Question for the Toronto Area Lads and Lasses

[planemaker]

I just received an email from the Royal Ontario Museum inviting me to a Robbie Burns Day on Jan 25!

Celebrating Scottish Heritage: Robert Burns Day 250th Anniversary

Sunday, January 25, 2:00 - 4:30 pm

Banish the winter blahs with the ROM’s Robert Burns celebration. It’s entertaining, dynamic, colourful, musical, ceremonial, historic...and delicious! Whether you are very Scottish, somewhat Scottish, or not Scottish at all, this event is not to be missed!

Program

Welcome and Introduction to Robert Burns

Burns reading
Douglas Gibson, President of the St. Andrew's Society, Toronto

Dance performance
Toronto Scottish Country Dance Association www.rscdstoronto.org
Dancers: Arlene Koteff, Norma Lumsden, Jean Johnston, Lorraine Ng, Christine Bowers, Deirdre MacCuish Bark, Jon Friend, Tom Clark, Tony Szeto, Keith Bark

Musical performance
Songs, reels, jigs and airs from the R.S. Williams Collection, ROM Library, and The Scots Musical Museum, as collected by Robert Burns.
Baroque Music beside the Grange
Musicians: Paul Jenkins (tenor), Alison Melville (flute), Colin Savage (recorder), Borys Medicky (harpsichord)

Presentation of the Haggis
Stephanie Allen (piper), Arthur Smith, Jean Pentland (bearers)

Address to the Haggis
Reverend Malcolm Sinclair, Senior Minister at Metropolitan United Church, Toronto

Immortal Memory
Reverend Malcolm Sinclair

Intermission
Enjoy Haggis and shortbread in the Theatre rotunda. Pick up your Scottish Quotient Certificate if you registered for this event by January 10th

Burns reading
Douglas Gibson

Dance performance
Toronto Scottish Country Dance Association

Musical performance
Baroque Music beside the Grange

Prizes for impressive attire

Final Burns reading and closing remarks
Douglas Gibson

Auld Lang Syne

Cost: Public $42.00, Member $37.00

Anyway....bought my ticket today, and I will of course go Kilted.

Anyone else attending?

Cheers!

Paul

[McMurdo]

I was thinking about it, but I'm not sure. I did volunteer to recite Tam O'Shanter however they have someone to do it already. Would you be interested in coming to the SOKS Burns Night Dinner on he 23rd, at the Scottish Rite in Hamilton? The thread for it is here

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...999/index.html

[Wompet]

If the weather's good, I'm thinking of going and making a day of it - it's been almost three decades since I've been to the ROM. I think I might get more out of the exhibits now than I did then.

[McClef]

Hope everyone who goes has a great time - interesting surroundings for a Burns Supper!

The ROM is a great place, would love to go there again but can't make this one as I am in Dumfries having a second load of Haggis!

[Cherub]

Well I would Attend if money was not such an issue right now. The ROM is always a fun visit , although i miss the planetarium. , and hate the Glass monstrosity that they added to a beautiful old building.

Ah well there is always next year.

[planemaker]

I was thinking about it, but I'm not sure. I did volunteer to recite Tam O'Shanter however they have someone to do it already. Would you be interested in coming to the SOKS Burns Night Dinner on he 23rd, at the Scottish Rite in Hamilton? The thread for it is here

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...999/index.html

I would love to come, but I have a Mess Dinner that night! Next year I will mark it in the calender.

[parpin]

Hi all,

I'm searching something similar in Montreal.