Highland Games

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The Scottish Banner publication just arrived with some interesting articles
about what is going on in Scotland, but . . . I'll not bore you with those.
Sometimes there is a message on the net about Highland Games and where they
are being held. The following are some that will be happening in the next
month. A complete listing of Highland Games in the US can be found on the Clan
Website.

March 20 - 9am-5pm, Scottish Heritage Festival,Midwest City, OK. at the Joe B.
	Barnes Regional Park
April 3-4: Kapiolani, Hawaii, at Kapiolani Park, Waikiki. 
April 6: This is TARTAN DAY. All Scots should show their color and wear your
tartan 	with pride.
April 9-11: San Antonio, TX. San Antonio Highland Games.
	Info: http://pages.whowhere.com/entertainment/sahga
April 10: Bakersfield, CA. Scottish Games and Gathering, Stramler Park
April 16-18: Huntersville, NC: Loch Norman Highland Games. www.lochnorman.org
April 17: Duneddin, FL
April 23-25: Batesville, Ark. At Lyon College.
April 23-25: Woodland, CA. Sacramento Valley Highland Games. Yolo County
	Fairgrounds, Woodland.
April 24: Council Bluffs, IA: At Westfair, Council Bluffs.

Those of you in Australia and New Zealand
March 21: Geelong, VIC. Highland Gathering at Queens Park.
March 27: Melbourne, VIC Ringwood Scottish Faire. Jubilee Park, Ringwood.
March 28: Perth, WA: Western Australia Pipe Band Championships.
April 2-3: Maclean, NSW. Maclean Highland Gathering. Maclean Showground.
April 16: Bathurst, NSW. Highland Gathering, The Scots School.
April 17: Bundanoon, NSW. 'Bundannon is Brigadoon' Highland Festival.
April 28: Bendigo, VIC. Goldfields Highland Games.

On April 28 at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith, NSW is
John MacDonalds "Scotland The Brave" show. Reviews say this is one of the best
shows celebrating Scottish dance and culture ever presented.

For those of you in the USA, there will probably be a Clan Sinclair setup at
the these games. To check on this, contact the Clan Commissioner for that
area. The Commissioners names, addresses, email can be found on the Clan
Website.
Gary D. Sinclair