Meeting Minutes: 5-Sep-52

Baron and Baroness

  • Standard Bearer’s will be 22-Sep.
    • If you’d like to participate in the Armored or Rapier tourneys, please make sure you notify the list and the Baron and Baroness when you arrive that you are in that tourney. During the tourney, they will take combatants aside for a quick interview.
    • If you are participating in the A&S Competition, please bring a piece made in the last year. Documentation is desired, but not required. There will also be spaces to put items on display beyond the competition.
    • Archery championships will be held on Mon, 17-Sep at 6 pm at the regular Eastside Archery practice.
  • Other upcoming events include:
    • 9/8: Harvest Days down in the Flame. Details at http://wingedhills.midrealm.org/harvestday/index.php
    • 9/15: A Medieval Horse Faire. Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/1685385648238095/
    • 9/15-16: Mapleside Demo. Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/1382581408512195/
    • 9/22: Standard Bearers. Details at http://standardbearers.cleftlands.org/
    • 9/26: Open House at business meeting.
    • 9/29: Coronation, only 3 hours away in MI. Details at http://www.wealdlake.org/coronation/
    • 10-21: Crown Tourney

Demos: 

  • Thu, 6-Sep at 7 pm. East Cuyahoga Geneoalogical Society is looking for a demo of an hour to an hour and a half about what we do. Eve is looking for artisans and fighters to display and discuss their activities: depending on space there may be actual fighting. Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/878070252385890/.
  • Sat, 15-Sep and Sun, 16-Sep will be Mapleside Demo. Artair has created a Facebook event online that you can follow to see what’s going on. This demo requires fighters, fencers, displays, dancers, artisans, and people who can talk to a crowd. It leads very nicely into the Newcomer’s Open House at the following Dessert Revel.  Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/1382581408512195/

Events: 

  • Standard Bearer’s, 22-Sep
    • Miriana is looking for donations of baked and other goods for the Breakfast Bar.
    • Clarisca is organizing feast and would be glad of assistance in the kitchen before and afterwards.

Officers

  • A&S Minister, Runa: Classes! Please tell Runa if you’d like to teach, or provide suggestions about what you’d like to learn.
    • 12-Sep: Orsinia: Parrots in Period
    • 19-Sep: Eve: Henna
    • Seeking someone who can teach basket or straw hat weaving. If you can, or know who might, please contact Runa.

Guilds

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 meets at Ealdred and Clairiel’s home this Thursday, but will be on hiatus for the next two weeks. Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
  • Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this Sunday, but will be in recovery 15-Sep after Mapleside. You can contact Cynwrig for details at jimpretz@sbcglobal.net.
  • Archery Guild meet this upcoming Monday starting around 5:30 pm at the home of Muludonney and Gwyneth. Please check the Baronial Facebook page for details, or contact Gwyneth.
  • Scribes Guild normally will meet 10-Sep at 7 pm at Brackenburye Cottage. Please contact Melisent at Grace@Case.Edu with any questions.
  • Needleworkers Guilds next meets 11-Sep. They normally meet 2nd and 4th Tuesdays,around 7 pm. Details will be posted online, or you can contact Madelaine at lymadelaine@sbcglobal.net. The Baronial Banner project for Pennsic is proceeding well after the last meeting.
  • Leatherwork’s Guild meets Tuesdays at Oliver’s at 7 pm. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
  • Gregorian Chant Choir will meet Wednesday at 7 pm at Baronial meetings. If interested, or even curious, please contact Meridian at arndtvocals@gmail.com: no experience in chant or rehearsal is required.