East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
My Dearest East, June is, in the mundane world, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Asexual (and many other terms, such as Aromantic, SGL, Two Spirit) Pride Month (LGBTQA+). June festivities abound to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots, and to bring awareness of the need for equal opportunity, justice, and liberty for LGBTQ+ people. …
Coming in two weeks — Ask Me Anything: Pelican Edition June 10th, 7 – 8:30 pm on Zoom (link to be published later) Wondering about various aspects of service? Kingdom-level? Regional? Local? Policy? Running things? Out-in-front service? Behind the scenes service? Ask us! Our panel (plus additional Pelicans in the chat!) will include Mael Eoin, …
My Dearest East, Their Royal Highnesses and I continue to work behind the scenes, helping to create a new way to play this game we love. At this point in time, there are many people in the Kingdom with a range of wants, needs and ability to participate. As We work together, with many different …
Good afternoon, East Kingdom, We hope that you are well and are finding opportunities for joy and connection, even as we remain apart. We know that many are eager to resume in-person activities, and that Our rattan and rapier fighters particularly miss the training that only a live opponent can provide. We thank you for …
A tremendous number of SCA-related activities have been going on at home and are being shared on the internet on various platforms with the hashtag #SCAatHome. The SCA corporate office has been curating a weekly collection of highlights, starting on Mar. 24. You can find them all on the corporate web site: This week’s post: …
Greetings to the East Kingdom and the Knowne World! We will be livestreaming our performance of Hamlet straight to the East Kingdom’s YouTube channel. This google document is our Theater Program in Progress, with current cast, crew, and recipes. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1321BO1gp3eWuMyuMOqJj03UC0gjkiQZxn6C_jfGtMTE/edit?fbclid=IwAR1LaWlWJ1LUsdIRvSbLpmwkIaJbcuEBdptH2-wmY6Bj6hTdPCbiIHyunFY If you want to help out, please contact me! There are a few speaking roles …
A new Society Seneschal-Elect and Society Exchequer-Elect have been chosen by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Lis Schraer (Baroness Elasait ingen Diarmata, OP) as Society Seneschal-Elect for the Society for Creative Anachronism. Read the full news release here: https://www.sca.org/news/people-on-the-move-society-seneschal-elect/ The Board of Directors is pleased …
I am reaching out on behalf of Baroness Cassair. Our next Ethereal Court is on Sunday, May 24 at 4pm. The Theme is “Show the Greatness of the East”. What we need is YOU! Photo’s of the people of the East doing and showing what makes the East great. Fighting, marshaling, scribing, weaving, performing… you …
EASTERN RESULTS FROM THE DECEMBER 2019 LoAR (FINAL HERALDIC DECISIONS) (For those who aren’t familiar with the heraldic process, Violet Mosaic is now posting the East Kingdom-level decisions to the Gazette, but after a submission passes through the East, it needs to go through a second level of review at the Society level. These are …
In Ethereal Court III on Saturday, I shared some of the policy concerns that underlie Their HIghness’ and Her Majesty’s recent announcement about Coronation. I’m sharing those here for wider distribution, plus a bit more information. I’ll start with a few big-picture points. We have a variance from the Society Seneschal and BoD for the …