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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 |