Tursachan

The Newsletter of the Callanish School of Celtic Arts

Dear Students and Parents,

A big welcome to all the new students joining us for the summer session! I hope that you will all have fun over the next few months and fall in love with Scottish dancing. We have lots of events planned for the summer including marching in the Hyannis 4th of July Parade and our annual car wash! Please make sure to bring lots of water with you to class since it is very important to keep hydrated in the heat. Happy dancing!

Mòran Taing,

Maggie Carchrie

Barnstable County Fair

We will be performing once again at the Barnstable County Fair on Sunday, July 21st. Please meet at the main gates at 11:45. Once we have all assembled, we will be admitted onto the grounds. Dancers will enter for free and one parent per child may also attend for free. Please show up in your national outfit if you dance the Lilt etc. Everyone else should come dressed in their kilt.

Fundraising Incentive

A year ago, we invested almost $2,000 in producing Scottish Dance Bags to sell as a fundraiser. Sales have dried up, so we have lowered the price from $15 to $10 per bag. As an incentive, dancers are encouraged to sell the bags to their friends at competitions. All sales will go directly to your child’s Scotland 2004 account. The more bags you sell, the more you will earn towards our trip! New students may also purchase bags. See Maggie if interested.

Callanish Schedule, July 4-7

4 July: 4th of July Parade, Hyannis
Meet at 3 PM on Ocean St., Hyannis in front of the Prodigal Son Café. Children should be dressed in Kilts, Parents should be dressed in Callanish T-Shirts. Parade begins at 4 PM. We’ll all meet at Ben & Jerry’s for ice-cream afterwards!

5 July: Banchory Strathspey & Reel Society Concert
Meet at 6 PM at Mattacheese Middle School, S. Yarmouth. Concert Begins at 7 PM. Children Ushering will be able to attend for free, parents may purchase advanced tickets from Maggie at a discounted price.

6 July: Car Wash 9 AM – 2 PM
Yarmouth Town Hall, Route 28, South Yarmouth. All dancers, parents and friends are needed to help out! Please bring any buckets, sponges and shammy clothes you may have. The car wash will pay for the new socks and kilts that were just ordered. All dancers, parents and friends need to be dressed in their Callanish t-shirts. See Maggie if you’d like to borrow a shirt!

7 July: Banchory Strathspey & Reel Society Concert
Meet at 6:30 PM at Lawrence Middle School, Falmouth. Concert begins at 7:30 PM. Children Ushering will be able to attend for free along with any parents willing to help sell tickets and work refreshments. Please bring a plate of goodies to sell as we will be able to keep the profit from the food sale.

Spring Fundraising Report

During the spring, we were able to raise $333.36 at the yard sale (after expenses) and $192.00 through the Tupperware sale. The yard sale profit went to pay for the new vests and the Tupperware money was set aside for Scotland 2004. Maggie will be handing out an itemized list of what your child has earned so far for the trip.

Hats Off!

Congratulations to the following dancers who earned medals and Trophies at recent competitions:

Upcoming Events

4 July Hyannis Fourth of July Parade, 4 pm
5 July Banchory Concert, Mattacheese Middle School, S. Yarmouth 7 PM
6 July Round Hill Highland Games, Norwalk, CT 9 AM – 5 PM
6 July Car Wash, Yarmouth Town Hall, Route 28, S. Yarmouth, 9AM-3PM
7 July Banchory Concert, Lawrence School, Falmouth, 7:30 PM
20 July Glasgow Lands Scottish Games, Westfield, MA, 9 am-5 pm
21 July Barnstable County Fair, 12:45 Show
17 Aug Maine Highland Games, 9-5
24 Aug Queechee VT Highland Games, 9-5
24 Aug Long Island Highland Games, 9-5
30 Aug - 1 Sept Capital District Highland Games, 9-5
22-23 Sept New Hampshire Highland Games
5 Oct Goshen, CT Highland Games, 9-5
13 Oct Scotland, CT Scottish Festival, 9-5
11-12 Jan 2nd Annual Callanish Winter Fling

Need more info on festivals? See the official Highland Games web site at: www.maclachlans.org/games.html