Announcing!
  The Gaelic Society of Toronto would like to announce the winner from the fall class.

We proudly present The Gaelic Society of Toronto Matthew Chisholm Memorial Award to the Senior level Gaelic student who has gained the greatest fluency in the Gaelic language: Seonnaidh - John Tohill

ATTENTION MUSIC LOVERS!

We have compiled a Summer Spotify Playlist from your requests! Click here to check it out and be sure to save it to your library. If you want to add more music, simply fill in this short form and we'll add your favourite songs to the playlist.

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Tapadh leibh / Thank you for helping us with this compilation of the best Scottish Gaelic songs available! 
 
"Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl,
The world will end, but love and music will endure"

Monday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 
Cost: FREE

The great Gaelic tradition bearer Annie Johnston of Barra had a long abiding connection to the Gaels of Nova Scotia. Join Lorrie MacKinnon to hear about her relationship with them including her memorable trip in 1954.

For more information about Annie Johnston please see the following link: The Calum Maclean Project: Annie Johnston: A Barra Tradition Bearer (calumimaclean.blogspot.com)

This is an online event using Zoom. Connection information will be sent in advance to all registrants

Register today at gaelicsocietytoronto.com/lecture-series.html

The Gaelic Society of Toronto is Bringing Isle of Harris Distillery to you!  

Saturday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. EST

The folks at Isle of Harris Distillery are known for more than their beautiful gin in the distinctive bottles. Also known as the Social Distillery, they have engaged in numerous projects such as The Harris Cèilidh (online now), The Harris Tweed Project, The Seafood Project and about which we have shared information previously, and The Diaspora Project. The Harris Distillery folks would like to introduce themselves and the Distillery to those in Gaelic communities across the pond.  We're delighted to accept their invitation for them to host an event with us on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Register for free here

The Isle of Harris Gin is available in the LCBO - which is actually quite amazing considering how hard it is for products to get "shelf space" in the LCBO! If you'd like to have a bottle on hand for the tasting, check the LCBO's ordering information and delivery times & requirements. All attendees will be entered into a draw to win a Harris Martini Glass set!

​Information on Isle of Harris Distillery. We look forward to the Isle of Harris Distillery crew bring the Islands to us here in Canada! Registration for the event will be available in our mid-month update and via our social media channels.

Join us Wednesday, November 25, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
**This is an online event.

Natasha Sumner is co-editor of the new essay collection North American Gaels: Speech, Story, and Song in the Diaspora. She completed her undergraduate education at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia with the late Professor Ken Nilsen, whom this collection honours, and she earned her doctoral degree from Harvard. She is an Associate Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard, where she researches literature and folklore in Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

Our cookbook is called Ith Suas! Eat up!

We are working with Gateway Rasmussen to create a cookbook that will be on sale in November in time for Christmas! All funds raised will be used to support our initiatives to increase awareness of, promote, and sustain Gaelic language, history, culture and community.

We are asking our members and friends to submit their favourite recipes. Recipe contributions can be made online from anywhere.  If you have a traditional, heritage or favourite recipe, we'd love to have you share it. Your recipe contribution will support the goals and activities of Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto.  

The cut-off date for submitting recipes is October 31, 2020. ​

 
ONLINE RECIPE SUBMISSION

1. Go to cookbookprinter.com.
2. At the top of the home page, on the right-hand side under “My Account” click on “login”.

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The general username is recipes 
The general password is goodfood

Location: Online via Zoom
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. approximately
Date: Saturday, October 24th, 2020
If you plan to attend, please complete the registration here. A link to join will be emailed to you.

​Join us Saturday, October 24 at 3:00 p.m. EST 

The Gaelic Society of Toronto Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 24th, 2020. Members will review initiatives of the previous year, set priorities for the upcoming year, address Society business, and vote in a new Board of Directors. 

Information on Board positions available, nominations to date, and how to nominate and vote can be found on the AGM page on our website.

Simply fill out the form here and we will send you the Zoom link to join in online and the (toll) phone # to call in. Don't have access to a computer? Simply call in and join.

Classes will run for 5 weeks on Saturdays for 2 hours per class
Dates: Saturday September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17
Class size: Maximum 10 people
Cost: $60 Member; $70 Non-Member
Membership is $15/individual and $25/family. Membership funds support our efforts to provide opportunities for Gaelic culture and language education. Purchase membership by clicking here: Become a Member

We will run two levels on Saturdays based on enrollment. If there is sufficient interest for all three levels, we’ll add a second instructor.
Registration and payment in full is required no later than Saturday, September 12th.
Payment in full for a class that does not run will be refunded in full. 
Option to register for an additional 5 weeks, Oct 31 – Nov 28, will be offered after the conclusion of the first 5-week session.​
Click here to register!

Announcing: 

​Fèis Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto! August 21-23
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We'll start things off with our traditional Friday Night Ceilidh on the 21st, hosted by Adam and Sarah! You can register for that here. The Ceilidh is free to attend, as always. Bring your tunes, stories, poetry but most of all, bring yourself!

Saturday morning we will kick things off from Scotland with Brian Ó hEadhra & Fionnghal NicChoinnich presenting an interactive discussion on Gaelic Scotland today, followed by a Family song workshop. Cape Breton's Angus MacLeod will finish off the morning with a Gaelic Storytelling workshop.

Saturday evening David Livingston-Lowe will guide us through a workshop on the Gaelic in the Whisky. Slàinte!

Sunday morning Deborah Livingston-Lowe will start us off with a workshop on Textiles in the Highlands. After that, our good friend  Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil / Gillebride MacMillan will present a lecture on Bàrdachd baile: Village verse - The story of 20th century Scottish Gaelic traditional poetry, followed by a workshop learning some of the songs mentioned in the lecture.

​Space is limited, so please register early. We will send out reminders as we get closer.

Full details and passes available here!