Culture, food, music and dance is on the agenda for Moscow’s nineteenth annual Burns Night Supper.
Daniel Crandall plays bass drums for the Border Highlanders, which will be part of the entertainment for the night. His wife plays the bagpipes and two University of Idaho student pipers, Jacob Nelson and Morgan Bingle, will perform at the event as well, Crandall said.
Crandall said the dinner is held in honor of Robert Burns, a popular poet and songwriter from Scotland during the eighteenth century and his work is still contemporary. He said Burns had a wide following and Burns Night Suppers are celebrated all over the world.
“He is a fascinating guy, and it is hard to know where to begin,” Crandall said of Burns.
He said the supper is a celebration of Scotland’s favorite son, and it also is a celebration of heritage and Scottish culture.
Crandall said the event is a big deal, as people from Lewiston and Coeur d’Alene make the trip to Moscow every year since 1994, when the event was first hosted in Moscow.
Burns Night Supper will take place at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the 1912 Center. The supper is $10. Tickets are expected to go quickly because capacity for the 1912 Center is 100 people, Crandall said.
Before the supper, which is a potluck featuring haggis — a traditional Scottish food — there is a scotch tasting starting at 4:30 p.m.
Crandall said that the event is casual, but traditional Scottish garb is encouraged.
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