SUMMER schedules are in effect! All socials and fighter practices will be held on weekday evenings at the VFW Hall. Heavy (armored) combat, rapier, and thrown weapons on Tuesday. Archery on Wednesday. Check Facebook for last-minute updates or cancellations. The Scribal Guild meets in a private home on the 2nd Thursday of the month, and the Culinary guild alternates between the 4th Thursday and Saturday — inquire privately of the Guild heads for more details.
| Date | What’s happening in (and around) Dragon’s Laire in July 2024? |
|---|---|
| July 2 | Tuesday Social & fight practice. |
| MULTI-KINGDOM EVENT July 2–7th in Gold Beach, OR. An Tir West War is so big, it has its own website https://antirwestwar.org/ (and is also on Facebook). | |
| July 9 | Baronial Business Meeting – starts at 6:30pm. These meetings are open to anyone and are a good source of information about what is happening in the Barony. |
| NEARBY EVENT July 13 in Bellevue, WA (new site!). The Barony of Madrone will have their Peasant’s Revel, a popular midsummer event with picnicking, summertime games, and a “casual peasant” dress code. (Kingdom calendar link) | |
| July 16 | Tuesday Social & fight practice. Games night will be hosted by our Games Minister, Lucy of Leke. Come, play, and learn about medieval games. |
| KINGDOM EVENT July 19–21 in Oakville, WA. This year’s July Coronation will be hosted by our neighboring Barony of Glymm Mere. Learn more on the Kingdom calendar or on Facebook. | |
| July 23 | Social, fight practice… and 4th-Tuesday Bardic night! This is a drop-in activity, and all skill levels are welcome. Bring what you’re working on, test out your piece in front of a small audience, and/or practice with the group. Bardic arts include music, singing, story-telling, and poetry recitation. |
| NEARBY EVENT on July 27. The Newcomers’ Academy and Lord Defender tournament will be hosted by the Barony of Blatha an Oir. This is a day full of classes and activities for all levels of experience. (Kingdom calendar, Facebook) | |
| July 30 | Tuesday Social, fight practice, and Meet the Candidates for the next Coronets of Dragon’s Laire: – Furia Domitia – Adelheide Leeuwin – Ciar ingen Fiachnae |
We look forward to these yet-to-be-scheduled activities:
- Countess Elisabeth de Rossignol has been formulating plans on clothing construction.
- Marquessa Laurellen du Brandevin has been contemplating a satchel class, including both construction and embroidery.
We would sincerely love to host more Arts and Sciences activities in the upcoming months. They do NOT have to be simply ‘classes’. They can be lectures, demonstrations, round tables, interactive discussion. The possibilities are endless. Let me know if you have ideas in mind. I will help you make them a reality.
You can reach Master Arontius in our unofficial baronial Facebook group or at DragonsLaire.ArtNSci@AnTir.org
Reminder: The Baronial Chatelaine, Halldora Bjorn is looking for people from Dragon’s Laire to give short lectures and vignettes on various subjects of the SCA. “I’m basically looking for an extension of what we have on display at June Faire (costume making, cooking info, weaving, spinning, metal work, archery equipment, etc).” She is envisioning 15-min talks, just enough to give new members an introduction. If you are available and willing to give a short presentation, please contact DragonsLaire.Chatelaine@AnTir.org .