[Ansteorra] New Performance event

Richard Threlkeld rjt at softwareinnovation.com
Mon Jan 14 16:17:09 PST 2008


It often did last into late Sunday in the far past.

Caelin (who was only around for a little of that)

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[mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Patrick R
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 17:57 PM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] New Performance event

Thanks that is a good point for me to consider, I had not thought of that so
I guess it would eleminate some events from lasting longer. I was under the
impression that years back (the good old days I was not here for) that the
events lasted longer into Sunday. 
   
  Dante

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 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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