East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Hi, all: In my role as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, I’ve been asked many questions about the celebration of Pride. I know that my thoughts are not universal, but I thought I might share some of my thoughts. Our Royalty has called for a celebration of Pride in June. This confirmation of the East’s …
Being the Court of Her Majesty Queen Margarita & Their Highnesses Prince Tindal and Prince Alberic held on May 24, A.S. LIV (2020) in the The Ethereal Kingdom of the East at East Kingdom Ethereal Court IV – A New Court Court Heralds: Malcolm Bowman, Audrye Beneyt Reporting Herald: Malcolm Bowman Order Business …
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 …
There is a game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, claiming everyone in Hollywood can be linked to Kevin Bacon through co-stars in 6 jumps or less. We once tried to play “Six Degrees of Liam”. We couldn’t make it past two. It would be impossible to encompass all that was Liam in one short …