Greetings,<br> This holiday weekend is shaping up to be a busy one. Saturday is the Queen's Rapier Championship in nearby Misty Highlands. Sunday is the BMDL monthly meeting, with a team competition that ranges across numerous disciplines. Both Saturday and Sunday there is a demo co-hosted by the Incipient Shire of Ballachlagan in nearby Steubenville, OH. Those of you who are not busy on either Saturday or Sunday, and are willing, the demo could use your assistance.<br>
<br>For those of you unfamiliar with the demo details, this is from the Ballachlagan webpage.<br><br><p align="center"><font size="5" color="#000000"><b>Upcoming Demo at The
Fort Steuben Mall</b></font></p><p align="center"><font size="5" color="#000000"><b><i>Sat May 29th and Sun May 30th </i></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial">
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<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b>We have been asked to
hold a
demonstration at the Fort Steuben Mall in Steubenville Ohio on
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Weekend of May 29th and 30th. This demo will be a co-hosted
inter-kingdom demo including Ath Dreagain of the Midrealm and
The
Incipient Shire of Ballachlagan of AEthelmearc.</b></font>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b>The tentative demo times
will
be 10-6 PM on Saturday, and 12-4 PM on Sunday. We will have
plenty of
room for the heavy fighters and fencing in the center court
area, along
with tables and chairs available for any displays we would like
to set
up. If you need tables, please e-mail me the amount required and
I'll
get in touch with the mall management. The mall is planning on
assisting us in the advertisement of the demo, possibly getting
schools
involved, and to paraphrase the Mall Manager : "What can we do
to
make this really big?"</b></font>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b>All the details are not
available quite yet, but as of the moment we cannot have sharp
steel,
and regretfully cannot demonstrate bows or thrown weapons. We
CAN
however set up displays of unsharpened weapons, bows, etc and
man tables to explain our
activities. A&S displays would be wonderful.</b></font>
</font></p><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><font color="#000000">Merchants ARE allowed for a
fee. The charge for the weekend if selling is $50/day. That
includes 1
table, 2 chairs and table skirting. I will most likely have to
arrange
this with the mall ahead of time, so please anyone that plans on
setting
up a stand please let me know!</font></b>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b>We would truly appreciate
any
help that can be given in this endeavor in spreading the word
and
hopefully joining the fun. Extra hands, fighters, fencers,
artisans,
bards, anyone that would like to attend would be very welcome
and much
appreciated. </b></font>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b>This is a great
opportunity
in this region, and if nothing else, a day everyone can get
together and do what we like to do!</b></font>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b>If there are any
questions,
or you can attend and help in any manner, please feel free to
e-mail the
Chatelaine </b></font><a title="mailto:eabednar@comcast.net
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:eabednar@comcast.net" target="_blank"><font color="#000066">Lord
Ruland Burckhart</font></a> .
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<p align="center"> </p><br><br><br>YIS<br>Don Clewin Kupferhelbelinc<br>