Altavia-Angels Yule 2014

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Location:	Altavia
Date:	12/13/14

Event Staff

Event Stewards: THL Nikolaos Phaistios (Altavia) & Lady Elena Jardiniz (Angels)

Highlights

Their Excellencies, Peter and Gabrielle, Baron and Baroness of the Angels, announced their designated heirs, Sir Uilliam Mór MacGregor and The Honorable Lady Fara MacGregor
The outgoing Seraph Bard, Lord Paul fitz Denis, presented a poem that chronicled the Baronage of the Angels.
Lord Da'ud Abrahimzadeh Sanandaji (Dawi of Three Rivers), Hippogryph Pursuivant for the Barony of Three Rivers (Calontir), attended the event. (He will join the "SCA Jeopardy Veterans Club" on 12/15/14 as a contestant on the ABC-TV game show.)

Honors Received
- Dame Selene Colfox, Augmentation to the Sable Fret, Altavia
- Baron Jason Thomas the Wanderer, Order of the Seraphic Star, Angels
- Baron Timotheus Zacharia von Schloss Zwilling, Order of the Seraphic Star, Angels
- Mistress Lynette Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios, Order of the Seraphic Star, Angels

The new Seraph Bard: Lord David Whitaker
The new Altavia Bard: Lady Briana MacCabe
Altavia Chess Champion:
Angels Games Champion:
Cooking contest winners:
- Best Main Dish
- Best Side Dish
- Best Dessert
- People's Choice

From the Barony of the Angels Website

Duel Yule - Let the games begin!

THEME: Italian Renaissance, The Medici Family vs. The Borgia Family

Come join the Baronies of Angels and Altavia as we celebrate the Holidays together! It will be an evening of family competition. During the late period a rich merchant class developed in parts of Italy. Rich families made their money with shrewd business dealings, and taking risks on exotic business ventures. We invite you to be part of the family. It is an offer you can’t refuse. You will be assigned a family at gate and you will earn points for your family for every game you win. Games and competitions will be available throughout the day and night to uphold your family’s honor. The winning family will be awarded special a treasure at the end of the night.

There will be much to do, much to eat, and much fun to be had, so please come feast and frolic with us! Please bring your banners and shields to display and add pageantry to the hall. The theme for the evening, and all contests and competitions, is “Italian Renaissance." Entries matching the theme are preferred (but not required). An Italian Backdrop Photo Scene will be up for your Renaissance pictures.

So, here are the night’s events:

CONTESTS

Table-Decorating: Tables are round and seat 8
Altavia Chess Champion
Angels Games Champion
Altavia Bardic Champion: Our competitions will be held concurrently (i.e., contestants for either of the two Baronies will perform in one competition) and the results will be decided by consultation between the Barons and Baronesses. PLEASE keep your performances under FOUR minutes due to time restriction. The current Altavia Bards strongly encourage Altavians to consider performing for this wonderful event! Find something that suits you, that you'd like to share, that would enrich our Yule festivities.
Seraph (Angels) Bard Champion: Those interested in competing should arrive on site no later than 4pm prepared to perform a piece of their own choosing, with entries relating to the day's theme of “Duel Yule; Let the Games Begin” encouraged but not required. Performances of any and all styles are welcome (music, storytelling, drama, poetry, comedy, etc.) and documentation is not required.

CULINARY CONTESTS (sponsored by Baron Peter Cadarn)

Best Main Dish
Best Side Dish
Best Dessert
People's Choice (All dishes will be entered into the contest.)

The YULE FEAST is potluck, so each person should bring a dish to serve at least 8. Potluck dish determined by SCA first name:

A-H Main Dish
I-O Side Dish
P-Z Dessert

Along with your dish:

1. Make out a 3x5 card with your name and a list of ingredients for the dish. (Please be specific as a courtesy to those with food allergies.)
2. A serving utensil for your dish.
3. Clearly mark both the dish/bowl/platter, etc. and the serving utensil as yours if you want it back at the end of the night.
4. Bring an extension cord if you are bringing a crock pot or chafing dish and, mark that as well.
5. It's a good idea to bring a large plastic bag for carrying the empty serving item and utensils home.

All dishes should be brought completely cooked and/or ready to eat.

There will be a REVEL after the feast with games, games, and more games. There will also be youth activities. Please contact THL Niko for details at the address below. We will be having our annual Toys for Tots drive, so please bring a new, unwrapped toy for donation. The Toys will be picked up by Fire Fighters from Station 88 (Sherman Oaks, CA).

BARDIC DUEL The Altavia/Angels Duel Yule on December 13th is quickly approaching. In keeping with the theme for the night, there will be a Bardic Duel to decide the bardic champions for each barony! Members of any House (barony) are invited to bring their storytelling, instrumental, vocal, and dance talents to the center stage and fight for the honor of being the Bardic Champion for either Angels or Altavia! As in years past, all contestants may compete jointly for either championship. However, instead of the choice being left up to Their Excellencies, this year’s bardic competition will be decided by People’s Choice! At Gate, revelers will be given the choice of a red token for Angels or a green token for Altavia, symbolizing which House (Baronial) champion you would like to fight (vote) for. After all performances have concluded, votes will be cast and the champions announced.

Participants,

Please prepare a piece that is no longer than 4 minutes in length, to allow everyone time to perform.
Bring a list shield or small item to represent you. Revelers will place their tokens by this item to vote.
If you wish to only compete for one barony, Let Me Know In Advance. This is Very Important.
PM me ASAP [on FB] if you wish to compete, or send email to palmeresque at yahoo dot com. We need to get an idea of run-time for the competition.
Choose whatever Family-Friendly content you’d like, but performances with a Dual Yule/Medici vs. Borgia themes are preferred.
Please check in with Colette la trouvère (Bard of Altavia) or Paul fitz Denis (Seraph Bard) upon arrival at the event.
Yule starts at 3pm. Please come as close to 3 as you can.

YIS, Lady Colette la trouvère , Bard of Altavia

SITE FEES:

$10 Adult Member for Potluck Feast and Revel
$5 Youth (4-12)
Children 3 and under are guests of the Baronies
There will be an additional $5 non-member surcharge.

SCHEDULE 3:00 pm - Site opens to the populace. For those interested in table decorating, come early and get started. We will also have games available at this time as well. 4:00-6:00 pm - Court, followed by the Yule Feast. Both the Angels and Altavia Bardic Champion competitions will be held during the feast. 6:30-10:00 pm - Dessert Judging and Revel (games and music) 10:00-10:45 pm - Clean-up 11:00 pm - Hall closes and everyone must be off the site

DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE St. Mary's Proto-Cathedral, Feast Hall, 5329 Sepulveda Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA. 91411 (The hall is a separate building behind the Church. Pull into either driveway. The parking lot is behind the Church and the hall is at the back of the parking lot.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS