Schedule of Events and Functions
2008
Caledonian Society Meetings
Society meetings are conducted on the second Tuesday of each month. The time of the meeting is 7:30 PM and the place is St. Francis Xavier, 444 Metairie Rd. Guest and those interested in becoming members are welcome. There is no admission charge. A program follows each meeting. Meeting dates through the end of the year are listed below. The December meeting is usually suspended with a Christmas party occurring in that month but not necessarily on that day. See Map.
Society
Meetings |
January
8,2008 |
February
2008 |
March 11,2008 |
April 8,2008 |
May
13,2008 |
June 2008 to be Announced |
July
2008 No Meeting |
| August 2008 No Meeting |
September 2008 |
October 2008 |
November 2008 |
December 2008 |
Royal Scottish Country Dance
Classes are held at St. Francis Xavier Church 444 Metairie Rd. starting 7:30 pm. most Fridays.
The public is welcome with no prior experience required.
Click here to see map. Click here for more information.
A.C.G.F. Scheduled Games
See "The Association of Scottish Games and Festivals" listing of scheduled Highland Games by state.
Click this link to see their schedule.
Feb. | ||
C.C.C.C.The Crescent Caledonian Cinema Connoisseurs
All members and friends are invited to to event.
The location is in the home of Richard and Laurie McConnell,
8217- 1/2 Plum Street.
New Orleans, La.
Their phone number is 865-0157.
Popcorn and soft drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring other snacks if you choose.
December 2007
The
Caledonian Society of New Orleans
invites
you to our
CHRISTMAS "CEILIDH"
Next
Saturday
December 15
St. Francis
Xavier Church
444 Metairie Rd.
6:30 PM
Pot
Luck Supper
Bring your best joke, song, poem or skit!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL !!!
The St. Andrew
Society of Louisiana
Welcomes All To
“A Hogmanay”
“To
Celebrate the New Year”
Sunday, January 6, 2008
6330 St. Charles
Av.
New Orleans, Louisiana
12:30 P.M. until...
$40.00 per Person
Bagpipes, Mimosas, Dining & Ceremony
Will help to welcome the new year
in Scottish Tradition!!
Send checks to Robert Grubb, 8131 Cohn St, New
Orleans, LA. 70118
(866-2220)
Payment at the door is acceptable.
New
Orleans Area Bagpipe Bands Marching in Mardi Gras Parades 2008
The Pipes and Drums of New Orleans, The Kilts
of Many Colours, elements of the New Orleans Irish Pipe Band and others will be
marching in a variety of parades this 2008 Mardi Gras season.
On the north shore these parades will be
Sun, Jan. 20/Perseus in Slidell,
Sat, Jan. 26/Push Mow & Olympia in Covington and
Fri, Feb. 1/Orpheus in Mandeville.
Two of these parades this season will be on the south shore.
These will be Iris on Saturday, Feb. 2 and REX, of course on Mardi Gras Day, Feb.
5.
If you would be available to participate, to carry flags, etc. please contact
Bob Grubb at 866-2220.
Robert Burns Supper
Saturday, February 16,
St. Dominic's Knights of Columbus Hall
6252 Vicksburg St., New Orleans La.
6:30 PM until 11:30 PM
Cash Bar
Dinner
Program
Dancing
$35.00 per person
Reservations due by February 7, 2008
Return this reservation form with your check made payable to
The Caledonian Society of New Orleans
747
W. William David Pkwy. Metairie, LA 70005
Reservations due
by February 7,2008
Name________________________________________
Address_______________________________________
Amount Enclosed:.
Guest names
Clan
Affiliation (if any)
The Crescent City Caledonian Cinema Connoisseurs
will resume its line of Scottish movies, with a change of venue this month.
Louis Greer has agreed to host the next movie (747 W. Wm. David Pkwy, the lake side of Veterans)
Sunday, March 16th at 3:00 p.m.
“Hills of Home”
featuring Lassie and starring Edmund Gwenn (Miracle on 34th Street)
Donald Crisp and Janet Leigh
An elderly doctor of the glen in 1840s Scotland overcomes local resistance to new innovations.
He later restores his integrity to the local folk. 1949.
For more movie info call Rick at 865-0157.
National Tartan Day
Regional Jefferson Parish Library
4747 W. Napoleon Ave.
March 30 to April 13
We will celebrate it as we did last year with displays
We will have performances the weekend of April 5th and 6th, as well.
The
Swamp Celts Festival and Highland Games
Saturday, April 12, 2008
9 - 6
P.M.
Lamar-Dixon Expo Center
Gonzales, Louisiana
$7.00 / Person
Under
12 Free
(As well as Armed Services, Law Enforcement, Fire & Emergency Personnel
with ID.)
Celtic Music & Ceilidh Following
6:45 - 9:00 P.M.
Heritage Day at St. Charles Presbyterian Church
St Charles Ave. at State St.
Sunday April 13
Service starts at 10:00am
The Caledonian Society is invited to participate
Hello Caledonian Cinema Connoiseurs,
Our NEXT MOVIE will be TOMORROW, Sunday, April 20.
Our feature is a movie recommended by Louis Greer, called
"THE DRUM," with Raymond Massey, "Sabu" and Roger Livesey.
It involves a Scottish regiment in India dealing with a rebellious sect. 1938.
Hope to see you at our house at
8217 1/2 Plum St. off Carrollton by Oak St.
3 P.M.
If you like, please bring your own nibbles. We'll have popcorn and soft drinks, (865-0157).
Yours
aye,
Rick
Sunday
Scottish Movie
The Crescent Caledonian Cinema Connoisseurs next
movie will be
“I Know Where I’m Going” (1940)
with Roger Livesey & Wendy Hiller.
A confident metropolitan young woman heads to the Highlands to marry a British tycoon.
This
has rich displays if Highland life and culture.
Connoisseurs will meet
at the McConnell’s, 8217 ½ Plum St, Sunday,
18 May, at 3 P.M, just
off Carrollton by Oak St. Popcorn and soft drinks will be provided.
“End of the Year Party”
Saturday evening, June 7, from 6:30 P.M. to 10 P.M.
St. Francis Xavier Church
444 Metairie Rd
in the regular meeting room
As you may remember,
The attire will be Scottish "Ancient to Present"
. This will be a “cocktail style” party.
The society will provide the meat, sandwich fixings and the drinks.
Members
who are attending are invited to bring finger food.
Crescent
Caledonian Cinema Connoisseurs
Our
next Scottish movie showing will be on Sunday, June 22 at 3 P.M.
Louis Greer’s home, 747 W. Wm. David Pkwy.
on the lake side of Veterans Blvd
, 6 Blocks on the New Orleans side of Bonnabel Blvd.
This feature will be one of Sir Walter Scott’s classics
“Master of Ballantrae”
Errol Flynn
The story deals with two Highland brothers’ differences after the Battle of Culloden. (1953)
Those
of you who live uptown and might want a ride, plan to meet Laurie and me at our
place
8217 ½
Plum St. at 2:30 P.M. Our phone is 865-0157.
Rick
Highlands
& Islands Association
23nd Annual
Scottish Games
Gulfport,
Mississippi
Saturday, November 8th &
Sunday, November 9th 2008
9:00am to 5:00pm both days
This
year's Honor Clan is McNabb