‘CANCELLED: John Skene Masonic Conference’

    

Sorry to spread the news of the cancellation an hour ago of the John Skene Masonic Conference in New Jersey in late August.

Ticket sales, thus far, were too low to incur the risk of all the expense, and this one had an incredible roster of accomplished scholars flying in from all over.

Bad timing is part of the problem. The weekend in question landed between the Scottish Rite biannual and the York Rite triennial, and many New Jersey Masons would find attending all three very difficult. Plus, it’s the final weekend of August, when many simply would have end-of-summer R&R in mind.

I hope the organizers try again for next year, but at a different part of the calendar. There are no open Saturdays, I guess, but maybe there’s a way forward.

All the speakers have been notified. Ticket holders will receive refunds, if they haven’t already.

It’s truly disappointing but, frankly, there’s no surprise at a high octane Masonic learning event not garnering a lot of support.