This page lists the guilds active within the Barony and their contact information. Cooks' Guild The Cooks' Guild researches and indulges in the culinary arts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Topics ranging from "How to Cook for Over Three Hundred People" to "Period Cooking Over a Camp Fire" to "Alternatives to Potatoes" are met with lively discussion and enthusiasm. Guildhead: Lady Shoshanna susanrlin@gmail.com Elist: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/caergalencooks Textile Guild If it has to do with the production or use of fiber, someone in the Textile Guild knows about it. Spinning, dying, weaving, knitting, nalbinding and many other fiber arts are studied and practiced. The Guild sponsors group projects to give members an opportunity to learn new techniques, and even organizes the occasional field trip to places of interest to fiber geeks (like a sheep farm). Meets the fourth Wednesday or Thursday (please contact the Guild to confirm) of each month at 7:00 pm in members' homes (location rotates). Guildheads: Lady Clare de Chepyng Campdene (MKA Laura Heiserman) claredecc@yahoo.com Dianna Doria (MKA Dianne Doria) FairieBlu@hotmail.com Elist: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cgtextiles/ Scribes' Guild The Scribes' Guild helps keep the Kingdom and Barony well stocked in beautiful scrolls. While calligraphy and illumination are the primary arts practiced, they also entertain a healthy interest in period pigments, parchment, paper and pens. (This blurb brought to you by the letter P and the number VII.) Meets roughly once a month. Guildhead: THLady Jeanne Dyfrgi funhogjeanne@yahoo.com Dance Guild The Danse Guild meets to learn, teach, and practice period dancing. We study bransles, Italian court danses, and English Country Danse. Garb is encouraged and we often have live music! Meets the First Sunday of the month at 6:00 PM. Guildhead: Lady Roismaire Hawkewood roseofamber@gmail.com Embroiderers' Guild The Embroiderers' Guild is devoted to the study and practice of pre-17th century embroidery. Join us to learn new stitches and work on projects. Meets the Second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM. Guildheads: Signora Fiore Leonetta Bardi Senora Leonor Ruiz de Lison Mistress Morgan Rowanwaif embroidery@caergalen.org Elist: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_CG_Embroidery/ Equestrian Guild For those interested in horses and the equestrian arts, the Equestrian Guild offers many opportunities to practice riding and jousting sports. Guildhead: Lady Morgan ley Tigess cgequestrian@yahoogroups.com Elist: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/CGequestrian/ Minstrels' Guild The Minstrels' Guild is a loose association of instrumental musicians. We play easy period tunes on instruments such as violin, mandolin, viola, recorder, penny whistle, harp or guitar. New players always welcome! Meets whenever two or more of us show up at an event. Guildhead: Lord Robert Warden warden_2@comcast.net Chandlers' Guild The Chandlers' Guild makes hand-dipped candles for personal use and for Royal and Baronial largesse. More fun than you ever thought you could have with bee secretions. Meets sporadically, when the weather is nice enough to work outside. Guildhead: Mistress Jeanne-Marie Dubois undrcvrgurl@hotmail.com Black Dragon Society Dedicated to getting done the things that no one wants to know are getting done. Guildhead: William Cooper If you need to contact us, we'll contact you. This is the recognized Web site for the Barony of Caer Galen, Kingdom of the Outlands (The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.) and is maintained by Mistress Morgan Rowanwaif at web@caergalen.org. This site may contain electronic versions of the group's governing documents. Any discrepancies between the electronic versions of any information on this site and the printed version that is available from the originating office will be decided in favor of the printed version. Copyright © 2005 the Barony of Caer Galen. The original contributors retain the copyright of certain portions of this site. For information on using photographs, articles, or artwork from this web site, please contact the Web Minister, Mistress Morgan Rowanwaif, at web@caergalen.org. She will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors. Last updated this 7th day of July, AS XLV, being 2010 Gregorian.