North American Festival of Wales 2012

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The 2012 North American Festival of Wales

Scranton, PA

August 30 through September 12, 2012.

 

Highlights:

 Registration: Full Event and Day Tickets Available

 Accommodation: The Hilton Scranton is the official Headquarters Hotel. NAFOW room rate available.

 Opening Concert: Dafydd Iwan

 Gala Banquet & Awards: Honoring: Contralto Iris Williams

Grand Concert: Côr Godre’r Garth mixed voice choir from Pontypridd.

Eisteddfod Competition

Seminars: Welsh language and folk dancing; Welsh cinema; children’s  activities, learn to and trace your Welsh family history; to sing in Welsh, the Welsh revival; gyamnfa ganu in America; Welsh American suffragette; and history of the Welsh in PA.

 Tours: Experience America’s first city to be electrified, visit the Steamtown National Historic Site, and descend 300 feet into the Lackawanna Coal Mine; learn about the Avondale mine disaster; visit Danville, PA home of  Joseph Parry and  explore the Welsh Story in America.

 Full Details on NAFOW Website

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