{"id":1658,"date":"2019-04-05T21:46:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2019-04-05T21:46:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:46:29","slug":"welcome-to-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/welcome-to-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey friends, welcome to April! As usual, here&#8217;s a little about what to expect this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Congratulations to <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/89556850' >Jonah Kellman<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=89556850&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, the judge program&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/congrats-to-jonah-kellman-on-advancement\/\">newest L3 judge<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/recognitions\/\">Exemplar<\/a> is open for nominations for Wave 17 until May 15th. Keep an eye out for exemplary behavior from your peers! If you need more slots than you have available, feel free to contact me about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 CFBE has posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfbevents.com\/announcements\">some announcements<\/a> about MFs in quarter 3 on their website. They&#8217;re also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/channelfireballeventsstaff\/posts\/420260001883842\">hosting another AMA<\/a>. You can drop by and submit questions <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/49323\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SCG has posted their schedule for the second half of 2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcitygames.com\/articles\/38495_2019-SCG-Tour-Season-Two-Announcement.html?fbclid=IwAR3MhK0YBWAYld_97jk_f4xaerCyTK4Q8W9nnc4BUJOwZs9e8ArVH_AnNs8\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/36381\/?page=1#post-280248\">Judge Feedback Tokens<\/a> are available for preorder until April 15th, with new art featuring the Dreadhorde from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b5W9t62t10I&amp;fbclid=IwAR2-pJaH0qKSdsSyndheRRf350ihoJ2UaBKU7T-9qrdoREyYPsGxYYAO9sI\">new trailer<\/a> among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discord<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Note about the <a href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/invite\/kb8fPwV\">Regional Discord Server<\/a>: If you&#8217;d like to have your level noted, please make sure that your display name for the server contains at least part of your name and is identifiable, then ask someone with the L3 or Leadership Council roles to assign your level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The next <a href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/invite\/kb8fPwV\">Discord<\/a> hangout\u00a0is Wednesday, April 10th from 8-9 pm. It\u2019s been mostly social but I\u2019m also always there to answer questions, feel free to drop in. Notice that the time frame is a little shorter this month, I&#8217;m testing it out, but I can be around longer if folks want to talk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/7113829405' >Ian Kernohan<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7113829405&size=200'><\/span><\/span> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/174764119273626\/permalink\/2127572520659433\/\">starting a book club<\/a> for the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ravnica-Magic-Gathering-War-Spark-ebook\/dp\/B07GVPZBDZ\/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=FDXD33L66HVN&amp;keywords=greg+weisman+ravnica&amp;qid=1554236691&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=Greg+Weisman%2Caps%2C204&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull\">Ravnica novel<\/a>. Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/174764119273626\/\">Facebook group<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1206010917' >Tony Houst<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1206010917&size=200'><\/span><\/span> will be hosting a discussion when the release notes come out for War of the Spark.\u00a0Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/174764119273626\/\">Facebook group<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; If you&#8217;re interested in hosting an educational or social discussion on Discord, let me know! I&#8217;ll post about it here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I\u2019ll be holding office hours at MF Niagara Falls on April 21st. If you\u2019ll be there and you\u2019d like to talk, you can let me know with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/JZYlJOrooEm3gh7d2\">this form<\/a>\u00a0or just swing by and say hello.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In region events with applications open right now (updated as more are added):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11348\/\">Standard 1K &#8211; Battleground Games<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; April 14th, apps close April 8th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11292\/\">SCG IQ at the Dragon&#8217;s Lair<\/a> &#8211; April 20th, apps close April 13th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11390\/\">Tabletop Gaming Center MCQ<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; May 11th, apps close April 20th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11410\/\">Mythic Championship Qualifier &#8211; Selden, NY<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; May 11th, apps close April 21st.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/10775\/\">SCG Syracuse<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; May 18-19, apps close April 15th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11369\/\">MCQ &#8211; Cambridge, MA<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; May 18th, apps close April 28th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11354\/\">Standard MCQ $5k+<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; June 2nd, apps close April 21st.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11375\/\">Enlightening Minds Gaming MCQ: Rochester NY<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0June 2nd, apps close May 25th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, if there&#8217;s anything on your mind, feel free to contact me:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:MissLinscott@gmail.com\">Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=1405966822\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/6IBn1Ee7ZGa9pKgp1\">Slack<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey friends, welcome to April! 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