The Caledonian Society of Cincinnati

Calendar of Events

2008 Events
JAN 4	Society Annual Meeting (Members Only)	de Sha's Resturant Montogomery, OH	WWW
JAN 19	Burns Night	Good Shepherd catholic Church 8815 East Kemper Road. 6:30- 10:30	WWW
MAR 22	Society Spring Meeting	Ivy Hills Country Club	WWW
APR 6	National Tartan Day
APR 12	Cal. Pipes & Drums Ceilidh	Hartwell Recreation Center	WWW
MAY 9-11	Kentucky Scottish Weekend	General Buttler State Resort Park Carrollton, Kentucky	WWW
MAY 16-18	Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games	Mills Park Gatlinburg, TN	WWW
MAY 24-25	Alma Highland Festival & Gathering of the Clans	Bahlke Field, Alma College Alma , MI	WWW
MAY 29-JUN 1	Glasgow Kentucky Highland Games	Glasgow, KY	WWW
JUN 14	Indiana Highland Games	Concordia Seminary Fort Wayne , IN	WWW
JUN 28	Ohio Scottish Games	Lorain County Fairgrounds Wellington, OH	WWW
JUN 28-JUL 3	Ohio Scottish Arts School	Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio	WWW
JUL 10-13	Grandfather Mountain Highland Games	MacRae Meadows Linville , NC	WWW
AUG 17	Society Corn Roast	Harvest Home	WWW
SEP 12-13	The Cincinnati Celtic Festival	Yeatman's Cove, Serpentine Wall at Cincinnati's riverfront	WWW
SEP 13-14	Columbus (Indiana) Scottish Festival	Bartholomew County Fairgrounds Columbus , IN	WWW
OCT 17	Society Fall Meeting	Highland Country Club	WWW
OCT 17-19	Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival	Stone Mountain Park Stone Mountain , GA	WWW
NOV 29	Saint Andrew's Celebration and Ball	Netherland Hilton	WWW
NOV 30	Saint Andrew's Day		WWW
2009 Events
TBA	Society Annual Meeting (Members Only)	de Sha's Resturant Montogomery, OH	WWW
TBA	Burns Night	TBA	WWW
Weekly Events
WED Evenings	Scottish Country Dancing	Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church 5950 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH	WWW

Burns Night - Author of "Auld Lang Syne" and many other songs commonly sung even today, coiner of the phrase "Wad some power the giftie gie us tae see oursel's as ithers see us", Robert Burns is the National Poet of the Scottish culture. Born January 25th, 1759, his birthday is celebrated annually by Scots all over the world in various forms from the very formal to the more casual. The Society follows the latter tradition each January on the Friday closest to his birthday with food and drink, song, poetry, dancing and the ubiquitous (for Scots) bagpipes. Come join us.

Corn Roast - Every August, just for fun, members and friends gather for a day of roasted pig and corn, piping, country dancing and summertime companionship. We provide the pig and corn, beer and soft drinks, tea and coffee.

St. Andrew's Night - St. Andrew is the patron Saint of many countries, including Scotland. He is perhaps more personal to Scots since tradition has it that late in the Roman era of Britain, (according to Catholic tradition), an angel appeared to St. Regulus, or Rule, and directed him to disperse the bones of Andrew "in the four corners of the earth". In the course of this mission, St. Regulus and St. Theneva arrived in Scotland where a miraculously revived St. Andrew appeared. The three saints then erected the church of St. Andrew. His bones were kept there until the Reformation, at which time they disappeared.

St. Andrew's Day is November 30th, and is celebrated with much pomp and circumstance. The setting is reminiscent of a castle "great hall", with Clan Banners and Crests suspended over colorful kilted gentlemen and beautifully gowned ladies. The evening begins after a cocktail hour, with entry of the officers, each accompanied by a piper, banner bearer and armed escort. Dinner follows, after which the annual Caledonian Scholarship and a Scholastic Excellence Award is presented to local students, and contributors to the Society and the community are recognized. Guests spend the remainder of the evening in modern and Scottish country dancing and enjoying performances of The Caledonian Pipes, Drums and Dancers, and the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. Formal kilted attire and dresses are preferred, but coat and tie is acceptable.

Society Meetings

Annual Meeting - The purpose of this meeting is solely to elect trustees and officers and to conduct the business of the Society. It is the only function restricted to members only.

Spring and Fall Meetings - These are primarily social gatherings and members may bring guests. The format is usually a cocktail hour followed by dinner, after which a short program of entertainment or piping is usually offered. As a rule business is restricted to election of new members.

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