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eRUM Classes: Week of 9-Aug

9-Aug, 8-9 pm: Pickling 101: https://zoom.us/j/94024407426?pwd=aEJidnJ6aXU3T2dFaHU4MVMyeXFzUT09 10-Aug, 7-8 pm: Latin Smackdown: This is a pre-recorded class on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bj8uX2t-gI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR09ECd6qgiqXOl1Jb7AG-PXLKra7K_LILOy8Mp05dWbfFBvfbMn5JsjKRs You can find the handout for the class here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eRUMcommunity/files/ 11-Aug, 7-9 pm: 12th Century Norman Fashion: https://zoom.us/j/98871355863?pwd=T1J0dG41NUVzSDR6QUFKL245VFhKdz09 12-Aug, 7-8 pm: Rebuilding your Local Group: https://zoom.us/j/94363264430?pwd=WGo4THpzUjFDNGdOaTE3dk9ZamJvZz09

RUM Classes: Week of July 26

Check out the Royal University of the Midrealm (RUM) at: https://www.facebook.com/royaluniversityofthemidrealm/  or http://rum.midrealm.org/. The July RUM term is focused on Officers, Stewards and Ministers: all the ways to help make the SCA actually happen.  See the list of classes below. Jul-26, 3 pm: How to Run a Virtual Court- https://zoom.us/j/91843429066?pwd=cmRHUmp3MlA2YjdkVm1WNzB4ZEx3UT09 Jul-26, 7 pm: Hosting a Kingdom …

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RUM Classes: Week of July 19

Check out the Royal University of the Midrealm (RUM) at: https://www.facebook.com/royaluniversityofthemidrealm/  or http://rum.midrealm.org/. The July RUM term is focused on Officers, Stewards and Ministers: all the ways to help make the SCA actually happen.  See the list of classes below. Jul-19, 9 pm: Waivers Waivers Waivers Everywhere- https://zoom.us/j/96225779235?pwd=VGZvdlM5cFIzUm1aelNqNC94S2tBUT09 Jul-20, 7 pm: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers- https://zoom.us/j/95618597145?pwd=d1hIZFBTOUtqWmM1SmsrL0JrU1d6dz09 Jul-21, …

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RUM Classes: Week of July 12

Check out the Royal University of the Midrealm (RUM) at: https://www.facebook.com/royaluniversityofthemidrealm/  or http://rum.midrealm.org/. The July RUM term is focused on Officers, Stewards and Ministers: all the ways to help make the SCA actually happen.  See the list of classes below. Jul-12, 9 pm: Admin 101 for New Group Pursivants – https://zoom.us/j/92799360170?pwd=S3NaZXNoNmp2SDdZejhBcGRjSk00QT09 Jul-13, 8 pm: Fantastic Feasts …

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Guild: Needleworker’s Meeting (14 Jul)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88261643621?pwd=UGx1TTdPcVdNNWtHZFhDZkxYR0d5Zz09 Meeting ID: 882 6164 3621 Password: Thread For question about the Needleworker’s Guild and its activities, please check with Lady Miriana at rrichmo1 (at) kent.edu.

Guild: Armourer’s Meeting (9 Jul)

Every Thursday for the duration at 8 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84704344487?pwd=UGJrZUxqNW5JQ05jeHBtYWdLQUl4QT09 Meeting ID: 847 0434 4487 Password: Steel Please contact Baron Calum at Calum@wowway.com if you’d like some advice or help with your armor.

RUM Classes: Week of July 5

Check out the Royal University of the Midrealm (RUM) at: https://www.facebook.com/royaluniversityofthemidrealm/  or http://rum.midrealm.org/. The July RUM term is focused on Officers, Stewards and Ministers: all the ways to help make the SCA actually happen.  See the list of classes below. Jul-5, 7 pm: Building an Event – https://zoom.us/j/96930059476?pwd=aDZ0MGJpdHpiY3VDbldaVmcvL2dNQT09 Jul-6, 8 pm: Applying Crisis Response Care in …

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July Challenge: Pennsic Project

Time to start your Pennsic 49 project ! July is when we start that project we meant to work on for the last 10 months, the one we really want done for Pennsic. This year, we have more time to work…or perhaps, to procrastinate on that project. Beat the rush: start your Pennsic 49 project …

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Guild: Needleworker’s Meeting (9 Jun)

9-June, 7-9 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88261643621

Guild: Armourer’s Meeting (4 Jun)

4-June, 8 pm to 10 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84704344487 There’s a waiting room, so you may be asked to verify that you are not a zoom bomber.   Check with calum@wowway.com for further information about the Guild and the meeting.

June Challenge: Cooking Over Fire

We were going to have our semi-annual “Cooking over Fire” get-together sometime around now. Instead, we’ll do it the physically distancing way. Your challenge is: Try cooking something over a wood or charcoal fire that you have never tried before. Don’t make this too easy: If you’ve never actually cooked over a wood fire, feel …

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June Challenge: Heraldry in Any Medium

In honor of the summer tourneys we are missing and the battlefields that will see no banners this year, our June A&S Challenge is: A heraldic display or item Use your choice of medium: whether a painted silk banner, an embroidered favor, or a carved leather pouch. Use your own arms, or those of the …

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Guild: Scribes Meeting (1 Jun)

When: 7 pm on Monday, 1-June Where: Zoom, like everything else! See link below. A meeting ‘waiting room’ will be in effect to deflect Zoom bombers. Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81336916669        (Meeting ID: 813 3691 6669) Bring your works in progress or just your desire to learn calligraphy, illumination, gilding, making paint, etc.  Contact …

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Guild: Armourer’s Meeting (28 May)

If you have an armouring project you have recently completed, please bring it and show it off. If you have a project you are working on, please share your progress. Ask about that project you would like to do, but don’t know how to get started. Every armoured combatant in the SCA has a vested …

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Guild: Needleworker’s Meeting (26 May)

Cleftlands Needleworkers Time: May 26, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88261643621 Meeting ID: 882 6164 3621

Guild: Armourer’s Meeting (21 May)

If you have an armouring project you have recently completed, please bring it and show it off. If you have a project you are working on, please share your progress. Ask about that project you would like to do, but don’t know how to get started. Every armoured combatant in the SCA has a vested …

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May Challenge: Scroll Blanks

For novice scribes, by 27-May, please complete and then share in the FB event: • a) an illuminated scroll blank in any style you like, or, • b) a calligraphed Purple Fret scroll set up to add names and reasons later For experienced scribes, please complete a scroll that is either: • a) on the …

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Guild: Armourer’s Meeting (14 May)

Topic: Cleftlands Armourers Mtg Time: May 14, 2020 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86906942022 Meeting ID: 869 0694 2022 The main point of this meeting will be to figure out how we as a guild want to use the time and resources we have available until we can meet in …

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Guild: Needleworker’s Meeting (12 May)

Virtual Needleworker’s Meeting Time: Tuesday May 12, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89701368708 Meeting ID: 897 0136 8708

April Challenge: Greens!

April (Virtual) Cooks Challenge: In honor of what will CLEARLY be the last snow of the season, this month’s signature ingredient is that ever-popular medieval spring favorite: greens! Please make a dish, medieval or not, that features some type of greens: herbs, spinach, kale, horseradish sprouts, whatever. Don’t feel the need to limit yourself to …

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