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Thursday, January 19, 2006
Scottish Country Dancing & More
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM):
WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER
http://diannashipman.home.att.net
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REMINDER:
No Newsletter next week -
I'm off to Arizona -
but not to worry -
Ed & Carol Young will lead the group next week!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM)
THE GATHERING OF THE CELTS 2006
HOUSTON SCOTTISH FIDDLE CLUB
BLACK WATCH
CALENDAR PAGE
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SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE:
TONIGHT: We were pleased to have 14 for dancing this evening, including four new dancers:
CLAIRE WOODS, BECKY CROMPTON, RICHARD MARTIN & JENNIE STILLMAN
I know everyone will make them welcome in the coming weeks!
We danced:
Virginia Reel, Delvine Side, Angus Reel, Atholl Reel, Laird of Atherton, Reel of Troop 398,
Waltz Country Dance, Reel of the Royal Scots, The Saint John River, Blue Bonnets and Polka Dots.
MEMBER NEWS:
I had some nice Hong Kong photos from LISA SMITH this week.
I've added a new member page for AMBER BOOTH.
PHOTOs on the website front page: Ed & Carol Young, Mitch Philpot & Amber Booth.
COME DANCE WITH US!
(info on calendar below)
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THE GATHERING OF THE CELTS 2006
in conjunction with the
6th Annual St. Andrew's in the Heights Celtic Festival
Sunday, February 26th
NOON to 5:30PM
at 19th and Heights Boulevard
The afternoon will include a wide variety of Entertainers on two stages,
Vendors with Celtic themes, a renowned Silent Auction, a Stained-Glass Tour,
great food and drink plus Games for children of all ages.
The Festival will begin following the St. Andrew's Episcopal 10:30AM Church Service
as bagpipers lead everyone to the "Kirking of the Celts"
and then, to the opening performance on the Outdoor Stage.
The Upstairs Stage will feature a variety of dance groups & singers!
Entertainment (confirmed to date):
The St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe & Drum Corp
Cass Academy of Irish Dance
Constant Billy (Bill Galbraith, guitar & Emily Standish, vocal)
The Flying Fish Sailors
Bayou City Pipes & Drums
Kennedy International Dancers / Home School Irish Step Dancers
Sia Beaton (Scottish Singer)
Society for Creative Anachronism Dancers
Men of Houston - Morris Dancers
Good Time Scottish Dancers
The Celtic Chorus of Houston
Houston Scottish Fiddle Club
McTeggart School of Irish Dancing
Vendors & Organizations, thus far:
The Celtic Store
Houston Highland Games Association
Irish American Heritage Association of Katy
Cowboy Szymonski (Blacksmith)
Robertley USA Ltd Co
The Backyard Gardner
Jericho Art
Baubles Jewelry
Face Painting, Etc...
Old Fashioned Things
Moore Expressions
The Magick Cauldron
at 5:30PM A Piper will close the Festival, in gratitude, with the spiritually moving song, "Amazing Grace".
ADMISSION: Family Ticket - $5.00
Single Ticket - $2.00
Under 12 - FREE!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please visit our website: http://www.saintandrewsepiscopal.org/celtic.htm
Or contact:
Chair: Kathleen Galbraith 713-868-5194,kgalbraith@sbcglobal.net
Co-Chair: Teri Jo Nicholson 713-688-6200, terijo@houston.rr.com
Vendor Chair: Mary Rennie 281-341-8124, dprennie@aol.com
Celtic Organizations & Links: http://home.att.net~diannashipman
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HOUSTON SCOTTISH FIDDLE CLUB
next meeting: Sunday, January 22nd, 2pm
For meeting location and details
contact Robert Wylie
Program: fiddles for the first hour, then anything goes after that.
Thor Sinclair of The Rovers Return has kindly agreed to teach a tune or two, and then we will see what happens afterwards.
Maybe a Robert Burns tune would be nice, to celebrate his 247th birthday...
As always, I'd appreciate an idea if you can make it, and if you have anyone
else who would like to come to the session, please let them and us know.
Best Regards,
Robert Wylie
Tel: 281-870-9853
rwylie@attglobal.net
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BLACK WATCH
http://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/news/oct05/texas.html
Feb. 22 - Ft. Worth
Feb. 24 - Austin 7:30 pm
The Pipes and Drums of the Black Watch (the Royal Highland Regiment) and the Band of the Welsh Guards
are coming to Austin on Friday, February 24, at 7:30 at the Frank Erwin Center http://www.uterwincenter.com/applause/2005/dec05/blackwatch.html.
discount of $4 off the ticket price for a group of 20 or more.
Ticket prices are $25, $30, and $35.
[Dianna's note: excerpted from the Austin Ghillies Gazette:
Sarah Harriman already has a list of 10-12 people who would like tickets.
If you would like a ticket please call Sarah at 327-2869 or email her at sarah@ututx.org.]
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CALENDAR PAGE
details on all items listed below can be found on the webpage at:
current month: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar.htm
for upcoming months: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar2.htm
[Dianna's Note: I've added some events to the "upcoming months" page.]
THE COMING WEEK:
19
THURSDAY
Celtic Chorus of Houston
Griff's Shenanigans Cafe & Bar 7:30-9:30 pm
Election of Officers!
20
FRIDAY
Waco, TX - Waco Hippodrome
THE CHIEFTAINS
Houston Highland Games Association
Pub Crawl - Rice Village
The crawl begins at 6 pm
Our planned stops for the evening are:
· Sherlock's Baker St. Pub - 5510 Morningside
· Happy Hour prices till 9 pm with food available
· Two Rows - 2nd floor of shopping center at
· University & Morningside - food available
Ginger Man - 5607 Morningside
21
SATURDAY
7:30 & 10pm, $15
GAELIC STORM
McGonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 528-5999
Galveston - The Grand 1894 Opera House
THE CHIEFTAINS
EUREKA SPRING, ARKANSAS: 8pm-10 pm
TARTANIC
performs for Burn's night, City Auditorium, Eureka Springs
22
SUNDAY
HOUSTON SCOTTISH FIDDLE CLUB 2pm
For meeting location and details and to RSVP contact Robert Wylie
Program: fiddles for the first hour, then anything goes after that. Thor Sinclair of The Rovers Return will teach a tune or two
Society for Creative Anachronism Dancing
Austin - Riverbend Centre
THE CHIEFTAINS
Men of Houston Morris Dancers
23
MONDAY
International Folk Dancing for beginners.
HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS
7:30 - 10:00 pm Oddfellows Hall,
115 E. 14th Street in the Heights.
January 23, 2006
Heather and Thistle Society
Burns Club Program - "The Travels of Burns"
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TUESDAY
Strings n' Things
contact Peggy Carter.
San Antonio -
Majestic Theatre
THE CHIEFTAINS
4th Tuesday
Irish American Heritage Association of Katy, Texas
Meeting
7:30pm
Municipal Utility District Building
on Cimmaron Pkwy at Hidden Canyon Rd
(just west of S Mason Rd) in Katy, Texas
For more information or directions, please call:
Bridget Connelly . . 281-492-8780
Mike Long . . . . . . 281-395-3038
Dennis Donlan . . . 281-392-0894
OR
E-mail us at: info@texirish.com
English-Speaking Union: Houston Branch
Dinner Lecture
The Briar Club, 2603 Timmons off Westheimer. Reception and Cocktail hour starts 6:30 P.M.
Speaker: Dr. Robert L Patten,
Professor, Rice University.
"Dickens Now"
For details and reservations
call Tom Fox 713-839-2678.
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Dianna
Dianna L. Shipman
diannashipman@att.net
Scottish Country Dancing and More
Houston, Texas
web page: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman
phone: 713-522-1212