Pentamere (Michigan) Rapier Fighters at Pennsic XLIII. Photo credit Inez de La Fuente.

Interested in keeping in touch with the Cynnabar fencers? Join the Barony of Cynnabar Facebook Page and/or the Pentamere Rapier Social Club Facebook Page.

For Kingdom-level info on SCA fencing, visit the Middle Kingdom Rapier Combat Homepage.

Cynnabar Rapier Practice Location(s): 

Milan Location (all current Cynnabar rapier practices, unless otherwise noted):  Join the whole Barony at Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160!  All of our rapier loaner gear is available here.  Fighting will be held outside as long as the weather is good.  Bathrooms and socializing rooms are inside the church.

Upcoming Rapier Practice Schedule:

January

Thursday, January 5: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160).  We will discuss what we want to add to the rapier schedule coming up!

Thursday, January 12: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, January 19: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, January 26: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

February

Thursday, February 2: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, February 9: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Saturday, February 11: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre ("Val Day")!  https://threehills.midrealm.org/home/valday2023/  Amazing rapier event - largest Pentamere event of the winter season, with lots of fighters, only a 1.5 hour drive away in Kalamazoo.

Thursday, February 16: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, February 23: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

March

Thursday, March 2: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, March 9: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, March 16: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, March 23: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)

Thursday, March 30: 7-9 pm, Cynnabar rapier practice (Peoples Presbyterian Church, 210 Smith St, Milan, MI 48160)