The Caledonian Society of Cincinnati

Calendar of Events

2011 Events
JAN 8	Society Annual Meeting 5pm Cocktails; 6pm Dinner; 7pm Meeting	Molly Malones, Covington, KY	WWW
JAN 22	Burns Night	Irish Heritage Center, Cincinnati, OH	WWW
APR 6	National Tartan Day
APR 9, 6:00pm	Caledonian Pipes & Drums Ceilidh	Sycamore Senior Center, Blue Ash, OH	WWW
APR 15	Society Spring Meeting	Highland Country Club, Fort Thomas, KY	WWW
MAY 14	Kentucky Scottish Weekend	General Butler State Park Carrollton, Kentucky	WWW
MAY 20-22	Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games	Mills Park Gatlinburg, TN	WWW
MAY 21	A Celtic Gathering	Moose Family Center, Lancaster, OH	WWW
MAY 28-29	Alma Highland Festival & Gathering of the Clans	Bahlke Field, Alma College Alma , MI	WWW
JUNE 2-5	Glasgow, Kentucky Highland games	Glasgow, KY	WWW
JUNE 4 - JULY 10	Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival (Weekends Only)	Eminence, KY	WWW
JUN 25	Ohio Scottish Games	Lorain County Fairgrounds Wellington, OH	WWW
JUN 25-JUL 1	Ohio Scottish Arts School	Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio	WWW
JUL 7-10	Grandfather Mountain Highland Games	MacRae Meadows Linville , NC	WWW
AUG 20, 3:00pm	Society Corn Roast	Keehner Park West Chester, OH	WWW
SEP 10-11	Columbus (Indiana) Scottish Festival	Bartholomew County Fairgrounds Columbus , IN	WWW
SEPT 26-27	Kentucky Celtic Festival	Eminence, KY	WWW
TBD	Society Fall Meeting	Location TBD	WWW
OCT 14-16	Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival	Stone Mountain Park Stone Mountain , GA	WWW
NOV 26	Saint Andrew's Celebration and Ball	Maketewah Country Club, Cincinnati, OH	WWW
NOV 30	Saint Andrew's Day		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 burgers, hot dogs, sausages, and corn, piping, country dancing and summertime companionship. We provide the grillables, corn, and soft drinks, tea and coffee.

St. Andrew's Day - 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 Night - St. Andrew's Night 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.

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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