Robbie Burns Night flop so far No tickets sold, cancellation is
Posted by: Pipe Major in NewsArea residents hold the fate of this year’s Robbie Burns Night in their hands.
Having sold zero tickets thus far for the January 27 event, the organizers of Robbie Burns Night will decide at a meeting Monday evening whether to take a financial loss and cancel the celebration for this year.
In past years, the popular event, organized by Duncan MacDonald, was held at the Brockville Legion. Since MacDonald’s death last fall, the Celtic Festival committee took on Robbie Burns Night here as a fundraiser for its Celtic Festival.
“I have no idea what’s going on,” said Ralph Legere, chairman of the Celtic Festival committee. “We’re not getting any calls at all. I could speculate, but I don’t want to do that.
“We’re definitely not getting support at this point.”
The committee has to decide on Monday whether or not the event gets the go-ahead.
He said the Celtic Festival committee has already spent about $3,000 to $4,000 in advertisements placed in three local newspapers.
The event, if they decide to follow through with it, would cost between $18,000 and $20,000.
Planned for Saturday, January 27 at the Brockville Memorial Centre, this year’s event is “traditional Robbie Burns,” said Legere. The evening will include a roast beef dinner and entertainment by bagpipers although not the City of Brockville Pipe Band as in previous years - poetry readings, The Highland Dancers and a show by Antrim, a three-man Celtic band out of Glengarry. A bar is available.
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