Greetings unto the populace of the West from Da’ud and Moira, Prince and Princess of the Mists:
We approach the time for selection of our heirs. The format for the Spring Mists Coronet will be double elimination, best 2 out of 3 per round. Fourth round will be fought with mace and shield. Finals will be best 3 out of 5, and should finals go beyond 3 passes, bouts 4 and 5 will be fought with mace and shield.
Their Highnesses will also be holding the Mists Rapier Championship at this event, with tournament formatting to be updated shortly.
Due to the continuing uncertainty regarding the ongoing COVID Pandemic, we are requiring that either fighter or consort be a resident of The Mists. We also request each fighter/consort pair to declare their intent to Us prior to Coronet at royals@mists.westkingdom.org
The event will host the Mist Silver Muse Arts and Sciences competition: “Arts and Science though the Ages”.
This completion will be composed of two parts, one for early period, and one for later period entries. The Early Period will be 8th century, and the Later Period will be 13th century. Artisans can create clothing, jewelry, stamping from the 8th! Or sing a song, show a jewel from the 13th! Documentation is required, but does not need to be elaborate. Silver Muse competition will contain a teaching element at some point, so why not start early and arrange a class.
For questions regarding the Silver Muse competition, or if you would like to teach a class, contact Lady Rue Payne at Rew@westkingdom.org or via FB messenger @RutheMiller.
Their Highnesses will also be encouraging populace participation for The Princess’s Social, Target Archery, and Games and Socializing on the Tourney Field on Saturday evening after the Tournament.
Event Steward: Khalidah bint Sa’id Al’Attar (Dominique Griffard) — Email: dominique@redhouselawyer.com
Watch for the signs pointing to the correct entrance gate/parking lot.
Site Information:
94559 Napa , CA
Site Fee:
Directions:
From I-80: Take CA-12 West toward Napa/Sonoma. Turn right onto CA-29 North. Veer slightly to the right on CA-221 North toward Downtown Napa/Lake Berryessa. Turn right at Imola Ave., and the entrance to the park is approximately 1 mile on the right.
From US-101: Take CA-37 East toward Napa/Vallejo. Turn left on Ca-29 North/Sonoma Blvd. Veer slightly right on CA-221 North toward Downtown Napa/Lake Berryessa. Turn right at Imola Ave. and the entrance to the park is approximately 1 mile on the right.
From CA-12/121 (Carneros Hwy): Turn left on CA-29 North. Exit Imola Ave. and turn right at the light. Stay straight on Imola for 2.5 miles (approximately 6 minutes and 5 lights). Entrance to the park will be on the right.
We meet at 7pm the first Tuesday of every month, November 2019 is at Maggie and Francisco’s House-Hollister; December 2019 is at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy; January 2020 is at Carrek & Mercy’s House – Hollister; February 2020 is at Running Rooster restaurant – Hollister;
It is usually potluckish, unless it’s at a restaurant. if you are able, check the HawksHaven FB page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawkshaven/
We meet at 7pm the first Tuesday of every month, November 2019 is at Maggie and Francisco’s House-Hollister; December 2019 is at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy; January 2020 is at Carrek & Mercy’s House – Hollister; February 2020 is at Running Rooster restaurant – Hollister;
It is usually potluckish, unless it’s at a restaurant. if you are able, check the HawksHaven FB page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawkshaven/
Principality War! Do you hear the drums of War??? Does the thought of battle boil your blood?? Listen to the Cravings in your heart and come to War!!! Come witness The Clash of Titans on and off the battlefield with Arts and Sciences, Cooking, Rapier, Archery and Youth Combat! All activities count toward the tally for the winners of the war! Individual competition information TBA.
This year Beltane and Cynagua-Mist War will be held at the same site, a week apart, so we are going to have an in-between camp. If you are planning on attending both events, you may leave your camp unoccupied or stay and enjoy the event. The Event Steward will be on site the whole time.
Any changes and additional information about competitions, special activities, etc., will be included on the Website you can also find information on the Facebook event.
Site Amenities: Multiple potted water sites, 4 stone privies with scent guard, two large, covered areas with picnic tables and grills, 11 bunkhouses with bunk bed sleeps 8 (limited availability), 8 shower stalls, 2 ADA accessible shower stalls, 2 dishwashing stations, there is also an amphitheater with a large firepit ideal for an evening gathering or Hafla. Electricity is available from the covered picnic areas. Fishing is available, as long as you have a license. There is an RV Park with RV camping within 50 yards, several hotels within a couple of miles, and local grocery stores across the I-5. To reserve and RV site uses Recreation.gov, look for the Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground.
Additional Site info: The site is ADA compatible. Please offload your vehicles quickly and park courteously. Kingdom Covid rules are still in effect please wash and sanitizes your hands. Pets are allowed, leash laws apply. Firepits are allowed, West Kingdom Fire Laws apply. There is a 10 pm noise curfew (subject to residents of the RV camp). No RV? No curfew!
This event and the use of the Red Bluff Recreation Area is authorized under Special Use Permit administered by the Mendocino National Forest.
Event Steward: Baroness Finna kottr Godormsdottir, (Ileah Dotson) (530) 391-6271, finnakottr@westkingdom.org
Registration: War Adult registration: $20 Adult Member discount: $15, 17 and under free. Beltane and the War combo Adult registration: $45, Adult Member Discount: $35, Minors 17 and under free.
Site opens: The War will run Wednesday, May 4th 12am to Sunday May 8th at 4pm
Location: Camp Discovery, 1000 Sale Lane, Red Bluff, CA 96080
Directions:
The Red Bluff Recreation Area is adjacent to the Sacramento River on Sale Lane in Red Bluff, CA.
Arriving from the North on I-5
Take the CA-36/Antelope Blvd exit toward Central Red Bluff/CA-99. Turn Left onto CA-36/Antelope Blvd. Turn right onto Sale Lane. The entrance gate is approximately 2 miles down Sale lane.
Arriving from the South on I-5
Take the exit for Central Red Bluff/Antelope Blvd/Hwy 36. Turn Right onto Antelope Blvd. Turn right on Sale Lane. The entrance gate is approximately 2 miles down Sale Lane.
Arriving from Chico on CA-99
Continue onto State Hwy 36W/Antelope Blvd. Turn Left on Sale Lane. The entrance gate is approximately 2 miles down Sale lane.
Their Highnesses Prince Da’ud and Princess Moira do cordially invite you to witness the Investiture of Their Heirs.
Mists A&S Competition/Display
Find your inner Muse, Early or Late! This year’s Mists A&S Silver Muse Competitions are moving through time, and expertise.
The Early time will be 9th Century
Later Period will be 14th century
Please teach us to sing a song from the 9th or make a weapon! Perhaps a simple cote pattern? Or how they made paint from rocks and plants?
Event Steward: Mistress Margaret Grym E-mail: Maggie.grym@westkingdom.org
Phone: (408) 623-8872
Site Information:
Calvary United Methodist Church (729 Morse St., San Jose CA 95126)
729 Morse St.
San Jose, CA 95126
See map: Google Maps
US
Start Time: Site opens at 10:00am and closes at 9pm
Site Fee: Adult Registration is $25. Member Registration includes $5 dollar discount. Youth 17 and under are FREE. Pre-registration is Available.
Pre-Registration (Optional): Please use this link to register: https://sites.google.com/westkingdom.org/epay/home
Directions:
From the East Bay and South: Take 880 to exit 2 for 82 South/The Alameda in San Jose. Turn left onto 82 South/The Alameda. Turn right onto West Hedding Street. Turn left onto Morse Street. The church will be on your right.
From the North: Take 101 South to 87/Guadalupe Parkway. Take 87 South to exit 7 for Taylor Street. Keep right at the fork to merge onto West Taylor Street. Continue onto Naglee Avenue. Turn right onto Morse Street. The church will be on the left.
Directions: http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/77304
1. From North and East Bay — I-880 take The Alameda exit. Go 5 blocks to Naglee Ave. Turn right. One block right on Morse
2. From Santa Cruz — Take 17 to I-880 take The Alameda exit. Go 5 blocks to Naglee Ave. Turn right. One block right on Morse
3. From Gilroy and farther — Take 101 north to 280 to 87, get off at West Taylor Ave and head west to the Alameda. Pass that one block to Morse. Turn right, one block down on the left is the church.
4. From the Peninsula — Take south 101 to I-880 take The Alameda exit. Go 5 blocks to Naglee Ave. Turn Right. One block right on Morse
Are you new and looking for information? Are you just beginning to return to events? Want to spruce up your garb or get ideas or just play?
Come join us on May 15th. More details coming — google event will be posted and zoom links day of event!
Everyone welcome! https://www.facebook.com/
events/655317402391441
Crosston Ball 2022
Come dance with us! The Shire of Crosston’s annual ball is back to
physical reality, on the 21st of May at the beautiful History Club of
Los Gatos. Join us for a day of dancing, music and merriment. Classes
for beginner and intermediate dancers will be available during the
day, with class schedule available on our Facebook page and hopefully
here once we get closer to the day. All dances will be called during
the ball.
Crosston welcomes live musicians! Contact the event steward for
details and sheet music.
We will be taking Covid precautions in accordance with the county and
Kingdom rules as of the day of the event. Should that include an
indoor mask mandate, the set list will be redesigned to have shorter
sets with less energetic dances, so that hopefully most people will
still be able to partake; should it require we remain outdoors, we may
either redesign sets or cancel, please check for updates if this is
the case! The site also has a lovely outdoor patio and garden for
people who want to chat or catch some fresh air (the patio has
heaters, in the unlikely event they should become necessary in May.)
Like all things in this time, the Ball is uncertain; we hope that by
the 21st we should be fine, but should things get bad enough we may
need to go online again, or wait until next year. We sincerely hope
not, and will keep people posted!
Site rules: Please wear shoes with non-marking soles.
Schedule: Setup begins at noon, dance classes run 1 pm to 5pm, at
which point we pause for dinner. No feast is planned; there are
various restaurants in the area that may do delivery, or bring
whatever you would like. 6pm Ball opens, 10pm Ball closes/cleanup
begins, 11pm hall closes.
Event Steward: Rebecca da Firenze (Rebecca Friedman)
Phone: (408) 244-3330 (or text (408) 239- 9005)
E-mail: rebeccaanne3@gmail.com (please use this one!), with THL Rhiannon Boyle as co-Steward.
Advance Registration: As usual, the Ball is donation-only; donations
are welcome but there is no site fee. That said, we would really love
to have an idea of who is coming in advance, this year of all years,
so we are requesting online registration. We will hopefully be able to
welcome extra people on the day, but having a list in advance would be
really great, especially if (as I hope we won’t) we end up dealing
with capacity limits. For preregistration please see our Facebook
page; we enthusiastically encourage you to complete it if you expect
to come! That said, if you haven’t completed it and suddenly decide
you’d like to come, or have an unexpected friend to bring along, by
all means we would love to have you/your friend! This just makes it
easier for us.
Site Information: Los Gatos History Club, 123 Los Gatos Blvd. Los
Gatos, CA.
Directions: Make your way to CA-17 south of San Jose. Exit onto
Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, exit 20A. Turn right onto Los Gatos Blvd.
Site will be on your right.
Parking: The site has an extremely small parking lot, which is
expected to fill up quickly. Please plan to park on the nearby streets
and walk a little ways, especially if you arrive on the later side.
We meet at 7pm the first Tuesday of every month, November 2019 is at Maggie and Francisco’s House-Hollister; December 2019 is at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy; January 2020 is at Carrek & Mercy’s House – Hollister; February 2020 is at Running Rooster restaurant – Hollister;
It is usually potluckish, unless it’s at a restaurant. if you are able, check the HawksHaven FB page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawkshaven/
Come once again to the beautiful, temperate coastlands and the epic war between the mighty Kingdoms of An Tir and the West. There will be battles, both heavy and rapier. There will be Arts and Sciences, rapier and archery, equestrian activities galore–and of course there will be fine merchants.
This year, Grand Court is hosted by the Kingdom of the West!
Site OPENS for Merchants on June 29th at NOON. Site opens on June 30th at NOON for the general populace.
Only those who have coordinated with site setup leads and the volunteer coordinator will be let on site early.
UPDATES! 4/1/2022
First, War has officially been extended through July 5th! Calendars are still being updated but as of today, War will run June 30th through July 5th, 2022 for the general populace! To cover the additional cost of another day of showers and biffies, site fee needed to be slightly increased to $60 at pre-reg and $65 at gate($55 and $60 respectively with the SCA member discount).
Second, Pre-registration is now OPEN! This year all registration types are filtered through the same pre-registration form, including standard attendees, merchants, RVs/Trailers, or Equestrians. The other significant change this year is land allotment for registered group camping will be tied to pre-registration numbers. Please see the War website and the pre-registration form for details. Encourage your group member to register early to maximize your groups allotment!
We meet at 7pm the first Tuesday of every month, November 2019 is at Maggie and Francisco’s House-Hollister; December 2019 is at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy; January 2020 is at Carrek & Mercy’s House – Hollister; February 2020 is at Running Rooster restaurant – Hollister;
It is usually potluckish, unless it’s at a restaurant. if you are able, check the HawksHaven FB page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawkshaven/
We meet at 7pm the first Tuesday of every month, November 2019 is at Maggie and Francisco’s House-Hollister; December 2019 is at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy; January 2020 is at Carrek & Mercy’s House – Hollister; February 2020 is at Running Rooster restaurant – Hollister;
It is usually potluckish, unless it’s at a restaurant. if you are able, check the HawksHaven FB page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawkshaven/
Montagne du Roi Midsummer Revel
Otherwise known as our Pennsic Pity Party
Seaside, CA
Come and hang out with some of your people. We are planning to have heavy fighters and rapier fighters. We will need to have marshals for both. We also intend to have some Arts and Science classes. Would you like to teach a class?
There will be a potluck lunch. Who wants to run the BBQ? Fire! Meat!
If you have any questions, please contact the event steward, Garrett Logan Todhunter (Garrett Paynter). Ramsheart20@gmail.com Cellphone 831-277-5503, landline 831-394-4561.
Site opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 5:00PM. Site fee is donation
Site information: Laguna Grande Park in the Lake Side area, parking closes to Chili’s.
1249 Canyon Del Rey
Seaside, CA 93955
Directions: Take Hwy 1 to Canyon Del Rey exit, turn inland. Site is on the right, just past Embassy Suites and Chili’s.
Join Their Highnesses of the Mists and Cynagua for a weekend of fighting and revelry on the shores of Lake Berryessa! The site features a limited number of cabin spaces ($10 each by pre-registration only), a covered picnic area, potable water, fire pits (West Kingdom and local fire regulations prevail), and lake access.
Event Steward: E. A. Paulsen / Ula Brennasdottir
Event Steward Contact: ula@westkingdom.org / 503-314-8590
Event Date: Fri. Aug. 19, 2022 – Sun. Aug. 21, 2022
Time: Open 2:00pm / Close 3:00pm
Registration Amount:
- Adult Event Registration: $20
- Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $15
- Children (17 & younger): $0
7850 Berryessa-Knoxville Rd.
Napa, CA 94558