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Check out this weeks practices, classes and meetings. Come join us.

Tue. 8/31	7 p.m. – 9 p.m. (weather permitting)	McCarren Park Fighting & Fencing Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY)	Details
Wed. 9/1	7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Class: Creating your EK Wiki Page Crown Province of Østgarðr (online)	Details

And get ready for next week’s activities.

Tue. 9/7	7 p.m. – 9 p.m. (weather permitting)	McCarren Park Fighting & Fencing Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY)	Details
Wed. 9/8	7 p.m. – 9 p.m.	Østgarðr Bardic Circle (online via Google Meet)	Details
Fri. 9/10	8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Lion’s End Virtual Happy Hour Social Canton of Lions End (online via Google Meet)	Details
Sat. 9/11	10 a.m. – 6 p.m.	Event: John Barleycorn Returns Østgarðr’s return to in person events, with a myriad of activities in a lovely outdoor setting. (Carmel, NY)	Details

See how to get medieval this week in the NYC area.

Tue. 8/24	7 p.m. – 9 p.m. (weather permitting)	McCarren Park Fighting Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY) **Note: Fencing Practice will not happen this week.	Details
Sat. 8/28	8 p.m. – 11 p.m.	Whyt Whey Saturday Night Solar: Christianity & Astronomy in the Medieval Period Canton of Whyt Whey (online)	Details

And get ready for next week’s activities.

Tue. 8/31	7 p.m. – 9 p.m. (weather permitting)	McCarren Park Fighting & Fencing Practice Canton of Brokenbridge (Brooklyn, NY)	Details
Wed. 9/1	7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.	Class: Creating your EK Wiki Page Crown Province of Østgarðr (online)	Details to Follow

From the Provincial Fencing Marshal

“Greetings All,

I won’t be able to make it this week, so there will be no fencing practice this coming Tuesday.I’ve already e-mailed her Excellency, and she will take videos of us at a future practice.Practice will resume on Tuesday, September 7th.

In service,

Alexander MacLachlan”

Denizens of Whyt Whey and the surrounding lands, join us for a park picnic to celebrate the summer and spend time in good company after so long apart!

We will gather on Sunday, July 25, starting at 2:00 PM — unless the weather is inclement, in which case we will announce a postponement to the following Sunday, August 1.

[UPDATE, July 25: the weather forecast for this afternoon has been downgraded to “scattered thunderstorms,” so it looks like we need to push our picnic back to the rain date, next Sunday, August 1. The long-range forecast suggests next Sunday will be dry and pleasant — I look forward to seeing you all then!]

[UPDATE, August 1: Today’s weather is looking pleasant — comfortable temperatures and no rain until late in the day — so we’re moving ahead with our picnic plans for this afternoon. Pack your lunch and join us at 2:00 on the Great Hill!]

I was appointed as Provincial Webminister on an acting basis when the previous office holder moved away earlier this summer, and although I enjoy doing this work, I already have too many things on my plate, so I am recruiting volunteers to take on the role.

If you’re interested in the position, please speak up at Commons this evening, or reach out to me directly.

I’d love to take on one or two people as deputies as soon as possible, and then turn the office over to one of them as of the August meeting. Of course, I’ll still be around, and am glad to provide ongoing support and assistance as needed.

Attached below are a job description and some notes about the tools and tasks involved — and of course, if you have any questions that aren’t answered here, please don’t hesitate to ask me!

As a reminder, our weekly armored combat practice takes place on Tuesdays at 7 PM, weather permitting, at the McCarren Park ballfields in the north end of Brooklyn.

Pre-registration is required; this week’s signup sheet is located here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c45a8ac2aa1fcc61-maccaren.

For additional details, visit the Fighter Practice in New York City Facebook group, or email the marshal of armored combat.

Inclusion and pluralism are core values of the SCA. In this month of Pride, the Crown Province of Østgarðr celebrates the diversity of our populace, and recommits ourselves to equity in our Society and the world at large.

The province’s regularly-scheduled armored combat practice resumed this week.

Covid safety protocols are in place as required by the Society and modern authorities; among other things, pre-registration is required, masks must be worn, and there is no shared food or water.

Location and dates are posted to the Fighter Practice in New York City Facebook group, or you may email the marshal of armored combat for details.

Please join the Crown Province of Østgarðr for our monthly commons gathering on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST.

There will be an official business meeting, convening promptly at 7:30. Our agenda includes welcoming new and returning officers. If you have official business to discuss please reach out to our seneschal to get it on the agenda. There will also be an online social gathering and opportunity for informal discussion. All are welcome!

We’ll be videoconferencing via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nhu-qsgk-zzi

Video is optional, so you can disable your camera if you prefer, or use the numbers provided on that page to call in by phone. 

This is a casual gathering; period garb is not required.