This year, we'll explore the Celtic areas around Plymouth, Wisconsin, home of our newest CWI branch. We have a block of rooms reserved for CWI at The Plymouth Inn until March 25th for $80 a night (single and doubles). Call The Plymouth Inn at 920-893-5623 to reserve your room by March.
We'll gather on Friday, April 25th with a reception from 6:00-7:00pm. Dinner will be 52 Stafford. As in the past years, the gathering will be your chance to meet others who share your interest in Celtic culture, attend a mixture of planned events and activities, and have plenty of time to explore the museums, shops and other points of interest in the Plymouth-Sheboygan areas of Wisconsin. $25 fee to attend, payable at the event.
Please contact us to let us know that you are planning to come! E-mail Mary Kunert at mary.kunert@gmail.com.
View photos from the 2007
"Great Galena Getaway Weekend"
Before the "Gold Rush" there was the LEAD RUSH. Galena (Latin for Lead),
Mineral Point, New Diggings - are all towns connected to the mines and worked by
Cornish miners. Using as our base, we toured several of the historical
sites.
CWI was pleased to co-sponsor
Chicago's new
Womens Art Series Collective's Women's History Month Event:
March 31 - 7 pm & April 1 - 3 pm
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox, Chicago, Illinois
Featuring:
Anne Hills sings "Beauty Attends: The Heartsongs of Opal Whiteley",
Lyrics by Opal Whiteley, Music by Michael Smith
Jamie O'Reilly sings "Songs of the Kerry Madwoman",
lyrics by Patricia Monaghan, music by Michael Smith
Angels at the Edges Ensemble
A Multi-Media Art Exhibit Curated by Deborah Maris Lader
Irish American Heritage Center Book Display
Online
Recommended Reading List sponsored by
Celtic Women International & American Heritage Center Library
More details about the
program.
Collaborative Partners: Celtic Women International,
Institute of Art Therapies,
Chicago, Still Point Theatre Collective, and the
Irish American Heritage Center Library.
One of the ways that Celtic Women International has recognized its achievements
is by giving women the chance to get together in various different settings and
formats. At the current time, these gatherings may take place on a local
branch level or they may be centered around existing celtic fests or other events.
In the past, CWI gatherings included wonderful large conferences that offered
fun, educational and cultural presentations. If you are aware of a conference or
other celtic event that you feel would be of interest to other CWI members,
please e-mail us so we can publicize it, include it in our newsletter calendar,
and possibly co-sponsor it.
In 2004, the Board of Directors evaluated the financial feasibility of continuing to sponsor large conferences on an annual basis. It was decided that the organization needed to focus on building and strengthening its local organizations before offering its next large international conference. Local groups of women should consider forming a local chapter of Celtic Women International - See Local Branches for more information.
