April, The Official Newsletter of the Barony of Calafia. Who s Next?

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1 April, 2013 The Official Newsletter of the Barony of Calafia Who s Next? 1

2 From the Baron and Baroness Witam, Calafia! Baronial Progress April 6th: St. Artemas Anniversary 13th: Starkhafn Anniversary 20th: Dun Or Anniversary 27th: Summergate Anniversary (Above photo by Lord Levi ben Daniel) about the Cover The Baronial coronets on a Baronial throne. This month a Curia for the populace will be held to aid in determining who will be the next Baron and Baroness of Calafia. (Photo by Lord Ketill rauðskeggr. ) From the Seneschal Hail Calafia! The St. Jude Ransom Tourney has been moved to September 28th. Leif Erickson has been awarded to Lady Euginia in rauða and Lady Enedina. Winter Arts/Festival of the Rose has been awared to Baroness Eridana. At the time of publication, the specifics about the Curia had not yet been finalized. Once the date in April, time, and location are set it will be announced on the Calafia Yahoo! Group. All are encouraged to attend the Curia. You will have the opportunity to see the three couples and hear their answers to questions. The couple who will succeed Kate and Oliver will be invested at closing court at Potrero War. THL Reina MacCormick, Seneschal We wish we could have joined everyone at Estrella war, but it was not to be. The stories that were brought back only made us sadder that we missed the war. We had a great time with our Cousins at Friendship and helped by encouraging them with their desire to host an authentic Greco-Roman wrestling competition at Great Western War. The co-event of Pentathlon was an amazing display of the best of Caid. Practicum of the Sword, while less well attending than last year, had worthwhile & interesting classes in Armored, Rapier & Unarmored. And Collegium excelled as always. We are looking forward to April, and a full month of events. Starting with St. Artemas where I hope to finally bring the unruly & unjustified student unrest to satisfactory conclusion. Due in part to a mouthwatering recipe for bread pudding that includes raisins, chocolate coins, and the tears of students (for that slightly salty taste). When life gives you lemons, or an overabundance of bread, you learn to make the best of it as you look for the silver lining - which blends nicely with their Argent theme. We will be traveling back to Starkhafn and then up to Dun Or for their respective anniversaries. We are joyful that we will be able to visit our Cousins of Dun Or; as for the first time in a very long time, their anniversary does not coincide with a Calafian event. We will be ending the month with another local Calafian event, as we attend our northern canton of Summergate s anniversary, where we are looking forward to a magnificent display of fighting, food and friends, in a park with cool ocean breezes. We hope that you will be able to join us this coming month for what should be a splendid springtime smorgasbord of events. We are extremely fortunate and grateful that we had three couples submit Letters of Intent! In no particular order they are: Baron Al- Khariji abd al-khabir Yusuf ibn Khalid & Mistress Fia Naheed; Master Guy Rand Gallandon & Mistress Muirenn ingen Donndubáin; and Lord Tiberius Finn & Lady Sabyna of Aydon. We believe that all three couples are capable & qualified. Each couple brings a different flavor and potential. We invite you to come to the Curia to listen to them all and then send us your thoughts & insight to help guide us in making our decision. Your active participation is vital in this process, and you will help bear witness as our Barony progresses forward to the next cycle in our history. The Curia is tentatively set for the first Friday in April, the 5th. As this is being written, the details are being worked out & additional information will be announced within the ST as well as on the Yahoo Calafialist group. We hope that you will bear with us over the next several months, as we work through the process of selecting our replacements. Until we met again, we remain Yours in Service to the Dream. Don Oliver i Pani Kate Dogberry Baron & Baroness of Calafia 2

3 An Announcement to the populace of the Barony of Calafia. The following couples have submitted Letters of Intent to serve the Barony as the next Baron and Baroness: Baron al-khariji abd al-khabir yusuf ibn khalid and Mistress Fia Naheed Lord Tiberius Finn and Lady Sabyna of Aydon Master Guy Rand Gallandon and Mistress Muirrenn ingen Donndubaín Plans are in the works to hold a contest to select a new masthead for The Serpents Tongue. Details are being finalized. The masthead will be selected at Winter Arts and announced at closing court. The next Potrero War Staff meeting will be at 1:30pm on Sunday, April 7th at Allied Gardens. There will be a Constable Class for Potrero War at 12noon at Allied Gardens on Sunday, April 7th. Land Allocation for Potrero War is open!! You have until May 15th to ensure your group has a place to camp! There is nothing in this box. This is not the box you were looking for. You can go about your Business. Move along. Move along. 3

4 April Classes (See Guild listings for contact information.) Baronial Household: April will be focusing on camping in the SCA. If you have never camped, or if you think camping is carrying everything you need in one trip, this is a class you want to take because we do it very different from everyone else. Brewers: Our next brewing day will be May 5th. Contact the guildmaster for details. Equestrian: We are preparing for the Lakeside Western Days to be held on April 20th. Metalworkers: We are dark for April, and we are in the process of setting up the new shop. If you want to help, we won t say no. Middle Eastern Guild: Lady Giovanna and Lady Sabyna will be having a dance lesson. Music: Our next meeting will be on April 2st. Contact the guildmaster for specifics. Rapier: Don Avenel holds a Marozzo study group at Allied Gardens each Sunday starting at 10:00am. Scribal: We will be at St. Artemas Anniversary. Stop by and learn what we do. Viking Guild: Mistress Thea will be teaching naalbinding. Recipe of the Month Lamb chops (with mint currant sauce) The Lamb 1 Rack of lamb, frenched 2 tablespoons of fresh rosemary, chopped 2 tablespoons of Majorium, chopped 4 tablespoons chopped garlic 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 teaspoons fresh cracked black pepper 1 tablespoon sea or kosher salt 2 dried crushed juniper berries Take the rack of lamb and cut it into chops. Mix all the spices, herbs and oil and rub it into the chops and let them marinate overnight in the icebox. To cook get a heavy skillet good and hot. Add a small bit of oil to the pan and sear the chops on both sides. The sauce 1 bunch of mint 2 cups red wine 4 tablespoons red currant jelly 1 onion chopped 3 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 half a stick of butter Salt and Pepper to taste In the pan that you cooked the chops in lower to a med setting on your stove, add the onions and half the butter. Cook until soft then add the garlic, mint salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes then deglaze the pan with the wine. Add the jelly and rest of the butter. Taste and add more salt or pepper to taste. Take off heat and spoon over the lamb. Submitted by THL Parlane of Glenord Do you Want an SCA- Approved name and Device? On the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm there is Heraldic Consulting at the Scribal Guild meeting. These meetings are held at the Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California For more information you may contact Baroness Eridana Dragotta at consultingherald@calafia.org. Carpooling Yahoo! Group Do you want to go to an event, but don t want to drive alone? Would you like to share the cost of gas with someone else? The Barony now has a Calafia Carpool Yahoo! Group for those looking to carpool to events throughout the Kingdom. This group has been set to require approval to join, but only to reduce the amount of spam. Those who are interested in joining this group can go to 4

5 Demo at Kingdom-Con There will be an SCA demo at Kingdom-Con. Kingdom-Con is a gaming convention held at the Town & Country hotel in Mission Valley. This demo will be held within the convention, which runs from Friday, April 5th through Sunday, April 7th. Kingdom-Con is asking for heavies fighting twice each day, and for people to sit an information table inside the Vendor Hall that will need to be staffed during the hours the hall will be open. There are only a few spots for this demo as the convention has provided only a few passes. Signing up to help work the table/demos will allow you to receive a pass to the convention! Both fighters and Arts and Sciences are welcome. The table in the Vendor Hall will be set up to show people about where to find groups in the SCA and all about our exciting hobby! If you would like to be a part of the demo please contact Lord Tiberius Finn at demos@calafia.org for more information. Do you Want an SCA- Approved name and Device? On the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm there is Heraldic Consulting at the Scribal Guild meeting. These meetings are held at the Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California For more information you may contact Baroness Eridana Dragotta at consultingherald@calafia.org. Lakeside Western Days Parade The Calafia Equestrian Guild will be participating in the Lakeside Western Days parade. This parade will be on Saturday, April 20th. There will be a float, but for safety reasons it will be limited to no more than 10 riders. You are welcome to walk the parade. Lady Sabyna of Aydon will be coordinating the float. She can be contacted a volunteers@potrero war.org. Assistance with preparing the trailer would be greatly appreciated, as would the loan of shields, banners, and flags as well as drapes and tapestries for the haybales. Information is still forthcoming, so please watch for future announcements. For more information please contact the Equestrian Guildmistress at equestrian@calafia.org. Carpooling Yahoo! Group Do you want to go to an event, but don t want to drive alone? Would you like to share the cost of gas with someone else? The Barony now has a Calafia Carpool Yahoo! Group for those looking to carpool to events throughout the Kingdom. This group has been set to require approval to join, but only to reduce the amount of spam. Those who are interested in joining this group can go to The Iron Brigade will hold its monthly practise at 12noon on Sunday, April 14th, at Allied Gardens. New-Comers Corner From the Chatelaine: Do you have questions about the SCA? Don't know what to wear? Are you interested in Archery, Fighting, Costuming, etc, and don t know who to ask? The Chatelaine is the person to contact, and if don t know the answer to your question, I will find someone who does. The Barony has a large amount of loaner garb that you can borrow so you will have something to wear at one of our events. Please me at chatelaine@calafia.org. 5

6 In your service, Lady Giovanna Ricci, Chatelaine, Barony of Calafia Baronial Household: All SCA Newcomers, visitors, and transplants are welcome the monthly Baronial Household meetings. Except for the month of December, these meetings are not in garb/costume. There is a specific topic each month. The Baronial Household meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California For more information, please feel free to contact the Mentor of the Ménage at newcomers@calafia.org. In service, Mistress Adelicia of Caithness, Mentor of the Ménage for the Barony of Calafia From the Minister of Arts and Sciences War is coming! Potrero War, Thursday, May 23 through Monday, May 27th, is soon upon us. That means we are in the midst of preparations! It is time once again to put together Arts and Science classes and I am looking for teachers to educate our Populace on a variety of subjects. If you are interested in teaching a class, please send an to arts@potrerowar.org with the following information: Name of class Full SCA name of instructor Description of the class (please include whether it is Beginner, Intermediate, ect.) Description of materials and whether student supplies them, or instructor will have them on hand. Cost of class, if any. Class size limit, if any. Minimum age, if any. Preferred day, time, and location. I will make every attempt to accommodate your time, date, and location request; however, as classes are scheduled, time availability becomes limited. If there are limitations, we will work together to find a time and date that is best for you. I will be taking class proposals until May 13, but in order to have your class listed in the Gate Book for Potrero, I need class proposals by April 20. If it is past April 20, we will not be able to list it in the book, but a class list will be available on site at War. Please don t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns and please feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested in teaching as well. Thank you and I am looking forward to a great War! Yours in Service, Lady Euginia in rauða, Minister of Arts and Sciences 6

7 SCA-101 We all had to start somewhere and learn about our hobby. Do you have a new person that wants to learn some SCA Basics? Could you stand a refresher course? Mistress Adelicia has offered to run a special class to learn about some great SCA Basics. Even if you have been playing a while and want a fun refresher, this is the class for it! This class will be held right after Brigade Practice on Sunday, April 14th at Allied Gardens. Bring a chair and come learn some SCA 101! For more information contact Lord Tiberius Finn at demos@calafia.org. Comic Con Demo Officers of the Iron Brigade are sponsoring a heavy weapons combat demo at San Diego Comic Con International every day from July 18th through July 22st, every day from 10:00am to 7:00pm. The demo will be at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA Directions: Take your favorite freeway to highway 163. Continue south on 163 until it turns into 10th Ave. Turn right onto Market Street. Turn left onto Front Street, than left onto West Harbor Drive, ends at San Diego Convention Center. To sign up or for more information contact Duchess Kara the Twin at comic_con_demo@calafia.org. The Herald s Trumpet Daniella of the Silver Moon. Name and device. Sable, a lotus affronty and in chief three decrescents argent. Margeret Kerne. Device. Vert, on a chevron argent three escallops sable. Nice device! Sergius of the Silver Moon. Name and device. Argent, a wolf's head couped ululant, on a chief sable three decrescents argent. Sergius of the Silver Moon. Household name Domus Lunae Argenteae. Arnóra Tryggvadóttir. Name. Congratulations! Baroness Eridana Pre-registration for Potero War closes on Saturday, May 4th. St. Artemas Archery Tournament On Sunday, March 31st the St. Artemas Archery Champion will be determined. The tournament will take place at the UCSD Archery Range, and will coincide with the regularly scheduled archery practice. The site will open at 9:30am for registration and general practice. The tournament will run from 10am to 12noon, the winner determined by a head-to-head competition of archers based on their Kingdom ranking. There will be some novelty shots as time permits. There are no site fees for this tournament and pavilions are not permitted at the range. Please contact Baron John of Sudwelle for more information at archery@saintartemas.org. Directions: From I-5 exit east bound on to Genesee Avenue. Proceed up the hill to the traffic signal at Campus Point Drive. Turn right here and proceed to the next intersection at Voight Drive. This also has a traffic signal. Turn right again and travel 50 yards to the east entrance to UCSD Parking Lot 702. Park as close to the south edge of the lot as possible near a concrete sidewalk leading around the east side of a large, fenced construction site. Follow the 7

8 sidewalk around to the west until you see the range, sited on top of a staff parking lot for UCSD Thornton Hospital. DO NOT PARK IN HOSPITAL LOTS unless you are prepared to pay for parking. Parking in Lot 702 on weekends is free. The range is on an artificial grass surface. Archery range map: St. Artemas Argent Anniversary The College of Saint Artemas would like to cordially invite the populace to join us in celebrating our 25th anniversary! The event will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the beautiful Stonehenge Park on UCSD campus, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA Taxes have continued to rise, despite students' grumblings... keep your eyes and ears open in case a riot occurs! The day's entertainment will include heavy weapons, rapier, and unarmored combat tournaments. We will also be holding our annual fund-raising arts auction; this auction will start as a silent auction and wrap up as a live auction before closing court. Please contact the event steward at seneschal@saintartemas.org if you would like to donate an item for the auction. This year we have added an Arts and Sciences competition to the day s festivities! In the spirit of the day, all entries must have a predominant white or silver element. Finished and unfinished works are accepted. There will be 5 Categories to choose from: Needlework/ Garb/ Weaving/ Beading; Metalwork; Illumination and Painting; Food/ Brewing (non-alcoholic)/ Herbals; and Woodwork. Entries do not need period documentation; however, they must be predominantly silver or white in theme or materials and have an explanation of how it fulfills the Argent theme. Winners will be chosen by the populace. Bags of tokens will be available at gate for a donation of $2. Please contact arts@calafia.org with questions or to reserve a space for your entry. Schedule of the day: 8:00am - Site opens 10:00am or TRMs pleasure - Opening court 4:00pm or TRMs pleasure - Closing court 5:00pm - Site closes The Bake-nator will be onsite and making fresh bread for a nominal cash donation. Site fees: The site fee for the event is $5.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members. UCSD Students with ID and children under 7 years old are guests of the College. Please make checks payable to "SCA Inc./ Barony of Calafia." Directions: Take your favorite route to I-5. From I-5, exit on La Jolla Village Drive and go west. Turn Right onto Expedition Way. Turn Left onto Scholars Drive, and make the first right into the Parking Lot 103. The event is east of the parking lot. For a map, please visit the following site Event site map: Parking: Parking is free in any red "A," green "B," yellow "S," and metered spaces not marked "Reserved 24-7." You will be ticketed if you park in a reserved parking space. PLEASE NOTE: BLADES AND CROSSBOWS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON CAMPUS. For more information, please visit our website at or contact the event steward, Lady Ariana verch Gwenllian by at seneschal@saintartemas.org. 8

9 Summergate s Second Annual Spear-a-Palooza Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your spears! Hey, Shakespeare I am not. I get credit for the pun. Only the kingdoms most spirited fighters may enter the list. Bring your spears and gauntlets. We will provide extras for those who don t have them. We are tuning up for war. The tourney will be a one on one spear duel to the death. Spears will be 9. We will have a few melee tourneys between rounds. There will be rapier and unarmored. The winners will be crowned spear god for the year. Lunch Summergate is known throughout Caid for its great lunches. Don t miss out. We are still in the planning stages of lunch. It s a donation. Gate fees are a Donation only. This is a tough economy we are here to help. Date: April 27, 2013 Place: Buddy Todd Park, 3000 Mesa Dr at Parnassus Circle, Oceanside CA Directions: I-5 to Oceanside, Exit Mission Road and go East. Turn right (South) on Mesa Drive. Park is on the left in about 2 miles. Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - Site Opens 9:00 a.m. - Lists Opens 10:00 a.m. - Opening court (at Their Majesties' and Their Excellencies' pleasure), followed by the day's activities 5:00 p.m. - Site closes Site Fee: Donation only Gyldenholt / Calafia Friendship Tourney Pictures Barons Giles and Giuseppe of Gyldenholt react to presentations from Baron Oliver. 9

10 Lady Jazlynn Natalia Romani presents cutting boards to Their Majesties and Their Excellencies of Gyldenholt and Calafia. THL Snorri Snarfari Bjornsson (left) and an unidentified fighter warming up prior to the start of the day s fighting. Unidentified heavies and rapier fighters sparring prior to the start of the tourney. From left, Lady Ariana, THL Reina, THL Ellyn, Baron Unidentified Unarmoured fighters face off during the tournament. Yusuf, and Lady Sabyna under the Baronial Pavilion. 10

11 La Mesa Middle School Demo From left, Baroness Celeste d Arles, two unidentified ladies, Lady Euginia inrauða, Lord Tiberius Finn, Lord Borjinsten tresmithur, and George Reed. (Photo by Baroness Celeste d Arles) Potrero War May 23 May 27, 2013 The Barony of Calafia wishes to cordially extend an invitation to the entirety of the Knowne World to join us once again for a weekend of fighting, frolicking, and revelry in the shade of the beautiful oak trees of Potrero Park. The event will be held at Potrero County Park, Potrero Park Drive, Potrero, CA This year the event will be held Thursday, May 23rd through Monday, May 27th Pre-registration and land allocation are now available on the Potrero War website, We would like to highly encourage all of our guests to pre-register and sign up for land allocation, as space is at a premium at this well-attended event. For those guests who choose to pre-register, we will only be accepting mailed-in registration forms. Pre-registration is considered valid only if payment is mailed in with the registration forms. Pre-registration will be closing on Saturday, May 4th. All pre-registration forms postmarked after May 4th will NOT be accepted and will be returned to sender. Preregistration is for overnight guests only; day-trip guests will need to register on site. Please also remember to fill out a land allocation request pre-registration alone does not guarantee you space. Filling out the land allocation form will help ensure that you are able to get enough space to accommodate all members of your camping group, 11

12 and makes it much more likely that you will be able to camp in your desired location. Land allocation will close on Tuesday, May 12th at Midnight. There will be a wide variety of activities for the entertainment of all, including arts and sciences classes, armored and rapier melee scenarios, unarmored combat practices and tournament, archery and thrown weapons, dancing, and bardic arts. Saturday afternoon we will be holding our traditional fund raising arts auction; donations of handmade items and other artistic works are most graciously appreciated! This is your war; please keep in mind that wars are only successful because of all the hours so generously worked by you, the volunteers. Please donate two hours of your time to make the war a more enjoyable experience for everyone. To keep up on all the latest event information, please visit the Potrero War website at check back often for frequent updates. Site opens: Pre-Registered guests: 10:00am, Thursday, May 23rd. Non-Pre-Registered guests: noon, Thursday, May 23rd. Site closes: noon, Monday May 27th. Site Fees: OVERNIGHT FEES Adult Members: $35 Adult Non-Members: $45 Teen Members (13-17): $30 Teen Non-Members (13-17): $30 Youth Members (6-12): $15 Youth Non-Members (6-12): $15 Children 0-5: FREE Children 0-5: FREE DAY TRIP FEES (available only on-site) Adult Members: $20 Adult Non-members: $20 Teen Members (13-17): $15 Teen Non-members: $15 Youth Members (6-12): $5 Youth Non-members: $5 Children 0-5: FREE Children 0-5: FREE Make checks payable to the SCA, Inc / Barony of Calafia IMPORTANT: All minors NOT attended by their parent or legal guardian ABSOLUTELY MUST have a Minors Waiver and a Minors Medical authorization form SIGNED AND NOTARIZED by the Minor s parent. These forms are available on the Caid website. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS PAPERWORK YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE PARK. For more information, please contact the Event Stewards Stewards, THLord Parlane of Glenord and Master David of Caithness at eventsteward@potrerowar.org. Directions: From the North and West: Take either I-5 or I-805 South to Highway 94 East. Continue on 94 East; it changes from a freeway to a smaller highway. At the 3rd light, turn right on Campo Road to remain on the 94. Follow the 94 to the town of Potrero, and turn left onto Potrero Valley Road. (If you pass the Potrero Store and Potrero fire station, you have gone too far). Turn right onto Potrero Park Drive, and take that straight into the park. From the East: Take I-8 West to Buckman Springs Rd. Turn left at the T onto Highway 94 west. Follow the 94 to the town of Potrero and turn right onto Potrero Valley Road. (If you come to the Town of Dulzura, you have gone too far.) Turn right onto Potrero Park Drive and take it straight into the park. 12

13 Baronial Fighter Practises Archery Target Archery Practices are held on Sundays from 10:00am to noon, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Loaner equipment and basic instruction are available. There is a $1.00 fee to use the facility. The UCSD Archery Range is located near the UCSD Thornton Hospital. Parking on Sundays is free in UCSD Parking lot 702, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, parking is $3.00 (purchased from a vending machine). Directions: From I-5 exit at Genesee Avenue eastbound. Turn right (south) on to Campus Point Drive; make another right (west) Voight Drive. Turn left into Lot 702. Parking vouchers can be purchased at the vending machines. Proceed south to the UCSD Challenge Course. Walk south through the Challenge Course. Once you reach Campus Point Drive, continue on to Health Center Drive and curve to the right. The Archery Range is on the right atop a two-level parking lot. Do not park in the hospital lots. Newcomers are offered a free session. After that, archers are required to either join the UCSD Open Archery Workout Class or purchase an Archery Workout pass. For other questions, please contact Baron John of Sudwelle at archery@saintartemas.org. Fighter Practise Fighter practice is held every Sunday and Wednesday at Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California Practice starts every Wednesday at 6:00 pm and Sunday at 12:00 pm. All members of the populace are welcome, whether you are a combatant or not. For more information contact the Baronial Marshal at marshal@calafia.org. Iron Brigade Iron Brigade is the name of Calafia s Heavy Weapons unit that is part of the Kingdom of Caid s Army. Brigade practices are (normally) held the first Sunday of the month starting at 12:00noon and running until about 2:00 pm at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California For more information contact Sir Valrik MacIan Commander of the Iron Brigade at ironbrigade@calafia.org. Rapier Baronial Rapier practice is held every Sunday at Noon and Wednesday nights from 6:00 9:00 pm at Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California The first Sunday of each month is dedicated to Melee practice and Small Unit Tactics beginning at 12:00 pm. Loaner gear and structured training is available. For more information, contact Lord Raes de la Merre at rapier@calafia.org. Thrown weapons Please contact Angus Brude at thrownweapons@calafia.org for information about thrown weapons. Unarmored Combat The Unarmored Combat Guild is dedicated to the study of historically accurate combat, focusing on unarmored combat with both longsword and sword & buckler. If you are interested in studying period fighting techniques and fighting (but not wearing all that armor), please come join us! Practices are currently held every Sunday at Noon and Wednesday nights aat 7:00 pm at Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California For more information contact Mistress Muirrenn ingen Donndubain at unarmored@calafia.org. 13

14 Baronial Guilds Additional guild information can be found at Bardic Guild The Calafia Bardic Guild is about entertaining the populace of the Barony through song, story, original work and period pieces. The meetings are held at 5:00pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the home of Lord Fergus Ó Dubhshláine. Please contact him for directions. Guildmaster: Lord Fergus Ó Dubhshláine Guild Brewers The Brewers Guild is a loosely organized group interested in the beverage arts, both alcoholic and non. Meetings are currently on a monthly basis at the house of Lord Levi ben Daniel. The meetings are open to all over the age of 18 (due to hot liquids & the use of burners), with a limit of 21 for tasting of fermented beverages. If you are interested in brewing, come help with the brewing in process & learn by doing. If you want to craft your own, help & equipment is available. The guild meets quarterly. For information about meeting dates and locations, please contact the Guildmaster. Guildmaster: Lord Levi ben Daniel Guild brewers@calafia.org. Company of St. Catherine (Spinning and Weaving) We focus on the period uses of string; all string, all methods. If you want to learn to weave, knit, naalbind, dye, sew, embellish, make a pattern, then we are the group for you. The Company of St. Catherine meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month between September and June at 6:30pm. Meetings are held at the Guildmistress home. Please contact the Guildmistress for directions and additional information. Guildmistress: Baroness Thea Northernridge Guild costcatherine@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: Equestrian The Equestrian Guild is dedicated to the practice of skills at arms on horseback. We also practice and learn basic and essential horsemanship. One does not need to own a horse to participate. However, horse sharing is at the discretion of the horse owner, and donations for horse usage/sharing are encouraged. We participate in the annual Western Days parade in Lakeside in April, and our Baronial Champion event every fall. We occasionally travel to other neighboring events as we are able. The Equestrian Guild meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month at the El Capitan Equestrian Centre in Lakeside, Willow Road, Lakeside, CA Time depends upon weather and/or daylight. Please contact the Guildmistress for additional information. Guildmistress: Lady Tierrynna Caer Narvon Guild equestrian@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: European dance The European Dance Guild meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California Guildmistress: THL Maluchka Korotkova Guild europeandance@calafia.org HEarth & cauldron (Cooking) Hearth and Cauldron is the cooking cooking guild for the Barony of Calafia. The Guild covers everything from outdoor cooking, feasts, and all periods of cooking that relates to the SCA. All are welcome to come and learn or teach. The Guild meets on the 4th Thurdsay of the month at the home of THL Parlane of Glenord. We also have cooking days normally on the weekends. Please contact the Guildmistress for directions and additional information. Guildmistress: THL Medb ingen Mathgamna Deputy Guildmaster: THL Parlane of Glenord Guild hearth_and_cauldron@calafia.org Google Group: 14

15 Just of bit of trim (Costuming) Just a Bit of Trim promotes interest in historical costuming and costuming skills. The guild is open to members of all levels of skill in sewing, costuming, needlework, and related skills. We hold monthly classes with speakers on a wide variety of topics, including garb, jewelry, hairstyles, cosmetics, headwear, accessories, embroidery and embellishment, pattern design, and researching historical costuming. The guild also sponsors occasional workshops or field trips. Just a Bit of Trim meets from 7:00 to 9:00pm on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California Guildmistress: Lady Brighid ni Muirenn Guild costumers@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: Metal workers The Calafia Metal Workers Guild's mission is to encourage and promote the study, re-creation, and research of the metal work of the Middle Ages. The Guild shares the knowledge of period design, period and modern construction, history, shop safety, and other related subjects. Business meetings will be the first Tuesday of the Month at the San Diego Brewing Company at 6pm. Shop nights will be available to work on projects with the day and time to be announced. Guildmistress: Lady Sabyna of Aydon Guild metalworkers@calafia.org Facebook page: Google Group: Middle eastern The Middle Eastern Guild is all about the recreation and research of the Middle East throughout the Middle Ages. We study everything from costuming to cooking, music, art, and history. The Guild meets on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Meeting locations can vary depending on the subject. Please contact the Guildmistress for meeting location or additional information. (Middle Eastern, continued) Guildmistress: Lady Giovanna Ricci Guild middleeastern@calafia.org Facebook page: Music Please contact the Guildmaster for information about meeting dates and times. Guildmaster: Master Samuel Piper Guild musicians@calafia.org Guild Webpage: Google Group: CalafiaMusicGuild?hl=en Needleworkers The Needleworkers Guild encourages and promotes the study and research of medieval needlework, including any period needlework that is done to embellish; the learning of period stitches and re-creation of such; the sharing of knowledge and techniques; and to engender ardor for such handiwork. Meeting locations and dates vary. Please contact the Guildmistress for information about meeting dates and times. Guildmistress: THL Deirdra Oilithreach Guild needleworkers@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: Rapier The Rapier Guild promotes the practice, discussion, and teaching of SCA rapier, which is grounded in 16th century Italian rapier forms. We meet for practice at Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California Wednesday nights from 6:30pm to 9pm, and Sundays from 12noon to 3pm, barring conflicting events. Loaner gear is available for new participants interested in the form. Please contact the Guildmaster for information about meeting dates and times. Guildmaster: THL Michael Mallory Guild rapierguild@calafia.org 15

16 Scholars The Scholars Guild meets on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Please contact the Guildmaster for meeting location. Guildmaster: Duke Sir Guillaume de Belgique Guild Scribal The Calafia Scribes Guild is open to anyone and everyone of all artistic levels interested in learning about the scribal arts. We practice calligraphy and illumination, with an emphasis on making award scrolls for the Kingdom and Barony. If you are unable to make a monthly scriptorium meeting, look for the traveling scriptorium pavilion at the next Kingdom or Baronial event. The Scribal Guild meets in conjunction with Heraldic Consulting between 6:00pm and 8:30pm on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Allied Gardens Recreation Centre, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California Bibliothecarius: Lord Ronan mac Magnus Notarius: Senhor Ponç lo Bonòme Librario: Lord Gregory Lukyn Guild scriptorium@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: Viking The purpose of the Viking Guild is to promote fellowship and education among those people who show an interest in the life and culture of the Viking people. We consider the Viking Age to cover the periods between the 8th to the 11th centuries and spanning the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Russia, and Greenland.. (Viking Guild, continued) Membership is open to all! We just request that you have an interest in the Viking culture. The guild meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00pm at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California We encourage the study and appreciation of Viking culture and arts through research, teaching, classes, and workshops. We want to learn about all of the facets of the Vikings. We hold classes at our meetings, as well talking to each other about different aspects of the Viking lore and knowledge we have acquired individually. Guildmistress: Lady Euginia in rauða Guild vikingguild@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: Facebook page: Unarmoured Combat The Unarmored Combat Guild is dedicated to the study of historically accurate combat, focusing on unarmored combat with both longsword and sword & buckler. If you are interested in studying period fighting techniques and fighting (but not wearing all that armor), please come join us! Practices are currently held on an as-needed basis on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 5155 Greenbrier Avenue, San Diego, California These practices are announced in the Unarmoured Yahoo! Group. Guildmistress: Mistress Muirrenn ingen Donndubain Guild unarmored@calafia.org Yahoo! Group: Unarmored Youth combat Guildmaster: Vacant Guild youthcombat@calafia.org Baronial Council Minutes 20 February 2013 Commentary from the Baron and Baroness: Thank you all for coming to the meeting. We had a busy month and it s just beginning! We attended Canton of Poll na Gainmhe and had a great time. The lunch was amazing and there were lots of yummies to enjoy. Then we attended College of St. Isidore. It was a revel with not a lot in attendance but we had a great time. Again with fabulous food we had a lot of fun. Then day after St. Isidore was 16

17 the Festival of the Rose where we presented Her Majesty with all sorts of roses, silk roses, real roses, chocolate rose, rose shrubs, roses with a cup. There were some fantastic arts displayed as well. Then it was off to Talon/Crescent festival. There was 2 days of good fighting and instruction. There were folks from the West teaching as well. The Artemisians were very friendly and helpful. A very nice event. This coming weekend is Crown Tournament, then Calafia/Gyldenholt Friendship Tourney in conjunction with Pentathlon. Then we have Practicum of the Sword and Collegium to end March. February 28 is the last day to submit letters of intent to be considered for the next Baron and Baroness. The first few weeks we will review the letters, then release the names and set a date for curia to talk to the candidates. Then we will collect input from the populace. The names of the couple selected for the next Baron and Baroness will be announced in May and we will have the investiture as Reeve and Reevess at May Potrero. Then in November they step up as the new Baron and Baroness. Commentary from the Seneschal: (THL Reina): Event Stewards for Calafian Anniversary has been awarded to Lady Magge Rose and Lady Gemma Rosalia. St. Jude s Ransom Tourney is moved to 28 September Announcements from Peers and Kingdom Officers: Mistress Muirrenn announced that Pentathlon is coming up. There were 39 people who entered 239 items. Saturday is setup and judging. Sunday is open to the populace to view all the entries. Baronial Officers Reports Archery (THL Suzanne): We had 15 practices with an average of 15 people in attendance. Arts and Sciences (Lady Eugenia): January was quiet for me. I did not attend anything as A&S Officer. In February, Poll na Gainmhe had their anniversary and I put together a demo area. We had 4 persons at the demo area and there were a few other demo persons around the event. On display at A&S, we showed examples of black work, chainmail, beaded and regular embroidery. We also had arrow fletching and spinning on display, along with the brick oven. (I did not organize the oven or the gentleman fletching arrows.) Scriptorium shared our demo space. We had a number of people coming by and we handed out business cards to interested people. I directed a few women to the Needle workers guild. Arianna and I have begun working on St. Artemas A&S. As the date gets closer, I will be doing more organizing of the competition that St. Artemas is holding. I have begun rounding up classes for Potrero. At the moment, I have approximately 6 classes on the books. I spoke with Giovanna and Ponc about the Newcomers/A&S area. We will begin working on having a presence at our local Baronial events. I am working on the Guild Directory, but I am missing a couple of Guilds, so I will be tracking everyone down within the month and getting all my info into the directory. I would like to have this all done and printed no later than May War. Chatelaine (Lady Giovanna): I attended Poll na Gainmhe Anniversary. We easily handed out over 30 business cards.. Thank you so much to everyone's help at Poll na Gainmhe! There were tons of people to talk to, more than me and Ponce could get to in a timely manner. The help from the populace to tell people about the SCA was lovely! Chirurgeon (Lord Constantine): CPR/First Aid Class to be held in March date/time TBD. Possibly at an event. Need Chirurgeon for War. Also looking for Deputy to take over by Calafia Anniversary. 17

18 Chronicler (Lord Ketill): March Serpent s Tongue (ST) is almost done. We have lots of picture and need more. I need Guild Masters to let me know in advance what classes and meetings are coming up. That way I can post your meeting or classes well in advance of the event in the ST. I also have a contest in the works for new masthead ST. Constable (Lord Michael Treighie): Attended Poll na Gainmhe anniversary and the College of Saint Isidore anniversary. Nothing was turned in as found or reported lost at either event. Deputies in attendance Morgant Fagan, St. Isidore Constable (Dragonette) Demos (Lord Tiberius): We have a demo at the La Mesa middle school in March 15. We need fighters, artists, costumers, all are welcome. We also have a demo at Kingdom Con, April 5-7 at Mission Valley Crown Plaza. Contact Ross for details at demo@calafia.org I m also working on demos at 2 more middle schools. Details to follow. Exchequer (Lady Margeret): I attended Baronial Council and Ad Comm meetings as well as 12th Night, Angels Melee and St. Isidore Anniversary. Everything is going well as we are beginning the preparations for Potrero War. The Barony has money in their accounts. Herald (THL Tairdelbach): Marshall (Vacant): Rapier Marshall - Was in charge of 1 event, with 8 fighters. There were 5 practices, List (Lady Tierrynna): At Poll na Gainmhe we had Heavies, Rapier, Youth combat. There were 4 armored fighters, 7 Rapier fighters, and 10+ youth. Winners were johan von kholstadt (Armored) and Avenel Kellog (Rapier). Lysts also helped with crochet. The next Calafian event is St. Artemus in April. Unarmoured Combat (Mistress Muirrenn): Things are going well. We are having a Collegium class on Saturday, and a Marshal class. We also had eager students at Talon/Crescent Festival. Youth Combat (THL Tairdelbach): Rec Center Representative (Lady Kimiya): Registrar (Vacant): Thrown Weapons (Angus): Web chronicler (LordLevi): The Potrero War website is now live for Pre-Reg and Land allocation. Youth Activities (Vacant): Guild Reports Bardic Guild (Fergus): We ve been very busy with lots of plans and events. We are currently working on plans to support open bardic at Potrero. 18

19 Brewers Guild - (Lord Levi ben Daniel): CHECK NOTES FOR HIS DATE CHANGE March 17 is the quarterly Calafia Brewers guild brew day and meeting. Please Contact Lord Levi for details. Company of St. Catherine (Mistress Thea):. Two members were in attendance at the last meeting. Our venue had to be changed at the last minute as I had a cold and didn't want anyone exposed to anything in my house. We will attempt tablet weaving again at my home on Tuesday March 11, 2013 at 6:30pm. Costumer s Guild (Lady Brighid): We held a guild planning meeting on February 11. Four people attended. On March 11, Lady Sou Haruko will be teaching a class on Japanese garb. Equestrian Guild (Lady Tierrynna): We will be having an unofficial practice on Sunday the 24th at the Pettijon ranch. We will resume our regular sanctioned practices in March. The Lakeside parade is coming up on April 20th Saturday. Lady Sabyna is coordinating the float. We are limiting the number of people that can ride on the float for safety reasons. Please contact Ace so that she knows how many people are interested in riding on the float. We will need shields, banners, etc. to help decorate the float. European Dance (THL Maluchka):. Hearth & Cauldron (Cook's Guild)-THL Medb: We had our meeting on 24 January on using a wood fired oven. Our next meeting is February 28 where we will plan out our classes. At the last meeting we did decide to fund the Royal dinner at Potrero. Metal Workers Guild (Lady Sabyna): We will be having a meeting on March 14, 2013 at the San Diego Brew Pub. Topic of discussion TBD. Middle Eastern Guild (Lady Giovanna): Our January Cooking Class unfortunately had to be canceled due to our teacher catching pneumonia. Our February meeting was all about Persian Garb taught by Duchess Felinah. 11 people were in attendance and it was a wonderful class! For our March meeting, THL Ellyn of Tanwayour will be teaching us all about Turkish garb and patterning. Musicians Guild (Master Samuel): Eight of us played at 12th night. We had a meeting on January 27 with 8 members. We had a meeting on February 18 with 6 members. Needleworkers (THL Deirdre): THLady Deirdre is now the Guild Mistress. The problem on the website has been corrected; will now go to Deirdre. Rapier Guild (THL Mallory): Nothing to Report Scholars (Duke Guillaume): Feb. meeting was cancelled due to an outbreak of flu. February topic will be moved to the March meeting - How To Judge Pentathlon (Or Any A&S Competition): A round table discussion by veterans of past Pentathlons discussing the methods they've used for evaluating A&S entries. It was also noted that the Scholars Guild is a great place for advice about entries and encouragement. Scriptorium (Lord Ponç): The Scribal Guild participated in the A&S demo at Poll na Gainmhe anniversary. January's monthly scriptorium with 19

20 consulting heraldry was held on Tuesday the 28th at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center. 10 individuals were in attendance. The Scribal Guild will be participating in the La Mesa Middle School demo again this year. Besides our monthly scriptorium, all other events in the month of March the Scribal guild members will be participating in are being held outside of the barony (i.e. Pentathlon and Collegium). Viking Guild (Lady Euginia): At the January meeting THL Ellyn taught caftan instructions, 9 in attendance. In February Kettle is teaching a Lucet class, March is beginning Card weaving with Lady Agnes, and Mistress Thea is teaching a class on naalbinding. May will be dark and June is our 1 year anniversary. Baronial Household (Mistress Adelicia): Nothing to Report Baronial Group Reports Baronial subgroup reports Canton of Poll na Gainmhe (Lord Santiago): Canton of Tanwayour (Lord Ketill): The Canton has been, and will be very active in A&S. Lord Ketill will be teaching a lucet class at the February Viking Guild meeting. Additionally, Lady Agnes and Lord Ketill participated in the recent Festival of the Rose. The Canton held its regular meeting on Sunday, 3 February. Seven officers were present. THL Ellyn of Tanwayour is the event steward for Tanwayour's Anniversary, to be held on Saturday, 21 September. Lady Agnes Wurtman will be teaching a card weaving class at the March Viking Guild meeting. THL Ellyn will be teaching a class on Middle Eastern garb at the March Middle Eastern Guild meeting. Canton of Summergate (Sir Gamyl): College of St. Artemas (Lady Ariana): 2/27: Officer meeting and scribal workshop with Gregory Lukyn 3/14: Officer meeting and class TBD (anyone interested in teaching or have a subject they want to learn Our meeting/scribal workshop scheduled for 2/13 had to be postponed until 2/27 for health reasons. We will be having an Arts auction at our Anniversary this upcoming April with the proceeds to go to the College. Anyone interested in supplying an item for the auction, or any questions regarding the auction or event can me at seneschal@saintartemas.org. We will also be having an Arts competition. The theme for the day is celebrating the "argent" anniversary of the college and thus all entries in the competition need to have a primarily white or silver component - no documentation required. Winner will be picked by the populace. Questions on the competition or requests to reserve space for an entry should go to arts@calafia.org. College of St. Isidore (Eudokia):. Joint Isidore Meeting, 3rd. Thursday of January, 8 attendees. SDSU Isidore Meeting, 1st. Thursday of February, 9 attendees. The College would like to thank their Majesties, their Excellencies, and the Baronial Populace for attending our Anniversary. We would also like to thank Maluchka for leading the dancing and our beloved Bronwyn for providing "snacks" (a feast, in truth). Old Business - Events New Business Discussed the possibility of creating an official Facebook page for the Barony of Calafia. This was tabled until the 20