THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE BARONY OF CAROLINGIA 9/3/2007 * indicates a non-voting office Office Officer Speaker Notes *BARON *Jehan du Lac* Hi there-welcome to the new borough students. Canterbury event in only two weeksÑI will be serving a fabulous & fun dinner. You can help too, still. *SENESCHALS:* Carolingia: Eleanor Catlyng * Next month is the scheduling meetingÑif you have ideas, please bring them & drop me a line beforehand so you can be on the agenda. Aschehyrst: Preston Crow Hopefully having a meeting later this month. Towers: Cynthia du Pre Argent Kali Hi. *BOROUGH PROVOSTS:* Duncharloch: (Elizabeth Cohen) Felding: Lily Email Felding is planning a demo, very tentatively for September 22nd. Anyone interested in participating/attending should give me an email at lxiong@wellesley.edu Fenmere: Noriko Greenwood Isle: Ivory Keep: Eudocia Mitgaard: kihou Fairly successful recruitment last week, first meeting this Wednesday. Knollwood: (Clark and Joseph) Southebanke: Thomas Email Hope to be here next month, and at novice schola & falling leaves *OFFICERS OF CAROLINGIA:* Dep. Seneschal: Justin du Coeur * hi Caitriona * Welcome to all new borough students. We will meet at TosciÕs after council to discuss borough stuff. Arts & Science: Constance de St. Denis Just filed a report, hopefully more classes this fall, schola this fall, possible EKU in the spring. Talk to me if you want to teach. Hopefully everyone learned things at Pennsic Chamberlaine (MIT Rooms): Kihou Hi. If havenÕt gotten an email about your fall reservations talk to me. Chatelaine/Magister: Paedric Gold Key: Safiya Chirurgeon: Zohane DonÕt get hurt Chronicler: Lilias de Cheryngton Hello. I am moving, so if you are interested in the job SOON, talk to me or Eleanor. Duties: Put together a print newsletter every month. Dance master/ Academia della Danza: Justin Dance practice restarting this Wednesday 7:30-9:30, in 36-112. Very close to last years room. AcademiaÑreviewing the Carolingian music collection 1^st & 3^rd Tuesdays. Special session on 9/11 to talk about the dances they learned from Pennsic, in 36-156 Exchequer: Rowan Kalkin 5909 in uncommitted funds Golden Gryphon: Hua Fu Available by phone, email, etc for heraldic consulting. Please feel free to contact Historian: Luke Knowlton Mostly doing other things, and in rehousing the collection in archival boxes. May be looking for more recent minuscules Knight Marshal: Valerian of Somerset Continues at MIT through the fall outside kresge, except last week which will be at walker lawn. Liber Editor: Yelizaveta Medvedeva* New edition out in October, probably for novice schola. Marshal-Fence: Lillias de Cheryngton Practices continue Thursdays and Sundays at MIT. I am moving, meeting this Sunday to discuss fencing in carolingia, and duties of fencing marshall. Have to be a warranted fencing marshall, member of SCA, and live in Carolingia. If interested, talk to Eleanor or Lilias. Thrown Weapons: Pandaulf Thunk. Resuming for fall, will be TW at crossroads, probably at falling leaves. Practices from 2-5 on 9/23, 10/14, and 10/25. New people welcome, please give heads up if LOTS of new people coming. TW marshals owe TW reports to me as of 10/1. MoL (heavy): Caitlin Davies Hi. I will MoL for Canterbury, but not the champion tourney. Looking for list runners for the tourney, to bring the results to the list mistress. Winner goes on top. ThatÕs all you need to know. Turn up at the list tables that sat. morning MoL (light): Aurelia Rufinia Hi Ride Coordinator: Aleksandr Ruslanovich (Yevsha)* Ride board is a www.casamoomba.com/rideboard Secretary: Isabel of Greenwood Isle Please speak slowly. If you would like your announcement in here word for word, please email me. Thank you Steward: Eowyn We have stuff. If you need stuff for your event, please talk to me well ahead of time. Also, there is a boat. Which is not seaworthy. I am trying to find out interest in the boat, and report to the barony next month. Webminister: Zohane Hi Youth Fighting Nicola Angelini Aurelia Niki says hi, youth fighting at crossroads, come *PRINCIPALS OF THE BARONIAL ORDERS:* Daystar: Caitlin Davies Service Award. Meeting after oct council meeting, nominations are always welcome. Can be given to Caitlin or Jehan. Moon: Aleksandr Yevsha A&S award Meeting after NOV council meeting, nominations are always welcome. Can be given to Yevsha or Jehan, or any member of the order Perseus: Yelizaveta Medvedeva Martial Award. Meetings generally after practices. Stay tuned for updates. Noms can be given to Yeliz or Jehan, or any member of the order. *REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GUILDS & ACTIVITIES, etc:* Armorers: Luke Knowlton* Bowmen: Peter Has taken over to train new captain. Practices at his house and an archery range. Brewers: Eudocia Pandaulf hi Calligraphers: Rhonwen & Miriam Delete old. We havenÕt done anything as of late. If you would like to be the head of the calligraphers, and do stuff. Please let me know. Otherwise, things will stay more or less as they are. We have a yahoo group. Cooks: Morwenna Westerne Next meeting on 9/9 from 2-5 at my house in Dorchester, topic is planning & whatever you want. Fools: Christian von Jaueregk * Hee hee hee. Rhonwyn said titular. I Sebastianni: Rhonwyn Glyn Conway* Had two spectacular performances at Pennsic. We will start planning for a falling leaves show in the next two weeks. Any Tuesday at 7pm this week in 36-155, next week and beyond in 36-144 Jongleurs: Waytes: Udalrich Eowyn Usual time, 7-8:30. moving to 36-112. same room as dance. Working on instrumental interludes for entertainment at crossroads event. Now is a dandy time to start playing. No live music at dance this month, starting up next month. Quire: Eowyn 8:30-10 in 36-112 after the Waytes. Some singing in the marketplace & during the feast at Canterbury. Next week is not a good week for newcomers. Any week after that, feel free. No auditions, talent, or resumes required. If you want singing at your event, talk to me in advance. Low Company: Justin du Coeur * Hi. Lots of gaming at Pennsic. Meeting soon Mummers: Rhonwyn Glyn Conway Rhonwyn & Gwedolyn Whole lot of mumming going on. Wakefield cycle plays a Pennsic went quit well. One may be reprised at the Canterbury event. We need a few replacement actorsÑfour small replacement parts, Eve, Moses, and Isaiah, and king David. Spoken in middle English. But if you ask nicely, we will help with pronunciation. If you would like one, please talk to me asap. And more mummingÑGwendolyn needs 6-8 bird wavers. 6-8 to carry around St. Thomas. CanÕt be a musician or a server, will only take about 5 minutes of feast time. Please talk to me if you are interested. Needleworkers: Caryl de Trecessan Hi. If you are interested in taking over the guild, speak to caryl. Peasants: Tamar bat Reuven 10/30 for next meeting, mull ipacris, & view a film on Shakespeare. If you are interested in new head, please speak up. Philosophers: Eowyn Eilonwy of Alewife Brook * Boroughs are filling up. We will corrupt them. Soon. At I Sebastiani. Please help with borough recruitment, as we need them for new ideas, people, & rooms. I would like to run salons. If you have ideas, please talk to me. Pike Company Aleksandr Ruslanovich (Yevsha) Instrumental in securing the eastÕs victory at Pennsic. Or so says Yevsha. Likely to do something at falling leaves. Pike company a good place to start learning. Soothsayers: Christian von Jaueregk Decide between doing stuff good for you and good for other people Storytellers: Aleksandr Yevsha Read something from Canterbury tales. Also might be looking for a new head. Tailors & Seamstresses Ailis inghean Muirgen Let me know what you are interested in for the fall, and let me know if you are interested in running the guild. Woodworkers: Peregrine the Illuminator *REPRESENTATIVES FROM HOUSEHOLDS:* Lochleven Elizabeth Reed & David Lockhart Silverwing: Justin du Coeur Adelaide the wanderer was inducted at Pennsic Windsmeet: Caitlin Davies Hi *AUTOCRATS OF RECENT/UPCOMING EVENTS:* Falling Leaves 10/20 Elizabeth Probably on severance green rather than munger meadow, so more people walk past & are intrigued. Talk to me if you need to ecaron@wellsley.edu Lily is trying to get a demo up this month at WellsleyÑplease help. lxiong@wellsley.edu Novice Schola 10/7 Constance Two buildings, still looking for teachers, specifically dancing or hands on activities. No real cooking classes, as no kitchens. Looking for set-up or clean-up. December Ball 12/1 Catriona 1^st parish church in Weston. Looking for volunteers for just about everything, esp. head of kitchen cleanup., gate, general stuff, turning over hall at various times during the day. No teach, blackrose style ball. Dance classes during the day, gaming in the parlor during the ball. Archery/TW 7/07 Yelizaveta Final report here, all went well, a good event when porta potties stay put. Made $55. Chaucer Event 9/07 Susana Khionya Still need volunteers, especially for gate, site heralds, parking. Over 200 pre-registered, feast sold out, with waiting list. Can cover costs right now if nothing changes. Full slate of childrenÕs activities, poetry challenge (1/2 after feast at the tavern), relics & reliquaries competition, rattan champions, archery, tW, youth combat tourney. Over 20 merchants pre-reged. Chivalric dancing bears. Business: SCA Announcements 1. Thorson(speaking for northern region)Ña non-separatist movement in the northern region. Right now, only northern region. BenefitsÑroyalty does not make it there as much as some would like, a more known identity. Some interested in having the central region joining. A yahoo group is available for discussion, or you can send me opinions, and I will forward them on. Sir_thorson@yahoo.com , nordvinland (yahoo group). New principality would be maine, NH, VT, eastern NY,. Smoking Rocks & Bridge, Albany, NY to the south, two groups in CT, may also interested in joining. Northern shores is NOT a part of this because they want to be a separatist principality (would like to be a new kingdom some day). EleanorÑthis is very early in the discussion phase. MarianÑa principality needs to be contiguous. PrestonÑCarolingia does not seem to be threatened by this idea, and Rhonwyn still plans to get the beach-front property for Jehan. You can also bug Angus the Bruce, as he was supposed to be here, but bailed. Younger knights have no staminaÉ(Thorson) 2. GwendolynÑinviting children to come up and chase Rhonwyn during the feast. As hounds. For two minutes 3. ConstanceÑI need people to do gate for novice schola. 4. Non-SCA Announcements 1. JustinÑMaster Tibor married Robin yesterday. He is also moving. Please send nice thoughts along 2. ChristianÑTomes of Terror 3, 10-29 to 31 at the 1^st Congregational Church in Somerville. 3. PandaulfÑ2^nd annual house warming party (& PandaulfÕs b-day), 10/6 in afternoon & evening 4. ConstanceÑintercon in March. Right now is the best time to bid a game. Do it now. Sign ups start in October. 5. EleanorÑI am stage managing Dracula, in Natick. I am looking for assorted Crew help, make-up, costumes, stage crew, & a few more bit parts etc. Please let me know if you are interested. 6. Next Council Date: 10/1 TIME: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM ROOM: 4-163 Boast of Hunters, Middle Eastern Dance