Littlefield Celtic Center

08/12/2024

This week is your last chance to purchase Skagit Valley Highland Games merchandise this year. Don't forget that our Games shirts, tanks, pins, pint glasses, and stickers make great gifts!

You're invited to stop by the Littlefield Celtic Center at 1124 Cleveland Ave. and shop! Store hours are:
- Tuesday, August 13th 10am-4pm
- Wednesday, August 14th 10am-4pm
- Thursday, August 15th 10am-4pm

06/01/2024

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06/27/2023

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03/22/2023

Two community dance events at the Littlefield Celtic Center on Saturday, March 25th:

Scottish Country Dance Class 10am-12pm (free!)
Contra Dance 7pm-9:30pm

More details on our website, hope to see you there!

12/04/2022

Join us this afternoon for our Sunday Scottish Music Session! We've got Gary West in the house, and it promises to be a great couple hours of music. These sessions are open to the public so we hope you will feel welcome to come as a participant or a spectator. Bring an instrument or just sit back and enjoy the music in our beautiful Littlefield Celtic Center from 3-5pm.

11/21/2022

Dear Friends,

As many of you are aware, Skye was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, and although any cancer diagnosis is serious, Skye was undergoing intensive treatment, and we were all anticipating a positive response and outcome. Regrettably, Skye developed serious complications this past week, and it is with deep sadness that we need to share with you that Skye has passed away. Although, this is a major loss to his family, our community, and the Celtic Arts Foundation, we plan to carry on our mission “to sponsor, encourage, and promote Celtic Culture through events and educational activities.” Skye would want us to continue to present excellent Celtic programming and honor his legacy at CAF.

Although there will be many challenges during this transition period, we will continue to offer events, concerts, and programs, and ask for your understanding and continued support, while we move forward.

Skye’s family would like to thank everyone in advance for their well-wishes, but ask that you give them some time and space to grieve privately. They will be more ready for calls, texts, visits, etc. in a week or so.

Skye’s family plans to take some time before planning his memorial service. We know many of you will want to be a part of this. Our sense right now is that this won’t be scheduled for a while yet. We’ll share more details as we have them.

Thanks to each of you for being a part of the Celtic Arts Foundation, and for all of your support and friendship with Skye. We will all miss him terribly.

Board of Directors
Celtic Arts Foundation

11/11/2022

This evening's concert with Ye Vagabonds at the Littlefield Celtic Center is sold out!

09/21/2022

Fred Morrison will be in the house in only one week! Don't miss his concert on Saturday, October 1st here at the Littlefield Celtic Center!

09/09/2022

This Saturday from 10am-12pm, Scottish Country Dance class! Free to attend, all ages welcome, no experience necessary.

What to expect
SCD classes at Littlefield Celtic Center are general, multi-level sessions with some step practice and teaching of dances. Once we have a feeling for the make-up of the class, we’d like to focus on beginners and inexperienced dancers for the first 45 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of general social dancing for everyone, and we’ll end with 45 minute of focus for more experienced dancers.

Beginners are Welcome
Beginners are most welcome; we would like to work using a building-block approach where we will review and build on skills learned in the previous class. The goals of RSCDS include “Fun, Fitness, Friendship.” If this sounds appealing, then SCD is for you! If you enjoy dancing socially to wonderful, traditional music, if you would like to try dancing in a team (set) with six or eight other dancers, if you think you might enjoy some energetic but graceful and elegant dancing—with a little bit of courtliness thrown in—then this is for you!

What do I need to bring?
You do not need a partner, you do not need special clothing (loose and comfortable is the best). Women often wear skirts, but it is not a requirement for participation. Soft-soled shoes (such as ballet or jazz shoes for those familiar with other dance footwear) allow you to move around the floor with ease (and to point your toe!), but don’t let soft shoes or lack thereof prevent you from giving SCD a try.

08/30/2022

Coming up soon at the Littlefield Celtic Center!

Sunday, September 11th at 3pm - Scottish Music Session

Monday, September 12th at 2pm - Practice Session for Scottish Music

Saturday, September 24th at 2pm - Practice Session for Scottish Music

Saturday, September 24th at 7pm - Contra Dance for Everyone

Thursday, September 29th - Uilleann Pipes Workshop with Fred Morrison

Friday, September 30th-October 2nd - Smallpipes Workshop with Timothy Cummings and Fred Morrison

Saturday, October 1st at 7pm - Fred Morrison in Concert!!

Sunday, October 2nd at 3pm - Scottish Music Session

08/17/2022

Join us for a live and in-person contra dance on Thursday, August 18th at the Littlefield Celtic Center at 7pm. No experience required! This is a fun form of social dancing that is great for all ages and abilities. All dances are taught, moves are called, no partner necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes and bring a water bottle.

The dance is free to attend, $10 suggested donation goes to the band and the caller.

See you there!

06/20/2022

Join the fun on Saturday, June 25th 7pm-9:30pm for a live and in-person Contra Dance at the Littlefield Celtic Center. No experience required! This is a fun form of social dancing that is great for all ages and abilities. All dances are taught, moves are called, no partner necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes and bring a water bottle.

The dance is free to attend, $10 suggested donation goes to the band and the caller. Email [email protected] with any questions.

Caller: Amy Carroll
Band: Cayley Schmid & Sam Vogt of Giant’s Causeway

See you there!

1124 Cleveland Ave. Mount Vernon, WA 98273

05/13/2022

Join us at the Littlefield Celtic Center on Saturday, May 14th for either or both of these fun and free dance opportunities!

Scottish Country Dance
Saturday, May 14th, 10am-12pm
New and experienced dancers alike are welcome to join us at our free monthly Scottish Country Dance Session! No previous experience is necessary. Join us and have a fun time staying active and meeting new people!

Contra Dance for Everyone
Saturday, May 14th 7pm-9:30pm
Join the fun on Saturday, May 14th 7pm-9:30pm for a live and in-person Contra Dance at the Littlefield Celtic Center. No experience required! This is a fun form of social dancing that is great for all ages and abilities. All dances are taught, moves are called, no partner necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes and bring a water bottle.

As a reminder there are no vaccination or masking requirements for events at the Littlefield Celtic Center. If you feel unwell, please stay home.

05/09/2022

Coming up this week at the Littlefield Celtic Center:

Monday, May 9th 1:30-3:30pm: Scottish Music Practice Session
Also virtual! Email [email protected] to get the Zoom link.

Saturday, May 14th 10am-12pm: Scottish Country Dancing

Saturday, May 14th 7pm-9:30pm: Contra Dance for Everyone

Learn more about these events and other happenings on our website, www.CelticArts.org

03/30/2022

We are so looking forward to hosting the wonderful Cantrip band on Sunday, April 10th at the Littlefield Celtic Center! You can expect a delightful evening of swirling border pipes, raging fiddle, thunderous guitar and three rich voices.

Tickets are $25, or $20 for CAF Members. Ticket link in comments below...

02/15/2022

Tickets are on sale now for this concert with John Whelan and Sean Cleland!

John Whelan & Sean Cleland two greats in traditional Irish music! Tuesday, March 1st at 7:00PM (doors at 6:30PM) at the Littlefield Celtic Center in Mount Vernon, WA In compliance with current COVID-19 concerns and guidelines from Washington State, attendance will require proof of vaccination from a...

01/10/2022

Hello folks! There are three weeks left to register for the virtual edition of Winter School 2022. We're running programs with world-class instructors February 5-16, 2022 on Zoom. Join us!

We’re back, virtually! Registration for our virtual 2022 CAF Winter School is open and will end on January 31st. Winter School is one of the flagship programs of the Celtic Arts Foundation. Each year, we bring some of the world’s most accomplished Celtic musicians from Scotland, Ireland,

12/14/2021

Thank you to Aryeh Frankfurter, Lisa Lynne Franco, John W**d, and Stuart Mason for another wonderful holiday concert here at the Littlefield Celtic Center! Photos by Will Holody.

12/13/2021

In a world where many good things can arrive on your doorstep in a box, Gaelic supergroup, Dàimh, has brought us their own version of this phenomenon of convenience. The band has released an online and virtually free version of their world famous ‘School of Dàimh.’

Essentially a tune in a box, each video features an assortment of Dàimh band members teaching a melody from the Highland repertoire. Melody is taught first, followed by a breakdown of accompaniment ideas, and multiple chances to play along with different configurations of the band.

Inspired by the brilliance of these instructional videos, members and friends of the Celtic Arts Foundation dedicated themselves to learning one of these tunes, 'Fosgail an Doras,' and making their own video to demonstrate their appreciation. They were generously accompanied by the members of Dàimh themselves.

We hope this will open the door to further virtual collaborations and eventually a world tour.

And now we give you the world premier of..... 'Fosgail an Doras by the Celtic Arts Foundation.

In a world where many good things can arrive on your doorstep in a box, Gaelic supergroup, Dàimh, has brought us their own version of this phenomenon of conv...

11/19/2021

Only one day left to register for this Scottish fiddle workshop with Ewen Henderson!

Virtual Fiddle Workshop with Ewen Henderson Learn the tune of the month that all of your friends will be playing! Join us for Ewen Henderson’s Sunday brunch fiddle class on November 21st from 11:00am-12:30pm PST on Zoom. Ewen will be teaching a fantastic original tune in a

11/01/2021

We are really looking forward to a scrumptious breakfast on Sunday! There is still time to reserve your to-go box of traditional Scottish breakfast foods for pick-up. Ticket buyers will also be treated to a special virtual performance by the one and only Brian Finnegan.

Please join us on November 7th for our To-Go Traditional Scottish Breakfast and a virtual concert with Brian Finnegan Part One: Breakfast To-Go! While we cannot gather in person for our usual buffet-style Traditional Scottish Breakfast, we are pleased to still be able to bring you the

10/12/2021

Tune in for our little lunch show tomorrow!

Skye Richendrfer and John Brock perform live from the Littlefield Celtic Center stage in Mount Vernon, WA. Wednesday, October 13th, 12:30-1:00pm PST.

10/05/2021

This week's lunchtime live stream! Gather round the YouTube on Wednesday, October 6th from 12:30-1pm PST for a mid-day break with Schmid + Guest on fiddle and piano.

09/29/2021

Join us for our lunch live stream! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fx0YdRBdXI

09/22/2021

We are excited to invite you to tune in to a special lunchtime performance streamed live TODAY! Wednesday, September 22nd from 12:30pm-1pm PST. This week we will be featuring our good friends who live up in Bellingham, Margaret Inez Driscoll and Steven Richard Rystrom. They'll be performing on the stage at the Littlefield Celtic Center and we'll be sharing it with you all virtually, wherever you may be. The show is free to view on YouTube:

Margaret and Steven from the Littlefield Celtic Center in Mount Vernon, WA. 12:30-1pm PST