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Diamond Wars XXII/Spice Wars: The Quest for Cuisine

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Start Date: 10/11/2007 Thru End Date: 10/14/2007 42
Camp Cedar Valley
104 Boy Scout Trail
Viola AR 72583


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Diamond Wars XXII:Spice Wars: The Quest for CuisineOctober 11-14, 2007Camp Cedar Valley, Viola, Arkansas

Come join the Barony of Small Gray Bear for three days of fighting, learning, cooking, and revelry on the north border of Gleann Abhann.

The site:Beautiful Camp Cedar Valley near Viola, AR – a fantastic woodland of wonder, with a plentitude of camping areas and restroom facilities. Bring your tents and encampments and enjoy the fantastic scenery.

The classes:Two full days of classes on everything from research to preparation to cuisine to cooking to cleaning up! Explore what people ate, what they cooked, how they cooked, what they used to cook, and much more.Special classes on herbal subjects, brewing and beverages, and subtleties will also be offered. To teach a class, please contact Lady 'Aziza Parchi (Kimberly Taylor) at taylor0308@gmail.com. Demonstration kitchens are available for instructors -- please send your class requirements along with your proposals.

The fighting:Battles and skirmishes based on incidents involving food and spices will be had on Saturday. On Friday, join in one or more of a variety of heavy, rapier, and youth tournaments. To schedule a tourney, please contact THL Jon the Tall at JBMontgomery@uams.edu. For rapier tournaments, contact THL Aron the Dane at savalanst@yahoo.com.

The competitions:Think you can cook? Show us! A variety of cooking competitions will be held throughout the event, including a Best of Gleann Abhann "Feed The Populace" outdoor cooking competition Friday night. For the Friday night competition, please contact Lady Eithne Ruadnat at ERuadnat@aol.com.

The staff:Autocrats:THL Pol MacNeil (Paul Robinson)walrusking68@yahoo.comTHL Katryne MacIntosh the Strange (Kat Robinson)KatTheStrange@aol.com(501) 312-2637 (no calls between 1-9pm, please)

Feast Cooks:Elspeth de Culane (Terri Dutton)elspethdeculane@yahoo.comLady Medb inghen Daire (April Carter)blissofanthrkind@aol.comPlease email dietary restrictions!

Reservationist:Lord Brendan Mac Sionnac (Neale Carter)thataway@earthlink.net(501) 217-2557 (no calls after 10 PM CST, please)

The prices: Before 9/15Thursday $28Friday 24Saturday 20Daytrip 16

Children 6-12Thursday $14Friday $12Saturday $10Daytrip $8

After 9-15 and at the door (cash only at the door)

Thursday $30Friday $26Saturday $22Daytrip $18

Children 6-12Thursday $15Friday $13Saturday $11Daytrip $9

Children under 5 not eating the dayboard are freeAdd $5 for Saturday night feastAdd $3 for non-members

As Per Kingdom Law, no family shall pay more than 3 adult prices aslong as the children are 15 and under and all are members. Thisincludes 3 bed and feast spaces. For additional feast spaces forchildren receiving free admission, price is $5 per child.

Send reservations to:Barony of Small Gray BearP.O. Box 21636Little Rock, AR 72221

Make checks payable to:SCA Inc./Barony of Small Gray Bear

Merchants: Please contact Lady Elaina Wagner atmyladyelaina@yahoo.com

Check back to www.smallgraybear.com for frequent updates!


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