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in the Barony March of Mons Tonitrus
“Salute the crown!
Salute the one who’s favor you bear!
Salute your most noble and worthy opponent!”
Attend our Baronial 🌻 Tournament of Flowers 🌻 and have the opportunity to participate in Tournament Fighting and Pageantry!
Bring out your banners, favors and belt decorations ~ show off your device and let your colors fly!
This is a VERY important year where first, we are holding our Baronial polling event at the wonderfully comfortable Cochise College in Sierra Vista. Second, we are bringing BACK a Silent Auction and Potluck (with a BONUS optional Cook’s Guild Competition!) ~ contact the autocrats below if you wish to donate items for the auction, or just to bring food for everyone to enjoy!
👑 Be sure to welcome our newest Crown of Atenveldt when you attend ~ come out and show the Honorable and most Gracious Majesties of Atenveldt your passion for the SCA ~ whether it be your chivalry on the field, your devotion to your consort, your skills at food preparation, or your love of the arts and pageantry of the SCA!! 💙💛
Come learn from this experience, and support our fighters in battle!
~ Attendance is FREE to all ~
Come to Cochise College in Sierra Vista
Saturday June 28th, 9am-4pm
Sections Below:
- ToF Tournaments & Activities
- Schedule
- A&S Classes
- Tea Party Competition
- Polling
- Silent Auction
- Event Stewards
- Site Details & Rules
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Tournament of Flowers Activities
EVERYONE is encouraged to attend and participate in A&S classes or in one of our tournaments! Become familiar with the conventions of tournament fighting and consort recognition – with an emphasis on nobility and chivalry! Test your mettle against the brave and noble fighters of our lands!
🌻 Flowers will be available for fighters to present to their consorts! 🌻
⚔️ We will host an Armored Combat Tournament and a Rapier Combat Tournament. (Formats to be announced soon and will depend on attendance). As with our first Tournament of Flowers event ~ we plan to hold these tournaments separately!
✨ Rapier and Hardsuit fighters are encouraged to fight for consorts ON THIS DAY!!
🌻 If you do not have a consort, or someone who fights for you, don’t worry! You can pair with someone for the day. ~ Anyone interested in being a consort should attend ~
💦 We will provide WATER for our fighters outdoors ~ a water fountain is available indoors as well ~ the populace is encouraged to bring their version of refreshments and shade coverings if they plan to watch the fighting outside – STAY SAFE everyone!
🍗 We are bringing back the Potluck (and a friendly ✨ COMPETITON ✨)! We had GREAT success at the first Tournament of Flowers event with MANY tasty treats and savory delights! Additionally – Sierra Vista offers many opportunities to be well fed for the day with our local restaurants and stores!
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Schedule
9am ~ Site Opens
~ Check in at Gate to show your membership OR sign a waiver
~ Read schedule & site rules
~ Get your Site Token!!
10am ~ Opening Court (at TRMs’ discretion)
Following Court:
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
- Armor Inspections begin
- Hardsuit Tournament
- BREAK
- Rapier Tournament
INDOOR ACTIVITIES
- Polling, Potluck, Silent Auction: OPEN
(closes before closing court) - 11am ~ A&S Class: What are Favors?
- 12pm ~ Judging: Tea Party Competition
- 1pm ~ A&S Class: How do I address THAT person?
- 2pm ~ A&S Class: Lady in Waiting 101
Following the Activities:
- Polling, Gate, Silent Auction: CLOSES
- Counting of the Polls
~ with potential entertainment for the populace! (more info to come)
Closing Court (at TRMs’ discretion)
- Announcement of TRM’s decision for the future of Mons
4pm ~ Off Site
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A&S Classes
We have a few A&S Classes & Discussions lined up for you. Classes at the 🌻 Tournament of Flowers 🌻 center around core medieval values and the way we play in the SCA!
Classes will take place indoors after opening court, and will include:
~ What are Favors? ~ by Maistreas Fiona
~ How do I address THAT person?? ~ by Meistres Gwenllian
~ Lady in Waiting 101 discussion! ~ by Lady Browyn
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What are Favors?
Come learn about the history and significance of Favors given to consorts in Medieval fashion. I will talk about favors from the Medieval era, different types of favors, and the meanings, methods, and ways in which favors can be presented and accepted, even amongst friends!
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Teacher: Maistreas Fiona 🍎
Class 1 ~ 11 am ⏳ (before Tea Party Judging at noon)
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How do I address THAT person??
Royalty, Nobility, and Peers ~ OH MY!
Learn how to address people within our society based on the regalia they may wear. As time allows ~ we’ll also discuss WHEN and HOW to approach these people!
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Teacher: Meistres Gwenllian 🍎
Class 2 ~ 1 pm ⏳ (after Tea Party Judging at noon)
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Join my Lady in Waiting 101 discussion !!
Calling ALL those who would like to serve as a Lady in Waiting for…
~ A Baron and Baroness
~ A Princess and Prince
~ A King and Queen
Learn about some history, duties and what you will need in a Lady in Waiting’s ✨ bag of tricks ✨ Share stories and laughs as we fall into the rabbit hole of taking care of those that wear the Shiny Hat 👑
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Teacher: Lady Browyn 🍎
Cost: Sense of Humor !! 🤣
Nice to Have: A notebook and pen 🖋
Class 3 ~ 1:30 pm ⏳
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🍰 Tea Party Competition 🍰
The Mons Cooks Guild is throwing down the proverbial Gauntlet… Ladle? Spatula? Oven Mit!
Whichever…and without further ado!
1-2-3-4 we declare a Cooking Prize War!!
(And bragging rights of course)
How strong is your Tea Party game?
High tea snacks? Garden parties dainties? Medieval illusionary or subtlies to show off? Afternoon tea sandwiches? Goodies that are Mad hatter/Alice in Wonderland style? Sweets? Savories? Pastries? All is fair game – BRING IT!
Rules:
- Bring a plate of ‘finger foods’ suitable for sharing with all attendees AND and reserve 4 servings aside specifically for judging.
- You will have the opportunity to SERVE the judges, explain your dish and inspiration, or anything you wish to add to showcase your offering.
- Make a small card / sign with your Name and Barony, the Name of the Dish + Ingredients (for help with anyone identifying a potential allergen) to be placed along side your platter / dish.
Win Conditions: Judges will award 3 prizes based on (1) Flavor (2) Presentation (3) Illusion / Subtly / Art – AND – using voting tokens, we will announce a ‘People’s Choice’ winner based on the favorite dish enjoyed by the audience!
BONUS audience participation unlocked!!
So that’s the rules of the game! Who will answer the call?
Are you in?
Special Note: if you’d just like to JUST bring food to share but not compete … that’s also MUCH appreciated!
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Polling
The last day of POLLING for the Barony’s new B&Bs will also take place in person on this day for our Baronial members.
To poll you MUST:
- Have a physical MUNDANE ID (such as a Driver’s License)
- Have a current membership
- Be eligible to poll in Mons
Online polling will be provided to the populace of Mons during the week PRIOR to this event ~ to be open from 6pm June 21st through 6pm June 27th.
Read this earlier post from our website for more about Polling information.
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Silent Auction
We are holding a Silent Auction once again this year!
🏺 We will have an area for the auction indoors at the College ~ and utilize paper-style voting in whole-number amounts. Some items will have a starting bid and some will start with what YOU decide! It’s first come first serve at this auction (and you must check back often to see how your bid is going!)
📝 Bids should be paid 1) with CASH and 2) ON SITE at the end of the event ~ our Exchequer will be there to collect your bid!
💸 ALL proceeds will go to the Baronial General Fund ~ help support our ability to hold events like this again!
💌 Please contact the Event Stewards or our Silent Auction Coordinator below if you have items you wish to donate! You can also send message to the event post or to the autocrats on the Book of Faces ~ look for Megan McCausland or Cody Stram.
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Event Stewards
Site Stewards:
✉️ Lady Andromeda of Mons (MegyDoodles15@gmail.com)
✉️ Sir Michael von Guttin (CStram90@gmail.com)
Silent Auction Coordinator:
✉️ Maistreas Fiona inghean Mheg Uidhir (SCAFarmer@outlook.com)
Potluck Competition Coordinator:
✉️ Lady Keterlin (Kattra) die Fledermaus (CooksGuild@bmmt.org)
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Site Details & Rules
Check out the event page on our Book of Faces! Select GOING to let us know we are expecting YOU!
Date & Time:
Saturday, June 28th, 9am-4pm
Location:
Cochise Community College
901 Colombo Ave.
Sierra Vista, AZ. 85635
Facilities:
– ON SITE: Comfortable restrooms + water fountain are available indoors with AC, limited seating for court (bring a chair), open grassy area for fighting with trees on the perimeter, plenty of parking lots relatively close to the doors and field, good ramps + sidewalks
– CAMPUS: this campus now hosts a series of dorms for students, who may be walking on site and wander up to our game – be sure to welcome them!
– IN TOWN: For those not local to the area ~ There are many options for quick food choices during the day, or even sit down meals at the end of the day. Shopping centers are also nearby, including a Walmart and Target. Construction is taking place at certain areas in town so be alert and plan accordingly!
Site Rules:
smoke in designated areas ONLY + NO drinking on the grounds (it’s a college campus)
pets must be outdoors + on a leash at all times
keep trash picked up and in garbage bins
NO fires or flames
no weapons allowed on site EXCEPT SCA fighting weapons (rattan or rapier swords) and ceremonial weapons (i.e. SCA regalia weapons used for court)
🥩 NO staking allowed = please bring weights for popups!
minors MUST have their parent or legal notarized guardian on site during the event
children MUST be attended by a parent or a guardian
Be Mindful:
– bring shade + sunscreen if you burn easy!
– bring a snack + water / your preferred hydration if you believe you may need it!
– bring a chair – seating is limited!
– paper plates + cutlery will be provided for the potluck
– restrooms + water fountain available ~ especially if you need to lightly clean feast gear or change in / out of garb
– this is a college campus with dorms, students may be about – welcome them!