This is "Lyndhaven Leaflet on demand", a publication of the Shire of Lyndhaven of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc). "Lyndhaven Leaflet on demand" is available from http://lyndhaven.org/newsletter or from David Swan, Box 322, Harvey, NB, E6K 3W9. It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA Inc. policies.
The Shire of Lyndhaven, being a part of the SCA, selectively re-creates the culture of the European middle ages (600-1600) and periodically holds events where participants dress in the clothing of the middle ages and engage in various cultural activities. In the real world, the Shire of Lyndhaven consists of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Find us on the web at http://lyndhaven.org.
It is almost time for the Crown Principality of Tir Mara to determine new champions for our Prince and Princess! Therefore, a great gathering will be held in the north to run two championships. There will be an Arts and Sciences championship as well as a Heavy List Combat championship tourney.
There will be a sumptuous day board provided by Lady Mariota of Kildare while the contests are under spirited contention. At the end of the day, Lady Natali'a Petrova and her kitchen crew will provide a feast worthy of our Crown Principality! Seating at the feast is limited to the first 100 paid reservations.
Anyone who would like to perform as an entertainer during the event should contact the autocrats.
The site is wheelchair accessible. Should anyone require assistance or information about accessibility, please contact the Tir Mara Accessibility Porter, Lady Mariota, at accessibility@tirmara.eastkingdom.org.
Anyone with food allergies or dietary restrictions is asked to contact both the dayboard cook and the head cook of the feast. Their addresses are listed below.
No animals are allowed on site unless they are service animals. All candles, lanterns, and other flames must be kept in a non-combustible holder (i.e. no wooden candlesticks). The site is dry.
Personal banners and tapestries would be appreciated. The hall will be decorated on Friday night, so please drop off your banners on Friday. Before 5 pm, drop them off at the address listed for Lady Mariota. After 5 pm, you can drop them off at the lodge if we are still there decorating.
Accommodations:
Those seeking billets with local SCA members should contact the autocrats as soon as possible.
The Days Inn Oromocto has set aside for us 14 rooms with 2 x queen beds and 7 rooms with 1 x king beds.
www.daysinnoromocto.com
$115 each night for two adults, $10 each extra
Cut-off date is Sept. 20th.
Members of the military (Canadian or U.S.), and civilian employees of DND may also arrange for on-base accommodations through 3 ASG G1 Accommodations.
Directions:
From the East:
Make your best way to the Trans-Canada (#2) highway heading westbound through New Brunswick. Take exit 303 into Oromocto. Follow the directions listed below.
From the North and West:
Make your best way to the Trans-Canada (#2) highway heading south (eastbound) through New Brunswick. Take exit 303 into Oromocto. Follow the directions listed below.
From the South:
Head up the I95 highway through Maine to the New Brunswick border. You will now be on the provincial 95 highway. At its end, take the eastbound Trans-Canada (#2) highway heading south (eastbound) through New Brunswick. Take exit 303 into Oromocto. Follow the directions listed below.
From all points after taking exit 303:
Turn right at the end of the off ramp. You are now heading north on Miramichi Road. Take the 12 o'clock exit through each of the first two traffic circles to stay on Miramichi. At the four-way stop, continue straight. At the third traffic circle, take the 3 o'clock exit to turn onto St. Lawrence Avenue. You should now be heading east. You should arrive at the main gate of CFB Gagetown at the intersection of St. Lawrence Avenue and Broad Road. Continue straight into the base. You are now on Tilley Road. Speeding is strongly discouraged on base, so please stay below 50 km/h. Continue to the end of Tilley Road, then turn left at the stop sign onto Ganong Street. Turn right onto Nashwaak Street, and continue to the very end. The paved road turns to dirt but keep going until you reach the lodge at the very end.
Exact coordinates of the lodge: 45.855 N, 66.4256 W
Site:
Lindsay Valley Lodge
1 Nashwaak Street
CFB Gagetown
Oromocto, NB E2V 4J5
Canada
Site Opens: 10 am
Site Closes: 11 pm
Event Fees:
Reservations are required by Friday, October 1st. A reminder that NMS is now $5, and should be included with your reservation if you do not have a current SCA membership.
Send Reservations to:
Lady Mariota of Kildare (mka Darlene Gillet)
113 St. Lawrence Avenue
Oromocto, NB
E2V 1T1
No U.S. cheques will be accepted. Canadian cheques and U.S. and Canadian money orders in CAD$ will be accepted. U.S. cash at the gate will be accepted at par.
Staff:
Make Cheques Payable to: SCA - Shire of Lyndhaven
OUTLINE:
The Competition will be held at the Tir Mara A&S and Heavy List Championships, on October 9th 2010, in the Shire of Lyndhaven
see: http://www.eastkingdom.org/event-detail.html?eid=1992
The competition is open to anyone who is a resident of Tir Mara.
Artisans may enter in absentia, but a proxy must be nominated who is
prepared to present the work.
The new champion will be expected to encourage the Arts and Sciences
in Tir Mara, and see to the running of the competition to find their
successor.
ENTRIES:
Each artisan should submit a single entry, being a single item, or collection of related items that can be judged as a single entry. It must have been completed within the last 2 years (i.e. since the last regional arts and sciences championship). Entries that have previously won a regional or kingdom championship cannot be entered.
Pure research papers are not allowed. Performance entries should
have a large component of original work (e.g. a new composition in a
period style).
Artisans who plan to enter the competition should inform Guthfrith by
October 1. His email is asimpso2@dal.ca
Important: Entries must be submitted on the day of the event by 1pm.
DOCUMENTATION:
Written documentation is required for all entries. The main written
text must not exceed three pages in 12 point font. References,
figures etc. may be on additional pages.
For judging purposes an English version of the documentation will be needed. If your documentation is in French, and it is not convenient for you to arrange your own translation, please submit it in electronic form to the Guthfrith by October 1, so that he can arrange for a translation to be made. Guthfrith's email is asimpso2@dal.ca . Please also bring the French version of your documentation to the event!
Translation of English documentation into French is also encouraged.
JUDGING:
The judges will be members of the Order of the Laurel. If insufficient Laurels are available to serve, the current or past A+S champions, the Prince and Princess, or landed Barons and Baronesses of the Principality may be requested to act as judges.
Judges will be marking the entries according to the following criteria:
The last criterion, "Originality or novel artistic value", is a bonus
to reward entries that represent meritorious artistic input by the
artisan, or display a novel, or rarely-used, art or science (or a
novel application of an art and science): For example, an
artistically excellent portrait of Her Royal Highness, the Princess,
in the style of Leonardo da Vinci would certainly score the bonus
point, whereas a reproduction of the Mona Lisa would not. A replica
of a pilgrim badge in cast pewter would not score (pewter casting is a
very well-established art and science in the SCA, and here used in a
typical context), whereas an acid-etched piece of armour probably
would score (especially if the design were novel and artistically
meritorious).