St. Andrew's Society of Montreal
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      • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - introduction >
        • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - Map
        • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - Main Tour
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      • The Keith Radley Hutchison Award
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      • Past Presidents
      • Ball History >
        • History of the St. Andrew's Ball
        • St Andrew’s Ball Guests of Honour
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        • St Andrew’s Ball – Archives
        • St. Andrew's Ball - Debutants, Flower Girls and Pages
      • Caledonian Society of Montreal
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    • Quebec Thistle Awards
    • Pop-up Pipers
    • Summer Barbecue
    • Montreal Highland Games
    • Golf Tournament
    • Fish and Chips Supper
    • Taste of Scotland
    • St. Andrew's Ball
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    • Cimetière Mont-Royal
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    • Prix Auld Alliance du Québec
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Wee Weekly News

The St. Andrew's Society publishes a weekly newsletter, the "Wee Weekly News," which is emailed to our members and friends every Wednesday afternoon. Containing Society news as well as Scottish-themed articles and snippets, it is great way to keep informed about local events and other items of interest to the Scottish community.
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St. Andrew's Society of Montreal

Wee Weekly News

January 13, 2021
This week's features:

Celebrate Robert Burns Day with the Scottish Society of Ottawa

New Scottish acquisitions at the Atwater Library

News from our sister society in Los Angeles

Online concert of Scottish Baroque music

The January edition of the Scottish Banner now available
Celebrate Robert Burns Day online with our friends at the Scottish Society of Ottawa!
Gala Burns Supper
January 23, 7 p.m. online

Put on your Prince Charlies, kilts, gowns, and favourite tartan and enjoy the Scottish Society of Ottawa’s virtual Gala Burns Supper in the comfort of your home. This promises to be an evening of lively and enjoyable entertainment to be sure!

Master of Ceremonies: Carl Gauthier ("the voice of the CAF”)
Selkirk Grace: The Reverend Karen Dimock
Address to the Haggis: Ron Roach (back by popular demand)
The Immortal Memory: Graham McTavish (yes, from Outlander!)
The Toast to the Lassies and the Reply: Donnell Leahy and Natalie MacMaster
 
Ceilidh performers include the Pipes and Drums of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh’s Own); the Ottawa Highland Dancing Association and the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Ottawa Branch); and the Ottawa Valley Fiddlaires.

Tickets for the online entertainment cost $15 (plus fees and taxes) and are now on sale. For more information, visit the event website.

Announcing new Scottish acquisitions at the Atwater Library

Thanks to support from the St. Andrew's Society of Montreal, the Atwater Library has been able to purchase new titles to add to their extensive Scottish collection. The following items are now available:

Graham Robb, The Debatable Land
Alexander McCall Smith, The Colors of All the Cattle
Martin Stewart, The Sacrifice Box
Alistair Moffat, The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads
Peter May, The Man With No Face
Alexander McCall Smith, The Department of Sensitive Crimes
Ian McEwan, Machines Like Me
Ali Smith, Spring
Damian Barr, You Will Be Safe Here
Kaite Welsh, The Wages of Sin
James Kelman, Dirt Road
Denise Mina, Conviction
Sandra Ireland, Bone Deep
Peter May, Snakehead
Peter May, The Runner
Peter May, Fourth Sacrifice
Peter May, Chinese Whispers
Alasdair Gray, Of Me and Others: 1952-2019
Kaite Welsh, The Unquiet Heart
Elizabeth Macneal, The Doll Factory
Shetland, Season 5 [DVD]
James Crawford (ed.), Bloody Scotland: New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers
David O'Keefe, Seven Days in Hell
Ken McGoogan, Flight of the Highlanders
T.M. Devine, The Scottish Clearances
Alexander McCall Smith, To the Land of Long Lost Friends
Alistair MacLeod, To Every Thing There is a Season
Lucille H. Campey, After the Hector: The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 1773-1852
Alistair MacLeod, Son of a Highlander
Val McDermid, My Scotland
M.C. Beaton, Beating About the Bush
Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
Billy Connolly, Made in Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country [eAudiobook read by Gordon Kennedy]

How to borrow: The library's touchless takeout library service continues during the winter of 2021. Members can reserve paper books and DVDs online through the catalogue, by email or by phoning 514-935-7344. One of the librarians will notify you of your pickup time—either a Tuesday or Friday between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m..

Not a library member? It is easy to join! The Atwater Library is a "library without borders": everyone is welcome as members and users, regardless of municipal address. The membership fee ranges from $10 for three months up to a maximum of $35 for a full year. People aged 60+ pay only $20 for a full year.

To join using a credit card, you can phone the library at 514-935-7344 any weekday between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles
The St. Andrew's Societies of Montreal and Los Angeles have shared deep ties of friendship for many years. We are thrilled to be able to share with you interesting items from their monthly newsletter. To stay informed about the activities of our brothers and sisters in Los Angeles, subscribe to The Thistle!
On Sunday, January 24 at 6 p.m. (Montreal time), the Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles will be hosting its own Robert Burns Supper. The festivities will be virtual but will include all the hallowed traditions you are used to: Procession of The Haggis, Address to A Haggis, Toast to The Immortal Memory, Toast to the Lasses and the reply, plus music, entertainment and recitations of Burns' most memorable poems. Plus at the conclusion of the traditional proceedings you can enter a room of your choice to experience Scottish Country Dancing or learn more about those single malts at a virtual tasting event.

Tickets for non-members cost $15 USD. For information and registration, please visit the Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles website.
Online concert of Scottish Baroque music:

The Scottish Connection / Le Lien Écossais

Eighteenth-century composers and audiences were fascinated by the rhythms and colours of traditional Scottish songs. This intimate concert by the award-winning ensemble Infusion Baroque features arrangements of Scottish folk tunes by Francesco Geminiani and Franz Joseph Haydn. With Meagan Zantingh, mezzo-soprano.

The concert premiers on Vimeo on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7 p.m.; ticket holders will have unlimited access to the video between January 21 and February 17, 2021. Tickets cost $25/$12 and are available at brownpapertickets.com.
Have you subscribed to the Scottish Banner?

In this month's issue, you can read about:
  • the links between Robert Burns and Scotland's oldest bank
  • the Canada-Scotland Friendship Group, a nonpartisan parliamentary committee aimed at advancing and strengthening the ties between our two countries
  • the macabre plot to steal—and then return—a relic from Robert Burns's grave
... and much more! To give you a taste of this month's issue, we have updated our website with the January ScotWord puzzle and the "This Month in Scottish History" feature.

Upcoming/ongoing events


Until February 28, 2021
Great Canadian Kilt Skate: Home Edition
More information>

January 23, 2021
Scottish Society of Ottawa:
Gala Burns Supper

More information>
We are pleased to introduce Scottish Affairs Canada as one of our partners. Scotland and Canada have enjoyed a special relationship for centuries. Please click on the #ScotlandIsNow logo and find out about some of the connections that bind our two countries together.
Banner image: Jeremiah Davison, James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, 1702–1768, and his family, 1740. National Gallery of Scotland.
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Founded in 1835, the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal is a charitable society dedicated to the assistance of Montreal’s Scottish community, to education, and to the preservation of Scottish arts and culture. ​​

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Fondée en 1835, la Société St. Andrew’s de Montréal est une société de bienfaisance qui se consacre à l'aide de la communauté écossaise de Montréal, à l'éducation et à la préservation des arts et de la culture écossais. 

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  • Welcome
  • Accueil
  • About us
    • The Team
    • Youth Committee
    • Partners
    • History >
      • History - The Founding Years >
        • History - Traditional Celebrations
        • HISTORY - CHARITABLE ENDEAVOURS
        • History - The First President
        • HISTORY - THE LEGENDS
      • Genealogical Research
      • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - introduction >
        • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - Map
        • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - Main Tour
        • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - Extension Tour
        • A walking tour of Scottish Montreal - Old Montreal
      • The Keith Radley Hutchison Award
      • Scottish Diaspora Tapestry
      • Past Presidents
      • Ball History >
        • History of the St. Andrew's Ball
        • St Andrew’s Ball Guests of Honour
        • Recent Guests of Honour for the St Andrew’s Ball
        • St Andrew’s Ball – Archives
        • St. Andrew's Ball - Debutants, Flower Girls and Pages
      • Caledonian Society of Montreal
      • Minute Books and Membership
      • The Rest of our collection
      • The Scots in Montreal
    • The Journal
    • Wee Weekly News
    • The Scottish Banner
    • Photos
    • Chair of Canadian-Scottish Studies
    • Montreal 1642 tartan >
      • History of the Montreal 1642 tartan
    • Mount Royal Cemetery
  • Membership
    • Membership application
    • Membership renewal
  • Events
    • Kilt Skate
    • Burns Supper
    • WhiskyFête
    • Curling for Dummies
    • St. Patrick's Day Parade
    • Printemps écossais at Place des Arts
    • Quebec Thistle Awards
    • Pop-up Pipers
    • Summer Barbecue
    • Montreal Highland Games
    • Golf Tournament
    • Fish and Chips Supper
    • Taste of Scotland
    • St. Andrew's Ball
    • Children's Christmas Party
  • Outreach
    • Community assistance
    • Educational aid
    • Cultural grants
  • Store
  • Donate
    • Planned giving
  • Contact us
    • Links
  • À propos de nous
    • L'Équipe
    • Comité des jeunes
    • Partenaires
    • Histoire (en anglais seulement)
    • Le Journal
    • Wee Weekly News
    • The Scottish Banner (en anglais seulement)
    • Photos
    • Chaire d'études canado-écossaises
    • Le Tartan de Montréal 1642 >
      • Histoire du Tartan de Montreal 1642
    • Cimetière Mont-Royal
  • Adhésion
    • Demande d'adhésion
    • Renouvellement de l'adhésion
  • Événements
    • Patinage en kilt
    • Souper Burns
    • WhiskyFête
    • Curling pour les nuls
    • Défilé de la Saint-Patrick
    • Printemps écossais à Place des Arts
    • Prix Auld Alliance du Québec
    • Pop-up Pipers
    • Barbecue d'été
    • Jeux écossais de Montréal
    • Tournoi de golf
    • Souper poisson-frites
    • Goût de l'Écosse
    • Bal de la Saint-André
    • Fête de Noël des enfants
  • Programmes d'aide
    • Assistance communautaire
    • Aide à l'éducation
    • Subventions culturelles
  • Boutique
  • Faire un don
    • Dons planifiés
  • Nous contacter
    • Liens