Dragoncon

More Dragoncon info

From Stella:

All right, it’s Dragon*Con week! Finally got most of the info we’ll need!

We’re placed in the Historical section (51) of the parade and will be staging there.

I’ll be down Thursday night and will pick up the wristbands when I get my badge. I’ll be at the fan table Friday so swing by to pick up your wristband. It’ll be first come first serve, so please pick it up early. I’ll also bring them to the shuttle stop, and boarding one of the last shuttles over.
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STAGING ON PARADE MORNING, SATURDAY, 9/3

STAGING LOCATION: North Avenue Presbyterian Church at the intersection of
Peachtree Street NE and North Avenue. The address is 607 Peachtree Street NE.

Please arrive from 9-9:30 am and be in place by 9:45 am. The parade will be televised so look your best

There will be a shuttle running from the Marriott from 7-9:30 to the staging area. Any shuttle after 9:30 will be late.

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The CW Atlanta and DCTV are broadcasting us live! Be yourself, do what you’ve always done that makes the parade so incredible. THE CW CAMERA POSITION AND ‘BROADCAST BOOTH’ IS NOT A PERFORMANCE STOP. Please keep moving.

Attached is the shuttle map and our spot in staging. They’re going to send another email for vehicles, or chariot in our case.

DragonCon2016Map

DragonCon2016Staging

Dragoncon

Dragoncon Parade FAQ

Thanks to Majda for gathering this info!

WHERE & WHEN TO PICK UP YOUR PARADE WRISTBANDS

Our Parade Check In Table will be in the Sheraton, lower level across from the Georgia Hall or near by it. Thursday, 10AM-10PM and Friday 9:30AM-8’ish PM. On Friday, if table traffic is heavy in the evening, we’ll probably extend until 9PM. GROUP LEADS will pick up wristbands for their entire group. (If you are a member of a registered group, we will not have your name in the database so remember to coordinate with your lead to get your wristband.) [Ed. note: Stella has said she will pick these up.]

Registered INDIVIDUALS should pick up their own wristbands.

You can send a designated representative to pick up the wristbands and we’d appreciate a heads up if that’s the case.

Please let me know ASAP if you will not be onsite to pick up on Thursday or Friday and do not have someone who can pick up in your stead. Send me an email to dc_parade(at)dragoncon(dot)org. Do not reply on this thread if you will not be onsite Thursday or Friday.

STAGING, GENERAL INFORMATION

Staging will take place from 7:30AM-9:45AM, Saturday morning in the North Avenue Presbyterian Church parking lot/garage located at 607 Peachtree Street.

Participants will be staged in line up order in the parking lot/garage. Vehicles, with a few exceptions, will be staged on Peachtree Street in the block between Linden Avenue and North Avenue. Those few exceptions will be staged in the parking lot/garage with the appropriate group/section.

You will be getting a map that lays out the ‘approximate’ location of your parade section in the parking lot/garage. Vehicle owners/drivers will be sent an email with more specific instructions about when to arrive and where you;ll be staged, etc.

There are two entry points into the parking lot/garage – one on Peachtree and one on Courtland. BADGES AND WRISTBANDS ARE REQUIRED TO GET INTO STAGING. VEHICLES WILL GET A DASHBOARD SIGN THAT MUST BE DISPLAYED WHEN YOU ARRIVE.

Parade team members and volunteers will be there to assist you getting in place and ready to roll.

HOW TO GET TO STAGING

1) Walking from the host hotel area – staging is approximately 8 blocks NORTH on Peachtree from the Hyatt Regency’s front door. It’s about 9 blocks NORTH on Courtland from the Marriott/Hilton.

2) MARTA – the North Avenue Station is a block from staging. Exit the station and walk one block on North Ave to Peachtree. There we are.

3) Parade Participant Shuttle – runs from 7AM-9:30AM with one pick up at the Marriott (Courtland side) and one drop off at staging. Other DC shuttles can get you to staging on Saturday morning but there may be other stops on the way so plan your timing accordingly. DO NOT TAKE ANY SHUTTLE THAT LEAVES THE MARRIOTT AFTER THE SCHEDULED 9:30AM PICK UP. DO NOT. YOU WILL NOT GET TO STAGING ON TIME.

4) Driving – use your GPS but note that we do not supply parking (you’re on your own) and your car will not be conveniently located to the end of the route.

5) Uber, Lyft, taxi and the like. Call them and they will get you there.

DRAGON CON PARADE GUIDELINES

1. You MUST be a member of Dragon Con to participate in the parade. Convention badges must be worn and visible on parade morning along with parade participant wristbands.

2. Advertising and/or promotion of any type of commercial entities is strictly prohibited in the parade unless approved by Dragon Con Senior Management prior to the parade. A sponsorship agreement must be in place. This prohibition extends to any “street teams” that might be working the parade spectators.

Banners and flags are welcomed in the parade as long as they do not contain advertising or promotional information such as commercial company logos, web sites, addresses, phone numbers, etc. This includes information regarding other fan conventions as well.

Fan organizations/groups, clubs, DC programming tracks, etc. are exempted from this and encouraged to carry to their banners.

3. The Dragon Con Parade is a politics-free zone and not the appropriate venue for political actions or activities that impact our everyday lives outside of Dragon Con.

4. Non-working or prop weapons (as part of your costume) are OK. Any weapon carried at Dragon Con, including in the parade, must be approved and peace bonded by Dragon Con Security. Please take care of this BEFORE Parade morning to avoid potential confiscation of questionable items. The Atlanta PD and Dragon Con Security escort the parade and may make swift response to any action they deem inappropriate or threatening to the public. Think about how you brandish your weapon.

5. No flash pots, explosive devices, fireworks, loaded devices of any kind, or use of open flames. Absolutely not allowed, period.

6. Photography and videography by participants is always welcome as long as the progress of the parade is not hindered while you take your shots. Use of DRONES for filming the parade is PROHIBITED for your and the spectators safety.

6. Small throws/tosses (candy, beads, coins for instance) are permitted as long as do not cause street litter and are placed directly into the hands of the recipients. No random tossing, flinging or otherwise launching into the crowd.

7. Fliers/flyer, coupons and/or leaflets, business cards, etc. distribution is NOT permitted under any circumstances. This prohibition extends to any “street teams” that might be working the parade spectators.

8. We are rated PG/PG-13. Remember the parade is held on city streets – public safety and decency laws will apply. Watching the parade is open to the public, small children and other impressionable beings will be along the route. Additionally street/everyday clothing, unless it’s identifiable with a character, isn’t appropriate for the parade. We are a costumed event. Please choose your costume wisely.

9. Children 13 years of age and under participating in the parade must be accompanied by an adult.

10. At this time, live animals are prohibited from the parade with the exception of service animals and selected Dragon Con sponsors.

11. Use common sense and show courtesy for all involved with the parade.

12. Show up on time and be patient during staging/line-up. Be ready to move into place when your parade section is called on deck.

13. Prepare yourself for the weather (bring water, don’t forget sunscreen, etc.).

14. If you have a question about whether or not something will be allowed – ask beforehand!! Contact us at dc_parade at dragoncon.org.

15. Have fun! Have fun! Have Fun!

We reserve the right to remove any person(s), vehicle(s), or prop(s) (including banners, flags or signs, and weapons) from the parade that is considered offensive, potentially dangerous or otherwise inappropriate, or that do not comply with the above stated guidelines for the event , at any time and without prior warning.

THE PARADE GOES ON RAIN OR SHINE!

Can we all start the “No rain, no rain” chanting now?

If it’s sunny – we march! If it’s overcast – we march (and we like this kind of weather, trust!)! If clouds are looming with the possibility of rain – we march! If there was rain but it stopped before 10AM – we march! If it’s drizzling or there’s light intermittent rain – we march! If it’s outright raining – we march (…but the “we” might be just the parade team and DC Security walking the route under umbrellas and waving at any spectators still there…)! If it’s continuous nasty storming or there is any weather happening that threatens lives or property – we stay at home.

There is no alternate date or time (a.k.a. rain date) for the parade. We go forward Saturday morning at 10AM or we don’t go at all.

SATURDAY ONLY MEMBERS

..OR those who are not buying full weekend memberships OR those who will not arrive at con until late-late Friday or Saturday morning. What do you do about being in the parade?

If you cannot get your badge before you come to staging (Registration opens at 8AM, in the Sheraton, on Saturday morning and I hope you at least give it a very good try to pick it up), you can bring your postcard and ID to staging.

If you did not purchase your membership in advance, contact me ASAP. Prefer an email dc_parade(at)dragoncon(dot)org.

Meeting Minutes

June Baronial Business Meeting

South Downs Baronial Business Meeting

1 June 2016, 7:30pm

Decatur Recreation Center

 

Notes submitted by Lady Raven Helmsplitter (mka Helena Bretherton Hay), South Downs Chronicler.

Officer Reports

  • Chronicler (Lady Raven Helmsplitter)
    • Nothing to report
  • Arts & Sciences (Lady Veronica da Lucca)
    • Lady Justina will be teaching a veils (and hairstyles?) class during the 4th Wednesday meeting (29 June)
    • We are now having two classes each month, the 3rd and 4th weeks. We have an opening for the 3rd week session – please contact Lady Veronica if you are interested.
  • Reeve (THL Maire Dhocair Inghean Chiarain)

    • We have money and we’re looking to spend some of it!
  • Chatelaine (Lady Stella di Silvestri)
    • We have a demo coming up (Streets Alive Atlanta, 12 June). Event starts at 3pm, but we’ll be able to set up an hour early (2pm)
  • Herald (Lord Bjorn Gullharr)
    • Submissions
      • 
Pietro’s device passed Laurel (hooray!)
  • Rapier Marshal (Lord Brendan de Hay)
    • We have practices on Sunday afternoons and Tuesday evenings, as usual
  • Webminister (Master Wistric Oftun)
    • We have a website
    • Will be working on event websites for Red Tower and RUM (if RUM still needs a website)

Baronial Business

  • Streets Alive Atlanta (12 June 2016)
    • We don’t know yet where we’re going to meet, but Sunday, 12 June is the date. Sawyer is the point person for the demo.
    • Sawyer is trying to secure a secure parking lot for us.
  • RUM (15-17 July 2016)
    • Co-Autocrats: Lady Veronica and THL Maire
    • Everything is going smoothly
    • Still need a crash space coordinator (Lady Raven volunteered)
    • We still need several volunteers to staff Troll. Troll will be set up with several lines – teachers’ line, pre-reg line, and a day-of registration line; we hope that this will make it easier to get the teachers set up before their first class.
    • Sable Sword and Legion of the Bear would like to teach a track of classes. They will need to contact the RUM Chancellor so their offer can get into the schedule.
    • House Excelsior and the Southern Consortium will host a fundraiser lunch to support their efforts to build a (feast?) hall at Gulf Wars
    • We are hoping to host a regional fighter practice at Blackburn on the Sunday following RUM, similarly to what we do with Midwinter
  • Red Tower (30 September – 2 October 2016)
    • Rebecca and Mattias are co-autocratting Red Tower
    • The event will be held at Little Talapoosa Park
    • Looking for ideas for tokens – please contact Rebecca if you can help
    • The event theme is Italian
    • We have $75 in the budget for pest control (fire ants)
    • Red Tower theme: Italian
    • Positions needed:
      • Cook for Saturday and/or Sunday breakfast (need both);
      • Armored marshal;
      • Pottycrat (Ximon volunteered, depending on availability);
      • MoL (Maire and Domnhall are both interested);
      • Site Herald (Bam has been volunteered by Maire (this is what happens when you miss a meeting ;-));
      • A&S officer (Veronica volunteered);
      • Minister of Children;
      • Wooden Spoons accommodations; Wooden Spoons would like to host a Red Hat Tea at Red Tower for a birthday celebration.
  • New Baronial Meeting Space
    • We have a potential site! The Friends Meeting House in Decatur (where Midwinter 2015 was held)
      • If we sign a long-term (6-12 months) contract, we can get the site for $20/week, with flexibility to expand into the sanctuary when needed ($50/night)
      • Keys can be available to Their Excellencies, the seneschal, and someone who lives nearby.
      • Pros:
        • Plenty of parking
        • Flexibility on payment schedule
        • Flexibility on space
      • Cons:
        • Default space will be smaller than we have now
      • Motion to vote, seconded, and passed unanimously!
      • First meeting at the new site will be the July business meeting
  • DragonCon (1-5 September 2016)
    • Gerrick is coordinating rapier fighters for the parade
    • Duke John’s chariot repairs/upgrades are coming along nicely
    • Still need 4 people to pull chariot – talk to Ximon to volunteer
    • Ximon wants to regroup in a month or so to practice working with the chariot and the parade
    • Still trying to contact DragonCon staff to set up a fighting demo
    • We are signed up for the fan table; Stella will put together a shift list
    • Stella will arrange for wristbands for the parade participants
  • Castle Wars
    • Today is the last day for bids for Castle Wars! Master Wistric has submitted a bid to autocrat, with Joe Devlin as his co-autocrat
      • Castle Wars will take place at the Al-Sihah Shrine in Macon, which has an indoor feast hall and a kitchen, so we can do a feast!
      • Cost for the Shrine is roughly the same as McIntosh Reserve ($1 per person more expensive than McIntosh, but there’s no parking fee)
      • Last year we had 637 people; we may not expect quite as many this year, but we still had 400 onsite at Castle Wars 2015
      • Volunteers needed!
        • Cooks for Travelers’ Fare Thursday + Friday
        • Cooks for Breakfast (Friday + Sunday)
      • Discussion about feast:
        • Feast ($15) that’s worth it and hyped;
        • Feast will be prereg *only* with hard cutoff date
        • Questions about feast charges – too high? Mariana mentioned that even an elaborate feast only costs $8 per person maybe $10 per person at the most. Requested feast price change to $8
      • Still kicking around ideas for a theme
      • Can set up Thursday morning
    • Motion to vote, seconded, passed unanimously
  • Midwinter A&S
    • Due by the September business meeting
    • Potential site: Booker T Washington park in Chattanooga
    • For those contemplating a bid, if the event is a full weekend, the budget will necessarily be different and should look more similar to a Red Tower budget

Other SCA Business

  • None

Non-SCA Business

  • None

 

Next South Downs business meeting will be held Wednesday, 6 July 2016, at the Atlanta Friends Meeting House.

–Raven

Meeting Minutes

May Baronial Business Meeting

South Downs Baronial Business Meeting

4 May 2016, 7:30pm

Decatur Recreation Center

 

Notes submitted by Lady Raven Helmsplitter (mka Helena Bretherton Hay), South Downs Chronicler.

Officer Reports

  • Chronicler (Lady Raven Helmsplitter)
    • Nothing to report
  • Rapier Marshal (Lord Brendan de Hay)
    • We have practices on Sunday afternoons and Tuesday evenings, as usual
    • In the past month, we held two regional practices, a fundraiser at one of them, and a game practice
  • Webminister (Master Wistric Oftun)
    • We have a website
  • Chatelaine (Lady Stella di Silvestri)
    • Newcomers’ Collegium (30 April 2016) was fun! There was a great turnout of new/potential members, some from South Downs attended. The world’s shortest court took place there, lots of fun!
    • DragonCon – we have submitted our request for a fan table, now just waiting for approval
  • Herald (Lord Bjorn Gullharr)
    • Submissions
      • 
Jürgen der Vielfraß – name and device submitted; the device was returned to be redrawn onto proper form. Sent on to Cypher on 28 April
    • Awards – Last Court of Wulfstan and Thorkatla, at Coronation (2 April)
      • David Twynham – Master of Defense
      • Peryn Rose Whytehorse – writ for the Order of the Laurel
      • Alessandra Fioravanti – writ for the Order of the Laurel
  • Arts & Sciences (Lady Veronica da Lucca)
    • We had a great class last week, with Lady Maddalena teaching a hats class; we had several new people come to the class
    • This month’s classes will be:
      • Calligraphy (3rd Wednesday, 18 May)
      • TBD (4th Wednesday, 25 May); will be posted as soon as it’s finalized
      • Tomorrow night (5 May), Their Excellencies will host a Calligraphy and Illumination project night at their house
  • Reeve (THL Maire Dhocair Inghean Chiarain)

    • We have money! $12,301.12
    • We do, however have some bills coming up in the next month
    • New changes:
      • Non-member surcharge is going away, and will be replaced with “member discount rate” and “event registration (includes $5 surcharge).” This sets up the base fee for an event to be charged to everyone, and SCA members get a discount. Previously, the member fee was consided the base fee, and non-members got a surcharge.This does not impact children’s registration fees (no charge except for site required fees/feast/bed)
      • As of 1 June 2016, we are not doing a notarized form for non-family children (GA, TN, AL,KY), following the laws of the specific state. Maire stressed that this is a different form than the event troll form
  • Their Excellencies
    • Midwinter Arts & Sciences – never too soon to be thinking about a bid for Midwinter!
      • We have been asked if we could host Stella Nova at Midwinter
      • We are considering holding the event at Booker T Washington Park near Chattanooga? We’d love to make it a weekend event
    • Iris Faire – “stuff happened, new barons happened. wackety smacking…”

Upcoming Events

  • RUM (15-17 July 2016)
    • Facebook event site is up! Royal University of Meridies 2016- this will be the primary place to check for updates
    • Flyer has been published in Popular Chivalry
    • A hotel group rate ($99,down from $109-139 for 20 rooms. more rooms, perhaps bigger discount) has been negotiated at the Hampton Inn, but there are many other hotels in the area. Cutoff to get block rate discount is 2 weeks before event (deadline is 23 June).
      Campsite also nearby
    • Wistric suggested that we should also have a non-FB website
    • Chatelaine for RUM is Adelaide – if you wish to teach a class, contact her
    • We are also looking for a crash space organizer, please contact Veronica or Maire if interested. Lady Raven volunteered
  • Red Tower (30 September – 2 October 2016)
    • Bids are due today
    • The event will be held at Little Talapoosa Park
    • Mathias and ??? are co-autocrats
    • Red Tower is the same weekend as Bacon Bash (glaedenfeld), but Their Excellencies are not concerned – there should be enough distance between the two events to avoid competition
    • We have $75 in the budget for pest control (fire ants)
    • Red Tower theme: Italian
    • Maire will take care of Travelers’ Fare
    • Maire volunteered Bam as site herald (this is what happens when you miss a meeting 😉
    • After the discussion with the populace, Mathias will tweak budget and get back to us on staff needs
  • Castle Wars
    • Need bids! Bids are due by the June business meeting, so we can get the ball rolling on it
    • We do have event space lined up (McIntosh Reserve), but the Al-Sihah shrine as an option? Maire will get numbers to Wistric so he can get the bid together
      • The Shrine has a kitchen available, so we could do a buy-in feast 🙂
      • But remember: we don’t have to do feast for Castle Wars! it’s not a complex event
    • Wistric is considering a bid with Joe Devlin as his deputy
  • New Baronial Meeting Space
    • Brookhaven option no good – $75/hr
    • Decatur is good for the southsiders
    • Clarkston rec center? Wistric and others offered to look into it
    • The event space needs to be:
      • Available Wednesday nights,
      • Comparable to decatur pricing ($25/night),
      • Handicapped accessible,
      • Convenient for parking
  • We are also in need of an Armored marshal; we do have a fair amount of loaner gear – check with His Excellency or Sir Morgan for more details

Other SCA Business

  • GSU Presentation
    • 3:00pm 5 May (tomorrow)
  • Margavati brought a bag of books to give away. very little blood was shed in the ensuing frenzy
  • Atlanta Streets Alive (12 June 2016, 3-9pm)
    • Will be located from 5 Points to 17th St. along Peachtree. Please come on out, it should be HUGE. We are guaranteed a spot because they love us (hopefully more centrally located), but we don’t know where yet.
    • Margavati will set up a FB event page with signups, etc.
    • Ximon mentioned that the barony has popups and banners (?) available for us to use
    • Get word out – there is no other event that weekend
  • DragonCon (1-5 September 2016)
    • Ximon – wants to talk to Duke John about sprucing up the chariot
    • We will need a handler for the parade to coordinate our activities within the parade; We could make it awesome – it’s a great recruiting bit
    • Who’s the demo contact for DragonCon? Stella volunteered to back up Ximon, in case he has to work Saturday of DragonCon
    • Should there be a parade rehearsal beforehand? Could take a meeting or two in the weeks before DragonCon to map all this out and help make the day itself go more smoothly

Other Business

    None

 

Next South Downs business meeting will be held Wednesday, 1 June 2016.

–Raven

Meeting Minutes

April Baronial Business Minutes

South Downs Baronial Business Meeting

6 April 2016, 7:30pm

Decatur Recreation Center

Notes submitted by Lady Raven Helmsplitter (mka Helena Bretherton Hay), South Downs Chronicler (who, incidentally, wishes to beg pardon for the delay in publishing these minutes. There were pirates, and shiny things… but she thinks she’s better now 😉 )

Before the meeting officially started, Their Excellencies welcomed Adam, a blacksmith from San Diego who is new to the Barony. Yay!

Officer Reports

  • Chronicler (Lady Raven Helmsplitter)
    • Nothing to report
  • Webminister (Master Wistric Oftun)
    • Nothing to report
  • Chatelaine (Lady Stella di Silvestri)
    • Nothing to report, but has been excited about new people attending meetings and events
    • Mathias mentioned that the Kingdom will be starting an effort to comp newcomers at events. There are questions about the legalities of doing so, and there was discussion about how to make such an effort work. Stay tuned!
  • Arts & Sciences (Lady Veronica da Lucca)
    • We had a great month with A & S! Mistress Serafina taught wire wrapping and knitting, and Lady Maddalena will be teaching a hats class this month (everyone is welcome to watch the class; if you want to actually work on a hat, materials will cost $15)
  • Herald (Lord Bjorn Gullharr)
    • Submissions
      • 
Stella di Silvestri – name advanced to Laurel, but device was returned to be redrawn
      • Pietro di Conti – name passed
    • Awards – Gulf Wars
      • Sebastiannos Ionnides – Grant of Arms (GoA)
      • Maire Dhocair Inghean Chisrain – Order of the Scarlet Star
    • Awards – Meridian Challenge of Arms
      • Stella di Silvestri – Meridian Cross
    • Awards – Coronation
      • David Twynham – Master of Defense
      • Peryn Rose Whytehorse – writ for the Order of the Laurel
      • Alessandra Fioravanti – writ for the Order of the Laurel
  • Their Excellencies
    • The new/resurrected Barony of Glaedenfeld will hold their investiture at Lily Faire. We are planning to give a lovely gift in their honor (Their Excellencies showed the populace the gift and we all promised not to tell)
  • Rapier Marshal (Lord Brendan de Hay)
    • We will be hosting a regional rapier practice (Sunday, 24 April) at Blackburn Park, coordinated by Raven
      • Since the regional practice after Midwinter 2016 was canceled due to weather, perhaps we could hold it at this upcoming regional practice?
      • Master Wistric is looking at holding an armored tourney at the practice as well – should add to the event invite
    • Master Wistric will be holding his monthly A-Game rapier practice on Sunday, 1 May, also at Blackburn Park

Upcoming Events

  • Fools’ War (8-10 April 2016)
    • We do not have a camping space, but anyone who arrives thursday can try to claim land. Check with Her Excellency to try to coordinate.
    • We are taking a hat and cloak to Her Majesty – need to coordinate (with THL Maddalena)
    • Don’t forget bug spray and sunscreen! Yes, *you* need some. Extra ant killer is always helpful.
    • Forecast is sunny but cool. hooray!
  • RUM (16 July 2016)
    • Popular Chivalry will publish the event notice for RUM in the upcoming issue
    • Lady Veronica will have the Facebook event page up soon
    • We need someone to organize crash space options for travelers; either out in Carrollton or here in the ATL
    • Hotel possibilities with group rate – Courtyard Marriott (has a common space available where we could do a post-revel) and pool. The other hotel option is the Hampton Inn. Negotiations are still going on – update to follow.
  • Baronial Meeting Space
    • Looking for a new space than the Decatur Rec Center, one that has better parking and is available on Wednesday evenings
      • We are currently paying $25/wk, and we’d like to keep it in that range
      • We do have our own insurance, through SCA Inc.
      • We are paid up at the Rec Center through June 2016
      • If you have an idea for a space, please e-mail or txt Mathias
  • Red Tower (30 September – 2 October 2016)
    • Next month (May business meeting) is the deadline for bids
    • The event will be at Little Tallapoosa (Carrollton)
    • If you are interested in autocratting RedTower 2017, now is the time to search out sites
  • Castle Wars
    • We need bids! Bids are due by the July business meeting
    • We have event space already set (MacIntosh Reserve Park, where it was last year)
    • Remember: we don’t do feast for Castle Wars! it’s not a complex event
  • And on the subject of bids, it’s never too early to start thinking about Midwinter Arts & Sciences!

Other SCA Business

  • Project Night
    • Needs to be canceled for this week, will pick up again in 2 weeks
    • Check in with the Baronial Facebook group for updates
  • DragonCon (1-5 September 2016)
    • Ximon – wants to talk to Duke John about sprucing up the chariot
    • We will need a handler for the parade to coordinate our activities within the parade; We could make it awesome – it’s a great recruiting bit
    • Who’s the demo contact for DragonCon? Stella volunteered to back up Ximon, in case he has to work Saturday of DragonCon
    • Should there be a parade rehearsal beforehand? Could take a meeting or two in the weeks before DragonCon to map all this out and help make the day itself go more smoothly

Other Business

  • Georgia State University is hosting a presentation on textile preservation on 7 April
  • Margavati brought a bag of books to give away. very little blood was shed in the ensuing frenzy
  • Atlanta Streets Alive – coming up, when? Ximon made a motion for Sawyer to coordinate demo

 

Next South Downs business meeting will be held Wednesday, 4 May 2016.

–Raven

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