Spring Gymanfa Ganu 2010

Please join us for this joyful event where we celebrate the Welsh love of a well-sung hymn. This year’s Gymanfa Ganu (Festival of Song) will take place at:

The Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 744 Fair Oaks Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302

on Sunday, April 25th, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

You are invited to stay for the Te Bach (tea and cake) following the singing to renew old friendships and make new ones.

There is no charge for this event but donations are accepted and memorials may be made in memory of loved ones. Contact Gwilym Williams, Barbara Jones or Sue Stealey to have names included in the program.

Bring along friends and family, and Welsh hymnals if you have them*, for an afternoon of traditional song in which you are a key performer - this is not a spectator sport!

*Music sheets will be provided for those who need them.

2009 Spring Gymanfa Ganu

Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 2:30pm at The Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 744 Fair Oaks Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The conductor this year will be the Rev Joe Corbin from Wisconsin and the organist will be our own Dianne McCarty. Doors open at 1:30pm so come early and say hello. Pass the word along to your friends. A Te Bach (small tea) will follow with cakes, sandwiches and, of course, tea. There is no charge but donations are welcome and memorials may be offered on behalf of loved ones. Contact Barbara Jones, Gwilym Williams or Sue Stealey for further information.

The Annual Welsh Picnic - Spring 2009

The Cambrian picnic was a highlight of the year for many of the Welsh families who settled in Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Since its inception in 1869 it has continued to provide good fellowship and good fun for the families who come and bring their picnic lunches and lawn chairs out for a summer afternoon in the park.

2009 Celtic Fest Chicago

Sept 12-13, Grant Park, Chicago