From ugatherings1 at qwest.net Thu Jul 1 15:27:51 2004 From: ugatherings1 at qwest.net (Uncommon Gatherings) Date: Thu Jul 1 15:24:54 2004 Subject: [Scottish News] JULY Scottish News in Minnesota Message-ID: <002e01c45fa1$7ff543d0$0400a8c0@graciousgather> SCOTTISH NEWS IN MINNESOTA Vol. 4, No. 34, July 1, 2004 Compiled by Liz Michaelson & Peggy Lushine Greetings Everyone! This is a special addition of the SNIM, with extra coverage on the Scottish Fair and the Highland Dance Nationals - UPCOMING JULY EVENTS - *************************** JULY 4 MINNESOTA PIPES AND DRUMS PLAYS FOURTH OF JULY Leading the Edina Parade at 12:30 p.m. Parade begins behind Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., and ends at the U.S. Bank parking lot at 50th Street and Halifax Avenue. Also at the Lake Minnetonka 4th of July in the Excelsior Commons, downtown Excelsior. Visit the event schedule at http://www.excelsiorchamber.com/ JULY 10 MINNESOTA SCOTTISH FAIR & HIGHLAND GAMES Dakota County Fair Grounds, Farmington, MN 9 am - 6 pm General Admission $10 Students 6-18 years old $5 Seniors 65 & Over $5 Kids 5 & Under FREE Register to win 2 Round Trip Tickets to Scotland & Land Package courtesy of Icelandair & CWT/Galaxy Travel of Farmington, MN FEATURES Highland Dance Competition OUTSIDE for first time in years! Enlarged kids area! Free Scottish Coloring Books & Passports to get stamped at Clan Tents! Family Tent with space to eat located near kids area! More Vendors! New Vendors! Old Favorites Return! Country Dance Tent led by George McCracken, sponsored by Twin Cities Scottish Club! New Awards sponsored by the Minnesota Tartan Day Cooperative! see info below Sponsor & Info Tent on the Main Field! Clann Tartan demonstrations of Pike & Sword, dancing, spinning and other festivities! Listen for their mortar announcing the start of the Parade of Tartans and at the end of the day. Abundant FREE PARKING on site! FYI Pets are NOT allowed Beer must be consumed in the "Highland Pub" Anyone found with alcohol will be asked to leave Be prepared for wind Vendors in need of PAID Staff Needed Friday for Set up and/or Saturday for the event Interested? Contact Liz Michaelson 952-470-6300 or emichaelson@mnscottishfair.org T-Shirts are still available, buy yours at the Info Tent! Visit http://www.mnscottishfair.org for the Schedule of Events, Directions, Hotel Info, & Vendor List. JULY 12-16 FORT FRANCES SCHOOL OF CELTIC ARTS PIPING & DRUMMING SESSIONS AND HIGHLAND DANCE SESSIONS For info email blidkea@voyageur.ca or call 888-954-2020 JULY 16-18 CLANN TARTAN TO BE PART OF TACTICAL WAR Joining other groups at the historical village of Dun Gowen in Northern MN. For more info contact David Vavreck, Clann Tartan Captain at beathan1630@yahoo.com JULY 21 - 25 THE NATIONAL HIGHLAND DANCE COMPETITION Mall of America Visit www.mscda.com and click on "2004 USIR" for info including the schedule Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association wants to give you a trip to Scotland! Buy a raffle ticket by contacting Karyl Cogswell at 651-687-9666 or kkcogs@excite.com Tickets are $2 each Support the efforts of MSCDA as they host Nationals at MOA Raffle Prizes Include: 1. 2 Round Trip tickets to Scotland on IcelandAir 2. American Girl Doll with Scottish dance costumes 3. Scottie Dog quilt and matching pillow 4. Stained glass thistle 5. 2 nights at a Holiday Inn Select - ON GOING EVENTS - ******************** CLANN TARTAN HOSTS SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wednesdays in Inver Grove Heights 2nd & 4th Thursdays in Roseville For dance updates contact Mary McKinley at mairi2@juno.com TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB -DANCING WITH GEORGE MCCRACKEN MOST Fridays of the month at Providence Place 23rd Ave. and 38th St. in South Minneapolis. For more information and to let him know you are coming leave a message for George at 612-729-1785. Want the weekly reminder emailed to you? Send a note to thetcsc@hotmail.com - NEAR FUTURE EVENTS - ************************ AUGUST 1 BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE LANDS AGAIN! AT GLENFINNAN An Interactive Play/Reenactment/Celebration Lafayette Square Park Point, Duluth Still looking for extras to play the parts of clansmen. Contact Amy Hoff of Clan Donald Northern MN at 218-733-2662 or pirateangel@cpinternet.com AUGUST 7 INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Leif Erickson Park Duluth AUGUST 7 & 8 AN IRISH FESTIVAL - CHIEF O'NEILL DAYS AUGUST 13, 14, 15 IRISH FAIR MINNESOTA Harriet Island, St. Paul www.irishfair.com DUNQUIN will give a lecture/demo Saturday at 4:30 in the Workshop Tent on "Continuing the Tradition" Newly Composed Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries" AUGUST 14 & 15 HIGHLAND FLING WEEKEND, MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL AUGUST 23 MINNESOTA PIPES AND DRUMS FREE CONCERT Lake Harriet Band Shell 7:30 pm SEPTEMBER 19 DULUTH SCOTTISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION REMEMBRANCE DAY & HIGH TEA - 1:30 pm. Forest Hill Cemetery - NOT-SO-NEAR FUTURE EVENTS - ******************************** OCTOBER 9 TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB CEILIDH DANCE Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall NOVEMBER 21 KIRKIN' O' THE TARTANS - 5:00 pm. St. Paul's Episcopal Church January 22, 2005 TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB BURNS' NIGHT DINNER Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall January 29, 2005 DULUTH SCOTTISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION BURNS' NIGHT DINNER Kitchi Gammi Club FEBRUARY 19 & 20, 2005 SCOTTISH RAMBLE Landmark Center - TARTAN DAY - *************** MN TARTAN DAY COOPERATIVE SPONSORS 2 TROPHIES AT SCOTTISH FAIR One will be given in honor of 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award winner George McCracken to the Base Drummer of the Day. The second will be given to the Most Promising Pre-Premier Highland Dancer in honor of 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Florence Hart. TARTAN DAY 2005 BUTTONS Buy yours at the Tartan Day Tent at the Minnesota Scottish Fair Still just $1! Have a piece of birthday cake and meet Sabrina Fordyce and her son, Ben. Sabrina has come forward to express interest in being involved with the planning of Tartan Day. Hip Hip Hooray! (repeat 3 times) 2004 will be hard to top, but who knows what next year will bring. Probable 2005 dates (put it on your calendar now): Tartan Day Ball April 2 or 9 The Capitol Celebration April 6, 2005 - ABOUT THE SNIM - ******************* If you have upcoming events, news, or announcements you would like included in future issues, please send the information to us and we will publish in the next issue. The deadline for the first of the month issue is the 27th of the previous month. Please let us know if you would like to be included in the reminder email that is sent out on the 20th of the month. Please feel free to forward this on to anyone you think might enjoy receiving it. Scottish News in Minnesota is a publication of the Minnesota Tartan Day Cooperative and is published 12 times a year. It is intended solely for the information, interest, and enjoyment of members of the Scottish community of Minnesota and the border Scots of Wisconsin as well as our other Celtic friends. If you have received this email from a friend and wish to SUBSCRIBE, go to www.tartandaymn.org, click on Scottish News in Minnesota, click on subscriptions page, and follow the directions for adding your email address from the mailing list. If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE to Scottish News in Minnesota, go to www.tartandaymn.org, click on Scottish News in Minnesota, click on subscriptions page, and follow the directions for removing your email address from the mailing list. "Cuimhnich air na coaine o'n d'thaining thu" Remember those from whom you are descended From BabsFayth at aol.com Sun Jul 18 13:53:04 2004 From: BabsFayth at aol.com (BabsFayth@aol.com) Date: Sun Jul 18 17:01:35 2004 Subject: [Scottish News] Scottish News in Minnesota Photo Search Message-ID: <1c1.1bcc0761.2e2c1300@aol.com> Hello Everyone, Yes, it's me, Babs again. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. (wink, wink) Many of you know that the USIR - The Highland Dance Nationals - will be held at Mall of America this coming week, July 22 - July 25. We just learned this morning that Saturday, July 24 will be Florence Hart day in recognition of the long list of Florence's contributions to Highland Dancing in Minnesota, the Midwest, the US, Scotland and the World. Her daughter, Kitty Hart Stoker is searching for photos of Florence, specifically we are looking for photos that "someone" took at the Tartan Day Ball of Florence and the Highland Dancers on the stairs at Edinburgh USA. We need your help. If you have or if you know who took those photos, would you please contact us IMMEDIATELY as Kitty needs the photos tomorrow (Monday) or Tuesday at the latest. My number is 612-869-7163, Thanks Everyone. Check the MSCDA web site for details about the Nationals _www.mscda.com_ (http://www.mscda.com) All the Best Babs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/news_tartandaymn.org/attachments/20040718/eebfb8d5/attachment.htm From ugatherings1 at qwest.net Wed Jul 21 12:23:28 2004 From: ugatherings1 at qwest.net (Uncommon Gatherings) Date: Wed Jul 21 12:25:57 2004 Subject: [Scottish News] Scottish News in Minnesota- special addition Message-ID: <003601c46f3f$0e5a7ad0$0400a8c0@graciousgather> SCOTTISH NEWS IN MINNESOTA Vol. 4, No. 34.5, July 1, 2004 Compiled by Liz Michaelson & Peggy Lushine This is a second July issue of the SNIM to remind everyone of the Highland Dance Nationals that kick off today at Mall of America! Please note that some of the other listings have also been updated. - UPCOMING JULY EVENTS - *************************** JULY 21 - 25 THE NATIONAL HIGHLAND DANCE COMPETITION Mall of America - Sam Goody Central Visit www.mscda.com and click on "2004 USIR" for info including the detailed schedule FRIDAY, JULY 23 1 PM - 5 PM CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION SATURDAY, JULY 24 9:30 AM - NOON & 1 PM - 5 PM U.S. INTER-REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 95 qualifiers compete for the title of "National Champion" SUNDAY, JULY 25 9:30 AM - 5 PM OPEN COMPETITION Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association wants to give you a trip to Scotland! Buy a raffle ticket by contacting Karyl Cogswell at 651-687-9666 or kkcogs@excite.com Tickets are $2 each Support the efforts of MSCDA as they host Nationals at MOA Raffle Prizes Include: 1. 2 Round Trip tickets to Scotland on IcelandAir 2. American Girl Doll with Scottish dance costumes 3. Scottie Dog quilt and matching pillow 4. Stained glass thistle 5. 2 nights at a Holiday Inn Select - ON GOING EVENTS - ******************** CLANN TARTAN HOSTS SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wednesdays in Inver Grove Heights 2nd & 4th Thursdays in Roseville For dance updates contact Mary McKinley at mairi2@juno.com TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB -DANCING WITH GEORGE MCCRACKEN MOST Fridays of the month at Providence Place 23rd Ave. and 38th St. in South Minneapolis. For more information and to let him know you are coming leave a message for George at 612-729-1785. Want the weekly reminder emailed to you? Send a note to thetcsc@hotmail.com - NEAR FUTURE EVENTS - ************************ AUGUST 1 BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE LANDS AGAIN! AT GLENFINNAN An Interactive Play/Reenactment/Celebration Lafayette Square Park Point, Duluth Still looking for extras to play the parts of clansmen. Contact Amy Hoff of Clan Donald Northern MN at 218-733-2662 or pirateangel@cpinternet.com AUGUST 7 INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Leif Erickson Park Duluth AUGUST 8 CHIEF O'NEILL DAY HASTINGS IRISH/CELTIC FESTIVAL 11 AM - 7 PM Little Log House Pioneer Village, Hastings, MN Featuring Laura MacKenzie, Barra, Roisin Dudh, Celtic Fire, the Eddies For info call 651-292-4900 or visit www.minnesotafolkfestival.org Sponsored by Minnesota Folk Festivals, Inc. AUGUST 13, 14, 15 IRISH FAIR MINNESOTA Harriet Island, St. Paul www.irishfair.com DUNQUIN will give a lecture/demo Saturday at 4:30 in the Workshop Tent on "Continuing the Tradition" Newly Composed Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries" AUGUST 14 & 15 HIGHLAND FLING WEEKEND, MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Clan members, don't forget to contact MCSC VP Jack Campbell if your clan plans to participate. AUGUST 23 MINNESOTA PIPES AND DRUMS FREE CONCERT Lake Harriet Band Shell 7:30 pm SEPTEMBER 19 DULUTH SCOTTISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION REMEMBRANCE DAY & HIGH TEA - 1:30 pm. Forest Hill Cemetery - NOT-SO-NEAR FUTURE EVENTS - ******************************** OCTOBER 9 TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB CEILIDH DANCE Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall NOVEMBER 21 KIRKIN' O' THE TARTANS - 5:00 pm. St. Paul's Episcopal Church January 22, 2005 TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB BURNS' NIGHT DINNER Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall January 29, 2005 DULUTH SCOTTISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION BURNS' NIGHT DINNER Kitchi Gammi Club FEBRUARY 19 & 20, 2005 SCOTTISH RAMBLE Landmark Center - TARTAN DAY - *************** MN TARTAN DAY COOPERATIVE SPONSORS 2 TROPHIES AT SCOTTISH FAIR One will be given in honor of 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award winner George McCracken to the Base Drummer of the Day. The second will be given to the Most Promising Pre-Premier Highland Dancer in honor of 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Florence Hart. The award winners will be included in the SNIM as soon as they are known. TARTAN DAY 2005 BUTTONS Buy yours Today! Still just $1! 2004 will be hard to top, but who knows what next year will bring. Probable 2005 dates (put it on your calendar now): Tartan Day Ball April 2 or 9 The Capitol Celebration April 6, 2005 - ABOUT THE SNIM - ******************* If you have upcoming events, news, or announcements you would like included in future issues, please send the information to us and we will publish in the next issue. The deadline for the first of the month issue is the 27th of the previous month. Please let us know if you would like to be included in the reminder email that is sent out on the 20th of the month. Please feel free to forward this on to anyone you think might enjoy receiving it. Scottish News in Minnesota is a publication of the Minnesota Tartan Day Cooperative and is published 12 times a year. It is intended solely for the information, interest, and enjoyment of members of the Scottish community of Minnesota and the border Scots of Wisconsin as well as our other Celtic friends. If you have received this email from a friend and wish to SUBSCRIBE, go to www.tartandaymn.org, click on Scottish News in Minnesota, click on subscriptions page, and follow the directions for adding your email address from the mailing list. If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE to Scottish News in Minnesota, go to www.tartandaymn.org, click on Scottish News in Minnesota, click on subscriptions page, and follow the directions for removing your email address from the mailing list. "Cuimhnich air na coaine o'n d'thaining thu" Remember those from whom you are descended