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Title: The Spirit of the Mimosa, by award-winning writer and director Tim Baker
Date: Thursday 9th June 2011
Location: Clwyd Theatr Cymru Theatre for Young People
Time: 7.00pm
Cost:

On 28 May 1865, during the Victorian era, the clipper ‘The Mimosa’ slipped slowly out of Albert Dock in Liverpool. Her destination was Patagonia, two months and three continents away, and her cargo was the entire possessions, hopes, dreams, religion and language of the 167 Welsh men and women who were travelling to build a new life. They had been promised an idyll in which to build a new Wales. The reality was very different.

The Patagonia story is the most famous migration in Welsh history, and against huge odds and desperate conditions, these brave migrants succeeded in creating a Welsh speaking community which still exists and thrives today, over 7,000 miles away. The trip in 1865 had been organised by a passionate Welshman, Edwin Cynrig Roberts, from Cilcain in Flintshire.

The most comprehensive account of the whole journey is Elvey Macdonald’s ‘Yr Hirdaith’. Elvey was born in Patagonia and is descended directly from Edwin Roberts, and has agreed to be historical adviser to this ambitious project.

Tickets for this performance are free for over 50s

For more information contact William McMillan on 01352 701 559 or email william.mcmillan@clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk

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Sunday 29^th May 2011,

2.30pm – 7.30pm at

The Knap Lake and Gardens. ( opposite the shops)

Weather permitting.

Art4U

Presents…

The Friendship Tree Acoustic Concert

Featuring singer/songwriter Hank Hillman, Andy Johnson, Danielle Nicholls, The Amber Hour and the choir of All Saints Primary School.

Bring a blanket and picnic and join us for an afternoon of free gentle acoustic music, on the theme of Friendship

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Title: Gwanwyn Week on Rhondda Radio
Date: Monday 23th – Friday 27th May 2011

Rhondda Radio’s Great Week of Special Programmes.

Rhondda radio has teamed up with age cymru to deliver Gwanwyn Week. The Treherbert based station has been running for 2 years, and is running Gwanwyn week again this year from Monday May 23rd until Friday May 27th. [Read more…]

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Title: Landscape Watercolour Painting
Date: Thursday 26th May 2011
Location: Bodelwyddan Castle, Bodelwyddan, Near Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA
Time: 1.00 – 3.00
Cost: £1.50

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Title: Celebrating the Older Dancer
Date: Thursday 26^th May
Location: Theatr Felinfach
Cost: Tickets are available by calling Box Office on 01570 470697.

Rhuddem Dance Company, which is part of the Community Dance Programme at Theatr Felinfach, began in 2009 specifically for people aged 50+ years and work the same way that you would expect of any dance company, focusing on dance technique as well as developing creative, choreographic and performance skills.

Over the past eighteen months, they have performed on stage, directed by Catherine Young, Dance Officer for Theatr Felinfach, and taken part in a film created by Striking Attitudes Dance Company from Cardiff and funded by the Arts Council of Wales. The dancers are about to embark on yet another performance, due to generous financial support from Age Cymru’s Gwanwyn Festival, a national annual event which aims to promote the Creative Arts for older people.

This year’s performance will include a triple-bill with Striking Attitudes, who are a company of professional older dancers. We will see two brand new pieces of work and also a showing of a dance on film that was choreographed by Caroline Lamb, Artistic Director of Striking Attitudes.

Another of Theatr Felinfach’s dance company will accompany Rhuddem on stage during their performance  this year. Cwmni Dawns Dwsin y Daith, a company comprised of young adults, have collaborated with Rhuddem to create a piece based on the movement patters of birds in flight.

For information on becoming a member of Rhuddem Dance Company, or are interested in setting up a similar company in your area, please contact the Theatre’s Dance Officer on 01545 572708.

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Title: Amlwch Age Well and Champions in the Community
Date: Thursday 26th May 2011
Location: Memorial Hall, Amlwch
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: See below

Invitation – Open Day

You are invited to come and join in the fun and games and see what we have to offer in celebration of the Gwanwyn Festival that recognises the skills and creativity of older people.

10.00 – 12.30

• Tai Chi, Bowling, Badminton
• Art Exhibition
• Old Photos and DVDs Amlwch Town and Port
• Raffle, Tombola and Cake Stall
• Lunch (£1.00)

12.30 – 2.00

• Walk around Amlwch with John Pritchard

2.00 – 4.00 Concert and Welsh Tea (£2.00)

• Copper Choir
• Copper Drama Group present…..
• Copper Rockers

Please let me know by 19 May if you are able to attend

Delyth Jones
Age Well Coordinator
Heneiddio’n Dda Amlwch / Amlwch Age Well
Memorial Hall
Amlwch

Tel: 01407 831062 or 07554431144
Email: agewellamlwch@ageconcerngwynedd.co.uk

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Title: Oh What a Lovely War
Date: Saturday May 21st 2011
Location: Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth and Community Theatre
Time: 2.00pm
Cost: Contact Venue

Special Gwanwyn performance – Saturday 21 May, 2pm.

Director: Richard Hull
Musical Director: Ric Lloyd
Choreographer: Rachel West

Oh What A Lovely War chronicles the events of the First World War through songs and documents of the period, first produced in 1963 by Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop. The whole team participated in detailed research into the period and in the creative task of bringing their material to life in theatrical terms. The result is an entertainment which has won the acclaim of audiences worldwide, and has become a classic of modern theatre. In 1969 the film version became a popular success in its own right.

With classic war time songs such as ‘I’ll Make A Man of You’, ‘Goodbye-ee’ and ‘Adieu La Vie’, this co-production between the Youth and Community Theatre companies promises to be a thoughtful, energetic and entertaining revival of this stunning historical musical.

‘A production of the first importance in the history of post-war theatre in Britain.’ New Statesman

Please ring the box office on 01970  62 32 32 for further details

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Title: VE Day Celebration
Date: Saturday 21st May 2011
Location: Langstone Village Hall, Langstone. Newport
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Cost: £3.50 – free for Senior Citizens

VE Day Celebration Featuring:

• Sax For Fun! Community workshop band
• Kitty’s Little Big Band – performing Glenn Miller and hits of the 40′s
• 40′s Stories – a chance to reminisce of times gone by for those who lived during the 1940′s
• Tea and Cake

Come have some tea and cake at our community celebration – there are many ways to get involved – for those who can remember the 40′s, we’d love to hear your stories!

Please contact us if you would like to get involved, either as a musician and be a part of our learner band or to tell your story from the 40′s.

Contact details:
Beverley – 07806 625717
Email: saxforfun@gmail.com

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Title: The Gwanwyn Birthday Party showcase event
Date: Friday 20th May 2011
Location: Wales Millennium Centre
Time: 12.00pm
Cost: FREE

Five years ago, we launched Gwanwyn at the Wales Millennium Centre. Come along and celebrate the festival’s fifth birthday at a special event.

Contact the box office of the Wales Millennium Centre on 029 2063 64 64, or email education@wmc.org.uk for further details.

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Title: Traditional Welsh Singalong and ‘Bogus’
Date: Friday 20th May 2011
Location: Canolfan Byd Bychan, Bathouse Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion SA43 1JY
Time: 10.30am and 2.00pm
Cost: Discounted day ticket of £5 per person for Gwanwyn Festival goers

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