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Shasta Celtic Society News
Volume 14, Issue 4
July-August 2010
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It's July, and that means that we're once again starting a new term for the SCS Board. I'm very grateful that the Board has allowed me to serve as President again this year. I promise to stay healthy and contribute more than I was able to this past year. Other officers include Kitty Seiler, Vice-President; Carol Zoeller, Secretary; and Mike Bunten, Treasurer. Board members at large are Shirley Pritchett, Holly Hooton, and Penelope Chisholm. Many thanks to outgoing Board member and officer, Peggy Randolph, who did such a wonderful job as secretary.
Other news is that our Entertainment Chair, Chris Alexander, is stepping to the side (but not away) and Holly Hooton will be assuming the Entertainment Chair position. We have a lot planned this year so let's give Holly all the support she needs. In addition to our annual
picnic on August 7, we're co-sponsoring a concert with Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas at Gray Pine Farm on August 21. This Fall, look for Celts & Coffee, and join us on December 11 at our home for Christmas cheer and caroling. Of course, we'll be putting on Burns Night, January 29, 2011, at the Holiday Inn. For Spring, we'll host our Scottish Tea. We also hope to add a new event next Spring - an SCS golf tournament. Good heavens, the Scots invented golf, it seems like we should play a little! Look for dates and details soon for all of these activities so you can mark your calendar.
Join us for our monthly Board meetings and add your two cents. Meetings will continue to be on the second Tuesday of the month at the Holiday Inn on Hilltop Avenue at 7 PM.
-Helen MacLaren,
President
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ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE PARK
Time for a picnic and party on Saturday, August 7, at 1 PM. Come join the Shasta Celtic Society for our annual picnic in beautiful Mt. Shasta at Shatice Park. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and whatever you like to play for a family fun time. The SCS will provide the main course of fantastic BBQ, and you bring a salad, side or dessert and whatever you want to drink. We plan to eat around 2 PM.
If anyone would like to bring and/or coordinate some games, like the three-legged race, horseshoes, etc., please call Holly at 243-8094. And don't forget your instruments--you never know what might happen!
See you there!
-Chris Alexander
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Way cool Celtic concert
The Shasta Celtic Society and the Oaksong Music Society are proud to present Scottish fiddle legend Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas in concert on Saturday, August 21, at Gray Pine Farm, 27723 Raspberry Lane, Oak Run. Gates open at 5 PM, dinner starts at 6 PM and the music begins at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are available at Bernie's Guitar, 3086 Bechelli Lane, Redding (223-2040); at the Oak Run Country Store (472-1029); or online at www.oaksongs.org. For the general public, concert-only tickets are $23, and tickets for the concert and dinner are $37. SCS members receive discounts on tickets: $20 for concert-only and $32 for concert & dinner. (Discounted tickets for members are available at Bernie's or online, only.) Admission to the concert is free for kids 16 and under with an adult admission, and kids 5 to 11 recieve discounted dinners at $7 per meal. Dinner choices for this concert include Sausage Stuffed Smoked Pork Loin with Raspberry Chipotle Sauce, Baked Potato, Spinach Salad, Apricot Glazed Chicken Breast, Grilled Veggies, Garlic Bread, Iced Tea & Punch. Dinner tickets are usually not available at the gate, so get them by noon on August 20. As always, you're welcome to bring your own picnic dinner and refreshments.
Don't forget to bring a lawn chair, light jacket and a flashlight, and we'll see you at the concert!
-Holly Hooton,
Entertainment Committee Chair
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Scottish Country Dancers Update
The Shasta Scottish Country Dancers finished their season with a potluck dance party in June. Dance classes will start again on Thursday, September 2, at the Millville Grange in Palo Cedro (on Old Alturas Road near Deschutes) and new beginners are welcome. Beginners start at 6:30 PM and experienced dancers meet at 7:30 PM. Each evening begins with warm-up stretches followed by dance instruction, and cool-down stretches to end the class. We are very fortunate to have musicians who play each week for class. They are Bill Martin on recorder, Nicki Carlisle on fiddle, Elmer Wilkins on guitar and Jim Rohrbach on flute. Jonathan Stutz came to dance with his mother and sister in the spring and stayed to play flute with the musicians. Whether Jonathan will return this September is a question. Please join us Thursday evenings starting September 2 to learn the jigs, reels and strathspeys dances of Scotland. No partners or prior dance experience required. You don't have to be Scottish (but it may help!). This is a high energy fun evening for all and new dancers are welcome. Call teacher Margaret Schlobolm at 472-1154 for more information.
This was a busy year for the class. The Shasta Scottish Country Dancers kicked off the 2010 Shasta Celtic Society Burns Night Supper in January, inviting guests to learn and dance the Cumberland Reel. The eight members of the demonstration dance team also performed that night. In March, the demonstration dancers took the stage at the Shasta County Sheriff's Cultural Fair at the Mt Shasta Mall.
Also in March, Ron Wallace and Gary Thomas, who teach in the Santa Rosa area, conducted a Saturday workshop for our class. Both are world class Scottish county dance instructors who also teach English county dance, Highland, Scottish and Cape Breton step-dancing. To help us learn the "set and link" dance pattern, Ron devised a new dance titled Shasta Scottish Dancers, and Gary wrote a strathspey dance tune to accompany this new dance. This workshop has been an annual event for the past several years and it is a tremendous opportunity for our local dancers to enhance their dance techniques. Gary taught an English country dance class the following day for the Shasta Cascade chapter of the Jane Austen Society, which many members of our dance class attended.
The dance team was invited to perform for the Shasta Estates Retirement Center on Buenaventura in Redding, also in March. In May, the dance team was part of the entertainment at the KIXE Mother-Daughter Tea. For each Thursday-night class and for the special performances such as at Burns or the KIXE tea, the musicians supply the great dance tunes that keep the dancers on their toes.
Live music, a great teacher and lively exercise are all to be found in Palo Cedro on Thursday nights. To attend another Scottish country dance class you would have to travel to Sacramento, the Bay Area or Ashland, Oregon. So stay local and join us in September!
-Peggy Randolph,
Shasta Scottish Country Dancer
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JEFFERSON PIPE BAND UPDATE
The full band (both California and Oregon contigents) played in the Burney Basin Days Parade on Saturday, July 3. This was a first-time parade for us in Burney, and the band was well received. The band later played at the Burney vfw hall, where we were wined and dined by local vfw volunteers.
Sunday, the southern members of the band traveled up to oregon and played in the ashland 4th of july parade. After the parade, we were once again invited to play at two local watering holes. Each establishment rewarded players who were of legal drinking age with free beer and wine.
-Bob Elrick,
Pipe Major for the JPB Southern Contingent
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