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The American-Scottish Foundation has a full calendar in the weeks ahead, including; welcoming The Archie Foundation to NYC for the New York Marathon and the Wallace Award Gala Dinner, to our Young Professionals 'Election Edition' Monthly Mixer and the newly devised - Curry Club!
We'd love to hear from you if you have news which you would like us to share in our E-News communication to Scots, American-Scots and Scots enthusiasts around the world! Email us at: asfevents@wwbcny.com
Please visit the ASF's website often for news & updates and please 'like' us on Facebook so we can keep in touch.
Happy reading!
Camilla Hellman MBE, Development Director
American-Scottish Foundation®
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THE WALLACE AWARD GALA DINNER 2012
With just 3 weeks to go until the event, if you haven't already booked your tickets, now's the time!
Join us on November 9th, as we celebrate the Wallace Award®. The evening support the work of the ASF and The Archie Foundation, whose mission is to support pediatric care and children's wards in hospitals and communities in the North of Scotland.
The evening will feature live music from Atlantic Seaway, a Silent Auction and Live Auction, conducted by George McNeilly of Christie's.
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®.
- 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®
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EXCLUSIVE ASF TOUR of America's Top International Art & Antiques Event: THE INTERNATIONAL SHOW
Monday, October 22nd, 6:00pm - next week!
 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 at 212 605 0338 (Ext.4).
A donation of $20 per person is suggested, which will help support the work of the ASF. Your ticket will allow you to re-enter the event at your leisure, through Thursday 26th October. |
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AMERICAN-SCOTTISH FOUNDATION'S®
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MONTHLY MIXER - ELECTION EDITION!
Tuesday, November 6th from 6.30pm
No cover charge, open to non-members.
We'll be watching the results come in over a few whiskies. We'll either be celebrating, or drowning our sorrows. Either way, let's do it together and debate! Come along and mingle with Scots, American-Scots, 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.
We look forward to seeing you! Best wishes,
The American-Scottish Foundation® Young Professionals Committee
The newly formed ASF Young Professionals Committee was created to provide greater focus for the Under 35 membership demographic of the ASF; an important group to ensure vibrancy within the organization, and play a critical role securing ASF's future.
Through both formal and informal events, the ASF YP Committee will strive to host or partner in engaging activities that cultivate relationships between Scots, American-Scots, expats and Scots enthusiasts.
Annual Memberships for Under 35's are available to buy online via Paypal at just $50.
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SCOTTISH DESIGNER IONA CRAWFORD TAKES THE UNITED STATES BY STORM
visionary in the Scottish Revolution and Evolution of Fashion, has created a fashion incubator in the Hamptons, NY to showcase the best of Scottish Fashion Trade to America's top luxury market.
The company has partnered with Scottish designer Iona Crawford. David Campana, Creative Director at Prince of Scots, said "Iona Crawford is a shining example of the beauty and elegance which is a trademark of the Best Scotland has to offer, its people and their visions of design."
While Iona Crawford collections are directional and cement a unique design identity, they consist of earthy and tonal fabrics of Scottish origin including cashmere, linen and leather, as well as silks printed with Iona's painterly artwork. Iona Crawford, The Art of Living feature Crawford's watercolor paintings of birds and other wildlife, and the pillows perfectly demonstrate the modern romantic Scottish lifestyle.
During the 2012 Ryder Cup in September, at the historic Medinah Country Club near Chicago, an official handover ceremony took place which saw Scotland and Gleneagles step forward and take on the mantle of hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup. To celebrate, a cultural handover festival also took place in Chicago, showcasing the very best of Scottish music, theater, art and fashion. Crawford headlined the fashion and cultural venue designed to showcase Scotland's most valuable resource, the talent of their people.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Please visit www.scottishleadershipconference.org for full details. |
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ANDY SCOTT'S KELPIES ARE IN CHICAGO!
 When Camilla Hellman, ASF's Director of Development, visited Chicago for this year's Ryder Cup, she was thrilled to see two stunning Scottish sculptures and wished to share their story with you... The Kelpies will be one of the largest equine sculptures in the world, standing 30 meters (100 feet) tall. They will be the landmark feature of The Helix Environmental Regeneration Scheme on the Forth and Clyde Canal near Falkirk on Central Scotland. They are the brain-child of sculptor Andy Scott, and will be the largest public artworks in Scotland. 3 meter tall Kelpie maquettes have been installed at the Field Museum, Grant Park, Chicago, overlooking Lake Michigan. They are being exhibited as part of the Sited along the Lake Michigan walkway in downtown Chicago, the pieces are attracting a lot of attention, as we wait in anticipation for the full scale sculptures to be unveiled in Scotland. Andy has created many equine sculptures as public works of art. Anyone who's driven the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh will have seen 'The Heavy Horse'. It has become one of the best known artworks in Scotland. It stands 4.5 meters tall at the head and is made of galvanised steel round bars. |
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CURRY CLUB at Jones Wood Foundry
Monday 19th November, first sitting 7:00pm
 Award winning chef and food critic Saira Malhandra launches her first Curry Club at British pub The Jones Wood Foundry on 76th between first and York Avenues in November. Both Jason Hicks (owner and Executive Chef) and Saira are collaborating to bring a unique British pub experience by showcasing Anglo-Indian curries for the first time in New York.
Amazing curry and brilliant atmosphere - enough said! Limited capacity at our communal table. Book now by calling the ASF office: 212 605-0338 x4.
Curry Club is offered in addition to the regular Jones Wood Foundry a la carte menu. Indian wines and beers will be expertly paired with the curry. No set cost, each guest must pay according to their order. |
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EVENT FROM OUR FRIENDS: Battlefield Band Celebrating Scotland Live at DROM, NYC
 Monday 22nd October - next week!
Drom, 85 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
Doors 7:00pm, Show 8:00pm, advance $18, door $20
*Tickets for show & including special 'Haggis Dinner' $38 are very limited, please call.
A bedrock of talent for over four decades, Battlefield Band continue to lead the way for Scotland with their inspired fusion of ancient and modern traditional music and song.
Scotland's great flagship band are in peak form: their new album 'Line-up' finds them fresh & invigorated, and illustrates yet again that they are among the most relevant contemporary composers and interpreters of Celtic music today.
Under their banner 'Forward with Scotland's Past', Battlefield Band have been performing on the international scene for four decades, inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene.
"...one of the great institutions of the Scottish music scene...." ****, GUARDIAN, 2011
"...Mike Katz, Sean O'Donnell, Alasdair White and Ewen Henderson have taken the baton masterfully." Folking
"No tricks, no gimmicks, just very fine music." MOJO
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IT'S RAINING SUCCESS FOR GLASGOW DUO!
The American-Scottish Foundation and the New York Caledonian Club met with the talented Glasgow duo Raintown (who are Paul Bain and Claire McArthur) in 2011, with the hope that they would play in NYC during Tartan/Scotland Week that year. Sadly, this didn't happen. However, we're crossing our fingers for an NYC gig in the near future, and were delighted to hear of this good news...
Raintown topped off an exciting weekend in Glasgow on September 5th, by scooping 2 awards at this years 'Scottish New Music Awards.' The pair won 'Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year' and the big one, 'Record of the Year.'
Paul said "we are really proud to have won the awards, but the overwhelming feeling is one of gratitude to the fans who have supported us."
Raintown's weekend adventure had kicked off with a sizzling performance in front of a packed crowd at Glasgow's, Oran-Mor.
The couple have promised more live dates in the near future and have plans to record their new album in Nashville. They recently supported Wet Wet Wet at their 25th Anniversary Concert at Glasgow Green and had Tommy Cunningham commenting, "Wet Wet Wet had all agreed that Raintown were the real deal as far as music was concerned."
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BURNS NIGHT 2013 CONFIRMED - SAVE THE DATE
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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.
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