[Sca-cooks] Numbers was Protectorate Feast-Part I

[Johnna Holloway]

KWCostuming was also down with maybe 1/2 as many classes
being offered this year. Don't know about numbers but class sessions
were much smaller. Maybe combined rapier and costuming is not a bad
combination afterall. This makes it all the more difficult to plan for 
events
with feasts if the numbers are going to vary widely.

Johnnae


> Bear commented:
>
>> The Protectorate XXVIII Feast was planned for 272 people, 228 paying 
>> and 48
>> comps. Unfortunately we came nowhere near this. Known World Aademy of 
>> the
>> Rapier in the southern half of the kingdom drew most of our light 
>> weapons
>> crowd. Limited advertising and threats of extreme weather added to the
>> problem. Overall attendance was 100-150 people below previous 
>> years.---------
>
> Well, according the to the Event Stewards for Known World Academy of 
> the Rapier, whom I was talking to at the resturant after our baronial 
> meeting tonight, KWAR was down 75 to 125 folks from their expected 
> number. They thought it was probably because of the Great Western War 
> in the west and the economy. The event did not meet their original 
> break even attendee numbers, but because of some savings from the 
> budgeted amounts, it may not have lost money.
> This last Pennsic was also way down to just over 11K attendees 
> compared to last years 13K.
> But since the economy is doing just fine, according to that guy who 
> happens to be in the White House, these downturns must not have 
> anything to do with the economy.
> Stefan
>