Canterbury Faire 2009 Schedule

[Main Schedule] [Arts & Sciences] [Dance Classes] [Fencing Classes]

This 2009 schedule is provisional. While the general range, shape and timing of activities is not likely to change significantly, minor additions or shifts and tweaks to accommodate them may occur.

Note: SITE OPENS Saturday January 31st 4pm (no earlier) and CLOSES at 3pm, Sunday February 8th.
Other than a free soup kitchen on the evening of Sunday 1st, there are no scheduled activities for Saturday 31st or Sunday 1st, as they are intended for setup and self-catered casual camping. Sunday 8th is reserved for pack up.

Until 2pm Monday 2nd, a non-SCA group will be using the upper level of the site, containing the Great Hall, Royal Ward and Quarters (see site map). Please avoid that area unless you have explicit approval from the Steward. There are no restrictions if you're setting up a campsite on the bottom fields and staying there. The Tui Lodge will be available for marae-style accommodation (mattresses on the floor in a shared room) on Saturday night; the main bunkrooms in the Quarters will be available from Sunday evening, and the bunkrooms in the Royal Ward from 2pm Monday.

Main Schedule

Monday 2nd
Equestrian day
Tuesday 3rd
Off-hand tourneys day
Wednesday 4th
"Bean Baron" day
Thursday 5th
Auction tourneys day
Friday 6th
Market & Feast day
Saturday 7th
Pantheon day

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10am OPENING COURT (marquee) Baroness' Rapier Tourney (offhand, lists) War (main field) Great Weapons Tourney (lists) Fighter Auction Tourney (lists) Rapier - Ildhafn Surprise Tourney (lists) Chivalry Meeting (Annex) War (main field)

11am Herald meeting (marquee) Equestrian (main field)

Noon Have-a-go Rapier (lists) Village Games - appointment and First Court of Bean B&B (near Mong) Have-a-go Heavy (lists) Mini Clout Shoot (archery field) Satorial Melee (lists) Laurels' Meeting (Annex)

1pm Lunch (Tui - this day's lunch is free to all on site) Lunch (meal plan: Great Hall) Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Pelicans' meeting (Annex)

2pm Inter-Baronial Archery Challenge (archery field) Equestrian (main field) Off-hand Heavy Tourney (lists) Have a go Archery (archery field) Village Games (main field)

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Peasant Dance and Final Court of Bean B&B (near Mong) Children's Boffer Tourney (lists) Market (Great Hall) Thorfyrd's Arrow (archery field) Rapier - Oswyn's Tavern Brawl (marquee)

3pm Heavy Pickup Fighting (lists) William Tell Shoot (archer auction tourney, archery field) Woods Battle (woods)

4pm Rapier -- Pirates vs. Navy (lists) ROYAL COURT - Baronial Divest (marquee) War (main field) Battlefield Rapier Tourney ROYAL COURT - Baronial Invest (marquee) The Passage of the Pantheon (lists)
- Pas d'Armes

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6pm Dinner (Great Hall) B&B Dinner (Annex) Dinner Dinner Dinner FEAST (hall) Dinner

Evening Night Shoot (archery field) SCA NZ Inc. SGM - from 7pm, Annexe (small hall)

Half Circle Theatre (amphitheatre) Fighter and Archer Auctions (Great Hall) Ball (Great Hall) A&S Display (Annex) HAFLA (marquee) CLOSING COURT (marquee)

Reminder: Sunday 8th after breakfast is all packup -- site closes at 3pm.

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Arts and Sciences Schedule

Slots already booked have class details noted. Slots still available for classes are blank - consult the main schedule above to help you decide what slots to request. THERE ARE NO CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY. Classes are typically an hour long but can be up to 90 minutes, which is why many classes have been allocated a two-hour slot. Stream "A" classes happen in Tui Lodge room 1 (carpeted), "B" in Tui room 2 (with the kitchen).

Start time Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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10am Bookbinding -- an Overview
Isabel Winter General Shoemaking Q&A/problem solving
William de Wyke Shoemaking on the Board and Wedge
William de Wyke Beekeeping & beeswax
Katherine Xavier       Practical intro to mortice and tennon
Aelfric Branwelather

11am Fingerloop braiding or tabletweaving
Teffania Tuckerton
(bring crochet cotton or similar - 5 or 8 perle cotton should be fine - and a cutter) Equestrian -- an Overview
Isabel Winter

Noon Introduction to period woodworking tools
Aelfric Branwelather

1pm L U N C H

2pm Alfonso IX's Book of Games
Tristan d'Avignon Singing/Music
Lucia da Curzola What it means to win Crown
Berenger of Nancy

3pm Making sotelties with sugarpaste
Ceina of Ballyhawke Cheesemaking
Isabel Winter

4pm 12c clothing (bliaut and cote)
Teffania Tuckerton
(Royal Court)
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In addition, Sancha da Silva will be running a bookbinding workshop at her encampment (Northside) from 2pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday (each day will run for about 45 minutes depending on interest).

Dance Classes

A series of dance classes will be held in the Great Hall according to the schedule below. Individual class and instructor details will follow.

Monday

10am-noon
2:30pm til 4pm
4pm til 5:30pm

Tuesday

10am-noon - "Anyone can dance" -- Emma: an excellent opportunity to learn easy dances for the Peasants' Dance. No dance experience necessary. Musicians welcome!
2:30pm til 4pm - Easier Dance Classes, Amalie
4pm til 5:30pm

Wednesday
Day off for Village Games and Peasant's Dance

Thursday

10am-noon - "How good is your Italian?" - Emma: an experiment in reconstructing a sixteenth century Italian dance or two from the original source. Some sixteenth century Italian dance experience reccommended. Musicians welcome!
2:30pm til 4pm - Harder Dance Classes, Amalie
4pm til 5:30pm

Friday

10am-noon - "So you think English Country dancing is easy?" - Emma: Challenge your memory with medium/difficult English Country dances! Some English Country dance experience reccommended. Musicians welcome
2:30pm til 4pm - No session, Market is using Great Hall
4pm til 5:30pm

Saturday

10am-noon
2:30pm til 4pm
4pm til 5:30pm

Fencing Classes

A series of fencing classes will be held outside the Tui Lodge according to the schedule below. These are being organised by Lady Juliana de Northwood.

Monday

11am-1pm - Cut and Thrust Bolognese - GM Don Tariq ibn Jelal
11.45am-12.45pm - Cloak - GM Owain Cantor ap Hughe
2pm-3.30pm - Women in Fencing - GM Dona Silfren the Singer
2.15pm-3.15pm - Cloak - GM Owain Cantor ap Hughe
4pm - 5pm - Rapier Tourney (see main schedule)

Tuesday

10.00am - 12.00pm - Baroness Rapier Tourney (see main schedule)
12.00pm - 1.00pm - Have a go Rapier (see main schedule)
2-3pm - Fencing, Disability and You - GM Don Henry Fox
Individual classes and/or Prizes

Wednesday
Guildmasters' day off. No classes scheduled unless personally arranged with the Guildmasters or Provost Whitescarves.

Thursday

10am-midday - Teaching Fencing - GM Don Tariq ibn Jelal
11:45am-1pm - Stretching & Fitness - GM Dona Silfren the Singer
2pm - 3:30pm - Cappo Ferro Rapier & Dagger - Don William de Cameron
4pm - 5pm Rapier (see main schedule)

Friday

Individual classes (AM only)
PM: Time off to attend Market and A&S display

The Guildmasters will also be making themselves available for one-on-one tutorials during the course of Monday to Friday (with Wednesday off for the Village Games). Please contact Lady Juliana de Northwood to ensure your personal lesson with any of the Guildmasters. NB: Don ibn Jelal's sessions are now booked out.

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Faire Stewards: Lady Sybilla and Lady Ginevra

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