Steppingstone Medieval Days and Melee Practice
(2012-05-11 - 2012-05-13 - Site opens at 5 PM & Closes at 7 PM)
Bright Hills
Steppingstone Museum is a nonprofit educational facility in Harford County and they are hosting their Medieval Days event on May 12th and 13th. We are running a demo for this event to add to the educational history component and share our talents and information about the Middle Ages with the public. We will have a large area to work with included tenting space, pavilions, and fields. Please join us to share your talents with the public!
We are set up as an official demo to accommodate authorizations and fighting again this year, we will also be selecting Bright Hills Baronial Equestrian Champion on Saturday. Bring your best kit to impress our Baron and Baroness as you ride to glory as Bright Hills Champion. Please note that to participate in Equestrian you must contact Lady Nem, our equestrian marshal and current baronial champion at least a week before the event. Arts and Sciences Demonstrations and Displays are most welcome- the public loves seeing what we do and we all like to share our great work on ongoing projects and learn something new!
Website: http://www.brighthills.net/events/local.htm
Martial Activities: We plan to add to the usual heavy weapons and Rapier demonstration this year by combining the war muster/melee practice that was so successful at our church site. We will also have Equestrian activities along with more fighting on Sunday, and choose the new Baronial Champion. Siege weapons and archery will also be featured and we hope to provide authorizations in all categories provided marshals are available. MIC Lord Kollack von Zweckel kepplekd[AT]verizon.net MOL Lord Hunter Alexander hunterfsca[AT]yahoo.com, contact for Equestrian activities Lady Rebecca von Zweckel beckykepple[AT]yahoo.com
Arts & Sciences Activities: For more information or to guarantee space for your demonstration with tables and chairs, contact the Event Steward: Lady Faye de Trees. Contact the Event Steward if you have medieval period garb to feature in our period fashion show at the Mother\'s day tea on Sunday.
Cost:
Adult, Member: $0.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Adult, Non-Member: $0.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Youth (-): $0.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Child (0-): $0.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Make Checks Payable To: SCA-MD, Inc., Barony of Bright Hills
Cost Notes: We will have a private SCA lunch available for a donation separate from the modern food vendors and a bake sale table on Sunday. Bring something for the potluck feast Saturday night as well. Demonstrators are free, $5 admission will be charged to the public during the demo hours so please arrive early to be set up before 11am either day. Mundane Food Vendors will be present during the museum’s event and we will host a potluck feast on Saturday evening followed by Bardic around the fire.
Site: Steppingstone Farm Museum in Susquehanna State Park 461 Quaker Bottom Road, Havre De Grace, MD 21078
Demo for the public runs Noon-5pm each day, site opens 5pm Friday evening for set up and closes 7pm Sunday night.
Site Restrictions: All Maryland State Parks rules are in effect for camping overnight. Pets are welcome if cleaned up after, discreetly wet during non-event hours, smoking in parking areas only. Set up Friday night or Saturday morning and camp over both nights at Steppingstone with a period encampment or modern tents (will be in a separate area). This is a beautiful site and they are trying to preserve many of the traditional handicrafts that derived directly from those that we practice in the SCA.
Feast Information: There will be a potluck feast Saturday night, this is a casual camping event and we fire up the grill for dinner so anything good for the grill or sides are welcome. We will also have a bake sale and a private lunch available for a donation in addition to the modern food vendors on site.
Merchanting Information: Vendor fee is $25 per day if you are selling only, no fee if you demonstrate your craft and sell some items you make on the side.
Event Steward\'s Information: Lady Faye de Trees (Angela Yau), 1402 Hillside Dr., Bel Air, MD 21015, Phone: (352) 281-8216, E-mail: feataure[AT]gmail.com
Reservations: Send reservations to Event Steward
Directions:
Take your best route to I-95 North of Baltimore or South of Philadelphia to Havre de Grace, exit 89 onto MD-155 West. Make a right onto N. Earlton Rd., merge onto Webster-Lapidium Rd., then stay left on Quaker Bottom Road to the entrance to Steppingstone Museum. There are brown park signs directing you to Susquehanna State Park from I-95 and then to Steppingstone Museum from MD-155. If you arrive early and the gate is closed, you may enter on the left (outgoing) side to come in for setup. (6 minutes off of I-95)