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| Artifacts of a Life | Event date: September 21st, 2013 | Hosted by Barony of Beyond the Mountain - Manchester, CT
| Event Last Modified: May 13th, 2013 | | | | Event details | | The Barony Beyond the Mountain and the Barony of Carolingia invite the populace of the East to join us on September 21, 2013 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 41 Park St., Manchester, CT 06040 for a unique opportunity to re-create the past.
Have you ever thought how cool it would be to walk into a museum or an archive or an archaeological dig and see the things that your persona left behind? This is your chance to create that experience! Depending on the culture and time period, these could be grave goods buried with you, recreations of items mentioned in your will or probate inventory ("my second best bed to my wife..."), documents such as charters, indentures, or receipt books, or items that might be found in an excavation of your life context -- all the ways that we know about the material culture of the past and can reconstruct a plausible life. Examples can include votive gifts found in a bog, the tools found in your workshop when they dug up the old town to put in a parking garage, and the cookbook passed down for 8 generations. In short, the things that could have ended up in a museum that were associated with your life, or the life of a persona that you wish to recreate (it doesn't have to be your current SCA persona).
To add spice, there will be a contest and rich prizes will be given -- chests of goodies from artisans of the East, as well as materials for future projects. The rules for the contest, as well as information about registering your entries, can be found at the event website: http://sca-artifactschallenge.blogspot.com .
Site Infomation / Accessibility
Site opens at 9am and closes at 7pm. Anyone on site after 7pm has graciously volunteered to help with cleanup. The site is completely dry. This prohibition includes no alcoholic entries in the competition. The site consists of an upper hall and a lower hall. The upper hall, which is handicapped accessible, will host the gate and the competition. An accessible bathroom is also located on this level. The lower hall, which is not handicapped accessible, will host the dayboard, other bathrooms, and any other activities that occur. Assistance in obtaining dayboard will be provided to anyone who cannot navigate the site’s stairs. Questions about the site may be addressed to the stewards.
No animals are allowed on site except Service Animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (guide dogs, signal dogs, or other animals individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability).
Food: There is no feast, but the day will include a tasty dayboard prepared by Lady Safiya Shirazi. The menu will be posted when it becomes available.
Site Opens: 9:00 am
Site Closes: 7:00 pm
Event Website: http://sca-artifactschallenge.blogspot.com | | | | Event Location | | St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
41 Park Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Directions:
Directions: Take your best route to I-84. From I-84 (East or West), take Route 384 East. Take exit 3 off Route 384. (Exit is for downtown Manchester- Main Street also known as CT Route 83).
Bear right at end of exit ramp, and proceed straight up Main Street through 5 lights. At the 6th light, turn left onto Park Street. Parking will be in a municipal lot located on the left side of the street in front of a white church (Look for the green and white sign marked with a “P” sign). St. Mary’s is located on the right side of the street, diagonally across from the parking lot. There is a small parking lot in front of St. Mary’s that will be reserved for unloading vehicles. Some street parking is also available.
| | | | Event Fees | | Site : Fees
The site fee, which includes dayboard, for those who pre-register by 9/7/2013, is $10.00 for ages 18 and up, $8.00 for ages 6-17, and free for ages 5 and under. Costs at the door are $12.00 for ages 18 and up, $10.00 for 6-17, and free for ages 5 and under. A $5 surcharge will be applied to all non-members.
Feast: There is no feast, but the day will include a tasty dayboard prepared by Lady Safiya Shirazi. The menu will be posted when it becomes available. Make Checks Payable to: SCA, Inc. - Barony Beyond the Mountain | | | | Contact Information | | Event Steward:
Questions may be addressed to the co-stewards: Baron Jehan du Lac (baronjehan@gmail.com) or Mistress Elizabeth Vynehorn (Vynehorn@gmail.com, 860-647-9730 (before 9pm please)).Send Reservations to:
Reservations should be sent to Mistress Elizabeth Vynehorn (Susan Scoville, 219C Oakland St., Manchester, CT 06042, Vynehorn@gmail.com, 860-647-9730 (before 9pm please)). The only reservation is a paid reservation.
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