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White Shield Tournament and Feast, March 13, 2010

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White Shield Tournament and Feast

March 13, 2010

Location: Bolado Park, San Benito Fairgrounds, 9000 Airline Hwy, Tres Pinos, CA 95075
Autocrat: Astridh i skog
Head Cook: Alfar Uthersson
Site Information: site opens at 9am and closes at 11 pm.
Site fee: Site Fee No Feast, $5 for members $8 for non members, Children 5 and under are free. Site Fee with Feast, $15 for members $18 for Non Members Please make checks payable to SCA, Inc.- Darkwood.

Their Excellencies Juan and Rose invite all to join them at the Barony of Darkwood's 24th White Shield Tournament and Feast. Come join us as the Tournament Season begins! Heavy and Rapier and Youth Tournaments will once again be held to determine our White Shield Champions! Come for the fighting and stay for the feast prepared by Alfar Utherson!

And don't forget the traditional opening melee: The Bar Room Brawl, taking place on both the heavy and rapier fields. Put together your silliest, SCA-legal barroom weapon. In the past, we've had "bottles", wooden serving trays (bucklers), coat racks, and more! Get creative!

Directions: From the North – Go south onn Hwy 101 to Hwy 25. Take Hwy 25 to Hwy 156, turn right and follow Hwy 156 to Union Rd. Turn left onto Union Rd. Turn right on Airline Hwy. Go through Tres Pinos to the fairgrounds. Use second entry. From the South – Go North on Hwy 101, exit Hwy 156 – Sa San Juan Bautista/Hollister. Follow hwy 156 to Union Rd, turn right. Turn right on Airline Hwy and follow to the fairground. From the East ā€“ From Hwy 5, take Hwy 152 West – Hollister/Monterey exit. Turn left onto Hwy 156 E – Hollister exit. Follow Hwy 156 to Union Rd, turn left. At Airline Hwy, turn right and follow to fairgrounds