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EVENTS MARCH 2010
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L MacKenzie Events
Friday, March 5, 2010 – MacPhail Center for Music
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Noon time concert with Willow Brae, featuring Andrea Stern – harp, Laura, and Marc Anderson – percussion. Free. “Bach’s Lunch” series.
www.macphail.org
MacPhail Center for Music | 501 2nd St. North | Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, March 6, 2010 – Paradise Center for the Arts
7:30 PM
In Concert with Andrea Stern, harp – our duo “Willow Brae”.
www.paradisecenterforthearts.org
Paradise Center for the Arts | 321 Central Ave N. | Faribault, MN
Thursday, March 11, 2010 – Barron Area Community Center
Evening
Ross & MacKenzie in concert.
www.thebacc.com
Barron Area Community Center | 800 Memorial Drive | Barron, Wisconsin
Saturday, March 13, 2010 – Hjemkomst Center
12:00 & 2:00 PM
A Festival celebrating the Celtic cultures of Brittany, Cornwall, Galicia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales. Music, dance, exhibits, presentations, food and more. 10 – 4 PM. Performing with Gary Rue (guitar and vocals) and Kelly and Casey Pearson, Irish Stepdancers.
www.fargoparks.com/se_celticfest.html
Hjemkomst Center | 202 1st Ave N. | Moorhead, MN
Sunday, March 14, 2010 – Landmark Center
12:00 – 1:00 PM
IMDA’s “Day of Irish Dance Weyerhauser Concert Series”, performing with Gary Rue, guitar and vocals.
www.irishmusicanddanceassociation.org
Landmark Center | 75 W. 5th St. | St. Paul, MN
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 – Alexandria Area Arts Association
7:30 PM
Laura and the Lads in concert (Laura with Gary Rue, guitar and vocals; Michael Bissonnette, percussion)
Our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration concert!
www.alexandreaareaarts.org
Alexandria Area Arts Association | 618 Broadway | Alexandria, MN
And more! Please see Laura’s website for more March events.
Scottish American Center Meat Raffle
Greetings from the Scottish American Center!
Here is an opportunity to support the Scottish American Center in meeting their budgetary goals and bringing home the bacon at the same time!
On March 6th and March 20th there will be a meat raffle at the Glockenspiel Restaurant in St. Paul, 605 7th St. West. For a modest investment ($2.00), you will be entered into a raffle for a bundle of meat. These bundles vary from steaks and roasts to breakfast packages and our favorites a wurst package! In addition, there is a full menu of excellent German Food and some of the best beers this side of Edinburgh. Please join us!
The raffle runs from 1:00 to 4:00 on those Saturdays and we hope you will be able to attend at least one of these.
Glockenspiel Restaurant | 605 7th Street West | St. Paul, MN
TCSC – Whist, Pies & Chips!
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Don’t know how to play Whist? Don’t worry…we’ll teach you, it’s easy!! Don’t want to play Whist? That’s OK too, you’re welcome to join us anyway, and have a “wee blether” with those not playing cards, and then enjoy the pies/bridies and chips afterwards!
Cost: $7.00 per person for Members, $9.00 per person for Guests, $5.00 for children 12 years & under
See the TCSC website for the registration form. If you have any questions, please call Norma Macdonald at 952-888-2800.
Macalester Plymouth Church | 1658 Lincoln Ave | St. Paul, MN
We’d like bottles for the Tumbola Stall for Tartan Day. It’s becoming a Traditional Fund raiser for Tartan Day. People can donate unusual and common bottles of anything (including nice whiskys and wines) to benefit Tartan Day.
Drop off points for these bottles will be at the following events:
TCSC Whist and Pies Event – March 13th, 1pm to 5pm
Macalester Plymouth Church
1658 Lincoln Avenue West
St Paul, MN 55105-1949
(651) 698-8871
www.macalester-plymouth.org
or
MN Coalition of Scottish Clans Meeting – March 13th, 11am to 1pm
Hallie Q Brown Center
270 North Kent Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102-1744
(651) 224-4601
www.hallieqbrown.org
Thank you!!
Barra in Concert at the Oak Center General Store
Saturday, March 13, 8:00 pm
The Oak Center General Store is located On Highway 63 in Oak Center , Minnesota – 507-753-2080.
www.oakcentergeneralstore.com
Barra will be performing in concert on Saturday, March 13th at 8 pm as part of the Oak Center General Store’s ongoing concert series. Tickets are $15 to $5 General Admission. The concert takes place at the historic Oak Center General Store located on Highway 63, 10 miles South of Lake City; or 25 miles north of Rochester .
While you are there, you can enjoy organic popcorn, home-baked cookies, natural sodas, waters, coffee & beer. Before concerts and during intermission, you can shop in the Oak Center General Store to stock up on organic foods or some of the many other interesting and useful treasures you may find.
Tickets are between $15 and $5, depending on ability to pay. To make ticket reservations, please call the Oak Center at 507-753-2080.
Additional Information on Barra:
Barra, a traditional 5-piece ensemble has been thrilling the Midwest concert and festival circuit for years with high energy, sensitivity and dedication to the tradition. Considered Minnesota ’s foremost Irish band, they have been bringing strains of the Emerald Isle to stages across the Midwest , sharing the sheer fun and vitality of a music loved the world over.
The band features Paul Garding (guitar and vocals), John McCormick (accordion and vocals), Deborah Martin (fiddle and hurdy gurdy) Amy Shaw (Irish flute) and Dave Cammack (bodhran and accordion).
For more information call 651-357-0400 or visit www.barraband.com
Oak Center General Store | 67011 HWY 63 | Lake City, MN 55041
St. Patrick’s Day Irish Ceili Dance – 19th Annual
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
CSPS Hall – St. Paul , MN
383 Michigan Avenue , St. Paul , MN
(near St. Clair Avenue just off of West 7th Street – Upstairs from the Glockenspiel Restaurant)
Music: Barra – Minnesota ‘s Best Loved Ceili Band
Dance Instruction: Ann Wiberg
7 p.m. – $9.50 at the door. Seniors, 62+, and children 6 to 16 are $4.75, children under 5 are free
The annual Irish dance for St. Patrick’s Day. This is considered to be the largest Irish dance that takes place throughtout the year and it’s at the CSPS Hall, a historic vaudeville hall built around the turn of the century with a wonderful wood dance floor.
Sponsored by the Minnesota Folk Arts Alliance – www.mnfolkarts.org with kind support from the Summit Brewing Company.
For more information call 651-357-0400 or visit www.barraband.com
CSPS Hall | 383 Michigan Avenue | St. Paul, MN
Join us at the Scottish (Genealogy) Interest Group
Newly established is the Scottish Interest Group (SIG). We will meet quarterly throughout the year to assist and further your understanding on how to search your ancestry. The first meeting of the SIG will be on March 20th, 2010 at the Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS) in South Saint Paul. This quarterly meeting of the SIG will provide a tour of the MGS facility, their Library, and their computer capabilities. The meeting will be co-hosted by Bergetta Monroe (MGS) and John McKeen (SAC). The main focus of the meeting will be to discuss tracing your Scottish genealogy by computer. The meeting is from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will be held at the M.G.S. The Minnesota Genealogical Society is located at 1185 Concord Street No., Suite 218, South Saint Paul, MN 55075. Phone number (651) 455-9057. Web address is www.mngs.org.
Please call Bergetta Monroe (952) 894-9538, bergetta1@q.com or John McKeen (651) 228-0022, jemckeen@isd.net to reserve you space at the computer. If you have a laptop with Wi-Fi, bring it along. You can then save all your information and take it home with you. Please note, a $10.00 fee will be requested unless you’re a member of the Scottish American Center (SAC) or the Minnesota Genealogical Society.
Give us a call, or send us an e-mail! Find out more about your ancestors. Join the Scottish Interest Group (SIG). Share what you have already learned and help others in their discovery. Join us at 10:00 a.m., March 20th and explore your own family history.
Tartan Day McCracken Ceilidh
The Tartan Day Cooperative looked for someone with just a wee bit of experience with ceilidh’s so the McCracken Clan stepped in and we will give it a go! The ceilidh will be April 9th, 2010 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm.
Kieran’s Pub has generously offered to host our ceilidh again this year in their brand new location on Block E, downtown Minneapolis. You will be able to order food from their menu. They will have live music in the main room. The Ceilidh will be in the Titanic Room with traditional Scottish Ceilidh Dancing, raffles and impromptu entertainment. This is a FREE event!
Event: http://eventful.com/minneapolis/events/2010-minnesota-tartan-day-celebrations-/E0-001-028421886-0
If you or anyone you know may want to perform an act or some music, contact Andrew McCracken at andrewmcc@izoom.net.
RSCDS – 34th Annual Ball
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Twin Cities Branch is eagerly anticipating its 34th Annual Ball, which will be a MASQUERADE BALL, on April 17th, 2010 at St. Stephen’s School in Minneapolis. The event will include a reception with substantial hors d’oeuvres, Scottish country dancing with live music by Thistledown Band (Sherry Ladig, Ken Steffenson, Pat O’Loughlin, and Anne Benson), an auction, and prizes for the best masks. Tickets are just $35 for the full evening, $25 for non-dancers. More information, including the dance program here: http://www.rscds-twincities.org/annualball.html
Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games – Rumgumption
This year, Minneapolis-based band Rumgumption will be headlining the all-day lineup of Celtic music at The Minnesota Scottish Fair. Their playlist includes traditional and high energy acoustic Scots and Irish music with origins ranging from ancient to sometime last week.
Rumgumption is Adam Modares (djembe, Uillean pipes), Jason Novak (cittern, flute), Chad McAnally (hammer dulcimer, Gaelic harp, assorted whistles), and Shawn McBurnie (vocals, bodhrán).
To listen to a sample from their new CD, click here: music.rumgumption.com
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LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS TOP
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Clann Tartan
Clann Tartan is a living history group portraying life in the Highlands in the 1630s, when Highland culture was at its peak. We travel to cultural events and fairs around the upper midwest and depict daily life as accurately as possible. We have several repeating get-togethers in which the public is welcome to participate, please visit our website for more information!
www.clanntartan.org
Discount Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games Tickets Available!
The TCSC has obtained discounted tickets for the MN Scottish Fair & Highland Games 2010! The event will be held on May 22, 2010 at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington, MN.
Normal price of adult admission is $15.00 per person, however, we have tickets available for your purchase at $12.00 each. That’s a $3.00 savings per person! This ticket sale is for a “limited time”, so get your tickets today!
Please contact Norma Macdonald for more details: weeyin57@aol.com
Wanted! – Harpers to participate in the MSF&HG Competition
Second Annual SHSA Scottish Harp Competition at Minnesota Scottish Fair
Saturday, May 22
Lever and wire harp players of all ages and skill levels are invited to compete in several categories for solo and ensemble. Competition will be judged by internationally recognized master player, Minnesota’s own Ann Heymann. See the SHSA website at shsa.org for rules.
Also needed: volunteers and supporters for the harp competition (May 22.) Volunteers should be available for a short shift during the day to assist the players and judge. Supporters can help by sponsoring or donating a prize, or donating cash, gift certificates, or other items toward competition prizes.
Last, but not least, please stop by the event to enjoy the music and support local and regional harpers with your presence. We will also feature a time for anyone interested in having a go at playing the harp!
For more information, please contact Cindy Schaufenbuel: cindy.schaufenbuel@gmail.com or (952) 693-3755.
Hart School of Scottish Dance
The Hart School of Scottish Dance is in need of new students! We do not want to let our heritage of Scottish highland dance die. Our number of dancers this year is way down!!
Talk to Kitty Hart if you are interested in becoming a new dancer. You can find more details and contact information at highlandkitty.com. Contact us if you are looking for dancers to perform or if you have children of your own that would like to learn Scottish Highland Dance.
Scottish American Military Society
The Scottish American Military Society, MN, Post 1858, is a Veteran’s Organization, not only in Minnesota, but across the United States. Our Org. is comprised of, and open to membership to veteran’s from the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom of Scottish heritage, we also accept a limited number of non veteran members per post. Our organization goals are to promote our Military heritage, to pass on our patriotic values to our future generations, to teach the traditions of our Military heritage. To promote a forum for civil exchange, to provide Color and Honor Guards, at Scottish and Military events throughout the state.
Visit the website for more information and to fill out an application: http://www.s-a-m-s.org/
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NEWS TOP
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The Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association would like to congratulate Erin Brush, Allie Schmitz and Emily Schmitz for passing their Scottish Official Board of Highland Dance (SOBHD) Teachers Exam. Well done ladies!
The MSCDA would also like to recognize the following dancers for passing their SOBHD Medal Test exams:
Tiny Tots
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Scottish Level I
Caeylyn Petit
Katie Byzewski
Katie Byzewski
Alison Matthews
Abbey Kuzas
Elaina Parsons
Katie Michalak
Abbey Kuzas
Jackie Schmitz
Elise Parsons
Elise Parsons
Victoria Schmitz
Mikylah MacKay
Over Valentine’s Day weekend, the Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association (MSCDA) held its annual competition at the 24th Scottish Ramble in St. Paul. We would like recognize the outstanding effort of our dancers. The MSCDA is very proud of the first-class effort put forth by all of our very talented dancers. A special congratulations goes to Dancer of the Day, Erin Brush.
E. Brush J. Schmitz A. Matthews
National Trust for Scotland – A letter of interest from Babs:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Cut-more-jobs-and-sell.6082478.jp
Above is a link to an article about the bad situation the National Trust for Scotland is in. These kinds of groups are suffering mightily due to the bad economic times. As a member of SHUSA, I also get a membership to NTS. Gives me free admission to all the NTS properties when I am in Scotland. It is well worth supporting…
Thanks.
Babs
New Books for the NewYear from Unicorn Ltd.
We have been working away here, getting new titles ready for your reading and research in the new year. Most of this grouping of books fall into the “local history” category. We have concentrated in this group on some of the smaller or less well-served counties. These county or regional histories are vital to your family research, since they provide detailed information about the area from which your family came.
A History of Moray and Nairn. By Charles Rampini.
Clackmannan and Kinross. By J. P. Day
Argyllshire and Buteshire. By Peter McNair
Antiquities of Arran . By John M’ Arthur
Berwick-upon-Tweed. By John Scott
Past and Present: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Stirling , Dumbarton, and Linlithgowshires. By Archibald C. M’Michael
Also of interest this week:
Border Raids and Reivers. By Robert Borland.
The Viking Age. By Paul B. Du Chaillu.
History of Ryegate , Vermont . By Edward Miller and Frederic P. Wells.
General link to website:
http://scotpress.com/catalog/
Happy reading,
Renny and Vicki McLeod
