Nov
28
Sat
2015
Turkey Turney
Nov 28 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Turkey Turney

Saturday November 28th, 2015
Morgan Hill, California
Canton of Hawk’s Haven

Come and fight off all that feasting at the Post-Turkey Turkey Tourney! Greetings from Hawks Haven, in the congenial Barony of Darkwood! Please join us at our annual Turkey Tourney November 28, 2015 at Machado School in Morgan Hill.

Site opens at 9:00 am. Armor inspection will be held at 11:00 am. The Mad Dog Melee starts at 12 noon and ends at 2 pm. “Turkeys” will be awarded for belted and un-belted fighters.

There will be a foam-weapon melee for the kids with prizes, as well as period games.

Please bring festive comestibles to share for the post-melee leftover madness potluck revel. (Remember, no kitchen on site.)

We will also be contesting the art of subtle courtly criticism – bring your best veiled insults, original and period preferred, for your entertainment during the repast.

And don’t forget your live steel, because the bottle-cutting contest starts at 3:30 pm! We encourage everyone participating in the Bottle Cutting Contest to start saving your empty 2-liter bottles NOW and bring them along to ensure that we have plenty for all to slash at. (Or, if Thanksgiving revelries are at your house, this is a great re-use opportunity!)

AutocratKaisa Turkuinen

Site Information:
Machado School (15130 Sycamore Drive, Morgan Hill CA 95037)
15130 Sycamore Drive
95037 Morgan Hill  ,  CA
Start Time:
Site opens at 9am, Tournament begins at 11am, Site closes at 6pm
Site Fee:
$8 for adults; $3 for children; children under 12 free. (+$5 Non Member Surcharge)
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.

Dec
6
Sun
2015
Beconsgate Boars Hunt – Province of the Mists @ Camp Herms
Dec 6 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Winter is coming, and that means it’s time for the Annual Beaconsgate Boar Hunt and Feast sponsored by the Province of the Mists!

Boar Hunt is a fighting activity. A Boar is played by a fighter armed with two maces. Hunters are fighters armed only with spears. And “hounds” are fighters armed with daggers. There are also unarmored “dogs”, who seek out the boars and bark when they are discovered — this can be a great role for a mature child accompanied by a responsible adult.

We are also planning on having Stag Hunts for the rapier fighters that show up!

While The Hunts are going on during the day, we will have many activities within the hall — dancing, singing, music, games — for non-fighters and tired fighters, so bring musical instruments, dancing shoes, and board games. Banners to help make the hall more festive are especially welcome! Please plan to bring something for your lunch if you are coming on site early.

Site is “discretely wet” please decant.

Our feast this year will be prepared by Michael of the Shire, with drink pairings by the Mistress of the Brewers Guild, Argenteilin Filia Elffin. Menu details to come. Reservations for the feast are available from the Autocrat Dafydd Waleis (David Fellner) at the West Kingdom Meet and Beat, Collegium Occendentalis, and Mists Investiture and are $15 per person.

Dec
12
Sat
2015
Jingles @ St. Jude the Apostle Episcopal Church
Dec 12 @ 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Come join the Province of Southern Shores for a day of gaming, and put a little jingle in your purse! The day’s activities will include casino style gaming with several tables of different games along with classes on how to play them, a make-and-take game board class and games, and activities for the kids. We will also have a silent auction throughout the day with goodies made and/or donated by the talented members of Southern Shores, just in time for the holidays.

In the evening, we will dine on a late period French feast cooked by Aaliz de Saint-Joseph. Feast tickets are available now. Please contact either Aaliz or Apollonia Faust to reserve your spot.

The Brick Spoon Competition: The category this year is finger foods. Please bring your favorite period finger food (with documentation) to be judged. Cooks of ALL experience level are encouraged to compete!

Silver Tongued Devil: This bardic competition puts your impromptu skills to the test. The current Silver Tongued Devil will choose a topic. The contestants make up their best story on the spot, and it’s always entertaining.

Half Dirty Dozen Largesse Competition: Since it’s always a busy time of year, this competition only requires that participants make 6 of a particular item to be donated as largesse. The populace will vote for their favorite, and the winner will be able to choose one of their favorite items to keep. The rest will be donated to kingdom largesse.

More information can be found at the event FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/994238400627136/

AutocratApollonia Faust

Site Information:
Start Time:
10:00am – 8:00pm
Site Fee:
$10 for members, $15 for non-members, $5 ages 6 – 12, and ages 5 and under free. Family cap is $40. Make checks payable to “SCA – Province of Southern Shores”
Feast Fee:
Feast tickets are $10 each. Ages 5 and under free. Make checks payable to “SCA – Province of Southern Shores”
Dec
19
Sat
2015
Darkwood Baroness’s Masked Ball
Dec 19 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Jan
10
Sun
2016
Shire of Teufelberg Fight Practice and Social @ Markham Nature Park and Arboretum
Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wolfscairn Heavy Fighter practice @ Finley Park
Jan 10 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Every Sunday at 10:30am

Santa Rosa, California

Practice Schedule:

10:30-12 is drills and slow work.
12-3 is fighter practice
Site Information: 
70 Stony Point Road
95401 Santa Rosa,  CA
Directions: 

North on 101 to Santa Rosa, take the Highway 12 exit towards Sebastopol. Take the Stony Point exit, turn right onto Stony Point. The park is on the right (about 4 stop lights). There is a stop light at the entrance to the park, the street name is Finley Park. There is a fire station right across the street to the park entrance.

Jan
17
Sun
2016
Shire of Teufelberg Fight Practice and Social @ Markham Nature Park and Arboretum
Jan 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wolfscairn Heavy Fighter practice @ Finley Park
Jan 17 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Every Sunday at 10:30am

Santa Rosa, California

Practice Schedule:

10:30-12 is drills and slow work.
12-3 is fighter practice
Site Information: 
70 Stony Point Road
95401 Santa Rosa,  CA
Directions: 

North on 101 to Santa Rosa, take the Highway 12 exit towards Sebastopol. Take the Stony Point exit, turn right onto Stony Point. The park is on the right (about 4 stop lights). There is a stop light at the entrance to the park, the street name is Finley Park. There is a fire station right across the street to the park entrance.

Caldarium Imbolc Celtic Feast
Jan 17 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Sunday January 17th, 2016
Windsor, California

The Shire of Caldarium invites all lovers of good food, good fellowship, archana and minutia to attend our Winter Feast. The theme of our entertainment this year will be the Celtic Celebration of Imbolc and Food! Bring a dish to share, and be ready to exercise your wits with our Games Master, Sir Mark von dem Falkensfenn. In honor of the goddess Brigid, please bring a non perishable food item to donate to the poor. We pray you to contact the Autocrat for potluck suggestions and to RSVP. Space is Limited, RSVP required. Carpooling is recommended.

Autocrat: Lady Rebecca Redarrow

Site Information: 
5675 Windsor Road

95492 Windsor  ,  CA

Start Time: 
Site opens at noon, closes at 6:00 pm
Site Fee:
None
Jan
23
Sat
2016
Crosston Dance Ball  @ History Club of Los Gatos
Jan 23 @ 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Saturday January 23rd, 2016
Los Gatos, California

Good gentles, join us for the Crosston Ball in the garden. The 2016 Crosston Ball returns to the History Club of Los Gatos.
Classes will begin at 2 PM and continue to 5 PM, after which we will have a brief outdoor picnic in the garden.
The Ball itself runs from 6-10 PM. The general theme is “in the garden,” enjoy accessorizing as you wish.
Dances will span both time and place, including the flashing energy of Master Caroso’s Cascarde, the serene elegance of the Bassedances of Burgundy, and the stately paces of England’s Old Measures.  A preliminary list of dances and classes can be found on our website.
Please wear shoes with non-marking soles. Beer, wine and champagne are permitted with discretion.
If you play an instrument, please feel free to bring it – the dance band would love to have you. Contact the autocrat for more details.
There will be no site fee; donations are, as always, greatly appreciated but not required.  Come anyway! We want to dance with you.
In addition, there will be a silent auction of garb to benefit the ball.
Please join the West Kingdom College of Dance and Music Facebook group for general information about music and dance in the West Kingdom.
AutocratBlake Erickson
Start Time:
1 PM to 10 PM
Site Fee:
Donation
Directions: 

Take exit #20A/East Los Gatos from Highway 17 onto Los Gatos Saratoga Rd (CA-9 S). Turn right onto Los Gatos Blvd. Your destination will be on the right.

Jan
24
Sun
2016
Shire of Teufelberg Fight Practice and Social @ Markham Nature Park and Arboretum
Jan 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wolfscairn Heavy Fighter practice @ Finley Park
Jan 24 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Every Sunday at 10:30am

Santa Rosa, California

Practice Schedule:

10:30-12 is drills and slow work.
12-3 is fighter practice
Site Information: 
70 Stony Point Road
95401 Santa Rosa,  CA
Directions: 

North on 101 to Santa Rosa, take the Highway 12 exit towards Sebastopol. Take the Stony Point exit, turn right onto Stony Point. The park is on the right (about 4 stop lights). There is a stop light at the entrance to the park, the street name is Finley Park. There is a fire station right across the street to the park entrance.

Jan
31
Sun
2016
Shire of Teufelberg Fight Practice and Social @ Markham Nature Park and Arboretum
Jan 31 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wolfscairn Heavy Fighter practice @ Finley Park
Jan 31 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Every Sunday at 10:30am

Santa Rosa, California

Practice Schedule:

10:30-12 is drills and slow work.
12-3 is fighter practice
Site Information: 
70 Stony Point Road
95401 Santa Rosa,  CA
Directions: 

North on 101 to Santa Rosa, take the Highway 12 exit towards Sebastopol. Take the Stony Point exit, turn right onto Stony Point. The park is on the right (about 4 stop lights). There is a stop light at the entrance to the park, the street name is Finley Park. There is a fire station right across the street to the park entrance.

Feb
7
Sun
2016
WARGY!!!!! @ Skyline Park
Feb 7 @ 9:00 am

WARGY!!!!!

Muster your forces, unfurl your banners and gather your pride! The time of the Wargy is nigh!

On Sunday February 7th, in the beautiful lands of Vinhold (Skyline park in Napa), the Wargy will commence (again)!!. This is an all day resurrection WAR graciously sponsored by the Shire of Canale . The field will be laid out in the shape of the Principality of the Mists ( bay area ), and divided out to the landed groups who reserve a slice of territory to defend. Heed the call to war, expand your horizons, annex your neighbors, and protect your hearth and home. At the end of the day, the group that holds the land gets the treasure! There will be A&S activities too!!
Each group who wishes to hold their own piece of the warfield MUST have their commander RSVP to the autocrat by midnight Jan 11th 2016, with an approximate troop count.

Each unit which receives land must bring the following things to the Wargy:

  •  troops, hired or native (each team must have a minimum of 4 fighters)
  • A war banner on a pole that is at least 6’ tall.
  • A treasure chest filled with fortunes worthy of the “pride” of the group
  • war support, by supplying the equivalent of at least 1 all-day marshal, and 1 all day support staff ( gate work/ hydration support/ clean bathrooms etc. Broken up however you wish)
  • To claim your land, at least the commander (or designate) and one other team member must be on site by 9:30

    Suggestions for aspiring conquerors:
    *some extra means of payment for the mercenaries you will want to hire!

    Not attached to a group, or your group did not get land? No problem, mercenaries are period!! We will provide the territorial groups the opportunity to vie for your services

    Rapier activities are planned!!
    All individual Rapier fighters will also need provide treasure.

    Archery and thrown weapons will be allowed!

    Site will open at 9, armor inspection starts at 10, mercenary recruiting at 10:30, lay on at 11

    Site Fee: 
    Donation Only to the Shire of Canale. The Park will charge a $5 per vehicle parking fee as you come in.
    Lunch: 
    The Canale Equestrians will be serving a donation hot dog lunch as a fundraiser for the Clinicians Travel Fund.

    Skyline Park
    2201 Imola Avenue , 94559 Napa , CA

    Directions: 
    From 80 East: Take the 37 W exit towards Napa. Get off at the CA-29/ Sonoma Blvd exit going towards Napa. Turn right at the bottom of the off ramp. Continue for 7 miles until you get to a split. Take the Lake Berryessa/Downtown Napa exit to the right and continue for 2.5 miles until you get to Imola Ave. Turn right and the park entrance will be on the right.
    From 80 West: Take exit 39B to merge onto CA-12 W/Jameson Canyon Rd toward Napa/Sonoma. Go about 6 miles and turn right onto State Hwy 12/Napa/Sonoma. Continue until you get to a split. Take the Lake Berryessa/Downtown Napa exit to the right and continue for 2.5 miles until you get to Imola Ave. Turn right and the park entrance will be on the right hand side.

    Autocrat Kelsy Aylesworth: cookingwithconni@gmail.com
    Commanders MUST RSVP their group, to the autocrat, by midnight Jan 11th, to get land.

Shire of Teufelberg Fight Practice and Social @ Markham Nature Park and Arboretum
Feb 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm