Category Archives: Arts & Sciences

Thursday Solar: Dance! October 15

We resume our dance practice atop Belvedere Castle in Central Park from 6 – 8 pm, rain or shine. There is a covered area we will use if it is raining.

We’ll continue our exploration of 15th century Italian dances. Depending on attendance, we will revisit balli Petite Rose, Amoroso, Anello, and Petit Vriens. Time permitting we will add our first Basse Dance, Lauro. We will conclude with dancing the Tourdion for all who wish.

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you! RSVP to 143578@members.eastkingdom.org would be helpful so we do not start dance instruction without you. If you are running late day of, please email: I’ll be monitoring it and will see your message.

This is likely the final dance for the year, but we will attempt November conditionally on the weather.

Image reportedly from On the Practice Or Art of Dancing by Ebreo de Pesaro

Thursday Solar: Dance! September 17

We resume our dance practice atop Belvedere Castle in Central Park from 6 – 8 pm, rain or shine. There is a covered area we will use if it is raining.

We’ll continue our exploration of 15th century Italian dances. Depending on attendance, we will revisit Petite Rose and Amoroso, and will proceed to Anello and Petit Vriens.

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you! RSVP to 143578@members.eastkingdom.org would be helpful so we do not start dance instruction without you. If you are running late day of, please email: I’ll be monitoring it and will see your message.

Borso d’Este Bible, image 561

Thursday Solar: Dance! August 20

We resume our dance practice atop Belvedere Castle in Central Park from 6 – 8 pm, rain or shine. There is a covered area we will use if it is raining.

We’ll continue our exploration of 15th century Italian dances. Depending on attendance, we will revisit Petite Rose and Amoroso, and will proceed to Anello.

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you! RSVP to 143578@members.eastkingdom.org would be helpful so we do not start dance instruction without you. If you are running late day of, please email: I’ll be monitoring it and will see your message.

15th century image of dance of unknown provenance

Impromptu Craft Night Friday July 17

Pennsic madness has struck your local artists and it’s more fun to madly sew together.

Bring your handcrafts to the upper west side. Þorfinnr will be hosting from 6-10. The home has a cat.

Location: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you!

CANCELLED Thursday Solar: Dance! June 18

Sorry folks, your host has had a late-breaking conflict and can’t teach this month.

We meet again for dance. It is our hope as a canton that we will bring refinement and grace back to our fair province. We will recap two 15th century Italian dances: Petit Rose and Amoroso, and then proceed to another 15th century Italian dance, Anello.

We will meet at 6 pm and continue until about 8. If you are joining us after 6, please confirm that we are still meeting.

The location is weather pending, and this page will be updated day-of with a call. We will also update the discord.

If the weather is fair: we will meet atop Belvedere Castle in Central Park.

If the weather is foul: we will meet at Þorfinn’s home: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not).

In case of foul weather, we will decide as a group either to dance something that fits within a small living room, or work on whatever crafts folks bring.

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you! RSVP to 143578@members.eastkingdom.org would be helpful so we do not start dance instruction without you.


British Library, Royal MS 20 A XVII ‘La karole damours’, f. 9r.

Thursday Solar: Dance! May 21

Weather Update: We are ON. We might catch the tail of a drizzle, but there’s some covered space.

We have not had dance practice locally for many years, and it is our hope as a canton that we will bring refinement and grace back to our fair province. We will learn two 15th century Italian dances: Petit Rose and Amoroso.

We will meet at 6 pm and continue until about 8.

The location is weather pending, and this page will be updated day-of with a call. We will also update the discord.

If the weather is fair: we will meet atop Belvedere Castle in Central Park.

If the weather is foul: we will meet at Þorfinn’s home: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not).

In case of foul weather, we will decide as a group either to dance something that fits within a small living room, or work on whatever crafts folks bring.

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you! RSVP to 143578@members.eastkingdom.org would be helpful so we do not start dance instruction without you.

Page from manuscript of a rich 15th century feast with musicians and dance. British Library, Add. 24098, f.19v

Thursday Solar, March 19

The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join Þorfinnr at his home for an informal Arts & Sciences craft night, Thursday, March 19, from 6 PM to around 8 PM. We have returned to our usual third Thursday schedule.

Þorfinnr will talk through early to high medieval masculine undershirts and begin cutting out his own.

You are welcome to bring your current crafting project to work on as we chat, or a historically-inspired item you’ve made that you’d like to display or discuss with the group. Light fare will be provided, but please bring food or drink if it you wish to have it.

Location: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you!

A white linen early medieval undershirt

Thursday Solar, February 26

The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join Þorfinnr at his home for an informal Arts & Sciences craft night, Thursday, February 26, from 6 PM to around 8 PM. Note that this the fourth Thursday, one week later than our usual schedule.

We will have a shared space for craft or art work, along with a tentative discussion about 16th century menswear. If you are coming from the previous weekend’s Venetian Carnevale, this is a great place to ask about what fabulous fashions your fellows flaunted!

You are welcome to bring your current crafting project to work on as we chat, or a historically-inspired item you’ve made that you’d like to display or discuss with the group. Light fare will be provided, but please bring food or drink if it you wish to have it.

Location: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you!

Portrait of a Man
1586-89
Oil on canvas
ROBUSTI, Domenico
(b. 1560, Venezia, d. 1635, Venezia)
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Thursday Solar, January 15

The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join Þorfinnr at his home for an informal Arts & Sciences craft night, this Thursday, January 15, from 6 PM to around 8 PM. We will have a shared space for craft or art work, along with related discussion.

You are welcome to bring your current crafting project to work on as we chat, or a historically-inspired item you’ve made that you’d like to display or discuss with the group. Light fare will be provided, but please bring food or drink if it you wish to have it.

Location: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you!

Detail from “Five Feminine Occupations” by Geertruydt Roghman, circa 1640. (Met Museum, item 56.550.2)

Arts & Sciences Solar, December 18

The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join Þorfinnr at his home for an informal craft night, Thursday December 18 from approximately 6-8 PM. In addition to sharing the space for crafting, Þorfinnr will discuss his recent successes and failures in shoe making.

You’re welcome to bring your current crafting project to work on as we chat, or an item you’ve made that you’d like to display or discuss with the group. Light fare will be provided, but please bring food or drink if it you wish to have it.

Location: 165 W 66th Street #4E, New York, NY 10023. Tell the doorman you’re visiting Alec. (The building as a whole is wheelchair-accessible, but the bathroom is not.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you!

Detail from Hausbuch der Mendelschen Zwölfbrüderstiftung, Vol I Folio 93v. (Germany, 15th C.)