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Just a quick reminder that our all-day-long extravaganza of classes, demos, and informal crafting meetups is tomorrow! This is a casual event with no garb required.

Our Culinary Guild will have a few lunchboxes available for last-minute sale (due to cancellations) for only $8 each.

Get all of the info here: https://dragonslaire.antir.org/wordpress/events/ans-day-camp/

Who doesn’t love Arts & Sciences Day Camp?

Our twice-a-year extravaganza of medieval arts, crafts, and sciences is coming up fast.

Some of our hands-on classes have limited space, so the instructors ask for pre-registration!

And you know what makes everything better? LUNCH. Yes, the Culinary Guild is once again offering lunch-boxes for pre-order, at minimal cost.

Get all the details and sign up here:
https://dragonslaire.antir.org/wordpress/events/ans-day-camp/

Their Excellencies, Baroness Kloe and Baron Arion, invite you to pre-register for Harvest Feast on October 21, 2023.

Come and enjoy a day of Arts, Sciences, and Bardic competitions as we choose new Champions to represent the Barony. Stay for a late medieval German Feast cooked by Ciar and her team of kitchen helpers. 

Click here to go to the pre-registration (Google) form!

Feast must be pre-registered and pre-paid to ensure your spot — by Sept. 30th, please, so our feast team has time to buy groceries and cook for you! For your convenience, you can also OPTIONALLY pre-register/pay the site fee… even if you are not staying for Feast or want to eat with us but bring your own meal (off-board option). Pre-payments can be made via PayPal, check, money order, or cash. Site fees can always be paid at the door!

Site fees are $10 for adult SCA members/$15 for adult nonmembers
Feast fees are $15 for feast
Children 17 and under attend and eat for free. 

Please fill out the form for each person in your party, including children! We need an accurate headcount so we know how much food to prepare.

Want to more know about Harvest Feast? Get all the details HERE (link).

Click here if you need the address — or other details about our weekly gatherings and martial practices. All martial activities are on their SUMMER schedule — this means that Heavy/Armored Combat, Rapier, and Thrown Weapons will practice on Tuesday, alongside the Social. Archery practice will be held on Wednesday evenings. **However, this will likely start to change around the end of September, as days grow shorter and the rains come in earnest.**

Date	What’s happening at Dragon’s Laire’s Tuesday Social?
Sept. 5	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.
Sept. 12	Class: Introduction To Nalbinding – by HE Eilidh Keldeleth. Her Excellency Eilidh has been working with this Northern Scandinavian knitting technique for a number of years and knows many (if not all) of the multitudinous ways it can be learned/practiced.
Sept. 19	Game Night: featuring Nine Man Morris. Lucy of Leke, Games Minister of mighty Dragon’s Laire, returns with another game for us to learn! We will learn some of the history of the game, make our own game boards, and give it a go.
Saturday, Sept. 23	SPECIAL EVENT! Arts & Sciences Day Camp! * Food * Classes * Demos * Details: https://dragonslaire.antir.org/wordpress/events/ans-day-camp/
Sept. 26	Class: Introduction To Feasting In The SCA – by HL Jessy “Jess” Gateman. With September heralding the transition from Tournament Season to Feast Season, HL Jess will help you prepare for attending a feast. What feasting gear to bring? What about feast etiquette — and what to expect during the feast itself?

Upcoming classes: Inkle Weaving (as taught by Domina Alys Graye) and a host of classes taught by the multi-talented Baron Jacques de Normandie (Jim Wingren Jr.). More information will be revealed shortly.

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 .

If you have a topic of special interest to you, please reach out to Master Arontius at DragonsLaire.ArtNSci@AnTir.org , and he’ll see what he can do to get it covered by a knowledgeable speaker. He is especially looking for Introductory Classes for those just joining the Baronial Family. Please volunteer to teach! We would appreciate multiple perspectives, and multiple generations, in the imparting of knowledge and passion.
Thank You!
– HL Arontius of Bygelswade , Arts and Sciences Minister of Dragon’s Laire

Join us Oct 21st for the Barony of Dragon’s Laire’s Harvest Feast.

Just released — our yummy German feast menu! And, don’t forget, letters of intent for our Arts & Sciences and Bardic championships are due Sept. 8. Find the Championship details here (link to website).

Pre-registration is coming soon!

More details, newcomers’ guide, etc. at the Harvest Feast website: https://dragonslaire.antir.org/wordpress/events/harvest-feast/

Also find us on Facebook (link to Facebook event)!