[Moo] 2 upcoming activities in the Fredericksburg area

Tue Aug 31 19:43:09 PDT 2010

As much as I hate to contradict anyone on these lists, I feel that I must  
do so.

Sudentorre has not yet officially decided to do this demo.  At the  last 
business meeting, we discussed the possibility, but did not have sufficient  
information to formulate a plan.  Cairstiona is in the process of getting a  
better idea of what the demo will require and allow.  Once we have  that 
information, we will make a decision.  Depending on the timing, we may  make 
that decision through these mailing lists.

By all means, brainstorm, and communicate with Mistress Blitha about your  
ideas.  

In service,

Siegfried

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Siegfried  McClure

Seneschal for the Canton of Sudentorre

m.k.a. James  Ernst

SiegfriedMcClure at aol.com
540-720-5518

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In a message dated 8/31/2010 8:08:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
blithaofwolfhou at yahoo.com writes:

Sudentorre will be doing  a Demo at the Dog  Mart on  saturday, Oct 2, all 
day. This is an  educational/community involvement Demo in the City of  
Fredericksburg (last year it was at the Fredericksburg  fairgrounds, and prior 
to that it was at the Izzaac Walton  League). The Dog Mart is a day for the 
dogs and for  dog lovers. Way back during Colonial days, the Colonial  
government in Williamsburg forbade the colonists to trade  with the Indians, 
because the Indians were aquiring guns by  trade. But as the Indian hunting 
methods had to change to  sustain themselves, they desired trained English 
hunting  dogs, and the colonists desired pelts. So, the colonial  government 
declaired on fall trading time so pelts and dogs  could be traded. In the 
Fredericksburg area, this dog  centered day has carried on.... it became a day of 
parades  with dogs, of a carnival, of dog shows, of other dog related  
activities. Last year it got much attention at the  Fairgrounds. This year it is 
growing again and will be in  downtown Fredericksburg. The organizers feel 
that the  medieval fighting is not dog related. But they still wish us  to 
come and present a historical view of dogs in the past,  and to take part in 
the opening of the Dog Mart: where the  Potowamac Indian tribe will come to 
trade with the colonial  Englishmen for dogs. So... we will need men dressed 
in late  Elizabethan garb (or later out of period for us... but most  of the 
public doesn't know their historical fashions) for  the opening ceramonies. 
We will have dog related activities  such as coloring sheets, medieval games 
(hare and hounds  sounds good to me... other dog named games?), dog 
fashions  (anyone wish to research and make some of the medieval dog  collars and 
equipment... there are some facinating leather,  studded, and beautifully 
embroidered collars!!!!), what did  hunters wear (accessorized with crossbow 
and boar spear),  information on dog breeds and uses for dogs during SCA  
period, and kids can get thier pictures as young Elizabeth  (who holds a 
squirel) or young Edward (who has a  dog)... We will need help in doing this 
Demo...Everyone  is invited to research what kinds of dogs their persona  
would/could have had (and then come in your spiff garb and  bring or tell about your 
dogs! Dogs are welcome and  encouraged to this demo!)... do you have 
pictures of your  kinds of dogs? We can make life size cutouts of the dogs  your 
persona would have used, and have them on display at  the Dogmart! What other 
dog related ideas and information  and activities can you think of and help 
us with?

Following the Dog Mart, we are  planning a Meet and Greet Activity  Night 
on tuesday, Oct 5 from 7-9pm at  the CCC on Dandridge Ave in Fredericksburg 
(near University  of Mary Washington). We wish to have an evening for  anyone 
new or newish to the SCA with medieval foods to  taste, activities to try, 
and experienced SCA peoples to  talk to about the SCA. We encourage all to 
talk to your  neighbors and workmates, and invite them to this fun  
informational evening. We invite all to come to our Meet and  Greet Activity Night 
and meet and greet others and share  what fun you are having in the SCA! Wear 
garb if you desire,  bring the activities you are working on and can 
show/teach a  new person, bring a tasty dish (with ingredients in case  they may 
have allergies), and/or just come and meet and  greet!

More information will be coming later... and if you  have ideas, or can 
help, please contact me!
--Blitha of Wolfhou
email: blithaofwolfhou at yahoo.com
phone: 540-809-6404

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