Tavern Night

[HonigvonSommer]

I want to put on a Tavern Night and am putting out feelers for how other groups have pulled it off. My biggest issue is regarding the booze problem. I would like to not have to make it BYOB as you can imagine. Anyone have ideas or experience to share?

[Thomas Powers]

Step 1 Find out local laws concerning booze handling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thomas

[Baron Alejandro]

I believe you can't buy booze with Society branch money. Could be wrong on that one, however.

[Karen Larsdatter]

See the SCA's Policy on Alcohol:

Manufacturing, distributing, selling, serving, or furnishing of alcoholic beverages by the SCA or its branches or subdivisions is prohibited within the United States and its territories.

The use of any SCA funds for the purchase of potable alcohol, except for such quantities as may be necessary for cooking, is prohibited in the United States and its territories.

Officers are not prohibited from serving alcohol; however, it must be done as individuals, and not as part of their official duties as officers.

Officers are not prohibited from giving gifts of alcohol; however, it must be done as individuals, and not as part of their official duties as officers. Giving or receiving gifts of alcohol in court is not considered to be part of an officer’s official duties.

So, there's that.

Dunno if it'd be helpful, but there's links to images of medieval taverns at http://larsdatter.com/taverns.htm -- you'll find several showing gaming of various sorts in taverns.

[Thomas Powers]

HMMM I wonder if there are any good tavern woodcuts in my copy of "The Illustrated Social History of Prostitution"; I remember that there were some very nice once of bath houses...

(hey it was a gift; my wife gave it to me as it had some nice period sources in it...)

Thomas