Summer's End - Gion Festival

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www.yamakaminari.com/summers-end-2011/

Summer's End 2011
September 10th
in the Canton of Beau Fleuve
St. John de la Salle, 8469 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14304

Come celebrate the closing of the glorious season at this year's Summer's End - Gion Festival - on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 in the Canton of Beau Fleuve, Barony of the Rhydderich Hael.

The Gion Festival is traditionally a time to revel in sultry Summer days, enjoying rich culinary treats and relishing the sights and sounds of an ancient Japanese street festival once used to curry favor with tempestuous kami.

There will be heavy fighting for adults and youth, as well as fencing and thrown weapons. Non-martial activities will include an Arts & Sciences competition and opportunities to learn gentler arts, such as dancing and puppetry.

Rowena and Sturrhim Caithness will be presenting an all-day sideboard of Japanese and Asian delights this year in lieu of a feast.

We are honored to continue the tradition of holding Summer's End at St. John de la Salle, 8469 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14304.

The site is discreetly damp and will open at 10 am and close at 10 pm.

The cost of the event is $13.00 for SCA members, $6.50 for members 17 years old and younger, and there will be no charge for children 4 years old and younger. There will be a Non-Member Surcharge of $3.00 added to the fee for those unable to supply proof of SCA membership. Please make checks payable to "SCA, Inc. -".

Pre-registration is greatly appreciate. Please contact the event registration clerks, Pani Zofia & Lady Magdalena Smythie, Please makes checks payable to SCA, INC - Canton of Beau Fleuve

Send your reservations to:
Pani Zofia Kowalewska
(mka Melissa Hannon)
53 Koester St
Buffalo, NY 14220.
Email: melblackrose @ gmail.com or preimann28 @ verizon.net
Phone: [phone] (no calls after 9pm, please)

Any questions or concerns, please address them to the Autocrat, Minamoto Saiaiko.
228 Park Avenue
Lockport, NY 14094
Email: saiaiko @ yahoo.com
Phone: [phone] (no calls after 9 pm, please)

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I'm tempted, but it is a 7hr+ drive from here a week after Atlantian 30 year, and I think Abe would kill me

-Ii

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Thank you, Ishiyama-sama, for posting this.

[Saiaiko]

Menu's up, along with new merchants and martial activities.

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My wife Lady Hara and I had wonderful time at this event. We usually don't travel the far for events unless we are going with a group of people we already know. We know a bunch of people up in the Rhydderich Hael through the group we camp with at Pennsic, but most of them spent the day in the kitchen making food for us all. So, we got to meet a whole passel of new people.

The Japanese "Gion Festival" theme worked well for this event. A constant stream of munchies and leisurely activity. Hara and I spent the day braiding and teach braiding to others. Thank you to Minamoto Saiaiko and her staff for a lovely time!

The next day we drove over to Niagara Falls and spent a couple of hours viewing the falls from the USA side before we drove home. This was an excellent cap on the trip.