[Ansteorra] Event Calendar

[Rae L Bauer]

Since most event announcements or web sites give the address, you can 
always use whatever map program you like to find out where it is.
Or you can talk to your SCA friends to find out more details about what 
goes on at such and such event.  I think that would be more helpful to you
in deciding what events are worth your time and effort.  That's what I 
use to do.  Talk to people in your local group, see who was going to 
what, and
find out where, when, what and how.   I think you'll find that this 
gives you a better idea of where you want to go.
Suvdchin


On 1/2/2011 8:33 PM, Jeffrey Clark wrote:
> "*But most of that information is already on the Ansteorran calendar
> website. For example the date for *next* year's Candlemas is already posted,
> as are general locations--by both SCA and mundane name--for it, and most
> other events on the calendar. (The major exception being the location of
> "floating" events like Crown Tourney or Queen's Champion; but the dates are
> there.) So if someone needs a six-month lead to request time off for, say,
> Queen's or Gothic War, or Bryn Gwlad Baronial, it's easy to find out what
> the date is.*"
>
> I also know what day the Fall semester is going to start on two years from
> now... that doesn't do me one whit of good in planning that semester until
> the course catalog for it is published.
>
> I can plan to go to an event on a certain date all I want, but knowing that
> something is on such-and-such weekend in such-and-such barony isn't that
> helpful. Where in the barony? It matters, you might not find driving another
> hour to be a problem, but it can be quite cost prohibitive to some. If I am
> not mistaken, the northernmost point of Glaslyn to the Southernmost point of
> Lindenwood in the barony of Steppes alone can constitute a two hour drive.
> With the price of gas, that can be a considerable distance.
>
> There is also the matter of simply: will I have anything to do at this
> event? Social events are great for me, especially if they are going to be
> outdoors; but I have a hard time with A&S and bardic competitions and it is
> frustrating to hear that "there will be an A&S/bardic competition" at and
> event with no real qualifiers, and then find out later that the A&S
> competition is using the kingdom judging sheets and/or does not allow
> performance arts or they don't want research papers, or that there was an
> unannounced theme that I can't meet; or to find out that the bardic
> competition has requirements that I can't meet (I'm not really a "bard"
> anyway). Some people don't just show up at events to swing a stick around,
> and ending up at events where everything is just fighting with no real
> social atmosphere or anything else isn't fun.
>
> Certainly, if you have the disposable income and the free time to just pack
> up and run across the state of Texas (and possibly Oklahoma) on the fly,
> it's not really a problem. However, when you have to carefully plan you time
> away from classes and work and budget your trip to the last cent; not having
> information makes it hard. Especially given the distance required just to
> make an event.
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