NACHS Newsletter

The Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society

Web Address: www.nachs.info

May 2007

Celtic Triad ... Three best to have in plenty: sunshine, wisdom, and generosity.

Festival Perks for members.

Don't forget that we have a special gift bag for our members. When you go to the festival go to the NACHS Education tent and pick up a bag! Also, it's time to think about tickets. As we have done in the past we we'll do again. Members may purchase tickets at half price. Family memberships are allowed to purchase 12 tickets at half price and individual memberships are allowed to purchase 4 tickets at half price.

Call Jude for details: 928-556-3161.

Upcoming Event

May 4, Fri: Irish Storytelling with Walter Stock.

May 5 & 6, Sat & Sun: Irish Language Workshop.

May 19, Sat: Prescott Highland Games.

July 21 & 22 – 10^TH Annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival, Foxglenn Park, Flagstaff

Irish Language Workshop & Storytelling Night

An Irish language workshop consisting of two days of instruction in conversational Irish will be offered in Flagstaff, Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6. Both days will offer two levels--Beginner and Level 2--Intermediate/Advanced. Instructors will be Irish linguists Maureen and Walter Stock, who are affiliated with Daltai Na Gaelige. Cost is $65 for Saturday only, and $100 for both days. A special free evening of Irish Storytelling will be offered on Friday, May 4.

For more information, or to register, call 928-779-3817 or email independentcelt@aol.com.

Festival Needs Volunteers

Now is the time to sign up! Don't miss out on the job you want.....call now!!! To volunteer for the festival, call Dan at 774-4146 or Brenda at 526-3278.

Festival Tidbits

Our festival is going to be SOOOOOOOOOOO fun this year! Don't miss out on our new workshop about Salt - its history, mysteries, and fancies. You'll be surprised at the information and you’ll love what you get to make and take away.

YO-Ho-Ho! Even if you aren't a kid, you absolutely MUST visit the kids’ area this year! There will be many pirate activities, including a pirate show, a sea shanty sing-a-long, and a talk on pirates!

Be sure to check out the back field for the piping competitions, Celtic dog show, tug-o-war, AND rugby exhibition. There is so much to look forward to and so much to see and do! Please tell all your friends.

Introducing...the 2008 Kilt's Up Calendar

Get ‘em while they're hot. We have produced another Kilt's Up calendar! You will see members of our organization in season appropriate, PG rated poses - and all the proceeds will go to our scholarship program. Calendars are $15 each or $10 each if you buy 10 or more. They make great holiday gifts or birthday gifts. Call Jude to get yours now - 928-556-3161.

Cans for the Cause

If you drink beverages in aluminum cans, and you are willing to save them for a cause, do we have a proposition for you! One of our young pipers is trying to earn money to go to our own United States School of Piping. He is saving cans to help earn the money and we thought we could help. To help, just save your cans and when you get a bunch call Jim Thomson at Thomson and Son Bagpipes 928-522-8797 to arrange a time to drop them off. Thanks for your help.

Wanted: Pipers and Drummers

Interested in learning to play bagpipes and belonging to a small local pipe band? Call us! All levels of skill welcome and lessons are free!

Jim Thomson 928-522-8797.

Prescott Highland Games

Mark your calendars for the Prescott Highland Games

When: May 19th from 9am to 5pm

Where: Watson Lake Park, Prescott

Ticket Prices: Adults $10, Seniors $7, Students $7.

For more information check out: www.prescottareacelticsociety.com.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

Friday (All Day) - Clan and vendor set up

Saturday (All Day) Athletes competing on main field throughout the day!

10am-2pm: Children*s Activities near the main stage

Main stage:

9:45-10:15am: Opening Ceremony

10:15 am: Crosswinds

11:15 am-Noon: Cummings Celtic Duo

Noon: Knockabouts

1 pm: Massed bands

1:15 pm: Crosswinds

2 pm: Knockabouts

3 pm: Crosswinds

4 pm: Knockabouts

4:45-5 pm: Closing ceremonies and presentation of athletic awards

Main Field:

10 am: Glendale Police Pipes & Drums

12:45 pm: Massed bands piping from Upper Ramada onto main stage

2 pm Tug of War

Athletic Competitions throughout the day Sheep dog demonstrations throughout the day

Lower Ramada:

10 am: Bagpipes 101: Lloyd McCaffrey

10 am * 3 pm: Tea Room

Upper Ramada:

10 am: Irish Dancers

10:30 am: Phoenix Scottish Pipe Band

11 am: Dancers from the Katherine Ramsey School of Highland Dance (Phoenix) and

*the Arizona Highland Dance Academy (Chandler)

11:30 am: Glendale Police Pipes & Drums

Noon: Phoenix Scottish Pipe Band

12:30 pm: Royal Scottish Country Dancers

1:30 pm: Irish Dancers

2 pm Glendale Police Pipes & Drums

2:30 pm: Dancers from the Katherine Ramsey School of Highland Dance (Phoenix) and the

*Arizona Highland Dance Academy (Chandler)

3 pm Phoenix Scottish Pipe Band

3:30 pm: Royal Scottish Country Dancers

From the ICC:

Dr. Niall Brady to Speak

On May 6, 2pm, Dr. Niall Brady returns to the Center to speak about The Medieval Rural Settlement Project. Admission is only $5.Dr. Brady is lead archaeologist and Project Director for the Medieval Rural Settlement Project in Ireland, one of eight ongoing archaeological investigations carried out by The Discovery Programme. The Discovery Programme (www.discoveryprogramme.ie) is a non-profit research institute funded by the government of the Irish Republic.

Dr. Brady's visit is made possible by the Office of International Education and the Study Abroad in Ireland Program at Mesa Community College. Students in the Study Abroad program will have the opportunity to work with Dr. Brady this summer in Ireland. The Discovery Programme is an archaeological research institution dedicated to investigating Ireland's past from earliest times and presenting the results to as wide an audience as possible.

Evelyn presented at the Center

Mike Perkins returns to the Irish Cultural Center to present a treasure of a film -- Evelyn. The film begins at 7:30pm on Friday, May 11. Perkins will also lead a discussion about the film and its relevance to Irish history. Admission is only $5.
Produced by the movie's star, Pierce Brosnan, and directed by Bruce Beresford (''Driving Miss Daisy''), the 2002 movie Evelyn is based on a true story. Brosnan plays a man who fights the authorities of the 1950's for the right to raise his children. In the process, Irish law is changed and perhaps even Irish society.
"A drama based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his young children, Evelyn, Maurice, and Dermot. Abandoned by his wife, Doyle does his best to make it as a single dad, raising his kids alone in Ireland in 1953. Their life isn't easy--but above all else in the world, Doyle loves his children. Unfortunately, when his wife's mother reports her daughter's abandonment to the authorities, the power of the Church and the Irish courts take his children away and put them in orphanages. Doyle is devastated. Vowing to reunite his family, he enlists the help of new friend Bernadette Beattie, her solicitor brother Michael, their American lawyer friend Nick, and Nick's mentor Tom Connolly. Together they attempt to do what has never been done before--challenge a law before the Irish Supreme Court. Doyle's fight to keep his family intact becomes an uplifting testament to the strength of a father's love and the power of the human spirit. " -Yahoo Movies Http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808403930/details
The movie Evelyn has an incredibly fine cast including Pierce Brosnan, Aidan Quinn, Alan Bates, Stephen Rea, Julianna Margulies, and Sophie Vavasseur (as Evelyn). This is one of the most genuinely sweet films to come along in quite some time.

A Dessert from Cornwall... Syllabub

4 oz. castor sugar

4 Tbsp cider

Pinch of cinnamon

Juice of 2 oranges

Juice of 2 lemons

4 Tbsp brandy

1 Pint cream

Grate the peel of the fruits and squeeze the juice. mix with the cider and brandy, sugar and cinnamon and leave overnight. Next day mix in the cream and chill. Serve with fresh fruit in small glasses.

-From Celtic Cookbook: Traditional Recipes for the six Celtic Nations by Helen Smith-Twiddy, 1970.

Celtic Music radio program on KJZA 89.5 FM

- Hosted by NACH's own David McNabb

- Live on Saturdays, 6-7 pm

- Broadcast repeated on Sundays, 1-2 pm

Directory of Celtic Arts

For Lessons:

Bagpipe, Prescott	Denise Robinson: 928.443.5191
Bagpipe and Drums, Flagstaff	Jim Thomson: 928.522.8797
Bodhran	Ron Barton: 928.774.7261
Fiddle	Kari Barton: 928.600.1365
Harp	Laurie Riley: 928.204.0013
Highland Dance	Jim Thomson: 928.522.8797
Irish Dance	Sharon Judd: 602.253.1978

For Performance and Music:

AZ Highlanders Pipe Band, or to hire bagpipers	Jim Thomson: 928.522.8797
Bagpiping in Cottonwood/Verde Valley area	Lloyd McCaffery: 928.634.3672
The Knockabouts	John McGregor: 928.863.0188
Celtic Harp	Laurie Riley: 928.204.0013
Wild Thyme	Sherri Bermeister: 928.636.1207

YOU can be part of

An Uplifting Experience …

… buy copies of our

Kilts Up! 2008 Calendar

All net proceeds go to the Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society’s Scholarship Fund. (We have donated over $32,000 in cash to scholarship recipients over the last ten years.)

Our calendar is educational, as well as fun: • Major American holidays • At least one holiday from each Celtic region • Dates of seasonal solstices • Dates of Full and New Moons • Dates of Waning and Waxing Moons • Dates of major Pagan holidays • Names and color photos of 12 Scottish tartans

$15. each, tax included

The Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society is dedicated to

“ … presenting, promoting, preserving Celtic culture …”

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