Due to severe winter weather, dangerous roads, and a power outage, the fall session of the Royal University of the Midrealm (RUM) has been cancelled.

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From ancient times, midwinter is the season of giving and receiving gifts. Come Bearing Gifts! Help us Celebrate! Gifts are the things that we share. Gifts come in all shapes and sizes, some wrap-able, some not. Celebrate your gifts in the SCA -- what do you have to do, to teach, to donate? And in return, enjoy the bounty that the SCA has to offer to you.

We have several gift exchanges planned; come prepared to offer an item or a service for the day (No gifts over $12.00 please). Or bring canned goods for a food drive to give to our greater community. Location:
Tree Girt Sea (Chicago, Illinois)

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The Shire of Dragonsmark presents… Candlemas XX Saturday, February 24th, 2007, from 9:00am to 11:00pm

NEW SITES!! NEW SITES!! NEW SITES!!

All day activities will take place at the Lexington Civic Center.

THIS SITE IS 3X THE SIZE OF THE OLD SITE!!

The Feast will be held at Central Christian Church. (about 1 mile away)

"THE CANDY CRUDADER" will challenge the children of the Middle Kingdom to a great melee halfway through the tourney and will take all challengers under 10 years old!! None will defeat him and take his tasty treats!!! Location:
Shire of Dragonsmark (Lexington, Kentucky)

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This year’s event will be held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in beautiful Berea, Ohio!

There will be two heated buildings, one for classes, food and merchants and another for combat. Although the buildings will be heated, the walk to and from will not be, so please dress for the weather. Unless it is snowing/raining, we will be having a winter archery range as well. We will be serving an ala carte breakfast, hot lunch and the feast will be Alsace theme based (French/German). Location:
Cleftlands (Berea, OH)

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The 34th annual Festival of Maidens will take place on 20 January, 2007, at the Historic Lincoln Hotel in Urbana, Illinois. It will feature combat, dancing, classes, vendors and a craftsman's fair. For the latest information see http://www.advancenet.net/folo/maidens34.htm. Location:
March of Frostí inn Snæmaðr (Urbana, Illinois)

Nobel-Laureate economist Milton Friedman, father of Dr. David Friedman (Master Cariadoc of the Bow, Duke of the East and Midrealm) has died at age 94. The news was announced late afternoon November 16, 2006.

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Come all gentles to prove your strength of arms and strength of heart. Bring your armor, your smiles, and toys!The Canton of Three Hills Presents a Toys for Tots Tournament Saturday, December 2, 2006.

9 AM -- 10:30 PM
Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds
2900 Lake Street
Kalamazoo, MI

General Site Information
Site opens at 9am; closes at 10:30pm. Holiday-themed clothing is encouraged (red, green, gold, etc.). Baron Garth & Baroness Kassia will be in attendance to oversee the festivities. Members of the local Marine Corps will be in attendance to collect toys. Location:
Canton of Three Hills (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Reporter Roberta Pennington of the Windsor Star visited an SCA event in the Middle Kingdom region of Pentamere, and returned with tales of spinning, calligraphy....and war.

On November 11, the Middle Kingdom's "Bardic Madness" event attracted performers not only from the Midrealm but also from as far away as Northshield, Ealdormere, and Aethelmearc. SCAtoday.net's own THL Milica of Varna, ever the consummate Chronicler, was there with her camera.

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Dernehealde Throws A Snowball! & Middle Marches Baronial Championships: A CHARITY EVENT TO BENEFIT TOYS FOR TOTS, December 9th 2006

At The Historic Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center in Athens Ohio

Site opens at 9am and closes promptly at 12am. (At 12:15am we release the Mountain Troll, all revelers left over will be eaten or enslaved.) Come join us for a day of dancing, fighting, dancing, classes, dancing, merchants and a feast not to be missed. Location:
Shire of Dernehealde (Athens Ohio)

Hauptmann Konrad Mailander of the Midrealm has posted photos and video from the Pounce event which took place in the Canton of Catteden on September 23, 2006.

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They came from across the sea...first as mercenaries, then as invaders. Settlers followed and spread throughout lands occupied by others. War ensued. From the mists a leader did come, to unite his people and sit at round tables. Success was theirs....for a while. For the strength of the invaders was greater, and their victories more. And out of ruins of a conquered people new kingdoms were built. The rest is but legend... Location:
Shire of Vanished Wood (Elgin, Illinois)

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Christmas Tourney XXXV: A Russian Event, December 2nd 2006

Sun Valley Community Center
6505 Bethany Lane
Louisville, KY 40258

Site Opens 9:00 AM
Site Closes 10:00 PM

Site Discretely damp
NO PETS: service animals only

Site Fees
Adult site: Pre-Reg $7.00, $10.00 at the door
Child 12 & Under: Pre-Reg $4.00, $7.00 at the door

Family cap for 4 or more is $22.00 pre-reg and $30.00 at the door Location:
Barony of the Flame (Louisville, Kentucky)

His Grace Duke Palymar has posted video from the recent Crown Tournament in the Middle Kingdom on YouTube.

MacFarlane Swords and Accessories, LLC, is a low-price provider of swords, knives, axes, helms, pouches, and accessories. They invite inquiries about items not listed in their catalog and are willing to try to find hard-to-locate specialty items.

MacFarlane Swords and Accessories also creates custom leather items upon request, with each item being individually priced according to difficulty

Duke Dag Thorgrim, inspired to valor by Lady Anne Marie De Garmeaulx, has won the Middle Kingdom Crown Tournament.

Colorful costumes, bountiful food, horses, fencing, sword and shield and occasional cold drizzle were viewed and experienced during the Vikings Come Home event at the Kalkaska (Michigan) County fairgrounds. Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli of the Record-Eagle covered the event.

Members of the Barony of Roaring Wastes were successful in persuading the city council of Warren, Michigan to exempt SCA fighter practices from a new law banning fighting in city parks.

“At a Renaissance festival, the stage spills over into the lanes – much like interaction with characters at Disneyland – and you become part of the show. Without that interaction, a renfest would just be a craft and food show with people in funny clothing talking in bad accents,” said Allen Huffman, software engineer and ren faire enthusiast. Steve Penhollow covered the story for the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Journal Gazette.

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Shattered Crystal presents: Crystal Ball XXIII: Dancing Down the Silk Road, November 17-19, 2006 at Bluffview Elementary School in Dupo, IL.

November 17-19, 2006
Site Opens 7 PM Friday, November 17
Site Closes 10 AM Sunday, November 19, 2006

**NEW SITE**NEW SITE**NEW SITE**
Bluffview Elementary School
905 Bluffview Ln, Dupo, IL 62239

The site is Bone Dry and Smoke Free. Location:
Barony of the Shattered Crystal (Dupo, Illinois)

A local ban by the city of Warren, Michigan (USA) on teenage boxing "fight clubs" at city parks may halt long-standing SCA fighter practices parks in the area.

Miles Atherton de Grey, once the first herald of the Midrealm's Shire of Mynydd Seren (Bloomington IN), and lately of Northshield's Barony of Nordskogen (area around Minneapolis MN), is no more. Many who did not know him by his SCA name will remember his novels, stories, poems, and wargaming works under his mundane name, John M. Ford.

Lady Alexandria laNoire is a 10th century Danish homemaker and archer who, along with her husband Syr Theodric van Rostock, showed off her prowess recently at the Great Geauga County Fair in Burton, Ohio. Joan Cooper Rusek of the Sun-News reports.

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Since our last Border Quest, we have been working hard to bring you a special event. One of diverse classes, a full range of the arts martial, child care and of course, a splendid feast!

Co-Autocrats: Caitriona inghean Ui Bhraonain (Linda Ullman) cat.the.elf@gmail.com, and Brighid inghean Diarmata (Laura DeLancy), emperess.silvara@gmail.com . A list of area motels is available on request. Location:
Incipient Canton of Border Keep (Marietta, Ohio)

Arrrrr! SCA member Matthew B. Taylor plays pirate for a young visitor at the Newport (Kentucky) Aquarium. The pair was celebrating "Talk Like a Pirate Day."

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Join Baile na Scolairi in celebrating their 21st anniversary (yep, we’re finally legal!) with their traditional Halloween revelry. Fighter, Fencer and Archery practice on Saturday afternoon. Other activities as/if interest develops. We’re open to bardic, arts and sciences, pumpkin carving ... just to give some idea. Bring your own supplies. Interested in leading a class? Please email so we can get the word out and have an appropriate space available for you. Location:
Shire of Baile na Scolairi (Minonk, Illinois)

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It is said that "all roads lead to Rome" but sometimes there are more interesting stops along the way, such as the wonderful Tuscan city of Florence; the home of Dante, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Galileo, and the Medici family.

The Marche of Gwyntarian is on the road again:

Saturday, November 4th, 10 am - 10 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron
3300 Morewood Road Location:
Gwyntarian (Akron, OH)

The medieval music group Trio Mediæval is scheduled to give a performance at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio on November 15, 2006. The concert is sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art and will begin at 7:30 pm.

Burton Cole of the Tribune Chronicle learned about attractions at the Great Geauga County Fair, Ohio's oldest fair, and met with Cerise of Cleftlands, a member of the Incipient Shire of Eastwatch.

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Rendezvous at the Bridge XVII September 22-24 at Lincoln State Park in Lincoln City, Indiana

Featuring:

• Armored combat: Friday torchlight tourney-pending (contact Event Stewards if you want to attend); Saturday: William Marshal Style prize tourney and melees
• Fencing: Authorizations and prize tourney.
• Classes: Friday Night: Dance class & dancing; Saturday: A wide Location:
  Shire of Riviere Constelle (Lincoln City, Indiana)