tucson: I was thinking about going to a few meetings to see if it was worth joining. I'm an avid reader of medieval and Renaissance history and would love to take up archery again. Are there any members that could really tell me more info from their perspective?|||*make sure that you copy and paste carefully to avoid the ()'s* There appears to be two groups in Tucson, AZ. The main group would be called "Barony of Tir Ysgithr", ( http://www.btysca.org/ ) and a second group affiliated with the University of Arizona called "College of St. Felix" ( http://www.clubs.arizona.edu/~stfelix/ ). I am unsure whether the University group hosts Archery or not, however there is a yahoogroup for archery at the Baronial level. ( http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tir鈥?/a> ). The Barony of Tir Ysgithr also has a YahooGroup ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TirYsgithr鈥?/a> ) Your best bet would be to contact the Chatelaine (member charged with helping Newcomers) for the group closest to you, and asking them to introduce you to a few people and recommend some events to give you a better idea of what the SCA in that area is and does.|||Extending on the first answer, the Barony of Tir Ysgithr hosts archery practice on Saturdays from 9am - noon at the PSE Archery Factory Pro Shop. You can get more information about the practice schedule and who to contact here - (http://btyarchery.org/) The barony is amazing. It is full of happy, kind, and helpful people. It is highly active, boasting easily over 100-150 people at each Tuesday night fighter practice. I highly recommend that you come by and check things out. For archery specifically, there are loaner bows and arrows at the site that you can use should you be interested in taking advantage of those resources.|||thank you thank you all . . . . apparently, I once was a member when I was 15-18 although I didn't realize at the time it was the SCA . . . probably some chapter branch in Orange County, CA. I am so looking forward to going to these events. I hope the members are just as helpful (and friendly) as you two have been! Blessings fall on you both! :-)