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Lady Mary Memorial Tournament

Barony of Rising Waters
Proudly Presents

Lady Mary Memorial Tournament – The Delights of Spring

3 May 2025
Doors open 9 am
Close 10 pm

Location: Laura Secord Secondary School
349 Niagara St, St. Catharines, ON L2M 4V9

Gate

Non-member $30
Member: $20
Youth 17 and under – Free

Feast – A Feast in Three Courses (details below)

Schedule

9 am                         Doors open
                                           Please bring auction items to the auction table
                                           Participants sign up for the Scholars Tournament at Gate
10:30 am                  Opening Court/Procession of Tournament Entrants and their Inspirations
 
Tournaments to begin following morning court 
 
11:30 am                  Silent Auction opens
12pm                       Lunch
 
4pm                         Silent Auction closes            
5pm                         Court (at Their Majesties’ pleasure)

Event Staff

Event Stewards: Abhilin fra Skye (Leslie Falzone) & Noble Ren

Lunch Steward: Countess Josephine of Ben Dunfirt

Feast Steward: Abhilin fra Skye (Leslie Falzone) & Baroness Gema Krasilni’kova

Merchant Liaison: 

Head Gatekeeper: Countess Genevieve Chastellain d’Anjou

Royalty Liaison: Baroness Annabelle & Sir Richard Larmer

Fundraising Organizer: Lady Eydis Drifa

Lady Mary Memorial Tournaments

The Armoured Combat Tournament Format – TBD – MIC: Iustus

Fencing Tournament: MIC: Baron Alistair Kirk

Archery Tournament Details – MIC: Magistra Nika Dmitrieva doch’Zvezdina

For those who just want to stop by and shoot casually, you are welcome at any time except during the Lady Mary shoot.

Thrown Weapons Tournament Details – MIC: Noble Rhys of Anglesey

The Mistress Rachael Catherine McLellan Memorial Scholar’s Tournament Details – Coordinator: Baroness Sciath ingen Chaennaig

An A&S Tournament in three parts: 1. A completed project; 2. A project to complete at the event; 3. A demonstration or performance at the event. Documentation is appreciated, but not required. Registration to participate is not required. Contact Baroness Sciath at risingwater@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Silent Auction

Many items will be available for bidding. Come check out the auction counter and see if anything strikes your fancy! To donate items to this year’s auction, please email Lady Eydis.

Bardic Competition – TBD

Directions

  1. Make your way south to the QEW Niagara
  2. Exit at Niagara Street
    • Exit from north, turn left onto Niagara
    • Exit from south, turn right onto Niagara
  3. The venue is a few blocks from the QEW with an ample parking lot.

Map

Feast Menu and Ingredients

First Course 

Bread

Lamb and Leek soup – Lamb, vegetable broth, ground saffron, leek, carrot, turnip, onion, ginger, black pepper, salt, poudre forte.  Just Leek soup for Vegetarians, same but no Lamb. 

Salad – green salad, olive oil, marjoram, wine vinegar, salt and pepper

Mushroom pasties – shortening, flour, egg, mushrooms, parm cheese, onions garlic, salt and pepper

Pickled Beets

Second Course

Kebabs – chicken, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, paprika.

Vegetables kebabs

Rice in vegetable stock

Hummus – chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic

Pita bread

Goat cheese and honey

Sweet Course

Custard tarts – eggs milk rosewater, pastry

Dates with Cinnamon and honey

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