Meeting Minutes: 18-Oct-52

  • Chatelaine: Robin is collecting feast gear to present to newcomers for the Regular Event feast. If you have any you could provide, please bring them to her.
  • Arts and Sciences: Runa is looking for anyone interested in teaching a class (http://www.cleftlands.org/teach-a-class/), or with requests for classes they’d like to have (http://www.cleftlands.org/request-a-class/), submitted online or in person.
    • Be ready, as she has some interesting plans for next year.
    • If you are participating in the teaching challenge this year, please assemble the record of when and what you’ve taught and bring them to her or Pietro so they can be tallied.
  • Gold Key: Fritha has rationalized the gold key collection, and is hoping to find new owners for the purged items. She’ll bring Gold Key to meeting for a few weeks to let people to take what’s of interest.

Guilds and Other A&S Activities

Guilds are the special interest groups of the SCA: people working together to focus on a particular activity. Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings.

  • Armorer’s Guild (AND the less official Booze and Schmooze) meets at Ealdred and Clairiel’s home this Thursday, 7-10 pm. Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
  • Archery Guild meets this Sunday from 11 til 2 at the home of Gwyneth and Muldonney. Please check the Baronial Facebook page, or the Cleftlist, for details.
  • Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this Sunday, if the plumbing emergency has been resolved. Please check the Baronial Facebook group for confirmation, or contact Cynwrig for details at jimpretz@sbcglobal.net.
  • James Barkley will be hosting an open Bookbinding workshop on Mondays. Please contact him on Facebook as Chuck Minch for details.
  • Leatherwork’s Guild meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesdays for an Open Bench. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
  • Needleworkers will be meeting 24-Oct, at 7 pm, at Dulcia’s home in Garfield Heights. Please check the Baronial Facebook group for details. The 14-Nov meeting will be held at Robin’s home in Lyndhurst, and the 28-November meeting at Madelaine’s home in Cleveland. December will be a Needleworkers-free month, to allow for holiday preparation. Please contact Madelaine at lymadelaine@sbcglobal.net for information or details.
  • Woodworkers Guild meets next Thursday,  7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home to begin planning the Largess Box for January event. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.

Other Announcements

  • Eastwatch holds meeting this 23-Oct, 7-9 pm, on the campus of Lake Erie College. There is armored and rapier combat as well as other activities. The address is 391 W Washington St. Painesville, OH 44077.

Baron and Baroness

  • Crown Tourney is this weekend: two combatants have Cleftlands ties. Winfang is fighting for Nessa, while Kari is fighting for Fritha.
  • Gianna shared her last gourd for the gourd decorating contest. If you would still like to participate, you can use your own small gourd (or semblence of a gourd) to submit.