Tartan Day 2005 Events

Weave the tartan of tomorrow, contemporary Scotland, learn it, love it, invest in it.

Canadian Embassy Celebration of Celtic Connections

VIP reception to celebrate Tartan Day Celebrations in the U.S., Canada and Scotland with The Honourable Frank McKenna, Ambassador of Canada to the United States (who issued the Tartan Day Proclamation in New Brunswick on April 6, 1993), Presiding Officer George Reid, Minister Patricia Ferguson, Leader of Opposition, Nicola Sturgeon, other MSPs, American federal and state legislators and top business leaders.

Whisky Tasting with Glenfiddich

Whisky tasting and "Live Whisky" demonstration and tasting with Ian Miller, the General Manager of Glenfiddich Distillery.

Music from Canada and Scotland

Music from Scotland and Canada with National Public Radio’s famous Fiona Ritchie, host of Thistle and Shamrock, Canadian musician Bruce Guthro of Runrig and other top performers celebrating Celtic Connections between the U.S., Canada and Scotland.

Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Georgetown University

Georgetown University event

Reception
Coopering Display

Perfect theatre – The Raising of a Barrel.

Book Signing

Fiona Ritchie signing her new book on Celtic Connections between Canada, the U.S. and Scotland.

Other Tartan Day events

>> Dressed to Kilt

>> Scotlands Tartan Day

All events are supported by the National Tartan Day Committee 2005

Alison MacDonald Duncan partner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Stewart McLaurin, Chief of Staff, Georgetown University, Dr. Nancy Groce, Curator, Smithsonian, Dr Ed Furgol, Curator, U.S.Navy Museum, Alexandra Murray, Virginia - Scottish Games, Bill Sim, President, PEPCO, Michael Bird, General Counsel National Conference of State Legislatures.
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