Hear ye, good gentles of the Kingdoms of the East and Atlantia, this year's Kingdom Crusades will be held in the traditional lands of the Barony of Bright Hills, in the Kingdom of Atlantia.

With much joy we invite all to join us as we welcome our new Baron and Baroness of Bergental, Lyle FitzWilliam and Elwynne Rowenna of Wentworth.

SCAdians are invited to join the fun in Mont St. Anne, Quebec, Canada when the city will play host to thousands of people attending a medieval event in October 2005. The site will use sets and props from the movie Timeline.

Lady Tauna AElswith of Ostgardr has compiled a set of resources from her time in the SCA. There are redacted recipes, information on Byzantine clothing, Ottoman clothing, links and a few portfolio pictures.

The Standard-Journal reports from an SCA demo held at Herr Memorial Library.

The Barony of Stonemarche invites you for a day of picnicking and play! Come join us for a secluded lakeside potluck picnic. With charcoal grills available on site and covered pavilions to shelter the fair from the sun, we will make merry and play! Fighting and fencing may occur, depending upon available marshals. There are many trails to enjoy a quiet walk through the wood and swimming is allowed (no lifeguards on duty, swim at your own risk). Paddleboats and canoes are available from the park for a small fee.

Where can you go to spin or weave all day, fight until you're ready to drop, see Celtic Music performances live, for free and eat haggis and potato pancakes? There's only one place, the Shire of Eisental invites all to join us for our two day demo, September 24th and 25th, at the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem, PA. While the focus is Celtic all personas are welcome.

The Barony of Settmour Swamp welcomes you to attend East Kingdom Coronation, on September 24th in Westfield, NJ.

Come join us for a weekend of celebrating our 40th year of being the SCA. There will be fighting, feasting, story telling, history exhibits, and fun for all.

Brita has posted photos from the East Kingdom's Midsummer's Faire Equestrian Championships.

Members of the shires of Silver Rylle and Owl's Reste in Pennsylvania gathered for an event recently, and Linda Espenshade was on hand to chronicle day's battles and to interview SCAdians about their hobby.

Mistress Eleanor fitzPatrick has posted photos and video from the recent Midsummer Faire Equestrian event held in the East Kingdom.

Alaxandr MacLochloinn, of the East Kingdom, has posted photos from Panteria X.

NY Times food critic Florence Fabricant reviews several NYC-area food and beverage establishments, including one where the proprietor is a SCAdian mead brewer named Magnus.

Laird Stuart Joseph reports that the Incipient Shire of Wyndhame will be participating in the Vermont Renaissance Festival in Guilford, Vermont this summer and needs volunteers to help with crafts, fighting and fencing.

Long Island Meadery is run by Lord Magnus (mka Paul Holm), a SCAdian brewer from the Barony of An Dubhaigeainn in the East Kingdom. Among his other accomplishments, Magnus has been the keynote speaker at the New York City Homebrewers' Guild in May 2005.

Not just for dorks anymore! New evidence shows that Romans made the wearing of socks with sandals ultra chic!

Mistress Anastasia Gutane, Classes Coordinator, Great Northeastern War XIX, has announced that instructors are needed to teach classes at the War.

Great Northeastern War is primarily a "War Practice" event, which means that one major activity at the event will be a form of combat based on the tournaments of the High Middle Ages.

The Danbury News-Times, a local paper in Connecticut, offers a retrospective from its headlines of 25 years ago — and one of the articles mentioned was a report on an SCA demo.

In the name of Baron Jehan, all gentles are invited to attend the Archery and Thrown Weapons Competitions for the Barony of Carolingia on Saturday, July 9th, 2005.

Lady Glynis Gwynedd, Baronial Harper for the Barony of Highland Foorde in Atlantia, witnessed the recent Crown Tournament in the East Kingdom and reports that Duke Darius and Duchess Roxane are the new Prince and Princess of the East.

As the summer comes to a close, the harvesting is close to done, the merchant vessels are heavily laden with grains, foods, jewelry, cloth, weapons and iron destined for their Majesties and traders in far away lands. Though some have made an uneventful journey, others have been detained, boarded, and had their holds emptied by pirates. Upon hearing of this, Their Excellencies declared the warriors of these lands must arm themselves and put an end to the piracy that hinders trade and is stopping the taxes from reaching the King and Queen.

The Shire of Quintavia, located in modern-day Worcester, Massachusetts (USA) and vicinity, offered a demo as part of the local Girl Scouts' Father-Daughter Dance night. Holly Fiore, reporting for the Westborough News, offers a detailed recounting of the evening's festivities.

Metressa Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, a librarian in the modern world, offers a challenge to SCAdians during National Library Week.

East Kingdom resident Master Liam St. Liam was recently named the National Honor Society Advisor of the Year for the State of Massachusetts.

With the ground beginning to thaw and Spring approaching, the Borough of Fenmere prepares our May Day celebrations once again. Join us on Sunday, the first of May, 2005 as we celebrate the coming of Spring.

Every year, the East's first effort shines on the fields of Owl's Reste as the Eastern army, mighty to behold, prepares for the coming war!

Baron Ernst Nuss von Kitzingen has posted photos from the recent Investiture of Pellandres dit le Frere and Valeria Laskaris in the Barony of L'Ile du Dragon Dormant (Montreal).

French teacher Alisa Dupuy uses her SCA experience to teach her students at John Witherspoon Middle School about life during the French Renaissance.