Published 4:00 am Saturday, January 5, 2013

A celebration in honor of the man widely known as Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, is coming up on Jan. 12, filled with poetry, music and even haggis.

The Robert Burns Supper is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Bend Elks Lodge, 63120 Boyd Acres Road.

The event will include music by the band A Scottish Heart, bagpipes, singing, dancing, poetry readings and a silent auction. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and festivities will go from 6 to 9 p.m.

The High Desert Celtic Society is putting on the event in honor of the 254th anniversary of Burns’ birth.

Tickets are $29 per person and the deadline to register is 7 tonight. Dinner options are prime rib or chicken breast.

Contact: www.hdcs.net, high desertcelts@gmail.com or 541-322-6981.

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