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2008 Calendar of Events

Saturday, January 19th - SASA's Robert Burns Night
Ray Brook, NY
5:00 cocktails and pot luck supper

Saturday, January 26th - Hemmingford, Quebec Burns Supper

Saturday, January 26th - Vermont St. Andrew's Society Burns Night, Barre Vt

Saturday, April 5th - Tartan Day Celebration
Keene, NY - hiking, followed by dinner

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

Saturday, July 5th - Fort Ticonderoga, NY - Day of Scots
A gathering of clans and representatives from
international Black Watch Regiments commemorate
the fallen soldiers of the 42nd Highland Regiment
with a parade and memorial service at the Scottish Cairn

Thursday, August 7th - Saranac Lake Block Party
Main Street and Broadway, Saranac Lake, NY

August - September - the following Scottish Games are nearby:

August 1-2, 2008, Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario
August 3, 2008, Montreal Highland Games, Montreal, Quebec
August 9, 2008, Central New York Scottish Games, Liverpool, New York
August 23, 2008, Quechee Highland Games, Quechee, Vermont; (802)295-5351
August 30-31, 2008, Capital District Games, Altamont, New York
September 19-21, 2008, New Hampshire Highland Games, Loon Mountain, NH

November 23rd - 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 6th - SASA Holiday Party
Lake Placid, 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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A Few 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

Homecoming Scotland - a celebration in 2009 of some of Scotland's great contributions to the world

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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