Upcoming Darkwood Events

For information on Principality and Kingdom events, please visit the West Kingdom web page.

Darkwood Arts & Sciences, July 26, 2008

Darkwood War Practice, July 31, 2008

Caer Darth Borgia Feast, September 20, 2008

Baroness' Masked Ball, September 27, 2008

Hawks Haven Turkey Tourney, November 1, 2008

This page was last updated on July 22, 2008.

Darkwood Arts & Sciences

July 26, 2008

Location: Hayes Community Center, Fort Ord, Seaside CA
Autocrat: Anne FitzRichards
Class Coordinator: Katherine ni Cheallaigh of Skye
Site Information: TBA
Site Fee: None, but feast tickets will be $5.00 (see below for more information)

Please join us for our annual Arts and Sciences Collegium. We will have many new and exciting classes taught this year, including a feast track that will last all day, covering topics from how to pick your theme to how to organize your kitchen. The end result of this track will be a hands-on, practical feast preparation for that evening's festivities. If you have ever wanted to cook a feast, now is your chance to get a good idea of how to do it.

Speaking of the festivities for A&S, the Bard of the Oaks competition will be held during the feast. If you are interested in competing for that coveted position, please contact Branwen Cryccthegn Deorcwuda.

Categories for the Bard of the Oaks competition:

* Period piece or a piece in a period style. Documentation encouraged.
* Your best piece
* A filk or funny song - bonus points for referring to Darkwood icons.

Anyone is encouraged to take part - come and have fun!

If you would like to teach a class, please contact the class coordinator: Katherine ni Cheallaigh of Skye.

Don't want to worry about bringing food to the event? Well you are in luck! The College of St. Davids is hosting a donation lunch to raise funds that will help with the reinstatement of the college. There will be two types of soup and bread available. We will provide bowls and spoons, you provide a monitary donation of your choosing.

The College thanks you in advance for your support!

There is no site fee to attend the collegium, although there may be a fee for certain classes. However, if you plan to stay for the feast, tickets are $5 and can be purchased the day of the event.

Class List as of July 23, 2008

Click this link for a complete list of class descriptions. (.txt file)

Time	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Page School
10:00 am	I want to cook a feast, where do I start?	Simple Pennanular Brooches	Introduction to Fighting	History of Divination in Western Europe
11:00 am	Shopping, Portion Sizes and Cooking Times	Dancing for Recess	Beginning Calligraphy	Garb as Armor
Noon	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
2:00 pm	How to have a Safe and Organized Feast Kitchen	Applique and Gilded Leather Couching	Introduction to Brewing	Customs and Courtesies in the SCA, or Navigating your way through what to do, and what not to do. A round table discussion about "what's expected"
3:00 pm	Feast Preparation: Part 1	Mask Making	How to run the lists for a tournament	Beginning Tablet Weaving	Page School: Toys, Toys and More Toys
4:00 pm	Feast Preparation: Part 4	How to be heard in Court: Projection and other Voice Tricks	How to Create an SCA Name	Fingerloop Braiding	Page School: Puppet Making

Directions: Take your best route to Hwy 1 South to Monterey. Take the Fremont Exit. Get into the left hand turn lane and at the light turn left onto Monterey Road (entrance to Seaside High will be on the right on Monterey Road). Stay on Monterey Road; the park will be on your left.

Darkwood War Practice

July 31, 2008, 7:00pm

Location: the Salinas fighter practice site
Coordinator: Eric Bjornsson

The war practice will be armored and unarmored. Rapier fighters are welcome

Directions: Take best route to 1 south. Take the 218/ Del Rey Oaks exit in Seaside and turn left/east. Turn right on Del Monte Ave. Turn left on Virgin Ave. Laguna Grande Park will be on the left. Practice will be held on the side opposite of Chili’s.

Baroness' Masked Ball

September 27, 2008

Location: Santa Cruz Masonic Hall, Santa Cruz CA
Autocrat: Rowan Buchanan
Head Cook: Anton Barsuk
Site Information: Site opens at noon and closes at 11pm
Site Fee: Site fee is $5.00, $8.00 for non-members. Feast is $10.00.

Darkwood's most gracious Baroness Liesel invites you to a Masked Ball, where you will join her in a Russian Faerie Tale. The day will be filled with social entertainments, such as period games and A&S classes on mask making and dance. In the evening there will be a Russian feast prepared by Anton Barsuk. Please contact the head cook with any food restrictions. Following dinner, there will be dancing and a mask competition.

Directions: Directions to the Santa Cruz Masonic Hall: Take your best route to Hwy 17 south to Santa Cruz. Follow Hwy 17 into town (Ocean St.) and turn left on Water St. Turn right at S. Branciforte Dr. The first driveway on your left is the hall.