Minnesota Pony Meet! Sept 2 & 3 **Now the Midwest Pony Jubilee!**

[ponyqueen]

Minnesota Pony Meet---Now the Midwest Pony Jubilee!

What: Midwest Pony Jubilee!
When: Saturday & Sunday September 2nd and 3rd 2017
Where: My modest suburban home, Burnsville, MN
Host pony: Sugarberry!
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Cost: Free! To make this event a success, we simply rely on the community to contribute something to the Sunday potluck and prize table. Please see “what to bring” section below. If you also wish to financially support this event with a modest sum, please consider buying raffle tickets or send me a pm.

Lodging: Free! Set up a tent in my backyard or toss a sleeping bag in the slumber party room! [Space available. PM me to reserve]

Registration is required, as space is limited. Please post or pm me if you are fairly certain you will attend!

We'll have cake, punch, Sunday potluck lunch, door prizes, art & craft contest, custom contest, photo contest, raffle, buy/sell/trade, Gift Grab Dice Game, panels, cosplay, group photos, painting tutorial/demo, free bin, bonfire, fine art gallery, PJ party & movie!!!


Saturday Itinerary
5:30pm-8:30pm Registration and check-in!

5:30pm-8:30pm Watercolor gallery open, raffle tix available

6:30pm-8:00pm Panels & demos

8:00pm-9:00pm Celebration Bonfire

9:00-10:30 Pony PJ Party & Movie!

Midnight: …It’s past your bedtime, My Little Pony Friends!


Sunday Itinerary
7:30-9:00 Pony Pancake Breakfast!

7:30-10:00 Registration and check-in

9:00-10:00 Set up vendor tables

10:00 Vendor Zones open!  Shop, socialize, vote, buy $1 raffle tix!

~11:45 Group photos! People & host ponies

12:00-1:00  ~ Eat Food & socialize!~  Vendor Zones close for lunch!

1:00-3:00 Vendor Zones re-open, + Vote for contest winners, buy raffle tix

3:00-4:00 Pony games- Gift Grab Dice Game

4:15 Announce contest winners, award prizes

5:00 Wrap up final sales and bid pony friends a fond adieu!




What to bring
★ Two-three wrapped gifts (per person in your group) for dice game (gifts should be $1-$3 value). They can be ponies, accessories, merch, plush, backcards, paper ephemera, art, G1 retro items, candy/snacks. May add an item higher value as well, because FUN! (Please note that G1 items and G4 ponies are way more popular than G4 merch...)
★ One unwrapped prize for Prize Table (for contest winners, and door prizes. Same suggestion as for dice game gifts)
★ Item for Brag Panel, if participating
★ Art/Craft/Custom/Photo/Coloring contest entries
★ Sugarberry for group photo
★ Potluck item for Sunday lunch
★ Ponies & such for selling
★ Camp chair
★ Card table for sales/food/prizes
★ Tent if camping
★ Sleeping bag/PJs if slumber partying
★ Free bin stuff
★ Cash (1s, 5s, 10s) for buying


Contests

Photo Contest: Take a pic featuring Sugarberry! Do you see her at the beach sunfading tanning? Or perhaps she is looking glamorous for a night out. Print your best shot (no smaller than 4x6) and bring with to the Jubilee.

2D Art Contest: aka Flat Art! Draw, paint, color, or create digital art of Sugarberry!

3D Art/Craft Contest: Just about anything else goes here: plushies, sculptures, jewelry, knits, stained glass, chainsaw log carvings etc featuring Sugarberry!

Custom contest: Make a custom pony of Sugarberry! Use G1, G2, G3 or G4 base. Adult or baby. Perhaps reimagine her as a unicorn, pegasus, flutter or sea pony!

Coloring contest: Color the line art provided!

Contest rules: One entry per member per contest. Must be at least three entries in a contest for prizes to be awarded.

Game Details

"Gift Grab Dice Game"
Supplies:
- everyone brings 2-3 wrapped presents (plus extra if bringing a plus one)
- value should be $1-$3. You may pop in an item of slightly higher value, totally your call. Ups fun.
- suggestions for gifts: ponies, accessories, merch, plush, backcards, paper ephemera, art, customs, handmade items, G1 retro stuff, candy/snacks. (Please note that G1 items are way more popular than G4 merch...)

Instructions:
1. Everyone sits in a circle, around pile of wrapped presents.
2. Shake, roll, grab, pass! Two baking tins with three dice each are passed around the circle. There are three rounds:
    Round I The first round is not timed. Everyone gets a chance to roll the dice. If you roll doubles, pass the dice tin & select a gift from the middle. If no doubles, just pass the tin. Round end when there are no more gifts in the middle. It is OK for people to have multiple presents, and some people to not have any presents at all – it happens!
    Round II Timed round. Set a timer (with a LOUD ringer!) for ~5 minutes (depends on size of group). Play proceeds as former round, only this time when doubles are rolled, select a gift from someone else’s pile. Round ends when timer goes off! (If someone rolled doubles BEFORE the timer sounds they still get to pick a gift).
3. Everyone opens their presents. No hiding the good ones – you must show everyone your gift!
    Round III Timed round. This time set the timer for a shorter period, but one that will still allow each person to get 2-3 rolls in. When doubles are rolled, select an unwrapped gift of your choice from another player! Round ends when timer goes off! (If someone rolled doubles BEFORE the timer sounds they still get to pick a gift).
4. Victory dance if you got the gift you wanted! Of course, there’s bound to be plenty of bartering, trading, and occasionally giving to those that didn’t get any presents at all. Also if a player did not get a gift, they are invited to select something from the prize table. Everyone’s a winner!

Activities

Buying and selling ponies!
Watercolor gallery tour
Celebration Bonfire
PJ Party & movie
Pony Pancake breakfast
Brag Panel- Rare ponies, customs, fair ponies etc
Group photo of host pony (Sugarberry)
Raffle for ponyqueen watercolor art
Vote for contest entries
Painting demo tutorial
Door prizes




Think you can make it? Let us know!

Count me in! 
ponyqueen + ponyqueen's husband (+Sat overnight)
Aurora (+Sat overnight)
Foxfire (+Sat overnight)
Sapphire Rain + Dad
wizzer218 +1
Ice_gypsey
Kazzellin (+Saturday day)
SaraMari
BiancaFerrando
Scarlettkitty81
Aquatic Neon + Patchwork
mngusty + hubby & kiddos
Nimrodel + Mr. Nimrodel
Delphian
nessa16 +hubby +friend (+Sat overnight)
Silver Glade
ringlets_

Gonna try... 
cloud_weaver
rosierjay (Saturday day)

Can't make it. 
Bubbles171
MoondancerMilkyway
Eternia
Clipper
Blackfrost


This thread cross posted here: http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,387453.0.html

[Aurora]

  Potluck Sign-up!
You may bring something from more than one category, if you wish.
Keep in mind the strawberry theme if it suits your dish!
Hostess will provide water & cups/plates/forks/napkins etc

main:
> something with pork, probably bratwurst with buns - aurora
>Nimrodel- Strawberry Soup (milk included!)


sides:
*chicken pasta salad- Gusty
*chicken salad- Nessa

veggie/fruit:
>Veggie Tray (feel free to bring another veggie tray- they're never the same!)- Aurora
>Fruit Salad ala Ringlets

chips/crackers:
> Popcorn ala Delphian
>

drink:
> Strawberry Pop from Ice_Gypsy
>
> water ~ ponyqueen

dessert:
> cookies- wizzer
> cupcakes- blackfrost


Notes:
Please label foods with dairy
Please label foods with sneaky tomato-based sauces.

[nessa16]

Yay! I thought this wasn't happening because of the fair.  I am going to try and convince the hubby that we need to go.  Oh, and I vote Sugarberry for Host Pony 

[Aurora]

Nessa and I both have Sugarberry in our signatures. It's a sign from the Pony Goddesses. And strawberries are a really good summer theme. Though I feel like I should mention that out of all the ponies to craft, she's got some serious symbol to try and roll with. How many strawberry buttons do you think I can find? Or white material with strawberries on it? Oooh, ok, now I'm excited about trying this.

I finally decided to actually look up the date for the Pony Fair, and answered my own question. This will be nice- I can give someone money to pick me up an exclusive! And make them a Sugarberry!

[nessa16]

Nessa and I both have Sugarberry in our signatures. It's a sign from the Pony Goddesses. And strawberries are a really good summer theme. Though I feel like I should mention that out of all the ponies to craft, she's got some serious symbol to try and roll with. How many strawberry buttons do you think I can find? Or white material with strawberries on it? Oooh, ok, now I'm excited about trying this.

I finally decided to actually look up the date for the Pony Fair, and answered my own question. This will be nice- I can give someone money to pick me up an exclusive! And make them a Sugarberry!

Have we heard what the exclusive will be this year?  If there is an exclusive trading card from Enter-Play, I would definitely want that. I had better be able to attend the MN meet this time if Sugarberry is host; she is my very favorite!  It's going to be very interesting finding out how this years fair goes with all the newness of Hascon...

[cloud_weaver]

Oh....I'm moving back to the Midwest the last week of August! I'll be in Iowa, about 20 minutes from the MN border.  Wonder if I can make it again this year...  might be too close to the start of my kiddos school though.  It's been quite a few years since I attended the last one though!

[Aurora]

Hi, Cloud-Weaver!
What part of the border? I'm north of Clear Lake/Lake Mills, sort of by Albert Lea in Minnesota. I had a meet this spring, and I'm planning to do it again, so that might be even closer for you!

Nessa, I haven't heard anything about the exclusive. Boo.

[ponyqueen]

So excited to be hosting again this year! Looking forward to seeing pony friends again, and making new ones!

[wizzer218]

I want to come....I sure will try....I doubt I am going to Rhode island now.... probably no vendors so nothing awesome to buy....fairs not even really happening... Sundays are far easier to miss at work than Saturdays so it's doable.

[Jocelyn]

I've been following you guys' threads for awhile now - I used to live in MN and, with luck, will move back there eventually. I hope you are still doing meets at that point! In the meanwhile, I hope you have fun this September! This sounds like it'll be an exciting one

[Kazzellin]

Yay! I will make sure to have things ready this time. *laughs* I should be able to one of these times, right?

Planning to make strawberry-rhubarb jam, so I'll be sure to bring some. Also, in cleaning out the attic to put a bath fan in, we discovered our old rocking horse; might be bringing that along as well. Looks like all the parts are here.

Will there be a mailing list going out to let people know?

[Aurora]

Planning to make strawberry-rhubarb jam, so I'll be sure to bring some.

Do you have enough sugar????

I made rhubarb jam, but it's not setting, so it's rhubarb syrup. And it's really good. I might drink it.

[ponyqueen]

Will there be a mailing list going out to let people know?

Hmm... maybe Aurora could send a email head's up to folks? I am traveling atm, with spotty access to wifi...

[wizzer218]

Host pony suggestions
Starshine, blossom, butterscotch, cotton candy any collector poses
Dancing butterflies
Gusty
Any really

Post Merge: July 08, 2017, 08:38:12 PM

Boys are always good..lol

[Aurora]

Post Merge: July 10, 2017, 10:58:35 AM

Will there be a mailing list going out to let people know?

Hmm... maybe Aurora could send a email head's up to folks? I am traveling atm, with spotty access to wifi...

I will do this thing! Here we go!
  SHAZAM!

It is done.
I sent a message to:
Blackfrost
biancaferrando
mngusty
Sapphire Rain
Eternia
Nimrodel
Aquatic Neon
bubbles171
rosierjay
MoondancerMilkyWay (I know she's far away, but maybe...)
Delphian
scarlettkitty81
RedRedRover
seaponey
DancingPhoenix
loverofbalto
lunap99
Saramara
himmie
PeachPinkPony
Dragonfly

I didn't send one if you were already here. If you think of anyone else, you can just mention them, or you can message them. My message was pretty simple.

And my vote for Host Pony really is Sugarberry. I love her colors!