[Steppes] SCA wanted for a Library Exhibit on Elizabeth I

[Vicki Marsh]

Greetings, Steppes,

For those of you who are not on either the Lindenwood list or the Central
list,

Herein is the information about the Elizabeth I exhibit in Grand Prairie.
The library is located south of I-20 and east of Loop 360.  They will be
having speakers on Elizabethan food, Falconry demonstrations, and movie
nights.

Lady Maria has volunteered to host a lecture on Elizabethan embroidery on
July 12th at 7 pm and Lindenwood is volunteering to host a demo on July 2
and will be organizing that in the near future.

The exhibit opens on June 25, the same date as the Midsummer's Ball in
Lindenwood and closes August 2.  It might be nice to have a newcomers night
towards the end of July and prepare them to attend Steppes Artisan on August
13. I would be willing to host one at my house.

If you are interested in taking part in a demo or hosting an activity,
please contact Lord Domhnall at: steverourke at charter.net

This sounds like a great opportunity for an adult focused demo to an
audience we haven't reached out to before. Library demos are often very
successful in getting new people to join our groups.

In Service,

Mistress Xene

> -------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
> From: "Steve K. Rourke" <steverourke at charter.net>
> To: <central at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: [Central] SCA wanted for a Library Exhibit
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 15:27:48 +0000
>
> Greetings unto the Central Region,
>
> Approximately a year and a half ago during my term as the Central Region
> Hospitaler I was contacted by Elizabeth McMahon the PR/Outreach Librarian
> for the Grand Prairie Public Library. At that time the library was putting
> in a bid to be a host for a traveling exhibit on Queen Elizabeth I.
>
> The exhibit will be at the library between June 25 and August 5th of this
> year. As this will be part of their summer program. they would very much
> like the participation of the SCA during the run of the exhibit. Some of
the
> ideas that they had were an outdoor combat demo for youth and teens (and
> probably some parents), and some hands-on indoor craft demos such as
> calligraphy and embroidery for both youth and adults. I am sure that other
> ideas for demos would be given serious consideration.
>
> The Grand Prairie Library is one of 40 in the U.S. (and only one of two in
> Texas) who will host this exhibit.
> They will be holding an opening reception on June 25th and have wondered
if
> it would be possible to have some sort of dancing and dance instruction
that
> day. I realize that this is also the date of Lindenwood's Masked Ball but
> this would be a good way for the dancers to get warmed up for the ball.
>
> They would also like other demonstration/classes throughout the run of the
> exhibit. Some of the ideas that have been brought up to me have been lucet
> weaving, various other fiber arts, bone carving, and of course combat
> demos. If you are interested in helping in any way please contact me with
> what dates you would be free to assist.
>
> For more info on the exhibit itself and to see what else the library has
> scheduled during the exhibit you can go to
> http://www.gptx.org/library/ElizabethI.aspx
>
> Thank you for your time
>
> Domhnall Dubh O'Ruairc
>
>
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