2009 was yet another great year of Welsh reading, rugby and rock n’ roll in Chicago! Between the Wales v USA rugby at Toyota Park, readings from Welsh authors Rhys Bowen & Niall Griffiths, a 5-week run of the Dylan Thomas play, “Under Milk Wood”, and concerts with The Manic Street Preachers, Tom Jones, Paul Potts, Los Campesinos!, Bullet for my Valentine, Oceans Apart, Judith Owen and multiple performances by our local Chicago Welsh artists Jon Langford (The Waco Brothers) and Elia Einhorn (The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir).
2010 is shaping up to be another year of top quality Welsh events in the windy city, with all that is going on Chicago could be the best place to be Welsh outside of Wales!!
Keep you eye on our website (www.chicagotafia.com) or our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/chicagotafia) or follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/chicagotafia) for updates and further event information.
FEBRUARY
Saturday 13 February – 08:00am Wales v Scotland The Globe Pub 1934 West Irving Park Chicago, Illinois www.theglobepub.com FYI - This year the Globe Pub will be showing all 15 of the Six Nations games free of charge!!
Saturday February 13 – 9:00pm Film – The Proud Valley Lakeshore Public Television (WYIN Channel 56) Set your DVR’s, Tivo’s etc! Lakeshore Public Television is doing a rare showing of the golden oldie Welsh film ‘The Proud Valley’ on Saturday night. Starring the legendary Paul Robeson as David Goliath, an African-American who arrives in Wales in the 1930’s. ‘The Proud Valley’ is no hokey ‘How Green Was My Valley’. A sobering gritty and at times brutal portrayal of the hardships of mining in Wales, with the horrors of mine explosions, runaway mine carts and death underground. Though Lakeshore Public Television is Northwest Indiana’s PBS station, it is available in the Chicago area.For more information visit: http://www.lakeshoreptv.com/main.taf?p=5,7
February 21, 28 – 4pm & 5:30pm - February 24, 27 – 8pm & 9:30pm The Twins Would Like To Say Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre 1624 N. Halsted Chicago, Illinois The extraordinary true story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, Caribbean immigrants trying to find their place in Wales in the 1970s. The young girls made a secret and powerful pact that went unbroken for over 20 years: speak to no adult, decide everything together, do everythin.g in unison. But in the privacy of their room, the girls’ fantasy life blossomed as they wrote hyper-kinetic novels of teenage lust and rebellion. http://www.steppenwolf.org/boxoffice/produ...dex.aspx?id=500
Friday 26 February – 02:00pm Wales v France The Globe Pub 1934 West Irving Park Chicago, Illinois www.theglobepub.com
MARCH
Monday March 1, 7:00pm St. David’s Day – Chicago Style! Cawl & Cocktails @ The Emerald Loop 216 North Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois In honor of St. David’s Day and the Tafia The Emerald Loop will have specials on Cawl, Red Dragon Cocktails and playing Welsh music for the evening. Within sight, the Wrigley Building will be lit Red, White & Green to celebrate. Our St. David’s Day pub night will feature pub quizzes and wonderful gifts and prizes generously donated by Welsh companies. At 10 pm, join us as we make our annual march up to the ABC 7 studios on State Street to show Chicagoland that March 1st isn’t just Casmir Pulaski day;) Bring your Welsh flags, or make posters! So put on your rugby tops, your daffodil’s, your leeks and join us at the Emerald Loop to celebrate St. David’s Day in style!
March 6, 13, 20, 25, 26 – 8pm & 9:30pm – March 7, 14, 21 – 4pm & 5:30pm The Twins Would Like To Say Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre 1624 N. Halsted Chicago, Illinois The extraordinary true story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, Caribbean immigrants trying to find their place in Wales in the 1970s. The young girls made a secret and powerful pact that went unbroken for over 20 years: speak to no adult, decide everything together, do everythin.g in unison. But in the privacy of their room, the girls’ fantasy life blossomed as they wrote hyper-kinetic novels of teenage lust and rebellion. www.steppenwolf.org/boxoffice/productions/index.aspx?id=500
Saturday March 13 – 08:30am Wales v Ireland The Globe Pub 1934 West Irving Park Chicago, Illinois www.theglobepub.com
Saturday March 20th – 08:30am Wales v Italy The Globe Pub 1934 West Irving Park Chicago, Illinois www.theglobepub.com
APRIL
April 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 21 – 8pm & 9:30pm – April 11, 18, 25 – 4pm & 5:30pm The Twins Would Like To Say Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre 1624 N. Halsted Chicago, Illinois The extraordinary true story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, Caribbean immigrants trying to find their place in Wales in the 1970s. The young girls made a secret and powerful pact that went unbroken for over 20 years: speak to no adult, decide everything together, do everythin.g in unison. But in the privacy of their room, the girls’ fantasy life blossomed as they wrote hyper-kinetic novels of teenage lust and rebellion.http://www.steppenwolf.org/boxoffice/productions/index.aspx?id=500
Friday April 30 – 7:00pm Los Campesinos! The Metro 3730 N Clark St Chicago, Illinois Cardiff band Los Campesinos! returns to Chicago http://loscampesinos.com
MAY
Saturday May 8 & 9, 11:00am to 9:00pm Celtic Fest Chicago Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois The 14th Annual Celtic Fest Chicago begins a new tradition in Chicago’s Millennium Park this Mother’s Day weekend, May 8 and 9 for two days of unique music and entertainment bringing old world charm to Chicago. www.celticfestchicago.us
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