Rencester's Celebration of Spring. March 15. Williamsburg, VA.
The College of Rencester invites the good gentles of Atlantia to a Celebration of Spring! Join us for a day of rest and relaxation, or excitement and activity, as you choose.
Contests: The day's events will include marshal and arts and sciences tournaments. Gentles in attendance at the event are encouraged to enter as many or as few of these contests as they desire. Prizes will be given to the winners of each contest. At the close of these competitions, a Champion will be chosen for Rencester. To be eligible for Champion, one must enter three of the five contests. Marshall Tourneys will be held in both rapier and heavy weapons. Arts & Sciences is an open competition to be judged by the populace. Anything may be entered, but we encourage submissions that incorporate Rencester's colors of blue, white, and gold. There will be an A&S performance competition judged by populace judges (sign up at troll to volunteer). Lastly there will be a poetry contest based on a list of given words. The Baroness will be the judge of this tourney.
Other Activities: In honor of the Ides of March, the College will be selling stab-o-grams, consisting of candy, a note, and a plastic sword which will be delivered to the recipients during the day before court. The money earned will be used to defray the NMS cost for the students of the college and to help defray other costs of the event. There will be a light lunch and a marvelous repast in the evening during which the Rencester Singers will be performing music from the late16th century. Dancing will follow.
Site: In Trinkle Hall, the Campus Center, at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. Please see directions at bottom. Restrictions: This is a dry site. College regulations prohibit pets, live steel, open flames or merchants. Site opens at 10 AM and closes at 11 pm.
Autocrat: Erin Epperson (Contact info removed after event)Feast: A delicious repast will be cooked up by Megan Gallagher. Contact her with any dietary concerns. (Contact info removed after event)
Reservations: Fees are $5 off-board or $9 on-board for members. (Non-SCA-members add $3.) Children under 18 pay $4 for feast, with no site fee; children under 6 are guests of the college. Reservations for feast must be received by March 9.
Send reservations to:
Dave Berry
(Contact info removed after event)
From the East: Take I-64 to Exit 242A. This is Route 199 West. Staying in the right lane, proceed to the 4th traffic light (about 6 miles), turn right onto Route 5 East (Jamestown Road). ***
From the West: Take I-64 east to exit 234. Turn right onto route 199 East. Proceed to the 2nd traffic light (about 7-8 miles). Turn left onto Route 5 East (Jamestown Road).******Staying in the left lane go approximately 2 miles to the end of Jamestown Road. You will see the Campus Center on your right. Turn right onto South Boundary Street, then make the next right onto Grigsby Drive.
This is a rough draft of the feast, divided by course. It looks to be based around 14th-15th century english dishes.
remove 1:
Salat (green leafy veggies with an oil/vinegar dressing)
New Peas for a Meat Day (peas cooked in a meat broth with parsley)
Ramequins of Cheese (Italian bread slices with buttery melted
cheese and broccoli)
remove 2:
Honey Roasted Baked Chicken
Makerouns (The medieval predecessor to macaroni and cheese, except
the noodles are interwoven and cheese is melted on the top and bottom of it)
remove 3:
Gyngerbrede (medieval gingerbread made with honey)
Daryols (basically a cream custard tart)