North American Festival of Wales Schedule of Events
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August 28 –September 2, 2024
Daytime activities are held at the
Westin Pittsburgh
1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 15222
Please note that the event schedule may change.
Be sure to check back or, on arrival, for updated information.
Register for NAFOW Tickets
Daytime activities are held at the
Westin Pittsburgh
1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 15222
Please note that the event schedule may change.
Be sure to check back or, on arrival, for updated information.
Register for NAFOW Tickets
WEDNESDAY August 28, 2024
2:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Registration and Banquet Seating
7:00pm - 8:30pm ~ "Moments with Paul' ~A powerful chronicle of the life of Paul Robeson, ~ at the August African American Cultural Center
2:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Registration and Banquet Seating
7:00pm - 8:30pm ~ "Moments with Paul' ~A powerful chronicle of the life of Paul Robeson, ~ at the August African American Cultural Center
THURSDAY August 29, 2024
8:30am - 3:30pm ~ Tour 1 ~ Steel City Highlights
9:00am - 5:30pm ~ Registration Desk & Banquet Table Assignment Open
12:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Opening Ceremony & Flag Raising ~ Off-site
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Penderyn Samples in the Marketplace
5:30pm - 6:30pm ~ Pre-Concert Buffet [ menu ]
6:15pm - 7:00pm ~ Penderyn Samples at the August Wilson
7:00pm - 9:00pm ~ Opening Night Concert ~ Featuring Mal Pope, Mared and the Urdd singers
* Off site at the August African American Cultural Center
9:00pm - ~ Informal Singing
8:30am - 3:30pm ~ Tour 1 ~ Steel City Highlights
9:00am - 5:30pm ~ Registration Desk & Banquet Table Assignment Open
12:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Opening Ceremony & Flag Raising ~ Off-site
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Penderyn Samples in the Marketplace
5:30pm - 6:30pm ~ Pre-Concert Buffet [ menu ]
6:15pm - 7:00pm ~ Penderyn Samples at the August Wilson
7:00pm - 9:00pm ~ Opening Night Concert ~ Featuring Mal Pope, Mared and the Urdd singers
* Off site at the August African American Cultural Center
9:00pm - ~ Informal Singing
FRIDAY August 30, 2024
8:00am - 9:00am ~ First-time attendees coffee & muffins
8:30am - 6:00pm ~ Registration Desk & Banquet Table Assignment Open
9:00am - 5:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
9:00am - 10:00am ~ Seminar: The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn and its Political and Cultural Legacy
9:00am - 10:00am ~ Seminar Via ZOOM: Annie Hughes Griffiths: Peace Petitioner – and much more!
9:00am - 10:00am ~ Seminar: Singing the Hymns of Caradog Roberts
10:00am - 10:30am ~ Coffee Talk: Investments and Legacies ~ David Allen
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: The American Order of True Ivorites
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Start your Welsh Family History Research with the National Library of Wales
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Welsh Language I
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Theatre ~ Amy Dillwyn
11:00am - 12:00pm ~ Penderyn Samples in the Marketplace
12:00pm - 1:30pm ~ Cinema Wales: Swimming with Men
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Seminar: The History of the American Gorsedd, 1913-1941
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Seminar: Elined Prys, Peace Delegate, 1924
1:30pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: Ysgol Gan
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Cinema Wales: Coming up Roses / Rhosyn a Rhith
2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: Tryweryn, the Investiture and Welsh Militancy
2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: That isn’t How it’s Supposed to End: Rewriting the History of Medieval Wales
3:00pm - 4:00pm ~ Corgi Meet & Greet
3:00pm - 4:00pm ~ Penderyn Masterclass (advanced registration required)
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Key Note Speech: 50 years in Music from Elton John to Fireman Sam with by Mal Pope
5:00pm - 6:00pm ~ Meeting: Pennsylvania Group ~ Preserving the Welsh Heritage of North America
5:00pm - 6:00pm ~ Meet and Greet with Mari Lwyd
5:00pm - 6:00pm ~ Say Something in Welsh Meetup
6:00pm - 7:00pm ~ Pre-Banquet Social Hour
7:00pm - 10:00pm ~ North America Wales Foundation Welsh Heritage Award and Gala Banquet,
~ soloist Llinos Haf Jones
~ honoring Heddwch Nain Mamgu
* Attire is semi-formal, reserved seating is necessary [ menu ]
10:00pm -12:00am ~ Informal Singing
8:00am - 9:00am ~ First-time attendees coffee & muffins
8:30am - 6:00pm ~ Registration Desk & Banquet Table Assignment Open
9:00am - 5:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
9:00am - 10:00am ~ Seminar: The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn and its Political and Cultural Legacy
9:00am - 10:00am ~ Seminar Via ZOOM: Annie Hughes Griffiths: Peace Petitioner – and much more!
9:00am - 10:00am ~ Seminar: Singing the Hymns of Caradog Roberts
10:00am - 10:30am ~ Coffee Talk: Investments and Legacies ~ David Allen
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: The American Order of True Ivorites
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Start your Welsh Family History Research with the National Library of Wales
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Welsh Language I
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Theatre ~ Amy Dillwyn
11:00am - 12:00pm ~ Penderyn Samples in the Marketplace
12:00pm - 1:30pm ~ Cinema Wales: Swimming with Men
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Seminar: The History of the American Gorsedd, 1913-1941
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Seminar: Elined Prys, Peace Delegate, 1924
1:30pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: Ysgol Gan
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Cinema Wales: Coming up Roses / Rhosyn a Rhith
2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: Tryweryn, the Investiture and Welsh Militancy
2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: That isn’t How it’s Supposed to End: Rewriting the History of Medieval Wales
3:00pm - 4:00pm ~ Corgi Meet & Greet
3:00pm - 4:00pm ~ Penderyn Masterclass (advanced registration required)
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Key Note Speech: 50 years in Music from Elton John to Fireman Sam with by Mal Pope
5:00pm - 6:00pm ~ Meeting: Pennsylvania Group ~ Preserving the Welsh Heritage of North America
5:00pm - 6:00pm ~ Meet and Greet with Mari Lwyd
5:00pm - 6:00pm ~ Say Something in Welsh Meetup
6:00pm - 7:00pm ~ Pre-Banquet Social Hour
7:00pm - 10:00pm ~ North America Wales Foundation Welsh Heritage Award and Gala Banquet,
~ soloist Llinos Haf Jones
~ honoring Heddwch Nain Mamgu
* Attire is semi-formal, reserved seating is necessary [ menu ]
10:00pm -12:00am ~ Informal Singing
SATURDAY August 31, 2024
9:00am -4:30pm ~ Registration Desk Open
9:00am - 5:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
9:00am - 10:30am ~ Seminar: The History of the American Gorsedd, 1913-1941
9:00am - 10:30am ~ Seminar: That isn’t How it’s Supposed to End: Rewriting the History of Medieval Wales
9:00am - 10:30am ~ Seminar: Music, Memory, and Markers of Welsh Identity in North America Today
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Star Poets from Seren
10:30 am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn and its Political and Cultural Legacy
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Theatre: Amy Dillwyn
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Welsh Language II
12:00pm ~ Silent Auction bidding ends
11:30am - 12:30pm ~ Meeting of the Affiliated Welsh Organizations ~ bring your own lunch
11:30am ~ 12:30pm ~ Meet and Greet with Mari Lwyd
12:00pm - 12:30pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~ Welsh Language Recitation
12:30pm - 1:00pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~ English Language Recitation
12:30pm - 2:00pm ~ Cinema Wales: Swimming With Men
1:00pm - 4:30pm ~ Registration Desk Open
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Panel Discussion with the Smithsonian and the National Library:
The Long Journey of the Women's Peace Petition -from 1923 -2024,
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Seminar: The Welsh Connection to the Coronation
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Seminar: Folk Dancing
1:00pm - 3:00pm ~ North America Wales Foundation (NAWF) Meeting
1:30pm - 2:30pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~ Hymn Singing (solo)
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Cinema Wales: Coming up Roses / Rhosyn a Rhith
2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: Learn to Sing in Welsh
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Seminar: More Welsh Family History Research at the National Library of Wales
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Seminar: TOMMY FARR- From the Boxing Booths of the Rhondda to Yankee Stadium
2:30pm - 3:30pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~Solo Voice / Semi-Professional (Welsh North American Prize)
3:00pm ~ Silent Auction winners announced
3:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Silent Auction items available for pickup at Registration Desk
3:30pm - 4:30pm ~ Seminar: 100 years later, what the Peace Petition means to Wales Today.
3:30pm - 4:30pm ~ Seminar: Tryweryn, the Investiture and Welsh Militancy
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Eisteddfod Winners Concert
4:30pm - 5:30pm ~ Workshop: House and Hill Together: A Cantata Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
4:30pm - 5:30pm ~ Say Something in Welsh Meetup
5:30pm - 7:00pm ~ Pre-Concert Buffet ~ [ menu ]
7:00pm - 9:00pm~ Grand Concert ~ Dunvant & Brecon Choirs, joined by Mared, Rose Datta, Branwen Jones and Llinos Haf Jones.
* Off site at the August African American Cultural Center
10:00pm -12:00am ~ Informal Singing
9:00am -4:30pm ~ Registration Desk Open
9:00am - 5:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
9:00am - 10:30am ~ Seminar: The History of the American Gorsedd, 1913-1941
9:00am - 10:30am ~ Seminar: That isn’t How it’s Supposed to End: Rewriting the History of Medieval Wales
9:00am - 10:30am ~ Seminar: Music, Memory, and Markers of Welsh Identity in North America Today
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Star Poets from Seren
10:30 am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn and its Political and Cultural Legacy
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Theatre: Amy Dillwyn
10:30am - 11:30am ~ Seminar: Welsh Language II
12:00pm ~ Silent Auction bidding ends
11:30am - 12:30pm ~ Meeting of the Affiliated Welsh Organizations ~ bring your own lunch
11:30am ~ 12:30pm ~ Meet and Greet with Mari Lwyd
12:00pm - 12:30pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~ Welsh Language Recitation
12:30pm - 1:00pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~ English Language Recitation
12:30pm - 2:00pm ~ Cinema Wales: Swimming With Men
1:00pm - 4:30pm ~ Registration Desk Open
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Panel Discussion with the Smithsonian and the National Library:
The Long Journey of the Women's Peace Petition -from 1923 -2024,
12:30pm - 1:30pm ~ Seminar: The Welsh Connection to the Coronation
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Seminar: Folk Dancing
1:00pm - 3:00pm ~ North America Wales Foundation (NAWF) Meeting
1:30pm - 2:30pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~ Hymn Singing (solo)
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Cinema Wales: Coming up Roses / Rhosyn a Rhith
2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ Seminar: Learn to Sing in Welsh
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Seminar: More Welsh Family History Research at the National Library of Wales
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Seminar: TOMMY FARR- From the Boxing Booths of the Rhondda to Yankee Stadium
2:30pm - 3:30pm ~ Eisteddfod Competition ~Solo Voice / Semi-Professional (Welsh North American Prize)
3:00pm ~ Silent Auction winners announced
3:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Silent Auction items available for pickup at Registration Desk
3:30pm - 4:30pm ~ Seminar: 100 years later, what the Peace Petition means to Wales Today.
3:30pm - 4:30pm ~ Seminar: Tryweryn, the Investiture and Welsh Militancy
4:00pm - 5:00pm ~ Eisteddfod Winners Concert
4:30pm - 5:30pm ~ Workshop: House and Hill Together: A Cantata Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
4:30pm - 5:30pm ~ Say Something in Welsh Meetup
5:30pm - 7:00pm ~ Pre-Concert Buffet ~ [ menu ]
7:00pm - 9:00pm~ Grand Concert ~ Dunvant & Brecon Choirs, joined by Mared, Rose Datta, Branwen Jones and Llinos Haf Jones.
* Off site at the August African American Cultural Center
10:00pm -12:00am ~ Informal Singing
SUNDAY September 1, 2024
9:00am - 12:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
9:00am - 9:45:00am ~WNAA Annual General Meeting (all WNAA members are encouraged to attend)
10:30am - 11:30pm ~ Worship Service, in English & Welsh
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Gymanfa Ganu Session I ~ offsite at First Lutheran Church
~ directed by Jonathan Rogers, accompanist, David Enlow
3:30pm - 4:30pm ~ Complimentary Afternoon Tea ~
4:30pm - 6:00pm ~ Gymanfa Ganu Session II ~ held at offsite at First Lutheran Church
~ directed by Jonathan Rogers, accompanist, David Enlow
Closing Ceremony (at the conclusion of the Gymanfa)
6:30pm - 7:30pm ~ Sunday Evening Meal (at the Westin Pittsburgh) ~ [Menu]
8:00pm - 10:00pm ~ Noson Lawen, sing folk songs and enjoy short, open-mic
performances by festival attendees.
9:00am - 12:00pm ~ Marketplace & Tea Room
9:00am - 9:45:00am ~WNAA Annual General Meeting (all WNAA members are encouraged to attend)
10:30am - 11:30pm ~ Worship Service, in English & Welsh
2:00pm - 3:30pm ~ Gymanfa Ganu Session I ~ offsite at First Lutheran Church
~ directed by Jonathan Rogers, accompanist, David Enlow
3:30pm - 4:30pm ~ Complimentary Afternoon Tea ~
4:30pm - 6:00pm ~ Gymanfa Ganu Session II ~ held at offsite at First Lutheran Church
~ directed by Jonathan Rogers, accompanist, David Enlow
Closing Ceremony (at the conclusion of the Gymanfa)
6:30pm - 7:30pm ~ Sunday Evening Meal (at the Westin Pittsburgh) ~ [Menu]
8:00pm - 10:00pm ~ Noson Lawen, sing folk songs and enjoy short, open-mic
performances by festival attendees.