It has been a long and wonderful journey since the first event in Carolingia, the St. Valentine's Day Ball held at Wellesley College in February of 1971. Come celebrate with us as the Barony of Carolingia honors the 40th Anniversary of it's founding with a celebration event. There will be something for everyone, as we will have fighting, fencing, thrown weapons, European dancing instruction and ball, performances, an A&S display, and of course, a hearty dayboard prepared by Lady Safiya Shirazi and a fabulous feast prepared by Lady Richenza. As the site is a German Cultural center, they will have a cash bar with German beer open throughout the day. No other alcohol is permitted. We invite all current and former citizens of our Barony as well as all of our esteemed neighbors to join us in these activities, or just come and reconnect with old friends and new. However, this event is not just about celebration. As the winter snows recede, the scent of War is in the air. To help prepare our armies for the coming conflicts, we will also be hosting a War Practice as part of this event. For our fighters and fencers, we will have open fields and woods available throughout the day to hone our melee skills. Armor inspections will begin at 10:30am, and fighting will begin by 11:30. There will also be a thrown weapons range set up for those interested to hone their skills.
If you are a musician, storyteller, or performer, we will have a performance stage available throughout the day for you to entertain the populace. Please contact our performance coordinator to reserve a time to perform. In addition to these performances, iSebastiani, Carolingia's own Commedia dell'Arte troupe, will entertain us with a show in the afternoon, which will be followed by the Court of Queen Jana and the Baronial Court of Baron Jehan.
His Excellency, Baron Jehan du Lac of Carolingia will be selecting his Baronial fighting, fencing, A&S, and Performing Champions at this event. If you wish to serve as a Champion in any of these areas, be sure to enter the appropriate competitions. Please check the event website for details on the A&S competition. If you plan to enter the A&S competition, please let the A&S coordinator know in advance.
Merchants are welcome and encouraged to attend. There is no charge beyond the gate fee to sell your wares at the event, but merchants must contact the autocrat ahead of time to reserve a space.
As we expect this event may be of interest to many who have been citizens of our Barony in the past, but who have been absent for some years, we will have plenty of loaner garb (Gold Key) available for those who no longer have, or don't fit into their old garb. If you know you will need to borrow garb, please reach out to our Gold Key coordinator with size requirements so we can do our best to have something that works for you. You can also make arrangements with him to pick garb up in advance, so you can be sure you will have it for the event.
The event schedule, menus, and other details will be added to the event website, located at http://carolingia.net/fortieth/ as the event gets closer.
Please note that all activities except thrown weapons will take place rain or shine, as there is a large covered pavilion available for fighting and fencing in the event of bad weather.
Site Opens: 10 am
Site Closes: 8 pm
Event Website: http://carolingia.net/fortieth/
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| Boston-Area German Club and School 8 County Street (Rt. 109) Walpole, MA 02081 Directions: Event Fees Site : $20 for non-members, $15 for members per person, $5 for children (6-17) (regardless of membership), Children 5 and under are free. The required $5 non-member surcharge will be collected from those adults without proof of membership (this is included in the $20 amount). Acceptable proof of membership includes a copy of your membership card, a current Pikestaff label with your name on it, or the proof of membership letter from the SCA web site. Note that the site fee includes the dayboard for all attendees. We can now also accept online reservations through the ACCEPS reservation system, with payment via credit card. If you choose to use this payment method, be aware that ACCEPS charges a small transaction fee on top of the site fee. The system can be accessed at http://acceps.ansteorra.org/regit/kingdom_event_display.php?kid=15 Feast: $10 per person regardless of age; Pre-registration deadline for the feast is April 9th 2011. On-board reservations are limited, so please pre-reg if you plan to partake in the feast. Any seats remaining will be sold the day of the event. Off-board seating will be available for those who wish to bring their own food but stay through the feast. Make Checks Payable to: SCA, Inc. Barony of Carolingia Contact InformationEvent Steward:Baron Valerian of Somerset (John Voloudakis) 617-308-7161 Send Reservations to: Other Contact Information: |
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