Winter's Gate Upcoming Meetings and Events


The following is a list of baronial events for the upcoming months. When more details are known, they will be either listed here, on the Yahoo Groups list-serve. Any questions about any upcoming events, what to expect, what to bring and any transportation issues should be directed toward the list. If you'd like to know what is going on in the rest of the Principality (the State of Alaska), please visit the Principality's Event Calendar. All are welcome at these events, and if you have questions or need clothing or other gear, please contact the Chatelaine, the Seneschal or the autocrat of the activity.
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Weekly Fighter Practices - ___[CHECK E-List/Facebook for Current INFO]___ From 1:00pm til 5pm (or later). Non-fighters Always Welcome, bring a snack, a project or just yourself!

Summer Fighter Practices:

Subject to change due to Weather and availability.
See FB Group or Groups.io e-list for updates.

Regular Sunday Practice 1 to 5pm (starting 5/03/24) at Growden Park in Fairbanks
and switching each Sunday between there and North Pole 5th Avenue Park
Google Maps for Directions

Starting Mid-September Fighter Practice will be Sundays 2-6pm at U-Park Gym with a Classroom!

Lucius & Anne's Home on Monday Evenings:

204 Steelhead Rd off Dartmouth, off Chena Pump Rd.

Check on Facebook page for details/cancellations

Recurring Monthly Events

Business Meetings - Third Thursday of each month at 6:45pm, -- See FB Group or Groups.io e-list for Zoom link or location.
. Check Facebook and Groups.io list.
Next Meetings are post on the Calendar below.


Arts and Sciences - generally at Fighter Practice, sometimes at varied host locations. See A & S page for Competition information!
Note that the Facebook and Groups.io list will maintain current schedules if they change suddenly.

EVENT CALENDAR

THERE IS USUALLY A FACEBOOK "EVENT" PAGE FOR EACH EVENT.
MORE AND TIMELY INFORMATION MAY BE AVAILABLE THERE.
PLEASE CHECK THE BARONIAL FACEBOOK PAGE.

All official communications must be (re)posted on the Groups.io E-group list.
(also because not everyone is on Facebook)

2024

OVERALL, BARONIAL EVENTS ARE NOW OPEN TO NEW IDEAS.
VOLUNTEER TO AUTOCRAT AND SET THEMES/FEASTS/TOURNAMENTS/ACTIVITIES
(Dates generally cannot conflict with the 6 Kingdom Crown events or 2 Coronets)

Think about hosting a Traditional or New event for 2025-2026!

Usual Events: Love/Hearts Revel (February), Olio or Collegium? (March),
Fools Revel (April), Spring Tourney (May), Harvest Tourney (September),
Michaelmas Feast (October), Yule (December).
We usually request dates for the next year's calendar by Summer Coronet

Local Event, Meeting
and Interkingdom War Calendar:

See also the Principality of Oertha Calendar
for events in other Baronies and Shires.

Anno Societatus LIX (59) 2024

August 24 (Saturday) Japanese A&S Day

At the Blue Room at Centennial Hall, Pioneeer Park
10am - 6pm
So you want to make a kamishimo (miniature!)?

Room for 10 students plus 10 auditing.
Result will be a garment example sized for a Barbie doll.
Ellisif has lots of Barbies.

August 24 Baroness' Champion (Eskalya)

August 30-9/1 Autumn Tournaments (Merewyn)

Site: Chena Lakes Day Use Field
Details Web-site: Autumn Tournaments
At Chena Lake Recreation Area, near North Pole.
Come participate in our Captaincy (heavy) and Commander (Light) Tournament!
Also there will be a class on Japanese Garb by Mori Tsubakie (Rose) at 4 pm Sat.
See event copy and schedule below.

WINTER'S GATE AUTUMN TOURNAMENTS
Sat./Sun.: August 31/ Sept 1
Site: Chena Lake Recreation Area, near North Pole
Gate Fee: donation only
There is no longer a day use fee at Chena Lake.
Event Start Time: Opens at Noon (August 31st), set up at 11 am.
Event End Time: Closes at 8 pm (must be out by 10 pm, Sept 1st)
CAMPING: Individual campsites are on first-come / first-serve basis; (no reservations). Generally there is no camping is allowed in the day use area, but they will allow a limited number to camp there to help keep an eye on the pavilions, especially if you have a period pavilion. Ask Baroness Merewyn..
Campsites are $20 /night; RVs are $30. Some campsites are down the hill from the day use area, Come early (Thurs night or Fri maybe by noon or they will fill up). NOTE: we can share campsites. There can be up to 7 people, 3 tents and 2 cars per campsites. Find a friend to camp with or ask the event steward to help you find a spot. Contact: Baroness Merewyn: lareena(at)warpmail.net.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Come to Winter's Gate's Autumn Tournaments for our Captaincy and Commander Tournaments; a camping event held at Chena Lake Rec. Area! Donation only, but campsites cost. Period pavilions can camp in Day-Use area. Questions? Contact Baroness Merewyn (Lareena) at lareena(at)warpmail.net.
SATURDAY, August 31st
11:00 am Set up
Noon Site opens
1:30 pm Opening Court
2:00 pm Captaincy Tournament (heavy)
4:00 pm Class, Basics of Japanese Garb, by Mori Tsubakie (Rose)
5:30 Court?
6:30 pm Potluck dinner
7:30 pm Swimming and kayaking (bring your own, or rent one there); Jousting?
9:00 Bardic (TBA, probably at a campsite below the site)
SUNDAY, Sept 1st
10:30 am Commander tournament (Rapier)
Noon Lunch break
2-4:30 pm Archery; (held in the Chena Flood plain near campground)
5:00 pm Closing Court
8:00 pm Event ends
10:00 pm Gate closes (parking lot)

QUIET HOURS: 10:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m. Day use area & beach are closed then.

Gate: Day use area closes at 10:00 pm and the gate to the parking lot there will be locked at 10 pm.

Alcohol is allowed.

TOURNAMENTS: Come join us for our Captaincy (heavy) and Commander tournament (rapier).

DINNER: We will have a potluck dinner Saturday, so bring enough to share for 8 people, and also plates and utensils.

LAKE ACCESS: You may swim, kayak or canoe!

BARDIC: will be Saturday night.

Music. Baroness Merewyn and Ellisif will give out tokens to people who are willing to perform a song or story. If you see someone wearing the token, you can ask them to perform anytime.

DOGS: No dogs are allowed in the swimming beach area. In other areas, dogs must be kept on a leash, not to exceed six feet.

A & S CONTEST:
FOOD in any mode
Real (edible) food, paintings of food, embroidered napkins, decorated dishes, ceramic dishes, handmade knives, a song, a story ... if it has to do with food, we want to see it. Event steward: Baroness Merewyn / Lareena Goertz, contact lareena(at)warpmail.net

(This event doesn't have a FB event page, so here is our Barony website page; watch our Barony FB group for announcements and discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/73215821126

September 7 Fabric Wars / Warlords (Selviergard)

September 26 Baronial Business Meeting

Not Just for Officers! - Zoom 6:45pm

October 5 Earngyld Harvest Festival

October 5 Pirate's Revel (Pavlok Gorod)

October 5 Selviergard Baron's Birthday

October 8 Great Western War (Caid)

October 12 Michaelmas Feast (Walden) Hallbiorn/Ellisif)

October 17 Baronial Business Meeting

Not Just for Officers! - Zoom 6:45pm

October 26 Eskalya Samhein

November 2 Selviergard Samhein

December 7 Yule (Walden) (Need Event Steward)

December 7 Hrafnafjordr Yule

December 7 Pavlok Gorod Swords and Needles

December 14 Bi-Baronial Yule (Selviergard & Eskalya)

TENTATIVE EVENTS AND DATES FOR 2025

January 17-19 Winter Coronet (Oertha)

February 22-23 ComiCon Demo

March 8 Collegium

April 19 Fool's Revel (Margery)

Theme: 80's Fantasy Movies!

Anno Societatus LX (60) 2025

May 31-June 1 Spring Championships

July 18-20 Summer Coronet (Where?)

July 26, August 2 Tanana Valley Fair Demos

August 30-September 1 Autumn Tournaments

October 18 Michaelmas Feast - Hans

December 6 Yule

= Baron and/or Baroness intend to attend.

There are many other events around the Principality - find them here:
See the Principality of Oertha Calendar
or the West Kingdom Calendar for events in other areas.