• NOWM is this weekend!
  • NOWM Clean-Up Day was 20-May. During the cleanup, we discovered ticks in the deep grass. Please come to NOWM prepared to check your friends and acquaintances to remove ticks as necessary. If removed quickly, there is very little chance of disease.
  • The autocrats are still looking for volunteers to help with retaining for the royalty and royal room guards. If you are interested, please sign up through the link on the event website. .
  • The usual parking field has not been fully mowed, due to the wet weather. The event will be heavily attended, as there are a lot of activities going on, including two elevations and the Baronial Investiture. Please carpool if you possibly can, as parking is going to be at a premium.
  • Sergei is organizing breakfast and is looking for donations of quick breads. Please let him know if you’ll be able to bring some. .
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.

Demos:

• The East 200th St demo was quite successful: we spoke with a number of local people who sounded quite interested.
• 16-17 Sept is the Mapleside Demo. Please plan on coming..
• Artair is planning to step down as Demo Coordinator in the next three to four months. Please contact him if you’d like to know more about the position.

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 (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.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice does NOT meet this upcoming Sunday, as they’ll all be at NOWM. For info on future meetings, please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Archery Guild meets Tuesdays at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney, starting around 6 pm, and running into twilight. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, including Combat Archery arrows, so if you’re at all interested in either target or combat archery please come. With sufficient bribes, live Combat Archery targets may be provided. Contact Muldonney for details on effective bribes.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench, working on period pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Cook’s Guild meets next week (13-June) at the Baronial meeting, at 7:30 pm. S
• Woodworkers Guild meets alternate Thursdays, 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Needleworkers will meet once near the end of May, to allow you time to work on garb for NOWM.

Baron and Baroness

• Due to the recent on-line controversy, the gentleman involved has elected to step away from the SCA to avoid causing our group any issues. He will likely be at Pennsic, but not at meetings or local events.
• Calum and Constanza thanked the entire Barony for their support and the chance to serve these last five years.

• NOWM is 9 thru 11-Jun.
  • NOWM Clean-Up Day was 20-May. During the cleanup, we discovered ticks in the deep grass. Please come to NOWM prepared to check your friends and acquaintances to remove ticks as necessary. If removed quickly, there is very little chance of disease.
  • The autocrats are still looking for volunteers to help with parking, crying events, and registration. Even half an hour to provide some relief would be appreciated.
  • The event will be heavily attended, as there are a lot of activities going on, including two elevations and the Baronial Investiture. Please carpool if you possibly can, as parking is going to be at a premium.
  • Angharad is Royalty Liaison, and is looking for help with gift baskets for the royalty. We can now expect the entire Midrealm Royal family, as Cellach and Vukusin are the new heirs. . If you have some time to offer as a royal retainer or royalty trailer guard, please sign up on the website at http://nowm.cleftlands.org/royalty/
  • Madelaine is taking pre-registration each week. Preregistration will save you $5 on the site. She’s also looking for help to serve as gate keepers Friday and Saturday of NOWM.
  • Sergei is organizing breakfast and is looking for donations of quick breads. Please let him know if you’ll be able to bring some. .
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.

Demos:

• 3-Jun, the Saturday before NOWM, is the East 200th St demo. We’ve had a change of venue, and will be setting up at the southside of the soccar field outside Arbor Elementary. It will run 9-3. Artair has posted a Facebook event with all details.
• 16-17 Sept is the Mapleside Demo. Please plan on coming..
• Artair is planning to step down as Demo Coordinator in the next three to four months. Please contact him if you’d like to know more about the position.

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.

• The Cook’s Challenge: German Food Edition was well attended with Cervelat by Gwyneth, Bratwurst by Elizabella and Tarmach, Almond Dish by Aidan, Chicken Dumplings by Clarisca, a tart of a name I can’t spell by Cynwrig, a strawberry tart by Dorothea, preserved pork by Angharad, pfeffernuise by Stazi and possibly some other dishes because Angharad forgot to write them all down,
• 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.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this upcoming Sunday. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Scribe’s Guild meets Monday, 5-June at Brackenburye Cottage with a theme of “Finish NOWM Scroll Assignments”. Please contact Milesent at grace@case.edu.
• Archery Guild meets Tuesdays at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney, starting around 6 pm, and running into twilight. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, including Combat Archery arrows, so if you’re at all interested in either target or combat archery please come. With sufficient bribes, live Combat Archery targets may be provided. Contact Muldonney for details on effective bribes.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench, working on period pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Cook’s Guild meets next week at the Baronial meeting, at 7:30 pm.
• Woodworkers Guild meets Thursday, 1-Jun, 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Needleworkers will meet once near the end of May, to allow you time to work on garb for NOWM.

Baron and Baroness

Constanza

• The succession is assured: Cellach and Vukusin are the heirs of the Middle Kingdom.
• At the Kingdom A&S Faire: Zuriel was the Division 5 Champion, and Rhiannon from Eastwatch was her runner-up. Dasani was the Division 4 Champion. Edward Brackenburye took a first for his embroidered pouch.
• At the Crown Tourney, Kari was in the final 8: Wynfang was in the final 4.

Calum

• This king and queen really really like to recognize the service of their subjects. As a result, the Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before. Even incomplete scrolls that someone else can finish are welcome.

Baronial Court

• Artair was presented the Award of Saint Alfred for his service as Demo coordinator.
• Milesent was presented the Award of Saint Alfred for her long service to the Scribe’s Guild.
• Another person, who was not present at court, was also honored. This award will be announced later.  All those present are sworn to secrecy.

• NOWM is 9 thru 11-Jun.
  • NOWM Clean-Up Day was 20-May. During the cleanup, we discovered ticks in the deep grass. Please come to NOWM prepared to check your friends and acquaintances to remove ticks as necessary. If removed quickly, there is very little chance of disease.
  • The autocrats are still looking for volunteers to help with parking, crying events, and registration. Even half an hour to provide some relief would be appreciated.
  • The event will be heavily attended, as there are a lot of activities going on, including two elevations and the Baronial Investiture. Please carpool if you possibly can, as parking is going to be at a premium.
  • Angharad is Royalty Liaison, and is looking for help with gift baskets for the royalty. If you have some time to offer as a royal retainer or royalty trailer guard, please sign up at http://signup.com/go/qWbrTbt.
  • Madelaine is taking pre-registration each week. Preregistration will save you $5 on the site. She’s also looking for help to serve as gate keepers Friday and Saturday of NOWM.
  • Clarisce is organizing merchants: please let her know if you are looking to sell things. Space is unlimited.
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.

Demos:

• 3-Jun, the Saturday before NOWM, is the East 200th St demo just outside our meeting site. It will run 9-3. Artair has posted a Facebook event soon with all details.
• 16-17 Sept is the Mapleside Demo. Please plan on coming..

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, 7-10 pm . Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this upcoming Sunday. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Archery Guild meets Tuesdays at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney, starting around 6 pm, and running into twilight. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, so if you’re at all interested please come.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench, working on period pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Dancing will occur next week at meeting at 7  pm. Look for Angharad and the red canvas bag of music.
• Woodworkers Guild meets next Thursday, 1-Jun, 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Needleworkers will meet once near the end of May, to allow you time to work on garb for NOWM.

Other Announcements

• Ginevra has stepped up as the Midrealm Submissions Herald. If you have any submissions, you can deliver them directly to her at meeting, rather than mailing them in.

Baron and Baroness

Constanza

• Crown Tourney is this weekend: five Cleftlanders are represented. Silverthorn fighting for Chai, Wynfang fighting for Neassa, Tariq fighting for Faillenn, Kari fighting for Fritha, and Sigenandus fighting for Verena.
• At Aethelmearc War Practice, Cleftlands represented more than half of the Unbelted Champion’s Practice.
• The Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before.
• Mistress Keiley Duchem is looking for groups to cook breakfast and dinner for Midrealm Royal on Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu of War Week at Pennsic. She will have numbers of people and related food issues available to share closer to Pennsic. Groups will need to front the money for the food: expenses will be reimbursed at Pennsic based on submitted receipts. Calum can provide additional information.

Calum

• This weekend is Kingdom A&S and Crown Tourney. Many Cleftlanders have A&S entries, while even more will be judging.
• At May Dessert Revel, we’ll be taking an ‘All Barony’ picture, outside on the fighting field. Please come: garb is entirely optional, but you are not. The picture will be at 8 pm. If you have a chair to bring to help with the picture, 12 are needed.
• Dessert Revel will also include the annual Rummage Sale and Swap Meet. Please bring those SCA items you’re no longer using, and invite your friends to take, or buy, them.
• If you want a Cleftlands belt favor to wear at Pennsic or other events during the season, please see Calum or Constanza.

• NOWM is June 9-11th.
  • NOWM Clean-Up Day will be 20-May. Please come to prepare the site for our event.
  • Angharad is Royalty Liaison, and is looking for help with gift baskets for the royalty, royalty lunch, retainers, and guards.
  • The autocrats are still looking for a volunteer to handle Youth Point or Activities, as well as event heralds to announce activities around the site and general labor around the event.
  • Madelaine is taking pre-registration each week. Preregistration will save you $5 on the site. She’s also looking for help to serve as gate keepers Friday and Saturday of NOWM.
  • Clarisca is organizing merchants: please let her know if you are looking to sell things. Space is unlimited.
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.

Officers:

• Iron Key will be working on refurbishing the loaner armor at the Armorer’s Guild this Thursday.

Demos:

• 3-Jun, the Saturday before NOWM, is the East 200th St demo just outside our meeting site. It will run 10-2 Artair will be posting a Facebook event soon with all details.
• 16-17 Sept is the Mapleside Demo. Please plan on coming..

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, 7-10 pm . Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this upcoming Sunday. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Archery Guild meets Tuesdays at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney, starting around 5 pm, and running into twilight. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, so if you’re at all interested please come.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Dancing will occur next week at meeting at 7  pm. Look for Angharad and the red canvas bag of music.
• Woodworkers Guild meets Thursday, 18-May, 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Needleworksr will meet on 23-May at Madelaine’s to get a head start on the tabard-making class. .

Baron and Baroness

• Aethelmearc War Practice is this weekend at Cooper’s Lake Campground.
• The Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before.
• Mistress Keiley Duchem is looking for groups to cook breakfast and dinner for Midrealm Royal on Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu of War Week at Pennsic. She will have numbers of people and related food issues available to share closer to Pennsic. Groups will need to front the money for the food: expenses will be reimbursed at Pennsic based on submitted receipts. Calum can provide additional information.
• At May Dessert Revel, we’ll be taking an ‘All Barony’ picture, outside on the fighting field. Please come: garb is entirely optional, but you are not.

Regency Court

• Avengar received his (THIRD) Dragon’s Tooth.

• NOWM is June 9-11th.
  • NOWM Clean-Up Day will be 20-May. Please come to prepare the site for our event.
  • Angharad is Royalty Liaison, and is looking for help with gift baskets for the royalty, royalty lunch, retainers, and guards.
  • The autocrats are still looking for a volunteer to handle Youth Point or Activities, as well as event heralds to announce activities around the site and general labor around the event.
  • Madelaine is taking pre-registration each week. Preregistration will save you $5 on the site. She’s also looking for help to serve as gate keepers Friday and Saturday of NOWM.
  • Clarisce is organizing merchants: please let her know if you are looking to sell things. Space is unlimited.
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.

Demos:

• 23 people showed up in garb at the King Arthur movie demo this Monday, an entire row in the theater.
• 3-Jun, the Saturday before NOWM, is the East 200th St demo just outside our meeting site. It will run 10-2 Artair will be posting a Facebook event soon with all details.
• 16-17 Sept is the Mapleside Demo. Please plan on coming..

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, 7-10 pm . Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this upcoming Sunday. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Archery Guild meets Tuesdays at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney, starting around 5 pm, and running into twilight. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, so if you’re at all interested please come.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench, working on period pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Dancing will occur next week at meeting at 7  pm. Look for Angharad and the red canvas bag of music.
• Woodworkers Guild meets next Thursday, 18-May, 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Needleworksr will meet on 23-May at Madelaine’s to get a head start on the tabard-making class. .

Baron and Baroness

Calum

• Velvet won the second rung of the rapier Ladder of Reknown at Coronation this last weekend.
• Kari and Brice were part of the final eight in the armored tourney at Coronation.
• Make court fun at NOWM by getting your award recommendation to their Majesties by 18-May. You can find a list of all Kingdom-level awards, an online ‘Order of Precedence’ that lists who has already received which awards, and the online award recommendation link at http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/. You can also mail the recommendation or call to share your recommendation – they really want the recommendations.
• The Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before.

Constanza

• At Coronation, Valharic was put on vigil for the Order of the Pelican.
• Mistress Keiley Duchem is looking for groups to cook breakfast and dinner for Midrealm Royal on Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu of War Week at Pennsic. She will have numbers of people and related food issues available to share closer to Pennsic. Groups will need to front the money for the food: expenses will be reimbursed at Pennsic based on submitted receipts. Calum can provide additional information.
• This weekend is Mugmort Melee: an big equestrian event.
• At May Dessert Revel, we’ll be taking an ‘All Barony’ picture, outside on the fighting field. Please come: garb is entirely optional, but you are not.

• NOWM is June 9-11th.
  • Colette is Class Coordinator: if you are interested in teaching, please let her know. If you are interested in being taught by someone, please let them know so they can let her know.
  • Angharad is Royalty Liaison, and is looking for help with gift baskets for the royalty, royalty lunch, retainers, and guards.
  • Ginevra says the autocrats are still looking for a volunteer to handle Youth Point or Activities. She is also looking for volunteers to serve as event heralds, announcing activities around the site.
  • Madelaine is serving as our Troll. She will be at meeting every Wed before the event to take pre-reg. She’s also looking for help to serve as gate keepers Friday and Saturday of NOWM.
  • Claricia is organizing merchants: please let her know if you are looking to sell things. Space is unlimited.
  • NOWM Clean-Up Day will be 20-May. Please let the autocrats know if you can help out to prepare the site for the event.
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.

Demos:

• 23 people have volunteered for the King Arthur movie demo next Monday. Their names have been given to the CInemark Valley View for their free tickets to the movie. Please arrive by 6:30: the movie begins at 7:30.
• 3-Jun, the Saturday before NOWM, is the East 200th St demo just outside our meeting site. It will run 10-2 Artair will be posting a Facebook event soon with all details.
• 16-17 Sept is the Mapleside Demo. Please plan on coming.

Officers:

• Tariq: Iron Key Refurb will happen next Thursday at Armorer’s Guild meeting.
• Colette, A&S Minister, is looking for teachers to fill in the class schedule over the next few months.
• Thorin, Knight’s Marshal, reminded everyone that with the new standards for armor inspections, have him inspect your helmets and major armor changes at meeting before you head off to an event and discover you can’t fight. Also, 20-May is Aethelmearc War Practice, which is a fun event with lots of combat. Eik warns fighters that your Authorizaiton Card will be requested, and the online printing tool is hiding the expiration date when printing the cards, so you may need to figure out how to organize having a phone with you to display the auth card without taking it on the field.

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, 7-10 pm . Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
• Woodworkers Guild meets this Thursday. 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice meets this upcoming Sunday. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Needleworkers will meet 9-May at Robin’s home on the east side. Location details and directions will be posted. Contact Madelaine at ladymadelaine@sbcglobal.net if you have questions.
• Archery Guild meets Tuesday, 9-May, at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney. Details will be posted online. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, so if you’re at all interested please come.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench, working on period pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Dancing will occur at the 10-May meeting at 7  pm. Look for Angharad and the red canvas bag of music.
• Needleworksr will meet on 23-May at Madelaine’s.

Baron and Baroness

Calum

• 18-May will be the cut-off for recommendations for awards to be presented at NOWM.  You can find a list of all Kingdom-level awards, an online ‘Order of Precedence’ that lists who has already received which awards, and the online award recommendation link at http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/.
• The Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before.

Constanza

• Mistress Keiley Duchem is looking for groups to cook breakfast and dinner for Midrealm Royal on Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu of War Week at Pennsic. She will have numbers of people and related food issues available to share closer to Pennsic. Groups will need to front the money for the food: expenses will be reimbursed at Pennsic based on submitted receipts. Calum can provide additional information.
• Coronation is this weekend, only 4 hours away.

Baronial Court:

Calum and Constanza presented all the bearers of the Cleftlands swords during their reign, chosen at the Cleftland’s Tourneys, with copies of a scroll listing the complete lineage of the bearers.

• Fletching of Spring is this Saturday. Check the Eastwatch website for details.
• Standard-Bearer’s will be 2-Sep. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.
• Planning is on for NOWM, which is only six weeks away. Autocrats are still looking for coordinators for Youth Activities, as well as general labor for everything from parking to site stewards. Let Gianna or Ginevra know if you’re willing to assist.
• NOWM Clean up Day will be 20-May.
• Pre-registration for NOWM begins 26-April at Dessert Revel. See Madelaine to pre-reg.

Classes

• 3-May, Needleworkers Build hosts a class on making tabards, sleeve ornaments, baldrics, and other baronial badges for fighters and others.

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 and the Drinking Guild both meet at Ealdred and Clairiel’s home this Thursday, 7-10 pm . Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
• Woodworkers Guild meets tomorrow, 20-Apr, Thursday. 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice may meet this upcoming Sunday. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Needleworkers will meet at Madelaine’s home on the west side, Tue 25-Apr. Contact Madelaine at ladymadelaine@sbcglobal.net if you have questions.
• Archery Guild will meet on Tuesday, 25-Apr, instead of Monday, this upcoming wee, at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney. Details will be posted online. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, so if you’re at all interested please come.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench, working on period pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• We will dance before the Tourney next week at Dessert Revel. Look for Angharad and the red canvas bag of music.

Announcements

• Terra de la Nuit is ill, and could use assistance Sat, 22-Apr around 10 am prepping her Cleveland house for a quick sale. Contact Angharad for information about the effort to assist Terra.
• Angharad, Claricia, and Dorothea will be organizing Battlefield Hospitality again this year. Please consider helping out during a few battles to keep our combatants hydrated.
• Dostia and Rhydderich are relocating to Constellation in two weeks. They’re not leaving the SCA, and their business, Misc Etc, will be at the usual spot at Pennsic.

Baron and Baroness

Calum

• 18-May will be the cut-off for recommendations for awards to be presented at NOWM.  You can find a list of all Kingdom-level awards, an online ‘Order of Precedence’ that lists who has already received which awards, and the online award recommendation link at http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/.
• The Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before.
• Mistress Keiley Duchem is looking for groups to cook breakfast and dinner for Midrealm Royal on Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu of War Week at Pennsic. She will have numbers of people and related food issues available to share closer to Pennsic. Groups will need to front the money for the food: expenses will be reimbursed at Pennsic based on submitted receipts. Calum can provide additional information.

Constanza

• April 26 Dessert Revel will be the Armored Tourney. Please spiffy up your kit, bring your inspiration, and prepare to awe us all.
• The Pennsic War Points have been posted at PennsicWar.org. There have been a lot of changes, so you’ll want to review this before making any plans.

• This weekend is Fletchings of Spring with many archery activities. Camping will require registration. Please bring plenty of shade as the site is not over-equipped.

• Standard-bearer’s will be 9/2. Meinhard is the Event Steward. If you are interesting in helping out please get in touch with him to volunteer.
• Planning for NOWM. Autocrats are still looking for a Royalty Liaison, coordinators for Youth Activities, and marshals for Siege Weaponry, as well as general labor for everything from parking to site stewards. Let Gianna or Ginevra know if you’re willing to assist.
• NOWM Clean up Day will be 20-May.
• Colette, as NOWM Class Coordinator, has two classes so far: please let her know if you want to teach.
• Pre-registration for NOWM begins 26-April at Dessert Revel. See Madelaine to pre-reg.

Classes

• Next week, Dulcia will be teaching a class on the Osten Stitch.
• 3-May, Needleworkers Build hosts a class on making tabards, sleeve ornaments, baldrics, and other baronial badges for fighters and others.
• There are many open spaces for classes in May, please let Colette know what you’d like to teach.

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 and the Drinking Guild both meet at Ealdred and Clairiel’s home this Thursday, 7-10 pm . Please contact Calum at calum@att.net for information or directions.
• Unofficial Fencing Practice does not meet this Sunday, as it is Easter. Please contact Cynwrig for details atjimpretz@sbcglobal.net about future Sundays.
• Archery Guild has begun the season on Mondays at the home of Gwynedd and Muldonney. Details will be posted online. They have a great deal of loaner equipment, so if you’re at all interested please come.
• Leatherwork’s Guild will meet at Oliver’s at 7 pm on Tuesday for an Open Bench. At last week’s guild meeting, they planned to start work on a variety of pouches. Please contact Oliver at adifferenttwist@gmail.com or on Oliver Stillman on Facebook for directions and information.
• Dancing will begin at 7 pm, next Wednesday, or as soon as there are people to dance (only two are required.) Look for Angharad and the red canvas bag of music.
• Woodworkers Guild will meet next, 20-Apr, Thursday. 7-10 pm at Meinhard’s home. Please contact Meinhard at Meinhard.hammerschmidt@gmail.com for directions or with questions. You can also check the Cleftlands Woodworkers Facebook page.
• Needleworkers will meet at Madelaine’s home on the west side, Tue 25-Apr. \Contact Madelaine at ladymadelaine@sbcglobal.net if you have questions.

Announcements

• 21-Fri, CSU is hosting a visiting English professor talking about the Bayeux Tapestry. Alen will share details online.
• Terra de la Nuit is ill, and could use assistance prepping her Cleveland house for a quick sale. Contact Anghard for information about the effort to assist Terra.

Baron and Baroness

Constanza

• Presented a number of thank you card  to officers, including: Farthegn as Armored Youth Marshal, Tariq as coordinator for fighting gear (Iron Key); Thorin as Knight’s Marshal; both Robin and Jolicia and our immediate past and now-current Chatelaines, Angharad for publishing meeting minutes as Chronicler; Colette as Arts and Science Minister, Dmitri as Pursuivant; Giannna as Seneschal, James as Archery Marshal, Robert as Exchequer, Vevet as Rapier Marshal and Youth Rapier Marshal.
• April 26 Dessert Revel will be the Armored Tourney. Please spiffy up your kit, bring your inspiration, and prepare to awe us all.
• This weekend is the Red Spears, Day of Archery, which not only features archery but both armored and rapier combat.

Calum

• 18-May will be the cut-off for recommendations for awards to be presented at NOWM.  You can find a list of all Kingdom-leve awards, an online ‘Order of Precedence’ that lists who has already received which awards, and the online award recommendation link at http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/.
• At Northern Oaken A&S Faire, Fritha, Edward Brackenburye, Dasani, Kateline, Kari, and Angharad served as judges. Dasani, Zuriel and Rhiannon all entered for divisional champion competition: Dasani won for her glass and metal work, while Zuriel for her cordials and food.
• At Grand Tournament of the Unicorn, Velvet won the rapier tourney, while Alecto, who drove with him, took second place.
• At Masque de La Fou, Vlad won the first rapier tourney, while Meinhard took second place in the second tourney.
• Kateline Eliot received a Grant of Arms.
• The Crown has requested scroll blanks for use. Ginevra will collect all that you can produce at NOWM to share with them. Everyone can help, just ask the Scribes Guild members for guidance if you’ve never done it before.