East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes ~ Virgil. “Let us improve life through science and art,” said the immortal poet Virgil. Our Tyger Scribes have taken this quite literally in their recent art auction, Tyger Scribes in Trying Times, to supply masks to medical professionals. The original, one-of-a-kind works created by the Tyger Scribes raised …
Happy Monday, East Kingdom! Read on to learn more about the online A&S classes being offered this week: Monday, July 20: Beginning Recorder with Erlan (session 2). 7:00 pm EDT. Instructor: Pia Maletesta d’Rimini. This online class is designed to give you basic recorder skills, including how to articulate sounds, fingering and following simple melodies. …
En Français As the Kingdom’s formal shutdown period ended, we remind the populace that each local group is to follow its state/province and local government guidelines for re-opening. As tempting as it might be to see your friends in a different area within the Kingdom, please heed travel & self-quarantine restrictions. As each group considers …
East Kingdom Ethereal Court will be held today, Sunday July 19th at 4 pm. Please join us! The complete announcement for the Court can be found here: https://www.eastkingdom.org/event-details/?eid=3675 East Kingdom Court is broadcast via YouTube, and anyone with access to YouTube may watch. For quick reference, the East Kingdom Ethereal Courts are viewable on the …
Saturday’s Meeting of the SCA’s Board of Directors meeting approved the addition of “Armored Combat with Rebated (Steel) Blades” to the Marshal’s Handbook. This activity will allow the Society to explore more fully the art of armored combat, using simulators very like the swords used in our period of study. The inclusion of steel fighting …
Greetings Unto the Populace of the Glorious East Kingdom, Calling on all Artisans, historians, and doers of cool medieval things, we need your help! Several Youth Officers, Chancellor Minors and I have embarked on an exciting new journey and would like to invite any of you who are interested to join us on a new initiative …
While the Ministry has been quiet for a while, we have not been stagnant! I’ve spent the last few months giving the office a much needed organizational overhaul, including a major purge of some very expired paperwork. I’m now working on processing the backlog of authorizations, responding to emails, and contacting those who have incomplete …
If you are interested in the agenda for the upcoming BoD meeting, it is available at: https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/July-11-2020-Board-Meeting-Public-Agenda-7-9-2020
Do you fancy Eastern scribal beauty? Perhaps there is a spot in your home or office you’d like to adorn? Look no further, some Eastern Scribes have toiled with pen and ink, or brush and paint to make a difference in trying times!! If you haven’t had a chance to check out the art …
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Jennifer Smith (Baroness Emma de Fetherstan, OP) as Laurel Sovereign-Elect. Jennifer/Emma will assume the position from current Laurel Sovereign Julia Smith (Julianna de Luna) at the close of her tenure on October 31, 2020.
The Laurel Sovereign of Arms (Laurel) is the principal heraldic officer of the Society and the head of the College of Arms. Laurel is responsible for fostering the study and practice of heraldry, and for establishing rules and making determinations regarding names and armory, royal and noble titles, and geographical designations to be approved for use in the Society. (more…)