Calendar of Events

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May 2008	June 2008	July 2008	Upcoming in 2008

May 2008

Friday-Sunday, May 16-18, 2008
New York Pawling Weekend 2008
Circle Lodge, Hopewell Junction, NY
6:00 PM Friday dinner - 3:15 PM on Sunday
Teachers: Jean Martin, Bieldside, Aberdeen, Scotland; Muriel Johnstone and Bill Zobel, Courtenay, BC, Canada
Dance Music: Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent
Class Musicians: Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent and Jim Stevenson-Mathews, piano
Admission: $295.00 for superior rooms, $225.00 for shared facility rooms
Admission to classes, dances, and meals can be purchased separately
Contact: Sheila Wilson, 212-744-1470

Saturday, May 17, 2008
No.Va. Basic Tea Dance
2:00 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church, Arlington, VA
Music: Terpsichore - Elke Baker, fiddle & Liz Donaldson, piano
Admission: $15
Contact: Ellie Briscoe, (703) 461-7383 or mail@briscoe.com

Monday, May 19, 2008
SCDSW AGM
8:00 p.m., Building T-39, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Monday, May 19, 2008
Baltimore May Social
8:00 p.m., Catonsville Presbyterian Church, Catonsville, MD
Music: Becky Ross, fiddle and Liz Donaldson, piano

Monday, May 26, 2008
Baltimore End of Season Social
8:00 p.m., Catonsville Presbyterian Church, Catonsville, MD
Music: Becky Ross, fiddle and Liz Donaldson, piano

June 2008

Saturday, June 7, 2008
Lake Sherando Dance and Picnic
Sponsored by the Monroe-Highland Scottish Country Dancers
2:00 p.m., Sherando Recreation Area (near Waynesboro, VA)
Musicians: Mara Shea, fiddle and Julie Gorka, piano
Admission: Park Entrance - $8 per car load, Dance only - $12, Dance and cookout - $15
RSVP if you will be at the cookout so MH-SCD will know how much food to prepare
Contact: Bob Belton at 434-979-0939 or 2trouto@ntelos.net

Sunday, June 8, 2008
Washington Branch AGM
5:00 p.m. potluck, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Wheaton, MD

Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15, 2008
Richmond Silver Thistle Ball Weekend
Saturday - 5:00 p.m reception, 8:00 p.m Ball; Sunday - 11:00 a.m. brunch dance, Ashland, VA
Ball Musicians: John Turner & Elke Baker, fiddle; Ralph Gordon, bass & cello
Brunch Musicians: The Twa Fiddlers - John Turner & David Gardner, fiddle
Admission: $40 ball and brunch dance; $30 ball only; $15 brunch dance only; dinner additional
Contact: Stella Fogg, 804-282-5482, stellafogg@comcast.net

July 2008

Friday-Monday, July 11-14, 2008
Monday-Saturday, July 14-19, 2008
Pinewoods Scottish Sessions I and II
Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
Teachers: Mairi Hand, Boise, ID; Helen Russell, North Ferriby, UK; Terry Harvey, New Town Square, PA; Dale Birdsall, Shoreham, VT; Lezlie Webster, Manchester, NH (Highland)
Music Director: Anne Hooper, Quincy, MA Application deadline: April 1, 2008; applications received later will be processed in order received

Sunday-Sunday, July 20-August 17, 2008
RSCDS Summer School at St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Scotland
You may attend one week or any two weeks
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008; spaces may still be available

Upcoming in 2008

Friday-Sunday, August 8-10, 2008
Teachers Association (Canada) AGM
Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Sunday-Sunday, August 10-17, 2008
Teachers Association (Canada) Summer School
Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Teachers: Janet Johnston. Edinburgh, Scotland; Geoffrey Selling, Philadelphia; Val Mitchell, New Zealand
Musicians: Bobby Brown - Brampton, ON, Laird Brown - Brampton, ON, Mara Shea - Raleigh, NC, Ken Nattras - Winnipeg, MB
Ball Musicians: Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent

Saturday, August 23, 2008
No.Va. Summer Frolic
2:00 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church, Arlington, VA
Music: Becky Ross, fiddle and Julie Gorka, piano

Friday-Sunday, September 19-21, 2008
Scottish Weekend at Timber Ridge
Teachers: David Queen - Southport, England, Eric Finley - Ayr, Scotland, and Elaine Brunken - Laurel, MD
Guest Music Teacher: Liz Donaldson
Featured Band: Terpsichore - Elke Baker, fiddle, Liz Donaldson, piano, and Ralph Gordon, cello and bass
Registrar: Fred Eustis, feustis@starpower.net, 410-922-6369
Chair: Ellen Ternes, ellenter@comcast.net, 301-318-4208

Friday-Sunday, November 7-9, 2008
Argyle XXV
Teachers: Elinor Vandegrift, Seattle, WA and Cecily Selling, Philadelphia, PA
Music: Keith Smith, fiddle and Muriel Johnstone, piano
Chair: Mark Priest, mark.priest@computer.org, 703-750-2965

Saturday, December 6, 2008
No.Va. Christmas Walk Dance
2:00 p.m., The Durant Center, Alexandria, VA
Music: Waverley Station - David Knight, fiddle and Liz Donaldson, piano
Admission: $20 dancers; $10 students; $3 spectators