SCOTTISH NEWS
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Minnesota
SNIM is a monthly e-newsletter distributed to the Scottish-American community in Minnesota & the Greater North Country. News & announcements should be sent to lawrencewinans@yahoo.com by the 25th of the month preceding publication and address changes sent to macraeclan@gmail.com
Not a lot of news this month —
Scottish American Center and Heritage Resource
Our new phone number: (612) 721-8885
Located within the Danish American Center, Suite 300
3030 West River Parkway South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Latest News:
The Scottish American Center will be open again for visitors on Wednesday, August 19th, and our Grand Opening will be held in the first part of September. Please check our website for hours and directions: http://www.scottishamericancenter.org/
The Scots will be represented at the Irish Fair of Minnesota!! The Irish Fair is to be held at Harriet Island in St. Paul on August 7, 8, and 9. Please check the Irish Fair website for further details: http://www.irishfair.com/
¡ñ Yes! We are opening our doors again, on Wednesday, August 19th and we will be happy to see you all again. Our regular hours are Wednesdays ¨C 6 pm to 8 pm, Thursday ¨C 6 pm to 8 pm & Saturday ¨C 1 to 4 pm. These usual weekly hours are subject to occasional change – Please call ahead to verify for any given day. The Office and display room not open during holidays. We will be holding our Grand Opening in the first part of September. Please watch for the next newsletter for details. If you are interested in volunteering, to help host at the Center, please contact Tommy King at (651) 231-2725, or (651) 483-0222, or leave a message at (612) 721-8885.
¡ñ The Scottish American Center is pleased to announce that we now have two computer workstations available at the Center specifically for your genealogy research. Someone will be available, when we are open, to help you search the internet for your family history. Please come and take advantage of this valuable resource. Our thanks goes out to Johnny Peterson, State Commissioner of Clan Donald, for his kind donation of equipment and time to get us up and running.
¡ñ The Scottish American Center has be given a sizable library by Clan MacThomas. We are pleased to announce that the library of 300 + volumes will be available for use at the Center soon. It represents a broad range of books about Scotland, its history, its people and its traditions. Our thanks goes out to Clan MacThomas, and to Rod Mooney, the Bard of Clan MacThomas, for entrusting the Center with the care of his library. Our thanks also to Tommy King and Sandy Poole who recently made the drive out to Connecticut to retrieve the library. If you want more information about Clan MacThomas, please contact Cathy Ludemann, the National Convener for Clan MacThomas, at (651) 734-0419. ¡ñ The Scottish American Center will represent the Scots at the 2009 Irish Fair of Minnesota. The event is free admission and will be held August 7-9 at Harriet Island in downtown St. Paul. The hours are Friday, August 7: 3:00 p.m. ¨C 11:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 8: 10:00 a.m. ¨C 11:00 p.m.; and Sunday, August 9: 10:30 a.m. ¨C 8:00 p.m. Our booth will be located in the East Marketplace, and we will be happy to see all our Scottish friends there at the Fair. Please check their website for the most recent information: http://www.irishfair.com/index.php
¡ñ Those of you that have contributed your time and financial support in the past have done a wonderful thing! We continue to have a need for your support to help finance the set up at our new location! At this time, we have two anonymous donors that are willing to match any new donations, and any amount up to $500.00 will qualify. This is one Great way to help the Center live on into the future.
¡ñ The current Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of the Center is John McKeen. We also have other new members of the Operating Board and are making a major effort to pump new energy into the organization. If you would like to get involved, we welcome your interest. You can reach John at 651-228-0022.
www.scottishamericancenter.org Call (612) 721-8885.
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Here’s what Dunquin and related bands are up to this summer. All of these events are FREE!:
Saturday, August 1st 6-8 p.m. Night Scotsman at Trotter’s Caf¨¦, near corner of Cleveland and Marshall Avenues in St. Paul. Don, Sherry and Helen play their Scottish “Folk to Baroque” set during the dinner hour. Great food; no cover charge. Sunday, August 2nd 1-2 p.m. Don, Sherry and Fergus (the Golden Retriever greeter) play for Paws On Grand at Treadle Yard Goods, corner of Grand and Hamline Avenues. The businesses of Grand Avenue sponsor this pet-friendly event each year; pets on leashes are welcome in stores, and treats and entertainment abound up and down Grand Avenue between Dale and Snelling Aves. Saturday, August 8th at the Irish Fair, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Harriet Island Pavilion tearoom. Don and Sherry play Irish tunes to accompany your scones and tea. Admission to the Irish Fair is free, and there’s tons of great entertainment Friday night and Saturday and Sunday. August 10th (Como Pavilion) and August 17th (Lake Harriet Band Shell): mark your calendars for The Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra’s free concerts; they will play the premiere of Sherry Ladig’s new piece for mandolin orchestra, “Gypsy Moon”. A separate e-mail will go out at the end of July. * * * The Editor acknowledges this August marks the completion of full year as SNIM’s editor. It seems like just yesterday. If anyone would like to experience the opportunity & pleasure of making this monthly contribution to the Scottish-American community, the Editor would be pleased to step down and pass-along the office. Interested parties should contact lawrencewinans@yahoo.com
