Belfast Fighter Practice: Friday, July 14, 2017

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There will be an official SCA fighter practice at the Belfast Boat House on 34 Commercial Street in Belfast, Maine on Friday, July 14, 2017 from 6:00-9:00 PM. Please note that the Celtic Celebration Festival is also running in that area starting on Friday night so plan accordingly for parking and walking in your gear.

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You can learn more about this fighter practice through the public facebook event Belfast Fighter Practice.

If you are planning to arrive on Friday night and camp out for the Celtic Celebration Festival weekend as part of the SCA Demo please read more details about how to participate through our facebook public information event page Maine Celtic Celebration Demo.

 

Endewearde SCA Activities Sunday July 2 through Sunday July 9, 2017

Here are some changes to the usual Barony of Endewearde activities coming up this week and throughout the summer you may want to be aware of as you plan your family recreational time.

Medieval novice and experienced artisans meet on Sundays at the Bangor Housing Authority, 161 Davis Road in Bangor, Maine from 4:00-7:00 PM. Whether you are interested in learning about the wide variety of projects appropriate for the Middle Ages or are an experienced artisan, please feel free to join those gathering at the kitchen table just off the main gym floor or outside in fair weather.

Sunday, July 2: There will be a heavy list and rapier combat practice at the Bangor Housing Authority, 161 Davis Rd in Bangor, Maine as usual from 4:00-7:00 PM. Please note that Heavy List loaner gear will not be available; rapier combat loaner gear will be available as usual. If you usually borrow heavy list gear for practice please do not feel dissuaded from attending practice as out of armor drills can still happen! If enough people show up for heavy list there will be an impromptu infantry practice.

Please note that Sunday July 2nd is the last Endewearde heavy list practice for the rest of July and the first half of August. Adult Rapier Combat WILL continue to run this summer at this location unless a cancellation is announced here or on the Endewearde facebook discussion group.

Tuesday July 4 (Independence Day): Archery practice in Bangor is cancelled.

Tuesday July 4 (Independence Day): SCA participants from the Canton of Basingestoches will be marching in the Bar Harbor parade followed by a demonstration of SCA combat and activities at the Ball Field in Bar Harbor. You can learn more details about how to participate in the parade and SCA demo by visiting Bar Harbor July 4th 2017 Parade and Demo.

Wednesday July 5: Thrown weapons practice in Hermon is cancelled this week.

Thursday July 6 – Sunday July 9: Please visit our neighbors in the Province of Malagentia at Great Northeastern War in Hebron, Maine.

Sunday July 9: Combat practice and the medieval crafts gathering are cancelled at the Bangor Housing Authority site in Bangor, Maine.

There are two additional SCA demonstrations coming up in the Barony of Endewearde this July 2017:

Garb Workshop in Ellsworth, Maine: Saturday, June 17, 2017

Would you like to learn how to sew your first SCA tunic? There will be a workshop for those who are new to sewing or who would like assistance in making clothing appropriate for the SCA (roughly covering the time period 600-1600).

The workshop runs from 11 AM – 4 PM and will be held at the Bryant E. Moore Community & Conference Center, 5 General Moore Way, Ellsworth, Maine 04605

If you are using GPS for directional help please enter State Street in Ellsworth.

You can learn more about this workshop by viewing the workshop announcement on the Canton of Basingestoches website and by following discussions on the Garb Workshop facebook event page. Plan to bring prewashed material, thread, and clothing that makes it easy to try on your new garment for fittings and adjustments. There will be folks available who will help turn you turn that flat fabric into a new fitted garment!

Plan to bring your own lunch or snacks. This workshop is free and is open to anyone who wants to learn how to make SCA garb.

Last dance practice in Endewearde – site change

On Thursday, June 15, 2017 the last dance practice for spring & summer 2017 will be held at the home of Lord Poplyr Childs in Bangor, Maine instead of at the usual location of the Orono High School in Orono.

Dance practice starts at 7 pm and will be held outside on the lawn.

If you need directions and assistance please ask on the Endewearde facebook group.

Endewearde would like to thank our experienced dance instructors, Lord Gwillim and Lady Constancia for all their work running dance practices this spring!

Class List Now Available for the Barony of Endewearde Arts University: Saturday, May 13, 2017

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The Canton of Basingestoches will be hosting the Barony of Endewearde’s Arts University. The list of classes is now available to view online or download as a pdf (use the download icon in the upper right side of your screen). 

You can follow additional information Class Instructors are posting about their classes on the public facebook event page Barony of Endewearde Arts University.

As a reminder, dayboard will not be provided at this event, so plan to pack along your own lunch or visit one of the local area restaurants.

 

Quarterly Business Meeting: Thursday, March 16, 2017

EKOFFICERS_seneschal_colorThere will be a quarterly business meeting of the Canton of Wyndriche (incipient) on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and will be held at Unity House of Pizza (UHOP) on Main Street in Unity, Maine. Attire is everyday casual wear. You may send agenda items to Syr Cedric of Thanet, Seneschal of Wyndriche, at seneschal@wyndriche.eastkingdom.org

You can follow conversations related to this meeting on social media through the facebook page Wyndriche Canton Meeting or on the facebook group Wyndriche – Incipient Canton of.