East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
With permission from the Consuls, the MOAS office is excited to announce details for our next Crown’s A&S Championships! Due to COVID-19 the 2021 Crown’s A&S Championships will be held virtually in January 2021! While running this online will present some challenges, it also creates many opportunities, such as greater access by the wider populace …
Hello East Kingdom! Here is this week’s list of online A&S activities for everyone to enjoy: Wednesday, August 19: Hand Sewing 101. 7:00 pm EDT. Instructor: Baronin Maria von Ossenheim. Want to up your SCA garb game? This class will cover a few basic stitches, along with some tips and tricks that the instructor has …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Our 28th A&S Research Paper comes to us from THL Ibrahim al-Rashid. Ibrahim currently lives in the Canton of Whyt Wey in the Crown Province of Ostgardr. In this paper he takes us deep into his research on naalbinding, providing evidence of nalbound socks from post-Roman Egypt, and ending his paper by discussing the availablity …
The MOAS office is so excited to announce the date of our Second Online Kingdom A&S Display, Saturday, May 2nd! To be a part of this next round please submit your information by Thursday the 30th. Our last display had more than 100 comments and so much beautiful art, and we already have several entries …
The Ministry of Arts & Sciences is in need of regional deputies for both the Northern & Southern Regions. These deputies are responsible for assisting in the process of gathering local reports, but, we are also very much looking for individuals who are willing to work to actively make connections to local Arts & Sciences …
Good morning, East Kingdom! It’s time for the second installment of the MoAS “Try”athalon! This week’s challenge is brought to us by THL Arabella De Mere (https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Arabella_De_Mere), and shows you how to create your own kumihimo project using basic items you already have at home! For more info, check out https://moas.eastkingdom.org/ek-tryathalon/ We would love to …
Happy Monday, East Kingdom! We’ve got another week full of Arts & Sciences activities for everyone. Read on for more details… Tuesday, April 21: The History of Goldwork Embroidery. 7pm-9pm EDT. Instructor: THL Amalie von Hohensee (Emily Adams.) This class will take an in-depth look at the historical development of goldwork embroidery, from some of …