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