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The Scottish Studies "Oor Club" is held at noon on the first and third Friday of the month at the Bow & Arrow Pub in Toronto. Guest speakers give presentations on a variety of topics of interest to members of the Scottish Studies Foundation and others interested in the things that Scots in Canada and overseas are getting up to. The presentations usually lasts about an hour (pronounced "oor" in Scots), hence the name. Everyone is invited to attend as the meetings are open to all.

The idea came from Scottish folk singer and artist Enoch Kent who now resides in the Toronto area. The original Oor Club was one where people met in two old tenement houses next door to one another in Duke Street in Glasgow back in the 1700s. The wall between the two tenements was knocked down with one house forming the speakers' room and the other the bar. Notable speakers were invited to speak on a topic on which they had expertise, with a set time limit of no more than one hour. Legend has it that that Robert Burns paid a visit to the original club.

The cost to attend Oor Club is $10 with $5 being donated to the Scottish Studies Foundation and $5 for three raffle tickets for various prizes. Wide selections of pub lunches are available, typically costing between $5 and $15.

Click here for a Map to the Bow & Arrow.

The Bow and Arrow is located at 1954 Yonge Street, Toronto, about one block north of the Davisville subway stop, on the west side of Yonge Street.



Speakers and topics for upcoming meetings are as follows:

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If you would like to attend any of these friendly and informal meetings please check first with Alan McKenzie at 905-842-2106 or alan@mkz.com to confirm dates and events.

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