The Canton of Westland Mor Proudly
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The Canton of Westland Mor Proudly
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.... Long ago in the Barony of St. Swithin's Bog, upon a section of land once called the Western Border, a tradition began known as Spring Thing at which the Barony and all her family and friends gathered to dispel the winter's cobwebs and celebrate the return of Spring! Join us for the 10th Annual Spring Thing Event hosted by the Canton of Westland Mor! Event
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Spring Thing : A Pirate's Life Saturday, June 20, 2009 11:00 am - 11:00 pm Yo Ho, Mateys! Make sail for the marshy shores of the Canton of the Westland Mor. The Jolly Roger has been hoisted, signaling to all - pirates and land-lovers alike - that they are welcome to attend our 10th Spring Thing event “A Pirate’s Life” on Saturday, June 20th upon the Flax Scutching Grounds (no street address, Stahlstown PA 15687). Join the Westland Mor and her crew from 11am til 11pm* for a day of good food, jolly tournaments, and friendly company. The captains for the day will be Lady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire (Kathy Giesey - 112 Deeds St. Ligonier PA 15658; 724-238-0114, dragonflykiwi@verizon.net) and Cellach Ó Lochláin (Kelly Deemer - P.O. Box 292, Bolivar PA 15923; 724-676-0239). We hope to offer heavy weapons, fencing, archery, and thrown weapons tournaments throughout the day and into the evening. Bring yer best brews to enter into the “Grandest Grog” competition; and a sea-shanty, limerick, poem, or story for the Seaman’s Bardic Competition (remember this is a family-friendly event). The Canton & the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog are proud to present the Cattail Choraliers, who will perform a few Renaissance and Pirate songs for yer listening pleasure. And where there be pirates, there is bound to be treasure to hunt! What will it be? Gold? Jewels? Chocolate coins? Attend and find out. We will also host our first ever Artisan’s Exhibit. Everyone attending the event, especially Canton and Barony members, is asked to bring something (anything) that you have made. This is not a judged competition! This will be an exhibit of local talent. So, dig out that project you are proud of but not quite brave enough to enter into a competition, and bring it along. For more details, contact Lady Rachel (Rachel Shively - 724-853-7520, friscokitty@hotmail.com) or visit the event’s website (see address below). Ye may be quaking in yer boots wondering what nasty ship’s food might be served, but fear ye not! The cooks are planning to serve up a hearty sideboard and a New World Caribbean feast fit for a king or queen... or walk the plank! Our feastocrats are Lord Gareth Craig (Craig Millar, 814-948-5218) and Lady Elizabeth “Rose” Thorne (Beth Rose, 724-834-7549, rosethorne@att.net). If you have any dietary questions or concerns, please contact Lady Elizabeth. The cost for the event will be as follows: for adults (16 and older), on-board $15 and off-board $8; for younger folk (6-15), on-board $8 and off-board $4; and children under age 6 are free. A family cap of $50 shall exist. The $3 non-member surcharge will be collected at check-in for those without proof of current membership (please do not include this in your pre-registration fee). Pre-registration is not required, but hoped for as seating is limited to 80 people. Our Reservations Clerk is Lord Corwyn ap Nennius (Daniel Holiday - 210 Seminary Ave, Greensburg PA 15601; A). Please make checks payable to “SCA, Inc. - Westland Mor”. *Due to the late hour of our event, on-site camping is permitted. Anyone staying over must be off-site by 10am on Sunday. Facilities are limited (no showers and only porta-johns). Hotel Accommodations can be found in nearby Donegal, Ligonier and Latrobe. If you wish to stay overnight, please contact Lady Caitilin (724-238-0114 or dragonflykiwi@verizon.net) For more information or updates on the event, visit: http://www.stswithinsbog.org/canton/springthing.htm Directions to the site: From the West: Take your best route to Route 30. Take Route 30 east toward Ligonier. At Ligonier, make a right onto Rt. 711 South. Follow 711 south for approximately 6-8 miles. The Flax Scutchin' Grounds will be on your right. Keep an eye out for the SCA signs. From the East: Take your best route to Route 30. Take Rt. 30 west toward Ligonier. At Ligonier, make a left onto Rt. 711 South. Follow 711, south for approximately 6-8 miles. The Flax Scutchin' Grounds will be on your right. Keep an eye out for the SCA signs. The site is also accessible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Exit the Turnpike at the Donegal exit. Make a left out of the interchange (onto Rte 31), approximately 1/10 of a mile turn left again and follow the signs for 711 North toward Ligonier. The Flax Scutchin' Grounds will be on your left, approximately 5-7 miles north of the Turnpike. IRON SCRIBE COMPETITION Hear ye, hear ye! All those of you with Scribal Talents are invited to participate in this year's IRON SCRIBE competition, to be held at the annual Spring Thing event hosted by the Canton of Westland Mor, this coming June the 20th, 2009.Contestants will be told the "theme" at the beginning of the competition. 11x14 Bristol board paper will be provided. You will then be asked to create a scroll blank from scratch during the time allotted. You must bring your own paint, brushes, pencils, etc. Reference books for inspiration are highly encouraged, and we ask that you be willing to make any books you bring available to the rest of the contestants. We plan to have a light table available for everyone to use. Tracing or freehand styles are both fine. All scroll blanks will be donated to the Barony of St. Swithin's Bog at the conclusion of the competition. A FINE PRIZE will be awarded to the winner of our FIRST IRON SCRIBE competition. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at friscokitty@hotmail.com, or at 724-853-7520. Come and join us for a fine day of Scribal Arts! -Rachel Dalicieux Canton of Westland Mor Event Schedule: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm - Troll is open All Day Artisan's Exhibit 11:00 am - Fencing Inspections and sign-in 11:00 am - 4:30 pm - Buccaneer Bulls' Eye Tourney 11:00 am - 4:30 pm - Pirates Throwing Sharp Weapons Tourney (Band-Aids provided) 12:00 pm - Heavy Weapons List Opens 12:00 pm - Individual Fencing and Bearpits 12:00 - 4:00 pm - Iron Scribe Competition 12:30 - 2:00 pm - Lunch 2:00 - 3:00 pm - Brewing Competition 2:30 - 4:30 pm - Fencing Melee work, drill and melee exercises 2:30 - 4:30 pm - Heavy Weapons Tourney 5:00 pm - Cattail Choraliers Performance 5:45 pm - Court (following performance) 6:30 pm - Feast (following Court) 6:30 pm - Bardic Competition during Feast Possible evening Heavy Weapons bout Cattail Choraliers Performance The Cattail Choraliers are a combination of Canton and Barony members directed by Lady Rachel Dalicieux. Their first performance was at the Barony's annual Twelfth Night even in January of 2009. They plan to perform four songs at Spring Thing, including two Pirate songs! We hope you will take the time to stop and listen to them. |
