragon0861 at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, so what i am reading from people is we want a camping event with no
> fighting...overnight so we can have a bonfire bardic in the evening, but
> with the feel also of a medevial faire with food and merchants.
>
> Looking at the kingdom calender, if we can find a nice shady place with
> plenty of water and  ...eek a modern swimming pool maybe to cool down during
> the day...we could do this the 2nd or 3rd weekend in august ( too hot to
> fight anyway)...otherwise we would have to hold off planning til spring of
> "09 to prevent running into big fighting events
> Hadassah
>
>   On Jan 14, 2008 3:26 PM, Hugh & Belinda Niewoehner <
> burgborrendohl at valornet.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, I know that for some events (such as ours) the host group needs
> > people off site by noon in order to clean.  We often have Boy Scouts
> > arriving as the cleaning crew is finishing up.
> >
> > Ismet of Northkeep
> >
> > Patrick R wrote:
> > > You bring up an interesting point about day tripping. Now I realize
> > that sometimes it is not avoidable as people have other obligations but for
> > some events it may be possible to extend the time we have. I am relatively
> > new to the SCA (over two years) and when I first went to a camping event, I
> > was surprised to see everyone packing up as soon as they got up in the
> > morning. I am not sure if it has been tried before but could we consider
> > ways to have some of the activities continue on Sundays. Consider having the
> > final round of a competition on a Sunday thus allowing for more varied
> > activities during the day. I realize this cause some concerns with the
> > drinking that would happen on Saturday night but it could be worth
> > considering. I would not recommend placing some events on Sat and some on
> > Sunday in their entirety since that could cause some people to just show up
> > for one of the two days, as well as the rivalry as to which event is what
> > day . Well it is something I wish would
> > >  be considered for one of the events.
> > >
> > >   Dante
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Robert Fitzmorgan <fitzmorgan at gmail.com> wrote:  My choice would be,
> > No to fighting and YES to camping. People are
> > > day-tripping a lot more today than we did when I started in the SCA
> > and I
> > > believe that has contributed to there being lass bardic at our events.
> > > I also would prefer that we not have a court at the event. It would
> > > just use time that could better be spent on bardic.
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > On Jan 14, 2008 11:27 AM, Judie Willey
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> 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 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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