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There was no public Beltane Festival this year. Plans for a future festival are still being discussed. If you have any information or suggestions, please contact our Beltane Festival Chairman, Alex Murray: [email protected] 4060 Columbia Woods Drive Norton,
OH 44203 May 13th 2017 - 10 AM TO 6:00 PM
IT'S
OVER FOLKS - BE SORRY YOU MISSED IT Sponsored
by the Scottish American Society Therapeutic Equestrian Center The
Celtic Eagle Pipe Band
Akron & District Pipe Band Urquhart School of Scottish Dance MacConmara School of
Irish Dance McKenney Family Singers John Whitaker
HIGHAND ATHLETES COMPETITION (those braw laddies tossed telephone poles
around) Children's Games Vendors Clan Tents Vendors include many different crafts, jewelry, clothing and food items. Children’s amusements & games will be featured at Pirates Cove. A beer garden, snacks, non profits, information area, basket auction and a bake sale
- all in or near a pavilion with picnic tables for the use of visitors. ******************************************
12TH Annual CELTIC BELTANE FESTIVAL COLUMBIA WOODS PARK NORTON, OHIO MAY
7th 2016
It went well. Despite the
weather gurus, we only had one brief period of rain (like maybe 15 minutes)
around 4 and that did send a lot of folks scurrying for shelter. (We
don't hire a big tent - we need to confer more with the city about the feasibility
of renting one.) Fortunately for us, the McKenney family (and others)
chose to come to the pavilion where we had set up our Sas'y section (souvenirs,
basket raffle, bake sale, membership and Genealogy, Pegasus and Operation Tail
Wag). They sang and kind of led what became a sing-a-long. Very
pleasant. Then the Moorhens played and they lit up the gathered
audience. Lots of clapping and toe-tapping.
The athletes only delayed their
competitions for a few moments during the rain (not wise to be in a field in a
thunderstorm). We had (I'm guessing) around 60 or 70 competitors,
including about six amazing women. In fact, the Athlete of the Day*
was a woman.
“Hey Mavis” really was a grand finale,
but unfortunately too late in the festival. Many folks who had been
looking forward to seeing them had to move on before they came on. Kenny
Luyster said we have to have them immediately following Christie's
dancers. There wasn't a seat available when her group performed.
The whole feeling of the event was
very upbeat. Todd McKenney said that what we need is a sponsor and he's
going to see if he can get us one. He's right and that would be
super.
As usual, there are
kinks to work out. And as always the decision whether or not to have
another festival. But this one went well.
We made enough to cover our bills,
give our donation to Pegasus, and have a little cushion for next year. We're
happily exhausted.
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*Athlete of the Day is now the "Agnes
Bagley Memorial Trophy" - I am, of course, unhappy about adding the word
"Memorial".
If you’d like to get a peek into what
it looked like, it’s on You-tube. Here’s
the link: http://www.barbertonherald.
(copy
& paste)
The
festival is a 501(c)(3) charity and benefits Pegasus, also a 501(c) (3)
charity. FOR VENDORS APPLICATION, please click here:
To go directly to the Great Lakes Scottish Athletic Association web site, click here.
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