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| Every 2nd Sunday! | 2nd Sunday Blackpowder shoots at Chabot Rifle Range. See info and directions below. |
| Sat Jan. 12 | Thorne's BD Party.
(Richmond, CA)
The usual costume and period-potluck bash celebrating Thorne's survival for yet another season! Please Contact Thorne or call 510 233 5065 if you are interested in attending. 5pm - Late . |
| Sat-Sun Mar. 8-9 | Sonora Celtic Faire.
(Sonora Fairgrounds - Sonora, CA)
Small living history camp, drill demos & tactical. Work with public for recruiting purposes. Members must arrive after 4 PM Friday or before 9:30 AM Sat.-Sun. Faire hours are Sat. 10 AM to 10 PM and Sun. 10 AM to 5 PM. [ECWSA is not attending the Celtic History Day on Friday.] Event website. Please Contact Thorne if you are interested in attending. |
| April 4-6 | School of
the Renaissance Soldier (Gibson Ranch, Elverta, CA)
Large living history
camp, drill demos, archery and musket competition, cavalry training,
tactical-style battle. All period military and living history units are invited to attend.
event website.
Please Contact Thorne if you are interested in attending. This may be the premier historical military reenactment event of 2008 - Be there! |
| Sat-Sun June 24 - 25? | Fair Oaks Renfaire Come join us in Sacramento, camped with the Cardiff Rose Swordsmen Guild. Shared food if it ain't too hot to cook, daily battle using artillery, musket and pike with the other Guilds. Event website. |
| Saturday, September 22? | Dixon Scots Festival. Held at the Fairgrounds in Dixon, 655 South First Street. Dale Shinn has invited us to join his ECW encampment. Small living history camp (limited foodplan), drill demos & tactical, work with public for recruiting purposes. |
| Sat - Sun Oct ? Date TBA | Shasta Dragonwood Faire.
(Anderson River Park, Anderson, CA)
Some drill and working with the public, shared Field Kitchen and cooking demo. Artillery and matchlock demo with Morgan's Co'y. Possible nautical action if Morgans is on the pond again. Open for set-up Friday until midnight. Pubic hours are Sat. & Sun. 10 AM to 6 PM. Event website at http://www.shastafaire.com/ Please Contact Thorne if you are interested in attending. |
| Sat-Sun, Oct 20-21? | Folsom Ren Faire. In combination with the Cardiff Rose Swordsmen's Guild, we'll participate as a guild at this event. Some drill and working with the public, shared Field Kitchen and cooking demo. Event website. |
These 2nd Suday Black Powder Shoots are in-costume black powder shooting parties at the Chabot Gun Club- (Map and Directions),. Meet at the Club's Range #4 from 9am to 3pm, $5/person shooting , bring hearing protection (or buy it there). Picnic lunch starts noon-ish, bring potluck food and drink.
Bring any black powder gun, and wear any costume (or none) that you wish. This is a very relaxed site, so you can also bring your own targets, as long as they are not glass and you are willing to pick up the pieces....plastic jugs filled with frozen water are extra fun. They will have some cool metal targets for us to knock over, and I'll bring extra powder and match. This event will be rain or shine, as the range is covered. Call Thorne at 510-233-5065 for more info.
The Chabot Gun Club is in the hills near Castro Valley.
Directions:
From the North via 580 - Go South through Oakland on I-580 and exit at 35th Avenue. At the exit light turn Left (East) and go up hill (35th changes to Redwood Road) to Skyline. Look at your mileage odometer, go 6 miles and turn right into the Park (9999 Redwood Road). Follow the signs for 2 miles around to the Club. Allow lots of time to get there, as most of this mileage is 25 MPH and enforced!
From the East via Hwy 24/13 - Go South through Oakland on Hwy 13 and exit at Redwood Avenue. Go up hill on Redwood Road to Skyline. Look at your mileage odometer, go 6 miles and turn right into the Park (9999 Redwood Road). Follow the signs for 2 miles around to the Club.
From the South via 880 or 680 - Go North to 580 or 238. Go towards Castro Valley. From 580 take the Redwood Road exit in Castro Valley. At the exit light turn Left (North) on to Redwood Road. Look at your mileage odometer, go 6 miles and turn Left into the Park (9999 Redwood Road). Follow the signs for 2 miles around to the Club.
Here's their description of their muzzleloading events (everyone is very friendly!):
Muzzleloading Program information: When - 2nd Sunday Where - Range 4 How Much - $9.00 Nonmember, $5.00 Member Special Instructions - *** RIFLE AND PISTOL *** Chabot Muzzleloaders have a shoot the fourth Sunday of every month on range 4. It's not a highly regulated thing. Sometimes we shoot paper, sometimes steel, sometimes ???? but it's always great to get a dozen coal burners together for a day of makin' smoke. We charge $5 for members, $9 for non-members, sometimes award prizes, most times not. We have been known to have a blanket shoot from time to time. The point is fun rather than competition. You need not be a club member to participate. A lot of the guys wear period clothing and emphasize the historical aspects of muzzle loading arms. Some guys just like muzzleloader shooting. It's all fun. We encourage beginners, young people and hunters. Got a new muzzle-loading gun and don't know what to do? Bring it up! The veterans are proud of their skills and will show you the ropes. Want to see what muzzle loading is about? Come on up!
The First Captain of the Earl of Stamford's Regiment of Foote, Army of Parliament, invites all interested Soldiers and Women to join his Company. Subscribe to our mailing list for information about California English Civil War events.