<div dir="ltr">Greetings unto the fair barony of Cynnabar!<div><br></div><div>Our annual appearance at the <span><span class="">Saline</span></span> <span><span class="">Celtic</span></span> <span><span class="">Festival</span></span>
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 <span><span class="">festival</span></span> 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:</div>
<div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-size:xx-large">Saturday, July 12 is the <span><span class="">Celtic</span></span> <span><span class="">Festival</span></span>!</span></b></div><div><br></div><div>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:<br></div>
<div><br></div>- Armor - worn and not worn -- folks love to look and touch real armor, be it plate, mail, or leather
<div>- 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</div><div>- 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.<br></div>
<div>- Illumination - Love to see some scribes at work!</div><div>- Weaving and Other Fiber Arts - Definitely want to see this, many people stopped to talk with us about it in previous years<br></div><div>- Games and Toys - Always popular<br>
</div><div>- Demonstrations of period activities <br></div><div><br>
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<div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In the meantime, check out and share our page on the <span><span class="">Saline</span></span> <span><span class="">Celtic</span></span> <span><span class="">Festival</span></span> at <a href="http://cynnabar.org/saline-celtic-festival" target="_blank">http://cynnabar.org/<span><span class="">saline</span></span>-<span><span class="">celtic</span></span>-<span><span class="">festival</span></span></a></div>
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For those of you unfamiliar with this great event, here's an article on a past year's <span><span class="">festival</span></span>, complete with photos of Cynnabarbarians: <a href="http://www.annarbor.com/news/celtic-culture-and-entertainment-draw-crowds-to-saline-festival/" target="_blank">http://www.annarbor.com/news/<span>celtic</span>-culture-and-entertainment-draw-crowds-to-<span>saline</span>-<span><span class="">festival</span></span>/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Genoveva</div>
<div>Cynnabar Chatelaine</div></div>