[Cynnabar] Saline Celtic Festival -- July 12 -- Save the Date!

[Genoveva von Lübeck via Barony]

Greetings unto the fair barony of Cynnabar!

Our annual appearance at the Saline Celtic Festival is coming up in less
than a month and I'm hoping to see many of you there, demonstrating the
amazing things we do in our Society! Folks attending the festival are
always very enthusiastic about our demos, and we always have a good time!
Please take a moment now to mark the date in your calendars:

*Saturday, July 12 is the Celtic Festival!*

Right now I'd like to get an idea of who plans to attend and what they are
interested in demonstrating -- everyone is welcome and encouraged to come!
Here are ideas for things we have demonstrated in the past and can do again:

- Armor - worn and not worn -- folks love to look and touch real armor, be
it plate, mail, or leather
- Costuming - While we're all wearing our garb, I'd still love to see
someone bring more examples that a person could touch and feel, and perhaps
illustrations of various time periods
- Archery - Bring the accoutrements so folks can see and touch it, maybe
see how it feels to pull back a bow string. This was very popular last year.
- Illumination - Love to see some scribes at work!
- Weaving and Other Fiber Arts - Definitely want to see this, many people
stopped to talk with us about it in previous years
- Games and Toys - Always popular
- Demonstrations of period activities

 These are just a few ideas, and there are many, many more things I just
don't have room to mention. In previous years I also saw wool carding,
bobbin lace, Viking handicrafts, and more!

So if you plan to come for the day on July 12, or think you might be able
to and just aren't sure yet, please drop me a line and let me know what
you'd like to demonstrate. I will draw up a list and post it later to our
mailing list.

In the meantime, check out and share our page on the Saline Celtic Festival
at http://cynnabar.org/saline-celtic-festival

For those of you unfamiliar with this great event, here's an article on a
past year's festival, complete with photos of Cynnabarbarians:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/celtic
-culture-and-entertainment-draw-crowds-to-saline-festival/

Everyone is welcome to join us, new and experienced! I look forward to
another fun day with you at the Saline Celtic Festival, and your
suggestions are always welcome.

Genoveva
Cynnabar Chatelaine
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