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The Shire of Rosenfeld proudly presents:

Festivities, Fun, and Feasting

Saturday September 27, 2025, 8am-6pm

A Joyous Frolic of Fun

Event Location: Pollard UMC 3030 New Copeland Road, Tyler, Texas 75701 (see directions below)

Event Steward: (Kel Sorenson) Baroness Calena di Rosa Nero (email: ksorenson58@gmail.com) 830.822.3427

Co-Event Steward: HL Jessimond of Emerickeskepe (email: jessimond@yahoo.com) 903.391.0000

Class Coordinator: HL Jessimond of Emerickeskepe (email: jessimond@yahoo.com) 903.391.0000

EVENT SCHEDULE*:

8AM Site Opens

9AM Morning Court

10AM Classes Begin

Noon – 1PM Lunch

1:30-2:30PM Pelican Circle

3-4PM White Scarf Circle

5PM Evening Court

* Class Schedule and Descriptions will be published separately.

Classroom Schedule ROOM TIME FESTIVITIES FUN FEASTING GREAT HALL 9-10 Morning Court Morning Court Morning Court Morning Court 10-11 Beginning Middle Eastern Dance Precedence... Entourage __ 11-12 Dancing with Props " Bardic 101 __ LUNCH         1-2 Preparing for a Dance Competition 16th C. Polyphony Feast Budgeting Ambiance & Decor 2-3 Organize a Hafla ♫♫♫ Food Safety 101 __ 3-4 Communication between Drummers and Dancers ♫♫♫ __ __ 5PM COURT COURT COURT COURT Class Details and Descriptions FESTIVITIES ROOM: Full Track of Middle Easter Dance and Dance Adjacent Classes!!! Princess Caterina Giovanni Beginning Middle Eastern Dance Dancing with props Mistress Dominique Michelle le Vasseur How to prepare for a dance competition How to organize a Hafla How to communicate as a drummer with dancers
Class Details and Descriptions (Continued) FUN ROOM: The Ansteorran Precedence System: A historical Approach – Master Robin of Gilwell This (TWO HOUR) class explores the awards given in Ansteorra and the SCA, showing how and why they were created, and what purposes they serve. 16th Century Polyphony – Master Albrecht of Catsprey (THREE HOUR) 16th Century Polyphony: 4-5 part Renaissance music sight reading torture class. Come and lets all have fun trying not to get lost in these complex Chansonettas. (this class works better with spirits but sadly its a dry site ... sigh) Acoustic pre-17th C instruments highly recommended but modern acoustic soft instruments are also welcome. We will be at A=440. FEASTING ROOM: Entourage – Baroness Marie de Meaux and LordVászoly Báthorij This class is to meant to review common questions for individuals who are new and not so new that would like to be part of Entourage. Preparing for a bardic competition/Bardic 101– Lord Fearghus Hawthorne Do you want to compete in a bardic competition. This class will cover the basics of bardic competitions in the SCA as well as a step by step guide to choosing what you are going to perform all the way to performing on the day of the competition. Feast Steward Budgeting – Baroness Marie de Meaux Tips, selection and ideas on how to budget a feast Food Safety 101 – Baroness Marie de Meaux Discussion on maintaining food safety in various SCA kitchen settings and preventing cross contaminations. GREAT HALL: Ambiance & Decorations – Baroness Gisele de Bier Do you want to know about creating ambiance? This class will provide detailed information on how to turn a modern site into a period looking site with decoration and disguising mundane items.
Informal “Come and Go” Classes ALL DAY in the Great Hall! Games Guild – Hosted by Magister Goldweard of St. Golias EVERYONE is welcome (and encouraged!) to come play games from the Games Guild Chest of Games or BRING YOUR FAVORITE GAMES to play and share! Duchess Valeria Richila Navarro - Learn how to play Nine Men's Morris and other board games Mushir Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim - Learn the basics of the card game of Cribbage Baroness Emma Fairwyll - Learn the basics of the game currently known as Backgammon Lady Jessimond of Emerickeskepe - Try your hand at Glückhaus (House of Luck)! Hospitality & Information – Hosted by Emerickeskepe If you have ANY questions, please stop by! We will have information to hand out as well as welcoming conversations and information for ALL. Handouts are especially geared towards NEWCOMERS, as well as those who may have recently transferred from out-of-kingdom, and/or are newly returning after a period of inactivity. Lacemaking – Hosted by Dame Delphina de Champeaux Come turn your lace into flowers for your table. Bring your lace and we will provide floral supplies to turn it into a stem for a bouquet. Musicians Gallery – Hosted by Dame Delphina de Champeaux Hark! Musicians from the far reaches of our Stellar Kingdom are invited to come play throughout the day. (This is also a safe space to leave your musical accoutrement while attending classes.) Scriptorium – Hosted by the Scribal Friends of Rosenfeld Come learn about Scribal Arts: Calligraphy and Illumination! We will supplies available to try your hand at Charter Painting! Visit the Scribal Gallery to see completed Charters and Original Scrolls, etc. Youth and Family – Hosted by Domina Dae Knarrarbringa in Bareyska Sessions from 10AM to Noon and then after the lunch break from 1PM to 3PM

Progress: Crown, Heirs, Vindheim Princess

Circles: Pelican, White Scarves

Adult Event Registration: $25

Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $15

Child and Youth: Free

PreRegistration Link: https://tinyurl.com/FestivitiesFunFeasting25

Make checks payable to: SCA Inc. / Shire of Rosenfeld

~Registration includes a luncheon sideboard.~

There will be disposable feast ware available!
 

Current Menu:

Mediterranean Charcuterie:

  • Meat
  • Cheeses
  • Vegetables
  • Olives
  • Hummus
  • Tzatziki
  • Naan
  • Crackers/Cookies (Gluten Free options available)
  • Seasonal Fruit and Cookies
  • Lemonade, Tea, & Water

Website: https://ansteorra.org/rosenfeld/events/

Please use this form to submit a class for consideration: https://forms.gle/wjSJuyfS8aG9Gzo5A

 Hands-on classes can be up to three hours in length providing participants an opportunity to hear, see, and DO!

Possible Classes: Creating Ambiance, Feasts, Bardic, Music, Games, & Dancing!

“Rosenfeld’s Scribal Friends” will be hosting an all day “Come-and-Go” OPEN SCRIPTORIUM within the Great Hall!

  • ALL SCRIBES are welcome to join us in creating our Scriptorium!
  • Bring some of your finished works to display in our GALLERY!
  • Share your favorite tools or techniques!
  • Informal teaching opportunities throughout the day to Teach, Learn, and DO!

Not (yet) a Scribe? Come chat with scribes to learn about calligraphy and/or illumination! See how award scrolls are created. Try your hand at painting a charter scroll! Peruse our Scribal Library and/or learn about the tools of the art.

We look forward to providing an opportunity for hands-on classes. Class blocks can be up to 3 hours in length providing participants an opportunity to hear, see, and do!

We will have informal instruction opportunities available in the Great Hall where techniques may be explored throughout the day in a Come-and-Go setting.

Outdoor setups are also available!

Please note we may get more classes than we can accommodate.
We will work on a first come basis, but if your class has significant duplications, then we may have you speak with the other teacher about a possible collaboration.

We reserve the right to choose a subject that is not already covered to fill an available slot.

Craft stores, grocery stores, and Wal-Mart are all within a 10 minute drive if last minute supplies or tools are required.

Directions: From Hwy 69 / S. Broadway St. head east on E. Amherst St. to New Copeland Rd. Take a left (north) onto New Copeland Rd. Pollard UMC will be on the right. The entrance to the parking lot is from the side street (Hudnall Dr.). Handicap parking with access from main lot!

Pollard UMC Map

Pollard UMC is a DRY and non-smoking (including vape pens) site. Service animals on leash are welcome, all other animals must be kenneled.

Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. They may also attend with a 21-year-old or older adult with a signed and notarized Minor Event Waiver from the parents.