<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8380"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8379" size="3">Hello folks,</font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><span><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8670">There is quite a bit going on in the A&S community this winter. Here are the highlights...</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><b><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6882"></font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><b><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8400"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8260"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8168" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8757">Sterlynge Schola - January 16, 2016 - Sterlynge Vayle (Binghamton, NY)</b></span></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8411"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8410"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8409">Let the word go forth that the Shire of Sterlynge Vayle will be hosting The Sterlynge Schola on January 16, 2016 At the Trinity Memorial Church 44 Main St., Binghamton NY 13904 The Site opens to the populace at 9:00am and closes at 6:00pm. We are planning classes from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., with a one-hour break for lunch at noon. Anyone found still lingering in the halls or classrooms after 5:30 p.m. may be pressed into service for site clean up.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8170" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8172" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8174" class="">THLady Nest ferch Rhys has agreed to serve as Dean of the Schola. We have plenty of classrooms and would encourage all interested teachers to come and share their knowledge and all eager students to attend. We are hoping to have scribal, sewing, brewing, dancing, martial, heraldry and other classes. Please contact THLady Nest ferch Rys, MKA, Deborah Gorton, e-mail; nestverchrys at gmail dot com if you would like to teach a class, or if you have any questions regarding the classes being offered.</span></font><b><br></b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><font><span class=""><br></span></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8844"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8843"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8842">Event announcement <a class="edited-link-editor" href="http://aethelmearc.org/eventinfo.php?event=1107" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_9137">HERE</a>.</span></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><font><span class=""><br></span></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><font><span class=""><br></span></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13261"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13260">Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands Investiture - February 13, 2016 - BMDL (Pittsburgh, PA)</b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><b><br></b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13348">BMDL A&S Champs has been moved from 12th Night to Investiture. The current BMDL A&S Champion - Hara will be announcing the details of the event soon.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13676"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13675">College of Three Ravens - February 20, 2016 - Barony of Thescorre (Palmyra, NY)</b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><b><br></b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13679" class="">If you wish to teach a class, please contact our Class Coordinator, Baroness Bronwyn nic Gregor (3catssejant@gmail.com, include “C3R classes” in the subject line). More information can be found on the event announcement <a class="edited-link-editor" href="http://www.thescorre.org/calendar/events/c3r/c3r_2016_announcement.htm">HERE</a>.</span><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><b><br></b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><font><span class=""><br></span></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8014"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8390" size="3">IceDragon - Pentathalon - April 9, 2016 - Barony of the Rhydderich Hael (Buffalo, NY)</font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><b><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8389" size="3">Rumors are that the format is changing this year. As soon as we have information from the coordinators I'll be sure to pass it along to you. In the mean time, keep working on those projects and should you have questions about documentation or presentation let me know!</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><b><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8388" size="3"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_7139">Kingdom A&S Faire - April 23, 2016 - Shire of Hartstone</b><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_8387" size="3"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6679" class="">To the gentlefolk of Æthelmearc, greetings!</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6681" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6683" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6685" class="">On April 23rd, the Kingdom A&S Office, with the great help & generosity </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6689" class="">of the Shire of Hartstone, will hold the first Æthelmearc Arts & </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6693" class="">Sciences Faire. You can find the announcement <a class="edited-link-editor" href="http://www.aethelmearc.org/eventinfo.php?event=1110" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_7134">HER</a>E:</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6702" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6704" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6706" class="">As part of the event, we will be holding an A&S Prize Tourney. As this </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6710" class="">type of tourney is new to Æthelmearc, we would like to briefly explain </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6714" class="">how it is designed to work.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6716" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6718" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6720" class="">First, the name “tourney” is a bit misleading. The tourney is actually </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6724" class="">an exhibition, open only to gentles who have a Sycamore or no kingdom </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6728" class="">A&S award. The purpose is to display the talents of these gentles.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6730" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6732" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6734" class="">Second, there will an evaluation of the displays that are entered. We </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6738" class="">intend to have teams of 3-4 evaluators, each of which will look at and </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6742" class="">comment on one or two displays per hour. The evaluations will consist </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6746" class="">of viewing the exhibit and the documentation provided, then discussing </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6750" class="">the exhibit with the entrant. If you were at Kingdom A&S Champions </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6754" class="">last October, then you will be familiar with the process we’ll using.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6756" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6758" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6760" class="">Third, we are asking companions of the Fleur and the Laurel to do two </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6764" class="">things: first, to sponsor entrants in the tourney. This means to </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6768" class="">provide guidance, advice, and moral support to the entrants sponsored, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6772" class="">and to provide a small token or present which will be given to an </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6776" class="">entrant of the Tourney. For every entrant a Fleur or Laurel sponsors, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6780" class="">that Fleur or Laurel should also provide a present. Second, we are </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6784" class="">asking the Fleurs and Laurels to attend the event and act as </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6788" class="">evaluators. This is anticipated to be an all-day task, or least take </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6792" class="">as long as there are exhibitions that have not been evaluated. We </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6796" class="">encourage the evaluators to look at all the exhibitions, even those </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6800" class="">they are not evaluating. After the tourney has finished, the </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6804" class="">evaluators will meet to discuss what they saw during the day.</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_13981"><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6808" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6810" class="">At the end of the day, during court, the presents will be presented to </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6814" class="">the entrants by the Fleurs and Laurels. We also hope that the sitting </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6818" class="">Barons & Baronesses and the Royalty who are present will bring tokens </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6822" class="">to present to their favorite displays of the day.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6824" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6826" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6828" class="">Further details on the Prize Tourney and other A&S activities during </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6832" class="">the day will be forthcoming.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_6834" class=""><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3">SO! Lot's going on this Winter! Let me know if I can help you in getting your project on track, or direct you to someone who can better serve you. And let me know if you have a class you'd like to teach locally or regionally!</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3">Potest Facere!</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452626037901_5868" dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="3">Master Janos</font></div></div></body></html>