ROKS (Colorado) Burns Night

[GMan]

Aye!!!

[Nighthawk]

Ach!! Aye!! I'll go for ROKS.

Also... $50 a plate is a tad rich for my blood. I vote for a ROKS-specific Burns Supper myself.

[Nighthawk]

bump

[Cerebite]

Thanks for the support on the name

$50 seemed a bit steep to me as well but having not "done" a Burns night before I have no frame of reference.

I searched for Pubs doing suppers and none of the suspects were advertising that they were doing one. I tried Scottish and found a new Scottish Pub in Boulder so I emailed them to see if they were doing a supper and they are: also $50 for four courses, drinks etc.

That being said; the rabble seems to prefer a lower key event and since someone posted a thread with this link: http://www.burnssupper2009.com/default.aspx which offers a "do it yourself kit" including the requisite liturgy ith:. So I propose [take two]......

Location: Pint Pub [live ales and 1 or 2 Whiskys ]
Date: 24 Jan.
Time: 6 pm an early start for an early finish [Murphys law dictates that I am working that weekend ]
Attire: Kilts as dressed up as you can do

If we get 6 or 7 people firmly committed I will get the "Do it Yourself Burns Supper" kit and try and find a Haggis.

[GMan]

I love Pints Pub! Yet I may have a problem in going on the 24th. A possible other engagement has been proposed to me yesterday. It may not come to fruition as other people are involved and other dates have been mentioned.

[Livingston]

At this time, it looks like Joyce and I can make it.

[Livingston]

Nulty,

We're trying to do it on the cheap this year so meeting at one of the pubs.

Thanks for the support on the name

$50 seemed a bit steep to me as well but having not "done" a Burns night before I have no frame of reference.

I searched for Pubs doing suppers and none of the suspects were advertising that they were doing one. I tried Scottish and found a new Scottish Pub in Boulder so I emailed them to see if they were doing a supper and they are: also $50 for four courses, drinks etc.

That being said; the rabble seems to prefer a lower key event and since someone posted a thread with this link: http://www.burnssupper2009.com/default.aspx which offers a "do it yourself kit" including the requisite liturgy ith:. So I propose [take two]......

Location: Pint Pub [live ales and 1 or 2 Whiskys ]
Date: 24 Jan.
Time: 6 pm an early start for an early finish [Murphys law dictates that I am working that weekend ]
Attire: Kilts as dressed up as you can do

If we get 6 or 7 people firmly committed I will get the "Do it Yourself Burns Supper" kit and try and find a Haggis.

[macwilkin]

$50 seemed a bit steep to me as well but having not "done" a Burns night before I have no frame of reference.

$50 is actually fairly reasonable when you consider all that goes into a Burns Supper; Haggis, the venue, decorations, entertainment, etc. Our local St. Andrew's Society charges $40 per person, whilst a Burns Supper in a major city like St. Louis or Chicago can go anywhere from $70 to $100 per person.

That's not to say that a Burns Supper cannot be held for less cost, but as the organiser of a Burns Supper for over a decade, I feel that some explanation is owed when people question the costs.

T.

[Nighthawk]

$50 is actually fairly reasonable when you consider all that goes into a Burns Supper; Haggis, the venue, decorations, entertainment, etc. Our local St. Andrew's Society charges $40 per person, whilst a Burns Supper in a major city like St. Louis or Chicago can go anywhere from $70 to $100 per person.

That's not to say that a Burns Supper cannot be held for less cost, but as the organiser of a Burns Supper for over a decade, I feel that some explanation is owed when people question the costs.

T.

Don;t get me wrong, man- I'm ot saying it's not reasonable- I know how much these kinds of events can run an organizer- I'm just saying that I can't afford it right now... Which is why I didn't get to see Flogging Molley when they were here.

[Ian.MacAllan]

$50 is actually fairly reasonable . . .
T.

$50 per capita is the only published price I've found in the Washinton-Baltimore area. I don't find it attractive right after the Holidays, but I do think it reasonable. .