CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS: MAY 2008
(Including weekend events hosted by nearby groups)

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
27	28	29	30 Fencing 7:30	1 Happy SCA New Year: AS XLIII Fighter Practice: 7:30	2	3
4	5	6 Garb Workshop 7:00	7 Barony Meeting 7:30 Fencing 7:30	8 Fighter Practice 7:30	9	10 St. Sebastian's Fair (Hartshorne-Dale) Ice Falcon Ducal Challenge/ K&Q Rattan (Barren Sands)
11	12 Ivyeinrust Meeting 7:30	13	14 Fencing 7:30 Dance 7:00	15 Fighter Practice 7:30 Gleann nam Feòrag Dhuibhe Meeting 7:30	16	17
18	19	20	21 Fencing 7:30	22 Fighter Practice 7:30	23	24 Quest XXV (Settmour Swamp)
25	26	27	28 Fencing 7:30	29 Fighter Practice 7:30	30	31 Baronial Games (Iron Bog)

Information on regularly scheduled activities:

Fighter Practice
Medieval armored combat practices are held Thursday nights at the Hawthorne Cultural Center, at 1200 Carpenter Street (12th and Carpenter). Carpenter is about half-way between Washington and South Streets. The door is on the Carpenter Street side of the building.

We have the space from 7:30 PM until 10 PM. Parking is on the street, but you can pull up on the sidewalk by the door to unload if you like. We will try this site out for a while and see if it works. Please contact the Knight Marshal for more information.

Fencing Practice
Period rapier combat class is held Wednesdays from 7:30pm - 10:00pm. For more information, email the Marshal of Fence, Don Ian Raven of Tadcaster. (Click here for Google map to the site.) There is a $2 per person charge to cover the cost of this site. Detailed directions and practice information can be found at the Tadcaster Militia's website.

Dance Practice
Come learn the gentle art of dance with us!

Baronial European-style dance practices will occur starting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, May 14 in the ARCH Auditorium at 36th and Locust Walk on Penn's campus. Beginners welcome! This will be the last indoor practice on Penn's campus until autumn -- bringing munchies to share and wearing garb is encouraged!

The Canton of Gleann nam Feòrag Dhuibhe holds European-style dance practice on the second Monday of each month. Check the Canton's website for location and time.

Barony Meeting

The monthly Baronial Meeting is held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 at Cliveden, a historic house museum located at 6401 Germantown Ave., or at Uppsala, an historic house located directly across the street from Cliveden. (Click here for directions) Contact the Seneschal for location information.

Branch Meetings

The Bailiwick of Ivyeinrust meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30. NOTE: May's meeting will be held on Monday, May 12, due to Penn's Commencement falling on our usual meeting day. Contact the webmaster for location information.

The Incipient Canton of Gleann nam Feòrag Dhuibhe meets on the third Thursday of each month. Check the Canton's website for location and time.

Archery

Archery happens as weather allows and schedule permits, at the Wapiti archery range. Contact Lord Cynon, Captain of Archers, for more information.

The archery range is located less than 10 minutes off the Ft. Washington exit of the PA turnpike, on Bethlehem Pike. Maps are available here and here; email Cynon for more information.

Our neighbors in the Shire of Hartshorne-Dale have archery practices on Tuesdays at the Limerick Bowmen Archery Club in Schwenksville, PA (about 40 miles from Center City Philadelphia.) Email Elizabeth Marshall for more information.

Thrown Weapons

Thrown weapons practices are held on alternate Tuesday evenings at 6:00 during the warm months when the sun is up longest. Practices are on hiatus for the winter. Email Lord Cal, the Baronial Thrown Weapons marshal, for location and more info.

A&S Workshops

There is a Garb Workshop held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 7 to 8:30. Contact Lady Alesia for location and directions.

If you are interested in hosting a regular workshop, talk to the Mistress of Arts & Sciences!

Bardic Circle

Samuil Glukhoi hosts a Bardic Circle at 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of each month. Contact Samuil for directions and information.

Lord Solomon and Lady Tovah host a Bardic Circle at their home in Ambler, PA on the third Thursday of each month from 7:30 - 11:00 pm. Contact Lord Solomon for directions and more information.

Brewing

The Celtic Cock Brewers' Guild meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30. Check the Celtic Cock website for location and for more information.

Cooking Workshops

The Barony holds occasional workshops devoted to learning new medieval recipes! Contact the A&S Deputy in Charge of Edible Things for location and time!