SCHEDULE

SALLE
Capo Ferro
Don Ian Muir
1 hour
A hands on class covering the basic principles of Cappo Ferro's book "Gran Simulacro" and an investigation of two of the plates from the manuscript. Participants need a rapier simulator, fencing mask, and gloves.

Étude One for Single Rapier
Don Christian de Launey
1 hour
A sword exercise emphasizing fundamental attacks, defense, body mechanics and transitions. This is a non-contact practicum. Students should bring a Single sword; Beginner (three months) to Expert

Introduction to Destreza & Gerard Thibault's Academy of the Sword
Baron Eric Grenier de Labarre
1 hour
This class will give an overview of the Spanish "circle" style of rapier combat, La Verdadera Destreza, and demonstrate some basic techniques redacted from The Academy of the Sword by Gerard Thibault.

Introduction To Redacting from Historic Combat Manuals Using The Manual by St. Didier as an Example
Mistress Irene von Schmetterling
1 hour
A beginning look at how to work with period combat manuals using the manual by St. Didier. This class is open to all with an interest in historic combat. We will work through a few plays from the manual in small groups.

Cutting with a Sharp (Sword)
Mistress Irene von Schmetterling
1 hour
This class will review 1 or 2 techniques from historic manuals for cutting with a sword. Techniques will be practiced with a blunt sword before using the sharp on foam targets. Students will need to demonstrate competence with the techniques using a blunt sword before using the Sharp.
Max 10 students; fee $1 for targets; minors need to have Parent or Guardian present.

Beginning Rapier Combat for Women (And Those Who Teach Them)
Lady Helene al-Zarqa'
1 hour
A guided discussion for women interested in learning fencing and for the people who teach fencing to women. This class is not a training program, but it will point out some of the physical and mental differences between men and women, and how those differences can come into play when women learn a combat sport. We will do some problem solving on training techniques, and learning how to learn. Don't be scared by the title, both men and women are invited to join in.


GALLERY
Bardic Arts For Your Persona
THL Emer nic Aidan
1 hour
A Bardic work—song, story, or poem—can be enhanced when performed "in persona".

Skaldic Poetry Composition
Master Toki Redbeard, OL
1 hour
An introduction to the form, style, plays on words (kennings), and uses of the poetry of the Icelandic skalds.

Introduction to the SCA
Countess Branwyn ferch Gwythyr
1 hour
Are you new to the SCA, or new to the area? Would you like to know more about the history of the SCA and how it works? This is the class for you!

Telling Stories to an Audience
Master Toki Redbeard, OL
1 hour
Anyone can tell a story. We will take an audience-focused approach to storytelling. The class will suggest things to think of, things to do, things to avoid, and will ask you to always remember the audience. This class is designed for novice to intermediate storytellers. Maximum 16 students.

Building Your Period Repertoire
Lord Orlando di Bene del Vinta
1 hour
This class is for bards and singers alike who wish to add more period songs to their repertoire. We will introduce and review several songs in the time alotted. Sheet music and a CD of MIDI files of the music will be provided.

Pompeii Bread Oven Construction
Lord Richard von Tanner
1 hour
Architecture/topology/ratios

GATEHOUSE
Combat Photography
Dragos Pelikanos
1 hour
You take your camera to a tournament or other event, you spend the day and evening taking pictures of fighters, fencers, dancers, court, etc. Then you get home and look at the pictures, and they're blurred, or too dark. What can you do? You can learn how to set your camera to follow the action, and how to follow and anticipate the action in order to capture that kill shot, or that performer's blissful expression. 12 students, any age, no fee. Bring a camera if you have one. You will be taking pictures

If You Teach It, They Will Come!
Mistress Alicia Langland
1 hour
For teachers, Pennsic offers unparalleled opportunites – and challenges! We will cover everything from how to register your class to tips on planning, preparation, and presentation. If you’re considering teaching a class at Pennsic, this is the class for you! $1 for the handout; 20 handouts available.

Period Combat Confidential: A Spectator's Tour
Don Ian Muir
1 hour
A fun and sometimes irreverent look at period combat and how to understand what you are looking at.

Autocratting For The Beginner/ What Works and What Doesn’t
Lady Etain Eame
1 hour
This is a class for those who wish to Autocrat. It will be aimed for those less experienced but all are welcome. We will be sharing experiences both the successes and the failures. Ideas will be shared on sidestepping common problems and how to run a successful and profitable event. We will also review the AEthelmearc procedures involving events.

Massage to Health
Lord Eldjarn the Thoughtful
2 hours
Discussion on the role of massage through history, then hands-on opportunity to learn some basic techniques for alleviating aches & pains. Students under 18 are welcome to participate in the lecture portion but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in order to participate in the hands on portion.

SOLAR
Cathedrals as Solar Calendars
THL Cynwyl MacDaire
1 hour
Easter was considered one of the Holiest days of the Church year. It was also a floating holiday, based on both the solar and lunar calendar. Eventually, some churches became solar calendars and observatories, to help with the calculation of the date. The technology to do this, though, predates Christianity. Class is limited to 12 students.

Can You See Me?
THL Alicia Hennenberg
1 hour
A hands-on discussion of the development of vision aides from Rome to the late Renaissance.

The Authorities Say…
Master Victor of Shrewsbury
1 hour
The twelfth century witnessed a major change in the nature of medieval education as the function of the writings of previous centuries was transformed and the role of the authorities was radically altered, setting the stage for the intellectual revolutions of the later Middle Ages. Why did this happen? Who was responsible? With what materials were they working? This class will explore those subjects and more…

Making The 17th Century Possible: What The Medieval Period Did For Mathematics
Jean d'Honfleur
1 hour
The 17th century was a revolutionary century in mathematics, starting with the analytic geometry of Descartes and finishing with the creation of the calculus by Newton and Leibnitz. But the road to this golden age was built by in-period folks: monks, accountants, gamblers, lawyers and, yes, even academics. In this class, we will explore how this road was built by connecting some important mathematical ideas to their 13th- to 16th-century creators. The goal is to show that the medieval period was not as "dark" as it is often portrayed, at least mathematically speaking.

Science in the Middle Ages
Master Gille MacDhnouill
1 hour
What did philosophers in the middle ages think about how the world worked, and how did they find out this information? Why do the stars move in the sky? What are things made of—atoms or elements? Are there other worlds than ours? What happened in 1277 to change the way some scholars thought about Aristotle? Did the Middle Ages end in 1600 (or thereabouts)? Find out the answers to these questions and many more as Gille MacDhnouill discusses just what knowledge medieval "scientists" garnered from Classical texts, and what they figured out for themselves.

Introduction to Early Irish Law
Eleasaid Ni h'Eibhin
1 hour
Differences between Irish Law and Modern/English/US Law. Surviving Legal Texts. Positions in Society, Property, Legal Responsibility. The concept of Honour Price. Legal Penalty—Distrainment of Goods. Offenses against the Person. Woman's Rights, Responsibilities, Equality under Law.

WORKSHOP
Engraving, Repousse & Chasing
Lord T W
2 hours
Hands on class engraving a small steel plate, repousse on a sheet of copper. With handouts.
Students over 18 only please; limit of 6; $5.00 fee for supplies.

Making Wax Tablets
Lady Otelia d'Alsace
2.5 hours
Limit 5 students, $5.00 fee for materials

CHAPEL
Duct Tape Doublet
THL Ysabeau Tiercelin
2 hours
We will show you (with the help of a lucky participant) how to make a duct tape doublet double, and then cut it correctly to make a proper late period doublet. Also useful for exact pattern making for a multitude of periods, fighting gambesons, and things like helmet covers. Not to be confused with making a duct tape double dress dummy, this is a way to make personal exact fitting patterns with no pattern drafting knowledge.

Beginning Hand-Sewing Stitches and Techniques (Hands-On)
Lady Etain Eame
1 hour
This is a beginning class, or for someone who wants to move from machine stitching their garments to hand sewing. We will learn basic stitches and helpful hints for the beginning costumer as well as ideas and uses for hand sewing.

Demystifying the Tournament
Baroness Ekaterina Volkova
2 hours
Ever wonder how they determine who fights who in tournaments? What does double elimination, round robin, warlord, bear pit, or bye fight mean? What's with the cards? This class will walk students through what is needed to run the lists for various tournament styles as seen in the SCA. At the end of the class, any students over the age of 18 who can show a paid membership card will leave the class as a warrented MoL of Æthelmearc. Handouts available for 15 students.

Lapidary 101 the Cabochon
Baron Artemius Andreas Magnus
1 hour
A methodology in forming cabochons prior to the 1400's along with a mini geology lesson. We will look at period techniques and have an overview on how to make cabochons without the use of modern day machinery(almost).

BUTTERY
Gluten-Free Dim Sum With Tasting
Lady Nezhah bint Saleem
2 hours
You know the class. You've tasted the Dim Sum. Now, share it with your gluten free friends! Ever since some good friends were diagnosed with Celiac, I have dedicated a large part of my research and interest in cooking, to GF foods (and making them taste better). I truly believe that if your gluten tolerant friends can have it, so can your GF friends! These recipes are works in progress, but there will be tasting and time for people to share their thoughts about making GF foods. Handouts available for 20.

Brewing, Step 2 Period Recipes
Lady Brigette de Sainte Mere-Eglise
1 hour
In this class we will begin to look at brewing using Digby's guidelines (circa 1660) looking at similarities, ingredients and commonly used techniques.

Sweet Scents—Making Scented Hand Waters and Perfumes
Mistress Francesca della Rovere and Lady Venetia Elisabetia
1 hour
"Because every Gentlewoman doth not like so strong a scent" Not! Come enjoy the heady fragrances of rose, lavender and thyme among many others. This beginner's hands on class will allow you to mix your own perfume and scented waters using essential and fragrance oils. Team taught by an adult and youth, both adults and children are welcome. Limit 12; $2 donation is optional.

Making Butter
Countess Branwyn ferch Gwythyr
1 hour
Butter making is easy and fun!
$1 fee, students ages 8 and over, only the first 8 will actually get to make butter.

WARDROBE
Introduction to Knitting—Make Your Own Monmouth Cap
Mistress Irene von Schmetterling
2 hours
The project for this beginning knitting class is a simplified version of a Monmouth cap. Monmouth caps were knit by the Monmouth Cappers Guild from the 1400s until the 1700s. The originals were fulled (felted), you will have the opportunity to choose to knit a cap that will be fulled or not. While knitting the cap you will learn to cast on, knit, purl, knit 2 together and make 1 cord.
Students will need to provide their own supplies. This cap is knit with worsted weight wool yarn. Do not buy yarn labeled superwash if you want to full your cap. I recommend Brown Sheep Co. Lambs Pride Worst Yarn although other yarns can be used. If you are allergic to wool I recommend substituting a worsted weight alpaca yarn. A set of wooden double point needles (can be purchased in sets of 5), size US 11 (8mm) for the fulled cap; US size 10 1/2 (6.5mm) for the knit cap. A large eyed yarn needle; row counter (or paper & pencil); needle point protectors.

Woman's Fashion of the French Renaissance
Lady Marguerite d'Honfleur
1 hour
Sixteenth-century fashion...that's what ladies wore at Queen Elizabeth's court, right? Well, not if you were at the French Court! Come see what French ladies were wearing during this time. Come learn how French women's fashion evolved during the 16th century and the influences that caused this evolution. Black & white handout free; color version $3.

Clothing the Duchess: the Wardrobe of Eleanor of Toledo
Lady Renata Rouge
1 hour
This class discusses how Eleanor of Toledo shaped 16th century Florentine fashions and why her style differed from what had been the norm.

Basic 14th Century Pattern Drafting
Countess Branwyn ferch Gwythyr
1 hour
Learn to make your own sewing patterns for custom-designed 14th century clothing, for both men and women.

Simple Medieval Embroidery
Baroness Gillian Llywellyn
1 hour
Learn 5 simple stitches! Just bring your scissors, all else supplied for class. Limit 10 students.

LIBRARY
Beginning Drop Spinning
Lady Otelia d'Alsace
1 hour
Beginning drop spinning. Maximum of 15 students; fee $1.00.

Drop-Spindle Spinning 102
THL Emer nic Aidan
1 hour
Learn tips and tricks to take your spinning "beyond beginner". We'll discuss troubleshooting, fibre choices, plying, and more. Students should have basic ability to turn fluff into yarn (spin a relatively continuous thread). Please bring a drop spindle and spinning fibre (100% wool roving/batt preferred, or silk for the wool-allergic). Maximum 10 students.

Surviving and Predicting Pennsic Weather
Lady Adren cu Faol
1.5 hours
Period and tested folk methods of weather observations and prediction—recommends for a weather-resistant Pennsic. Request $1 donation for the handout.

The Feud in the Sagas
Baron Fridrikr Tomasson
1.5 hours
An overview of feuds in the Sagas.

GREAT HALL
Super Simple Sideboards
Baroness Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina
1 hour
Yes, you really CAN afford to serve something other than peanut butter and Wonderbread at SCA lunches. Come to a discussion on tips on how to plan and serve yummy, period food that will fit your event budget and keep your fighters AND teachers fed & happy at your event. Cooks of all ages welcome.