ASF Past 2019 News

The American Scottish Foundation News Archive

2019

June

ASF Newsletter - ASF Summer Calendar & News

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April

ASF Newsletter - April and May Calendar

ASF Newsletter - Unique evening April 29 as Noisemaker preview Musical

ASF Newsletter - Tartan Week is here - ASF Events & Special Invitations

ASF Newsletter - Countdown is on ..ASF Events & Special Invitations during Tartan Week 2019

February

ASF Newsletter - Tartan Week 2019 Countdown

ASF Newsletter - January 2019 E News with Kiltskate

January

ASF Newsletter - Reporting on Burns 2019

ASF Helps Scottish Corporate Sponsor MacGregor and MacDuff Raise Company Profile in United States

Kilt and highlandwear outfitter MacGregor and MacDuff is to host its first international kilt fitting service during a promotional trip to the US this week.

The Scottish business, which has two stores in Glasgow and one in Prestwick, will head across the Atlantic for a tour of New York as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. Read More. . .

A Scottish children’s tale of bravery, immigration and diversity is coming to the Fringe.

Walter the Wanderer is everything a children’s illustrated book could ask for, telling the tale of a curious Scottish otter called Walter who travels the world inspiring compassion and acceptance.

It has been written by Pavle Sabic, who was raised in Scotland and a member of the American-Scottish Foundation, now living in New York. READ MORE....

NYC Tartan Week celebrates Scottish-Americans with a parade, dancing and more

From April 1 to 8, New York City will celebrate the contributions Scots have made in the U.S. with a Tartan Day Parade and multiple dance, food and cultural events.

For instance, did you know the song "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns is a Scots-language poem set to a traditional folk song? Or that 33 U.S. presidents had Scottish ancestry? Even Mickey Mouse was voiced by a Scot for 40 years.

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The American-Scottish Foundation highlighted in April 2019 Issue Celtic Life

In the second installment in a six-part series on prominent women in the Celtic community, we connect with Camilla G Hellman (MBE), President of the American-Scottish Foundation. Read the Article

Carnegie Hall's Migrations Festival Kicks off with LIVE FROM HERE with Chris Thile

Carnegie Hall's citywide festival, Migrations: The Making of America kicks off with Live from Here with Chris Thile on Saturday, March 9 at 5:45 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Debs Composer's Chair Chris Thile is joined by Grammy Award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck, renowned bassist Edgar Meyer, multi-award winning Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, and Irish-American singer and songwriter Aoife O'Donovan for an evening of traditional Scots, Irish, and American folk music. Read More . . .

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