Walk for the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra: The orchestra is looking for sponsors and donors, in order to continue its long history in the Boston area. Watch here for details on how to get involved. Website: Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra .

Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School: Great teachers, great tunes, great times! The brochures are in the mail and the website is posted at www.scottishfiddle.org.

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This Events page was last updated on June 3rd, 2006.

CALENDAR

Week of July 3-7: English Scottish Pinewoods Session. Location: Pinewoods Camp, nr Plymouth, Mass. Dance Teachers: Ron Wallace, Gene Morrow, Doug Creighton, Jim Morrison. Musicians: Karen Axelrod, Daron Douglas, Anne Hooper, Ken Allen, Doug Creighton, Dan Emery, Vince O'Donnell. Same amenities as below; from Those Who Know it's always a good idea to go to this session! Info: phone Marianne Taylor at 603-463-7771. Click HERE for info on web, and click HERE to download flier / application.

Week of August 5-12: BOSTON HARBOR SCOTTISH FIDDLE SCHOOL. There are a limited number of places left. Fiddle Teachers: Douglas Lawrence, Kimberley Fraser, Anne Hooper, Hanneke Cassel. Piano: Troy MacGillivray. Cello: Ariel Friedman. Fiddle classes at ALL levels, Dancing, Island Ambiance, Sessions, Camper-led clinics. Info: email Barbara McOwen at bmcowen doink comcast.net, phone 781-648-3955, website www.scottishfiddle.org. or download the flier by clicking HERE. Hope to see all Scottish fiddle afficionados on Thompson Island in 2006!

Weekend of September 22-24: New Hampshire Highland Games. Everything Scottish! Includes fiddle concerts, workshops & competitions (and pipe bands, sheepdog trials, Highland dancing, pibroch, shopping, Scottish foods, more!). Now back at Loon! Info: website at www.nhscot.org. Contact Barbara re Fiddle Village ideas, and Bob Schecter at bartscriv doink rcn.com re Fiddle Competitions.

Thursday evening, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon October 19, 21, 22: Boston Philharmonic: "Mediterranean Splendours," works by Ravel, Berlioz and Rodrigo with Sharon Isbin, guitar. Sanders Theater, Cambridge, Mass. A special and unique offering by Conductor Benjamin Zander - Pre-Concert talks before each concert; and a Pre-Concert dinner on Thursdays. Info: Boston Philharmonic.

Friday November 3: Quincy Symphony: Bruch Violin Concerto with Violinist Lucia Lin. This and future concerts in the 2006-07 season will include works by Hanson, Dvorak, Bizet, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, more. North Quincy High School Performing Arts Center, Quincy, Mass. Info: Quincy Symphony.

Saturday November 11:: Scottish Concert, presented by the Boston Branch RSCDS, with ballad singer Jean Redpath! Location: National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Mass. Directed by Linda McJannet and Anne Hooper. Info: Linda at lmcjannet doink bentley.edu.

Thursday evening, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon November 16, 18, 19: Boston Philharmonic: "Two Best Friends," works by Schumann & Mahler with Alexander Baillie, cello. Sanders Theater, Cambridge, Mass. A special and unique offering by Conductor Benjamin Zander - Pre-Concert talks before each concert; and a Pre-Concert dinner on Thursdays. Info: Boston Philharmonic.

Tuesday December 12: Quincy Symphony. North Quincy High School Performing Arts Center, Quincy, Mass. Info: Quincy Symphony.

Weekend of January 12-13 2007: BCMFest. Look for the newly-re-designed website soon, at www.bcmfest.com.

Saturday January 13 2007, 6 pm: Chicago Branch New Year's Ball. Music by Barbara McOwen, Anne Hooper, more. Location: Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Ill. Info: Chicago Branch

Sunday February 11 2007: Quincy Symphony. North Quincy High School Performing Arts Center, Quincy, Mass. Info: Quincy Symphony.

Thursday evening, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon February 22, 24, 25 2007: Boston Philharmonic: "The Beethovenian Spirit," works by Beethoven & Sibelius with Stefan Jackiw, violin. Sanders Theater, Cambridge, Mass. A special and unique offering by Conductor Benjamin Zander - Pre-Concert talks before each concert; and a Pre-Concert dinner on Thursdays. Info: Boston Philharmonic.

Sunday April 1 2007: Quincy Symphony. North Quincy High School Performing Arts Center, Quincy, Mass. Info: Quincy Symphony.

Thursday evening, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon April 26, 28, 29 2007: Boston Philharmonic: "Ultimate Challenges," works by Tchaikovski & Bartok with Gabriela Montera, piano. Sanders Theater, Cambridge, Mass. A special and unique offering by Conductor Benjamin Zander - Pre-Concert talks before each concert; and a Pre-Concert dinner on Thursdays. Info: Boston Philharmonic.

Friday May 11 2007: Quincy Symphony. North Quincy High School Performing Arts Center, Quincy, Mass. Info: Quincy Symphony.

July 25-29, 2007: Halifax International SCD School. Location: University of King's College, Halifax, N.S. CANADA. Dance Teachers: Mary Murray, Robert McOwen, Joe Wallin, Duncan & Maggie Keppie, Merrill Heubach. Musicians: Tullochgorum and The Macadians. Early registration is encouraged to avoid disappointment. There will be a class for Young People (aged 8-14). Info: Lydia Hedge at 902-827-2033, email lydiahedge doink accesswave.ca, or Glen Leduc, email leduc doink ns.sympatico.ca. Website: ISCDS; or download pdf flier HERE. This happens only once every three years, and I hear it's almost full!