Court report for Tavern in the Park

Here begins the court report for Tavern in the Park, on February 10, AS 52.

His Excellency Brandubh, after trying out his best “Hel-loooooooooooo, Debatable Lands!”,  thanked everyone for attending this little event, and explained that Her Excellency Hilderun was out of town and sends her greetings and well wishes for all to have a wonderful time.

His Excellency invited THL Elss Ausberg to give thanks and recognition for those who helped organize the event’s activities, noting that every person was trying a new thing for the first time.

His Excellency then wished to acknowledge those scribes who entered the day’s A&S competition, creating a scroll blank inspired by the personae of Their Excellencies. Entrants included: Lady Nichola Beese, Katrina Beese, Lady Aibell ingen Chernachain, THL Lucetta di Cosimo, and Mistress Arianna of Wynthrope. The following winners were announced:

Katrina, Youth division; THL Lucetta, Novice division; Mistress Arianna, advanced division.

Baron Brandubh offered additional thanks and encouraged everyone to continue to enjoy their evening.

There being no further business, the Court of Their Excellencies was closed.

Submitted by Kieran MacRae, Comet Pursuivant.

Important: Science Center Demo Parking and Entrance

From Lady Zianna. If you only read one post about the demo, please pay attention to this one:

Tomorrow – Tomorrow – the Demo is Tomorrow!!!

I need to stress the following information….PLEASE FOLLOW THESE FEW RULES!!!!!

  1. Parking for us is in the BUS/GROUP parking lot.  That is the lot that is between the Red SportsWork Building and the Casino.  It is the closest to our entrance.  You can park in the other lots but know that is much further to walk to get into the Science Center.
    1. If you are pn North Shore Drive with Hienz Field on your left and the Science Center in front of you and slightly right – TURN RIGHT ONTO CASINO DRIVE.  You are following the arrows on the small red sign for BUS Entrance/Deliveries.
    2. Once on Casino Drive you will turn at the next Red sign that says BUS ENTRANCE/Deliveries.  Follow around and through the parking gates.
    3. If you need to drop items off – please follow the delivery arrow and go slightly right to the loading dock.
    4. If you need to park –  please follow the parking area and go slightly left and find a spot to park in, There are designated handicapp spots there.
    5. You will be given a parking validation ticket when you leave the science center.  This will make the parking FREE.  YOU MUST KEEP THE TICKET YOU GOT WHEN ENTERING.
    6. For FREE Parking – put your entry ticket into the machine – then put in the validation ticket when asked for payment.  The gates will open.

Entering and exiting the Science Center:

YOU CAN NOT ENTER OR EXIT THROUGH THE MAIN DOORS!!!!!

We can enter as early as 4pm to start setting up.

  1. You MUST enter through the Security Entrance by the loading dock area.
    1. You MUST be on my list
      1. I can take additions up until 4pm on Friday
    2. You will load in and out through this area.
    3. There are a few flatbed carts and a frieght elevator to use to get materials to other floors.
    4. There will be an SCA contact  and a Science Center contact at the entrance at all times.
      1. Each floor will have a SCA contact person that will be able to assist with things on that floor.
  2. You MUST be in GARB!
    1. There will be a SMALL changing area for us.
  3. You MUST sign the SCA Waiver!
  4. You MUST exit through this entrance to get your parking validation ticket.

I want to thank everyone in advance for making this evening an amazing event.  Your help – your willingness – your passion – your support makes our game  – our hobby – our organization one of the best in the WORLD!!!

One last thing  – – HAVE FUN!!!!!!

See you tomorrow

A and S — Free Fun Time – March 1

Greetings to the Debatable Lands!

Tomorrow, Thursday March 1st, is once again A&S in BMDL!

Got a project you’re working on? Got an inkle loom you can’t get under control? Need embroidery info? Need help with sewing up some garb? Get some help, work on a thing, or just talk about what you’d like to see in the future.

We will be at Victory Pointe Gaming Lounge (and ice-cream parlor), upstairs in the game room, at 1113 Carson Street on the South Side, starting at 7 PM. Come early if you wish, people start arriving about 6:45.

Upstairs is not handicap accessible, so if you need assistance or have questions, please call or text me at 724-759-3333.

Be sure to park safely — feed the meter if needed. They ticket like crazy on the South Side. I think the best place is across the street in the bank par! king lot.

See you there!
Elss Augsburg

New List Ropes!

These are finished and will be debuted at the demo on Friday at the Carnegie Science Center!

A yellow pole on a black wooden base, with a white cap and a metal eye at the top
The new list corner poles

There is a total of 12 corners and 16 ropes that are 20′ long. The poles remove from the bases for easier storage.

Coils of thin rope in white, yellow, and black
New list ropes!

Vivant to Lady Zianna and her helpers for the manufacture!

Demo: Retainers, Heralds, Trumpeters, and Drummers..

From Lady Zianna:

I need to hear from you!!!!

If you have not yet contacted me about being able to retain – we could really use your help. I am looking for shifts to be 30-45 minutes (or longer if you want.) If you have thought about trying to retain or you have years of experience – we have open times this Friday at the Carnegie Science Center from 6pm-10pm.

Trumpets! Drums! Banners! Oh my! Calling all musicians, heralds and warriors: help us process through the masses by clearing a path for Their Royal Highnesses to enter the demo in grand style.

Contact me if you are interested or have questions– ziannaevents at gmail dot com.

See you on Friday!!

William Blackfox Web Awards – Sylvan Strand Nominations AS LII (2018)

The Sylvan Strand Nominees have been announced, and the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands brought home much glory.

Congratulations to Kameshima-kyo Zentarou Umakai, our Webminister; Lady Elizabeth the Hunter, Webminister for the office of Earl Marshal; and to Maighstir Kieran MacRae for being recognized for their hard work!

Here is the list:

Published February 26, 2018

The following websites and people are recognized as the Sylvan Strand Nominees for the William Blackfox Web Awards, as announced in Court at the College of Three Ravens:

Best Overall Website
Winner: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Barony of Endless Hills, Dono Leo-San, Webminister

Best Appearance
Winner: Shire of Coppertree – Lady Aerin Wen, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Dominion of Myrkfaelinn – Lord Robert of Ferness, Webminister

Best Organization
Winner: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Shire of Sylvan Glen, Lady Umm Samin Bint Asad Al-Isfahaniyya, Webminister

Best Use of Technology
Winner: Authorization Clerk, Mistress Maria Christina de Cordoba, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Earl Marshal, Lady Elizabeth the Huntress, Webminister

Best Artwork
Winner: Shire of Nithgaard, Graphic by Lady Avitoria Vidua
Honorable Mention: Signet, Banner Graphic by Master Kieran MacRae and Background Graphic by THLady Fiora d’Artusio

Best Special Interest Website
Winner: AE Rapier – Lord Simon Caminante, Webminsiter
Honorable Mention: Brewers Guild – THL Madoc Arundel, Webminister

Best Regular Feature
Winner: Barony of Delftwood, Lord Sabastian Mora, Webminister
Honorable Mention:

Best Content
Winner: Barony of Delftwood, Lord Sabastian Mora, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, Webminister

Best Blog
Winner: Barony of the Rhyderrich Hael, Baron Magnus de Lyons and Baroness Miriel du Lac – http://mandmreign.blogspot.com

Seneschal’s Spotlight – Business Meetings

The Seneschal’s Spotlight is a monthly feature that highlights an aspect of the Barony and/or its people.

This month’s Spotlight falls upon the Business Meeting. Every other month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec) on the first Wednesday of the month (except for August where we meet the first Wednesday after Pennsic) we hold a Business Meeting. While the Officers of the Barony are required to attend or to send a Proxy if they are unable to attend, the meeting is open to everyone in the Barony.

Every time I send out the reminder(s) for the Business Meeting, at the end is the following:

The Officers of the Debatable Lands are elected by the membership and is made up of members of the populace, just like you. The Officers are responsible for ensuring that the policies of the Kingdom and Barony are followed and are accountable to the populace of the Debatable Lands. The Business meeting is open to everyone in the Barony and attendance by the populace is encouraged.

This is an open invitation to everyone both within and outside of the Barony to attend and participate in the meeting.

What happens at the Business Meeting?

  • Officers Reports – Each Officer of the Barony gives an update of what has been going on in the area they oversee.
  • We review event bids for upcoming events.
  • Get updates on upcoming events and/or demos.
  • Review Letters of Intent for those interested in becoming an Officer when another Officer’s term expires.
  • Discuss concerns or recommendations we’ve received from the Populace of the Barony-Marche.
  • Once a year, in April, we have a Budget Meeting where we allocate the Barony’s Budget for the next year.
  • Once every year we review the Policies of the Barony.
  • Discuss any policies that have been recently changed or added from the Kingdom or Society Seneschal.

While the list isn’t exhaustive, they represent things that have been discussed at previous Business Meetings.

The Barony is all of us, not just the Officers, and your input and presence are very welcome. We want to know what is important to you and hear what you would like to see happening in the Barony. We hope to see you at the next Business Meeting (our Budget Meeting) on Wednesday, 4 April 2018 at 8:00 p.m. at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church on the North Side.

Captain of Archers

To continue our series on barony officer positions, here is a fantastic look into the position of Captain of Archers from Lady Katherine Tanzel.

The Captain of Archers is an archery marshal in charge of holding and running archery practices for the open populace. In that role they provide storage, care, transportation and maintenance for the target equipment and the loaner equipment. The loaner equipment provides those new to archery with equipment to participate in practices.

Following each practice the Captain of Archers is then responsible for submitting royal round scores and awarding new ranks to the archers as they advance up to Bowman, where the Captain then reports any advancements of Master Bowman or above to the Archer General for recognition through the ranks to the current royalty for recognition of such achievement.

The position of Achery Captain is a very public one open and easy for people outside the SCA to join in the fun. It’s up to the Captain of Archers to see that they are able to access what’s available to them, be that loaner equipment for the day if it’s available, saftey instructions for the range or for the proper use of the equipment, or just the Barony website or Barony blog (Storfetter) so they can see more about the Barony.

TRH to attend Demo

From Lady Zianna:

Hear ye! Hear ye! We have great news this fine morning!

Their Royal Highnesses will be attending this Friday! If you are able to help retain for them, please let me know.

We also learned yesterday that Dream Song will be performing and accompanying the dancing at 7:00pm in the  amphitheater!

Come one! Come all! Join us in making our Barony, Kingdom, and organization shine!  Contact me with questions or concerns.

ziannaevents @ gmail dot com