December 7, 2024
Their Excellencies of Aquaterra invite you to the culinary cabaret of their Good Yule feast. Our theme this year is the Near and Middle East. Treat your palate to a cacophony of exotic tastes, and your eyes to a multitude of color! Jasmine and mint tea will be available throughout the day to keep you refreshed and hydrated. Our Arts & Sciences and Bardic Champions will be hosting contests to determine their successors. Come show off your cool project and enchant us with your performance!
Registration Information
Pre-registration payments must be received on or before Thursday, December 5, 2024, to be considered pre-registered. Form closes November 26, 2024, at 10pm (or when seats are full. If seats do fill up, a waitlist form will be posted) to allow the 10-day period of payment allowed by PayPal. Pre-registration can be paid by check or money order, but the payment must be received in the PO Box by December 5 to be confirmed. Please note that USPS has been having some issues with mail, so please allow plenty of time if you decide to mail a check/money order. Details for mailing checks can be found on the pre-registration form.
Accessibility Information
Lodge has a ramp up to the front doors.
Site Fees
| Fee Type | Cost* |
| Adult Feast (includes $10 entry fee) | 35 |
| Youth Feast (includes entry) | 15 |
| *SCA Members will receive a $10 member discount off the Adult pricing. | |
Event Schedule
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 10am | Site opens | |
| 10:30am | Court | |
| Noon | Arts & Sciences Competition | |
| 3pm | Bardic Competition | |
| 5pm | Feast Begins | |
| 5:30p | Dessert Auction | |
| 7pm | Closing Court | |
Tournament Information
Arts & Sciences Championship Tournament
Rules for the Aquaterra Arts and Sciences Championship 2024:
The theme for this year's Arts and Sciences championship is Heraldry! While traditional heraldry as we think of it may not have existed in every time and place throughout history, visual arts and visual identification certainly did.
For the competition, be prepared to share one creation appropriate to your persona that uses heraldry as inspiration. The degree of inspiration is up to you, from color palette all the way to full representation of your device/badge.
If you do not have a device or badge registered, don't fret! Both the Kingdom of An Tir and the Barony of Aquaterra have their own devices, as well as badges meant for use by their populaces. Any of these is a wonderful jumping off point to begin to explore heraldic display.
The requirements for this year's competition are as follows:
- Write a research document about it. – No need to panic. – we expect a minimum of ONE page but you can do more if you like. We have a basic outline that you can use as a guide available if you are interested.
Please bring 3 copies of your documentation so the judges have the ability to read it independently. (I can print them in color for you if you send them to me at least one week before Good Yule.) - Have something to show – it could be the thing, a poster with pictures, a performance – you get the idea!
- Be ready for your presentation to be about 10 minutes (I promise it is not as hard as it may sound). Please do not read directly from your paper.
We will have a panel of selected participants at Good Yule to judge presentations. We will use the Kingdom Judging form – but don't worry too much about that, please have fun with this. The goal is to learn more about you, and help you practice working on an Arts & Sciences project.
Please feel free to contact me at sibba.in.froda@gmail.com if you have any questions or if you need any assistance.
Bardic Championship Tournament
Rules for next bardic:
Have three prepared pieces
- One to make people smile, laugh, or groan (like with a really good/bad pun)
- One to be a lullaby. Can be a tune, a bedtime story, or a meditation.
- One to help relieve stress through tears. Tell a touching story. Can be sad, a remembrance of someone passed, or a memory
A 4th is draw of two markers from a sealed box. Random items. Make up a story that uses those two things as a part of that story.
1/2 Dozen Largesse
Make 6 or 12 similar items suitable for largesse. Preferably useful items for newcomers. Voting by populace choice. The winner gets to pick out one item to keep, with the remaining names pulled randomly. The remainder goes to our Barony.
Youth and Family Activities
Seasonal craft!
Ornament making:
Using a variety of mediums, we will be offering the chance to make some ornaments for your winter decorating. There will be several options, hopefully giving all ages the ability to make something beautiful. If desired, bring felt, embroidery thread, buttons, beads, needles and scissors to share or use.
Volunteer Information
Servers needed for feast! Please contact Stewards if interested.
Please plan to stay after closing court and help clean up the hall. Many hands make light work.
Classes Offered
Sewing Inspiration and Round Table
Hosted by Mistress Medb ingen Echuid
Time: TBD
Are you looking for inspiration or motivation for a project? Stuck? Don't know where to start? Not stuck at all and just want to hang out? Bring your projects, bring your questions, or just come chat and hang out.