Collegium Occidentalis (West Kingdom)

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Accompanying many fine classes and demos the West Kingdom A&S Championship will be held at this event.

A&S Championship will be a pentathlon including fine art, performance art, practical science, technical science and either a masterwork or research paper. Entries are expected to be in by 11am.

Please contact Vincent Flesouras for questions on the A&S competitions.

A gathering of artisans and scholars is a cause of celebration; come and share knowledge and explore the many arts and sciences that spring from the Middle Ages.
There will be hand-on classes as well as academic seminars – there is something for all interests!
Classes will be posted on the Facebook event page and distributed on the SCA-West group list.
If you are interested in teaching, please fill out the form: arts/signup

Event Steward: Leofwen Cryccthegn Deorcwuda (Jennifer Nestojko)
Phone: 408-205-4278
Email: deadmidfiscum@hotmail.com

Directions: From the South: Follow I-280 N to El Monte Rd in Los Altos Hills. Take exit 16 from I-280 N. Merge onto El Monte Rd. Turn L onto University Ave. Turn R. onto Lee St. Turn L onto Orange Ave. The site will be on the right.
From the North: Follow US-101 S and I-280 S to El Monte Rd in Los Altos Hills.Take exit 16 from I-280 S. See directions above.

Schedule

Subject to revisions

Track	9:30 - 10:45	11:00 - 12:15	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	1:15 - 2:30	2:45 - 4:00	4:15 - 5:30
Academic	Arrant Art and Allegorical Annoyance - Ghislaine d’Auxerre	A Survey of Coronets through the Ages: Myths, Facts, and the Victorian Age – Cathyn Fitzgerald	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Meanings in Manuscripts – Hilarie the Puppeteer	Women in the Middle Ages - Katla loki Ulfsdottir	Loping through Equestrian Literature - Else Hunrvogt
Bardic	YOUR CLASS HERE	Bardic Basics with Yoshi - Hosokawa Yoshitatsu	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Tudor Poetry – Antonio Giordano	YOUR CLASS HERE	YOUR CLASS HERE
Cooking	Lunch is on the Way Gianetta del Bene	Eating with Period Asian Utensils - Rudaba al-Nahdiya	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Medieval Cheesemaking - Juana Isabella de Montoya y Ramirez	How to Drink All Day Without Falling Over! - Heidi von der Bergen	From Udder to Butter - Aleit Pietersdochter
Costuming	English Colors and Fabrics – Cilean Stirling	Women’s Clothing of the Germanic Migrations - Cynehild Eskalyas Thegnestre	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Veils and Caps - Head-Coverings for Women - Veils and Caps - Head-Coverings for Women	Hand sewn Lacing Holes - Magdalene van den Velde	YOUR CLASS HERE
Crafting	YOUR CLASS HERE	Repousee and Chasing – Karius Hutzelmann	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Making a Gourd Bottle - Saionji no Hana	Period Wire Rings - Katira al-Maghrebiyya	Intaglio Gem Carving – Francisco de Salamanca
Fiber	Detached Button Hole – Linnet Hatfield	Introduction to Goldwork - Sabrina de la Bere	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Sprang - Heidi von der Bergen	Pomegranate Design - Goldwork – Isela Di Bari	Climbing the Ladder - Ladder Stitch - Elizabeth de Belcaire
Heraldry	How to be Court Herald (Court Organization) - Ann	How to Submit Names - Edith	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Litany, Voice Support, and Flag Training - Ann	Group Theory and Good Design - Krysta	YOUR CLASS HERE
Potpourri	English Country Dance – Cynthia Fayrfax	Eating with Period Asian Utensils - Rudaba al-Nahdiya	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	English Country Dance – Cynthia Fayrfax	Intro to Flax Growing & Processing - Michiele l’encriere	Grow Your Own Color: Dye Plants in the Garden – Michiele l’encriere
Procedural	YOUR CLASS HERE	Feast Prep Logistics - Seraphina VanEldstrom	Lunch 12:15 - 1:15	Research and Documentation!!!! - Cynehild Eskalyas Thegnestre	Knife Skills for the Kitchen - Seraphina VanEldstrom	What’s Up With This Land? – KHTI members

Site Information:

Foothills Congregational Church (461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos CA 94022)

461 Orange Avenue

94022 Los Altos , CA

See map: Google Maps

Start Time:

Site Opens: 9am and Closes: 7pm

Site Fee:

Adult Event Registration: $25, Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $20, Youth (Ages 12-17): $10, Children (Ages under 12): Free, Family Cap: $50

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.