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The Great Willows are visitin the OAKS
By Acorne Oakley Hiya! Woohoo! The fantastic females of the KaPAteK aNAhuAC were absolutely astoundin!! Truly
an awesum concert where Lady Yugun took us on a musical tour of the
five years these marvelous musicians have been t'gether as a band. The concert was terrific from beginnin when they rocked so hard it truly knocked me out .... ta the end when the audience kept beggin them ta play more ...more ...MORE! Thanks ta all of these fabulously fierce females!! Especially dear Yugun & sweet
Evazilla
(a bit gruff but stll cant help bein a sweetie) who sang so beautifully ~cheers~ Most
hobbits never actually considered a life on the sea ~shivers~ but it
sounded fun when them two sang about ...."Piracyyyyyyy" of
course there were many other mighty fine lyrics like the songs Yugun
"borrowed" from her dad who used ta be part of the Chantefables. and thanks ta all the very talented folks that joined the band : Ordosig of Die Bunten Vogel
Master Grombine,
Lady Ewelos, Master Gerhalt & Lady Fiyalka of Polnolunie Lady Tunvil of Mondbarden & Master Bragomur who often plays in his sister's band. Thanks ta all of these wonderfully talented & generous folks .... and a big thanks ta
KaPAteK aNAhuAC
fer this brilliant concert!! wanna see it all agin? Then please go here. I am so excited about the April OAKS! Cause this will be another phenomenal party. The Great Willows are visitin the OAKS!!!!!! Yup ya herd me correct .....WOOHOO!! the Great Willow Blues Band  I absolutely luvs the blues ... and ya folks know that I luv trees! So I am thrilled ta have the Great Willow Blues Band come play fer us in April. No worries if yer favorite music be swing ...or rock ...or metal ...or even classical Cause dear Irenella can play all these genres ( and probably will ) PLUS I get ta hug a big bunch of trees ...eleven as a matter of fact ~grins~ when all of these willows be comin ta the OAKS in the Oldfurlong neighborhood of the Shire in April.
where: the town square of the Oldfurlong neighborhood in the Shire homesteads ((Altfurch auf Deutsch / Longuevieille en français)) when: Saturday April 17th at eight bells in the evenin (( 20:00 UK time / 21:00 CET / 15:00 server time )) I am positive this concert will be truly ...tree-mendous! warm gentle hugs, Acorne |
Shire May Queen search begins
By Nannie Another year gone and tis time ter start the search once more! Each
year around this time, the Shire decides which of the brave lasses who
come forward, will be the next wearer of the Floral Crown. From humble
housewife ter hard working crafters, the race is open ter all!  Now,
as the leaves on the trees change every year, tis only fair that the
Queen is renewed each year. Otherwise we'd be keeping the same lass and
no give others the chance. So... Are ye a lass of the Shire? Do ye have what it takes ter be Queen of the May? Or
do ye know of someone who would do the Shire proud? If so, then don't
delay! Send them names ter me - Nannie - and they could be the lucky
one! Over the years we've had many a fine Queen
of the May. Miss Acorne, Miss Amorey, Miss Lina, Granmama and our
current holder Miss Pennyroyal. Ter name but a few. Will ye be joining
their ranks? So lassies, dust off yer best
frocks and pluck up yer courage - a wee dram may help with that one -
Drop me a message via the Quick post - time ter earn yer ale again lads!
- Or just let me know at either the Green Dragon or market, yer canna
miss the hat! Now ah hope ye lads are no thinking yer off the hook! Oh no! If
ye think ye have what it takes ter be King o' the may and follow in the
path of KIng gone afore ye. Then pass yer name ter me and we'll see
what we see. The search has begun to find our
next rulers of the May, all are invited ter try if ye havena held the
title before. Once we have some willing vict... er candidates, their
names will be announced and voting will begin. Ye have till the 16th of April, ter get those names in, then voting will open and the race begins in truth. The event is open to all hobbits of the Shire and beyond. The new Queen and King will be announced at the party on May Day (1st May) Date : May 1st (Saturday Time : 8pm ( BST/3pm server time) Location : Shire rose kin hall, 4 Brookbank Street Brightdown |
The Amazing Tale of Little Red Riding Hobbit
By Diaspore Silvertongue I grew up as part of a company of traveling performers known as The
Silvertongues. It was a family enterprise, and we grew up learning to
dance, juggle, sing, and perform in plays. We performed in the Shire,
Breeland, Ered Luin, and on one memorable (but not pleasurable)
occasion, at the Forsaken Inn in the Lone Lands. My
gifts did not lie in singing, dancing, or anything requiring dexterity.
The time I tried swallowing fire, I burned my tongue; my singing voice
caused hearers to flee, and my dancing, or so I was told, reminded
others of a herd of drunk oliphaunts. However, I did evidence some
dramatic ability and a fair facility with words. Consequently, I spent
my time as an actor and dramatist. A few months
ago, our troupe decided to retire. The older members wanted to rest
their bones from the bouncing and jouncing of travel, and the younger
ones wanted to be free to explore more widely. I had no wish to retire
completely, but I did want to settle in one place for more than a week
at a time, so I went to live with my cousin Skilly Brockhill in the
Shire, the place that felt most like home to me.  the stage where it will all be happening I
brought with me the almost-completed script of a play I had started
during my travels, the play that became "Little Miss Riding Hobbit." The
play tells the tale of a young hobbit lass who met an evil wild beast
while walking innocently through the forest to her grandmother's house.
It demonstrates how hobbit courage and ingenuity can defeat even the
most wicked and wily of adversaries. I was most
fortunate to be able to recruit a talented cast, who in fact acted as
co-playwrights with me in fleshing out the play's action. The play stars
Acorne as Little Red Riding Hobbit and Grufforic as the Hero, with
Morkang as the Wild Beast, Nannie as the Grandmother, Saelo as the
Mother, and Lina Willowood as the narrator. Clumbo has created a fine
musical accompaniment. What: The Amazing Tale of Little Red Riding Hobbit, a play by Diaspore Silvertongue When: Thursday, April 8, 7:30 PM Michel Delving time ((UK time, 2:30 PM server time)) Where: Downfurrow community stage (on the island next to the town center), Shire Homesteads |
March winds blow in Kapatek AnahOaks
By Acorne Oakley Hiya! I surely hope y'all had a chance ta see at least part of the wonderful February OAKS .... Such a truly awesum band and a mighty fine leader who writes charming lyrics. He began the evenin wit a luvly song about the beginnin of an "ordinary" love story on "a saturday night at OAKS" hehe All the music of the Daft Pigs was utterly charmin whether it leans toward sweet & sentimental or a lively jig.... Master Blacks's voice was as one lass said....magnifique no matter what he is singin. As another lass said .."a wonderful time was had by all." Thanks ta all of the Daft Pigs fer bringin their marvelous music ta the OAKS :) and thanks ta dear Miss Leddy & her ability ta draw real fast ...here be a lil reminder of that evenin Here we are in the middle of March ...and in the midst of them strong winds that come wit this month. Of course no one has ta fear this "storm" ~giggles~ cause this time them winds of March be blowin in a bunch of delicate, deliteful damsels known as the one & only KapateK AnaHuac  These luvly ladies no doubt brought smiles ta all these folks and will fer all of us when they play the OAKS! Almost close enuff ta dance along wit the audience ...which reminds me ... Miss Yugun has asked if she could come out & dance wit the audience ... she said they like ta be close ta their audience. Of course I said ...."yes" cause these be sum fragile females who get a wee bit nervous ...so..... Wood all of ya folks bring a mug of ale or beer, sum pipeweed, or a mushroom fer the band ...just ta help them get over bein almost two shy ta play?
where: the town square of the Oldfurlong neighborhood in the Shire homesteads Remember::((Altfurch auf Deutsch / Longuevieille en français)) when: Saturday March 27th at eight bells in the evenin (( 20:00 UK time / 21:00 CET / 16:00 server time )) Mischief seekin lads from Staddle snuck over ta Bree and turned all the clocks ahead an hour. That means the OAKS will be at eight bells Shire time ((8pm UK time)) and 4pm in Bree ((servertime)) til folks get around ta settin the clocks backward ...or is that ahead??... all over Middle Earth. WHAT!?! Sumone said this band was banned cause they broke their instruments while on stage and then set the stage on fire?? ~nah~ Fiercely wild non-ladies?? ~cant be ~ those are just silly rumors! ya folks just come see fer yerselves ...you'll luv this concert, no doubt about that ! warm gentle hugs, Acorne |
Shrew Spotting in the Appledores
by Almi Edelwise It’s springtime… for shrews!  Date: Thursday, 25th March Come to the Party Tree and join miss Almi for an educational tour and learn more about nature! And there might be some “shrewd” prizes for the participants too! ((OOC: This is a relaxed roleplaying event for hobbits where we will learn a few facts about shrews. It’s good if you have a cosmetic shrew pet from the Spring festival, we will summon them at the Appledores for the purposes of the event (but no worries, if you don’t have any). Please make sure the cosmetic pets are not disabled in your settings (Options > Social options). If you have questions, please contact Almi.)) |
Bullroarer Took's Night of the Muses
By Peppy Bristlebrush Well, we are rapidly approaching one of the most important celebrations of the Shire: Bullroarer Took Day! Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took was a great hero, tall enough to ride a horse and inventor of the game of golf. He led a Hobbit army into the Battle of the Greenfields against invading goblins and claimed victory by beheading their chieftain Golfimbul in battle. Golfimbul's head landed in a rabbit hole and thus golf was invented, so the story goes.  Every year on March 17, Bullroarer Took and those who have fallen in battle, are commemorated near his statue in Brockenborings. We do this by making music, dancing, reciting poems and, ofcourse, drinking! We wear green clothes in his honour. That is Bullroarer Took Day in a nutshell. This year March 17 is on a Wednesday and there is a weekly event on Wednesdays already: the Night of the Muses. So we have attempted to combine the two. We'll generally follow the format of Night of the Muses with a few differences:
For those not familiar with the goings on at the Nights of the Muses:
Many scholars of other races who study Hobbit culture have expressed their desire to attend this traditional Hobbit celebration and may desire to share their own culture with us. You are very welcome, but we ask those of the taller persuasion to stand in the back so as not to block the view of the Hobbits. Remember, we are not all as tall as the Bullroarer! To summarize: What: Bullroarer Took's Night of the Muses Where: Brockenborings, the Shire, near the statue When: Wednesday March 17, 19:30 ((UK time, 15:30 servertime)) You are all very welcome to attend and we hope you will play us some great music too! (( OOC Bullroarer Took Day really must be celebrated on March 17, on St.Patrick's Day. In the past we have cooperated with organisers of regular events to make this happen: with Green Dragon Friday and with Bird&Baby Yard Party and now with the Little Wanderers who give you Night of the Muses. This also gives each year a unique Bullroarer Took Day event. Next year will be different again. The Bullroarer Took Day celebrations are traditionally held in character, so please refrain from OOC talk as much as you can. *Your choice of music, just like at regular Night of the Muses is up to you. But if you can, try to include traditional Irish music. After all, Bullroarer Took Day is the in game version of St.Patricks Day. At Night of the Muses some of the bands are large and led by one person. It can take some time for them to set up and walk away again. The attention span of Hobbits can be short, but they do love riddles! So while a large band is setting up on stage, a Hobbit may step forward to entertain the crowd with a riddle or two while they do. Please let him or her finish it. It won't be subtracted from your allotted time of 10 minutes.  Large bands also need a place to set up ("park") before they perform on stage. In the sketch above, red arrows indicate spots that are suitable for that (behind the red arrows, please, as seen from the stage area). The red star indicates a reserved spot for any camera character who wants to film the event. The green encircled area is where the audience will be.  The stage is traditionally on top of the fence, but the larger bands may prefer the area before it, as indicated in the sketch above. On top or before, we'll leave it up to you! Members of the audience, please leave this area open. We hope you will all enjoy yourself, in spite of unfamiliar surroundings or procedures!)) |
Briallin's Birthday Party
By Briallin Boggins Miss Briallin Boggins invites the local hobbits to join her in celebrating her 28th birthday! There will, of course, be food, fizzers and (if anyone has some tunes that they're willing to share) dancing! Date: Monday, March 8 Time: 8 PM ((UK Time)) Location: 6 Myrtle Court, Daisyglen, Shire Homesteads |
Hobnanigans!
By Adamantja Clearwater Hobnanigans! The chickens are at it again! They find it all very amusing to land on a playing field and get scooted through the goal posts, so we may as well join in their fun!  That's right, it's time for Hobnanigans, and we're going to make a day of it - or two even! The next event runs from April 1 at 10 am to April 5 at 3 am (yawn), and Adamantja and Affodil are very excited to lead our fellow Hobbits in learning more about this fun game. We'll gather up the hill at Field 4 at seven and a half bells on April 1 and again on Saturday April
3 at two and a half bells ((7:30 pm UK on April 1 and 2:30 pm UK on
April 3)) where we'll teach new folks how to play, give our strategies on
the best ways to get the most Hobnanigans tokens, and point out the
various vendors and what they sell during the event. Even a few of our
cousins will be coming to join the fun, so we won't have to wait long to
fill up the sides and start matches. Ye can use the map you'll get when Hobnanigans starts to find the fields, or ye can take the Festival Horse from Bree and then travel just a wee bit south to find the four Hobnanigans fields. Whether you're a Hobnanigans Rookie or Hobnanigans All-star, come join the fun! Chickens for everyone! ((OOC: This is a hobbit in-character hobnanigans event,
to provide a set time for interested hobbits to meet up. Following on
from these events, the participants can also arrange more meetups the
same weekend for those who want to earn more tokens. )) |
Pie Day Party in Songburrow
By Pycella Woodberry It’s time to celebrate pies again! In the Shire, everyday is a pie day. Well, isn’t that a good excuse to arrange a proper party to celebrate our great love for pies? And the proper date for such a party is on March 14th which is also known as the official Pi(e) Day. The celebration will take place at Miss Pycella’s pie shop in the village of Songburrow. Here are the details for your calendars:  Date: Sunday March 14 Time: 7:30PM ((UK time)), duration approx. one hour* Location: 5 Chalk Road, Songburrow, Shire homesteads  At this relaxed food-themed party, we will enjoy all sorts of pies from Pycella’s wide assortment. You can also sniff around the pie shop premises, experiment with the innovative pie launcher, try to wake up the lazy dishwasher, and of course marvel at the thousands of pies inside the cellar. We might boost our appetites with pie songs, poems and similar things. Miss Pycella will also share tasty study materials for guests who still haven’t got the esteemed Pie Maven title. Welcome to have some lighthearted fun in good company! ((OOC: This is a roleplaying event for hobbits and travelling dwarves with an empty belly. *Please note that we will try to keep this party a bit shorter than usual (one hour), as Miss Pycella will need to wake up early next morning for yet another regular pie selling day.)) |
Fall in Luv at the February OAKS
By Acorne Oakley Hiya! The January OAKS was absolutely wonderful! Fer starters dear Agago made tea fer the audience. When the concert started the Purple Folks played slow classics ...just wonderful. Soon they got a bit livelier and had feet flyin & folks spinnin .... Then they really started rockin ~woohoo~ and played sum freshly mixed tunes! Folks
came flockin in from all over Middle Earth ...one came from Rivendell
where he was in what the eluf healers call a hospital .... even Tom Bombadil showed up ta enjoy the remarkable musical arrangements! Sumthin fer everybodee! and all of these genres of music done so beautifully :)
Thanks bunches ta the Purple Pipeweed Parlor Band fer all the pleasure ya Purple Folks brought to the OAKS!! This had ta be the most rockin tea party EVER! NOW ....it's February! Everyone knows February starts off wit Hedgehog Day ~looks a bit confused~ Or is that just Hog Day? February also gets me ta thinkin about luv .... and there be many different kinds of folks and things we luv But no one can resist them cute lil baby hogs ...
I know I luv them. Fer certain I luv music, dancin wit friends, and cute lil baby hogs ...like my own sweet Rudolf, the sweetest piggy I know :) Next OAKS .... I'll be gettin all three!!! Cause in February I get ta DANCE ta the wonderful MUSIC of .... the DAFT PIGS!  when they come ta the Oldfurlong neighborhood of the Shire fer the February OAKS.
where: the town square of the Oldfurlong neighborhood in the Shire homesteads ((Altfurch auf Deutsch / Longuevieille en français)) when: Saturday February 27th at eight bells in the evenin (( 20:00 UK time / 21:00 CET / 15:00 server time )) wit the music of the Daft Pigs! warm happy hugs, Acorne |
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