Saturday, January 24, 2015 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST
Off-Campus Location, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas
The sights, sounds, and tastes of Scotland are coming to Northern Virginia this weekend for Hylton in the Highlands. This one day event features live music, traditional crafts and goods, presentations on the culture and history of Scotland, workshops, games and crafts for children, a Celtic jam session, scotch whiskey tasting, and authentic Scotish cuisine.
Musical performances by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante of Battlefield Band, and Elke Baker with Ken and Brad Kolodner.
From 3 to 4 PM, our very own Dr. Joy Fraser will be presenting Haggis-Fed Rustics?: Images of Scottishness and the Story of Scotland’s National Dish, based on research from her current book project on the cultural history of haggis. In this presentation, she challenges the popular tendency to portray haggis as the culinary embodiment of supposedly innate Scottish virtues of thrift and resourcefulness – what one commentator calls “the national gift of making the most of small means.” Drawing on evidence from recipe manuscripts, menus, and household accounts, she argues that far from simply peasant fare, haggis was a delicacy enjoyed by some of the wealthiest families in eighteenth-century Scotland.
This event is taking place on Saturday, January 24, from 10 AM to 6 PM, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. For tickets, visit hyltoncenter.org or call (888) 945-2468. Admission for George Mason students is free with a GMU ID.
