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Branch History - 2000 through 2004
2000
Calendar for 2000
| January | 1 | Hogmany Party, Julia Morgan Theater, Dunsmuir Dancers, music by Wild Rose & Friends. |
| 8 | Ball Gown Sale & Tea Party | |
| 8 | Monthly Dance Temple United Methodist Church, San Francisco [San Francisco & Burlingame] | |
| 29 | Valentine Ball Preview, Noe Valley Ministry, SF, Teachers: Bruce Herbold & Susie Langdon Kass | |
| February | 2 | Ball Preview, Mountain View Sports Pavilion. Music by John Taylor & Andy Imbrie. |
| 5 | Valentine Ball, Scottish Rite, Oakland | |
| March | 4 | Music Workshop, Chabot School, Oakland, Barbara McGowan |
| 4 | Monthly Dance Chabot School, Oakland [Berkeley Mon & Fri] | |
| 18 | Victorian Ball, The House of the Four Winds, Monterey | |
| 25 | Mad Hatters' Ball | |
| April | 1 | Monthly Dance Park School, Mill Valley [Santa Rosa & Dunsmuir] |
| May | 6 | Monthly Dance, AGM & Pot Luck Dinner Masonic Temple, San Mateo,[San Jose & Red Thistle] |
| 3-14 | Monterey Games | |
| June | 3 | Monthly Dance Soquel Grange Hall, Soquel [Monterey, Santa Cruz & Soquel] |
| 8-9 | Dunsmuir Games | |
| 17 | Beginners' Ball, Hermann Sons Hall, Petaluma, music by Wild Rose. | |
| July | 8-9 | Dunsmuir Games, Dunsmuir House, Oakland |
| September | 2 | Jean Patrick Memorial Dance, Pleasanton Middle School, Pleasanton. Andy Imbrie & Friends |
| 2-3 | Caledonian Games, Alameda County Fair Grounds, Pleasanton | |
| 22 | Birthday Party for Alex Harvey, Greek Orthodox Church, Oakland, music by Muriel Johnstone & Alasdair Fraser. | |
| 30 | Dixon Games, Fairgrounds, Dixon | |
| October | 7 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Alameda [Berkeley Mon & Fri] |
| 27-29 | Asilomar Weekend | |
| November | 4 | Monthly Dance, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, Palo Alto [Stanford & Red Thistle] |
| December | 2 | Monthly Dance, Lucie Stern Center, Palo Alto [Mountain View] |
| 21 | SF Class Winter Solstice Party |
The second Children�s Ball (The Mad Hatters Ball) was held March 25th at the Orinda Community Center organized by Kathleen McAdam and underwritten by the Lafayette Class. Eighty dancers aged 7 to 19 from Berkeley, Lafayette, Livermore, Sacramento and San Francisco were lead in by Piper Jeff Campbell and Grand Marshall Jo Hamilton rigged out in tall hat and polka-dot coat, with a dormouse under her arm, and a large tartan umbrella as a staff. Dancing was MCed by Kathleen and Armin Busse to music provided by Andy Imbrie (piano), Janet Kurnick, Susan Worland and Duncan MacDonald (fiddles) and Sheryl Foxx (recorder). During Intermission Junior Piper, Heath Burton entertained the dancers and 114 spectators. Refreshments were prepared by parents, teachers and friends under the guidance of June Christie.
Dunsmuir games saw performances on June 8th by Cairngorm (Step), Gleanmhor Dancers of Stockton (Country, Step & Cape Breton), Lafayette Scottish Dancers (Youth), Stanford Class, The White Heather Dancers of Sacramento, and Deely Irish Dancers. Some of the groups danced to live music by Daves & Babes (David Newitt, Heather MacKay, Janet Kurnick, Patti Cobb, Bruce Herbold, David Gold, Joelle de Jonge & Erin Wilcox). Performances on Sunday the 9th included Red Thistle Dancers, Berkeley Dancers, White Heather Dancers (Step & Country), McBride Dancers (Irish), Lafayette Youth and Berkeley Children's Class. Music was provided by Plaid Attitude (Janis & Ned Dairiki, Ken Thompson, Dave Mavity, Susan Coleman, Nettie Wijsman & Paul Costa). Dottie Carr announced her retirement as teacher of the White Heather Dancers. She will be succeeded by Lynne Lockwood.
2001
Calendar for 2001
| January | 6 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Alameda [Lafayette & Livermore] |
| 20 | Ball Gown Sale & Tea Party, SF | |
| February | 3 | Valentine Ball Preview Noe Valley, SF |
| 7 | Valentine Ball Preview, Mountain View | |
| 10 | Valentine Ball | |
| March | 3 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Mountain View [San Jose] |
| April | 7 | Monthly Dance, Park School, Mill Valley [Santa Rosa & Dunsmuir] |
| 21 | Sacramento Workshop & Ball | |
| 28-29 | Sacramento Games, Woodland | |
| May | 5 | Monthly Dance & AGM, Masonic Temple, Alameda [San Francisco] |
| 12 | Children's Ball, Walnut Creek | |
| 12 | Beginners' Ball, Petaluma | |
| 19 | Victorian Workshop & Ball, | |
| June | 2 | Monthly Dance, Soquel Grange Hall, Soquel [Monterey, Santa Cruz & Soquel] |
| 23 | Truckee Workshop and Dance | |
| July | 14-15 | Dunsmuir Games, Oakland |
| August | 4-5 | Monterey Games, Salinas |
| September | 1 | Jean Patrick Memorial Dance |
| 1-2 | Caledonian Games, Pleasanton | |
| 29 | Dixon Games, Dixon Fairgrounds | |
| 30 | Asilomar Ball Preview, Lafayette Veterans' Hall | |
| October | 6 | Monthly Dance Masonic Temple, Alameda [Berkeley] |
| 13 & 30 | Asilomar Ball Preview, St Marks, Palo Alto | |
| 14 | Asilomar Ball Preview, Lafayette Veteran's Hall | |
| 26-28 | Asilomar Weekend | |
| November | 3 | Monthly Dance Masonic Temple, San Mateo [Stanford & Red Thistle] |
| December | 1 | Monthly Dancer Lucie Stern Center, Palo Alto {Mountain View] |
| 10 | San Jose Class Holiday Party | |
| 15 | Berkeley Holiday Party | |
| 20 | San Francisco Class Winter Solstice Party | |
| 29 | Lafayette Tween Parry | |
| 31 | Monterey Class Hogmanay Party, Carmel |
Dunsmuir Games in Oakland on July 14 & 15 saw performances by Red Thistle Dancers, Cairngorm Dancers, Gleanmhor, Dunsmuir Dancers, Sacramento Valley Cape Breton Dancers, New World, The McBride Irish Dancers, Classes from Berkeley, Santa Rosa and Stanford, Children�s' Classes from Lafayette and Berkeley, White Heather Dancers of Sacrament and White Heather Dancers of Monterey.
2002
Calendar for 2002
| January | 5 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Alameda [Lafayette & Livermore] |
| 26 | Ball Gown Sale and Tea Party, SF | |
| February | 2 | Valentine Ball Preview, Noe Valley Ministry |
| 6 | Valentine Ball Preview, Mountain View | |
| 9 | Valentine Ball | |
| March | 2 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Mountain View [San Jose] |
| April | 6 | Monthly Dance, Park School, Mill Valley [Santa Rose & Dunsmuir] |
| 13 | Children�s' Ball, Orinda Community Center | |
| 20 | Sacramento Workshop and Ball | |
| 26-28 | Sacramento Games | |
| May | 4 | AGM & Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Mountain View [Mountain View] |
| 18 | Victorian Workshop and Ball, San Juan Batista | |
| June | 1 | Monthly Dance, Soquel Grange Hall [Monterey, Santa Cruz & Soquel] |
| 15 | Campbell Games, Campbell Fairgrounds | |
| 15 | Beginners' Ball, | |
| July | 13-14 | Dunsmuir Games |
| August | 3-4 | Monterey Games |
| 31-1 | Caledonian Club Games, Pleasanton | |
| 31 | Jean Patrick Memorial Dance | |
| September | 29 | Dixon Games |
| October | 5 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Alameda [Berk M & New World] |
| 6 & 20 | Asilomar Ball Preview, Lafayette Veterans' Hall | |
| 12 & 26 | Asilomar Ball Preview, St Marks, Palo Alto | |
| November | 1-3 | Asilomar Workshop |
| 9 | Monthly Dance, Lucie Stern Center [Board, Teachers & Red Thistle] | |
| December | 7 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, San Mateo [San Francisco] |
| 14 | Berkeley Holiday Party, Arlington Community Center | |
| 16 | San Jose Class Christmas Party | |
| 19 | San Francisco Class Party | |
| 28 | Lafayette 'Tween Party | |
| 31 | Monterey New Year's Eve Party |
In June the Board raised admission prices for monthly parties to $8.00 for members, $10.00 for nonmembers and $2.00 for beginners with a coupon from their beginner class teacher.
Dunsmuir Games in Oakland July 13 & 14 had performances on Saturday by Red Thistle Dancers, White Heather Dancers of Sacramento, New World Scottish Dancers, Lafayette Children, Glenmhor and Berkeley Children, and on Sunday by McBride Irish Dancers, Piedmont Highlanders and Cairngorm, White Heather Dancers of Monterey, Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers and Santa Rosa Class.
2003
Calendar for 2003
| January | 4 | Monthly Dance, Masonic Temple, Mountain View [Mountain View] |
| 25 | Ball Gown Swap/Sale, San Francisco | |
| February | 8 | Valentine Ball Rehearsal, Noe Valley |
| 15 | Valentine Ball, Scottish Rite, Oakland | |
| March | 1 | Monthly Dance Masonic Temple, Mountain View [San Jose] |
| 29 | Sacramento Branch Workshop and Ball | |
| April | 5 | Monthly Dance Park School, Mill Valley [Santa Rosa & Dunsmuir] |
| 5 | Children's Ball | |
| 25 | Sacramento Valley Scottish Games | |
| May | 3 | Monthly Dance and AGM Masonic Temple, Alameda [Lafayette & Livermore] |
| 17 | Victorian-Scottish Workshop and Ball, San Juan Bautista | |
| June | 7 | Monthly Dance, Soquel Grange [Santa Cruz, Soquel & Monterey] |
| 14 | Beginners Ball | |
| 14 | Campbell Games | |
| 28 | Truckee Workshop and Dance | |
| July | 12-13 | Dunsmuir Games |
| August | 2-3 | Monterey Highland Games, Toro Park |
| 30 | Jean Patrick Memorial Dancers | |
| 30-31 | Caledonian Games, Pleasanton | |
| September | 27 | Dixon Games & Sebastopol Celtic Festival |
| October | 4 | Monthly Party, Masonic Temple, Alameda |
| 4 | Loch Lomond Highland Games | |
| 31-2 | Asilomar Weekend | |
| November | 8 | Monthly Party, Masonic Temple, San Mateo |
| December | 6 | Monthly Party Masonic Temple, Mountain View [Mountain View] |
| 13 | Berkeley Holiday Party | |
| 18 | SF Class Winter Solstice Party | |
| 27 | Lafayette Tween Party |
At the AGM Certificates of Appreciation were presented to J Douglas McConnell for his work on the Celtic Heritage Programs at the Caledonian Games, to Victoria Williams for editing the Reel and Strathspeyper, to Alan Twhigg for service as Monthly Program Coordinator, to David Newitt for serving as sound engineer on many occasions, and to David Reznick for his work on the Branch Website
This was Doug McConnell's last year as chair of the Celtic Heritage Program at the Caledonian Games, which he founded. He and Gloria are retiring to The Gold Coast of Queensland in his native Australia. Doug was presented with a pair of fancily decorated cakes at the setup lunch on the Friday before the Games; and both he and Gloria were presented at the Jean Patrick Memorial Dance with a dance (�McConnell's Awa�) and music for it (�Going Home�) both of which were written by Bob McMurtry
2004
Calendar for 2004
| January | 3 | Monthly Dance, Park School, Mill Valley [Santa Rose & Dunsmuir] |
| 24 | Ball Gown Swap & Sale | |
| February | 7 & 11 | Ball Previews |
| 14 | Valentine Ball | |
| March | 6 | Monthly Party, Lucie Stern Center, Palo Alto [San Jose] |
| 13 | Music Workshop with Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone, Albany Veterans' Hall 10:00AM to 4:00PM | |
| April | 3 | Monthly Party, Masonic Temple, Alameda [Lafayette & Livermore] |
| 17 | Sacramento Workshop and Ball | |
| May | 1 | Monthly Party & AGM Temple United Methodist Church, San Francisco [San Francisco] |
| 15 | Children�s' Ball | |
| 15-16 | Livermore Scottish Games | |
| June | 5 | Monthly Party, Soquel Grange [Santa Cruz, Soquel & Monterey] |
| 19 | Beginners' Ball | |
| 26 | Campbell Highland Games | |
| July | 10-11 | Dunsmuir Games, Oakland |
| August | 7-8 | Monterey Highland Games |
| September | 4 | Jean Patrick Memorial Dance |
| 4-5 | Caledonian Games, Pleasanton Fair Grounds | |
| 19 & 25 | Asilomar Ball Previews | |
| 25 | Dixon Games | |
| October | 2 | Monthly Dance |
| 3 & 9 | Asilomar Ball Previews | |
| 22-24 | Asilomar Weekend | |
| November | 6 | Monthly Dance |
| December | 4 | Monthly Dance Masonic Temple, San Mateo [SF Class] |
| 11 | Berkeley Holiday Party, Arlington Community Center | |
| 16 | SF Class Winter Solstice Party | |
| 20 | San Jose Class Holiday Party | |
| 30 | Lafayette Class Party |
The Reel and Strathspeyper became available electronically in March for the first time. It was posted to the Branch website (www.rscds-sf.org) where it could be accessed &/or down-loaded by the membership. Members can get on an Email notification list by sending an Email with subscribe as the subject to [email protected]. Beginning with the 2004/2005 membership year this will be the primary method of distribution replacing the 4th class mailings. Hard copy is still available as an extra cost option. There are three advantages to getting the R&S from the website: 1) Distribution is cost free to the Branch. 2) It is faster since it is posted the same day that the hard copy goes to the printer. 3) Pictures are in color and have better definition than the hard copy, which are black & white only.
The AGM was held in conjunction with the May Monthly Party in San Francisco. The election was uncontested and the only other business was the awarding of Certificates of Appreciation to Janis & Ned Dairiki for their musical contributions, to Jennifer Kelly for her part in producing the Red Thistle teaching videos & for her many flower arrangements at Branch events, and to Bud Wisecarver for supplying & maintaining the high stage for the Caledonian Games.
Livermore produced its first Scottish Games on May 15 & 16 with the usual collection of athletic events, pipe bands, musical acts, venders and highland and country dancing. It was sponsored by LARPD and the Tri-Valley Scotian League at Robertson Park, 3200 Robertson Park Road. There was also an outdoor ceilidh of Celtic song and dance on Saturday evening in downtown Livermore, and the Livermore Class had a 'Try it Out Party� with music by Susan Worland Bentley and Andy Imbrie that same evening
The Branch Membership Committee finally finished the first membership handbook and got it approved by the Board. A copy was sent to each member with the Branch Directory and Society subscription book. The project was started by Connie Wai and Bradley Hobbs some years ago and was completed by Eugene and Virginia Bissell, Bradley Hobbs (chair), Susie Langdon Kass (layout), and Witsie McKelvy. Alan Twhigg did the final editing.
Lafayette Class celebrated its 40th anniversary with a highly successful party at the Lafayette Veterans Hall on October 16th, and the Reel & Strathspeyper celebrated its 40th anniversary with the November/December issue
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