Today is TWII-sday.
Upcoming Events:
- Tue 27 Aug: Isles Craft Night (7:30 pm at Todde and Mora’s)
- Wed 28 Aug: Isles Fighter Practices; Rapier Practice (6:30pm at Girsh Park) and Armored Combat (7:30pm in the Theatre & Dance Courtyard at UCSB)
- Thu 29 Aug – Mon 2 Sept: Highland War (Al-Sahid / Victorville) – http://www.highlandwar.org
- Fri 6 Sept – Sun 8 Sept: 3.5 Baronies Melee (Wintermist / Buttonwillow) – http://www.sca-wintermist.org/about-wintermist/our-local-events/three-and-a-half-baronies-melee/
- Sat 7 Sept: Calafia Equestrian Championship (Calafia / Lakeside) – http://www.calafia.org/events/EQ2013.html
Last Week
Festival of the Rose / Leodamus of Thebes Tourney:
- This combined event was in Calafia, on the UCSD campus in La Jolla. Gwen and Paul were there, so ask them if you have more questions.
- Congratulations to The Honorable Lord Snorri Snarfari Bjornsson, who was made a Companion of the Order of the Lux Caidis for his leatherworking.
- Martial champions of the day were Duke Patrick O’Malley (Armored Combat), Lord Nathaniel Longbow (Rapier), and The Honorable Lord Paganus Grimlove (Unarmored Combat). The Honorable Lady Ellyn of Tanwayour won the People’s Choice for her Arts & Sciences display of a hand-smocked German dress, chemise, and apron; and Mistress Liudmila Vladimirova doch’ was named Her Majesty’s A&S Champion for her story of Wise (and Vengeful) Olga.
- And by Her Majesty’s command, behold the Horsemen of Judgement Keep performing “The Dance of the Sugar Sloth Fairies”: http://youtu.be/8i0XkyigqaI
This Week
Highland War is coming up over Labor Day weekend. Lodovico and Delphine are going; talk to them if you are interested.
Further Away & Other Bits
Rapier Open is Sept 28th. See http://sca-isles.org/cro2013/ for more details. Todde is the event steward.
Isles Anniversary is in November and needs an event steward. If you’re interested, please contact Lodovico.
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