[was cancelled because of inclement weather and bad driving conditions]

Directions to April Østgarðr Commons

April Østgarðr Commons will be Friday, April 21st  at 7:30PM at the home of Gary Guarino, 23 Prescott Ave, Staten Island NY.

DIRECTIONS

By Car:

Take the lower level of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, and exit at the first exit  (Lily Pond Avenue/Father Capodanno Boulevard). Proceed on Father Capodanno Boulevard until you get towards the end of the road and turn right onto Lincoln Avenue. At the 5th traffic light, turn left onto North Railroad Avenue, proceed three blocks and turn right onto Prescott Avenue.

Østgarðr Events

• Lions in Spring, Apr. 22, 2017
• Picnic in the Ruins, Apr. 29, 2017
• Viking Day Demo in Owl's Head Park, May 20, 2017
  
• Riverdale Riverfest, June 11, 2017
  
• John Barleycorn Silver Anniversary, Sept. 8-10, 2017
• Goat's Tavern:  The Pilgrimage for St. Harpo of Northpass, Oct. 20-22, 2017

Fun in Whyt Whey

*** RECORDER SCHOLA ***
Thursday, April 20th 7-10pm at Whyt Whey's A&S Night: "Evening in the Solar" Class taught by Magistra Rufina and Master John Elys

Have you always wanted to try the recorder “some day”? Did you play some recorder mumble-mumble years ago, and would like to ease your way back in? Are you a recorder player in search of group playing opportunities?

Here’s your chance!

At Recorder Schola, we will try some tuneful Medieval and Early Renaissance pieces with parts ranging from “dead easy” to “fun and approachable” to “a bit of a challenge”. Whether you’ve never touched a recorder before, or would like to reacquaint yourself with a skill you learned in school, our Recorder Docents are ready to help you find your way and introduce you to their Recorder Menagerie. If you don’t have your own instrument, loaner recorders will be available for the evening. Bring music stand if you have one.

Please join us at 255 W. 105th St., #21 — we’ll be glad you did!

Did You Know?

The Crown Province of Østgarðr has a badge, "A seahorse erect azure, hoofed, orbed and crined Or," that residents of the Crown Province have been using, de facto, as a "populace badge" for many years.  You could wear it on your hat, or paint it on your goblet, or embroider it on a pennon.  Let your Østgarðrian Spirit Flag fly!

• EK Brewers' Collegium, Apr. 21-23, 2017
• Spring Crown Tourney, May 6, 2017
• K&Q Archery and Equestrian Championships, May 26-29, 2017
  
• K&Q Rattan Champions, June 3, 2017

• At the Met:  Renaissance Maiolica:  Painted Pottery for Shelf and Table.  Through May 29, 2017
• At the Met:  Renaissance Portrait Medals from the Robert Lehman Collection.  Through May 29, 2017
• At the Cloisters:  Small Wonders:  Gothic Boxwood Miniatures.  Through May 21, 2017
  

Our Webbed database of upcoming early-music concerts in the Østgarðr area seems not to have survived the transition to the East Kingdom server. Until we get it working again, please see polyphony.com.

• Stunning 700-Year-Old Giant Cave Used by Knights Templars Found behind a Rabbit Hole in the British Countryside
  

  Photos of Templar "stronghold" discovered in Shropshire.
  

• Mission Impossible:  Trying to Flog a Stolen Dante Manuscript
  

  It isn't a "Perfect Crime" if the "tome raiders" can't sell their ill-gotten books....
  

• Tudor Mass Experience Recreated for the First Time
  

  Scholars specialising in medieval liturgy, music, and early modern history collaborated to reconstruct and stage a Tudor Lady Mass in a chapel that Henry VIII visited in 1535.
  

• Rare "Coffin Birth" Found in Black Death Burial Site
  

  A 14th century burial ground has yielded an uncommon archaeological case of "coffin birth," which occurs when a deceased pregnant woman's fetus is expelled within the grave.

• Historic 500-Year-Old Stately Home Destroyed in "Suspicious" Fire Overnight
  

  100 firefighters couldn't stop a"stunning" Tudor manor house from being gutted by fire.