Vol. XII, no. x, October 2002
EVENT
Five evenings of fun are coming
up, the annual Walk Through Bethlehem at the Seventh Day Adventist
Headquarters
in Silver Spring, MD. The dates are December 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9
(that's
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday), and as I recall it
runs from 6 to 9 PM. For those who have never seen this, it's a
village
of shops and booths set up a winding narrow street, all indoors, with a
full cast of shopkeepers and other locals. Each evening between
1500
and 2000 public come through to meet Herod (frothingly played by Dick
Stenbakken),
working their way through the town to the final live manger scene at
the
end, complete with angels. We Romans not only serve as real crowd
control, but we have the vital task of harrassing, insulting, and
generally
oppressing each and every visitor, staying in character the whole time.
Equipment is very basic, armor,
helmet, shield, sword, but no pila or packs. If you want to aim
for
c. 6 BC (hamata, Coolus or Montefortino helmet, Mainz gladius), that's
fine, otherwise the regular segmentata and other mid-first century
stuff
is fine. You may wear your helmet crest if you like. You
must
Must MUST be dressed, equipped, and in position BEFORE the doors open
at
6 PM! (Remember rush-hour traffic, etc.) We usually park
our
gear in Dick's office for the whole week, and change there, but there
are
bathrooms readily available, too. There is also space to stash
your
modern clothes behind the sets. I'll have a little food and a
water
bucket there, and you can get a bowl of stew over at the "inn".
It would be nice to have two to
four soldiers each night, so if you would like to participate just pick
the evening or evenings that work best for you and let me know.
Directions
and more details next month.
This should also be the year that
St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Silver Spring holds its bi-annual
Bethlehem
Market Place, but I have not gotten any information about that yet.
SURF'S UP
Legio XX is pictured on the
Central
Rappahannock Regional Library website in an article "Local Living
History:And
You Thought That They Only Wore Gray!", at http://www.historypoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=608&column_type=hpfeature
The web site for Moskeytitle LLC
is up and can be accessed. The address is http://Moskeytitle.com.
CALENDAR
November 2 -- Monthly workshop/muster at Roger and JJ
Moskey's, 10 to 5. (A reminder that we're not supposed to bring
children
to these. This is primarily but not entirely for safety, so if
you
want to bring the kids PLEASE check with the Moskeys ahead of time, and
keep them out of the basement when the power tools are running.
Thanks!)
December 7 --Our regular workshop day, will probably run
as normal even though we have the Bethlehem gig that evening.
December 4-5, 7-9 --Walk Through Bethlehem, Seventh Day
Adventist Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD
December ? Saturnalia?
February ? Lupercalia?
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Directions to the monthly workshops/musters at Roger Moskey's
house:
From I-495 Capital Beltway, take
Exit 12 B Route 267 Toll Road West towards Dulles Airport. After
paying toll (50 cents), take the first exit--Exit 16 Route 7 Leesburg
Pike
West for about 11 miles. Go past Cascades Parkway, and at the
next
light take a right onto PALISADES Parkway, then an immediate left onto
"Triple 7" (Route 777). Pass Calvary Temple on right, take the
next
right onto Regina Drive; follow it to the end and take a right onto
Markwood
Drive. At stop sign take a left onto Terrie Drive
(culdesac).
#304 is just to the right of the middle. (Actually, I've been
taking
VA Rt. 193 Georgetown Pike from the Beltway, through Great Falls and up
to Rt. 7. Cuts off some of the Beltway, the toll, and much of
awful
Rt. 7.)
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What, that's it? A whole week late and less than two pages?? Yeah, well, I was running a major medieval event last weekend and then I got sick. Tough it out.
ADLOCVTIO is the Official Newsletter of the Twentieth Legion, supposedly published on the Ides of each month. I am Quintus, aka Matthew Amt, the Legion's Commander and Editor of the Newsletter, http://www.larp.com/legioxx/. Valete!