The 2013 California Morris Ale
Presented by MAD MOLLY
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99˘
S'Ale The 2013 California Morris Ale Presented by MAD MOLLY |
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You've come to the right place for Stuff to Bring, Schedule, Tours, Miscellany, and Local Attractions. If we couldn't find another place to put it, it's here!
Essentials: kit, instruments, songbooks, camera,
earplugs (snoring is a fact of life).
That other stuff: Clothes (bring a jacket; it gets
chilly at night), bedding, towel, fragrance-free toiletries, alarm clock,
personal beer container, refillable water bottle, flashlight & batteries, cash,
extra libations of your own choosing.
Saturday dinner is dress-up time - as formal as you like.
We encourage outfits for which you paid only 99˘ for each visible item of
clothing and jewelry (and good luck with that).
There will be people with perfume sensitivities, including
a participant with a severe lavender allergy. Please bring fragrance-free
toiletries but especially no lavender products. Your cooperation is greatly
appreciated.
| Friday | 4:00p | Check-in begins |
| 4:01p-8:30p | Dinner on your own | |
| 8:30p-ish | Training in product display (teach mass dances) | |
| After that | Catalog browsing (pick-up dancing) | |
| Saturday | Pre-9:00a | Breakfast |
| 9:00a | Depart main store | |
| 10:00a-noon | Tour retail outlets | |
| 12:30p-2:00p | Lunch and specialist product display (show & mass dances) | |
| Afterwards | Tour retail outlets | |
| Later | Cocktail hour | |
| 5:00p-ish | Return to main store | |
| 6:30p-ish | Dinner & team building exercises (entertainment) | |
| 8:30p-ish | Catalog browsing (pick-up dancing) | |
| Sunday | Pre-pre-9:00a | Morning Mimosa Stretch and Pecan Pie Tasting |
| Pre-9:00a | Breakfast and awards | |
| 9:00a-10:00a | Pack and clean area | |
| 10:00a-11:30a | Workshops | |
| Noon-1:00p | Depart to pub |
| Blue Light Special | Bargain Basement Clearance | Red Tag Sale | |
| Teams | Apple Tree Morris, Bowen Black Sheep, Deer Creek Morris Men, Mad Molly | Goat Hill Morris, Pacific Sword Company, Seabright Morris & Sword, Renegade Rose, Two Rivers Morris | Berkeley Morris, Rising Phoenix Morris, Sound & Fury Morris, Wild Wood Morris |
| 10:00-10:45a | Karma stop | Karma stop | Maywood Park, Santa Clara |
| 11:00-11:45a | *Winchester Mystery House, San Jose | Saratoga Library, Saratoga | Karma stop |
| 12:15-2:00p | *Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose | *Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose | *Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose |
| 2:15-3:15p | San Pedro Square, San Jose | San Jose Museum of Art | *Winchester Mystery House, San Jose |
| 3:30-4:30p | Britannia Arms, San Jose | Original Gravity/Gordon Biersch | Rosie McCann's Pub, Santana Row |
* These locations may require paid admissions for non-dancers.
We need help shuttling our out-of-town friends on Sunday to
the pub stop and onwards to the airports. There will be a sign-up sheet at the
registration desk to hook up those who can offer rides with those who need them.
Dr. Mike Sutton from England is attending the ale. He is
involved with the English Diaspora Project, and is researching morris in North
America. He would love to talk with you about your team, and can be
reached on his
website.
The camp is nestled between the Stevens Creek Reservoir and Stevens Creek County Park, and is close to two vineyards: Picchetti Winery and Mountain Winery. If you arrive early, feel free to take a hike through the park, or enjoy wine tasting until ale festivities begin.
If you are flying in to San Jose, the airport is just a few minutes from downtown. There are many fine restaurants in San Pedro Square and Paseo de San Antonio, along with the art museum, the Tech Museum, the Children’s Discovery Museum, and the city/CSU combined library. South of the university is Kelley Park with a zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden, and a historical park. A bit further afield is San Jose’s most touristy kitsch attraction – The Winchester Mystery House – conveniently located just across the street from San Jose’s finest high end shopping area – Santana Row, which is itself located just across another street from Valley Fair mall, just in case you can’t get enough of middle class chain stores. And if you're still looking for things to do in San Jose, here's what Yahoo has to say.
In the burbs, the City of Campbell has a nice
shopping district on Campbell Avenue, and the City of Sunnyvale has the
lace museum.
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