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Join Us
If you are Scottish, of Scottish descent, or you just like kilts and
bagpipes, you are invited to join The Scottish Society of Dallas. We
meet the third Sunday of the month, September through
May (view the schedule), and on
the fourth Sunday in June. (No meeting in July or August.)
Our next meeting is Sunday, Sep. 21, 2008 at 2pm.
(No meetings in July and August.)
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History and Purpose
The Scottish Society of Dallas was organized at the
Salado Gathering of the Clans,
Salado, TX in 1963. The original name was "Scottish
Clans of North Texas, in Dallas, Texas". The organizers were Jean
Luch, Bill Bell, Bill McRight, and others. Early meetings were held at
Luby's Cafeteria at Preston Center until the meetings were moved to
the Garland Women's Activities Building where we meet today.
Over the years the Society has supported the Dallas Highland Games held
at Samuel Park, the International Bazaar at Dallas City Hall, the Texas
Scottish Festival & Highland Games in Arlington, and the
State Fair of Texas.
The purpose of the Society is to share and further Scottish culture.
To that end, the Society sponsors two major events annually: a Tartan Day
Ceilidh (like: kay-lee) in early April and a St. Andrew's Dinner and Dance
in November. Other Society
activities
involve participation in the Irish
Festival at Fair Park (March), the Texas Scottish Festival and Highland
Games in Arlington (June), the Celtic Heritage Festival in Bedford (October)
and the Gathering of the Clans in Salado (November). Society members also
represent Scotland and share information about our nation's Scottish heritage
at cultural fairs and celebrations held throughout the Dallas metro area. If
you'd like us to participate in your next cultural event, send us an
email and let us know what you
have planned.
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Join us for dinner, dancing and entertainment, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, as
we honor the Patron Saint of Scotland:
St. Andrew. Entertainment will include live,
traditional Scottish music provided by The North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums;
Highland Dancing; Scottish Country Dancing (audience participation strongly
encouraged!); and dance tunes of all kinds, for all ages, provided by a D.J.
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Attendees at the society's 2006 St. Andrew's dance enjoy
some Scottish Country Dancing.
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