HOLLYWOOD star Alan Cumming and award-winning celebrities will take part in an annual Burns Night fundraiser.
Nae Ordinary Burns Supper is a charity event hosted by singer Fiona Kennedy that has raised more than £400,000 over the last decade.
Kennedy said: “We’re really excited to be taking Nae Ordinary Burns Supper online this year! I’ve roped in some of my best and dearest friends to celebrate from Aberdeenshire to New York — joining me in song, drama, poetry and music beamed from my kitchen table to yours.
“And although restrictions mean it’s Bring Your Own Haggis, ‘nae ordinary’ times shouldn’t mean we can’t tak a cup o kindness and toast the immortal memory of Robert Burns with friends near and far."
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Kennedy will host the virtual event next Tuesday (January 25) from her home in Aberdeen and will be joined by the likes of actors Alan Cumming and John Bett, BBC broadcaster Mark Stephen and Kilted Chef Craig Wilson. The evening will feature cooking from Wilson, live music and poetry.
Three charity partners are beneficiaries of this year’s Nae Ordinary Burns Supper – Voluntary Service Aberdeen, Camphill Scotland and the University of Aberdeen Development Trust.
Katrina Allan, head of alumni relations and regular giving at the University of Aberdeen, said: “I am delighted that the University of Aberdeen Development Trust is once again among the beneficiaries of Fiona Kennedy’s wonderful Nae Ordinary Burns Supper and that the University’s fantastic Chamber Choir is set to feature in the event.
“The support that the Chamber Choir has received over the years thanks to the Nae Ordinary Burns Supper is deeply appreciated and we look forward to a stellar evening of entertainment on Burns Night.”
Tickets are available online at naeordinaryburnssupper.eventbrite.co.uk at £10 per household. Nae Ordinary Burns Supper premieres on Burns Night (Tuesday, January 25) at 7.30pm and will be available to view online.
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