Turpin,
I like your first suggestion and would suggest quarterly kilt-nights that would rotate around the metro area. As you stated, other kilt-nights could still be convened as members wish.

At least one of the celtic entertainers I know has a web-site with schedules of appearances so the quarterlies could be planned to coincide with the entertainment.

I hate that I missed another one at Paddy's. It's so close to home yet it always seems that I'm out of town or have a previous engagement.

Good-on-ya for trying to make SEKS better!

Thanks,
David