Please Gather with us to celebrate the extraordinary life of Scotland's Poet Laureate, Robert Burns. A traditional Burns Supper and Festivities celebrating the 266th anniversary of the birth of ...

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assembled at Deimonico's last evening to do honor to the memory of Robert Burns. At 6 o'clock the company sat down to an elegant dinner which had been laid for the guests, over which Mr. David ...

Burns Suppers have traditionally been a male-led event but women are trying to bring a new spirit to the Bard's big night. "Robert Burns was a massive fan of women," says Kerry Burley, the ...

The author of Robert Burns and Scottish Cultural Politics – The Bard of Contention (December 2024) reveals that Burns was a Freemason and the suppers started as “a Masonic thing”.

The bawdy song 'Supper is na ready' was collected by Robert Burns and appears as part of the collection of bawdy song, The Merry Muses of Caledonia (1799). Here a sexually keen yet outwardly ...

Suppers can range from an informal gathering ... the stage to deliver a spell-binding oratoration on the life of Robert Burns: his literary genius, his politics, his highs and lows, his human ...

The Saint Andrew’s Society of Williamsburg hosted its annual Burns Night supper on Jan. 25 in celebration of the birthday of the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns. The formal event at the ...

More than just a supper This year, Dumfries is stretching ... town with the River Nith running through it. A visit to the Robert Burns Centre is a must. Located in an 18th-century watermill ...

The Scottish-American Society of the Quad Cities will host its 47th annual Robert Burns Night Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Isle Casino Hotel in Bettendorf.

Join host Tom Miller and special guest speakers for an evening of fine Scottish cuisine and traditional music to celebrate Robert Burns. With a selection of toasts, poems and the odd wee dram, the ...

A BURNS’ night celebration held at St Mary’s Church in Wargrave raised £1,000. The event featured a three-course supper and dancing with readings of Robert Burns’s poems and literature. Organiser Adey ...