This event has been canceled.
On January 22, 2022, we’ll be holding our first Burns Supper for and by kids! That means we need volunteer kids to fill out the program. If you’ve never been to a Burns Supper before, there’s an agenda that they all generally follow with some specific speaking roles. We will help kids with their selected roles; e.g., writing the speeches, learning the pronunciations in the poems, but they should know that if they accept these roles, there will be some preparation required in advance.
Details and tickets
The supper will begin at 6 p.m., but you are welcome to come at 5 p.m. to learn about Robert Burns, Scottish literature, and a bit about the history of Scottish arts in general.
When: January 22, 2022
5 p.m. Robert Burns and the History of Scottish arts
6 p.m. Burns Supper
Where: Salem Baptist Church, 1821 N Salem St, Apex, NC 27523
Attire: Kilts, sashes, and other Scottish attire encouraged but not required.
Tickets: $12/person
Volunteer for a role!
Take a look at the list below, then fill out this Google form by January 1 to let us know what your child is interested in doing. (Please fill it out once for each child who is interested.)
Roles
- Master of Ceremonies: Responsible for welcoming everyone, reading the Selkirk Grace, and progressing us through the agenda; probably best suited for a teenager
- Bagpiper: Pipes the haggis ceremoniously into and out of the room
- *Reader: Reads “Address to a Haggis”
- *Speaker: Writes and reads a speech apologizing to the haggis, then dramatically stabs it open
- *Speaker: The Immortal Memory–Writes and reads a brief, humorous speech about the life of Burns and toasts to him
- *Speaker: Toast to the lassies–Writes and reads a brief, humorous toast to the lassies making references to Burns poems with some good-natured ribbing. Examples here, and suggestions for writing here
- *Speaker: Reply from the lassies–Writes and reads a reply to the toast to the lassies, often by working with that speaker, again with references to Burns’ poems. These toasts often make references to Burns’ various vices and debauchery; we’ll help you work up one for a kid-themed event.
- Reader: Read a Robert Burns poem of your choice. Popular selections include “My Heart’s in the Highlands,” “Rantin’ Rovin’ Robin’,” and “To a Mouse.”
- Singing, dancing, playing music: There’s a lot of opportunity for flexibility in the program here, so let us know what you’d like to do!
*For anything selected with a * above, your child should be willing to put in a bit of preparation time to write the speech or learn to read the poem. Help will be provided, and memorization isn’t necessary, but the poems are written in the Scots language.