Teahouse of the White Crane

Konnichi wa! Leave Western Europe behind, caravan forever eastward through and beyond the lands of the sultans, along the winding and desolate Silk Road. Traverse great mountains and ford mighty rivers to "find yourself" in a teahouse in Feudal Japan. Dig out and dust off your finest kimono. All travelers are welcome from the far corners of the empire and beyond, be they empress, samurai, geisha, mongol or field peasant.

Peruse the wares in the marketplace. Thrill to comedic and dramatic stage performances and live musical entertainment. Make pilgrimage to a magnificent Shinto shrine and be awed by the sight of the distant and majestic Mt. Fuji.

There will be workshops, demos, and various contests, a display of arts and sciences, and a silent Chinese auction.

We encourage those attending to dress in Japanese/Asian garb. Naturally, authentic attire is most welcome, but something as simple as a long, appropriate lounging robe and pants would suffice. Red represents good fortune. Entertain the idea of using the teahouse colors (black/red/white) for your table setting (round). Include a teapot and cups with your feast gear.

A modest amount of pre-registered merchant space is available. We especially entreat merchants selling Japanese/Asian themed merchandise (kimono/weaponry/teas) and services (Shiatsu massage/acupressure) $3 per table. Further inquiries contact the autocrat.

Troll is open from 3PM-7PM, the site closes at 10PM, and is damp. Courses of food will be served hourly beginning at 4PM. Should you have dietary concerns, please make us aware. Due to hall allowances, reservations will be limited to 125 guests. Once the event is sold out, no one else will be admitted to the hall! If you are interested in attending, please make a reservation now, instead of waiting to buy one at the door. We expect this event will sell out early!

The entry fee is $15, $8/13yrs and under, free/5yrs and under. Please make checks payable to: SCA, Inc.- Barony of Settmour Swamp. Include with your check, both SCA and mundane names of ALL in your party, a SASE, and a telephone number, should we need to reach you. Enclosure of a SASE will allow Troll to provide confirmation and express check-in for all prepaid reservations. Before the mail-in cut-off date of Feb. 13th, send it to: Lady Gabrielle @ Troll, 60 Utica Rd., Edison, NJ 08820.

For anyone planning to set up displays, run workshops and demos, or lecture, please contact the baronial Mistress of Arts & Sciences, Lady Fiona MacNicol. She'll be coordinating the available table space and time slots. Lady Fiona perfers that you contact her by telephone at 908-832-7002. She hasn't an email of her own and must share the following: wohali@erols.com.

All persons interested in performing, merchanting, participating or assisting in any capacity, or if you've got questions, please contact the autocrat: Lady Johanna Karasu at 732-548-0775 (no calls will be accepted after 9:30pm), 732-549-7585 (24hrs phone/fax), or email: whiteraeven@aol.com for information on lodging, Asian markets, etc.

The site is the Moose Lodge, 410 Talmadge Rd. at Coolidge St., Edison, NJ 732-287-1978.

DIRECTIONS:

From the NORTH: Take your best route to NJ, I-287. Get off at Exit #3 - New Durham/Metuchen. At end of ramp make a RIGHT at traffic light onto New Durham Rd. Go 0.3 miles to traffic light, make a RIGHT onto Talmadge Rd. Go 0.6 miles to traffic light. Make a LEFT onto Coolidge St. Go 0.2 miles, make a LEFT into Moose driveway/parking lot.

From the SOUTH: Take your best route to NJ, I-287. Get off at Exit #2B - New Brunswick/Rt.27 South. Ramp traffic flows onto Rt.27 South. Go 0.7 miles to third traffic light. Make a RIGHT onto Talmadge Rd (Sturgis Rd.) Go 1.8 miles, again to third traffic light. Make a LEFT onto Coolidge St. Travel 0.2 miles, make a LEFT into Moose driveway/parking lot.

Safe journey, noble cousin!

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