KIDS AREA HELP NEEDED!!!

After 10 years of doing the kid!s area for the festival Barb Ripple has decided to retire. Barb!s contribution has been

ENORMOUS and her shoes won!t be easy to fill. If anyone would like to take on this job or has any ideas of who

might be willing PLEASE call Jude at 928.556.3161. Thank you Barb for all the blood, sweat and tears you have

devoted to making a wonderful kid!s area and for the ideas and hard work you have put into all facets of what the

Celtic Society has done. Your creativity and drive have been an inspiration to us all. For those who don!t remember

Barb even did the kids area right after breaking her arm and having surgery to repair it!!! What a trooper!!!

BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED!!!

We are looking for a few good folks to be on the board for the Celtic Society. We have grown to the point that we feel

the need to take on some board members to help make critical decisions. If you might be interested in one of the

positions, please try to attend one of the next 2 meetings (first Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 at the adult center). If

you cannot attend but are interested please call Jude at 928.556.3161.

Looking for FUN?

NACHS will be doing an educational outreach program at Cogdill Rec. Center on October 15th from 4:30 to 5:30. If

anyone can help please call Jude at 928.556.3161. Our program will be on rune writing and we could use some

helping hands to make it fun for the kids.

The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the

countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and

costumes to avoid being recognized as human.

Scandinavian Fair

Don!t forget about the Scandinavian Fair on Oct. 23rd at the old St. Mary!s school on Humphreys. The fun

goes from 10 to 3 with good food and vendors AND some representatives from NACHS. They may have

invaded us in the past but we play nice together now.

Celtic Holiday Party

Mark your busy calendars now for the annual Celtic holiday party. The date will be Dec. 3 starting at about

6ish. Please bring an hors !doeuvre to share and some non-perishable food to donate to the food bank. The

party will be held at the McKenzie home at 3393 S. Carol Dr.

Tucson Celtic Festival

For even more Celtic fun, check out the Tucson Celtic Festival on November 6th and 7th. For more info go

the their website at tucsoncelticfestival.org

Hi Everyone,

It is with great regret and sadness that Jackie and I are moving back to the United Kingdom

This is due to serious famlly health issues in the UK .Hence, all of Arizona Kilts rental inventory is

being sold off at crazy prices .Sales (front of shop )items are going to be sold of at 25% discount.

So if you want to complete your outfit with a Kilt (Handmade) Prince Charlie , Sporran, Belt ,Buckle,

Shoes , Hose etc etc etc ,all Made in Scotland , then call in,give me a call or email.All orders that are

in production will be fulfilled so please don`t worry if you have an order in place, there is no way I will

not fulfill my commitments to you, the customer.As you appreciate this will not be happening over

night , but I wanted to give you ,my customers and friends first call on our inventory and sales items.

All of you who know me, will understand how difficult it is for me to compose this e mail, but as

everyone knows the family comes first , always !!!!

Kind Regards

Graeme Niven

Arizona Kilts

Tel 480 248 7000

Fax 480 248 7001

www.arizonakilts.com

October 4th Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:30

October 5th NACHS Meeting, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:00 PM

October 11th Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:30

October 18th Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:30

October 25th Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:30

October 31st Happy Halloween

Learn Gaelic!

Richard Ferguson continues to teach a weekly conversational Scottish Gaelic class for beginning and

intermediate speakers, using the Teach Yourself Gaelic materials. In the classes, students can also pick up

Scottish cultural and historical information! Best of all, the classes are FREE! Join Richard Mondays, 6:30-

8:00pm at the Flagstaff Adult Center, 245 Thorpe Rd.

The Knockabouts will be celabrating Halloween at Charly's on October 31st. There are prizes for best

costumes and good times to be had by all. The music starts around 8 ish but check with Charly's Pub for the

exact time.

Jim Malcolm in Concert

One of Flagstaff's favorite Celtic musicians, Jim has been entertaining us for years and always puts on a

great show. Please contact Kari Barton for more info.

For information on all Living Traditions Presentations concerts, please visit

www.livingtraditionspresentations.com.

what: First Annual Prescott Celtic Music Festival

when: Oct. 23, 10 AM - 5 PM

where: Watson Lake Park in Prescott

cost: $22/advance, $25/gate; students: $15/advance, $17/gate; 12 and under FREE

Advance ticket outlets: Celtic Crossings Pub at Gateway Mall, Prescott - Arizona Kilts, Scottsdale - Irish Cultural Center,

Phoenix

info: (928)771-1218

Headliner band: The Wicked Tinkers

Also appearing: Traveler, Crosswind, Traditional Blend, Shepard's Pie, Tramor, Gerry Muisener

Two stages of continous Celtic music. Also featuring: tea room, beer garden, whiskey tasting, Celtic vendors, Celtic foods,

piper, Tom Watts.

This is a first-time event and I hope you will help me get the word out. I welcome your interviews and PSA's.

Please call me for an interview or more info at: 928-771-1218.

Thanks much, David McNabb

LABYRINTH WALK

& TALK

Sponsored by Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society

At The Journey (South Entrance to University Heights)

7-8:30 PM, Saturday October 23rd

Slideshow & discussion: Labyrinths-history and myths

Followed by candlelight labyrinth walk and warm drinks and

Scottish baked goods afterwards.

FREE.

EVERYONE WELCOME.

PLEASE DRESS WARMLY.

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain

(pronounced sow-in).

The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the

United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on

November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and

the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often

associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the

new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead

became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain,

when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In

addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the

presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or

Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely

dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an

important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the

people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic

deities.

During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of

animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes.

When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they

had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help

protect them during the coming winter.

By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the

course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two

festivhttp://www.rats2u.com/halloween/clipart/flying-bat.jpgals of

Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of

Samhain.

Directory of

Celtic ArtsFor Lessons:

Bodhran

Ron Barton: 928.774.7261

Fiddle & Irish Dance

Kari Barton: 928.600.1365

Irish Whistle

John McGregor 928.814.2480

Flute

Jacquie McGregor 928.814.2480

For Performance:

Bagpipers

Jude McKenzie 928.556.3161

The Knockabouts

website: www.knockabouts.org

email: info@knockabouts.org

John McGregor 928.814.2480

Pure Dead Brilliant

Rebecca Cooke 928.607.3688