St. Augustine's Faire 2024

General Information

• Date: 16-18 August 2024
• Location: Grafton Community Center, Grafton, IA
• Royalty: TRH -> HRM Magge
• Theme: Eat, Drink and Shoot Pretty
• Webpage: https://heraldshill.org/calendar/st-augustines-faire-2024/
• Camping
  • Free tent camping
  • $15/night electric sites x 6+ [three posts with TT-30P outlet and a 110 outlet, other 110 outlets on light poles] (spoken for: SlR, So'CdE, KnT, AdaCa, Di&A,__?) Light poles by ball diamond with 10-50 plugs along with regular 110 outlets.

Staff:

• Event Steward aka Autocrat: Maistres Sofya la Rus
• Co-Autocrat (assistant, deputy often serves as Event Steward next year): TBD
• Gate/Troll (x2 at least): Lady Avelyn Carbery EiC, assisted by Lady Gwynhwyvar (if childcare), Lord Sifrid von Eichelborn, Ms Esther bat Moshe
• Site Boss (site set-up/maintenance/tear-down): Lady Brighid
• Fire Monkey in the park?

• Feast Steward: Meisterin Brigida von München, assisted by Lord Berndt der Kuehne
• Inn (lunch, sometimes breakfast/brunch): HL Anastasia da Carrara, Ms Juliana Macnayre
• Hall Steward (decorate for feast): Sheri of Coeur 'Ennui
• Head Server:server plan?

• Fighting MIC: Lord Vim
• Cut & Thrust MIC: NA
• Archery MIC: Lord Gobban Macroibeard
• Thrown Weapons: Lady Avelyn Carbery
• Equestrian MIC: n/a
• List Mistress/Health and Welfare (waterbearing/first aid): Ms Esther, coolers?

• A&S coordinator: HL Anastasia da Carrara
• Merchant Coordinator/Silent Auction: Lady Brighid Eilifrsdottir, proceeds to the American Cancer Society
• Youth Activities (x2): ? Villa Frumentaria ?
• Publicity: Lord Sifrid von Eichelborn
• Royal Liason: Ms Sofya la Rus
  • Privy Chamber Dimensions: 11 x 15-ish (irregularly shaped room)
  • Crash space in above, vs. feast hall (esp. on Friday night, depending on AC req.)
  • Royal parking spot - in front of the flag pole
  • Goodie basket

Arts and Sciences

Possible Competition/s

• Largesse Derby - Every entrant makes at least 8 "identical" items of largesse. After judging, the winner gets one of everything. Each other entrant can pick one entered item to take home. And the Crown gets everything left over. Populace choice.
• Non-alcoholic beverage competition - KKingdom A&S tri-levels criteria. Stasi sponsor.
• Best hat competition - Kingdom A&S tri-levels criteria. Sofya sponsor.
• Fancy Bread - Kingdom A&S tri-levels criteria. Juliana sponsor.

Displays

• Weaving - HL Rebeca la Chienne

Martialate

Archery

• Archery MIC: Lord Gobban Macroibeard
• Thrown Weapons: Lady Avelyn Carbery

Rattan

HL Visvamitra Vimala Yavana

Merchants

• Brighid's Basket Barter
• Chasing Squirrels - misc. crafty things
• Thistlewood Manor - soaps and more
• Fundraiser/Silent Auction - $416 raised for the American Cancer Society

Unofficial Court Report:

In evening court:

Amon Attwood – Golden Calon Swan

Josef Nowak – AoA

Simone de Mares – Golden Calon Swan

Sóma Tyrvadóttir – Leather Mallet

Rónán le Sauvage – Stile Fyrd

Vincent de Vere – Golden Calon Swan

Franco Suares – Torse

Other court tidings:

Baroness Antonia Stefani swore fealty.

Pelicans and populace swore fealty.

Lady Aemiliana Bourtzina received her AoA scroll, overdue since the reign of Logan and Ylva in AS 57.

4 newcomers received mugs.

Mistress Sofya la Rus, as event steward, reported on the news of the day and received a basket of gifts for her staff.

Sir Dirk MacMartin, Lady Nut Meg Thorn and Lord Eric Thorn each won an archery shoot.

Honorable Lady Zaneta Baseggio won the hat competition.

Honorable Lord Amon Attwood won the bread competition.

Honorable Lady Zaneta Baseggio won the largess competition. Largess from the competition was presented to Her Majesty.

The Shire of Villa Fumentaria delivered a large quantity of largess as thanks for elevation to Shire status.

Mistress Brigida von München, as feast steward, was given a gift from Her Majesty. Everyone involved with prep and serving feast and inn were given tokens by Her Majesty.

Other Highlights:

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Feast Menu

Planning seats for 60.

First Remove, etc.

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