[Elfsea] Two Great Demo Opportunities coming up!

[Spence and Robin Mabry]

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Two Great Demo Opportunities coming up!

Elfsea, we have two great demo opportunities coming up!

The first is October 26th, at the Keller Library.  Remember the GREAT TINE
we had there last year!. Well, this year seems to portend even greater
things!  Here are some things that they want to do:

* Have Madrigal Singers (who wants to volunteer?).
* Spinning demos (that was a sure winner last year).  In fact, during the
spinning demo, HL Robin noticed that the group around her kept growing and
growing and growing.  The Library is putting her in the same spot this year
again - right in front of the doors to the library!
* Fighting.  This year we will not have to fight around the tree.  They are
moving us over to the other side of the walk-way into the Library, and would
like the following schedule:
      30 minutes Chivalric
      30 minutes Rapier
       Then they are having 30 minutes modern fencing
(This is to show the development of fighting style through the ages)
They then want to repeat this same sequence again.
* There will be what I was told was a "Gypsy Drum Horse" (though the
description sounded more like a Percheron to me) in full barding.  The owner
of the horse will be dressed as the knights lady (she already has a story
cooked up about why she was left with the horse) and would like someone from
our group to be there in their knightly regalia to help explain some of the
intricates of the barding and the use of the horse for the knightly class.
(Hint - I need help from the local White belt/Baldrics on this.)
* They would like to have a "knighting" ceremony during the demo.  I told
them that we really couldn't do that (without going into all the actual SCA
reason for that), but they'd like some sort of ceremony where we could show
them what a court would be like.  If we could, they'd like to have a short
court before during and at the end of the event.  (Hint - help, Your
Excellencies!)


Now, the big thing is:  This demo is to run from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. (the
library closes at 5:00 p.m.)
We can set up anytime before 1, but must be out of there by 5.

Arts and Sciences and displays of all sorts are well, especially of armor.

They loved us last year and asked us back this year, so let's do such a
great job that they ask us back next year!

I will be getting more information throughout the month and it will be
posted to the list.

Also, we have a possible demo the first weekend in November (yes, I know
it's Crown Tourney weekend) and as soon as I hear back from them, I will let
everyone know what is happening.

In Service to the barony and the Crown,
Lord Ceatta o Gulcleth
Demo Coordinator, Barony of Elfsea


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