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Future Events / Activities
Join in the fun. Come out and
meet members of our society at any of the following events. Members,
if you would like to get involved in any of the activities listed below,
just click on the "Send Email" link on the left side of this page.
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March, 2-4, 2012
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
(Their 30th annual festival!)
Come visit us in the "Scottish Village,"
comprised of about 28 to 30 clans and Scottish-related societies.
Better yet, get involved by joining one of them!
Thanks to all of you who stopped by our booth Mar. 5th and 6th, 2011.
It was a great festival for us! We met lots and lots of festival goers
and had excellent "booth support" from a host of our members... including
some new faces! Thank you all and we look forward to seeing you
again this year.
Members John and Margaret Aitken, society Pres. and Tres. respectively, are
ready to meet festival guests at the 29th annual Irish Fest,
March 5/6, 2011. (Photo by newsletter editor,
Christa Davis.)
Two of the Society's favorite musical groups,
The North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums and
Seamus Stout, were back together again at the 29th
annual Irish Fest, March 5/6, 2011. (Photo by newsletter
editor, Christa Davis.)
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Look for this event again in early to mid-March, 2012.
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(A Society sponsored event.)
Sunday April 1, 2012 -- 1 to 5pm
Winfrey Point House,
East Side of White Rock Lake
Dallas, TX
This event is open to the public and is free, so bring the
family, a picnic lunch and a blanket and enjoy an afternoon of Scottish
music, dance and culture along the shores White Rock Lake!
We want to thank all of our guests, performers and volunteers who made our
2011 ceilidh (held on April 3rd) a great success! We had an especially large
group of member volunteers in 2011, which makes putting on the event easier and more
fun for all involved. We look forward to seeing you again in 2012 at
Winfrey Point House.
In a rpeat of their Irish Fest performance, two of the Society's favorite musical groups,
The North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums and
Seamus Stout, were back together again at the Society's
annual Tartan Day Ceilidh, Sunday April 3, 2011. (Foto by Fischer.)
Members of the
Dallas Highland Dancers, from both Adult and Youth
classes, take center stage at the 2011 Tartan Day Ceilidh.
(Foto by Fischer)
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Texas RoughRiders
Opening Day Game & Tartan Day Celebration!
2012 date to be posted here when available.
Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco, TX
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Grapevine Depot, Grapevine, TX
Apr 13-15 and Apr 20-22, 2012
"Our Day" will be selected by the society board prior to our February meeting,
which will give members plenty of time to sign up.
We want
to thank all of the Society members who participated on March 26,
of last year (2011). The turn out
was our best ever! At the end of the day, we had 14 people sitting around the
table at Willhoites Restaurant in downtown Grapevine. What a nice way to
end the day. Thank you all.
Why we particpate...
Since March of 2008, Society members have helped the
Museum of the American Railroad and the
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
bring Thomas the Tank Engine to D/FW. The gents, and some
of the ladies, show up in kilts; others of the ladies sport tartan
skirts and/or sashes, and thus we stage a mini-Scottish
invasion...much to the delight of the organizers!
Money raised through this event, for the museum and the GVRR, helps these
organizations underwrite the preservation of a portion of this country's rich
railroad history. For our participation, the Society receives a set dollar amount
per hour for each member who participates. Since 2008, the money we've received
has enabled us (fiscally) to declare our Tartan Day Ceilidh a free event.
It is our intent to continue this practice!
Society members helped bring Thomas the Tank Engine to D/FW, on a very
pleasent Saturday, March 26th, 2011. We had our biggest volunteer turn out ever
and probably the best weather we've seen since we started participating in 2008.
(Photo by Bob LaPrelle, CEO, Museum of the American Railroad.)
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May 4, 5 & 6, 2012
(Note the change of date to early May. Should be Cooler!)
Maverick Stadium, UT/Arlington
Arlington, TX
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This event is free to public.
2012 Date: TBD
(Usually held on the First or Second Saturday in October.)
Haggard Park, Plano, TX
15th Street, adjacent to the downtown, Plano Light Rail Station
(Save gas and don't worry about parking: Ride
DART!)
Members Fiona, Myra and Max talk to attendees at the 2011, Plano
International Fest, at Haggard Park in downtown Plano. Also on hand, in the
background, are members Gene and Becky. (Foto by Fischer)
Under the direction of Society secretary Fiona Robertson Alpaugh, members
of the Dallas Highland Dancers performed at the 2010, Plano International
Fest. (Foto by Fischer)
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Sponsored by:
Central Texas Area Museum
Sat./Sun., Nov. 10-11, 2012
Salado, TX (I-35, bt. Temple & Austin)
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Members Chris Farrar and John Aitken (President) "working" our booth at the 2011
games -- the 50th annual, games -- in Salado, on November 12th.
(Foto By Fischer)
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The 2010 Salado Gathering of the Clans is "topped off" by a pair of jet con-trails
forming a St. Andrews Cross above the heads of the participants. How appropriate
was that?!? (Foto By Fischer)
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(A Society sponsored event.)
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Atendees at the 2011 St. Andrew's Dinner and Dance, 19-Nov, who served
in the US or British military, gather for a group photo.
(Foto by Fischer)
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(Sponsored by the Daughters of Caledonia.)
Held on a Saturday evening in late January
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Doors open at 6pm; Dinner at 7pm.
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(Members: If you would like to get involved in any of
the events listed above, click on the "Send Email" link on the upper left side
of this page. We'd love to have you!)
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