Dr. Alan Cameron was joined by members of the Scottish Society of Louisiana at Thursday’s weekly Lions Club Luncheon to give a brief history of Scotland and Scottish culture and to promote the upcoming 17th annual Scottish Tartan Festival taking place Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will include living history exhibits, Scottish cattle herding, demonstrations of the Highland games, a Gaelic language seminar, bagpipe music, Scottish dog show, a children’s hayride, clan tents and genealogy tents and a live music lineup featuring Smithfield Fair, The Rogues, Selkie Girls, Emerald Accent and the Traveling Murphy’s.