East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Happy Tuesday, East Kingdom! We have another fantastic class available for your viewing pleasure this week: Tuesday, July 28: Anathema- The Book Curse. 7:00 pm EDT. Instructor: Alienor Hathaway. This class will examine a medieval way of protecting manuscripts and books from thieves: the anathema, or the book curse. We will discuss how these curses …
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
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 …
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. …
Hi East Kingdom! I know there’s been a LOT of information lately about Kingdom business, so I’m hosting an open discussion on Saturday, April 4th, 10 – 11:30 (EDT) — come by and ask me questions! Info is below. We’ll have a pretty open format, so this is a time to ask me questions about …
Good afternoon scribes, In light of the current COVID-19 concerns, I’d like to share some guidance regarding scrolls for the current and upcoming reign. It is expected that there will be some cases in which the recipients, scrolls, or both do not make it to the intended event, or the event is canceled altogether. Please …
En français Good day East Kingdom. This is a friendly reminder that the East Kingdom Media Liaison is available to assist you should the media reach out to your group, or to you as an individual, on any SCA-related matter. You are welcome to contact the media office (me, currently) at media@eastkingdom.org and/or provide that …
Unto the Regional Heralds and local group heralds and pursuivants, as well as the general populace of the East, does Malcolm Bowman, Brigantia Principal Herald, send greetings. It has come to my attention that the East Kingdom College of Heralds reporting cycle makes no sense. I am altering this in Brigantia Policy, but I wanted …
The agenda for the July 20, 2019 Board of Directors meeting is now available at the following link: https://sca.org/BOD/agendas/July-20-2019-Audience-Agenda.pdf The start time for this meeting is 9:00 am. If you wish to send in comments, please use “July 20, 2019, BoD Agenda Comment” as the subject line. Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent …
Effective immediately, the qualifications to be an East Kingdom Rapier Marshal have been modified to remove the requirement to have current authorizations in 3 weapons forms. This change is intended to accommodate marshals who are unable to maintain authorizations due to long-term injury or other life circumstances, but still want to participate and support the …