August Østgarðr Commons

August 18, 2017

Transcribed by Stephen Bloch

Attending:

• Guy DioGuardi / Francesco
• Rowan Sawyer / Beatrice
• Stan Cohen / Aethelstan
• Jackie Kapaj / Jacqueline
• Will Weaver / Erich
• Agatha Jurgs / Godiva
• Gary Guarino / Mongo
• Yevgeniya Pecheniya / Lada
• Maria Dedvukaj / Sofya
• Zorikh Lequidre / Ervald
• Maria Daggett-Eskinazi / Erlandr
• Stephen Bloch / John
• Mitchell Krevor / Ian
• Deborah Krevor / Katherine
• Carol Ann Eskesen Smith / Brekke
• Angela Ferber / Angelica
• Brett Kessler / Alec
• Lori Copland / Elionora
• Tom Martin / Thomas
• Sue McMillan / Sue
• Philip Martin / Philip
• Richard Solensky / Richard

Convened 8:00 PM

OFFICER REPORTS

• Exchequer (Angelica):

  no change in $, except that check to American Legion cleared. Nordenfjord has filed its quarterly. Various other stuff.

• Lions End (Brekke):

  no news.

• Chamberlain (DK):

  still have tent, feast gear is in Northpass

• Chronicler:

  E-Horse went out; send us stuff.

• Nordenfjord:

  Erlan is Acting Seneschal (Stan has just stepped down); sent in request for warrant just before Pennsic but haven't gotten reply yet.  Have filed for status restoration.  Bylaws say election in September.  Erlan has been nominated for EK Chancellor Minor, effective December, so she won't be running for Seneschal.  Most likely candidate is Karen Driscoll aka Kaylee (sp?).

• Combat (Ervald): Several new fighters as of Pennsic.  Fighter practice restarted on Tuesdays.  Looking into indoor practice site in L.I.City.  Seamus of Arindale to make 5 suits of loaner armor, $500.  Championship to be at Ft. Tryon Medieval Faire.
• Sofya:

  sending notes by e-mail. Making 50th Anniversary tokens.  Children made impressive presentation of toys to Crown.  Lots of Ostgardrians taught at Pennsic.

• Brokenbridge:

  no news, except fighter practice is happening.

• Herald:

  Sir Edward, for his 65th birthday, received a wooden plaque saying "Get off my grass" in Latin.  Ruben received AoA: generally helpful guy.  Ryouku'jin knighted.  Brendan Firebow received OGR & Bronze Ring (from Midrealm).

• MoL:

  Kingdom discussing changes to authorization process, temporary authorization cards.

• Whyt Whey:

  Device passed, got banner printed by Spoonflower.  Ft. Tryon faire coming up.  Royal Progress.  Combat, classes, fencing, dancing, youth combat, chatelain's table, etc.  Piglet will bring G&W, keep for two weeks thereafter until I&K return from Rome.  Discussing insurance, parking, etc.

  Discussing Schola for 28 Oct.

• Fencing:

  practice resuming this week.  Provincial championship @ Barleycorn.  Debuted G&W arming jackets at Pennsic.  Fought as part of Southern Region army.

• Northpass:

  Barleycorn is coming.  Reserve.  There's still yurt space.

• Historian:

  Did anything happen at Pennsic?  (Various people answered.)  Give me stories & tales.

• Chatelaine (Rowan): Gold Key seems to be in good shape.  There was a Chatelaine's meeting at Pennsic; nobody went.  Making more G&W fencing arming jackets (pattern has been approved by fencing marshals).  Send newcomers to me.  Running low on business cards.
• Seneschal:

  At Riverfest, there was no Chatelaine's table; need Chatelaine kit.

• Viceregency:

  Pennsic was great.  Held court during OG potluck.  Alex was declared Youth Combat Champion, as well as Warden of the Fry [baby seahorses] and Gatherer of Prisoners.  Discussion of paid social-media marketing (targeted by geography, interests, etc.) on Facebook to bring newcomers to demos, events, etc.

• Archery:

  resuming at Cedar Creek & Staten Island.  Have FB page "statenislandarcherypractice".  Practice has been slow (down from 10/week last year to 4/week).

9:00.

RECENTLY PAST EVENTS

• nothing recent. Blood & Axes at Veterans' Memorial Park: cheap, happy to have us, but no kitchen.

UPCOMING DEMOS

• Nordenfjord demo on Thursday, Oct. 12 at Empire State College in Nanuet; could use additional demo-ers.  6:30-9:00 PM. Ft. Tryon Oct. 1.  Request parking passes by Aug. 25. QCFFD Sept. 23-24.  Doesn't seem to be on EK calendar yet; Mitch will investigate.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Musicians' Day not happening due to lack of dates.

• Barleycorn: assembling lots of cooks, staff, etc.  Enclosed room for A&S & musicians (directors' cabin btw. archery & beach); discussion of how this meshes with archery.  Art gallery (?)  Gate is at director's cabin at corner of field (other side of bridge).

• EK A&S and Bardic Champs: Site (Mt Kisco American Legion) got our check.  10 Feb. confirmed.  Day board, no evening feast; need cooking help.  Need parking staff.  No martial activities.  Need breakdown crew (esp. from Northpass).  Enter competitions.

• EK 50th: June 28-July 1, 2018, at [new] War of the Roses site.  We have 10'x10' space at entrance to Hall of History.  Need stories, recordings, pictures, artifacts, etc.  Contact Sofya, well in advance.

• Lions End small demo June 2 (or 9 rain date); hands-on family-friendly arts, fighting & especially youth fighting.  On Village Green in Farmingdale.  Pop-ups would be preferable to staked tents.

• Lions in Spring 4th Saturday in April.

• Goats' Tavern 21 Oct. at Blue Mountain.

• Next week at Michelle's in Hawke's Reach: Ask The Bishop about Research.

COMMITTEES

• Bylaws committee hasn't met recently.

• Coronet committee hasn't met recently.

NEW BUSINESS

• None.

UPCOMING COMMONS

• Sept. 15 at Piglet's in Manhattan

• Oct. 20 at Kapajs' in Bronx

• Nov. 17 at Mungu's in Staten Island

Meeting adjourned 9:45.

Directions to September Østgarðr Commons

September Østgarðr Commons will be Friday, September 15th at 7:30PM at 255 W. 105th St., #21

The building is on the northwest corner of 105th St. and Broadway, above Henry’s (restaurant). Tell the doorman you are here for An Evening in the Solar. The elevator is around the doorman’s desk, to the Broadway side of the lobby. 2nd floor, exit the elevator, *turn around to your right*, enter door beside elevator.

DIRECTIONS

by subway

The closest subway stop is 103rd St., on the #1 train.

by subway & bus, NO STAIRS

Take your best route to the 1/2/3 96th St. stop. Exit using the elevator. Cross Broadway uptown to its east side, north of 96th St. Board the uptown M104 bus. Exit at 105th St. Cross Broadway, walk 1 short block to 105th St. Enter building. Take elevator to 2nd floor…

by bus

The final stop of the M60 (select bus service from Queens) is on the northeast corner of this block, at the KFC. The M104 Broadway bus stops on Broadway between 105th and 106th (uptown bus at the Silver Moon bakery; downtown bus at Smoke Jazz club).

parking

If you don’t find parking on the immediately surrounding blocks, try Riverside Drive, just one block to your west.

Østgarðr Events

• Queens Co. Fair Demo, Sept. 23-24, 2017
  
• Ft. Tryon Medieval Festival, Oct. 1, 2017
  
• Goat's Tavern:  The Pilgrimage for St. Harpo of Northpass, Oct. 20-22, 2017
• K&Q Arts and Sciences AND Bardic Championships, Feb. 10, 2018

East Kingdom Events

• Coronation, Oct. 7, 2017
• Crown Tourney, Nov. 4, 2017
• K&Q Rapier Championship, Dec. 16, 2017
• EK Twelfth Night, Jan. 6, 2018
• K&Q Arts and Sciences AND Bardic Championships, Feb. 10, 2018
  

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!

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Museum Exhibits

• At the Met:  Late Antique Textiles and Modern Design.  Through Oct. 1, 2017.
• At the Met: Arms and Armor from the Islamic World.  Through Dec. 3, 2017.
• At the Met: Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer.  Nov. 13-Feb. 2.
• At the Met: The Silver Caesars: A Renaissance Mystery.  Dec. 12-Mar. 11.
  
• At the Met: Relative Values: The Cost of Art in the Northern Renaissance.  Through June 2019.
  
• At the Frick:  The Pursuit of Immortality:  Masterpieces from the Scher Collection of Portrait Medals.  Through September 10, 2017
• At the Frick: Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored.  Oct. 24-Mar. 11.
• At the Morgan: Treasures from the Vault (currently including a c.1300 French treatise on board games, and the 1486 Book of Hunting, Hawking, and Heraldry).  Through Nov. 12.
• At the Morgan: Magnificent Gems: Medieval Treasure Bindings (including the 9th-century Lindau Gospels and the 13th-century Berthold Sacramentary).  Sept. 8-Jan. 7.
• At the Morgan: Now and Forever: The Art of Medieval Time.  Jan. 26-April 29, 2018.
  

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