Event Information

Skewered! V: Tenoch's Table
(2025-05-17 - Site opens at 9am & Closes at 5pm)
Roxbury Mill

Event Info

Name:
Skewered! V: Tenoch's Table

Website:

Date(s):
2025-05-17 @9am to 2025-05-17 @ 5pm
Group:
Roxbury Mill

Virtual?:
No

Site Info

Site Name:
Lois Green-Sligo Chapter Izaak Walton League of America

Address:
8711 Turkey Thicket Dr, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879

Directions:
From Frederick and points north and west: Southbound 270, Rte. 27 exit (Father Hurley Blvd, Ridge Rd.) Turn left at top of ramp to head east towards Damascus. Cross Rt 355, turn right (south) on Brink Rd. At 3-way stop go straight, which puts you on Wightman Rd., which then becomes Snouffer School Rd. Turn left onto Turkey Thicket Road at the entrance to the Montgomery County Service Park. Follow the paved road to the parking garage, then jog right toward the gravel road, marked with the green wood signs with yellow letters for Lois Green-Sligo Chapter IWLA. Follow the wooden green and yellow signs on the gravel road to the Lois Green Sligo Creek Izaak Walton League of America Gate. Proceed to the pavilion parking lot and park to the right of the road. We are one mile back from Snouffer School Road.

From 495, Washington Beltway, Northern Virginia: Head to northwest corner of the beltway, exiting onto 270 spur, heading northbound towards Frederick. Move to right into the local lanes. proceed to Shady Grove exit. Turn to right onto Shady Grove Road eastbound. Turn Left onto Muncaster Mill Rd., which becomes Snouffer School Rd. After passing  the "T" intersection and traffic light at Centerway-- go past the MNC-PPC Lois Green Conservation Park Parking Lot on the right, take the 2nd immediate right onto Turkey Thicket Road. Follow directions from Turkey Thicket above. 

From Baltimore Beltway, Rt 70: Head west on Rt 70 towards Frederick. Exit onto southbound Rt. 27. Follow Rt 27 through Damascus. Turn left onto Brink Rd. Follow directions from Frederick.

Restrictions:
Alcohol allowed. Dogs allowed on leash, owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. Entry by gravel driveway, use caution. The site has an active apiary for European honeybees.

Accessibility:
Event site is fairly primitive and located in a quiet, tree- surrounded field. Site access road is gravel. All roads on site are gravel. Parking lot is in a grass field. ADA accessible port-a-john will be centrally located to supplement further away flushing toilets. Feast pavilion is accessible via gravel road/path. Pavilion is paved. Site is half level and half on a hill. Archery and thrown weapons activities are located down the grassy hill. Arts and sciences activities are on the hill but close to the level gravel road. An apiary housing European honeybees is on site at the far end of the parking area. The bees are very docile, but caution is still advised.

Event Steward

SCA Name:

Email:

Description:
Join us at Skewered V: Tenoch's table to learn about and celebrate Pre-Columbian Meso-America!

Updates posted at https://roxburymill.atlantia.sca.org/skewered-5-tenochs-table/

Cost Info


Day-Trip Feast Camping
Adult, Member Discount Event Registration 15 10 0
Adult, Event Registration 25 10 0
Youth (6 - 17) 5 5 0
Child (0-5) 0 0 0

Reservationist Name:
Lady Jill of Roxbury Mill

Reservationist Email:
jgoldsbo@gmail.com

Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc., Shire of Roxbury Mill

Cost Notes:
Event pre-registration will be available on SCORES (see link below). Pre- registration can also be mailed to the Reservationist (25119 oak dr. Damascus 20872), and must be postmarked by May 1st, 2025. Attendees can also register at the door with cash or check. Requests for refund for pre- paid admission charges to the event shall be sent to the Seneschal and/or Exchequer in writing via email within five (5) days of the end of the event. Feast fees can not be refunded because materials are already purchased.


General Activities

Martial Activities:

Rapier

Join outstanding Heavy Rapier and Cut & Thrust instructors at Skewered V: Tenoch’s Table for the day as they instruct you on a wide variety of swordsmanship skills. At the beginning of the day, you will sign up for one “track” with an instructor, and each instructor will have a set of key skills they are working on for the day. You and your classmates will together make a cohort, working with eah other and that instructor across two morning sessions of instruction, excercises, and more.
Between the two instructional sessions, you will have a brain-break with an optional whole-group body awareness and stretching session. After both classes and a lunch break, there will be a Grand Exhibition. During the Exhibition, pairs of fighters will take the field in front of the Gallery of Defense, where your Instructors will watch as you demonstrate your growth and exploration of the techniques you practiced that morning.
Wins and losses in the Exhibition are not counted, and each Instructor will be awarding a “winner” based on their own technical or study criteria. Each winner will receive a prize during our Folkmoot at the end of the day.

Thrown Weapons

Thrown weapons will be happening at Skewered! More details to come.

A&S:

The Crafters' Green

Want more than static A&S displays? Wish you could meet and talk with the artisans behind the works of art? Is KASF your favorite event? Then the Crafter’s Green at Skewered might be for you!
If you practice a period art or science, we invite you to claim a stall in the Crafter’s Green and set up whatever you’re currently working on. Demonstrate your craft, interact with the populace, and share resources with other artisans! 
How to get involved: The Crafters' Green is an area of Skewered where any artisan of any skill level may set up a workspace in order for them to work on their period project(s). This is NOT your typical A&S display. Artisans are encouraged to stay with their projects and actively work on them during the event. The idea is for artisans to demonstrate period techniques, discuss their methods, and give informal instruction if asked about their craft. General populace at the event are invited to visit and spend time chatting with, watching, and learning from the artisans. There are no requirements for documentation, type of project (except where limited by site) or length of time. Each project should emphasize period methods where possible and appropriate. Sign up in advance not required, but please contact the A&S Coordinator, Aurelio Vitrisoni, if you have specific concerns or requirements.
Reach out to Aurelio Vitrisoni, [aj.laveer@gmail.com] with any questions or to arrange a spot!

A&S Competition:

 Present something to Tenoch for his Table!
  • Food and Beverage Category: display something to eat or drink. Documentation should include origin, materials used, and at least one source. EZ Doc form is acceptable. Does not have to conform to Pre-Columbian Meso-America. Judging by populace choice.
  • Non-Comestible Category: display something that can’t be eaten or drunk, but that might appear elsewhere at a feast (table linens? feast gear? garb or jewelry worn by a guest? table decorations? Documentation should include origin, materials used, and at least one source. EZ Doc form is acceptable. Does not have to conform to Pre-Columbian Meso-America. Judging by populace choice.

Event Steward’s Challenge

Present something to Tenoch, that he’s familiar with!
Display a food, beverage or other item from pre-1520 Meso-America. Entries can be entered in the main A&S competition as well. Documentation should include origin, materials used, and at least one source. EZ Doc form is acceptable. Judges will use General Atlantian A&S Rubric (https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/atlantian-as-judging-form/).


Feast:
Feast is appropriate to pre-1520 Meso-America!

See https://roxburymill.atlantia.sca.org/skewered-5-tenochs-table/ for feast details, menu, allergy information and feast steward contact information


Merchants:
Merchants are welcome and should reach out to the Event Steward, Helena Kassandreia, to coordinate.

Other:
10. Policies regarding event admission charges, refunds, or complimentary passes.
a. Kingdom Royals (defined below) and children five and under shall be offered free admittance at Shire events.
b. Kingdom Royals shall be offered feast, if any, without charge.
c. Requests for refund for pre-paid admission charges to a Shire-run event shall be sent to the Seneschal and/or Exchequer in writing via email within five (5) days of the end of the event.
d. The Exchequer and/or Seneschal may approve refund requests even if an event did not make a profit. Feast fees will not be refunded because food and supplies were already bought.