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Join with WSCO to Celebrate St. David’s Day!
Banquet, Seminars and Annual Meeting
Our St. David's Day banquet and celebration will take place on February 24, 2007 at the Clintonville Woman's Club, 3951 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. This is the same location as last year since the Board received many positive responses from the membership.
The Clintonville Woman’s Club is near the Park of Roses, just north of the Whetstone Library and Whetstone Recreation Center. Parking is in the rear.
After several years of outstanding outside entertainment, there was a consensus expressed that more singing by our own membership was desired. In this regard we will have an extended period where our own voices will be our entertainment. Bring your hymnals!
There will be a showing from 2 to 3pm of the exquisite new version of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” a faithful accounting of Dylan Thomas’ lyric tale of picture book memories of his youth, which seems very familiar to us today. The film, featuring Denholm Elliott as the grandfather, is wonderful to watch all year through, and is a favorite with both adults and children. A donation of $4 per adult (children under 18 free) will get you in to see this perfect gem of a film. The views of Wales will take your breath away, especially on the huge screen. Popcorn provided!
From 3:15 to 4:45pm a beer and Welsh cheese tasting will be offered. This will be for adults only and the fee is $6.00. The cwrw (beer) will be that of our own in-house bragur (brewer), Homer Williams.
At 5:00pm the annual meeting of the membership will be held. This year’s meeting will include not only the election of new board members and officers but also a discussion and vote of proposed changes to the WSCO bylaws.
As last year, there will be no open bar before dinner. Attendees are welcome to bring their own alcoholic beverages, and Happy Hour will start at 5:30.
The dinner buffet will start at 6pm. The menu will be leek soup, roast beef, chicken Rothschild, salad, sides, desserts, and coffee and tea. Dinner fee: adults - $26.00, children under 18 - $5.00.
There will be a comfort break at 7:15, and group singing will begin at 7:30pm.
We are looking forward to a great turnout. We were pleased with last year's attendance and hope to do as well, if not better, this year.
Reservations for the seminars and dinner must be received by February 16, 2007 and should be sent to: WSCO, PO Box 12023, Columbus, Ohio, 43212, (614) 470-4999. Contact: Homer Williams (614) 475-3831.
March 1st at the Ohio State House
Mark Thursday March 1st on your calendar for this Welsh celebration in downtown Columbus at 12:00 noon. WSCO’s own Columbus Welsh Singing Society is scheduled to sing and there will be a Welsh flag-raising. State Representative Clyde Evans is planning to be in contact with the new legislature in mid-January to invite those with Welsh heritage to be present.
If it's cold, we'll meet just inside the west doors and go out just before noon to the West Plaza on North High Street. Please contact family, friends, neighbors, congress people, and work colleagues (especially those downtown) and invite them to come.
March 1st is also Ohio Statehood Day. There will be other activities taking place at the State House, so plan accordingly when you’re allotting driving time for looking for a parking place in the area.
Contact: Ken Evans, (614) 888-1135 or email MKEvans30[at]aol[dot]com.
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