ADLOCVTIO
NEWSLETTER OF THE TWENTIETH LEGION
Vol. XXI, no. ii, February 2011
MARCHING THROUGH TIME
We have a date for Marching Through Time, April
16-17. Public hours will be from 11 AM to 5 PM, so participants
should aim to arrive by 10 AM. As in previous years, you may drive into
the camp area on Friday or on Saturday morning until 9:30 AM, but by
9:30 am on Saturday all vehicles must be offsite. Parking is
available at the Glenn Dale Community Center, 11901 Glenn Dale
Boulevard; it is on the left about a mile north of Marietta on Route
193. There will be a continuous shuttle running from the site to
the parking area. Many of us park along the road outside the
site, which is "at your own risk". We probably all know the drill
just fine by now, but I'll let you know if there are any changes.
Please let me know if you plan to attend!
A few weeks ago I attended a (very small!) meeting
with Mary Haley-Amen, currently coordinating MTT for the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The house
at Marietta is being renovated for office space, since as a historic
site it was simply not attracting enough visitors to justify the
expenses involved. However, there was no indication that Marching
Through Time would cease as an annual event! There is something
of a need for an energetic park employee to run it in the future, since
Mary is basically filling in this year, but she is definitely dedicated
to doing a good job and wants everyone involved to be happy. So
at the moment you can expect to see MTT on our schedule next year and
beyond.
MORE DISTANT EVENTS
LAFE 43 AD
This is the annual non-public immersion event at
Legio II Augusta's reconstructed fort at Lafe, Arkansas. The date
for 2011 is March 17-20, and more details can be found at their
website, http://www.ad43.org/
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HISTORY ALIVE
Formerly held each year in the Norfolk Botanical
Gardens, this multi-era event is moving to the Chesapeake Central
Library in Portsmouth, VA. The tentative date is April 8-10 (one
week before MTT). I'm guessing that our compatriots in Legio IX
Hispana are already part of this, but anyone from Legio XX who is
interested is certainly encouraged. Let me know if you want
contact information.
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Gruppo Storico Romano is hosting an event to
celebrate the founding of Rome, taking place in Rome itself. (The
one in Italy!) It will run from Saturday April 16 through
Thursday April 21, 2011. If you are interested in this, you must
register by March 5. Details and registration form can be found
online:
http://www.natalidiroma.it
http://www.gsr-roma.com
The contact is Sergio Iacomoni, info AT gsr-roma DOT com.
CALENDAR
March 5, 2011 --Culture a la Carte, Riverbend HS,
Fredericksburg, VA
April 16-17 --Marching Through Time, Marietta Mansion.
May 14-15 --Roman Days, Riversdale Mansion, Riverdale, MD
August --Possible time-line event in Philadelphia, PA
September 3-4 --Virginia Scottish Games, Great Meadows,
The Plains, VA
September --Possible event at Virginia Junior Classical
League convention in Richmond, VA
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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,
matthew_amt AT yahoo DOT com, http://www.larp.com/legioxx/