Buzz Magazine - August 2014

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GUIDE. AUGU WALES WHAT’S ON

BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL GET SET FOR GREEN MAN

SISTER SLEDGE

SOMETHING FO

R THE SUMMER

PLUS GREGORY PORTER | LEGO ART | BURT BACHARACH | DOCTOR WHO

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06roundup

“The more adventurous members of the audience will be able to sit back and listen to some storytelling”

12upfront

“I would run into the men’s room, close the door and sit on top of that toilet.” Where else will you find legendary pop auteurs confessing to the dastardly practise of ‘upper decking’? Nowhere else. Plus a look at Green Man and the myriad bank holiday weekend activities

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Keiron Self, including the phrase “dollop of clunge” in his review of the sophomore Inbetweeners movie, suggests that this is something “they’d say”. Having made the possibly ill-advised step of Googling it at work, it appears more likely that he’s the first person to have ever said, or thought, it

26food&drink

Recipe-ready Ruth, who has forgotten more common sense than all other Buzz writers combined ever learned, is telling you to eat more fibre this month.

As luck would have it, August is also the month of the Cardigan Food Fest. A cardigan is made of fibre, you see! Please validate my existence by laughing

30previews

Remember those lame articles a few months ago about ‘peak beard’ which you posted on Facebook and tagged your bearded friends in, you big jester

you? Well, no-one told the chaps on this month’s clubs page... apart from (facial) jungle (-free) ba(l)dman Uncle Dugs

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I recently saw one of the bands reviewed this month playing in someone’s shed, at a house party. Looking over this section again, it could have been virtually anyone featured, as most of them draw audiences closer to sheds than stadiums. It’ll pick up in September, I expect

44sport

A super-elite version of the 50k Survival Run (taking place down Bridgend way this month) where you use your powerful muscles to rip a hole in the spacetime continuum and travel back to wrestle an angry stegosaurus for its lunch

53listings

If the Llanrumney Friends Of The Dogs Summer Show doesn’t explicitly state that the sausage catching contest is for dogs only, then I am going to absolutely rinse the competition

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Q: In 2009, Bon Jovi sued an all-female tribute act for copyright infringement – but what was that band’s name? A: Bonnie Greer

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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.

BRIEFLY

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There will be Proms In The Park on Sat 23, with the Orchestra For Welsh National Opera at the helm, at Chepstow Racecourse (OK, so it’s not technically a ‘park’, but it’s near enough). Expect not only an evening filled with classical music, but also a soaring flight display from the RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight and a firework-filled finale.

Tickets: £35/£28 adv/£15 children over 10. Info: www.wno.org.uk

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WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Doctor Who fans, brace yourselves. It’s finally arrived. The new series of the iconic TV show returns to BBC One on Sat 23 Aug, following its world premiere screening in St David’s Hall earlier on in the month. With Peter Capaldi, best known for his shouty, sweary role as Malcolm Tucker in political comedy The Thick Of It, starring as the twelfth Doctor the flavour of the show’s very protagonist is a mystery. However the show’s writer, Steven Moffat, promises a trickier and fiercer character than the Doctor’s previous regenerations.

Other new fasces to the series include Keeley Hawes (of Line Of Duty and Ashes To Ashes fame), comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar (best known as the host of The Kumars At No. 42) and Michelle Gomez (who is usually seen strolling hospital corridors on the set of sitcom Green Wing as the sidesplitting and surreal liaison officer Sue White).

Doctor Who World Premiere, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Fri 7 Aug. Tickets: £6-£11. Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk; Doctor Who Series Eight, BBC One, Sat 23 Aug. Info: www.bbc.co.uk

OUT, LOUD AND PROUD Cardiff’s annual pride event, Pride Cymru (previously known as Cardiff Mardi Gras), returns to the grassy shores of Coopers Field this month.

The day kicks off with a classic pride parade as a big and beautiful procession makes its way through Cardiff city centre. This great display will then be followed by Pride Cymru’s main festival in Bute Park.

This year’s line-up includes MOBO Award winner Misha B, X-Factor boyband Union J, Britain’s Got Talent drag extraordinaire La Voix and 90s r’n’b group Eternal. In addition to the main stage there will be fairground rides, a cabaret marquees and a ‘Gaydar’ silent disco. The day will then be rounded off at Pulse on Churchill Way and their ‘glow with pride’ afterparty (yes, there will be glowsticks).

Coopers Field, Cardiff, Sat 16 August. Tickets: £8-£22. Info: www.pridecymru.co.uk BUZZ 06

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Portable, 360° cinema The Dance Dome continues to pop up its igloo-like structure around South Wales. The cinema – coming to Brecon’s Streets Alive Festival on Sat 9, Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Fri 22 and Sat 23, and Newport’s Riverfront Theatre in November – will be screening a trilogy of dance films on its wrap-around walls. The movies come courtesy of awardwinning Taikabox, Sandra HarnischLacey Dance Theatre and Earthfall.

Info: www.thedancedome.com

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Local comedian Ted Shiress, and comedy co, have launched their own online sitcom Cynic. In the free web series Ted, who has cerebral palsy, plays the role of himself – but a version that is ruder, cruder and pretty much an all-round jerk. A whole load of local talent is involved – with performances from What’s The Story? host Dan Mitchell and Last Mike Standing 2014 winner Karen Sherrard, and writing from Paul Hunt and Mat Trow.

Info: www.tedshiress.co.uk

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Following the extreme sailing taking place at Cardiff Bay will be the equally exciting, if a little slower, Welsh Optimist Championships racing regatta. The race will be held at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and Cardiff Bay Barrage, from Sun 24 to Tue 26. The event is free for spectators – which is a fact I’m sure we can all get on board with.

Info: www.cardiffharbour. com

COWBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL Cowbridge Music Festival returns for a fifth year with loads of enjoyable classical acts.

Festival Camerata opens the festival on Wed 10 Sept, with pieces by Tchaikovsky and Bach, helped by the atmosphere and acoustics of the venue – the Holy Cross Church. Also playing at the festival is the comic and pianist Hyun-ki Joo (with his curiously named show One Carry-on Bag Only), welsh pianist Llyr Williams, and European quartet Chiaroscuro Quartet – led by violinist Alina Ibragimova.

For a taste of Jazz make sure to catch King Candy And The Sugar Push who will be bringing some swing to the festival with the help

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of Pupini Sister vocalist Kate Mullins on Fri 19 Sept.

In between concerts the musicians will be attending schools where they will be encouraging children to pursue music and showing them what it has to offer. So bring some friends and take in some good music, and enjoy the friendly environment of the Cowbridge Music Festival.

Cowbridge Music Festival, various venues across Cowbridge, Wed 10Sat 20 Sept. Info: 01446 773824 / cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk.

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EYEING UP THE EISTEDDFOD Wales’ oldest cultural festival (it’s over 150 years old – to put that in perspective, the first National Eisteddfod was held in the same year that Abraham Lincoln became president) comes around again, this time making its home in Llanelli.

Welsh music will be getting its fair share of the limelight during the Eisteddfod’s mini music festival Maes B; where singer-songwriter Al Lewis and his band will be bringing his modern folk tunes, Cardiff band Colorama will be blasting out their upbeat psychadelia and indie lovelies Swnami shall be hitting the stage.

The festival will also have plenty more musical performances, as well as all sorts of activities centred on dance, the arts and literature.

If you’re still pretty new to the world of the Welsh language there will also be a centre for Welsh learning on site, so you can brush up on more than your ‘cwtch’s and your ‘popty ping’s.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli, Fri 1-Sat 9 Aug. Tickets: individual concerts £6-£18 / day ticket £10-£15 / eight-day ticket £30-£100. Info: www.eisteddfod.org.uk

MEDIEVAL MELEE

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Weapons at the ready: step back in time 700 years with the Grand Medieval Melee and enter a world full of swordfighting, soldiers, maidens and table games.

Visitors to Cardiff Castle will get to experience a working medieval village and be greeted with the sights, sounds and smells of the age in question.

Among some of the sights will be re-enactments of battles, where ferocious knights will have their strengths and talents put to the test.

Within the village, life seems to run as normal as maidens help their soldiers prepare for battle and perform their everyday chores of cooking and weaving.

The more adventurous members of the audience will be able to have-ago at archery or sit back and listen to some story-telling. Regardless of whether you’re a history fan or not, the Melee should at least have all the excitement of a good old fashioned swordfight.

Grand Medieval Melee 2014, Cardiff Castle, Sat 16 + Sun 17 Aug. Tickets £2-£6. Info: www.cardiffcastle.com BUZZ 07

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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.

ROSIE MORIARTYSIMMONDS Mouth And Foot Painting Artist Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds hosts her first open exhibition this month.

She talks about her life, work and why she would paint ballet shoes when she has no legs.

Q&A

Do you think it was curiosity that drew people to the exhibition?

I think a lot of it was curiosity. People were quite fascinated, not in a malicious way though. Most people just think “I can’t even draw a straight line” but everyone has their own talent, mine is that I’m lucky enough to paint.

Do you think these exhibitions are good to get people talking?

Absolutely, I think it’s imperative. One of the good things about being in MFPA is you have to be able to paint to the same standard as someone painting with their hand. A lot of people are surprised by that and they come along and see the standard of the art. I think some have assumptions of “Aw, bless them!” and that the artists given the benefit of the doubt, but then when they come they’re astounded at the standard.

How would you describe your art?

It’s bright and bold and very colourful. I enjoy painting portraits but struggle to do abstract stuff. Although it’s quite fun, my mind is too organised and it’s a bit of a clutter to do all abstract things. So just bright, bold, and colourful and I guess it makes people happy. I’ve quite often seen people happy with my paintings or even work of my own. One irony that has been pointed out to me recently was that I went through a phase of doing a couple of different paintings of ballets slippers and I don’t have any legs! There’s something psychological there! It’s quite an interesting talking point because I just paint with everything I can to be honest, it’s just in the moment. I’ll have a blank piece of paper in front of me and whatever happens happens.

Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds Open Exhibition, 22 Cyncoed Avenue, Cardiff, Sat 16 + Sun 17 Aug. Admission: free. Info: 029 2075 7818 BUZZ 08

MILTON JONES: THE BEST OF MILTON JONES Glee Club, Cardiff Bay Thurs 11 Sept Tickets: £16.50 Info: 08714 720400 www.glee.co.uk

pic: SAM IRVIN

Why did you decide to host a solo Open Exhibition?

We had the Mouth And Foot Painting Artist (MFPA) exhibition for the first time in South Wales in May. We were there for 11 days in total and over 1100 visitors. It was absolutely stunning. I was amazed how many foreign visitors came to Cardiff. I had been planning on holding a small scale exhibition of my own and it just so happened that the other one happened firs. A lot of people know what I do and are curious about it, but don’t always get a chance to see it. So there is going to be an exhibition in my garage.

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PORTHCAWL ELVIS FESTIVAL Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl Fri 26-Sun 28 Sept Tickets: £6-£32.50 Info: 01656 815995 www.elvies.co.uk

“I went through a phase of doing a couple of different paintings of ballets slippers and I don’t have any legs!”

MICHAEL PALIN: TRAVELLING TO WORK St David’s Hall, Cardiff Mon 29 Sep Tickets: £29.50 Info: 029 2087 8500 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk KYLIE – KISS ME ONCE TOUR Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Fri 3 Oct Tickets: £45 Info: 029 2022 4488 www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk SUSAN CALMAN: LADY LIKE Swansea Grand Theatre Fri 3 Oct Tickets: £12.50-£14.50 Info: 01792 475715 www.swansea.gov.uk MIRANDA HART: MY WHAT I CALL, LIVE SHOW Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Wed 15 + Sat 18 Oct Tickets: £24.45-£32 Info: 029 2022 4488 www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk LORD OF THE FLIES Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Wed 22-Sat 25 Oct Tickets: £16-£34 Info: 029 2063 6464 www.wmc.org.uk

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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.

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P-ARTY TIME!

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SOUTH WALES SECRETS #46: Carnival Camp

The founder of the big, bold and beautiful Cardiff Carnival, Steve Fletcher, shares his South Wales Secret.

“Back in 1990 there weren’t any large-scale participant projects in Cardiff, and I felt we need some statement about funky happenings in Cardiff,” explains Steve, the artistic director of South Wales Intercultural Community Arts (SWICA). Twenty-four years later, Cardiff Carnival has become a colourful staple in South Wales’ calendar.

“This year we’re making a huge effort to be our biggest and brightest carnival,” explains Steve.

Just like his life, Steve’s South Wales Secret is carnival-themed: the Carnival Camp – a threeweek base camp hosting arts workshops in the run-up to Cardiff Carnival.

“Carnival Camp is an extraordinary experience.

It’s very much what you can call a pop-up phenomenon and it’s moved around during the 25 carnivals, happening in different places. This year we’re at Fitzallan School in Leckwith and basically it’s three weeks of free carnival arts workshops.

We stock this vast space: big halls, dance studios with fabulous carnival artists who are there to help, amazing choreographers.

“When you enter the space, it’s full of colour, excited people, creative people and they really are from all walks of life – so it’s one of those rare experiences where you get to meet your fellow Cardiffians in the best possible light. There’s a tiny village of creativity and all human life is there.

“It’s like an Ali Baba’s cave stocked with glitter, sequins and feathers and there’s always a sense of wonder,” laughs Steve, “and the nice thing about it is as we move toward the big Carnival day, the excitement is palpable. You know, it’s an extraordinary experience and people just rise to the challenge year after year. It’s incredibly life-affirming!”

Info: www.swicacarnival.co.uk

SUMMERFEST

Celebrate summer with music and dance at the aptly name annual Summerfest in Pointardawe.

This year the festival will be showcasing local talent in the form of the Newport hip hop band, Goldie Lookin Chain.

The group’s current tour is celebrating their ten year anniversary and they will be showing off their bling in the sunshine (we hope) of the Summerfest stage.

Summerfest, various venues in Pontardawe. Tickets: Individual events priced separately.

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Michael Gove might have recently been chucked out of the comfy seats of the cabinet, but his reputation in the arts community won’t be so easily moved.

In a nationwide event the partdocumentary, part-road movie and part-political-fantasy film The Art Party will be screened in various venues across the UK on Thurs 21 Aug – with Swansea’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Cardiff’s Chapter Art Centre getting involved.

The feature film is based on the true story of Patrick Bill and his artistic protest against the proposals of the then Education Secretary, Michael Gove, to diminish art teaching in British schools. Performed as a series of imagined scenes and interviews, and with a great Gove characterisation courtesy of John Voce, the movie follows a group of protestors as they head to Scarborough for an exciting ending at the 2013 Art Party Conference.

If the colourful coming together of arts and politics, in film form, isn’t enough for you then the venues screening the movie will also be sticking to the art party spirit by hosting an afterparty.

The Art Party!, Big Screen, Castle Square, Swansea + Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 21 Aug. Admission: free.

Info: www.glynnviviangallery. org / www.chapter.org

upfront

“When did I know that I wanted a career in music?

Last year maybe”

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BURT BACHARACH AT BRECON JAZZ In the run up to this year’s Brecon Jazz Festival Laura Riley kicks back and has a chat with its headliner: the iconic singer-songwriter Burt Bacharach.

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urt Freeman Bacharach is an American songwriter, composer, record producer, pianist and (sometimes) singer. He’s won six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and has a back catalogue of hit songs spanning 60 years with countless big-name artists – but I’m sure you already knew that. That’s the incredible thing about Bacharach’s music – even if you can’t place the artist singing, you’ll know all of the words, and you’ll know it’s one of his songs.

I’m a big Bacharach fan – like huge – and I’m not ashamed to say that speaking to him about his career totally trumped the excitement I felt on my wedding day (sorry husband!). He’s a musical legend who’s been compared to composer Cole Porter and lauded as the greatest songwriter of all time. He’s also surprisingly (and delightfully) humble about everything he’s achieved.

“When did I know that I wanted a career in music?

Last year maybe – I just sort of started playing music and then I was conducting for Marlene Dietrich.”

He’s joking of course, but his success didn’t happen overnight. He was 30 years old before he achieved his first real taste of success with his breakthrough song The Story Of My Life.

“With music it’s more ‘when did you become successful and reach the turning point when you could just write music’. That certainly wasn’t at the beginning. I thought writing songs was easy but it wasn’t – it was very hard. What I thought the public might like were terrible songs.”

Numerous musical stars are mentioned during our interview, and it’s on a first name only kind of affair.

From the way he describes them, you’d swear Dionne (Warwick) and Aretha (Franklin) were old friends of yours too – which in a way, thanks to his songs, they are.

“When we’re writing for a singer I’m hearing that singer, so if Aretha’s going to record then I’m trying to hear what she might sound like. Of course with Dionne we wrote so many songs that I could just tailor the music like a piece of clothing to encase her in. I could always hear where she could go and what notes would sound right. When you know your singer, you can tailor make it. I think that’s important

– when you don’t have a singer in mind you’ll be surprised when you get to the studio.”

Perhaps that’s why Burt found the recording of his favourite song trickier than most? “Picking a favourite song, pushed to the wall it would be Alfie.

I’ll always remember when they flew me over from the states to record with Cilla (Black).”

Anyone who’s seen the YouTube video of the recording of Alfie will be certain that Cilla won’t have forgotten it either. This is a young Cilla Black – unrecognisable from the Surprise Surprise and Blind Date legend we know and love. The footage itself is a master class in perfectionism gone wild.

“I was driving her crazy because I was trying to get the best vocals” “I was driving her crazy because I was trying to get the best vocal and the best performance from the orchestra. I pushed Cilla pretty hard; we did way too many takes. I just kept saying ‘give me one more Cilla, give me one more’.”

All in all, Burt requested 26 takes of the song that would catapult Cilla Black into stardom. As the years have gone on Burt’s demanding perfectionist nature has mellowed greatly, and he’s achieved a new perspective that sees him to look back on that day with humour.

“At the end of the day, Sir George (Martin, Cilla’s producer) was sitting in the booth when I came back into the Abbey Road studio. He turned to me and said ‘Burt, I think you had it on take number four!’

That often happened to me – I know I’ve got a great take on number four but I always say one more take and this’ll be great. I don’t think I function that way now – if it’s really good on take one then what the hell you’ve got it!”

It’s not just in his songwriting that Burt has a way with words. Even when he’s just talking about his life and career, there’s something incredibly lyrical in his

descriptions, and they’re beautiful to listen to.

“Being an orchestrator I can hear things. When a song is born in the solitude of my room I’m still hearing things. There’s the flugles, I’m hearing two pianos playing and basically I have the whole painting in front of me and it’s just waiting for me to get into the studio to execute it.”

Still, despite his fame and talent sometimes the job pressures pile up and Burt needs some alone time.

“I always found that getting in the studio with the orchestra waiting – there was something wrong with it. As soon as they needed a break I would run into the men’s room, close the door, sit on top of that toilet and get away from any talking or interruptions.

I’d just try to hear the music in my head and try to come up with a solution to the missing part of the record. You have to work fast, but more times than not I would come up with the solution – just listening to the song in my head, in the bathroom, in the solitude, away from everybody else involved in that song.”

Burt has already dazzled audiences in Japan as part of his 2014 World tour, and will be playing a number of dates across Europe before he touches down in the fair Brecon Mountains this month. There is an incredible roster of acts at Brecon Jazz Festival this year, and it’s almost certain that every one of them has been inspired by a song or two or three from Bacharach’s back catalogue – but with a world tour still in full swing, will Burt get the chance to check out the talent on display?

“We come in and out of engagements really quickly travelling with the band, but I hope to stop by as many of them as I can.”

It was at this point of the interview that something magical happened – Burt Bacharach turned the questions over to me and asked who I’d recommend as a definite stop at the festival. Sorry to everyone else at Brecon Jazz – but this had to be Gregory Porter. So if you hear a great collaboration coming out of these two guys in the near future, remember that I had a (teeny tiny) hand in that…

Burt Bacharach, Market Hall, Brecon Jazz Festival, Thurs 7 Aug. Tickets: £45. Info: www.breconjazz.org BUZZ 013

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GREGORY PORTER Laura Riley talks to jazz singing sensation Gregory Porter, ahead of his show at the Brecon Jazz Festival.

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he new voice of jazz has arrived – and his name is Gregory Porter. After receiving a full-ride athletic scholarship to San Diego State University, Gregory Porter was set to become an American football superstar, but a shoulder injury soon derailed his plans. Instead of moving on to the routine nine-to-fives that so many former college athletes do, Gregory decided to pursue his other great love – music.

After years of hard work and the release of his third album, the Grammy award-winning Liquid Spirit, Gregory has seen his profile explode, but he still makes sure to follow the same advice someone special gave him when he was very young. “‘Sing with an understanding’ is something my mother said to me when I was five. Internalise the

words and allow them to come out with an emotional tone. It seems strange and a throwaway thing, but I use that advice when I sing now.”

Anyone who’s heard No Love Dying Here, Be Good (Lion’s Song), 1960 What? – or any of his songs for that matter – will know that Gregory’s words paint incredibly vivid pictures.

“I’m generally trying to write from an organic perspective. I’m trying to put life to poetry – to put an experience to poetry, to sing and put a melody to it.”

Gregory’s been compared to a number of his own musical inspirations in recent years – Nat King Cole, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Lou Rawls – an experience he describes as “strange but an honour at the same time”. Now he’s starting singing alongside them too.

“I’ve been meeting my idols lately, like Chaka Khan, Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder. I mean once you say Stevie Wonder it’s like, wow – have that!”

Gregory’s tour schedule is incredibly hectic, with dates spread throughout the rest of the year in the US, UK and Europe, but if he does manage to grab some downtime at Brecon Jazz, he knows who he’ll be stopping by to see.

“Lala Hathaway, there you go bam, boom and Burt Bacharach. Now, that’s an icon of the music right there Burt, just song after song after song of greatness. I would like to stand next to his fire and listen what he has to do musically.”

Gregory Porter, Market Hall, Brecon Jazz Festival, 8pm, Sunday 10 Aug. Tickets: £35. Info: www.breconjazz. com

“‘Sing with an understanding’ is something my mother said to me when I was five.”

BRING ON BRECON JAZZ WAY back in the summer of ‘84 the inaugural Brecon Jazz Festival took the small Welsh town by storm. Since then, the festival has become an international event for jazz fanatics everywhere, hosting legends such as Dianne Reeves, Courtney Pine, Stan Tracey, Van Morrison, and Amy Winehouse.

As it reaches its 30th birthday, its lineup continues to impress, bringing great jazz musicians to the town.

As a nod to the festival’s history, Brecon invites trumpeter Warren Vache back.

Having featured at the very first Brecon Jazz, Vache is performing as part of a quintet that includes Alan Barnes, who has twice received the BBC award for Jazz Instrumentalist Of The Year.

MOBO nominee Zara McFarlane will also be in attendance this year, singing her heart out at Brecon Cathedral. Kairos 4tet, fronted by saxophonist Adam Waldmann (who has worked with acts like Alicia Keys, Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah), will be gracing the stage at Christ College.

Laura Mvula, who made her immense debut last year as a soul singersongwriter, will be a performance not to miss. Her top 10 album Sing To The Moon took awards left, right and centre last year for its idiosyncratic blend of classic pop, jazz, and soul.

Category-defying London ensemble Polar Bear will also be joining in the festivities.

Their latest album In Each And Every One is more intense than previous work, drummer and de facto bandleader Seb Rochford (who has worked with Paul McCartney and Patti Smith) steering them in a new direction.

Finally, make sure to make time to see the Streets Alive on Saturday. View street entertainment, impromptu performances, and the annual Festival Market while taking a short break from the many great artists who will be singing, jamming and trumpeting around town. SARAH HAZELWOOD

Brecon Jazz, various venues, Brecon, Thurs 7-Sun 10 Aug. Tickets: individually priced.

Info: www.breconjazz.com

pic: KEITH MORRIS

THE BEST OF THE SUMMER

The Big Tribute Festival

It’s a sad statement to make but the fact is that August brings with it the last bank holiday of the summer. So now is the chance to make the most of that last day of freedom. Rachel Williams and Sarah Hazelwood has a look at of some of the events on offer during the bank holiday weekend.

CINEMA BY THE SEA If you’re looking for some movie entertainment but don’t want to deal with the ‘it’s a summers day I can’t sit inside a dark room for several hours’ dilemma, then catch some Cinema By The Sea in Barry. The themed weekender will be showing the family favourite The Goonies and Abba inspired Musical Mamma Mia. Visitors are also welcome to bring their own picnics, so they’re no forking out a fiver for a spoonful of popcorn.

Barry Island Gardens, 8.30pm, Sat 23 + Sun 24 Aug. Admission: Free. Info: 01446 704737 / www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk BUZZ 16

THE BIG TRIBUTE FESTIVAL

ARCHERY AT THE CASTLE

This isn’t just a tribute... it’s The Big Tribute; a festival dedicated to the best and biggest tribute acts. It’s also, believe it or not, Wales’ ONLY tribute festival.

The eclectic range of performers includes Sir Tom, Maybe Gaga, Hot Red Chili Peppers, Mentallica, Kings Ov Leon and Antarctic Monkeys – and their just the bands with the best wordplay in their names. While the main stage dedicates itself to the creative copycats, the Second Stage will be showcasing the best local upand-comers as home grown talent strut their stuff.

It’s a fun-loving festival that doesn’t take itself too seriously (there’s even an official fancy dress day) and you get to sing along to all your favourite hits, at the tops of your lungs with everyone else in the audience.

Take our your anger at the lack of free days off work by picking up a bow and arrow at White Castle in Monmouthshire, and having a go at archery. As well as pretending your target is whoever’s job it is to make bank holidays you can spend the day finding out what it was like to survive in the medieval world and learn how to use the ultimate medieval weapon.

Challenge the professionals and test out your new archery skills, if you’re brave enough.

Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth, Fri 22-Sun 24 Aug. Tickets inc camping: £55/£45£50 adv (weekend); £30/£14 adv (day).

Info: www.thebigtribute.co.uk

HUB FESTIVAL

TALGARTH FESTIVAL Talgarth Festival is a free festival that celebrates the beautiful Black Mountains. This local festival has been going strong for 20 years without charging a dime to enjoy its live music, street entertainers and fireworks.

This celebration of the countryside features everything from craft fairs, to duck races, to food stalls.

Various venues, Talgarth, Powys, Sat 23 + Sun 24 Aug. Admission: free. Info: 07891 890099 / www.talgarthfestival.org.uk

White Castle, Monmouthshire, Sun 24Tue 26 Aug, 11am-4pm. Tickets: prices vary. Info: www.cadw.wales.gov.uk

Cardiff is alive with the sound of music as Hub Festival returns for its second year. After the success of the last festival, this year promises to be even bigger and better. If you missed out on the hype Hub is a multi-venue city festival, with live acts performing at some of Cardiff’s finest live venues like Clwb Ifor Bach and Dempseys. Womanby Street will also be hosting live music, dancers, stalls and much more to keep you entertained.

Various venues, Womanby Street, Cardiff, Fri 22-Mon 25 Aug. Tickets: £15 weekend/£10 day. Info: 029 2037 3022 / www.hubcardiff.com

Talgarth Festival

Cinema By The Sea

Archery at the Castle

FOSTERS NATIONAL SEVENS TOURNAMENT Looking forward to the Six Nations already? Well you can get your rugby fix this bank holiday and see the best that Welsh club rugby has to offer. The National Sevens tournament will be more than just a match though, as they add several festivities to make the day filled with fun. There will be live music and fancy dress competitions to add a festival-like air to the day.

Foster’s National Sevens, Cardiff Arms Park, Sun 24 Aug. Tickets: £10 adult/ £5 under-16s/£20 family. Info: www. facebook.com/welshrugbyunion

CRUG MAWR FESTIVAL 2014 Bring an end to the summer season with one final festival. The Crug Mawr festival is a two day extraganza dedicated to Welsh language talent (with free camping for the weekend for hardcore festivalgoers). In addition to acts such as Swnami, Ail Symudiad and Sen Segur, there will be a beer tent, a dance tent, and stalls to make the weekend fun. With homegrown acts on the grounds of the historic Battle Of Crug Mawr, what could be a more Welsh weekend?

Hub Festival

VICTORIAN FESTIVAL

Crug Mawr Festival, near Penparc village, Cardigan, Fri 22 + Sat 23 Aug. Tickets: £20 weekend. Info: www.crugmawr.com

THE WORLD ALTERNATIVE GAMES The Brazilian World Cup might be all over but the much more niche World Alternative Games are making an appearance in Llanwrtyd Wells again this year. Participants from all over the world will be coming to Wales to indulge in some competitive bog snorkelling, worm charming, finger jousting, belly flopping, husband dragging and gravy wrestling.

Lonely Planet has described the Games as one of the top 50 ‘must do’ things from around the world and the friendly organisers also welcome fancy dress entries for the competition. If you want a chance to compete then note that online entries close seven days before the event so if you fancy your chances, get your entries in early.

Various venues, Llanwrtyd Wells, until Mon 25 Aug. Admission: free for spectators. Info: 01591 610666 / www.worldalternativegames. co.uk

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE If you want to dedicate your bank holiday to a couple of days of rest, then maybe a show and an outdoor picnic are all you need to make your weekend special. To help you relax, Illyria are performing the tale of The Pirates Of Penzance at St. Donats Arts Centre. Performed on the top lawn the actors will be portraying the Gillbert And Sullivan operatic comedy which depicts the tale of an apprentice pirate.

Pirates Of Penzance, St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan, Sun 24 Aug. Tickets: £17.50/£15.75.

Info: www.stdonats.com

Take a stroll down a historical memory lane, all the way back to the Victorian Era, as Llandrindod Wells are celebrating the 33rd birthday of their very own Victorian Festival. Step into the 1800s with a backdrop of Victorian architecture and be wowed old-timey entertainers and the Victorian costume parade. If you fancy a slice of the history of equality you can even catch a glimpse of the Suffragettes on the last Sunday of the festival. Over the week-long festival there will be a variety of talks, exhibits, craft markets and even an evening event called the ‘Cockney Ding Dong’.

Various venues, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Mon 18-Sun 24 Aug. Tickets: daytime events free; individual evening events priced separately. Info: 01597 823441 / www. victorianfestival. co.uk

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THE WAR AND WALES It’s now been 100 years since the beginning of The Great War. Determined to remember and respect the history of WWI, venues across South Wales are hosting events to mark the centenary. Rhonda Lee Reali finds out what’s on in the world of war.

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his year marks the centenary of The First World War, and in Wales alone there are well over 100 events, including exhibitions, talks, films, parades and hands-on activities scheduled. Even ardent pacifists can get involved, as the centenary isn’t about glorifying or celebrating the war but about commemorating, honouring and understanding what was supposed to be ‘the war to end all wars’.

The Great War may seem to some to be ancient history, but the last few veterans have just died in the last five years and it’s a section of history that has cemented itself in our past. This war took a huge toll: over 37 million casualties worldwide, including over 17 million dead (about 10 million military personnel and about seven million civilians).

So you don’t have to be gung-ho about war to participate, and this summer might be a good chance to catch up on some history, especially for those who think that Franz Ferdinand is only a band.

Perhaps one silver lining of the cloud of The Great War was the iconic poetry and art that the turmoil inspired. Art is, perhaps, the best record of the war’s emotional history and it is far from forgotten as the National Museum Of Wales, Cardiff, presents two exhibitions.

Efforts And Ideals- Prints Of The First World War (from Sat 2 Aug. Info: www.museumwales.ac.uk) presents the images produced by the Ministry Of Information, illustrating the military activities abroad and inspiring the home front effort. The more personal The Welsh And The War (from Sat 2 Aug) displays portraits of people – everyone from soldiers,

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sailors and airmen, to politicians and families – whose lives were transformed by the First World War. If you want to brush up on your facts, then they will also be using comedy, storytelling and magic in their historical show Condensed Histories: World War One Shows (Sat 2-Sun 10 Aug).

Also embracing the art of war is the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, who are running a Propaganda Poster Workshop (Sat 27 + Sun 28 Sept. Info: www.museumwales.ac.uk). There you can attempt to inspire the troops with your printed press posters. Propaganda wasn’t the only thing being mass produced, though, as the Working For Victory – Welsh Industry And The First World War (from Sat 11 Oct) exhibition shows by examining the contribution of Welsh industry to Britain’s war effort.

St Fagans National History Museum will even be letting you lurk around their archives, with the guidance of their knowledgeable curator, in Behind The Scenes: Postcards, Telegrams And LettersCommunication During The First World War (Thurs 18 Sept, 2 + 5pm. Info: www.museumwales.ac.uk).

Another museum taking a local look at the effects

of WWI is Caerphilly’s Winding House, in their exhibition Our Duty To Bear (from Sat 2 Aug. Info: www.your.caerphilly.gov.uk/windinghouse). The exhibition has a number of local tales – from the story of the escaped prisoner of war from New Tredegar, to the local politician who opposed the violence and the little girl from Tirphil asking for her daddy to come home from the war – told through objects, images film and sound.

Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff is hosting a multimedia show from Berlin-based artist Christoph Dettmeier. Entitled Happy Birthday (until Sun 21 Sept. Info: www.chapter.org), the exhibition features a selection of epic landscapes of significant locations in Wales during the war and a film that follows the imagined sight lines of a WWI computer game.

The entire town of Porthcawl will be going back in time to 1914 for Porthcawl And The Great War Centenary Weekend (Sat 2 + Sun 3 Aug. Info: www. porthcawlandthegreatwar.com). There will be local traders, Morse code demonstrations, street theatre, vintage fairs (both for clothes and cars) and reenactments.

The Memo Art Centre in Barry is, itself, a memorial to the war and was built to commemorate the many Barrians who lost their lives. To mark the centenary they will be screening Hedd Wyn (Mon 4 Aug, 1 + 7pm. Info: www.memoartscentre.co.uk), a movie which tales the story of a poet from North Wales caught up in the war, and the first Welsh film to receive an Oscar nomination. The screening will then be followed by a candlelit reflection as part of a nationwide Lights Out tribute.

The centenary events don’t restrict themselves to August and September though, and there are plenty of commemorations taking place across Wales throughout this year and next. Events include a lecture about a WWI cartoonist in Cardiff Castle in November, a tribute to Welsh war tunnellers at the Big Pit National Coal Museum in the New Year and the National Roman Legion Museum in Newport asks “War, what is it good for?” next autumn.

Info: www.walesremembers.org / www.1914.org

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GET READY FOR GREEN MAN As the eclectic and energetic Green Man festival returns to the Black Mountains, David Griffiths looks at this year’s lengthy lineup.

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he Green Man festival has been a regular fixture in the festival calendar for the last 11 years, and in that time has grown from a small festival-like gathering into an event that attracts 20,000 punters. Last year saw 1,500 acts over 17 stages, and this year promises to be just as exciting.

Green Man has always had a more intimate feel than some of the larger festivals and, with its beautiful setting in the Brecon Beacons, plenty of activities and carefully curated array of smaller stages, it feels less like the aftermath of a pitched battle, as with some festivals, and more like an idealised community.

Over the course of four days there’s going to be more great artists than you can shake a stick at. There are more reasons to attend than it’s possible to list, but here are some highlights: psychedelic electronica courtesy of Caribou, playing in support of their new album Our Love, the follow-up to 2010’s sublime Swim. Neutral Milk Hotel have been getting men and women of a certain age all a-lather with their recent reformation, and their performance is bound to be one of the most popular of the festival. Bill Callahan (formerly known as Smog and now justly recognised as one of America’s finest contemporary songwriters) is going to be bringing his melancholic Americana to the main stage, and somewhere Animal Collective’s Panda Bear will be making lushly harmonic sounds.

Hamilton Leithauser, ex of the Walkmen, has just recorded a brilliant debut album, Black Hours, full of unexpected twists and turns, and his performance promises to be one of the highlights of the weekend.

Cult favourites Mercury Rev will almost certainly be playing Goddess On A Highway at some point, as parents try to explain to their uncomprehending children that this was once considered exciting music.

If you get tired of listening to music and fancy something slightly more intellectual then you can

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Caribou

Pappys

Elis James

head on over to the Talking Shop Stage where Scritti Politti frontman Green Gartside will be discussing his career singing Marxist pop songs; Howard Marks will be rummaging around in the barrel where he keeps all the stories about how he used to sell dope and journalist/architecture critic Owen Hatherley will be talking about either post-war British brutalism or Pulp, or possibly both.

After a hard day of watching bands and listening to Viv Albertine talking about her time in the Slits, you may well fancy sitting down with a pint and watching a film. This is where the aptly named Cinema Tent comes in. Films on offer include A Hard Day’s Night, a Cinéma vérité-style documentary about cult Merseyside band The Beatles; American Interior, in which Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys travels across America in search of a lost tribe of Welshspeaking native Americans; Frank, Jon Ronson’s fictional retelling of the Frank Sidebottom story, featuring Michael Fassbender; and hauntological types Ghost Box Records will be screening films alongside their beautifully weird music.

There’s comedy too, over at the Last Laugh stage, which features sketch troupe Pappy’s, Radio 4 favourite Elis James, and rising star of Welsh comedy Matt Rees. Those hankering after something artier can see Cardiff’s own No Fit State Circus, who will be staging a special performance, and National Theatre Wales who are performing a specially commissioned piece.

Festival season is drawing to a close, and the end of summer is in sight, but it’s not too late to enjoy a few more days of sunshine, so why not head to the Usk valley for one last blowout?

Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Brecon Beacons, Thurs 14-Sun 17 Aug. Tickets: £85-£159/under-12s £5/under-4s free.

Info: www.greenman.net

profile GRANT NICHOLAS As the front man of hit rock band Feeder decides to take the plunge into solo work, he talks to Heather Arnold about how a catalogue started his career.

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I think it’s small-town life, trying to find something to do. Bands were cool at the time, and I was trying to impress the girl I was after. When you’re a kid just being a band is a cool thing to do.”

To say that guitarist and singer Grant Nicholas has come far would be a bit of an understatement.

Growing up in the village of Pwllmeyric in Monmouthshire, Grant took to music to kill time and impress the ladies. Now he has a number of gold and platinum records under his belt.

His journey into the music industry didn’t start with a monumental epiphany, however, but some simple shopping literature. “I just remember when you got catalogues and they would have a music section.

They would have a couple guitars that I was always obsessed with – I was really drawn to those pages.”

After years of admiring the catalogue pages Nicholas managed to get his hands on an Aron Les Paul guitar: “I think I used to drive my teachers mad,” Nicholas laughs. “When I discovered how to play the electric guitar my academics in school probably went downhill a bit.

“After that I didn’t do any music for a while. Instead I did the usual things, I got a girlfriend and I didn’t do a lot. I ended up thinking ‘oh, what am I going to do with myself?’ and a bunch of friends and I decided that we were going to get into engineering to learn how to record music.

“I got a job at a studio in London and that’s when I really started to get into the writing more: I realised that I wanted to be on the other side of the desk.”

After years of being in various different bands Nicholas eventually met a drummer, Jon Lee, and the two of them went on to form Feeder. After a couple of years of hard grind, they were signed to a record label and started to rise to fame.

“We turned a lot of heads in the industry,” explains Nicholas. “They were like ‘how did this happen?’ because we were never really the flavour of the month.

The first time we did the main stage at Reading Festival was surreal; there was so much good will for the band. We were like, ‘wow this is amazing’ because we went from playing these tiny little concert halls to touring and gigging constantly. We’d built a really good following, and suddenly we had this big audience.

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“The fame didn’t happen overnight, but when you suddenly get onto a big stage it almost feels like it was because you forget about all the work that came before.”

Nicholas sounds like he is still a part of the Feeder world and, despite the band’s ascent tragically marred by drummer Lee’s unexpected suicide in 2002, he speaks of his memories fondly. So why did he decide to go it alone and try out a solo career?

“I wanted to take a little break and, after 22 years, I

“My daughter would say, ‘daddy, you’re drinking again’!” felt like that I had been loyal to the Feeder clan.”

Now with his own name on the album cover, Nicholas is feeling somewhat exposed.

“Feeder’s name is almost like a brand and it’s a bit of a name to hide behind – but when it’s just your name there is nowhere to hide, so you have to be brave.”

Nicholas’ debut solo album, Yorktown Heights, has taken a step back from the harder rock sounds of Feeder and is a far more acoustic creation.

“I just wanted to get back to really simple classic songs that have been inspired and influenced by the artists I knew growing up. It’s in my genes to write this stuff because I grew up listening to a lot of 70s music.”

Complete with the new sound is a new look to

Nicholas’ music, with the album art being designed by his eight-year-old daughter.

“My daughter said, ‘daddy, I’m going to draw a picture for your album cover’ and I said ‘um, OK’,” Nicholas laughs. “She did this little picture that was meant to be me in the woods just playing my acoustic, and I thought there was something really charming about it.

“I asked her to do a few more, so I talked to her about a few of the songs and she sat down and just kept going, in a couple of week she had done one for every track. All those pictures really have a meaning – there’s a song about broken resolutions and the picture for that was a picture of wine and a glass because I keep saying ‘I’m going to cut down on wine’ and she would tell me ‘daddy, you’re drinking wine again’!

“She’s just nine now and she is really proud of it because she loves music. I’ve got a six-year-old little boy as well, who was really sweet, going ‘daddy I’ve done one for you as well!’.”

Though Nicholas is excited about his new solo journey he certainly hasn’t consigned Feeder to his past yet. “I would like to be touring next year, but I’m also thinking about a new Feeder record. This is just the next chapter and after this it’s back to Feeder and we’ll see what happens.”

Yorktown Heights is released on Mon 11 Aug. Info: www.grantnicholas.net.

Grant also plays The Globe, Cardiff on Mon 29 Sept. Tickets: £15. Info: www. globecardiffmusic.com

film

by Keiron Self

SIN CITY 2 : A DAME TO KILL FOR ****

THE INBETWEENERS 2 ****

Dir: Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller (15, 102 mins) After a hefty break, comic book scribe Frank Miller and director Robert Rodriguez return with another portmanteau of monochrome stories from Basin City – abounding with stylish sex and violence. Nine years after the first film adapted from Miller’s startling graphic novel series, several more tales rear their grizzled noirish heads. Some are from the pages of the Sin City series, others are far more fresh. Style is all as Jessica Alba returns as stripper Nancy Callaghan, saved by Bruce Willis’ cop Hartigan in the first film and now out for revenge of her own.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins the fray as a gambler trying to bring down the people who run Sin City and Mickey Rourke returns as thuggish but principled nutcase Marv in a prequel to the original tale in the first film as he tries to protect Alba.

Eva Green also adds her femme fatale to the proceedings – she is indeed the Dame To Kill For, ensnaring Josh Brolin’s kind hearted Dwight in her nefarious plans.

Violent, amoral and as ever oozing its own distinctive hardboiled style, Sin City 2 is a slicker visually arresting second helping of grim noir. Opens Aug 29

Dir: Damon Beesley/Iain Morris (15, 90 mins) After swearing that they would never do another Inbetweeners film, the cast and writers have reassembled for another dollop of clunge, as they’d say, but this time in Australia. The Inbetweeners Movie was the most successful British comedy ever, so a follow-up was inevitable but what this will add to the stories of Will (Simon Bird), Jay (Neil Buckley), Simon (Joe Thomas) and Neil (Blake Harrison) is debatable, as it seems to be more of the same but in a different country. Set six months after their high jinks in Magaluf, this is essentially a gap year/foulmouthed road movie. Jay has gone to the land of Oz and invites his other best buds to join him where they inevitably talk about sex a lot and have a series of misadventures as they refuse to grow up. Writers Beesley and Morris have become directors this time around after observing three series and a film. If you liked the programme you’ll enjoy spending more time with these often repellent fools, and inevitably there’ll be more catchphrases to pass around the playground. Perhaps for the next sequel they could team up with other Brit comedy hit Mrs Brown’s Boys…clungeageddon. Opens Aug 6

DELIVER US FROM EVIL ***

MOOD INDIGO ***

LUCY ***

Dir: Scott Derrickson (15, 118 mins) Allegedly based on the experiences of NYPD cop Ralph Sarchie, who walked the beat and then dabbled in occult investigation, this serviceable police procedural frightener is a solid genre entry. Eric Bana plays Sarchie, who is great at his job but at the cost of spending time with wife and daughter Olivia Munn and Lulu Wilson.

A string of spooky cases, including a woman feeding her baby to the lions in the zoo, leads to a connection with three soldiers who discovered a scary cave in the Middle East. Inevitably the interesting build-up soon leads to genre staples and exorcism scenes we’ve already seen in the like of Derrickson’s previous supernatural outing The Exorcism Of Emily Rose. Edgar Ramirez’s Catholic priest adds demonic context as he buddies up with Bana to investigate the work of the devil and the jump scares build up to replace logic. Not quite creepy enough to truly unsettle, this remains a serviceable slice of hokum with occasional bum clench moments. Opens Aug 22

Dir: Michel Gondry (12A, 94 mins) Whimsy abounds in this romantic comedy quirk-fest that is packed with arresting visuals but ultimately lacking true heart. Based on Boris Vian’s cult novel, L’Ecume Des Jours, Romain Duris stars as a Parisian looking for love after his best mate, Omar Sy, finds a beloved. Enter the elfin, charming Audrey Tautou. The new couple fall for each other amidst rubber limbed jazz dancing, trips over Paris in cloud pods and an overwhelming amount of inventiveness. Matters take a turn for the tragic, Tautou has a quirky illness, a water lily is growing on her lung and she needs to be surrounded by flowers, any emotional resonance or pathos has long since departed. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind director Gondry forgets to allow his talented actors time to shine before moving on to the next visual set-piece. Mood Indigo therefore remains an occasionally beautiful but an unengaging bit of Gallic fluff. Opens Aug 1

Dir: Luc Besson (12A, 100 mins) Luc Besson creates another action heroine in the very able form of the Black Widow herself, Scarlet Johansson, in this ludicrous but enjoyable thriller. WithNikita, and Milla Jovovich’s turns as Leeloo in The Fifth Element and Joan Of Arc, not to mention the various butt-kicking females of the thrillers he’s produced, it’s clear to see that Besson likes a strong woman. This time out, in a concept not dissimilar to Limitless, Johansson plays Lucy – a drugs mule whose swallowed contraband is a powder that can enable the human brain to go from using 10% to 100% of its capacity. Suddenly Lucy goes from normal to superhuman, taking out bad guys led by mob boss Choi Min-Sik and listening to the science of what’s happening to her in the reliable gravitas tones of Morgan Freeman. Amidst all the car chases and punch ups there is a deeper philosophical point about evolution and the mysteries of the brain and, thanks to Johansson, as the madness escalates and Lucy becomes godlike it’s still a fun watch. Opens Aug 22

ALSO RELEASED: A PROMISE (15) Rebecca Hall and Alan Rickman star in this romantic drama set in Germany on the eve of WWI. Things inevitably get complicated once war breaks out.

THE CONGRESS (15) Bizarre blend of live action and animation as Robin Wright allows herself to be completely motion captured and used in other films. A head scratcher but in a good way, with plenty to say about the perils of fame and ageing as an actress. AS ABOVE SO BELOW (15) Lets go potholing in the catacombs underneath Paris. Nothing bad could happen could

GOD’S POCKET ***

THE EXPENDABLES 3 ***

Dir: John Slattery (15, 90 mins) The late Philip Seymour Hoffman shines as ever in this dark comedy from Mad Men star John Slattery. Based on Pete Dexter’s novel, set in a tight knit community in 1970s Philadelphia, Hoffman plays the stepdad of construction worker nutcase Caleb Landry Jones. When Jones meets with a nasty accident it sets in motion a murderous chain of events. Hoffman is scared of telling his wife Christina Hendricks about what really happened to her son, as he tries to move his dead body around town and his gambling debts increase.

Also peopling the heavyweight cast are Richard Jenkins as a washed-up journalist who patronisingly romanticises his run-down beat, Eddie Marsan as an angry funeral home director and John Turturro as a smalltime thief. Director Slattery creates a scuzzy milieu for all of these characters but, despite some powerhouse acting, the film never fully engages. All the characters are down at heel and stuck and it is hard to find someone to root for amidst a colourful but underwhelming rogue’s gallery. Opens Aug 8

Dir: Patrick Hughes (12A, 100 mins) A supposed final fling for the geriatric action heroes, this round of Expendables is certainly pushing up the star wattage and cutting down on the nastier violence.

Alongside Sly, Arnie and the Stath are Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas, MMA fighters Ronda Rousey, Wesley fresh-out-of-jail Snipes, er Kelsey Grammar and on baddie duties Mel Gibson. Gibson plays Conrad Stonebanks (proper 80s villain name) who set up the Expendables with Sly but is now a ruthless arms dealer determined to destroy the team. It’s a very crowded roster of action heroes; Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture and Jet Li will be lucky to get a look in.

Needless to say, everything has been thrown at this installment in terms of stunts, explosions, fistfights and terrible dialogue. The acting hasn’t improved from the main cast, although Banderas, Ford and Gibson are game and the cartoon violence is well staged by director Hughes. As a strange footnote to action behemoths, this has had more legs than it really deserved and there’s news of an all-female version coming soon – The Expendebelles – I kid you not. Noisy simplistic nonsense with a bloated cast, Expendables 3 is just about fun enough. Opens Aug 14

INTO THE STORM ***

LET’S BE COPS ***

THE ROVER ****

Dir: Steven Quale (12A, 89 mins) After the tornadoes of 1996’s Twister and the shark infested whirlwinds of Sharknado comes another ‘mighty wind’. A disaster movie with updated CGI where effects are front and centre and destruction paramount, Into The Storm is a throwback to the Irwin Allen flicks of the 1970s with minimal characterisation, lots of handheld chaos and relentless destruction. The Hobbit’s Richard Armitage gets to be normal height as a single dad struggling to save his boys as the biggest tornado ever hits town. Along the way he hooks up with a meteorologist, played by ex-Walking Dead star Sarah Wayne Callies, and they battle to stay alive as things are quite literally blown apart. A B-movie disaster flick that knows exactly what it is with the odd gob smacking moment of CGI, Into The Storm is a mid-budget slice of hokum riddled with cliché but with admirably executed set pieces. Lots of huff and puff. Opens Aug 22

Dir: Luke Greenfield (15, 104 mins) The title says it all as likeable duo Jake Johnson (from the excellent New Girl) and Damon Wayans Jr buddy up and pretend to be cops in this 80s throwback action comedy. Directionless thirty-something Johnson and strait-laced game maker Wayans mistakenly dress as cops for a costume party and revel in the attention and respect it gives them. So why not be cops? Unfortunately their subsequent antics raises the ire of gangster James D’Arcy and, after a mostly light hearted running time, the violence escalates for a blood soaked finale. Full of wellworn ideas, Let’s Be Cops still entertains thanks to the chemistry of its leads. Johnson proves that his comedy chops aren’t just confined to TV in a solid, often very funny caper. It’s not as good as 22 Jump Street but it still amuses. Inevitable sequels await: Let’s Be Firemen, Let’s Be Lifeguards, Let’s Be Chartered Surveyors… etc.

Opens Aug 27

‫‏‬Dir: David Michod (15, 103 mins) After the coruscating Melbourne set family crime drama Animal Kingdom writer/director David Michod returns with an arty Mad Max. Set in a dystopian Australia after a vaguely described economic ‘Collapse’, Guy Pearce, a hardened loner has his only possession, a car, stolen from him by a gang of thieves. Pearce gives chase setting out on a trail of bloodyminded vengeance and chancing upon the brother of one of the thieves, played by ex-vampire Robert Pattinson, along the way. Pattinson has been abandoned by his brother after being shot, something that Pearce uses to get inside his head. Elemental and visceral with a a gritty western feel, this is often a grim watch. Pearce is excellent at its flinty heart managing to make his taciturn loner a magnetic watch; Pattinson also impresses with his quirky bad teethed turn. Often brutal and amoral, no-one with a trace of goodness comes out well. Opens Aug 15

it? Oh look there’s the gates of hell. Hand-held horror peopled with silly youngsters. MILLION DOLLAR ARM (12A) Jon Hamm stars in an aspirational sports movie, as an agent trying to get Indian cricket players to play baseball. Bit bland and gooey. WHAT IF (12A) Daniel Radcliffe turns an able hand to romantic comedy in this enjoyable rom-com with Zoe Kazan. You’d think the boy wizard might have picked up some love potions mind. THE GRAND SEDUCTION (12A) Local Hero-esque whimsy with gentle comedy from Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch.

food/drink

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FEASTING AT FEATHER & BONE

CULINARY CARDIGAN The food festivals are coming to town. Rachel Williams gets her chops around Cardigan’s foodie offering.

THE Cardigan River And Food Festival can certainly draw a crowd, with thousands of people attracted to the town every year just to sample the sweet and savoury treats of the occasion.

Back for its 16th year, the festival is aiming to promote and celebrate Welsh homegrown produce with its large variety of food on offer. There will be everything from rare breeds of meats, luscious liqueurs and award-winning cheeses.

Organised next to the river Teifi (ideal for a riverside view), visitors can sit in the food court and sample food and drink next to the scenic Welsh countryside – let’s just keep our fingers cross the Welsh weather will hold out for the day.

For all you enthusiastic foodies, there will be lively demonstrations from some well known and local chefs. They will be showcasing their favourite recipes whilst using local produce to serve up their plates.

You’ll be able to purchase the products used to

carry out these recipes in the food market in the upper car park area and try out the recipes for yourself at home.

The festival attracts around 100 food suppliers each year, so there will be plenty of high quality produce to pick from.

As always, there will be more than just food on the menu for this festival as visitors will also be entertained in the creatively named Entertainment Area by singers, dancer and performance group. The festival will be making the most of its setting with a series of river events that include boat rides, races and displays.

So make sure you mark the date on your calendar, as there’ll be plenty for you to sink your teeth into.

Info: www.facebook.com/featherbonebar

The Guildhall, Cardigan, Sat 16 Aug. Admission: £2.50/£1 kids. Info: www. cardigan-food-festival.co.uk

MRS P’S TEAROOM A brand new vintage tearoom, owned by Mrs P herself, has recently opened in Roath, Cardiff. If you fancy popping back to the 1950s, you will clearly enjoy the distinctive gold-plated crockery and the antique decor. The food served will take you to heaven and back, with their home-baked pastries and hand-decorated cakes, complete with a convivial atmosphere and, most importantly, amiable staff.

The place is run by friendly people who are excited to talk to their customers and find out what they’re interested in. There are lots of events planned, and talk of turning the place into a African restaurant at night.

Mrs P’s Tearoom, 68 Albany Road, Cardiff. Info: 079 04 854129 .

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Bringing American bar classics to Cardiff, the new Feather & Bone Bar’N’Grill has opened in the City Centre, replacing Pica Pica on Westgate Street.

The menu includes classic BBQ foods such as slow cooked ribs, burgers, and southern fried chicken. To keep the menu authentically American, the ribs are slow-cooked for five hours and the chicken marinated in buttermilk. The burgers range from plain ol’ hamburgers to a mushroom halloumi delight. They also have plenty of nibbles and extras to have on the side, from beer nuts and pork rinds to five-bean chilli and mac’n’cheese.

SWANSEA BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL Will you be drinking to the pint of no return? Swansea CAMRA Annual Beer and Cider Festival returns, and this year there will be over 100 real ales and ciders to tickle your taste buds. Upon entering you will be greeted with a souvenir glass and a programme jam-packed with all you need to know about the selections on offer.

If a beer won’t quench your thirst, then some succulent sodas and other alcohol-free beverages will be on offer as well. There will also be live bands taking to the stage to add your sipping experience.

Swansea Beer And Cider Festival, Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Thurs 21-Sat 23 Aug. Admission: £5/£3 CAMRA members.

Info: www.swanseacamra.org.uk

RECIPE Lemony Broad

Bean & Toasted Almond Soup

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words RUTH JOSEPH www.ruthjoseph.co.uk www.veggischmooze.blogspot.com

pic: GORDON JOLY

to grow this August

Bet you didn’t know that Mon 4-Sun 10 Aug is National Allotment Day. Sarah Hazelwood embraces her green fingers and looks at the best fruit and veg to grow now.

CHILLI PEPPERS Add some spice to your life by buying a chilli pepper plant. These spicy additions to your home can be kept indoors and in a small pot. The harvested result will add some fire to your cooking, especially in the colder months to come.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS Sugar snap peas are more flavourful than their plain old pea counterparts and are versatile in most meals. If you plant them now it can be harvested early next year for a green addition to your meals. These tall fellers need a little extra support, so make sure you give them some bamboo or netting to lean on.

LETTUCE Lettuce doesn’t have to be that plastic bag of wilting leaves sitting in your fridge: you can grow your own salad and have it straight from the soil. Lettuce can be grown in an allotment but you may need to protect it from the cold. Some varieties are more resistant than others, so double check which would be best for your garden.

STAWBERRIES Just because Wimbledon has been and gone, that doesn’t mean that you can’t still enjoy some strawberries and cream. Why not enjoy growing them yourself? You can plant them in the ground, or in a hanging basket, which not only looks good but keeps them away from hungry slugs.

GARLIC Who, excepting fictional fanged creatures of the night, doesn’t love a bit of garlic? It goes in anything and is like the little black dress of the food world. You can start growing this kitchen essential yourself, and save yourself some money in the meantime. The crop is very easy to grow, so it’s great for beginners.

HUMBLE BY NATURE CAFE AND SHOP TV presenter Kate Humble’s south Wales farm has come far from its beginnings, and is dishing up meals and local produce4 in its new cafe and shop. Found on the site of the Humble By Nature farm, the cafe was opened last month by pupils from Trellech Primary School who entered a cake recipe contest, with the winner being sold at the establishment.

Humble stated that the two additions to the farm were “the next natural steps” for them. pic: ROY CLARK

Info: www.humblebynature.com

SERVES 12 (and can easily be halved or freeze and savour the summer) INGREDIENTS 100g whole skinned almonds / 1 tbsp olive oil / 1 bunch salad onions, finely chopped / 2 large potatoes, cleaned and chopped into chunks / 750g shelled broad beans / 3½ litres vegetable stock / grated zest of 1 lemon / 25g fresh parsley, finely chopped / 200g frozen peas for colour / freshly milled salt and pepper PREPARATION • Place the flaked almonds in roasting tin and place in the oven at 180˚C/gas mark 4 for 10 mins and toast until slightly golden. Remove.

• Finely chop the salad onions and sweat in the oil in large pan. Add the potatoes and vegetable stock and simmer for 15 minutes, then add the broad beans saving a few tender ones for decoration (if using frozen beans, add all the broad beans with the potatoes).

• Simmer the fresh beans gently for approximately 4 minutes or until the beans are tender.

• Process the almonds, leaving a few to decorate the soup.

• Add the soup mixture and the parsley, plus the frozen peas, and process until a green creamy mixture is obtained.

• Stir in the lemon zest and season well with salt and pepper. Serve with a few beans and almonds to decorate each bowl. Enjoy xxx

pic: BOBJUDGE

OF THE BEST... Fruits and Vegetables

I invented this dairy-free creamy soup when my lovely husband presented me with a crop of older broad beans. This soup celebrates the broad bean by combining it with toasted almonds and a finish of lemon zest for the ideal comfort food to enjoy on a chilly summer’s day. Substitute with frozen when not available.

The frozen peas are purely for colour and extra flavour but can be omitted at the start of the season.

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ETHICAL EDIBLES

Fantastic Fibre

pic: JULESJULESJULES

MEET THE BREWERS Ever wondered where the beer in your bottle came from? Sarah Hazelwood finds out.

HAVE you ever wanted to know how that pale ale makes its way into your pint glass at your local pub? Whether you are a bitter buff or just enjoy the occasional pint, Knife And Fork’s next Meet The Brewer event does what it says on the tin and gives you the chance to educate yourself on the brewing process be meeting the brewers themseves.

This month the award-winning microbrewery Otley Brewing Company will be pulling the pints and answering the questions about how to make a top-notch beer. Pontypridd-based Otley, known for beers such as their chocolate and coffee infused O6 Porter and their grassy pale ale O4 Colombo, have only been brewing since 2005 but have already won over 40 awards – including a Great Taste Award and a whole shelf full of prizes from the Great Welsh Beer And Cider Festival. So they’re clearly doing something right, and worth learning about.

The food director at Knife And Fork, Sean Murphy, state that they “are delighted to be working with the team at the Otley Brewing Company – who we are huge fans of.” With their eclectic collation of ales and bitters,

FRANCO’S @ FROLICS

not only are Otley making magnificent brews, they’re willing to share their secret as well.

The meeting will be taking place at two pubs, The Discovery and The Pilot. The Discovery, which opened earlier this year, is in Lakeside while The Pilot, which has been afforded a few good words in the Michelin Pub Guide, happily resides in Penarth. So whether you want to be a short walk away from Roath Park or overlooking the Cardiff coast you will be able to enjoy the company of some experienced brewers, while having a good sip or two.

And what’s a night down the pub without a couple of drinks? The brewers at Otley will be bringing some samples of their somewhat unusual flavourings, such as their orange peel and coriander spiced wheat beer O9 Blonde, plus the likes of their 2008 Champion Beer Of Britain award-winning bitter Otley O1.

Meet The Brewers, The Pilot, Penarth + The Discovery, Lakeside, Cardiff, Thurs 21 Aug. Admission: free. Info: 029 2045 5182 / www. knifeandforkfood.co.uk

The award winning Franco’s restaurant has taken its Italian feasts to a brand new location.

One of Bridgend’s top restaurateurs, Franco, has moved from Bridgend city centre to a seaside spot in Southerndown, while keeping his ever-high standards of food and service. Upon your arrival the welcoming staff will serve up generous portions of their Italian traditions such as risotto, pizza, and pasta – all cooked with the golden touch of chef and owner Franco. The restaurant offers lunch and dinner, and for nights when going out seems a bit of a fuss they also offer takeaways.

Franco’s @ Folics, Beach Road, Southerndown. Info: 01656 880127 / www.twitter.com/piccolino84

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The use of fibre is often a hushed, whisper-it conversation, regularly regarded as a joke or a mere trifling problem to be suffered or at worst ignored.

But constipation can be agony and adding more fibre to the diet can often be the solution towards better health and a more comfortable situation.

Researchers believe we should be eating at least 25g a day, rather than the 12 grams most of us get. But where does it come from and why so important?

Fibre, of which there are two types, is found only in plants. Soluble fibre assists the movement of cholesterol within the blood stream. Delicious soluble plant sources are pulses such as chick peas, lentils, types of bean and oats – the heroes of any diet.

Insoluble fibre, meanwhile, absorbs a high amount of water, increasing the weight of stool and helping the process of food through the digestive system preventing numerous gut diseases such as digestive and bowel conditions.

It’s helpful in weight-loss programmes as it creates a feeling of fullness within the body. It’ll help to lower cholesterol, and disperse dietary fat. It can also be hugely helpful to diabetics by stabilising and maintaining blood sugar levels and also adding extra vitamins and minerals.

So how to increase your fibre?

Begin by swapping your bread for a truly wholegrain equivalent – or try pumpernickel or rye crackers for a change. For breakfast, enjoy rougher oats with grated apple, high in pectin, or a banana. They need more cooking so soak overnight in a large Pyrex bowl with water or skimmed milk, to cover. Then in the morning cook in the microwave.

For lunches, gradually add fibre-rich soups such as lentil, butterbean or barley. Consider adding a salad to lunch, but not a mayo-heavy one.

Exchange mashed potatoes or chips for a jacket potato and eat the skin.

If you’re out and eating a meal, eat the green salad accompaniment. For snacks take fruit or try a handful of almonds, walnuts or pumpkin seeds.

Then supper, substitute wellcooked brown rice for standard white, or add chickpeas or lentils to casseroles with more vegetables and fresh fruit for dessert.

pic: JESSICA SPENGLER

words RUTH JOSEPH www.ruthjoseph.co.uk www.veggischmooze.blogspot.com

food/drink

THE ROBIN HOOD ***

16 Severn Grove, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 029 2037 8829 / www.robinhoodbar.co.uk On a particularly pleasant Wednesday evening we ventured to The Robin Hood; I say ventured, as it has been a den of iniquity in the past, but that was a while ago and it’s now had a spruce up and is hosting regular music evenings – it’s a lovely place.

Every Wednesday is now Tapas Night, with jazz on the last Wednesday of the month. While there was no jazz tonight, the tapas menu looked alluring. As we were feeling a bit more than peckish we went for three dishes each, and shared obviously! From the list we had grilled halloumi with chive and herbs, calamari with garlic mayo, garlic prawns, patatas bravas with chorizo, chicken and prawn risotto, and spicy meatballs in tomato sauce with bread and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, all for around £12-£15 per head. Tapas are £3.50 each or six dishes for £16.

Surprisingly, not the worst tapas I’ve had, and a lot better than some ‘authentic’ tapas bars. Great portions, good selection and all reasonable in price.

Home-cooked meals and a more organic approach to cooking has given it a new lease of life; The Robin Hood is a local pub for local people and all the better for it.

With a great beer garden round the back, regular music nights and a friendly crowd, you could do a lot worse. It’s a perfect after-work haunt and a meeting place at the weekends. Try the tapas on a jazz night – great atmosphere and some brilliant bands (Bella And The Bluebells being a personal favourite). ANTONIA LEVAY

RESTAURANT JAMES SOMMERIN ****

The Esplanade, Penarth.

029 2070 6559 / www.jamessommerinrestaurant.co.uk After successfully steering the Crown at Whitebrook in Monmouth for many years, Michelin award-winning chef James Sommerin has embarked on his first solo venture and opened up a restaurant in Penarth. His cooking style is influenced mainly by his grandmother, who imparted love and wisdom into the young James and fuelled his lifelong passion for food. The concept is either a five or sevencourse tasting menu with one or two dishes altering weekly, available for £55 and £75 respectively. A special 10-course tasting menu is available, which is a surprise selection of dishes created by James and his team.

The seasonal offerings on this occasion are combined like so: braised pig’s head, celeriac, apple and star anise; monkfish with seaweed, grilled leek, curry and puffed grains; duck with lavender, beetroot, soy sauce and cumin; and for desserts, strawberry, lime, chocolate and vanilla, and banana, stout, toffee and macadamia nut. Teamed with two splendid bottles of Sancerre, the experience was certainly interesting.

There is no denying the quality and excellence of James’ work: chefs, after all, are the new rock stars, and the attention to detail is exceptional. The problem for me is there was little or no atmosphere, and the restaurant itself was quite clinical in its design. The restaurant is in a great location, only a stone’s throw from the sea, but you need to stretch to see the view out of the window. The bench seating across the whole front of the restaurant is also prohibitive. I understand food is paramount, but when venturing somewhere new and forking out a substantial amount of money, the whole experience should be joyous and without fault.

With rooms opening above the restaurant very soon and chef’s table evenings a regular and popular event, James Sommerin is sure to do remarkably well. It’s just a shame the ambience doesn’t live up to the food, hence the four stars.

ANTONIA LEVAY

THE BOMBAY CAFE ***

West Bute St, Cardiff Bay. 029 2048 1148 / www.facebook.com/thebombaycafe100 Walking into the Bombay Cafe in Cardiff Bay did feel like walking into an expat’s cafe in Mumbai – all mint green walls and hand drawn portraits of famous Indian faces. It was pretty quiet when we turned up, but a short chat with the owner soon established that this is a bustling place for a different lunch.

To start I went for selection of starters with the Bombay City snacks (£3.50) – which includes a fish cake, aloo chap, onion bhajee and Punjabi samosa. All four were tasty morsels, and surprisingly filling, but the slightly spicy onion bhaji was the winner.

My partner went for the Bombay duck (£2.95) – which isn’t actually duck at all, but dried fish. Considered a delicacy in India the spicy dish wasn’t quite to my liking (I have a complicated past with dried fish) but my partner loved it.

For mains we both went for a Thali – a variety of dishes served on a compartmentalised steel tray. I went for the soft, succulent and downright delicious slow cooked mutton (£9.50) while my partner got the Bengal fish curry (£8.95), which had a kick to it but wisely let the fish’s natural flavours come through. These were both served with Shabzi Bhajee vegetables (sweet and spicy vegtables, albeit with a bitter aftertaste courtesy of some eggplant), crunchy tomato and onion salad Kachumbe and a tasty tarka dahl which had a lovely, almost nutty, depth to it.

The Bombay Cafe has a great feel to it – the food is good and it’s nice to be eat out somewhere with flavoursome food that isn’t too rich or heavy. This is the ideal spot for an alternative lunch, and a great choice if you’re looking for a lighter dinner option. HEATHER ARNOLD

art

ANDY MORRIS: THE LITTLE BIG ART The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff Wed 20 Aug-Sat 13 Sept At one time or another, most people would have had experience of playing with Lego. For most, this would be a happy childhood memory and would bring back nostalgia for your childhood.

If you had a set of Lego, you’d remember how fun it was to build and create something completely from scratch. Love for Lego has sustained the test of time and has been seen in everything from toys to the latest video games, and has now trickled over to the art world.

Whether you’re an art fan or not, The Little Big Art exhibition is bound to tap into some toy time nostalgia.

Andy Morris, a British pop artist with a background in design, architecture and finance, has attempted to turn Lego into an art form with his The Little Big Art. He, like many others, had a fondness for Lego in his younger years that has returned for him to create this exhibit. Morris aims to appeal to the inner child in us by creating different scenes and characters simply by using.

He hopes that his exhibit will make art more fun and relatable. It is likely to appeal to a different type of audience who wouldn’t usually consider themselves to be arty farty types.

Morris, fuelled by a love of modern art, incorporates themes of childhood creativity throughout his work but uses them to create more adult scenes, playing on the dichotomy of the adult world and the world of children. The exhibit will feature ‘classic’ images that Morris has created in the past as well as new additions that have been kept top secret for the opening.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 3344 / www.thegate.org.uk RACHEL WILLIAMS

VERNON JONES: ABOVE AND BELOW THE WAVES

Pontypool Museum Until Sun 26 Oct Ever since I was a little girl and I first watched The Little Mermaid, I have always been obsessed with all things close to the sea. The latest art exhibition at Pontypool Museum captures the dark secrets and watery wonder of the ocean.

The ethereal seascapes of Vernon Jones, alongside a sparkling collection of Blaschka Glass from the National Museum Wales, will be on displays as part of the Above And Beyond The Waves exhibition.

The Blaschka glass, created by father and son Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, is constructed into delicate, almost alien-like, sea creature sculptures. First inspired by the anatomy of a jellyfish, the duo have now taken their impeccable attention to detail the to make lifelike recreations of other deep-sea creatures.

‘Unique’ is a term often bandied around but these glass sculptures very much tick that box: the Blaschkas did not pass on the technique behind their art and no one has been able to replicate their work since Rudolf’s death in 1939.

Though the work of these late German artists will be on display, the dramatic and breathtaking landscapes of local artist Vernon Jones will bring the exhibition back to the surface. The Pontypool born artist will be showcasing new pieces that depict the ever-changing moods and movements of the ocean.

Admission: free. Info: 01495 752036 / www.pontypoolmuseum.org.uk (RW)

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AMANDA JACKSON: TO BUILD A HOME

Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan Sat 16 Aug-Sat 4 Oct If you have ever wondered what life would be like without modern technology and how you would cope without your fancy home gadgets, this exhibit can give you a glimpse into that life of simplicity. To Build A Home is a brand new exhibit by photographer Amanda Jackson which focuses on living life close to nature.

Specialising in portraiture and interiors, Jackson tends to focus her lens on people who typically lie on the outskirts of society (one of her pervious projects was a delightful and insightful collection called British Eccentrics that captured the homes and lives of unconventional people).

In To Build A Home, a project funded by a grant from the Arts Council Of Wales, Jackson focuses her exhibition on the Lammas Eco Village and the community that surrounds it. The village, an eco run community in Pembrokeshire, survives off the resources of the people and their dedication to depend on the land for survival. Very much a community that hopes to be self-sufficient and eco-friendly, Jackson has worked to create an exhibit that explores the lives of people who chose to walk a different path to the one modern day society expects. Through these images Jackson weaves themes of freedom, the effect of technology and the role it plays in our life, and the dependence on land in this modern movement.

Admission: free. Info: 01239 623403 / www.mwldan.co.uk (RW)

FARM SHOP

Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen Sat 2 Aug-Sat 20 Sept Living in Wales, I think it’s fair to say that nearly all of us will have had some experience of a rural community; certainly our heritage comes from working in a rural context. Sometimes, it’s nice to see artwork that stems from that tradition and to see different interpretations of our rural environment.

Over the last couple of years, artist Paul Emmanuel has been developing a site titled Farm Shop. Originally set in an agricultural building in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, the exhibition aimed to recontextualise consumption of art through the Farm Shop’s physical place, function and context. Now the exhibition is being lifted out of its home space and finding new life in Oriel Myrddin.

Created by Paul Emannuel, Richard Higlett, Judith Rees, Fern Thomas and Craig Wood, the work brings into question ideas about art as a cultural activity and brings it together with ideas of rural productivity. Throughout the work it is possible to see different ideas of materiality between the five artists, as the pieces introduce the question of whether the lines between culture and nature have been blurred due to nature constantly appearing and being the inspiration for many works of art.

Admission: free. Info: 01267 222775 / www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk (RW)

JONATHAN POWELL: WHEN WE BUILD AGAIN

Mission Gallery, Swansea Sat 9 Aug-Sun 28 Sept When you think of houses of the future do you think of impeccably clean smart dwellings, with impossibly white gleaming countertops and windows from floor to ceiling? Then prepare to be at surprised at Jonathan Powell’s darker idea of future real estate at his new exhibit When We Build Again. The paintings and drawings depict dark houses, built out blocks and almost child-like in their assembly.

Some pieces look more like half salvaged wrecks than buildings, with the coming from abandoned buildings and cities. The isolated buildings appear derelict and disconnected from what is around them.

The title of the exhibit is taken from a 1943 film which depicts the building of post-war housing for soldiers returning from the battles of WWII, both looking at the present living conditions and future utopian ideals for architecture. Powell contradicts these ideas of utopia, but still shows a human desire for shelter and a sense of home in his dystopian setting.

Powell has an extensive CV, having been the curator and director of the Elysium Gallery in Swansea. He is also in charge of Beep: Wales International Painting Prize and co-founded the online gallery Portfolio Wales. He studied at Swansea Metropolitan and University of Wales Trinity Saint David, earning an MA in Contemporary Dialogues. (SH) Admission: free. Info: 01792 652016 / www.missiongallery.co.uk

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RIME Aberystwyth Arts Centre Sat 16 Aug

pic: DAVID PICKENS

HAIRSPRAY

Memo Arts Centre, Barry Thurs 21-Fri 22 Aug Hairspray, the retro teen-angst musical with big hearts, hair and ideas, will be in Barry, and to be hip, you should be there.

The show, adapted from the 1988 film of the same name, was an award-winning hit on Broadway and the West End. It was also remade into a film musical in 2007.

It tells the story of ‘pleasantly plump’ teen Tracy Turnblad and the discrimination she faces trying to get on an American Bandstand-type TV programme, in early60s Baltimore. She launches a campaign to help her black friends integrate into the show – all at the same time as trying to cure her mom (played in drag) of agoraphobia, help her best friend (who’s in a budding interracial romance) and find true love with the heartthrob of the dance floor. The musical is packed with punchy songs and silly-named dances that were all the rage.

The show is presented in partnership with Superstars In The Making as part of Memo’s outreach and community program. Leading the rebellion will be Laura Phillips (Tracy), a recent Cardiff University graduate and two Star Of Stage winners, Jodi Bird (also a Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist) and Callum Howells.

So, watusi on down to see Hairspray, you’ll flip for it! Tickets: £9-£12/£40 group of four. Info: 01446 738622 / www. memoartscentre.co.uk (RLR)

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HAMLET

The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone: / He cannot choose but hear; / And thus spake on that ancient man, / The bright-eyed Mariner.

Have you ever been stopped on the street by someone who wants to give you their life story, and had to listen to their ramblings as you mumble something about an appointment and try to get away? That was the very basic premise of Romantic poet Coleridge’s longest poem: The Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner. The main difference being that the one doing the talking isn’t a dull and bitter person ranting about how ‘things aren’t like they used to be’ or an upbeat individual wanting to tell all about the lives of everyone they know, but a sailor recounting his tale of a long and dangerous sea voyage.

National Theatre and Square Peg Circus join forces to portray the poem in the open air. As the Mariner narrates his beautiful, terrifying and supernatural story to a groom-to-be (who happens to be on his way to his own wedding), performers will be creating human towers, posing on Chinese poles, rolling down ropes and flipping through the air.

The well-respected rhymes of Coleridge are in safe hands with Square Peg who, only running since 2009, have performed for over 40,000 people. Members of the company can also be seen in the little known (joke) Olympic Opening Ceremony and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, as well as having worked with big hitters such as the English National Ballet and the Cairo Opera Ballet Company.

Like the poem itself, written in the late 18th century, Rime isn’t brand new, having premiered in 2012. The show, however, was a great success – selling out during its first run and now coming back for another round.

With rave reviews abound – and the promise of magic, music and acrobatic muscle – Rime might be a production worth stopping someone in the street to tell about. HEATHER ARNOLD Tickets: £8-£12/£40 group of four. Info: 01970 623232 / www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk

Pembrokeshire Castle Tues 5-Fri 8 Aug It really does seem to be the summer of theatre at the moment. Open air is catching on in a big way, and, with their new instalment of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the youthful theatre company Base Tikes (in partnership with the MDCC theatre company) are in the vanguard.

Let’s face it, Hamlet is the play, and it’s always interesting to see a new theatre company getting a new take on the hallowed material. How we’re still coming up with stuff 500 years on beats me, but Base Tikes seem to be the group to do it. Their website abounds with phrases like phrases like ‘blow your mind’ and ‘modern’. Previously billed as Shakespeare for the iPhone generation, and the boyband and girlband of the bard, these pioneering players certainly look capable of rocking not just your socks, but your whole damn underwear drawer.

That said, new directions are always risky, and it’s not clear whether this group are going to deliver the ground-breaking performance promised or this is just another misguided attempt to make Willy Shakes down with the homebiscuits, but I guess the risk is half the fun. And if you can take it while working on the tan and sipping strawberries in the grounds of Pembrokeshire Castle, why not? Tickets: £7/£5 under-16s. Info: www. pembrokecastle.co.uk (JS)

SISTER ACT

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Until Sat 30 Aug The ‘divine comedy’ of Sister Act has made its way to Aberystwyth. The stage musical illustrates Deloris Van Cartier, a disco fanatic who is placed in a convent for her own protection after witnessing a murder by her on-again-off-again boyfriend and his gang. The struggling convent is run by a strict Mother Superior who takes an instant disliking to the louder than life Deloris. In order to save the convent Deloris turns the traditional choir into the most popular act in town, but with the success she is faced with the risk od revealing her disguise and sacrificing her safety. Will the gang, however, find a force to be reckoned with when they come up against the singing sisters?

The show is based on the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggi Smith, receiving two nominations for Golden Globes and a devout following as it has made its way to the stage, both on Broadway and on the West End. The show’s music feature hints of Motown, funk, soul, and disco promises to be a heavenly night.

So come join the sisterhood at their new sanctuary, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, who are delighted to be the first independent theatre to host the musical. The sinfully good show will be playing until the end of the month. Tickets: £10-£26. Info: 01970 623232 / www.aberystwythartscentre. co.uk (SH)

HOLST’S THE PLANETS

Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, Fri 29 Aug; Sherman Cymru, Cardiff, Sat 30 Aug; Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Sat 13 Sept; Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan, Sat 25 Oct; Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Sun 26 Oct; For most of us our belief in astrology goes as far as reading the morning horoscope and hoping it brings good luck (and ignoring it if it doesn’t). Well now the planets are aligning for Hummadruz’s latest UV spectacle bringing the astrological forces to life. The psychedelic group are doing a twist on Gustav Holst’s seven-movement orchestral suite, The Planets. The group will use their unique style of performance which includes UV lights, puppetry and acrobatics to animate the musical score.

Hummadruz, who have previously taken on pieces from the likes of Led Zeppelin and Eat Static, are bringing life to the classical suite based on the astrological forces of the planets above.

Holst’s pieces are based on the astrological forces of each plant, from Mars’ The Bringer Of War to Neptune’s The Mystic, and have been performed in a myriad of different forms across the world, staying popular since its conception in 1916. Make sure you make time to go see this incredible combination of classical and modern performance. Tickets: £6-£8. Info: www. facebook.com/thehummadruz (SH)

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PROSUMER Lamerica 16th Birthday Part 2 @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Sun 24 Aug

pic: MICHAEL MANN

The original purveyors of Bank Holiday Sunday naughtiness continue to roll on, following part one of their 16th birthday celebrations back in May with Paul Trouble Anderson. The lead name this time is Achim Brandenburg, who under his Prosumer guise is a valued member of Berlin’s AdK stable and works closely with labelmate Murat Tepeli.

“The big news for me and Murat is our baby, the new label Potion,” explains Achim. “We are starting with a fantastic release by Murat later this year. There will also be a Prosumer release on it. Plus we are starting to play live again, something we are very excited about. For the rest of the AdK crew, we have new artists joining the family. We are very happy that House Of Traps, the man behind the Firecracker and Unthank labels is now on our side.”

Mixing with such fellow talent does his creativity no harm, and he plans to bring that vibe to Lamerica’s house room this evening.

“I have a couple of days off before, so I will be relaxed and have spent time with my records,” says Achim. “Think of someone who loves his music, has the urge to share it with people and is very happy about being able to do that. I’ve always had a good time in Cardiff and I’m sure it is going to be another one. I have to admit that so far I have only been to Cardiff a couple of times, the first time just after Christmas in 2010. Wales is high on my travel list, after having moved to the UK I want to see and explore more of the country. Everyone keeps telling me that I will love it. I did get to experience Gottwood in North Wales in June. There are some wild things roaming those woods! Arriving for only the Sunday afternoon was definitely too late to get the full experience. It was a beautiful venue and the people there were up for a good time.”

Others on the bill include Groove Assassin, Craig Bartlett, The Organ Grinder and Craig Smith.

Tickets: £15/£13.50. Info: 029 2023 2199 RYAN HEEGER

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UNCLE DUGS & BILLY DANIEL BUNTER

Catapult Presents @ Koko Gorilaz, Fri 22 Aug For reasons that have been lost to the mists of time, we neglected to preview this ravemungous duo’s last appearance in south Wales, circa June 2013. Catapult promoted that, likewise the debut Cardiff date for Simon ‘Uncle Dugs’ Duggins [pictured], around Christmas 2012. Which Buzz also didn’t preview. Making up for lost time, then, understand that as a DJ tag team, Dugs and Billy Bunter – Daniel Light when he’s off duty – are about as good as it gets if you want to go back to the old skool of jungle, hardcore, rave and probably some other seismic 90s dance developments too.

By the time Dugs got started DJing, in the mid-90s, Billy was already tearing up the UK’s biggest raves. As hardcore spawned not only jungle but also happy hardcore, Billy took the latter path, becoming a big cheese on the hard dance scene. Dugs, meanwhile, moved in speed garage and grime circles, and spent six years corunning pirate station Rinse FM. When it achieved legal status in 2011, he was given a show on it, and gained a stellar rep as its jungle specialist; his 2012 mix CD on Rinse’s label is about as good as these nostalgia seshes get. Latterly, Billy’s returned to his junglist roots and teamed up with Dugs for a series of Thames boat parties, the fabled mayhem of which will be replicated best as possible here.

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RØDHÅD

Mood @ Undertone, Cardiff Sat 16 Aug “I want to get people forgetting their outside reality. They should not think about what’s going on in the past or in the future, they should live in the music during my set, riding the waves of Rødhåd.” Profound words from the Berlin-based DJ and producer known for pushing the boundaries of genre and expectations. His involvement as founder and core member of the Dystopian label means there are opportunities for quality collaborations and peer support.

“Our dear friend Alex.Do who started producing just two years ago is coming up with his solo EP as DYSTOPIAN 008,” he explains. “Then in September our guy Distant Echoes will follow with DYSTOPIAN 009. As for myself, I’m busy in the studio finishing remixes and producing new weapons of dystopian dancefloor destruction.”

This will be his first visit to Wales, but we are on his radar as somewhere with a reputation for discerning sounds. “Three years ago I didn’t even know that Cardiff had a strong techno scene,” says Rødhåd, “and now here I am, looking forward to coming over. I’ve had some great gigs in the UK, especially London, but the Life Festival in Ireland was perfect, even when it rained the whole time. But I think that’s typical over there, right?” Solid support comes from Mood residents Murder, Mr.Ben and Tom Bateman. Tickets: £12.

Info: 029 2022 8883 (RH)

HELL’S BENT

The Moon Club, Cardiff Sat 16 Aug There are a number of quality Pride Cymru after-parties you could head to tonight.

However, there probably aren’t many that offer the sounds and vibe Hell’s Bent have become well known for over the last seven years. Newcomers to the party are in for a treat.

“We’d always wanted to host a gay club night that had a real party vibe to it and offered a range of music that was an alternative to typical gay nights,” explains promoter Emily Jones. “When we saw there was a demand, we knew we had to go ahead and start Hell’s Bent. We play a range of music starting way back to the 70s, up to today. As long as it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it, we’ll play it! On any given night you could hear Blondie, Foals, Elvis or Haim, and tons of stuff in between.”

This will be the third year that the crew have hosted a post-Pride/Mardi Gras shindig, but they aren’t looking to reap anything other than a good time for all.

“People come from far and wide for the day and we think it’s important to provide a choice of which nightclub to go to afterwards,” says Emily. “Mardi Gras night can be very expensive, with some clubs inflating their prices. We charge the same as always and guarantee a fun time.”

Admission: £5. Info: 029 2037 3022 (RH)

ADEYHAWKE

Electronic Hearts @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Thurs 14 Aug Making their debut on this page, the team behind Electronic Hearts bring kudos with their school night dedication, ensuring a music crowd rather than just those looking to get out of their noodle. They also promise “the world’s finest synthwave, outrun electro, new retro wave, dreamwave and vaporwave,” and do so in this instance with Animova, Mooginizer and headliner Ciaran Byrne, also known as Girlfriend Records regular Adeyhawke. The label pays homage to the 80s in many ways, with Ciaran involved on a few levels.

“Myself and Eric [Sferro – Girlfriend founder] are still pretty tight,” explains Ciaran. “We’ve been in contact regularly over the last few months but more so for the visual side of things. I did the cover art for his and Tommy 86’s recent single, Matters Of The Heart, and we’ve been discussing some new t-shirt designs. Gigs have been more plentiful of late too, so a lot of the time I’ll be working on sets in preparation. As far as new music goes, I’m always chipping away at something. I have a new one up on Soundcloud called 10th Impact that’s available for free download.

We have talked about a new release on Girlfriend so I won’t rule anything out.

I just need to set aside a few months to assemble a completely new body of songs.

I like to take my time with it.” Admission: £3. Info: 029 2023 2199 (RH)

MAS MAS

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River’s Edge, Cardigan Thurs 28 Aug Nestled away on the idyllic banks of the River Teifi amidst the untouched beauty of rural West Wales is River’s Edge: an exclusive creative space for Wales. It is part of the Fforest development which is a remote site of natural beauty that encourages interest in the great outdoors. Does this sound too good to be true? Well, this isn’t a holiday brochure…

This month, River’s Edge will be hosting a one-off day and night of live music with an impressive bill of Welsh talent featuring Cate Le Bon, Euros Childs, Sweet Baboo, R. Seiliog, H. Hawkline, Gwenno and Castro. Also headlining is revered Seattle musician Perfume Genius [pictured] who appeared on Le Bon’s latest recording Mug Museum last year and has just announced a new album, Too Bright, with an accompanying world tour. Joining these musicians to sustain the high spirits will be DJs Andy Votel, Pete Fowler, Paul Thompson and Cam O’r Tywyllwch.

So, you may have guessed that Cate Le Bon had a hand in setting up this unique gathering. If the lineup of her closest musical allies didn’t give it away then perhaps the quaint location in close proximity to her hometown of Penboyr did. In fact, the most obvious clue would be the song Mas Mas that she wrote for her second release, the Edrych Yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg EP, back in 2008 and her decision to designate that same name to the festival; a possible result of a desire to return to her roots.

Here are a few words from the organiser herself: “[I’m] thrilled to have such a wonderful throng of Welsh talent and Welsh music enthusiasts join me on the beautiful banks of the river Teifi and wildly excited to welcome the resplendent Perfume Genius into the thick of West Wales.”

As if this wasn’t already enough to entice you, Cate is bringing along some limited edition 7” presses of He’s Leaving with B-side Solitude; copies she will be making available only at Mas Mas and throughout her September UK tour. If there’s one place to be this month, this is it.

Tickets: £25. Info: 01239 623633 CHARLIE PIERCEY

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BAD RABBITS

Le Pub, Newport Wed 3 Sept If you were asked to think of Boston and the musicians it’s spawned, the first thought that would come to the mind of most would be iconic, generational bands like Aerosmith and the Pixies. But a new band is now emerging from the city. First appearing on the scene in September 2007, Boston-based quintet Bad Rabbits released their first album in 2013 titled American Love. Since performing as the backing band for legendary rapper Slick Rick from 20072010, the band have garnered a healthy reputation in their own right, and toured far and wide. Their sound has aspects of every genre from r’n’b to metal to funk, yet what could come off as overkill actually comes together like a charm.

With songs such as We Can Roll to express the vocal talents of lead singer, Fredua Boakye, audiences can see the individual talent of the band. Live performances are reputed to be showcases for Bad Rabbits’ lively personality and extensive crowd interaction. This year, the band has been touring across America and parts of Europe, a workaholic gig schedule building an ever-growing fan base across the globe. With support from artists such as Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy, this band appears to be moving towards legitimate success and will possibly go on to be the next best thing out of Boston. Admission: £13/£10 adv. Info: 01633 221477 (RW)

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WALL2WALL FESTIVAL

Various venues, Abergavenny Sat 30 + Sun 31 Aug Following the success of last year’s festival, Wall2Wall is back again for another good time, jazz-centric weekender.

Over the last weekend of August, the programme will include four shows at the town’s Borough Theatre which promises live jazz at its best in Abergavenny. Among the performers will be 1940s trio the Three Belles and the venerable British vocalist Jacqui Dankworth [pictured].

There will also be 24 live performances over three stroller venues: Abergavenny Castle, the W2W stage and the Kings Arms. Highlights from this contingent include the Arun Ghosh Quintet, London ensemble Moscow Drug Club and John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus. The event will also be kicking off with an exciting Youth In Jazz programme to be centred in Melville Theatre. Included in this will be workshops for young people who want to improve their improvisational skills or experience jazz.

Some of the performers for the weekend will also be putting on masterclasses for the Youth In Jazz programme, an exciting opportunity for the young people involved.

Throughout the town, there will be some 14 street gigs put on for the strolling audience. Hopefully the event will continue to flourish in years to come and will aid in maintaining, and highlighting, Wales’ vibrant jazz community. Tickets: £88 weekend/£48 day/£27.50 afternoon or evening stroller ticket (individual prices vary). Info: 01873 850805 (RW)

SALMONSFEST

Three Salmons Hotel, Usk Fri 22-Sun 24 Aug This month sees the return of Welsh boutique festival Salmonsfest. First organised in 2012 to create awareness and promote the beauty of this small town in Monmouthshire, the event is to take place in the grounds of its namesake, The Three Salmons Hotel; situated in the centre of Usk, Salmonsfest is set to attract around 1,000 people per day, with local shops and stalls displaying crafts and cuisine.

This year, Salmonsfest have expanded their operation considerably, booking some bigname headliners. Kicking off the weekend are British pop-rock favourites The Feeling [pictured]. Brothering the charts since the mid-00s, earlier this year the guys enjoyed a sell-out comeback tour of the UK. Saturday continues the trend of jaunty noughties piano-tinklers, with Scouting For Girls headlining. Following the release of their greatest hits album last year the London trio are sure to bust out She’s So Lovely, This Ain’t A Love Song and the proverbial new material. The Earth, featuring Super Furry Animals and Catatonia personnel, and valleys rockers 4th Street Traffic also play today.

The lineup comes to an explosive end with Welsh comedy-rap veterans Goldie Lookin Chain taking to the stage for what is sure to be a ribald set. Indeed, they may be ruder than 2 Rude, the perma-touring ska outfit who support. Tickets: £70 weekend/£30 per day/£10 kids weekend. Info: www. salmonsfest.co.uk (DC)

CULTURE / THE RASITES

The Globe, Cardiff Fri 22 Aug Assuming that the bony fingers of death and disease didn’t do their dirty work, most significant players in Jamaican reggae have enjoyed a long career. Makes sense, one supposes, in the context of the country’s culture (no pun intended): if you’ve established yourself in Jamaica’s music biz, you’ll want to hang on to that status, as what chance is there of something more fruitful landing in your lap? Culture, a trio who formed in Kingston in 1976, were never one of reggae’s massive sellers, but they do enjoy one of the genre’s most spotless critical reputations, and have kept up a fairly consistent release and tour schedule since Two Sevens Clash, their highly prized debut album of 1977.

Rhythmically sweet and accessible, yet dramatic in subject, Two Sevens Clash was produced by infamous studio man Joe Gibbs; its title referred to a prophecy of apocalypse, scheduled for 7/7/77.

This having failed to materialise, Culture became cult favourites with open-minded UK punks, and signed to Virgin in this country. Their 80s and 90s output featured multiple lineup changes; Joseph Hill, the one ever-present member, died in 2006, and was replaced by his son Kenyatta, who will feature alongside original member Albert Walker and Telford Nelson. This UK tour finds them joined by The Rasites, a south London quartet who’ve already played with most surving reggae giants. Tickets: £15.

Info: theglobevenue@gmail.com (NG)

reviews albums AMP LIVE ***

Headphone Concerto (Plug Research) The solo debut album from Amp Live (part of hip-hop duo Zion I, unofficial remixer of Radiohead and video game musician) is an uneasy affair. There are properly enjoyable pop songs here (Signs, Last Wall), but the album as a whole staggers under the weight of its own portentousness, while the production is not nearly as innovative as it likes to think it is. Concept albums, more often than not, are testaments to the artist’s vanity and desire to be taken seriously, and this is no exception. DG

CHARLIE SIMPSON **** Long Road Home (Nusic) From his pop-punk days in Busted, to the much heavier sounds of Fightstar, Charlie Simpson seems to have covered several bases in his relatively short career. This latest album showcases his indiefolk side, and is quite frankly, stunning. Though he may not have the same level of commercial success as his former bandmates, this album leaves you in no doubt as to who has the real talent. Definitely a contender for one of the top albums of 2014 so far. HL

COLD SPECKS *** Neuroplasticity (Mute) Canadian-born and living in London, Cold Specks is the pet project of Al Spx. A lot has been written of the influence of the American Deep South on her sound, but I can’t hear any of the pain and raw emotion. Underneath the minimal synth instrumentation and pretty guitars lie melancholy pop songs that wouldn’t sound too out of place being playlisted on Radio 1. There are some standout moments on tracks like Absisto, but it falls short elsewhere. GM

DZ DEATHRAYS **** Black Rat (Infectious) It’s a cliché to say a duo playing meaty, distorted rock tunes sound like they have far more members in the band, but it just happens to be true in this case. Talented frontman Shane Parsons delivers strong vocals

and uses his downtuned guitar to give an ambiguous bass/guitar sound. The drums are expressive and heavy hit when they need that extra power in a track, and the resulting sound is full and heady with a melodic core. EG

GWYLLT *** Aflonydd (Mwg) This, the second album from Welsh songwriter Gwyllt, traipses along nicely, with the songs roaming over a variety of different styles, albeit most frequently set to ‘earnest singersongwriter’. Nerth is a loping, glam-styled number, while Dorothea dips its toe into the milder parts of Neil Young’s catalogue. There’s little to dislike here, even if the songs sometimes err on the wrong side of safety. DG

HYDE & BEAST **** Keep Moving (Tail Feather) Dave Hyde and Neil Bassett, of The Futureheads and The Golden Virgins, follow a debut originally conceived as an impromptu jam with a further collection of 70s-tinged output. The hazy west coast rock of Blown Away frames the effervescent charm of Keep Moving. Wearing their influences on the sleeve, with Train To Nowhere the duo exhibit a sound not unlike Medicine Head, while the fuzzy guitar prowess of T. Rex inspires the main substance of this endearing second album. CP

JAMES YORKSTON **** The Cellardyke Recording And Wassailing Society (Domino) Yorkston’s eighth LP in 12 years is the first since long-term double bass pal Doogie plucked off this mortal coil, so it’s apt that he’s in contemplative mood here, especially on personal tribute Broken Wave. His whimsy is intact on Fellow Man (“You fell in love with that action man from the waist up”) and working with Hot Chip’s Alexis on knob-twiddling has reinvigorated his folk sound, with steel drums and drum machines on Guy Fawkes’ Signature and atmospheric depth to The Blues You Sang. CS

KEITH JAMES *** Time Let Me Play (self-released) Quite an unusual album to be reviewing, Keith James uses the poetry of Swansea-born Dylan Thomas to create his unique sound. James is clearly a talented musician and uses his talents to convey Thomas’ imagery in musical form and to evoke similar emotions as the poetry. While this relaxing and folksy style of music isn’t greatly to my taste, it’s worthy of investigation if you’re a a fan of Dylan Thomas or a literature buff in general. RW

LOST MIDAS **** Off The Course (Tru Thoughts) Don’t be fooled by the so-so song and album

titles, this debut from producer Lost Midas is a cruise around the neon streets of LA in Ryan’s Gosling’s satin jacket. Sunset Strut plugs Daft Punk’s electro into M83 widescreen Ultra HD, Pixy Dust, Route 74 and Archetype Forgotten are as gorgeous as any of Bent’s and Orbital’s serene highpoints, Tick Tock Tick is dubby electronica, while Love Undone is the soundtrack to robots making love come the first sunset of singularity. CS

MAYBESHEWILL **** Fair Youth (Superball) Acclaimed yet often overlooked, Leicester’s Maybeshewill have been toiling away for years, touring extensively and continually improving their sound. It’s easy to pigeonhole them as ‘Sigur Rós with electronics’, but that would be unfair. Fair Youth, their fourth LP, is the best the band have sounded yet, technically brilliant as it is life-affirming. To be simultaneously pummeled by the drums and bass, while being serenaded by strings and a brass section, is something to behold. IR

THE MUFFS *** Whoop Dee Doo (Cherry Red) Fun, catchy tunes on The Muffs’ new album, their first in 10 years apparently.

Uncomplicated song structures and melodies are led by cracked female vocals, giving a punky bite to what are essentially solid pop songs. Apart from the occasional chunky riff there isn’t a great deal of variation to be had in these 12 tracks, but you stick around because they’re upbeat and bouncy for the most part; good in small doses and great for summer party mixtapes. EG

RAVIOLI ME AWAY **** The Inevitable Album (Good Job) Quirky, tongue-in-cheek and likely pasta enthusiasts, Ravioli Me Away interlace agile energy with politically aware and avuncular social commentary. Cat Call sees the outfit at their strongest, opining on the diabolical existence of estate agents amongst other things.

Not without a keen sense of satire, Imagination overlays the empty mantras of ‘call me Dave’ Cameron with dystopian synth and spoken word in a discord of voices. This stands as a wryly acerbic and jaunty slice of new wave. CP

RUSTIE **** Green Language (Warp) Eat a kilo of sherbet and play GTA: Vice City on a TV with a busted contrast button. This is what Rustie’s second album feels like. It’s a sugar rush of squealing high-end synths, plunging bass and trap beats with a clear nod to video game

soundtracks. Lead track Raptor is the craziest thing on here, pure boss level music. Other highlights include Danny Brown being Danny Brown on Attak and Redinho doing his talk-box thing on Lost. An exhilarating listen. SE

SANKARA **** Guided By Degrees (self-released) I first played this in the car with my four-yearold son, and asked him what he thought. He said of opener In God We Trust that it sounded “old” and “loud” and then asked, “Can I have it?” I think that’s a pretty decent accolade for any classic rock/AOR band, and one deserving of Sankara who do the genre justice on their debut album. These are 10 solid tracks all underpinned with frontman Gareth’s world-class vocal delivery. RH

THE SIREN SISTERS ** Now & Then (self-released) “A vintage vocal trio from South Wales” wouldn’t be my first choice of listening, but I was prepared to give this self-released album from this local group a go. Comprising of a range of covers from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, it’s admittedly upbeat and infectious, and no doubt will appeal to many. I imagine this would be great performed live, but by listening to the songs on CD, it sadly felt like something was missing. HL

SOULS OF MISCHIEF **** There Is Only Now (Linear Labs) Five years after their last album, cult hip-hop act Souls Of Mischief return with their sixth LP. Featuring guest spots for Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg, and polished, soulful production from Adrian Younge, it’s not a radical departure from their laidback West Coast style, but innovation for its own sake is rarely worth it.

Standouts include the tight funk of Time Stopped, and the title track; there’s nothing that’s going to blow your mind here, but it’s worth a spin. DG

TENDER GAMES **** Tender Games (Suol) Although at risk of sounding like many others pushing this kind of radio-friendly dance, this is in fact a fresh-sounding and enjoyable collaboration between Marlon Hoffstadt and Berlin label Well Done! head honcho, HRRSN. Opening with the UK garage-influenced Your Perception, the debut also moves through moments of soulful (City Lights) and deep house (A Million Times). They also bring it down to ballad pace with In A Mess which features a vocal from HRRSN. RH

TRUS’ME **** Treat Me Right Remixed (Prime Numbers) In its original guise, the third album from

GAMES REVIEWS KIM KARDASHIAN: HOLLYWOOD ** Glu Do you ever spend your days dreaming of being like the well respected artiste known as Kim Kardashian? Me neither, but they made a game for it anyway. You play a Hollywood newbie climbing the ladder to fame. Surprisingly fun at first, insistence on in-app purchases brings it to a halt.

Also, the game will pester you when you’re not playing it, and having Kim Kardashian notifications flash up on your phone will lose you cool points. free, iOS + Android

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FISH OUT OF WATER! ***** Halfbrick Studios This game is a barrel full of fun, and plain and simply adorable.

On a basic level it’s a throwing game, where you need to skip fish across the water and try to get them to get the further distance possible. However it is the look of the game, which is sweetly cartoonish, and the fishy characters (there is a whale called Micro – my heart melted) that make this delightful to play. free, iOS + Android

CROCODILE SIMULATOR * Big Baja Apps Jumping on the back of the popular and funny Goat Simulator game, Crocodile Simulator promises something similar but with more teeth but the game (in which you crawl around a beach eating people and generally causing mayhem) is really disappointing. The controls are unresponsive and many of the objects aren’t easy to interact with. To top it all off, the ads are extremely annoying – not worth downloading. free, iOS + Android

Mancunian Trus’Me did deservedly well, receiving praise from game leaders including Maya Jane Coles and Guy Gerber. So well, in fact, that it has been released here with remixes from Skudge, Roman Flugel, Luke Hess and others. It’s a bombastic affair, ranging from the stomping (Defunct (Truss Mix) to groovy techhouse (Moonlight Kiss (Skudge Remix). An essential investment for DJs, fans of the original and newcomers to Trus’Me’s brand of soulful techno. RH

TRWBADOR **** Several Wolves (Owlet) The sequel to their debut album sees the duo further nurture their technological impulses, with heavier deployment of thumpy beats and palpitating electronics.

Folk influences are still felt and even shades of Brazil on Love And Folly but they seem to be heading increasingly towards dance music territory with tracks like Start Your Car, CO2 and Longing. This may broaden their audience and perhaps turn some off, but it’s now certainly harder to discredit their brave and anomalous fusion of sounds. CPI

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ALLUSONDRUGS *** Allusondrugs EP (Clue)

Northerners Allusondrugs create a noise that a lot of people will want to hear.

This new six-song EP wears the band’s many influences on its sleeve, but – importantly – avoids imitation. Try to imagine stoner rock, metal and grunge melted down and injected into your optic nerve and you won’t be far away. IR

ÁSGEIR *** Was There Nothing (One Little Indian) Dodging references to glaciers and that “ooo, the music sounds like frozen vistas” banality, this Icelandic troubadour has used his sensitive falsetto, wistful lyrics and comforting yet entirely poignant arrangement to great effect. The hushed allure of this track is only hampered for want of a more compelling climax. CPI

DANCERS **** What You Want I Can’t Get It All But What You Do I Do It All For You (self-released) These guys represent a collaborative affair with something of an international spread (London, Wales, Bristol, France). Their range of circumstances is well represented on this, their debut EP, with moments of prog (psychedelic opener We Took Our Time) through to scuzzy brilliance (Resigned) and straight-up indie (What You Want). RH

GHOSTS AS ALIBIS *** Where The Desert Meets The Mountain (selfreleased) Not hearing much of the promised death-rock or post-hardcore, the GAA sound is more straightforward, (perhaps straying into nu-metal revival territory on occasion), but it does rock hard and deliver some epic moments. Meaty riffage from the guitars, great melodies and singalong vocals make this a huge-sounding EP. EG

NICK MULVEY *** Fever To The Form (Fiction) Nick Mulvey has exploded onto mainstream radio with this new single. It’s easy to see why: there’s a certain warmth to his sound that is comforting and intimate. Breezy vocals float atop crisp guitars and a surprisingly sturdy low-end to produce an enveloping calm that’s hard to resist. IR

SUPERFOOD **** Right On Satellite (Infectious) Brummie quartet Superfood are currently working on their debut album and if this track is the standard, then I’m excited for the end result. Their Britpop sound is laced with charm and melody; one listen to this track and it’ll be humming around in your head for the day. DC

TREE OF WOLVES **** Half Light (self-released) Hailing from Carmarthen, Tree Of Wolves are a five-piece band who look set to make 2014 their year. Their new digital single lives up to the critcial accolades they’ve already picked up, combining dreamy vocals with an infectious drumbeat. A lovely little slice of summery pop. HL

demos CONRAD LOTT

soundcloud.com/conradlottartist There’ve been dudes like Cardiff-based teen Conrad Lott – baring their souls avec acoustic guitar, maybe under a tree in the park – since the year dot, but their covers repertoire used to be limited to other rock songs. If a kid rapped over a few lazily strummed chords, like Conrad does while covering Drake and Earl Sweatshirt, people would have been terrified and confused.

He does originals too, in a disagreeable ‘I have lived through a lifetime of soul-wrenching pain’ voice. Expect him to be voted urban music’s most influential artist of 2016. NG

CLEAR THE AUDITORIUM cleartheauditorium.bandcamp.com Among several tags Pontypridd’s Clear The Auditorium affix to their music, “shikaricore” – as in, Enter Shikari – stands out. Blessed relief to click on the tag and find out that CTA are the only band who use it. The influence of said Hertfordshire hitmakers on The Final Broadcast, their latest EP, is certainly apparent, but CTA lean more towards mook-y hardcore gang choruses and their synths are proggy rather than trance. Also, it’s a concept record about a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland, something I daresay we’ve all dreamed of. NG

FIZZWICK www.fizzwick.com A line which I read almost 20 years ago and has remained with me concerned the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who are a professed influence on Swansea duo Fizzwick. It called them music for people who think funk is a style of bass playing, and exposure to legions of dire gurning funk-rockers over the years has bore this out.

Comparatively, Fizzwick aren’t that bad: there’s only one stupid thumby bass solo (on Crash) and the singer’s faux-American accent isn’t the worst I’ve heard. Faint praise, thy name is this column. NG

THIS MONTH’S

DVD PICK

THE TRIALS OF CATE MCCALL 15 (Solo Media) Kate Beckinsale stars as a lawyer in turmoil who seeks redemption in her profession and re-acquaintance with her young daughter, taken away from her custody thanks to a drinking problem. If that sounds like the synopsis of an interesting legal thriller, unfortunately the film as a whole doesn’t quite live up to it. While trying hard to be suspenseful, it instead plods along to a fairly tedious and predictable conclusion. **RH

CALVARY 15 (Entertainment One) Brendon Gleeson rids himself of Mad Eye Moody in this emotional portrayal of a priest struggling with a confession of abuse and revenge.

This is a fantastic whodunnit – set in picturesque rural Ireland, it depicts an atmosphere cemented by language and place. With the added comedic element provided by Chris O’Dowd, it is a really great piece of cinema. ****RW

IN BLOOM

15 (Artificial Eye) Set in post-Soviet Georgia, this is a coming of age drama minus the high school dance routines. In Bloom is a gritty portrayal of a society torn apart by war where a gun is a token of affection and a marriage proposal looks more like a kidnapping. Sometimes it is brilliant but sometimes it is just a little too much. ***RW

THE RAID 2 18 (Entertainment One) Welsh director Gareth Evans serves up a knockout sequel to 2011’s romping Indonesian fist-fest. At two and a half hours the plot becomes a little messy, but there are still enough wince-inducing set pieces to keep you screaming at the screen until the no holds barred final showdown. ***TW

PULP: A FILM ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND SUPERMARKETS 12A (Soda Pictures) Director Florian Habich steers the film clear from falling into the endless pit of cliché documentary’s that focuses around an old band reuniting ‘to tie up loose ends’. By focusing around Sheffield, and the people who Jarvis Cooker so frequently drew inspiration from, the film touches on a sentimentality and how a small pop band effect an entire town. ****JM

HALF A YELLOW SUN 15 (Soda Pictures) Based on the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and with a talented cast, Half A Yellow Sun follows the relationship of academic Olanna and her boyfriend Odenigbo during the violent struggles of Nigeria’s independence in the 1960s. Visually beautiful and with some poignant moments the film is worth a watch, even if it does occasionally fall flat. ***HA

DIVERGENT 12 (Entertainment One) Based on the best-selling novel, Neil Burger brings this futuristic tale of post-apocalyptic survival to the screen. The problem with dystopian science fiction is that it always feels as if we’ve seen it before; there is nothing fresh or original here. Although entertaining in places, it contains long periods where the action is sparse and the pace slow. Even die-hard sci-fi fans may struggle through the 139-minute running time. **RH

VENUS IN FUR 15 (Artificial Eye) Roman Polanski takes on the adaptation of David Ives’ award-winning play about a director looking for his female lead. As director Thomas packs up to the leave the theatre, after a day of fruitless auditions, in comes the energetic and erratic Vanda – who soon seems a perfect fit. Witty and tense, this is a great film with a lot to say on sexual politics. ****HA

ENEMIES CLOSER

15 (Anchor Bay Entertainment) Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a preachy vegan drug lord in this notquite-bad-enough B-movie. He, and his team, are in the forests of the American border to retrieve a shipment of drugs. Also in the forest is park ranger Henry, who has been captured by traumatised Navy Seal Clay. The pair have to join forces, however, when Van Damme decides to hunt them down. **HA

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MUSIC NEWS EXTRA

MARTIN CARR by MARY WYCHERLEY

The Welsh Music Foundation, a development agency and source of music industry advice for people in Wales since its formation in 2000, closed its doors at the beginning of July. Funded by the Welsh government, attempts in recent months to secure a continuation of their £160,000 annual grant were unsuccessful.

While much of WMF’s work took place behind the scenes, many people involved in Welsh music credited them for their assistance over the years. They’ve also acted as cultural ambassadors of a kind, and played a major role in 2013’s Womex showcase/festival coming to Cardiff – plus, it might be noted, the reputed £3 million boost to the local economy

Swansea nightclub Escape, meanwhile, is still standing after 19 years in the game.

However, due to the general downturn in clubland revenue, it’s now only going to open for one-off events. Billed as a ‘superclub’ in its heyday, perhaps a little fancifully, Escape rode the trance wave in the late 90s and early 00s with success, and spawned outdoor festival Escape Into The Park. Its rollcall of guest DJs has thinned out in the last couple of

years, however. “Escape will open once a month for special branded events,” they promise, with Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila in town on Sun 25 Aug

A period without full-time employment has paid off creatively for Andy Falkous, vocalist of Future Of The Left, in the form of an extracurricular project called Christian Fitness. Visitors to christianfitness.bandcamp.com can get the lowdown on I Am Scared Of Everything That Isn’t Me, a self-released 12-track album; its gestation began in March when Falkous was made redundant, recording taking place at home and predominantly solo. Understandably, it’s more lo-fi and less accessible than FOTL, but still has enough punchy song structure and lyrical idiosyncracy to charm that group’s fanbase. It’s available to buy digitally now, with a CD version to come once enough cash has been ponied up to pay for it Martin Carr, once of 90s indie favourites The Boo Radleys and resident in Cardiff since early last decade, was also on the self-release wagon for his last album,

2009’s Ye Gods (And Little Fishes). Its overdue followup, however, comes courtesy of Germany’s Tapete Records. The Breaks, released in late September, is the singer’s strongest nod to 60s pop classicism for a long time – perhaps since Wake Up!, the Boos’ dalliance with the grown-up charts.

This relationship with pop-friendliness is alluded to in Mainstream, perhaps the album’s height of melodic charm; other subject matter includes Senseless Apprentice, a song about Katie Hopkins

The latest band to emerge from the vacuum of Super Furry Animals inactivity is Zefur Wolves, who were formed by SFA’s Cian Ciaran and feature his girlfriend Estelle Ios on vocals. They debuted in idiosyncratic fashion in July, performing live at Cardiff Bay’s Wales Millennium Centre behind a piece of interpretive dance, The Bomb In My Pacific. Oftend credited for SFA’s proverbial ‘dance element’, Zefur Wolves follow the lead of Cian’s two solo albums, in that there’s no recourse to electronics. However, it’s more wilfully rocking than those, with songs variously recalling the Pixies, the Velvet Underground and other indie staples

one to watch... no devotion

Bearing in mind that 80% of No Devotion have been put through the wringer in a highly visible manner, their first month in public has been smooth and unblemished. The quintet announced their name, full lineup and debut single on 1 July; three weeks later, they’d played their first (sold out, sweaty) gig in Cardiff Students Union coffee shop. In between, they conducted interviews and attempted the impossible balancing act: talking frankly about the circumstances of their livelihoods collapsing, pic: SIMON AYRE while pressing on with the promotional grind.

When Ian Watkins was sentenced last November for multiple child sex offences, it was suggested that Lostprophets’ remaining members Mike Lewis, Lee Gaze, Stuart Richardson and Jamie Oliver would be so toxified by association, they would never again work as musicians. A theory countered, though, by the goodwill sent their way: Lostprophets, as a band, had the proverbial haters almost from day one, but the non-incarcerated individuals have attracted far more sympathy than suspicion.

So it was that when Geoff Rickly, ex-vocalist of American band Thursday, spoke ambiguously in April of “working with” the four south Walians, he turned out to be describing No Devotion, whom he fronts. Their initial setlist features nine songs, two from their debut single. Stay leans on 80s sophisto-pop, with added Killers bombast and Pulp sequencers; B-side Eyeshadow is dramatic postpunk a la 80s U2, and expertly done if that’s yer bag. The chances of No Devotion replicating Lostprophets’ success are remote, but for now at least the band might consider that something of a poisoned chalice anyway. www.nodevotion.com

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one louder THE steady flow of court cases and news reports on celebrities, and the criminal sexual behaviour they got away with for so long, appears unlikely to be quelled for good any time soon. Topics of this nature are always going to be sensitive, so it’s worth remembering that any of us can be guilty of errors of judgement. Obviously, by ‘any of us’ I don’t mean the perpetrators in these cases; rather, people like you and I, who find ourselves taking in these stories from a cosy distance, and applying our own preconceptions to the facts as presented. Even when trying not to.

Granted, you may well be impeccably consistent in observing these matters. It was a different era, and a different culture too, and it was easy to forget about things like people’s age, and who can say for sure they wouldn’t have behaved the same way in the same position? No, none of that mealy-mouthed handwaving should wash. In that case, why are there Led Zeppelin albums reissued every five minutes, and why do people keep buying them?

If there is a canon of underage rock groupie stories, Zeppelin surely occupy the alpha position. Thanks mainly to the book Hammer Of The Gods, these tales are widely known.

Many of them are also revolting. They make Jimmy Page et al – especially Jimmy Page – sound like an unpleasant and disturbed human being who, were these events to be put to a jury, would more likely be excoriated by the media in the same terms as the 70s TV icons you know and don’t love.

It never did go to court, though, and Hammer... (likewise Mötley Crüe’s thematically similar The Dirt) is still broadly regarded as a rollocking good read. Also, Zep laid down some totally effin’ sick jams, dogg, whereas no-one ever slammed tequila at 2am in their own house soundtracked by an episode of Jim’ll Fix It. And that’s why the public are a bunch of inconsistent hypocrites.

Shortly after Ian Watkins was sentenced last November, Michael Hann wrote a thoughtful article in the Guardian about abhorrent behaviour, art and how legacies are skewed by cultural positions. That is to say, Lostprophets were of little interest to the critical cognoscenti, making it easier for their albums to be forgotten about. Meanwhile, Roman Polanski’s films are still blithely appraised, often without anyone caring to address the elephant in the room.

It would likely be a mistake to try and spend much time weighing up Watkins or Jimmy Savile’s crimes for comparison to others, considering both of them are regarded – more or less officially – to have been operating at extremes of depravity. And yet, I’d bet everything I own on their respective cases directly altering the way a few people in music or TV conductted themselves. Certainly, we’re not yet at the point where we require our celebrities to have private lives whiter than your boyfriend’s last.fm playlist, and ‘groupie culture’ is a mutant offspring of patriarchy which may take longer to eradicate than any of us will be alive, but incremental changes in attitudes are occurring.

A decade or so ago, I interviewed a drummer from a very famous rock band. Despite their multimillion sales, I was stumped for anything noteworthy to discuss about him, and asked a friend for ideas. He mentioned that a post on gossip website Groupiecentral had accused the drummer of sexual assault. I didn’t raise this during the interview, although my housemates kept shouting things alluding to it through the door while I was on the phone in the hallway, which was nice. The point being that, even bearing in mind that Groupiecentral was an online Wild West where anyone could say anything and frequently did, I’m not sure I’d be so dismissive now. Nor the general public.

NAT JOHNSON (Dempseys, Cardiff, Fri 1 Aug); BLOOD STEREO, USURPER and other noise/improv acts (Cardiff skatepark Spit & Sawdust. Sun 3); DOWN BY LAW (Newport Le Pub, Wed 6); PETROL GIRLS (Cardiff Red & Black Umbrella, Wed 6; Swansea Mozarts, Thurs 7); LLWYBR LLAETHOG (Carmarthen Parrot, Fri 8); MICHAEL CHAPMAN (The Garage, Swansea, Thurs 14); KARMA TO BURN and several others (The Moon Club, Sat 16); FLAMINGODS (Dempseys, Thurs 28) and ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, THEM SQUIRRELS and others goodies (Clwb Ifor Bach, Fri 29) all sit awkwardly at the end of this column. NOEL GARDNER

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

THE POET & THE PRIVATE EYE Rob Gittins (Y Lolfa)

The haunting image on the front cover sets the tone for this timely work of fiction as you truly feel that you are following in the footsteps of the famous poet. In the centenary year of Dylan Thomas’ birth, when every aspect of his life is being examined, this is an imaginative take on the last few weeks in New York before his untimely death.

Embarking on a trip to New York, subject Thomas (as he becomes known in this novel) is staying in the Big Apple, preparing to unveil what later became known as his masterpiece Under Milk Wood. Tasked with the unenviable challenge of shadowing said subject, we get a glimpse of the unconventional poet through the eyes of private investigator Jimmy. As Thomas staggers his way through the city, via various watering holes, leaving destruction in his wake the two main characters lives interlink in an unspoken way.

Author Rob Gittins is well acquainted with storytelling and the imaginative angle in this tale is highly engrossing and will entertain the most avid of fans – especially if you’ve already exhausted everything there is about subject Thomas.

As a reminder of the real events that form the basis to this novel, we are also rewarded throughout with snippets of Thomas’ flourishing poetic prose, adding strength to the story and successfully transporting the reader back in time to New York – and even Laugharne for a brief interlude during 1953. A compelling and well imagined depiction of a well-known turn of events. RHIANON HOLLEY Price £8.95. Info: www.ylolfa.com

THE BRECON JAZZ STORY IN PHOTOGRAPHS

AFTER BEFORE

Gena Davies (Crooked Window)

Jemma Wayne (Legend Press)

This collection of shots provides an opportunity to explore the history of this now 30-year-old festival. Jazz fans will surely be delighted to see the likes of Gerry Mulligan, Betty Carter and Van Morrison pictured in the town’s famous venues.

For me a real strength of the book was the inclusion of some shots of the crowds over the years. An audience dancing outside St Mary’s Church in 1984 is particularly nicely caught.

In places, the prints don’t appear as crisp as they might be, and the use of colour is inconsistent. The focus is clearly on representing as many of the artists people would like to see as possible, rather than producing a coherent photography book. This is, after all, more a book for jazz aficionados than photographers. HL Price: £15. Info: www.crookedwindow.co.uk

After Before is a novel of regret, secrets and untold trauma. Set in London during a dreary winter, the novel follows three very different women as they struggle to deal with their own personal crisis. Emily, a survivor of Rwandan genocide, is merely existing, not living, haunted by the horrors of her childhood. Vera is struggling to retain her new found Christian faith amidst the turmoil of her past whilst Lynn, her future mother-in-law, battles both cancer and her own sense of inadequacy and regret. When the women’s lives become entwined in the most unlikely of ways, they begin to unravel the reality of their pasts and inadvertently influence each other’s futures. The novel is skilfully written and Wayne’s depiction of the Rwandan genocide is truly haunting and will stay with you long after you have finished reading. The book is gripping, harrowing and enlightening in equal measures. ED Price: £15. Info: www.jennifereremeeva.com

CRIME CORNER Untouched America where God-fearing folks still believe that the devil walks by the crossroads at night – that’s the setting for The Weight Of Blood

by Laura McHugh (Hutchinson, H/B £14.99).

A young woman turns up in pieces, scarred and tattooed, floating in a river and this is the story of the investigation of her kidnap and murder. This one will come back and haunt you like a ghost.

The Atlanta police department was toxic for black people, women and gay people in the mid 70s.

So when two female cops decide to hunt down a serial shooter of homosexual police officers, Karin Slaughter’s Cop Town (Century, H/B £18.99) nothing is easy for them.

Joe R. Lansdale writes like an angel with the devil (him again) looking over his shoulder in Cold In July (Head Of Zeus, P/B £7.99). Hell comes to Texas when a citizen shoots a burglar, and his father seeks revenge, then both take on the Dixie mafia with the help of a crazed private detective.

Talking of DVDs, try to catch mini-series Amber, from Arrow Films. MARK TIMLIN BUZZ 42

THE GOOD INN Black Francis + Josh Frank, with drawings by Steve Appleby (SelfMadeHero) An illustrated novel based on a screenplay idea, The Good Inn is the result of the authors’ (including Pixies frontman Black Francis) quest to fill in the back-story of a 1907-set French film of the same name. It is partially written as a script, the narration of which is detailed and descriptive; even without the illustrations, it’s easy to picture this surreal story being brought to the screen.

In 1907 a French battleship was destroyed after a weapon it was carrying became unstable and exploded. 120 people die, one did not: Soldier Boy, our protagonist. After the tragedy he makes his way through the French countryside, where he falls in love with an innkeeper’s daughter and ends up in a strange new place where he’s the star of the world’s first porn film.

It does jump abruptly from scene to scene in parts, but this adds to the suspense – Soldier Boy is never quite sure what’s going on, and neither are we, since the line between real and imaginary is so blurred. The vivid, skilfully scribbled images are the perfect accompaniment and lift the story off the page. BT Price: £14.99. Info: www.selfmadehero.com

@mabjones Quite this month, lit wise, but still a fair few things to be getting on with as Hermit-poet Chris Torrance comes out to read at the Imperial in Merthyr, on Thurs 28, while on Sun 31 Scratch Platform in Dempseys, Cardiff, offers spots to any type of performer. If it’s too hot for you to do other than laze about this month, then join the lit at home. The Letter To An Unknown Soldier project it invites you to write to the famous statue situated at Paddington Station. This month’s feature poet is Attila The Stockbroker, with a moving war poem of his own, not to the statue, but to his father. I hope you like it.

A CENTENARY WAR POEM For Bill Baine, 1899-1968 ‘What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?

Only the monstrous anger of the guns.’

And so some lines to spike centenary prattle: These words a sole survivor soldier’s son’s.

My father Bill, born in Victorian England: The sixth of January, 1899.

His stock, loyal London. Proletarian doff-cap.

Aged seventeen, he went to join the line.

Not in a war to end all wars forever Just in a ghastly slaughter at the Somme – A pointless feud, a royal family squabble Fought by their proxy poor with gun and bomb.

My father saved. Pyrexia, unknown origin.

Front line battalion: he lay sick in bed.

His comrades formed their line, then came the whistle And then the news that every one was dead.

In later life a polished comic poet No words to us expressed that awful fear Although we knew such things were not forgotten.

He dreamed Sassoon: he wrote Belloc and Lear.

When I was ten he died, but I remember, Although just once, he’d hinted at the truth.

He put down Henry King and Jabberwocky And read me Owen’s Anthem For Doomed Youth.

‘What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?

Only the monstrous anger of the guns.’

And so some lines to spike Gove’s mindless prattle: These words a sole survivor soldier’s son’s.

Info: www.facebook.com/ attilathestockbroker

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sport EXTREME SAILING SERIES If high speed races on the water float your boat then count yourself lucky, as the Extreme Sailing Series returns to Cardiff Bay. James Ayles gets onboard with the race so far.

IN line with its burgeoning tradition of hosting grand sporting events, with everything from the Six Nations to Olympic football matches, Cardiff will once again host the fifth act of the increasingly popular Extreme Sailing Series.

Now in its eighth year, this adrenaline-fuelled award-winning inshore boat race returns as part of Cardiff Harbour Festival. The series itself boasts some of the highest profile sailors in history, including the Olympic gold medal winning Sir Ben Ainslie and former ISAF World Sailor Of The Year Anna Tunnicliffe.

The race covers eight venues in three different continents, allowing hundreds of thousands of fans across the world to witness this much-heralded, white-knuckle spectacle first hand.

This series has become a showcase for some of the world finest sailors, as the 14 teams boast numerous Olympians and World Cup champions.

At 40ft long, with 62ft masts, the Extreme 40 boats raced by each team will provide an astonishing sight as they tear through Cardiff Bay at speeds exceeding 25 miles an hour. Following on from the phenomenal success of British crews in both international and Olympic competitions over the past decade, the Extreme 40 Racing Series provides an incredible opportunity to witness such a fine balance of brutal

power and elegant finesse first-hand.

Currently Swiss outfit Alinghi top the leaderboard, having triumphed in three of the four races to date. However a victory on home waters for Sir Ben Ainslie’s British team, currently in sixth place, would see them close the gap on the leaders.

With last year’s event a highly popular draw for daytrippers and sailing buffs alike in Cardiff Bay, expect this year to bring significantly more fans to witness one of the most scintillating and engaging events in the modern sporting calendar.

Extreme Sailing Series, Cardiff Bay, Fri 22-Mon 25 Aug. Admission: free.

Info: www.cardiff-festival.com

PARALYMPIC SPORTS COME TO SWANSEA With the Paralympic Athletics European Championships coming to Wales for a week this month, James Sidwell has a closer look at how this event is shaping up both on and off the field.

IF everyone’s feeling a bit of a sporting void at the receding form of the World Cup and don’t fancy taking a trip all the way to Glasgow for the Common Wealth Games, you need look no further than our very own Swansea – which will be playing host to this year’s International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athletics European Championships. This is the first time ever the event has been held in Britain, and the place is going to be buzzing.

The London 2012 games brought Paralympic sports to the forefront of British athletics, and the IPC championships is set to be this year’s paralympic highlight. Around 560 athletes from 49 countries are expected to compete and there will be a large variety of events taking place: everything

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from jumping and javelin throwing to sprinting and shot puts.

On of those taking part is local boy Aled Davies. Hailing from Bridgend, and currently a student at Cardiff Metropolitan University, this incredibly talented young athlete took gold in both discus and shot put during last year’s IPC World Championships in Lyon, France, and is looking a strong contender for a title on his home turf.

The organisation of the whole event has a thoroughly heartfelt feel to it as well; the official song, performed by Mal Pope and composed by Andrew Griffiths, was inspired by inviting young people with disabilities from around Wales to tell their stories through poetry and artwork, which in turn provided the basis for the final composition. This competition, then, promises to exhibit Welsh culture and Welsh heart in the very best light.

It’s also an opportunity for Swansea University to show off its extensive state-of-the-art sports facilities, which will provide the venues for the various disciplines, both for training and competition.

It’s right by the seaside as well, which, weather

permitting, could really round out the experience!

If you want to, head on down and see some of the best athletes in the world slug it out in the background of a famous Welsh university. This is a sporting event that presents a great opportunity to celebrate diversity, nationality, and excellence.

IPC Athletics European Championships, Swansea University International Sports Village, Mon 18-Sat 23 Aug. Tickets: £3£7. Info: www.swansea2014.com

ENGLAND V INDIA AT SWALEC STADIUM

pic: ©HUW JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY

Sarah Hazelwood eyes up the England and India cricket teams, ahead of their clash in Cardiff.

IN a clash that promises to be the biggest game in Wales this summer, England and India go head to head, or bat to bat more accurately, yet again for the Royal London (note: it’s not actually in London) One Day International at Cardiff’s SWALEC Stadium.

The history of the two teams has been fairly turbulent in the last few years. India played three matches during the ICC Champions Trophy last year, taking home the title after beating Sri Lanka. In the same series they beat England by a nailbiting five runs. In 2011 a similar story unfolded: despite India’s batsmen posting over 300, England took an unexpected win due to batsman Jonny Bairstow.

Despite a former winning streak, and instrumental roles in a couple of the Ashes tournaments, Alastair Cook (the English captain for One Day and International games) has had an unlucky run

since India’s tour started in England. This match may even be his last chance to redeem England – and himself – by bringing home a win.

Victory won’t come easy, though, as England have found themselves up against some formidable opponents.

India have brought their best game to England’s shore, and captain of the national team Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won more games than he has lost since being appointed captain of the team in 2007 – making him the most successful Indian Test captain ever.

July saw India beat England on their patch to win their first away match in 16 tests, and their first win at Lord’s last month since 1986. They will be hoping to stay strong as they arrive in Cardiff. They have been winning their matches since they landed on British shores, proving themselves to be admirable opponents – both in these test series, and possibly for the Ashes next year.

England Vs India, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, Wed 27 Aug. Tickets: £55-£375. Info: 029 2041 9311 / www. glamorgancricket.com

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST If you thought that your local spin class was exhausting then you’re in for a surprise as the famously difficult Survival Run comes to the South Wales coast. Watson Thomas finds out what to expect from the Celtic version of this grueling challenge.

BANDAGES at the ready – one of the toughest endurance races on the planet is coming to Europe for the very first time this August, and it’s taking place in Bridgend.

You can forget the monkey bars, press ups and manufactured mud pits that have made Tough Mudder the ultra-marathon-of-choice for many a hardcore fitness buff of late. Survival Run: The Celts is a grueling 50k obstacle course race, starting at Kenfig National Nature Reserve and following the coast to Ogmore Castle, which will be directly inspired by the challenges faced by our Celtic forefathers.

Never before seen in Europe, the event has previously taken place in both Nicaragua and Texas, and while this year’s course is shrouded in secrecy (many challenges aren’t revealed until race day), previous races have involved running for

miles handcuffed, carrying live animals, dragging logs along beaches, scaling volcanoes, climbing coconut trees, building shelters and crossing rivers. In the par entrants have even been made to filter their own water and construct their own footwear and backpacks.

If that doesn’t sound all that challenging to you, just bear in mind that 35 people entered the first event in Nicaragua and only two actually reached the finish line.

Event organiser Barrie Williams explains how the event came to be taking place in Wales. “I met Josue (the guy behind the Fuego y Agua events) at an ultra marathon in Mexico’s Copper Canyon last year. I showed him pictures of how challenging it would be to race through Bridgend, over giant sand dunes and so on. He came over in April to see it for himself and, a few days later, we started organising

the next Survival Run!” He continues, “What makes the Survival Run so unique is that it is based around the history of the destination. We don’t build obstacles – we use what’s already there and recreate challenges that people would once have had to do to survive.”

The event has already attracted entrants from around the world, but there’s still time to apply. Be warned, there are no aid stations, no handicaps and no survival packs, and you MUST be physically able to run at least 50km, swim, climb, jump and carry heavy objects. This isn’t a race for the faint hearted.

Survival Run: The Celts, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Bridgend (starting point), Sat 23 Aug. Admission: free to spectators / $10 to take part. Info: www.fuegoyagua.org

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All you need to know about education in South Wales

No matter what stage of life you are at – whether you’re fresh out of school, thinking of a career change or just fancy doing something new – it’s never too late to learn. In our Education Guide we have a look at what the colleges, universities and education centres in South Wales have to offer.

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CARDIFF AND VALE COLLEGE

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Providing a comprehensive range of courses through a range of different locations, Cardiff And Vale College is a centre for both academic and vocational study. Courses are available for anyone from teenagers to adults looking to develop new skills, whilst e-courses are also available for those maintaining full-time jobs.

Example courses: Anything and everything from brickwork to art and design, hairdressing, professional cookery, accountancy, carpentry, plumbing and human physiology and health. Take a look at their website for a comprehensive list of courses.

Open days: Consult their website for the next available open days.

Contact: 03030 301010 / info@cavc.ac.uk www.cavc.ac.uk

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BRIDGEND COLLEGE Over five neighbouring campuses, Bridgend College offers an outstanding selection of vocational courses for over 1,000 teenage and mature students. An award-winning college with a raft of qualifying awards and a fantastic range of facilities, Bridgend College caters to both part-time and full-time students. The college’s various partnerships mean you can attain anything from a foundation degree to top-up degree, masters, postgraduate diploma or higher national diploma.

Example courses: Forensic science, engineering, business studies and management, performance studies, horticulture, construction and animal care Open days: Thurs 21 + Fri 22 Aug Contact: 01656 302302 / enquiries@bridgend. ac.uk / www.bridgend.ac.uk

COLEG GWENT Offering flexible practical courses throughout their Newport, Crosskeys, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale and Usk campuses, Coleg Gwent offer a broad range of courses for individuals looking to develop new skills or take on new challenges. From GCSEs through to higher education and mature students, Coleg Gwent’s courses are largely vocational and of a high quality.

Example courses: Computing and IT, catering and hospitality, applied science, health and social care, sport leisure and public services Open days: Consult their website for the next available open days.

Contact: 01495 333333 / info@coleggwent.ac.uk / www.coleggwent.ac.uk

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COLEG Y CYMOEDD Last year the forces of The College Ystrad Mynach and Colef Morgannwg came together to become Coleg y Cymoedd (meaning ‘college of the valleys’) – now it’s one of the largest further education providers in Wales.

Spread across Aberdare, Nantgarw, Rhondda Rhymney and Ystrad Mynach, the college is estimated to have over 20,000 learners and a range of training facilities including three restaurants and several salons.

Example courses: Engineering, creative industries, professional administration, work-based learning, adult learning and distance learning Open days: Thurs 28 Aug Contact: 01443 663202 / www.morgannwg.ac.uk

Although largely an independent girls’ school, at college level Howell’s includes boys aged between 16 and 18. Founded in 1860, Howell’s is a grand and imposing school with a strong record of pupil attainment. Its sixth form is highly commended and educational standards at Howell’s are considered to be first-class with a range of testing subjects offered to its students. These include government and politics, modern languages, classical civilisations and art and design.

Example courses: 21 AS and A levels to choose from.

Open days: Tue 30 Sept Contact: 029 2056 2019 / www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net

NEATH PORT TALBOT COLLEGE Providing education and training for students and adults alike, Neath Port Talbot College offers a wealth of courses over eight campuses in the Neath and Port Talbot area. Enjoy work-based learning, part-time or full-time education to suit you and make the most of the vocational courses on offer that will prepare you for a job without the cost of university.

Example courses: Welsh Baccalaureate, AS/A-levels, vocational construction, sport and public services, creative visual and performing arts, catering.

Open days: Consult their website for the next available open days.

Contact: 01639 648000 / www.nptc.ac.uk

THE COLLEGE MERTHYR TYDFIL As an offshoot of Glamorgan University, Merthyr Tydfil College offers great prospects for those looking to progress their studies through to University level. With the college’s first-rate facilities, students can be assured a fantastic learning environment and a broad range of subjects to study; both academic and vocational. Catering for 14-19 year olds, construction, business, law, hairdressing and performing arts can be studied alongside GCSE and A-level courses. A versatile college with plenty of ambition.

Example courses: Courses cater for 16+ with a range of further and higher education courses on offer alongside work-based learning.

Open days: Consult their website for the next available open days.

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MAKE IT IN MEDIA Have you ever thought about making films, working in TV or creating games? There are plenty of places to get to grips with the world of media;

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CARDIFF UNIVERSITY Founded in 1883, the University today combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research with its proud heritage of service and achievement. Today Cardiff University is home to more than 28,000 students and 6,000 staff in highly advanced, well-equipped buildings, forming an elegant part of the city’s striking civic centre. The University also has a longstanding commitment to lifelong learning and students and staff are drawn from around the world.

Courses available: Hundreds of undergraduate/ post-graduate courses available over a breadth of subject areas including science, law, medicine, music, history and languages Open days: Fri 12 Sept Contact: 029 2087 4000/ www.cardiff.ac.uk

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY Swansea University is a research-led university with a community spirit that thrives on exploration and discovery. Set in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the picturesque Gower Peninsula, the University’s location is captivating. The University is planning an ambitious campus expansion and development programme that will enable it to double in size and further enhance the student experience.

Courses available: The University offers a wide range of academic courses in a variety of subject areas including arts and humanities, medicine, sciences, engineering, law and business Open days: Sat 11 Oct and Sat 1 Nov Contact: 01792 295111 / www.swan.ac.uk

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA For music and drama aficionados, the Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama is unquestionably the place to be. With a fantastic reputation and long history of producing some of the finest talents of stage and screen, the RWCMD proudly stands on the edge of Bute Park with its award-winning redevelopment, beautiful auditoriums and stunning facilities for students and audiences alike.

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Open days: Consult their website for a full list of open day dates Contact: 029 2034 2854 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES Formed last year, from the merger of the University Of Glamorgan and the University Of Wales Newport, the University Of South Wales is versatile and ambitious university with a breadth of courses that’ll appeal to a broad a diverse range of students.

Though the university runs a variety of courses, those interested in pursuing a career in the media or the arts will be well catered for in the university’s beautiful ATRiuM building in Cardiff, which contains productions studios, design spaces, theatres, photography labs and an animation studio.

Courses available: Undergraduate, postgraduate, full and part-time study is offered in business, accounting, art and design, photography, fashion design and sports science Open days: Wed 17 Sept + Sat 25 Oct Contact: 03455 760101 / www.southwales.ac.uk

CYFLE Meaning opportunity in welsh, Cyfle offers a range of courses that covers everything from writing for the web and radio research, to learning how to be a location manager and producing an app. Cyfle have strong industry connections and have previously set up on-set apprenticeships with Da Vinci’s Demons.

Info: www.cyfle.co.uk VIBE Vibe is a great choice for getting hands-on experience in multi-media projects. Vibe is a creative voluntary organisation that hopes to engage young people with informal and inclusive training. They run projects where you can create your own short films, a programme for getting involved in contemporary dance and provide the opportunity for you write and record your own music.

Info: www.vibeworks.co.uk FfOTOGALLERY If you’re fascinated by photography and fancy a more casual course, then one of Wales’ best known photography galleries is on hand. Ffotogallery run dark room taster days, studio lighting courses and beginners lessons on how to get to grips with your camera as well. There is also the opportunity to learn outdoors on a Photographic Rambling day.

Info: www.ffotogallery.org

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CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Previously known as the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Cardiff Met is renowned for its high level of student satisfaction. This is a university with its eyes set on the prize of getting its graduates properly employed with courses that are career orientated and have been designed in conjunction with business and industry. Through work placement programmes, the promotion of student entrepreneurship and opportunities to study abroad Cardiff Met can boast that 95% of their graduates enter employment or further study within six months of graduation (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2012). It won’t be all work, though, as the university’s campuses are found just outside the busy and exciting city centre.

If you’re still looking to secure a place through Clearing, for September 2014 entry, then they also have a dedicated Clearing Advice Line with a team on hand to offer advice and guidance.

Courses available: Sport, education, contemporary media, art & design, health sciences, management and marketing.

Open Days: Each department will be hosting their own open days from Sat 27 Sept-Sat 15 Nov Contact: 029 2041 6070 / www.cardiffmet.ac.uk / 0300 330 0755 (clearing advice line).

Cardiff Metropolitan University

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY Ranked as the third best place to study in the world by The International Student Barometer, Aberystwyth’s Penglais campus boasts brilliant views over both the town and the seafront. A number of new buildings have been incorporated to include new arts and science developments, as well as the recently introduced Institute Of Biological, Environmental And Rural Sciences which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. A range of fitness suites are available on-site, including a sauna for some student downtime between your full or parttime choice of study.

Courses available: International politics, geography & earth sciences, film, biological environmental & rural sciences, European languages, history & Welsh history, mathematics, law, art.

Open Days: Sat 13 Sept + Sat 18 Oct Contact: 01970 623111 / www.aber.ac.uk

WORKING OUT WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

UNIVERSITY OF WALES TRINITY SAINT DAVID With three main campuses in Carmarthen, Lampeter and now Swansea, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) boasts first-class learning and teaching facilities that will help make your learning experience fulfilling and unique. Set in fantastic locations across South and West Wales, UWTSD has city, coastal and rural campuses to suit every lifestyle.

Courses available: The University offers a wide range of employment-focused courses in a variety of subject areas including art and design, business, computing, education, engineering, the humanities, performing arts and social sciences.

Open Days: Carmarthen: Sat 16 Aug, Fri 17+Sat 18 Oct. Lampeter: Sat 16 Aug, Sat 13 Sept, Sat 25 Oct. Swansea: Sat 16 Aug, Fri 12+ Sat 13 Sept.

Contact: 0300 500 5054 / www.uwtsd.ac.uk

OPEN UNIVERSITY

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Open University

Offering two types of study, the Open University allows undergraduate and postgraduate students the chance to fit studying around their own schedule. Either through Open Learning courses or supported learning with assignments, study groups and online conference calls, you have the option to learn when you want, where you want and how you want. With an excellent, internationally acclaimed research base behind each course, only the best information is at your fingertips to help with your chosen course.

Courses available: Arts and humanities, business management, computing, health & social care, mathematics Contact: 08453 006090 / www.open.ac.uk

When faced with so many options, it’s not always easy to work out what’s best for you. Even when you’ve completed three years at university, the next step can often be a daunting one.

Taking careers and education advice is a brilliant way to set yourself on the right path and discuss with a trained adviser when might be best for you; whether this be part-time education, higher education, vocational training, or one of the many practical apprentice schemes on offer across Wales.

GO Wales (www.gowales.co.uk) is a fantastic organisation geared toward both undergraduates and recent graduates living in Wales. Pairing students with businesses and all important trainee schemes and work placements, Go Wales provides advice and support in your search for employment and vital experience to give you that first step on the ladder to employment.

Offering careers advice for adults as well as students and school-leavers, Careers Wales (www.careerswales. com) is a fantastic resource for those looking to utilise their skills in the workplace. Careers Wales offer advice and ideas, as well as job and course information across Wales. A useful resource for teenagers and adults alike, use Careers Wales to find your perfect apprenticeship scheme, work placement or job.

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LIVE AT THE CORRAN: SISTER SLEDGE / THE REAL THING

The Corran Hotel, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Sat 30 Aug Tickets: £42.50/£275 VIP. Info: www.liveatthecorran.com Disco and soul icons Sister Sledge and The Real Thing are coming to the Welsh countryside. At the end of the month they will both be performing at The Corran, a luxurious resort in the picturesque valleys of Carmarthenshire.

This concert follows the rousing success of their last live event, where over 800 people enjoyed the jazzy stylings of Curtis Stigers. The venue’s size allows a more intimate location for such huge acts, and is surrounded by idyllic views of marshland and the sea.

Pennsylvania natives Sister Sledge, who everyone will recognise from their number one hit We Are Family, will top the bill at the Corran’s second live event. This will be their only gig in Wales on this tour, so if you are Sister Sledge fan, make sure not to miss it.

From slightly more nearby, The Real Thing will be sharing the stage with Sister Sledge. The Merseyside band took the UK charts by storm in the mid-70s, You To Me Are Everything reaching number one in 1976; hits including Can You Feel The Force and You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing followed. Remixes of You To Me... and others revived the band’s popularity in the 80s, and they remain a popular draw on the touring circuit.

When they grace the same stage as Sister Sledge on Sat 30, expect the night to be as unforgettable as the songs both groups have belted out down the years.

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art Abergavenny Museum

Castle Street, Abergavenny.

Mon-Sat 11am-1pm + 2-5pm, Sun 2-5pm. Free. 01873 854282.

Sites Of Inspiration: Tintern Abbey And Llanthony Priory Exhibition running concurrently in Chepstow Museum, this part of it showcases works devoted to Llanthony Priory and features art and artefacts from the national collections in London as well as Wales and major museums throughout the UK. (Until Sun 28 Sept)

Aberystwyth Arts Centre

University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre Robin Hanbury-Tenison One of the founders of Survival International, in the early years of his travels HanburyTenison was also an obsessive photographer of homelands as they were eroded by the modern world. Brazil, Burma, Borneo and Niger feature among the nations depicted in these shots from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

(Until Sat 30 Aug) The Box Season 16 Artists’ films by Mikey Please, Sara Brannan, Varathit Uthaisri, Tomas Mankowsky and Katerina Athanasopoulou. (Until Fri 12 Sept) I Like This Place And Could Willingly Waste My Time In It Exhibition bringing together artworks which reflect an aspect of Aberystwyth and its position as a rural seaside town.

Artists include: Andrew Baynes,

Chris Clunn, Robert Davies, Danny Markey, Jenny Mulcahy, Anna Noel, Jill O’Sullivan, Tim Skinner, Jenni Steele, Catrin Webster and Stephen West. (Until Sat 20 Sept) Screenprinting Work by past and present students of the Arts Centre Screenprinting class led by artist Becky Knight. Shown in the Cafe Gallery. (Until Sat 20 Sept) Heritage A public heritage project, including an interactive touch screen display and 3D printed models focussing on Wales’ standing stones. (From Mon 4 Aug until Fri 5 Sept)

Albany Gallery

74b Albany Road, Cardiff.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery. com Summer Exhibition A changing selection of work by a broad variety of gallery artists.

(Until Sat 6 Sept)

Andrew Lamont Gallery (Theatr Brycheiniog)

Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free.

01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk John Charles Cackett Showcase for some intimate works by an artist who is best known for his work in the architectural field. (Until Sun 31 Aug)

Arcadecardiff

Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www. arcadecardiff.co.uk John Abell Well-known printmaker presents large scale woodblock prints, plus the artist will be working on site in preparation for an Welsh

touring exhibition of his work.

(Until Sat 16 Aug) Hannah Biscombe Cardiff-based artist presents a series of intriguing black and white photograms.

(From Thurs 21 Aug until Sat 6 Sept)

Art Central

Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Admission free.

01446 709805.

ISEA Exchange Exhibition Featuring more than 70 artists across a wide variety of media, this is an exchange exhibition between the Welsh Group (Wales) and the International Society Of Experimental Artists (USA). It’s already toured in Florida and California before coming here. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

Attic Gallery

37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. TueFri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery. co.uk Summer Group Show Paintings, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics and original prints from over 50 artists, with new work being added continuously throughout six weeks. (Until Sat 13 Sept)

Barker Gallery / Torfaen Gallery

Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. MonSat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm.

Free Wed/Sun 2-5pm. 01495 752036.

Vernon Jones ‘Above And Below The Waves’ Exhibit of seascapes by a Welsh artist. As of July, this will be complemented by a collection of Blaschka Glass from the National Museum Of Wales.

(Until Sun 26 Oct)

BayArt

54 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Open Tues-Sat. 029 2065 0016 / bayart@tiscali.co.uk / www. bayart.org.uk Gordon Dalton ‘Quiet Riots’ Paintings from a Cardiff-based artist, depicting industrial landscapes via awkward imagery, polluted colours and scruffy surfaces. (Until Tue 5 Aug)

Butetown History & Arts Centre

4/5 Dock Chambers, Bute St, Cardiff Bay. Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 11am-4.30pm. Free. 029 2025 6757 / www.bhac.org Great Summer Exhibition 2014 Showcasing the work of visual artists in a variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and digital art. (Throughout August)

Cardiff Story

The Hayes, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Free. 029 2078 8334 / museum@cardiff.gov.uk Cardiff At Play Interactive exhibition suitable for all ages, exploring the history of leisure in the city. (Throughout August) Nathan Wyburn ‘Not That Kind Of Art’ Pop culture portraits. (Throughout August)

Chapter Gallery

Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 / www. chapter.org Kelly Best ‘Out Lines’ Art In The Bar exhibition featuring photographs of architectural structures, stripped back to basic shapes and forms.

(Until Sun 3 Aug) Christoph Dettmeier ‘Happy Birthday’ Multimedia exhibition, the first solo show in the UK

by Berlin-based Dettmeier, which features a selection of epic landscapesproduced in response to significant locations in Wales and reflecting on this year’s WWI centenary commemorations. (From Sat 26 July until Sun 21 Sept)

Chepstow Museum

Gwy House, Bridge Street, Chepstow. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm. Free.

01873 854282.

Sites Of Inspiration: Tintern Abbey And Llanthony Priory Exhibition running concurrently in Abergavenny Museum, this part of it showcases works devoted to Tintern Abbey and features art and artefacts from the national collections in London as well as Wales and major museums throughout the UK. (Until Sun 28 Sept)

Colony2014

JOURNEY: RESPONSE TO PLACE Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, until Wed 24 Sept Admission: free. Info: 01982 552555 / www.wyeside.co.uk Sculpture Cymru, a Welsh group/collective/whatever dedicated to the propagation of three-dimensional art, has in the region of 30 members at any given time, and always a few projects on the go. One of them is showing in four Welsh galleries over 2014, the Wyeside being the third to display it. Twelve sculptors took up the challenge of responding to the theme of ‘journey’, creating work which referenced specific places containing emotional resonance. The sculptures, once completed, were displayed at the sites in question, and in some cases left there semi-permanently. Other parts of the process, including drawings and text, will also feature in this exhibition. Notable contributors to Journey include Dilys Jackson, Alison Lochhead and Lyndon Mably; after showing here, it will travel to Art Central in Barry during October and November.

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Pantywylan Warehouse, Cambrian Quay, Cardigan.

Sat + Sun 1-7pm. Free. www. colonyprojects.co.uk Shore Leave An exhibition of artists chosen by Elysium Gallery, who now seem to be styling themselves as ‘elysiumgallery’, to take over this warehouse space as part of this programme of events.

(From Fri 15 until Sat 30 Aug)

Craft In The Bay

The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611.

Summer Show: Focus On Print Exhibition of contemporary craft and applied art, selected via open submission, in which each maker has incorporated a printmaking process of some kind to their design. (Until Sun 7 Sept) Susie Vaughan A new

body of work in felt by artist and guild member Vaughan, inspired by the array of birds that frequent her rural garden.

(Until Mon 22 Sept)

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum

Cyfarthfa Rd, Merthyr Tydfil.

Daily 10am-5.30pm. Free.

01685 723112.

100 Years Ago – Merthyr Tydfil And The Great War An exhibition about how Merthyr Tydfil was affected by WW1. Paintings, photos, objects, video footage, and more will all be used to tell the stories of Merthyr people on the battle front and the home front. (From Mon 4 Aug until Sun 28 Sept)

Denise Yapp Contemporary Art

Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth. Free. 01600 860950 / www.deniseyapp. com Summer Exhibition Paintings by several artists, including Michael Alford and Sophy Bristol. They’re all displayed on the website, including the prices you can buy them for, but I’m too busy to go through each one. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

Dylan Thomas Centre

Somerset Place, Swansea.

Daily 10am-4pm. Free. 01792 463980 / dylanthomas.lit@ swansea.gov.uk / www. dylanthomas.com Notebook Poems Four poetry notebooks and the ‘Red Prose Notebook’, written by Dylan Thomas between 1930 and 1934 and located in Swansea for the first time since their sale in the 1940s. (Throughout August)

Ffotogallery At Turner House

Plymouth Road, Penarth, nr Cardiff. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm.

Free. 029 2034 1667 / www. ffotogallery.org *Janire Najera ‘The Black Hole’ Exhibition of photographs of disused, some might say ‘vintage’ military equipment located in a store-cum-museum in New Mexico. This sounds so rad. (Until Sat 23 Aug) Gareth Phillips ‘Hiraeth Part I’ Exhibition showing the results of Phillips walking along the whole coast of Wales, which is apparently the only country where one can do this on an unbroken path. (Until Sat 23 Aug)

Fountain Fine Art

6-8 Morgan Arcade, Cardiff.

Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www.fountainfineart.com 20th Century Prints An exhibition of signed etchings, lithographs and screen prints from 10 pioneering artists that defined the British visual arts in the late 20th century, such as Sir Peter Blake, David Hockney, Elisabeth Frink and Henry Moore. (From Sat 2 until Sat 30 Aug)

Fountain Fine Art

Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart.com In My Craft Or Sullen Art An exhibition of work inspired by the poetry of Dylan Thomas, courtesy of the following: Andrew Douglas-Forbes, Mary Edwards, Tim Grant, Steven Allan Griffiths, Andrew Jones, Mike Jones, David Kilvington, Beth Marsden, Gillian Still, Alice Tennant, Gareth Thomas and Sallie Walkey. (Until Sat 9 Aug)

G39

Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff.

Saturdays 11am-5.30pm.

Free. 029 2047 3633 / post@ g39.org Cities Of Ash Curated by

Sam Perry, this exhibition features work by Colin Booth, Isabelle Hayeur, James Moore, Robin Tarbet, Emily Speed, Rob Voerman and Hannah Waldron, and combines, in G39’s words, “fantastical urban infrastructure, quasi-realism and psychogeographical reflection”. (Until Sat 13 Sept) Tom Crawford ‘If This Is Nowhere’ Twopart exhibition that seeks to investigate the problems, contradictions, politics and potential in contemporary urban development. (Until Sat 13 Sept)

Y Galeri

8 St Fagans Street, Caerphilly.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2086 1433 / www.ygaleri.co.uk Barry Lewis ‘Metalmorphosis’ The return of this local artist’s sculptural menagerie created from upcycled metal objects.

Additionally, the moat at Caerphilly Castle will have a big metal killer whale in it while this is on. (Until Sat 16 Aug) Tracey Baker & Wendy Henley Ceramicist Baker’s work focuses on the role of the horse during WWI, while Henley uses spectacles to act as carriers of meaning and memory, again relating to the Great War. (Until Sat 16 Aug)

Gallery/Ten

23 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Free. www.gallery-ten.co.uk Summer Mixed and changing show of new work from the gallery’s artists and designers, including Ivan Black, Seren Morgan Jones, Elfyn Lewis, Ruth McLees and more – plus, for the first time in this gallery, Iwan Bala. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

Gas Gallery

Park Avenue, Aberystwyth.

Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. Free.

01974 261279.

Ceredigion Art Trail Hub The Ceredigion Art Trail is a festival of Open Studios at various locations across the county. This gallery will be a kind of central point for the whole shebang, and will have work from local artists.

(Throughout August) Frannie Apper ‘The Numinous’ “I love organic shapes, and colours.

My work is a celebration as well as a mourning of the broken, deficient world we live in, “ says Frannie of these abstract canvasses.

(Throughout August)

The Gate

Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm.

Free. 029 2048 3344 / info@ thegate.org.uk Outset 2014 Student-themed exhibibition showcasing a scheme, Outset, which aims to provide a springboard to a successful career. Twenty artists will feature in total. (Until Fri 15 Aug) Andy Morris ‘The Little Big Art Exhibition’ UK pop artist who reimagines famous artworks from Lego.

(From Wed 20 Aug until Sat 13 Sept)

Grand Pavilion

The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion.co.uk Porthcawl Town Council: Photography Competition A chance to view the best entries from this year’s competition.

Further details can be found at www.promotingporthcawl.com.

(From Mon 4 Aug until Sun 14 Sept)

King Street Gallery

33 King Street, Carmarthen.

art Free. 01267 220121 / gallery@kingstreetgallery. co.uk Debbie Dunbar ‘Seeing The Light’ Paintings by a local artist which aim to capture how light affects the impact of the physical appearance of the subject matter, and also the feeling and narrative. (Until Thurs 14 Aug) Frankie Locke ‘Fluid Forms’ South Walesbased painter and ceramic artist whose work evokes memories of seascape and natural elements through the manipulation of melted forms and the process of firing. (From Fri 15 Aug until Thurs 4 sept

Kooywood Gallery

8 Museum Place, Cardiff. TueSat 10.30am-6pm. Free. 029 2023 5093 / www. kooywoodgallery.com Summer Exhibition Including a showcase of paintings by Ron Lowe and Geraldus John.

A secondary exhibition, New Blood, runs concurrently (I think) and features work by Di Metcalf, Jessica Greenway, Elaine Begley, Sophie Southgate and Jo Berry. (Until Sat 6 Sept)

Llancaiach Fawr Manor

Gelligaer Road, Nelson, Treharris, nr Caerphilly.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. £7.50/£6 kids. 01443 412248 / llancaiachfawr@caerphilly. gov.uk Annual Art Exhibition Over 20 local artists from Bargoed & District Art Society will exhibit original artwork for sale. (From Sun 24 Aug until Sat 6 Sept)

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran,

Free. rhodau@hotmail.co.uk / www.rhod.org.uk Made In Drefelin Presented

by Cardiff collective Made In Roath, this is a rural sitespecific exhibition which will feature mainly contemporary urban artists interacting with the landscape in new ways.

(From Sat 23 until Tue 26 Aug)

Mission Gallery

Gloucester Place, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free.

01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk Gemma Copp Work presented in ‘the [...] space’, musing on the power of the sea and how it keeps us alive as a geophysical body (From Mon 15 July until Sun 17 Aug) Jonathan Powell ‘When We Build Again’ Swansea University-educated painter whose work decpicts den-like structures and “flawed buildings of the future”. See Art. (From Tue 19 Aug until Sun 28 Sept) Freddy Griffiths Work presented in ‘the [...] space’, depicting the landscape near the Ballachulish ferry, which linked the villages of South Ballachulish in Argyll and North Ballachulish in Inverness-shire.

(From Tue 19 Aug until Sun 28 Sept)

MOMA Wales

Y Tabernacl, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 01654 703355 / info@momawales. org.uk Myself The gallery’s annual open competition, which attracts entries from around the world. Although there a panel of expert judges, the public can also vote. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

The return of Cardiff Bay’s Third Floor Gallery, dedicated to showcasing some of the finest documentary photographers from around the globe, is excellent news.

Until Sun 24 Aug they have Flock, Ken Grant’s depiction of trade at a Herefordshire livestock market.

Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Free. 01633 483321 / www. lgac.org.uk Fourteen Wales-based artists, 14 of them in fact, exhibit artwork that reflects their thoughts on the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. Including Iwan Bala, David Greenslade, Ruth Harries, John Selway and Laura Thomas.

(Until Sat 20 Sept)

M.A.D.E. Gallery

41 Lochaber St, Cardiff. Free.

029 2047 3373.

T-Shirt Open Artist-designed one-off t-shirt artworks. This exhibition will also feature screen-printing workshops, in conjunction with the Printhaus, on the weekend. (From Fri 8 until Fri 29 Aug)

Martin Tinney Gallery

18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / mtg@artwales. com Summer Show A changing exhibition by Wales’ leading artists past and present, with prices ranging from £100 to £40,000. (From Wed 6 until sat 30 Aug)

Melin Glonc

Drefelin, Carmarthenshire.

Peter Monaghan ‘Rusty Filling Stations’ Paintings, drawings and photographs (I think) of derelict petrol stations around Wales. I am kind of a sucker for this sort of thing.

(Until Sat 13 Sept) Wendy Murphy Murphy creates her pictures using often unrelated elements from the landscape, brought together by her artistic vision. She has also won the Tabernacle Art Competition twice. (Until Sat 13 Sept)

National Botanic Garden Of Wales

Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. Daily 10am-6pm. £8.50/£7 OAP/£4.50 kids/free under-5s.

01558 668768.

Emma Tuck ‘Sight|Unseen’ Pen-and-ink drawings focusing on native British trees and inspired by research undertaken at these very gardens. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

National History Museum

St Fagans, nr Cardiff. Daily 10am-5pm/ Free. 029 2057 3500 / www.nmgw.ac.uk Danny May Sculpted artworks reflecting some of the rural industry buildings around this site. An Arts Council Wales-

sponsored exhibition. (Until Fri 29 Aug)

National Museum & Gallery

Cathays Park, Cardiff. TueSun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.nmgw.ac.uk Wales Visitation: Poetry, Romanticism And Myth In Art Exhibition which takes inspiration from Allen Ginsberg’s poem Wales Visitation, which he wrote in 1967 after exploring the Welsh countryside while tripping balls. Featured artists include David Jones, Richard Long, Graham Sutherland and Clare Woods. (Until Sun 7 Sept) Richard Wilson (1714-1782) And The Transformation Of European Landscape Painting Loan exhibition which marks 300 years since the birth of a man considered Wales’ greatest artist by many, not least for introducing the notions of conveying mood and emotion to landscape painting.

(Until Sun 26 Oct) Efforts And Ideals: Prints Of The First World War All 66 works from the 1917 print portfolio “The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals”, commissioned by the Ministry of Information.

Augustus John and Frank Brangwyn are among the artists who contributed. (Until Wed 7 Jan) The Welsh And The War Portraits of people – soldiers, sailors, airmen, politicians and families – whose lives were transformed by the First World War. (Until Wed 7 Jan)

National Waterfront Museum

Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 638950.

Are We There Yet? – Family Holidays In A Caravan Relive holiday memories inspired by the 1950s caravan, built in Cardiff and used by the same family for 60 years, which is now located in this museum.

(Until Sun 28 Sept) Harmony – The Dylan Thomas International Glass Award Architectural and stained glass artists from across the world have created new works inspired by the word ‘harmony.’

From the selection of works shown in the Museum, a winner will be selected for the Dylan Thomas International Glass Award. (Until Sun 2 Nov)

New British Art

Cilyrynys, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthenshire. T11am6pm. Free. 01267 275449 / newbritishart@gmail.com An Excerpt From A Library Of Cast Objects Casts taken from items in the British Museum, a collection of plaster life casts of fruits, vegetables and fungi, a selection of votives and direct casts of animals, fish and birds. Artists: Andy Broadbent, Clara Collings, Georgia Colman, Alice Forward, Mark Halliday, Jim Racine, Louise Short, Becky Whitmore and Gareth Williams. (From Sat 2 until Sun 3 Aug)

Newport Museum & Art Gallery

John Frost Square, Newport.

Tue-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm. Free. 01633 656656 / museum@newport. gov.uk Worktown – The Drawings Of Falcon Hildred Since the late 1950s, Hildred’s mission has been to make a visual record of the buildings of a disappearing industrial culture.

This exhibition documents these efforts. and includes a

selection of his drawings of Newport, commissioned by Newport Museum and Art Gallery in 1988. (Until Sat 27 Sept) Drawing Newport Drawings inspired by the city from the collections of the museum. The exhibition also features a selection of historical photographs dating from the mid-1800s to the 1960s. (Until Sat 11 Oct)

Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-3pm. Free.

029 2087 7959 / www. norwegianchurchcardiff.com F22 Joint photography exhibition by Mike and Dave, who have shown their work here before a couple of times. (From Mon 4 until Sun 31 August)

Off The Wall

The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. TueFri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@ galleryoffthewall.com Summer Show Work by artists including Karen Hughes, Kathryn David and Sarah Brown. (Until September)

Oriel Cric

Beaufort Street, Crickhowell.

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-1.30pm. Free.

01873 811970 / gallery@ visitcrickhowell.co.uk Landscape And Imagination Mixed summer exhibition.

(Until Tue 23 Sept)

Oriel Davies

The Park, Newtown, Powys.

Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free.

01686 625041 / enquiries@ orieldavies.org Creating A Scene Touring exhibition from the National Centre For Craft & Design, featuring work by Edward Allington, Franko B, Ivor Beddoes, Giuseppe Belli, Julian Crouch, Richard Deacon, Hein Hecktroth, Christopher Hobbs, Howard Hodgkin, Derek Jarman, Philip Lee, Davy & Kristin McGuire, Bruce McLean, Louise Ann Wilson and Edwin Zwakman.

(Until Wed 27 Aug) Megan Wyatt ‘Painting In Another Dimension’ Focusing on the potential of contemporary painting, Chester-based artist, Megan Wyatt looks at the medium’s associated formal mechanisms, conventions and existence both historically and in contemporary practice. A TestBed exhibition. (Until Wed 27 Aug)

Oriel Joanna Field

Torch Theatre, St. Peter’s Road, Milford Haven. Free.

01646 695267 / www. torchtheatre.co.uk Jane Bevans ‘From Pencil To Paper’ Animal drawings, sketched at the farm near where she lives, in graphite pencil by a west Wales artist. (Until Sat 30 Aug) Nigel Bevans Digital photography from a fellow born and raised in Pembrokeshire.

Not sure if he’s related to Jane above. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

Oriel Lliw

Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe.

Free. 01792 863722 / www. npt.gov.uk/theatres Rhian Goodhand ‘Completing The Cycle’ An emerging local artist with a studio based near Pontardawe, who works in glass. This is her first solo exhibition since graduating in 2012 from Swansea Metropolitan University. (Until Fri 29 Aug)

Oriel Mwldan

Bath House Rd, Cardigan.

Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free.

01239 621200 / siobhan@ mwldan.co.uk Brendan S Burns ‘Pulse’ Acclaimed abstract painter whose work draws upon imagery rooted in the natural world.

(Until Sat 9 Aug) Amanda Jackson ‘To Build A Home’ Photographer presents her study of the people of Lammas Tir Y Gafel Eco Village, in north Pembrokeshire, and the surrounding community. (From Sat 16 Aug until Sat 4 Oct)

Oriel Myrddin

Church Lane, Carmarthen.

01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery.co.uk Paul Emmanuel ‘Farm Shop’ Exhibition which was previously housed in a Brecon Beacons agricultural building. and seeks to question the nature of art, likewise farming/agriculture/ rural existence. (Until Sat 20 Sept)

Oriel Q

The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm.

Free. 01834 869454 / www. orielqueenshallgallery.org.uk Martin Crampin Digital images, installation and photographs of stained glass from an artist whose area of interest is Welsh medieval visual culture. The 3D area will feature assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists. (Until Sat 6 Sept)

Oriel Y Bont

University Of South Wales, Pontypridd. Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5.30pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm. Free. 01443 480480 / www.gallery. southwales.ac.uk Imaging South Wales: 19102010 An exhibition of selected artworks from the university’s art museum collection which focuses on the visual culture of modern and contemporary South Wales. (Until Fri 26 Sept; closed on Mon 25 Aug)

Oriel Y Parc Gallery & Visitor Centre

The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 01437 720392 / info@orielyparc. co.uk Llareggub: Peter Blake Illustrates Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood Including portraits of each of the characters in the cast, watercolours of the dream sequences and collages and paintings of scenes and locations in the fictional village of Llareggub. We covered this when it was down in Cardiff I think. (Until Tue 23 Sept) Pembrokeshire Craftsmen’s Circle This month’s Artists In Residence. (Throughout August)

Penarth Pier Pavilion

The Esplanade, Penarth.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

029 2071 2100 / info@ penarthpavilion.co.uk Aneurin Morgan Thomas Retrospective exhibition of work by the first Director of the Arts Council of Wales, who died in 2009. Art, poetry and writing all feature here, dating from Welsh village life just after WWII to his 1970s and 80s output. (Until Wed 6 Aug) Becky Adams ‘The Curious World Of...’

Touring exhibition in which Adams uses stitch, vintage fabric and antique ephemera to tell a story and study the human condition. (From Sun 10 Aug until Wed 3 Sept)

Pure Art

No.6 Vanguard House, Nelson Quay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01646 694591 / gallery@artpure. co.uk Audrey Johns The master of the Pembrokeshire cottage also finds new arenas in this collection of new work.

(Throughout August)

The Riverfront

Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free. 01633 656757.

Rob Carlton Work in wood and ink inspired by graffiti, kids’ comics and Carlton’s own family. Pieces in this exhibition range in size from 20 inches to five feet. (From Mon 4 until Fri 22 Aug)

The Senedd

Pierhead Street, Cardiff Bay. Free. 0845 0105500 Steve Brinkworth ‘Hiraethau’ A series of paintings depicting “landscapes and cityscapes devoid of people but where we long for the return of departed generations of family and friends to live in a Cardiff which is both recognisable and unfamiliar.”

Will be shown in the West Wharf Gallery after this finishes. (Until Sat 9 Aug)

Silures Art Gallery

40 South Road, Porthcawl.

Sat + Sun 11am-4.30pm.

Free. 07870 354882 / www. siluresgallery.co.uk Fabulous Felt Work by nine local members of the International Feltmakers Association: Claire Cawte, Sarah Fisher, Pat Johnson, Rhoda Luzio, Mandy Nash, Ruth Packham, Maz Parkinson, Pearl Taylor, Bronwen Thomas.

(Throughout August)

St David’s Hall

The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-4pm. Free. 029 2087 8706 / www. stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Gareth Griffiths Semipermanent exhibition, currently located in the venue’s foyer but hopefully expanding to the fourth and fifth floors at a later date, depicting in-house photographer Griffiths’ shots of the wide range of artists who have performed at St David’s Hall.

St Donats Arts Centre

St Donats Castle, Vale Of Glamorgan. Free. 01446 779100 / www.stdonats.com Mabinogion An exhibition of local children’s work, in response to St Donats’ Mabinogion Gallery Competition capturing the magic of Welsh myths and legends. (From Mon 4 until Fri 29 Aug)

Swansea Grand Theatre

Singleton St, Swansea. MonSat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www. swanseagrand.co.uk John Fane ‘Life Of An Artist’ Inspired by the beauty of the Welsh landscape, John has painted atmospheric scenes in watercolour and acrylics. (Until Fri 15 Aug) Stitches Coven A collection of stitched artworks with a theme of architecture, from a group who exhibited here last year also. (Until Fri 15 Aug) The Ostreme and Grand Theatre Art Group Exhibition An exhibition of drawings and paintings inspired

by Dylan Thomas, Gower and other subjects, representing work by a group of artists led

by Zoe James-Williams. (From Wed 27 Aug until Sat 6 Sept)

Taliesin Arts Centre

Singleton Park, Swansea.

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clubs Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12pm-6pm and performance evenings 6pm-8.15pm. Free.

01792 295526 / www. taliesinartscentre.co.uk Summer Show Artistic responses to the poetry of Dylan Thomas courtesy of Michael Freeman, Annie Giles Hobbs, Daphne Hurn, Phillip Jacobs, Kathryn le Grice and Adrian Paul Metcalfe. (Until Sat 9 Aug) Itchy Fingers In an exploration of the life, loves, poetry and prose of Dylan Thomas, textiles artists have used print, appliqué and embroidery, working with recycled fabric, paint and wire. (From Fri 15 Aug until Sat 20 Sept)

Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids.

01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum.org.uk Royal Institute Of Painters In Watercolours An exhibition of over 60 water paintings by 35 members of the RI, including two works by Prince Charles.

Bet the pleb members of the group are really pleased he gets all the attention in spite of his meagre talents. (Until Sun 17 Aug) Aneurin Jones Contemporary paintings of Welsh rural life. (From Sat 23 Aug until Sun 5 Oct)

Third Floor Gallery

102 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Wed-Sun 1-7pm. Free. 029 2115 9151 / joni@ thirdfloorgallery.com Ken Grant ‘Flock’ Photographs documenting five years’ worth of activity in Herford’s livestock market, prior to its relocation in 2011. (Until Sun 24 Aug)

Velindre Hospital

Whitchurch, Cardiff. Open 24/7. Free. 029 2075 2251.

South Wales Art Society – Permanent Rolling Exhibition Members’ works are available to view in the corridors and restaurant of the hospital at any any given time. 20% of all sales go to the hospital.

Victoria Fearn Gallery

6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Free. 029 2052 0884.

Ten Years On An exhibition of paintings and contemporary applied art by British makers, to commemorate this gallery being open for a decade. (Until Sat 30 Aug)

Wales Millennium Centre

Bute Place, Cardiff Bay. Free.

029 2063 6464 / www.wmc. org.uk Shani Rhys James ‘Florilingua’ A one-piece installation, a large room with a hand-painted interior, which offers an immersive visual and audio experience; poems, written in response to James’ work, are played out within the room. (Until Mon 25 Aug)

Wendrich Art House

Temple Gallery, 1 Brickyard Cottages, Llanelli. 12-5pm.

Free. 01792 295526 / www. wendricharthouse.com Open Studio Artists Harry and Nicola Wendrich display work in their tranquil garden studio, including a display of Temple Crafts including meditation aids, incenses, astrological birth charts and calendars, and other gift items. (From Sat 2 until Sun 10 Aug)

West Wharf Gallery

Jacobs Market, Cardiff.

Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. westwharfgallery@gmail.

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com Steve Brinkworth ‘Hiraethau’ A series of paintings previously shown in Cardiff Bay’s Senedd (see the listing on the previous page).

(From Thurs 14 Aug until Sat 6 Sept)

The Winding House

Cross Street, New Tredegar, Caerphilly. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01443 822666 / windinghouse@ caerphilly.gov.uk Our Duty To Bear: The First World War And Caerphilly County Borough Exhibition exploring how WWI affected men, women and children in this area. It will explore the impact of the War on the local area through objects, images, film and sound. (From Sat 2 Aug until summer 2015)

Wyndcliffe Court Sculpture Gardens

Off Penterry Lane, St. Arvans, Chepstow. Wed, Sat + Sun 11am-6pm. Free (charity donations welcomed).

01291 621242 / www. wyndcliffecourt.co.uk Elegance And Form: Spring Over 200 sculptures, all of which are for sale, displayed in Grade II listed gardens. (Until Sun 15 Sept)

Wyeside Arts Centre

Castle Street, Builth Wells, Powys. Free. 01982 552555 / www.wyeside.co.uk Journey: Response To Place Twelve Sculpture Cymru members document and celebrate the work they created in response to the theme of ‘Journey’, making individual responses to specific places that hold resonance. (Until Wed 30 Sept)

clubs 10 Feet Tall

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / thisis10feettall@yahoo.co.uk Mondays Sabotage 8pm, free. Classic hip-hop every Monday courtesy of DJ Jaffa.

Mon 25 is a Breakin’ The Bay afterparty. Wednesdays Freshly Squeezed 7pm, free.

Pre-club kinda night featuring freshly picked new music and drinks deals.

411 Bar And Nightclub

3-6 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Open Thurs 9pm-3am, Fri + Sat 10pm-4am. 029 2066 7996.

Thursdays Passion 10pm, £4 adv. The best r’n’b around and various drinks deals. Fridays + Saturdays Gawjus 9pm-12am, free before 10.

Pre-club night offering drinks deals, sexy staff and stunning beats. Fridays Ace Of Spades 9pm-4am, £10/£5 before 12/ free before 10. Saturdays Sofunked Vodka Party 9pm-4am, £10/£5 before 12/free on guest list before 10. R’n’b, old skool, hip-hop, dancehall and funky house. It’s now called a Vodka Party because Finlandia sponsor it.

Banwen Rugby Club

Ty Maes Marchog, 1 Main Road, Neath. 01639 700176.

Sat 16 Delusion Is 5 Warmup Party 8pm-2am, £5.

Callan Christie, Jonny Griffiths, Ben Joseph and Wayne Hannigan are the trancetastic DJs warming you up for their big bash in early October, at

Swansea’s Patti Pavilion would you believe.

Bassment

Stow Hill, Newport. 01633 252252 / www. sixfeetunderclub.com Fri 22 Hard Alliance 8pm-5.45am, £12. With the following DJs: Cally & Juice (touring for the last time), Squad-E, Technikore, Frisky, Stu Grady, Denzo, MCP, MKN, Ray Raw, Narcotic Smugglers, Bass Brothers, Dzine, Aztek vs Little Jack, Blocaldini vs Lozzie, Leif & Boyle, Jonzzo Vs Butty, Analogic Boyz, Rich-E B, Patchy & Vandellio, Pascoe, And-E Man, Chant-E and a competition winner. And these MCs: Wotsee, Shocker, Jay P, Fugitive, Energy, Bazza, Dream-E, Ode, Duwkins, Tempah, Destroyer, Spud-E, and a competition winner.

Saturdays Weekend Jukebox 11pm, free before 12. All the hits from all the genres, they say.

Big Blue Sports Bar

Trinity Street, Cardiff. 029 2066 6566.

Saturdays Bang 9pm-4am, free. Indie, Alternative, mashups and party rockers with Hywel and DJ Loveless.

Blind Tiger

50 Cambrian Road, Newport.

01633 213161.

Saturdays House and electronic sounds, on the rooftop each week while the weather is nice at least.

Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am-3am, Fri + Sat 11am-4am, Sun until 4am. 029 2031 0312 / www.buffalocardiff.com Fri 1 + 15 + 5 Sept Aperture 9pm-4am, £7/£5.

Drum’n’bass promoters have moved from Clwb Ifor Bach to Buffalo. Fri 1 is headlined by Nu:Tone, Fri 15 by Etherwood and Fri 5 Sept by Random Movement.

Saturdays Buffalo Block Party 8pm-4am, £4/free b4 11.

RichTea, James Size, Rackham and Stacy French offer hip-hop, house, garage, indie, alt-rock, disco etc. Sun 3 Cardiff Ice Hounds Ice Hockey Tournament After Party 9pm-4am, £5. In aid of Kidney Foundation Wales, attendees will be taking appropriate care of their own kidneys here, with High Contrast, Astroid Boys (DJ set), Comfort & Dell & Traxx, Beatbox Hobbit, Mikee Snooze, Shanti-Squire, DillyDally, RichTea, Cygnus and a special guest TBC providing the soundtrack.

The Bunker

60-61 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

029 2022 6802 / www. thebunkercardiff.com Sun 24 Journey 8pm-4am, £3/ free before 12. This is a launch party for something called the Island Of Trance, and promises both resident DJs and local legends.

Cardiff University Students Union

Park Place, Cardiff. All listings apply to term time only. 029 2078 1458 / studentsunion@cardiff.ac.uk Sat 2 Time Flies Legends Of House Ibiza Summer Party 10pm-4am, £18 adv/£15 early bird. Featuring three DJs guaranteed a space on house music’s Mount Rushmore – Seb Fontaine, Brandon Block and Alex P – plus Shane Morris, Footlong DJs and Jason King.

Charlie Brown’s / Baa Bar 114-116 St Mary Street,

Cardiff. 07772 216358.

Wednesdays 9pm-3.30am, £4.

Indie, pop and rock courtesy of resident DJs. Fridays + Saturdays 9pm-3.30am, £4.

Indie, rock and metal courtesy of resident DJs. Saturdays 9pm-3.30am, £4. Indie, rock and metal courtesy of resident DJs.

Club Oxygen

1 Northampton Lane, Swansea. 0844 8849171 / www.globaloxygen.co.uk Fridays 11pm-6am, from £5.

House and commercial music all night from Big Al, Nicky G, Kai, 3 Bird, Daniel Perry, Jordan Stiens, Jamie Bevan, Tom Chizzy and Luca Renaldi.

Saturdays Living For The Weekend 10pm-6am. House and commercial tunes from residents on rotation. Plus big name guests TBC.

Clwb Ifor Bach

Womanby St, Cardiff.

029 2023 2199 / www.clwb. net Thurs 14 Electronic Hearts 9.30pm, £3. See Clubs for more on what I think is Cardiff’s first night of synthwave – also incorporating the fully real genres of outrun electro, new retro wave, dreamwave and vaporwave. Adeyhawke, Aminova, Mooginizer and resident DJs are the names on the poster. Fridays (bottom) Xerox 10.30pm-3am, £4/£3 NUS. A “party jukebox” night.

With DJs, though, not an actual jukebox. Fri 15 Reign 10pm-4am, £6 adv. Drum’n’bass promoters, around Cardiff for a while but only recently in here, present Artificial Inteligence and Scar, plus local DJs. Saturdays 10pm-4am, £5/£4 NUS. Three floors of fun: The Vinyl Vendettas’ top floor resident indie shindig; Dirty Pop and Mr Potter’s proper disco.

The VVs have Iain out of Kids In Glass Houses as a guest DJ on Sat 16. *Sun 24 Lamerica 10pm-4am, £10/£5. Three rooms of quality house and no work tomorrow (apologies if you have work tomorrow). Main room: Prosumer, The Organ Grinder , Dave Little and Clare James. Retro Room: Groove Assassin, Craig Bartlett, Neil Young and Gareth Hopkins.

Boogie Bar: Craig Smith, Gavin Kendrick and Darran Stewart.

See Clubs.

Courtyard

48 Cambrian Road, Newport.

01633 213161.

Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Upfront dance anthems and “Urban Vibes”.

Fridays The Kickstart A selection of r’n’b and dancehall. Saturdays Mischief Beat-driven anthems is the ambiguous description for tonight’s music policy.

Sundays The Courtyard House Sessions Spanning styles from funky to deep, up on the roof terrace.

DC / Maddison

71-74 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

029 2039 9399 / www. maddisondc.com Fridays Smack. 10pm-3am, £5/£4 before 10.30. Hit student night, helmed by residents Lawrence Jones and Mozafari, returns in this new venue, with all the associated zany activities and modern floor-fillers that the clientele love. Saturdays 9pm-5am, £5. Dance anthems from various special guests and residents.

Delilahs

54-55 High Street, Newport.

01633 259144.

Saturdays (from Sat 9) + Sun 24 Chic 9pm-4am, £3-£5.

Hip-hop, dancehall, r’n’b, ‘urban’ etc. Twin B (Radio 1xtra) and Gracious K (Migrane Skank) play the launch party on Sat 9. Sun 24 is a Midsummer Carnival special. Sat 23 Kovert Music 9pm-4am, £3-£5. Arun Verone headlines this night of house and garage.

Dempseys

Castle Street, Cardiff. 029 2023 9253.

Thursdays (downstairs) Twisted By Design 9.30pm-2am, free. Weekly night along the lines of the Saturday lineups. Fridays (downstairs) Blah Blah Blah 10pm-3am, free. Gary Twisted offers up Motown, indie, rock’n’roll, reggae and “no cheesy pop”. Saturdays 9pm-3am, free. Rock’n’roll, funk, soul, party tunes yadda yadda, selected by Chizol (Sat 2, 9 + 23) and Chris PJ Martin (Sat 16 + 30). Sat 2 Twisted

By Design 9pm-2am, £3.50/£3 NUS. Monthly event with Gary playing the best in indie choons – Belle & Sebastian, Bowie, Cure, Dead Kennedys, summat like that. Sat 30 Fabulous 8pm-2am, £4. Mod, ska, reggae, indie, R&B, funk, boogaloo and northern soul, running here for the mods since the 90s. Sun 3, 17 + 31 Pop Up 4-7pm, free.

Relating to the fortnightly event all along Womanby Street, this will feature sets by Chris PJ Martin (Sun 3 + 17) and Ip Dip DJs (Sun 31).

Escape

Northampton Lane, Swansea. escapenightclub@live.co.uk / www.escdj.com Sun 24 Aly & Fila 10pm-6am, £10-£15. Extremely popular Egyptian trance duo, “as hot as the Sahara and standing every bit as tall as pyramids,” as their official biog has it.

Gareth Siddell, Rhys Thomas and Callan Christie, as reliable as World Cup non-qualification and devastating as the decline of the mining industry, are the local support.

Fuel

5 Womanby Street, Cardiff.

0845 6430032 / www. givemefuel.co.uk Thursdays FUBAR 10pm-2am. Rock, metal and alternative clubnight. Fridays + Saturdays Rock and metal anthems each weekend, plus special guests when such types are in town.

The Full Moon / The Moon Club

Womanby Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3022 / info@ thefullmooncardiff.com Thursdays Boom! Until 2.30am, free. Electroswing, ghetto funk, dub, reggae and party mashups. Fridays Womp 11pm-3am, £2/free before 12.

Electroswing, ghetto funk, mashups, reggae, dancehall, afrobeat and hip-hop over two rooms. Fri 29 Rave Against The Machine 10pm-3am, £3 adv. Two rooms of 90s nostalgia, one banging out the dance classics and one the rock anthems. Saturdays Five Dollar Shake Free. DJ Puddlefunk with bebop, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, reggae, ska and everything in between.

Sat 2 Back To Basskicks 11pm, £3. With special guests Madame Electrifie. Sat 16 Hells Bent 10pm, £5. PostPride Cymru party for Cardiff’s top alternative gay night, who we’ve bigged up in Clubs this month.

Glam

Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. 029 2022 9311 / info@ glamnightclub.co.uk

Mondays The Fest 10pm-3am, £3.50. Two floors of charts, dance and student anthems (room one) and r’n’b, hip-hop, urban and funky (room two).Wednesdays HUMP 10pm-3am, £3.50. This is billed as the most outrageous night ever to come to Cardiff, which they will achieve via drinking games and celeb DJ sets.

Thursdays Propaganda 9pm-3am, £3 adv. UK-wide indie night comes to Cardiff with special guests on some weeks. Residents: DJ Dan, The Postman, Andy Tokyo, Matt Nelmes and Joshcat. Thurs 14 is an A-level results party.

Fridays Antisocial 9pm-3am.

Level 1: r’n’b, hip-hop and mash-ups from DJ Sole and DJ Pro. Level 2: house, electro, dubstep and drum’n’bass from Ian Davies and DJ Rewire.

Saturdays Vanity 9pm-3am, £5. Two rooms of quality music, everyone catered for it is claimed. Sat 2 The Mayfair Sessions 9pm-3am. Featuring Max Denham – “He Specialises in Hip Hop And R&B , But also has a good knowledge of House music” – with MC Kie.

Gwdihw

6 Guildford Crescent, Cardiff.

029 2039 7933 / www. gwdihw.co.uk Fri 1 Sure Shot 9pm, £3.

Featuring a guest set from DJ Jaffa. Fri 8 Superchango Takeover 9pm, £4. This month, local funk dudes have a live set from Canute. Fri 15 Tuxedo Junction 9pm, £3. New electroswing night.

Fri 18 Signor Funk 9pm, £3. Funk, disco and soul. Sat 2 Blue Honey 9pm, £3. Now taking place on a Saturday, regular Gwdihw promoters can this month boast sets from Veto, Double Cee and James Morgan-Rees. This also has some sort of 90s theme. Sat 9 Fat City 9pm, £4. Soul, Latin, jazz, house, electro, funk and hip-hop, with a live set from the Contraband Breaks Ensemble. Sat 16 Bustin’ Loose 9pm, £4. Funk, hip-hop, disco, soul and Motown. Sat 23 Celebrating... Motown 9pm, £3. James Parker and Chris Conroy celebrate the great, the good and the underappreciated of this world-changing label.

Sat 30 Hully Gully 9pm, £3. Funk, hip-hop, disco and house. Sun 3 Before Diana Died 1990s Summer Fete 5pm, free. Music, food, fashion, games and puns, all from or inspired by the 90s. A minidisc v cassette DJ battle is among the unlikely treats in store.

Sun 17 In The Box 2pm, free.

Ratcatcher, Brawd and Jack Siddall offer an afternoon of house and suchlike, aiming to be a meatspace version of their Boxcast podcast. Sun 31 Get Pixelated! 5pm, £3. A festival of chipmusic and video game music, headlined by TDK – a big cheese in the scene, I gather – and also featuring sets from Alone, xCriticalStrikex, The Virus Empire, Infotoxin, Sky Pope, King Keytan, Whitely, J3wel and CFGK24.

Hobo’s

6-10 Queen Street, Bridgend. www.hobosmusicvenue.com Fridays + Saturdays Distorted 10pm-3am, free.

Rock, punk and metal night in the bar area where punters are encouraged to make requests.

Jacob’s Market

West Canal Wharf, Cardiff.

029 2039 0939.

Sat 9 Babylon Day Party 4-10pm, £6-£10. Featuring sets

by Nick Saunders, High For This, Josh Thomas & Andrew

clubs Watkins, Adam Carey and Luke Oakley. Plus food from Viva Brazil, face painting yadda yadda.

Koko Gorilaz

Salisbury Road, Cardiff. 029 2034 1767 / www.kokogorilaz. co.uk *Fri 22 Catapult Presents 9pm-3am, £8 adv. See Clubs for more on what should be a stellar night of old skool jungle and general early 90s rave mayhem, courtesy of Uncle Dugs, Billy Daniel Bunter, Stu Grady, Kooley, Walshy Selecta and Lubi J.

Kuku Club

Park Plaza Hotel, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. Members’ club.

029 2011 1177 / www. kukuclub.co.uk Fridays Kuku is available for private hire on Friday evenings.

Get in touch with them via the website if you want to take advantage of this. Saturdays 10pm-4am, £5/free members (10pm-1am); £10/£5 members (after 1am). With DJs as follows. Sat 2: Killer Tomato; Sat 9: Jimmy Love; Sat 16: Faux; Sat 23: Mikey Snooze and Sat 30: GRL/TLK.

Ladybird

10/11 Mill Lane, Cardiff.

07851 387683 / info@ ladybirdcardiff.com Mondays Paradiso Project 10pm-3am, £4/£3.50 guestlist.

Presented by Cirque Du Cardiff. Wednesdays Trace 10pm-3am, £3/£2. House and urban vibes from DJ Moses Midas. Fridays Therapy

in those particular stakes.

The Loft in Newport should be your destination on Sun 24 if you fancy some reggae jams, as Love N Harmony Soundz are hosting a night there featuring two other guest soundsystems.

9pm-3am, £4 adv. Student night boasting “cutting edge music washed down with a concoction of cheap drinks and inexcusable behaviour”. Saturdays Voodoo 8pm-3am. Ladybird: House from Chris Evans plus guest sax from Mr Saxobeat. Kapu: music from Yacht Club (DJ Jay Styles and Owen Shepherd on bongo brums). Sundays Sunday Project 7pm-3am, free with guestlist. Floor fillers and house classics from DJ Sarah Louise plus Yacht Club.

Lava Lounge

The Old Brewery Quarter, Caroline Street, Cardiff. 029 2038 2313.

Fridays Fever Fridays 9pm-3am. Cardiff’s only official 90s and 00s night. Dance to tunes from the last two decades with drinks prices to match.

Saturdays 9pm-3am. Our DJ spins your favourite party tunes from 70s disco to the most recent chart toppers. Sundays Industry Sundays 9pm-4am.

Folks in the bar, club and hotel industry can come here after work and party to the selections

of DJs Rhys Lewis and DJ George.

The Loft

7 Market Street, Newport.

01633 252611.

Sun 24 Love N Harmony Soundz Summer Jam 10pm, £7/£5 adv. Reggae bashment featuring the Ecko Vybz, Lava Rock and Love N Harmony soundsystems, plus guest appearances from Da Fuchaman and Aleighcia Scott.

Metros

Baker’s Row, Cardiff. 029 2039 9942 / www. metroscardiff.com Wednesdays Cheapskates 9pm-4am, £5. Hywel plays ‘alternative mayhem’ and old skool cheese. Fridays Subversion 9.30pm-3.30am, £3 with flyer before 10.30pm.

Drinks promos, no dress code. Rock, punk, metal and alternative beats. Saturdays Slacker 9.30pm-3.30am.

Wherein Hywel plays alternative and new music.

Meze Lounge

Market Street, Newport.

01633 213161.

Wednesdays, Fridays + Saturdays The biggest anthems at Newport’s alternative insitution. Well, one of them.

Minskys Show Bar

Cathedral Walk, St David’s Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023 3128.

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-1am. Dancing and cabaret with regular drag acts including Miss Kitty, Tina Sparkle, Miss Babs and Jolene Dover.

Mocka Lounge

COOL Seaz, Swansea, Fri 15 Aug Admission: free. Info: 07805 464476 / www. seaz.co.uk They say that ‘cool’ is a state you have to attain, and that you can’t just say you’re it, but here are a bunch of Swansea clubnight promoters who have ignored that diktat. Having hosted one of the smaller rooms in Escape from time to time, as well as nights at this Wind Street spot, tonight they’re celebrating their first birthday with a two-room, entirely free entry session.

Headlining the main room is Raptura [pictured], who you may know better as Cally of hardstyle DJ duo Cally & Juice. While C&J are playing their final sets ever about this time, including a couple of south Wales dates this month, Raptura is taking his sound in a brash, EDM-influenced direction. Robbie Jericho features among the other attractions, while room 2 is headlined by popular local lady DJ Frisky.

Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www.mockalounge.com Fridays Timeless DJ Dan Nicholas plays r’n’b, funk, disco and old skool. Just old skool.

Saturdays Decorum Soulful and upfront house, plus funk, disco etc, from Sinky and Styles.

Sundays VIP Chris Evans (My Playhouse) plays club classics, funky house and r’n’b.

Monkey Bar

13 Castle Street, Swansea.

01792 480822 / www. monkeycafe.co.uk Fri 1 Dreams Project 10pm-4am, £5/£3. Drum’n’bass upstairs from DJ Phyx, R1Xlive, Bad Habit and Slee. Downstairs has house and garage. I imagine Monkey do have other things taking place this month, but they’ve gone back to their default setting of not answering my emails about such matters.

Oceana

Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. 029 2023 3833 / cardiff@ oceanaclubs.com Mondays OMG! 9.30pm-3am, £3.50. Mayhem, games, cheap drinks, r’n’b, dance, indie, inner turmoil. Thurs 14 Bonkers A Level Results Blow Out 10pm-3am, £7/£5. Presented by some people with the gimleteyed name of Hashtag Cardiff.

Fridays Escape 9pm-3am, £5.50. Tunes, drinks offers, party. Saturdays The Sound Of Saturday 9pm-3am, £8.

Oceana’s premier weekend night out, just edging out Friday

Oceana

72 The Kingsway, Swansea.

0845 293 2872 / swansea@ oceanaclubs.com Tuesdays Love Social 10pm-3am, £7.50. Under-18s night. Fridays Threesome Fridays 10pm-3am, £2.70.

Chart, party, pop and r’n’b across three rooms Saturdays Oceana Rocks 10pm-3am, £4.50. House, electro and dance anthems in the main room, plus pop, chart, party and r’n’b in the other two.

Odyssey

Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 476476.

Fridays I Love Fridays 10pm-3am, £2 adv. Main room: r’n’b, chart and dance anthems from D-Tone. Solitaire Lounge: r’n’b, bashment, garage, funky house and more. Saturdays Rehab vs Kiss 10pm-3am, £3.50 adv. Main room: r’n’b, chart and dance anthems from DJ Richie. Solitaire Lounge: vocal funky house from Chris Brown.

The Parrot

32 King Street, Carmarthen.

01267 236012.

Sat 9 Northern Soul Night 8pm, £3. Scooter Paul, Vinyl Richie, Dave Rimmer and DJ Eugene are the spinners keeping the proverbial faith.

Popworld

Wind Street, Swansea. MonFri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat 3pm-3am. 01792 470676.

Mondays Rock’n’Roller 9pm-3am. Student night. Roll the dice and win a round of drinks. Tuesdays Popworld Idol 9pm-3am. Karaoke night.

Wednesdays Dirty Stop Out? 9pm, from £2. Most drinks are £1.50. Thursdays Poptails 8pm-3am. With 2-4-1 drinks all night. Fridays + Saturdays Popworld Party 8pm-3am, £2-£4 (Fri)/£3-£5 (Sat).

Pulse

3 Churchill Way, Cardiff. 029 2064 1010 / www. pulsecardiff.com. Gay venue.

Wednesdays Warped 10pm-4am. Join DJ Craig W on a journey through time with the best hits from the last two decades. Fridays Pulsetastic 10pm-5am, £4/£3. With live PAs once a month. Saturdays Pop Til You Drop 10pm-5am, £5/£4 b4 11. The very best chart remixes and classic hits all night long.

Revolution

Castle Street, Cardiff. Open from 11am. 029 2023 6689 / www.revolution-bars.co.uk Tuesdays Sync 9pm-3am.

Student night featuring hazers, lasers and drink deals.

Wednesdays Shotgun Rules 9pm-3am. Exclusive midweek student party. You don’t need NUS to get in though. Fridays Nouveau 9pm-3am. DJs, drinks offers, free area hire.

There’s also deep house and mashups from Sarah Louise and DJ Snooze, respectively.

Saturdays Saturday Mix Session Party in style with table bookings. Sun 24 Reminisce 9pm-3am, £4. “Two floors of music from our DJs playing the biggest music from the past and present day!!!”

Seaz

Wind Street, Swansea. 07805 464476 / www.seaz.co.uk Fri 15 Cool 8pm-2am, free.

First birthday bash across two rooms, for promoters who have DJed in Escape’s E-Lounge prior to this. Main room: Raptura, Robbie Jericho, Dale ‘Shocker’ Lee, David Jay, Greeno and Ben-Jamin & Ishie.

Room 2: hardstyle, hard dance

and psytrance from Frisky, Tranz-linquants, D Grove and DJ Nux.

Kanaloa Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.

Dilwyn Street, Swansea.

01792 468892 / bookings@ alternativeswansea.com Thursdays Sin Savers 10pm-3am, £3. Student night.

Fridays Monsters Of Rock & Metal / 131 10pm-3.30am, £4/£3 b4 11. Indie in room 1, metal in room 2. Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am. Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, dubstep etc, with special guests plus resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf and South.

Sat 2 + Sat 6 Sept Dead Of Night 10pm-3am, £3. Goth/ alternative club night. Sat 16 The Lighthouse Project 1st Birthday 10pm-4am, £7/£5 adv. Tom Francis, Neil Navarra, Nicky Cursio and Leon Singh give it some house welly.

Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. www.timefliesuk.com Sun 24 Time Flies 4th Birthday Boat Party 7.3010.30pm, £25 adv. The Footlong DJs, Jason King and Shane Morris will be regaling you with house thumpers, having filed onto a boat.

Sin City

Soda Lounge

St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www.sodalounge. co.uk Tuesdays Cartel £4/£3.50.

UK-wide student night. Mr. Mozafari will be playing vocal house and electro upstairs; DJ Wallace will supply r’n’b and chart in the Soda Lounge.

Wednesdays Boutique £4/£3.50. The one-two killer combo of “glamorous people” and “cheapest Wednesday night drinks”. Fridays Studio 9pm-4am. New night for students who like dancing.

Special guest DJs are abundant.

Lounge: r’n’b and hip-hop.

Club: house, tech, prog and dance. Attic: deep and nu-disco.

Saturdays Soiree 9pm-4am.

Three rooms including the Attic which is “the social playground for the high flyers and social elite, really the only place to be seen.” Imagine catching your reflection in the mirror just after writing that.

The Square

Wind Street, Ammanford.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am-11.30 pm, Fri + Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-11.30 pm. 01269 595792.

Sat 23 Ourstyle / Intolerance 9pm-2am, £2.

Tech-house, EDM, electro, hard trance and hardstyle for dead cheap, courtesy of Cally & Juice, Chuck-E, The Monitorz, MKN, Poston, Da44en and MC Stance.

Static Bar

63 The Kingsway, Swansea.

01792 467998 / info@ staticbars.co.uk Fri 8 + Fri 5 Sept Impact 9pm-4am, free. New monthly alternative night which has breasts on its promotional artwork. Women’s breasts.

Tiger Tiger

Friary House, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff. Open Mon-Fri 12pm-2am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-12.30am. 029 2039 1944 / www.tigertiger-cardiff. co.uk Every Day Lucky Voice Karaoke From £2.50 per session. The UK’s leading private karaoke experience each day of the week. Thurs 14 A-Level Results Party School Disco 10pm-3am, £4-£8. Personally, when I got my A-level results I wouldn’t have been that keen to go to a party where I dressed like I was forced to two years previously, but I’m sure ‘Climax Promotions’ know their audience better than I do. Fridays Office Party Chart toppers in the Tiger bar; dance, house and electro anthems in the club area; 70s and 80s party tunes in Groovy Wonderland. Saturdays

Time Floats

Undertone (basement of 10 Feet Tall)

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com Fri 1 Powercore 9pm-4am, £8/£5 early bird. Lozzie and Pieman, respectively a DJ and MC at this enduring hardcore night, are having their birthday bash here, with a big lineup to boot. Al Storm, DJC, Stu Grady, Blocaldini and Danii, Jekyll , Lozzie, Webbe, NoizeAnnoyz and Coregasm with MCs Reconize, Leggett, Mono, Turbo, Skyz, Pieman, Bazza, Goughy and Wingman. *Sat 9 City Bass 10pm-4am.

ASOK, a house and techno specialist with some 15 years of DJing under his belt, is this month’s CB headliner. *Sat 16 Mood 10pm-4am, £12 adv. Mood’s unbroken run of excellent bookings continues with German techno badman Rødhåd in the headline slot.

Dai Murder, Mr Ben and Tom Bateman add local colour. See Clubs.

The Vaults

The Old Natwest Bank, 113116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. 07977 131320 / cellardoorcardiff@hotmail. co.uk Sat 9 Cellar Door 10pm-5am, £12 adv. Undercover DJs spin underground house, techno and progressive across two rooms, with a chillout room showing cartoons also. This month the theme is the full moon, which will occur at some point in August. What are the chances.

Warehouse 54

Cambrian Rd, Newport.

01633 259144 / www.wh54. com Mon 25 Pill Carnival Afterparty Live sessions until the early hours. Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Matt Kirke mixes up club-influenced beats from reggae to rock, d’n’b to dancefloor-led house.

Thursdays The Social Chilled out worldwide sounds from soca to samba-influenced hip-hop and EDM. Special events and takeovers of the venue on selected dates.

Friday Warehouse54 Live!

A free festival-inspired mix of bass and live bands every week.

Saturdays The NPclubhop Soulful selections from the WH54 Soundsystem, alongside live guests and special events on selected dates. Sunday The Sunday Session DJs until late. Sun 24 Newport Bank Holiday Carnival Two floors of DJs and special guests.

Wow Bar

4 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

Gay venue. Free all day SunThurs; before 11pm Fri + Sat. 029 2066 6247 / www. wowbarcardiff.com Wednesdays Wish You Were Here Free. Student night with “inflight entertainment” from Lambrini Rampage and Mary Golds, plus music from DJ Krys.

Thursdays The Night With No Name Free. DJ Craig and Mary Golds offer “mad games and crazy entertainment.”

Fridays The Greatest Show In The City Free b4 11. With BUZZ 57

events WOW Showgirls Miss Kitty and Marcia, plus special guests every week. Saturdays The VKend Free b4 11. With DJs Craig and Krys. You can get cheap deals in VK. £6.50 for a fishbowl. £6 for a jug of WKD. Settle down now, kids.

Sundays The Cuckoo Club Free. DJ Krys plays the tunes until late.

events FRIDAY 1

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.

Blysh Festival Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2063 6464.

Various cabaret/performance arty events, which started in mid-to-late July and finish this weekend. Check the venue’s website for full times and prices info. Today features Railroad Bill (Glanfa Stage) and a Roller Disco (Spiegeltent). (Until Sun 3) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Find out how computers follow our instructions, how secrets can be stored or stolen, and how tiny bits of technology can transfer information. (Until Sun 31) Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info mcaluan@cardiffaikikai.co.uk.

Every Friday.

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Mochyn Du, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392 / www.cardiffivc.org.uk.

Meeting here on the first Friday of each month.

Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am. Info 01495 243252. Every Friday.

Clay Trolls Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321. One of a series of kids’ summer workshops, which run here until Fri 29.

Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.4511.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).

Info 01446 401209. Every Friday.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. This forms part of an ‘urban beach’, aka 150 tonnes of sand which has been put here until the end of August. There’s also a volleyball tournament here today, see the listing below.

(Until Fri 8) Farmers Market High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. Info 01685 725106. Quality produce from no more than 50 miles away, on the first Friday of each month.

Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@ hotmail.co.uk. Every Monday and Friday.

Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2.

Info 01497 821762. Monthly quiz night.

India Dance Wales Classes Highmead House, Lisvane, Cardiff. Info 029 2075 1158.

For Grade 2 to vocational level.

These classes are by special application only at various points in the month – not on specific days, hence listing them on the 1st. To apply write BUZZ 58

to admin@indiadancewales. com with previous dance experience and reason for wanting to join India Dance Wales.

I Spy... Nature National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3650. Family activities for children of all ages, including storytelling and crafts. (Until Fri 8) Nature In A New Light National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am + 1 + 3pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7951.

Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 400685. Every Friday.

NoFit State Circus: Aerial Conditioning Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £7/£5 per session or £35/£30 for six sessions over 10 weeks. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Every Friday.

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464. Tours of the centre running daily for one hour. Advance booking recommended.

Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.

10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Every Friday.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales. com. Every Tuesday and Friday. This one visits Big Pit Mining Museum of Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park (including BBNP visitors centre).

Spy School National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Discover secrets of espionage including making a fun disguise and fake documents. (Until Sun 3) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 31) Summer Dance The Riverfront, Newport. Info 01633 656757. Week-long dance courses for ages 9+ and 13+, presented by Ballet Cymru.

Go to their www.welshballet. co.uk, which will hopefully not be a holding page by the time you read this, for more info. On tomorrow also.

Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332. Every Friday. No experience or partner required.

Theatre Tours New Theatre, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £6/£4. Info 029 2087 8889. Look at what goes on behind the scenes at this venue, with tours throughout the day; there’s a Welsh language one at 4pm. On tomorrow also.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Opening Gala Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 8pm, £10/£6. Info 0845 4090300. Local youngsters take to the stage, performing songs from popular Welsh musicals. First event of this year’s Eisteddfod. (Until Sat 9) The Green Gathering Piercefield Park, Chepstow. £90/£50 kids/under-11s free (four days). Info www. greengathering.org.uk. Music, speakers, poetry and films with

an ethical, organic and holistic bent, over four days (having started on July 31). (Until Sun 3) Volleyball Tournament Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff.

1-2pm. Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies, every Friday.

SATURDAY 2

A Day With Lecsi Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Lecsi is one of interactive kids’ characters the Milipwts, who are here every Saturday this month (a different Milipwt each week) with various themed activities.

A War Without An Enemy: Living History Event National History Museum, St Fagans. Free. Info 029 2057 3500. A reenactment of a 17th century battle. On tomorrow also.

Blysh Festival Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2063 6464. Today features a Roller Disco in ‘family’ and ‘adult’ formats (Spiegeltent), The Wonderful World of Mr E, CARW (Glanfa), Hoop La La (outside the venue), The Tiny Travelling Tightwire Show (outside the venue), Yws Gwynedd (Glanfa) and The Blysh Busk Weekend in various locations around the Bay. (Until Sun 3) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Canyoning Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £75.

Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Condensed Histories: World War One Shows National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Using comedy, storytelling, juggling, magic and more, Greg Chapman’s Condensed Histories brings a unique take on history. On tomorrow also, and Sat 9/ Sun 10.

Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. Free. Info ariancrafts@ hotmail.co.uk.

Creepy Carmarthen – The Spooky Town Tour Guildhall, Carmarthen (meeting point).

7pm, £7.50/£5. Info 01267 231557. Carmarthen’s horrible histories illustrated with mindreading experiments. Also on Thurs 7, Sat 9, Thurs 21 and Sat 23 this month.

Cricket: Sri Lanka A v New Zealand A SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Until Fri 8) Face Painting / Balloon Modelling Queens Arcade, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info www.queensarcadecardiff.com.

Kids’ entertainment, also on Sat 9 and 23 this month.

Football: Pre-Season Friendly – Cardiff City v Wolfsburg Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 9.30am.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk.

How To Write A Winning Short Story Cardiff Central Library. 1pm. Info 029 2115 7202. A workshop exploring the discipline and the structural headaches of writing short fiction. First event of the Candy Jar Books Festival, a literary venture by local publisher

LLUEST HORSE AND PONY TRUST OPEN DAY Beili Bedw Farm, Llanddeusant, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Sun 10 Aug. Info: 01550 740661 / www.lluesthorseandponytrust.co.uk Join the horses (and the people) at the Lluest Horse And Pony Trust for an Open Day on Sunday 10 Aug. Feeling a bit down? Take the opportunity to have a cuddle with some of the rescued Shetland ponies. Don’t miss the demonstration by some of the other rescue ponies, and make sure to meet some of their sponsored ponies while you’re at it. There will be food stalls, face painting, and a tack sale, not to mention a Q&A session with the Welsh classical singer and actress Shân Cothi [pictured]. This equine-themed event is a great way to get your fix of hooves and manes this month while enjoying an eclectic programme of entertainment.

Candy Jar which runs in various venues until Sat 16.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609. A walk through woodlands, ruins and graveyards, every Wednesday and Saturday this month.

Meet The Maker National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Saly Pointer talks about her craft work.

Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 8) NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

10.30am-2pm, £5 per session.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Every Saturday.

10.30am-12pm: 8-11 years; 12-1pm: 5-7 years; 1-2pm: 12 years and up.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth.

10am-4pm, free. Info enquiries@pigstreetcrafts. co.uk. Selling original arts and crafts until the end of the year.

Also on Sat 30 this month.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039

7951. Take inspiration from WWI material to create your own propaganda-style poster. It doesn’t specify which side, in case you’re wondering. (Until Sun 17) Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Every Saturday.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Discover the fascinating world of geology and make a memento to take home. Every Saturday and Sunday this month.

Samuel Palmer The Drill Hall, Chepstow. 1.30-5.30pm, £10/£7.50. Info 01291 628552.

An afternoon of talks exploring the life and work of this esteemed 19th century British painter, courtesy of world experts who are all authors of works on Palmer.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Day tours from Cardiff, every Wednesday and Saturday. This one visits Caerleon, Caerwent, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Abbey

Mill Craft Centre and Raglan Castle.

Service Of Commemoration St Augustine’s Church, Penarth.

10.30am. Info triciagriffiths65@ yahoo.co.uk. Remembrance service to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI. Shabby Chic For Teens: Flip Flops National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1.30pm, £2.50. Info 01792 463980.

Workshop aimed at teens.

Spy School National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 3) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019 0036. Selling artisan foods, vintage clothing, antique furniture and bric-a-brac. Every Saturday.

Summer Craft Fair National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Info 01558 667149. The best in local, Welsh hand-crafted gifts. On tomorrow also.

Summer Dance The Riverfront, Newport. Info 01633 656757.

Talks At 2 Chapter Arts

events Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A chat about currently showing exhibitions here, with Richard Higlett and Samuel Hasler. Also on Sat 16 and Sat 30.

Theatre Tours New Theatre, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £6/£4. Info 029 2087 8889.

The Green Gathering Piercefield Park, Chepstow. £90/£50 kids/under-11s free (four days). Info www. greengathering.org.uk. (Until Sun 3) The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 11am. Info 0845 4090300. A wide range of activities, lectures, sessions, readings, live performances etc. Check out www.eisteddfod. org.uk for a full rundown, as it would take up about half the mag listing it all. (Until Sat 9) Unique Handmade Craft And Gift Fair The Old School, South Road, Sully, Penarth.

10.30am-2.30pm, free. Info uniquefairs@gmx.co.uk.

Vintage Fayre Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 221477. On the first Saturday of every month.

Wales Thai Festival Coopers Field, Cardiff. 10.30am-7pm, £3.50/£1 5-10-year-olds. Info 07808 894719. A cultural taste of Thailand including food, music, dancing, massage and, yes, a ladyboy show. Desy Thai are the people who have devised this programme, FYI. On tomorrow also.

Wallich Summer Fayre The Wallich Centre, Cathedral Road, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, £2 (suggested donation). Info dosomething@thewallich.net.

Gifts, art, crafts etc for sale, plus there’s food and drink and all manner of family activities.

All proceeds go to The Wallich, a Welsh homelessness charity.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

With Kalavathi Devi, every Saturday.

SUNDAY 3

A War Without An Enemy: Living History Event National History Museum, St Fagans. Free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50. Info 07837 937351. Every Sunday.

Ballet For Beginners Dance Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2-3.30pm, £6/£15 for three classes. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk. Every Sunday. Hosted by Stephanie of Burlesque Cardiff.

Blysh Festival Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2063 6464. Today features The Wonderful World Of Mr E, Inc.A (Glanfa), The Dukes Box (outside the venue), Jessop a’r Sgweiri (Glanfa) and The Blysh Busk Weekend.

(Finishes today) Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10). Info 01656 661338. Every Sunday.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.

Cardiff Theosophical Society 206 Newport Road, Cardiff. 3.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 6017. A varied programme of events including

talks, meditations, workshops and discussion groups, every Sunday.

Condensed Histories: World War One Shows National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Using comedy, storytelling, juggling, magic and more, Greg Chapman’s Condensed Histories brings a unique take on history. On tomorrow also, and Sat 9/ Sun 10.

Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran.

1-4pm. Info cwmbran_crafts@ hotmail.co.uk. Every first Sunday of the month.

Dry Stone Walling Course Venue TBC, Blaenavon. £65.

Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Until Fri 8) Friends Of The Dogs Summer Show Eastern Leisure Centre, Llanrumney, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info friendsofcdh@gmail.com.

Featuring a dog show and prizes for canines in one-off events such as Best Sausage Catcher, plus various other familythemed entertainment.

Hidden Gems Of The Blaenavon World Heritage Site Venue TBC, Blaenavon. £25. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

Every Sunday.

Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 8) NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Every Sunday.

Today: Level 2 Static Trapeze (£40/£30 for five weeks); Circus Mishmash (10am-12pm; £90/£70 for 10 weeks); Tightwire; Youth Aerial and Circus Fit (2-4pm, £9/£7).

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) *Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. On every Sunday, always worth a trip.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Spy School National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Finishes today) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Street Dance Competition Welsh Institute Of Sport, Cardiff. 9am-6pm. Info 029 2079 9199.

Summer Craft Fair National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Info 01558 667149.

Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. New weekly session featuring a mixture of competitive and co-operative games.

The 5th Annual Cardiff Plaza Skate Comp Cardiff Skate Plaza, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info www.citysurfshops.

co.uk. Featuring competitions for under-16s, over-16s and best trick, in a day of general merrymaking.

The Green Gathering Piercefield Park, Chepstow. £90/£50 kids/under-11s free (four days). Info www. greengathering.org.uk. (Finishes today) The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 9am. Info 0845 4090300. (Until Sat 9) Wales Thai Festival Coopers Field, Cardiff. 10.30am-7pm, £3.50/£1 5-10-year-olds. Info 07808 894719.

Womanby Street Pop-up Various venues, Womanby Street, Cardiff. 1-7pm, free. Info info@popupcardiff.com. Pop Up Cardiff’s fortnightly event where you can buy good food and vintage gear, and listen to live music in and around the street’s many venues. Also on Sun 17 and 31.

MONDAY 4

Artis Pak Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 10am-3pm, free.

Info 0800 0147111. Performance art workshops for kids aged 8-14, including creative dance, set design, costume design and digital media. (Until Fri 8) Bharata Natyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158. Every Monday.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Churchill’s Hotel Bar, Llandaff, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392. A friendly social group offering the chance to “liven up your social life and meet new friends” through a varied events programme including theatre, live music, walks, badminton, table tennis and pub nights.

Meeting here every Monday; more info at www.cardiffivc. org.uk.

Ceramic Birds Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Ceroc Dance Class Odyssey Nightclub, Swansea. 7.4510.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Every Monday.

Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252. Every Monday.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791. Every Monday to Thursday.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Led by Pauline Down every Monday, this choir is open to all and everything will be taught by ear.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Until Fri 8) Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail. co.uk.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Boxingbased high-intensity workout with a house soundtrack. First session free. In this gym every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Monday Night Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Hosted by

Jack Cooper.

Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 8) NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Every Monday.

Today features Youth Circus 5-7 years (5-6pm, £5 per session); Youth Circus 8-11 years (5-6.30pm, £5 per session); Level 2 Static Trapeze (6-7.30 + 7-8.30pm, £40/£30 for five weeks); Flying Trapeze, (6-8pm, £60/£50 for five weeks) Level 2 & 3 Aerial Hoop (6-10pm, £30-£45 for five weeks) and Handstands (7-8.30pm).

Northern Lingo Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

6.30-8pm: intermediate; 8.10-9.30pm: beginners. Every Monday.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 1-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. For ages 7-11 this week, attendees can devise their own theatre production. (Until Fri 8) Youth Theatre Week Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. £30 (six days). Info 01348 873421.

A week of workshops for young people, who will be working with a team of drama specialists led by Peter Richards from Fluellen. (Until Sat 9) Zumba Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5/£4.

Info 029 2087 7959. Every Monday.

Pontypridd’s doomedbut-not-yet-closed Muni Arts Centre has Artis Pak, a week of performance art workshops for kids aged 8-14, from Mon 4 until Fri 8.

Info 029 2039 7933. This is a night which seems to feature people playing bingo and speaking in Yorkshire dialect.

Pub Quiz The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Every Monday.

Salsa Classes Mischiefs, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Every Monday. Beginners for the first hour, then improvers/ intermediate.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Shakespeare Summer School Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30am-3.30pm, £90/£160 for two kids. Info 029 2030 4400. Omidaze Productions will be teaching kids aged 7-11 The Tempest.

(Until Fri 8) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100. Choir rehearsals every Monday.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Also on from Mon 11-Thurs 14 and Mon 18-Tue 26. (Until Thurs 7) Tai Chi: Moving 5 Elements Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 029 2020 6042. New daytime class, every Monday.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Every Monday.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7-9pm.

Info 07734 557767. Learn traditional Korean karate every Monday; beginners welcome.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 8.45am. Info 0845 4090300. (Until Sat 9) Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

TUESDAY 5

A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Every Tuesday.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown.

8-10pm. Info 07790 167560.

Archery St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

An introduction to the skills of archery in a fun and safe environment. On tomorrow also.

Artis Pak Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 10am-3pm, free.

Info 0800 0147111. (Until Fri 8) Art With Friends YMCA, Swansea. 11am-1.30pm, free.

Info 01792 516900. Three workshops examining the role of the artist during World War I using works from the Glynn Vivian collection. This one is hosted by Tom Goddard. (Until Thurs 7) Belly Dance Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £6. Info 07872 306745. Mixed ability class with Steph, every Tuesday.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Castle Adventure St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £8.50. Info 01446 779100. Kind of Sealed Knot for kids, and in a real castle; participants will train in battle methods and storm the castle at the end. Also on Thurs 7.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Until Fri 8) Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Fun Skittles Chepstow Conservative Club. 7.30pm, £2 inc food. Info 01291 624919.

Every Tuesday.

Gitananda Yoga St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd.

7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065. Every Tuesday.

Glam Dram St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7pm. Info 01446 799100.

Amateur theatre company for adults meets here every Tuesday.

Hedgehog Helper Morning Howey Hedgehog Rescue, Llandrindod Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Improvers Belly Dance

Methodist Church Hall, Conway Road, Cardiff. 6.50-8pm, £6/£30 for six weeks. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk. Every Tuesday. Hosted by Stephanie of Burlesque Cardiff.

India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158. From beginners to next level and for all ages and abilities, here every Tuesday.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

Every Tuesday. All instruments and ages welcome.

Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Learn African samba here every Tuesday.

Life Drawing Sketching Session 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model every Tuesday.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm. Info 01792 475147. Every Tuesday.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Family Workshops inspired by tradition and folklore. Every Tuesday to Friday this month. (Until Fri 8) Meet The Curator: Natural Sciences Gallery Talk National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 8) Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Take a closer look at the wildlife at St Fagans, every Tuesday and Wednesday this month.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Every Wednesday.

Today: Tumbling (6-7.30pm, £7/£5); Acroblance (7-8.30pm, £7/£5 or £30/£25 for 6 weeks); Level 3 Static Trapeze (6-8pm, £45/£35 for five weeks) and Level 1-2 Ropes And Silks (6-7.30pm, £40/£30 for five weeks).

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Every Tuesday.

Pilates And Stretch Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745. With Steph, every Tuesday. Bring your own mat please.

Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk. Every Tuesday.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Salsa Classes Bar 44, Cowbridge. 7.30-9.30pm, £4.50.

Info 07800 565651. Every Tuesday.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618. Every Tuesday. 7.15pm beginners; 8.15pm improvers; 9.15pm intermediates.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Shakespeare Summer School Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30am-3.30pm, £90/£160 for two kids. Info 029 BUZZ 59

events 2030 4400. (Until Fri 8) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Street Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5.

Info 029 2087 7959. With Tim Stevens, every Tuesday.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Thurs 7) Summer Racing Ffos Las Racecourse, Carmarthenshire.

12-6pm, £10 adv/free under18s. Info 01554 811092. Also on Tue 12.

Tai Chi Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm, £6. Info 01291 624919. Every Tuesday.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm. Info 029 2020 6042. New classes every Tuesday. 6.30-7.30: Tai Chi Health Qigong – Ba Duan Jin; 7.45-9: Rattan Bo Tai Chi Qigong (Chi Kung).

Tea & Cake Tuesdays Ffotogallery, Penarth.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2034 1667. A guide to current exhibitions here, on the first Tuesday of each exhibition.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 8.30am. Info 0845 4090300. (Until Sat 9) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7.309pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Every Tuesday, with Kalavathi Devi.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791. Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk . Mixed level class, on every Tuesday.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 1-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757.

(Until Fri 8) Youth Theatre Week Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. £30 (six days). Info 01348 873421.

(Until Sat 9) Zebra Masks Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344. Led by Irene Davies, every Tuesday, as are...

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

WEDNESDAY 6

Archery St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2pm, £8.50.

Info 01446 779100.

Artis Pak Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 10am-3pm, free.

Info 0800 0147111. (Until Fri 8) Art With Friends YMCA, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Hosted by Dan McCabe. (Until Thurs 7) A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252. Every Wednesday.

Beginners’ Belly Dance Market House Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

6.30-7.30pm, £5. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Every Wednesday. Hosted by Stephanie of Burlesque Cardiff.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Ceroc Dance Class Dinas Powys Parish Hall, Cardiff. 7.3010.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

BUZZ 60

Every Wednesday.

Children’s Activity Day: Vampires And Faeries Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Caerphilly. 11am-4pm, £5. Info 01443 412248.

Climbing And High Ropes St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am, £8.50. Info 01446 779100. An introduction to the skills of climbing for kids.

On tomorrow also.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Creepy Crawlies In Clay Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Until Fri 8) Family Workshop: Animated GIFs Ffotogallery, Penarth.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2034 1667. Learn to make digital stop frame animations.

Book in advance please.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 8) Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 8) Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Every Wednesday.

Today: age 12+ Youth Circus; Flexibility; L3 Ropes & Silks (8-10pm, £45/£35 for five weeks); L3 Static Trapeze (8-10pm, £45/£35 for five weeks); and Flying Trapeze (8-10pm, £60/£50 per five weeks).

Pinwheels Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £1 per child. Info 029 2078 8334. First in a series of drop--in summer family fun craft activities, on here each Thursday this month.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With Hayley, every Wednesday.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Every Wednesday.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Shakespeare Summer School Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30am-3.30pm, £90/£160 for two kids. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Fri 8) Spoon Carving And Campfire Cookout Day Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £75. Info 01874 749092.

A Good Day Out event. Also on Wed 27.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Thurs 7) Surfer Style Arts & Crafts Day Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 9am. Info 0845 4090300. (Until Sat 9) Twilight Bat Walk National History Museum, St Fagans.

8.30pm, £4. Info 029 2057 3500.

Every Wednesday this month.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am + 7-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Every Wednesday Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm.

Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

Every Wednesday.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 1-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. (Until Fri 8) Youth Theatre Week Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. £30 (six days). Info 01348 873421. (Until Sat 9) Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50.

Info 07914 683534. Every Wednesday.

Zumba Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 6pm, £4. Info 07949 270618. Every Wednesday.

THURSDAY 7

Ab Attack Class Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-6.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791. Every Thursday.

Artis Pak Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 10am-3pm, free.

Info 0800 0147111. (Until Fri 8) Art With Friends YMCA, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Hosted by Tracy Harris. (Finishes today) Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351. Every Thursday.

Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Thursday.

Biodanza Bishop of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £6/£5. Info antoinette@ biodanza4all.com. “A fusion of music, movement and feeling” taught here (now in a new venue) by Antoinette Lorraine every Thursday.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Card And Collage Parrots Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

Castle Adventure St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

Ceroc Dance Class Odyssey Nightclub, Swansea. 7.4510.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Every Thursday.

Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252. Every Thursday.

Circuit Training Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.457.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791. Every Thursday.

Climbing And High Ropes St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Creepy Carmarthen – The Spooky Town Tour Guildhall, Carmarthen (meeting point).

7pm, £7.50/£5. Info 01267 231557.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square,

Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Until Fri 8) Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff.

6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info 01446 401209. Hosted by Laura Bradshaw. Every Thursday.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 8) Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 8) NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Every Thursday.

Today: Hula Hoop (6-8pm, £5 per session); Handstands (6-7.30pm, £5 per session); Unicycle (7.30-8.45pm, £5 per session); Circus Skill Share (7.30-10pm, £5 per session) and Unicycle Hockey (8.45-10pm, £5/£3 per session).

Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.157.15pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk .

Every Thursday.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, £1 to play. Info 029 2037 8866. Every Thursday.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618. Every Thursday. 7.15pm beginners; 8.15pm improvers; 9.15pm Rueda.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689. Salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba, every Thursday.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com. Day tours from Cardiff, every Monday, Thursday and Sunday. This one visits the Gower, Swansea Bay, ParcLe-Breos, the Dylan Thomas Centre and more.

Shakespeare Summer School Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30am-3.30pm, £90/£160 for two kids. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Fri 8) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Somali Integration Society Careers Event Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Summer Holiday Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 12.302pm + 2-4pm. Info 029 2071 2100. For ages 5-11. Every Thursday this month, with a different theme. This week it’s dragons.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Albert Road Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

6.30-9.15pm. Info 029 2020 6042. With Christie Butterick, every Thursday. 6.30-7.30: The 18 Movements Of Shibashi Tai Chi/Qigong; 7.45-9.15: Tai Chi Short Form.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Fagans Village Hall. 12-1pm.

Info 029 2020 6042. Daytime class every Thursday.

The Full Moon Vinyl Club The Full Moon, Cardiff.

7pm-3am, free. Info info@

thefullmooncardiff.com. Bring along your favourite bits of vinyl and play them. Also on Thurs 14 and 21.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 9am. Info 0845 4090300. (Until Sat 9) Wartime Horrible History Stories National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm. Info 01792 463980. Family event. (Until Sat 9) Wish You Were Here 2014: Talking Shop Sessions Ffotogallery, Penarth. 6.308.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 1667. With Janire Najera and Gareth Phillips, who are currently exhibiting here.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk. Every Thursday.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 1-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. (Until Fri 8) Youth Theatre Week Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. £30 (six days). Info 01348 873421. (Until Sat 9) Zumba Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm. Info 01291 624919.

Every Thursday.

9380.

European Market Cwmbran Shopping, Gwent Square, Cwmbran. Free. Info 01633 872121. (Finishes today) Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10-11am, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Finishes today) Miners’ Fortnight Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. (Finishes today) Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 400685.

NoFit State Circus: Aerial Conditioning Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £7/£5 per session or £35/£30 for six sessions over 10 weeks. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.

10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

FRIDAY 8 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you Activi-Time: Summer Fun present this magazine. Info 029 The Winding House, Caerphilly.

2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

11am. Info 01443 822666. Fun Sessions The Riverfront, family crafts based on different Newport. 5-11pm, £1. Info historical periods. Book in 01633 656757. Boutique market advance please. Also on Fri 15 and open mic night. and 22.

Shakespeare Summer Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr School Chapter Arts Centre, Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Cardiff. 8.30am-3.30pm, Info 07790 167560. £90/£160 for two kids. Info 029 Artis Pak Muni Arts Centre, 2030 4400. (Finishes today) Pontypridd. 10am-3pm, free.

Star Tours Techniquest, Info 0800 0147111. Also Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. featuring a performance by (Until Sun 31) the kids on the course at 5pm.

Tango Argentine Chapter (Finishes today) Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

Belly Dance: Learn A 7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 Dance In A Day Small World 2023 7332.

Theatre, Cardigan. 11am-4pm The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, The UEFA Super Cup, Millennium Coastal Park, where the winners of Llanelli. 9am.

Info 0845 both European club 4090300.

Sat 9) competitions face up, (Until Wartime is on Tue 12 at Cardiff Horrible History City Stadium, and is an Stories National Waterfront all-Spain affair: Real Museum, Swansea.

Madrid v Sevilla.

11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm.

Info 01792 (adults)/1.30-3pm (kids), £25 463980.

(Until Sat 9) adv. Info 01239 615952. Both World Alternative Games groups, on having completed Various locations, Llanwrtyd Alanya’s course, can take part Wells. Info 01591 610270. in the evening show starring Two-and-a-bit-week stretch of local and professional dancers eccentric and unlikely sporting (see Stage).

Bytesize Science Techniquest, competitions, starting today Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. with an opening ceremony. Full details can be found at www.

(Until Sun 31) worldalternativegames.co.uk.

Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, (Until Mon 25) Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info Youth Theatre Summer mcaluan@cardiffaikikai.co.uk.

School The Riverfront, Children’s Tap/Ballet Newport. 1-5pm, £60 (five Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am. Info days). Info 01633 656757.

(Finishes today) 01495 243252.

Youth Theatre Week Theatr Clay Crocodiles Llantarnam Gwaun, Fishguard. £30 (six Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. days). Info 01348 873421. (Until 10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 Sat 9) 483321.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Community Choir Chapter Classes Sbectrwm Community Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.45Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff.

11.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).

1-2pm. Info 07891 712344.

Info 01446 401209.

Cricket: RL – Glamorgan v SATURDAY 9 Durham SWALEC Stadium, A Day With Ogi Wales Cardiff. 2pm. Info 029 2040

events Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

An Introduction To Table Loom Weaving Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £110 (two days). Info 029 2048 4611. With Laura Thomas. On tomorrow also.

Arabic Cultural Society Japan Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Behind The Scenes Tours Grand Theatre, Swansea.

10am, £4/£2.50 kids. Info 01792 475715. Also on Sat 30.

Belly Dance: Learn A Dance In A Day Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 11am-4pm (adults)/1.30-3pm (kids), £25 adv. Info 01239 615952. Both groups, on having completed Alanya’s course, can take part in the evening show starring local and professional dancers (see Stage).

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Carnival The Hayes/Civic Centre, Cardiff.

11.30am-5.30pm, free. Info 029 2038 2094. Annual event which is organised by SWICA, part of Cardiff Festival and now in its 25th year.

Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm.

Info cwmbran_crafts@hotmail. co.uk . Every second Saturday of the month.

Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow.

8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month.

Condensed Histories: World War One Shows National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. On tomorrow also.

Creepy Carmarthen – The Spooky Town Tour Guildhall, Carmarthen (meeting point).

7pm, £7.50/£5. Info 01267 231557.

Edible Mushroom Growing Bute Park Education Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4.30pm, £45. Info hello@greencityevents.co.uk.

One-day workshop presented by Green City Events.

Face Painting / Balloon Modelling Queens Arcade, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info www.queensarcadecardiff.com.

Falconry Weekend National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Info 01558 667149. On tomorrow also.

Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly.

9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.

Funky Craft Fayres Osteme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea.

10am-4pm, free. Info manuelaruault@hotmail.co.uk.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 9.30am.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk.

Glynn Vivian Road Show Vetch Field, Sandfields, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Local residents can join in with art workshops, use our handling collection and gain expert advice from conservators and researchers.

The Vetch Field appears to mostly consist of allotments now, by the way. Doubtless some epic bants to be had from this info.

Heroes & Legends 10 Margam Castle, nr Port Talbot. 10am-4pm. Info 07914 683534. Indoor family memorabilia event featuring guests and exhibitors from TV, film, comics and more, plus Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments. On tomorrow also.

Lazy Crafternoons: Mirrors National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1.30pm, £5. Info 01792 463980.

Le’Quorice The Entertainer, Queens Arcade, Cardiff.

10am-3pm, free. Info www. queensarcadecardiff.com.

Popular kids’ character appears as part of Queens Arcade’s programme of family entertainment this month.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £8.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Make A Tote Bag National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sat 23) Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles.

9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.

Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market.

9am-4.30pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.

NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

10.30am-2pm, £5 per session.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Pursestrings & Points National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Tudor braid-makers working on items to be traded. On tomorrow also.

Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff.

11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019 0036.

Street Science: Periscopes National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm. Info 01792 463980. On tomorrow also.

The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 9am. Info 0845 4090300.

(Finishes today) The Science Of Doctor Who Cardiff Central Library. 12 + 2pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with Mark Brake and John Chase.

Thrifty Kids: Summer Sun Catchers, Spinners & Chimes National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, £2.50. Info 01792 463980.

Traditional Cooking National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. At Abernodwydd Farmhouse. On tomorrow also, and Thurs 21-Sat 23.

Wartime Horrible History Stories National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm. Info 01792 463980. (Finishes today) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today’s lineup of events are mostly cycling-related and include the Red Kite Cycling Festival Road Sportive, the MTB Challenge, Observed Trials, downhill course, kids’ Skills

Day, Mountain Bunny Hop, a Penny Farthing Race and Round 4 of the World Bathtubbing Championships. (Until Mon 25) Worms Head Causeway Seashore Safari National Trust Shop, Rhossili (meeting point). 11.15am, free. Info 07879 837817. Join marine biologist Judith Oakley to discover the hidden shore life of Gower. Anyone aged three or older can take part, but kids need to be with an adult. Also on tomorrow, Sat 16 and Sun 24 this month.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Youth Theatre Week Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. £30 (six days). Info 01348 873421.

Culminating in a performance of the play that’s been worked on all week. (Finishes today)

SUNDAY 10

A Day In The Life Of Louise Jameson Penarth Pier Pavilion.

11am-4pm, £12/£8 kids. Info 029 2071 2100. Also known as Leela from Doctor Who, which is the hook for this Q&A/ meet’n’greet event.

An Introduction To Table Loom Weaving Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £110 (two days). Info 029 2048 4611.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50.

Info 07837 937351.

Ballet For Beginners Dance Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2-3.30pm, £6/£15 for three classes. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Bracelet Bay Seashore Safari Bracelet Bay car park, Swansea (meeting point).

11.45am, free. Info 07879 837817.

Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10).

Info 01656 661338.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Theosophical Society 206 Newport Road, Cardiff. 3.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 6017.

Classic Car & Boat Rally Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay. 10am, free. Info 029 2087 2087.

Condensed Histories: World War One Shows National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Falconry Weekend National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Info 01558 667149.

Guided Tour: Dylan’s Swansea Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea (starting point). 10.30am-12.30pm, £10/£8/£4. Info 01792 463980.

Presented by Fluellen. Also on every Sunday for the rest of this month.

Heroes & Legends 10 Margam Castle, nr Port Talbot.

10am-4pm. Info 07914 683534.

Life Drawing Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-5pm, £11. Info 01656 815995. Also on Sun 17 and 24.

Lluest Horse And Pony Trust Free Open Day Beili Bedw Farm, Llanddeusant, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire.11am-4pm, free. Info 01550 740661. Free family entertainment including Cuddle A Shetland, rescue pony demonstrations, birds of prey, a petting zoo, face painting and a Q&A with Shan Cothi. More info at www. lluesthorseandponytrust.co.uk.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes

& Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Pursestrings & Points National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Street Science: Periscopes National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm. Info 01792 463980.

Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Traditional Cooking National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes Worm Charming, a Food Fayre, a Space Hopper Race, Egg Throwing, Porta Putt, Finger Jousting, Hide N Seek, several cycling events (the Red Kite Cycling Festival Sportive Route 2, MTB Route 2, Downhill Race, Unicycle Race, Micro Bike Race, Slow Bicycle Race and Fun In The Sun Sup Races (in Llanelli). (Until Mon 25) World War I Commemoration Day Barry Island seafront. 11am-5pm. Info 01446 704737.

MONDAY 11

Batik Butterflies Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Bharata Natyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Churchill’s Hotel Bar, Llandaff, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392 / www.cardiffivc.org.uk.

Ceroc Dance Class Odyssey Nightclub, Swansea. 7.4510.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com .

Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823.

Five Day Smelt National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3500. See the construction of the furnace and firing up to make an iron object for the new Bryn Eryr Iron Age farmstead. (Until Fri 15)

Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Glynn Vivian Road Show Bonymaen Family Centre, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Guided Tour: St. Teilo’s Church National History Museum, St Fagans. 12 + 2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

How To Be A Fibber Extraordinaire Cardiff Central Library. 11am. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event for ages 6+, with Laura Foakes and Emma Taylor.

Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome).

Info 07412 346054. On the second and fourth Monday of every month.

Make Your Own Picture Book Cardiff Central Library.

2pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with occasional Buzz contributor Lynda Nash.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Paul Atterbury: World War I In 100 Family Treasures Savoy Theatre, Monmouth.

6pm, £5. Info 01600 772467.

Stories relating to families’ war memorabilia, photos etc, which turned up when The Antiques Roadshow filmed a number of specials at the Somme.

Pub Quiz The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.

Rhyme And Real Ale Mackintosh Sports Club, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 07512 235758. Monthly open mic poetry night with a little music too.

Salsa Classes Mischiefs, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 kids. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Also on Wed 20, Sun 24 and Sat 30.

St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Thurs 14) Tai Chi: Moving 5 Elements Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 029 2020 6042.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

6-7.20pm. Info 07734 557767.

World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes Rock, Paper, Scissors and Pooh Sticks contests, plus a Zombie Race. (Until Mon 25) Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk .

Youth Theatre Summer

School The Riverfront, Newport. 10am-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. This week is aimed at ages 12+.

(Until Fri 15) Zumba Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5/£4.

Info 029 2087 7959.

TUESDAY 12

A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Card & Collage Tree Frogs Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Five Day Smelt National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 15) Football: UEFA Super Cup – Real Madrid v Sevilla Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

7.45pm, £40-£110. Info 0845 3451400. This used to be played in Monaco every year for about 15 years but now goes on tour.

I suspect tickets are sold out for this.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Fun Skittles Chepstow Conservative Club. 7.30pm, £2 inc food. Info 01291 624919.

Gitananda Yoga St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd.

7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065.

How To Write A Past Life Autobiography Cardiff Central Library. 12pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with Simon Marcus Caines, an author who claims to have been a Native American who could talk to animals in a past life. Hmm, interesting [nods politely].

Improvers Belly Dance Methodist Church Hall, Conway Road, Cardiff. 6.50-8pm, £6/£30 for six weeks. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883.

Life Drawing Sketching Session 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 15) Music Matters Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £1 entry. Info 029 2039 7933. Pop quiz, held every month.

Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Owl & Bird Display & Handling St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am, £5. Info 01446 779100.

BUZZ 61

events Also on Thurs 21.

Pilates Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Pilates And Stretch Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Salsa Classes Bar 44, Cowbridge. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Street Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5.

Info 029 2087 7959.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Thurs 14) Summer Racing Ffos Las Racecourse, Carmarthenshire.

12.30-6.45pm, £10 adv/free under-18s. Info 01554 811092.

Tai Chi Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm, £6. Info 01291 624919.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm. Info 029 2020 6042.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995. Also on Tue 26.

Who’s Behind The Door?

National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. With the Victorian schoolmistress.

(Until Thurs 14) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today includes two events only, a Scooter Slalom and Snail Racing. (Until Mon 25) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7.309pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 10am-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. (Until Fri 15) Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

WEDNESDAY 13

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Beginners’ Belly Dance Market House Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.307.30pm, £5. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959. On BUZZ 62

tomorrow also.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Ceroc Dance Class Dinas Powys Parish Hall, Cardiff. 7.3010.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Children’s Activity Day: Superheroes Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Caerphilly. 11am-4pm, £5. Info 01443 412248.

Circus Skills St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am + 2pm, £8.50. Info 01446 779100. Juggling, plate spinning, hula hoop, poi and more skills can be taught.

Please tell me real circuses don’t do poi.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Country Games Day Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5.30pm. Info 01792 371206. Family day where you can attempt to entertain your kids using old country customs.

First-generation Xboxes, that kind of thing.

Five Day Smelt National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 15) Hops | Dogs Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7pm, £10. Info 029 2039 7933. Beer and hot dog taster session, with the goodies provided by Pipes and The Rollin’ Hot Dog Co respectively.

You get (in portions of a third) two pints and two hot dogs in total, which is decent value for a tenner.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 15) Manic Mondays: Creative Writing Discussion The Plan, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff. 13pm.

Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with Michaela Weaver.

Monkey Masks Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Portraits With Wire Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5. Info 01792 652016. Summer workshops for kids, happening every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this month from this date.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.

8pm. Info 01495 753629.

Established group aiming to provide constructive criticism, help, advice and guidance to its members. Also on Wed 27.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

See You In September: Travel Writing Discussion The Corner House, Cardiff.

10.30am. Info 029 2115 7202.

Candy Jar Books Festival event with Joanne Teague.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Thurs 14) The Vale Of Glamorgan Agricultural Show Fonmon Castle, Vale Of Glamorgan.

8.30am-8pm, £5-£10. Info vale. show@btinternet.com.

Twilight Bat Walk National History Museum, St Fagans.

8.30pm, £4. Info 029 2057 3500.

Who’s Behind The Door?

National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Thurs 14) Workshop: Nathan Wyburn Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £1 per child.

Info 029 2078 8334. Wyburn, who currently has an art exhibition here, will help you create a work of art with bread and Marmite.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am + 7-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 10am-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. (Until Fri 15) Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50.

Info 07914 683534.

Zumba Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 6pm, £4. Info 07949 270618.

THURSDAY 14

Ab Attack Class Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-6.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351.

Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Biodanza Bishop of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £6/£5. Info antoinette@ biodanza4all.com.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.

Circuit Training Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.457.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Five Day Smelt National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 15) Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Hand Building & Surface Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff.

6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info 01446 401209.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am,

1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 15) Medieval Shields & Helmets / Medieval Princess Headresses & Crowns St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

Monsters, Magic & Michelle Briscombe Cardiff Central Library. 2pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event wit, yes, Michelle Briscombe.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.157.15pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk.

Portraits And Architecture Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5.

Info 01792 652016.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, £1 to play. Info 029 2037 8866.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Summer Holiday Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 12.302pm + 2-4pm. Info 029 2071 2100. For ages 5-11. This week the theme is dragons. As it was last week.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Albert Road Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

6.30-9.15pm. Info 029 2020 6042.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Fagans Village Hall. 12-1pm.

Info 029 2020 6042.

The Full Moon Vinyl Club The Full Moon, Cardiff.

7pm-3am, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Top Secret: How Women Helped Win The War Cardiff Story Museum, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with Eileen Younghusband.

Tribal Headdresses Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

Who’s Behind The Door?

National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

(Finishes today) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today includes Pea Shooting, Water Slide and Belly Flopping contests. (Until Mon 25) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 10am-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757. (Until Fri 15) Zumba Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm. Info 01291 624919.

FRIDAY 15

Activi-Time: Summer Fun The Winding House, Caerphilly.

11am. Info 01443 822666.

A Personal Portrait Of The Royal Family Cardiff Central Library. 2.30pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with Colin Edwards, “one of the UK’s top amateur Royal Family photographers”. He has been following them around and taing their picture since the 1970s and this seems to be the first time he is attempting any financial return for his forelocktugging hobby.

Brian Turner: My Life As A Foreign Country Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £1.60-£4. Info 01792 463980. Former soldier and current poet talks about and reads from his work.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Five Day Smelt National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Jaguar Heads Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Finishes today) Memo Quiz Night Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free.

Info 01495 243252. Every third Friday of the month.

Monsters And Mirrors Cardiff Central Library. 2pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event for ages 6+, in which Benjamin Burford-Jones and Andy Frankham-Allen give it to you with both barrels.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Self-Portraits As Superheroes Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5. Info 01792 652016.

So You Think You’re Smart?

Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

7pm, free. Info 01495 243252.

Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes Russian Egg Roulette, a Crempog Race, Conker Championships, Multi Sport Time Trial, Pole Dancing and Barrel Rolling. (Until Mon 25) Youth Theatre Summer School The Riverfront, Newport. 10am-5pm, £60 (five days). Info 01633 656757.

(Finishes today)

SATURDAY 16

A Day With Lecsi Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Bushcraft Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £90.

Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardigan River & Food Festival Quay Street Car Park, Cardigan. 10am-5pm, £2.50/£1 kids. Info admin@cardiganfood-festival.co.uk. Highly regarded foodie fest with lots of posh regional produce etc.

Catfest 2014 Bridgend Adoption Centre. 10.30am-4pm, £1/50p kids. Info bridgend. manager@cats.org.uk.

Lots of feline-themed kids’ entertainment, plus the Guinness World Record Attempt

for the largest gathering of people dressed as cats. Which sounds unsettling quite frankly.

Comforts For The Troops National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Find out what went into the comfort parcels women sent to troops abroad during WWI. On tomorrow also, plus Sat 23/ Sun 24.

Creative Writing Workshop: Brian Turner Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

10.30am-12.30pm, £3-£10. Info 01792 463980.

Cricket In The First World War National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980. A talk

by Dr Simon John of Oxford University.

Face Painting / Balloon Modelling Queens Arcade, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info www.queensarcadecardiff.com.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

3pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Free Family Drop-In Sessions Mission Gallery, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 652016.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 9.30am.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk.

Grand Medieval Melee Cardiff Castle. 10am-5pm.

Info 029 2087 8100. Lots of era-appropriate dressing up and horsing around, maybe educational too, jousting etc etc. On tomorrow also.

Jolly Totz Kids Festival Pontardawe Arts Centre.

10.30am, £5/£3. Info 01792 863722.

Judo: Welsh Team Championships Welsh Institute Of Sport, Cardiff.

8am-6pm. Info 029 2033 4947.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Magic Stu Queens Arcade, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info www.queensarcadecardiff.com.

Kids’ entertainment.

NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

10.30am-2pm, £5 per session.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Open Studio: Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds 22 Cyncoed Avenue, Cyncoed, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free (donations welcomed). Info 029 2075 7818. Two-day exhibition/ showcase from an artist who is a mouth painter with the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists Association. On tomorrow also.

Penydarren Steam Loco National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Pontardawe Summerfest Pontardawe Arts Centre.

11am-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

Featuring the annual parade, dance displays, ceilidh, outside street stalls and bands playing outside throughout the day. On tomorrow also.

Pirate Weekend National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Storytelling, crafts and “real parrots” are promised. On tomorrow also.

Pride Cymru Coopers Field Cardiff. 12-9pm, £8/£5 kids.

Info www.pridecymru.co.uk.

No longer called Mardi Gras, and back in the park after a lunkheaded decision to put it in the stadium last year, this will feature live performances from Eternal, Union J, Misha B,

events Sean Rumsey, Jamie Stimpson & Mister Vee, Nicki French, Kinetic, Glyn Wise, Owain Wyn Evans, Jolene Dover, Frasier Banks, Heather-Marie, Trena Marie (great name), Quarantine, Cwtch, Kameelion, Claire Brown, Owen Rhys and Amanda Kelli. Plus lots of stalls etc and a parade in town at 11.30am.

Printmaking Day Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £110. Info 01874 749092. With Lesley Lillywhite. A Good Day Out event.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 17) Rhondda Summer Fair Rhondda Sports Centre.

10am-4pm. Info 07500 495270.

In aid of Welsh Hearts.

Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Southgate Porpoise Picnic Three Cliffs Coffee Shop, Southgate, Swansea (meeting point). 10.30am, free. Info 07879 837817.

Sport, Art & Play Weekender Barry Island seafront.

11am-4pm. Info 01446 704737.

On tomorrow also.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Fair Taffs Well RFC. 10am-5pm. Info 07500 495270.

Family event in aid of Welsh Hearts.

Talks At 2 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Fiction Of Time Travel Cardiff Central Library. 12 + 2pm. Info 029 2115 7202. Candy Jar Books Festival event with Anthony Ormond.

Wales Tree Festival National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Info 01558 667149. Woodturning displays and demonstrations, tree trail, pyrography, wooden sculptures, axe making, chainsaw carving, and more. On tomorrow also.

World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes Hay Bale Tossing, Woolsack Carrying, Tug Of War, Team Nail Run and a live set from the Whitefern String Band.

(Until Mon 25) WWII Crash Site Hike Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £55. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

SUNDAY 17

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50.

Info 07837 937351.

Ballet For Beginners Dance Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2-3.30pm, £6/£15 for three classes. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10).

Info 01656 661338.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31)

Capoeira Street Roda Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

2-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. New monthly capoeira demonstration, held in the Community Garden.

Cardiff Theosophical Society 206 Newport Road, Cardiff. 3.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 6017.

Comforts For The Troops National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Grand Medieval Melee Cardiff Castle. 10am-5pm. Info 029 2087 8100.

Guided Tour: Dylan’s Swansea Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea (starting point). 10.30am-12.30pm, £10/£8/£4. Info 01792 463980.

Hawk Walk Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £45. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Life Drawing Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-5pm, £11. Info 01656 815995.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Open Studio: Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds 22 Cyncoed Avenue, Cyncoed, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free (donations welcomed). Info 029 2075 7818.

Pirate Weekend National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Pontardawe Summerfest Pontardawe Arts Centre.

11am-4pm. Info 01792 863722.

Featuring outside street stalls and live music from Raspberry Jam and Whiskey River.

Propaganda Posters National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Finishes today) Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info

Street, Cardiff. 1-7pm, free. Info info@popupcardiff.com.

World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today includes only two events, both illustrious: Wife Carrying and Husband Dragging. (Until Mon 25)

MONDAY 18

Bharata Natyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Churchill’s Hotel Bar, Llandaff, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392 / www.cardiffivc.org.uk.

Ceroc Dance Class Odyssey Nightclub, Swansea. 7.4510.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com .

Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823.

Finger Knitted Jewellery Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail. co.uk.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff.

5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Gwd Mondays Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Every third Monday of the month.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Various venues, Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4£15 for individual events).

Info 01597 823441. A week of varied fun pertaining to the years 1837, 1901, and the The National Botanic ones between those. Specific Garden Of Wales in details are still but check Carmarthenshire hosts TBC out www.victorianfestival. the Wales Tree Festival co.uk for more, nearer the on Sat 16. Strictly time. (Until speaking it seems to be Sun 24) Monday celebrating wood more Night Quiz Porter’s, than trees, though.

Cardiff. 8pm.

Info info@ porterscardiff. com.

029 2022 7982.

NoFit State Circus Classes Rock On! National Museum & And Courses Prince Of Wales Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + Building, John Street, Cardiff.

3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day nofitstate.org.

Tour: Golden Gower National Para-Athletics: IPC Museum & Gallery, Cardiff European Championships (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 Swansea University off if you present this magazine. International Sports Village.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www.

Info 01792 295050. Wales’ seewales.com. biggest ever para-athletics Sport, Art & Play Weekender event, lasting six days in total.

Barry Island seafront.

More info can be found at www.

11am-4pm. Info 01446 704737. paralympic.org/swansea-2014, Star Tours Techniquest, and in Sport. (Until Sat 23) Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Pub Quiz The North Star, (Until Sun 31) Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 Sunday Board Games 2062 4050.

Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Salsa Classes Mischiefs, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 Cardiff Bay. 7.30-9.30pm, £4.50.

2030 4400.

Info 07800 565651.

Wales Tree Festival National SeeWales Sightseeing Day Botanic Garden Of Wales, Tour: Golden Gower National Carmarthenshire. Info 01558 Museum & Gallery, Cardiff 667149. (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 Womanby Street Pop-up off if you present this magazine.

Various venues, Womanby Info 029 2022 7227 / www.

seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Tai Chi: Moving 5 Elements Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 029 2020 6042.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7-9pm.

Info 07734 557767.

World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes a Soapbox Derby and Ping Pongo, whatever that may be. (Until Mon 25) Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk .

Zumba Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5/£4.

Info 029 2087 7959.

TUESDAY 19

A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Augustus National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3550. Augustus, the first Roman emperor, died 2,000 years ago today. Honour his legacy in the way he requested, by wearing a toga and making head wreaths and coins.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Drop-in family workshops where you can find out about local architecture and create a piece of art to take home. (Until Sun 31) Belly Dance Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm.

Info 0845 3451400.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Fun Skittles Chepstow Conservative Club. 7.30pm, £2 inc food. Info 01291 624919.

Giants Tea Party St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

Design and construct large 3D papier maché objects.

Gitananda Yoga St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd.

7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065.

Glam Dram St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7pm. Info 01446 799100.

Improvers Belly Dance Methodist Church Hall, Conway Road, Cardiff. 6.50-8pm, £6/£30 for six weeks. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices

(4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883.

Life Drawing Sketching Session 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Various venues, Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4£15 for individual events). Info 01597 823441. (Until Sun 24) Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 22) Mask Making St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Para-Athletics: IPC European Championships Swansea University International Sports Village.

Info 01792 295050. (Until Sat 23) Pilates Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Pilates And Stretch Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Salsa Classes Bar 44, Cowbridge. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618.

Scrap Fabric Fish Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 07429 598414. A chance for you to go along and see what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Street Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5.

Info 029 2087 7959.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Tai Chi Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm, £6. Info 01291 624919.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm. Info 029 2020 6042.

World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes Hula Hooping and Horseshoe Throwing. (Until Mon 25) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7.309pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

WEDNESDAY 20

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Beach Fun Day Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

Sandcastle competitions, limbo competitions, beach themed craft etc.

Beginners’ Belly Dance Market House Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.307.30pm, £5. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Ceroc Dance Class Dinas Powys Parish Hall, Cardiff. 7.3010.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Children’s Activity Day: Pirates & Princesses Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Caerphilly. 11am-4pm, £5. Info 01443 412248.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Kites Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £1 per child.

Info 029 2078 8334.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Various venues, Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4£15 for individual events). Info 01597 823441. (Until Sun 24) Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 22) Medieval Flags And Banners St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £8.50. Info 01446 779100.

Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Para-Athletics: IPC European Championships Swansea University International Sports Village.

Info 01792 295050. (Until Sat 23) Portraits In Fancy Dress Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5.

Info 01792 652016.

Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615.

Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 kids. Info 01874 749092.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Twilight Bat Walk National History Museum, St Fagans.

8.30pm, £4. Info 029 2057 3500.

Wire & Tissue Flowers Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

Info 01633 483321.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, BUZZ 63

events Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am + 7-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50.

Info 07914 683534.

Zumba Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 6pm, £4. Info 07949 270618.

THURSDAY 21

Ab Attack Class Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-6.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Art Party Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 029 2030 4400.

Screening of a film by Bob & Roberta Smith, who is actually one person, which documents his protest of Michael Gove’s education policies. After Art Party is shown there will indeed be a party, perhaps of an arty nature.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351.

Basic Weaving Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Biodanza Cathays Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £6/£5. Info antoinette@ biodanza4all.com.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.

Circuit Training Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.457.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Community Cafe YMCA, Swansea. 5.30-6.30pm, free.

Info 01792 516900.

Creepy Carmarthen – The Spooky Town Tour Guildhall, Carmarthen (meeting point).

7pm, £7.50/£5. Info 01267 231557.

Design Stuff Cardiff #3 Undertone, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Various talks about design.

Book in advance please (might be sold out, it seems to do so with a quickness).

Family Fun Raceday Ffos Las Racecourse, Carmarthenshire. 12.10-6.35pm, £16 adv/free under-18s. Info 01554 811092.

Family Workshop: Downsize Ffotogallery, Penarth.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free.

Info 029 2034 1667. Imagine, create and photograph your own miniature world using found objects, cutting, pasting and playing with scale. Book in advance please.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff.

5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff.

6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info 01446 401209.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian BUZZ 64

Festival Various venues, Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4£15 for individual events). Info 01597 823441. (Until Sun 24) Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 22) Meet The Brewers The Discovery, Lakeside, Cardiff.

Info 029 2075 5015. Pontypridd brewers Otley present a demonstration/tasting session concerning their, often very tasty, beers. There is also one in Penarth today, as you’ll see below.

Meet The Brewers The Pilot, Penarth. Info 029 2071 0615.

Midnight Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.15pm, £14. Info 07538 878609. A torchlit tour of the blacked out rooms of Cardiff Castle with true tales of its ghostly residents. Spaces limited; advanced booking only.

On tomorrow also.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Owl & Bird Display &

The Full Moon Vinyl Club The Full Moon, Cardiff.

7pm-3am, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Traditional Cooking National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sat 23) Tudor Sports National History Museum, St Fagans. 12 + 2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

(Finishes today) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today includes Gravy Wrestling, Backward Running, Bouncy Castle Wrapping, Wheelbarrow Racing and Toe Wrestling.

(Until Mon 25) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Zumba Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm. Info 01291 624919.

FRIDAY 22

6th Annual Welsh Cider, Perry & Music Festival The Lion Inn, Monmouth. Info 01600 860322.

Promising 16 ciders Cardiff venue Gwdihw’s different and perrys, live music name is Welsh for (tonight from Smoke Room), ‘little owl’. On Sat a barbeque all weekend and 30, they’ll be hosting free camping.

(Until Mon 25) an Owl Sanctuary Activi-Time: Fundraiser, which will Summer Fun The Winding allow attendees to meet House, some of said species. Caerphilly.

11am. Info 01443 822666.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Handling St Donats Arts Morganstown. 8-10pm. Info Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

07790 167560.

10am, £5. Info 01446 779100.

Beautiful Buildings National Para-Athletics: IPC Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

European Championships 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 Swansea University 7951. (Until Sun 31) International Sports Village.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Info 01792 295050. (Until Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Sat 23) (Until Sun 31) Pilates Kings Road Studios, Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.15Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info 7.15pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / mcaluan@cardiffaikikai.co.uk. serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk.

Children’s Tap/Ballet Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

Classes Memorial Hall, 8pm, £1 to play. Info 029 2037 Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am. Info 8866.

01495 243252.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Community Choir Chapter Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.45NUS. Info 07949 270618.

11.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).

Salsa Dancing Classes Info 01446 401209.

Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

Found Object Sculpture 8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, 2023 6689.

Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Info 01633 483321.

Tour: Golden Gower National Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Museum & Gallery, Cardiff Road Studios, Pontcanna, (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 Cardiff. 10-11am, £6. Info 07774 off if you present this magazine. 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. co.uk. seewales.com.

Grand Summer Ball Grand Summer Art Cart National Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, History Museum, St Fagans. £16.50. Info 01656 815995.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info Featuring the Jeff Guppy 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Dance Band and an elegant Summer Holiday Art Club demonstration of ballroom Penarth Pier Pavilion. 12.30dancing.

2pm + 2-4pm. Info 029 2071 Ladies’ Day Ffos Las 2100. For ages 5-11. This week Racecourse, Carmarthenshire. the theme is ‘rock stars’ aka 11.45am-6.15pm, £20 adv. Info pebbles collected from under 01554 811092. the pier.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian Swansea Bay Beer And Festival Various venues, Cider Festival Brangwyn Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4Hall, Swansea. 5-11pm, £5/£3 £15 for individual events). Info CAMRA members. Info 01792 01597 823441. (Until Sun 24) 475715. Featuring over 100 ales Making Art National Museum and ciders. (Until Sat 23) & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 Albert Road Church & 2039 7951. (Finishes today) Community Centre, Penarth.

Midnight Ghost Tour Cardiff 6.30-9.15pm. Info 029 2020 Castle. 10.15pm, £14. Info 6042.

07538 878609.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Newport Photographic Club St Fagans Village Hall. 12-1pm.

Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Info 029 2020 6042.

Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633

400685.

NoFit State Circus: Aerial Conditioning Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £7/£5 per session or £35/£30 for six sessions over 10 weeks. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Para-Athletics: IPC European Championships Swansea University International Sports Village.

Info 01792 295050. (Until Sat 23) Portraits And Landscape Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5.

Info 01792 652016.

Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.

10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Swansea Bay Beer And Cider Festival Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 5-11pm, £5/£3 CAMRA members. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 23) Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tapas Nights Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, £15. Info 029 2087 7959. For your outlay your get four dishes and a drink. (Until Mon 25) Traditional Cooking National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sat 23) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today includes a Stilletto Race, Mad Shopper, Office Chair Racing, a Twinning Day, Sack Fighting and the Keep Wales Tidy Triathlon. (Until Mon 25) Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff.

1-2pm. Info 07891 712344.

SATURDAY 23

6th Annual Welsh Cider, Perry & Music Festival The Lion Inn, Monmouth. Info 01600 860322. Today features music from Steve Pipe & Friends, Wylde Bird Seed (really like this band name for some reason), The Morris Bums and Twysted River (this one too).

(Until Mon 25) A Day With Ponti Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Comforts For The Troops National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. On tomorrow also.

Compact Matchbox Caravans National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.303.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Transform a simple match box into a retro-inspired caravan complete with button wheels. (Until Mon 25) Creepy Carmarthen – The Spooky Town Tour Guildhall, Carmarthen (meeting point).

7pm, £7.50/£5. Info 01267 231557.

Empire: A Roman Spectacular National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.

11am-5pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2057 3550. A weekend of Roman reenactment, taking place in the Caerleon Amphitheatre. On tomorrow also.

Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2087 2087. Presented by Cardiff Harbour Festival and sponsored by a popular British off-road vehicle, this is the only UK leg of the Extreme Sailing series.

(Until Mon 25) Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Burnley Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Free Family Drop-In Sessions Mission Gallery, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 652016.

Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow.

8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 9.30am.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk.

Holiday Handmade & Vintage Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-4pm. Info 01792 463980.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Various venues, Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4£15 for individual events). Info 01597 823441. (Until Sun 24) Llangennith Produce & Craft Market Llangennith Hall, Gower, Swansea. Info catherineevans1970@ btinternet.com. On the last Saturday of every month.

Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

Learn about medieval life, have a go at some era-appropriate crafts etc. (Until Sun 31) NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

10.30am-2pm, £5 per session.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Para-Athletics: IPC European Championships Swansea University International Sports Village.

Info 01792 295050. (Finishes today) Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) St Fagans Book Club National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. A discussion of The Pursuit Of Love by Nancy Mitford. It wasn’t her who was a fascist, that was her sister.

St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff.

11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019 0036.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Survival Run: The Celts Kenfig Nature Reserve, Bridgend. 4am, $10 to enter.

Info www.fuegoyagua.org/ survival-run-the-celts. This is one of those ludicrous rough terrain obstacle course races for raw egg-guzzling ubermensch. It is over 50km long and “requires ultramarathon experience.”

Neither the start time or price are typos, by the way.

Swansea Bay Beer And Cider Festival Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 5-11pm, £5/£3 CAMRA members. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Tapas Nights Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, £15. Info 029 2087 7959.

(Until Mon 25) Traditional Cooking National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Vintage Afternoon Tea National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm, £10 adv.

Info 01792 463980.

Wee Crafty Folk Fair Bishop Bevan Hall, Brecon. 11am-4pm, free (£10 to book a table). Info weecraftyfolk@gmail.com.

(Until Mon 25) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today’s boggy bonanza includes the Bog Triathlon, the World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships, World Human Underwater Bog Dredging Championship, The Manor’s Children’s Day, Corinthian Stone Skimming and MTB Chariot Racing. (Until Mon 25) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

SUNDAY 24

6th Annual Welsh Cider, Perry & Music Festival The Lion Inn, Monmouth. Info 01600 860322. Today features an open mic session. (Until Mon 25) Archers & Arrows White Castle, Monmouthshire.

11am-4pm, £3/£2.25. Info 01600 780380. Find out from the castle archers what it was like to fight for Henry V using swords, longbows etc, and to survive in the medieval world.

(Until Tue 26) Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50.

Info 07837 937351.

Ballet For Beginners Dance Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2-3.30pm, £6/£15 for three classes. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Breakin’ The Bay Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am-7pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Cardiff’s annual showcase/competition of breakdancing and attendant hip-hop culture. On tomorrow also.

Brew Your Hedgerow Small World Theatre, Cardigan.

11am, £25. Info 01239 615952.

Country wine making with Jake Whittaker.

Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10).

Info 01656 661338.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Theosophical Society 206 Newport Road, Cardiff. 3.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 6017.

Comforts For The Troops National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

events Compact Matchbox Caravans National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.303.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Mon 25) Empire: A Roman Spectacular National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.

11am-5pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2057 3550.

Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2087 2087. (Until Mon 25) Guided Tour: Dylan’s Swansea Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea (starting point). 10.30am-12.30pm, £10/£8/£4. Info 01792 463980.

Life Drawing Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-5pm, £11. Info 01656 815995.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609. Bank holiday special.

Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Various venues, Llandrindod Wells. Free (£4£15 for individual events). Info 01597 823441. (Finishes today) Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Mini Beast Hunt Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare.

10am-12pm. Info 01685 874672.

Kids of all ages can explore the park with a team of experts looing at insects etc.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Oxwich Bay Seashore Safari Beach slipway near Oxwich Bay Hotel, Swansea (meeting point). 11.45am, free. Info 07879 837817.

Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Rhgby: Fosters National Sevens Cardiff Arms Park.

10.20am, £10/£5 under-16s. Info www.wru.co.uk/fosterssevens.

See the bank holiday roundup section for a little more on this.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 kids. Info 01874 749092.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Tapas Nights Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, £15. Info 029 2087 7959.

(Until Mon 25) Wee Crafty Folk Fair Bishop Bevan Hall, Brecon. 11am-4pm, free (£10 to book a table). Info weecraftyfolk@gmail.com.

(Until Mon 25) Welsh Optimist Championships Cardiff Bay Yacht Club / Cardiff Bay Barrage. Info 029 2087 2087.

Annual yacht racing regatta.

Not sure what the name means but if I was as loaded as the kind of people who do yacht

racing I’d probably be optimistic too. (Until Tue 26) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270. Today we have bouts of Dyke Jumping, Bog Snorkelling, Ditch Racing and a live set later on by Floyd Earl. (Until Mon 25)

MONDAY 25

6th Annual Welsh Cider, Perry & Music Festival The Lion Inn, Monmouth. Info 01600 860322. Today features music from Medicine Spoon.

(Until Mon 25) Archers & Arrows White Castle, Monmouthshire.

11am-4pm, £3/£2.25. Info 01600 780380. (Until Tue 26) Bharata Natyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Breakin’ The Bay Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am-7pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Churchill’s Hotel Bar, Llandaff, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392 / www.cardiffivc.org.uk.

Ceroc Dance Class Odyssey Nightclub, Swansea. 7.4510.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com .

Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823.

Compact Matchbox Caravans National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.303.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Finishes today) Extreme Sailing Series Act 5 Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2087 2087. (Finishes today) Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail. co.uk.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome).

Info 07412 346054.

Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Monday Night Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Pub Quiz The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.

Salsa Classes Mischiefs, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-9.30pm, £4.50.

Info 07800 565651.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com.

St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100.

Summer Art Cart National

History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Tue 26) Tai Chi: Moving 5 Elements Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 029 2020 6042.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7-9pm.

Info 07734 557767.

Tapas Nights Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, £15. Info 029 2087 7959.

(Finishes today) The Annual Barking Mad Dog Show Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Caerphilly. £1/50p. Info 01443 412248. In association with Hope Rescue.

Wee Crafty Folk Fair Bishop Bevan Hall, Brecon. 11am-4pm, free (£10 to book a table). Info weecraftyfolk@gmail.com.

(Until Mon 25) Welsh Optimist Championships Cardiff Bay Yacht Club / Cardiff Bay Barrage. Info 029 2087 2087.

(Until Tue 26) World Alternative Games Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. Info 01591 610270.

Today waves us off with a Quadrathlon, a 5km Run, Cani Cross and the Closing Ceremony at 2pm. (Finishes today) Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk .

Zumba Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5/£4.

Info 029 2087 7959.

TUESDAY 26

A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Archers & Arrows White Castle, Monmouthshire.

11am-4pm, £3/£2.25. Info 01600 780380. (Finishes today) Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Belly Dance Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

(Until Sun 31) Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Fun Skittles Chepstow Conservative Club. 7.30pm, £2 inc food. Info 01291 624919.

Gitananda Yoga St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd.

7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065.

Glam Dram St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7pm. Info 01446 799100.

Improvers Belly Dance Methodist Church Hall, Conway Road, Cardiff. 6.50-8pm, £6/£30 for six weeks. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883.

Life Drawing .Sketching Session 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022

Kitsch & Synch

WALES IN EDINBURGH WE have a soft spot for theatre here in Wales, be it stage productions at local venues or the kind of drama that plays out on the rugby and football field. As the world’s eyes turn to the Edinburgh Festival, Wales won’t be left out, as the local theatre troupes head to the Scottish capital.

The minds behind the Porthcawl Elvis Festival bring together the music of The King and the classic words of Shakespeare, all to tell the tragic tale of Elvis’ life in Et Tu Elvie (C Venue 34, until Mon 25 Aug. Info: www.ettuelvie.com).

Fire Donkey Productions, from Pembrokeshire, will also be sticking with the famous people of the past in their comic debut History From The Past...

But Now! (The Cellar Monkey, until Sun 24 Aug. Info: www. historypastnow.wordpress.com). If history isn’t your subject of choice, then Snoutology For Beginners (Summerhall, Mon 18-Sun 24 Aug. Info: www.hijinx.org.uk) is right under your nose as Proff White Fang and Dr Gary are canines determined to improve the human sense of smell.

On the darker side of funny will be Familia De La Noche’s The Greatest Liar In All The World (pic below right) (Pleasance Courtyard, until Mon 25 Aug. Info: www.pleasance.co.uk), the tall tale of the world-weary and desperate The Lair.

The serious side of theatre won’t be staying at home either as Cynyrchiadau Pluen/Flake Productions take inspiration from a girl who posted a heartbreaking video on YouTube about being bullied in Llais/Voice (Surgeons Hall, Mon 11-Wed 23 Aug).

The creatives of Wales will also be dancing through the fringe with the Welsh Dance Strand (Zoo Southside, Mon 18-Sun 24 Aug. Info: www.coreocymru. com). The WDS will be hosting four shows and working with the likes of the quirky Kitsch & Sync dance troupe and talented choreographer Jo Fong. Also staying light on their feet will be South Affairs in Michelangelo Drawing Blood (pic below left) (Paradise in Augustine, Thurs 7-Fri 15 Aug. Info: www.soundaffairs.co.uk) – a show about the painter’s creative genius – while circus stars No Fit State will be off their feet altogether in the acrobatic Bianco (Bianco Tent, until Mon 25 Aug. Info: www.nofitstate.org).

Not all of the Welsh talent is spread across the city, however. Venue 13 (www.venue13.com) has a whole host, including Greek myth comedy in Fleeced, upbeat observations about love and living as a carer in Too Cool To Care and confusing questions such as Why Is Life Like Sparrows?.

HEATHER ARNOLD

pic: TOBY FARROW

BUZZ 65

events 8883.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 29) Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Novelty Notice Boards Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Pilates Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Pilates And Stretch Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8.15-9.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.

Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Salsa Classes Bar 44, Cowbridge. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales. com.

Street Dance Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5.

Info 029 2087 7959.

Summer Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Tai Chi Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm, £6.

Info 01291 624919.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm. Info 029 2020 6042.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995. Also on Tue 26.

Welsh Optimist Championships Cardiff Bay Yacht Club / Cardiff Bay Barrage. Info 029 2087 2087.

(Finishes today) Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7.309pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

WEDNESDAY 27

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Beginners’ Belly Dance Market House Studio, Chapter BUZZ 66

Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.307.30pm, £5. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959. (Until Sun 31) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Ceroc Dance Class Dinas Powys Parish Hall, Cardiff.

7.30-10.45pm, £5. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Craft Extravaganza Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-4pm, £1 per child. Info 029 2078 8334.

Cricket: One Day International: England v India SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am, £55-£75/£10 under-16s. Info 029 2040 9380.

Family Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 29) Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Nature Activities National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Pencil Pots Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran.

10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Portraits With Wire Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5. Info 01792 652016.

Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615.

Reading Between The Wines The White Hart, Llangybi, nr Caerleon. 7pm.

Info lucyrewilliams@gmail.com.

Monthly book club. This month’s book is TBC at the time of writing.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.

8pm. Info 01495 753629.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Spoon Carving And Campfire Cookout Day Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £75. Info 01874 749092.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Twilight Bat Walk National History Museum, St Fagans.

8.30pm, £4. Info 029 2057 3500.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am + 7-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm.

Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50.

Info 07914 683534.

Zumba Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 6pm, £4. Info 07949 270618.

THURSDAY 28

Ab Attack Class Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-6.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Artist In Residence Open Studios Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3-7pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Anna Falcini, Sabrina Shah and Gerald Soworka invite you to their open studios, as their residency draws to a close.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Biodanza Cathays Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £6/£5. Info antoinette@ biodanza4all.com.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959. (Until Sun 31) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.

Circuit Training Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.457.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845 0347791.

Climbing Class For Adults Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845 0347791.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info 01446 401209.

Health & Healing: St Fagans Castle And The First World War National History Museum, St Fagans.

2-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Iron Age Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Fri 29) Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Music Geek Monthly Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

On the last Thursday of each month.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Personalised Scrap Books Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.157.15pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk.

Poets At The DTC: John Greening Dylan Thomas

Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £1.60-£4. Info 01792 463980.

Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, £1 to play. Info 029 2037 8866.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50 NUS. Info 07949 270618.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales. com.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Still Life As A Self-Portrait Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5.

Info 01792 652016.

Summer Holiday Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 12.302pm + 2-4pm. Info 029 2071 2100. For ages 5-11. This week the theme is magic.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Albert Road Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

6.30-9.15pm. Info 029 2020 6042.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi St Fagans Village Hall. 12-1pm.

Info 029 2020 6042.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-9pm, £8/£6.50. Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Zumba Chepstow Conservative Club. 6-7pm. Info 01291 624919.

FRIDAY 29

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959. (Until Sun 31) Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info mcaluan@cardiffaikikai.co.uk.

Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.4511.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).

Info 01446 401209.

Decorative Picture Frames Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £12.50. Info 01633 483321.

Elementary Didgeridoo Festival Baskerville Hall, Hay-On-Wye. £58 weekend/£20 kids 10-15/free under-10s.

Info www.elementarydidgefest. co.uk. Three days of music, workshops, performance and jamming... all based round the humble, culturally appropriated didgeridoo. Other instruments do feature though, for example someone called Steve Frost is playing the Native American flute. (Until Sun 31) Four Bars Swing Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2023 9253. Featuring a lindy hop class for beginners, followed by dancing to classic swing tracks.

Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10-11am, £6. Info 07774 601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.co.uk.

Gymnastics Competition Welsh Institute Of Sport, Cardiff. 9am-5pm. Info 0300

3003127. (Until Sun 31) Imaginative Portraits Mission Gallery, Swansea. £5. Info 01792 652016. With Jonathan Powell.

Iron Age Art Cart National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Kev F’s Comic Masterclass Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

10am + 2pm, £7.50. Info 01656 815995. With Kev F Sutherland, who draws in the Beano and various Marvel comics.

Making Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11.30am, 1.30pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Finishes today) Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 400685.

NoFit State Circus: Aerial Conditioning Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

6-7.30pm, £7/£5 per session or £35/£30 for six sessions over 10 weeks. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.

10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales. com.

Side Show Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.

“DJs fused with live vocals, brass and percussion, live graffiti and exhibitions of local artists work, traders, visuals, sweets and many more treats,” is promised here.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tour: Llys Rhosyr & Bryn Eryr National History Museum, St Fagans. 3-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff.

1-2pm. Info 07891 712344.

SATURDAY 30

A Day With Dyfi Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 31) Behind The Scenes Tours Grand Theatre, Swansea.

10am, £4/£2.50 kids. Info 01792 475715.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959. (Until Sun 31) Build An Earth Oven Bute Park Education Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4.30pm, £75.

Info hello@greencityevents. co.uk. Two-day workshop (on tomorrow also) presented by Green City Events.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) Community Event Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2089 0862. All-day event of family-friendly entertainment.

Dark Skies Evening With An Astronomer Venue TBC,

Brecon Beacons National Park. £55. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Elementary Didgeridoo Festival Baskerville Hall, Hay-On-Wye. £58 weekend/£20 kids 10-15/free under-10s.

Info www.elementarydidgefest. co.uk. (Until Sun 31) Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion Liberty Stadium, Swansea.

3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Free Family Drop-In Sessions Mission Gallery, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 652016.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Gwrando Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 10am, free. Info 01239 615952. Oneday sound art installation

by Lou Laurens and Jake Whittaker (the same one who was teaching you to make homemade wine here the other day), investigating aural/ vocal experience through cymatics and digital technologies.

Gymnastics Competition Welsh Institute Of Sport, Cardiff. 9am-5pm. Info 0300 3003127. (Until Sun 31) Harp Summer School Taster Sessions Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. Info 01874 611622. Everyone welcome, no experience necessary.

Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point).

8.15pm, £8.50. Info 07538 878609.

Llangennith Produce & Craft Market Llangennith Hall, Gower, Swansea. Info catherineevans1970@ btinternet.com. On the last Saturday of every month.

Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 31) Model Rail Weekend National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. On tomorrow also.

Mountain Walk And Navigation Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £85. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

10.30am-2pm, £5 per session.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Owl Sanctuary Fundraiser Gwdihw, Cardiff. 1pm, free (donations welcomed). Info 029 2039 7933. See, Gwdihw is Welsh for ‘little owl’, so as payback for trading on their good name, the venue will be raising money for their wellbeing and inviting kids and adults alike to meet them.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth.

10am-4pm, free. Info enquiries@pigstreetcrafts. co.uk.

Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 kids. Info 01874

live music 749092.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 31) St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019 0036.

Table Tennis: Wales Top 10 Championships Welsh Institute Of Sport, Cardiff.

9am-6pm. Info 07554 525754.

Talks At 2 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £6.50. Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

SUNDAY 31

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50. Info 07837 937351.

Ballet For Beginners Dance Studio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2-3.30pm, £6/£15 for three classes. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk.

Beautiful Buildings National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Finishes today) Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959. (Finishes today) Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10). Info 01656 661338.

Build An Earth Oven Bute Park Education Centre, Cardiff.

10am-4.30pm, £75. Info hello@greencityevents.co.uk.

Bytesize Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Cancer Research Wales Pink-A-Blue Walk Cardiff Bay Barrage. 11am, £5 to take part.

Info 029 2087 2087. Six-mile walk open to men, women, kids and even dogs.

Cardiff Theosophical Society 206 Newport Road, Cardiff. 3.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 6017.

Elementary Didgeridoo Festival Baskerville Hall, Hay-On-Wye. £58 weekend/£20 kids 10-15/free under-10s.

Info www.elementarydidgefest. co.uk. (Finishes today) Guided Tour: Dylan’s Swansea Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea (starting point). 10.30am-12.30pm, £10/£8/£4. Info 01792 463980.

Gymnastics Competition Welsh Institute Of Sport, Cardiff. 9am-5pm. Info 0300 3003127. (Finishes today) Harvest The Meadow National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

Medieval Fun Week Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 371206.

(Finishes today) Model Rail Weekend National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Prince Of Wales Building, John Street, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org.

Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower

National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point).

9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales. com.

Rock On! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Big Picnic Llandaff Fields, Cardiff. Free. Info www.parcpawb.co.uk. A free event, organised by Llandaff Fields People’s Hub and full of enjoyment for all ages.

Womanby Street Pop-up Various venues, Womanby Street, Cardiff. 1-7pm, free.

Info info@popupcardiff.com.

live music friday 1

Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 10.30pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Battle Of The Bands SemiFinal 1 Blind Tiger, Newport.

7.30pm, £3. Info 01633 213161.

With four bands who have won the heats.

Gigspanner Millennium Memorial Hall, Laugharne.

7pm, £14 adv. Info 01267 236885.

Got It Covered Kiwis, Cardiff.

Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Hana + Remembering August Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

I, The Lion The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Knotslip + Fall Of Cronus Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 468892.

Slipknot tribute band, who are in Ebbw Vale tomorrow incidentally, headline over a band who naively persist in writing and performing their own songs.

Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.

Musicfest: Early Evening Recital Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 6.30pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Students of the Musicfest Violin Summer School.

Musicfest: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 01970 623232.

Featuring the Musicfest Ensemble and pianist Tom Poster.

Musicfest: Foyer Jazz Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.15pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Featuring New Orleans jazz quintet The Session.

Musicfest: Lunchtime Recital The Old College, Aberystwyth. 1pm, £6-£12.

Info 01970 623232. Featuring the Solem String Quartet with Kristal Hamson (clarinet).

Nat Johnson + Draw Me Stories + Sera Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2023 9253. Headliner used to be in a band called Monkey Swallows The Universe and is of an indiepop ilk.

Railroad Bill Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Real Ale Real Music Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Rhondda Rocks The Factory, Porth. 6pm, £5/£15 weekend. Info 01443 687080. We previewed this weekender in July’s music section. Lineup for today: Breathe In The Silence, Elite Days, Ghost In The Photograph, The Special Editions and Pitchforks. (Until Sun 3) Tattsyrup The Yard, Cardiff.

9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

The National Scout And Guide Symphony Orchestra Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 1391.

The Police’d The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info theglobevenue@gmail.com.

Police tribute band.

Tim Crahart Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

Tim Cronin The North Star, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2062 4050.

saturday 2

ACAB The Yard, Cardiff.

9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

A Night In New Orleans Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £35. Info 029 2070 5391. The Keith Little Band accompany your five-course Cajun supper, which will be anything but ‘little’.

Aubrey Parsons Merlin’s Bar, Celtic Manor, Caerleon.

8pm. Info 01633 413000. Also on Sun 31.

Belleville Swing The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Blacktop Deluxe New Panteg Rugby Club, New Inn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £7/£5 members. Info 01633 483238.

A Borough Blues Club gig.

Broken Boat + Tendons + My Grey Horse The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Indie-folk stuff.

Carw Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Georgia Paterson Duo Poets Corner, Roath, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 8714.

Jeremy Richards Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0960.

Kids In Glass Houses Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01685 722176.

First of four regional dates for KIGH, who are bowing out for good in a few months. Sun 3 to Tue 5 finds them in Swansea, Ebbw Vale and Bridgend in that order.

Knotslip + Nochaa + The Eden Skyline Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01495 708022.

Meic Stevens + Neil Rosser + Jamie Bevan + Llew Davies Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £10 adv. Info gigs@ cymdeithas.org. First of 14 gigs hosted by Cymdeithas over the next week, as part of the Eisteddfod.

Musicfest: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 01970 623232.

Featuring the London Schools Symphony Orchestra.

Musicfest: Showcase Concerts Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 10am-7pm. Info 01970 623232. 10am + 4pm: Musicfest Summer School performers; 1pm: Musicfest

KEYS The Plan, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff, Thurs 28 Aug. Tickets: £tbc. Info: 029 2039 8764 / www.fizzievents.co.uk This live performance is the second in a monthly series happening at wellliked Cardiff cafe The Plan, although as promoters Fizzi have scheduled them for the end of each month, the first one (on Thurs 31 July) won’t have happened yet when this issue of Buzz goes to print. The idea behind them seems set to appeal, though: intimate performances from respected Welsh musicians, to be enjoyed with a buffet of The Plan’s own food, for a very reasonable extra outlay of about £3.50. Confirmed for August are Cardiffbased quartet Keys, who over a decade or so have evolved into keen-eyed crafters of sharp guitar pop informed by garage and psychedelia. A new album, Ring The Changes, is released a few weeks after this gig.

Jazz Course members; 2pm: Musicfest Classical Vocal Course students; 6pm: Musicfest Musical Theatre course members.

Paul Chamberlain Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £5-£10.

Info 029 2087 7959. Classical musician launching an album, Accordion Sensations.

Rhondda Rocks The Factory, Porth. 1pm, £10/£15 weekend.

Info 01443 687080. Main stage: Threatmantics, El Goodo, Heavy Petting Zoo, Kizzy Crawford and the winners of the Battles competition.

RR Stage: The Courtesans, The Kix, Kinky Boots and Dead Shed Jokers. Loft: Scott Howells, Maddie Jones, Millie

Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Ywys Gwynedd Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

sunday 3

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff.

1pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Cowbridge-based singer performs here every Sunday. *Blood Stereo + Usurper + Harrison & Roberts Duo + Ian Watson Spit & Sawdust, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2049 4741. This is a cool booking for folks (both of ‘em, etc) who like DIY noise/free improv/ experimental junk. Blood Stereo are from Brighton,

The fourth edition of Loserpalooza, a bumper-sized gig of quality British heavy music, is at Cardiff’s Moon Club on Sat 9. Bands have been selected by Chi from local doom type band Spider Kitten, who’ll deliver a set along with Brighton’s War Wolf, Bristolians Pohl and three more south Walians: Jimmy Rowe, Smiler and Haast’s Eagled.

Manders, Fountainhead and Guitar Club. (Until Sun 3) Rise Up Kiwis, Cardiff. Free.

Info 029 2039 8965.

Shanty The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Soul Lotta Funk Porter’s,

Usurper from Scotland, Watson from Cardiff.

Inc.A Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Guests & Open Mic The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Sunday apart from

special events.

Jessop A’r Sgweiri Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.45pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Kids In Glass Houses Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01792 468892.

National Youth Orchestra Of Wales St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £14/£5 under-25s.

Info 029 2087 8444. Jac van Steen conducts a programme of Christopher Painter, Strauss and Berlioz.

Rhondda Rocks The Factory, Porth. 1pm, £10/£15 weekend.

Info 01443 687080. Main stage: Future Of The Left, Dingus Khan, Replaced By Robots, Baby Queens, Sweet Benfica and New Cowboy Builders. RR Stage: Nai Harvest, Samoans, Radstewart, Kutosis and Gung Ho. Loft: The People The Poet, Mixalydia, Quiet Marauder, Mock Thee Knott and Dominic Griffin. (Finishes today) SeaFall Sunflower&I, Cardiff Bay. 5pm. Info 029 2048 4211.

Jazzy acoustic trio.

Sioe + Rhian Morgan A Llio Sulyn Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £6 adv. Info gigs@ cymdeithas.org.

The Starling Radicals + Richa + Elite Days The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

monday 4

‘68+ In Archives Static Bar, Swansea. 6pm, £7 adv. Info 01792 467998. Headliners feature someone from The Chariot.

Crys + Y Bandana + Y Reu + Castro Clwb Rygbi Ffwrnes, Llanelli. £7 adv. Info gigs@ cymdeithas.org. Crys were an early 80s band from Neath who were quasi-NWOBHM I guess.

This Eisteddfod gig is their first for a decade!

Donnie Joe’s American BUZZ 67

live music Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

Presented by Tangled Parrot.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon.

6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Every Tuesday.

Kids In Glass Houses Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com.

Spike’s & Dime Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Steve Eaves + Geraint Løvgreen + Siddi + Uumar Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £10 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

wednesday 6

live review KINGS OF LEON

Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wed 2 July words DENIECE CUSACK photos LES DAVIES Seemingly still on a high from their set at Glastonbury, Glaswegian fourpiece Twin Atlantic kicked things off. Their 2014 hit Heart And Soul, along with imminent single Brothers And Sisters, got the crowd going via sexy guitar riffs and hands-in-the-air choruses. Following an interlude consisting of big-screen clips of the headliners, just in case we’d forgotten our reason for attending, London boys White Lies took to the stage. Contrasting notably with the clapalong choruses of Twin Atlantic, swapping the these two bands’ running order might have been wiser: White Lies’ gloomier post-punk repertoire didn’t really translate to an audience this size.

The atmosphere at the Liberty was, nonetheless, euphoric. The sun was beating down on the Welsh stadium, and in the haze of the dusky sunshine Kings Of Leon were a perfect background to a blissful evening. Meeting a 72-year-old grandmother at the gig was testament to this – the lady proved you are never too old to rock, sat with her bottle of lemonade swaying and singing along.

One review I read suggested that, for a super-sized concert like this, bands should go out of their way to add a personal touch, as you can feel lost in the masses. I tend to disagree; with a stadium gig, you know what you are getting. You have bought your ticket knowing you are one of thousands.

These affairs aren’t just for the hardcore fans, but also those who just love the hits, and KOL definitely delivered.

Whoever arranged the evening’s setlist was astute. Starting off with their older soft rock/blues stuff, such as Fans, they mixed in a clutch of their latest songs from most recent album Mechanical Bull and finished off with big anthems Use Somebody and Revelry. At that stage the crowd was pumping: everyone wanted one thing and we got it. The set finished with a mammoth rendition of Sex On Fire and the audience went crazy. The gig concluded with a polite few words of thanks and that was it. What I left with was a sore throat and a feeling of pure awe.

Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £3/£2.50. Info 029 2038 7026.

Grown Up Music Jam Session The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Kids In Glass Houses Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £14 adv.

Info 01495 708022.

Ukulele Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday.

Warhound + Pallas + Outrage CC + No Rest + Murder Circuit Undertone,

Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2022 8883. Various hardcore bands.

Young Composers Showcase Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1pm, £5. Info 029 2039 1391.

tuesday 5

Acoustic Showcase Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7-10pm, free. Info 01656 815995.

Presented by Buska.

Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.

Battle Of The Bands Heat 1 Static Bar, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 467998. With acts TBC. Brothers + Jamie Willetts The Lansdowne, Canton, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 07960 820645. Hosted by Newsoundwales.

Candelas + Swnami + Y Ffug + Mellt Clwb Rygbi Ffwrnes, Llanelli. £7 adv.

Acoustic Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Wednesday.

Ail Symudiad + Catsgam + Catrin Herbert Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £8 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”

Beth Fuller-Teed & Rebecca Selley Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Casi Wyn + Yr Eira + Breichiau Hir + I Fight Lions Clwb Rygbi Ffwrnes, Llanelli. £7 adv. Info gigs@ cymdeithas.org.

Chris Dean & Trevor Brown Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. South Wales Big Band Society gig. These two are from the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.

Constellation Big Band Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10/£7 members. Info 07802 912789.

Down By Law + Southport + Traders + Trigger McPoopshute Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 221477. American punk rock veterans headline.

Frontman Dave Smalley has been afforded more attention for his contrarian right-wing beliefs than his music in recent years.

Ellie Makes Music + David Roberts + Thomas Seddon + Emmy Lila Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.

Folk Session Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Hosted by Dan James.

Hat Fitz & Cara + JC’s Hopeless Sinners The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Blues.

Jaycee + Connor Burns Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £3.

Info 01792 468892. Charity gig in aid of HCPT, which takes disabled children on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Les Barker The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Every Wednesday.

Petrol Girls + Twisted The Red & Black Umbrella, Cardiff.

Info redandblackumbrella@ riseup.net. This takes place in a social centre over Splott way. The headliners are a feminist hardcore band from London who sing “about their university lecturers” according to the person who gave me the flyer for the gig. Twisted are good and there are more acts TBC. The Session Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

thursday 7

A Line Too Late + Reality Check + Traxx (DJ set) Undertone, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £4.

Info 029 2022 8883. Charity gig for the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital. Traxx is a member of Astroid Boys and will be playing grime.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Every Thursday and Friday.

Brython Shag + Mr Huw + Welsh Whisperer Kilkenny Cat, Llanelli. £7 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org. *Burt Bacharach Market Hall, Brecon. 8pm, £45 adv.

Info 01874 611622. Opening event of Brecon Jazz. See Upfront.

Dewi Griffiths The Old Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2066 6566.

Live flamenco guitar every Thursday.

Gwenno + Sen Segur + Plu + Tom Ap Dan Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £8 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

Homes + Georgia Paterson + Alex Taylor Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2023 9253.

Ian Michael Thomas Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

IC1s + The Mono Polys + Wasters Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday.

Keith James Trellech Church, Monmouthshire. 7.30pm. Info 01600 716622. Welsh folk singer James performing his Time Let Me Play set, based on Dylan Thomas’ poems; he’ll be touring this around the UK between now and December.

Louise Ryan Vocal School Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night. Every Thursday.

The Men They Couldn’t Hang Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.

The Traders + Petrol Girls + Guerrilla Monsoon Mozarts, Swansea. 7.30pm, £4.

Info 01792 649984. Bands from Lyon, London and Birmingham respectively.

Xiang Yi Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 1391. Chinese pop/classical concert pianist.

friday 8

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Battle Of The Bands Semi-

Final 2 Blind Tiger, Newport.

7.30pm, £3. Info 01633 213161.

With four bands who have won the heats.

Bitartean Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Brecon Jazz Market Hall, Brecon. Info 01874 611622.

See Upfront for the skinny on this annual jazz jamboree, or ‘jazzboree’. Here’s today’s lineup: Warren Vaché Quintet featuring Alan Barnes (Theatr Brycheiniog, 6pm, £20 – all prices are for advance tickets); Michael Wollny Trio (Brecon Cathedral, 6.30pm, £17.50); JT4Y Neuadd Goffa (The Memorial Hall, Christ College, 6.45pm, £15); Junior Jazz (Brecon Guildhall, 7.30pm, £11); Loose Tubes (Market Hall, 9pm, £27.50); Zara McFarlane (Brecon Cathedral, 9.30pm, £17.50). (Until Sun 10) Canute Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the Superchango night.

Colorama + Gareth Bonello + Kizzy Crawford + Siôn Richards Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £9 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

Dollfest The Dolls House, Abertillery. £3. Info 01495 213300. Two-day event, bands today including Toadstool, Psycho Kiss, Heavy Flames and Static Signals. On tomorrow also.

Ghosts As Alibis + Calling Apollo + Your Protected Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are launching an EP, which is reviewed by us this month.

I, The Lion The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Jamie Willetts + Evan Gardener Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Linerunners The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5-£8.

Info 01497 821762. Hereford alternative rock kinda band. *Llwybr Llaethog + Castro + Y Ffug The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £7/£6 adv.

Info 01237 236012. You can’t whack a bit of Ll-Ll, as the tabloids call them. Even better, this will apparently feature a guest vocal spot from David R Edwards out of Datblygu!

Mattoidz + Bromas + Y Banditos + Tymbal Clwb Rygbi Ffwrnes, Llanelli. £7 adv.

Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

Mikey Price & Phil Okwedy St Catherine’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5.

Info 029 2066 4362. Folk.

Red Racer + Deaf Horse The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

6pm, free. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. One of Red Racer is Ronnie Wood’s son; their biog coyly mentions this in a way that indicates it’s their only real selling point.

Perhaps more notable is Deaf Horse claiming Campag Velocet as an influence. RR are in Newport on Fri 15.

She Says Kiwis, Cardiff. Free.

Info 029 2039 8965.

Soul Lotta Funk The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Every Friday for the rest of August.

JUST ANNOUNCED FOR SEPTEMBER: EZRA FURMAN (Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 3) GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY (Clwb Ifor Bach, Mon 8) BENJAMIN BOOKER (Clwb Ifor Bach, Sun 14) RAY QUINN (St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 15) MODERN BASEBALL (Undertone, Cardiff, Thurs 18) PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT (The Glee Club, Cardiff Bay, Wed 24) JUNGLE BROTHERS (The Globe, Cardiff, Fri 26) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER: DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD (The Moon Club, Cardiff, Thurs 2) NIK BUZZ 68

live music The King Coasters Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

The Lash + Bones Of St James + Them Dead Beats Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.

Info 029 2023 9253.

Wisecrack + Dis-Arm + Ty Walker Le Pub, Newport.

8pm, free. Info 01633 221477.

Headliners claim to exhibit “the anti-fascist, antihomophobe, anti-racist, prochoice, pro-feminist, DIY ethos that goes along with being in a shit punk rock band from the UK.” Chortle.

Your Demise + Murder Circuit + Judgement + Interrogation Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv.

Info www.hobosmusicvenue. com. Headliners will be performing their early material, from before they got told off by the internet for dressing up in blackface.

Zander Jagger The North Star, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2062 4050.

saturday 9

Bob Delyn + Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog + Kookamunga Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £10 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org.

Brecon Jazz Market Hall, Brecon. Info 01874 611622.

Today features A Tribute to Stan Tracey (Theatr Brycheiniog, 1pm, £16.50); Burum (The Memorial Hall, Christ College, 1.15pm, £12.50); Don Weller & David Newton (Brecon Cathedral, 1.30pm, £15); The Shape Of Jazz To Come (Brecon Guildhall, 2pm, £11); Kairos 4Tet (Memorial Hall, Christ College, 4.45pm, £15); Fapy Lafertin Quartet (Theatr Brycheiniog, 5pm, £18); Do Not Go Gentle: Wales Meets Dylan Thomas (Brecon

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Contraband Breaks Ensemble Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.

Playing as part of the Fat City night.

Dollfest The Dolls House, Abertillery. £3. Info 01495 213300. Today features Defy All Reason, Crowsaw, Crash’n Clouds, Ataraxis Vibration, Blacksphere, Smiling Tigers, Blue Ocean Odyssey, Guy Maile (great name) and Ian Jones’ Sunshine Echoes.

Golden Fable + Barefoot Dance Of The Sea + Ratatosk Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2023 9253.

Keith James The Old School, Moylegrove, nr Cardigan. 8pm.

Info 0845 5192791. *Loserpalooza IV The Moon Club, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £6. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Cool dudes put on cool dude music, if you like doom metal and punk and suchlike. War Wolf, Spider Kitten, Jimmy Rowe, Smiler, Pohl and Haast’s Eagled are this year’s six bands, which might make this their best lineup yet.

Noson Gyda Cantata A Ffrindiau Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510. Gala concert to mark the end of this year’s Eisteddfod.

Phil Cooper Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0960.

Pocket Trez + Blaidd + Downhill Kilkenny Cat, Llanelli. £7 adv. Info gigs@ cymdeithas.org.

Rachael Clee Grand Theatre Cafe Bar, Swansea. 12pm, free.

Info 01792 475715.

Salvation Porter’s, Cardiff.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

She Says Kiwis, Cardiff. Free.

Info 029 2039 8965.

On Fri 29, Delilah’s in Newport has a touring lineup of reggae and lovers’ rock acts – Jimmy Riley, Owen Gray and Buckie Ranks – on what they’ve called the Contradiction Tour.

Cathedral, 5.30pm, £12); Troyka (Brecon Guildhall, 8pm, £15); The Roger Beaujolais Quartet (Memorial Hall, Christ College, 8.15pm, £15); Laura Mvula (Market Hall, 9.30pm, £25); Penguin Cafe (Theatr Brycheiniog, 9.30pm, £18.50); Marius Neset Quartet (Brecon Cathedral, 9.30pm, £17.50). Plus a programme in The Captain’s Walk featuring Mike Harries’ Root Doctors (12.30pm), Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio (3pm), Imperial Kikiristan (6pm), Beats & Pieces Big Band (9pm), which is £25 for the day, and masterclasses from Paula Gardiner, Jean Toussaint and Gabrielle Miribassi. (Until Sun 10) Calibri Soul The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

Canvas + This Concept + Fairview + Well Wisher + A Line Too Late Baa Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2022 0114. Various English and Welsh bands. Well Wisher are local, aren’t the Manchester band of the same name, and

Stereosonics The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info theglobevenue@gmail.com.

Stereophonics tribute band.

Stornoway Reynoldston Village Hall, Gower. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 391012.

Intimate show for breezy folkrock band who were, quite bafflingly it seems now, signed to 4AD for a bit. Why is it in Reynoldston? Because the singer just moved there, is why.

Strike Back + Vaults + Fatal Chaos + Forty-Four Hours Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7-10pm, £5. Info mail@ givemefuel.co.uk. Metalcore and deathcore bands.

Who’s Molly? Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.45pm, £8. Info 01792 475715. This band have recorded Swansea City’s official 2014 anthem, hubristically titled Heroes.

sunday 10

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Bent Life + Warcharge + Forsaken + Restraint + Ancestors + Judgement +

Interrogation + Guilt Trip Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 5pm, £7 adv.

Info mail@givemefuel.co.uk.

Billed as a Hardcore Half Dayer, and while I don’t know any of the bands playing I am confident it will deliver on that promise.

Brecon Jazz Market Hall, Brecon. Info 01874 611622.

Today features a Jazz Festival Service (Brecon Cathedral, 10am, free); World Wide Wales: Wales Meets Mirabassi (Memorial Hall, Christ College, 12.30pm, £12); Organic featuring Dominic Norcross & John-Paul Gard (Brecon Guildhall, 12.30pm, £12); Trish Clowes Quintet featuring Gwilym Simcock (Brecon Cathedral, 1.30pm, £16.50); The Big Chris Barber Band (Theatr Brycheiniog, 1.30pm, £18.50); Lady Nade & The Silhouettes (Brecon Guildhall, 3pm, £12.00); Polar Bear (Memorial Hall, Christ College, 3.45pm, £15); John Taylor Trio (Brecon Cathedral, 5pm, £16.50); The Remi Harris Gypsy Jazz Project (Brecon Guildhall, 5.30pm, £12.00); Vinicius Cantuária (Theatr Brycheiniog, 6.30pm, £20); Jim Barber Trio Meets Bluesy Susie (Brecon Guildhall, 8pm, £10); Gregory Porter (Market Hall, 8.30pm, £35) and Christine Tobin (Brecon Cathedral, 9pm, £18). Plus a programme in The Captain’s Walk featuring James Clark’s Lonely Hearts Rugby Clwb (12.30pm), Ollie Howell Quintet (3pm), Township Comets featuring Pinise Saul (6pm) and Rhythms Of The City (9pm), which is £25 for the day, and masterclasses from Chris Batchelor, Kit Downes and Clark Tracey. (Finishes today) DZ Deathrays + Babezilla The Moon Club, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Headliners have their new album reviewed in this issue.

Guests & Open Mic The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Posh Frock & Beat Box The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Irish folk meets Americana.

monday 11

A New Old-Fashioned Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £3/£2.50. Info 029 2038 7026.

Ukulele Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

tuesday 12

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon.

6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Deez Nuts + TRC + Louie Knuxx + Counting Days Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10/£8.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Metalcore type bands.

New Orleans Heat Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

New Orleans Heat Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. Busy.

wednesday 13

Acoustic Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Emily’s Army + Wasters + Matt Grocott & The Shroves Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

Headliners are from California.

Jeff Hooper Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@ dancebands.plus.com. South Wales Big Band Society gig in which Jeff celebrates 40 years as a vocalist with some film clip interludes.

Lars Fredericksen & The Old Firm Casuals + Runnin’ Riot The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info theglobevenue@gmail.com.

One of the blokes from Rancid present his oi!/streetpunk sideproject. ‘Old Firm Casuals’ is such a magnificient Anglophiliac howler of a name I can’t help but respect them.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Pontypridd Acoustic Club Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd.

8.30pm. Info 01443 491424.

On the second Wednesday of every month.

Russell Van Den Berg with The Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10/£7 members. Info 07802 912789.

Wind Trio Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

thursday 14

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Dakhla Brass Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Dansette Days Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £13.50/£12.50 adv. Info 01792 863722. Tribute acts pay homage to Bobby Vee, Billy Fury, Helen Shapiro and Dusty Springfield.

Dewi Griffiths The Old Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free.

Info 029 2066 6566.

Easy Star All Stars The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info theglobevenue@ gmail.com. These are the guys who cover rock albums in dub fashion. This gig finds them performing Dub Side Of The Moon, an interpretation of the early 70s Medicine Head LP. Gethin Liddington Goodkatz Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. *Michael Chapman The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01792 475147.

Folk guitarist active since the 1960s. He is great. He’s also playingGreen Man (see below) this weekend.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Rock It! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18 Info 01792 475715. Musical hits of olden times (well, the 50s onwards). *The Green Man Festival Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon Beacons. £159/£135 NUS/£85 13-17-year-olds/£5 5-12-yearolds. Info info@ thegreenmanfestival.co.uk.

The Waterboys, Jimi Goodwin

and the Pictish Trail greet those who turned up early for a festival which we’ll tell you more about Upfront. (Until Sun 17) Valley Folk Club Showcase Pontardawe Arts Centre.

8pm, £2. Info 01792 863722.

Held in the New Studio bit of the venue, this is part of the Pontardawe Summerfest, which runs until Sun 17. The VFC will be back in its nornal venue next month.

Women In Tune Festival Llanfair Clydogau, nr Lampeter. £50-£100 weekend/£50-£90 weekend adv/£15-£40 day. Info 01570 493288. This year’s instalment of this annual female-only, feminist-principled festival features all manner of women musicians, DJs and other performers. Today features Wyrd Sisters, Cor Gobaith, Catherine Elms, Sera, Harriet Earis, MC Gwenllian and workshop introductions. More info at www.womenintune. co.uk. (Until Sun 17)

friday 15

80s Mania Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £17-£21.

Info 01792 475715. “It’s like Top Of The Pops meets Live Aid with the sexy dance troupe Legs ‘n’ Co,” according to the blithe testimony of Mike Read.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Bella Collins & The Blue Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Bullitt Blues Revival Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

Danielle Lewis + Eve May Rowlands Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2023 9253.

Goldie Lookin Chain Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 01792 863722.

Hip Route The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Leighton Jones The North Star, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.

Maddie Jones + Sera Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Phil Campbell’s All Starr Band + Buffalo Summer + Red Room Therapy Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 468892.

Red Racer + Thousand Fingers Le Pub, Newport.

8pm, £5. Info 01633 221477.

Rock Factor Kiwis, Cardiff.

Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Show Stoppers Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £35. Info 029 2070 5391. Julia Martin inhabits the bodies of Shirley, Tina, Dolly etc, while you chow down on five hearty courses.

The Green Man Festival Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon Beacons. £159/£135 NUS/£85 13-17-year-olds/£5 5-12-yearolds. Info info@ thegreenmanfestival.co.uk.

Main stage: Beirut, Daughter, Augustines, Sun Kil Moon, Jonathan Wilson, Tunng, Michael Chapman, Highasakite and the winner of the Green Man Rising competition.

Far Out stage: Cariboou, Mac DeMarco, Polica, Toy, The Phantom Band, Plank, Michael A Grammar and Jupiter-C. Walled Garden: Teleman, Francois & The Atlas

Mountains, Adult Jazz, All We Are, Mariam The Believer, O’Hooley & Tidow, Happyness, Babe and JOhn Mouse. The After Dark slots are TBC in terms of day splits but will include The 2 Bears, The Field, Simian Mobile Disco, Ben UFO (if you’re going to this, see him or lose), Luke Abbott and Thought Forms.

Taking Shop Stage (all these are to be scheduled also): Shirley Collins (yay), Gruff Rhys, Bob Stanley, Ghost Box Records, James Endeacott and What’s Next?. Comedy tent: Nick Helm (who also plays with his band on Sunday night), Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown, Matt Richardson, Flange Krammer, The Humble Quest for Universal Genius, Ted Shires, Howard Reed, Clint Edwards, Bethany Black, Mike Bubbins, Colin Hoult, Andrea Hubert, Jordan Brookes, Tom Davis, Alistair Barrie, Ryan Cull, Juliet Myers, Sally-Anne Hayward, Luke Smith, Charlie Webster, Pat Cahill, Horse And Loui, Owen Niblock and John Wagstaffe. (Until Sun 17) The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Spokes Band The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

Tree House Fire + Fingertrap + Tommy & The Trouble The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£10 inc copy of CD. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. Album launch gig for headliners.

Up The Creek The Wig, Swansea. Info 01792 650100.

Women In Tune Festival Llanfair Clydogau, nr Lampeter. £50-£100 weekend/£50-£90 weekend adv/£15-£40 day. Info 01570 493288. Today features Kizzy Crawford, O’Hooley & Tidow, The Gem Andrews Band, MC Helen Sandler and a disco (main stage); Jan Allain, Shanty Le Hara and MCs Avril Yospa and Helen Sandler (Fringe stage). (Until Sun 17)

saturday 16

ACAB Kiwis, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

A Vision Of Elvis Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18.50/£15.50. Info 01792 475715. Starring Rob Kingsley, which just about qualifies as nominative determinism.

DABW Charity Night The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 475147. With bands TBC. David Roberts Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0960.

Humble Opinion Poets Corner, Roath, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 8714.

Karma To Burn + Desert Storm + Suns of Thunder + Thorun + We Are Romans + Mother Corona + Tricorn The Moon Club, Cardiff. 3pm, £10 adv. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Several hours of stoner rock groovin’, headlined by cult US instrumentalists who were good in this venue a while back.

Salvation The Yard, Cardiff.

9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

The Ghettones The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

The Green Man Festival

KERSHAW (Pontardawe Arts Centre, Sat 4) STEVE IGNORANT (The Moon Club, Cardiff, Sat 4) THE STUPIDS (Le Pub, Newport, Sat 4) THE SUBWAYS (Clwb Ifor Bach, Wed 8) SLOWLY ROLLING CAMERA (Clwb Ifor Bach, Thurs 9) EAGULLS (Clwb Ifor Bach, Sat 11) HARK + KEN MODE (The Garage, Swansea, Sun 19) CHAS & DAVE (The Globe, Fri 24) BEN WATT TRIO (Clwb Ifor Bach, Sat 25) GEORGE EZRA (Cardiff University, Sun 26) ALESTORM (The Globe, Sun 26) PAOLO NUTINI (Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, BUZZ 69

live music

live review PAUL WELLER

Cardiff Castle, Thurs 24 July words ANTONIA LEVAY photos KAREN FISHER The Modfather returned to Wales on another beautiful sunny day in the city.

Cardiff was teeming with fans of all ages – well, mainly men in their midforties with questionable haircuts, but ones who were all clearly enjoying what the capital has to offer before their idol was welcomed to the stage in the beautiful setting of Cardiff Castle grounds.

The by-now-sweaty Newport indie rockers The Hearts kicked off proceedings whilst most fans were still in the pubs, but they got on with it and did themselves proud with a rousing set. Second on, alt-folk types The Rails, featuring lead singer Kami Thompson (daughter of Richard Thompson), gave an ethereal performance, in glorious sunshine perfect for the occasion.

Weller and crew presently emerged, beginning with Sunflower and looking the consumnate Modboy from that iconic haircut downwards. The eight thousand punters packed into Cardiff Castle erupted.

With such a repertoire in Weller’s catalogue, it was only just that he proceeded to launch into solo favourites, Jam classics and even some Style Council numbers. From The Floorboards Up, Friday Street and Come On; Wake Up The Nation, Fast Car/Slow Traffic and Let’s Go... replete with fans crooning along, Weller’s oeuvre felt like the sound of a generation.

The Changingman and You Do Something To Me (a personal favourite) prompted singalongs and flowing tears.

As the closing chords of A Town Called Malice brought seismic appreciation from the throng, the trip down memory lane came to an end. The crowd left sated and happy, a memorable night having been had by all.

Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon Beacons. £159/£135 NUS/£85 13-17-year-olds/£5 5-12-yearolds. Info info@ thegreenmanfestival.co.uk.

Main stage: Mercury Rev, The War On Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Hamilton Leithauser, Neko Case, Angel Olsen, Mutual Benefit, Zachary Cale and Georgia Ruth. Far Out stage: Slint, Panda Bear, I Break Horses, Fat White Family, Ought, Woman’s Hour, The Pooh Sticks, We Are Catchers and Sons Of Noel & Adrian. Walled Garden: East India Youth, Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams, Frank Fairfield, Farao, My Sad Captains, H Hawkline, Julie Byrne, Famy and Eaves. Casey & Ewan’s Crystal Massage Tent: Thought Forms, MXLX, Fist Of The First Man, Tender Prey and Macho

City. (Until Sun 17) The Kate Inside: A Celebration Of Kate Bush Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 029 2023 9253.

Various covers of mercurial pop legend from acts including Ellie Makes Music, Dominic Griffin, Laurence Made Me Cry, Jack Barnett, Mary Of Scots and Alone.

The Sir Harry Secombe Trust Grand Theatre Cafe Bar, Swansea. 12pm, free. Info 01792 475715.

The Strange Tenants The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv.

Info theglobevenue@gmail. com. Australia’s premier ska band, donchaknow.

The Swinging Sixties Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £35. Info 029 2070 5391. Julia Martin, here for a second night in a row, sings hits of the

female-vocalled 1960s. A fivecourse meal could have been yours too, were this event not sold out.

The Trio Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Women In Tune Festival Llanfair Clydogau, nr Lampeter. £50-£100 weekend/£50-£90 weekend adv/£15£40 day. Info 01570 493288.

Today features Ladies Of Midnight Blue, Ajah UK, Julie Felix and MC Marion Oughton (main stage); Jessica Alice, Eleri Angharad, Jo Bywater and MCs Avril Yospa and Helen Sandler (Fringe stage). (Until Sun 17)

Sunday 17

An Evening Of Poetry And Music From Eastern And Western Europe Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm. Info 01239 841387.

With Emilia Ivancu, Markus Wursthorn, Marta Klonowska, Diarmuid Johnson, Siân Northey, Ceri Owen Jones and friends.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Brass Bands In The Park Waunfawr Park, Caerphilly.

2.30-5pm, free. Info 01443 863122. With the Rogerstone Brass Band.

Fearless Fest III Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 2-10.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info mail@givemefuel. co.uk. Metal alldayer with (headliners first) Worthwhile, Showyourteeth, When We Were Wolves, This Concept, Set To Break, Rise Of Rome, Storyteller, The Blackest Skyline, Ephemera, Arcadian, Arlington Heights and A Line Too Late.

Folk Service Gellionnen Chapel, nr Pontardawe.

10.30am. Info 01554 821535.

Hosted by Valley Folk Club.

Glen Manby Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Jazz in the bar.

Guests & Open Mic The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

James Hollingsworth The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Malevolent Creation + Resistance + Cryptophile + Inferno Ortum + Sodomized Cadaver Baa Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv.

Info 029 2022 0114. American death metal band headline a packed bill.

Merthyr Rock Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil. 2pm, £25 adv.

Info 01497 822629. Featuring Taking Back Sunday, Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag, The Blackout, Blitz Kids, Lostalone, Feed The Rhino, The One Hundred, Colt 45, Save Your Breath, En Garde, Continents, When We Were Wolves, Falling With Style, Reaper In Sicily and Breathe In The Silence.

The Green Man Festival Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon Beacons. £159/£135 NUS/£85 13-17-year-olds/£5 5-12-yearolds. Info info@ thegreenmanfestival.co.uk.

Main stage: Neutral Milk Hotel, First Aid Kit, Bill Callahan, Anna Calvi, Boy & Bear, Nick Mulvey, Other Lives and 9bach. Far Out stage: Kurt Vile & The Violators, Real Estate, Simian Mobile Disco, Speedy Ortiz, Joanna Gruesome, Alexis Taylor, Samaris, Hockeysmith and Vancouver Sleep Clinic. Walled Garden: Lanterns On The Lake, Stanley Brinks, William Tyler, Samantha Crain, Ry X, Laura Groves, The Gentle Good, Valleyers, The Rails and The May Birds. (Finishes today) Ukulele Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Up The Creek The Greyhound, Neath. Info 01639 637793.

Women In Tune Festival Llanfair Clydogau, nr Lampeter. £50-£100 weekend/£50-£90 weekend adv/£15£40 day. Info 01570 493288.

Today features workshop performances, Edina Balzco, The Very Good Disco Band, MC Nigelli and an Amazons and

Goddesses special event with Circle Dancing (mins stage); Pearl Fish and MCs Avril Yospa and Helen Sandler (Fringe stage) plus a Sunday market from 11am-1pm. (Finishes today) Whiskey River Pontardawe Arts Centre. 2-4pm. Info 01792 863722. Taking place in a marquee outside the venue.

monday 18

Four Counties Youth Orchestra Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

tuesDay 19

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Guillaume Mathias Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm, £10. Info 01239 841387. French concert pianist.

Harri Davies + Fur The Lansdowne, Canton, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info 07960 820645.

Hosted by Newsoundwales.

The Wessex New Orleans Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

T. Rexstacy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18/£16.

Info 01792 475715. Arsenal have a youth team player called Marc Bola at the moment, looking forward to some crap headlines when he breaks through.

wednesday 20

AC/DC UK Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01792 475715. AC/DC in the Millennium Stadium next year would be awesome, and actually feasible unlike most pipedreams. People round here would totally go. Get the Stereophonics to support if you have to.

Acoustic Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Andre Luz & His Band Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10/£7 members. Info 07802 912789.

Newport Jazz & Swing Band With Ian Phillips Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Swamps + Drawn In + Grove Street Families + Back Down + Reality Check Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7-10.30pm, £6. Info mail@ givemefuel.co.uk. Various hardcore bands. Headliners are from the States.

thursday 21

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Cafe Manouche Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £8.

Info 01656 815995.

Dewi Griffiths The Old Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free.

Info 029 2066 6566.

Fado Imaginario Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany

Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Local Sports Team + Sweet Benfica + The Manatees Gwdihw, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933.

Presented by Red Medicine.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Shields + Idols Of Apathy + Giving Into Ghosts + Ascend The Skies + Ephemera The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5/£3 with inflatable. Info 01237 236012. Lots of things are inflatable, the promoters are probably imagining how epic it would be if everyone wore a rubber ring with a shark head on or something, but why not push the boundaries?

The Dickies + Bad Sam The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info theglobevenue@ gmail.com. Californian punk rock icons, notable for a series of zany cover versions but by no means limited to that.

The South + The Belgians Chepstow Castle. 6.30pm, £20 adv. Info 01291 627122.

First gig of Castell Roc, which comprises seven gigs here between now and Sat 30.

Tom Ollendorff Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Wolf Alice + Darlia + Candelas Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Swn.

friday 22

1Eye Reggae Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm, free before 10.30. Info 01633 259144.

Adam Javorkai & Clara Biermasz Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10.

Info 01239 841387. Cello and piano duo.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. *Culture + The Rasites The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info theglobevenue@ gmail.com. See Music.

Danielle Lewis + Matthew Frederick Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Crug Mawr Festival Near Penparc village, Cardigan.

5.30pm, £20 (two days). Info 01239 621200. Two-day festival on a Welsh language rock tip.

Schedule TBC, but these lot will be playing: H A’r Band, Swnami, Candelas, Y Ffug, Y Bandana, Ail Symudiad, Mattoidz, Y Reu, Yr Eira, Castro, Blaidd, R Seiliog, Sen Segur, Y Cledrau, Palenco, Mellt, Uumar, HMS Morris, Y Banditos, Nofa, I Tymbal, Plu, Chris Jones, Dan Sincere, Rogue Jones, Bur Hoff Bau, Sam Rhys, Jamie Bevan, Hana and Corau. On tomorrow also.

Hi-On Maiden + Casan + Echo Bandits + Riot Act Chepstow Castle. 6.30pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01291 627122.

Houdini Dax + The Cradles Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. Not sure if this gig is part of the Hub Festival. Maybe it is though. You can find out for yourself. Let go of my apron strings.

HUB Festival Opening Party The Full Moon / The Moon Club, Cardiff. 5pm. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. First of four days of a festival which

Fri 31) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR NOVEMBER: BIG COUNTRY (The Globe, Sat 1) ASKING ALEXANDRIA (Cardiff University, Sun 2) ROGER MCGUINN (The Glee Club, Tue 4) SANDI THOM (Pontardawe Arts Centre, Fri 7) ROBERT PLANT (Newport Centre, Sun 9) PALOMA FAITH (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 13) GREGORY PORTER (St David’s Hall, Sat 15) IMELDA MAY (St David’s Hall, Mon 17) JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR (The Globe, Tue 18) BRYAN ADAMS (Motorpoint Arena, Fri 21) DIAMOND HEAD (Sin City, Swansea, BUZZ 70

live music launched last year, and takes place along Womanby Street’s venues. This is every live act confirmed as playing: Seth Faergolzia, Captain Accident & The Disasters, Hogslayer, We’re No Heroes, Howl, Junior Bill & The Scallies, Quiet Marauder, Third Party, Tree House Fire, Howlin’ Lord, Dave Morris & The Knock, Workin’ Man Noise Unit, Cowboy & The Corpse, Fingertrap, Mustard Allegro, Christopher Rees, Albatross Archive, Rockin’ John Lewis, Maddie Jones, Tree Of Wolves, The John E Vistic Experience, Pohl, Harry Keyworth, Zinc Bukowski, Lunar Stasi, The Brwmys, Shiny Tiger, The Jim Evans Band, Bones Of St James, Godbomber, Love Bazaar, Gung Ho, Homoh, Soap, Tarsiers, Guys Jones, Haast’s Eagled, The Doublecross, Iron Eye, New Cowboy Builders, Brothers, Heavy Flames, Attercopus, Homes, Manumit, Winter & Williams Band, The Lost & Found, Babezilla, Ioan Davies, Mike Dennis, Rainbow Maniac, Omens, Groblar, Constructor, Dominic Griffin, Mook, Jack Barnett, Tides Of Sulfur, Scriber, Valhalla Sound, The Cradles, Jemma Roper, Ieuan Williams, National Death Syndrome, Rainy, Voodoo Rider, Blue Collar Decade, Secateurs, JB & L-Hyo, Pipedream, Misled Truth, , Kirk Morgan, Ghosts As Alibis, My Name Is Ian, Insuna, The Blood Club, Dead In The Water, Fur, Crisis Talks, Buster Redlox, Michelle Ellen, Bicycle Thieves, Tom Auton, Luke Williams and Nia Ann. (Until Mon 25) Humble Opinion The North Star, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.

Ieuan Williams Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Keith James St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm. Info 01437 720480.

Monkjack Kiwis, Cardiff.

Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Panic Station Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

Salmonsfest Three Salmons Hotel, Usk. £70 weekend/£30 per day/£10 weekend kids. Info www.salmonsfest.co.uk. See Music for more. Today features The Feeling and Stereosonics (with more TBC over the weekend). (Until Sun 24) So 80s The Yard, Cardiff.

9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

The Big Tribute Festival Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth. £45-£55 weekend/£24-£27 14-17-year-olds/£10-£12 5-13-year-olds. Info hello@ thebigtribute.co.uk. First day of a three-day festival dedicated to tribute bands. Today features Mentallica, The Police Academy, Musest and The Doors Alive on the main stage; there’s also an Other Stage and Little Rockers Stage, the lineup of which is TBC. (Until Sun 24) The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Saturday 23

Abba Mania Chepstow Castle.

6.30pm, £15/£10 under-16s.

Info 01291 627122.

Amo Rex Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0960.

A Wilhelm Scream + Darko + Constructor + The Low Blows Sin City, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 468892.

Bangers + Denim Snakes + Helen Chambers + Pugs Vs Tom Le Pub, Newport.

8pm. Info 01633 221477.

Headliners are a melodic punk band from Cornwall who I quite like. Their biog says they’re “pushing hard at the limits of what being underground really means.”

Pro tip, if you have to write a band biog don’t include stuff like this.

Carwyn & Osian Jones Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Brotherly cello duo.

Crug Mawr Festival Near Penparc village, Cardigan.

5.30pm, £20 (two days). Info 01239 621200.

HUB Festival Various venues, Womaby Street, Cardiff. 12pm, £15 weekend/£10 day. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

(Until Mon 25) International Choral Gala Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £15/£10. Info 029 2039 1391.

Featuring the Kyoto Echo Choir

14-17-year-olds/£10-£12 5-13-year-olds. Info hello@ thebigtribute.co.uk. Today features Radio Clash, Antarctic Monkeys, Bon Jovi UK, Cupcake Sweetheart (this is a Katy Perry tribute), Kings Ov Leon, Ohasis and Ben as Jackson Live. (Until Sun 24) Will Killeen The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

sunday 24

Aubrey Parsons Atlantic Hotel, Porthcawl. 8pm. Info 01656 785011.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Bank Holiday Half Dayer Static Bar, Swansea. 4pm. Info 01792 467998. With bands TBC. Guests & Open Mic The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

HUB Festival Various venues, Womaby Street, Cardiff. 12pm, £15 weekend/£10 day. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

(Until Mon 25) Kenny Thomas Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £19 adv. Info 0871 4720400. British soul vocalist.

From its name onwards, Brutestock is making few bones about its musical inclinations, which tend towards nasty and merciless death metal. At Cardiff’s Baa Bar venue on Sun 31, it’s got not one but three North American big hitters on the bill: Canada’s Cryptopsy, plus Disgorge and Jungle Rot. Wales’ Desecration head up the undercard. from Japan, conductor Keiichi Asai and Côr Cymru winners Côr Y Wiber plus conductor Angharad Thomas.

Miss May & The Magic Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Musest The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166. Muse tribute.

Music To Your Ears National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Showcase for some of the top Welsh folk musicians.

Phil Campbell’s All Starr Band Buffalo Summer + Dead Shed Jokers + Florence Black The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info theglobevenue@gmail.com.

Mötorhead’s Welsh faction with his sideproject.

Salmonsfest Three Salmons Hotel, Usk. £70 weekend/£30 per day/£10 weekend kids. Info www.salmonsfest.co.uk. Today features Scouting For Girls, Chasing Grace, The Earth, 4th Street Traffic and The Maydays. (Until Sun 24) Soul Lotta Funk Kiwis, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Supernatural The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

The Big Tribute Festival Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth. £45-£55 weekend/£24-£27

Salmonsfest Three Salmons Hotel, Usk. £70 weekend/£30 per day/£10 weekend kids.

Info www.salmonsfest.co.uk.

Today features Goldie Lookin Chain, 2 Rude, Peasants King and Rusty Shackle. (Finishes today) The Big Tribute Festival Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth. £45-£55 weekend/£24-£27 14-17-year-olds/£10-£12 5-13-year-olds. Info hello@ thebigtribute.co.uk. Today features Rats In The Kitchen (a UB40 tribute), Who’s Next, Heart Of Glass (Blondie), Sir Tom, Hot Red Chili Peppers, Maybe Gaga and The Bohemians (Queen). (Finishes today) The Singhs Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10.

Info 01239 841387. Violin trio.

monday 25

Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £3/£2.50. Info 029 2038 7026.

Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

HUB Festival Closing Party The Full Moon / The Moon Club, Cardiff. 5pm. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

(Finishes today) Jac Y Do Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10.

Info 01239 841387. Twmpath.

Skye Mozarts, Swansea. 7pm.

Info 01792 649984. Acoustic folk evening on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Ukulele Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

tuesday 26

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon.

6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Monthly Sitters In Night Jazzland, Swansea. 8pm, free.

Info 07802 912789.

Skoisters + Without Warning + The Phucks The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6.50. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. The holy trinity of ska, punk and Oi! will be played variously by these bands.

wednesday 27

Acoustic Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Berry Ray’s Bank Holiday Guest Night Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10/£7 members. Info 07802 912789.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Free drink for performers. Last Wednesday of every month.

Paul Metzers The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Red Jam Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2038 7026. Jazz/boogaloo/mod type stuff.

Trout Quintet + Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10.

Info 01239 841387. First of three Summer Proms concerts here, the other two being tomorrow and Fri 29.

thursday 28

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Continents + Alaska Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2023 2199. Local metalcore band who have a second album in the can it would seem Dewi Griffiths The Old Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free.

Info 029 2066 6566.

Flamingods Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Shape present a UK experimental indie mob with lots of percussion and faux-tribal stuff. Buzz reviewed their last Cardiff gig and gave them the proverbial shoe pie.

One reporter’s opinion, though.

Glass Giants + Breathe In Silence + Fire Fences + Deri Morgan Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 2199. Launch of Cardiff poprock band Glass Giants’ second EP, the inanely-titled Cocktails & Bikinis.

Jets To Zurich Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.

Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Lee Jones Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029

2038 7026. *Mas Mas River’s Edge, Cardigan. 2pm-12am, £25 adv.

Info info@coldatnight.co.uk.

One-day festival held in cute rural arts type venue. Curated

by Cate Le Bon, Mas Mas will feature a live set from herself plus Perfume Genius, Euros Childs, Sweet Baboo, R.Seiliog, H. Hawkline, Gwenno, Castro and DJs Andy Votel, Pete Fowler, Paul Thompson (Franz Ferdinand) and Cam O’r Tywyllwch. See Music.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. *Pink Mountaintops + The Albatross Project The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv.

Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Headliners are from Canada and feature Steve McBean, also of Black Mountain. Less hard rockin’ than them but comparably jammy and psychedelic.

Swansea Unsigned The Vault, Swansea. 7.30pm. Info 01792 465300. Quarterly live music evening (the next one is in November) where six bands play half-hour sets each.

The Bohemians Chepstow Castle. 6.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01291 627122. Queen tribute.

In Porthcawl tomorrow.

The Keys The Plan, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2039 8764. Second night of Encôr, music showcases presented by Fizzi.

Tim Hugh And The LSO Musicians Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7pm, £10. Info 01239 841387. Summer Proms concert featuring music by Grieg, Rossini, Schumann and Bartok.

friday 29

100 Voices Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510. Variety show led by the Corp Of Drums and the Voices Community Choir. On tomorrow also.

3amp The Yard, Cardiff.

9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. *Acid Mothers Temple + Them Squirrels + Fist Of The First Man + His Naked Torso Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Great lineup courtesy of Holy Boredom, headlined by proflific Japanese psychedelic hairies and boosted ably by local types.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Battle Of The Bands Final 2014 Meze Lounge, Newport.

7.30pm, £3. Info 01633 213161.

With four bands who have won the heats and semi-finals.

Cafe Classics Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1-2pm, free. Info 01656 815995.

Classical Cafe 2 Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £10£15. Info 029 2089 0862.

Climbing Trees The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01237 236012.

Cut Ribbons + Imperial Mammouth Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Jealous Lovers Club. Imperial Mammouth are American.

Dirty Alex The North Star, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.

Jimmy Riley + Owen Gray + Buckie Ranks Delilah’s,

Newport. 10pm-4am, £10 adv.

Info 01633 259144. Reggae and lovers rock, together on the Contradiction Tour.

Keith James St Thomas At St Dogmaels Abbey, nr Cardigan.

7.30pm. Info 01239 615389.

Maddie & The Pandas Kiwis, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Mixalydia + Delyth McLean Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Remembering August Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Son Of Man + Mark Pontin Group + Chris Buck The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07730 432166. Headliners feature former members of Man and Sassafras.

The Blitz The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

The Bohemians Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £16.50-£18.50. Info 01656 815995.

The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Oasis Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9 adv.

Info theglobevenue@gmail. com. Performing Definitely Maybe in its entirety. At least it’s relatively short.

The Wurzels Chepstow Castle. 6.30pm, £16 adv. Info 01291 627122. Playing as part of a Cider & Hog Roast Night Tim Hugh And The LSO Musicians Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7pm, £10.

Info 01239 841387. Summer Proms concert featuring music by Dvorak, plus virtuoso performances.

Tres Hombres Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

saturday 30

100 Voices Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510.

Cathy Judge Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0960.

Daniel Romano + Christopher Rees The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Headliner is Canadian and plays country-rock.

Double Experience Static Bar, Swansea. 6pm, free. Info 01792 467998. “Neo-nerd rock” from Canada, formerly known as Colfax.

Got It Covered The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.

Harp Summer School Concert 2014 Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 7pm, £5-£12. Info 01874 611622.

Presented by Glasbury Arts.

Keith James Brecon Cathedral. 7.30pm. Info 01874 611622.

King King The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 01792 475147.

Megadeth UK Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info mail@givemefuel.co.uk.

Tribute band. Hopefully the frontman lives up to the ‘UK’ in their name by doing lots of pro-UKIP speeches in between songs.

One Night Stand Poets

Fri 21) KARL JENKINS (St David’s Hall, Fri 21) THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM (Motorpoint Arena, Sat 22) KASABIAN + THE MACCABEES (Motorpoint Arena, Sun 23) NEW FOUND GLORY + THE STORY SO FAR (Cardiff University, Sun 23) ERASURE (St David’s Hall, Mon 24) BELLOWHEAD (St David’s Hall, Wed 26) PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT (St David’s Hall, Thurs 27) TONIGHT ALIVE (Cardiff University, Thurs 27) JOAN ARMATRADING (Parc & Dare, Treorchy, Fri 28) THE SOUTH (The Globe, Sat 29) BUZZ 71

stage Corner, Roath, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 8714.

Prosperina + Soap + Estuary Blacks The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Rhydian Chepstow Castle.

6.30pm, £27 adv. Info 01291 627122.

Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Sisters Sledge + The Real Thing The Corran, Laugharne. 4.30pm, £42.50.

Info www.liveatthecorran. com. Disco ladies of note and Liverpudlian soul lads are billed together for this coastal hotel’s latest live music special, following Curtis Stigers in June.

The Daggers Kiwis, Cardiff.

Free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Glam Gala Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£22. Info 029 2087 8444.

Classical favourites.

The Moons Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Psych/prog/ indie rock types, presented by Orchard.

The Special Brew + Future Sailors + The Greazy Ratz Koko Gorilaz, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07742 187754. Charity gig in aid of Velindre Cancer Hospital.

Wall2wall Festival Various venues, Abergavenny. 12.3010pm, £88 weekend/£48 day/£27.50 afternoon or evening stroller ticket (individual prices vary).

Info 01873 852829. Black Mountain Jazz festival, which debuted last year, returns for 2014. Today’s bill is like so. Afternoon Stroller: Ben Treacher Trio (w2w Stage, 12.30pm), Dan Owen (Kings Arms, 1pm), Basin Street Brawlers (Abergavenny Castle, 1.30pm), Heavy Quartet (w2w Stage, 3pm), Will Butterworth Quartet (Kings Arms, 3.30pm) and John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus (Abergavenny Castle, 4pm).

Evening Stroller: Zoe Gilby Trio (w2w Stage, 5.30pm), Kizzy Crawford (Kings Arms, 6pm), Digby Fairweather Quartet (Abergavenny Castle, 6.30pm), The X Project (w2w Stage, 8pm), Basin Street Brawlers (Kings Arms, 8.30pm) and John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus (Abergavenny Castle, 9pm). Plus, at the Borough Theatre, The Three Belles (2.30pm, £16) and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (7.30pm, £18). On tomorrow also.

sunday 31

Aubrey Parsons Merlin’s Bar, Celtic Manor, Caerleon.

8pm. Info 01633 413000.

Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff.

1pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.

Brutestock Baa Bar, Cardiff. £15 early bird. Info 029 2022 0114. Death metal and grindcore out the wazoo on this alldayer. Pretty impressive lineup. Check it: Cryptopsy, Disgorge, Jungle Rot, Desecration, Overoth Rex, Shachath, Masochist and more TBC. Guests & Open Mic The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Rhythm Rats The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Wall2wall Festival Various venues, Abergavenny. 12.3010pm, £88 weekend/£48 BUZZ 72

day/£27.50 afternoon or evening stroller ticket (individual prices vary). Info 01873 852829. Afternoon Stroller: Kevin Figes Quartet (w2w Stage, 12.30pm), Chris Ridgeway Sextet (Kings Arms, 1pm), Tony O’Malley Trio (Abergavenny Castle, 1.30pm), Brass Jaw (w2w Stage, 3pm), Nia Lynn’s Bannau Trio (Kings Arms, 3.30pm) and Arun Ghosh Quintet (Abergavenny Castle, 4pm). Evening Stroller: Moonlight Saving Time (w2w Stage, 5.30pm), Brass Jaw (Kings Arms, 6pm), Tony O’Malley Trio (Abergavenny Castle, 6.30pm), International Jazz Disaster (w2w Stage, 8pm), Moscow Drug Club (Kings Arms, 8.30pm) and Arun Ghosh Quintet (Abergavenny Castle, 9pm).

Plus, at the Borough Theatre, 606 Gospel Group (2.30pm, £16) and Jacqui Dankworth (7.30pm, £19).

stage tfriday 1

A Night Of Romantic Opera Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £14.50-£16.50. Info 01656 815995. Presented by Opera Box. Aomori Aomori Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£12. Info 029 2030 4400.

Sioned Huws presents a performance by a company of dancers, musicians and a singer from Japan, Wales, UK and Europe.

Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20-£55. Info 029 2063 6464.

It’s the musical Cats. You know. We previewed it in Stage last month. (Until Sat 9) Disney’s Little Mermaid Jr Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 12 + 2.30pm, £7. Info 0333 6663366.

Presented by Everyman Theatre. On tomorrow also.

Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 15.

Llais/Voice Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2064 6900. Solo theatre performance inspired by Amanda Todd, and the fairly grim story concerning her suicide in 2012.

On tomorrow also.

Shady Business Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715.

A “madcap comedy” set in Soho and presented by Talking Scarlet. On tomorrow also.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. This venue always does a stage production in the summer running about a month, this is 2014’s. (Until Sat 30) The Taming Of The Shrew Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £16/£14. Info 0333 6663366.

Presented by Everyman Theatre in the open air. On tomorrow also.

Trevor Crook + Bethany Black + Andrew Bird + Jordan Brookes Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

saturday 2

Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £20-£55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 9) Disney’s Little Mermaid Jr

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 11am + 1pm, £7. Info 0333 6663366.

Is There Life After High School? Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 602060.

Play presented by West Glamorgan Youth Theatre.

Llais/Voice Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2064 6900.

Mewn Undod Mae Nerth Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. Info 0845 2263510. Welsh language drama by Theatr Ieuenctud Cwm Gwendraeth, which is part of the Eisteddfod and about the plans to drown an entire Welsh community in the 60s.

R David + Rob Heaney + Wayne Deakin Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £15. Info 08700 111960. Jongleurs is only open on Saturdays from now on by the looks of things.

If you enjoy their lineup of comedy I would probably go along sooner rather than later.

Return Journey National Waterfront Museum (starting point), Swansea. £9/£7. Info 01792 463980. A promenade production through the streets of Swansea, based on historical info about the city as it was in Dylan Thomas’ youth. On tomorrow also.

Shady Business Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) Street Theatre Weekender Barry Island seafront.

12pm. Info 01446 704737.

Family-friendly performances throughout the afternoon. On tomorrow also.

The Performance Factory Grand Theatre Cafe Bar, Swansea. 12pm, free. Info 01792 475715.

The Taming Of The Shrew Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 3 + 8pm, £16/£14. Info 0333 6663366.

Trevor Crook + Bethany Black + Andrew Bird + Jordan Brookes Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400.

Trifles Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1pm, £5/£2. Info 01792 463980. Play about a murder mystery where the obvious suspect isn’t as obvious as she seems, or something like that. Presented

by Fluellen.

Water Tales For Children Parc Cwm Darren, Caerphilly.

2-3 + 3-4pm, £3. Info 01495 227206. Two hour-long performances of kids’ puppet show.

sunday 3

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

Mr Bamboozle The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. £6. Info 01497 821762. Magic show for kids aged 4-6.

Return Journey National Waterfront Museum (starting point), Swansea. £9/£7. Info 01792 463980.

Street Theatre Weekender Barry Island seafront. 12pm.

Info 01446 704737.

monday 4

Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sat 9) Grav Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm. Info 0845 2263510.

Welsh language play which pays tribute to rugby icon Ray Gravell. On tomorrow also.

Both dates look to be sold out though.

Milkshake Live! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 1 + 3.30pm, £13.50/£11.50 kids.

Info 01792 475715. Musical for youngsters.

Rhodri Rhys + Daniel Thomas + Steffan Alun + Gethin Robyns Thomas Arms, Llanelli. £6 adv. Info gigs@cymdeithas.org. A Noson Gomedi night of Welsh standup.

tuesday 5

A Murder Is Announced Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. Agatha Christie whodunit, starring people who’ve been in Eastenders and Emmerdale. (Until Sat 9) Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sat 9) Garw Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510. Play set in the Aman Valley in the late 80s, when the breakdown of local industrey causes family units to crumble in similar fashion.

Presented by Theatr Bara Caws. (Until Fri 8) Grav Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm. Info 0845 2263510.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) Wonderland Studios Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free.

Info 029 2063 6464. Also on Thurs 21.

wednesday 6

A Murder Is Announced Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 9) Ant And Dec Take Away Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £25-£45. Info 029 2022 4488. On tomorrow also.

Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sat 9) Garw Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Fri 8) Macbeth Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £6-£12. Info 01970 623232. Presented by Illyria and taking place in the Chapel Court.

Robin Hood Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2pm, £5-£10. Info 01970 623232. Family production, presented by Illyria and taking place in the Chapel Court.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) Superstars In The Making Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

The Merchant Of Venice St Dogmaels Abbey, nr Cardigan.

8pm, £10/£8. Info 01239 621200. Presented by Theatr Mwldan and The Abbey Shakespeare Players. (Until Sat 9) The Pirates Of Penzance Abergavenny Castle. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

Comic opera presented by Illyria, who will be performing a host of theatrical ventures here in the next few days.

thursday 7

A Comedy Of Errors Lampeter House, nr Narberth. 6pm, £12/£10.

Info 01834 869323. Open air Shakespeare, presented by Festival Players.

A Murder Is Announced Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 9) Ant And Dec Take Away Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £25-£45. Info 029 2022 4488.

Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18-£50. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 9) Comedy Night Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Standup on the first Thursday of every month.

Garw Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Fri 8) George’s Marvellous Medicine Abergavenny Castle.

3pm, £7.50. Info 01873 850805.

Presented by Illyria.

Laughing Leek Comedy Ebbw Vale Institute. 8pm. Info 01495 708022. New standup comedy night, on its third evening in fact. Comics TBC. Matt Reed + Chris McCausland + Gar Murran Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £9.50/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. (Until Sat 9) Nia Ben Aur Yn 40 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

Welsh language rock opera, aged 40 this year, is performed here with original performers.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Merchant Of Venice St Dogmaels Abbey, nr Cardigan.

8pm, £10/£8. Info 01239 621200. (Until Sat 9)

friday 8

A Murder Is Announced Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 9) Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20-£55. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sat 9) Garw Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510. (Finihses today) Macbeth Abergavenny Castle.

7pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805. Presented by Illyria.

Matt Reed + Chris McCausland + Gar Murran Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. (Until Sat 9) National Dance Company Wales Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Robin Hood Abergavenny Castle. 3pm, £7.50. Info 01873 850805. Presented by Illyria.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Merchant Of Venice St Dogmaels Abbey, nr Cardigan.

8pm, £10/£8. Info 01239 621200. (Until Sat 9) Youth Theatre Summer Schools Performance The Riverfront, Newport. 5pm, £2.50/£1. Info 01633 656757. A performance of the work this week’s class have undertaken.

Next week’s class will show their skills on Fri 15.

saturday 9

A Murder Is Announced Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Belly Dance Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £7.50/£5. Info 01239 615952.

Show resulting from a one-day dance course that takes place here earlier in the day (see today’s Events listings).

Bryan Lacey + Garrett Millerick + Rob Collins Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £15. Info 08700 111960.

Cats Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £20-£55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Finishes today) Dawns Haf New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2087 8889. Arts Active and Rubicon Dance Centre presents an evening of creative dance birthed in Cardiff.

Kinetic Theatre Arts Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Matt Reed + Chris McCausland + Gar Murran Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400.

(Finishes today) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Merchant Of Venice St Dogmaels Abbey, nr Cardigan.

8pm, £10/£8. Info 01239 621200. (Finishes today)

sunday 10

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Monmouth / Waldbronn Variety Show Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 6.30pm, free. Info 01600 772467. Music, song, dance and comedy from Wales and Germany, Waldbronn being twinned with Monmouth.

Robin Hood Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran. 7.30pm, £9-£13. Info 01239 621200.

Presented by Illyria and Theatr Mwldan.

monday 11

Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by Jordan Brookes.

tuesday 12

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. Very famous musical, this particular production being the work of Joey McNeely. (Until Sat 23) What The Ladybird Heard Grand Theatre, Swansea.

1.30pm, £11.50. Info 01792 475715. Kids’ show, based on the award-winning picture book of the same name.

wednesday 13

Fettered Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £5. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime theatre by Fluellen.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18-£42.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

thursday 14

Groundswell Dance Company Summer Showcase Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7pm, £8/£6.50.

Info 01792 475715. Original choreography and performance by a local group.

Howard Read + Bethany Black Queens Hall, Narberth.

8pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 869323. Span Arts comedy night.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Sooty Show Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 11.30am + 2.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info

stage 01656 815995.

West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

friday 15

Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

tuesday 19

Macbeth Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran. 7.30pm,

From Thurs 28 until Sat 30, subscribers to the ‘so bad it’s good’ school of thought might have their interest piqued by An Evening Of Coarse Acting, at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. It’s been devised by Michael Green and pays a sort of tribute to amateur theatre productions, and the rotten acting which can sometimes be found in them. A Castaway presentation.

Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400.

Mark Maier + Andrew Stanley + Simon Clayton + Ryan Cull Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Crow & The Canary The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. £8/£6. Info 01497 821762.

Visual/musical storytelling show based on “the lost fairytale of Dylan Thomas”.

West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20-£47. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23) Youth Theatre Summer Schools Performance The Riverfront, Newport. 5pm, £2.50/£1. Info 01633 656757.

saturday 16

An Evening With Chris Needs Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 01656 815995.

Bluestocking Lounge Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £12.50. Info 01792 475715.

Burlesque from Khandie Khisses, Lilly Laudanum, compere DeeDee De La Rouge and more I’d expect.

Mark Maier + Andrew Stanley + Simon Clayton + Ryan Cull Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400.

Nick Page + Jonnie Price + John Ryan Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £15. Info 08700 111960.

Rime Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232. New circus show by Square Peg, based on Coleridge’s epic poem The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. Taking place in the Chapel Court.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £20-£47.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

sunday 17

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

monday 18

West Side Story Wales

£9-£13. Info 01239 621200.

Presented by Illyria and Theatr Mwldan.

Piste Off Comedy Club Face 11, Cathays, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8221. Here on the third Tuesday of every month.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

wednesday 20

Go Theatre School Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Songs from the musicals etc.

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

6.30pm, £20/£15 kids. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 23) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) Tom Wrigglesworth + Robin Morgan + Sean Meo Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20-£47. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23)

saturday 23

Joseph Wilson + Glenda Jaxson Jongleurs, Cardiff.

7pm, from £15. Info 08700 111960. With one more comic TBC. Masters Of The House Sing The Musicals Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £15.50£18.50. Info 01656 815995.

Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Of The Pyramid Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 + 6.30pm, £20/£15 kids. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) Tom Wrigglesworth + Robin Morgan + Sean Meo Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400.

West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £20-£47.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Finishes today)

sunday 24

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

The Pirates Of Penzance St Donats Castle, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6.30pm, £17.50/£16. Info 01446 779100.

Presented by Illyria. If you want to have a picnic beforehand you can arrive as early

as 4.30pm.

The Rat Pack Chepstow Castle. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01291 627122.

tuesday 26

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30)

wednesday 27

Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Good, The Bad And The Welsh Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50£15.50. Info 01792 475715.

Jack Llewellyn’s third play about a Carmarthenshire family, following up I’ll Be There Now In A Minute and Whose Coat Is That Jacket? I guess the well of superfluous Welsh idioms runs a bit dry after those two. (Until Sat 30)

thursday 28

An Evening Of Coarse Acting Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £4-£8. Info 01970 623232. Castaway’s summer show, based on the works of Michael Green and his experience of ‘coarse’ am dram acting. (Until Sat 30) Last Chance Romance Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Kitsch N Sync with an interactive dance theatre show. Chapter’s brochure says this show will be “returning from a successful stint at the Edinburgh Festival” – good thing the theatre community don’t believe in tempting fate.

(Until Sat 30) National Youth Dance Wales Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 8pm, £14/£12/£5 under-25s. Info 029 2064 6900.

New work courtesy of associate

director Odette Hughes, plus the team of dancers of course.

Paul Thorne + Luke Toulson + Andy White + Rory O’Hanlan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £9.50/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

(Until Sat 30) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Good, The Bad And The Welsh Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £9.50£15.50. Info 01792 475715.

(Until Sat 30)

friday 29

An Evening Of Coarse Acting Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £4-£8. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) Holst’s The Planets Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01792 602060.

Circus, dance, theatre and illusion combine, soundtracked by (a recording of) the Simon Rattle Orchestra’s version of the musical opus of the title.

Last Chance Romance Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 30) Paul Thorne + Luke Toulson + Andy White + Rory O’Hanlan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. (Until Sat 30) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) The Good, The Bad And The Welsh Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50£15.50. Info 01792 475715.

(Until Sat 30)

saturday 30

10 Year Anniversary Gala Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £10. Info 01633 263670.

An Evening Of Coarse Acting Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £4-£8. Info 01970 623232. (Finishes today) Brendan Riley + Barry Castagnola Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £15. Info 08700 111960.

Last Chance Romance Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Finishes today) Paul Thorne + Luke Toulson + Andy White + Rory O’Hanlan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400. (Finishes today) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10-£26. Info 01970 623232.

(Finishes today) The Good, The Bad And The Welsh Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50£15.50. Info 01792 475715.

(Finishes today)

sunday 31

Foxy & Husk Dempseys, Cardiff. 6.30pm, free. Info 029 2023 9253. Live art, cabaret, spoken word and performance poetry.

George’s Marvellous Medicine Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran. 4pm, £9-£13.

Info 01239 621200. Presented

by Illyria and Theatr Mwldan.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Shiva’s Navarasa The Gate, Cardiff. 7pm, £8-£11. Info 029 2048 3344. Presented by India Dance Wales, this claims to feature some of India’s most talented Bharatnatyam dancers plus South Indian classical musicians.

The Tempest Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7pm, £12. Info 01239 841387. Presented by Quantum Theatre.

thursday 21

Hairspray Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01446 738622.

Presented by Superstars In The Making. On tomorrow also.

Remember When Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot.

2pm, £8. Info 01639 763214.

Musical memories from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Of The Pyramid Grand Theatre, Swansea. 6.30pm, £20/£15 kids. Info 01792 475715. Ancient Egyptian goofery which, the venue notes, “contains spooky fun and content that may not be suitable for children with a nervous disposition or certain linked medical conditions.”

(Until Sat 23) Sister Act Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10£26. Info 01970 623232. (Until Sat 30) West Side Story Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 23) Wonderland Studios Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

friday 22

Hairspray Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01446 738622.

Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Of The Pyramid Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 +

WEST SIDE STORY Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 12-Sat 23 Aug Tickets: £18-£42 Mon-Thurs/£20-£47 Fri + Sat. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk Now approaching its 60th birthday as a stage production, having long ago cemented its place as one of the most famous musicals of all time, anyone attempting to tackle West Side Story is certain to have to pull out all available stops if they wish to bring anything new to the table. Joey McKneely, a former dancer tuned director and choreographer, has done more than most in keeping this timeless show fresh. Having worked with Jerome Robbins, {WSS}’ original choreographer, McKneely was hooked, and has directed this incarnation of the musical since 2000. Notable for its efforts to break away from the timeworn motifs of the original, this version of WSS has played across the world, and arrives in Cardiff following hugely successful runs in four UK cities.

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Since then the sisters have gone on to win over 100 awards, and play live in six of the world’s seven continents. Now they’re coming to Carmarthenshire to perform an intimate show for Live@TheCorran.

If you would like to win a free pair of tickets, usually worth £42.50 each, to see the sisters sing on Sat 30 Aug then answer the question below by Thurs 21 Aug. Q: Sister Sledge sung He’s The Greatest Dancer – but what was the name of the female dancer who was considered ‘the worlds greatest tap dancer’ throughout the 1930s, and famously performed to Begin The Beguine with Fred Astaire?

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TICKETS TO THE BIG TRIBUTE FESTIVAL Fancy the chance to see the likes of Musest, Ohasis and The Police Academy play live? The Big Tribute festival in Aberystwyth will be hosting some of the best tribute acts around from Fri 22 to Sun 24 Aug. If you’d like to win yourself a free pair of weekend tickets, just answer the question below by Thurs 14 Aug. Q: In 2009 Bon Jovi sued an all-female tribute act for copyright infringement – but what was that band’s name?

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TICKETS TO HAIRSPRAY The big and beautiful musical Hairspray will be dancing into the Memo Arts Centre in Barry this month. See plus-sized dancer Tracy Turnblad shake her stuff and cause controversy as she campaigns for an end to racial segregation in 1960s Baltimore.

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TICKETS TO SISTER ACT Divine entertainment comes to Aberystwyth Arts Centre this month in the form of nun-filled musical comedy Sister Act. Loud, disco-loving Deloris is taken on by a convent when she’s forced to enter the witness protection programme, but her larger-thanlife attitude and determination to inject some soul into the choir causes problems for everyone. If you want a pair of tickets to see the show on Fri 29 Aug then answer the question below before Thurs 21 Aug. Q: The word hymn derives from Greek ‘hymnos’ which means what?

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