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November 05, 2004

[Irish Aires All] - Scottish Country Dancing & More

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November 3, 2004

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM):  WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER
  http://home.att.net/~diannashipman

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IN THIS ISSUE:

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM)
    Tonight
    Lunar Eclipse Photo
    Group Outings
    T-Shirts
    Secret Santa
    November Birthdays
    Thank you Scottish Country Dance Alliance

CALENDAR PAGE http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/2004November.htm

  SCOTTISH FASHION SUGGESTIONS FOR MEN

   THEATER: PLAY "PROOF"

    DISTILLERIES OF SCOTLAND: INTERACTIVE MAP

     PEGGY CARTER PHOTO PAGES (NEW)

       INFO ON DANCING WITH SCDM ON WEDNESDAYS

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SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE:

TONIGHT: We helped PATRICK MOORE & JUDI HALLENBECK celebrate their
birthdays!  THANK YOU to PATRICK for sharing his Jamieson's :-)
    We danced: Military Two Step, Ardencaple Castle, Cherrybank Gardens,
Mrs. Stewart's Jig, Hollerin for Haggis, Blue & White Quilt, Circassian
Circle, Laird of Atherton (twice), Trip to Bavaria, and Reel of the Royal
Scots.

PHOTO on the website: A wonderful photo of last week's lunar eclipse
courtesy of GEORGE HAMILTON!

GROUP OUTINGS:  Nov. 14 Renaissance Festival & Dec. 19 - Revels
  (if you're interested in a group outing for the play "Proof" see article
below).

T-SHIRTS:  REBECCA ROBERTS brought some nice T-shirts that we're considering
adopting as "official" for our informal demos.

SECRET SANTA:  We're doing a gift exchange for Christmas; if you'd like to
participate put your name in next week (or if you won't be there next week
but would like to be included let me know and I'll make out a card for you).
Gifts to be $10 or less.  Exchange to be Wednesday, Dec. 22.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
2 - Patrick Moore
4 - Judi Hallenbeck
11 - Lacy Kelm
28 - Mitch Philpot
29 - Marion Peace

Dianna's Note:  I enjoyed dancing with the Scottish Country Dance Alliance
Sunday evening and especially enjoyed Cherrybank Gardens; they were
preparing for the Austin Celtic Festival this weekend. Thank you to ANNE
MARSHALL and all the other dancers for making me feel welcome :-)

We dance on Wednesdays in the Heights
and always welcome new dancers and musicians.
For more details see the end of this newsletter.
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CALENDAR PAGE http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/2004November.htm
(details on all items listed below can be found on the webpage at:  )

TO READ ABOUT LAST WEEKEND'S CLEAR LAKE CELTIC FESTIVAL, SEE THE NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE AT: http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=57061

THE COMING WEEK:

4 THURSDAY
  * ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Houston and District Branch
        Central General Class
* First Thursday Night Contra Dance in conjunction with Contra Dan's Pickup
Band and
        Houston Area Traditional Dance Society (HATDS). Oxford Hall

5 FRIDAY
  * Swingin' in the Cafe Houston Swing Out BORDERS - Kirby

Nov. 5-7 AUSTIN, TX: FIRE ANT FROLIC Contra Dance Weekend

6 SATURDAY
* Daughters of the British Empire British Bazaar
* BLAGGARDS perform at:Bull & Bear - 1st Anniversary Bash!
* Pioneer Day JESSE JONES PARK
* CALVERT, TX: 4th Annual Victorian Gala

NOVEMBER 6th and 7th AUSTIN CELTIC FESTIVAL

7 SUNDAY
  * Men of Houston Morris Dancers
* IRISH SESSION 6.15pm. Rudyards Pub
*  YOUTH ACTIVITIES: St. Andrews Youth Venturing Group
        ST. ANDREWS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH

8 MONDAY
  * ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Houston and District Branch
         LEAGUE CITY, TX: Class:  (open to new dancers and experienced
dancers)
*  International Folk Dancing for beginners.

9 TUESDAY
* ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Houston and District Branch
        Central Beginner Class
* Celtic Chorus of Houston
* Strings n' Things

10 WEDNESDAY
* SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE! http://home.att.net/~diannashipman
* Lloyd Ernstes' Wednesday Night Open Mike Oxford Hall

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SCOTTISH FASHION SUGGESTIONS FOR MEN

Dianna's Note:  These are examples generally considered "correct" in
Scotland; however, we will not be calling the "fashion police" if you make
other choices :-)

FOR MEN:

DAYWEAR:
Kilt; Plain style Tweed Jacket; Five Button Waistcoat in matching tweed;
Plain Wool tie to complement both kilt and jacket; Plain leather sporran;
Plain toning kilt hose; Flashes; Plain Brogues; Kilt Pin; Sgian Dubh; Plain
Shirt; If not wearing the waistcoat a belt is an option.

SEMI FORMALWEAR (Day or Evening):
Kilt; Argyll Jacket; Black Barathea five button waistcoat; Plain leather or
semi formal Sporran; Plain wool tie or black bow tie for the evening; Plain
kilt hose; Flashes; Ghillie Brogues or plain brogues; Kilt Pin; Sgian Dubh;
Plain Shirt; If not wearing the waistcoat a belt is an option.

The Jacobean Highland outfit offers a rugged, youthful choice of
highlandwear; an excellent choice for less formal occasions and
Scottish-themed weddings.

EVENING WEAR:
Kilt; Coatee and Vest; Dress Sporran; Black bow tie or plain bow tie to
match Jacket colour. Cream, toning to match Jacket colour, diced or tartan
hose; Flashes; Buckle brogues or Ghillie Brogues; Kilt Pin; Sgian Dubh;
Plain or wing collar shirt; Plaid (optional)

Not all Highlanders choose to wear the kilt. Tailored Highland Trews along
with the Prince Charlie jacket make a good combination for formal evening
dress.

The less formal straight-backed Argyll jacket makes a popular alternative to
the Prince Charlie outfit for eveningwear and special occasions. The leather
topped semi-dress sporran is the correct accessory for this

HATS:  Generally hats are only worn outdoors.

TIES:  Tartan ties are generally not worn with a kilt outfit

TARTANS: Generally tartans, even of the same clan, are not mixed.

THANK YOU TO REBECCA ROBERTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS INFO.
You can view examples of the above on Rebecca's website:
http://store.yahoo.com/robertley/index.html
You can email her at RebeccaRob@ev1.net

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THEATER: PLAY "PROOF"
By David Auburn
Sheryl Stanley, Director

Fridays & Saturdays, 8 pm, Oct. 29 ~ Nov. 20.
Sunday, November 7th, 3 pm

Presented by Theatre Southwest, The Marie Pearsall Theatre.

From: "Sheryl C. Stanley" < sstanley2@houston.rr.com >

Sheryl writes in part:  "Proof is a Pulitzer prize winner, and one of the
finest plays I have ever read."

Proof of devotion.
Proof of sanity.
Proof of genius.
Proof of love.

Proof, living on the borderline of genius and mental illness, proves nothing
so much as that the most difficult mathematical concept may be easier to
prove than the simplest human emotion.

Reservations:  (713) 661-9505 or tickets@theatresouthwest.org

We are proud to be recognized by and funded in part by the Cultural Arts
Council of Houston/Harris County.

Dianna's Note:  We can make this a group outing and probably get a special
rate if you're interested.
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DISTILLERIES OF SCOTLAND: INTERACTIVE MAP
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/scotland.html

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PEGGY CARTER PHOTO PAGES (NEW)
Margaret Carter is pleased to announce:
http://homepage.mac.com/peggycarter.macmail/PhotoAlbum3.html

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COME JOIN US:

    Wednesdays, 7-10 pm

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE
    website: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman

    NEW DANCERS WELCOME - Families welcome
(children must be accompanied by parent / guardian).
    $5 for those 14 and over; $2.50 those under 14
($15 maximum per family) - fourth consecutive Wednesday free.

    Location:  Oddfellows Hall, 115 E. 14th St. (Heights), Houston, Texas
(3rd building on left traveling east from Heights Blvd. - 2 story red
brick -  entrance recessed about 15 feet from street - dancing upstairs).

LINKS ON WEBSITE with map & photo
MAP: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/MapOddfellows.gif
PHOTO OF HALL: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/OddfellowsHall.jpg
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Dianna

Dianna L. Shipman
diannashipman@att.net
Scottish Country Dancing and More
Houston, Texas
web page: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman
phone: 713-522-1212

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