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2010 Calendar of Events

Saturday, January 30th - Robert Burns Night - UPDATED
Cocktails, appetizers, haggis, desserts - and entertainment
6:30 pm - Saranac Lake, NY

Saturday, March 6th - Scotland 101
An introduction to Scotland and all things Scottish
7:00 pm - Keene, NY

Saturday, April 10th - Tartan Day Celebration
Keene, NY - local hike, followed by dinner

Saturday, June 19th - Scottish Festival & Black Watch Memorial
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, NY

Other events for 2010 will be in the next newsletter.
Our activities during 2009 are listed below.

2009 Calendar of Events

Saturday, January 24, 2009 - Robert Burns Supper
Saranac Lake, NY

Saturday, April 4th - Tartan Day Celebration
Keene, NY - hiking, followed by dinner

Friday, May 22 - South Glens Falls Memorial Day Parade
6:00 pm, So. Glens Falls, NY

Saturday, June 20th - Scottish Festival & Black Watch Memorial
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, NY

Saturday, July 4th - Lake Placid 4th of July Parade and Picnic
4:30 pm, Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, NY

August - September - the following Scottish Games and re-enactments are nearby:

November 15th - Kirkin' o' the Tartan & Annual General Meeting
10:00 am service at St. Eustace Episcopal Church, Main Street, Lake Placid, NY
The service features "the blessing of the tartans" with tartan flags, kilts and bagpipes
2:00 pm Annual General Meeting, same location

November 30th - St. Andrew's Day

December 5th - SASA Holiday Party
5:30 pm - Upper Jay, NY

Details are in our current newsletter

Please note that any of the above is subject to possible change. For further information, to confirm the date, time and location of a meeting, or to make reservations, please contact us.

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SASA Member Links and Pages

Police Pipes and Drums, Plattsburgh, NY, sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police

Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band, Schenectady, NY, a youth-oriented group ages 8-18

Other Links of Interest

All about St. Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day, at Wikipedia

St. Andrew's Societies across the U.S. and around the world, with links to web sites

Everything you wanted to know about Robert Burns, including his complete works with pop-up translations of Scottish words

Tartan Day, April 6, celebrates the influential role that Americans of Scottish descent have played in the development of the country

The official site of Scotland's National Tourist Board

The Internet Guide to Scotland, with lots of information to plan your next trip

The Gateway to Scotland - a good starting-point for information about Scotland on the internet

Webcams in Scotland - live views around the country

Rampant Scotland's extensive directory of clans, societies, tartans and more, with links to other web sites

The Association of Scottish Games and Festivals, with listings by state and in calendar format, and links to the games' web sites

The Scottish Tartans Authority, formed in 1995 to preserve the past and promote the future of Scotland's cultural symbol

Ceilidh Dance Instructions, with written dance steps for more than a dozen dances and some terminology

A useful glossary of Scots dialect

Scottish Society of Tidewater, in Southeastern Virginia

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