Good Yule

Hosted by

The Barony of Aquaterra (Snohomish County, WA )

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Rhiannon Boyle
Date: December 3 , 2011
Site opens at: 12:00 AM on December 3th 2011
Site closes at: 12:00 AM

Event site:
Granville Grange
9401 163rd Ave NE Granite Falls, WA 98252

The Last Hunt
& Coronet
Investiture

Event Copy Updated: Nov. 15th)
new information in red
text

The names of the
Heirs of Aquaterra have been spoken, the Autumnal Equinox has come,
Banner War is over and now the onset of the wind, cloud and rain
has arrived! Time to tuck into the harvest season with another
layer and some good company!

Soon the December month will arrive and
Good Yule will be upon you! Check out some of the updated
information and important announcements below.

Preliminary
Schedule (revised November
15th):

12:00
PM Gate Opens
2:00 PM   Begins The last Court of Baron Wyll Hauk
& Baroness Rosamund of the Misty Meadows
3 – 3:30 PM  Entries accepted for Costume and Dessert
Subtleties Contests (location to be
posted)

4:00
PM  Ends Baronial Court

4ish – 5:00 PM  Socializing & Feast Table Setup
5 – 7:00 PM The Last Hunt Feast &
Entertainments

7 – 7:30
PM Feast Teardown & Royal
Court Setup
7:30
PM Royal Court & Coronet Investiture
8:30 PM First Court of Baron Steinolf Ketilsson and Baroness
Sinéidín inghean Uí
Biadhtach

Court ends Setup for Dancing

11;00 PM   Guests Depart
12:00 PM   Site Closes

Business for last Court of Hauk and
Rosamund, Royal Court and first Court of Steinolf and Sineidin
should be coordinated by the Court Herald, Alan ap Neal
(a_pierce@frontier.com).

Please contact the Hall Steward, Daði Mánaskröggr
Vébrandsson (dan@dragonsbend.net)
to inquire regarding availability to do presentations at the
Feast.

Notable Activities
(revised Nov.
15^th):
100 Ticket Reserved-seating Feast –
Sold out / At the door may be
available after 4 PM for no-show
seasts.

Aquaterra Artifact Display
– Help us celebrate our 15^th Anniversary as a
Barony!
      (do
you have a historical artifact to display? Contact the Event
Steward)

Coronets’ choice of entertainments during the Feast
    
(the Hall Steward has reported we are
booked for performers – thank
you!)

New
Things!

Costume
Contest
General Italian Renaissance theme (Italy from the 14th-15th
Century) with the extra bonus points for any of the following: Most
Complete Ensemble, Image Duplication (image to be presented with
outfit) or Italian Ren Hunt Garb. Entries must present their
submissions by
3 PM.
The prize will be a book by Janet Arnold and winners announced at
the feast.

Subtlety
– Dessert & Confections
A subtlety is something that looks like one thing but is created
out of something else. Examples would be animals molded out of
marzipan, cookies that look like leafs, castles made of cake, etc.
All entries must use food grade materials and provide a list of
ingredients/materials for allergy identification purposes.
Non-period materials and methods are permitted as long as not
visible. Contest entries should have a Last Hunt, Italian
Renaissance or Aquaterra Anniversary theme. Due to space
requirements, items should be restricted to a 18 in base, platter
or board.

Entries will be picked up by contestants, for presentation to the
Head Table, and have parts that may be sampled for taste. Creations
are to be photographed and then eaten by the Populace. Entries
should arrive by 3 pm and will be displayed during the day, prior
to the Feast. A prize will be awarded in the form of a suitable
book on subtleties
or period confections.

Each contest must have at least three (3) entries in order to be
presented a prize or acknowledged in Court. All entrants,
regardless of number, will be displayed, makers are to discuss
their projects with a judge and lauded by
all!

Site/Feast
Fees
Day Fee:
               $10.00
Age 6 & Under:       Free
Day & Feast:
         $20/seat if paid by Oct
17^{th. No longer
available}
                              
$25/seat if paid after Oct 17^th
Family Cap:         
  $35.00 (only applies to Day Fee guests)


NMS
will be collected at this event to meet the standards of a
Level 2 event with Royal business. Most table space is reserved for
Feasters. No off-board or warming accommodations are available,
though picnicking is acceptable, unless disruptive to
Court.

 Feast
Menu (in
English)
Libro
di cucina/Libro per cuoco ( 14th/15th c.) (Anonimo Venezian) –
documentaion
used
Theme
is “Last Hunt” 1530ish Italian

Based mostly on the transcription of Ludovico Frati: Libro di
cucina del secolo
XIV
http://hlewyse.medievalcookery.com/libro.html.
Menu (3 courses):

1st
Sending:
     Hunters Stew (beef)
     Bread (Rice bread option)
     Soft cheeses (goat cheese option)
     Home smoked Sausage (Beef/pork
options)
     Veggie Dish – Orange Califlower
(vegetarian) 

2nd Sending:
     Wild Boar 
     Roast Chicken
     Roast Rabbit
     Rice noodles (vegetarian)
     Fongi (mushrooms – vegetarian)
     Armored Turnips (goat cheese –
vegetarian)
     Herb and Cheese (Sheep) (vegetarian)

Head Table will also be served additional selections, to be offered
to guests afterward on an adjacent table as is the custom in
period.

3rd Sending:
    -Presentation of all Dessert Subtlety
contestants
     Candied Orange Peel
     Cheese
     Fruit Tart
     Fresh fruit
     Nuts
     Handmade Cheese (Goat Cheese
option)

Feast
Availability

(updated Nov. 15^th): We
are currently at capacity and will keep you on a waiting list and
will let it be known if more seats are
available.

Feast
Reservations 
Feast Tickets paid for in
advance. Make checks payable to “SCA, Inc Barony of
Aquaterra” and mail to:

        
SCA-Barony of Aquaterra, Box 359
         Attn: Good
Yule
         10121 Evergreen
Way #25
         Everett, WA
98204

Your reservation may be paid
after October 17^th for an
additional $5/seat.
Those tickets not reserved by November 7^th, will be held
for “at the door only”
sales. Reserved Tickets not paid by 4 PM
on the day of the event will be considered a
No-Show and sold on a first come-first served
basis.

Some Advice for our Guests

Ø
Site tokens designate Event Staff, Day-trip guests and Feasters
separately and will be worn at all times. Upon re-entering the
building, be courteous to Gate by showing your token.. No
exceptions.
Ø

Please be prepared for the cold and possibly bring lap blanket if
you plan on being in any of the outdoor tents. While heated, guests
still must travel from building to tent and
back.
Ø

Guests who cannot sit on a steel chair for long durations, may
bring their personal camp chairs to assist themselves, but need to
be responsible in setup, moving and transporting
chair.
Ø

There will be no food available until the feast is served. If you
are not a Feaster, then packing drinks, snacks and/or a cold meal
is advisable. The Event Stewards will have a list of local
amenities and restaurants in the area for your convenience at Gate.
If you would like the list ahead of time, please email the Event
Stewards.
Ø

The site has an unmanned cloakroom, but no area to hold belongings
of any size or quantity.
Ø
Theatre seating will be set up for Court in the afternoon. Tables
will not be set up until the designated time for the feast and then
removed for a reset of theatre seating for Royal Court.

Event
Team

Event Steward: Octavia
Laodice 
aq_octavia@yahoo.com
for all questions & Feast
payments

Right-Hand: Rhiannon
Boyle 
Rhiannon_boyle@hotmail.com
for all logistics &
volunteers

Feastocrat: Adeliza a
Donyng 
adeliza@rocketmail.com
for food issues & kitchen
questions

Hall Steward: Daði
Mánaskröggr
Vébrandsson
Dan@dragonsbend.net
for performers &
schedules

Head Server: Rhiannon
Boyle
Rhiannon_boyle@hotmail.com
for volunteers to
serve

Baronial Court Herald: Alan ap
Neil
a_peirce@frontier.com
for additional Baronial Court
Business