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Thursday Solar, March 19

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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

Gallery Saturday: Spectrum of Desire, March 28

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The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join us on another informal weekend outing to one of our many world-class museums.

On Saturday, March 28, at 1 PM we’ll gather at The Cloisters to view their exhibit “Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages.”

Set in the stunning atmosphere of The Met Cloisters, this exhibition explores the often-overlooked themes of desire, sexuality, and gender in the medieval past, a period of time when most artistic production served religious purposes.

This is the last weekend for the exhibit, which closes March 29th.

Afterwards we can take a leisurely tour of the rest of the museum, and perhaps even see the beginnings of spring in their garden.

We’ll meet at the lower-level entrance, which is where the bus lets. off. If you miss us, call Þorfinnr at 908-799-8822 to meet inside the museum. We’ll probably spend 2-3 hours in the museum and then may find food nearby.

Visitors with proof of New York State residence may pay any amount to enter (as little as $1) and the same goes for students from NJ and CT; sadly, for other out-of-state visitors or those without ID, admission is an exorbitant $30.

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. There is no charge to join us. Modern attire; come as you are. Accessibility at The Met Cloisters is somewhat limited for wheelchair and stroller users and others who need step-free access due to the building’s landmark status. A free shuttle service is available to visitors requiring step-free access to enter the building.

Feel free to RSVP to events@appleholm.eastkingdom.org or just show up and join us. We look forward to seeing you soon! 

Brass aquamanile of a woman riding side-saddle on a man, who is on all-fours. Both are wearing upper-class 14th century clothing. The woman is in a low-cut dress with a long belt, tippets, and and undergown. The man is in a cotehardie with fancy shoes, and batwing sleeves. The woman is pulling on the man's hair.
Phyllis riding and slapping Aristotle, brass aquamanile, Maasland, c. 1400

Thursday Solar, February 26

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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

Sunday Solar, December 29

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The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join us for an afternoon of holiday cheer in a cozy kitchen!

As the year comes to an end, let’s come together to bake cookies, decorate them with heraldic and medieval designs, then enjoy them with a mug of mulled cider or bubbly holiday beverage.

If you’re into baking, you can prepare some cookies ahead of time and bring them over to decorate with the group — or just show up and we’ll hand you some cookie cutters and a bag of frosting and let you run wild.

We’ll gather at 3:00 PM on Sunday, December 29 at the home of our chatelaine Madwen Gam, at 569 W 161st Street, buzzer 6, just east of Broadway. (Note that this site is upstairs and is not wheelchair-accessible.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. You may RSVP if you wish, or just come by and say hello!

Detail from “Cucina” by Vincenco Campi, 1580s.

Sunday Solar, August 25

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The Canton of Appleholm invites you to join us for an afternoon of conversation and companionship! 

We’ll be talking about recent events and looking forward to those coming up in the months ahead.  Did you learn something cool at Pennsic? Come and tell us about it! Do you have questions about attending Barleycorn in September? Drop in and let’s chat! (If you’re interested in sewing your own garb, we’ll also have some natural-fiber fabric available.)

We’ll gather at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 25 at the home of our chatelaine Madwen Gam, at 569 W 161st Street, buzzer 6, just east of Broadway. (Note that this site is upstairs and is not wheelchair-accessible.)

All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. Feel free to RSVP or just come by and say hello!

Detail from La Cité de Dieu (MMW 10 A 11, fol. 69v), c. 1475-1480

Welcome!

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Welcome to the Canton of Appleholm — formerly known as the Canton of Whyt Whey!

We are the Manhattan chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, an organization dedicated to exploring life before 1600 by re-creating activities and crafts of the period. There are tournaments and classes, feasts and finery (and occasional foolery), royal courts and courtly dancing. We encourage you to come and find out what interests you!

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Canton Commons, Thursday, October 7

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To the denizens of our fair canton, greetings!

Our regularly-scheduled quarterly commons meeting will be held online this Thursday, October 7, at 7:00 PM Eastern.

Join us online at https://meet.google.com/azp-fqtb-dbn or by phone at (484) 998-0530‬ PIN: ‪633 776 603‬#.

Topics for discussion include reports from the canton officers, recent policy changes and possible in-person activities over the coming months, and a proposal to consider changing the canton’s registered name.

If there are items you’d like see added to the agenda, please let me know.

Thanks,

— Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin
— Whyt Whey Seneschal

Whyt Whey: Help Wanted

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The Canton Needs YOU!

Whyt Whey has a number of officer transitions coming up in the next several months.  Volunteer now and learn the ropes – you’ll be ready to roll when the world opens up again!    Reach out to the Whyt Whey Officer List if you would like to learn more.

All officers, including deputies, must be paid-up members of the SCA.  (If you wish to be a member but have financial challenges, there are resources to assist – just reach out!)  Seneschal and Exchequer, and their deputies, must live in the boundaries of the Canton.

(The astute observer will note that we currently have Deputies for the Seneschal & Exchequer – but they’re what’s known as “drop-dead” deputies, i.e., will take the reins in an emergency.  What we’re looking for is folk who will wish to step up into the full office in the next 6-18 months.)

Seeking:

  • Deputy Seneschal (committing to step up to Seneschal no later than January) (required).  The Seneschal is the official chapter president, and is ultimately responsible to make sure that all business in the Canton is carried on according to SCA Corpora, East Kingdom Law (and of course actual law as well).  Duties include:
    • Conducting Commons meetings
    • Filing quarterly reports to Kingdom, and monthly reports to the Provincial Seneschal.  (It’s easy and quick.)
    • Responsibility for monitoring Whyt Whey social media (since we don’t have a Social Media Officer)
    • Advising fellow officers on law & policy
    • Drop-dead deputy event steward for any events hosted by Whyt Whey
  • Deputy Exchequer (with intent to eventually step up to Exchequer): The Exchequer is the official chapter treasurer; responsible for stewardship of the Canton’s funds and property.  Duties include:
    • Filing quarterly reports to Kingdom
    • Balancing budgets for expenditures and Events (we don’t have a lot of these…)
    • Managing the Canton’s bank account
  • Herald.  The Herald assists members of the Canton with registering names & arms/devices, whether personally, for households, etc.  They could also assist as “voice” heralds at Canton or Provinical courts.  Duties include: 
    • Consultation & research on names and devices
    • Helping populace members with filing registration paperwork
    • Filing quarterly reports to Kingdom

Help keep the medieval machine running – volunteer today!

Dec 19: Whyt Whey Presents the Saturday Night Solar: Christmas Past, Cold and Ancient

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Please join Lord William de Hirst from the Barony of Storvik in Atlantia with the Canton of Whyt Whey in the Crown Province of Østgarðr as we bring you period history of our winter holidays!

Christmas is an old holiday, to be sure, but it is far older than most people realize. Come learn about the roots of Christmas traditions, how Christmas was celebrated in period, and bust some myths while we’re at it.

Please join us here at: meet.google.com/ppi-bsov-mfd

The Saturday Night Solar occurs on two Saturdays a month at 8:00 PM ET. The Canton of Whyt Whey in the Crown Province of Østgarðr hosts teachers and topics from all over the Known World so that even when we are apart, we can learn together.