Acitivities at The Grand Thing VIII
Updated 5/7/13
Friday
10:00 AM Gate opens for merchants
12:00 PM Gate opens for populace
3:00 PM Equestrian: Open practice / Authorization (3 hr)
9:00 PM Teen: Meet and greet at the Teen Hall (2 hr)
For more on Youth participation
12:00 AM Gate “officially” closes, if you arrive later call the Autocrat, no one is turned away.
Saturday
8:00 AM Gate opens
8:00 AM Archery: Range open for practice (1 hr)
9:00 AM Archery: Adult / Child Prize Tournament (1 hr)
9:00 AM Class: Don’t be “Skyred” to Make Viking Age Cheese at BBQ area (2 hr)
9:00 AM Class: Viking Navigation and the Sunstone at Great Hall (2 hr)
9:00 AM Equestrian: Open practice / Authorization (1 ½ hr)
10:00 AM Archery: Children’s Prize Tournament (1 hr)
For more on Youth participation
10:00 AM Thrown Weapon Practice: Knives, axes, and spears at archery range (1 hr)
10:30 AM Armor inspection begins at fighting field
11:00 AM Opening Court at Monastery Barn (Declaration of intent for equestrian championship)
11:30 AM Multi-Weapons Tourney begins at fighting field (3 hr)
12:00 PM Class: How to Sharpen Knives and other Tools at Great Hall (2 hr)
12:00 PM Class: Men and Women’s clothing in Iron Age Finland at Great Hall (2 hr)
12:00 PM Thrown Weapon: Practice and scoring knives, axe, and spears at archery range (1 hr)
12:00 PM Teen: Lampwork demo/class by Sanan, Enid, and Aesa at Great Hall (3 hr)
12:30 PM Children: Grand Thing lunch at Bjorgvin camp with Master Lonergan (1 hr)
1:00 PM Equestrian: Norse Themed Tourney (2 hr)
1:00 PM Archery: Adult Prize Tournament (1 hr)
2:00 PM Archery: Range open for practice (3 hr)
2:00 PM Children: Active and Passive Games at Pied Piper Area (2 hr)
2:00 PM Children: Swing Joust (50lbs & under) near Monestary, parents required (2 hr)
2:00 PM Games: Caber Toss competition near erics (open to all ages) (2 hr)
2:00 PM Class: Finnish Coil Embellishment at Gazebo (2 hr)
2:00 PM Class: Fingerloop Braid outside of Great Hall (2 hr)
2:30 PM Tiernan’s Domination Tourney at fighting field (2 hr)
3:00 PM Feast set-up begins (Great Hall closed to everyone else until 5 PM)
3:00 PM Equestrian: Mounted Archery (2 hr)
4:00 PM Teen: Kumihimo Weaving Class by Sannan (2 hr)
5:00 PM Feast / Great Hall open to populace for setup See Below
5:30 PM Potluck Feast begins in Great Hall (1 ½ hr -)
7:00 PM Final Baronial court of Tiernan and Miranda / Royal Court at Great Hall (1 hr)
8:30 PM Grand Thing law giving ceremony at Bjorgvinn or Monastery if it rains (45 min)
8:00 PM Teen: Dance at Grand Hall (4 hr)
10:00 PM Norse Trade Blanket at Monastery (3 hr)
Sunday:
6:00 AM Class: How to Roast a Pig at BBQ area (throughout the day)
8:00 AM Gate opens
9:00 AM Archery: Range open for practice & Royal Rounds (3 hr)
9:00 AM Class: Cast Iron Cookware 101: Proper care and feeding of at Great Hall (7 hr)
9:00 AM Class: Viking Design for Embroidery and Decoration at Great Hall (2 hr)
10:00 AM Teen: Bigger and Better SCA style by HL Lissette De La Rose at Teen Hall (2 hr)
For more on Youth participation
10:00 AM Equestrian: Mounted Games practice and qualifications at arena (2 hr)
10:30 AM Armor inspection at Castle
11:00 AM Monastery Raid at Castle (3 hr)
11:00 AM Thrown Weapons: knives, axes, and spears at archery range (3 hr)
1:00 PM Equestrian: Demo Horses vs Humans at Monastery Hall (1 hr)
1:00 PM Children’s Tea Party at Great Hall, parents required (1 hr)
2:00 PM Thrown Weapons Competition: Knives, axe, and spears at archery range (2 hr)
2:00 PM Children: Active and Passive games at Pied Piper area (2 hr)
2:00 PM Teen: Youth Heavy Armor Tournament at fighting field (1 hr)
2:00 PM Memorial Axe tournament at fighting field (2 hr)
2:00 PM Class: Camping without a cooler, Viking Style at BBQ Area (2 hr)
2:30 PM Equestrian: Crest Combat / Mounted Combat an Area (1 ½ hr)
3:00 PM Teen: Norse Wire Weaving Class by Aesa at Teen Hall (2 hr)
3:00 PM Games: Sheaf Tossing near erics (2 hr)
3:00 PM Equestrian: Open riding practice at arena (2 hr)
4:00 PM Archery: Range open for practice & Royal Rounds (2 hr)
5:00 PM Baronial and Prize Court at Grand Hall (1 hr)
6:00 PM Pig Feast fund raiser for Dragon’s Mist (please bring side dish and cash donation) at BBQ (2 hr)
7:00 PM Games: Baron Raul’s “Cut the braid contest” (Adult only women’s and men’s division)(1 hr)
7:00 PM Teen: Bardic by Gwyn at stage behind merchants row (3 hr)
8:00 PM Adult Bardic in Monastery (2 hr)
8:00 PM Archery: Dismantle the backdrop and clean-up area (1 hr)
9:00 PM Equestrian: “Torch Light” Tourney at Arena (1 hr)
10:00 PM Games: Adult Hops recycling competition (Spear the Beer) by eric (2 hr)
Monday:
9:00 AM Equestrian: Open riding practice at arena (2 hr)
10:00 AM Castle tear down (1 hr)
11:00 AM Teen: Clean-up and tear down at Teen Hall (1 hr)
11:00 AM Equestrian: Tear down and packing up at arena (1 hr)
1:00 PM Site closes you must be off site or we are charged extra!
Greetings from H.L. AElfwynn Fiske, Feastocrat. Everyone is invited to the Great Hall (seating for 500) for a Grand Feast Saturday night. May 25, 2013. The Barony will be providing meat and bread & butter. Please bring potluck dishes according to modern last name A-F: Salad or Cheese; G-L: Side Dish or Vegetable; M-S: Main Dish; T-Z: Dessert or Fruit. Please bring enough for 10 or more servings per person in your group (a serving is approximately 1/4 cup of food so this would be approx. 2 ½ cups food per person in group) Note: no bread or butter in this list. Please bring an extra serving dish so the we can have your item on two tables. The Feastocrat also asks that you fill out a , listing your ingredients. It is pdf file , (338kb) a printable 8.5 x 11 sheet w/ 2 foldable cards. Please bring your dishes to the feast hall at 5:00 Saturday.