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Clan Currie Favorites Return For Sixth Annual Burns Night Celebration
As a poet of the people, Robert Burns would have enjoyed that his life is remembered annually with good poetry, good drink and good company. Clan Currie certainly plans to have all three in abundance at their sixth annual Burns Night celebration. The Society’s annual observance of the Bard’s birthday will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, NJ. The evening will begin with a cocktail hour at 7 PM followed by dinner and entertainment at 8:00 PM. Celebrated annually on, or about, Burns's birthday on January 25th, Burns Suppers traditionally adhere to a time honored format which includes the eating of a traditional Scottish meal, the drinking of Scotch whisky, and the recitation of works by, about, and in the spirit of the Bard. For 2007, the Clan Currie Society will be showcasing the talents of many of their “Pipes of Christmas” musical family. Scheduled to appear will be Scottish country dance trio, Local Hero and Metropolitan Opera star, Mark Delavan. The history of the Burns Supper goes back to the poet’s birthplace of Alloway, Scotland where, five years after his death in 1796, nine of his friends gathered in a cottage to pay tribute to his memory. They continued to meet annually at various times of the year until Burn’s official biographer, Dr. James Currie, had established the correct date of his birth. It was not long before the practice of meeting on this date was being observed throughout Scotland. The basic format for the evening has remained unchanged since that time and begins when the host invites the company to receive the haggis, which is piped into the ballroom with great fanfare and then presented to the audience via the reading of Burns’ classic ode to Scotland’s native dish. The haggis will again be provided by one of the area’s finest purveyors of Scots delicacies, Stewart’s of Kearny.
In addition to the haggis, which is accompanied by neeps and tatties (mashed turnips and potatoes), the evening’s menu, or Bill O’ Fare as it is better known, includes Cock-A-Leekie Soup, the haggis, and an entrée choice of Roast Beef or Salmon. Dinner guests will also enjoy Walkers Shortbread and Scotch Trifle for dessert.
The cost for the Burns Supper is $100 per person, which includes a five-course meal, whisky tasting, and Scottish entertainment. A Silent Auction is also being planned to help support the Society’s new Scholarship Program. Reservations may be made by mailing a check made payable to The Clan Currie Society, specifying the entrée selection of salmon or roast beef, along with a name, address, and phone number, to: The Clan Currie Society, P.O. Box 541, Summit, NJ 07902-0541. Reservation forms can be downloaded from the Society’s website by clicking here. For further information, contact Clan Currie at 908-273-3509.
Photos by Warren Westura
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