His Grace, Duke Cariadoc, has announced that the Enchanted Ground will again be open for campers and visitors at this year's Pennsic War.

SCAtoday.net has received word that Frank "Mack" Cooper, part of the Cooper family who have hosted us for so many years at Pennsic, passed away this morning.

Master Brusten de Bearsul is seeking woodworkers to participate in the Artisans' Row project at Pennsic  war 40.

Herrin Emeludt Haensler, Chancellor of Youth for the Kingdom of Atlantia, reports that volunteers are needed for the upcoming Known World Children's Fete at Pennsic 40.

Lady Helena Sibylla, Chancellor for the Pennsic University, reports that registration for instructors for the Pennsic XL University is now open.

TH Lady Fiadnata ó Gleann Àlainn, Dean of the School of Applied Arts & Sciences (Artisans Row) for Pennsic University 40, extends an invitation to all Known World artisans to participate in the Artisans Row project at Pennsic 40.

Unto the Artisans of the Known World, An invitation to participate in the Artisans Row at Pennsic 40. 

Photographer E.F. Kitchen wanted to find "people who make or collect their own armor." She found them in the SCA and documented their work in her book Suburban Knights. Claire O'Neill of NPR's The Picture Show has the story. (photos)

Master William, of the Kingdom of Meridies, relates a tale of danger and salvation from Pennsic XXXIX involving a snapping turtle and a tent stake. Master William shares the tale on his blog, Will's Miscellanous Musings.

Tarmach Yehuda al-Khazar, of the Middle Kingdom, reports that he has published a large collection of photos taken at Pennsic XXXIX on his Shutterfly website.

Viscountess Astrid of the Yellow Rose reports that Their Majesties Tom and Sigrid of the Kingdom of Northshield have invited Alexander Hamstzhelm into the Order of the Chivalry.

THL Fiadnata ó Gleann Àlainn, Dean of the School of Applied Arts (Artisans Row) for Pennsic University 39, requests the help of Pennsic attendees to locate a lost item and to fill out a survey relating to the activity.

Cooper's Lake Campground will play host to the National Fireworks Convention in August 2013, bringing $4.5 Million to Butler County, PA and bumping the Pennsic War forward to July.

Master Broom reports that he has published an album of photos from a performance of the Comedia dell'arte group I Genesii. The photos are available on PicasaWeb.

Fans of Pennsic's Battlefield Bakery will be glad to know that a cookbook, authored by Bakery proprietors Marian Walke (aka Marian of Edwinstowe, aka Old Marian) and Bonnie Feinberg, is now available.

Mark Piszczor, a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center, has created a shot video shot during the Pennsic XXXIX Woods Battle as research footage for a student project called Ethereal. The footage is available on YouTube.

A very hot and humid Pennsic 39 is over, and the East Kingdom has claimed overall victory of this year's War.

Lady Fiadnata ó Gleann Àlainn is offering a reward for the safe return of a missing tote bag containing important Pennsic records from Artisans' Row.

Kristen Eaton has written a column on Pennsic for the mundane arts and culture site Broad Street Review.  "To me," she writes, "[Pennsic is] a cross between a university history department, a theater, a really great pub, and a really bad frat party."

Thanks to a monumental effort on the part of Her Royal Majesty of Aethelmearc, Tessa, and a team of Shadowclans members, the Pennsic Children’s Water Battle will take place after all.

Good Gentles, please join us for a day of friendship and jubilee on Wednesday, August 11th from 1 to 4 pm in the Barn for the Known World Children’s Fete.

THL Melandra of the Woods, who modernly works as the Education Coordinator for Ozark Medieval Fortress, has announced that the organization is offering a discount to traveling SCA folk on their way to or from three of the SCA's major events this year.

Sir Tristen Sexwulf, Earl Marshal of the Kingdom of AEthelmearc, reports on new conventions for marking minor involved in armored combat with adults.

The WMAinSCA camp will again be offering a full series of Historical Martial Arts classes at Pennsic War 39 from August 4 - 11, 2010. The schedule includes sessions in longsword, rapier, dagger, poleaxe, and more.

The economy and illness are attempting to take the Children’s Water Battle off the Pennsic schedule. Merriment is a hard thing to kill, though.

Her Excellency Countess Judith de Northumbria of the Kingdom of Drachenwald invites all to a 15th century revel on August 12, 2010 at the Pennsic War.

Tom Hughes, President of the SCA Inc., is offering a class for Kingdom Exchequers at the upcoming Pennsic War about the new SCA corporate subsidiaries.

Mistress Catherine Aimee Le Moyne, Pennsic University Chancellor, reports the sad news that the Shadow Clans has had to cancel the Children's Water Battle for Pennsic 39.

Master Lorcan Dracontius of Masquerade Medieval has announced that auditions for Shakespeare's Henry V will take place at Pennsic 39.

Herrin Emeludt Haensler, Chancellor of Youth for the Kingdom of Atlantia, requests volunteers for the Known World Children's Fete at Pennsic 39.