On April 15th, Lady Iselda de Narbonne taught a lesson for Roxbury Mill Arts and Sciences on Acting for Bards. You can find her class handout here.

On April 8th, Mistress Lanea verch Kerrigan gave a lesson for Roxbury Mill Arts and Sciences on the Fundamentals of Bardic Performance. You can find her class handout here.

Due to the pandemic, in person meetings are canceled. However, links and call-in numbers for weekly rapier and A&S virtual activities are now available! Armored activities will be posted when available.

Rapier

Weekly virtual rapier practice will be from 7-8:30pm every Wednesday.

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/sjc-egnj-ngo

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 413-424-4539 and enter this PIN: 407 983 629#

A&S

Weekly Virtual A&S will be from 7-9:00pm every Wednesday.

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/vwn-gvet-pgo

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 650-667-2697 and enter this PIN: 529 343 850#

Due to COVID-19, all official Roxbury Mill in-person activities are cancelled for the foreseeable future. This includes regular fighter practice, A&S, archery, and business/social meetings. However, we are working to put together virtual options for many of these activities. Please check our Facebook group or email list for the most up-to-date announcements and virtual activities. Major announcements will be posted in those venues as well as on this website.

Arts and Sciences activities at Wednesday practices this month are:

• March 4: Revenge of the Stitch Team Planning / Open A&S 
• March 11: Swap night! Bring any unwanted SCA-related goodies and share/swap with others! 
• March 18: Sarah’s Seaming Technique — Noble Sarah will teach an unusual late-period seaming technique that also simultaneously finishes the seam (are you intrigued? I am!)
• March 25: More Fiber in Your Diet — Lady Ela will discuss different types of fiber (e.g., wool, linen, silk, cotton) and the strengths, weaknesses, and demands of each for different fiber arts (knitting, crochet, sewing, spinning, weaving, etc.). She’ll bring samples; you bring questions! 

Feb 5th: University Recap – what did you learn at University?

Feb 12th: Handsewing Skills (Andy)

Feb 19th: Shire Business Meeting / Newcomers 101 (Adelaide)

Feb 26th: Cloaks and Pelisses (Ysabeau)

Prepared by Baron Hamish MacLeod, 1/22/2020

Download here

Due to the holidays, Roxbury Mill Wednesday practice will be cancelled December 25 and January 1.

Practice will resume January 8.

Due to conflicts with Pennsic, Roxbury Mill Wednesday practices will not be held on July 31 and August 7. Practice will resume at the usual place and time on August 14.

Also due to Pennsic, Sunday Archery practice will not be held on July 28 or August 4.

The August business meeting will be held on August 18. Please check the Shire Facebook page or email list for information.

Courtesy of Kaaren Valravn, of the Shire of Roxbury Mill