This is mostly posted for my new SCA friends that are not on the list yet. Just so you boys and girls are in the know. All SCA people are welcome. All that are not keep a eye out for us and ask away. Maybe you would like to be ^_^
-Aysun
Greetings to all!
On Saturday, March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, the Society for Creative Anachronism
has been invited to participate in the Annual Tucson St. Patrick's Day Parade by
the parade organizers. That's right, I said INVITED. It is their feeling that we
will bring a sense of History and Fellowship to their event by our presence.
What this means is a day in the sun...and exposure for the Barony, College and
Society that money can't buy.
Hundreds of people will be watching the Parade live and going to the Festival at
Armory Park afterward.
The Parade is also covered by the Local TV stations and Newspapers which reach
THOUSANDS of people.
If we get enough people to participate, this is what it can happen:
- An Artisan's Pavilion showing the Crafts of the Middle Ages which our artisans
have masterfully recreated.
- Bear Pit Tourneys for Youth, Rapier, and Hardsuit, with prizes for the
winners based on points-acquired while fighting.
- A Mobile Fighting Erik in the Parade for Youth, Rapier and Hardsuit...IN the
Parade.
- A Parade Float for wee-ones so they too can enjoy the Parade. (Still working
on this. Anyone got a Flatbed trailer we can borrow?).
- A chance to Shine like we never have before with the Public, the Press and our
future members who haven't met us yet.
If you want to help, come out to Fighter Practice on February 27th, March 6th
and 13th. Lady Amber and I will be signing people up so we'll know how to lay it
out. We'll also try to answer any questions you have.
BTW, You don't have to come for the whole day. Even an Hour would help.
You can come out, play a little and even enjoy the Festival. Armory Park is
located across the Street from the Tucson Children's Museum (Who will have
activities out in force).
You also don't HAVE to come out to Fighter Practice to sign up. Sending me an
email (unclefergie@...) or to Lady Amber (kevindraggon1@...) saying
what you'd like to bring, do, be a part of and when you can be there. You can
even call me at Home if that's easier (296-9972 - As a personal rule I don't
call anyone back after 9pm. Leave a message if you get my machine.).
Now for the nuts and bolts-
We have been given the South East corner of Armory Park (Northwest Corner of 6th
Avenue and 12th Street-Downtown) to set up our demo. It is a green grassy area,
protected by a chain-link fence behind with some shade. The Baronial Pyg will be
set up as a shady spot for the Artisan's Showcase. The Pyglette will be set up
as a shade area for all types of the populace. There will be a specially laid
out Erik that has an additional five foot "buffer zone" around it (for safety).
Behind the Pyg will be a secured area for Armor, Equipment and Coolers if you
wish to bring them.
The Demo Location is INSIDE the Designated Beer Garden and near the Stage so we
will have Irish Music and Dancing well within range of us (But not so close as
to drown us out). Budweiser and Guinness are sponsoring the drinks (We do ask
that if you wish to imbibe that you keep it light so as not to cause problems.
We are presenting ourselves to the Public and Media here.)
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We'll need help setting up the Demo Area. People who volunteer for that need to
be at Armory Park by 8:30-8:45 in the Morning. (Yes, I know that's early for
some of you. It is for me too, but I'll be there.)
The Line-up for the Parade starts at 10am (The same time the Festival starts.).
We need the people marching in the Parade to be in place by 10:30am so we can go
over any last minute details and get a proper send off by the best B&B in the
Knowne World, Ivan and Ianuk.
The location of the Line-up will be based on how many people we tell them are
coming (Now you know why you have to sign up in advance.).We'll either be
setting up on 13th, 14th or 15th Street off of 6th Avenue. We'll also be
screaming this information from the highest parapet when we know what it is. If
it comes down to the wire (which it won't) the crew at Armory Park will know the
day of set-up.
At 11am the Parade begins moving. Groups on those streets will proceed down 6th
Avenue until we turn onto 15th Street going West. That's where the Parade
'starts.' It then goes over to Stone Avenue and goes North to Congress. There it
chugs along East until we hit 6th Avenue again. There we go South where we
finish at Armory Park The Route is a big rectangle.
This is about 2 miles of walking (give or take). If you can't walk that far you
might be able to get on the Float (Provided we find a flatbed trailer soon
enough. Did I mention we're looking for one?). Comfortable shoes are a must.
Guards will be posted at the Demo site during the Parade (Volunteers come see
me) and the Police will be out in force.
Once we arrive (about 12pm) , we start the Demo. The Festival is set to go to
4pm so the Demo will be from Noon to 4pm. Also, the park will be set up to have
Vendors selling their Wares. If any SCA Vendors want to get out into the public
eye for a day, contact me and I'll get you to the right people.
I'm hoping to have parking information mapped out for Downtown by March 6th's
Fighter Practice. Car pooling is recommended, however. (If someone wants to set
up and run a shuttle service from the University, who will be out on Spring
Break that week and have LOTS of free parking, I won't fault them.).
By the end of the day we'll be tired, but feeling refreshed from the amount to
FUN I know we are going to have.
This is The Best Barony in the Knowne World. Let's show them how good we really
are.
If you have questions, contact Me and/or Lady Amber (information above).
F.