East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The proposed new Rapier Marshal’s handbook has been approved. The BoD is still looking for a Society Rapier Marshal. The deadline for application is a month from now. Contact the BOD at directors@sca.org. for more info. The Social Media Policy is still in the revision process, and has been returned to the Social Media Deputies for …
The Board of Directors would like to remind the membership that the Fourth Quarter 2013 Board Meeting will take place in the Kingdom of Trimaris on October 19, 2013. The location will be the Embassy Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista, 8100 Lake St Orlando, FL 32836, (407) 239-1144 and the start time will be 9:00 …
sanc·tion noun \ˈsaŋ(k)-shən\ :the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law1. In an announcement posted today on the Society Seneschal’s web page, the Office of the Society Seneschal, which has been working on this project for over a year, is making …
A proposal is currently before the Board of Directors to create a peerage for Rapier and ‘Cut and Thrust’ martial activities. The proposal was created by the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee, which was created by the Board of Directors. It was comprised of representatives of eleven kingdoms, including representatives of the Chivalry, Laurel, Pelican, multiple …
The SCA Board of Directors announced that Master David of Caithness (David Keen) accepted the position of Director-Elect. He will replace Mark Faulcon when his term ends after the October 2013 quarterly meeting. Master David has been Seneschal of Caid and the territorial Baron of Calafia, which covers the greater San Diego area. He is …
At the July 2013 Board Meeting, the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee (“APEC”) proposed that the Board of Directors create a new Patent-bearing Peerage Order parallel to the Orders of the Chivalry, the Laurel and the Pelican. This Rapier Peerage would be for the related martial arts of rapier and all forms of cut & thrust …
It’s been more than a year since kingdom newsletter began to be distributed electronically. Many people have adopted them enthusiastically, but it’s still a challenge for some. While the option to receive a printed newsletter remains available, it is seen as prohibitively expensive, or simply not a good value for their dollars by some members. …
The Office of Society Rapier Marshal, a deputy to the Society Earl Marshal, is open for applications. Please send resumes (modern, SCA and rapier) to the the Society Earl Marshal at marshal@sca.org. The deadline for resumes is September 1, 2013. Warmest thanks go to the outgoing Society Rapier Marshal, Baroness Eyrny, for her service to …
The SCA’s Board of Directors will hold its third quarter board meeting on July 13, 2013 at Mt. Olive Church on 1989 E Calaveras Blvd in Milpitas, California. The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m and those attending are asked to wear modern clothing. Questions about the meeting should be sent to ea@sca.org.
The following was shared on the SCA official facebook page. The Gazette will post more information when it is available. Okay, so we piqued your interest and you clearly want more! Coming in July and August, we’re going to host a digital talent search! If you’re a performer or group of performers in the fields …