Helderberg Meadworks in Esperance, now running its tasting room in a soft-opening phase, will officially unveil the meadhall on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11. Ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. May 10, followed by regular service and hours, with festivities from noon to 9 p.m. May 11 that will include, according to promotional material:

We will launch a brand new mead and also our “drinking horn club.” Come dressed in your best Viking outfit to enter into our door prize contest! We will even have runic translations into Elder Futhark and firehooping. Stay for dinner because Wagon Train BBQ food truck will be there!

(In more than 12 years and 17,401 blog posts, I have not previously used the words “runic translations,” “Elder Futhark” or “firehooping.” Imagine that.)

Regular hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The address is 6144 Route 30.