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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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Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
11:00am to 5:00pm
Haggard Park, Plano, TX
15th Street, adjacent to the downtown, Plano Light Rail Station
(Save gas and don't worry about parking: Ride
DART!)
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Will Rogers Coliseum, Ft. Worth
Saturday - Sunday; October 2-3, 2010
Sat: 10:30am to 10:00pm
Sun: 11:00am to 7:00pm
This event is being put on by the
Southwest Celtic Music Association,
the same great folks that have been bringing us the North Texas Irish
Fest at Fair Park, Dallas, in early March of each year since 1983!
(Yes. . .the above two events do overlap, but
we will have a presence at both. We have grown big enough and accumulated
enough educational materials -- and above all have enough members willing
to staff such events -- to simultaneously divide and conquer! We look forward
to seeing you at one or the other!)
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Sponsored by:
Central Texas Area Museum
Sat./Sun., Nov. 13-14, 2010
Salado, TX (I-35, bt. Temple & Austin)
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Society member Philip Fisk visits with guests while Margaret Aitken perpares
to meet the next group of visitors at the Salado Gathering of the Clans,
Nov. 8, 2008. (Foto By Fischer)
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(A Society sponsored event.)
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Soicety members enjoy a turn around the dance floor at the St.
Andrew's Dinner and Dance, 22-Nov-2008. (Foto by Fischer)
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First weekend in March, 2011
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
(Their 29th annual festival!)
Come visit us in the "Scottish Village,"
comprised of 30 or more 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. 6th and 7th, 2010.
Member Myra Ballantyne sells a raffle ticket to a guest at the Irish
Fest, March 6/7, 2010. (Photo by membership chair,
Rebecca Hopkins)
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Grapevine Depot, Grapevine, TX
This six-day event is generally held on the last weekend of March and the first
weekend of April. (The 2011 event dates will be posted when available.)
We want to thank all Society members who participated in 2010! 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 cold
and windy Saturday, March 28th, 2009.
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(A Society sponsored event.)
Sunday afternoon, April 3, 2011
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 2010
ceilidh a success! We look forward to seeing you again next year at
Winfrey Point.
The popular D/FW celtic band,
Seamus Stout, graced the 2010 Tartan Day
Ceilidh stage for sixth or
seventh straight year. Thank you gents! We appreciate your continued
support and we certainly enjoy your music! (Foto by Fischer)
An increasingly popular part of the annual ceilidh comes when the "floor"
is given over to the youngest of Miss Fiona's students, from the
Dallas Highland Dancers! These four aspiring young
dancers performed at the 2010
event on March 28th. Great job children! (Foto by Fischer)
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June, 4, 5 & 6, 2010
Maverick Stadium, UT/Arlington
Arlington, TX
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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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