Loch Bais Birthday
Bash
June 27 - 29, 2008
Place: Alexandria
Kiwanis Camp
(aka the Concrete Yurt Site)
115 Kiwanis Camp Road Ext.
Pineville, LA 71360
Updated weather forecast
site opens 5 pm Friday and
closes 11 am Sunday
Prices:
Weekend Cabin/Tenting $22, Daytrip $12, Non-members add $3
Deduct $4 for Off Board, Children 7-12, ½ Price
Make checks Payable: SCA, Inc./ Shire of Loch Bais
Mail
reservations to: Prior Gilbert des Moulins
mka John Higginbotham (revhiggsz [-AT-] suddenlink.net)
520 Garland Rd., Natchitoches, LA 71457
Please note - this site is
discretely wet (no original containers)
There will be maps available at Troll if you need to run for "supplies".
| Activities
Include |
Shire Defender
Tourney
(one of the qualifying
rounds for the Tournament of Champions)
(the shire asks that all combatants bring a list tree device) |
| Rapier
Activities |
|
Beginning Basketweaving Class |
|
Seneschal
101 Class |
|
Beginning
Lucet Weaving Class |
|
Youth Combat Authorization Class |
|
Sumi-i Class |
|
A & S Competitions (details) |
|
Archery Shoot |
|
Viking Games |
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Children's Activities |
|
Youth Combat (Heavy and Rapier) |
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Featured
Merchants/Artisans:
Danica Pottery
&
Divine Meadow Designs
- - -
More Merchants
Welcome!!

Autocrat:
Melisande
mka Sara Puryear
spuryear[-AT-]lsmsa.edu
amneris[-AT-]excite.com
(318) 354-1920 |
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Feastocrat:
THL
Ambrielle Llewellyn
mka Cynthia Walker-Gibson
ambrielle01[-AT-]hotmail.com |
Traveler's Fare will be provided Friday night.
The Fundraiser Lunch will benefit the Beth Bridges Memorial Scholarship.
There will be a
sumptuous feast on Saturday night - menu can be found below.
Class Information
Beginning Basketweaving
by Mistress Brigit Olesdottir
There will be 6 hands on seats available at a requested fee of $6 a person.
There will be a sign up sheet at Troll for this class
Any who would like to come and watch are more than welcome.
So you Want to
be a Seneschal...
by Master Erik of Telemark
His personal philosophies about the office of Seneschal.
This will be a question and answer round table session.
Beginning Lucet
by Lady Marcella le Despencer
Making useful period cording! 5 - 6 lucets will be available.
If you have your own lucet, please bring it!
Youth Combat Authorization
by Baroness Bethany Bacon
For aspiring Youth Combat participants and marshals
Beginning Sumi-i
by Lord Bran Finn hua Neill
An introduction to Japanese ink painting
Cermamic
Techniques
by Lady Danica Sovova
An informal discussion of various ceramic construction practices
Arts & Sciences
Competitions:
documentation is
encouraged, but not required
SCA Life
Those things that make our life within the Dream easier,
but are not completely period
Sweet Treats
Consumables - both food and drink
Directions:
From the South:
Take I-49 to the Pineville Expressway/Casson St. Ext, cross the Red River and stay on the
expressway until you come to the Tioga Exit. Turn right off the exit and go to the 2nd
light. Turn left, cross the bridge, then turn right and follow the signs.
Campsite will be to the left.
From the North:
Take I-49 to the MacArthur Dr/Ft Polk Exit. Take the NORTH fork.
Go through the light and cross the bridge, continue until the highway splits.
When the highway splits continue going forward on 165 N -
do not take the left split.
You will come to a shopping area and Hwy 167 overpass.
Turn left on to Hwy 167 North. Once on Hwy 167, take the first exit - Tioga, Hwy 71. Turn
right off the exit and go to the 2nd light. Turn left, go across the bridge, then turn
right and follow the signs. Campsite will be to the left.
Look for SCA signs
along the way.
this
location at Mapquest

| Tentative
Schedule: |
| Friday |
| 5 pm |
Site opens |
| 7 pm |
Travelers' Fare |
|
8 pm |
Viking Games |
Saturday |
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast (please bring your own feast
gear) |
| 8:30
am |
Armor Inspection Begins -
both heavy and rapier |
| 9 am |
Shire Defender Tourney Children's Activities Begin |
|
9:30 am |
Rapier Activity Begins |
| 10 am |
Youth Combat Arts and Sciences Competition Judging Begins - Deadline
for Entries |
| Noon |
Fundraiser Lunch
to benefit the Beth Bridges Memorial Scholarship
Children's Activities Pause for
Lunch |
| 1 pm |
Class:
Seneschal - meeting in the hall Class:
Basketweaving - meeting in the Yurt classroom, bring a chair
Children's Activities Resume |
| 2 pm |
Archery Challenge by Sur Sa'ad ibn
Yusuf al Hilal
Class: Youth Combat
- meeting in the hall
Class:
Lucet - in the Yurt classroom, bring a chair |
| 3 pm |
Archery Challenge by Sur Sa'ad ibn
Yusuf al Hilal
Class: Ceramic
Techniques - behind Danica's tent
Class:
Sumi-i - meeting in the hall |
| 4 pm |
Children's Activities
Dismiss - please pick up your children! Arts and Sciences Competitors pick
up your entries |
| 5 pm |
Court (at His Majesty's
leisure) |
| 6 pm |
Memorial |
|
7 pm |
Feast |
| 9 pm |
Revel |
| Sunday |
| 8 am |
Breakfast |
| 11 am |
Site Closes |

Travelers' Fare:
Jambalaya, sliced breads and butter
Breakfast: Scones, eggs, grits, sliced fruits,
endless coffee,
juice and milk
Feast includes:
Drinks
Tea (sweet and unsweet), Water & Lemonade
First Remove
Grilled brats &
sausages, horseradish deviled eggs,
herbed cheese spread, Olives a la Marcilla,
Tabouli, sliced breads
Second Remove
Mediterranean chicken,
curried rice pilaf,
mixed green salad with oriental vinaigrette,
hummus with assorted vegetables, grilled flatbread
Third Remove
Melon
balls & sliced cheese
Assorted petit fours
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