Transcribed by Carol Smith

The meeting took place on April 20, 2012, at Carl (Friedrich Grimm) and our chatelaine Aimee (Lilie Dubh ingen ui Mordha) Haicken’s house on City Island. Other officers attending were: Elisha Friedman (Ysenda MacBeth of Islay), seneschal; David Minsky (Sir Gui Avec Cheval), Viceroy; Johanna Motyleski (Johanna i Visby), Vicereine; Mitchel Krevor (Master Ian of Clan Mitchell), Exchecquer; Gui Dioguardi (Baroné Francesco Gaetano Gréco d’Edessa), Herald; Dyanna Flynn (Lady Judith FitzHenry), Mistress of Arts, Richard Solensky (Master Richart the Poor of Ely), Historian, Debbie Krevor (Mistress Katherine Gillesflower), Chamberlain; Brad Richey (Lord Suuder), archery marshal; and John Estep (Lord Þormundr Inn Landverski, Brokenbridge Seneschal.

Officers

Vicereine: an Ori Grimm, a former member of An Dubheaigainn was recovering at North Shore Hospital.

Mistress of Arts:  Brokenbridge is hosting an A&S day on the second Friday of each month. Last month was a review of Viking history and culture, and next month will be Silk banner painting.

Exchequer:  we have money and he had no updates to his previous report.

Herald:  no report.

Brokenbridge Seneschal:  reported on the time and place for the Brokenbridge A&S banner painting.

Archery Marshal: the archery schedule remained the same as last year for this year, and that Lions End will schedule additional practices as desired locally.

Chatelaine:  first quarter reports were generally received on time but that Northpass had a problem; this is the third reporting deadline missed. It was reported to Kingdom but will be dealt with internally. Lilli is on it. Owls head demo planning is progressing nicely.

Chamberlain: was not asked to give a report.

Recent Events

The tavern event was held in Northpass but the report is not yet prepared. The Chamberlain reported that the feast gear has not yet been returned to her custody; it is still being stored in Northpass (and thank you for the extra time; we’re still involved in cleaning out the ancestral home, and it’s taking a lot of time.)

Old Business/ Local Events

There is a Schola in An Dubheaigainn on April 28; please attend and support our neighbors.

The Viking Day demo at Owls Head Park is May 19, 12:00 to 6:00. We have been asked to bring more games. The Riverfest Demo will also host the Clearwater, so there will probably be a larger crowd this year. Some discussion ensued over the possible scheduling of Medieval Dancing on the stage, but the dancers promptly requested that it remain on the grass.

Lions End was asked to participate in the Bellmore Street Fair, which occurs the same weekend as Queens Farms. They were originally asked to participate as fencers, but they really wanted Olympic fencing. It was explained that the SCA does not do Olympic fencing, but the organizers are still interested in what we do. Lions End felt that we could not put on the demo alone, but possibly could with the help of An Dubheaigainn, whose people don’t usually participate in the major Ostgardr demos. If Østgarðr agrees, we could ask them for help. The consensus was that it would be a wonderful opportunity for both groups, if we can pull it together with them.

New Business

Discussion of how to approach demonstrations – the various needs of different demos, such as general information demos, Boy Scout demos, recruiting demos, etc. There followed much discussion, and a date to learn about what is necessary at each type of demo was set up. The demo will be held at our Vicereine’s house on Sunday, May 6, at 1:00 PM. All who participate in demos, even if it is in the preparation, are encouraged to attend.

Officer terms were discussed. Ms. Friedman may be stepping down as Seneschal before her term is up, and her term should be ending soon in any case. Who wants the job? We referred to Kingdom Law for any mandatory term limits, and also need to check with Corpora to be in total compliance.

On Sunday, April 29, Yesenda MacBeth is giving a class in Celtic Knotwork in the meeting room at Alexandre’s and Eularia’s home. In June, a group is going to Known Worle Scribal Symposium on June 23; they will be home in time to be at the Riverfest demo the next day.

On May 26 (rain date June 9) Jenna Childerslay is giving her Pennsic 101 class. This is before the last day of preregistration, so Pennsic newcomers can decide whether they should go (do they have enough garb? Food? Tentage? Etc.) There will be some discussion of preregistration procedures and camp structures.

Next Month's Ostgardr Commons

The next meeting will be May 18 (day before Owls Head), in Alexandre’s basement meeting room.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:40.

Note: mundane names were used throughout the Officer Report section as this is a modern business meeting. Once it delved into SCA-related information, SCA names were used.

May Commons will be on Friday, May 18 in the basement meeting room of Jeff Berry and Lorree True, 552 Riverside Drive (just south of 125th Street on Riverside Drive.)

DIRECTIONS

By Car: 

From the West:  Take the Henry Hudson to the 125th street exit.
From the East:  Cross somewhere and get to 125th and RSD.  (For example, the Triboro Bridge dumps you onto 125th; when you get to Broadway, start looking for parking.)  Your best bet for parking is up around Grant's Tomb.  If you do park by Grant's Tomb, you'll need to walk east and then down.  We're on a short chunk of RSD which is one-way, and next to the tallest building for blocks (well, excepting  Riverside Church).

By Subway: 

Take the #1 train to 125th St.  Exit to the right after coming out of the turnstile and go down the escalator to 124th St. (there's a sign in the station pointing the way). On the street, you'll be at the intersection of Broadway and Tiemann Pl.  Go up the hill on Tiemann Pl. towards the park.  That's Riverside Dr.  Turn right on Riverside and our building is in the middle of the block (a little block heading downhill toward the huge Columbia residence next door).  Shout for someone to let you in!

Canton of Brokenbridge's annual demo, May 19, 2012 at Owl's Head Park, Bay Bridge, Brooklyn.  The demo will begin at noon, but participants with cars should arrive before 9:30 a.m.   For further information, please contact chatelaine@ostgardr.org.

Riverdale Riverfest Demo

Sunday, June 24, 2012, in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, on the riverside campus of the College of Mount St. Vincent.  Calling all fighters, fencers, weavers, calligraphers, dancers, musicians et al. -- what a great opportunity to showcase the SCA's talents!  Open to the public noon-6:00 p.m.; participants should show up at 9:00 a.m.

Other Local Activities

East Kingdom Events

King's and Queen's Archery Champions

Palio di Stonemarche/King's and Queen's Equestrian Champions Tourney

East Kingdom War Practice

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Museum Exhibits

Concerts

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