From giguette at pacbell.net Tue Nov 1 12:15:50 2005 From: giguette at pacbell.net (John Rossignol) Date: Tue Nov 1 12:16:01 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] No Darkwood Choir practice tonight Message-ID: <4367CCF6.1080902@pacbell.net> Sorry, there will be NO Darkwood Choir practice tonight: I am still not over my cold enough for that. Since some of you asked about 12th Night: I had not planned on us performing on our own at 12th Night. However, Alessandro and I are both enthusiastic about the idea of the Darkwood Choir and the West Kingdom Choir singing some songs together as one big choir. Tentatively, we are thinking about a joint effort on the following songs: Gaudete (dead easy) Joseph Lieber, Joseph mein (moderate) Riu, Riu, Chiu (easy) Vitrum nostrum gloriosum (dead easy) I will post music files of these pieces in the Files section of the Yahoo group. Listen and tell me what you think. The West Kingdom Choir is also planning to perform some other pieces which are much more difficult. The Darkwood Choir will not join in performing those, because there simply isn't time for you to learn the parts. Among them are: Ave Maria, gratia plena O plasmator Kyrie eleison (Guillaume Dufay) Alleuya, a nywe werke O magnum mysterium (Victoria) John From mct at warriorprincess.com Fri Nov 4 14:18:11 2005 From: mct at warriorprincess.com (Michelle Chapman-Thurber) Date: Fri Nov 4 14:18:30 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] a new baby! Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051104141521.02a702f8@mail.warriorprincess.com> The Baron and Baroness of Westermark welcomed their daughter Amanda into the world last night around 8:30pm after nearly 24 hours of labor (but only 15 mins of pushing - lucky lady!). She was 8 lbs 14 oz and my, does she have a bountiful head of lovely dark hair! Just thought y'all would want to know... Cheers, Quentyn From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Mon Nov 7 11:56:28 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Mon Nov 7 11:56:37 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Dance - 2nd Thursday/Santa Cruz Message-ID: <20051107195629.40692.qmail@web51410.mail.yahoo.com> Greetings Dancers, This is your reminder for Thursday, November 10. On the 2nd and 4th Thursdays we will be having dance practice at the Galleria Parking Structure in Santa Cruz. Leonor la Obstinada and Francisco de Acero have volunteered to teach dance at the same time and place as the fighter/rapier practices. So if the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays haven't been enough dance in Darkwood for you, here is another opportunity. If the experiment goes well, we will try to continue it in future months. This is a beginning level dance practice. No previous experience is necessary. Practice starts at 7:30 pm and runs to approximately 9:00 pm. We suggest street clothes, rather than garb, for practice. This is an outdoor venue, please dress appropriately and wear comfortable footwear. We will be sharing the practice location with the rapier and fighter practice. If you have any questions or if you would like to be added to the Darkwood Dance List in yahoo groups, please contact: Dance Master - Vyncent atte Wodegate (408) 250-5563 torlanswingmeister@... Practice/Dance Group contact - Na'arah bat Avraham (408) 848-5748 the_momstable@... Directions: >From the south: Take Hwy 1 to the intersection of River Street in Santa Cruz--it's the very first stoplight once you hit Santa Cruz. Turn left onto River Street. ***Go through the next two stoplights--the last one will be the intersection of River and Water Streets---you will come to an odd intersection in less than a block that has either a stop SIGN if you go straight or curves around to the right----go to the stop SIGN---continue on straight through it---there will be a Wells Fargo Bank on your right---the Galleria Parking Structure is right after the bank on the right. >From Hwy. 17 (San Jose area) ----17 stops at Hwy. 1--take Hwy 1 NORTH to the River Street stoplight/intersection. Follow directions from *** Go up to the third floor---second floor if it is raining. There we are. The Rapier Marshall, Brigit's cell is on during practice. Her number is 831-334-2652 if anyone gets lost and needs help. __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs From purpleviking at sbcglobal.net Thu Nov 10 14:18:42 2005 From: purpleviking at sbcglobal.net (Katherine ni Cheallaigh of Skye) Date: Thu Nov 10 14:18:50 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Need to find contact info to St. David's Seneschal Message-ID: <20051110221843.47320.qmail@web81712.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I tried to reply to his requests for Kingdom calendar dates, but the email address that was listed on the request form bounced. If anyone has Justin Thomasson's email address I would be grateful for it. In service, Katherine ni Cheallaigh of Skye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.armory.com/pipermail/darkwood-sca/attachments/20051110/6334d3f9/attachment.htm From rose at santiagosmagic.com Thu Nov 10 14:50:58 2005 From: rose at santiagosmagic.com (Laurie Hupman) Date: Thu Nov 10 14:50:56 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Need to find contact info to St. David's Seneschal In-Reply-To: <20051110221843.47320.qmail@web81712.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20051110221843.47320.qmail@web81712.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1131663058.4373ced265aec@webmail.got.net> Replied privately. Rose Quoting Katherine ni Cheallaigh of Skye <purpleviking@sbcglobal.net>: > I tried to reply to his requests for Kingdom calendar dates, but the email > address that was listed on the request form bounced. If anyone has Justin > Thomasson's email address I would be grateful for it. > > In service, > Katherine ni Cheallaigh of Skye > From cheekymonkey at monkeymanor.net Fri Nov 11 07:45:22 2005 From: cheekymonkey at monkeymanor.net (Cassandra Rossignol) Date: Fri Nov 11 07:45:41 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] New eList Directory Message-ID: <4374BC92.5050707@monkeymanor.net> /[Apologies for any duplicates due to cross-posting.]/ Unto the List, In a fit of temporary insanity, I compiled a comprehensive collection of SCA-specific group email lists and posted it as the "College of St. David's SCA eList Directory": http://medievalfun.org/webminister/elists.html It currently has 250+ listings, and I expect the directory will continue to grow over time. Included items were fished from a sea of approximately 2,500 search results (yes, I read them *all*). Most are West Kingdom oriented and the rest pertain to general topics potentially of interest to SCA enthusiasts all around the Known World. All 250+ eLists in the directory are confirmed SCA-affiliated and active. With 26 major topical categories, this puppy has got something for everyone - whether you're an officer, new to the SCA, or your SCA career is old enough vote or run for president. Please, don't let the cramping in my hands and my geeky little psychotic break go to waste! Visit St. David's new eList directory, tell your friends, put links to it on your website -- what ever it takes to spread the word. :) Yours in Service, - Cassandra Rossignol Web Minister, College of St. David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.armory.com/pipermail/darkwood-sca/attachments/20051111/40283c25/attachment.htm From rose at santiagosmagic.com Fri Nov 11 11:22:36 2005 From: rose at santiagosmagic.com (Laurie Hupman) Date: Fri Nov 11 11:22:43 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] St. David's Fall Revel & Potluck Message-ID: <1131736956.4374ef7c5ad20@webmail.got.net> Join us for our annual Fall Revel as we celebrate survival of our Midterms. Site Fee: There is no site fee, but donations are welcome at the gate. Schedule: Revelry from 3pm-6:30pm. Site closes at 7pm. Autocrat: Please contact Justin Thomasson if you have items to display, talents to entertain the populace, or any questions about this event. Competitions & Activities: Medieval Dancing lessons "No BLEEP, There I Was" contest Performance of an assortment of songs of the Middle Ages Demos of Chain Mail Construction and other Medieval Arts & Crafts Displays of Medieval Arts & Sciences created by local artists The Feast: Well, it's more of a pot luck, really. St. Davids will be providing chicken on a first come first serve basis, and the populace will bring everything else. Things to Bring: Consumables to share (see site restrictions) Non-Alcoholic Beverages Appetizers Side dishes Salad Bread Feast gear (no plates, cups, utensils, etc. will be provided) Table cloths & decorations Site Restrictions: As the College of St. David is a member of SOAR and the event is being held on UCSC campus, certain restrictions apply: All cooked or prepared food must be bought at a UCSC vendor and remain unopened until you arrive at the feast. The Following are on the Approved Vendor list for UCSC: Albertsons Deli & Bakery COSTCO Safeway Food Deli & Bakery (We hope to add more later) Directions to the Site: Porter College Dining Hall, UCSC (see Map of Porter College) >From San Jose: (see map) Take your best route to Hwy17. Go south on Hwy17 South to Santa Cruz. At the outskirts of Santa Cruz, take Hwy1 North (toward half Moon Bay). On Business Highway 1 (Mission Street), travel approximately one mile north to Bay Street in Santa Cruz. Turn right on Bay and proceed up the hill to the main campus entrance. >From Monterey: (see map) Take your best route to Hwy1 North to Santa Cruz (toward Half Moon Bay). On Business Hwy1 (Mission Street), travel approximately one mile north to Bay Street in Santa Cruz. Turn right on Bay and proceed up the hill to the main campus entrance. >From Main Campus Entrance: (see interactive Campus Map) This is the intersection of Bay Street and High Street. Turn left on High Street. High Street becomes Empire Grade Road. Continue on High Street/Empire Grade Rd. to the West Entrance. Turn right to enter the campus at the West Entrance. This puts you on Heller Drive. Turn left into Porter College parking lot (stop sign at intersection of Heller & Meyer - if you reach Kresge East Apartments you've gone too far) and look for the "SCA" signs. For more information and updates, please check the St. David's website: www.medievalfun.org From brigitgoddess at hotmail.com Fri Nov 11 15:54:20 2005 From: brigitgoddess at hotmail.com (Brigit Thomas) Date: Fri Nov 11 15:54:24 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Rider or Ride Needed to Investiture In-Reply-To: <200511111200.ab07936@deepthought.armory.com> Message-ID: <BAY106-F93143C0CC73510D31AC47A1590@phx.gbl> Sort of last minute--but money concerns dictate that I either get a rider or a rider to help with gas costs to Investiture tomorrow. Give me a call directly. Brigit (831) 246-4874 Thanks From cheekymonkey at monkeymanor.net Mon Nov 14 06:17:06 2005 From: cheekymonkey at monkeymanor.net (Cassandra Rossignol) Date: Mon Nov 14 06:18:23 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Pictures from Mists Fall Investiture 2005 Message-ID: <43789C62.1040906@monkeymanor.net> Hello Everyone, Below are links to photos I took at Mists Fall Investiture 2005. You have my permission to pass them around and/or publish them in any of the usual SCA-related venues. Apologies for names that may be mispelled or not mentioned. Names are not my best thing. :( Also, I'm sorry for the inconvenient method of dissemination, but it's the best I could do this time. Hopefully, the better photos will end up on the West Kingdom History site and they'll be easier to view then. PRINCE DMITRIY & PRINCESS HANNAH'S FINAL COURT 1) Prince Dmitriy & Princess Hannah presiding over their final court session -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court01.jpg 2) Scrolls ready to be picked up by recipients -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court02.jpg 3) Thanking Banner Bearer (Alan?) -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court03.jpg 4) Sir Richard & ??? -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court04.jpg 5) Hannah & Dmitriy stepping down and acknowledging Rorik & Peza as their successors -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court05-c.jpg 6) Dmitriy places coronet on Rorik's head, making him Prince of the Mists -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court06-c.jpg 7) Prince Rorik places coronet on Peza's head, making her his Princess -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court07-c.jpg 8) A group swearing fealty to Prince Rorik & Princess Peza (Laurels?) -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court09-f.jpg 9) Landed barons & baronesses swearing fealty to Prince Rorik & Princess Peza -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court10-f-lb.jpg 10) Prince Rorik & Princess Peza swearing fealty to Jade, King of the West -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court11-f.jpg 11) Princess Peza chooses her captain of the guard (note the roses behind their backs) -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court11-pg-capt.jpg 12) Princess Peza hands baldric to guard hiding rose for her -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court12-pg.jpg 13) Prince Rorik & Princess Peza holding court -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court13-rnp.jpg 14) Former Princess Hannah is made viscountess -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court14-hannah.jpg http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/court15-hannah.jpg 15) Nadirah makes an announcement-- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/nadirah01.jpg 16) Juan Santiago presents a poem -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/santiago01.jpg BETWEEN COURTS 1) Dancing after court -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/dancing.jpg 2) Woman wearing *lovely* German garb -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/germans.jpg 3) Rose de Le Mans (my Laurel)-- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/rose-051112.jpg 4) Woman with cool hair style -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/great_hair01.jpg http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/great_hair02.jpg DURING THE FEAST 1) Prince Rorik & Princess Peza at high table -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/rorik-n-peza01.jpg 2) Prince Alvar & Princess Megen of Cynagua at high table -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/alvar-n-megen.jpg 3) King Jade & Queen Iliana of the Kingdom of the West at high table, Jade makes a toast -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/jade-n-iliana.jpg 4) Na'arah bat Avrahm, new Bard of the Mists reads the names of all the Princes & Princesses who came before Rorik & Peza -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/bardofthemists01.jpg STORYTELLING COMPETITION 1) Ghislaine -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/story-comp_ghislaine.jpg 2) Duke Frederick of Holland (victor) -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/story-comp_flieg.jpg 3) Staffan -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/story-comp_staffan.jpg 4) Sir Leon -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/story-comp_leon.jpg 5) ??? (told the fork story) -- http://www.monkeymanor.net/sca/photo_gallery/fall-investiture2005/story-comp.jpg In Service, - Cassandra Rossignol From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Mon Nov 14 08:13:11 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Mon Nov 14 08:13:16 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Dance Practice - 3rd Thursday/Morgan Hill Message-ID: <20051114161311.28248.qmail@web51402.mail.yahoo.com> As a service to those who may be interested in dance: This is your reminder for Darkwood Dance, 3rd Thursday of the month, November 17, 2005. We are in Morgan Hill at the home of Adriana and Marco. This is a beginning level dance practice. No previous experience is necessary. The featured dances for November/December will be: Danse de Cleves (Hearts and Flowers), Dull Sir John, and Grimstock. We will be doing mainly these dances at each practice for the ensuing two months or until there is sufficient proficiency. Practice starts at 7:30 pm and runs to approximately 9:00 pm. We then break for root beer floats and snacks. In courtesy to those who must go to work/school early the next day (including our hosts), we'd like to try to be prompt starting and stopping. We suggest street clothes, rather than garb, for practice. Clean, soft-soled shoes are a bonus. If you have any questions or if you would like to be added to the Darkwood Dance List in yahoo groups, please contact: Dance Master - Vyncent atte Wodegate (408) 250-5563 torlanswingmeister@yahoo.com Practice/Dance Group contact - Na'arah bat Avraham (408) 848-5748 the_momstable@rocketmail.com Directions to Adriana & Marco's: Take the 101 to Morgan Hill and exit at Tennant. From the North exit and continue right, from the South exit and turn left to go over the overpass. Turn Left onto Monterey rd. It's about the third light. Turn Right onto Vineyard just before the Chevron. Turn Left onto La Crosse. Turn Left onto Calle Enrique at the stop sign. Turn Right onto Las Coaches ct. We are the blue house at the end of the court, #505. Look for temple dogs at the door. Lost? Call 782-7948. (Use this phone number only for directions. If you have other questions, contact Na'arah above) __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Mon Nov 14 11:08:03 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Mon Nov 14 11:08:07 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Crosston Dance Practice - 3rd Wednesday/San Jose Message-ID: <20051114190803.12288.qmail@web51403.mail.yahoo.com> There are 10 Wednesday practices between now and the Crosston Dance Ball on 21Jan05. The last Wednesday of November is a fifth Wednesday, and on that evening we will try to dance as many of the dances from the list for the Dance Ball and 12th Night as we can. To double your learning, please consider attending the Thursday evening Darkwood Dance practice, see times and directions at the end of this message. The beginners dance class will start at 7pm and go to 7:45. One dance will be taught every week for 4-6 weeks. This week we will be continuing Fiamma d'Amore. Beginners are welcome to stay through the usual class from 7:45 to 9pm. There are numerous dance events coming up as we move into the feast season: ** The Duchess's ball at 12th Night: http://www.westkingdom.org/calendar/12th_night2006.php ** The Crosston Dance Ball on Saturday 21January06, no website yet but it will be held at the Palo Alto Art Center, behind the main library on Newell Rd. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays in San Jose Dance practice starts about 7:00pm. We normally wear street clothes, rather than garb, for practice. Clean, soft-soled shoes or socks are required. We normally break around 9pm for dinner and rootbeer floats. Feel free to forward this message to people who ask about dance practice. Here's the directions that assume you are coming from the north for 1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesdays: Take your favorite route to 85, just south of 87 (Guadalupe). Take the Blossom hill exit, stay in the left lane. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp. Stay in the left lane. Turn left at the second light, Snell, just past the Shell gas station. Go for many blocks, turn right on Branham, just before the 76 station. Turn left at the first light, Park Arcadia. Go straight until Park Arcadia dead-ends into Park Paxton, turn left. Turn right on Park Essex (I think it's the third right). Rafael and Elspeth's is the third house is on the right. Parking is getting a bit tight, you may have to park on Paxton and walk a block. 76 Park Essex Pl. San Jose CA Directions from Yahoo!Maps are generally reliable, although from the north it will take you on the 101/Guadalupe/Capitol route. see you there! Crystal of the Westermark __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From giguette at pacbell.net Mon Nov 14 18:10:57 2005 From: giguette at pacbell.net (John Rossignol) Date: Mon Nov 14 18:10:45 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Choir practice for Tuesday, Nov. 15, Del Rey Oaks Message-ID: <437943B1.6040301@pacbell.net> Hi, all. The Darkwood Choir will meet for practice Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, at the home of Caterina & Hraefn. Bring your favorite tea. We will take a look at some music that the West Kingdom Choir will perform at 12th Night, to see if we want to sing it with them. Please notify anyone you may know who is interested in the choir, but is not yet on the Darkwood or Darkwood_Choir mailing list. We welcome newcomers. :-) TIME: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Tuesday, November 15 PLACE: Caterina & Hraefn's house: 800 Arbor Place, Del Rey Oaks 831-394-1164 DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 1, take Canyon Del Rey (Hwy 218) exit, turn east onto Canyon Del Rey. Cross Fremont Blvd. and pass the Ralph's market. Take the first right onto Rosita (by the golf driving range). Take the first left onto Angelus. (Watch out for the storm drain dips on Angelus. There are 4, and the last one is the worst.) The 4th cul-de-sac on your left is Arbor. 800 is at the end of the street, and their driveway is to the left of the street-light pole. ** Pet Warning ** Caterina & Hraefn have a cat and a rabbit. See you there! From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Mon Nov 14 20:32:06 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Mon Nov 14 20:32:11 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Princess' Champion Message-ID: <20051115043206.68654.qmail@web51408.mail.yahoo.com> Hopefully, y'all won't mind if I post some bragging rights. Princess Peza had 3 tourneys this Saturday, to determine Champions. Princess' Champion - heavy fighter - Westermark's own Thug - Sir Geoffrey Scott And for the first time, Champions in rapier and boffer Princess' Champion - rapier - Staffan Affruidson Princess' Champion - boffer - Benjamin of Castlewood (B.J.) Two of the other boffer fighters, Katrina Ivanova and Marcus, were named Boffer Guardsman, under Benjamin. And the fourth, Aidan of Castlewood was named Court Page. Needless to say, I'm one proud Mommy. Na'arah Benjamin and Aidan's Mommy __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com From catherine at redshift.com Tue Nov 15 11:08:39 2005 From: catherine at redshift.com (catherine@redshift.com) Date: Tue Nov 15 11:08:43 2005 Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Darkwood-SCA] CORRECTION : Choir for Nov. 15, GILROY] Message-ID: <28294.209.232.250.5.1132081719.squirrel@webmail.redshift.com> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: [Darkwood-SCA] CORRECTION : Choir for Nov. 15, GILROY From: "John Rossignol" <giguette@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, November 14, 2005 7:07 pm To: catherine@redshift.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oops, sorry, sorry. Darkwood Choir will meet tomorrow night at NA'ARAH'S house in GILROY. Time: Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Place: 756 Maria Way, Gilroy, CA Directions: From 101 in Gilroy, take Leavesley Road (Hwy 152) west. Leavesley becomes Welburn past Monterey road. Stay on Welburn. Make a right on Wren Ave (firehouse). The 5th street on the left is Maria Way. Na'arah's house is the second one on the left. If you get lost, Na'arah's home phone number is 408-848-5748 John catherine@redshift.com wrote: >As tomorrow is the 3rd Tuesday, isn't it at Na'arah's? Katie & I will be there, wherever it its. > >Caterina > > > > >> Hi, all. The Darkwood Choir will meet for practice Tuesday evening, >>Nov. 15, at the home of Caterina & Hraefn. Bring your favorite tea. >> >> >> >> <snip> From santiago at santiagosmagic.com Wed Nov 16 10:57:30 2005 From: santiago at santiagosmagic.com (Tim Converse) Date: Wed Nov 16 10:57:34 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Changes to Caer Darth Website and Newsgroup Message-ID: <437B811A.7030507@santiagosmagic.com> Greetings; As many of you know in the next couple of months Henry and Eriney are going to be leaving our fair lands and moving out of kingdom. For a long time now they have hosted the Canton of Caer Darth website and mail list, but once they are gone this is not going to be something they will be able to continue doing. So, to that end, we will be making some changes. I will be taking over these duties. The new website will be located at: http://www.cantonofcaerdarth.org and the new mail list will be a yahoo group. The information for the yahoo group is below. Post message: cantonofcaerdarth@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: cantonofcaerdarth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: cantonofcaerdarth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: cantonofcaerdarth-owner@yahoogroups.com The yahoo group is currently available for signing up. The old list is still functioning and will continue to do so for some time yet, however we will be making the announcments of when the official change over will take place reasonably soon. So please update your mailing lists appropriately please. The new website should be coming on-line in the next few hours. It is currently a duplicate of the old website and will remain that way for a while as well so that people don't get to lost in the differences. Thank you for your attention, Juan Santiago Webminister for The Canton of Caer Darth -- Tim "Santiago" Converse Enter a World of Elegant Magic http://www.santiagosmagic.com 1-831-239-9862 From catherine at redshift.com Fri Nov 18 12:13:00 2005 From: catherine at redshift.com (catherine@redshift.com) Date: Fri Nov 18 12:13:03 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] (no subject) Message-ID: <1255.209.232.250.5.1132344780.squirrel@webmail.redshift.com> Dear Darkwood, Sorry for the late notice, the Darkwood meeting is Monday, November 21, at 7:00 pm at the Elkhorn Yacht Club in Moss Landing. As usual, the meeting will start as soon after 7:00 as dinner service allows. If you have any business you want placed on the agenda, please notify me by NOON on Monday. To get there: >From the NORTH: go south on Hwy. 1 past Watsonville. The road narrows down to 2 lanes. When you pass the Beacon station (the only gas station on this stretch of road), go about another mile, and the entrance to the Yacht Club is on your right. If you get to the bridge, you just passed it. We are allowed to use the parking spaces marked "Yacht Club members only". >From the SOUTH: Take Hwy. 1 North to Moss Landing, croos the bridge and go about 2/10 of a mile, the driveway will be on your left. If you get to the big curve in the road, you've gone too far. We are allowed to use the parking spaces marked "Yacht Club members only". See you Monday, Caterina di Guglielmo, Darkwood Seneschal From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Sun Nov 20 20:52:31 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Sun Nov 20 20:52:34 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Dance Practice - 4th Thursday - NO PRACTICE! Message-ID: <20051121045231.71343.qmail@web51413.mail.yahoo.com> Greetings Dancers, Since this 4th Thursday, November 24th, is Thanksgiving, there will be no Darkwood Dance practice in Santa Cruz. Darkwood Dance will resume next week, on the 1st Thursday, December 1st, in Morgan Hill. Additional date changes/cancellations: Thursday, December 29, 2005 - No practice in Morgan Hill Thursday, January 5, 2006 - No practice in Morgan Hill It was decided to have a 2 week hiatus for dance practice to allow people to enjoy/recover from various holidays, and to let people prepare for 12th Night. Please contact Na'arah bat Avraham at the_momstable at rocketmail dot com if you have any questions or concerns regarding Darkwood Dance practice. Your in service, Na'arah Darkwood Dance minion __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From giguette at pacbell.net Tue Nov 22 04:49:32 2005 From: giguette at pacbell.net (John Rossignol) Date: Tue Nov 22 04:49:11 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Choir practice for Tuesday, Nov. 22, Seaside Message-ID: <438313DC.4020204@pacbell.net> Hi guys. Darkwood Choir will meet for practice tonight at the home of Anne and Lucius. Please bring your favorite tea. We will continue working on the the following songs, so that we can join in with the West Kingdom Choir at 12th Night: Gaudete Riu, Riu, Chiu Vitrum nostrum gloriosum Joseph Lieber, Joseph mein (maybe) Voice parts for all these are posted in the Files section of our Yahoo group. Time: Tuesday, November 22, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Place: 222 Bastogne Rd, Seaside, CA Directions: Take Hwy. 1 to the Ft. Ord/CSUMB main entrance exit (on maps this is Light Fighter Dr.). At the 3rd light, turn RIGHT onto General Jim Moore Blvd. (the right lane heads with an island split). At the second light, turn RIGHT onto Normandy. Go past the stop sign, and at the next corner, turn LEFT onto Salerno. Take the first RIGHT onto Bastogne. Anne's house is the third on the left. To find the front door, take the path to the left of the driveway. (If you can't tell by the street names, this location is on the former Fort Ord.) If you get lost, Anne's phone number is 831-394-1626. Unfortunately, cell phone reception in the area is spotty. See you there. John From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Tue Nov 22 07:46:22 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Tue Nov 22 07:46:26 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Estrella War Security Message-ID: <20051122154622.89809.qmail@web51405.mail.yahoo.com> Greetings All, As some of you know, I helped out on Security at last Estrella War. I enjoyed doing it and plan to do so again. I have discussed this with Their Royal Highness, Fabian and Eliska, who are encouraging and supporting this effort. To that end, and with the permission and approval of the Estrella Security Staff, I am putting out a challenge for the West Kingdom contingent attending Estrella, to cover Security on the Friday night of the War (February 17, 2006). Other groups are also being challenged in this regard, for other nights of the war. I have been charged with organizing this for the West. I know that many Westerners plan to go to the War. Some plan to volunteer. Please consider working Friday night. I'm putting together a database right now of shifts and jobs. Our shift is 8pm Friday to 8am Saturday. I'm trying to work it to be 2 hour shifts only (unless you WANT to work more). Jobs are foot patrol, gate, Security Hut (which means both covering paperwork and being my "Ack!!! I need another body in this slot" person. If you want to have a golf cart patrol you need to: 1. work either gate or foot patrol for one hour, then you can have an hour of cart patrol. 2. if you want to DRIVE golf cart, you need to qualify as a driver per the regulations of Estrella (valid drivers license, proof of insurance, membership, etc.) If Friday night isn't convenient, I know Security would love to have your volunteer services, regardless of time slot. If you volunteer for work, your hours qualify your group for payments from the Estrella War profits. Second, you get tickets for a drawing of stuff donated by the merchants, in proportion to your time. Details on the Volunteer perks will be found on the Estrella War site. Despite the work, it should be fun. Yours in service, Na'arah bat Avraham - The Momstable "If you feed them, they will come" the_momstable at rocketmail dot com the_momstable@rocketmail.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From webminister at stdavids.medievalfun.org Fri Nov 11 07:42:47 2005 From: webminister at stdavids.medievalfun.org (Web Minister, College of St. David) Date: Sun Nov 27 11:55:44 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] New SCA eList Directory Message-ID: <4374BBD5.9050508@stdavids.medievalfun.org> /[Apologies for any duplicates due to cross-posting.]/ Unto the List, In a fit of temporary insanity, I compiled a comprehensive collection of SCA-specific group email lists and posted it as the "College of St. David's SCA eList Directory": http://medievalfun.org/webminister/elists.html It currently has 250+ listings, and I expect the directory will continue to grow over time. Included items were fished from a sea of approximately 2,500 search results (yes, I read them *all*). Most are West Kingdom oriented and the rest pertain to general topics potentially of interest to SCA enthusiasts all around the Known World. All 250+ eLists in the directory are confirmed SCA-affiliated and active. With 26 major topical categories, this puppy has got something for everyone - whether you're an officer, new to the SCA, or your SCA career is old enough vote or run for president. Please, don't let the cramping in my hands and my geeky little psychotic break go to waste! Visit St. David's new eList directory, tell your friends, put links to it on your website -- what ever it takes to spread the word. :) Yours in Service, - Cassandra Rossignol Web Minister, College of St. David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.armory.com/pipermail/darkwood-sca/attachments/20051111/f5791053/attachment.htm From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Sun Nov 27 22:41:45 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Sun Nov 27 22:41:49 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Dance Practice - 1st Thursday/Morgan Hill Message-ID: <20051128064145.23033.qmail@web51414.mail.yahoo.com> As a service to those who may be interested in dance: This is your reminder for Darkwood Dance, 1st Thursday of the month, December 1, 2005. We are in Morgan Hill at the home of Adriana and Marco. This is a beginning level dance practice. No previous experience is necessary. The featured dances for November/December will be: Danse de Cleves (Hearts and Flowers) and Grimstock. We will be doing mainly these dances at each practice for the ensuing two months or until there is sufficient proficiency. ************************************************************** date changes/cancellations: Thursday, December 29, 2005 - No practice in Morgan Hill Thursday, January 5, 2006 - No practice in Morgan Hill It was decided to have a 2 week hiatus for dance practice to allow people to enjoy/recover from various holidays, and to let people prepare for 12th Night. ********************************************************** Practice starts at 7:30 pm and runs to approximately 9:00 pm. We then break for root beer floats and snacks. In courtesy to those who must go to work/school early the next day (including our hosts), we'd like to try to be prompt starting and stopping. We suggest street clothes, rather than garb, for practice. Clean, soft-soled shoes are a bonus. If you have any questions or if you would like to be added to the Darkwood Dance List in yahoo groups, please contact: Dance Master - Vyncent atte Wodegate (408) 250-5563 torlanswingmeister@yahoo.com Practice/Dance Group contact - Na'arah bat Avraham (408) 848-5748 the_momstable@rocketmail.com Directions to Adriana & Marco's: Take the 101 to Morgan Hill and exit at Tennant. From the North exit and continue right, from the South exit and turn left to go over the overpass. Turn Left onto Monterey rd. It's about the third light. Turn Right onto Vineyard just before the Chevron. Turn Left onto La Crosse. Turn Left onto Calle Enrique at the stop sign. Turn Right onto Las Coaches ct. We are the blue house at the end of the court, #505. Look for temple dogs at the door. Lost? Call 782-7948. (Use this phone number only for directions. If you have other questions, contact Na'arah above) __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From giguette at pacbell.net Mon Nov 28 00:11:46 2005 From: giguette at pacbell.net (John Rossignol) Date: Mon Nov 28 00:11:19 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Darkwood Choir practice for Tuesday, Nov. 29, Marina Message-ID: <438ABBC2.2030809@pacbell.net> The Darkwood Choir will meet for practice Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Christophe's apartment. Bring your favorite tea. We will continue working on the pieces that we can sing with the West Kingdom Choir at 12th Night: Gaudete Riu, Riu, Chiu Vitrum nostrum gloriosum Joseph Lieber (maybe) *** Please notify anyone you know who is interested in the choir, but is not yet on the Darkwood or Darkwood Choir mailing list. We welcome newcomers. Time: Tuesday, November 29, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Place: 582 Ingman Ct., Marina (on the former Ft. Ord) Directions: IF YOU ARE COMING FROM SALINAS: Take Blanco Rd. until it ends. Turn right onto Reservation Rd. At the second stoplight, turn left onto Imjin Rd. At the one *operating* stoplight (by Ord Market) turn RIGHT onto Abrams. Take the first left onto Brostrom. Take the third right onto Ingman. OTHERWISE: Make your way to Highway 1. Just south of Marina is the 12th Street exit: take that in the direction away from the water. At the one *operating* stoplight (Ord Market will be on the right) turn LEFT onto Abrams. Take the first left onto Brostrom. Take the third right onto Ingman. Christophe is in the first building on the right, upstairs to the left. **Look for the MdR banner on the balcony* Parking is on the street. There's a small lot on the other side of Brostrom, too. If you get lost, you can call Christophe at 831-883-4248 or 408-907-2728. See you there. John From the_momstable at rocketmail.com Mon Nov 28 15:16:57 2005 From: the_momstable at rocketmail.com (The MOMstable) Date: Mon Nov 28 15:17:02 2005 Subject: [Darkwood-SCA] Crosston Dance Practice - 5th Wednesday/San Jose Message-ID: <20051128231657.21202.qmail@web51414.mail.yahoo.com> It's a Fifth Wednesday Dance Party! This week we will try to dance as many of the dances from the list for the Dance Ball and 12th Night as we can. The beginners dance class will start at 7pm and go to 7:45. One dance will be taught every week for 4-6 weeks. This week we will be continuing Fiamma d'Amore. Beginners are welcome to stay through the usual class from 7:45 to 9pm. There are numerous dance events coming up as we move into the feast season: ** The Duchess's ball at 12th Night: http://www.westkingdom.org/calendar/12th_night2006.php ** The Crosston Dance Ball on Saturday 21January06, no website yet but it will be held at the Palo Alto Art Center, behind the main library on Newell Rd. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays in San Jose Dance practice starts about 7:00pm. We normally wear street clothes, rather than garb, for practice. Clean, soft-soled shoes or socks are required. We normally break around 9pm for dinner and rootbeer floats. Feel free to forward this message to people who ask about dance practice. Here's the directions that assume you are coming from the north for 1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesdays: Take your favorite route to 85, just south of 87 (Guadalupe). Take the Blossom hill exit, stay in the left lane. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp. Stay in the left lane. Turn left at the second light, Snell, just past the Shell gas station. Go for many blocks, turn right on Branham, just before the 76 station. Turn left at the first light, Park Arcadia. Go straight until Park Arcadia dead-ends into Park Paxton, turn left. Turn right on Park Essex (I think it's the third right). Rafael and Elspeth's is the third house is on the right. Parking is getting a bit tight, you may have to park on Paxton and walk a block. 76 Park Essex Pl. San Jose CA Directions from Yahoo!Maps are generally reliable, although from the north it will take you on the 101/Guadalupe/Capitol route. see you there! Crystal of the Westermark __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com