From ugatherings1 at qwest.net Mon Aug 2 12:06:18 2004 From: ugatherings1 at qwest.net (Uncommon Gatherings) Date: Mon Aug 2 11:58:14 2004 Subject: [Scottish News] Scottish News in Minnesota - August 2004 Message-ID: <006d01c478aa$a5a71320$0400a8c0@graciousgather> SCOTTISH NEWS IN MINNESOTA Vol. 4, No. 35, August 1, 2004 Compiled by Peggy Lushine & Liz Michaelson - UPCOMING AUGUST EVENTS - ****************************** AUGUST 3 BARRA PERORMS AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 6:30 pm - 7:30 ish 1259 Freemont Ave, Saint Paul FREE AUGUST 6 BARRA ON "KMSP CHANNEL 9 "GOOD MORNING" SHOW Show airs from 7 am- 9 am Listen for them during the show AUGUST 8 CHIEF O'NEILL DAY HASTINGS IRISH/CELTIC FESTIVAL 11 AM - 7 PM Little Log House Pioneer Village, Hastings, MN Noon - Roisin Dubh 1:00 - The Eddies 2:00 - Laura MacKenzie 3:00 - Scoil na d'Tri 4:00 - Barra 5:00 - Paddy Keenan 6:00 - John Williams & Dean Magraw $6 advance, $8 at the gate 1/2 price for seniors and kids 6-14 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" ROSS SUTTER will also be performing AUGUST 14 & 15 HIGHLAND FLING WEEKEND MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Heavy events, Clans, Scottish Organizations Clan tent will be in the same location as last year Stop by and say "Hello" Reminder to those who have signed up to work: You must be dressed in appropriate period clothing, modern Scottish dress is not acceptable to festival management. Reminder to men in kilts: undergarments are REQUIRED. AUGUST 21 CELTIC-HIGHLAND GAMES OF THE QUAD CITIES Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds- 2815 W. Locust St. Davenport IA Visit www.celtichighlandgames.org or call 309-764-9886 for more info. A very big thank you goes out to everyone from the Quad Cities who volunteered at the MN Scottish Fair! AUGUST 23 MINNESOTA PIPES AND DRUMS FREE CONCERT Lake Harriet Band Shell 7:30 pm - 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 - ************************ SEPTEMBER 19 DULUTH SCOTTISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION REMEMBRANCE DAY & HIGH TEA - 1:30 pm. Forest Hill Cemetery OCTOBER 9 TWIN CITIES SCOTTISH CLUB CEILIDH DANCE Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall - NOT-SO-NEAR FUTURE EVENTS - ******************************** 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 - NEWS - ******** NEW COFFEE SHOP WITH SCOTTISH THEME "Kilted Coffee" open for business Aug. 2nd at 1410 Nicollet near Loring Park. It replaces the Eat Street Cafe which occupied the space for the last year. Decor includes tartan, thistles & kilted staff (!) In addition to various brews, both caffeinated and de, Kilted Coffee will be offering soups and sandwiches in the $5 price range. Founder Dan Friedman-Shedlov indicated that a Grand Opening celebration is a few weeks off, until after they have finished the back room music/dance space which is named the "Thistle Lounge." Tentative hours are 6 am- 10 pm. Thanks to the watchful eyes of Steve Kincaid who found this item in the July 12-18th Skyway News and has visited with Dan to learn more. There is a feature article in the July 26-Aug 1 issue of Skyway News. SCOTTISH FAIR NEWS Though attendance at the Fair was less than anticipated, the board is pleased to report that feedback from was overwhelming positive. Final numbers are pending, preliminary reports indicate that 5000-6000 people came through the gate - a great first year. Plans are already under way for 2005. If you'd like to volunteer, it's not too early to put your name on the list. Contact lyaman@mnscottishfair.org. Volunteers are needed year round to help with a myriad of tasks. Photos by John D. Stewart are available for viewing at http://writer50.smugmug.com/ Just click on "Scottish Fair 04". Prints can be ordered by contacting John at the address on the website. Be prepared to spend an afternoon or evening - there are about 800 photos. Scottish Fair T-shirts are still available! Now at reduced price. Contact Lyaman (Mac) McPherson at lyaman@scottishfair.org to get yours. - TARTAN DAY - *************** MN TARTAN DAY COOPERATIVE SPONSORS 2 TROPHIES AT SCOTTISH FAIR One was given in honor of 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award winner George McCracken to the Base Drummer of the Day. The second was 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 provided. 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 - JUST BECAUSE - **************** His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings... An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. "I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life." "No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly. "I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of." And that he did. Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. - 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. 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