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Our annual dance event, planned to be held this year on March 23, 2002. The mornings are filled with lessons, teaching the dances to be performed at the masked ball that evening, after dinner. We have live music for the ball in the form of our barony's own instrumental group, Vox Nives. Other activities of the day usually include mask-making (so as to have masks for the ball), a picture-pun game and a desert/subtlety competition.

Past themes of other years have been such things as 'Come as your Favorite Shekespearean Character' with the dances played in an order of an Elizabethan Tea to match, Scotland, 'Otherworld' and others.

This year's theme is "Outragious Garb." Suggested examples of things that would be appropriate are items such as 13th century Moorish in neon-camo hunter fleece, or crossing tudor with Norse-viking. Warning to those with sensitive eyes, fashion sense or historical propriety.

War of the Roses

Our annual camping/war event, held on Memorial Day weekend, at the Indian Lookout Country Club on Batter Rd. in Mariaville, NY. Much fighting, fencing, archery, dancing, singing and good fun for all, as well as including a brewing contest known kingdom-wide. Thie event is also the time that Baronial Champions for Archery and for Fencing are chosen by contests devised by the last year's Champions.

Lovers & Other Strangeness

A day of fighting, fencing, frolic and flirting with a feast and dancing to boot.

Pre-Pennsic Archery Event

A rather self explanatory annual event held in July, at the Rakawana Archery Club. Arrayed with a variety of shoots throughout the day, usually including such things as Royal Rounds, a Clout Shoot, Castle Window Shoot and Advancing Man Shoot; and somtimes including such period contests as String Shoot (closest grouping, measured with, of all things, a STRING!) Wand Shoot (an upright staff ~6 feet tall, stuck vertically into the ground in front of a background (e.g. hay-bales), closest shot wins)or perhaps other Novelty Shoots.

Bjorn's Ceilidh

Held in November, the time of Samhain(sow-AIN), the Celtic New Year's celebration/Feast of the Dead (now Halloween, All Saint's Day, Diu de Los Muertos, etc.). The baronial heavy-weapons champion is usually determined at this event in a competition determined by the last year's champion.

A tradition done at this event, in honor of the day, is what is known as Bjorn's Toast. At this event, the first toast at the feast (which is usually to the King and Queen) is to "Those who have gone before us." In this way we recall and honor Bjorn and other members and friends who are no longer with us.

Feast of St. Nicholas

Our traditional Eastern-European Yule-themed event. The usual contests are held thoughout the day, including best use of mistletoe, paper snowflake cutting, as well as dradel, chess and other games played to while away the winter.

20th Anniversary Event

Held January 20, 2001, at the Ukrainian Club in Cohoes. A day of fun and good food including the ever popular "Kyran's Stupid Picture Game." A small local event for to remember our history. Bring garb from yester-year or that theme event for the GUESS THE GARB game.

Events in the Area

Anglespur Events

Hunter's Moon

An annual camping event held on Labor Day weekend at Camp Is-sho-da in East Greenbush, NY. Usual pastimes include fighting, swimming in the lake, dancing in the evenings, fighting, sheep rugby, bartering with the merchants,more fighting, the invincible sideboard, parties in the night, and fighting till you drop. Did I mention fighting? A fairly recent addition to the activities is the Annual Wulfstan Memorial Axe Tourney and Bath (a cross between fighting and swimming in the lake). Another this year was a Goofee' Tournemont using silly-weapons. One year there was even a blacksmith on site, showing and teaching his craft! MAP

Mid-winter Melee' Muster

A new event, dedicated soley to the advancement of martial prowess in battle. Warriors from serveral regions and groups came forth in ferousity and friendship to attend, and much fun was had. For infomation, see their announcement at http://www.rpi.edu/dept/union/sca/muster.html.

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Winterstorm

An annual storm of games and frolicking to while away the cold of Winter, held this year on March 25 (winter lasts a while up here, and if it doesn't some just call the event 'WintersGone'), at the South Schodack Fire Dept. Usual contests and activities include the ever fun: boffer-weapons tourney, Katie's blind pillow tourney, and "Pin the Pickled Herring on (insert alliterately named target here, e.g., Peter the Pious Prior)." The games of the day are followed by a hearty evening repast, with dancing after the meal.

Glenn Linn Events


Blades and Blarney: An event for fencing and boasting (as if the two were seperable ;^) ). A day of fencing and bardic display, followed by a feast. To be held on the 26th day of January this year. The site is the United Methodist Church of Queesbury on Aviation Rd., by exit-19 on the Adirondack Northway, I-87, Queensbury, NY. Map
Northern Region War Camp: This is a yearly event, held on 4th of July weekend, at the Warrensberg County Fairground, which is the site of much fine melee (battle-style fighting between teams, as apposed to fighting one-on-one) and several classes on such subjects such as fighting, fencing, and a variaty crafts, arts and sciences. One year a sheep was brought, sheared, the wool combed, spun, woven, then the sheep was skinned, butchered, and cooked as part of the feast, all parts of the proccesses covered by different classes! The Fairground has room for fighting, camping, and archery, a river to swim in, buildings for classes, corrals for horses and equestrian events, and fun for all. T'is way spiff!

Last modifieded January 20, 2002