Welcome to the Home page for the Province of Golden Rivers! The Province encompasses a large portion of the Sacramento, CA area and has been a thriving group in the Kingdom of the West since the beginnings of the S.C.A.!
There are a lot of things going on in our Province! We have weekly fighter practice/ gather in Carmichael Park (5750 Grant Ave, Carmichael CA 95608), on Wednesdays starting around 6:30 and going until late. At these gatherings, you can watch our fighters practice and learn more about the art, see dancers having fun and perhaps join in, get information from our chatelaine (our “welcome wagon”), socialize with folks and get to know them, and much more. Our monthly Province business meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month in the same park, weather permitting. There is also a monthly Equestrian practice details can be found under classes.
In this site, you’ll find information on local events, as well as events throughout the Kingdom of the West . You can find out who the local officers are and what their jobs are. You can find links to help you get started on garb, finding a name/device, cooking a period dish, and more. Keep posted for updates!
Ducal Prize Tourney
West & KHTI (Woodland, CA)
Ducal Prize is an event jointly sponsored by the West Kingdom and KHTI, with the profits to go toward the
purchase of a permanent tourney site for the West Kingdom. Since this is a jointly sponsored event be prepared to sign an event-specific waiver. Some of the competitions already on the schedule include mass weapon and buckler list, sword and shield list, superhero and cat's cradle melees, pike list, bastard sword list. There will also be hobby horse races for both kids and adults, the bucket brigade,and various rapier activities as well. This year we will also have a siege cooking contest, cordial contest, cheesecake competition.
The theme for the bardic competitions is animal filk(filk a song that the recording artist name has a type of animal in it.) Other bardic competitions include pick a heraldic color and write a song on site, and silly love
songs. Friday night will feature the Special Request Bardic, beginning after dinner. Saturday and Sunday will be full of competitions, auctions and the world famous Ducal Garage Sale. Monday will wrap up with Monday Morning Wrestling and tear down.
As always we need stuff -- your stuff, my stuff, everybody's stuff! Donations to use as competition prizes, to fuel the Monster Auctions From Hell, and to sell at the garage sale. We can't hold a three hour
auction for your listening and shopping pleasure if we don't have your items to sell back to you, can we now?
Remember, services as well as items make great auction donations. Dinners and such-like have been some of our most successful offerings! If you have any questions about whether a particular item would make a good donation, please contact the Supreme Commissar! Also contact her if you need to donate items before the event.
Site Information: Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland
Site fee is $10, and you will receive five raffle tickets. The site opens at 1 pm on Friday and closes
at 6 pm on Monday. If you show up before 1 on Friday, then you are part of the set-up crew.
Supreme Commissar:
Moira O'Connor (Carol Whitney)
841 Cathedral court #2 Sacramento, Ca 95825 916-483-1594 moira@evenstarkeep.org
Directions: From the North: Take I-5 South to Woodland Exit East St./Downtown Woodland. (Hwy 113 N
Yuba City) and turn left at the light onto East St. Proceed to the 4th light turn left onto Gum Ave, then
turn right at the large blue and white sign for the Yolo County Fair. From the South and East: Take I-5 to
Woodland, Exit Main St./Downtown Woodland; turn left at the light onto Main,** proceed to the 4th light and
turn left onto East (if you cross the RR tracks you've gone too far), proceed on East St. to Gum Ave. (the next light); turn left, then turn right at the large blue and white sign for the Yolo County Fair. From the
West (Bay Area): Take I-80 East to Davis; Exit Hwy 113 N Yuba City; proceed about 7 miles; Exit Main
St./Downtown Woodland; turn left at the light onto Main; follow from ** above.
Golden Rivers Pas d' Armes
Golden Rivers, Sacramento CA
September 6, 2008
Fighters Of The Known World WE CHALLENGE YOU! Come and jon us once again
for the Province of Goldeen Rivers' Pas d'Armes. Spend the day showing your
skills upon the field! There will be multiple challenges as well as Barrier Fighting.
Bring your Inspiration, and stand upon the Field of Honor in Their Name.
The Populace will also be there to cheer you on, and acknowledge those who
show special prowess or skill.
After the Pas please join us as we FIRE UP THE GRILL for a pot luck BBQ.
The Province will provide Hamburgers and Hotdogs. Please bring a side
dish or dessert to share.
Site information: Carmichael Park 5750 Grant Ave Carmichael CA 95608
Site opens: 10am and closes at 9pm
Site Fee: FREE! (However donations gladly accepted.)
Autocrat: Vincenzo Saracini
The Province of Golden Rivers is proud to announce that once again it is time to wander the great valley in celebration of the fine art of Rapier combat. Please join us and witness as we determine our new rapier champion. For those interested in a more gentle arts there will be several classes for you to participate in. A list of class will be posted to goldenrivers.org when they are available. After the tournament and classes please join us for a pot luck BBQ. The Province will provide Hamburgers and hotdogs please bring a side dish or dessert to share.
Site information: Carmichael Park 5750 Grant Ave Carmichael CA 95608
Site opens: 10am and closes at 10pm
Site Fee: there is no site fee however donations gladly accepted
Autocrat: Achmed the Wanderer/ Luis A. Neves
(for a copy of the class listings contact hobbit@gigo.com)
My Good Friends
Were you there? Did you witness the excitement and tension as we watched the final rounds of the Cynagua Coronet Lists? Were you a part of the Celebration that took place when our good friends, and former Lord and Lady of Golden Rivers; Marc de Arundel and Arianwen ferch Morgan, stood in the center of Cynagua's List field and were granted the title of Lord and Lady of the Swan? Once again, The Populace of Golden Rivers Can lift their collective heads up in pride as one of "our own" makes ready to wear the Coronet.
There are lots of other things happening this month! Arts and Sciences and Crown Tournament are right around the corner and right after is The Golden Rivers Rapier Championship and Collegium. So much to do! So much to see and experience ! For those of you attending Crown, please, make sure to stop in at Evenstar Keep and Visit our dear friend, Moira O' Connor, as she sits vigil Friday night, for her long awaited Pelican Ceremony, Understand, however, that with all the people who know and love her dropping in the line maybe a long one. I, for one am overjoyed for her .
Yours in friendship and Service
Mistress Danaë FitzRoberts aka Hobbit
Malyn Edwardis !
Viscount Zaid al-Fallah-Haji and his wonderful Lady, Viscountess Louise de la Chatte Bleue!
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