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Burns, Bagpipes & Barleycorn

Three strands of Scottish culture braid themselves together in a class that celebrates the essentials of Scotland. Learn to appreciate the life and poetry of Robert Burns. Learn about the kilt, and enjoy a demonstration of bagpipe tunes and different pipes. Taste Scotland itself with a lesson on single malt whisky—regions, flavors and lore.

Date: Tuesdays, Oct. 27, Nov. 3 & 10
Times: 7–9 p.m.
Location: KU Continuing Education Classroom
1515 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, Kan.

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Thomas Fox Averill is writer-in-residence and professor of English at Washburn University of Topeka. A quarter Scot, he has written about Scots in Kansas in his 2005 novel, The Slow Air of Ewan MacPherson, which also weaves together the powerful iconography of Scotland—Burns, pipes and whisky.
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