VIRTUAL Night on the Line
(2021-05-22 - 2021-05-23 - Site opens at 1:00 PM & Closes at 5:00 PM)
Lochmere

The ongoing plague means the town of Smeewick will have to wait one more year until the fae visit.  Instead please join the Barony of Lochmere for a Night on the Line.   Their Excellencies of Lochmere, Baron Linhart and Baroness Letia ask you to break bread with them as they hold court.

For those who wish to eat medievally, a feast menu, associated recipes, and video instruction will be provided by Lady Katla in advance of the event.  Lady Marta will be sponsoring A&S competitions and displays.

BARDIC The Barony of Lochmere is pleased to invite one and all to Night on the Line Virtual Bardic Circle. This will be hosted on Zoom Saturday night, April 22, 2021 from 8 pm - midnight. This will be an open bardic, but we do issue forth the following challenge to the bards of Atlantia:    The Spooky Story Challenge: Bring your words and music to elicit the creepy, the crawlies, the chills, the things that go bump in the Night on the Line!   The Silly Poem Challenge: Who will be crowned the Night’s most RIDICULOUSLY lyrical Atlantian? Bring us poems to summon laughter or groans. No pun too bad, no situation too improbable, no jest too jocular, we welcome them one and all!   We encourage bards to begin with any pieces suitable for the challenges. This will be pick/pass/play, and we ask that all minors (under 18) have an adult with them in the room SCAVENGER HUNT Her Excellency will be hosting a timed scavenger hunt throughout the day.  Get ready to join the quest from your home; see who can find an item the fastest! PERIOD FIRE MAKING COMPETITION Fire may no longer be the everyday necessity it once was, but practicing period fire making methods is an immersive (and fun!) way to learn more about those whose lives depended on it.  Show off your skills by racing to light a candle using period methods in a competition sponsored by the Kingdom of Atlantia Royal Forestry Guild. After a show-and-tell by participants, the competition will start with a countdown, and all participants will try to light their candle the fastest!  All parts of the fire making process should be performed in view of the camera, and while the first participant to light their candle will be the winner! More information, such as how to sign-up and how the competition will work will be provided via the Night on the Line Facebook event page, the Barony of Lochmere website and the Merry Rose. CASTLE BUILDING Children’s Activity: Where can you find castles? When were they built? What are the parts of a castle?  Instructions for children to build their own castles will be posted on the FB Event Page and the Lochmere website.  Competition ages: 4-8, 9-12 and 12-17.  Join Lady Katla to find out more and see the submissions from the children. VIRTUAL SWORD YOGA   As the plague loosens its grip on Smeewick, hope is blossoming amongst the townsfolk. The rapier contingent is hosting a dispersed virtual gathering to focus on slow drilling, mobility, and flexibily in preparation for the future return to training. These exercises combine slow holding and breathing focus commonly seen in yoga with rapier centric positions. No equipment is needed and people of all experience and physically are welcome to join. ASK THE COOK Lady Katla has put together a feast menu to include a shopping list, to allow you to prepare at home then enjoy during Court.    During the Ask the Cook session, Lady Katla will be available to discuss the menu, answer any questions or just socialize. FEAST MENU: First Remove: Various cheeses Bread Herbed Butter Salad with vinaigrette   Second Remove: Sausage with sauce Mushrooms with leeks Boiled Peas   Third Remove: Cheese Fritters  Your SHOPPING LIST to prepare your feast: Cheese - a nice variety to eat and enough for your fritters Bread - a nice loaf if you’re not making it from scratch Butter - 1stick Flat leaf parsley - 1 bunch Leaf lettuce - 1 head (not iceberg)  Green onions Olive Oil Red Wine vinegar Sea Salt (kosher salt works just fine) Black Pepper Pork Sausages - 1 for each person Garlic - 1 head Cider vinegar or Verjus (I found verjus on Amazon) Sage - 1 bunch Mint - 1bunch Honey Mushrooms - 8 oz. Leek - 2 small Chicken stock Saffron Peas (1/2 pound) Whole milk 3 eggs Breadcrumbs Ginger, fresh - 1 piece should be fine All-purpose flour Baking powder Peanut or canola oil Ground cinnamon Ground mace Ground ginger Ground cloves Long pepper ill be ground) Grains of paradise (will be ground) Ground Nutmeg  Galangal (will be ground) Sugar The feast preparation video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOU4t26so90 A&S competition was held in advance of the Event; announcement of the winner will be held during Court.

Websites:   website:   lochmere.atlantia.sca.org or see our Public Facebook Page:   http://lochmere.atlantia.sca.org/annual_events/night-on-the-line-2021/