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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES

Almost sold out! Get your tickets while you can!

Join us this Sunday, December 5th @ 10:15am

Festivities Include:

*Guest Performances

* Harpist

* Prizes 

* City of Angels Pipe Major Trevor Takahashi

* Calling of the Clans

* Memorable Parting Gift for Everyone!

American Continental Breakfast will be served:

$35

(Price includes breakfast, a mimosa, tax & gratuity)

Includes:

(3 cheese scrambled eggs, O'Brien breakfast potatoes, hickory-smoked bacon or sausage links, sliced and whole seasonal fruit, freshly baked danish, muffins, bagels - cream cheese/sweet butter, chilled orange, cranberry & apple juices, fresh-brewed coffee & teas, and a glass of Mimosa (OJ & Champagne).

For those that cannot attend in person, we will be streaming this event live so that you can partake in the festivities.

UPCOMING PODCAST

An interview with Executive Producer and Writer

of "Outlander" Toni Graphia.

Toni Graphia is an executive producer and writer known for Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Orleans and Carnivàle. She has been nominated for a Writer's Guild award

and won a prestigious George Foster Peabody award in 2006.

In addition to her work in television, Graphia has taught writing at

USC, UCLA, UCSB, and Emerson College, and lectured at Glasgow Caledonian University in the U.K.

GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE

by Diana Gabaldon

#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.

Diana Gabaldon, Sam Heughan, and Maril Davis discuss

 Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone:

COMING SOON! OUR NEW WEBSITE!

The wait is almost over! Be on the lookout this Friday, December 3rd for the launch of our new website at www.SaintAndrewsLA.org! Enjoy a new membership section including uploading a profile photo, sharing your Clan affiliation, and sharing a personal bio!

MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Mohsen Amini

https://www.mohsenamini.com

BBC Radio 2 ‘Musician of the Year’ Mohsen Amini from Glasgow is an incredibly fast-growing name in the traditional world. Boasted by the Herald as a “Virtuoso” and the BBC Scotland as a “Force of Nature” he’s a leading voice on the music scene today. With this in hand, he’s performed all around the world and appeared regularly on a variety of BBC shows such as Radio Scotland, Radio 2, Music day with Bryan Burnett, and BBC Alba. Mohsen has toured with some of the top names in the scene, been named in the Daily Record ‘Young Scot of the Year’, named in The List’s Hot 100, became the first-ever musician to be nominated as ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the 2016 MG Alba Trad Awards, ‘Musician of the Year’ at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and win the 2016 ‘Young Traditional Musician of the Year’ and to boot, he’s now joined ranks with some of the biggest names today being the youngest ever person to be crowned ‘Musician of the Year’ at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.



MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

We want to wish with the warmest congratulations to Genesis Keefer and Shawn Ledingham, Esq. on becoming the newest Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland!

CALLING FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS

Think you have what it takes to be a board member of the St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles?

Keep a lookout for our next month's newsletter for an application

The SASLA AGM will be Saturday, February 26th, 2022

SUMMIT IN SCOTLAND

Scotland hosted the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 13 November 2021. The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

SHOP SASLA MERCHANDISE

Our stylish and sturdy cap badge makes a great conversation piece and can also hold your sash in place. Made with heavy medal, this item will last you for many years!



Get yours now before the inventory is gone.

Shop St. Andrew's merchandise to get your Scottish on!

Our society tartan is officially registered with the

Scottish Register of Tartans

And Become an SASLA Member Today!

https://www.saintandrewsla.org/membership/application

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 2021 

• St. Andrew's Day Celebration: Sunday, December 5th, Altadena Country Club-Mendocino Room - Must RSVP (space limited)
• Holiday (virtual) Event: Saturday, December 18th (TBA)

2022 

• Robert Burns Supper: Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 (TBA)
• SASLA AGM: Saturday, February 26th, 2022 
• TARTAN Film Festival: April 6th thru April 10th, 2022