Don your favourite tartans and come on down to an informal and decidedly loose version of a Burns Night in honour of the iconic Scottish Poet Robert Burns! Celebrate his legacy as well as all things Scottish. We’ll have a special selection of Scotch in addition to our usual bar menu, as well as our non-alcoholic options. We’ll be bumping a Scottish playlist including bangers such as the Proclaimers, Jesus and Mary Chain, Belle and Sebastian, Cocteau Twins, Franz Ferdinand, etc! We’ll take two breaks from the tunes and chat for folks to read some poems and texts of their choosing!
Sign up at the form below if you’d like to read a Burns poem! There are two links below to help you choose, one with some of the most popular poems to read at a traditional Burns night and another that has like a million more to choose from if you’re looking for a deeper cut!
You’re also welcome to read from other beloved Scottish texts; recite the monologue from Trainspotting, get a friend to get up there with you to read your favourite part of MacBeth, Wickerman, or Highlander! Do your best dramatic reading of I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)! If you have an original piece you’ve composed about the Scottish experience or land, you’re welcome to perform that as well! Readers will receive a complimentary drink of their choosing!
Link to the most popular poems read at Burns Nights: https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/literary/robert-burns-poems-scottish-auld-lang-syne
Link to a much longer list of Burns poetry: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1279/1279-h/1279-h.htm
January 25 at Haven Music Hall
Free entry, 19+
7:30: Doors & welcome
8pm-9pm: First set of readings
9pm-10pm: Scotch & tunes mixer
10pm- 10:30pm: Second set of readings
10:35pm singing of Auld Lang Syne! (opt-in!)
10:40pm-12am: Scotch & tunes mixer
Reading sign-up form:
https://forms.gle/TmCet3Wg6ySNFK92A
Also, if you don’t get a chance to sign up but decide last-minute that you’d like to, we’ll make sure to give you your chance!
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Accessibility
Haven Music Hall is a street-level small music venue without fixed seating. This show is combination standing and seating room only. Our entrance exterior is a 34″ wide door that has a small lip/step up from the street. Once inside, our entrance vestibule has three steps up into the space with an interior entrance opening of 70″. We have two single-use washrooms with toilets. If you’d like more information about accessing our space please email abigail@havenmusichall.com.
Safer Spaces Policy/Code of Conduct
Haven Music Hall (HMH) is committed to ensuring a safer show experience for musicians, audiences, staff, and volunteers. If you see or experience any form of harassment or abuse please inform the bar staff on site. If you experience harassment or abuse and wish to inform us after the fact please email abigail@havenmusichall.com. This email is read by the HMH owners only and any reports of safety violations will be treated as confidential. Incidents that are reported in real time are written up by the handling staff member and are confidential and kept on file. Abuse and harassment of an audience member, musician, HMH staff, security, or volunteers will result in immediate ejection from the premises, potential probationary period, and potential banning from the premises. As event coordinators we prioritize the experiences of the musicians, staff, and audience members, so patrons who are being disruptive to the performance or bothering staff will be asked to stop their disruptive actions, and may/or be asked to leave the premises.