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Østgarðr Commons
March 21, 2014
Transcribed by Stephen Bloch
Gy Dioguardi ran the meeting as Acting Seneschal.
Officer Reports
Web: Norana has volunteered as deputy, and is
working up a site redesign. Site will be moved from
Panix hosting to east-kingdom.org some time soon; have
account but haven't moved anything to it yet.
Chronicler: There is a free e-newsletter.
Canton representatives, be sure to carry information BOTH
ways between Ostgardr Commons and your Canton (not just
from Canton to Ostgardr).
Archery: Too cold to shoot; we'll probably start in
April or May.
A&S: Starting series of workshops at Enigma
Bookstore. Stained glass workshop w/Jimi Lee.
Various A&S displays at Mudthaw tomorrow.
Exchequer: Lost a little on Seasons' Beatings, as
expected (since it was a free event). I plan to step
down at the end of 2015, and would like all the Canton
exchequers to be doing their own books by then.
Vicereine: Went to Artisans' Challenge with
Ibrahim. Great event, lots of good arts entries.
Nordenfjord (Stan): We have money, held in the
Ostgardr account until we have our own. They changed
the rules for being a Marshal, so I'm not one any more, so
we have no marshal, so no fighting until I've
reauthorized. Erlan has been running glass
workshops, and various people are trying their hand at
various arts & sciences (stone-carving, recorder,
etc.) Nordenfjord has been reclassified from
Southern Region to Central Region (seems to work best for
all parties); this doesn't affect Ostgardr's sponsorship
of Nordenfjord.
EK Youth Clerk (also Stan): There's a new program
called YAFA: Youth And Family Activities, sort of
analogous to Scout badges. Need mentors who can
advise children and teens on various activities (mentors
must have background check).
Brokenbridge: Viking Day is May 17; A&S has
been happening many Fridays.
Chamberlaine: Planning a cookware inventory party
in a month or so. Gui and Mitch have both been
researching rental storage space; so far it appears too
expensive, but we should do some more research.
Feast gear occupies about 4' x 8' x 4'; green-and-white
pavilion is "muckin' huge"; there's also armor stuff at
Gui's, gold key at Gy's, etc.
Gold Key: Maria spent an evening at Gy's
inventorying, and concluded that we have a good selection
of women's clothing but a shortage of men's. Loaner
clothing is currently split between Gy's place, Maria's
place, and somewhere else in Whyt Whey. Doing a
series of clothing-related events for newbies: shopping in
the Garment District, cutting and patterning, etc.
Need fabric, preferably linen, to make more.
[Chronicler has a lot of colored linen, which she'll
either sell for $4/yard or donate for a tax deduction.]
Lions End: Regular A&S stuff happening.
Herald: No news.
Viceroy: Should we hold another free Seasons'
Beatings next year? Consensus says "yes", but we
need a date.
Canton representatives, please carry information BOTH ways
between Ostgardr Commons and your Canton.
Sunday fighter practice (noon-4:00) currently at 57
Waterbury in Brooklyn, but will move to Grant's Tomb in
April. Armoring workshop April 12 at Tormundr's
workshop, 459 W. 52nd St. Manhattan, 4th floor
Suggestion: autocrats post draft event reports on
officers' e-list for corrections before sending them to
Kingdom.
Upcoming Events and Meetings
Ostgardr/An Dubh Challenge: prereg to Gy Dioguardi,
$13. We currently don't have a Bardic or A&S
champion, so we have stand-ins for both positions for the
event. There will be a brewing competition.
Site is not dry, but BYOB (we can't SERVE alcohol).
Need marshals for various things, especially fencing and
thrown-weapons.
Planning an autocratting workshop, April 25, but that's
also the date of the next Ostgardr Commons, so will
reschedule the autocratting workshop.
Queens County Farm Fair demo: Ian will
autocrat
Riverdale Riverfest June 15: we had some complaints
last year, they've addressed all the complaints, and the
officers assembled voted to do the demo again this year.
Thinking of other things to do with Staten Island site
(which we used for Crown last year): maybe an all-tourney
event, not renting the hall.
April 25 Commons at Maria's.
May 16 Commons at Gy's.
June 20 Commons at Wilhelm's.
Officers' Corps meeting to be discussed on Officers' List.
April Commons will be Friday, April 25 at the home of
Maria Dedvukaj, 24-47 26th St. (between Hoyt Ave. and 24th
Ave.), Astoria NY.
DIRECTIONS
By Car
➦ from Westchester/Bronx/NYC take
the first exit off the Triboro Bridge (31st
Street/Astoria Blvd Exit). Keep left at the fork
and follow signs for 31st Street and merge onto
Hoyt Avenue. Turn left onto 33rd Street. Take the
first left onto Hoyt Avenue North. Go straight (3
lights) and turn right onto 26th Street. I’m about
the 5th house on the right side of the street.
It’s a 2 family home and I’m on the first floor.
Generally, there’s plenty of street parking.
➦ from Long Island or Queens,
take I-278 East to exit 45 (31st Street Exit) It’s
the last exit before the Triboro Bridge. Merge
onto Hoyt Avenue North. Go straight for three
lights and turn right turn onto 26th Street.
Subway
Astoria bound N or Q
line stopping at Astoria Blvd. Walk 4 blocks in
the direction of the Triboro Bridge. Turn right
onto 26th Street.
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Østgarðr/An
Dubhaigeainn Challenge, June 7, 2014
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Dance Practice : When the forecast
suggests reasonable temperatures we will send a
practice announcement and venture to Central Park
for dancing. In the meantime, there will be an
indoor practice:
Sunday, April 27, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Christ's Church Rye
2 Rectory St, Rye, NY 10580
There is a parking lot, and it is 0.7 miles from the
Rye train station. For other details please
see http://northpass.eastkingdom.org/DancePractice_Northpass_Rye.html
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Pennsic Planning
Friday, April 25, 2014 6:30 p.m.
24-47 26th Street, Astoria, NY 11102
(between Hoyt Avenue and 24th Avenue)
If you plan on camping with Ostgardr this Pennsic
there will be a "Pennsic Preparation" meeting taking
place prior to April Commons.
If you can't make it, don't worry, this was a
little short notice but another meeting will be in
the works! We wanted to get the ball rolling and set
a plan on how to make camping at Ostgardr as
pleasureable as possible.
- A&S Classes: at Enigma Book Store
33-17 Crescent Street
Astoria, NY 11106
Conveniently located close to the Broadway stop on the
N & Q trains.
Claire LaPlaca and Hugh Brammer, owners
Store #718-274-BOOK or 718-274-GEEK
Class Schedule:
- May 4th: Embroidery with Cosimo
- May 18th: Silk painting with Angelica
Classes will be held at 12pm until approximately
2pm.There will be a $5 classroom charge and additional
supply fee. Classroom size is limited so register
soon!
Check out our Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/471906642932595/
Please contact Ladysofya.sca@gmail.com
to register or for further information.
For more local events,
see here
for the on-line calendar.
- East
Kingdom Brewers' Collegium, Apr. 25-27,
2014
- Crown
Tourney, May 17, 2014
- King's
and Queen's Archery Championship, May 31,
2014
- King's
and Queens Champion of Arms, June 20-22,
2014
- Southern
Region War Camp/East Kingdom Thrown Weapons
Championship, June 27-29, 2014
We maintain a Webbed database of
upcoming early-music concerts in the Østgarðr area.
Click here
for the latest.
New Yorker photographer George Steinmetz' photos
of the "people of Stonehenge." (N.B. See also "Romancing
the Stones," in the April 21 issue; the online
article is behind a paywall, but the print edition is in
bookstores and libraries everywhere :-D)
After a year of restoration work, the capacious
Abbot's Kitchen is open to the public.
"Egtved Girl's Brew," a modern reconstruction based on
surviving residue of a Bronze Age fermented beverage, is
now on sale at the Danish National Museum.
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