Site notes
We meet at the Good Shepherd Family Center, St John of the Cross, 140 Richmond Rd, Euclid. Please use the entrance at the far end along the parking lot.
The Baronial Briefing/Announcements is held at 7:30.
Baronial Announcements
Many thanks to all who helped with and attended our event on Saturday!
Staff:
Event Stewards: Jolicia atte Northclyfe, Lucius di Bracco Rosso
Gate: Sir Nikolai Grigorevich Petrov; Deputy Lady Mór ingen Áeda
Feast: Lady Leila Veronica Megwa; Deputy Lady Dorothea Wever
Breakfast: Lady Dorothea Wever
Lunch: Countess Ceinwen ferch Elidure O’Denbeigh
Rapier Marshal: Senior Peregrine Ferrex deTours (also known as Ferus of Vito’s Minions)
Armored Marshal: Sir Thorin Eikskjald
Archery Marshal: Mistress Gwyneth Cole
Thrown Weapons Marshal: Lord James Barkley
A&S Class Coordinator: Lord Cyprian of the Faes
A&S Challenge Coordinator: Lady Luka Radokovaia, with Master Edward Brackenburye stepping up to take over when she had to step back to focus on family matters
Merchant Coordinator: Mistress Thorhalla Carlsdottir af Broberg
Bardic Coordinator: Master Brendan O Corraidhe
Family Activities: Mistress Elizabethe Alles
Royalty Liaison: Lord Hrafnkell inn rauði Eykelsson; Deputy Runa Æikibrandskona
Shire Reeve: Lady Octavia of Cleftlands
Webminister & Site flyers: Mistress Gianna Vettori
From the Event Stewards:
Lord Martin of Cleftlands, Anubis, and Captain Tryggr Gillason helped tremendously with brute squad needs
Hrafnkell and Ceinwein assisted with key feast flip logistics (…stealing tables from the royals and scribes)
Dorothea put together gift baskets for TRM and TRH
Eleanore van Tyne contributed mugs for the royalty gift baskets
Mistress Milesent Vibert was very helpful to us in her capacity as Herald-in-Charge ensuring Musica Nebulae could be set up smoothly for court
Lord Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall created artwork used for our Pale ads and our schedule handout
Lady Alienor de Saint Remi helped me with sorting out the announcement heraldry throughout the day; she and Lady Katherine Coscombe assisted with advertising the signups. Katherine and Lord Ezra de Barcelona took on the actual announcing shifts, with Ezra taking on 5 of the 6 shifts and graciously adapting the announcement list throughout the day as things came up (lost and found items, class cancellations and swaps)
Popups were volunteered for classrooms and other areas of the event by Mistress Gianna Vettori & Sir Crispin de la Rochefoucauld, Lady Eleanore van Tyne, Lady Jocelin D’Eyncourt & Lord Kirkpatrick of Nottinghamshire, and Lady Mór ingen Áeda & Lord Cyprian of the Faes
Dorothea (Head Server), Baroness Adelaide Kramer, Lady Gwenllian Tarianlas, and Baron Timothy the Just were instrumental in making sure that food was coordinated effectively from the kitchen, to the servers, and onto the tables. Additionally, from what I understand, last minute additions to the server team to fill out the ranks (including help with serving head table under Mistress Aldermoureis Ventzke’s guidance) included Baron Timothy the Just, Lady Octavia of Cleftlands, and Baron Stephan Von Lübeck. Additional servers included Lord Abel Frölicher, Alis (I have not been able to find her full SCA name), Yang Bing-Li, Yang Bing-Ren, Yang Bing-Xin, Yang Bing-Yi, and Yang Bing-Zhi.
Brendan announced at feast, researching how to open and close the feast using appropriate languages for the various regions of Africa covered, and created the feast handouts
Jocelin created new, refreshed signage for the event, which she and Kirk worked to get placed around the event site. Jocelin was also in charge of all of the feast decorations, and coordinated with Mille and Dougal of Brendoken (unsure of titles/full SCA names) to borrow their backdrop for the royal presence
Lady Carolyn le Tricoteuse created white and blue jester hats for the staff, to many people’s delight as well as utility (Cyprian used it as an identifier for instructors to find him to check in!), as well as one of the prizes for the rapier tourney
Jaquelinne (I believe Lady Jaquelinne la Deiciere) created jester-themed pins for the staff
Lady Katherin verch Rhys, Lord Tarmach ben Yehuda al-Khazari, Lord Njall Hreggviðri, and Lord Robert atte Northclyfe gave event running advice, especially early on; the Event Planning Committee was indispensable to putting together the bid and figuring out early logistics.
From the Feast Steward:
A Not So Regular Event has come to a close, and what a truly marvelous day it was!
It was an absolute joy to see so many people come together to share in the experience, and I am delighted that the Voyage Across Africa Feast was so warmly received.
This feast was something I have dreamed about for over a year, and it would have remained just that without the incredible support, effort, and care from our volunteers. From the kitchen to the serving line to the dish pit, every single person played a role in bringing this vision to life. I am deeply grateful to each of you.
Thank y’all for your time, your energy, and your dedication.
Cooks:
Abel Frolicher. Aiden Elfëadur, Angharad ferch Tangwystl, Bennett, Brendan O Corraidhe, Clairiel du Vent Argent, Dorothea Wever, Gwenllian Tarianlas, Hely d’Isigny, Magdalein Webbe, Jolicia atte Northclyfe, Captain Tryggr Gillason, Yang Bing-Ren, Yang Bing-Xin, and Yang Bing-Zhi.
Servers:
Abel Frolicher, Adelaide, Aldermoureis Ventzke, Alis, Lucius di Bracco Rosso, Octavia of Cleftlands, Stephan Von Lübeck, Timothy, Yang Bing-Li, Yang Bing-Ren, Yang Bing-Xin, Yang Bing-Yi, and Yang Bing-Zhi.
Dishwasher Crew:
Calum MacDhaibhidh, Constanza de Mendoza, Helena, Hely d’Isigny, Rowan, Victor, and a gentleman in green garb whose name I sadly did not catch.
Thank you all for making this such a meaningful and successful feast. I am already looking forward to what we will create together in the future!
Yours in Service,
Leila Veronica Megwa
– Feast Steward (A Regular Event XXVIII)
Not so Regular event in Cleftlands Awards:
Hunter Gladius the Alchemist: The Order of the Mark
Claricia de la Mere: Order of the Dragons Heart
Nadyezhda the Simple: Order of the Evergreen
Jaquelinne la Deiciere: Award of the Willow
Annalena Cecilia Massari: Award of the Willow
Sinclair of Cleftlands: Order of the Cavindish Knot
Kollin Rhos: Award of the Purple fret
Cletus of Cleftlands: Award of Arms
Reynaud of Cleftlands: Award of Arms
Gabriel of Cleftlands : Award of Arms
Leila Veronica Megwa: Award of Arms
Argo Bayne: Award of Arms
For lost and found items from the event, please contact Crispin.
Upcoming Events
4/11 – Grand Tournament of the Dragon and Flaming Gryphon Baronial Investiture (Canton of Hawkes Keye), Eaton, OH
https://hawkeskeye.midrealm.org/gtd/
4/14-17 – Aethelmearc War Practice (Kingdom of Aethelmearc), Slippery Rock, PA
https://aethelmearc.org/event/aethelmearc-war-practice-xxxv/
4/23-27 – Blackstone Raid (Kingdom of Aethelmearc), Gandeeville, WV
https://blackstoneraid.aethelmearc.org/
5/2 – Spring Coronation (Barony of Sternfeld), Indianapolis, IN
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BaWQe9Uc2/
5/9 – Fletchings of Spring 8 – Free Flight (Barony of the Cleftlands), Streetsboro, OH
https://events.cleftlands.org/fletchings/
Pre-registration is open
NOTE: there is no registration fee for this event. Instead we will be collecting donations – canned goods, personal hygiene items, etc – for The Good Shepherd Family Center Food Pantry.
5/22-24 – Spring Crown Tournament
Details to come
6/12-14 – Northern Oaken War Maneuvers (Barony of the Cleftlands), Wellington, OH
https://events.cleftlands.org/nowm/
Camping event! Friday night activities are being planned.
6/19-21 – Norborough Faire (Marche of Norborough), Troy, OH
https://norboroughfaire2026.org/
7/11 – Push for Pennsic (Barony of the Flaming Gryphon), Troy, OH
Website to come
7/25-8/9 – Pennsic!
For the full list of Midrealm events, visit the kingdom calendar at https://midrealm.org/events-calendar/
Guild Meeting Schedule
Regular schedule unless noted otherwise in announcements
Armorers: Thursday evenings in Berea, see Baron Calum for details.
Cooks: 2nd Wednesday 7pm at meeting in the classroom.
Event Planning Committee: 3rd Tuesdays at Critical Hit Games
Needleworkers: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at Critical Hit Games
Scribes: 1st Tuesdays in Euclid, see Master Aiden or Master Milesent for details
Guild & Officer Announcements
Armorers: Meeting at usual time & place, see Baron Calum for details.
Arts & Sciences: 100 day A&S challenge is active – speak with Runa for details.
Teachers wanted for classes! Please contact Thorhalla if you are interested in teaching.
Cooks: Thank you again to everyone who helped in the kitchen Saturday. Cooks guild meeting tonight in the classroom.
Demos: June 27th demo at the Ohio Scottish Games. The signup form is available on Facebook.
Exchequer: We ask each person to donate $2/meeting, or $100/yr; if this is your 1st meeting, please be our guest.
We tested accepting credit cards for walk-in registrations at Regular Event and it went smoothly, so we are hoping to do the same at NOWM.
Garb-a-Thon: not officially scheduled yet, see Facebook for updates
We are accepting applications for three baronial offices – Gold Key, Minister of Youth, and Chronicler. Applications can be submitted on our website. If you have any questions about what these positions entail, feel free to ask our current or prior officers.
For updates, corrections or additions, contact Lady Katherin verch Rhys at chronicler@cleftlands.org or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/angela.reese.146, Angela Reese).