For all those interested in joining us for Burns' Night here in Northern California

The X Marks the Scot Nor Cal Rabble Burns’ Night Supper will be January 26, 2008 (the last Saturday of January and the day after Robert Burn's birthday) and held in the Scott’s Valley CA, just next to Santa Cruz.

We have finalized arrangements to secure a bigger and nicer facility than the one we had last year.

Here are pictures way2fractious took of the Hall

http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e7...t%2008%20Prep/

Last year’s dinner was a potluck with all the traditional Scottish foods (including haggis), a whisky tasting, a piper, live music for dancing (including a SCD!), "Address to the Lasses", "The Lasses' Response", “The Immortal Memory”, and of course the poetry of Robert Burns . For those who missed it, here is a thread with pictures from last year:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=23902

The facility is within a retirement community and there are residents who have expressed great interest in joining the celebration. We need to know how many X Markers are in in order to figure out how many people we would like to have attend. The fee for last years Burns' Night was pretty nominal ($20-25).

Our plan this year is to begin around 4:00-5:00 for pictures and scotch tasting. Then we will proceed to the dinner and all the wonderful festivities.

The dress code is formal or dressy (gentlemen should wear a tie)

We are planning on having a children's table, so kids are welcome.

We are looking into nearby hotels (there are a couple) to see if we can get a good rate. There is talk of a Sunday breakfast and a leisurely stroll in the very close Henry Cowell state park (weather permitting)

To make this work we need to know:

Who (and how many) are planning to attend?

What can you bring?

Would you like to recite something?