The Oak Leaf - Darach Shire

The Oak Leaf
The Official Newsletter for the
Shire of Darach
Covers SCA events in Ventura County
♦ chronicler@darach.org
Summer
Edition
June 2016
Anno Societatis L (50)
Regnum
These are the people you can contact about events and activities in the Shire of Darach, the Ventura County
chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Each contact person is listed by his or her Society name
and then legal name in parentheses. Please always call before 9pm. All phone numbers are (805) area code,
unless otherwise indicated.
Shire website http://www.darachshire.org
Shire e-list: Darach-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Arts & Sciences
Comptesse Albra Katerine Marie Isabelle Bautiste (Kathryn Wolters)
652-0372 ♦ artsandsciences@darach.org
Chatelaine
Baldwin Woodbush The Chatelaine/Castellan office helps newcomers
find their place in the SCA. Contact this person to ask any questions at
all about the SCA or Darachshire.
♦ chatelain@darach.org
Chronicler
Lady Éadaoin inghean uí Cruadhlaoich (Etain O'Crowly)
♦ chronicler@darach.org
Constable
Lord Rathormer Scyldwulf (Bif Letner) constable@darach.org
Exchequer
Master Don Alexander Kallidokos (Brian Krinsley)
483-7846 ♦ exchequer@darach.org
Herald
THLord Richard James MacCausland (Fred Strange)
♦ herald@darach.org
Lists
Mistress Thomasina MacGregor of Tay (Sheila Taylor)
♦ lists@darach.org
Marshal
Lord Wilhelm von Frankfurt (Michael Ramey)
216-1346 ♦ marshal@darach.org
Seneschal
THL Kelvin of Tynedayle (Kelvin Dodd)
♦ seneschal@darach.org
Youth Officer
(Vacant) Coordinates activities for children at tournaments and events.
Webwright:
Lady Éadaoin inghean uí Cruadhlaoich (Etain O'Crowly)
♦ webwright@darach.org
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Upcoming Darach Shire Events
Aug 13th, 2016 - Pirate Tourney
8am-6pm Valle Lindo Park, 888 Coe St., Camarillo.
Armored combat; Rapier; White Elephant; Games
Sep 24th, 2016 - Caid Rapier Open
8am-6pm Valle Lindo Park, 888 Coe St., Camarillo.
Mar, 2017 - Black Oak Lodge
Fri-Sun Camp Josepho, Pacific Palisades.
June
Medieval Holidays and Festivals in June: Midsummer Eve, the
Mummers entertained at the 'Festival of Fire' reliving legends
such as St George and the Dragon. Bones were often burned
leading to the term 'bonfire'. The summer Solstice was June
23rd
July
Medieval Holidays in July: St. Swithin's Day falls on 15th July.
Legend says that during the bones of St Swithin were moved
and after the ceremony it began to rain and continued to do
so for forty days
August
Medieval Holidays in August: Lammas Day was celebrated on
August 2nd. The ' loaf-mass ' day, the festival of the first
wheat harvest of the year. Houses were sometimes decorated
with garlands and there were candle lit processions
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A word from the Darach Shire
Chronicler:
Would you like to submit an article to the
Oak Leaf?
- Articles Requested It is fun, rewarding, and the highest compliment
to see your talent reproduced for others
enjoyment. The Shire of Darach is looking for
articles on a variety of subjects: Arts &
Sciences, Medieval Cooking, SCA experiences,
Historical events, Upcoming events, etc…
- Artwork Wanted! Submit all original artwork (or a copy of your
original) to me, Etain O’Crowly, at
chronicler@darach.org
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6:45pm Monthly business meeting, Oxnard Library
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Mathom Grange, Oxnard (Morgana’s)
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Wit’s End, Ventura (Albra’s)
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Mathom Grange, Oxnard (Morgana’s)
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Wit’s End, Ventura (Albra’s )
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12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Mathom Grange, Oxnard (Morgana’ s)
6:45pm Monthly business meeting, Oxnard Library
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Wit’s End, Ventura (Albra’s )
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Mathom Grange, Oxnard (Morgana’s)
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Wit’s End, Ventura (Albra’s )
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy Combat– Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
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June 2016
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Mathom Grange, Oxnard (Morgana’s)
6:45pm Monthly business meeting, Oxnard Library
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Wit’s End, Ventura (Albra’s)
8:00am Pirate Tournament, Valle Lindo Park, Camarillo.
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Mathom Grange, Oxnard (Morgana’s)
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
7:00pm Textile Tuesday, Wit’s End, Ventura (Albra’s).
12:00pm Fighter Practice, (Rapier – Via Marina Park, Oxnard.
Heavy – Rancho Conejo Playfields, Thousand Oaks.)
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Textiles Guild & Open Sewing
All levels of sewing experience are
welcome. If you are brand new to
costuming, there are plenty of folks on
hand to help you figure out where to get
started. Both hostesses have extensive
costuming libraries, and there are several
machines available to sew on and plenty of
open table space for cutting, measuring, etc.
Some people just bring small embroidery
projects and attend to socialize, meet new
people, and share ideas about research and
projects. Please call the hostess in advance
to help them plan for the number of people
attending each week. RSVP to Albra at:
artsandsciences@darach.org
Shire Council Meeting
Come join us. The next
Darach monthly meeting will be on
Wednesday July 6 at 6:45pm in the
downstairs meeting room.
Brewer’s Guild
Once a month, we
gather together to taste, create
and discuss alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Meads,
cordials, beer, wine and elixirs
were all used during medieval
times. The next brew meeting
will be in April.
RSVP to Albra at:
artsandsciences@darach.org
Location: Oxnard Public Library, 251
South A St., Oxnard, CA 93030
Saint Swithin
Fighter Practices Heavies & Rapier
Armoured Combat (Heavies) is an
unchoreographed martial art, recreating
swordplay of the middle ages using rattan
swords, shields, and secondary weapons.
Armoured Combat practices are held
Sunday afternoons at Rancho Conejo
Playfields, 950 Ventu Park Rd. Thousand
Oaks. You must be at least 18yrs old to
participate.
Rapier is medieval Fencing in the
round, using foil, rapier, musketeer, or
schlager (no saber). Rapier practices are
held Sunday afternoons at Via Marina Park
in Oxnard. RSVP to Alexander at:
rapier @darach.org
Statement of Ownership
This is the June 2016 issue of the Oak Leaf, a publication of the Shire of Darach of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The Oak Leaf
is available from Etain O’Crowly, 613 Casitas Vista, Ventura, CA. It is not a corporate publication of SCA, Inc., and does not delineate SCA, Inc.
policies. Copyright © 2016 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. For information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this
publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our
contributors. Artwork courtesy of Dover Clip Art.
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