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Events for 2010

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Date of Event Venue Contact
Jan. 30
SANCTIONED
as of 11/27/09
David Barclay Memorial Competition
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jim Barclay or DeAnn Goodman
pipesanddrumssymbol for at signutahpipeband.org
801-390-0233 (Jim)
801-785-9178 (DeAnn)
Feb. 13-14
SANCTIONED
as of 12/24/09
Queen Mary Scottish Festival
Long Beach, California

[2010 Entry Form]

Scott MacDonald
949- 643-0750
scottsymbol for at signlascots.org
Feb. 27-28
SANCTIONED
as of 1/30/10
Arizona Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
Phoenix, Arizona

[2010 Entry Form]

Kathy LeVar
racepipessymbol for at signaol.com
March 27
SANCTIONED
as of 1/4/10
Harry Moore Memorial
Canyon Crest Country Club
Riverside, California

[2010 Entry Form]

Mike Terry
951-827-4880
mike.terrysymbol for at signucr.edu
April 10
Ardenwood Celtic Festival
Fremont, CA
Liz Tubbs
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
April 10
Bakersfield Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
Chris Parke
44059 Ruthron Avenue
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 492-9481
chrisparke1symbol for at signgmail.com
Apr. 17-18
Las Vegas Celtic Gathering & Highland Games
Floyd Lamb State Park. (15 minutes north of downtown Las Vegas.)
James Buggie
3743 Avila Cir
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 521-1359
james_buggiesymbol for at signyahoo.com
Apr. 24-25
Sacramento Valley Games
Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA
P&D: Andrew Bodemeijer
3406 E. Country Club Lane
Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 359-7219
andrewbsymbol for at signsurewest.net

P&D: Jerry Whealen
(916) 392-3429
whealandesignsymbol for at signcomcast.net
www.saccallie.org

Drum Majors: Angie Roddan
(530) 669-7492
P.O. Box 1873, Woodland, CA 95776
wdlndlsssymbol for at signaol.com

May 1
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
RBoydsymbol for at signmailer.scu.edu (Rob Boyd)
May 15-16
Livermore Games
Livermore, CA
• CANCELED 2010 •
Marti Miernik
(408) 506-6499
martisymbol for at signmiernik.com
May 15-16
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stephen Chester
(505) 239-0332
wojosdcsymbol for at signaol.com
May 29-30
United Scottish Society Highland Gathering
Costa Mesa, California
http://www.scotsfest.com
May 29
Northern Branch "Caboose Games"
Solo Piping & Drumming Contest & BBQ
Herald, California
Liz Tubbs
13755 Beskeen Road
Herald, CA 95638
Phone: 916.812.4277
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
Jun. 11-12
Utah Scottish Highland Games
Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah
utahscotssymbol for at signutahscots.org
June 12
Mt. Tamalpais Piping and Drumming Competition
Piper Park, Larkspur, CA
(Grade V,IV,III,II,I solo competitions and Grade V/IV band competitions)
Piper Park, Larkspur, CA
Paul Forrest
707-318-1563
paul_forrestsymbol for at signmsn.com
June 13-18
Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming at Sonoma State University
(Schools elsewhere in the USA are held on other dates.)
George Balderose
412-323-2707
infosymbol for at signbagpiping.org
Jun. 13-18
***Date Unconfirmed
National Piping Centre School
Pebble Beach, California
Michel d'Avenas, USA Contact
831-372-2020
bagpipe11symbol for at signcomcast.net
June 18-25
College of Piping School at the Army-Navy Academy, Carlsbad, California See their website for contact information.
Jun. 26-27
San Diego Scottish Highland Games
Brengle Terrace Park
Vista, California
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)
conisymbol for at signix.netcom.com
July 5-10
***Date Unconfirmed
"A Week in Paradise" Bagpipe School
Featuring Ian Whitelaw & Murray Henderson
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
(More information)
Ian Whitelaw:
(310) 634-9726
iansymbol for at signaceltictraveler.com
www.aceltictraveler.com
July 9-10
Payson Scottish Festival
Payson, Utah
Payson Scottish Festival Association
Lynette Ethridge
901 West 400 North
Payson, UT 84651
Lynette.Ethridgesymbol for at signnebo.edu
Jul. 11
***Date Unconfirmed
Intermountain Games at Colorado Irish Festival
Clement Park in Littleton, Colorado
Intermountain Branch of WUSBPA
imsymbol for at signwuspba.org
Jul. 11
CANCELED
Northern Branch Dunsmuir House and Gardens
Solo Piping & Drumming Contest
Oakland, California
-- Canceled as of January 2010 --
Liz Tubbs
13755 Beskeen Road
Herald, CA 95638
Phone: 916.812.4277
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
Jul. 9-16
United States School of Piping
at Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Jim Thomson 
bagpipes9symbol for at signgmail.com
Jul. 17-18
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Flagstaff, Arizona
2009 Entry Form (MS Word)
Jim Thomson
bagpipes9symbol for at signgmail.com
Jul. 17-18
Elizabeth Celtic Festival
Elizabeth, Colorado
Neil Gillette
3183 S. Monaco Circle Denver, CO 80222
303-691-3656
neil80222symbol for at signhotmail.com
Aug. 7-8
Monterey Scottish & Irish Festival
Monterey County Toro Park
Monterey, California
Roddy MacKay
831-899-7907 (phone and fax)
brigadoonsymbol for at signredshift.com
Aug. 7
***Date Unconfirmed
Northern Branch "Caboose Games 2"
Solo Piping & Drumming Contest & BBQ
Northern Branch AGM
Herald, California
Liz Tubbs
13755 Beskeen Road
Herald, CA 95638
Phone: 916.812.4277
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
Aug. 14-15
Colorado Scottish Festival
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
John Thornton, 303-798-0844
jthorntonsymbol for at signscottishgames.org
Aug. 20-21
Jackson Hole Scottish Festival
Click on "Scottish Festival" in their menu.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Dave Macfarlane
dmacfarlanesymbol for at signbresnan.net
Aug. 28
Cache Valley Celtic Festival and Highland Games
American West Heritage Center, Wellsville, Utah
Erin McMaster
2360 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
801-484-7733
erinsymbol for at signcelticcenter.net
Sept. 4-5
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
Gathering and Games

Pleasanton, California
Bill Merriman
415-472-4058 or 415-472-4494
jwmjemsymbol for at signcomcast.net
Sep. 9-12
Longs Peak Scottish Festival
Estes Park, Colorado
Dr. Jim Durward
970-586-2186
Oct. 2
Loch Lomond Highland Games
Ben Lomond, California
(Solos are Grade IV and Grade III piping.)

• CANCELED 2009 •
Andrew Lenz, Jr., Piping Co-Chair
Loch Lomond Celtic Society
P.O. Box 1024
Felton, CA 95018
831-469-9989
games2009symbol for at signbagpipejourney.com
Oct. 2
***Date Unconfirmed
Northern Branch contest at
Reno Celtic Festival
Bartley Ranch Regional Park
Reno, Nevada
775-332-3336
infosymbol for at signrenoceltic.org
Oct. 8-10
Seaside Highland Games
Ventura, California
Ken Helmes
Director of Piping
661-296-7318
SeasidePipingsymbol for at signaol.com
Nov 5-7
***Date Unconfirmed
Tucson Celtic Festival and Highland Games
Tucson, Arizona

Solo piper competition for Grades III & IV only.

Andrea O'Meara
abo1symbol for at signmindspring.com
Scotty Dean
scotty.deansymbol for at signusa.net
Nov. 13-14
***Date Unconfirmed
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
Nov. 20
***Date Unconfirmed
P/M. Angus Macdonald Western Regional Championship
Hilton San Diego Mission Valley
901 Camino del Rio South
San Diego, CA 92108
Robbie McKnight
13536 East Lakeview Road
Lakeside, CA 92040-4818
(619) 838-0214
rjgmcksymbol for at signaol.com

Last updated on Monday, February 1, 2010.

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