A Robert Burns Celebration
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About this Event
(We have reached the maximum capacity of our Zoom meeting room, so we are SOLD OUT)
Live from Vancouver, Victoria and points throughout BC and the world, ScotFestBC and SFU's Centre for Scottish Studies presents an online night (via Zoom) to celebrate Robert Burns songs, poetry and brilliance.
From the comfort of your home, don your best Scottish attire and join champion SFU Pipe Band piper Jack Lee, Dr. Leith Davis from SFU, the Address to a Haggis by David Lunny, accordion player Mary Ross, Jonathan Russell from Sun Lake, Arizona for the Toast to the Lassies, fiddling, fun and friendship. It will be quite an evening, with additional Celtic performers at the end, including Alastair Lee with a hot new piping track, Michael Viens, Susan Nase from the Shot of Scotch Highland Dancers and highland games troubadour Bob Collins might even drop by the Burns After-Hours Club. Hosted by Mike Chisholm of ScotFestBC, the evening will include a random draw for a bottle of whisky from Macaloney Distillery ($130 value), a $250 gift card from Tartantown and "background checks" , with prizes for the best (real, not virtual) home set decorations. Haggis for the "Address to a Haggis" provided by The British Store in Surrey, which is also providing git card prizes.
It's all free. But registration and a Zoom account is required in advance (tickets are limited). Once registered, you will receive an email before the event with the access code. We encourage everyone to decorate their space for a Scottish evening. Judges will be viewing your screen to determine prizes.
This event is free, but any donations to ScotFestBC is welcome. Your donation goes towards supporting the British Columbia Highland Games and events like this celebration. Donate here.