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Saint David’s Day Celebrations
February 27th at the Statehouse
Ken Evans
Our 2009 St. David's Day festivities start on Friday, Feb. 27 with the FLAG raising at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus, the SE corner of High & Broad Streets. Meet at 11:40 am on the West plaza or just inside the West doors. We will raise the Welsh flag at noon and sing our Welsh and American National anthems and a few Welsh hymns. There will be TOURS available:
The OHIO JUDICIAL CENTER tour starts at 1:00 pm at 65 S. Front Street. This is where the SUPREME COURT resides. The Supreme Court moved into the Ohio Statehouse in 1857, then moved into the Statehouse annex [now the Senate Building] in 1901, then moved into the Rhodes Tower when it was finished in 1974, then the Ohio Departments Building underwent a meticulous 4- year renovation and restoration to become the Ohio Judicial Center in 2004. It is rich in history, told in murals, paintings, sculpture and mosaics.
We will meet at the main entrance, 65 S. Front Street [at the end of State Street going West from High Street], between 12:45 and 1:00 pm. Building security is enforced. http://www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov.
The STATEHOUSE tour is another option. There are regular tours every hour between 10:00 am - 3:00 pm weekdays. So, if you go at 11:00, you could take part in the noon flag raising and the Ohio Judicial Center Tour. Meet at the 3rd Street entrance to the Senate Building [attached to the east side of the Statehouse] just before 11:00 am. http://www.statehouse.state.oh.us.
Personally invite your state representative/senator, relatives, friends, and neighbors.
St. David’s Day Celebration at Brookside Country Club
Mary Ellen Morgan
Brookside Country Club will be the site of our annual St. David’s Day Celebration on Saturday, February 28, 2009, thanks to Ruth Ann and Dick Bull who are members there. The address is 2770 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. (Rt. 161) between Sawmill and Rt. 315, Columbus, OH.
There is a front parking lot, a parking lot behind the Clubhouse with access to the rear entrance, and WSCO has arranged for free valet parking for your convenience (although the valets would appreciate a tip from you!) Just drive up to the front door and hand over your keys! Directions and a map are on page 14.
Lunch will feature Leek Soup; a choice of Quiche Lorraine, with bacon and Swiss cheese, or a vegetarian quiche; Brookside House Salad; rolls and butter; assorted mini dessert selections; and coffee, tea, iced tea, or milk. Bar service will be available. Since Brookside is famous for its food, this should be an excellent meal, and all for $22; ages 13-21 - $12; 12 and under - $10.
Outstanding pianist John Davids will offer a varied program including many Welsh tunes, as he plays for our entertainment after lunch. John is the accompanist of the
Columbus Welsh Singing Society and has performed in the area for many years. Following John’s performance, there will be group singing under the direction of Ann Gillard., Director, Columbus Welsh Singing Society.
SEMINARS:
Y Wladfa Heddiw: Contemporary Welsh Language and Lore in Patagonia by Dr. Maria Teresa “Mabli” Agozzino, a native of Barry, Wales, and the holder of a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in Folklore and Celtic Studies.
For more than a hundred years, Welsh language and culture has survived in the Chubut province of Patagonia, Argentina. Based on her own fieldwork in 1999, Mabli will present a backdrop of Welsh life, introduce you to some of the characters with whom she interacted, and will offer insight into contemporary Welsh language and culture in “the colony.”
This seminar will begin at 11 a.m. -- $5; free for ages 21 and under.
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