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| Date of Event | Venue | Contact |
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| Feb. 14-15 SANCTIONED as of 9/8/08 |
Queen
Mary Scottish Festival Long Beach, California 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Scott MacDonald 949- 643-0750 scott  lascots.org |
| Feb. 21-22 SANCTIONED |
Arizona Scottish Gathering
& Highland Games Phoenix, Arizona |
Kathy LeVar racepipes aol.com |
| March 20-22 |
Meeting of WUSPBA Administration Salt Lake City, UT. |
Executive Secretary of WUSPBA |
| April 4 SANCTIONED as of 2/4/09 |
Ardenwood Celtic Festival Fremont, CA 2009 Entry Form (PDF) 2009 Entry Form (MS Word) |
Liz Tubbs LizCSPB aol.com |
| April 4 SANCTIONED as of 2/24/09 |
Bakersfield Scottish Gathering & Highland Games | Chris Parke 44059 Ruthron Avenue Lancaster, CA 93536 (661) 492-9481 chrisparke1 gmail.com |
| Apr. 18-19 SANCTIONED as of 3/30/09 |
Las Vegas Celtic Gathering & Highland Games Floyd Lamb State Park. (15 minutes north of downtown Las Vegas.) 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
James Buggie 3743 Avila Cir Las Vegas, NV 89103 (702) 521-1359 james_buggie yahoo.com |
| Apr. 25-26 SANCTIONED as of 4/24/09 |
Sacramento
Valley Games Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA |
P&D: Andrew Bodemeijer 3406 E. Country Club Lane Sacramento, CA 95821 (916) 359-7219 andrewb surewest.net
P&D: Jerry Whealen Drum Majors: Angie Roddan |
| May 2 |
Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition Marines Memorial Hotel, San Francisco, California |
Ozzie Reid, Chairman, 1814 Frankilin St. Suite 902, Oakland, CA
94612 Phone: 510-523-7343 or 510-836-1633 Fax: 510-836-1634 RBoyd mailer.scu.edu (Rob Boyd) |
| May 9 SANCTIONED as of 3/25/09 |
Mt. Tamalpais Solo Piping and Drumming Competition Piper Park, Larkspur, CA (2009 Entry Form, PDF) |
Paul Forrest 707-318-1563 paul_forrest msn.com |
| May 16-17 SANCTIONED as of 3/15/09 |
Livermore Games Livermore, CA • Band Events CANCELED 2009 on 5/5/09 • |
Marti Miernik (408) 506-6499 marti miernik.com |
| May 16-17 SANCTIONED as of 3/16/09 |
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Stephen Chester (505) 239-0332 wojosdc aol.com |
| May 23-24 SANCTIONED as of 3/31/09 |
United Scottish Society
Highland Gathering Costa Mesa, California New this year: Grade 5 piping, Grade 5 drumming, Grade 4 piping 6/8 and hornpipe/jig to Grades Pro, 1 and 2 for piping. |
http://www.scotsfest.com |
| May 30 SANCTIONED as of 4/22/09 |
Northern Branch "Caboose Games" Solo Piping & Drumming Contest & BBQ Herald, California 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Liz Tubbs 13755 Beskeen Road Herald, CA 95638 Phone: 916.812.4277 LizCSPB aol.com |
| Jun. 12-13 SANCTIONED as of 3/19/09 |
Utah Scottish Highland
Games Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah (Entry Forms) |
utahscotsutahscots.org |
| June 14-19 |
Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming at Sonoma State University (Schools elsewhere in the USA are held on other dates.) |
George Balderose 412-323-2707 info bagpiping.org |
| Jun. 14-19 |
National Piping Centre School Pebble Beach, California |
Michel d'Avenas, USA Contact 831-372-2020 bagpipe11 comcast.net |
| June 19-26 |
College of Piping School at the Army-Navy Academy, Carlsbad, California | See their website for contact information. |
| June 21 |
Campbell Highland Games Campbell, California • CANCELED 2009 as of 3/5/09 • |
Patrick Teffs 925-275-0672 piperpuck aol.com |
| Jun. 27-28 SANCTIONED as of 6/2/09 |
San Diego Scottish Highland Games Brengle Terrace Park Vista, California (Solo Entry Form 2009, PDF) (Solo Entry Instructions, PDF) |
John and Coni Canino 10429 Highdale St. Bellflower, CA 90706 (562) 866-8166 (Home) (562) 505-6589 (Cell, John) (562) 505-6590 (Cell, Coni) (562) 866-3006 (FAX) coni ix.netcom.com |
| July 6-11 |
"A Week in Paradise" Bagpipe School Featuring Ian Whitelaw & Murray Henderson Rancho Palos Verdes, California (More information) |
Ian Whitelaw: (310) 634-9726 ian aceltictraveler.comwww.aceltictraveler.com |
| July 10-11 SANCTIONED as of 4/26/09 |
Payson Scottish Festival Payson, Utah 25th Anniversary! (Entry Form) |
Payson Scottish Festival Association Lynette Ethridge 901 West 400 North Payson, UT 84651 Lynette.Ethridge nebo.edu |
| Jul. 12 SANCTIONED as of 6/16/09 |
Intermountain Games at Colorado Irish Festival Clement Park in Littleton, Colorado 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Intermountain Branch of WUSBPA im wuspba.org |
| Jul. 12 SANCTIONED as of 6/3/09 |
Northern Branch Dunsmuir House and Gardens Solo Piping & Drumming Contest Oakland, California 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Liz Tubbs 13755 Beskeen Road Herald, CA 95638 Phone: 916.812.4277 LizCSPB aol.com |
| Jul. 10-17 |
United States School of Piping at Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ |
Jim Thomson bagpipes9 gmail.com |
| Jul. 18-19 SANCTIONED as of 5/20/09 |
Arizona Highland
Celtic Festival Flagstaff, Arizona 2009 Entry Form (MS Word) |
Jim Thomson bagpipes9 gmail.com |
| Jul. 18-19 |
Elizabeth Celtic Festival Elizabeth, Colorado |
Neil Gillette 3183 S. Monaco Circle Denver, CO 80222 303-691-3656 neil80222 hotmail.com |
| Aug. 1-2 Sanctioning Delayed |
Monterey Scottish & Irish Festival Monterey County Toro Park Monterey, California 2009 Entry Form (MS Word) |
Roddy MacKay 831-899-7907 (phone and fax) brigadoon redshift.com |
| Aug. 8 SANCTIONED as of 6/3/09 |
Northern Branch "Caboose Games 2" Solo Piping & Drumming Contest & BBQ Northern Branch AGM Herald, California 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Liz Tubbs 13755 Beskeen Road Herald, CA 95638 Phone: 916.812.4277 LizCSPB aol.com |
| Aug. 8-9 |
Colorado Scottish Festival Highlands Ranch, Colorado 2009 Entry forms |
John Thornton, 303-798-0844 jthornton scottishgames.org |
| Aug. 14-15 SANCTIONED as of 5/5/09 |
Jackson Hole Scottish Festival Click on "Scottish Festival" in their menu. Jackson Hole, Wyoming 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Dave Macfarlane dmacfarlane bresnan.net |
| Aug. 29 SANCTIONED as of 7/2/09 |
Cache Valley Celtic Festival and Highland Games American West Heritage Center, Wellsville, Utah 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Erin McMaster 2360 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 801-484-7733 erin celticcenter.net |
| Sept. 5-6 SANCTIONED as of 6/4/09 |
Caledonian Club of San Francisco Gathering and Games Pleasanton, California 2009 Entry Form (MS Word) |
Bill Merriman 415-472-4058 or 415-472-4494 jwmjem comcast.net |
| Sep. 10-13 |
Longs Peak Scottish Festival Estes Park, Colorado 2009 Entry Form (PDF) |
Dr. Jim Durward 970-586-2186 |
| Oct. 3 |
Loch Lomond
Highland Games Ben Lomond, California (Solos are Grade IV and Grade III piping.) • CANCELED 2009 as of 4/21/09 • |
Andrew Lenz, Jr., Piping Co-Chair Loch Lomond Celtic Society P.O. Box 1024 Felton, CA 95018 831-469-9989 games2009 bagpipejourney.com |
| Oct. 3 |
Reno Celtic Festival Bartley Ranch Regional Park Reno, Nevada |
775-332-3336 info renoceltic.org |
| Oct. 10-12 |
Seaside Highland Games Ventura, California |
Ken Helmes Director of Piping 661-296-7318 SeasidePiping aol.com |
| Nov 6-8 |
Tucson Celtic Festival and Highland Games Tucson, Arizona Solo piper competition for Grades III & IV only. |
Andrea O'Meara abo1 mindspring.comScotty Dean scotty.dean usa.net |
| Nov. 1 Unconfirmed |
P/M. Angus Macdonald Western Regional Championship Canyon Crest Country Club, 975 Country Club Drive, Riverside, CA 92506 |
Robbie McKnight 22201 Mariah Way Alpine, Ca. 91901-3444 619-659-9221 rjgmck aol.com |
| Nov. 8 Unconfirmed |
David Barclay Memorial Competition Salt Lake City, Utah |
Jim Barclay or DeAnn Goodman pipesanddrums utahpipeband.org801-390-0233 (Jim) 801-785-9178 (DeAnn) |
| Nov. 14-15 |
AGM Meeting of WUSPBA Las Vegas, NV. See AGM page for more information. All members are encouraged to attend and free P&D workshops will be offered. |
Executive Secretary of WUSPBA |
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