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Alaska Scottish Highland Games
The Alaskan Scottish Club is pleased to announce that the 28th
Annual Alaska Scottish Highland Games will be held Eagle River Lions
Park, on Saturday 27th of June 2009. This year we are
happy to announce that we have a Ceilidh band all the way from Scotland
called “Old Blind Dogs”, along with a number of
professional
athletes from all over the United States.
The gates will open at 08:00 on Saturday morning and will run late;
Events start at 08:30 and run until 6pm then we hand it over to the
Ceilidh band for the rest of the night.
Advanced tickets will be available as of the 1st of May at
Celtic Treasures and Suzie’s Woolies,
Advance tickets prices
$12.50 for Adults
$4 for Children over
the age of 5.
Tickets at the gate $15 for
Adults
$5 for Children
over the age of 5.
We are now taking orders for this years T-Shirts, please see the
Highland Games page for more information.
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Ceilidh band - Old Blind Dogs
 Old
Blind Dogs... from Scotland is a band on the cutting edge of
Scotland's roots revival. Dynamic percussion and bluesy harmonica
blend with the small pipes and whistle and a fine blend of guitar,
cittern, mandolin and fiddle.
As Old
Blind Dogs performed to a packed Farr Hall in Inverness-shire, the
2007 Scots Trad Music Awards were in full flight in Fort William.
And it was during the interval of their concert that word reached
the boys that they had picked up the 'Band of the Year 2007' award.
Fiddler Aidan O'Rourke, from Scots groups Blazin' Fiddles and Lau,
collected the award on behalf of the boys and a great night was had
by all, both in Fort William AND Farr.
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Calendar of On-Going
Events
Alaska Scottish Club - Committee Meetings
6pm -
Petroleum Club of
Anchorage
3301 C Street, Suite 120
2nd Monday of each month
Please call or e-mail Chris Chisholm to confirm
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Games
Planning Meetings
6pm - 2550
Denali Street 13th floor
Every
Thursday from May 7th to June 25th.
Please call or e-mail Chris Anderson to confirm
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Scottish Country Dance
Every Monday 7:30 pm
Fairview Rec. Center |
Crow Creek Pipes & Drums
Every Saturday 9am
First Congregational Church |
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Alaska Celtic Pipe & Drums
Every Friday 5pm & 7pm
Eagle River Presbyterian Church |
Anchorage Scottish Pipe Band
Every Tuesday 6pm & 7pm
Lutheran Church of Hope |
Other upcoming
Celtic events sponsored by McGinley's Pub can be found at their website
mcginleyspub.com
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The Alaskan Scottish Club Scot of the Year – 2008
Kris
Duncan
Kris has been valued member of the club for many years. She
attends and supports all events, she has been an ASC board member.
Kris has coordinated many aspects of the Alaska Scottish Highland
Games, presently Kris and her husband Ken donates the prizes for the
athletics. Kris is also the co-chair for piping & drumming. Thank
your for all of support Kris! Past Scot's
of the year
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