Haggis fans (an oxymoron if there ever was one) who like to celebrate the birth of Scottish poet Robbie Burns and Chinese New Year at the same time are going to have to trade their tartan for a some green velvet. Todd Wong has had to postpone his Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner to March 16, just in time for St. Patricks Day. Go to GungHaggis.com for updates.
If you like your Burns poetry without the sheeps pluck (heart, liver and lungs), SFUs Centre for Scottish Studies is hoping to set another world record (five hours, 41 minutes and 57 seconds) for the longest continual recitation of Burns poetry and song on January 25. It starts at 9am at the SFU Harbour Centre Campus (515 W. Hastings.) There is a handful of tickets left for Simon Fraser University Pipe Bands ode at the Executive Plaza Hotel in Coquitlam January 25. The annual fundraiser includes 2012 world champions, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band. Tickets are $70; call 604-942-3292.
Barbara Jo's Books to Cooks is pouring a dram or two during A Night Out With Robbie Burns on January 25. The $135 tickets include Scottish refreshments, whisky, a whisky book, poetry reading and watching a steaming haggis be piped into the West 2nd store.
The Vancouver Police Pipe Bands dinner at the Ukrainian Catholic Church is sold out.
