Scottish American Society

20th October 2017

Hi!

November 12th; 3:00; Sasy meeting; Akron Public Library

1st of December, (Friday) 6:30 - St. Andrews Celebration. It will be a potluck supper. 6:30 doors open to guests. 7:00 potluck dinner served. Ceilidh* follows dinner. Northwest Family Recreation Center - 1730 Shatto Ave, Akron, OH 44313. (set up from 5-6:30 pm, clean up from 10-11pm. VOLUNTEER CLEAN UP & KITCHEN HELP NEEDED)

Scottish dancers will dance at various times throughout the evening. Jesse Tucker and Brian McElhinney will be piping. Since it is a Ceilidh - audience participation is very much encouraged. Please let Christie know if you can contribute a song, tell a joke, or play an instrument. (Juggling? Acrobatics?) Her email addresses are: tighnacreige@yahoo.com or akronscottishdancers@yahoo.com. You may also reach Christie at: 330-375-2849, 330-867-1030 or (330)612-1845

If you would like a guideline for the potluck, suggestion is: Last name beginning with A-G, bring salads/sides. H-M, desserts. N-Z, entrees or the like. Water, iced tea, and coffee will be provided. But bring anything you wish to share. (No alcoholic beverages, please.)

In future, when we have fully transitioned to a 501(c) (3), we will be raising money especially to support our dancers and pipers who have a multitude of expenses. In the meantime if you care to send a check to Christy for the benefit of the dancers, her address is: 345 South Rose Blvd., Akron OH 44313.

The Scottish Banner is pleased to now offer a digital download subscription service. Members may try this offer and enjoy 3 editions of the Scottish Banner free. Simply go to: www.scottishbanner.com/sb40 and enter the coupon code: Banner40 to trial this service.

The print edition is still available and members can subscribe to either print or digital at: www.scottishbanner.com/subscribe

Scottish Country Dancing? Christie Walsh is planning to start a Scottish Country Dance Class at the Northwest Family Recreation Center, 1730 Shatto Avenue 44313 - in Akron. She needs at least 8-10 people who would like to come at least twice a month (time and day to be determined, but probably a Monday, Wednesday or Friday evening.) For more information call 330-375-2849 or email Christie Walsh at akronscottishdancers@yahoo.com. You may also reach Christie at: 330-867-1030 or (330)612-1845.

Refreshments: Ann Douglas Heflin deserves a round of applause for taking on the Hospitality job. But she needs your help. Margaret Opphile has kindly offered to bring goodies to the November meeting. Ann will need donations for January, February, and March of 2018. If you can assist by bringing cookies or other baked goods, please give her a call. You can contact Ann at: 330-773-3946.

Programs: Alex Murray is putting together the programs for fall through spring 2018. If you are willing to give a program or make a suggestion on a topic, drop him an email at: alrisk@AOL.com

Membership: Dave Allison. Membership in our group is free to anyone who wants to join. Donations help pay expenses and enable us to contribute to various Scottish related cultural entities.
Please give anything you can to Dave at any of the meetings or send your check (including your address) to him at 1765 Calvert Drive, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223.
Suggested donation is $15 single, $20 family. A yearly voluntary contribution of $10 (family or single) is requested, but any donation is very welcome. Checks should be made out to the Scottish American Society.

CALENDAR DATES - 2017

November 7th; Vote for Todd McKenney!

November 12th; 3:00 - Sasy meeting, Akron Public Library

December 1st, St. Andrews celebration - 6:30 doors open. 7:00 potluck dinner served. Northwest Family Recreation Center - 1730 Shatto Ave, Akron, OH 44313

January 26th 2018- Friday, Burns Dinner, SYB Hall
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Highland Dance - If you know someone interested in learning the art of Highland Dancing, call Christie Walsh. Christie is a certified B.A.T.D. Dance instructor and heads the Tigh na Creige highland dance group. All classes are taught at the Northwest Family Recreation Center1730 Shatto Ave, AkronOH 44313. For more information on classes call 330-375-2849 or email Christie Walsh at akronscottishdancers@yahoo.com. For more information call Christie at: 330-867-1030 or (330)612-1845.

Scottish Gaelic and Singing - If you are interested in learning, contact Frances Acar at: Frances.acar@gmail.com. Frances is an excellent and patient instructor. She teaches classes via Skype and digital sound files which can be sent via e-mail directly to your home computer.

Celtic Eagle Pipe Band - Our own award-winning Celtic Eagle Pipe Band has released its first CD, "Sticks & Drones". The cost per CD is $15 for a regular CD (Band badge in color on the CD) or $25 for the limited Edition (Band Badge in Gold and Black on the CD). There are only 300 of these Limited Edition CD's. Let Brian McElhinney (brian@pocketfullofclover.com) know if you are interested in purchasing one.

Radio Broadcast - Tune in at 6:06 pm every Sunday to "Sounds of Britain and Ireland" on WCPN, 90.3 FM, featuring Joe Nicholls and Kevin McGinty, two very charming gentlemen. They do a grand job of keeping folks informed about all area Celtic events, including, of course, those within the Scottish Community. One HUGE THANK YOU to both of them for all their help with our Scottish Events.

Akron Library - Indexing Volunteers Mary Plazo from the Special Collections area of the library, tells us they need Indexing Volunteers. This task is vital to ongoing genealogical research at the library, and can be done from home. If you have a computer and a bit of time now and then, perhaps you can help.
If you think you may be able to assist, please contact Cheri Goldner in Special Collections at 330-643-9030 or cgoldner@akronlibrary.org.

Slàinte!
Maggie