Rhydderich Hael Baronial 12th Night 2017!

Good friends and good times!

Come herald in the New Year at the Rhydderich Hael 12^th night! Join us for a night of casual fun, laughs, food, good conversation, and contests. Everyone is welcome to join the festivities so feel free to invite non-SCA friend and family. This is a great chance to bring out new people to meet the Barony in a casual setting. Potluck not your thing? In addition to the party the normal practice site will be open for people who would rather swing stick and poke steel.

Event info:

When: Wednesday January 4th 2017, starting at 7:00 PM. There will be a quick business meeting (very quick), then it will be time to party! Clean up will start around 9 PM. Site closes at 10:00 PM.

Where: Lancaster Elks Lodge #1478, 33 Legion Parkway, Lancaster, NY, 14086. The party and meeting will be in the meeting hall behind the main Elk’s lodge bar. Practice will be in the normal gym spot. Please see the map provided for directions on how to enter.

Cost: The party and meeting are free to attend. There is the same 5 dollar (suggested) donation for people using the gym for martial activities.

What to bring: Potluck!! Bring your best dishes to share! Soups, casseroles, briskets, and don’t forget desserts. We won’t create a formal list of who is bringing what, but please post what you are bringing to Yahoo or Facebook so people have an idea what is needed. The Baron will be bringing his pot luck survival kit including plates, bowls, silverware, napkins, power strips for crock pots, and so on.

Drinks: All drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) must be purchased at the Elk’s lodge bar. This is Elk’s lodge policy and there are no exceptions. Prices are subject to change, please bring cash.

Garb: Garb is not expected or required.

Good loot from last year!

Gift giving: There is a long standing tradition of exchanging gifts at Baronial 12th night. Some people will exchange personal gifts between friends and some people may bring something small to hand out to everyone. Gifts are not required or expected. Please don’t feel obligated to bring something and don’t feel bad if you only exchange gifts between friends (or not at all). The greatest gift is fellowship so please come and enjoy the night.

Court: We are not going to promise there won’t be some court, but if there is it will be brief and to the point.

Contests:

Oh that food coma look

We plan to have two contest this year.

Festive outfit contest: Wear your most festive (and family friendly) clothing, costume, hat, shoes, or similar adornment and compete in our second annual “feel the spirit” festive outfit contest. A celebrity judge will be selected to determine who has the best outfit and the winner will be awarded a super cool prize. Ties will be broken by Baronial death match. 

Largess (token) contest: This year we are going to try something new and it was suggested we have a largess/token contest. Participants are required to make some small token or piece of largess (think site token, favor, etc.). They do not have to be period. There is no set theme. Creativity is encouraged! It is asked that each participant make between 4 and 6 tokens (but can make more). 1-2 of the tokens will be donated to the Baron and Baroness for use as largess. The others can be exchanged between participants and other party guests as mementos of the night. The goal is that we have enough tokens that each person who comes to the party will get a memento to take home. The Baron and Baroness will pick a favorite among the entries and that person will win a super cool prize.

If there are questions about anything please ask otherwise see you all at the party!

What a bunch! 12th night 2016.

Magnus and Miriel

Rhydderich Hael Baronial 12th Night

Magnus and I can't wait to start the New Year and Our reign off with a bang celebrating the Barony's 12th Night celebration on January 5th at the Lancaster Elks Lodge. Getting to see the people of the barony relax and spend time with each other just enjoying the fine company and tasty food, warms our hearts. Its not often we can get together as a baronial populace when we are not all running around fighting, serving, or working on all sorts of wonderful arts. 

We would ask that you go out of your way to embolden those who are just joining our group or those who have not attended in awhile, to come and celebrate in a fun and casual atmosphere. Meet new people, talk to old friends, play games, and catch up with what's going on in our Barony! 

Here is the event Information:

When: January 5th 2016 following the normal (but brief) Baronial business meeting. Business meeting to start at 7:00 pm. Party to follow. End time between 9-10 pm based on limits of the site. 

Location: Lancaster Elks Lodge #1478, 33 Legion Parkway, P.O. Box 138, Lancaster, NY 14086. Enter at the front facing legion parkway. Walk inside. Stop when you hit merriment. 

Site fee: None. The event is free and as it is a regular meeting the NMS does not apply. 

Garb: This is not an in-garb event. (See festive garment contest). 

Food: Pizza and wings will be provided. People who attend are encouraged (but not required) to bring something to share to supplement the pizza and wings. Desserts are perfect! There won’t be a list tracking who is bringing what. The only limitation to this are drinks. All drinks must be purchased at the Elk’s lodge bar per Elk’s lodge policy. By popular request people who would like to chip in for the pizza and wings are welcome to, but please no donations over 5 dollars.

Activities: Food and merrymaking of course! People are welcome to play music, sing, dance, and perform skits. People are encouraged to bring and run their own family friendly games. There is plenty of table space to spread out.

Most festive holiday garment contest: A fun and light hearted contest will be held seeking the most festive holiday garment! So wear your best Holiday hat, bad Holiday sweater, festive socks, or anything else you think will push you to the top of the festive cheer pile. The winner will be awarded some silly prize to be determined later (it will be totally awesome). Ties will be determined by Baronial death matches.

Gift giving: There is a long standing tradition of exchanging gifts at Baronial 12th night. Some people will exchange personal gifts between friends and some people may bring something small to hand out to everyone. Gifts are not required or expected. Please don’t feel obligated to bring something and don’t feel bad if you only exchange gifts between friends (or not at all). The greatest gift is fellowship so please come and enjoy the night. 

No court: No Baronial court will be held at the event (no one wants to hear us blather on).

For more information and any questions you can check out the Facebook event page here:

RH Baronial 12th Night Facebook Page

We hope to see everyone there! Bring you holiday cheer and your ugliest sweaters. 

YIS

Miriel and Magnus