Events Calendar
2019
January
Saturday, January 26, 2019
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St. Andrews Society of the Inland Northwest
invites you to our annual Robert Burns Night
Sold Out |
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Spokane Scottish Country Dancers
Singles are welcome. A partner is not needed. Beginners are welcome.
If you're new or a visitor, please call first to make sure we're really going to meet that week. |
Contacts: Peter and Anna Guthrie, (509) 924-1284, paguthrie76@gmail.com
Cynde Chatham, (509) 979-1832, cyndechatham@gmail.com
Catharine Roth, (509) 389-6429, catharineroth@gmail.com
Cynde Chatham, (509) 979-1832, cyndechatham@gmail.com
Catharine Roth, (509) 389-6429, catharineroth@gmail.com
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Spokane Highland Games Association's
Anyone wishing to become a part of the 2019 Spokane Scottish Highland Games is welcome to attend and contribute.
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February
March
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St. Andrews Society's
Greg & Katie Roth's Home
1204 W York Ave Spokane, WA |
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St. Patrick's Day Parade
Come march in the parade with us to support the Celtic community in the Inland Northwest. We'll be carrying the Spokane Highland Games banner to advertise this year's highland games.
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April
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National Tartan Day - Local Observance
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National Tartan Day Observance
A reminder that April 6th is National Tartan Day. National Tartan Day is commemorated in the United States, Canada and Australia. It honors the contributions of those of Scottish descent to their adopted country. Currently, over 11 million Americans claim Scottish or Irish descent, and history is replete with the names of Scottish people who have made their mark and influenced events. The date was chosen to coincide with the Declaration of Arbroath. The Declaration was a stirring appeal to the Pope to recognize Scottish independence, and is the forerunner of the U.S. Declaration of Independence: “For it is not glory, riches or honour that we fight, but for freedom alone, that which no man yields up, save with his life.”
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St. Andrews Society's
The Annual General Meeting is open to all St. Andrews Society members. You are welcome to attend to learn what the Society is planning for the coming months. You may wish to become more involved and participate or lead some of the events.
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May
June
July
August
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Spokane Scottish Highland Games - Games Day
Spokane County Fair & Expo Center
404 N Havana St Spokane Valley, WA Our affiliate, the Spokane Highland Games Association, is holding their 61st annual Spokane Highland Games. |
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St. Andrews Society's
Entree is provided by the Society. Other dishes are potluck. Please bring your favorite dish.
The Society will furnish Scotch whiskey for the whiskey tasting. RSVP to spokanescots@gmail.com |
September
October
November
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Spokane Fall Folk Festival
Spokane Community College, The Lair
1810 N Greene St Spokane, WA The Angus Scott Pipe Band, area highland dancers and the Spokane Scottish Country Dancers have a long histroy of performing at the Spokane Fall Folk Festival. Check the Fall Folk Festival’s schedule for times and locations. If you enjoy a variety of music and dancing from many cultures, this is the event to attend. And it’s FREE! |
December
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Kirkin' o' the Tartan
St. David’s Episcopal Church
7315 N Wall St Spokane, WA This is a once-a-year event to honor our heritage by having our tartans blessed. It is also an opportunity to visit with other Society and Celtic church members over a luncheon and a ceilidh. If you wish to join in the procession that follows the piper into the church, please meet in the church foyer 15 minutes before the service. Following the Kirkin' o' the Tartan, there will be a social hour with refreshments held at the church. Contributions of a side dish or finger food will be greatly appreciated. All are invited to attend and wear or bring your tartans. |
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Happy Hogmanay!
Hogmanay, the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year’s Day (1 January) or, in some cases, 2 January — a Scottish bank holiday. Hogmanay is widely celebrated throughout Scotland – more so than even Christmas.
The origins of Hogmanay are unclear, but it may have derived from Norse and Gaelic observances. Customs vary throughout Scotland, and usually include gift giving and visiting the homes of friends and neighbors, with special attention given to the first-footer, the first guest of the New Year. Tradition has it that if a home’s first-footer has dark hair, it bodes well for the New Year. In addition, when visiting friends and neighbors, one often brings gifts of coal, scotch whiskey and shortbread, which are intended to bring warmth, luck and prosperity to the household. Another Hogmanay tradition is the singing of Auld Lang Syne as midnight turns into the New Year. The Executive Board of the St Andrews Society wishes you all a Happy Hogmanay! |
