<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:24px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you're a member of the Rapier community, please attend the Princess Tea of Her Royal Highness Toryn Sevenstitches! (Starts at 11 am!)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17715" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you're a Chivalric fighter, Jarl Hrafn Olafsson is sponsoring a Viking Tournament (and there are showers!) Rules and format are on the Artisan event page, follow the link from steppes.ansteorra.org. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17719" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you're a musician and / or singer, Master Llewelyn will be heading a musician's area in the spacious, air conditioned lobby with the comfy chairs. His Excellency says, "There will be a musicians' area to play and sing, so bring your instruments and music."</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17723" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you're a cook or a baker, Sir Domingo de la Vega, OL, is sponsoring _two_ contests for the potluck feast: the best subtlety, and the best period side dish. If you're looking for a theme for your subtlety, remember, it's the 40th Birthday of Steppes!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17727" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">There is also the 4th Annual Brownie Baking Competition! (Rules for these contests can also be found on the event page.)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17731" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you like to eat, there's the chance of winning the job of being a judge in the Brownie Competition!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17735" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">There's a free French toast breakfast (while supplies last)!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17739" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">There's a bake sale!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17743" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">There's a potluck built around Sir Domingo grilling chicken and sausage (48 pounds of chicken, people!)!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17747" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">Want to get some crafting done in the air conditioning with congenial, like minded company? There's a Crafting Corner!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17751" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">Heraldry on your mind? There will be an Heraldic Consultation Table~!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17755" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If your children enjoy the SCA, there are children's activities!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17759" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you like to shop, there will be merchants! (There's room for more, so contact the Registrar, Lord Padraig mac Henri, at pathankster@gmail.com to reserve your space, through 12 August 2015.)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17763" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you love to learn and see beautiful things, this is the event to attend! Some of the finest artisans in the Kingdom (dare I say the Known Worlde? Yes, I dare!) will not only be displaying their body of work, but will be sitting right there to talk to you about it! (Please yield to the judges, who will be wearing a judges mark for ease of recognition.)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17767" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">If you would like to spend a day out of the heat in company with your friends, the site is large, with excellent air conditioning, and tables for the populace to arrange themselves around for the day!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_17771" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">Please consider joining us!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439274828304_12911" dir="ltr" class="">steppes.ansteorra.org</div></div></body></html>