Lover’s Potluck

Hosted by

The Port of Crickstow-On-Sea (CFB Esquimalt, BC) DORMANT

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Emma Blackwell
Date: February 16 , 2008
Site opens at: 12:00 AM on February 16th 2008
Site closes at: 12:00 AM

Event site:
Positive Living Centre of Victoria
3281 Harriet Rd. Victoria, BC V9A-1S3

Lovers Potluck

• Where:
  3281 Harriet St – the white church across from Rudd
  Park
• When:
  February 16, 2008, 6pm to 11pm
• Who:
  Anyone who wishes to have an evening of fun and
  silliness
• What:
  Potluck to Juno!
  Come and bring a dish
  honouring Juno – the goddess of marriage! Bread, Butter,
  and Lentil Stew will be provided…no bar on site but
  discreetly damp!

$8.00 if you do not
bring a dish
$6.00 if you do!

What to bring?
This is a discreetly damp
site. If you wish to drink something other than mint water
please bring yourself something. There will be no bar on
site! As well bring a dish of food that will feed about 10
people from the following chart:

Using the first name of your society name: (i.e. Emma)

A-J – Veg and /or Fruit — including pickled items
K-T – Meat and/or Nut Dishes
U-Z – Dessert and/or Honey dishes

Game of Luv:  In Honour of the Great Goddess
Juno…
For an evening of servitude and chivalry.

What does an evening of chivalry and gracious service
look like???

The male shall shower affection and kindness
upon his mate for the evening…

• He shall fetch her drink
  if parched
• Pull out her chair when
  needed to be seated.
• He shall dance with her,
  kiss her hand if both desire
• But above all else – he
  must be ready to espouse her virtues in song, deed, poem,
  gift or whatever else “moves” him.  Remember some men
  fell desperately in love with their ladies without anything
  more than a description of their perfection…  (there
  will be time allotted for this – but is not mandatory –
  however it sure would make your other half feel good – and
  be great fun!)
• He is not required to be
  next to his other half for the entire evening but is “on
  call” for those moments required…

The women do not get away
so easy though –

• They must not rebuff
  their love- match….
• They must acknowledge the
  good and virtuous works, praise him for being brave, just
  and courteous, and guide him along the path of true
  chivalry rather than letting him stray into the realms of
  pride, vanity or self-indulgence. Although we hope all will
  choose to participate this is strictly a volunteer game. If
  you do not want to participate come anyway and see the
  fun!

Rules:

1. Upon arrival, women
   decorate their love sticks (hubba-hubba) (a popsicle stick
   that has been altered with holes and able to be cleanly
   snapped in half) with their chosen colors and
   fabrics.  Some items will be available at the Potluck
   – many non-period but still fun.  It is up to you how
   you wish to make your love stick decorative… A note to
   the participants – make it distinctive. 
2. You break your stick in
   half placing the bottom half of your stick (with much
   secrecy) into the bucket.
3. Continue to wear your
   half…  You may wear it around your neck – on your
   wrist – around your waist… it is totally up to you. 
   Men can look but not touch.
4. At the appointed time,
   all of the interested men draw sticks.  Upon drawing a
   stick, the man is to find his other half and pledge an
   evening of chivalry and servitude… A cord or ribbon will
   be provided for the man to wear his “love stick” out in the
   open for all to see…. 
5. A man may choose more
   than one stick if willing to go to the back of the line and
   wait until the end – and abide by all of the rules for BOTH
   halves…  A woman can also choose to go up and try to
   reclaim her stick if she doesn’t wish another half for the
   evening.   Caution to the brave ladies –  if
   another lady’s stick is chosen- she is bound by the
   rules!

Tips to pick your
chosen “love stick”?  And other
Miscellanies:

The men will be blindfolded
but not obliged to take the first stick… rather a choosing
by feel and great drama…Will he remember how his loves
stick was decorated???  Did she make it distinct enough
for her mate to feel it out??? The order will be chosen by
age.  The oldest to the youngest.  Age before
beauty – and (hopefully) with age comes wisdom?

 To make this
a little more interesting we will be having the following
contests:

• The best display
  of Love to a Lady: song, poetry, toast or
  other.
• The most gracious
  acceptance of such displays
• Warning: There
  will also be “prizes” for the most Shrewish or Boorish – so
  be nice.

There will also be dancing,
we hope, and plenty of time to just sit, eat, and be merry.
Also the Crickstow Calvary will be in attendance for any
wishing to apply to joining the Calvary, or for displays of
Love fighting for their Ladies honour.
And of course giving children and adults alike time to
play.

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