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               Festivals for 2010!

 United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma, Inc. 

Presents the:  

4th Annual - 2010

Iron Thistle

"Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games"

            

Location: Kirkpatrick Family Farm in Yukon, OK., 1015 S. Garth Brooks Blvd.

West  on I-40, turn North on Hwy 92 (Garth Brooks Blvd.), go 1/2 mi.,  just north of Vandament Ave.  

   Festival Aerial Map with Event Locations:  "Iron Thistle Festival Site"

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          Friday - March 19th 

"Fire Ceremony & Introductions to the Clans" 

              (Open & Free to the public) starts at 6:00pm

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       Saturday - March 20th 

 "Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games" 

                Festival Hours to the Public:  9am  to   6pm.

 

We have a Kid's Friendly area setup with lots of games, crafts and other activities created just for the kids.

 

We already have several Clans and Vendors scheduled to attend.

 

 

Click on this link and print a $1.00 off Coupon to the Iron Thistle Festival 2010. 

Please print a copy for each member of your family or friends attending the Festival.

  Festival Admission

   Saturday, March 20th

     $8 - General Admission

     $6 - 60yrs & older, & Military & Students, with ID

     $3 - 6 yrs to 12 yrs

     Free to 5yrs & younger

 

Applications & Registrations for Athletics, Vendors, & Clans

Athletics Competition Application:   "Iron Thistle Application Form"  

Vendor Space Registration:          "Iron Thistle Vendor Space"  

Clan Space Registration:         "Iron Thistle Clan Space"

 

 

Mail Athletics Applications & Vendor Space Registrations,

to the Festival & Games Chairman:

Jonathan Irvin, c/o Iron Thistle, 2632 S.W. 97th, Oklahoma City, OK  73159

or call: 405-834-1876 or Email: Deakion@yahoo.com,  for more information

 

Mail Clan Space Registrations, to the Clan Chief and Asst. Festival Chairman:

Josh Morgan, c/o Iron Thistle,  3405 Frostwood Terrace,  Oklahoma City, OK  73115

or call: 405-255-5709 for more information.

 

 

The following Schedule is for the Athletic Competition.  Download a copy in either a .doc or .pdf format:

Athletic Competition.doc,  or Athletic Competition.pdf.

 

Athletic Competition Schedule March 20th Iron Thistle Scottish Festival

Men’s A Class -Women’s Open       Men’s B Class - Men’s C Class     Masters-Open-190

9:00am

 Braemar Stone                                  56lb WFD                                      Weight over Bar

 Open Stone                                       28lb WFD

 

10:00am

56lb WFD                                          22lb Hammer                                  Braemar Stone

28lb WFD                                          16lb Hammer                                  Open Stone

14lb WFD

 

11:00am

22lb Hammer                                     Caber Toss                                     42lb WFD

16lb Hammer                                                                                           28lb WFD

12lb Hammer

 

12:00 NOON CEREMONY

 

 1:30pm

Caber Toss                                         Sheaf Toss                                     22lb Hammer

                                                                                                               16lb Hammer

2:30pm

Sheaf Toss                                          Weight over Bar                            Caber Toss  

 

3:30pm

 Weight over Bar                                 Braemar Stone                               Sheaf Toss

                                                           Open Stone

5:00pm

Thistle Carry                                        Thistle Carry                                 Thistle Carry  

6:00 End of Festival                                                          WFD = Weights for Distance

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Entertainment Schedule: 2010 Iron Thistle Scottish Festival   

Download the Entertainment Schedule.doc .

Opening Ceremonies will begin at 12:00pm, with Clan Parade and Bands playing the National Anthem and Scotland the Brave, along with Introductions and Appreciations to our Sponsors and Clans.

Stage by the Lake      Stage on the Athletic Field 

9:45 AM As the Crow Flies       9:45 AM  Session

10:45 AM On the Doss with

Piper John Imes and John Stark  11:00 AM Emerald Flame

            12:00 Noon Opening Ceremonies                            

1:00 PM  On the Doss with     1:00 PM As the Crow Flies

Piper John Imes and John Stark           

2:30 PM All About Irish Dancers   2:00 PM Boru's Ghost

3:30 PM  Flowers of Edinburgh     3:00 PM Emerald Flame

4:30 PM   William Ellis              4:00 PM Boru's Ghost

5:00 PM Flowers of Edinburgh      5:00 PM Session

Laura Ladymon will be doing Highland Dance with Flowers of Edinburgh performances

 Old Town Area

Dustin Cooper and Galician Dancers

And Dance Demos

Our special appreciation goes to Roger and Carol Graham for organizing the entertainment for this festival. _______________________

Host Hotel for the Festival  

Hampton Inn Yukon

Located at:  1351 Canadian Court, Yukon, Oklahoma, 73099,  

Telephone: 1-405-350-6400  or email Traci, at:  Yarbrough@hilton.com.

Special Rate:  $79.00, single to quad occupancy per room, with Hot Breakfast.

A total of 29 rooms have been blocked for guests attending the Iron Thistle Festival. 

You need to contact the hotel as soon as possible to reserve your room at this special festival rate.

This Special Festival Rate, is only available through March 10th. 

To receive the Special Rate, when you call to register at the hotel,

tell them you're with the "Iron Thistle Festival" or  "Scottish Festival" being held in Yukon.

Note: Click on Hampton Inn Yukon, for the hotel website.

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Genealogy Research Training at the Festival

La Nell Shores will again have classes during the Festival; schedule to be announced:

Topics, subject to change, will be:

"Researching Your Scottish Heritage" and "The Scots in Early America".

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Plan Now!  Along with Pipe Bands, Vocal Bands, Dancers, Clans, Vendors, Food, and Other Events, you will enjoy the fierce competition of the Off-Site Solo Piping, Highland Dancers, and the Athletic Games, at the 4th Annual "Iron Thistle Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games", March 19th & 20th.   Then, plan on heading to Stillwater for the 4th Annual "Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival", June 18, 19 & 20, for some of the best Scottish and Celtic Music you will ever hear.  These events are essential for the growth of our community and that directly effects growth of the music and the dance of this culture, in Oklahoma.

MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW, TO ATTEND!

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2010 - 4th Annual

"Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heritage Festival"

June 19 & 20, 2010

PAYNE COUNTY EXPO CENTER

East HWY #51 - Stillwater, OK  74075

STILLWATER CENTENNIAL PROJECT

Brought to you by the United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma, Inc. (U.S.C.O.)

Tulsa-Irish-American Club, Celtic Fringe, and The Stillwater Convention & Visitors Bureau

http://www.okcelticfest.com

   The Oklahoma Music and Heritage Festival that will be held in Stillwater as a Centennial Project has been formally made a subsidiary of U.S.C.O.   U.S.C.O. is joined in the support of this project by the Tulsa Irish American Club and the Tulsa Gaelic Association as well as many historians, and performers from across Oklahoma.  More news about the project will follow as we continue to work toward this goal.  

        Featuring Music, Dance, and Culture from the Celtic Nations: Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Galicia, Cornwall, Isle of Man, and Brittany.  To be held indoors at the Payne County Expo Center.  Vendors, Scottish Clans, demos, workshops and live entertainment featured on three stages.  Host Hotel:  Best Western of Stillwater.  RV and Camp Sites available on a first come first served basis on the Expo Center grounds.  

For current updates go to the www.okcelticfest.com web site. 

Festival Information, contact: Roger Graham celticgraham@sbcglobal.net or Annette Hixenbaugh: francishixenbaugh@sbcglobal.net ______________________________

Celtic Music Jam Session

Stillwater, Oklahoma

 2nd Friday of each Month

Held at Stillwater’s Best Western in the atrium, starting at 7pm.  Free venue, at 600 E. McElroy, on the corner of Perkins Road & McElroy.   This is a Smoke Free environment and a Kid Friendly Area. 

"STRAIGHT OUTTA' IRELAND"

Here is just an excerpt from one of the stories that ran from one of the Friday Night Session in Stillwater.  

Straight outta' Ireland,    • Celtic culture finds a home in Stillwater

Audrey M. Marks,  Stillwater News Press

The atrium of Stillwater’s Best Western on Friday could easily have been the Celtic islands as children pranced barefoot in the plush green carpet and musicians held their monthly Irish and Scottish jam session.    

To read the rest of the story which follows, go to http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/apstorysection/local_story_224103923.html

For Information about the monthly Stillwater Celtic Music Jam Session, contact:    Roger Graham at celticgraham@sbcglobal.net .

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 For information about upcoming U.S.C.O. Clan Gatherings, click on:    General News

 

 

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