Welcome to our latest E-News! Summer is coming to a close and Fall is upon us. 
 
ASF's Fall events kick off tonight with our second Young Professional Monthly Mixer. We hope to see you at the St Andrews Restaurant & Bar in NYC (details below). 
 
We hope you enjoy this round up of Art, History and Fall news & events. We'd love to hear from you if you have news which you would like us to share in this E-News bridge to Scots, American-Scots and Scots enthusiasts around the world! Email us at: [email protected] 

Please visit the ASF's website often for news & updates and please 'like' us on Facebook  so we can keep you informed. 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Camilla Hellman MBE, Development Director  
American-Scottish Foundation�

TONIGHT! AMERICAN-SCOTTISH FOUNDATION'S 

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MONTHLY MIXER 

 

Tuesday, September 4th from 6.30pm

St. Andrews Restaurant & Bar, 140 West 46th Street, New York, NY
No cover charge, open to non-members. 

 
Join us at  St. Andrews Restaurant & Bar for our next Monthly Mixer event, where you can mingle with American-Scots, Scottish Ex-pats and Scots enthusiasts in a relaxed setting. 

 

ASF guests will receive 15% off all drinks & bar food! Get a taste of Scotland; with Blended Scotch Cocktails from $8.50, Imported Scottish Ales and Stouts from $6 and hundreds of Scotches, with tastings from $5.50. Check out the extensive drinks menu here
 
Please RSVP to: asfevents@wwbcny.com 
 
For all those of you who attended our inaugural event on August 7, we thank you for joining us!  We had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing friends new and old at our events in the coming months. 

 

If you can't make September's Mixer, don't worry! We'll be mixing Scottish style on the first Tuesday of every month. The next events are: Tuesday, October 2nd, from 6.30pm, then Tuesday, November 6th, from 6.30pm. 
 
We look forward to seeing you!  Best wishes,
The American-Scottish Foundation� Young Professionals Committee
 

This newly formed committee was created to give focus to the Under 35 membership demographic of the ASF; an important group to secure vibrancy within the organisation, and to play a role in the future of ASF. 

 

Through both formal and informal events, the ASF YP Committee will strive to host and partner on engaging activities that cultivate relationships between Scots, American-Scots, expats and and Scots enthusiasts. 

 

Annual Memberships for Under 35's are available to buy online via Paypal at just $50.
EXCLUSIVE ASF TOUR of America's Top International Art & Antiques Event: THE  INTERNATIONAL  SHOW
 
Monday, October 22nd, 6:00pm

ASF has been given an opportunity to invite its members and friends to one of NYC's Fall highlights... 
 
Join us for a guided tour of exquisite arts & antiques, followed by a social at the Park Avenue Armory Bar. 

Sixty-five of the world's top dealers will converge on the Park Avenue Armory for the breathtaking event that collectors, connoisseurs, interior designers and art lovers anticipate all year long. 
 
The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, founded in 1989, was New York's first vetted fair and remains one of the world's most prestigious and influential art and antique events. Extraordinary attention to detail, exceptional specialist dealers, breathtaking variety and exacting standards have established the International Show as the top American showcase of its kind. 
 
This glamorous fair brings together works of art that span continents and millennia-  among them many of museum quality.

To reserve your place on the tour, please contact the ASF Office on 212 605 0338 (Ext.4).
 
A donation of $20 per person is suggested, which will go towards the work of the ASF.  Your ticket will allow you to re-enter the event at your leisure, through Thursday 26th October. 
 
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS TOUR IN SCOTLAND 

 

A three day tour of Scotland, telling the tragic story of Mary Queen of Scots, has been created by Lord Sempill (ASF Board Member) of Clans & Castles; perfectly tailored holidays, featuring Scotland's Castles, culture and clan lands

 

Mary Queen of Scots has a special place in Scotland's history. Participants on Lord Sempill's tours are fortunate enough to be able to follow her brief reign through the countryside and the buildings in which she lived.

  

Lord Sempill, host and guide, has a strong connection with Mary. His ancestor, Robert, 3rd Lord Sempill, whose son John married Mary Livingston, one of Mary's Ladies in waiting, was involved in many of the key events of her reign. He, like so many other nobles, was caught up in the political turmoil of the day, and having been one of Mary's loyal supporters ended up opposing her on the field of battle.

 

  Tours are restricted to a maximum of eight people, and provide a detailed picture of 16th century Scotland with many fine examples of the places Mary visited and lived in. These include the palaces of Holyrood, Linlithgow, and Falkland, and the mighty castles of Edinburgh and Stirling.

  

Each day includes a visit to a local restaurant, where the emphasis is on quality and local produce. At no stage does the group travel for more than an hour, thus allowing for deeper appreciation and enjoyment of the countryside for which Scotland is rightly famed.

  

Mary's reign as Queen of Scots might have disappeared into obscurity were it not for the many mysteries which have turned her life story into one of the most dramatic in Scotland's history.

   

Full tour information is available HERE.

  

2012 PRICE is GBP 350 per person (approx. USD 549). This covers all entrance fees, all lunches and two dinners. Drinks and accommodation is not included.

  

Tours run Tuesday-Thursday. Next Tour: September 25-27. 

Please contact: [email protected] for 2013 dates. 

 

Attend our Wallace Award Gala Dinner and you will have the chance to bid on a Mary Queen of Scots Tour for 2 people (3 day tour + accommodation for 4 nights) in May/ June 2013!

SAVE THE DATE!   
  
Please visit www.scottishleadershipconference.org for full details. 

THE WALLACE AWARD GALA DINNER 2012 

 

Awarded to individuals in recognition of outstanding achievement in their field of endeavor, The Wallace Award celebrates the diversity of contributions that Scots and American-Scots have made to the world, as well as acknowledges honorees for their role in strengthening American-Scottish relationships.

  

The 2012 honorees are: Sir Ian Wood, OBE, Chairman - Wood Group PLC, Miss Duncan MacDonald, Founder - Scottish Coalition USA, and Dr. Alan L. Bain, President Emeritus - The American-Scottish Foundation�.

 

Recent recipients include: Euan Baird, Duncan A. Bruce, Sir Sean Connery, Robert R. Douglass, the Forbes Family, Former Senator Trent Lott, The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and The Rt. Hon. Lord Smith of Kelvin and the late Donald and Eleanor Taffner. 

 

      
Please click HERE to:
  • Purchase Tickets for the Event
  • Read the History of the Wallace Award�
  • Advertise in the Wallace Award� Gala Journal (specs included)
  • Donate an item or service to the Silent Auction
  • Make a donation to The American-Scottish Foundation�
JOIN THE ASF ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE: KILTR
 
KILTR is a new Scottish enterprise which gathers together a clan of thousands of individuals with a connection to Scotland to share, exchange and work on new and creative ideas, goals and projects.
 
Joined by a shared identity, regardless of geographic location or economic status, KILTR forges new bonds through a vibrant international community driven by endeavor and enterprise and an exciting structure of like-minded people.
 
You can connect with the American-Scottish Foundation on KILTR by clicking HERE
 
It's FREE to join the KILTR community and be a part of this growing Scottish network: try it! 
 
NEW YORK METRO PIPE BAND

  

The ASF was proud to be piped up the Avenue of Americas by the New York Metro Pipe Band in the Tartan Day Parade in April. 

  

We would like to give our congratulations to them for winning the 2012 North American Champions - Grade 2, following on from their win in 2011 at piping's most prestigious competition: The World Pipe Band Championships (3B) in 2011: From strength to strength!

 

See NBC's video feature on The World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, featuring the New York Metro Pipe Band  HERE. 

  

Stay tuned for more news on this fantastic band, and their future partner projects with the ASF. 

  

Upcoming event: 
Saturday, November 10th, from 7pm

  

The New York Metro Pipe Band in Concert
BALMORAL CLASSIC America's annual bagpiping celebration
McGonigle Theater, 4720 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
More info. & tickets:  www.balmoralclassic.org/node/164

  

FREE AUTUMN FESTIVAL
 
Saturday September 29, 11am - 10:30pm 
'Pipes in the Valley' and Olde Burnside Brewery present their
11th Annual Celtic Music festival
Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford, CT
 
ABOUT US   

The mission of The American-Scottish Foundation�, the pre-eminent, national, US-based not-for-profit membership organization, is dedicated to strengthening ties between individuals, institutions and businesses of Scotland and the United States through the pursuit of contemporary social, cultural, educational, philanthropic, scientific and economic interests and activities.

The Foundation champions, for mutual benefit,  the extraordinary and creative relationship between Scotland and the United States with an extensive program of projects and events - a bridge between the two great countries. 

 

The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc. 

Scotland House�, 575 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022-2511
 Tel (212) 605-0338        Fax (212) 605-0222

 

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