All are welcome to the day of feasting and competition to choose the next Bard of the Mists. The feast is being prepared by Mistress Anne of Bradford and while the menu is still being finalized, it will be truly a bardic theme. Please check back at https://www.facebook.com/events/541169132732396/ as we continue to post updates on the feast menu and event. Questions regarding any allergy concerns or other dietary concerns can be directed to Mistress Anne.
The Bard of the Mists competition will have five rounds, which consist of a period piece (brief documentation requested), a piece written in a period style (brief documentation requested), Bard's choice, the competitor's "masterwork", and three words chosen from a hat with 15 minutes to create a piece. For the Bard's choice, it is to be an original piece written on the topic of "the mirror." Questions regarding the competition or the pieces required can be directed to Mistress Katla.
Reservations for feast tickets can be made with the autocrat and can be paid at the door. The feast is limited to 60 and if you cannot attend we ask that you PLEASE let us know so that your space can be made available to others. Unreserved feast tickets will be made available at the door on the day of the event.
Event Steward: Katla loki Ulfsdottir
Head Cook: Anne of Bradford
Note: Parking is along both Orange and Lincoln Avenues. Site entrance is on Orange.
Site Information:
Foothills Congregational Church (461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos CA 94022)
461 Orange Avenue
94022
Los Altos
, CA
See map: Google Maps
US
Start Time:
Hall opens at 1 p.m. Competition and feast start at 2 p.m. Site closes at 8:00 pm.
Site Fee:
Adult Event Registration: $20, Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $15, Children 13-17: $10, Children 12 and under: Free. Family Cap: $40.
Feast Fee:
$11.00. Please make checks out to "SCA, Inc., Principality of the Mists"
Directions:
From the Northwest: Make your best way south through San Francisco to 280 South. Take 280 South for 33 miles to the El Monte/Moody Rd exit. Follow the signs around under the freeway to El Monte Road. At .9 miles, turn left onto University Ave. After about half a mile, turn right on Sherman St. Take Sherman for three blocks to Lincoln Ave., where it ends. Turn left into the Lincoln Ave/parking area. The first church on the left is St Nicholas, the second is Foothills Congregational Church.
From the Northeast/East: Make your best way to 80 South. Take 80 to 880 South. Follow 880 South about 24 miles to CA-84 W/Dumbarton Bridge. Take 84 across the bay to 101 South. Follow 101 South for about 4 miles to San Antonio Rd South. Take San Antonio 3.3 miles to the fork where Edith and Main Street meet San Antonio. Take the Main Street fork. Take Main Street for five blocks, cross Foothill Expressway and make the next left at University. Make the next right into the Lincoln Ave/parking area. Foothill Congregational Church is the second church on the right, just past Orange Ave.
From the South and Southeast: Make your best way to 280 North. Take it to the El Monte Rd. exit. Take El Monte east to University Ave. Turn left on University. After about half a mile, turn right on Sherman St. Take Sherman for three blocks to Lincoln Ave., where it ends. Turn left into the Lincoln Ave/parking area. The first church on the left is St Nicholas, the second is Foothills Congregational Church.
Parking Information: Please park in the parking area along Lincoln Ave. on the east side of the church, not on Orange Ave.
