[Moo] Fwd: need for demo at Wakefield School in The Plains

Wed Mar 14 06:03:03 PDT 2007

hi,
id, like to help.at the mment i am extremely under
emplyed so i would be available to do
something..though i would have to bolt at  to go teach
a class at 7.perhaps i could teach dances? the tangle
brawl,or somethings like that? or may be i could get
kids to bke biggins?and talk about head coverings . a
bolt of muslin and a couple or skeins of yrn tp
sbstitue for the sring ties would about do it and the
kids could do it in about 15 minutes oif the its were
already prepred.
Bambi, Lady Beatriz la Mora
--- Ryan Snead <iustinos.ancyrenos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's some more info on the Wakefield School demo
> from milord Clubb. Any
> volunteers? Pretty please? I'm out of paid time off
> at work! :-( I know we
> have lots of competent archers, calligraphers,
> leatherworkers, clothiers,
> and heralds in this barony. Surely some of you can
> take a lovely spring day
> to help them out!
> 
> Iustinos
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Andrew Clubb <aclubb at wakefieldschool.org>
> Date: Mar 12, 2007 8:29 AM
> Subject: RE: need for demo at Wakefield School in
> The Plains
> To: Ryan Snead <iustinos.ancyrenos at gmail.com>
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Iustinos Ancyrenos (Ryan Snead),
> 
> 
> 
> Many thanks for your email. We are very interested
> in demonstrations
> involving archery (if the weather permits), combat
> and fencing. We also
> would be interested in learning more about medieval
> clothing, leatherwork
> and calligraphy. Our children (and I hope some of
> our adults) will be
> dressed in home made costumes for the event. We are
> planning a medieval
> banquet also, which of course you, and whoever else
> from your organization
> is attending, will be welcome to partake of (I can't
> offer you wine, ale of
> mead I'm afraid, just juice and water). The 8th
> grade will be making shields
> with coats of arms and all of our students will
> research what foods were
> available to Europeans in medieval times. Our 6th
> grade students have
> already completed research projects on medieval
> castles and will be
> constructing their own castles as a project over
> Spring Break that we will
> put on display on the day of the faire.
> 
> 
> 
> I am excited about the participation of SCA. Thank
> you once more for your
> response.
> 
> 
> 
> Yours Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Lord Clubb of Hendred (Andrew Clubb)
> 
> 
> 
> P.S. I awarded myself the above title in a letter
> that I have previously
> sent home to parents about the faire.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Ryan Snead
> [mailto:iustinos.ancyrenos at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:10 AM
> *To:* Andrew Clubb
> *Cc:* koldune at yahoo.com;
> seneschal at sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org
> *Subject:* Re: need for demo at Wakefield School in
> The Plains
> 
> 
> 
> Mr. Clubb,
> 
> 
> 
> We have received your demo request via Lady Blitha
> (Barbara Miller). I have
> passed this on to the demo team for our area. One of
> them should contact you
> shortly. If you do not hear from them by Wednesday,
> March 14th, please let
> me know and I will investigate the matter further on
> your behalf.
> 
> 
> 
> I am new to my job too, so I'm not sure what we have
> offered to you in the
> past. Typically, we offer demonstrations and/or
> lectures on armored
> combat, fencing, archery, Western European dances,
> medieval clothing,
> leatherwork, calligraphy, and other interest areas
> as those with the
> necessary skills are available. Where the activity
> lends itself to
> participation, we aim to get the students involved
> as much as possible
> within the rules of our organization and the school
> where the demo is given.
> If any of this sounds familiar, interesting, etc,
> please ask about it. Our
> demo team will see what we can offer to you.
> 
> 
> 
> Iustinos Ancyrenos (Ryan Snead)
> 
> baronial seneschal (local chapter president)
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/8/07, *TheWolfhou at aol.com* <TheWolfhou at aol.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Greetings Lord Iustinus and Lord Darri,
> 
> 
> 
> I recieved a phone call today from Mr Andrew Clubb,
> a history teacher at
> Wakefield School, in the area of The Plains. The
> school is having a medieval
> faire on friday, 13 April from 3:30-6pm, followed by
> a banquet. In the past
> the SCA has provided some sort of demonstrations,
> like fighting , dancing,
> and backsmithing. Mr Clubb is unsure exactly what
> was done, because he is
> new to the school, and the privious organizer of the
> school medieval faire
> has moved.
> 
> 
> 
> There are expected to be about 110-120 children from
> the 6th - 8th grades,
> plus thier parents. It will be held outside, weather
> permitting, or inside
> in a large gym if nessisary. They will have
> activities like face painting,
> games, and such organized by themselves and older
> kids.
> 
> 
> 
> Mr Clubb is asking if we could do a demo (of
> probably heavy fighting and/or
> rapier) for 1/2 hour to 45 min for all to watch. He
> is unsure what we have
> to offer, and so is unsure exactly what to ask for.
> He mentioned the
> fighting and dancing as activities others
> remembered.
> 
> 
> 
> He has tried to contact Karen Larsdatter, but has
> had no response, so he got
> on the web and found my number. I told him I would
> forward his request to
> others closer to his area. If he does not hear from
> you, he will call me
> back.  Mr Clubb's Contact info is: 
> aclubb at wakefieldschool.org   phone
> number is 540-253-9861  I am sure you will be able
> to assist him in this
> teaching / sharing opportunity!
> 
> 
> 
> As ideas of what we have to offer from this end of
> the Barony, when we did
> the demo for the Spotsy Elem school renaisance
> faire, we had a photo booth
> where a kid sticks his head in a hole and gets photo
> done looking like young
> Elizabeth I or young Edward IV. We also had juggling
> preformance and
> teaching, and a table where the kids made flowered
> hair wreaths or robin
> hood style hats. These were big successes for the
> elementary school age. I
> dont know how they would do for the older set, but
> perhaps the photo
> opportunities. I have those 2 canvases available for
> use if you wish to
> 
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