[Wyewood] Important Announcement - Kingdom Bardic competition changes

[Avine deHert]

>From the Kingdom Arts &Sciences Minster:
"[[IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT - AN TIR KINGDOM BARDIC COMPETITION CHANGES]]
As many of you have heard from my prior posts, there is a major change to the An Tir Kingdom Bardic Championship moving forward. This change was approved several Crowns ago, but it has taken time to put everything in place for the new competition format. These updates are detailed below:
The Kingdom Bardic Championship will be conducted at a set of regional Kingdom Bardic Competition Events throughout An Tir. Competing in 3 regional Kingdom Bardic Events qualifies an individual to be in the running to become An Tir's Kingdom Bardic Champion. The 3 event scores are added together for an individual's total score - the top 2 scorers from these events (or more if the Crown desires) will be selected to perform in the Kingdom Bardic Championship Finals at Twelfth Night.
Intent to enter will open for all Regional Kingdom Bardic Competition Events in January every year. The entry window for the event will close 2 weeks prior to each Regional Bardic Competition Event.
Finalists will be notified the first week of December and will perform in the Kingdom Bardic Championship Final Round the Saturday of Twelfth Night. The Champion will be selected by the Crown following the Kingdom Bardic Championship Final Round.
Selected Finalists are expected to swear to uphold the duties of Champion, should they be chosen by the Crown as the new Kingdom Bardic Champion.
IMPORTANT DATES:
The following events will be hosting An Tir Regional Bardic Competition Events:
Rivers Region - April 5, 2025 - Something Bardic This Way Comes
Western/Pacifica Region - June 20-22, 2025 - June Faire
Tir Righ Region - September 12-14, 2025 - Insula Magna Fall Demo
Summits Region - October 2025 - Samhain
Inlands Region - November 7-9, 2025 - Collegium
Please find more information on the events, entries, scoring, judging and details on how to enter here: https://arts.antir.org/kingdom-bardic-championship/
YIS,
Þóra in fróða, OL
An Tir Kingdom Arts & Sciences Minister"
https://arts.antir.org/kingdom-bardic-championship/