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07-10
16:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Medieval Gaming | Lord Bo of Malagentia | Come learn about and play some medieval games. I have hnefatafl, nine men’s morris, Glückshaus, dice games, and more. Feel free to bring any games you have to share as well! |
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07-10
16:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | so you want to build a war wagon | Lady Anjuili Foljambe | I have a brief history of wagons. I also have a list of what you should think about before building. Have you ever towed before? How much can you car/truck tow? What are the state I live in rules about homemade wagons? How big can I build? How to go about designing my wagon? |
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07-11
09:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Arachne's Web Lace Guild Meeting and Panel | Lady Scolastica Capelaria | Meeting for the Lace Guild of the East Kingdom to discuss lace, lace making, and members work. |
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07-11
09:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Knitting 101: Washcloths! | Muirgel Bera | Learn the very basics of knitting! The class will learn how to cast on, do a knit stitch, and cast off (although students may not get to this point by the end of the class). Feel free to bring your own needles and yarn, although needles and yarn will be available for a small fee. For a washcloth, I recommend needles in a size 7, 8, or 9 and a worsted-weight 100% cotton yarn such as Lily Sugar'n Cream. Limited to 12 students. |
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07-11
09:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | Tudor Finance, or Why Does Faneuil Hall Have a Golden Grasshopper On It? | Lord Richard Heyworth | In 1547, Henry VIII left England on the verge of bankruptcy. His son (and then daughter Mary I) hired Thomas Gresham to save the country. Was it the wisdom of these regents and of Mary that truly led to the greatness of Elizabeth's reign? Come find out the juicy financial details. |
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07-11
09:00 |
4.0 | A&S 4 | Artisan's Row | Master Roibeard mac Neill | Artisan's Row is a welcoming setting for artisans of any medium to gather and create together, sharing ideas and possible collaborations, and gain constructive, positive feedback on upcoming and in-progress projects. Demos are encouraged so that attendees can share in the creative experience. |
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07-11
09:00 |
2.0 | Main Barn | Garb Swap and Giveaway | Mary of Quintavia | Come swap or get some free garb! Please take something if you bring something. Hangers, measuring tapes, and racks will be available. Child and adult sizes. |
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07-11
10:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Display or Competition? Choosing the Right Format For Your Group’s A&S Needs | Lady Aurelia Colleoni a'Buccafurno | Are you interested in learning more about running A&S displays and competitions? Are you not sure what the differences are? We will discuss the various options within these two different formats to help you understand which best meets the needs of your group. We will also explore some best practices and pitfalls of both, with the goal of participants leaving with enough information to confidently plan to run either in their local groups. This class is part of a series run by the East Kingdom's MoAS staff to help promote best practices within the A&S community. |
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07-11
10:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Anglo-Saxon Runes | Hlafdige Arastorm | The Anglo-Saxon Runes (aka Anglo-Frisian Runes) are 33 runes from various places (the elder Futharc is 24 runes, Younger is 16). Runes were primarily for writing, secondarily for magick, and only after that for divination. I like learning the extra rune rows, and will share them, as well as the most authentic way (I know) to read runes. |
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07-11
10:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | The Honourable Company of Knytters of the East Kingdom Guild Meeting | Muirgel Bera | A guild meeting for The Honourable Company of Knytters of the East Kingdom. Come join the knytters (or crocheters, naalbinders, etc.) of the East Kingdom for a meeting. Let's craft and discuss happenings! Plan for the future! |
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07-11
10:00 |
2.0 | Archery Field | Archery Coaching | Peter the Red | Peter the Red will coach people of any age group, at any level. Some loaner gear should be available. Eye Dominance and how to aim How to Stand, Hold the bow, Muscles to use, Release, Retrieval, Safety |
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07-11
10:00 |
1.0 | Haus Wanderstamm (Haus Wanderstamm. Look for the large pavilion flying a crossbow pennant.) | A Brewed Awakening; Europe's Introduction to Coffee | Master Max Gunn | This class will explore the when where and how of Europe's introduction to coffee. A half-hour lecture will be followed by a hands-on opportunity to brew coffee with a briki. Weather permitting, the roasting of coffee over an open fire will also be demonstrated. Food Arts History |
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07-11
10:00 |
6.0 | Morwenna O Hurlihie (On the road past thrown weapons across from the battlefield.) | Food for a Day | Hlafdige Morwenna O Hurlihie | Interested in churning butter? Making cheese? Kneading bread dough? Putting together a pottage? I will be spending the day cooking in my camp (usually on the road past thrown weapons across from the battlefield) on Friday from 10-4 (ish), weather permitting. Please stop by. Look for a banner with three argent drop spindles on a green background. You are welcome to ask questions, possibly even help a bit. Kids with parents are welcome to watch, but this is a working kitchen with knives and fire and all that entails. Plans may change, but items include: Butter (morning) Cheese (morning) Something bread related A pottage An egg or vegetable dish Poached or fried fish or fowl Roasted meat Sampling and tasting available (at your own risk) |
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07-11
11:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Sheep to Shawl or Choose your own adventure in A&S | Thl Lydia Webbe | This class will be an exploration of a variety of materials and tools compared to their historical counterparts. A mix of a petting zoo and presentation with lots of opportunities for discussing the rabbit holes we love diving into! |
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07-11
11:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | East Kingdom Arts and Sciences Rubric Training | Mistress Raziya Bint Rusa | This class sponsored by the East Kingdom Minister of Arts & Sciences provides a deeper understanding of the EK A&S general rubric used to judge Crown's A&S Championships. It is designed both for judges to promote consistent calibration and for entrants to allow them to better understand what their judges will be looking for. People from all levels of experience welcome. |
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07-11
11:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | Delving into the Unknown: Where do woodcut prints fit into the scribal community | Embla Knutrdottir | In this class, we will go over the historical precedent for woodcut printing, how it can fit within the scribal community in the East Kingdom, and a quick tutorial for how to get started with this art. We will look at prints from different cultures and think about how to apply this art to the SCA. Lively discussion will be encouraged! There will be limited hard copy handouts available but access to handout online. Suggested donation of $2 for hardcopy handouts. |
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07-11
11:00 |
0.5 | Family Point | Plague Rat Players Present Family Puppet Performances | Lady Christine Violette | Half hour (maybe longer) show of various tales, including aseops fables. Parents, bring your kids! Kids, bring your parents! Family fun! Old favorites, and maybe a new fable we've never presented before. Please no unaccompanied children. |
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07-11
11:30 |
1.5 | Main Barn | DisSonatas and friends - instrumental music practice | Mickel von Salm | An informal and casual meetup for folks who play recorders, guitar, etc, to take part in some friendly off-the-cuff ensemble work. Sight-reading of sheet music is likely. |
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07-11
12:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Sakajabin made easy | Lady Moira Browne | The making of Sakanjabin. The mix of suger vinegar and fruit or spices that can keep you hydrated in the desert or a hot day at GNEW |
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07-11
12:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Simple Tri-Fold Felt Needlebook | Lady Gwenllyan Goch verch Rhys | This class is geared toward beginning sewers. Learn the basic blanket stitch and construct a simple needlebook with a wrap closure. The aim of the class is to either complete your needlebook or ensure you have the skills to finish it after class. Precut felt and a length of shashiko thread attached to a needle will be provided. Also included with be a variety of buttons and a metallic cord that will be used to close the needlebook. If additional people want to observe the class - the more the merrier! |
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07-11
12:30 |
2.0 | A&S 3 | Untangling Knotwork | Lady Christine Violette | A very simple way to draw celtic-ish knots based on a grid. This method is limited in the types of knots it will make, but it will make a variety of knots. If time allows, I will show ways to tweak the base grid to make slightly more complicated knots. I will bring handouts, pencils, pens, tracing paper for 10 students. More are welcome to watch if interested. |
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07-11
13:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Malagentia Cook's guild gathering | Thl Lydia Webbe | Join the Malagentia Cook's Guild for a selection of beverages and pickles to beat the heat and stay hydrated. Bring your favorite pickles (homemade or purchased), refreshing beverage, and a cup for tasting! |
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07-11
13:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Minoan Garb | Lady Aureliana Laskarina | Do you long for the ancient Aegean? Have you seen images from the ancient Minoan frescos and want to know more? Thinking of making your own minoan garb but not sure how to get started? Then this is the class for you! |
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07-11
13:00 |
1.0 | Brandr Forge (TBD) | Basic Blacksmithing | Thl Brandr Aronsson | Come and learn how to bend steel to your will. Learn the basics of Blacksmithing from East Kingdom Blacksmiths Guild member Lord Styrr Magnuson. There will be some hands on hammering if time allows. |
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07-11
13:30 |
1.0 | Main Barn | Recorder 101 | Lord Richard Heyworth | A class for complete beginners! Zero experience required! Come learn to play the recorder with His Majesty's Bardic Champion and go home with your very own instrument and some music! If you have your own recorder, the materials fee is $0. |
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07-11
14:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Basic Numerology | Hlafdige Arastorm | Numerology goes back to Persia and Greece and was widely used in the European Middle Ages. Each number has it’s own meaning, and was used in conjunction with astrology as well as other forms of divination. Names, birthdates, addresses, all can be rendered into numbers. Vowels and consonants render into numbers for insight into different things. Numerology can be complex, but I try to give you a good basis in an hour. |
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07-11
14:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Fiber Friends | Lady Diamond Stone | This is just a spin-in/get together for all fiber artists of the SCA. Bring your wheels, your needles and hooks, your looms, and anything else that you use for your fiber art. Meant to be a relaxing hour of like minded artists to do our art together. |
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07-11
14:00 |
1.0 | A&S 4 | Intro to American Sign Language through the SCA | Lady Nicasia Leontodes | Interested in learning something new that you can incorporate into your modern life and life within SCA? Intro to ASL through the SCA teaches beginner vocabulary and grammar of ASL as well as SCA signs created by the various signing communities within the SCA including Deaf SCAdians, teachers of the Deaf, audiologists, interpreters, and more! Some topics for class: Alphabet, Parameters of Sign, Classifiers, Gendered Placement, Mouth Morphemes, Negation, Question Words, basic sentence structure, and SCA-created signs for the SCA. This is an INTRODUCTORY class, so topics will be touched on to give you a taste of what else you could learn outside of class! Students will be provided with materials (digital or otherwise) to continue learning on their own at home and provide them opportunities to continue learning within the SCA. Sign language meet-ups are happening at larger events like Pennsic, so jump into learning now so you can start to hold conversations in sign for the biggest event of the year! |
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07-11
14:30 |
1.5 | A&S 3 | Open work (hardanger) embroidery 101 | Lady Dúnlaith Ingen Donnchada | Hardanger a form of cutwork embroidery , done on special fabric with a few basic stitches. Come learn and make a small project |
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07-11
14:30 |
1.5 | Main Barn | Dance preview for the New Moon Balle | Mickel von Salm | Planning to attend the New Moon Balle, but aren't familiar with some of the dances or need a refresher on the steps? This class will walk students through several of the planned dances, focusing on the less complicated choreographies. |
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07-11
15:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Symbols imagery and what it means | Lady Hesychia of Ravensbridge | We will be gazing at different objects to locate symbols and divine meanings from what we see |
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07-11
20:00 |
2.0 | Main Barn | New Moon Balle | Mickel von Salm | The annual dance night at Great Northeastern War! From bransles to almayns to English Country to Italian balli, the playlist will feature a variety of styles and skill levels. Please note: there will be no formal dance instruction during the balle. |
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07-12
09:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Archery String Making (continuous loop strings) | Lord Marcus Bowyer | Students (up to 8) will make strings for bows. These strings are suitable for any style bow, but are commonly used for Asiatic and recurve bows. It is helpful to know the length of the string you need, or better have the current bowstring with you at the class. Having the bow as well is preferable so we can set the string nock to the correct position. Handouts for making the strings and jigs included. |
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07-12
09:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Palmisitry | Hlafdige Arastorm | Palmistry was done in most times and places during SCA period. We'll cover types of hands, fingers, discuss lines and other marks. The most useful aspect of palmistry is telling the character, and most people want to hear "How many children will I have? How many times will I marry? When will I die?" We will also cover those and why they are are subject to change. You will leave able to go back to camp and amaze your friends, and will have a recommended reading list. |
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07-12
09:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | Recorder Ensemble Jam | Baroness Solveig Bjarnardottir | Want to come play some tunes on recorder? Good news! You can do that. Come bring your recorder and if you have it, a piece or many you'd like to share. Recommended things with either Soprano/Alto/Tenor only. Music will be provided. No skill level required. |
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07-12
09:00 |
4.0 | A&S 4 | Artisan's Row | Master Roibeard mac Neill | Artisan's Row is a welcoming setting for artisans of any medium to gather and create together, sharing ideas and possible collaborations, and gain constructive, positive feedback on upcoming and in-progress projects. Demos are encouraged so that attendees can share in the creative experience. |
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07-12
10:00 |
2.0 | A&S 1 | Athena's Thimble Embroidery Panel | Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood | Anyone with an interest in embroidery is welcome to attend. Needlework can be presented to our panel for evaluation and ranking in our categories; this is entirely optional, but our intent is to be encouraging and helpful, so please bring your work to show off! If you wish to panel for a Period Competency ranking, please provide your documentation by July 5 to: ygraine at kellswood dot com |
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07-12
10:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | Basic weaving structures | Lady Dúnlaith Ingen Donnchada | Basic weaving techniques and a couple of additional structures for weaving! Good for all ages!! Get your fingers wet so to speak with weaving! Student limit : 10 students |
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07-12
10:00 |
2.0 | Archery Field | Archery Coaching | Peter the Red | Peter the Red will coach people of any age group, at any level. Some loaner gear should be available. Eye Dominance and how to aim How to Stand, Hold the bow, Muscles to use, Release, Retrieval, Safety |
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07-12
10:00 |
1.0 | Foresters Camp Classes Tent (Foresters Camp) | Piecing is Period: Making Garb from Thrift Store Finds | John Badger | How to break down a woolen coat for spare parts (and get something useful), the $10 Tablecloth Challenge, and other secrets of making surprisingly period-looking garb from the strange fruits of the thrift store, garage sale, or your own attic. No fee required, bring own scissors if you have them. I will bring some thrifted clothing items for students to take apart, but they are also free to bring cloth or leather items from home, a seam ripper, their sewing kit in general, garb patterns they are interested in making, etc. |
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07-12
11:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | We All Love a Great Feast! - How to Prep for an Event Feast | Thl Brandr Aronsson | Did you ever wonder what goes into preparing and pulling off an amazing event feast? Is it magic? Nope, lots and lots of prep. tHL Brandr Aronsson has Feast Stewarded a number of Event feasts from 50 people to 450. Learn the secret to making 450 people very happy. |
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07-12
11:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | Soothsayers Guild Meeting | Lady Hesychia of Ravensbridge | This will be a brief introduction to the current guild. We will talk about who we are and why we are considered a part of the Arts and Sciences community. |
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07-12
12:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Fiber Arts Social Hour | Muirgel Bera | Yarn and yammer! Bring your current project(s) and sit around with like-minded fiber artists for a relaxed social hour. Open to all fiber art types. I would love to see people bringing finished items that fall within the SCA time frame for a group show-and-tell. The social hour is open to however many seats are available, but feel free to bring your own chair if it is comfortable. |
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07-12
12:00 |
1.0 | A&S 2 | Wide Weavers Guild Meeting | Mistress Albreda Aylece | Annual meeting of the Wide Weavers Guild. Discuss equipment, fibers, and techniques. Share historic sources and new projects. Troubleshoot with people who get it. Everyone welcome! |
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07-12
12:00 |
1.0 | A&S 3 | Bardic 101 | Baroness Solveig Bjarnardottir | Ever wonder what it took to be a bard? Come learn the mysteries and great secrets of "How to get started as a Bard". Solveig will talk about how to get started, materials, faux pas, and "No kidding...there I was" |
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07-12
12:00 |
0.5 | Forester Encampment | East Kingdom Forest Court | Thl Lydia Webbe | Join the Keepers of the Greenwood for a brief court to address current business. |
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07-12
13:00 |
0.75 | A&S 1 | A&S Documentation - It's not as scary as you think. | Thl Brandr Aronsson | Are you afraid to enter A&S competitions because the thought of documentation keeps you up at night and you wake up in cold sweat. We are going to de-mystify the documentation horror stories and get you ready to enter that A&S competition with confidence and a good night's sleep. |
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07-12
13:30 |
1.5 | A&S 2 | Raise Your Hands! | Thl Lydia Webbe | This will be a practice session for those interested in participating in court as Sign Heralds. We will review scroll texts, award signs, and other basics related to using ASL/CASE in SCA court. Open to all ages! |
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07-12
13:30 |
1.5 | A&S 3 | Wands workshop | Lady Hesychia of Ravensbridge | This will begin with history of wands and usage. If you have a stick or piece of wood you want to use bring it with you. We will proved sticks ribbon metal and other items you can use on you guild wand. |
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07-12
14:00 |
1.0 | A&S 1 | Letters To Agnese- A research dive in letters | Agnes Marie de Calais | Come and see how research can be shared in the form of letters from the past |
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07-12
14:00 |
1.0 | Battlefield | Introduction to Harnischfechten | Lord Brian of Stonemarche | Learn about the SCA's Harnischfechten Experiment. Whether you fight or not, come take a look. Harnischfechten seeks to safely simulate fully armored single combat on foot in a safe and historical manner. We have many non-combat roles if you are interested. Harnischfechten supports and honors the concept of the Gentles' Gallery with which you may be familiar from the Deed. We hope to elevate the honorable and chivalrous aspects of noble combat and often rely on the gallery to determine the winner(s). For interested fighters, we know the armor requirements are difficult. There will be loaner helmets and weapons. In order to participate, you will need to register and be approved BEFORE the event. Contact harnischfechten@sca.org to register or contact Brian of Stonemarche at 157433@members.eastkingdom.org for more information. You may observe and ask questions, etc, even if you're not on the participants' list. Come check it out any way. |
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