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October/November
2013 | AS XLVIII | Volume 2 | Issue 6 |
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This is the October/November 2013 issue of The E-Horse, a publication of the Ancient and Honorable Crown Province of Ostgardr of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The E-Horse is available from the Chronicler. It is not a corporate publication of SCA, Inc., and does not delineate SCA, Inc. policies. Copyright © 2013 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. For information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors.  For book reviews, poetry, and other articles by SCA members in greater New York City, you can subscribe to the Seahorse, the "periodical" print newsletter of the Crown Province of Ostgardr; $7.00/four issues. Contact the Chronicler for details.  Ostgardr also has Each of the Cantons has a Yahoogroup: |
Meetings Notes from September's Østgarðr Commons Notes from October's Østgarðr Commons Directions to November Østgarðr Commons Upcoming Events Goings On About Town Articles of Interest Who Designed the Bayeux Tapestry?  Ostgardr Commons Sept 20, 2013 at Queens Farm in the dark Transcribed by Stephen Bloch Viceroy: Need Seneschal of Brokenbridge to attend Commons. Ditto Whyt Whey. Chatelain: will be at Queens Farm tomorrow. Not much news. Web: no news. Still seeking a replacement. Chronicler: Hi, people I don't know--subscribe to the newsletter! Arts: Novice Schola still has teacher slots available. Looking for a deputy, since Melanie has moved to Chicago. Looking for people wanting to learn C&I. Archery: practice continuing. Gave away spiffy badges at Barleycorn; auctioned off a stained-glass panel, raising $270 for new targets. Arnsbjorg/Helga is new Provincial Archery Champ. Chamberlain: Some wooden feast gear was put away damp in airtight containers after Barleycorn; some of it will be harder to salvage than to replace. Getting rolling racks shortly. Stuff is still with Wilhelm, since next event is Florence event in Northpass. Exchequer: Transition of office is proceeding. We have money. Whyt Whey (via Angela): Evenings at the Solar and fighting at Grant's Tomb continue. Seneschal (Subitai) apologizes for his absence. Seneschal: Some Gold Key is currently stored at Lori Copland's mother's house, and needs to be moved. Some discussion of moving bank accounts to different branch, or even different bank. Richard says the only reason to go to the "home branch" is to change officers, which happens maybe once a year, so let's not worry about it. Please don't call Carl after 9 PM. Text messages not so good; Facebook not so good; please contact by e-mail. Northpass: Barleycorn happened; awesome weather, everybody seemed happy. Florence in a few weeks. Queens Farm Fair: is happening tomorrow. G&W is set up (we're sitting under it). Somebody bring an axe to sharpen stakes. Somebody bring waivers for fighting. Bellmore Street Fair: is happening, also tomorrow. Guy is unhappy that this demo is competing with QCFFD, not only for fencers (as they said at last mtg) but also for other stuff. Differing recollections: they were also planning to have an arts table, a chatelaine, etc. Guy will talk to Lions End seneschal and demo steward. Fort Tryon Fair: Still waiting for final word on where and how much parking. Will need license plates, cell numbers, etc. for vehicles. Angela will announce on various lists. Organizers suggested using barriers borrowed from Battle of the Nations people, who will be set up next to us. Make sure our people are doing SCA fighting, and theirs are doing BotN fighting, even though some people do both. May share changing tent, not much more. Florence: Carl cooking; menu will be up shortly. Taking reservations. Nordenfjord Novice Schola: Her Majesty will be attending; not sure whether it's official or incognito. Musicians' Day (November): everybody seems OK with budget. Wilhelm will call Blue Mountain tomorrow re November 2014 dates. Bear's Tavern (Feb. 28-Mar. 2): not much progress. Brew U (March): no progress. Seasons' Beatings: need date; autocrat Sooper Seekrit An Dubh Challenge: need date (probably June) and autocrat. At Huntington UU. Agincourt: in thinking stage. Could we use Queens Farm? Northpass considering bringing back Riding of the Marches, perhaps under changed name. First weekend in May? (may conflict with Bridge Walpurgisnacht) Announcements of Events: Event coordinators, demo coordinators, etc. are responsible for sending publicity to various places: Ostgardr list, Canton lists, Chronicler, Webmaster. A group of adults should be able to deal with this kind of miscommunication civilly, without blowing up on a public group. Possibility of using Queens Farm education building gratis for regular arts workshops. Debbie will ask again after this weekend. Officers' Meeting: can use Piglet's Solar site, 1 PM on Sunday Nov. 10. Hope to be finished by 3:30 or so. One thing to discuss is frequency of Officers' Meetings, which is specified in Bylaws, which sorta died in mid-approval process eight years ago. October Commons: Oct. 18 at Sophia's in Astoria. Contact her. [Actually held at Kapaj's, in Bnx --Ed.] November Commons: Nov. 15 at Sophia's in Astoria. December Commons: Dec. 20 at Peters/Bloch residence. Pennsic Camp meeting: some time in the winter. Discuss dates on lists. * * * * * * * * * * October 18, 2013 at the Kapaj Residence, Bronx Transcribed by Yevgeniya Pechenaya Lions End: The February
event is canceled
Herald: nothing
Archery: practice
happening, a few new people from Ft Tryon. Chinua won
his rank at 3Gs
Viceroy: nothing new to
report. New king and queen, Beau Geste on Sunday at
Grant’s tomb
Northpass: New dance
practice this Sunday. Discussed Florence event and
Tavern. Discussing options for a social gathering.
Exchequer: as of this
moment Viceroy and seneschal are the only people local
as signatories to the account, because a number of the
offices are influx it will take time to get everyone on,
best to do it all at once. We have money
A&S: Schola on the 26th.
Still need a deputy
Chatelain: lots of demos
all went well. We made contact with 80+ people that were
interested in the SCA. Canton chatelaines and the
Ostgardr chatelaine have been discussing a greeting
letter to send out to people. A small introductory event
a few weeks after the event to have to bring those
prospective people in. a lot of people like the idea.
Sofia is a deputy chatelaine for
the province
Discussion about how to get new
people involved at an event so they do not get scared
away. How to get them involved and point them to the
right person based on what they want to get involved in.
Emailed reports:
Whyt Whey: artsy things going on every week, fighting on Sunday, 85K at cloisters, Thank you all (long list of people) Knight Marshal: Louis de
Castilla won Ostgardr Champion at cloisters, winners of
the tournaments at Queens farm and Beau Gest (Fredrich
read off too fast couldn’t get it down)
Seneschal: report is in,
stepping down, drop dead emergency Lori not here due to
family thing.
Queens farm demo went well, it
rained on Saturday, Sunday was great. Fighting was good,
archery was good. Big thank you from the seneschal to
all
Florentine went well.
Bellmore demo was very small,
the people had a really good time and were happy to come
to Queens farm the next day. It was high foot traffic.
From our incipient shire: no
fighting, working on fencing, gold key collection, no $$
yet from the exchequer. Heraldry petition completed for
name and advice. 8 paid members, 4 unpaid.
Upcoming events:
Novice Schola 10/26
Musicians' Day – site reserved,
budget approved
Brew U- no info
for March
St. Re-giftus – possible date in
January 11th in Northpass, no further info yet.
Need an autocrat for Ostgardr/An
Dubh challenge
Something brewing for Agincourt
revival – next octoberish 2014
Tavern - 1st-2nd
of March
Upcoming Meetings:
November commons is on 11/15 at
Sofia’s in Queens 2447 26th
St., Astoria 11102 N or Q train stop on Astoria Blvd
Officer’s meeting: 255 West 105th
St. at Broadway Nov 10th at 1pm
Agenda: how many meetings,
by-laws
December commons on 12/20
[Friday] at the Peters/Bloch residence, Richmond Hill
[Qns]
 Directions to November CommonsNovember Commons will be Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Maria Dedvukaj, 24-47 26th St. , Astoria NY.
DIRECTIONSBy CarSubway
Ostgardr Events Bear's
Tavern, Mar. 1-2, 2014.
Details to come....
Other Local ActivitiesNow that the days are growing short (and the nights are growing chilly), dance practice is moving indoors. Details are still being sorted out, but there will be at least a monthly dance practice in Northpass; check the website for new developments.For more local events,see here for the on-line calendar. East Kingdom Events
East
Kingdom 12th Night Jan. 4 King's
and Queen's A & S Championship, Feb. 22
Museum ExhibitsAt the Met: Italian
Renaissance and Baroque Bronze Sculpture from the
Robert Lehman Collection. At the Met: The
Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade,
1500-1800. At the Met: Medieval
Treasures from Hildesheim. At the Met: Design
Motifs in Byzantine Art. At the Morgan: Leonardo
da Vinci: Treasures from the Biblioteca Reale,
Turin.
Concerts We maintain a Webbed database of
upcoming early-music concerts in the Østgarðr area.
Click here
for the latest.
Viking
Parliament Found under Scottish Parking Lot
Archaeologists believe that recently-discovered mound may
be site of 11th-century Viking Thing |
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