Burns suppers are most common in Scotland and Northern Ireland but occur wherever there are Burns Clubs, Scottish Societies, expatriate Scots, or aficionados of Burns ' poetry.

Fall suppers and an annual event, be it a comedy act, a magician, etc., are held to raise money to support the town hall.

Hyacinth frequently invites people to her ' candlelight suppers ', however these are disliked by her guests, who go to huge lengths to avoid them.

The suppers are held in Hyacinth's dining room, decorated in an elaborate and anachronistic Victorian style, which is dominated by a portrait of Winston Churchill glaring down at the diners.

Two such suppers are available in Colorado: in Durango, and Colorado Springs at the Flying W Ranch.

Other suppers are available in Jackson, Wyoming, the Black Hills at Rapid City, South Dakota, and in Branson, Missouri.

Wherefore ," he said, " not one, by many suppers are arranged ; for the precise time is hard to hit.

The social centres of the village are St Andrew's church ; the pub ; the " Rec "-a recreational playing field with playground equipment for children and a basketball hoop in a Dutch barn ; and the Village Hall — home to village council meetings, harvest suppers, famine lunches, other charity events, a sewing circle, and bowls club.

Hotdishes are filling, convenient, easy to make, and well-suited for family reunions, funerals, church suppers, and potlucks where they may be paired with potato salad, coleslaw, jello salads and desserts, and pan-baked cookies known as bars.

From the cut and thrust of the debating society there are visiting speakers and musical performances, charity competitions, formal house suppers and many cultural, educational and recreational visits.

Modern supermarkets and processed foods have led to two additions to soup bean suppers which are not traditional.

The first suppers were held in Ayrshire at the end of the 18th century by Robert Burns ' friends on the anniversary of his death, 21 July, In Memoriam and they have been a regular occurrence ever since.

They held the first Burns supper on what they thought was his birthday on 29 January 1802, but in 1803 discovered from the Ayr parish records that the correct date was 25 January 1759, and since then suppers have been held on 25 January, Burns ' birthday.

Box suppers would be held for various causes, making Eros a social center.

The meetings were first held at a mutton-pie shop in Shire Lane, kept by Christopher Cat, and may have begun with suppers given by Tonson to his literary friends.

He claimed that Harthacnut insisted on having two dinners and two suppers per day.

It was too dark to see anything, so we carried our tent and baggage near the only house on the island, and began to cook our suppers, in order to be prepared for the earliest dawn, and to enjoy that which, from the conversation of the gentlemen we had, now raised the highest expectations of.

In addition, the festivals have educated hundreds of thousands of festival attendees on wasteful practices and inspired them to take these practices to their community events, birthday parties and church suppers.

In the era after Monboddo was appointed to Justice of the high court, he organised " learned suppers " at his house on 13 St John Street, where he discussed and lectured about his theories.

With the construction of a swimming pool, the Club became more centered on recreational swimming, although other activities, including annual potluck suppers on Memorial Day and Labor Day, a day camp, and other occasional social and educational events continue.

At the weekly dinners that were given by John Brougham, or at the nightly suppers at Pfaff's on Broadway, he was the soul of the entertainment.

Camp suppers, hiking, birding, sledding, and ice skating on the pond were among the activities enjoyed by students.

Through this system the church sponsors projects that provide classroom support for Rochester schools, temporary shelter within the church for homeless families, free Sunday suppers at a Catholic Worker program, improvements to the quality of life in a small township in Honduras, and other projects that focus on such issues as peace, reproductive rights, and gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered concerns.

Tourists, mostly in the summers, can experience chuckwagon suppers followed by live entertainment by such groups as the Flying J Wranglers at the Flying J Ranch in Alto near the resort city of Ruidoso, New Mexico.

" He also earned money delivering entertaining monologues and poetry recitations at church suppers and service-club meetings for five dollars a performance.

In a light form and heated over a spirit lamp, a chafing dish could also be used for cooking various dainty dishes at table — of fish, cream, eggs or cheese — for which silver chafing dishes with fine heat-insulating wooden handles were made in the late 19th century, when " chafing-dish suppers " became fashionable, even in households where a kitchen maid prepared all the ingredients beforehand.

JOSEPH BUCKLIN, was well known in Providence and kept a prominent restaurant, or place of resort, in South Main Street, where gentlemen resorted for their suppers.

The Shore Club, which recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary, remains one of the last great dance halls in the area and is well known for its Saturday night dances and lobster suppers.

Burns suppers may be formal or informal.

Subsequent celebrity chefs have brought a sophistication to British cooking which was not a part of Fanny ’ s repertoire, however they have acknowledged her pioneering work, when purple piped potato brought excitement to a Britain of liver and bacon suppers.

She portrayed a formerly working-class woman with social pretensions ( insisting her surname be pronounced " bouquet ") and delusions of grandeur ( her oft-mentioned " candlelight suppers ").

The city's Norwegian heritage is represented by annual lefse and lutefisk suppers at the churches and a love of polka music.

Hyacinth Bucket ( Patricia Routledge )— who insists her surname is pronounced Bouquet — is a social-climbing snob who passes her time visiting stately homes, hosting " executive-style " candlelight suppers ( with her Royal Worcester double-glazed Avignon china and Royal Doulton china with " the hand-painted periwinkles "), bragging of her " white slimline telephone with automatic redial ", and maintaining the integrity of her woodblock floor, wallpaper, and status in the community, name-dropping at any hint of an opportunity.

His extravagance and lavish expenditure, his double suppers and costly entertainments, were the theme of satirists and wonder of society, and his debts were said at his death to amount to more than £ 80, 000.

The most famous mention of the pastie in popular culture is in Van Morrison's title track from his A Sense of Wonder album with the line of " pastie suppers down at Davey's chipper ".

He danced and played at weddings, harvest suppers and pubs with his elder brother and other local musicians.

According to Howard Mohr, author of How to Talk Minnesotan, " A traditional main course, hotdish is cooked and served hot in a single baking dish and commonly appears at family reunions and church suppers.

In 1961, after raising money through suppers at the school, the PTA funded the addition of a playground blacktop.

However, the litter remained, augmented by several dozen lunchroom suppers.

In Northern Ireland, cod, plaice or whiting appear most commonly in ' fish suppers '—' supper ' being Northern Irish chip-shop slang for a food item accompanied by chips.

There, she organised fine suppers for the king, with chosen guests, far from the pomp and etiquette of the court.

The atmosphere in these private quarters was so relaxed that the king was said to serve coffee during the suppers.

Its huge rotunda was frequently used for church gatherings, suppers, parties, and dances.

Deerfest is a festival featuring wild game suppers, firearms giveaways, and much more.

Although the Dakota Café has gone through quite a few managers throughout its history, it has continually maintained a place for locals and passers-by to congregate and enjoy a good menu for breakfast, dinners, and suppers.

Up until 2000, when tax collection began, money for road repairs and police and fire protection came from fees from building permits, franchise fees, pancake suppers and donations from the residents.

The school was the center for the community activities, many dramatic presentations, box suppers and the like were enjoyed there.

Larry and his wife, Mabel, loved having parties and every Christmas threw lavish midnight suppers.