[Artemisia] Solstice Court December 11, 20043 in Loch Salann

[BENGTA1 at aol.com]

WINTER SOLSTICE COURT     December 11, 2004

The Most Venerable Barony of Loch Salann invites one and all to the high 
court event of the year, Winter Solstice Court!  Gather your friends, wear your 
best garb and join us at Central High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, for a day 
of revelry and feasting.  In keeping with tradition the event colors will be 
those of our barony, Sable and Argent, but all colors are welcome, to brighten 
this season of joy and remembrance. Bring your banners, pennons and standards 
also, to create an air of medieval pageantry for the occasion!

Tentative schedule:
Site opens 11:00
Opening court 12:00
Pelican Circle 12:30
Laurel Circle 1:30
Chivalry Circle 2:30
Royal Peers Circle 3:30
Order of Precedence March 5:00
Feast 6:00
Court after feast
Site closes 10:00

There will be many competitions and contests to enliven the day!  During the 
afternoon there will be a multi-level, multi-game tournament with multiple 
prizes run by THL James of Penmore, and please bring your best work for the 
Artisans' Display and Laurels' Prize Tournament, run by HE Countess Caryn von 
Katzenberg.  Mistress Casamira Jawjalny is sponsoring a food-in-history contest to 
take place during the peer circles, a Bag Raffle will be held during the day, 
sponsored by HE Mistress Rachel Ashton, and the Youth Ministry will be running 
children's activities throughout the event, including a boffer performance.

Subtlety contest!  Mistress Casamira will supply a ball of marzipan and a 
foil platter for $5.00.  Each contestant/team must mold and decorate the marzipan 
during the peer circles, but competitors can bring additional edible 
decorative items to embellish their entry.  Judges will choose the best entries to be 
announced at dinner. As a Baronial fundraiser the entries will be auctioned 
off.   If the bid is greater than $10, the competitor gets their entry fee back! 
 The stage and auditorium are also available for performances up to half an 
hour long each during the afternoon; please contact Mistress Bengta to schedule 
your time.

Tables may be decorated during the afternoon for the traditional table 
decorating contest.  This year there will be a mystery "ingredient" which needs to 
be incorporated into the decorative scheme!  There will be prizes in several 
categories, which may include: best use of sable & argent, most colorful, best 
heraldic, largest group, Baroness Choice, populace choice or most imaginative!

During the feast the competition for Baronial Bard will take place.  You must 
sign up before 5:00 p.m. to compete. Singing and storytelling are welcome, 
and documentation is not required. Only a resident of the Barony of Loch Salann 
may win, but anyone is allowed and encouraged to perform. A cloak, similar to 
the cloak the Bard of Artemisia wears, has been created to be passed down 
through the Bards of Loch Salann.  During the feast there will also be a 
processional display of all gentles dressed in the baronial colors, and prizes will be 
awarded.

Donations of period finger foods marked with the name of the donor and the 
ingredients are being solicited by the event steward for afternoon nibbling by 
the attendees.

The working feast menu
1st Remove:    Bread & butter, spiced olives, French onion soup, sorbet to 
cleanse your palate
2nd Remove:    chicken pie
3rd Remove:    medium rare roast beef with two different sauces, rice and 
seasonal vegetable
Last Remove:    Normandy fruit tarts, and subtleties
Water & warm mulled cider are included with the feast

The feast will be limited to only 200, but off-board seating is available. 
Paid reservations are due by December 6th to Lady Bethoc..  

The site is very dry; please, no pets. There will be some limited space for 
merchants; please contact the event steward.

Site fee: adults $7, children 6-12 $3.50, children under six free.  Family 
cap of $24.  Feast fee: adults $8, all children $4.  Make checks payable to 
"Barony of Loch Salann, S.C.A. Inc."

Directions: Central High School, 501 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT.  
Take I-15 to the 33rd South exit, turn east towards the mountains, and continue 
to State St.  Turn south (right) and drive until you get to 3900 South.  Turn 
east (left)and proceed to 500 East; the school will be on the northeast corner 
(to your left).  Signs for parking will be posted.

Event steward: Msts Bengta Rolfsdotter, 801-774-8181, e-mail: bengta1 at aol.com
Feast Steward: Msts Casamira Jawjalny, jeannes1401 at juno.com (e-mail 
preferred), or 801-572-6458
Feast Reservations: Lady Bethoc, 801-606-0747, leishman10 at juno.com
Hall Steward: HE Msts Leah de Spencer, 801-942-3391 
Bag Raffle: HE Msts Rachel Ashton, 801-282-6064