'Darkness Visible: A Novel of The 1892 Homestead Strike' - Interview With Author Trilby Busch

Trilby Angharad Busch, is a descendant of Welsh, German, and Lithuanian immigrants. After retiring from teaching college English she devoted herself to writing an historical novel about Welsh immigrants in her hometown of Homestead, PA. AmeriCymru spoke to Trilby about her novel and future plans at the 2012 North American Festival Of Wales in Scranton P.A.

Website:  Darkness Visible

Things To Do In L.A.

As the West Coast Eisteddfod approaches we are aware that many people will be travelling from outside L.A. and indeed from outside the USA to attend this event. This is the first in an occasional informational series for first time visitors to L.A. Today we present a personal view with advice and recommendations from AmeriCymru member Margaret Lloyd Beckham.

Image via Wikipedia1) Don't worry about earthquakes.

2) Getting around in LA is not difficult with Public Transit (or so my brother says). If you have a GPS device, take it with you, and set it for LA. There are no toll roads to worry about.

Image via Wikipedia 3) Griffith Park is just North of Barnsdall Park, where the WCE will be held. Several have voiced an interest in going there. It has the Gene Autry Museum, Train Town (you can ride the train there), a Zoo, and an Equestrian Park where you can ride horses. Along the South End of the Park, there is an area that reminds you of the "land that time forgot". There are huge, beautiful ferns, plenty of places to picnic, and beautiful scenery. A lot of people use this for birthday parties, and other family gatherings. It's quite beautiful.

4) The WCE site is also close to Hollywood and Vine, a very famous location. Don't bother trying to get up to the "Hollywood" sign, taking a "Hollywood" star tour, or buying star's maps. It's a waste of your money.

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5) Investigate your hotel, motel or lodgings ahead of time. Don't pick some cut rate place just to save a dollar or two. Find a nice hotel and find out if you can make a deal with them. They are more likely to give a good rate, especially if you prepay. There are a lot of good hotels. We want you to be happy, not stuck in some awful place. By Sept., the tourists will be gone and there should be  plenty of vacancies.

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6) Weather in LA will be about 60-75 degrees; it's beautiful weather. You may need a jacket in the mornings and evenings. It can get very cool due to the ocean breeze.

7) There are great restaurants in LA, and the prices will vary with how nice the restaurant is. We  will be adding more information to this list as soon as we get it.

8) Some expressed a wish to go to San Francisco once the WCE concludes. Travel between 10 AM & 3PM so the traffic isn't so bad. A fun thing to do is drive up the PCH (Pacific Coast Hwy 1), which goes through Malibu, Point Magu, Zuma Beach, Ventura (for sport fishing), Santa Barbara (has a Marina and small public beach, you can also take a champagne cruise), Morro Bay (rock formation), Cambria (where the pines meet the sea), San Simeon (famous Hearst Castle), Big Sur, south of Carmel there is a Sea Otter Game Refuge, then Carmel (beautiful bay), Monterrey (larger bay and a famous Aquarium), Santa Cruz, San luis Obispo, then San Francisco. Once you get there, you won't want to leave. You may see dolphins, whales, & seals in different locations along the coast. There are lots of B & B's and hotels along the coast, and quirky hotel called Madonna near Cambria. Keep in mind that is can be cool in San Francisco (same latitute as England & N.. France).

 

 

 

 

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The Left Coast Eisteddfod Portland, Oregon - Tickets on Sale Sat March 7th

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So far confirmed to attend are:- Chris Needs, Bruce Anderson, Niall Griffiths, Oceans Apart David Western. Other announcements will follow. There is every chance, should our funding situation continue to improve, that we will book a second and possibly a third day It was our original intention to stage a three day event and we are exploring various sponsorship options with interested parties at the moment.

The Tickets are now on sale from Ticketmaster at this url"- Left Coast Eiesteddfod Tickets There will be a Welsh market/tradeshow with vendor spaces during the day and seminars/appearances by lovespoon carver David Western and authors Niall Griffiths and Penny Simpson in Lola's Room and performers appearing in the ballroom in the evening.

The winners of all our online Eisteddfod competitions will be announced at the event. The Short Story Competition is being judged by Lloyd Jones and Peter Thabit Jones is judging the Poetry Competition. Judges for the other competitions have yet to be announced. David Western will announce the winner of the Left Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon he is creating and auctioning for the event.

We're working out additional presentations and possibly appearances and events at other locations near the Crystal Ballroom: book signings and other events. We'd really love to hear from anyone about events they'd like to see at this, any ideas anyone to make it even bigger and better.

We want to thank all our members and contributors for helping us get to this point and giving us an opportunity to promote Wales and modern Welsh culture in the western USA. We really hope we see a lot of you here and plan a special event for AmeriCymru members.

If you would like to sponsor the Eisteddfod or any of the individual online competitions please email americymru@gmail.com for details . Here is a list of our current sponsors.

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Eisteddfod Poetry Competition Winner to Appear in "Seventh Quarry" Magazine

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition will be featured in the prestigious international poetry magazine - "The Seventh Quarry". Peter Thabit Jones, the editor of the magazine which is based in Swansea, will feature the winning submission together with an appreciation and a picture of the author.

The current edition of "The Seventh Quarry" includes an article on Jose Garcia Villa written by John Edwin Cowen. Garcia Villa was a devoted admirer of E.E. Cummings and also a dear friend of Dylan Thomas and Caitlin Thomas in New York, when Caitlin joined Dylan on one of the American tours. Also featured in the Poet Profile section is Indian poet, Rita Malhotra.

Also included are submissions by poets from China, England, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sicily, USA and Wales.

The magazine is now 64 pages and appears twice a year, in January and July. It costs £3.50 per issue or £7 for a year’s subscription (two copies). $10 and $20 for USA subscribers. Further information at www.peterthabitjones.com

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