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CeltFest Vancouver
Island Passes on Traditions on Canada’s “other Celtic Coast”
Celtic Performing Arts Classes are in
state-of-the-art facilities at: MALASPINA
UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE, NANAIMO, B.C.
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Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming
15-20 June 2008 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
Alasdair Gillies, James MacColl, John Wilson, George Balderose, and Liza McAdam teaching drumming
email: Info@bagpiping.org or visit www.bagpiping.org
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THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MONTEREY CELTIC ARTS ACADEMY, TO PRESENT THE 4TH ANNUAL MONTEREY BAY SCHOOL OF PIPING AND DRUMMING IN PEBBLE BEACH PRIOR TO THE 41ST ANNUAL MONTEREY SCOTTISH GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL
January, 2008. Monterey, CA. A very special event-filled “2nd Annual Monterey County Celtic Week" will be held the week of June 28, 2008 through July 6, 2008, including the 4th Annual Monterey Bay School of Piping and Drumming and the 41st Annual Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival.
The 4th Annual Monterey Bay School of Piping and Drumming will be held from Saturday, June 28th to Thursday, July 3rd, at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. On Sunday, June 29th at 1:00 p.m. there will be the annual Caber Parade featuring Scottish dancers, bagpipers and drummers in Devendorf Park in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea along Ocean Avenue. The award-winning Monterey Bay Pipe Band will perform during the 4th of July Parade in downtown Monterey. Also during the school, on Tuesday, July 1st, there will be a Pub Night at the Mucky Duck in Monterey with informal performances by the piping and drumming instructors. On Wednesday, July 2nd, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., there will be a very special Celtic Concert at the Stevenson School Auditorium, featuring world class bagpipe instructors from Scotland and the United States, dancers from the Allison Barnes Academy of Irish Dance, and other Celtic performers.
The 2nd Annual Monterey County Celtic Week will culminate in the not-to-be-missed 41st Annual Monterey Scottish Games and Celtic Festival at Monterey County Toro Park on Saturday and Sunday, July 5 and 6, 2008. The Festival will feature a wide array of Scottish and Irish musicians, Scottish Highland and Irish dancers, tasty British food and crafts, thrilling athletic events, and much, much more. For more details, check out (http://www.montereyscotgames.com) or call (831) 647-6311.
Due to its success and popularity the last few years, the internationally renowned National Piping Centre, based in Glasgow, Scotland, in association with Monterey Celtic Arts Academy (MCAA) is returning to the Monterey Peninsula to again present, The 4th Annual Monterey Bay School of Piping and Drumming at beautiful Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. This Piping & Drumming School attracts novice and advanced bagpipers and Scottish drummers from around the United States. This outstanding school will be held from Saturday, June 28, 2008 to Thursday, July, 3, 2008, and will again feature some of the world's finest piping and drumming instructors. Internationally renowned bagpipers and teachers at the school will include the award-winning Roddy MacLeod, MBE (Executive Director of the National Piping Centre since 1996) and an outstanding team of piping and drumming instructors, including world class award-winning pipers, Simon McKerrell and Margaret Houlihan (Dunn). For more information, check out http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk or email Roddy MacLeod at reception@thepipingcentre.co.uk,.call Michel d'Avenas at (831) 372-2020 or email bagpipe11@comcast.net.
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BAGPIPE INSTRUCTION
The Monterey Celtic Arts Academy hold monthly
Bagpipe Nights on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The
Music Building at York School in Monterey from 5pm to 6pm. Demonstration
and instruction is by Michel d’Avenas, award-winning
bagpipe teacher & Pipe Major of The Monterey Bay Pipe Band. For more
information call Wendy at 831 633-4444 or Michel at 831 372-2020.
Lark Camp - Celebration Of World Music, Song & Dance 2008 August 1-9, 2008
Registration For Lark Camp 2008 Is Open!
Camp sold out very early for 2007 so register right away to save your place.
Don't wait for registration forms in the mail. Register now!
We won't cash your check till January 1, 2008
Check out the Lark Camp Website:
http://www.larkcamp.comOnline Registration:
https://secure1.mcn.org/b/larkcamp/order.htmlWe no longer take credit cards for payment for Lark Camp. You can still register online and we will count your reservation as received on submission as long as we receive your check for payment within 2 weeks of submission.
If you do not wish to register online you can get a PDF registration form (for mail in registration) here:
http://www.larkcamp.com/regform.pdfLark Camp 2008 Poster PDF:
http://www.larkcamp.com/larkcampflyer.pdf