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TARTAN DAY DINNER
Members and guests of the Scottish American Society (which usually meets at the Akron Public Library) will hold a special
Tartan Day event at Blair House, 255 North Portage Path, Akron on April 12th, 2009, 1:30pm - 5:00pm. Covered Dish + $1 per
person. For more information e-mail: jfrost@nls.net, or marcusgab@sbcglobal.net.
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A SCOTTISH CELEBRATION OF SPRING
The 4th Annual Brigadoon Beltane Festival
(Formerly the Celtic Beltane Festival)
The Scottish American Society sponsored its fourth annual Brigadoon Beltane Festival on Saturday the
31st of May 2008 at Maize Valley Market & Winery, 6193 Edison Street NE (State Route 619)
just east of Hartville, Ohio.
The festival and proved to be absolutely great. The threatening weather never went farther than threatening.
The wind must have blown the rain on by us. We had good attendance and a wonderful program with plenty of family participation.
That's what we're all about. We had hoped for an event that was entertaining and enlightening and we got it. Thanks
to the wonderful new pavilion provided by Bill Bakan (Maize Valley Winery) we had a great area to stage our dancers, singers,
instrumentalists, and pipe bands.
The highland athletes did their thing up on the hill. Folks could stop on the way up to visit with Dennis
Gressock as a highland soldier, give a pat to the Highland Cattle, and enjoy the view. Traditional music from Scotland,
Ireland, and Wales was featured via bands and through J & C Entertainment. There
was a basket raffle with many interesting items featured. All proceeds from this raffle will benefit Pegasus.
The Welsh Country Dancers from Columbus performed and taught their traditional dances. The award winning Tigh
Na Creige Highland Dance Group presented highland dance, and the Heather Belles of the Jenny May dance school also featuring
award winning dancers, performed highland and more contemporary highland dance routines. Scottish Country Dancers from Kent,
Ohio demonstrated dances anyone can easily learn. Celtic harpers played gently and beautifully, the McKenney family
(a whole lot of cute) performed, One More Pint played Celtic tunes as did Brian & Julie McElhiney, joined by the Ceilidh
Band. Tim & Christy Walsh had athletic events the kids could compete in - the caber was a tad more forgiving than
the one the highland athletes use, , a demonstration of “waulking” the wool, sheep shearing, traditional food
and beverages wre available from Heather MacNaughton and British Pastries. There were books for sale and wine tasting
for the adults at the Winery.
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Pegasus, an association dedicated to horseback
riding therapy for those who are disabled or handicapped. For more information on Pegasus, see their web site at: www.pegasusfarm.org
A great big thank you to everyone. From the group who worked hard getting this set up and running, to
the volunteers who showed up and lent us hands and muscles, to the clans, vendors, Hyde Park Cattle, highland athletes, and
all who attended and/or participated. A huge thank you to Bill Bakan and Maize Valley Winery for everything - from providing
us with a place to hold our festival to his valuable comments, constructive criticisms & suggestions, and his patience
with us.
Especially thanks to whoever was responsible for that beautiful, beautiful day.
Iris Restaurant Web Site - click here.
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MAGNERS GLASGOW
INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
The Magners Glasgow International
Comedy Festival is
now in its 7th year and is going to be even bigger and better in 2009 – with over 350 shows taking place
across 40 venues from 12-29 March. Past festivals have attracted some of the best comic talent from the UK
and abroad. French
and Saunders, Joan Rivers, Jimmy Carr, Omid Djalili and Frankie Boyle have all performed at the festival,
and we have already confirmed Jimmy Carr, Rob Brydon and Ross Noble as 3 of our headline acts
for 2009.
In celebration of Homecoming in 2009,
we are putting together a host of shows including hilarious home grown talent, international acts and some Homecoming stars!
We are working with our colleagues in New York to bring
some exciting Homecoming talent for a ‘Best of American Comedy’ showcase! All of those comedians who are participating
in the show case will be of Scottish descent, making it a real celebration! You can find out more about Homecoming 2009 by
visiting www.homecomingscotland2009.com.
Don’t forget to register your
details at www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com to receive exclusive news and alerts from the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
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