West Kingdom Equestrian Championship
Sept 18th 8am to 5pm
Ed Hughes Arena, 600 South Church Street, Ione, Ca 95640
Event Steward: Dianne Karp (Siobhan ni Seaghdha, OP) diannekarp@gmail.com 775.742.1457
Site fee: $25 nonmember adult, $20 member adult, children under 18 free.
General Directions: From the North, take your best route to Ione, CA From W Main Street, turn right onto 124s/S Church St and left into the arena. From the south, take 99 to 88E in Stockton, turn left on 124N and right into the arena.
Welcome to West Kingdom Equestrian Championship AS 57. We have a different site this year as the archers will not be with us. ED Hughes Arena is very large and is covered. The event is a one-day event but there is the option to haul your horse(s) onto the site the evening before. Please do not plan to arrive before 5pm so as to give the event steward time to arrive on site.
Box stalls are $45. Outside pens are $27. Owner set up pens are $18. Sleeping onsite over night is $18 for a dry camp. If you are not bringing horses to overnight, please do not plan to camp, thank you. All fees are payable to the City of Ione. Forms must be signed, and monies given to the Event Steward, when you arrive onsite. Checks are preferred.
As of the writing of this copy, rentals horses have not been confirmed. Please contact the Event Steward or look for announcements in the West Kingdom Facebook group. If you will need to be authorized to ride for this event, and there are no formal practices near you, please let the Event Steward know BEFORE the event so time to do a Games authorization can occur Sunday am.
Championship will have two parts. Part one is a challenge course consisting of Heads, Reed Chop and Rings. The course may be attempted at any gait or combination of gaits. Points are earned for removing Heads and Reeds and for spearing the Rings (rings will be the standard one inch to six inches in diameter). Ring lances must be 7 feet long and loaners are available, as are swords for the Heads and Reed chop. The winner will be determined by dividing your point score by the amount of time it takes to complete. (Example: 50 pts divided by 30 seconds = 1.7. 100 pts divided by 120 seconds = .83). IKEqC point values will be used. There will be a prize for the winner..
The second part will consist of a Ride Before the Prince Element where elegance of horse and rider will be considered. The pattern is a serpentine from Pierre de la Noue, 1620 (out of period but an easier pattern than the in-period serpentine}. It looks like an inverted cone. The Gallery will be looking for consistency of pace, quiet cues, elegance of seat and even loops on the turns. Again, any gait may be used. Extra weight will be given to the rider who canters the whole pattern but ONLY if the other parts are accomplished. A copy of the pattern will be given to everyone in the morning. The Gallery will determine the winner of this part and there will be a prize for it.
***The Champion will be determined by using a ranked order system combining both elements.
Monthly Business Meetings for the Shire of Wolfscairn happen on the third Wednesday of every month @7pm of Zoom.
Zoom links can be found each month on the Shires Facebook page or you can contact the Shire Seneschal.
Seneschal Contact Info:
Audrey of Foxhaven
Email: foxhaven98@gmail.com
Message On Facebook
Come join the Barony of the Westermark at the annual Westermark Madness on Sunday, 25-September 2022 at the San Francisco Archery Range in Pacifica, CA. This year’s merriment includes Heavy and Rapier fighting as well as Archery, A&S classes, fun, and a potluck feast. Gate opens at 9:00 am and the site closes at 6:30 pm (~sunset). More detailed information can be found on the Westermark Madness 2022 Website.
LOTS of fun for everyone! Chivalric combatants, challenge your friends to become the next Thug or Shepherd, or maybe you want to team up with a comrade in arms and try your hand as a two headed troll. Lots of Rapier scenarios will be held too, for the opportunity to be the next Sharp of the Westermark. Archers can enjoy some novelty shoots and other shoots to find the Hood of the Westermark! Artists can have fun with the pumpkin carving competition and enjoy some of our A&S classes taking place.
There will be a potluck style early dinner that will take place after the tournaments and court concludes. If you are able, please bring a side dish or dessert to share, large enough to serve 4 to 8 persons and the Barony will provide the main course. Please make an ingredients list available for those with food allergies. The Barony will provide shredded chicken, pulled pork and roast beef as prepared by our own Baroness Alistair!
Please try to carpool as there is limited parking. We want many people to come, so join the day trip together! Bring sun shades, chairs and tables.
Bring your own potable water – no water on site. Porta potty will be available (We are not that heathenish)
Have Questions? See the Westermark Madness 2022 Website for detailed information, schedules, and driving directions. Also contact Master Sean Tracy of Newbury (tnewby27@gmail.com).
Donations accepted but not expected. Cash or checks only please!
Site address:
San Francisco Archers
Rifle Range Rd.
Pacifica, CA 94044
https://www.facebook.com/events/1138263310100504
Directions to site:
- From the north: Take your best route to Hwy 1 at the Sharp Park Rd exit in Pacifica. Go south on Lundy Way from the intersection with Sharp Park Rd on the east side of Hwy 1. Turn at the first left onto Rifle Range Rd and follow it to the parking at the end. See the website for finer details.
- From the south (bay side): Heading north on I-280, take exit 41 for State Route 35 toward Skyline Blvd/Pacifica. Turn left onto Sharp Park Rd, and see the details in the map below.
- From the south (coast side): Take your best route to CA Hwy 1 northbound from Half Moon Bay, exit at Sharp Park Rd, and see the details in the map below.
- Event Steward: Chaninai bint Ibrahim ibn Rashid (Chani) – Kristina Spurgeon
- Event Steward phone number and email: 530 520-2377, klbspurgeon@gmail.com
- Date: September 30-October 2, 2022
- Time: Opens Friday at 12:00 PM, closes at 5:00 PM Sunday
- Registration Amount – Adult Event Registration: $30, Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $25, Children under 17 are free, No Family Cap
- Name of sponsoring branch: West Kingdom
- Location of site – Rancho Seco Recreational Park (14962 Twin Cities Rd, Herald CA 95638)
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Directions: See map: Google Maps
General Directions: Take the Twin Cities Road / CA-104 towards Herald. Turn into the park, you will see the old nuclear power plant, 14440 Twin Cities Road.
From Sacramento/North: Find your best route to CA-99 South OR i5-South. Then follow the general directions.
From Fresno/South: Take your best route to CA-99 North. Then follow general directions.
From Reno/East: Take CA-88 West. Then follow general directions.
From Bay Area/West: Find your best route to I-580 East, to I-205 East, to I-5 North and CA-99 North. Then follow general directions. - More will be added in time, please check the FB event page.
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/
Machado School 15130 Sycamore Drive 95037 Morgan Hill, CA
Take Highway 101 to the Tennant Ave exit in Morgan Hill. If you are northbound on 101, turn left and cross the overpass. If you are southbound, turn right on Tennant. Tennant becomes Edmundson when you cross Monterey Road. Turn left on Sunnyside. Turn right on Sycamore. Machado School is on the left after you cross a narrow bridge.
Monthly Business Meetings for the Shire of Wolfscairn happen on the third Wednesday of every month @7pm of Zoom.
Zoom links can be found each month on the Shires Facebook page or you can contact the Shire Seneschal.
Seneschal Contact Info:
Audrey of Foxhaven
Email: foxhaven98@gmail.com
Message On Facebook
As autumn is nearly upon us and my year of service draws to a close, it
brings me great joy to announce that Mists Bardic will be held at the Santa
Cruz Masonic Lodge on October 22, 2022!
Come and join us as we gather to celebrate the Bardic Arts and witness the
competition to determine the next Bard of the Mists, the best job in the
Knowne World.
The competition will be compromised of the traditional five rounds:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Masterwork
- Sitting Bard’s Choice: Inclusiveness and Welcome
- Five Words from a Hat
Please provide brief documentation for the Period Piece and the Piece in a
Period Style. In keeping with recent changes to our Society guidelines, we
welcome styles from bardic traditions from all pre-1601 cultures world-wide.
It is preferred that all pieces presented, with the exception of the Period
Piece, be the competitor's own work. Auditors are welcome.
In the interest of protecting the health of all attendees to the best of our
ability, we have made the hard decision to forego a feast this year.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own food and drink and to
maintain social distancing as possible.
Event Steward: Aasa Thorvaldsdottir
Site Information: Santa Cruz Masonic Lodge (828 N. Branciforte, Santa
Cruz, CA 95060)
Event Date/Time: Saturday, October 22, 2022
Site Opens at Noon, competition to start at 1:00pm
Site Fee: Non-Member Adult – $15
Member Adult – $10
Youth (17 & under) – $0
Unfortunately, this year the reigning Archery Champion is unavailable to host the event on the normal date with the Equestrian Championship. So, he has secured the Windy Meads Range. All skill levels are welcome to come out and shoot. Come out and and shoot for fun even if you don’t want to compete. Come out and picnic and cheer on the competitors! Bring a sack lunch and maybe a chair. The overall shoot will definitely be scored as a GAT, a Grand Archery Tournament, but the exact elements are not yet known. The winner of this championship will serve as Kingdom Champion for 1 year, stepping up at Twelfth Night. They should be prepared to meet all archery challenges and agree to run the shoot to be held during the following Fall.
Date: October 23, 2022
Event Steward: Sibéal inghean Alaxandair (Sandy Lowry)
Shoot to be run by the current Kingdom Champion, Seán Ó Labhradha
Site Information:
Yolo Bowmen Archery Club (Yolo Grasslands Regional Park, Davis CA )
Yolo Grasslands Regional Park Davis , CA
Start Time:
Gate opens at 9:00 AM and the shoot starts at 10:00 AM. Shooting is expected to be complete about 4:00 PM.
Site Fee: Adult Event Registration: $20, Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $15. Non-archers $5. Children (under 16): free.
Directions: Online maps have been unreliable — like miles off — do not use them unless you want to see miles of backroads that do not include the site!.
If manually entering the address use the Grasslands Regional Park address: “Mace Blvd & Tremont Rd, Davis, CA 95618”. The listed address for Yolo Bowmen when entered will take you half a mile south of the site.
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/
Their Excellencies Mercy and Carrek invite you to join them in person for some fun at the Baroness’ Masked Ball. Details to follow shortly
Event Steward: Francisco DeSalamanca and Rose de Le Mans Francisco.de.Salamanca@westkingdom.org
Site Information:
Machado School (15130 Sycamore Drive, Morgan Hill CA 95037)
15130 Sycamore Drive
95037 Morgan Hill , CA
See map: Google Maps
US
Start Time:
November 5, 2023
Opens at noon and closes at 8 PM
Site Fee:
Adult Event Registration: $15; Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $10; Children 17 and under free
Directions:
Take Highway 101 to the Tennant Ave exit in Morgan Hill. If you are northbound on 101, turn left and cross the overpass. If you are southbound, turn right on Tennant. Tennant becomes Edmundson when you cross Monterey Road. Turn left on Sunnyside. Turn right on Sycamore. Machado School is on the left after you cross a narrow bridge.
Live from the West Kingdom, Collegium Occidentalis is back with In Person Classes. We will have three classrooms and four additional rooms for classes. We also have room on the field for heraldic voice classes, martial demonstrative classes, dance classes and a day long and a scribal arts workshop pavilion. (The field also includes a gazebo in case of inclement weather.) Sadly, we do not have access to the kitchen so there will be no hands-on cooking classes and no feast. This is a dry site.
Event Steward: Antonio Giordano da Sicilia/ A.J. Pongratz
Event Steward Contact: (916) 600-2716, antonio@westkingdom.org
https://sites.google.com/westkingdom.org/wkcollegium2022/home
Date: November 12, 2022
Site opens at 9:30 a.m., classes begin at 10:00am. Site closes at 6:00 pm.
Site Information: Martinez Church of Christ; 5050 Hiller Lane, Martinez, CA 94533
Site Directions: Take your best route to the intersection of Highway 680 and Highway 4 in Martinez. From the intersection, go West and take the Morello Avenue exit heading North. Turn right on Arnold Drive and left on Hiller Lane. The church will be on your left.
Adult Event Registration: $20, Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $15, Children under 17: Free
Monthly Business Meetings for the Shire of Wolfscairn happen on the third Wednesday of every month @7pm of Zoom.
Zoom links can be found each month on the Shires Facebook page or you can contact the Shire Seneschal.
Seneschal Contact Info:
Audrey of Foxhaven
Email: foxhaven98@gmail.com
Message On Facebook
Helga, by right of arms, Prince of the Mists, and Hans, by his grace and beauty, Prince Consort of the Mists, do cordially invite you to witness the Investiture of Their Heirs.
Competitions will include: Arts and sciences silver muse Competitions
There will be two in this last in the “Arts and Science though the Ages” series! Come, enjoy and participate!
- The Early time will be 11th Century
- Later Period will be 16th Century
You could play a tune or create a necklace, teach us how to make some rings? Sing some chants or mead your way into our hearts!
We are encouraging our artisans to not only make things but teach how to make them (as well as this is also a part of the competition)
Documentation is required but don’t let that scare you away (simple is all we ask but if you want to do more that’s wonderful) (Help is available!)
Donations to largess are always appreciated as our gifts are always appreciated so much! Please contact Rew Payne at Rew@westkingdom.org for more information.
Site Information: Sebastopol Masonic Lodge, 373 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Parking is limited, so please carpool if you can.
Event Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Site Fee: Adult non-member $25 | Adult member $20 | Children (17 & younger) $0. Pre-registration is optional.
Paypal: https://sites.google.com/westkingdom.org/epay/home
Please make checks out to “SCA- Principality of the Mists”.
Autocrat: Beli Bailey of Kintyre
Phone: (707) 217-1094
Email: belibailey@gmail.com
Directions: From the North: Take 101 S to 12. Go west on 12 and into Sebastopol. Take a right onto 116 (116 is divided into two one-way roads at this point) and go past the town center (where the road turns left to rejoin the east bound section). Continue west. The Sebastopol Masonic Center is on the right across from Safeway. It is a white building with blue trim. From the South: Take 101 N to 116. Go left and under 101. Proceed to Sebastopol, where the road will divide into two one-way roads. Go past the town center (where the road turns left to rejoin the east bound section). Continue west. The Sebastopol Masonic Center is on the right across from Safeway. It is a white building with blue trim.
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/
Monthly Business Meetings for the Shire of Wolfscairn happen on the third Wednesday of every month @7pm of Zoom.
Zoom links can be found each month on the Shires Facebook page or you can contact the Shire Seneschal.
Seneschal Contact Info:
Audrey of Foxhaven
Email: foxhaven98@gmail.com
Message On Facebook