Tournament of the Golden Rose
(2010-09-04 - Site opens at & Closes at )
Atlantia

The Ladies of the Order of the Rose invite you all to a day filled with pageantry and more! On September 4, 2010, those Noble Ladies who have worn the Crown shall send forth Their Champions to the field, not for prowess or vainglory, but to pay tribute to the Ideals held dear and encouraged by the Order

Website: http://www.goldenrose.atlantia.sca.org/

Martial Activities: Each Lady of the Rose will field a team consisting of seven including one member of the Chivalry, one unbelted fighter, one Companion of the Order of the White Scarf, and one archer. In order to allow the Ladies to select an additional unbelted heavy fighter and a non-white scarf fencer to join their team, tournaments shall be held before the Golden Rose Tournament begins. See the website for more details.

Cost:

Adult, Members: $12.00 Day Trip

Adult, Non-members: $17.00 Day Trip

Youth, 5–17: $5.00 Day Trip

Children, 0- 4: $0.00 Day Trip

Make Checks Payable To: SCA, Inc., Kingdom of Atlantia

Site: Optimist Farm, 2908 Optimist Farm Road, Apex, NC 27539

Site Restrictions: No ground fires, no swimming.

Feast: No feast, but a sideboard will be provided.

Event Steward: Christopher MacConing (Chris Cunning), 17294 Crab Pot Lane, Piney Point, MD 20674. Phone: (301) 880-1192. E-mail: cunning.christopher[AT]gmail.com

Reservations: Celia of Rosedale (Tamara Brown). 3714 Sudley Ford Ct, Fairfax, VA 22033. Phone: 703-378-2441. E-mail: psallite703[AT]msn.com. You can also register on-line via ACCEPS (http://acceps.ansteorra.org).

Directions: From Points North, West & East: Make your best way to Raleigh, NC, and I-440 (the beltline around Raleigh). Proceed to I-40, Exit 298A (US-401 South). Go south on US-401. After 1.4 miles bear Right at the fork in the road and continue 5.3 miles. Turn Right on Ten Ten Road. Go .5 miles and turn Left onto Lake Wheeler Road. Go 1.2 miles and turn Right onto Optimist Farm Road. Go 0.9 miles and turn Right onto site.

From Points South: From I-95, go north on US-401. After passing through Fuquay-Varina, you will come to a traffic light on the edge of town with a Papa’s Pizza on the left. Continue 2.8 miles north to a five-way intersection at a light. Turn Left onto Hilltop Needmore Road. Go 0.4 miles turn Right onto Lake Wheeler Road. Go 2.3 miles and turn Left on Optimist Farm Road. Go 0.9 miles and turn Right onto site.