East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
A private fundraiser is being held at Birka to assist Master Tearlach the Profane and his family whose home was destroyed on New Year’s Day. Many merchants will have donation containers available on their tables. If you would like to help, just look for the containers in the merchant area. In addition, several merchants will …
The start time for the King and Queen’s Bardic Champions competition at The Queen’s Meadhall is set for 11:00 a.m. The site will open at 10:00 a.m. For more details about the competition, see http://eastkingdomgazette.org/2012/11/30/king-queens-bardic-champions-format-announced/
Pikestaff is seeking artwork for future issues. Our primary need is for art suitable for covers, but small spot illustrations are welcome too. Cover art should be sized to fit an 8.5×11 format, should be black and white/greyscale, and should be in a graphics format such as JPEG or GIF. Art should be period in …
There will be an interkingdom practice in Shire Eisental on Sunday, February 10, 2013. This is both armored combat and rapier. Fighters and fencers from the East Kingdom and Kingdom AEthelmearc will be hosted at an indoor site. If you are free that weekend please consider heading out for some sparring. The location is the Community Fire …
Word has reached the Gazette that Pre-Registration for Pennsic War XLII is now Open. Registration can be found here: https://www.cooperslake.com/prereg/home/index.php Please remember to pay close attention to the dates for registration closing this year, as they are earlier to conincide with the event being held earlier. Online Paid Pre-Registration closes on Sunday, June 9th, 2013. All …
As Birka is fast approaching I’d like to remind everyone that there will be a scroll display from 10am-4pm in a room located on the mezzanine above the concierge. Please bring Finished Estrella War scrolls, award scrolls, as well as your portfolios to display. All award scrolls and portfolios must be picked up at least …
King and Queen’s Arts and Sciences Competition is fast approaching. On behalf of the Queen’s Champion and the event steward, I am writing to ask for volunteers to help with judging. We are looking for people to judge enamels/glass, clothing, food, fiber arts, and Calligraphy & Illumination, just to name a few. If you would …
The East will be hosting royalty from other kingdoms this weekend. Aethelmearc, Trimaris and Acre will all be represented by their Kings and Queens. Their Majesties of the East, Edward and Thyra, had the following to say about the occasion. “We are thrilled to welcome several of our royal cousins to the Market Day at …
The SCA Board of Directors is currently finalizing their official social media policies and will implement them soon. However the East Kingdom has be developing it’s own usage guidelines for a year now.
The agenda for Their Majesties’ upcoming Curia is now available on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s web site: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/curia.html Or this link: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/Jan2013Curia.pdf The Curia will be held the day after Birka, in the Barony of Stonemarche: Sunday, 27 January 2013, 10:00am Stark Room, Radisson Hotel Manchester Questions may be directed to lawclerk@eastkingdom.org . in service, …