News

Polling is open! Here’s a link to the announcement from the kingdom news feed.

Polling is part of the process of selecting a new Baron & Baroness for Dragon’s Laire. Learn more and meet the candidates on our website.

We’ve learned about the candidates, and now it’s time to prepare for the process of polling (letting the Crown know your wishes). Get your AnTir.org web account made NOW at https://antir.org/register/ so you’re ready on September 8th!

Click here to read the words from our Kingdom Polling Deputy.

Click here if you need the address — or other details about our weekly gatherings and martial practices.

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 usually meets in a private home on the 2nd Thursday and 4th Friday of the month, and the Culinary guild typically alternates between the 4th Thursday and Saturday — inquire privately of the Guild heads for more details.

ARCHERY is changing to its WINTER schedule after Sept. 18th and will be held SUNDAYS, starting at noon, until (approximately) March, 2025. Please refer to the Official Dragon’s Laire Group and Dragon’s Laire Archers Group Facebook pages for schedule changes or weather-related practice cancellations, etc.

Date	What’s happening in (and around) Dragon’s Laire in September 2024?
Sept. 3	Tuesday Social, fight practice, and SECOND and FINAL “Meet the Candidates” for the next Coronets of Dragon’s Laire. This will be another panel-style Q&A session, starting at 6:30pm. Polling will be online, Sept. 7–14th.
Sept. 4	Wednesday evening archery practice – starts at 5pm, outside the VFW Hall
Sept. 7	PUBLIC DEMO on Saturday in Olympia, WA. The Barony of Glymm Mere’s Harvest Tourney & Artisan Village. (Website, Facebook) NEARBY EVENT on Saturday in Kent, WA. Wyewood Martial Champions— championships, lunch, and classes. (Kingdom calendar, Facebook)
Sept. 10	Baronial Business & Financial Meeting indoors, fight practice outdoors – doors open at 6pm, starts at 6:30pm. These meetings are open to anyone. Learn what’s happening in the Barony!
Sept. 11	Wednesday evening archery practice – starts at 5pm, outside the VFW Hall
Sept. 12	Second Thursday = Scribal Guild meeting – starts at 6:30pm. Topic: Calligraphy – Uncial (bonus, quill cutting). Guild meetings are held at private homes – contact Dame Tamlyn of Wyntersea or join the private Facebook group for the address.
Sept. 12-15	REGIONAL WEEKEND EVENT in Tenino, WA. Four local Baronies have joined forces to combine Autumn War & Emprise of the Black Lion, into one, even bigger, event. Info on the Kingdom calendar, Blatha an Oir website, and Facebook.
Sept. 17	Tuesday Social, fight practice, and… Newcomers’ Academy online – starting at 6pm (please show up at 5:55pm). Watch the online class “Etiquette in the SCA” as a group and discuss. This will be followed by… Intro to Discord Class – starting at 6:45pm. HL Bianca di Baldasarre Saturnio will teach you how to get started on this new-to-the-Barony service.
Sept. 18	Wednesday evening archery practice – starts at 5pm, outside the VFW Hall
Sept. 20-22	REGIONAL WEEKEND EVENT in Granite Falls, WA. The Barony of Aquaterra hosts Banner War, the last big war of the summer! Info on https://linktr.ee/AQBannerWar
Sept. 24	Tuesday 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.
Sept. 26	Thursday evening Culinary Guild meeting. Guild meetings are held at private homes – contact HL Ciar ingen Fiachnae or join the private Facebook group for the address.
Sept. 27	Fourth Friday = Scribal Guild meeting – starts at 6:30pm. Topic: Calligraphy – Uncial (bonus, quill cutting). Guild meetings are held at private homes – contact Dame Tamlyn of Wyntersea for the address.
Sept. 29	Sunday afternoon archery practice – starts at 1pm, outside the VFW Hall. Winter hours begin! and will run until (approximately) March, 2025.

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 our A&S Minister, [dl_officers office=”ArtNSci”], in our Facebook group, on Discord, or at DragonsLaire.ArtNSci@AnTir.org

Reminder: The Baronial Chatelaine, Aoife Aileanach 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 .

This year’s feast theme is 16th-century Ottoman Empire cuisine. The menu is now ready, and pre-registration for the meal is open through Oct. 8th at: https://forms.gle/7K3xLymfKevnbAEb7. For more information about Harvest Feast, please go to the event website.

The Barony of Dragon’s Laire is pleased to announce that our annual Championship competitions for Arts & Sciences and Bardic performances will be held at Harvest Feast on October 19, 2024.

Represent our Barony for a year and promote period arts, sciences, and performance! Join the ranks of our prior champions — see who has previously won the Arts & Sciences and Bardic competitions.

You do not have to be in the Barony of Dragon’s Laire to compete, but you do need to be a paid SCA member so you can hold official regalia.

Letters of intent are due Sept. 8, 2024.

Learn about the competition and how to participate: link to the competition instructions

More about Harvest Feast: on the event page. Pre-registration for the evening feast is open until October 8th — pre-reg is not required for the daytime activities, like the Championship.