[Namron] Med Fair Hospitaler's idea

[Doug Copley]

I think the heralding in the middle of fighting could be a great idea. We
are usually short on fighters so we always need the break for them so that
they can keep the entertainment going longer. a short 3 to 5 min spiel that
goes right back in to the fighting could be very effective.

Vincenti


On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:22 PM, a a <princeisabitteroldman at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I've been meaning to respond to this and related topics but for now I
> want to make one key point:
> People coming by our area don't realize what we're about. Most of them
> don't have a clue about the SCA. Every year I'm amazed when I talk to them.
> This fact should be central to what we do at Medfair. In some ways we've
> improved in recent years but I think some might be amazed at how many folks
> leave our area with litte knowledge of the SCA. I say we need to explain
> more. One possibility is that heralds during the fighting could give a
> brief spiel about the SCA. A five minute break RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
> FIGHTING might be a good way to do it. Now, I'm not suggesting a long
> break. Just somebody saying "hey, you know we do this year round m'lords
> and ladies. We have a King and Queen and sometimes go to wars," etc. etc.
> Something to make sure that most everyone knows we're not just doing this
> one weekend a year and so that they know that if they're interested {and I
> know not everyone is} then they can join us.
>
>  There are lots of intelligent people on this list; let's start thinking
> of some possibilities and thank you to Vigdis for helping to get the
> discussion started.
>                                                      Edward
>
>   *From:* Cynthia Teague <cmt1708 at gmail.com>
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> *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:52 AM
> *Subject:* [Namron] Med Fair Hospitaler's idea
>
>    Here's my latest "can't sleep, guts are killing me, think about
> something else" idea.  Not sure how it will sound in the morning, but right
> now I am totally in love with it.
>
> I propose a hospitaler's area set up at Med Fair with a theme of "See
> Yourself in the SCA."  This would include things like:
> - painted boards with face cutouts, for photo props, for a variety of
> familiar period characters (knight, king, queen, Viking, Mongol, Celt --
> what else?).  There should be at least two for couples.  Maybe some short
> ones for kids?  And some step stools so kids could get their faces in the
> taller ones.  Running up the side of the picture you could label the
> persona (14th c. French noble / http://www.sca.org/).  Make it a really
> fun, free souvenir.  I don't think these would be hard to make, and they'd
> be easy to store year to year if they had hinged or removable feet; they're
> just a sheet of plywood.  There's nothing like this anywhere in the fair so
> it could be really popular.  Maybe also a big sign saying, "sure, we'll
> take a picture on your phone for you" and volunteers willing to do so.
>
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