The Mary Morrisson Dancers are pleased to present "Swinging Kilts and Strings - A Year in Scottish Dance and Celebration" at the Big Grey, showcasing the variety of Scottish dance - traditional Highland, National, Country, and Hardshoe - from the ancient Highland Fling to ceilidh dances and modern creations new-grown from traditional roots.

Let us take you through a calendar of Scottish celebration, dancing in the New Year, visiting a summer Highland Games, an eerie Halloween, and maybe even a winter wedding. Woven through with the poetry of Robert Burns, Scotland's immortal bard, and accompanied by live fiddle, piano, hammered dulcimer, concertina and bagpipes, "Swinging Kilts and Strings" will carry you away to a country of misty glens, lilting melodies, and irrepressible spirit.

Featured Performers
Alice Backer - Scottish and Bluegrass fiddler and vocalist
Allison Fippenger - Highland and Country dancer
Bonnie Greene - Highland, Country and Cape Breton dancer
Chriselle Tidrick - Highland dancer, Modern dancer and gymnast
Ed Abdill - Country dancer and hammered dulcimer musician
Jenna Johnson - Gaelic Singer, Cape Breton fiddler and dancer
Jerry Dixon - Highland piper
John Grimaldi - Cape Breton dancer and circus performer
Mary Morrisson Abdill - Director of The Mary Morrisson dance troupe, musician and dancer

Script
The script is based on the original, written by Jerome Bran Marah.

Location of Big Grey
Big Grey in Albertson, Long Island
The Searing-Roslyn United Methodist Church
134 I. U. Willets Road
Albertson, Nassau County, New York

Saturday, March 12, 2005
Concert: 8 pm
Ticket booth: 7 pm

Directions:
From New York City: On the Long Island Expressway (Rte 495), take: Exit 36, Searingtown Road South
--it is a right turn from the exit ramp onto Searingtown Road--
From Eastern Long Island, take Exit 36, Searingtown Road South
--it is a left turn from the exit ramp-- travel 8/10 mi. on Searingtown Road,
turn left onto I.U. Willetts Road.
No. 134 is the white church is on the left side about 2/10 mi after making the turn.

Or take Grand Central Parkway, which becomes
the Northern State Parkway when it crosses the city line.
Take Exit 28, Willis Ave South
(if coming from NYC it is a right turn onto Willis Ave. &
if coming from Eastern Long Island, it is a left turn onto to Willis Ave. southbound.)
Proceed 7/10 mi. and turn right onto I.U. Willetts Road. The white church at No. 134 is about 1/2 mile on the right.

Parking
Available behind the church, and the concert entrance is accessed at the rear of the church.
Other parking is found in the school lot east of the church.
Parking on street is permitted.
Please don't park on grass in church driveway.
(Regrettably, stairs inside do not conform for handicap considerations re: power chairs and such.)

Long Island Railroad
The LIRR does stop in the nearby station of Albertson.
On the train platform, one walks back--the train continues in the opposite direction--to I.U. Willetts Road.
Turn right onto I.U. Willetts Road, and cross over Willis Avenue.
It is residential and safe.
After crossing Willis Ave., look for church and white picket fence on the right.
It is about 12 minutes total from the station to the church at 134 I.U. Willetts Road.
Concert entrance is found from the parking lot at rear of the church.

For those who don't want that walk. Inquire about taxis at the Port Washington Station, then take the LIRR to that stop and then cab it to and from 134 I.U.Willetts Road.