All activities to be in person at Tikvat Israel, beginning at 7:30 pm, unless otherwise indicated.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has volunteered to teach or host a class. Quite literally, it could not be done without you all.

Jan. 11 – Wren Crafting Day – Lady Jill

Jan. 18 – History of Wren Day – Ollam Lanea

Jan. 25 – Everybody Hertz: Music For People Who Know Nothing About Music (But Want To Learn More) – Lord Mattheus

BONUS A&S – Tues. Jan. 31 @ 7:30 pm – A Brief History of Stained Glass Windows – Epy Pengelly, Armiger

Virtual @ https://meet.google.com/vwn-gvet-pgo

Feb. 1 – Women’s Renaissance Clothing – m’lord Fróðir Kalason

Feb. 8 – Open A&S

Feb. 15 – Yale Lecture Series on the Early Middle Ages

Virtual @ https://meet.google.com/vwn-gvet-pgo

Feb. 22 – Calligraphy Play Date – Kolfinna Valravn

Mar. 1 – T-Tunic Sewalong: How to make the basic SCA garment – Lady Adelaide Halfpint

Part 1: Patterning and Cutting

Mar. 8 – T-Tunic Sewalong: How to make the basic SCA garment – Lady Adelaide Halfpint

Part 2: Sewing and Finishing – Lady Adelaide

BONUS A&S – Sat. March 11 – Time TBD – Paint a canvas heraldic flag

In person @ Lucy’s house, email or PM on Facebook for address.

Mar. 15 – Make a Jaunty German Hat – Lady Clara

Mar. 22 – Calligraphy 103 – Kolfinna Valravn

Mar. 29 – Veil 101: Make a simple veil – Lucy

Themed Competition

Theme: 16th Century Eastern Europe

Documentation: At least EZ-Doc level

Drop off: 9am-10am

Format: Populace Choice Beancount – Each person who visits the A&S area will be given three event-specific tokens with which to vote on their favorite entry. They may give any number of their tokens to any number of entries, i.e. three to one entry, one each to three entries, etc. Winner will be the entry with the most tokens, and will be announced at the end of the event. Judging begins at the end of the A&S Drop-off period.

Artisan’s Tea – 10am-11am

In the Golden Age spirit of cultural exchange and the enthusiastic sponsorship of artists and scientists by Sigismund I, we offer a relaxing teatime at 10am (at the end of A&S drop-off), for artists and scientists and craftspeople of all kinds to meet, mingle, and share their pieces and advice with each other. Drinks and light food will be served.

Meet the Artisans Hour – 2:00 PM

Have you ever visited an A&S Display and marveled at the object, but wanted to know more about how it was made? Have you ever entered a competition and wished you could get feedback from others who make things like yours?

At Skewered, we want to give both makers and populace a chance to interact, meet, and learn from each other more directly. For an hour of the event, we request that all the artisans who have submitted pieces to the competition return to the A&S area to attend their pieces so that the populace can get to know you and your work more directly than just reading your documentation.

Due to the specifics of the Jewish religion, meat and dairy were never eaten in the same meal. And so, many dishes were invented to include neither meat nor dairy, so they could be eaten with either item depending on the situation. As befits a midday summer harvest, our feast will include dairy as an optional add-in, but true to the culture, will not include meat. A limited number of potato knishes will also be made gluten-free. Most items contain eggs. Please direct any questions to Nyvein bat Rav Adam at nyvein.bat.ravadam@gmail.com.

For those wishing to make informed dietary choices, please see the list of ingredients per dish below:

Challah Rolls

• Yeast
• Sugar
• Oil
• Salt
• Eggs
• Bread Flour

Blueberry Soup

• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Coriander
• Black pepper
• Blueberries
• Honey
• Lemon juice and zest
• Eggs
• Whole milk yogurt (optional)

Garlic Potato Knish

• All-purpose Flour
• Sugar
• Salt
• Oil
• Garlic
• Onion
• Potatoes
• Black pepper
• Eggs

Pickles

• Cucumbers
• Minced garlic
• Dill seed
• Dill weed
• Coriander seed
• Mustard seed
• Black peppercorns
• Bay leaves
• Salt

Cheese and Herb Tart

• Eggs
• Cheddar Cheese
• Arugula or Baby Spinach
• Spring Onions
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Cloves
• Ginger
• Salt

Meringue Cookies

• Egg whites
• Sugar
• Vanilla

All activities take place at our usual practice site at Tikvat Israel on Wednesday evenings from 7 – 9:30pm unless otherwise specified.

Attendees must be fully vaccinated as per site rules. A well-fitting mask must be worn over the mouth and nose as long as you are indoors.

August 24th. Skewered Prep. Last minute preparations before Skewered. We will need some people at TI and some at Lady Nyvein’s house to help with last minute feast prep.

August 31st. Discussion: What I Learned at This Pennsic & What I Want to Change for the Next Pennsic

September 7. Reenactors’ Guide to 14th century Iberia taught by Magistra Beatriz.

September 14. Weird Ancient Hats taught by Ollam Lanea

September 21. Hands on learning to nalbind a simple project taught by Lady Helena

September 28. Virtual A&S. Yale Lectures on Arabic and Islamic Medieval History: Mohammed and the Arab Conquests; Islamic Conquests & Civil War; & The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000: The Splendor of the Abbasid Period. The Synctube link will be posted on the Shire Facebook page the day of.

Sunday, October 2. Bonus A&S Apple Picking. Save the date. Details to come.

October 5. Virtual A&S. Shire movie nite: Becket (Peter O’Toole & Richard Burton) 1964. The Synctube link will be posted on the Shire Facebook page the day of.

October 12. How to make spiral veil pins with Ollam Ruaidhri.

October 19. How to take a scribal assignment taught by Lady Kolfinna.

Saturday, October 22. Bonus A&S. Soapmaking demonstration led by Magistra Beatriz. Location: Lucy’s house. PM Lucy for the address.

October 26. Patterning Sideless Surcoats led by Mistress Ysabeau.

November 2. Narrow Bank Weaving Weave-along: Week 1 – The Warpening

November 9. History of crossbows, types, and construction lead by Lady Ava

November 16. Narrow Band Weaving Weave-along: Week 2 – The Weft Strikes Back

November 23. Thanksgiving – No A&S

November 30. Alchemic manuscripts and symbols taught by m’lady Kat Zamboni

Also, September 30 is coronation for the new Queen and King, their first reign. We are working on getting a largess basket together to present at coronation from the Shire. Consider this advance warning if you would like to contribute anything.

Let us know if you have any questions or ideas for future A&S activities!

Site Address:

Izaak Walton League, Lois Green/Sligo Chapter

8711 Turkey Thicket Drive

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

From Frederick and points north and west:

• Southbound 270, Rte. 27 exit (Father Hurley Blvd, Ridge Rd.)
• Turn left at top of ramp to head east towards Damascus.
• Cross Rt 355, turn right (south) on Brink Rd.
• At 3-way stop go straight, which puts you on Wightman Rd., which then becomes Snouffer School Rd.
• Turn left onto Turkey Thicket Road at the entrance to the Montgomery County Service Park.
• Follow the paved road to the parking garage, then jog right toward the gravel road, marked with the green wood signs with yellow letters for Lois Green-Sligo Chapter IWLA.
• Follow the wooden green and yellow signs on the gravel road to the Lois Green Sligo Creek Izaak Walton League of America Gate.
• Proceed to the pavilion parking lot and park to the right of the road.
• We are one mile back from Snouffer School Road.

From 495, Washington Beltway, Northern Virginia:

• Head to northwest corner of the beltway, exiting onto 270 spur, heading northbound towards Frederick.
• Move to right into the local lanes. proceed to Shady Grove exit.
• Turn to right onto Shady Grove Road eastbound.
• Turn Left onto Muncaster Mill Rd., which becomes Snouffer School Rd.
• After passing the “T” intersection and traffic light at Centerway– go past the MNC-PPC Lois Green Conservation Park Parking Lot on the right, take the 2nd immediate right onto Turkey Thicket Road.
• Follow directions from Turkey Thicket above.

From Baltimore Beltway, Rt 70:

• Head west on Rt 70 towards Frederick.
• Exit onto southbound Rt. 27.
• Follow Rt 27 through Damascus.
• Turn left onto Brink Rd.
• Follow directions from Frederick.

A reminder that there will be NO PRACTICE at Tikvat Israel for the two Wednesdays of Pennsic.

NO PRACTICE the weeks of the 3rd and 10th.

We look forward to seeing everyone again on the 17th!

Thanks, and have fun storming the castle!

More details here!!

All activities take place at our usual practice site at Tikvat Israel on Wedesday evenings from 7 – 9:30pm unless otherwise specified.

Attendees must be fully vaccinated as per site rules. A well-fitting mask must be worn over the mouth and nose as long as you are indoors.

June 1st. Lady Adelaide will host the second part of the St. Birgitta Cap sew-along.

June 8th. Celebrate the signing of Magna Carta 800 plus years ago by looking at how it impacts today.

June 15th. Shire Game Night. We intend to have tables set up for different game playing. Ishmael will have a chess table, Nicolo will have cards, and Gleep will teach a Mongolian game. Fun for all.

June 22nd. Baroness Sinn will teach about how to prepare for Pennsic. This is in person but Lord Aurri will coordinate a video feed of this class, as well.

June 29th. Newcomers’ night. Ladies Helena & Leonarda, our Chatelaines, are hosting a night to meet our recent and not so recent newcomers. We invite all newcomers and old timers to come and mingle. We haven’t had a great opportunity to meet a lot of the newer folk with the pandemic and we’re hoping to get to see everyone on the 29th.

July 6th. How to Feed the Army: Eating Medieval-ish at Pennsic – Our One and Only Duchess Mel will provide instruction on how to cook for the camp in period(ish) at Pennsic.

July 16th. Baskets 2: The Rebasketing – Leonarda will teach the second of her wonderful basket-making classes. This is to be a hands-on class. Further details TBD.

July 20th. Pennsic Prep. / Open A&S. Dedicated time to get ready for Pennsic.

July 27th. Pennsic Prep. / Open A&S. Dedicated time to get ready for Pennsic.

August 3rd. Pennsic. No planned A&S.

August 10th. Pennsic. No planned A&S.

August 17th. Iselda Surprise – TBA.

August 24th. Skewered Prep. – Last minute preparations before Skewered.

August 31st. TBD. Got an idea? It could go here.

September 7th. Nalbinding. Lady Helena to teach a Beginner level nalbinding project.

If anyone has ideas and would like to teach or host a class or activity, please let the Roxbury Mill A&S Horde know. We welcome and are enthusiastic about all ideas.

Thanks,

The Roxbury Mill A&S Horde

Friends, Shirefolk, and all associated guests,

As of Monday, May 23rd, 2022, The Shire of Roxbury Mill will be requiring a well-fitted mask to be worn (i.e. over both mouth and nose) at all indoor Official Events and Activities. This is in keeping with new Atlantian Kingdom Policy, published today, Sunday, May 22nd, as well as local guidance from the Montgomery County Government on their “COVID-19 Tracker”

“Official Events and Activities” are defined as any activity advertised on the Facebook page or e-list by members or officers of the Branch.

Masks are not required at outdoor events, though they may be required under dayshades and at court. It is recommended that you have a mask with you at any outdoor events.

The first upcoming activity to require masks will be Wednesday’s practice at Tikvat Israel Congregation — please bring a mask, though we will have some available as well.

Please see the official announcement and explanation of the new guidance here: https://atlantia.sca.org/covid-policy-update/

Don’t hesitate to email or PM our Seneschal, Ishmael Stedfast Reed, with any questions.

Date and Time: 2022-08-27. Site opens at 10 AM & Closes at 6 PM

Site: Izaak Walton League, Lois Green/Sligo Chapter
Turkey Thicket Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Description: Theme and specific event details to follow.

Activities: Rapier – Archery – Thrown Weapons – A&S – Bardic – Children’s Activities

Restrictions: No animals except service animals. Please be aware this is a dry site. Caution: gravel drive.

Event Steward: Ava Deinhardt