Caer Galen Midwinter Celebration 2008

On this 13th day of December, 999 Anno Domini, Their Excellencies of Caer Galen, Bjarki and Asta, cordially invite you to join them in celebrating winter in its most festive fashion!

This year, we celebrate our Midwinter alongside the Dnieper River, in the beautiful seat of the Rurikid rulers, Kiev. The delegation from Constantinople has come up to visit the Kievan Princes, as well as various envoys from Scandanavia to conduct trade negotiations.

Lady Shoshanna Rimcha bat Reuven is preparing a Russian and Ottoman Feast that will quite possibly break the serving boards! We will also have a lunch sideboard that is included in your site fee. Please contact her directly at Shoshanna@caergalen.org with dietary restrictions and requests.

Best Use of Fish A&S Contest

Most Beautiful Treasure Strand Contest

Bardic Competition
There are three parts, and ANYONE can compete in any or all of them. Each is judged separately.
1. Write new lyrics to “Volga Boat Song” and perform your version.
2. Learn and perform a Russian Folk Song. (Some can be found HERE)
3. “Open Bardic” - Present any piece you have prepared, self-written or otherwise

The Caer Galen Senatorial Election
We need more senators!

The Baroness' Favor Tournament, a Snowball Tournament for Heavy Fighters
The final round will be a snowball fight, if there's snow. If not, we'll fling something else.

The Captain of the City Guard Fencing Tournament

Voting for the Harp of Caer Galen

A Silent Auction to Benefit the Kingdom Travel Fund

Their Majesties of the Outlands and Their Excellencies of Caer Galen will have Court during the day, scheduled at Their Pleasure.

Their Majesties of the Outlands will also hold a meeting with the Defenders of the White Scarf, schedule to be determined shortly.

Tentative Schedule, Subject to Their Majesties' and Their Excellencies' Pleasure:

11:00 am	Site Opens
Noon	Opening Court
12:30 pm	Lists Open for All Tournaments
	A&S Competition Opens
	Harp Voting Opens
	Senate Voting Opens
1:00 pm	Captain of the City Guard Tournament
2:30 pm	Baroness' Favor Tournament starts no later than 2:30, or immediately upon conclusion of the City Guard Tournament
4:00 pm	A&S Competition Closes
	Harp Voting Closes
	Senate Voting Closes
5:00 pm	Evening Court
6:30 pm	Feast
8:00 pm	Caer Galen Musical Chairs
10:00 pm	Site Closes

Who you are	Site	Site Plus Feast
Adult Member	$10	$20
Adult Non-Member	$13	$23
Child 6-12 years	$5	$10
Child Under 6 years	Free	Free

FEAST RESERVATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 30, 2008! Feast will be limited to 80 people, so please get your reservations in early. There will not be any feast reservations available at the door. And in true Caer Galen fashion, the only good reservation is a PAID reservation! Please mail your reservations to Mistress Signy von Velden at the information listed below!

Lunch will be a Zakuska Table, and is included in your site fee:

Bread & Salt & butter, with Rye Bread (a gluten free version is being planned as well), Black Bread, and Lavash
Gravlax
Pickled Herring, in wine sauce and also in sour cream sauce
Stuffed Eggs with mushrooms, and also with gherkins
Eggplant caviar (vegetarian)
Pirozhki (sour cream dough) with Beef filling and also with Cabbage filling (vegetarian)
Mushroom barley soup (vegetarian)
Cold borscht (vegetarian)
Grated carrots, apple & horseradish (vegetarian)
Sauerkraut (vegetarian)
Pickles (vegetarian)
Olives (vegetarian)
Pickled beets (vegetarian)
Marinated mushrooms (vegetarian)
Ukrainian filled dumplings (vegetarian) with Cheese filling, and also with Cherry filling
Pickled tongue
Azerbaijani meatballs w/cherries
Sour cream

The Evening's Feast:

First Remove (to be served during court)
Blini w/cavi.art and sour cream (cavi-art - vegan)
Bread w/salt and butter
Rye bread
Black bread
Lavash
Pumpkin fritters (vegetarian)

Second Remove:
Pearl barley soup w/chicken
Byelorussian mushroom & noodle soup (vegetarian)

Third Remove:
Stuffed cabbage with meat filling
Stuffed cabbage with rice and mushroom filling (vegetarian)

Fourth Remove:
Kasha
Spinach w/walnut sauce (vegetarian)
Chickpea w/swiss chard or other green leaf (vegetarian)
Grilled chicken w/garlic & walnut sauce
Vegetarian pilaf (vegetarian)

Dessert Sideboard Service (all vegetarian):
Cheese blintzes w/apple
Almond cookies
Halva
Poppy seed roll

From Denver and Parts North: Take your best route to exit 240 off of Interstate 25 in Longmont, CO. Travel west on Hwy 119 7 miles, and turn left (south) on South Pratt Parkway. Go ½ mile south and turn right (west) on Missouri. Go one block and the church is on your left.

From southern parts of Boulder County: Take Hwy 287 North to Longmont, and turn left (west) on Hwy 119 to South Pratt Parkway. Go ½ mile south and turn right (west) on Missouri. Go one block and the church is on your left.

From Boulder: Take Hwy 119 East to Longmont, and then turn right (south) on South Pratt Parkway. Go ½ mile south and turn right (west) on Missouri. Go one block and the church is on your left.

Event Steward:
Mistress Brianna Chevreuil
720-840-6232 (no calls after 9pm, please)
1619 Prairie Song Place
Longmont, CO 80501
Kathryn_Michel@msn.com

Chef de Cuisine:
Lady Shoshona Simcha bat Reuven
303-926-1971 (no calls after 9pm, please)
Shoshanna@caergalen.org

Reservations Agent and Gatekeeper:
Mistress Signy von Velden
13532 Bellaire Street
Thornton, CO 80241
kjparker01@msn.com

Image Acknowledgement: St. George and the Dragon, Kievan 14th Century Icon, Tempera on Wood. From the Church of SS Joachim and Anna in the village of Stanylya, Lviv region. Lviv National Museum. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/lviv/Gallery/Pictures/4.jpg