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Caid Disaster Relief Information Center Find a Local Group! Calendar of Events If you would like to view this list without descriptions, click here. Calendar: 05/10: Altavia Baronial Anniversary and Investiture of the New Baron and Baroness A Touch of Argent... The Barony of Altavia bids you welcome and Well-met! Our Silver Anniversary approaches, set for Saturday, May 10, 2008, and the Investiture of the new Baron and Baroness is an opportunity to honor the shiny and new, our outgoing Baron and Baroness, and the glittering history of our fair barony. On hand to help celebrate will be the complete lineage of former Altavian Barons and Baronesses! The theme of the day is the lustre of Argent, so shine up your buckles, polish your armor, and bring out your most glittering Arts and Sciences projects! The theme for the A&S competition will revolve around the heraldry of their Nextellencies, THL Thorin and THL Courtney and of our Barony (available on the Altavia website www.sca-altavia.org/B&B/History.html). A bardic competition ("Ode to Argent") will determine the Bard of Altavia! A competition for a themed lunch basket will be held, with the lunch baskets to be sold at silent auction. Each basket should include lunch for two including serving gear and beverages. Be creative! There will be an Argent Rose Challenge for all Heavies, Rapier and Youth Combatants. Challenge other fighters to win honor (and a white rose!) for your lord or lady-fair. "A No Dairy? No Whey!" dessert competition will be held! Be sure to Include a list of ingredients with your entry. Remember -- read the ingredients of your ingredients! Whey is a crafty little creature, found in many things. The goal is to keep it out! Her Nextellency is allergic! Remember, at all events leading up to Anniversary, Death Certificates will be available to determine the "method of demise" for Baron Laertes and Baroness Bridget! Be creative! Be clever! Be devious! Calendar: 05/17: Beltane tba Calendar: 05/17: Western Seas Baronial Investiture tba Calendar: 05/17: Darach Anniversary Another winter passes and spring approaches once again. With the turn in the weather we are remember our beginnings and invite all to come join us as Darach Shire celebrates its Anniversary once again. Come join us in revel, contests and on the tourney fields. Armed combat will consist of traditional Heavy Weapons and Rapier combat to determine the Defenders and Protectors of Darach Shire. This year we add to our Anniversary as we invite the Equestrian community to come and demonstrate, teach, and compete in equestrian games. Also, come display your arts and science projects for all to see. Calendar: 05/17: Pirate Tourney Thar be Pirates! A Pirate Tournament at Castle Kirk Come join us for a day of festive merriment as the barony of Nordwache meets on the scenic grounds of Castle Kirk to host a buccaneer bash The site opens at 8:00 AM on Saturday May 17th and closes at midnight of the same day. Those who are in their cups will be stayin the night. The weather is fair in these parts in May.We have plenty of camping space on the Castle grounds for and if ye'll be wantin to spend the night. No site fee for this event but we will have a donations and contributions box. We shall have some great ships cooks here Bar B Q ing up a storm and we are asking ye to please bring a side dish fer the feasting. Saturday May 17th in the year 2008. We will begin the day with court at 11AM giving out of barony folks time to arrive. After court,we will see the start of the Nordwache Pirate Tourney where the arena will be mystically transformed into two ships matey! With pitching decks and "The Plank" for ye brave buccaneers to cross to yer enemies domain. Broad swords and cutlasses only in this tournament with yer off hand gauntleted or bucklered. Nary a Florentine fighter will be seen on this sea.Do bring yer preferred weapons too for there will be time fer challenge matches. After the tournament the famous Castle Kirk axe contests will begin. Axes are provided and we will have men's and woman's competitions*. The arena of Castle Kirk will be torch lit as the feasting begins into the evening and during the revel the top three finalists will battle it out in the finals with…..Nautical Jeopardy! So study up on your sea faring terms,pirate history and what was the name of Captain Crunches ship? Also we have an extra treat for ye.You will be treated to the fine music and sea shanties of the renowned Irish folk band,The High Grade Pats (Featuring the Gratuitous Laddies) *Axe throwing at the Pirate Tourney allows heckling. NO vulgarity in your heckling please and no heckling within 20 feet of any axe thrower. Note: Smart hecklers will heckle out of range of those on the throwing line. Calendar: 05/22 - 05/26: Potrero War The Barony of Calafia wishes to cordially extend an invitation to the entirety of the Knowne World to join us once again for a weekend of fighting, frolicking, and revelry in the shade of the beautiful oak trees of Potrero. The event will be held at Potrero County Park, 24800 Potrero Park Drive, Potrero, CA 91963, Thursday., May 22 through Monday., May 26, 2008. Pre-registration and land allocation are available at www.potrerowar.org. We would like to highly encourage all of our guests to pre-register and sign up for land allocation, as space is at a premium at this well-attended event. For those guests who choose to pre-register, we are once again offering the option to pay your site fees online with a credit card, in addition to mailing in a check. If you do choose to pay online, please remember that you must still mail in your pre-registration paperwork. Please take a few moments to fill out a land allocation request –pre-registration itself does not reserve land! Pre-registration will be closing on Thursday, May 1st for all mailed in registration forms. Forms and payment may be hand-delivered until May 3rd at Summergate Anniversary. All pre-registration forms post-marked after May 1st will NOT be accepted and will be returned to sender. All pre-registered individuals, set-up crew staff, and merchants will still need to check in at gate. For those guests who choose not to pre-register, don't forget that you may still sign up for land allocation! Filling out the land allocation form will help ensure that you are able to get enough space to accommodate all members of your camping group, and makes it much more likely that you will be able to camp in your desired location. Land allocation for both pre-registered and non pre-registered individuals will close on Saturday, May 10th at Midnight. Our Theme this year is a "Country Faire" so bring the family and come out to have some fun. There are many diverse activities scheduled throughout the weekend, including the traditional armored and rapier melee combat, unarmored combat, archery, youth combat, dancing, shopping, and much more. For those gentles seeking cooler, more relaxing activities, we will be holding a wide variety of arts and sciences activities all day both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday afternoon we will be holding our traditional fund raising arts auction; donations of hand-made items and other artistic works are most graciously appreciated! When you're onsite, please keep in mind that wars are only successful because of all the hours so generously worked by the volunteers. Please donate two hours of your time to make the war a more enjoyable experience for everyone. To make it as easy as possible to for our volunteer staff to plan their war schedules ahead of time, volunteer sign-ups are available in advance on the website. To keep up on all the latest event information, please visit the Potrero War website at www.potrerowar.org check back often for frequent updates. Site opens: Pre-Registered guests: 10:00am, Thursday, May 22nd, Non-Pre-Registered guests: noon, Thursday, May 22nd Site closes: noon, Monday May 26th Calendar: 06/01: Caidan Archery Open Come one, come all archers that can hold a bow or can shoot an arrow. The Caidian archery tournament will be held on June 1, 2008. Please bring your bows and crossbow, as we will have a tournament to define the best archer in the kingdom. The event is a Double Elimination Royal Round. We will have crossbows allowed on sight. Please choose you weapon before showing up. 8:00 Site opens 9:15 Archery Warm-ups 10:00 Royal Rounds starts 5:00 Site closes Calendar: 06/07: Coronation and Queen's Champion That's right! Come on up over the hill to the beautiful Southern San Joaquin valley. We don't know who will be stepping up just yet (good luck to all at Crown), but we do know where we'll be crowning them! Coronation on Saturday, June 7 will be followed by a feast, both being held at the Rasmussen Senior Center (115 E Roberts Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93308). The Shire invites all attendees to bring your group banners as well as personal banners, to hang in the coronation/feast hall. This is the 30th year of our Kingdom, and it displays our unity if we all fly our colors together. Feast information: Contact the Feast-o-crats, Baroness Muriath of Dun Or (Karin Burgess, baroness@dunor.org), THL Galen and THL Samra (galen_deleon@yahoo.com, thlsamra@yahoo.com). Pre-registration for the feast will be accepted until May 8th. Queen's Champion on Sunday, June 8, will be held at CSU Bakersfield (9001 Stockdale Hwy., Bakersfield, CA 93311). Heavy Weapons and Fencing. There will be a courtesy/fighters booth with snacks and water for the fighters, provided by the Ladies Elaina and Githa. There will also be a box lunch auction (proceeds go to the Shire); if you would like to enter a box lunch into the auction, contact Lady Elaina (Nicole Rose, ladyrose@rose-cs.com). Queen's Champion will be in a field bereft of shade. Please bring your pavilions, sunshades, sunscreen, and water as it will be warm and sunny here in June. Eric/Pavilion spaces will be assigned. Merchants are welcome both days; contact the merchant-o-crat: Jessica of Wintermist at canfield.jessica@yahoo.com for further information. Festivities Timeline Saturday, June 7, 2008: Site opens 8:00 a.m. Opening court/last court 10:00 a.m. Lunch break 12:00 p.m. Coronation 1:00 p.m. New court 3:00 p.m. Break for room turnover 5:00 p.m. Feast 6:00 p.m. Feast ends 9:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2008: Site opens 6:00 a.m. Lists open 9:00 a.m. Opening court 10:00 a.m. Lists close 10:30 a.m. Tourney begins 11:00 a.m. Tourney ends 6:00 p.m. or when fighting is over. Salad Mushroom tarts Smoked chicken with sauces couscous grilled portabella mushrooms Gingered carrot tomato bisque (cold) fresh cheeses toast/breads Pit roasted beef w sauces Roman green beans Apricot cheese tart fresh fruit Calendar: 06/08: Queen's Champion Tournament tba Calendar: 06/14: Nordwache Anniversary tba Calendar: 06/14: Gyldenholt Anniversary The Barony of Gyldenholt invites one and all to join in our anniversary celebration and the investiture of THLord Ursul Vladislavl' Pravnuk and Lady Colette de Montpellier as Baron and Baroness. Come enjoy the festivities with us at Pacifica High School, 6831 Lampson Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92845. In keeping with "Their Nextellencies" personas, the theme for the event will be Russian. Gyldenholt seeks a champion on the field of honor in heavy weapons, rapier and unarmored combat. Young gentles are also invited to join in the youth combat lists. Our annual competition for the A&S Champion of Gyldenholt will be taking place at the event. Please bring your art or science, along with documentation, to the designated pavillion by 11 AM. Any artform or science is welcome, but documentation IS required. We will also be having a People's Choice Champion, which will be decided by the populace. Please contact Maestra Maria Theresa Ipenarrieta at mariatheresai@yahoo.com for more information. This is a dry site and pets must be leashed at all times. There will be a feast following the tournament. We will be using the school's eating facilities, and in order to achieve a more suitable ambiance, the populace is encouraged to bring table decorations. There will be a contest for best period table. Master Guiseppe da Borgia will be tantalizing the populace's taste buds with "Frussian" cuisine (French and Russian) in honor of Their Nextellencies. The populace will be regaled with music and stories during the feast. The feast fee will be $10.00 and reservations are strongly suggested (please visit www.gyldenholt.org for feast menu.) Feast reservations can be made by contacting THL Zoe Doukana Radene (valeri9354@yahoo.com) Schedule of the Day: 8:00 AM Set-up 9:00 AM Lists Open 10:00 AM Opening Court (at TRM pleasure) 5:00 PM Closing Court 6:00 PM Take down, tourney site closes 6:30 PM Feast Begins Calendar: 06/14: Shire of Carreg Wen Anniversary We will be hosting both heavy weapons and rapier combat for glory and prizes. There will be no merchant booths at this site. We will also have a feast of 4 dishes from 4 different regions of the known medieval world including the Kingdom of Castile, the Kingdom of England, the State of Strassburg in the German Kingdom and Byzantine. Calendar: 06/21: Tanwayour Anniversary Join us on June 21st For Tanwayour Anniversary and The Talanque Memorial Tourney On June 21st, 2008, the Canton of Tanwayour invites all and sundry to join us in celebrating our founding and our founding father, Baron Talanque. The site is Veterans Park 1075 8th St. Imperial Beach, CA 91932. The site opens at 9:00 a.m. on June 21st. The site closes at 6:00 p.m.. The gate fee is $2 for members and $5 for non-members. The event sponsor is Canton of Tanwayour. Make checks payable to SCA, Inc/Canton of Tanwayour. There will be fighting, food and friends. I shall also invite frenzy, I'm sure, but I will try to keep him to meself. There is a feast after the tourney. The feast is $7 and will feature surprise fire cooked delicacies by the cooks of Tanwayour (read that as POT LUCK at the choice of the cooks). If there is interest, we will have the traditional memorial. Please e-mail the event steward with your memorial. Calendar: 06/21: Castle North Grand Prize tba Calendar: 06/22: Queen's Champion Equestrian Noble lords and ladies, prepare to take the field of honor to vie for the privilege of becoming the Equestrian Championship for Her Majesty Mora de Buchanan . Riders of all skills are encouraged to take part in this tournament, and to show their prowess and martial skills in various games. Riders! You are encouraged, nay enticed, to bring your finest trappings, barding, and banners to bring color and pagentry to Her Majesty's field. Bring your faithful destrier (or rent one from the Kingdom Stables) and join us upon the tourney field to fight for the honor of being Her Majesty's Equestrian Champion Please bear in mind the honor and responsibility of serving as Her Majesty's Equestrian Champion before competing for this title. If you would like to compete but do not live in Caid or do not have the time to commit to serving on Her Majesty's court, please consider competing "hors concours" (for the joy of competition but not for the title of Champion) instead. Rentals are available through Prado Equestrian Center 909-597-5757. Please call the stable directly to make reservations prior to the event. If you're coming from out-of-town and require over-night stabling, please contact the Autocrat. Schedule: 8:00 a.m. Site opens, equipment set-up 9:00 a.m. Practice/authorizations 10:00 a.m. Mounted procession and opening court 10:30 a.m. Tournament begins 3:00 p.m. Closing court 4:00 p.m. Equipment break-down 5:00 p.m. Site closes Calendar: 06/28: CP Prize Vikings! Everything You Wanted To Know And (Probably) A Few Things You Didn't! Ever want to go a-Viking? Ever want to race your Viking ship through rivers and fjords looking for "supplies"? Ever answer, "What? Do you mean Harald?" when someone asks about your "blue tooth"? Here is your chance! Come and enjoy learning much about the Vikings: their myths, legends and truth! Wander amongst the populace gaining knowledge, insight, loot and fun as you go from booth to booth taking part in games and sagas designed to entertain and enrich you as you help to enrich the CP! Remember! This tournament is held to help our wonderful Crown Prints! Hosts and volunteers are needed for all areas of this event. Every member, household, group, canton, shire and barony is encouraged to represent a country or territory visited by Vikings. The Vikings traveled all the way to Vinland in the west and Baghdad in the east. That's a lot of territory! Read some history! Get creative! • There will be challenging and fun fighting scenarios for both heavy and rapier fighters! • There will be activities for children of all ages! • There will be raffles! (Shameless plug for people to donate!) • There will be Viking Jeopardy! • There will be Viking ship races! • There will be a Viking history and myth pavilion for bards to tell there tales! • There will be something for everyone! THIS IS A DRY SITE. If you want space on the eric, make a reservation with Lady Katerina! Calendar: 07/03 - 07/06: West/An Tir War Their Majesties of the West, Titus and Ellis, invite the Known World to take part in the grand War against the great and noble Kingdom of An Tir. Because the cost of travel has greatly increased in these times, Their Majesties are lowering the site fee to $10 for members ($13 for nonmembers) to encourage the populace from all over the Known World attend the heroic battle between the Warriors of the West and An Tir. There will be a cook's play day organized by Duchess Juanna and Lady Anne Serre, A&S classes organized by Sabrina de la Bere and two full days of fighting. Viscountess Rosewitha is soliciting battle scenarios from the different war units and households that are interested in "sponsoring" a scenario. The marshals would run the actual scenario on the day of battle, so the sponsor can participate. If there is a large set up or moving of hay bales, the marshals will ask the sponsor to assist in this. Please contact Rosewitha to submit a war scenario at zwitharose@yahoo.com. There will also be single combat tournaments and fighting after the war scenarios end. There will also be an archery competition! Please see www.phmoms.com/westantirwar for more information on the cooks play day, A&S classes, archery info and much more! If you would like to add or make changes to an event, please to the Kingdom Webwright at . If you do not see information posted, please encourage your Seneschal or the Event Autocrat to submit the information to . Only the Seneschal or Event Autocrat may submit information to be posted on the calendar.

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