Greetings, Northshield! Soon Northshield will be marching off to War, but I am already looking ahead to the colder months when the competition is one of craftsmanship and nerdery where we strive to advance our arts, present our research, and generally enjoy a day of wonder and beauty! To that end, I am looking for a group to host the 2017 Northshield Arts and Sciences Competition. The ideal bid would be these: • for a date in or around February 2017 • a site that has a large space for court • a site that has either several smaller spaces or another large but non-echo-y space for displays • a site with several additional small rooms for the judges; room and a royal room • a site where a lunch can be provided onsite Please contact me for details or see the sample bids on the Northshield webpage (http://www.northshield.org/Resources/SubMenu.aspx?Events/Bids) if you and your group might be interested. Bids will be due August 26th, 2016, but please give me the heads up ASAP if you are planning on submitting a bid. Thanks! Yours in Geeky Service, Eithni