Things Scottish

Greetings, some titillating messages. Regards, the other Ron

1. A reminder about the B.C. Highland Games, Saturday, June 28th. Remember, it never - well hardly ever - rains on Highland Games.

Check out the website at http://www.bchighlandgames.com/

A special feature at the Games this year is: "Presentors at the Scottish Cultural Tent"

10:00 - PROFESSOR JAMES RUSSELL

            PRESENTING: LIVING ON THE EDGE – A STORY ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF ST. KILDA AN ISLAND OFF THE OUTER HEBRIDES THAT IS TODAY A WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

 11:00 – ELSPETH ANJOS

            PRESENTING: HAGGIS TASTING,  IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED HAGGIS HERE IS YOUR CHANCE, AS WELL, YOU CAN HEAR  ROBERT BURNS, ADDRESS TO A HAGGIS, PRESENTED AS BURNS WROTE IT BUT ALSO GIVEN IN MODERN ENGLISH.

            LIAM ANJOS – A CHAMPION IRISH DANCER WILL GIVE A DEMONSTRATION OF IRISH DANCING

 1:00 CHUCK DAVIS

             PRESENTING: VANCOUVER A VERY SCOTTISH CITY

            CHUCK IS A WELL KNOWN VANCOUVER RADIO PERSONALITY AND AUTHOR

 2:00 – A REPEAT OF THE 11:00 ELSPETH ANJOS PRESENTATION

 3:00 – RAY EAGLE

            PRESENTING:  EXPLOITS OF BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE

2. A reminder about the CeltFest, July 5 to 12 at Malaspina University, Nanaimo, B.C. Website: wwwceltfest.ca

3. For those interested in Scottish hi-jinks, try these websites:

Holyrood Communications (magazine, news, conferences)

http://www.holyrood.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,10901/

A modern-day redesign of the bagpipe, courtesy Jean Hall:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/46573/Bagpipe-redesign-goes-down-a-desert-storm