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Below are events of interest to SCA participants in Southron Gaard, regardless of whether or not they are officially sponsored by the Barony. A number of activities are held regularly, such as fighters' and archery practices, meetings for newcomers, the Singing group and the Seamsters. If you are not yet involved with the SCA but would like to attend any of the listed events, we'd be happy to see you. It may help to read the notes for newcomers first. You may also choose to contact our Chatelaine for more information, or join the Southron Gaard Discussion list (SGDiscuss). Also see these event calendars: Quick Calendar – see detailed listings belowHover over an event link for more information; click on it for details:
7:00pm Ordo Cygni/UCMRS Dance & Drumming Classes
Drumming from 7pm Dancing from 7:30pm Room 217 (up one flight of stairs and down the long hallway toward the Ferry Road end of the Music Centre) 140 Barbadoes St (near Moorehouse Ave and opposite the Polytech, in the same grounds as the large cathedral with the green domes) Cost is $25 for a ten week term. More details below. Contact Lady Emma.  7:30pm MEDIEVAL STUFF NIGHT and A&SClarence St Methodist Church Hall, corner Clarence and Nelson Sts, Riccarton – Stuff Night is a general social and working-on-things evening, including rapier practice, dance practice answering newcomers' questions, and A&S workshops. Bring current projects to work on, books and photo albums, fencing equipment, and nibbles July Stuff night will be centred around the arcane art and science of Heraldry. Lady Veronica has kindly offered her knowledgeable assistance for this evening, which we will have more details for closer to the time. Suffice to say come armed with your heraldry books and questions - there may even be a round of Heraldic Twister! More details below. Contact Mathilda.  7:30pm Dance PracticeClarence St Methodist Church Hall, corner Clarence and Nelson Sts, Riccarton – (Same venue as Council Meeting and Stuff Night). Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. More details below. Contact Lady Nataliya the Kievan.  7:35pm Rapier/fencing practiceClarence St Methodist Church Hall, corner Clarence and Nelson Sts, Riccarton – Rapier practice at Council venue. Newcomers welcome! (Gold coin on 1st and 4th Tuesdays to help cover venue costs please). More details below. Contact Capitano Martucchio.  6:00pm–8:00pm Fighters' Practice (unofficial)Jasmine Pl (off Awatea Gardens, off Awatea Rd), Wigram -- the Metrostar bus service goes down Awatea Rd and the park is only two minutes walk from the bus stop. – ON HOLD UNTIL SPRING While daylight hours last, this regular practice will alternate each week between covering and building on the basics of sword and shield, with every second week focusing on alternate weapons forms or more advanced sword and shield techniques. Come to fight, to watch or just to ask questions. All welcome! THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT SUPPORTED, SPONSORED or CONDUCTED BY THE SCA(NZ) or SCA(A) AND IS THEREFORE NOT CONSIDERED AN SCA EVENT OR ACTIVITY More details below. Contact Sir Tycho.  7:30pm Southern Swans Singing GroupVenue: if not mentioned here, see the Southron Gaard Discussion List. Join us as we learn and perform medieval songs. All welcome! More details below. Contact Southern Swans. 10:00am Fighters' Practice (unofficial)Under the oaks, Deans Bush, off Kahu Road, Riccarton – Come to fight, to watch or just to ask questions; some gear available for beginners. All welcome! More details below. Contact Sir Vitale. Noon Rapier Practice (unofficial)Barrington Park – Newcomers welcome, some gear available. More details below. Contact Lady Ginevra.  2:00pm Archery/Combat Archery PracticeKirkwood Intermediate - on Kirkwood Ave just west of the intersection with Clyde Rd, or drive in from Riccarton Ave – Learn target and combat archery. All welcome! More details below. Contact Darius.  7:30pm SeamstersVenue: if not mentioned here, see the Southron Gaard Discussion List. Get together to sew and chat. All welcome! More details below. Contact Lady Rose.  YULECrown Masonic Lodge, 74 Wordsworth St, Sydenham – When: 27th June, 2pm Cost: Full event - $25 (members) and $27 (non-members) Day event (NO Feast) - $8 (members) and $10 (non-members) Contact Lady Ginevra. 7:30pm CAROUSING NIGHT -- all welcome!Venue: if not mentioned here, see the Southron Gaard Discussion List. It's the first week of the month so we are having a relaxed singing session, with byo mulled wine and nibbles. All welcome! More details below. Contact Southern Swans. 7:30pm COUNCIL MEETINGClarence St Methodist Church Hall, corner Clarence and Nelson Sts, Riccarton – The Barony's monthly Council meeting. All welcome! More details below. Contact the Seneschal. Detailed Calendar
Major events in other parts of the Kingdom of Lochac can be found on the Kingdom Calendar; also see below.
Future, Far or Related EventsPencil these dates, where available, in your diary. Further information will be posted here and in From the Tower as it comes available.  NOVEMBER CROWN – Friday to Sunday, 13–15 November 2009Waipara Boys Brigade Camp, Waipara, North Canterbury. – Southron Gaard is hosting November Crown out at the Canterbury Faire site
Great Lake Medieval Festival – Saturday to Monday, 23–25 January 2010
Taupo, Jan 2009. Details here.
Regular ActivitiesThroughout the year, a number of regular activities are held to help foster arts and sciences, the fighting arts and keep the Barony running smoothly. Heavy Fighters' PracticesFighters' practices are held once or twice a week and all are
welcome, whether to fight or to watch. Some gear is available for
beginners to try. Venues: Rapier/Fencing PracticesRapier (SCA fencing) practices are held twice a week and all are welcome,
whether to fight or to watch. Some gear is available for
beginners to try. ArcheryArchery (including occasional Mixed/Light combat archery) is on at
Kirkwood Intermediate, every Sunday at 2pm, wind and weather
permitting. Entrance is off Kirkwood Ave. or can drive in from
Riccarton Rd. Number 21, 23, 82, 83, 84 bus or Orbiter. If using 8 or
81, the school has an entrance on Riccarton Road. See map here. EquestrianEquestrian practice happen approximately monthly, usually at Sigurd and Eleanora's place in West Melton. Due to shifting house our next practice will probably be in September. Practices will be announced on the Lochac Equestrian and Southron Gaard Announcements list or you're welcome to email Eleanora. They are out there most weekends so people could arrange to meet us out there and use the rings stands without it being a scheduled "practice". Council MeetingsThe Baronial Council Meetings are held at 7:30 pm, on the second Tuesday of the month at Clarence St Methodist Church Hall, corner Clarence and Nelson Sts, Riccarton. All welcome - you don't need to be an Officer to attend or speak. See map here. More information on Council Officers can be seen here and Council minutes are archived here. SeamstersThe Seamster's Group meets to discuss and work on sewing and
handcraft projects, usually with a different theme each month. The date
is usually the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm, but the location
moves around as it is held at a member's house. Barony Open NightsBarony Open Nights are for both people who are intersted in what we do and for members of the Barony to come together to do many things including dance, rapier, sewing, crafts, leatherwork, embroidery, singing, and anything else they are interested in doing. Arts and Sciences MeetingsMedieval Stuff Night: On the third Tuesday of every month, Southron Gaard holds a get-together and A&S evening where all are encouraged to bring projects, questions, newcomers, etc along to the Clarence St Methodist Hall (map here.), where people can participate in a range of activities. This could be anything from simply chatting over a piece of embroidery, to practising rapier, making a new sword, working on a banner design, selling off odds and ends, learning a new dance, drumming, trying out some calligraphy, checking out each others' books. Garb is not required and newcomers are very welcome. For further information, see the current From the Tower or contact the Arts and Sciences Minister. Southron Gaard Music GroupInstrumentalists of any experience level are welcome to join the
Southron Gaard Music Group/Dance Band at their regular monthly practice: For more information, contact Lady Iulianna. Southern Swans - the Southron Gaard and Ordo Cygni Singing GroupDo you like to sing? Do you have an interest in period music? If so, please join the Southern Swans singing group. All levels of experience are welcome. Our current song-list with a Noteworthy file for each can be found here. WHEN: Thursday evenings from 7:30pm. Dance ClassesSouthron Gaard holds dance classes conducted by Lady Nataliya the Kievan every Tuesday from 8:15pm at the same venue as Council meetings and Stuff Nights. In addition, Southron Gaard folk are very welcome to attend weekly classes held during the university year by Ordo Cygni (see below), as follows: Middle Eastern drumming from 7pm, dancing from 7:30pm. Room 217 (up one
flight of stairs and down the long hallway toward the Ferry Road end of
the Music Centre) 140 Barbadoes St (near Moorehouse Ave and opposite the
Polytech, in the same grounds as the large cathedral with the green domes) CONTACT: Lady Emma or watch the SGDiscuss mailing list for venue or timing variations.
Ordo Cygni - University of Canterbury Medieval and Renaissance SocietyOrdo Cygni, an independent medieval recreation group based at the University of Canterbury, runs steel-weapon practices, arts and sciences classes, dance classes and occasional tournaments and feasts. Information on its events can be found here. |
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