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The first historical reference to the type of events held at Highland games in Scotland was made during the time of King Malcolm III (Scottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim, c. 1031 – 13 November 1093) when he summoned men to race up Craig Choinnich overlooking Braemar with the aim of finding the fastest runner in Scotland to be his royal messenger.
Kincardine ( / ˌkɪnˈkɑːrdən / kin-KAR-dən) is a municipality located on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The current municipality was created in 1999 by the amalgamation of the Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce. The municipality had a population of 11,389 ...
The Rolling Stones. Out Of Our Heads. The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Vibrations, We Five. 9,131. This was the Rolling Stones' second stop in Pittsburgh, but the first time playing the Civic Arena stage. They previously played at Danceland in the former West View Park amusement park on June 17, 1964.
Beltane or Bealtaine ( / ˈbɛl.teɪn /; Irish pronunciation: [ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠəʲnə], approximately / ˈb ( j) ɒltɪnə / B (Y)OL-tin-ə) [ 5][ 6] is the Gaelic May Day festival, marking the beginning of summer. It is traditionally held on 1 May, or about midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Historically, it was widely ...
Squonk performing Hand to Hand in 2023 at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh. Squonk Opera is a group of interdisciplinary performing artists from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Led by artistic directors Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera formed in 1992 and has created fifteen distinct shows and performed in over 250 venues in 36 ...
PITTSBURGH ― A new two-day music festival brings The Killers, SZA, St. Vincent, Crowded House and other music stars to Pittsburgh Sept. 7-8.
The Pittsburgh Folk Festival is a large multicultural celebration of diverse international ethnic heritages, which has been held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 1956. [1] [2] [3] The festival's early mission statement was described in May 1959, as follows, by The Zajednicar, the official newspaper of the Croatian Federal Union of America: [4 ...
Kincardine, Fife. / 56.069; -3.719. Kincardine ( / kɪnˈkɑːrdɪn / kin-KAR-din; Scottish Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn [2]) or Kincardine-on-Forth is a town on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a burgh of barony in 1663. [3] It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port.