Following is a complete, albeit tentative, rundown of the events which were scheduled to occur as part of Gordon 2000 at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, for the weekend of August 3rd through August 6th. PLEASE NOTE: All times listed are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT); information on how to translate Greenwich Mean Time to Eastern Standard Time (EST) is available at CNN.com.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD
1830-2130: Garden Party @ Haddo House, w/host Lady Aberdeen
1930-2330: Doornkop Dinner @ the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
2300-2330: Son et Lumiere @ Huntly Castle opens
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH
0700 onward: Gordon 2000 Golf Classic begins @ Huntly Golf Club
1000-1800: Lifestyle 2000 Expo opens, incl. Crafters' Tent & Antiques Fair, Cooking Demonstrations & Fashion Show --- The Market Muir
1000-2000: Art, Photography and the Gordons in History Exhibitions open @ the Stewart's Hall
1000-1700: Day 1, Music Workshops @ Linden Centre
1000-1800: Tent Village opens @ the Castle Arena
1130: Ceremonial March to Huntly Castle
1200: Official Opening Ceremonies, featuring The Marquis of Huntly, Chief of the Clan Gordon and Lady Aberdeen --- The Castle Arena
1300: VIP Lunch, presented by Donald Russell
1000-1800: First day of nonstop entertainment in or near the main Castle Arena: Living History, Bydand Forever, piping, falconry, sheep dogs, children's programme, storytelling, live music, Doric Fest, Book Fair
1000-1800: Live music/busking/street theatre in the Town Square, incl. groups from the Aberdeen International Youth Festival
1500-1700: First day of lecture programme in the Gordon Schools
1530-1630: Riverside walk, starting from the parking lot @ the River Deveron
1630-1830: The Gordon Schools Assembly Hall presents Cold Today, a play based on the life and career of Harry Gordon
1800-1900: Organ recital w/Judith Fellowes-Gordon, St. Margaret's Church, Huntly
1930-2330: Taste of Scotland Dinner, hosted by Lady Aberdeen @ Haddo House, presented by Donald Russell
The Haddo House Arts Theatre presents The Road to Missolonghi, the story of the life and death of George Gordon --- a/k/a Lord Byron
1930-2230: Cocktail Party begins @ the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
2000-2100: The Gordon Schools Assembly Hall presents Across Canada with a Kodak, a play based upon the journals of Ishbel Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen
2000-2300: Party all night in the Town Square
2300-2330: Son et Lumiere continues @ Huntly Castle
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH
0700 onwards: Gordon 2000 Golf Classic resumes @ Huntly Golf Club
0930: Buses depart from Huntly and Aberdeen for the Gordons' traditional visit to the Aboyne Scottish Highland Games
1000-2000: Art, Photography and the Gordons in History exhibitions resume @ the Stewart's Hall
1000-1700: Music workshops resume @ Linden Centre
1000-1800: Day 2, Tented Village @ the Castle Arena
1000-1700: Lecture programmes continue @ The Gordon Schools
1000-1800: More nonstop entertainment throughout the day in or near the main Castle Arena
1100-1200: Guided walk around the Town of Huntly
1200: Northsound Radio Road Show broadcasts live and direct from the Market Muir
1200: The Regimental Band and Drums and Pipes of the 1st Battalion, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) march through Huntly
1330: Bennachie Hill climb
1400-1700: "Open Gardens," throughout the Town of Huntly
1400-1500: Across Canada with a Kodak continues its run @ The Gordon Schools Assembly Hall
1500: The Gordon Highlanders Reunion @ the Castle Arena
1530-1630: Guided walk around the Town of Huntly
1600: Practice for World Record attempt of "Gey Gordons" --- the Castle Arena and the Market Muir
1630-1830: Cold Today resumes its run @ The Gordon Schools Assembly Hall
1700: The Ballads of the Gordons: An Evening of Poetry, @ the Castle Arena
1930-2130: Fiddlers' Rally @ Haddo House, presented by Maitland's of Fraserburgh
1930-2230: Cocktail Party resumes @ the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
1930-0100: Huntly Gordon Tartan Collection Ball, featuring Alex Sutherland and his Big Band, Events Marquee
2000-2230: The Road to Missolonghi resumes its run @ The Gordon Schools Assembly Hall
2000-2300: Party all night in the Town Square
2300-2330: Third night of Son et Lumiere @ Huntly Castle
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH
0700 onwards: Last day for Gordon 2000 Golf Classic, Huntly Golf Club
1000-2000: Art, Photography and the Gordons in History exhibitions conclude @ the Stewart's Hall
1000-1800: Lifestyle 2000 Expo concludes @ the Market Muir:
Food Fair, Fashion Shows and Crafts & Antiques Fair
1000-1500: Music workshops conclude @ Linden Centre
1030: Local church services, incl. the Kirkin' o' the Tartans
1200: Highland Dancing Competition @ the Castle Arena
1200: Celebrity Soccer Match --- Christie Park, Huntly
1600: Dean's Shortbread presents the Gordon 2000 Massed Pipes and Drums
1700: Thistle Hotels presents a World Record attempt of "Gey Gordons" --- the Castle Arena and the Market Muir
1800-1845: Ecumenical Service of Praise, the Castle Arena
1800: Church service, Haddo House Chapel
1930-2130: "A Guid Scots Nicht": Local and world-renowned
musicians and entertainers gather @ the Events Marquee for an evening of the finest in Scottish Music
2000-2200: Party all night in the Town Square, one last time
2200: Special performance by the re-enactors from Bydand Forever
2230: Torchlight Procession, presented by Scotoil Services
2300: Final performance --- Son et Lumiere @ Huntly Castle
2330: Fireworks, fireballs and a Fond Farewell, presented by R.B. Farquhar
WHEW!!! Now, was tha' a rundown er what, I ask ye? For additional info on all these events, check oot the Gordon 2000 website, or, if ye'd like tae get in touch wi' yer own Gordon clanfolk, but donna know how tae go about doin' so, ye can contact: Forbes Shand, Chairman, Huntly Limited, Huntly Business Centre, Gordon Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland AB54 8ES; or e-mail
huntlyltd@enterprise.net. In the meantime, keep checking me Newsroom or other Scottish-based websites for further details on the next Gatherin' o' the Gordons!
