Sep
10
Fri
2021
Fall 2021 Coronet Tournament and Investiture @ Bolado Park
Sep 10 – Sep 12 all-day

Event Location: Bolado Park, 9000 Airline Hwy, Tres Pinos, CA (Camping Event)

Site Open: Friday, September 10th, 1:00pm
Site Close: Sunday September 12th, 4:00pm
Site Fee: $25 Non-members / $20 with Member discount

West Kingdon Fire rules will be in effect. Propane firepits only.
Pre-registration closes Wednesday, September 1st.

ALL Attendees MUST Pre-register.
Fill out the google form at https://sites.google.com/westkingdom.org/epay/home to do so.

Unlimited Pre-registrations available.
Registration cost is $25.
Member Registration includes $5 dollar discount.
Youth 18 and under are FREE.

West Kingdom Welcoming Committee available.
Event Coordinator: Da’ud ibn Ali (David Williams);
email: daud.ali.sca@gmail.com

Event Schedule

*Schedule is subject to change. Please listen for Heralds’ announcements

Friday

1:00p – Site Opens

Lists Signup Open at Lists discretion – Listen for announcement

9:00p – Lists Signup Close

Saturday

8:00a – Lists Signup Open
10:00a – Lists Signup Close
10:30a– Morning Court
Invocation (immediately following Court)
Coronet Lists (immediately following Invocation)

Listen for announcement – Roses Field Open

Listen for announcement – Youth Combat

1 hour after Lists Finals – Evening Court

Sunday

10:30a – Last Court of Patric & Sara, Prince & Princess of the Mists

11:30a – Break
12:00p – Investiture
First Court of Their Highnesses of The Mists (following Investiture)

4:00p – Site Closes

From the Principality Marshal

It is my pleasure as the Mists Marshal to announce the format of the coronet lists for their Highnesses.

On September 11th the tournament shall be fought in a Double Elimination type tournament. Invocation and Challenges will be done as normal, but there will be a change to the fighting format within the tournament.

The fights shall be of two (2) counted blows to demonstrate victory rather than one killing blow.

Good shots to the legs and arms shall be counted as good blows but the fighter will simply acknowledge them and continue fighting unhindered.

After each acknowledged good blow there will be a separation of the fighters to reset; not a hold, and not to be reinitialized by the marshals, only a momentary pause to clarify the blow to the onlookers.

Double kills shall be refought from the beginning immediately, resetting all blows counted to 0.

While nobody dies in a counted blows tournament, it is specifically requested by their Highnesses that the fighter kneel or show some visible deference upon defeat, so the results of the fight are clear to those watching.

This will be our first tournament in over a year so please come to inspection early, ready for internal helmet inspection of padding.

Sir James Kristof
Principality Marshal

From the Principality Rapier Champion

To the most wonderful populace of this, our glorious Principality of the Mists, do I send joyous tidings!

The plague which has swept across these lands is waning, and we shall soon meet again. On the weekend of September 10-12, we shall reunite under the banner of our great sea-wolf, to make merry and find who shall be worthy of representing our principality on the rapier field.

With the permission of their Highnesses, I have come to announce the format of the tournament! We will be fighting a round robin, should our numbers not exceed 10 in the lists. Should we draw more fighters, a standard double elimination will ensue in its stead. Standard rules of the lists will be followed, including for blows, and all bouts shall be best 2 out of 3. I

hope to see all of you wonderful friends there!

Juan Carlos Castillo de Guzman
Rapier Champion of the Mists

The Mists Archery Championship

I am very happy to be able to once again invite the archers of The Mists to compete to become Archery Champion!

This competition will include a standard Royal Round, plus the Society Seasonal Archery Challenge. There will be a sudden death tie-breaker, if needed.

Randal of Camusfearna
Mists Archery Champion

Arts and Sciences

Oyez, oyez! Your attention is requested! Arts & Sciences at Coronet wants YOU! Come show off the projects that kept you going during the plague quarantine! Bring your best, bring your attempts, bring your crafts, bring your designs — let’s highlight all arts and sciences with an amazing display!

The Silver Muse will not begin at this event so that everyone has plenty of time to research the upcoming competitions and prepare. You will find details for the individual competitions on our Principality website — start dates will be announced!

So help us start A&S off right in our Principality’s reopening event! Display will be from just after first court til just before last court at the A&S pavilion. If you would like to teach a class please let me know. I’m sure many of us would enjoy some in person lessons!

Lady Rew Payne
Principality Arts and Sciences Minister

Saltator de Nebula

Saltator de Nebula competition will be Saturday of Coronet after 3rd round, location TBD.
Listen for heralds. The dance will be Bransle des Chevaux (Horse’s Bransle).

Mar
3
Thu
2022
Hawk’s Haven Business meeting
Mar 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/

Mar
5
Sat
2022
Darkwood White Shield @ San Benito County Fairgrounds
Mar 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Good Gentles All, you are invited to join the Barony of Darkwood at the 2022 White Shield Tournament. There will be heavy and rapier tournaments for prizes and for the Champions of Darkwood. Lists and armor inspection open at 10 am, and the Lists closes at 11 am.

Other activities to be determined.

Feast information to come. Feast Cook, Mdm Ghislaine Triest, mdm_ghislane@westkingdom.org

Event Steward:  Katherine Grym — E-mail: grym@westkingdom.org

Site Information: 
San Benito County Fairgrounds
9000 Airline Hwy
95075 Tres Pinos , CA

Start Time:
Site opens at 9 AM and closes at 10 PM
Site Fee:
Adult registration $25. Adult member registration $20.
Feast Fee:  $25
Directions: 

From south of Gilroy: Take the best route to US-101 N to CA-156 E toward San Juan Batista/ Hollister. Turn right onto Union Road. Turn right onto Airline Hwy/ CA-25. *Follow CA-25 through Tres Pinos and the fairgrounds will be on your right.

From the Bay Area: Take US-101 S. Take the CA-25 exit toward Hollister CA-25 merging right going into Hollister. Turn left onto Santa Ana Road. Turn right onto Fairview Road. Turn left onto Airline Hwy/ CA-25 and follow CA-25 through Tres Pinos and the fairgrounds will be on your right.

From I-5: Take CA-33 exit at Santa Nella towards Gilroy. Turn West onto CA-33. Merge onto CA-152 West toward Gilroy. Turn left onto CA-156/ Pacheco Pass Hwy. Turn left onto Fairview Road. Turn left onto Airline Hwy/ CA-25 and follow CA-25 through Tres Pinos and the fairgrounds will be on your right.

Apr
1
Fri
2022
Mists Spring Coronet 2022 @ Skyline Wilderness Park
Apr 1 – Apr 3 all-day

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:

2201 Imola Ave

94559 Napa , CA

Site opens at 1:00pm on Friday, April 1, 2022, and closes at 3pm on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Site Fee:

Adult Event Registration: $25. Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $20. Children/minors under 16: free

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.

Apr
5
Tue
2022
Hawk’s Haven Business meeting
Apr 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/

Apr
23
Sat
2022
St. David’s Warlords Tournament
Apr 23 all-day
Saturday April 23rd, 2022
More details as they become available.
May
3
Tue
2022
Hawk’s Haven Business meeting
May 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/

May
4
Wed
2022
Cynagua/Mists War @ Camp Discovery
May 4 – May 8 all-day

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.

Paypal:

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.

May
14
Sat
2022
Mists Spring Investiture 2022 @ Cavalry United Methodist Church
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

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

May
15
Sun
2022
Westermark Arts Day
May 15 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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

May
21
Sat
2022
Crosston Ball
May 21 all-day

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.

Jun
7
Tue
2022
Hawk’s Haven Business meeting
Jun 7 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/

Jun
30
Thu
2022
West-Antir War @ Lazy J Ranch
Jun 30 @ 12:00 pm – Jul 5 @ 1:00 pm

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!

Jul
5
Tue
2022
Hawk’s Haven Business meeting
Jul 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/

Jul
16
Sat
2022
Southern Shores Warlord & Newcomers Tournament
Jul 16 all-day
Aug
2
Tue
2022
Hawk’s Haven Business meeting
Aug 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/