Meeting Schedule:

12th Night Class List

Brewing Root Beer: Lord Vincent l'Austere
Participants will be able to bring home a bottle of root beer made in class.  

This class will be part hands-on and part demonstration.
Class limit: 14
Class fee: $1	
Requirements: Participants interested in taking home a bottle of root beer made 
in class need to bring a clean one-liter plastic soda pop bottle with screw cap to the class.

Veil Beading: Carmilla da Draga
This beginner's class will teach you how to add a beautiful bead trim to the edge 
of your veil or garb. There will be 4-5 different techniques taught through a hands-on kit. 
Class limit: 10
Class fee: $2

Basic Medieval Beaded Embroidery: Daire of the Three Moons
Hands-on embroidery class.  Class fee includes kit and handout.
Class limit: 15
Class fee: $3

Hands-on Felting Workshop: Sayyida Halima bint al-Rabii'  
1 felt rug will be made, from start to finish.  Please drop in at anytime, from 11am to 4pm, 
to learn about felting or to help with any part of the process.  The finished rug will be 
donated as a prize for Cynnabar's Grande Tourney on January 12.

Pentamere Heralds' Meet & Greet Roundtable: Lady Kriemhilt von Ebersberg
Roundtable for current, past and future warranted heralds especially in Pentamere, but all are 
most welcome. Other than getting to know each other better, we'll talk about current and upcoming 
heraldry-related activities, and potential improvements. 

Midrealm Awards and Order of Precedence: Lady Kriemhilt von Ebersberg 
Populace class! What you always wanted to know about Kingdom awards law and structure, but were 
afraid to ask...or something like that. Interactive, bring your questions and something to take notes with. 

Seneschals, Chatelaines and the media...Oh My!: Baroness Genevieve Macpherson
An explanation and round table discussion about how to interact with the media at events and demos 
for seneschals, chatelaines, and demo coordinators led by the Midrealm Media Liaison.

Musician's Jam: Lady Sibyl of Blackwater
A structured jam session, where we will work on dance music, such as that found in Teilman Susato, 
and other sources. All instruments are welcome--drums too!  Dancers may audit the class, as well as 
get some dancing in! 

Ball Preparation: THL Alina Foxwood
Review dances for the evening ball!

Introduction to Calligraphy: Lady Hannah Schreiber
Learn hands-on the basic tools and materials needed to begin practicing the art of Calligraphy, as well 
as the techniques which will provide you with a basis to expand your skills. Receive detailed technical 
advice on choosing pens, paper, and inks, setting up your workspace, and mastering various pen angles. 
Pens, ink, paper and workspace provided for first 10 participants. Feel free to bring your own materials 
if you already have them.
Class limit: 10

Introduction to Illumination: Lady Hannah Schreiber
(no description)

Folkloric Style Middle Eastern Dance: Sayyida Fatima bint al-Rabii'
An introduction to various styles of folkloric dance.  Class will be part lecture and part active participation. 
Class will include warm-up, basic combinations, and discussion of historical dance.

Natural Dyeing 101 or 'Ooo! Pretty Colors': Lady Lydia de Berce and Lady Satine de la Courcel 
A basic description of the principles of natural dyeing, including period and modern dye recipes, descriptions 
of necessary equipment, protective wear, and where to get supplies.
Class limit: flexible
Class fee: $2

Turkish Woven Beads: Lady Satine de la Courcel
Class limit: 6, no auditors please
Class fee: $5

Beyond Cookbooks: Mistress Helewyse de Birkestad
This class will look at the role of dietary and agricultural texts in recreating the cuisine of 16th century Italy. 
Very often the recipe collections fail us, when this happens the researcher is forced into different areas of study. 
The various dietary, herbal and agricultural texts of 16th century Italy allow us a different glimpse of the cuisine 
and food ways of the day. The class will cover several of the book styles available giving examples from each. 
Class limit: flexible (handouts for 15)

Robbing Peter to feed Paul: Mistress Alisond de Brebeuf
Get a bigger, better feast than usual for far less money than usual. This class will cover many methods of doing 
more with less, including the use of "waste" from one dish to produce another.
Class limit: flexible (handouts for 20)
Class fee: $2 
Requirements: Note-taking materials, and a list of foods from another feast, if applicable, so we can analyze 
 the choices made

Running Better Demos: Mistress Alisond de Brebeuf
Discussion on how to run better SCA demos.  Please bring note-taking materials.

Draping a Basic Block: Master Henry Kersey of Devon
The beginnings of creating a doublet.

Ball List:

Game Room Schedule

Backgammon from period manuscripts:

10AM to 11AM: The focus will be on the Alfonso MS of
1283 as it relates to games at tables
(backgammon).

11AM to noon: Will cover the MS Royal 13 A xviii dated
between 1300 and 1330. This is an
English/Norman manuscript covering some of
the more popular varieties of table games
(backgammon) of the time.

Chess: Period versions of chess will be looked at.
Both European and non-European chess variants
will be taught. Again the Alfonso MS will be
the primary tool for studying European Chess.

noon to 1PM: European and Middle Eastern chess.

1PM to 2PM: Chess from non-European sources will be
looked at: Mongol, Chinese, and Japanese
games will be covered.

Cards: Cards were introduced to Europe in the late 1300s

2PM to 3PM: Period card games for 2 people will be taught.

3PM to 4PM: Primero will be taught and played! Primero is
a period game similar to poker. Grab some
friends and come play a fast and fun gambling style game.

Games will be played as they are taught. The games room will be open for people to come in and play games other than those being taught at the time. Some boards will be available, but to guarantee that there is one for you, you may wish to bring your own. There will also be information available on games by era: early period, Viking, Elizabethan, etcetera.