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April 2015 | AS XLVIII | Volume 4 | Issue 7

 

Meetings
No March Østgarðr Commons
Directions to April Østgarðr Commons

Upcoming Events
Local Activities
East Kingdom Events

Goings On About Town
Museum Exhibits
Concerts

Articles of Interest
Bone Flutes or Jackal Food?
Saxon Leechcraft Meets Modern Science
If These Old Bones Could Talk....
"Crazy, insane, wonderful people"
...and You Thought Skeletons in the Closet Were Bad....



  Meetings

 March Commons

...was CANCELLED due to bad weather.

Upcoming Meetings:


April 17th: Ostgardr Commons (night before Ostgardr Champions--see below)

Directions to April Commons

April Commons will be Friday, April 17 at the office of Congressman Eliot Engel, 3655 Johnson Avenue, the Bronx

By Car
➦From the South:
Best route to Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan.
Cross into the Bronx.  Exit 20 for W. 239th Street.
From access road, take first right onto Johnson Avenue and look for parking.
The office is almost immediately there.

➦From the North:
Best route to Saw Mill Parkway in the Bronx (e.g. heading south from the Cross County).
Two miles south of the Cross County, this becomes the Henry Hudson Parkway.
Exit 19 for W. 232nd Street and make a U-turn onto the Henry Hudson northbound.
Exit 20 for W. 239th Street.
From access road, take first right onto Johnson Avenue and look for parking.
The office is almost immediately there.

By Subway
Take your best route to the 1 train.  Take 1 train to 238 St.  Exit near intersection of Broadway and W 238th St.  Start out going West on W 238th St.  Turn right onto Riverdale Ave.  Turn left onto W 238th St.  Turn left onto Johnson Ave.
Upcoming
                events

Østgarðr Events

Attention Fighters

Ostgardr fighter practice -
When: Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm sharp!
Where: Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, 1845 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793
3 blocks away from the LIRR
Who: Besides the fine folks from MSR
Three knights help train regularly as well as other Knights, more lefties then you can shake a stick at and a pell to boot (but we rather you hit it with your sword).
Please note: $6 donation requested
Contact: the Viceroy if you have any questions.

From the Chatelaine

Have you thought about autocrating an event but didn’t know where to start or were too nervous to ask? Maybe you’ve autocrated before but would like to brush up on your knowledge?

Well, I am pleased to announce that on Friday, April 24th Master Philip White has graciously offered to share his knowledge and secrets on autocrating a successful event.

Join us in a casual setting as we learn what it takes to run a successful SCA event. Please email me if you plan on attending so I can prepare enough seats for all and if you need directions: ladysofya.sca@gmail.com. Please note that there is an adorable havanese dog in residence as well.

Class: Running Events: How to be a first time event steward, help others to run a successful event, and improve your skills as an experienced event steward.
Instructor: Master Philip White
Location: Home of Lady Sofya in Astoria, Queens. (24-47 26th Street, Astoria, NY 11102)
Time: 7PM

Yours in Service 
Lady Sofya

East Kingdom Events


Goings On About Town

Museum Exhibits

Concerts

We maintain a Webbed database of upcoming early-music concerts in the Østgarðr area. Click here for the latest.


Articles of Interest

Neandertal Bone Flutes:  Simply Products of Ice Age Hyena Scavenging....

I'm sure you're as disappointed as I am.

How Can a Ninth-Century 'Leechbook' Be Relevant Today?

Crediting the manuscript known as Bald's Leechcraft with curing MRSA might be premature, but those Anglo-Saxon physicians must have been a canny bunch....

Battered Remains of Medieval Knight Discovered in UK Cathedral

A medieval skeleton with idiosyncratic bone fractures uncovered in Hereford Cathedral may have been a Norman jouster.

Game of Thrones IRL:  I Spent My Saturday Dressed As a Peasant

A light-hearted but sympathetic article about the SCA written by a reporter who attended EK Coronation.

Intact Ottoman 'War Camel' Found in Austrian Cellar

The ultimate military souvenir.


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