Unfortunately, due to expected inclement weather, the King’s County Fiber Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, October 7th, is cancelled. As a result, the SCA demonstration at the festival is also cancelled.
The organizers of the Fiber Festival have no plans to reschedule for this year. We look forward to having an opportunity to demonstrate at the Fiber Festival next year.
The Crown Province of Østgarðr comes together at the Kings County Fiber Festival!
The Kings County Fiber Festival serves to encourage the revival of traditional fiber arts. The Festival embraces both fiber and handmade artists and resource providers that make their work possible. Hosted on the grounds of the Old Stone House of Brooklyn – originally built in 1699 as the Vechte family farm – the Kings County Fiber Festival includes crocheters, dyers, felters, knitters, quilters, spinners, and weavers, as well as artists creating design works that incorporate fiber as an integral material.
The Society of Creative Anachronism joins this year to display elements of fiber history and recreating fiber arts from times long gone. Join us and share your love for history and fiber with members and the public alike!
If you are interested in participating, displaying, teaching a class, or camaraderie, please reach out to Catelin Straquhin for more information: 245476@members.eastkingdom.org. There is also an online Planning Meeting for the demo at 7 p.m. on 9/27/2023.
The festival is free to attend, and will be going on through the day from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kings County Fiber Festival
October 7th, 2023
Old Stone House
336 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…
| Mon. 9/25 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Northpass Business Meeting Canton of Northpass (online) | Details |
| Tue. 9/26 | 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice Crown Province of Østgarðr (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Wed. 9/27 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Planning Meeting: Kings County Fiber Fest Crown Province of Østgarðr (online) | Details |
and next week…
We have been invited to do an all-day demonstration of Medieval arts, crafts, and fighting, with special emphasis on hands-on demonstrations for children on June 3, 2023 (rain date June 10th).
Where: The Village Green 361 Main Street Farmingdale, NY 11735
When: Saturday June 3, 2023 (rain date is June 10)
Setup Begin at 9 a.m. with the public demonstrations starting at 10 a.m. The demo concludes at 6 p.m.
Farmingdale Village is eager to have us show off our skills, and has offered us the use of the Village Green to display our skills to the surrounding neighborhood. They will also push the demo within the school system and invite the surrounding neighborhood.
Fighters and fencers are encouraged to show their prowess (and show off their splendid armor), dancers are encouraged to display their fancy footwork, and artisans of all sorts are urged to both display their work and urged to give children (and their parents) hands-on time to explore their crafts.
For more details, please check the Eventbrite for this demo. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lions-end-demonstration-in-farmingdale-tickets-635671981007
If you have questions, please use this link to email the Lions End Seneschal, Lady Iola Wulfdottir.
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…
| Mon. 5/15 | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Brokenbridge Commons Canton of Brokenbridge (online) | Details |
| Tue. 5/16 | 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice Crown Province of Østgarðr (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Wed. 5/17 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Provincial Commons & Social Crown Province of Østgarðr (online) | Details |
| Sat. 5/20 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Event: Lions End Schola: Let the Lions Roar Canton of Lions End (Nassau County, NY) | Details |
| Sat. 5/20 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Viking Day Demo Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
And next week…
| Tue. 5/23 | 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fighting & Fencing Practice Crown Province of Østgarðr (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Wed. 5/24 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Pennsic 50 Camp Meeting Crown Province of Østgarðr (online) | Details |
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Let us go a-viking!
Join us in Owl Head’s Park (68th St & Colonial Rd) with the Scandinavian East Coast Museum to celebrate all things Nordic and beyond within the SCA.
Learn & celebrate history with us!
For more information contact Alexander at fencer@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org or Caitlin
Set up will start at 8:30am. The festival starts at 10am and runs until 5pm.
location: Colonial Road & 68 St &, Shore Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
The SCA will have an A&S meeting on Saturday April 8th, 2023, from 11
AM to 3 PM, in the meeting room of the New Rochelle Public Library.
The central project will be painting heraldic banners of the Northpass
populace badge. Leather working, Calligraphy and Illustration, and
Medieval Games will lend additional interest to the gathering. All
are invited. As this meeting is in a public place, we may attract
members of the general public. We will have brochures and business
cards on hand for any who demonstrate interest in our activities.
Please be aware that the library does not permit food or drink in the
meeting room.
The meeting room is the backstage area of library’s auditorium,
accessed by a door off the main lobby.
The library is located at 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801, in
southeastern Westchester County.
There is metered public parking (three hour maximum), both on street
and in a lot nearby (pay by licence plate at a cash/credit card kiosk,
or through the smartphone app ParkMobile).
The library is also within easy walking distance from the New Rochelle
Metro North train station; from the train platform ascend either the
stairs or in the elevator to the upper level of the station, and
proceed directly to the only street exit, crossing the street straight
ahead, then walking a full block to Library Green, and a bit further
to the actual library. There are short flights of stairs to the
library, and between the Library Green entrance and the meeting room.
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…
| Tue. 10/4 | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fencing & Fighting Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Thu. 10/6 | 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Whyt Whey Commons Canton of Whyt Whey (online) | Details |
| Sat. 10/8 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Public Demo: Kings County Fiber Festival Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
And next week join us for…
| Tue. 10/11 | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fencing & Fighting Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Wed. 10/12 | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | BrokenBridge Financial Committee Emergency Meeting Canton of Brokenbridge (online) | Details |
| Fri. 10/14 | 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Lions End Commons & Social Canton of Lions End (online) | Details |
Østgarðr will be demoing the best of our fiber arts at the Kings County Fiber Festival hosted by the Old Stone House in Park Slope Brooklyn.
Where: Old Stone House in Brooklyn (Washington Park) 336 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
When: Saturday, October 8, 2022 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
Come to support your fellow Østgarðri as we demo our crafts, show off our Fiber Arts and maybe help our some of the Merchants that will be helping to put on a great festival.
SCAtian’s who wish to be demonstrators must email the demo organizer, Lord Ragnarr Bliskegg, to get details for demonstrator arrival and setup.
Learn more about the Fiber Festival here: https://www.kingscountyfiberfestival.org/
Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…
| Tue. 9/27 | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fencing & Fighting Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Sun. 10/2 | 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Public Demo: Cloister’s Medieval Festival Canton of Whyt Whey (Manhattan, NY) | Details |
And next week…
| Tue. 10/4 | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Østgarðr Fencing & Fighting Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details |
| Sat. 10/8 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Public Demo: Kings County Fiber Festival Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) | Details to Follow |