Tampa Bay Area KILT NIGHT

[Shriner]

Kilt wearers and friends in the Tampa Bay area
Kilt Night at O'Brien's Irish Pub
6 pm - 9 pm Thursday, June 7th
O'Brien's Irish Pub, 701 W. Lumsden Rd., Brandon FL

Below is a schedule of up-coming events, please pass it on to your family and friends.

Thank you, John

THURSDAY, O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 701 W. Lumsden Rd.,Brandon
June 7, 6pm-9pm High King Brian Day (AKA: Brian Boru Day).
Celebrating the legendary life and victories of the last High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, who unified Ireland and fought back the evil Norse Invaders, delivering the Emerald Isle from the Danish (Viking) occupation (or so the legend goes). Whatever really happened 1000 years ago, King Brian is still considered a great Irish folk hero. He is the father of the O'Brien dynasty / family / Irish Clan and the namesake of the Boru jacket, the Irish counterpart to the Scot's Prince Charlie jacket and the iconic Boru Harp. Thanks to High King Brian, the Boru harp is the national symbol of Ireland, which is found in the lower/left quadrant of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (pictured right) as well as the centerpiece of the the Coat of Arms of Ireland, the Irish Presidential Seal, Ireland's coinage and and the Guinness Stout and Harp Lager beer labels!

SUNDAY, MacDinton’s, 405 S. Howard Ave., Tampa
June 24, 3pm-7pm (Battle of) Bannockburn Victory Day
Celebrating the famous 1314 battle, a significant and pivotal victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence where Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II. 2for1 till 7pm Live Music starts at 5pm

SUNDAY, Flannagan’s, 465 Main St., Dunedin
July 1, 4pm-9pm International Tartan Day
This is the Anniversary of the Repeal of the Act of Proscription (1782, an act that outlawed the wearing of the kilt, tartan, bagpipes, the teaching of Gaelic and the carrying of any weapons, also see August 1, below) and the Anniversary of the Restoration of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. This is "Tartan Day" in many countries and some U.S. States, such as Colorado. You may want to check if your state celebrates Tartan Day, and if so, whether it is on April 6 or July 1. Either way, they are both completely valid dates for celebration.

SUNDAY, Four Green Fields 205 Platt St., Tampa
July 22, 3pm-7pm Black Watch Day
The 42nd Highland Regiment, the "Black Watch", is given its 'Royal' designation. Be sure to break out your Black Watch Tartan and celebrate one of the fiercest military units in world history!

WEDNESDAY, O’Tooles 1215 W. Brandon Blvd., Brandon
August 1, 6pm- 9pm Scottish Defiance Day, AKA: Rebellion Day
The Anniversary of The Act of Proscription - Put on your kilt, which was outlawed in this day by the Crown as an instrument of war. It remained a crime to use bagpipes, wear a kilt or any tartan for 35 years and 11 months (until the repeal on July 1, 1792, see section above).

THURSDAY, Oasis Lounge, Egypt Shrine 4050 Dana Shores Blvd., Tampa
August 23, 6pm-9pm Sir William Wallace Day
A day of mourning for Sir William Wallace, renowned, liberator, patriot and protector of Scotland, credited with leading the resistance to the English occupation of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence . He was executed (hanged, disemboweled and beheaded) in London on this day in 1305. Wallace was the main character in Braveheart, Mel Gibson's epic 1995 film that artfully romanticized the Scots' 13th Century battles to overthrow English rule
Please join us for a "Just For Fun All Krewe" Social in The Oasis Lounge at Egypt Shriners at 4050 Dana Shores Blvd. Tampa, FL from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Please come out and enjoy a night with friends, drinks, music and fun. There will be an Oasis Tartan Fued at 7:30 Tampa Bay Pipe Band vs. St. Andrews Pipe Band. Any bands wanting to play need 5 person teams. The Oasis has Happy Hour 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with $1.00 Drafts, $1.50 Bottle Domestic Beer, $2.00 Bottle Import Beer, Wines & Wells, $3.00 Calls and $3.50 Premium after 7 p.m. everything goes up 50 cents.
Please forward to friends and other Krewes, Thank you....

TUESDAY, Fox N’ Hounds, 229 E. Brandon Blvd., Brandon
September 11, 6pm-9pm Referendum on Devotion and Patriot Day
The Referendum on Devotion (AKA: Scotland Referendum of 1997) approved the creation of the new Scottish Parliament on September 11, 1997. Patriot Day was subsequently designated in memory of those that died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, by House Joint Resolution 71 and signed into Law by President Bush as a discretionary day of remembrance (not to be confused with "Patriot's Day," commemorating the Battle of Lexington and Concord).

SATURDAY, TBA Brandon Shrine Club Brandon or Friday Sept. 14th @ Oasis Lounge
September 15th John Miller’s Birthday Party

SATURDAY, Activities Building, Egypt Shrine 4050 Dana Shores Blvd., Tampa
October 13th TARTAN BALL Formal

THURSDAY, Oasis Lounge, Egypt Shrine 4050 Dana Shores Blvd., Tampa
October 25 (1739): Highland Regiment Day, AKA: Regimental Day
The six independent companies of the "Highland Watch" or the "Black Watch", originally raised in 1729, along with four newly-raised companies, were incorporated into a Regiment of Foot (Infantry) under John, the Earl of Crawford. This Regiment was originally numbered the 43rd Highland Regiment, but was renumbered as the 42nd in 1749.
Please join us for a "Just For Fun All Krewe" Social in The Oasis Lounge at Egypt Shriners at 4050 Dana Shores Blvd. Tampa, FL from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Please come out and enjoy a night with friends, drinks, music and fun. There will be an Oasis Tartan Fued at 7:30 Clan ??? vs. Clan ???. Any bands wanting to play need 5 person teams. The Oasis has Happy Hour 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with $1.00 Drafts, $1.50 Bottle Domestic Beer, $2.00 Bottle Import Beer, Wines & Wells, $3.00 Calls and $3.50 Premium after 7 p.m. everything goes up 50 cents.
Please forward to friends and other Krewes, Thank you....

MONDAY, TBA Flannagan’s or O’Briens or O’Tooles
November 5 (1605): Guy Fawkes Day/Night (AKA: Bonfire Night or Plot Night)
Guy Fawkes Night is an annual celebration (but not an official public holiday) on the evening of the 5th of November primarily in the United Kingdom, but also in New Zealand, South Africa, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), and formerly in Australia, and to some extent by their nationals abroad. It celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, in which a group of Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London on the evening of November 5, 1605, when the Protestant King James I (James VI of Scotland) was within its walls.


FRIDAY, Oasis Lounge, Egypt Shrine 4050 Dana Shores Blvd., Tampa
November 30: Saint Andrew's Day, celebrating Scottish heritage and the Patron Saint of Scotland. Saint Andrew (pictured at the top of this page) is also specifically named in the Declaration of Arbroath. Andrew or "Andreas the Apostle" was the very first Christian Apostle, chosen by Christ. The brother of Simon Peter (Saint Peter, the first Pope) and a follower of John the Baptist, in the Gospels. It is Andrew that introduced his brother, Simon, to Jesus. Simon was renamed Peter, upon their meeting.

[RowdyRed]

Wow, Shriner, what great info on upcoming events!

Iff'n you don't mind, I would like to let our Texicans know too, so we can have more of historical slant on our Kilt Nights!

Thanx

[Shriner]

RowdyRed,

Iff'n you don't mind, I would like to let our Texicans know too, so we can have more of historical slant on our Kilt Nights!

Go right ahead !!!! It's nice to have a reason, if you need one....

John

[PiobBear]

SUNDAY, Flannagan’s, 465 Main St., Dunedin
July 1, 4pm-9pm International Tartan Day

The wife woke me from a sound sleep (I work 3rd shift) to tell me there was a kilt night at Flanagan's, and some mates were calling for me. I quickly kilted up, grabbed my pipes and we headed out. There were a couple of guys from the Shriners, but only one in a kilt, but there were four of us (New World Celts) kilted, and a friend of ours was singing there that evening. I piped quite a bit, and there was a tourist there; his Dad had died three weeks ago, and he held out a faded newsclipping; his Dad was a piper in the 5th Division band during the Korean War, so I piped "Flowers of the Forest" in his memory; with the first few notes everyone in the room (at least, all the good ones) stood to.
Peter sang many of my favorites, we ate and drank, and some lads from the City band stopped in (in kilts, on their way home from a band gig), and after a few pints went out and got their pipes & drums and showed us how a Grade II band does it. At the bar, Peter observed that everyone was having a great time, but what happened to the Shriners; they’d called a party, but only two showed up? I suggested that it was no matter; we’d always found it to be sound policy to bring our own craic with us; just in case. He thought that quite funny.