First Annual Aboot Rabbie Burns Tickets Facilities Evening Attire Photographs Order of the Rabbie Burns Evening Silent Night Auction Menu Haggis Presentations At Flying Horse from the Floor Dancing Club & Castle Pipers Directions Staying the Night Saturday, Jan 30, 2016 5pm to 9pm About the Highlanders Pike’s Peak Highlanders Tickets Individual tickets: $125 Individuals Couples’ tickets: $240 Couples 4 seated together: $450 Foursome 6 seated together: $650 Sextet Table for 8 with sponsorship: $1500 Table for Eight (includes sponsor benefits and a commemorative bottle of Scotch) Scotch Tasting Tickets: $40 Scotch Tasting (Includes five drams of your choice from the table) Evening Attire The attire for the evening is Scottish Highland Formal For men, the wearing of the kilt is strongly encouraged, however black tie formal will be accepted. Military decorations are appropriate for this occasion. For ladies, formal dresses or kilts with Scottish accoutrement. Flat footwear is encouraged for after dinner dancing. Kilt rental/purchase is available through a variety of Scottish establishments. It is advisable to reserve rental kilts before Thanksgiving. Order of the Evening The birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns is traditionally celebrated on 25th January. “Burns Suppers” are highly popular in Scotland and follow a traditional format. Preceding the night’s events will be a cocktail hour and an opportunity to bid on Silent Auction Items. The night’s format will be as follows: 5pm – 6:30pm Cocktails, Silent Auction, Scotch Tasting Opening Address The Selkirk Grace The piper leads in the chef carrying the Haggis to the presentation table. The haggis is paraded ceremoniously through the assembled guests as they applaud its arrival with a "slow handclap". Address to the Haggis (It is customary to stand for the toast to the haggis with a glass of whiskey) The Presidential Toast, Toast to the Queen (Please stand for the toasts to the Office of the President of the United States of America and to the Queen of the United Kingdom) Following the Toast the men may remove their jackets Dinner The Immortal Memory (Culminates with a Toast: “To the immortal memory of Robert Burns”) Ode to the Lassies The Lassies Reply Songs and Poems from the Floor Burn’s works and other Scottish artistry Vote of Thanks At the end of the evening someone will propose a vote of thanks and summarize the presentations Auld Lang Syne Dinner is Adjourned All Guests join in Scottish Country Dancing 9pm-10pm after a brief Interlude Retire to the Bar or to Quarters Menu Plated Dinner Starter: Haggis, Neeps and Tatties Salad: Beefsteak Tomatoes and Herbed Fresh Mozzarella, Aged Balsamic Vinaigrette Choice of Entree: Pan Roasted 8oz. Filet of Beef Tenderloin (all medium) Sauce Bordelaise Rosemary Herbed Roasted Potatoes Roasted Vegetables ** Freshly Baked Rolls & Butter Dessert: Cranachan (traditional Scottish Dessert containing cream, toasted oatmeal, raspberries and a little whiskey) Beverages included in dinner price: Iced Tea, Sodas, Coffee, Water SPECIAL DIETARY PROVISIONS: by request Scotch: The following choices of Single Malt Scotch Whiskey will be available: Usquaebach, Laphroig, Glenlivet, Speyburn, Balvenie, Glenfiddch The Haggis The beast is made from a concoction of ingredients that are mixed and inserted into a sheep's stomach bag, which is then tied tightly at both ends and boiled. The ingredients include lambs liver, oatmeal, suet, stock, onion, salt pepper and other seasonings. In recent times the sheep's stomach bag is often replaced with a collagen sausage skin. The Haggis is ceremonially piped into the dining area (all stand) and following the recitation of “Address to a Haggis” and the theatrical cutting of the haggis with the ceremonial knife, all guests are invited to share in the eating of the Scottish fare "His knife see rustic Labour dight, An cut you up wi ready slight, Trenching your gushing entrails bright, Like onie ditch; And then, O what a glorious sight, Warm-reekin, rich!" Dancing Following dinner and after a short interlude, a Ceilidh Band will provide entertainment, Scottish Country Dancing will commence and the bar will remain open. After Dinner Drinks and Social Ceilidh Band Scottish Country Dancing Called out step-by-step for novices and experienced dancers alike Aboot Rabbie Burns Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of poets who have written in the Scots language. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a cultural icon in Scotland and among Scots around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV. As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year). Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!" His "Scots Wha Hae" about William Wallace served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. 'Scots, wha hae wi Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome tae yer gory bed, Or tae victorie. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well known across the world today include "A Red, Red Rose"; "A Man's a Man for A' That"; "To a Louse"; "To a Mouse"; "The Battle of Sherramuir"; "Tam o' Shanter"; and "Ae Fond Kiss". But mousie thou art no thy lane, O my Luve's like a red, red rose In proving foresight may be vain, That's newly sprung in June; The best laid schemes o' mice and men gang aft agley, O my Luve's like the melodie An lea'e us nought but grief an' pain for promised joy. That's sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry Facilities The Burns Night and Supper is held at the Flying Horse Club & Castle on Highway 83 in Northern Colorado Springs Directions The Flying Horse village is distinctly A horse sculpture marks the way. Please marked with a bell tower and a rock go straight through the roundabout. wall. Please take the Southernmost Continue thru the clubhouse entry gate entrance as there are two towers There is a drop off driveway at the entrance. Designated smoking Valet Parking is available The ballroom is located past the areas are available courtyard, on the west side of the facility underneath the turret Photographs Photographs of the evening will be provided Digitally or in Print form Details will appear in this space closer to the event Silent Auction • All donations of items for the auction are 100% tax deductible and are accompanied by prominent display of donor’s name • All purchases from the auction above market value are tax deductible Scottish Quaich Assorted Tartan Sashes, Scarves, Ties, Kilts and Accoutrements Rare Scotch Gift Set Scotch Decanter Set Works of Robbie Burns William Wallace Claymore Pike’s Peak Highlanders Booking & CDs Various Scottish Brooches Trip to the Old Course St Andrews Canned Haggis Presentations From the Floor It is customary at Burn’s Suppers for the guests to provide some of the entertainment. If you would like to recite a poem for your lassie or laddie, or sing a song, please contact Andra Stoller at 719-355-5005. Presentations that have not been arranged in advance will not be allowed by the chair. To respect the other guests and ensure their comfort, the following stipulations are presented: • We request a rendition of the presentation in advance • To honor the memory of the Bard and his poetic nature, poems and songs of romance are strongly encouraged • All presentations should be no longer than four minutes in length • Vulgarity and distastefulness are highly discouraged • No more than ten presentations will be granted Pipers All bagpiping for the evening provided courtesy of the Pike’s Peak Highlanders Directions https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/1880+Weiskopf+Point /data=!4m5!4m4!1m0!1m2!1m1!1s0X87134cdc8aba8c19:0X561f6198db35ad88?sa=X&ei=_5KEVfa1F8Pq-AHQgpC4BA&ved=0CGkQ9Rc wD A Flying Horse Country Club 1880 Weiskopf Point Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Staying the Night Those interested in booking sleeping rooms, please contact Lee Reijgers at [email protected] or phone 719-487-2662 for rates. About the Pike’s Peak Highlanders http://www.pikespeakhighlanders.com/ This 30th Anniversary fundraiser enables the Pikes Peak Highlanders to provide the sounds of Great Highland Bagpipes and Scottish drums to the front range for festivals and charitable occasions. The Pikes Peak Highlanders Pipe and Drum Corps is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Celtic music and traditions through education and performance. The band is honored to donate bagpiping services to our fallen warriors at Ft Carson, the Air Force Academy and other locations in the Pike’s Peak Region, as well as fallen First Responders. We are deeply appreciative of their service and sacrifice. This fundraiser will enable this and other services to the Front Range to continue unabated. The Pikes Peak Highlanders was founded in 1985 by Royal Canadian Air Force Major Bob Tracy. The band has enjoyed a long and successful journey as a competition and performance pipe band..