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Tales from Avistrum: The Chalice of Khufu

Prof. Aberfoyle — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:12:46 +0000

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Schedule for Starfest 2008

Prof. Aberfoyle — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:27:51 +0000

We know you’ve been quivering with anticipation, so we are happy to announce Avistrum’s schedule of events for Starfest 2008! We are bringing back all of your favorite events from the past few years, including four classes, the PS2 Quidditch tournament, our life-size Quidditch photo set, and Wizard Jeopardy! Read on for details…

Friday, April 18

6:30 PM – Wizard Jeopardy in Main Events: Come try your hand at our world-famous Harry Potter trivia contest! Sign up to be a contestant at our table near the Concierge Lounge during the afternoon. We will draw three names to compete for some great prizes. Our champion will receive a free all-weekend pass to Starfest 2009! We will also have a few door prizes that anyone who signs up can win!

Saturday, April 19

All events for Saturday will be in the Avistrum Room (Concierge Lounge).

10:00AM – Doors Open: The doors to the Avistrum Room open at 10:00AM. Come visit us all day long! We will have snacks and craft materials for you to make pennants and posters for your favorite Quidditch teams! Don’t forget to get your NQL t-shirt!
10:00AM – 4:30PM – Quidditch Qualifiers: Coach d’Medici will be overseeing qualifying matches for the Quidditch Tournament. Come play Quidditch World Cup on the PlayStation 2. The top 16 scores will make the tourney!
10:00AM – 6:00PM – Quidditch Photos: Come take pictures on our life-size Quidditch photo set. We have costumes and props to make your photo complete. We will be offering prints of your picture (suggested donation of 50 cents per picture).
11:00AM – 12:00PM – Luck with Professor Aleator Boudreaux: Professor Boudreaux will talk about luck and lucky charms. Space is limited, so be on time!
2:00PM – 3:00PM – Defense Against the Dark Arts: Auror Training with Professors Dowling and Aberfoyle: The Headmaster and Professor Aberfoyle team up to teach you how to defend yourself against the monster in the closet. Once again, space is limited!
5:00PM – 6:00PM – Quidditch Tournament: The top 16 qualifiers from the day will compete in a single-elimination tournament for the Starfest Quidditch Championship. The winner will get a custom award designed and created by Coach d’Medici!
6:00PM – Doors Close: We’re done for the day. Go watch the costume contest and the play, and then come party with us at the Federation Ball!

Sunday, April 20

All events for Sunday will be in the Avistrum Room (Concierge Lounge).

10:00AM – Doors Open
10:00AM – 2:00PM – Quidditch Photos
10:00AM – 2:00PM – Quidditch Free Play: Since our day is so short on Sunday, there won’t be a tournament, but we will have the PS2s set up for everyone to play!
11:00AM – 12:00PM – Charms with Professor Kobiyashi: Everyone’s favorite Charms teacher gives a great lesson on useful spells. Come make a charm bracelet! Space is limited.
1:00PM – 2:00PM – Practical Magics with Mistress Craefter: Mistress Craefter will be teaching a class on Dry Potions. You’ll get to take home two concoctions of your very own! Once again, space is limited!
2:00PM – Doors Close: We’d love to stay longer, but the hotel needs the room back too soon! Enjoy the rest of the convention!

Tales from Avistrum: Kings and Pawns

Prof. Aberfoyle — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:10:17 +0000

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Tales from Avistrum: Kings and Pawns at MileHiCon 39

Prof. Aberfoyle — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:29:29 +0000

The third chapter in the Tales from Avistrum saga comes to MileHiCon 39! The show will run October 26-28, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency in the Denver Tech Center.

Have you ever wanted to be a student at a school of magic Harry Potter? Avistrum Academy of Sorcery is the premier American school of witchcraft and wizardry. Our once-a-year event is the only weekend of its kind anywhere!

Students will participate in 6 classes, including Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Muggle Studies, Practical Magics, and more. New students will be sorted by the Great Eagle of Avistrum on Friday evening, and join their classmates and the faculty for a dessert feast. Classes begin Saturday and continue through Sunday. Play to represent your house in the Quidditch Cup. Saturday evening, the school is transformed for the Dark Wizard’s Ball. At each event, you can earn (or lose) points for your house, and help to win the House Cup!

Like Hogwarts, Avistrum faces constant threat. The dark witch Persephone, an unrivaled metamorphmagus, continues to try to infiltrate and take control of the school for her nefarious purposes. The Council of the Wise is contemplating making it illegal to teach Transfiguration to try to stop her. Hemmed in from all sides, Headmaster Clark Dowling and the brave faculty must attempt a desperate gambit to stop Persephone. They need your help!

Admission includes a full-weekend membership to MileHiCon 39. Children 11 and under must be accompanied at all times by a paid adult. Children 16 and under must have a parent present at MileHiCon.

The Hyatt Regency DTC is at 7800 E. Tufts Ave., Denver, CO (DTC (Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest). Check the hotel information on the MileHiCon website for hotel rates.

Need the scoop on what happened the last two years? Read the recaps from Tales from Persephone: The Medallion of Akpuch and Tales from Avistrum: Shadows of Persephone!

April 15th – Classes at Enchanted Grounds

Prof. Aberfoyle — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:16:32 +0000

Greetings Everyone! We are pleased to announce that we are resuming individual classes, beginning April 15 at Enchanted Grounds!

Enchanted Grounds
8800 S. Colorado Blvd.
Highlands Ranch , CO 80126
Phone: 303-470-1010
Maps: Google Maps, MapQuest, Yahoo! Maps

Cost: $5.00 Per Class

When: Sunday, April 15th, 2007, Noon-2:00 PM

Dragonology – Special Presentation with Damien J. Sabre

Following his internship at the Romania Wild Dragon Reservation, Damien is currently working his way toward an BMA (Bachelor of Magical Arts) in Dragonology at the Magical School of Creatures & Dragons. His professor has assigned him the task of making a presentation on Dragons to a student body. What better place to do that than with us here at Avistrum?

Practical Magics – Potpourri Creations with Mistress Craefter

It will feel as though you are in the Cottage itself! Mistress Craefter shares a part of her wealth of knowledge in this fun and enjoyable class.

Space is limited! If you would like to reserve a spot, please send an email to headmaster@avistrum.org or contact Enchanted Grounds at 303-470-1010.

Children, please be sure to notify your parents if you’d like to attend the show and ask them to reserve a place for you.

Tales from Avistrum: Shadows of Persephone

Prof. Aberfoyle — Tue, 23 May 2006 07:37:49 +0000

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Thanks for Joining Us at StarFest 2006

Prof. Aberfoyle — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:49:27 +0000

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!

Borders Classes – Divination and Practical Magic

Prof. Aberfoyle — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:33:01 +0000

Come and take two special classes at the Arapahoe Crossing Borders (Google Maps, MapQuest) on Sunday, January 29, from Noon to 2 P.M.

Divination

Taught by eveyone’s “favorite” Professor, Kraven Bloodthorne. For those who have taken Divination lessons from Prof. Bloodthorne before, this is a whole new lesson. But then, if you really were any good at this, you’d already know that (Professor Bloodthorne made me write that).

Practical Magic

This will be your first opportunity to take a lesson from Avistrum’s Mistress Craefter. Come learn to make magical headache remedies and nightmare chasers. Warning: those with asthma or other breathing problems may want to avoid this class – we will be working with several aromatic ingredients.

You can pre-register through Mollyguard or show up on the day. Space is limited to 25 students for each class, however, so don’t wait!