Avistrum Academy of Sorcery » Potions http://avistrum.org Bringing Magic to Witches and Wizards in the New World Since 1697 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:44:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Tales from Avistrum: The Chalice of Khufu http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2008/11/10/tales-from-avistrum-the-chalice-of-khufu http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2008/11/10/tales-from-avistrum-the-chalice-of-khufu#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:12:46 +0000 Prof. Aberfoyle http://avistrum.org/?p=268 This page has moved.

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]]> http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/05/23/opus2006/feed 1 Thanks for Joining Us at StarFest 2006 http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/04/25/thanks-starfest2006 http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/04/25/thanks-starfest2006#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:49:27 +0000 Prof. Aberfoyle http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/04/25/thanks-starfest2006 We would like to thank the hundreds of people who came by and visited us at StarFest, at both our table on Friday and Saturday, as well as the room we had all day Sunday! We hope you enjoyed Wizard Jeopardy hosted by the Marauders on Saturday, and the Potions and Practical Magic lessons on Sunday. Our thanks to Madam Grasella Moffat, a distinguished Avistrum alumna, who was our guest Potions lecturer for the weekend. We would also like to thank Mistress Craefter for her terrific lessons on origami and defensive symbols.

Our Wizard Jeopardy winner, Debbie, received two all-weekend passes to StarFest 2007. Brandi, our runner-up, won a beautiful mahogany wand courtesy of Alivan’s Fine Wandmakers, and Sarah, our second runner-up, won an assortment of Harry Potter merchandise from Sage Moon, including a Gryffindor scarf, a candy-filled cauldron, and a poster!

Our winners in the art contest won the same prizes. Paul, our winner, submitted a beautiful hand-crafted wand. Kate, our runner-up, gave us a terrific sketch of Headmaster Dowling in his office, and Bella submitted a colored drawing of herself in Professor Kobiyashi‘s Charms class at OPUS 2005.

The Quidditch Tournament on PlayStation 2 was won by Adam with a score of 570, who got some great stuff from Sage Moon. Our runner-up, T.J., scored 540 and received a bagful of sci-fi freebies from StarFest.

We had a great time, and we hope you did, too! If you missed out, you still have three weeks to register for our all-weekend term at OPUS 2006!

]]> http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/04/25/thanks-starfest2006/feed 0 Register Now for OPUS 2006! http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/01/13/opus2006-registration http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/01/13/opus2006-registration#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:02:46 +0000 Prof. Aberfoyle http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/01/13/opus2006-registration OPUSWe are very pleased to announce that registration is now available for Avistrum’s Spring Term at OPUSFest 2006, May 19-21, 2006 (Google Calendar)! If you missed out on the adventure of The Medallion of Akpuch in 2005, you’ll want to be part of this year’s event! Register now at Mollyguard. We only have space for 100 students, so don’t delay!

The festival has moved this year. We will now be located at the Hyatt Regency DTC, 7800 East Tufts Avenue, Denver (Google Maps, MapQuest, Yahoo! Maps).

Remind me with Google Calendar

Schedule

Students will be sorted on Friday night into one of Avistrum’s four houses, and will enjoy a special dessert buffet, with a chance to meet and mingle with your fellow students and the faculty and staff.

Beginning Saturday morning, you will take several classes throughout the weekend in topics to include Divination, Charms, Transfiguration, Care of Magical Beasts, Potions, and Defense Against Dark Magic. You can qualify to be your house’s champion in the Quidditch Tournament finals Saturday evening. Saturday night, our castle is taken over by the Death Eaters for a Dark Wizards’ Ball.

Sunday, classes resume, and you will continue to earn (or lose) points to help your house win the House Cup. The Cup will be awarded at a special close-of-term ceremony Sunday evening.

Be alert! The dark witch Persephone’s minions have been lurking, and you never know when strange things might happen in the castle! The professors are always vigilant, but you might be called upon to help defend the wizarding world!

Registration

Registration is for the entire weekend, and includes full admission to OPUSFest, a student ID badge, tuition for all classes, dessert Friday evening, and admission to Saturday’s Dark Wizards’ Ball. The price for adults is $70, and $60 for children ages 5-12. There is a special $5 discount for online registration (via Mollyguard) before May 18, 2006.

Children under 13 must be acompanied by a registered adult. Children under 5 may attend free of charge when accompanied by a paid adult.

If you cannot register online, you can send your registration by mail. Please include your real name, the number of adults and children registering, and check or money order (do not send cash) to:

Avistrum Academy of Sorcery
P.O. Box 470722
Aurora, CO 80047-0722

Avistrum registration inlcudes OPUS registration! If you’ve already registered for OPUS 2006, please don’t pay twice! Contact us by email and we will give you instructions on how to register with us.

Special Workshop

There is a special robe-making workshop Saturday morning with Mistress Craefter, where you can make your own set of school robes! Registration for this special event is limited to 20 students. You must register separately for the workshop.

]]> http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2006/01/13/opus2006-registration/feed 2 Halloween Party http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2005/09/23/halloween-party http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2005/09/23/halloween-party#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:55:39 +0000 Prof. Aberfoyle http://hedwig.avistrum.org/?p=44 Jack-O-LanternWizards and witches of all ages are invited to a very special Halloween party hosted by Avistrum Academy of Sorcery!

Date: Saturday, October 15, 2005
Time: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Location: VFW Post #2841, 161 N. Main St., Brighton, CO 80601 (Google Maps, MapQuest)

Planned activities include sorting of new students, a Potions lesson with Prof. Greywolf, and a Defense Against Dark Magic lesson with Prof. Dowling! Plus, all of your Avistrum faculty members and residents plan to be in attendance. Come celebrate this magical holiday with us!

For more information or to RSVP, please send an owl to our school secretary, Madam Scriba.

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]]> http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2005/05/23/opus2005/feed 2 Schedule for OPUS http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2005/02/02/schedule-for-opus http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2005/02/02/schedule-for-opus#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:28:04 +0000 Prof. Aberfoyle http://avistrum.org/pensieve/2005/02/02/schedule-for-opus/ opusfest.com.

A special note for potential students

We at Avistrum recognize that not all witches and wizards discover their talents at a young age. Therefore we accept students of all ages, young and old.]]> OPUS Fantasy Arts FestivalThose of you who joined us at OPUS last year will be very excited to learn that we are now an all-weekend mini-con. For more information about OPUS, go to opusfest.com. To sign up for Avistrum’s All-Weekend Term, fill out an application.

A Special Note for Potential Students

We at Avistrum recognize that not all witches and wizards discover their talents at a young age. Therefore we accept students of all ages, young and old.

The Schedule

(All Times Subject to Change)

Friday, May 20
  • 7:00 PM – Sorting Ceremony (followed immediately by the Start of Term Announcements, and The Feast)
Saturday, May 21
  • 10:00-11:30 AM – Charms
  • 1:00-2:30 PM – Divination
  • 3:00-4:30 PM – Defense Against Dark Magic
  • 5:00-6:30 PM – Transfiguration
  • 7:00-8:30 PM – Quidditch Tournament (on Sony PlayStation2)
  • 9:00 PM-??? – Dark Wizards’ Masquerade Ball
Sunday, May 22
  • 10:00-11:30 AM – Potions
  • 1:00-2:30 PM – Care of Magical Beasts
  • 5:00 PM – End of Term Ceremony
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