Calafia Prize Tourney & Xmas Arts Fest 1975
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Kirby Prize Tourney & Yuletide Arts Fest
Event Staff
- Autocrat: Lady Cristobal degli Glicine che Mangia Uome
Event Information
(From the August & September 1975 "frankly unofficial" Crown Prints)
December 20 in Balboa Park, San Diego: autocrat is Cristobal degli Glicine che Mangia Uome (of the Man-Eating Wisteria), Acting Deputy Mistress of Arts to the Barony of Calafia (details omitted)
- Set up: 9:00 AM
- Lists close: 10:00 AM
- Opening Court: 10:30 AM
- Lists begin: 11:00 AM
- Lunch: 12:30-1:30
- Closing Court when Lists are over
THIS TOURNEY MUST BE ON TIME!
The reason for the early lists closing is so people can eat, shower & change before the Revel begins; courts will be kept short for the same reason. Fighting will be run on a split field & there is a tentative Boffer Lists for the ladies. (Rules for ladies' Boffer Lists will include wearing gloves on "sword" hand & use of a shield.) Judging of Arts contests will be done both during the Tourney & at the Revels, with prizes awarded that evening.
Sponsored by the incipient Barony of the Dragon, hosted by Barony of Calafia. Kirby Wise will donate some of his work for prizes.
ARTS REVEL will be held in a Synagogue* at 6:30 PM where winners of the contests judged during the day will be announced at 7:30. Judging of other contests: singing, dancing, etc, will begin at 8:00 PM onward. (*for those who are bringing food, remember that shellfish or pork will NOT be welcome in this hall! Sorry.)
LIST OF CONTESTS, SO FAR:
1. BARDIC CIRCLE: a circle will be formed by all contestants & each person will stand to deliver his entry & sit down. The circle will run through twice. Eligible entries are Medieval song, Medieval-type songs, poems & SCA songs. All folk not wishing to observe the contest will be asked to remove themselves from the immediate vicinity & keep their voices DOWN please! (We'd like several people to help sponsor the Bardic Circle: it is a very important contest & should be treated as such.)
2. TRIM CONTEST: using plain ribbon or material with beads, jewels & gold thread to make a design. Each piece must be at least 9: long & may be attached to a costume, though not on a body. Sponsor: Lady Cristobal degli Glicine che Mangia Uome
3. BREAD CONTEST: (a) Yuletide Sweet Bread, (b) Plain or Savory Bread: each contestant will be asked to brig at least 2 loaves & donate them to the Revel. Judging during the day. Sponsor: Mistress Janay d'Aquitaine
4. BEVERAGE CONTEST: (a) Alcoholic, (b) Non-alcoholic: unless the cost of materials in the entry is prohibitive, each contestant will be asked to make at least 1 gallon of beverage & donate it to the Revel. Some entries may need to be served warm, so this contest will be judged in the evening. (A Sponsor is needed!)
5. MEDIEVAL MUNCHIES: Anything from a genuine Medieval recipe to a Medieval style munchie (candied violets, etc) is eligible, including Chinese food. Same rules apply here as to other food & beverage entries: donations to the Revel would be appreciated. SPONSOR: Lady Bjo of Griffin
6. ORIGINAL DEVICE CONTEST: Pick a person or place, real or fantasy & design an appropriate device (for example, use apples in a device for the Appleby family, etc.) Try to keep the rules of heraldry but they may be broken if justified. Entry may be illustrated in color, emblazoned & explained on paper. Ask your local herald for aid to do it properly. To be judged at the Tourney. SPONSOR: James the Inconstant
7. SWORD-WRAPPING CONTEST: wrap your sword in colored tape, etc. To be judged before fighting begins, of course. SPONSOR: Charles de Rouen
8. MAILMAKING: contest based on the Lyonesse mailmaking idea; whoever finishes their bag of rings wins. To be done at the Revel. SPONSOR: Morven of Carrick
9. COSTUME DESIGN: On-the-spot, a particular time & place will be designated & contestants will design a costume to fit (on paper). To be done at the Tourney. SPONSOR: Fiona MacGregor
ARTS CONTEST DEADLINE: Dec 12 - Anyone who wishes to enter the contests should please advise Cristobal degli Glicine che Mangia Uome of the fact on or before this date. Anyone wishing to present any kind of entertainment (dancing, music, singing, plays, etc) should please contact me before the same date.
There are several reasons why we decided to autocrat an Arts Prize Revel. . . Arts in Calafia has been practically nil for the past two years: Mistress Janay d'Aquitaine & I would like to see Arts become as organized & as important as possible.
Also, at most Revels, people break into small talk-and-drink groups, which are fun, but we tend to forget the idea behind the SCA; Revels should not be plain parties but have more participation through Arts, games & entertainment.
Many people have talents that are for the most part neglected & an Arts Revel will give them a chance to show off. Contests should encourage people to develop their talents & give them a positive atmosphere in which to present them; there should be as much fun in doing something or performing for the entertainment of themselves as for everyone else.
Several other contest ideas have been talked over, among them an Illumination Contest, a Poem or Song-writing Contest & the crowning of a Lord & Lady of Winter. If sponsors will come forward, or if there is any show of interest for these ideas, we can try them.
Cost of the prizes should be kept minimal. We hope Sponsors from elsewhere than Calafia will come forward so that no 1 or 2 people will be stuck with all the work or contributions. All prizes should be either hand-made or pertain directly to the contest (no "Jewel-Art" locket for the Bread contest. . .)
Any offers of help joyfully received: we need not only some sponsors for the contests, but entertainers, clean-up crew & other helpers to make this whole day a success (offers of aid need not necessarily come from Calafians only!)
Between now and the end of Oct, other contests may be suggested & put into action. The cut-off date for ideas is OCTOBER 31 to give sponsors time to prepare prizes.
There will be various dancing, singing & games for Revels entertainment. Everybody must wear costumes: preferably in one of the Yuletide colors (red, green, white, silver, gold). However, because 12th Night is so close, that is ONLY a suggestion to remind us of the general setting of the Revel.
from Cristobal degli Glicine che Mangia Uome
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