The Canton’s regularly-scheduled commons meeting was held by video conference from 7 PM to 8:05 PM on Thursday. The minutes below were recorded by Mathghamhain and reviewed by Alienor.
Present:
• Alienor Salton, Seneschal
• Angelica di Nova Lipa, Chatelaine
• Mathghamhain Ruadháin, Herald
• Thorfinn Hróthgeirsson
• Caendra of Ostgardr
• Jana
• Miguel
Reminder: canton commons (our semi-regular on-line business and social gathering) is tomorrow! Join us to hear how the Cloisters demo went, talk about our new name, and plan fall activities! Dancing, museums, in-home arts & science gatherings? Let’s chat….
7pm, Thursday, Oct. 6th. https://meet.google.com/azp-fqtb-dbn
From: Abu-Darzin Ibrahim al-Rashid, Laureate, Exchequer for the Canton of Whyt Whey
Greetings, friends!
As we discussed at the Canton’s last Commons, new EK policy means that our current Exchequer am past the term limit for the office of Exchequer. Accordingly, I will be leaving this office after filing our year-end report (31 January 2022). So far, no one has expressed any interest in taking over the office.
Exchequer is a required office for all official SCA groups. If we can not find anyone to take over from me, the Canton will cease to exist. This is not an exaggeration and it is not a threat. If you want Whyt Whey to continue (under this or any other name) someone has to take this job.
Abu-Darzin Ibrahim al-Rashid, Laureate Exchequer for the Canton of Whyt Whey in the Crown Province of Ostgardr
We’re looking forward to seeing you all at the Cloisters on Sunday!
Please take a few minutes to scroll through this page of useful tips for attendees, which covers the schedule and setup needs, transit directions, parking information, our potluck dayboard, weather contingencies, and more.
If you have any questions that aren’t answered there, contact the event steward, Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin (mka Matthew Cavalletto), via email at 231060@members.eastkingdom.org, Facebook Messenger at m.me/mcavalletto, or mobile (917) 502-7795.
Thank you for joining us to show the best of our Society to a crowd of thousands!
Minutes for Whyt Whey September Commons Meeting
Thursday, 15 September 2022
7 PM to 8:30
Minutes recorded by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
• Alienor / Piglet, Seneschal
• Ibrahim, Exchequer
• Angelica, Chatelaine and Provincial Vicereine
• Simon, Webminister
• Zahra, Provincial Chronicler
• Hanya, Brokenbridge A&S Minister
• Mathghamhain, Cloisters Event Steward
• Levi
Please join us on Thursday, September 15, at 7pm for Whyt Whey Commons!
We’ll be gathering online via Google Meet. (Please note, you do not have to have an East Kingdom account or any other Google account to participate).
The agenda includes planning for the future of the canton, recruiting for officer positions, preparing for the upcoming Cloisters demo, and considering possible new names for the canton.
Preparation is now in full swing for our public event at the Cloisters on Sunday, October 2, and we’d love your help!
This is the SCA’s biggest demo opportunity of the year, with more than fifty thousand people attending New York City’s annual medieval festival.
• Chatelaines, help us answer questions and welcome newcomers!
• Artists and artisans and researchers, exhibit your work to an audience of thousands!
• Musicians and bards, set the mood and capture the attention of the crowd!
• Rattan and rapier fighters, display your mettle before cheering fans!
• Everyone, spend the day showing the public the best of our Society!
All are welcome at this free event, and pre-registration is not needed, but if you’re able to join us, please let us know now so that we can include you in our plans.
Comment here, or email 231060@members.eastkingdom.org, or message me at http://m.me/mcavalletto, or join our planning call by Google Meet on Thursday, September 15, at 7 PM Eastern here: meet.google.com/azp-fqtb-dbn.
Event location and schedule details are available on our website:
https://appleholm.eastkingdom.org/cloisters-demo/
The Whyt Whey Canton Commons meeting was held yesterday, July 7, by video conference. The minutes below were recorded by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin and reviewed by Alienor Salton.
Officers and Residents Present:
As events swing into high gear, we gather ’round the bardic fire to regale each other with song and tales once more! How can you polish up your pieces for competition, performance, or entertainment?
Researching your bardic pieces can add greatly enhance your performance! Why do the “extra work” of researching more about your piece? Why do you want to tell this story? What is YOUR story? Why are you telling it? Why is it important to you? When you know your “why” your enthusiasm for the piece can give you another source of energy to pull from. Being passionate about your art shows. Knowing your inspiration or goal will help you find the drive to practice and prepare.
Join The Honorable Lady Agnes Marie de Calais as she goes over the rationale for researching a piece and its time and place, how to organize the research and things to consider, and going over an example together. Participants can also discuss their own work and examples in the discussion portion afterwards.
Please join us here: https://meet.google.com/otq-vnjr-qfk
Agnes is a spoken word bard and storyteller, a researcher whose personae is from Calais, France before the year 1600. She first joined the SCA in the early 2000’s. Recently, she has been sharing her research, bardic interests, retaining, and service wherever and whenever needed. She has taught, run bardic circles, and judged, and teaching youth and adults, and sharing research, is an important part of who she is. She is a Maunche, Silver Wheel, Troubador, Golden Lyre, and recently stepped down as the Queen’s Bardic Champion. You can read more about her on her EK wiki!
The Saturday Night Solar occurs every other Saturday night 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.
Spring has sprung – get ready to go outdoors and loose some arrows!
Join Østgarðr’s own Friderich Grimme as we discuss how to get ready for archery season after a long winter! Though warmer weather brings thoughts of good times on the archery range, the vagaries of winter may well have played havoc on your bow and arrows. For the new archer, this class will provide suggestions for how to check and prepare your equipment for the archery season to come.
Please join us here: https://meet.google.com/otq-vnjr-qfk
Friderich Grimme lives with his wife, Lile Dubh, in the city of Köln at the end of the 14th century. In the SCA, Friderich’s interests include archery and cooking. He is the current webminster for the Crown Province of Ostgardr and an archery marshal at large.
The Saturday Night Solar occurs every other Saturday night 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.