Dear Cynnabar,<br><br>There are several events in the next few months that will have A&S classes, competitions, and activities. I encourage everyone to encourage A&S and represent Cynnabar (and hopefully learn something, too!) by participating.<br>
<br>Here are some easy things that you can do:<br><ul><li>When you arrive at an event, look at the class schedule. Choose one class to attend. Thank the instructor afterward. Better yet, ask a question. :3<br></li><li>Go to the dance. If you don't know any dances, ask someone nearby to teach you the easiest dance in the set.<br>
</li><li>Go to the bardic performance or the concert for at least a little while. For each piece, choose something to listen/watch for (e.g., "How does this performer use her hands to enhance what she's saying?" or "I'm going to see if I can figure out how many times the main theme repeats".)</li>
<li>Vote in a bean-count style A&S competition.</li><li>As you eat feast, pay attention to the food. Where/when do these foods come from? Which foods do you think would take a lot of skill to prepare? If you are especially impressed by something, be sure to let the cook know.<br>
</li><li>Before you go to an event, check the website to see if it has an A&S display or competition. If it does, and if a project you've completed recently would be eligible, take it with you.<br></li></ul>In Service,<br>
Kasha Alekseeva<br><br><div style="text-align:center"><u>Upcoming Events with A&S Components</u><br></div><br><b>January 12</b><br><ul><li>A Tudor Frost Fair – Barony of the Cleftlands (Medina, OH)</li><ul><li>A&S classes</li>
<li>A&S display and bean-count style competition</li><li>Bardic performance – “Magic Carpet Kavehane”</li><li>Dancing</li><li>Fiber arts open house – “The Needle Nook”</li></ul><li>12th Night and Baronial Artisan Competition – Shire of Havenholde (Urbana, OH)</li>
<ul><li>A&S classes</li><li>Bardic performance</li><li>Baronial Artisan Competition</li><li>Feast</li></ul><li>Twelfth Night in the Black Forest – Tree-Girt-Sea (Chicago, IL) <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">*I'm planning to attend</span><br>
</li><ul><li>A&S challenge – “Hohenstaufen Arms in Any Medium”</li><li>A&S challenge – “Times Are Tough”</li><li>A&S classes</li><li>Bardic performance (possibly?)</li><li>Craftperson’s Faire</li><ul><li>A&S competition – bean-count style</li>
<li>A&S display</li><li>Prize for Best German-Themed Entry</li></ul><li>Dancing</li><li>Feast</li><li>Laurel Prize – prizes for:</li><ul><li>Most awesome German garb from any time period</li><li>Best performance piece</li>
<li>A prize for the thing that, if it were dropped into its correct time and place in history, would attract the least notice because it just fits in</li><li>Best scroll blank inspired by a 12th- or 13th-century German manuscript</li>
<li>That entry which reflects the most knowledge of animal husbandry</li><li>A ten-minute lecture on some topic taught at Naples or another real medieval university</li><li>Best scribal entry</li></ul><li>Musical performance</li>
</ul></ul><br><b>January 19</b><br><ul><li>Middle Marches Twelfth Night – Barony of Middle Marches (Hilliard, OH)</li><ul><li>A&S competition</li><li>Cooking tournament</li><li>Dancing</li></ul><li>Winter Revel – Barony of Andelcrag (Ionia, MI)</li>
<ul><li>Bardic performance</li><li>Brewing competition</li><li>Dancing</li><li>Feast</li></ul><li>Winter Revel – Shire of Rivenvale (Youngstown, OH)</li><ul><li>Bardic performance (possibly?)</li><li>Dancing (possibly?)</li>
<li>Musical performance (possibly?)</li></ul></ul><br><b>January 19-20</b><br><ul><li>Festival of Maidens – Shire of Wurm Wald (Urbana, IL)</li><ul><li>A&S classes</li><li>Bead Rescue Project</li><li>Clothiers Meet & Greet</li>
<li>Dancing</li><li>Feast</li><li>Maidens Music Guild practice</li><li>Mock A&S Competition</li><li>Musical performance</li><li>Yarn Arts Meet & Greet</li></ul></ul><br><b>February 9</b><br><ul><li>The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre – Canton of Three Hills (Kalamazoo, MI)</li>
<ul><li>A&S classes</li><li>A&S display</li><li>A&S-themed day camps</li><li>Dancing</li><li>Fashion show</li></ul></ul><br><b>February 16</b><br><ul><li>Herald’s Point and Scribal Collegium – Canton of Weldlake (Howell, MI)</li>
<ul><li>A&S classes</li><li>A&S heraldic and scribal display</li></ul><li>Masque of Courtly Love – Marche of Alderford (North Canton, OH)</li><ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li></ul></ul><b><br>February 16-17</b><br>
<ul><li>Better War Through Archery and Constellation Regional A&S – Barony of Sternfeld (Danville, IN)</li><ul><li>A&S classes</li><li>Constellation Regional Arts and Sciences Faire</li><li>Feast</li></ul></ul><br>
<b>February 23</b><br><ul><li>Ayreton Carnivale – Barony of Ayreton (Des Plaines, IL)</li><ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li></ul></ul><br><b>March 2</b><br><ul><li>Midlands Regional A&S Fair – St. Carol on the Moor (Effingham, IL)</li>
<ul><li>Midlands Regional Arts and Sciences Fair</li><li>Other A&S activities (possibly?)<br></li></ul><li>North Oaken Regional Academy of Defense – Marche of the Thistle (Dalton, OH)</li><ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li>
</ul></ul><br><b>March 23</b><br><ul><li>Grand Tournament of the Unicorn – Marche of the Unicorn (Oxford, OH)</li><ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li></ul><li>Stone Dog IX – Canton of Grey Gargoyles (Chicago, IL)</li>
<ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li></ul></ul><br><b>March 30</b><br><ul><li>Rogues Day – Shire of Swordcliff (Chatham, IL)</li><ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li></ul><li>Winter’s End – Barony of Fenix (Cincinnati, OH)</li>
<ul><li>Possible A&S activities</li></ul></ul>I will let you know more information as I find it out.<br>