Blue Boar Tavern March 11: Mark Your Calendars!

Dusting Off Shakespeare By Bringing Oxford Into the Classroom

“That you may know
‘Tis no sinister nor no awkward claim,
Pick’d from the worm-holes of long-vanish’d days,
Nor from the dust of old oblivion raked,
He sends you the most memorable line,
In every branch truly demonstrative.”
—Henry V, II.iv

What high school English student doesn’t love a good mystery? Especially one that spices up boring old Shakespeare, makes him much more interesting personally, and explains a lot in his plays that had been completely mystifying?

Come join the discussion in the Blue Boar Tavern on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 8 pm eastern and 5 pm pacific time when the Tavern’s dauntless regulars, Dorothea Dickerman and Alex McNeil, host Peter Frengel and SOF President, Brent Evans, to discuss their work with high school English teachers bringing Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford into the classroom.

Jonathan Dixon will be pouring stiff drinks and fielding your audience questions from behind the bar for this episode!