Greetings Unto the Most FANTASTIC Kingdom of Æthelmearc!
This is your Pennsic Chamberlain here, asking for your assistance and service.
On Sunday, July 28th from 9 -11 in the morning (approx 8 people at a time), we will be at the trailer to unload all the stuff for the Royal encampment. Please reach out to me so that we don’t have an abundance of people at one time. And from 10 -2 PM(ish) of the same day (approximately 20 people at one time), we will be at AE Royal starting to put up the Hospitality and Scribal tents.
We will start break down at 9 AM on Friday, August 9th. Same number of people above. I know there is a lot of stuff still going on, but remember, many hands make quick and lighter work.
There will be lunch provided for those who show up to help.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me via email or Facebook:
Email: anastasiedelamoure@gmail.com Facebook: Samantha Moore (Anastasie deLamoure)
In Service to the Dream,
Baroness Anastasie deLamoure
Aethelmearc Royal encampment, a few years past. Photo credit, Aoife
Is your head spinning with all there is to do at Pennsic? Not sure how you’ll keep it all straight? The Gazette is here to help! Here’s the first in a series of articles on Æthelmearc Kingdom Happenings at Pennsic.
Æthelmearc Royal, the Kingdom encampment at Pennsic (block N04), is much more than just the home our our Royalty and their staff; it’s a hub of Kingdom activity – gatherings, order meetings, parties…. We also show our famous Æthelmearc hospitality by hosting Known World functions, the Medieval Food Lab, a robust Scribal Track, and this year, the A&S War Point!
Below is a list of the meetings, gatherings, and classes at Æthelmearc Royal. The schedule in the Hospitality tent on site will guide you to which area within Royal each activity takes place.
Kingdom Order meetings
Millrind Meeting* Saturday August 1, 9-10am
Pelican Meeting* Saturday August 1, 10am-noon
Laurel Meeting* Saturday August 1, 1-3pm
Fleur Meeting* Saturday August 1, 3-4pm
White Scarf Meeting* Saturday August 1, 4-5pm
Scarlet Battery Mtg* Sunday August 2, 2-3pm
Gage Meeting* Thursday, August 6, 2-3pm
Chivalry Meeting* Thursday, August 6, 3-4pm
Officer, etc meetings
Exchequer Meeting Sunday August 2, 11am-noon
Knowne World Chatelaine Meeting Wednesday August 5, 9:30-10:30am
Equestrian Marshal Training Wednesday August 5, 3-4pm
Knowne World Equestrian Meeting Wednesday August 5, 4-5pm
Parties
Haakon Oaktall Anniversary Bardic Wednesday, July 29 8:30-10:30pm
Debatable Lands Baronial Dinner Sunday, August 2 5-7:30pm
KW Masters of Defence Reception* Sunday, August 2 8-9:30pm
Knowne World Hatter’s Tea Monday, August 3 11:30am-1pm
Knowne World Scribal Tea Monday, August 3 1-4pm
Ladies of the Rose Happy Hour* Monday, August 3 3-6pm
Hrefna Ulfarinsvindottir Pelican Vigil Monday, August 3 6:30-9:30pm
Seven Pearls Baronial Dinner* Wednesday, August 5 6-10pm
Kingdom Family/Youth Party Thursday, August 6, 6:30-8pm
Kingdom Party (Seven Pillars of Virtue) Thursday, August 6, 8:30-10:30pm
Official Pennsic Activity
Pennsic A&S War Point Wednesday, August 5, 9am-5pm
Food Lab Schedule
You can read more about the Food Lab here. All classes are registered with the Pennsic University (Check it out! You can look at all the University classes ahead of time!)
Thursday July 30:
12PM to 3PM – Oven Building Day 1
Friday July 31:
12PM to 3PM – Oven Building Day 2
Saturday August 1:
12PM to 3PM – Oven Building Day 3
Sunday, August 2: 10AM to 12PM – Hard Cheese Made Easy
2PM to 4PM – Pirogi
Tuesday, August 4: Baking Day
12AM to 2PM – Sourdough Bread
3PM to 5PM – Islamic Bread
Wednesday, August 5: 10AM to 3PM OPEN FOOD LAB
Assuming the weather holds and the oven lasts, they will also be firing the oven each morning for baking. If you have something that you’d like to get into the oven one morning, please make sure to touch base with Baron Janos (caseyodonovan@yahoo.com) the day prior so they can make sure there is room enough for everyone.
Scribal Track Schedule
All classes are registered with the Pennsic University (Again, check it out!), where you can find class descriptions and other details. Classes are an hour unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday July 29:
11AM – How to Draw Manuscript Flora
1PM – Mixing Paints for Scribes: Shading and Highlights
1PM to 5PM – Scribal Playtime
Thursday July 30:
10AM to 12PM – Beginning Illumination: Loving the Dot
1PM – Mixing Paints for Scribes: Shading and Highlights
1PM to 5PM – Scribal Playtime
Friday July 31:
10AM to 11:30AM – Cadels and Flourishes for Late Period Scrolls
10AM to 12PM – Beginning Illumination: Loving the Dot
1PM – Cutting a Quill Pen
1PM to 3PM – Taking the Brush: Japanese Calligraphy
1PM to 5PM – Scribal Playtime
Saturday August 1:
10AM – Scribal Wordsmithing 101
11AM – Calligraphy 101
11AM -Creating Armigerous Scrolls Without Tears
1PM – Script Analysis
2PM – How to Draw Manuscript Flora
3pm to 7PM – Scribal Playtime
4PM – Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A Masterful Model
Sunday, August 2: 10AM to 12PM – Beginning Scribal Track
1PM – Creating a Sampler of Medieval Pigments
2PM – Beginning Celtic Knotwork
4PM – Creating a Flourished Hand by Bocskay
Monday, August 3:
10AM to 12PM – Beginning Scribal Track
10AM – The Calf-to-Codex Project
11AM – Gilding the Scroll
1PM to 4PM – Known World Scribal Tea
4PM to 6PM – I Spy: Calligraphy
Tuesday, August 4: Baking Day
10AM to 12PM – Beginning Scribal Track
10AM – Taking the Pain Out of Period Pigments
11AM – Creating Pigments – Period Style
1PM – Intro to Celtic Knotwork: 5-Dot Technique
2PM – Script Analysis
2PM – Scroll Personalization Without Modernization
Wednesday, August 5: 10AM to 12PM – Beginning Scribal Track
10AM – Taking the Pain Out of Period Pigments
11AM – Creating Pigments – Period Style
1PM – Advanced Celtic Knotwork Class
1PM – At a Loss for Words
2PM – Calligraphy 101
2PM to 4PM – Drawing with a Proportional Scale
3PM – Cutting a Quill Pen
4PM – Beginner Russian Calligraphy
Thursday, August 5:
10AM – How to Draw Manuscript Flora
10AM – Heralds and Scribes – Oh My!
11AM – A Droll Challenge: Itty Bitty People
1PM to 5PM – Scribal Bootcamp
*Event not open to the public
Thank you Mistress Ts’vee’a, Maestro Philip, Baron Janos, and the Pennsic University Thing for providing content for this article. ~Hilda
