Buzz October 2016

WHAT’S ON GUIDE. OCT 2016

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Landmark occasions for two south Wales festivals, Swn and the Iris Prize, which both started in 2007 and thus are celebrating their 10th editions this month.

Not, however, their 10th birthdays, which will be next year. Just felt I should point this out. Plus an extensive art roundup and interviews with Petula Clark and The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon

Not for the first time and probably not the last, the film which has most irked Keiron Self this month is the one I’d most like to see. That’s The Greasy Strangler. Can I tag along to the cinema with you and watch it? I’ll smuggle in a beer for you. Maximum value £2.75

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Shout out all the people doing their own Oktoberfests in south Wales this month, but not at the time when Oktoberfest traditionally takes place. Clue: it’s mostly not in October. Yes, I hate my pedantry too

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For one month only we have moved the art preview page to the front of the magazine, so it can be close to the rest of the art editorial. Why not write us a passive-aggressive note about it, like you would if a flatmate put your milk in the vegetable crisper?

Tickled to read, in our breathless preview of this month’s big boxing night at the Motorpoint Arena, that Chris Eubank Jr claims he “doesn’t own towels”.

The fact that I do actually understand the figurative meaning hasn’t stopped me from imagining his dad grabbing a quick shower while paying a visit, then having to glumly dry himself with a cravat

Wales’ most haunted locations, detailed by none other than Derek Acorah. Did you know he was in Bill Shankly’s Liverpool reserves in the late 60s?

Wish David Peace had worked that into Red Or Dead

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Some stuff that arrived too late and so I probably won’t have time to put in include a Perc night in Newport on Sat 29 Oct, Cellar Door in Cardiff on Fri 28, some exhibitions and stuff at Pontypridd Museum, er, a bunch of things in Blind Tiger, Courtyard and Meze which are all in Newport. I might add them to our online listings. If I remember

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Q. What is Bear Grylls’ real name? A. [looking at list of 1980s New York cabaret artists for a suitably amusing example] John Sex

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If we did ‘albums of the month’, which we’ve not for well over a decade, I would be clamouring for the one

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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.

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COMIC CON CARDIFF

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After a tremendous turnout in March, Comic Con Cardiff is back at the Motorpoint Arena this October. From both cult television and film, heroes and villains from the many fandoms return to the annual event to celebrate their favourite characters and interests. The latest instalment of the ever growing event sees stars from much loved television and film productions such as Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from Red Dwarf) attending on the Saturday and Hannah Waddingham (Septa Unella from Game Of Thrones) attending on the Sunday, and many more guests from Star Trek, Doctor Who and more. There’s a whole host of fun, nerd-indulging activities including photoshoots with the stars, panels, autograph sessions and many stalls selling TV and film memorabilia to browse.

Comic Con, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Sat 29 + Sun 30 Oct. Tickets: £8-£15. Info: 029 2022 4488 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk credit CGoldfinchPhotography

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CALLING ALL SWEET TRANSVESTITES! The Rocky Horror Monster Halloween Ball is coming to Brangwyn Hall, Swansea on Friday 28 Oct and is sure not to disappoint with its campy cult comedy charm. Along with the show’s typical frothy, fun and naughty moments, the Halloween ball includes a drinks reception, buffet, best dressed competition, live entertainment, photo booth, live band and a horror disco. The event is for over-18s only, with tickets from £24.95.

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CARDIFF HAUNTED HOUSE 2016 Returning this year to Portland House in Cardiff Bay is a very spooky event indeed. The Haunted House is back for its third Halloween event bringing you a scary walk-through style performance. Opening on Halloween and running for a total of seven nights, this special event will surely give even the hardest among us goose bumps. The tour takes you around the creepy scenery for about 15 to 20 minutes, led by equally creepy characters: the Mistress Of Madness, Doctor Horror and the Zomboss. This is an 18+ event, with a licensed bar at the end for you to steady your nerves after the horrors, so ID may be required. Who you gonna call? The promoters most likely.

Cardiff Haunted House 2016, Therianthropy Halls, Portland House, Cardiff Bay, Mon 31 Oct-Sun 6 Nov. Tickets: £12-£15. Info: www.cardiffhauntedhouse.com BUZZ 4

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NOT THE BEES! St Fagans National History Museum proudly presents their annual burning of the wicker man on Sat 29 and Sun 30 Oct. You can help to build the wicker man in the weekday workshops from Mon 24 to Fri 28 Oct before watching it be set alight on the weekend. Admission is free.

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Black History Month October marks the beginning of Black History Month at the Wales Millennium Centre, the first of many events around Wales to raise awareness of the contributions of the African diaspora in Wales. Wales is home to the oldest continuous black community in the United Kingdom, and the first Arabiclanguage newspaper in Europe. The theme of BHM Wales is Young, Gifted and Black, a nod to the late Jazz singer Nina Simone, who actually wrote the song about black playwright Lorraine Hansberry, author of Raisin in the Sun. This year’s BHM Wales will be undertaking events predominantly in and around south Wales, with two events at the Wales Millennium Centre and a music extravaganza to mark the occasion on Sat 22 Oct in Swansea. BHM Wales will end in Swansea at the National Waterfront Museum, where there will be a series of talks, workshops, dance and music.

Black History Month Wales, Events across Wales throughout October. Info: www.bhmwales.org.uk

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MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS The Moscow State Circus comes to Swansea in October to present their show Zhelaniy, which is based on the Russian folk tale of Cvetik-Semicvetik (The Flower With Seven Colours) by Benjamin Losin. Wizard Wako, and his sidekick Natalia Mezentceva, take the audience on an adventure to an enchanted garden, a place where dreams come true. They guide the audience through this tantalising tale surrounded by a multitude of flying, backflipping, juggling, wire-walking and roller-skating performances. This year’s show features the award winning RUBAN 13 people springboard troupe and the rollerskating revolutions of Veslovskly. To top it all off, the show is housed in a state of the art air-conditioned big top.

Moscow State Circus, Mumbles Road Recreation Ground, Swansea, Wed 5 – Sun 9 Oct. Tickets: £11- £37. Info: 0844 856 5555 / www.moscowstatecircus.com

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GHOST The much loved romantic tale Ghost returns as a musical this October in Cardiff. The musical tells the story of Sam and Molly who, while walking back to their apartment one night, are mugged, leaving Sam murdered on a dark street. Sam is then trapped as a ghost between this world and the next. With the help of a phony storefront psychic, Oda Mae Brown, Sam tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving and protecting her from any future danger. This is great entertainment for those who aren’t too fussed about the whole spooky side of the Halloween scene.

Although if this were to actually happen, I don’t doubt it’d be terrifying.

Ghost The Musical, New Theatre, Cardiff, Mon 17-Sat 22 Oct. Tickets: £12-£42.50. Info: 029 2087 8889 / www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk BUZZ 5

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MARTIN DAWS Jaydon Martin speaks with poet Martin Daws about the Family Arts Festival and the importance of the arts in communities.

How important is art for you as well as the wider community?

I’m very happy to support the Family Arts Festival because I personally value the arts, and as a young person I had the opportunity to be exposed to the arts through a very supportive English teacher. She opened my horizons and gave me an opportunity to see things through a different perspective by becoming culturally engaged. That’s the very core value of the arts, that it presents an alternative – it’s an alternative discourse.

It isn’t just about young people having an opportunity to experience the arts; it’s about everybody in the family, all the generations.

There’s been a wealth of research on the power of creative engagement to increase

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people’s wellbeing. To do that as a family unit strengthens the family, it has myriad benefits.

How inclusive is the festival, in particular for those who may not have a day to day life in the arts?

The Family Arts Festival is an opportunity for everyone to engage with the arts, through making the arts vibrant, through celebrating the diversity of art. There’s an art activity, an art event relevant to every family. It’s not just the arts for middle-class people, or educated people or arty people, art is relevant to everybody. Everybody has a life experience; everybody has a unique and individual story.

In the arts we celebrate that individuality, we find forums where people’s stories can be

reinvented, listened to and vocalised.

Who can we expect this year, and who should we look out for?

We have myriad events that people can go to. There are some big headliner events that you can attend, there’s the Halloween Spooktacular with the National Orchestra Wales at St David’s Hall Cardiff, but there’s events in every area of Wales, in every genre of the arts. From theatre, to music to interactive art engagement to workshops where you can make your own pieces, visual art in galleries, performance art, all kinds of stuff.

Family Arts Festival, events across Wales throughout October. Info: www. familyartsfestival.com

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Saturday Night Live

HallĂŠ Orchestra

The Magic of Motown

Josh Widdicombe

Lucy Porter

Thursday 20 October Iau 20 Hydref

Saturday 29 October Sadwrn 29 Hydref

Saturday 8 October Sadwrn 8 Hydref

Saturday 22 October Sadwrn 22 Hydref

Friday 7 October Gwener 7 Hydref

Tuesday 8 November Mawrth 8 Tachwedd

Verdi Nabucco

Monday 17 October Llun 17 Hydref

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Novelist, poet and playwright Owen Sheers reveals his South Wales Secret.

“Writing poems was a very natural part of the school day at my junior school in Abergavenny,” starts Owen Sheers when asked about his first memories of writing poetry and inspiration. “I remember writing one poem especially well, about a school visit to Big Pit. I increasingly get my inspiration from the stories and experiences of other people. In the past few years I’ve become more and more interested in the writer as a conduit for the voices of others, rather than just their own.

“Having said that, it’s the melding of the literary voice and the voice of a subject I’m interested in – what can happen when you apply the magic tricks of craft, imagination, lyricism to material gathered through documentary or journalistic techniques. I like what John Berger once said about the storyteller disappearing in the story.”

Owen was also the first writer in residence for a national rugby team, with an appointment at the Welsh Rugby Union.

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WWE LIVE He explains, “I had a remarkable amount of access to the national squad and management team, and the task I set myself was to try and write a book that got under the skin of what it means to be an international rugby player in the 21st century, but also under the skin of the Welsh relationship to rugby too. The longer term intentions of the project was about bringing the cultures of literature and sport closer together, and I hope that was partly achieved.”

Owen then reveals his South Wales Secret: “Recently, I’ve been going to a beautiful stretch of the Wye near Llyswen. But I choose the summit of Castell Dinas at 8pm on a clear summer’s night.”

Owen Sheers, I Saw A Man. Price: £14.99 hardcover, £3.85 paperback, £3.66 Kindle edition. Info: www.owensheers.co.uk

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JESS GLYNNE Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Thurs 1 Dec Tickets: from £25 Info: www.motorpointarena. co.uk

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IR IS I N LOV E Alec Evans looks ahead to the Cardiff-based Iris Prize, Wales' prestigious international LGBT film festival, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary year.

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ollowing on from the success of film events such as the Independent Film Festival and LGBT events such as Pride Cymru taking place in Cardiff, it’s somewhat fitting that Wales’ capital plays host to one of the most prestigious LGBT film festivals in the world. The Iris Prize, supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation, is an award valued at £30,000 to help filmmakers towards their next project, given out as part of a five-day festival, taking place throughout various areas in Cardiff; Cineworld, Chapter Arts Centre and Park Inn. The prize is only open to films by or directed towards the LGBT community, but the event stretches far beyond a niche audience; festival director Berwyn Rowlands says that the event has attracted global attention, with around 30% of crowds identifying as straight. Having run annually since 2007, this year Iris is holding its 10th festival and celebrating its anniversary.

‘Watch Films. Party Nightly. Repeat.’ goes the festival’s slogan, summing up the celebratory nature of the event. In 2016, there’s certainly a lot to celebrate. This year, the prize was named one of the ‘50 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee’ by US magazine Movie Maker. Perhaps most significantly, it was also promoted to BAFTA status in late July.

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This status, an accolade previously awarded to international film festivals such as Sundance, means that it is a qualifying festival for the BAFTAs; all 15 nominated films for the Best British Short Film prize are automatically eligible to be entered for the prestigious British film awards.

As well as celebration, chair Andrew Pierce emphasises in a pre-festival welcome letter that the landmark event for the Iris Prize will be one of reflection – both with happiness of how far things have come for the LGBT community over the years (1967 was the date of the act decriminalising homosexuality in England and Wales), and how much further they must develop in some areas, reminding audiences of the tragic events that happened in Orlando this June. The purpose of the Iris Prize is not just to entertain, but to educate.

Sharing stories through film is one of the most effective ways of showing life as a member of the LGBT community, and Iris Prize team member Gwion ap Rhisiart explains that storytelling is the main criteria in which films are judged.

“Storytelling was always the main priority and fundamental reason for the creation of the Prize, we want to recognise excellence in scripts, camera work, sound and editing. If there are weaknesses in

any of these elements, the effectiveness of the story you’re trying to tell is compromised,” he explains.

As the festival has grown in popularity, the tastes of Iris Prize’s audiences have refined, increasing the standard of the festival. “Ten years ago, when the prize was established, it almost felt acceptable to produce an LGBT film which was just ‘OK’. That has long since changed.”

The grand winner of the festival is the winner of the Iris Prize itself. The £30,000 put towards the production of the next film is the largest prize for an LGBT film festival in the world. What happens after the prize is awarded? Last year’s prize went to Vessels, a film about a transgender woman considering a dangerous operation, by LA-based writer and director Arkasha Stevenson. Rhisiart says production for Stevenson’s next film is already taking place.

“Once the Iris Prize is awarded at the end of the Festival, a close relationship begins between Iris and the film maker. As part of the Prize, we nurture and support the film maker in the process of producing their next film. Arkasha Stevenson’s film is currently in post-production. It’s looking very good and we are very excited by it.” Stevenson is one of the judges on the jury for this year’s season.

Indeed, the Iris Prize has a history of being awarded to films that have gone on to be successful.

Rhisiart says one of the most popular winners among audiences was 2014 winner Spoilers (Brendon MacDonall), which received a BAFTA Cymru and BBC Two Wales screening in March.

Another film well worthy of mention is Burger – a short film by Norway’s Magnus Mork, set late at night in a Cardiff burger bar, which went on to win the Direction And Ensemble Acting Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014.

Despite the clear LGBT links between the films, there are a wide range of different genres and nationalities represented in this year’s Iris Prize nominations. The organisers say it is often very difficult to predict who will be successful.

Testament to the Iris Prize’s status as a truly global event, there are entries from all corners of the earth.

Israel is represented with Erez Eisenstein’s How To Be Alone, Renato Muro’s Il Manichino flies the Italian flag and Kaspar Wan’s Kaspa X – If I Had A Soul is from Hong Kong. For all the variety though, there are still some themes running throughout this year’s season, which Rhisiart says include topics such as horror and aging. Aging is shown in Welsh writer Kayleigh Llewellyn’s short film Oh

Be Joyful, about a teenage girl and her disabled grandmother. For horror fans, there is the opening night’s crowdfunded zombie film Kill Pill by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan.

But the same festival that begins with a zombie apocalypse ends in a rather more glamorous fashion. The closing ceremony of the Iris Prize, casually referred to as the Gay Oscars, is an award show with food, drinks and music presented by Capital FM broadcaster Matt Lissack. It’s here the 10th winner of the prize will be announced by Lord Glendonbrook, a patron of the prize since 2011 and one of the UK’s first openly homosexual senior executives. As well as the grand £30,000 prize, there are awards for Best British Short, Best Feature, Best Actor, Best Actress and Youth Jury Award for Best Short.

So what are the Iris Prize’s secrets of success a decade into its journey as a festival? As well as the generous prize itself, Rhisiart says the city of Cardiff itself is the ideal place for such an event. He explains: “Cardiff is a small and compact city, but it has everything that’s needed to complement and enhance the festival, which may be lost in a bigger city. The Friends of Iris network throughout the city has been very successful over the years. Friends

can support the festival by either accommodating a visiting film maker or jury member, or by volunteering with the Iris team. It all helps to create a very welcoming and inclusive festival, and that is one of its biggest virtues.”

The Iris Prize team are also keen to look forward to cinema’s future. As well as the five-day festival itself, the team deliver an education programme in five schools across Wales thanks to funding from Ffilm Cymru Wales and have begun a threeyear community project throughout Wales. “The relationship between the festival and the city isn’t only for the festival, it’s something we develop all year long,” says Rhisiart. “Our chair, Andrew Pierce, has spent a day with students at Cardiff University, and students from the University have also gained work experience with Iris.” The organisers are working with the younger generation to ensure that the future of LGBT film is in safe hands. As for the present, there’s no better place to discover more than at The Iris Prize festival.

The Iris Prize Festival, various venues, Cardiff, Wed 12-Sun 16 Oct. Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: www.irisprize. org

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READY FOR CARDIFF CONTEMPORARY Luke Owain Boult looks ahead to the Cardiff Contemporary arts festival and the lasting impact it hopes to have on the city.

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ack for 2016 is Cardiff’s biennial festival of international arts, Cardiff Contemporary. Taking inspiration from Marconi’s breakthrough radio signal in 1897, when he sent the world’s first ever wireless communication over open sea from Flat Holm Island to Penarth’s Lavernock Point, this year’s theme is communication. The title of the theme, Are You Ready?, are the words Marconi used in this message. Four years later, Marconi and George Kemp sent the first ever transatlantic signal. For this fourth edition, Cardiff Contemporary have asked artists to consider Marconi’s project, and how it’s developed into the modern age with constant communication.

For 31 days, there will be 10 new commissions from Wales-based and international artists, including a permanent sculpture on Cardiff’s waterfront and the reuse of two of the city’s derelict landmarks, where artists will communicate their ideas around the world, leaving a lasting mark on the city. The festival’s hub this year is the historic Angel Hotel, from which commissions will spread around Cardiff. October is a month filled with artistic celebration across the city: Cardiff Contemporary coincides with the seventh instalment of prestigious international arts festival Artes Mundi and the city-wide Swn Festival, one of the best events in Cardiff to discover rising musicians.

This year’s lineup of artists includes Megan Broadmeadow’s Let The Stars Be Set Upon The Board, an installation inspired by the Antikythera Mechanism.

The ancient Greek bronze instrument contains multiple moving parts and has been described as the earliest analogue computer. Broadmeadow will use this seismic archaeological discovery as the basis for a new sculptural work. Laura Ford’s Keepers Of The Wall will add a mysterious something to a Cardiff city centre landmark, combining fantasy with political reality – it’s anyone’s guess what, as it’s being kept secret. Czech artist Roman Štětina’s collaboration with curator Louise Hobson Shave And A Haircut – Two Bits is a collection of works in a city centre street that requires the public to pass through to become active, promising to reference Marconi and the success and reassurance of the radio.

Robert Montgomery’s Cardiff Poem 2016 works with neon, fire, billboards, painting and print, creating breathtaking pieces in public

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spaces across Europe, fusing poetry with art. Montgomery’s piece will be on display facing Cardiff Central Station, welcoming travellers.

Heather and Ivan Morison’s Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (LMOLMA) is work that is simultaneously art, architecture and theatre. The duo will build their first permanent public building, inspired

by Norwegian stave churches, and 1960s West Coast American beach shacks serving as food and drink outlets in Cardiff Bay. Anthony Shapland’s The Hand That Makes The Sound explores signwriting as an art form, while Charles Danby and Rob Smith’s Limelight reflects upon the canals, quarries, tramways and kilns that fed the heavy industries in south Wales. They will use digital technology to stream live feeds reflecting on this history to an unannounced city centre location and online, with burning quicklime illuminating the broadcast.

Richard James and Angharad Van Rjiswijk team up with comedian and writer Stewart Lee and Andy Fung in The Hill Of Dreams.

This audiovisual installation is based on the psychogeography of childhood and the wider themes explored in Arthur Machen's book of the same name. Richard and Angharad will travel to locations from their childhoods in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and the southern Netherlands to record the landscapes. Their findings will be built upon by Stewart Lee recording an original narration for the installation, while Andy Fung will paint a complimentary work based on his Trinidadian upbringing.

Cardiff’s tactileBOSCH’s Garden Of Earthly Delights is a multi-media exhibition in Cardiff Bay’s Old Post Office, collecting together site specific videos, paintings, photography, cabaret, performance art and more. Cardiff’s multi-aspect community space and indoor skate park Spit & Sawdust also team up with Edwin Burdis in a project that draws parallels with skate culture and art, looking at the experimental outcomes.

Cardiff Contemporary, various venues across Cardiff, Thurs 20 Oct-Sat 19 Nov. Admission: prices vary per event. Info: www. cardiffcontemporary.co.uk

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ART ROUNDUP Fancy exploring the surrealist works of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake?

Admiring some of Wales’ finest photographers?

Want to see explore the very boundaries of art? Well, there’s a huge number of artistic events on this October, and with this guide Richard Evans helps you do just that.

Artes Mundi, an internationally focused arts organisation that supports contemporary visual artists who create work on the human condition, social reality and lived experience, are back for their seventh awards ceremony this year. With a £40,000 to play for, seven artists from around the world explore topics from global change and food production to war and politics.

Artes Mundi 7, various venues across Cardiff, (exhibitions at National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff and Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff), Fri 21 Oct-Sun 26 Feb. Info: www. artesmundi.org

JOHN KNAPP-FISHER Throughout October, the Martin Tinney Gallery will exhibit work of the late John Knapp-Fisher, one of Wales’ most renowned artists. Popularly known for his high contrast paintings inspired by the Pembrokeshire landscape and coastline, around 30 of his carefully selected works dating from 1958 to 2010 will be displayed. Just five years ago, the gallery saw queues around the block for his 80th birthday celebration, and following his death in 2015, this will be their first major selling exhibition of his work. All work will be available for purchase, so this event will provide a chance to both appreciate his work and make a valuable investment.

Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff, Wed 5-Sat 29 Oct. Admission: free. Info: 029 2064 1411 / www. artwales.com

THE WONDERCRUMP WORLD OF ROALD DAHL

HIRAETHU Early this month, Elfyn Lewis’ Hiraethu exhibition of distinctive abstract paintings will be on show at Cardiff’s Gallery/Ten. A combination of on-board and on-paper paintings has been the hallmark of Lewis’ work since his 2014 gallery exhibition Beautiful Mistake. Hiraethu is strikingly personable, adopting representational imagery inspired by the breathtaking surroundings of his childhood home at the foot of the Snowdonia mountain range. His admiration of the environment is a clear theme that runs throughout his paintings which are, as he describes, “layered time after time until the upper layer explodes and transforms from its volcanic creation into a vivid landscape”.

Gallery/Ten, Cardiff, until Sat 8 Oct. Admission: free. Info: 029 2034 5978 / www.gallery-ten. co.uk

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As part of the celebrations of Roald Dahl’s centenary, the Wales Millennium Centre will host a guided Roald Dahl tour suitable for ages seven to 107. The Wondercrump World Of Roald Dahl tour features special items from the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre archives as well as interactive installations to spark young and old imaginations. Learn about the life of one of Cardiff’s most celebrated storytellers in this magical and immersive experience.

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, until Sat 14 Jan. Admission: £8-£11. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk CERI AUCKLAND DAVIES Head down to Cardiff’s Albany Road and take a look at Ceri Auckland Davies’ awe-inspiring landscape paintings and photography. From dark seas stained by bleeding skies to hazy visions of misty Welsh mountains, Davies has culminated an impressive set of work with a series of breathtaking landscapes.

Albany Gallery, Cardiff, until Sat 8 Oct. Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 7158 / www. albanygallery.com

SWANSEA COLLEGE OF ART

Advertising Animation Automotive Design Fine Art Film Games Design Glass Graphics Illustration Music Technology Photography Product Design Surface Pattern Design A&D Foundation

OPEN DAYS 16/17 5 November 3 December

18 February 1 July

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upfront QUENTIN BLAKE: INSIDE STORIES Quentin Blake: Inside Stories will continue to run at the National Museum Cardiff throughout October. Most commonly known for his illustrations in the books of Roald Dahl, Blake’s work is instantly recognised worldwide. The exhibition includes first rough drafts and storyboards open to the public eye for the first time, alongside finished pieces to show the chronological progression of the illustration process. Blake used a diverse range of methods to complete his drawings such as watercolours and pastels, always applied with sensitivity to the book’s content and adhering to the author’s wishes.

CARDIFF CONTEMPORARY: MEGAN BROADMEADOW Q&A Is fair to say you have an affinity with themes of voyage and history?

I've always been drawn to forgotten stories and historical quirks. The idea of the voyage does also tie into to my concerns as an artist. The main theme in my work is transformation, as a cultural phenomenon and as one which is psychological. I like to flit between time zones as a way to speak metaphorically about the transformation of the self.

Much of your work is full of technicolour and movement. What attracts you to this vibrant art form?

I'm interested in producing images which draw on symbolism. By using colour and vibrancy I can in effect create a symbolic clash which I think comes back to the point of transformation. In many ways I perhaps am trying to create work which is in the state of transformation, and so is neither settled on one thing or another.

Megan Broadmeadow: Let the Stars Be Set Upon the Board. Info: www. cardiffcontemporary.co.uk

National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, until Sun 20 Nov. Admission: free. Info: 029 2039 7951 / www.museum.wales TYWI PRINTMAKERS Up until mid-October, an extensive exhibition of prints by Tywi Printmakers’ Hilary Bryanston, Viv Kersey, Richard Leggett, Tanya Rotherfield, Alison Shotbolt and Alan Williams will feature in King Street Gallery’s Chate Room, Carmarthen. This marks a six-year gap since the collection of talented artists last congregated to display and support the art of printmaking. The show involves works that took a collective as well as individual effort between the artists and explores many different ideas and themes.

in Wales. The Mobile Homestead was initially conceptualised as a public sculpture for Detroit, the city in which the artist was born and spent his earlier years. Homestead will appear alongside a major new sculptural work by S Mark Gubb, commissioned

by G39 and Artangel. This is part of a multifaceted project for Gubb, under the title of Revelations, happening simultaneously at Nottingham’s SYSON Gallery and a roadside billboard on an American interstate.

G39, Cardiff, Sat 22 Oct-Sat 17 Dec. Admission: free. Info: 029 2047 3633 / www.g39.org

King Street Gallery, Carmarthen, until Wed 12 Oct. Admission: free. Info: 01267 220121 / www. kingstreetgallery.co.uk VISCOSITECTURE

CARDIFF CONTEMPORARY: LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE During Cardiff Contemporary from Fri 21 Oct to Mon 21 Nov, Chapter will be working closely with Heather and Ivan Morison as well as the local community to develop an engaging project focused in and around the Love Me Or Leave Me Alone sculpture; the artists’ first permanent building in the United Kingdom, which functions simultaneously as an artistic installation and a food and drink kiosk. Each Saturday evening there will be live acoustic music and outdoor cinema screenings.

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Until mid-November, Viscotecture, a physical representation of research into the effects of city architecture on human existence, will be exhibited in Swansea’s Mission Gallery. This is a cutting-edge art installation organised through a set of phases that see the artistic landscape transform both visually and sonically. A highly intelligent exhibition not to be missed.

Mission Gallery, Swansea, Sat 19 Nov. Admission: free. Info: 01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk S MARK GUBB – REVELATIONS: THE POISON OF FREE THOUGHT, PART II & MIKE KELLY – MOBILE HOMESTEAD

STEPH GOODGER AND JULIAN ROWE: CHERRY TIME

Taken from the distinctive Artangel collection, the recently departed Mike Kelley’s film Mobile Homestead will be previewed at Cardiff’s experimental gallery G39 on Fri 21 Oct. This will be the first time that Kelley’s work appears

Inspired by the well-known French song Le Temps Des Cerises (Cherry Time) and the macabre photographs of the corpses of dead Communards taken during the Paris Commune of 1871, Cherry Time is a jointforce exhibition by Bordeaux painter Steph

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Goodger and Kent-based sculptor, Julian Rowe. This exhibition was born out of the extensive research of both artists and their fascination with the architecture of rebellion.

Elysium Gallery, Swansea, until Sat 8 Oct. Admission: free. Info: www.elysiumgallery.com FREYA DOOLEY – RHYTHMS AND DISTURBANCES

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Curated by Alex McErlain, Drawing Inspirations looks at a broad range of factors that connect the artist to their particular style of drawing. This is a great opportunity to hear a professional discuss her thoughts on pieces presented by the exhibiting artists.

Swansea’s Ceri Richards Gallery will document and exhibit the city-based community project to make and fly kites on the Gower until the end of the month. This will be a part of the Swansea International Festival.

Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay, until Sun 6 Nov. Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales.org.uk

Taliesin, Swansea, until Sat 29 Oct. Admission: free. Info: 01792 602060 / www. taliesinartscentre.co.uk

CARDIFF CONTEMPORARY: ROBERT MONTGOMERY Q&A

G39 are commissioning a new project by Freya Dooley to be previewed on Fri 21 Oct. Rhythms And Disturbances incorporates multi-layered aural textures containing repetitive forms and overlapping rhythms.

Examining the relationship between anxiety, repetition and desire alongside rhythms of speech and body that govern our physical relationship with the world, the piece explores the combination of intricate experiences that form a full experience.

G39, Cardiff, Sat 22 Oct-Sat 17 Dec. Admission: free. Info: 029 2047 3633 / www.g39.org

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You’ve created a breadth of work ranging from light poems celebrating the natural world to polemical billboards. Do you think that your work gravitates around a particular message?

Not one particular message, but particular kinds of messages. I think ecology, free healthcare, free education and compassion for refugees are the crucial issues of our time.

How does it feel to be a contributor to this year’s Cardiff Contemporary Festival?

Quite exciting. I think I've only been to Wales before on a Dylan Thomas pilgrimage to Laugharne. Oh no wait I also once spent a very rainy New Year’s Eve in a cottage in Wales with Brett Anderson I think, but that was a long time ago and my memories of that are quite vague. I'm looking forward to discovering Cardiff and a more contemporary Wales in the charming lanes and cafes of today's Cardiff.

Robert Montgomery: Cardiff Poem. Info: www.cardiffcontemporary.co.uk

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IRIS AND ME EXHIBITION

An ambitious site-specific installation of photographs by Wales-based photographer Jon Pountney, Iris And Me is one of the main events to celebrate the festival’s 10th edition in 2016.

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on Pountney has been documenting the Iris Prize since its inception in 2006, as well as the short films made by winners of the prize.

This event, in partnership with Ffotogallery and British Council Wales offers a window on the world of film production as well as offering previously unseen behindthe-scenes coverage of the eight Iris Prize Productions to date.

“I’m really excited and thrilled to be rustling through the archives from the last 10 years, to pick out the best of my stills from our Iris Prize winners films,” Jon Pountney starts. “Having been with Iris right from the first event, I have been an intimate witness to all the success that Iris has enjoyed, documenting each festival, and following the creative process behind each film.

“In this 10th year I think it’s right that Iris looks back over her achievements, and I’m flattered that my photographs are deemed to be of a high enough quality to tell that story. I’m proud and amazed that these photos will find their

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way to film festivals around the world. Here’s to the next 10 years!”

The exhibition includes up to 80 on-location photographs reproduced as banners, digitally projected images and as traditional photographic prints, but it also incorporates soundscapes and music from the Iris Prize archive, which includes the voices of past jury members such as actor Simon Russell Beale, and authors Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters.

However, the fully immersive performance of lights, digital projections on large screens, music and soundscapes takes place each evening. The 20-minute extravaganza is a marriage of eight short films commissioned from film maker Adrian Naik, with an immersive soundscape designed by Dai Shel.

There will be five opportunities to experience the performance at 6.30pm throughout the festival.

Iris And Me, Park Inn, Cardiff, Wed 12-Sun 16 Oct. Info: www.irisprize.org

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MIRA ANDRES – THE BLACK CROWS OF BORTH

Elysium Gallery, Swansea Fri 21 Oct-Sat 19 Nov The coastal village of Borth, which lies in the shadow of Snowdonia National Park in Ceredigion, had a long and productive maritime history. On one side is the Irish Sea, on another, the marshlands of Cors Fochno. One person in touch with that ecosystem and some of the women who live there is Swiss photographer Mira Andres.

Her exhibition, The Black Crows Of Borth, shows that the sea can be friend and foe.

Andres combines nature and links generations. The ‘crows’ of the title are Borth’s women. Up until the middle of the last century, the village’s main economy was sea harvesting. Women’s work was just as important – spinning, weaving, knitting and gathering cockles and shrimps. They would walk along the cliff path to Aberystwyth to sell their catch. Because many of them were fishermen’s widows wearing all black, and they kept close together, they resembled crows – hence the name. The modern-day women in the photos also are gainful, but in the artistic sense now.

Andres’ portraits draw you in, the faces as strong as ones that came before them. You can feel the wind in your hair and smell the saltwater, that’s how evocative the photos are.

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GLYNN VIVIAN REOPENING – LEONARDO DA VINCI: TEN DRAWING FROM THE ROYAL COLLECTION

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Sat 15 Oct-Sun 8 Jan The time has finally arrived for not only the Welsh community, but also for the art community to drop their current commitments and rejoice as the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will be returned to them this October for its grand re-opening.

The Glynn Vivian Gallery built a reputation as a vital Wales-based exhibition location but was in need of physical attention, thus temporary closing back in October 2011.

With the financial support of the Arts Council of Wales, Swansea Council, the Welsh Government and the Heritage Lottery Fund however, the multi-million price tag attached to these finalised schematics were commemoratively resolved and put into action.

Five long years passed as redevelopment took place, with an extension was added to upgrade the building in addition to provide an easy access entrance to the public, cafe area, community space and many other contributing factors that will put this space back on the map for any art enthusiast.

In celebration of the venue’s revival, Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings From The Royal Collection has been confirmed as one of many great exhibitions set to be unveiled at the newly restored gallery, with this travelling display exhibited until January next year. They were touring three separate galleries in the UK and Ireland.

The drawings themselves were thought to have been obtained by King Charles ll in the 17th century.

The Royal Collection is one of the last European royal collections to stay intact and since 2002, there have been loans issued to 38 venues around the world, including four UK touring exhibitions. Only 300 of the 600 drawings collected have ever been on public display and the majority are likely never to see the light of day due to understandable hesitations regarding light exposure damage.

Admission: free. Info: 017 9251 6900 / www.glynnvivian.com NATHAN ROACH

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City Hall, Cardiff Fri 28-Sun 30 Oct Made By Hand Contemporary Craft Fair, now in its third year in the capital, is the largest such event in the country.

Showcasing their wares will be 135 of the finest designer makers and artists from Britain and Ireland, with 60% from Wales.

There’ll be vendors who work in the highest standard in ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, metal, wood, plastics, mixed media, stone, leather, recycled materials, paper, printmaking and sculpture.

The event, organised by Sarah James and Nina Fox, is funded by the Arts Council Wales and is produced with additional support from the Welsh Government, Cardiff Council, Visit Wales and others.

James, who is also the director, said that the value of the work is a little higher than the high street because it’s all handmade in the UK. “People like meeting the makers,” she continued. “They like knowing the individual, and they want things to be different. The whole event is about celebrating the individual.”

As if shopping isn’t enough, there’ll be workshops for adults and children, demonstrations, masterclasses, talks, food and live music. So, do some early Christmas buying and support craftspeople.

Tickets: £6/accompanied children under 14 free. Info: www.madebyhand-wales. co.uk (RLR)

MADE IN ROATH

Venues across Roath, Cardiff Sun 9-Sun 16 Oct Conceived in 2009 by a small collection of Roath based artists, Made In Roath provides a platform for local, national and international artwork, promoting art and culture on a ‘hyper local’ basis. Roath is often considered the bohemian heart of Cardiff, and this festival aims to entice all members of the community by ticking every creative box.

Over the course of a week you could watch Rear Window on a secret screen, encounter a giant robotic moth that responds to its audience, indulge in a bit of magic, take part in a night-time audio planetarium, watch a puppet parade, make a mask, paint a park and dance at a street party. Music lover? Check out the opera in St Edward’s Church or Erik Satie in the Trinity Centre. If you want to attend a workshop, there’s Photorenga (where Japanese haiku meets photography) or Public Chess outside Penylan Community Theatre.

One of the most original aspects of the festival is the Open House idea, where you can sneak a peek at your neighbours’ creativity, making this festival a truly community-based concept. The Mona Lisa might not move you, but a gargantuan robot moth? Come on!

Admission: costs vary per event. Info: www.madeinroath.com (VOH)

HARRIET LLOYD

Tower Gallery, Crickhowell Until Sat 22 Oct Collage artist Harriet Lloyd’s work carries with it a sense of sinister childhood tales, with an almost Brothers Grimm and I Saw Esau feel to it. As part of her exhibition, pieces such as A Day At The Zoo feature a childlike surrealism, with children whose heads have been replaced by exotic animal profiles, that wouldn’t be out of place in a Victorian children’s book.

Other pieces like Four And Twenty play on traditional nursery rhymes that capture a timeless image of childhood stories that are actually rather dark when you think about it. Born and raised in the Black Mountains, Lloyd studied Fine Art in Cardiff and Oxford Brookes. This exhibition features works created with watercolour, gouache and ink on decorative metal leaf embellished papers, mixing themes from fairy tales and folk legends to happy childhood memories.

There are reoccurring motifs such as red shoes, which represent the shoes Lloyd wore in childhood rather than sinister fairy tales. That being said, such motifs do add a beautifully creepy element to some pieces. The referencing of these themes, and incorporation of the Welsh countryside in which Lloyd grew up, provoke strong feelings of childhood and mystery.

Admission: free. Info: 01873 812495 / www. towergallery.co.uk (LOB)

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his year Swn celebrates 10 years not out. Cardiff’s multi-venue music festival has brought new music and arts from Wales and beyond to the city since 2007, and this year’s line-up doesn’t look to be any less eclectic. Born after Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and Cardiff-based promoter John Rostron were inspired by a trip to Austin's South

By Southwest, they turned the idea into a festival bringing together a plethora of up-and-\coming venues, promoters, and bands across Cardiff.

Meilyr Jones kicks off Swn Festival 2016 on the Friday night, doubtlessly one of the highlights.

Previously of the band Race Horses, Jones released his debut solo album in March this year, and is already a popular live performer. He plays the TramShed alongside Spring King and Crows as part of SwnRise – the festival’s official opening night.

Cardiff’s newest live music venue, the TramShed’s 1,000 capacity should be put to good use on the Saturday when Lonely The Brave bring their glossy, Biffy Clyro-esque stadium rock to Swn, headlining Saturday night alongside a yet to be announced seven-band line-up. In a similar vein are New York’s The Drowners, helmed by Welsh frontman Matt Hitt, who have gained a following by supporting Cage The Elephant, Foals, and Arctic Monkeys. TramShed joins Clwb, Gwdihw, O’Neill’s,

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10 Feet Tall and The Moon Club as some of the popular small, alternative live music venues of Swn. Less than a month after announcing a break from performing to study carpentry and furniture design, Swn announced Carmarthen’s Cate Le Bon would be joining the anniversary lineup – for what might be her last live gig for some time. A big name from this year’s bill, Le Bon recently released her fourth, while her touring band includes Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and long-time collaborator Sweet Baboo.

In past years Swn has had the luxury of championing names before they become names – John Grant, Marina & The Diamonds and Catfish & The Bottlemen are some examples.

You’ll have heard her song but you might not know the name Betsy [pictured] – after growing up on a rural Welsh goose farm and designing catwalks for Balenciaga in Paris, her debut single Lost And Found is a massive hit at the moment. With the statuesque looks of a model and a voice reminiscent of Cher (among others), she is one to watch.

If you’re looking through the line-up to watch the group with the wackiest name, it’d be Finland’s Have You Ever Seen the Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS?.

Their single, Family Man, led by an 80s Casio organ sound, was supported and playlisted across Radio 1 and BBC6 Music. Scott & Charlene’s

Wedding is also in contention for most pop-culture referencing band name – named after singer Craig Dermody’s mother’s favourite soap (Neighbours, of course) because it reminded him of being a kid.

The Australian indie-rock band plays Swn following their third album’s release.

With a varied line-up of over 100 bands, it’s hard to preview in any depth, but here goes. Ailsa Tully brings unique cello playing, classical music background and keen interest in tradition folk. Both formerly of The Pipettes, Gwenno Saunders provides a DJ set, while her sister Ani Glass sings in Welsh and Cornish. Another former Race Horses member, guitarist Alun Gaffey performs his energetic debut solo album live, with his band of veteran musicians ULTRA-DOPE. Cardiff-based artist/musician R. Seiliog’s electronica is food for the soul. And drum/ piano duo Tensheds are like the White Stripes meets Tom Waits via Nick Cave.

We’ve barely scratched the surface of the varied lineup. Safe to say, if you’re at Swn’s 10th birthday you have plenty to choose from.

CHRIS WILLIAMS Sŵn, various venues across Cardiff, Fri 21-Sun 23 Oct. Tickets: £55 weekend/£10 14-17-year-olds/£35 Sat 22 only/£25 Sun 23 only. Info: www.swnfest.com

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Luke Owain Boult speaks with the man behind The Divine Comedy, Neil Hannon, about his latest album, threats to the music industry and his strategies behind writing music.

“I wrote the song Foreverland, and I didn’t really think too hard about what I was singing about, it just popped into my head about the place,” replied Neil Hannon when asked about the name behind his 11th studio album Foreverland. “It’s like a metaphor really about life... and stuff.” He pauses and laughs. “It’s about trying to get somewhere; everybody’s trying to get somewhere, and essentially where they’re trying to get to is vague and emotional.”

The Northern Irish singer and songwriter has written an astounding amount of songs, from crooning soulful ballads, to the theme tunes of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, and of course My Lovely Horse. His work covers a wide range of topics, and his latest record is no exception, each accompanied with a hook that reels the listener in.

“The song Catherine The Great is 50% about Catherine The Great and 50% about my girlfriend Cathy. I like to mess things up and blur the lines really. All the way through the 90s, I was an accidental pop star. I was really good at making the albums I wanted to make, and I was never thinking too deeply about the chart hits. Well I mean, that will be a lie actually; because I loved to get on Top Of The Pops, and I loved having hits it was great fun. But I never seemed to be ahead of whatever artist trade there might be at the time that was the most important thing for me.

“When it got to the next decade, and perhaps we weren’t flavour of the month anymore, I just kept doing what I was doing really. At least I completely disregarded the way the world was going, and I did my own thing which I have always done anyway. The most important stable way to be relevant is actually to try not to be relevant, because the moment you try to cling onto the way things go, then it just sounds like you’re kind of like trying too hard. So I decided to cling onto my thing, and do that as best I could.”

I then ask him about the album’s striking cover art. “I had this calendar, I bought it years and years ago somewhere in America I think, and it was a series of ballets and opera posters at the time they had been written. The cover is actually one of those pictures, a very little one of an Italian ballet called Excelsior. I was staring at it the whole time I was making the album and I think it kind of infused the album with a certain something. So I thought it was really the only thing I could put on the front cover.”

With a career spanning from the early 90s, has his writing style changed over the years? “A better world for it is evolved really, and when you’ve written as many songs as me you’re going to have to evolve. Otherwise, what the hell are you doing? It’s another balance: you don’t want to try too hard to be desperately original or groundbreaking, otherwise you’d disappear into experimental land. Which is not really my favourite place to be. I love pop music and I love great songwriting, but I’d never want the sound world to overtake the words.”

We then start to talk about how technological developments have affected the music industry. “Everything’s changed since I’ve started. When I went into the studio for the first time, we were recording everything onto tape. The streaming thing is actually hilarious. If anyone thinks a musician could actually make a living from that is laughable. I did well enough over the years to be able to survive. But I really can’t understand how modern things like the internet can really help to sell records. So it’s a little worrying for music in general, and I would advise people out there to value music more. If they like a band, find a way of paying them.”

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FEEDER “We’re still far from finished. This is a career to us, not a job and we work hard to keep Feeder alive. Compared to other Welsh bands, like the Manic Street Preachers, we fall slightly under the cult band category so we’re still trying to figure out where we are and how many more people we can still reach. We have so many countries we still want to visit, considering we haven’t even seen South America, and we still enjoy making music. The four years away brought a lot of life back and it feels like a brand new band!” starts lead singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas when asked about their plans as a group.

But what was the reason for the hiatus? “The initial plan was to take some time off but no one could have predicted it would have taken four years for us to return. After 20 years of the band, we felt the cycle needed to be broken, take time to consider our next step and come back when the time was right.” Being kept relatively busy writing his own solo album Yorktown Heights and mini-album Black Clouds over the prolonged period, Grant says “it was nice doing something different and to mix it up with the acoustic stuff.”

With All Bright Electric (set to be released on Fri 7 Oct) being their ninth official album to date, why was this particular album so special for the band? “We’ve consistently tried to keep similar dynamics through the albums but with All Bright Electric, we just really like it and feel it’s one of the best we’ve made. It flows really well and as a record, it takes the audience and us on a more natural journey”.

Is Grant looking forward to performing in his home country again? “Yes! We’re looking forward to getting back out there and having the opportunity to play a mix of songs and use the tour as a reminder of the new album. I’m still a firm supporter of the Newport Dragons but it’s hard to keep up just because of everything happening at the moment and having a family and children to look after. Maybe I’ll have some time to catch back up on it all one day and hopefully get a chance to watch some good Welsh games again.” NATHAN ROACH Feeder, Tramshed, Cardiff, Wed 19 Oct. Tickets: £22.50. Info: www.tramshedcardiff.com

KATE RUSBY “I learned loads of traditional tunes from both my parents, it was my favourite thing to sit and play with mum or dad, it was a real bonding thing I think,” reminisces folk singer songwriter Kate Rusby. “It was never forced on us though, so I never felt the need to rebel and turn away from folk music.”

Kate Rusby has embarked on a huge tour around the UK and Ireland, and will be performing in Cardiff. Can the audience expect a sneak preview of her new album Life In A Paper Boat? “Totally! We will be playing about nine tracks from the new album on the tour so they will definitely hear some of it at the gig. It’s always such an exciting thing to play new songs live and hear the audience reaction. I am super excited too to be playing the Millennium Centre, I was there for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards last year and absolutely fell in love with the venue. It’s the perfect room for a singer.”

We then start talking about her new album. “The title came from one of the songs on there. It’s a song I wrote after watching the news one day; on it was an image of a woman who had just stepped off one of the many refugee boats, after risking life and limb and child to reach a better life.

She was holding up her tiny daughter to keep her dry, on her own and vulnerable, but so strong and brave to risked it all for her daughter to have a safe, healthy life. I’m not usually one for writing songs about the news but it really struck a chord with me, probably because I am a mother too and would also go to any lengths to keep my girls safe.

“Anyway, the song appeared, I don’t have any answers, but I do have a song and a hope that the lady and her tiny little girl are fine in this world somewhere. The title seemed fitting for the whole album as it sends itself to lots of different images, and the feel of it just seemed to suit so much of the album.” MANON WILLIAMS Kate Rusby, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 6 Oct. Tickets: £25. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk BUZZ 28

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ANDY HAMILTON “There’s loads of stuff left, there's always stuff to do,” replies Andy Hamilton when asked if there was anything left he hadn’t done, as it seems he’s now worked through almost every media platform with the release of his latest novel The Star Witness. “I'd like to do a musical on the stage. Years ago I wrote a musical for the Old Vic stage youth theatre, but that's 30 years ago. So I’d like to do that, and maybe even venture into animation. I won't get to do it all, unless I live to be 150.”

Andy Hamilton is famed for his work writing for shows like Outnumbered, and his regular appearances on panel shows like QI. How does the process of writing a novel compare to a TV script or radio skit?

“It's different, some of the differences are very nice. The thing with a book is that you have a bit more elbow room to explore the psychology behind writing. A book tends to write itself a bit more, sometimes you find the story leading you in directions you hadn't anticipated, and a novel is a freer form of documentation in comparison to radio or TV, where you know it has to play out in an hour or half an hour. You've always got these tight deadlines, structural restrictions. So that was nice to have a bit more freedom. But I actually started writing that story about 12 years ago; I wrote it as a play, but it didn't quite work as a play, so I expanded it into a novel and see what happens.”

What can audiences expect from his new tour Change Management? “Well, this one's about social change, in all sorts of areas. It's funny though, it's not a grumpy old man show, where you get up and moan about everything new. I look at what's gotten better and what's gotten worse. I get to interact with the audience, it's a mixture of anecdotes and audience participation. It changes shape quite a lot, it depends on how the audience feel on the night. But, I mean I’ve got to prepare a new bit, because 2016 has been a year of awful change. And it'd be odd if I didn't talk about any of that. It's funny commentary about how things have changed.”

MANON WILLIAMS Andy Hamilton: Change Management, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Sat 29 Oct. Tickets: £22. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www. shermantheatre.co.uk. Photo by Steve Ullathorne.

BOUNCERS It’s autumn and Black Rat Productions are back and ready to grace the stages of Wales with their annual theatre production. Over the years the company have made audiences laugh out loud with Boeing Boeing (set in the swinging 60s), made them cry on Neville’s Island and made them chant Oggy Oggy Oggy with the boys in Up ‘n’ Under. This year, back by popular demand, the troupe bring you Bouncers – not to be confused with the makes-you-ashamed-to-be-Welsh television programme of the same name.

Bouncers is the tale of Les, Judd, Ralph and Lucky Eric (played this time

by Morgan Hopkins), the men who man the doors at some night club, somewhere. They’re gearing up for a night of ‘watching’ boys and girls, fuelled with alcopops and cheap beer, pulling, puking, falling over and falling out. The show sees stars Gareth John Bale, Sam Davies, Ross Ford, and Morgan Hopkins portray over 20 different characters in John Godber’s modern classic.

The Black Rat team are a talented bunch who have ingenious ways of making the characters and setting come alive with humour and pathos, wit and wonder (such as playing both sides of a rugby match using simple two-tone t-shirts in Up ‘n’ Under). The Rats will tackle anything from Shakespeare to an Alfred Hitchcock thriller to an Alan Akburn farce but it’s their contemporary comedy productions that really showcase their talent for humour and physical comedy. But whether playing characters stranded on an island or trying to hide one girlfriend from another, the production is always high-energy.

Black Rat will be performing throughout Wales, starting at Blackwood Miners Institute on Tue 4 Oct. If you fancy a night on the town without suffering the morning after then book yourself a theatre seat, sit back, enjoy the Bouncers experience and have yourself a crazy-good night to remember.

LYNDA NASH Bouncers tours throughout Wales from Tue 4 Oct-Mon 7 Nov. Tickets: £5-£15.50 (prices vary per venue). Info: www. blackratproductions.co.uk BUZZ 30

Pontardawe Arts Centre Canolfan Celfyddydau 7th October / 7fed Hydref

The Warsaw Village Band

Read, Watch, Dance, Make, Play, Sing - What do you do?

8th October / 8fed Hydrefi

Aberystwyth Mon Amour 14th October / 14eg Hydref

Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell 20th October / 20fed Hydref

Bouncers

Taking a snapshot of the arts and culture that people across South East Wales enjoy, and why.

Please complete the brief survey at www.24hourculture. wales from noon on October 21st - noon October 22nd 2016 (or just after).

22nd October / 22ain Hydref

Mark Steel

01792 863722 www.PONTARDAWEARTSCENTRE.com

The Gwyn Hall

Neauadd Gwyn Castell-nedd

2nd October / 2il Hydref

Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook 9th October / 9fed Hydref

The Hogwallops 12th October / 12fed Hydref

Dont Go Into The Cellar Dracula’s Ghost 16th October / 16eg Hydref

Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary On Screen

24th October / 24ain Hydref

A Pocketful Of Grimm

0300 365 6677 www.GWYNHALL.com

Twitter: @24HrCulture Facebook: facebook.com/24hourculture Web: 24hourculture.wales

Darllen, Gwylio, Dawnsio, Creu, Chwarae, Canu – Beth ydych chi'n 'wneud? Gwelir y wefan ar gyfer rhester llawn ….

Cipolwg ar y celfyddydau a diwylliant y mae pobl ar draws De Ddwyrain Cymru yn eu mwynhau, a pham.

Cwblhewch yr arolwg byr ar www.diwylliant24awr.cymru o ganol dydd Hydref 21ain hyd at ganol dydd Hydref 22ain (neu yn fuan ar ôl hynny).

Trydar: @24HrCulture Facebook: facebook.com/24hourculture Wefan: www.diwylliant24awr.cymru

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PHIL GEORGE Emma Clark speaks with Arts Council Wales chairman Phil George about the challenges facing the arts in Wales, and what can be done to overcome them.

“We fund a wide range of organisations at Arts Council Wales to deliver the arts and to engage people with the arts in communities across Wales,” starts Phil George when asked about the role of the organisation. He was previously a broadcaster and documentary producer with roles at the TV production company Green Bay and National Theatre Wales. He was appointed as chairman of Arts Council Wales in March, and will serve for a three-year term.

The conversation then turns to budget cuts: “Obviously in a time of cuts that’s tough, and when it’s tight for them it’s tight for us, which is why we have to drive our own costs down so we’re not taking money away from arts and art organisations. But we fund a whole range of people to be the best they can in all kinds of places across Wales. In a time of austerity, you must never encourage people to play safe. It’s the time to be bold, to be innovative, to reach out and trust an audience to be excited by something new and inspiring.”

There has been criticism before that the cuts are disproportionately affecting those who are most vulnerable in society. Phil responds: “I think once again we have to do two things really. Work closely with the tight budgets and make the biggest impact that we can, and secondly make the case for funding.

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Strudwick from Head For Arts the other day – she’d been doing a project in a biscuit factory, making art about Merthyr out of biscuits and working with a workforce there that included workers born overseas, particularly Polish people, working alongside local Merthyr people.

“In the Penydarren Social Club there was a night run by National Theatre Wales working with local artists and local performers, and there was a huge debate mixed with performance about the future of Merthyr and its challenges. When we go to our funders, our principle funders, the Welsh Government, we say to them ‘look, that’s what we’re doing in the arts’.”

He continues: “Welsh people appreciate the arts.

A survey that we did with the Welsh public in 2015 showed that a very high percentage of people in Wales support public funding of arts. Well over 80%. In terms of attendance and participation the figures are remarkably high, particularly in schools and in other activities that we support.

“I would challenge the idea that the Welsh people are alienated from the arts. We do know, of course, that at arts events, there is a higher turnout from a better off percentage of the population. We are working hard all the time to open up access to the

arts in terms of attendance and professional arts events, and in terms of participation and becoming creative yourself.”

The conversation then turns on how to improve the profile of Welsh arts around the world: “You begin by encouraging excellence, and if you have excellent work, it will attract attention. When organisations like NoFit State Circus and the Welsh National Opera, National Theatre Wales, all kinds of individual artists and organisations do fantastic work that attracts attention, then Wales get noticed. We also do a lot of work as an Arts Council to help people build up their skills and capabilities so that they get the most out of trade fairs and showcases. But what I want to emphasise is we’re not in the first place a funding organisation; we’re an arts development organisation.

“When we work with organisations and individual artists that we fund, we work to develop their practices and their skills, we work with them and what their issues and their problems are so that the product that they’re taking is as strong as it can be when they go abroad. So think of the Arts Council as not just a source of funding, but of arts development to strengthen the work of the individual artist.”

Info: www.arts.wales

film

by Keiron Self

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN ****

Dir: Tate Taylor (15, 105 mins) Paula Hawkins’ phenomenally successful debut thriller has been turned into this year’s Gone Girl. Its multiple narratives, unreliable narrators and twists and turns making it an intriguing, entertaining who/howdunnit... unless you’ve already read the book of course. The action has been relocated from London to New York, although Emily Blunt remains British; she sees the same people on her way to work the train every day, a seemingly perfect couple, Haley Bennet and Luke Evans, as well as passing the house she used to share with ex-husband Justin Theroux. Now she sees him with his new wife Rebecca Ferguson and child. She’s damaged, prone to alcohol blackouts and when one half of the perfect couple goes missing, and Blunt wakes up covered in blood with no idea what she might have done. The film pieces together the time-slips in the book as Blunt gets closer to the truth. This should be classy, gripping and satisfying, a Hollywood rendering of a book crying out for a celluloid outing. Strong supporting cast includes Alison Janney as the investigating cop, and Edgar Ramirez as a therapist who may know more than he lets on. Twisty, turny thrills with added gloss. Opens Oct 17

WAR ON EVERYONE ****

Dir: John Michael McDonagh (15, 98 mins) Following the excellent Irish set films The Guard and Calvary, writer/director McDonagh goes Stateside with this acerbic black comedy that owes a debt to 70s cop movies like Freebie And The Bean. Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Pena play two corrupt cops, trying to foil a million dollar heist so that they can keep the money for themselves. Pena and Skarsgard are constant thorns in their boss’ side; like most celluloid cops they are mavericks, nihilist ones it would seem. They both have families they care little for and are racist, and every type of phobic, but they do have guns. They are also very funny.

As the violence escalates, McDonagh still manages to make a statement on American gun laws amidst the quickfire wit of its central duo. Smart, bloody and full of off kilter characters, War On Everyone continues McDonagh’s excellent streak. Opens Oct 7

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK ***

Dir: Edward Zwick (12A, 100 mins) Tom Cruise returns to the franchise of Jack Reacher, bestselling author Lee Child’s utter hard man. The last outing was in 2012, but the books are very popular, so here’s another slice of bone-crunching action with middling interest.

Based on the 18th book of the series, this has Cruise teaming up with Cobie Smulders’ Major Susan Turner, who has taken over his old position at his army unit. When she’s framed on a ludicrous charge, he sets about clearing her name, busting her out of prison and going on the run in the pursuit of justice. Many bones get broken along the way. Also in a bid to give some humanity to this hardness, this time out Cruise finds that he may or may not have a daughter. It’s a competent, by-the-numbers action film, but Reacher is so utterly invincible taking down five people at a time easily that there never feels like there is any risk involved. Cruise dials him down to somnambulant, Smulders gives spunky support, but this is ho-hum, bread-and-butter thriller stuff given workmanlike shrift by Cruise’s Last Samurai director, Zwick. Opens Oct 21

THE GREASY STRANGLER **

Dir: Jim Hosking (18, 88 mins) A film for the strong of stomach and fans of the weird, The Greasy Strangler will either make you feel ill from its depravities or make you embrace it as if it were the next Pink Flamingos, John Waters’ gross out debut feature. It’s yucky, free from plot and peopled by repellent characters, but there’s no denying there is a spark of originality to it, if you like that sort of thing. Michael St Michaels and Sky Elobar are father and son Big Ronnie and Big Brayden, who spend their days bickering about nothing. When son Brayden gets himself a girlfriend, his jealous dad goes on a murder spree strangling people till their eyes pop out whilst lathered in grease.

Indeed Michael St Michaels spends most of his time naked, prosthetic penis attached amidst the makeshift gore and deeply unpleasant sex. It’s really not for everyone. Bit of sick in my mouth there. Opens Oct 7

INFERNO ***

Dir: Ron Howard (12A, 101 mins) Dan Brown’s hero Robert Langdon returns despite the underwhelming thrills of previous blockbuster adaptations, The Da Vinci Code and Angels And Demons. It’s been seven years since Tom Hanks stepped into the super clever Professor’s shoes, and this time he has to save the world from a plague that will be released, based on Dante’s epic poem about hell – the Inferno.

This time out, Hanks wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, seems to be guilty of stealing a historical artefact and is plagued by nightmarish visions. Together with Felicity Jones’ Dr Sienna Brooks, they must fill in the blanks in his memory before half the population of the world is wiped out. Glossy and engaging, mostly thanks to Hanks, he and director Howard once again skate over plot absurdities, in a diverting caper, slightly better than its predecessors. Opens Oct 14

ALSO RELEASED OCTOBER 2016: MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE (15) Ace documentarian Louis Theroux comes up against the church of Scientology with scary results. Theroux as ever is fantastic.

STORKS (PG) CGI family friendly shenanigans with Storks, who deliver babies, but also now do work for Amazon or something. Not great. SUPERSONIC (15) Oasis documentary about those two squabbling Gallagher fools who ripped off the Beatles. OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL (12A) 12 A horror scares for Halloween in this sequel to the forgettable original, starring Eliot off of ET. PHANTOM BOY (PG) French animation as a boy with superpowers helps a wheelchair bound policeman catch criminals. C’est OK. THE QUEEN OF KATWE (PG) A Ugandan girl trains to become world chess champion with heartwarming

I, DANIEL BLAKE ****

Dir: Ken Loach (15, 100 mins) After his supposed retirement from film, Ken Loach returns to the polemic fray with another collaboration with screenwriter Paul Laverty, a moving and fiery rail against social injustice. Standup comedian Dave Johns plays the titular Daniel Blake, a middle aged widower in the North East unable to work or get benefits after a heart attack. Deprived of being able to make an income and caught in a Catch 22 situation as having to be seen to be looking for work to claim any benefits despite his illness, this good hearted man is labelled a scrounger. He cannot use the computers the benefits system wants him to, it’s a Kafka-esque situation. He befriends a struggling single mother played by Hayley Squires who is reduced to using food banks for her family, and endures humiliation after humiliation.

Heartbreaking and passionate, Loach has crafted another social realist film that unflinchingly puts its gaze to the broken benefits system and the grinding effects of a bureaucracy that destroys those who are doing their best to get by. Timely and provocative, this deeply affecting film should be seen by politicians everywhere and proves Loach is still the incendiary film maker that made Kes. Opens Oct 21

ETHEL AND ERNEST ****

Dir: Roger Mainwood (PG, 94 mins) Raymond Briggs’ moving tale of his parents, from their courtship to their deaths, won awards when it came out in 1998. An animated film has been long in the works and now comes to the screen in all its glory. Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn voice Ernest and Ethel from their meeting in the 1920s, through 40 years of social and political upheaval and the birth of their son Raymond (author of The Snowman and When The Wind Blows), through to the 1970s when they died. This animated snapshot of working class life throughout the decades exudes class. Director Mainwood remains very loyal to Briggs’ original drawings and Broadbent and Blethyn capture the spirit of the times, along with Luke Treadaway voicing Raymond. Quietly heartbreaking and deeply human, Ethel And Ernest translates wonderfully from page to screen. Opens Oct 28

BLOOD FATHER ****

DOCTOR STRANGE ***

Dir: Scott Derrickson (12A, 120 mins) Marvel goes mystical with this latest superhero to hit the big screen, no doubt with crossover moments with the other Avengers lined up in an increasingly cluttered comic book world. Benedict Cumberbatch dons a cape and a Hugh Laurie-offof-House-like American accent as Stephen Strange, an arrogant surgeon who, following a car accident, loses the nimble touch in his hands. Bereft, he searches the world for enlightenment and finds himself learning the mystic arts under Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One tutelage. Also helping out are mystic Benedict Wong, and possibly hindering are Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Mordo and Mads Mikkelson’s baddie Kaecilius, a character freed from comic book origin as he’s just been made up for the film. Rachel McAdams rounds out the cast as the woman at the hospital who sees Strange become, well, strange, but less of an arrogant twit. Plenty of Inception-esque reality bending seems to be the order of the day as mystical dimensions threaten our existence and lots of people twirl about doing mystical kung fu. Scott Derrickson’s take on a lesser known mystical hero should intrigue, and hopefully character won’t be trumped by spectacle. Opens Oct 28

Dir: Jean-Francois Richet (15, 88 mins) A lean B-movie with a weathered, penitent Mel Gibson on very good form, Blood Father is a taut muscular thriller that rewards. Gibson plays John Link, an ex-con and alcoholic running a makeshift tattoo parlour from his trailer, with sole camaraderie from Wiliam H Macy, his AA sponsor. Then his wayward 16-year-old daughter Lydia (an excellent Erin Moriarty) appears on the run after shooting her Mexican drug dealer boyfriend.

The gang want vengeance and Gibson has to keep his estranged daughter safe; the body count escalates as Gibson rediscovers his angry violent side with bloody results. Action-packed but full of character detail, Blood Father satisfies with Gibson free of ego, obviously tapping his tabloid image to create his best performance for years. Both character and actor have anger issues which Blood Father winningly channels. Opens Oct 7

AMERICAN HONEY ****

Dir: Andrea Arnold (15, 163 mins) British director Andrea Arnold’s epic youth road movie completely absorbs, telling a picaresque tale of a group of youngsters selling magazine subscriptions across the American midwest. It doesn’t sound that engrossing but it is, and utterly beguiling to boot. Sasha Lane, the unknown plucked from a beach by Fish Tank and Wuthering Heights director Arnold transfixes as Star, a free spirit who goes along with Shia Leboeuf (really rather good) and his young sales team, getting into various scrapes and learning life lessons along the way.

And so nearly three hours pass, but without complaint as the characters engage, Riley Kough (granddaughter of Elvis Presley) proves Star’s frosty nemesis as they compete over Leboeuf. Brilliantly shot by Robbie Ryan, the film celebrates life, possibility and shows a painful coming of age. Superb soundtrack too. Opens Oct 14

results. TROLLS (PG) Those horrible plastic things with hair that you put on your desk when you had an exam? Yup. Made a movie about them. AFTER LOVE (12A) A French couple have to co-habit whilst getting a divorce, drama with Berenice Bermejo from The Artist. Probably drink red wine and eat cheese. KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES (12A) Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm are superspies, a slim Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher are the normal family couple next door. Well-worn comedy beats unfold. LET’S BE EVIL (15) Nasty kids who have been experimented on take revenge in stodgy, scare-less fare.

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LURVILL’S DELIGHT Lurvill’s Delight, a once popular carbonated soft drink, has returned to shelves after a 106-year dormancy. Originally introduced between 1896 and 1910, the drink was the invention of twin brothers Harold and Iolo Lewis of Ynyshir but production ceased due to a shortage of dock leaves in the area. The profits from the drink were used to pay for 150 coal miners and their families to emigrate to Pittsburgh and Denver in the USA. With an allnatural concoction of stinging nettles, dock leaves and juniper berries, Lurvill’s David Stewart says that the drink is keeping the original organic ingredients but this time with a wider range of botanical carbonates, all natural flavours and Welsh spring water.

Info: www.lurvillsdelight.cymru

MONMOUTHSHIRE FOOD FESTIVAL

Cathays’ Flora Pub Reinvented Daisy Lane-Murley takes a look at the refurbishment and rebranding of The Flora, promising to be a cultural hub in the Cardiff district of Cathays.

The Flora pub, situated in the heart of Cathays, has undergone a drastic makeover and reopened under new management; a partnership between Ten Mill Lane and SA Brain. The revamp aims to transform the otherwise somewhat outdated Victorian pub into a hangout aimed specifically at both students and young professionals.

Dating back to the late 1800s, the Flora pub has a firm place in the history of Cathays, and although management has changed over the years, the name has stayed intact. With this in mind, the general public agreed it would be a shame to close the place down entirely. Thus a six-figure investment was pumped into the place and it definitely shows, as the decor exudes a sharp, contemporary feel. As well as appearing aesthetically pleasing, the pub boasts an impressive cocktail menu, along with craft beer, while their food selection focuses on the deliverance of locally produced, tasty pub grub.

The director of Ten Mill Lane hopes the place can still attract as many customers in the day as in the night, aiming to create an atmosphere that makes guests feel like they’re at a home away from home. As we wave goodbye to many establishments in the surrounding area who are closing their doors, we are incredibly lucky to keep this gem of a pub. Shabby chic, sophisticated and homely are just a few words that pop to mind when thinking about the Flora, which also looks forward to being a live music venue every Thursday. Be sure to check it out yourself come day or night, and support the historic place that is a soft spot in so many Cathays residents’ hearts.

The Flora, 136 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff. Info: 029 2023 1253 / www.theflora. co.uk

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The Monmouthshire Food Festival showcases the very best of what Monmouthshire has to offer, with its unique Chef’s Theatre feature. Here, an onlooker has an exclusive view and insight into the expert chef’s world of cooking. If you visit the Look And Learn area, you can learn tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect dish, and then be invited to taste the finished product. Placing an emphasis on healthy eating, the children’s corner educates and encourages young people to replace high calorie snacks with a nutritious alternative, in a fun and interactive way. This festival is one not to be missed, boasting locally produced excellent quality food whilst being enjoyable for the whole family.

Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, Sat 8 + Sun 9 Oct. Tickets: £5/free under-12s. Info: 01291 420241 / www. monmouthshirefoodfestival.co.uk

ROATH BREWERY The first brewery to open in Roath in 100 years has been set up by friends Tom Lyons and Matt Appleby who share a mutual love of beer. A stall with their handmade products will appear every other Saturday at the Roath Farmers Market. Upon realising there was a gap in the market in Roath, or rather a significant lack of fine quality beer, the pair decided to change this. Their handmade trio of beer named Antarctic Pale Ale, Mill Garden and No.3 Tram combine Germanic flavours with lighter and floral tones. Catch them this Saturday and try for yourself.

Info: www.twitter.com/roathbrewery

OF THE BEST PLACES TO EAT IN SWANSEA

Daisy Lane-Murley takes a look at the best places to grab a bite in Swansea’s ever changing food scene.

LANGLAND’S BRASSERIE

Arguably overlooking one of the most scenic spots in Swansea, restaurant Langland’s Brasserie, idyllically situated on the seafront of Langland Bay, celebrates their sixth anniversary this year. Specialising in seafood, the restaurant serves delicious locally sourced dishes, whilst offering a sophisticated dining experience.

Venture here to wind down and enjoy fine quality food.

Brynfield Road, Swansea. Info: 01792 363699 / www.langlandsbrasserie. co.uk

URBAN ZEN YOGA STUDIO & WHOLEFOOD CAFE

Urban Zen Cafe is unique in that it gives guests the opportunity to take a yoga class while enjoying the wholesome plant based food on offer. You’ll leave this cafe/meditation space feeling very much revitalised both physically and mentally.

Combining vegetarian and vegan cuisine, Urban Zen aims to produce locally sourced, nutritious food, which is organic where possible.

2 Little Gam Street, Swansea. Info: 017 9251 4439 / www.urbanzenyogacafe. com

MUNCH OF MUMBLES

You’ll find Munch Of Mumbles tucked away in the heart of the charming town of Mumbles. Cooking up comforting British classics, this gem stands out by adopting a ‘bring your own booze’ policy. Whilst being family-orientated, this is an ideal spot if you’re after modern, hearty British dishes.

650 Mumbles Road, Swansea. Info: 01792 362244 / www.munchofmubles.com

THE PLOUGH AND HARROW

Winner of the Food Award Wales and holding the title of Gastropub Of The Year 2016, the Plough And Harrow delivers great traditional pub grub. A passion for fine dining is evident in the sophisticated menu, yet it manages to remain a popular spot for the locals, as it exudes a laid back welcoming atmosphere.

314 Llangyfelach Road, Swansea. Info: www.ploughandharrow.eu

RASOI

Having won the British Curry Awards, being named as the South Wales Curry House Of The Year, and consistently mentioned in the Good Food Guide, Rasoi is recognised as being one of the best curry houses in Wales. They offer an unparalleled blend of traditional Indian dishes and modern Indian cuisine, packed with aromatic sensations that really hit the spot.

Bryntirion Road, Swansea. Info: 01792 882409 / www.rasoiwales.co.uk

HONEYED GINGER PRAWNS WITH APRICOTS AND SPICED CASHEWS Words MICHAEL BELL www.mikeyandthekitchen.wordpress.com @mikeyandthekitchen As we find ourselves in the midst of a seasonal transition, there is still a part of us that wants to cling onto the salads of summer but also run towards the spices of autumn. This recipe combines the virtues of both seasons in a warming yet crisp salad suitable for any night of the week.

INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • • • • •

100g ready cooked king prawns 70g dry apricots (halved) 1 tbsp runny honey 1 lime Thumb-size piece of ginger Pinch of black pepper ¼ tsp all spice Handful of cashew nuts ¼ tsp dry chili flakes 50g watercress Two spring onions

METHOD 1. In a bowl, combine the cooked prawns and half of the apricots with the honey and zest/juice of half a lime before grating in some fresh ginger.

2. Add some fresh black pepper to the bowl along with the all spice before covering with foil and allowing to marinate.

3. Meanwhile, add the cashews to a pan and dry toast them over a medium to high heat before sprinkling in the dry chilies.

4. Add the remaining apricots to the pan and coat them in the dry chilies.

5. On a plate, arrange the watercress (or any designer leaf of your choice) before snipping over the spring onions.

6. Dot the lettuce leaves with the marinated prawns before tossing over the toasted spiced cashew nuts and apricots.

7. Finally, squeeze over the final half of the lime and serve.

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OCTOBER FOODIE FOCUS

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Words JANE COOK www.hungrycityhippy.co.uk

ward-winning Cardiff blogger Jane Cook (of hungrycityhippy.co.uk) rounds up her pick of this month’s most interesting food & drink pop-ups and events.

1. Oktoberfest at DEPOT, every Saturday in October Get in the German beer festival spirit with DEPOT’s unique twist on the Oktoberfest experience, featuring authentic Bavarian beers and oompah bands, and less-authentic but equally fun, Oktoberfest bingo. Tickets from £10 at: oktoberfest-cardiff.eventbrite.co.uk 2. Oktoberfest at Chapter Arts Centre, Wed 12 – 15 Oct For a more laidback Oktoberfest experience firmly focussed on the beer, hit Chapter Arts Centre in Canton for their annual celebration. Whatever your beery preference, whether you love schwarzbiers from Saxony, kölschs from Cologne, or Bavarian weissbiers, they’ll be offering the finest German beers all weekend. The best part? Entry is totally free!

3. The Bollywood Supperclub at CocoRico Patisserie on Thurs 13 Oct Experience all of the drama of a Bollywood movie through the medium of creative cuisine at this exciting pop-up event, a collaboration between South Indian street food traders Keralan Caravan, and local legends Cocorico Patisserie. For full details and to book tickets (£20pp), call 07448191294.

4. The Day of the Dead Tiki Takeover, Sat 29 Oct

NINE YARDS RECIPE: TUSCAN SAUSAGE WITH CLASSIC TOMATO AND BASIL SAUCE ON CIABATTA If you haven’t popped in to see us yet, we are Nine Yards – an Italian Patisserie, Deli and Prosecco bar on St. Mary Street. If you have, thanks for visiting! We offer fresh, seasonal and simple food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We aim to take care of your sweet and savoury cravings and then wash it all down with a strong Italian Kimbo coffee or something stronger from our bar stocking over 30 kinds of prosecco and a selection of quality Italian beers, wines and spirits.

Over the next 12 months we are delighted to have the opportunity to share a few of our favourite food and drink recipes with you. All the ingredients you will need are, for your ease and our pleasure, stocked here at Nine Yards, so if you ever want to try them out for yourself, it’s all under one roof.

My partner, Piero, and I have a lifelong passion for quality homemade food and take any opportunity to cook and talk about food. Piero has over 30 years’ experience as a pastry chef and will guide you through our sweet offerings whilst I will carry the mantle for the savoury.

Starting with a versatile savoury basic: Tuscan sausage with our classic tomato and basil sauce on ciabatta.

Kemi's Cafe in Pontcanna will be transformed into a Latin American drinking den when Tiki Takeover, a pop-up cocktail outfit based in the capital, takes over for one night to serve up some amazing alcoholic concoctions. Fancy dress is encouraged! For tickets (£12pp), visit: ticketsource.co.uk/burntlimeeventsltd

• Pan fry some Tuscan sausages and put to one side.

5. A 90s supper club at The Dead Canary on Thurs 27 Oct

• Add two chopped garlic cloves.

This very special evening will see Penylan Pantry, We Are Cardiff and The Dead Canary collaborating to create a 90s themed supper club, a heady mix which means guests are guaranteed good music, great food, and grand cocktails. The finer details are yet to be revealed, but tickets are £30pp and available from penylanpantry.com/events/event/90s-supper-club.

6. Dirty Martini opening night Finally, an exact date is yet to be announced, but the hotly anticipated Cardiff opening of Dirty Martini. One of London’s most successful cocktail bar chains will open sometime at the end of the month. Keep your eyes peeled on their Twitter (@dirtymartinicdf) for updates!

• Splash a little olive oil into the same pan.

• Add a seriously diced chopped large white onion and allow to soften.

• Add 550g peeled and chopped vine tomatoes.

• Season with a large pinch of sugar and salt.

• Tear in about ten basil leaves and spoon in a dollop of red pesto.

• Cook over a medium heat, mash the tomatoes and garlic with a wooden spoon for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

• Finally, add the Tuscan sausages to the sauce.

Serve on grilled ciabatta with a sprinkling of Parmesan.

Enjoy!

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NINE YARDS

94 St Mary Street, Cardiff. 01633 860090 / twitter.com/nineyards_crdf Food ***** Atmosphere ***** Located in the heart of St Mary Street in Cardiff, Nine Yards will transport you away from shoppers, stag dos and party revellers, to a European café culture usually only experienced on holiday.

With tables on the street, and fridges full of magnificent cakes and bakes to tempt you inside, the emphasis is on a relaxed place to talk and share, and the music is mellow, just like the owners Jon White and Piero Cutrupi.

Their vision is simple. They want Nine Yards to be a different way of dining and socialising. You can choose from their food and patisserie menus any time of the day and night. Staff were friendly and enthusiastic; décor is soft industrial, with copper touches and bare Edison bulbs.

We opted for the meat and cheese platters, priced at £7.50. The salami, parma hams and selection of cheeses were all imported from Italy, and as plentiful as the toasted breads, oils and olives. The bresola salad (£5.50), though, was an unexpected treat. Neither of us had tasted this air-dried, almost purple in colour, salted beef before. Finished with lemon juice, olive oil and flaked Parmesan, the tender sweetcured loin was a taste sensation.

Piero’s desserts, meanwhile, are something else. The freshly filled ricotta, orange peel and chocolate cannoli were the real deal. When I went to choose from the lit-up fridges of deliciousness, I was practically checking I was still on St Mary Street and not on the Amalfi Coast. With cheesecakes, delicate shortbreads and nutty chocolate-filled pastries, it was easy to fill a box to take home.

Head barman Marius, formerly of London’s Savoy, outlined his delicious signature cocktails. My coffee fiend guest enjoyed the distraction of a double espresso martini from his ice cold Peroni, whilst I was in my element with an offering of strawberry, lemon or mango prosecco sorbet slushies (I had all three!) served in classic coupe glasses. They’ve got the whole prosecco craze covered, too, with almost 30 bottles of the bubbly stuff to choose from. I will be back many times to sample them all! BETHAN MORRIS

THE PLYMOUTH ARMS

Croft Y Genau, St Fagans, Cardiff. 029 2056 9173 / www.vintageinn.co.uk Food *** Atmosphere **** Part of the Vintage Inns collection of pubs and restaurants, The Plymouth Arms has always been a popular hangout just on the outskirts of Cardiff on the edge of the countryside. Packed during the summer months, the beer garden is a gorgeous little escape, full of charm, and beautifully kept gardens and flower beds. As soon as autumn kicks in, the open fire places and cask ales are a welcome, cosy settng.

This Grade II listed pub is right opposite the Natural History Museum and St Fagans Castle and is steeped in history – named after Elizabeth Lewis, an heiress and landowner in the area who married the 3rd Earl Of Plymouth in the early 1700s. The pub oozes rural charm and character. The menu changes seasonally and we went just as it had been updated for autumn.

For starters, we chose oven-baked button and portobello mushrooms in a garlic cheddar sauce and rustic bread, and a prawn and lobster cocktail with avocado, lobster mayonnaise and rustic bread. For mains, slow-cooked ham hock with orange and malt whiskey marinade glaze on spring onion mash with honey roasted carrots and a white wine, cream and pea sauce – I was reliably informed this was delicious – with a 8oz sirloin steak served with onion and thyme fritters, triplecooked chips and a peppercorn sauce. These were followed by mini puddings (tea or coffee with a reduced size pudding – perfect!): an Eton mess and a sticky toffee and apple pudding. Food, as always at a Vintage Inn, is good, hearty and relaxed; we were the last to leave, so apologies to the staff, but we had a great time.

ANTONIA LEVAY

CALIBRESELLA

Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff 029 2022 5839 / www.calibresellacardiff.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere *** One of the things the Cardiff food scene has in abundance is Italian restaurants, ranging from authentic delights where many of the city’s Italian population get their tastes of home, to establishments that offend them with their overly greasy concoctions. Canton’s Calibresella is lodged firmly in the former camp and is a slice of fine Italian cuisine in Wales. Its success in providing customers with an experience of the cuisine of the Italian Calabria region (the ‘toe’ of the peninsular) is proven by the fact that on any visit to the restaurant you will almost always overhear people speaking Italian.

From the outside, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was little more than a greasy spoon that does pizza, but the food they serve is arguably one of the city’s culinary highlights with experienced chefs who’ve worked all over Italy, and while it is a little simplistic the restaurant itself does have a certain charm. Upon a recent visit to the restaurant I was delighted to see pasta Amatriciana, something I’d kept an eye out for since I first tried it in Rome and had yet to see in the UK. Of course I had to have it, and when I first tasted it I was whirled back to the banks of the Tiber where I’d first sampled it.

With a range of favourites and Calabrian delicacies, espresso, pastries, and one of the nicest calzones you’ll hope to sample in Wales, Calibrisella offer a huge selection at an extremely reasonable price. Look no further for hearty Italian cuisine cooked by chefs with passion and in-depth knowledge.

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MAMMA MIA!

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Tues 11 Oct-Sun 13 Nov Want to be taken to Greek island paradise in the middle of the autumn? Not literally, but you can feel like you're there by watching Mamma Mia! in Cardiff through October and November. The smash-hit musical returns for a five-week run as part of its first ever UK tour.

Mamma Mia! was created by Judy Craymer and mixes the timeless songs of ABBA with a story of family and friendships unfolding on a beautiful, picturesque island. A mother, a daughter and three potential dads and one wedding which you may not expect. The bride-to-be, Sophie, has one wish: to have her absent father walk her down the aisle. After reading her mother’s diary, she sends each man a wedding invitation in the hope that she will know when she sees him. It’s Sophie's quest throughout the show to discover the father she's never known, so she invites them all to Greece, placing her mother in front of the three men from her romantic past. But when all three turn up, it’s not quite as clear as she thought.

ABBA's timeless songs – from Money, Money, Money to Dancing Queen, Take A Chance On Me and The Winner Takes It All – tell the story of love, laughter and friendship. The show has been seen by over 60 million people in 49 productions in 16 different languages, and the movie version was a huge hit, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. It’s the highest worldwide grossing live-action musical film of all time and in the UK, it’s the highest selling DVD of all time. No wonder Cardiff is welcoming the ultimate feelgood show back with open arms.

This hilarious show has thrilled audiences all around the world for years and now the laughter continues in Cardiff, so there's never been a better time to watch this musical.

Enjoyed by all ages, you can't help but leave feeling like a Dancing Queen.

Tickets: £18.50-£55.50. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk HANNAH WILLIAMS

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

The Paget Rooms, Penarth Wed 12-Sat 15 Oct Do you know someone who: lives to give candlelight suppers with Royal Doulton china? Hurriedly crosses the street if they see their uncouth relations coming towards them? Doesn’t try to keep up with the Joneses because they believe they ARE the Joneses? If that describes a snobby, social-climber friend, be sure to get them tickets to see Keeping Up Appearances.

The Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society apresent this hilarious stage version of this 90s BBC comedy favourite – a follow-up to the sitcom, not an adaptation, so it’s brand-spanking new!

Val Mallows stars as the indomitable, always correct and proper Hyacinth Bucket, or ‘Bouquet’ as she insists on being referred to. She has some big court shoes to fill, taking on the role made famous by Patricia Routledge.

Most of the regulars are here, including Hyacinth’s long-suffering husband, less well-off family and nervous neighbours, one of who is putting on a play with his amateur drama group. She pushes her way into the cast and the craziness commences. Bring yourselves and family along to see who else Hyacinth can browbeat, badger and insult – and wipe your feet on the way in!

Tickets: £9/£10. Info: 029 2071 2260 / www.pods-penarth.org (RLR) BUZZ 40

NABUCCO

St David's Hall, Cardiff Mon 17 Oct Presented by Opera & Ballet International, director Ellen Kent returns with a new production of the very first opera she ever produced. Verdi's Nabucco stars world renowned French soprano, Olga Perrier, as Abigail, and sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Verdi’s haunting and melodic Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves follows the plight of the Hebrews as they are forced from their homeland into exile by the Babylonian King Nabucco. This powerful tale is laced with revenge, destruction and jealousy.

When Nabucco is struck by lightning he proclaims himself to be a god. Others think he is a mad man, a tyrant, yesterday’s news, a father and possibly even a liberator. In the final reckoning how will Nabucco be judged?

Nabucco is a rich treasure by the young Verdi that all fans of his work will want to discover – the operatic equivalent of a 1950s biblical Hollywood epic with its rousing, soaring score. A spectacular traditionally-staged production featuring magnificent sets and costumes with amazing lighting and stage effects, which includes the burning down of Solomon’s temple. Nabucco promises to be an evening to remember.

Tickets: £15-£32. Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk (EG)

THE MOUNTAINTOP

The Other Room Theatre, Cardiff Tues 4-Sat 15 Oct A fictional depiction of the Reverend Martin Luther King's last night on earth before his assassination, The Mountaintop

by Katori Hall, is an evocative powerful drama that stirs as many contemporary issues as it does historical.

The Mountaintop is set in a motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. An exhausted King returns from a prophetic speech during the sanitation workers’ strike and is visited by a mysterious maid, Camae, with a much greater mission than delivering his coffee.

A drama about leadership, legacy and mortality and explores themes of poverty, racism and the way to deal with impending death. The play will be directed by Abdul Shayek, former Creative Associate of National Theatre Wales, who comments: “The Mountaintop spoke to me in way no other play had for some time now. It provoked a number of emotions within me, from amusement to anger and frustration.”

The Mountaintop won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010 and is vividly theatrical and powerfully emotive.

Opening the autumn season at The Other Room, it will run during Black History Month. Shayek says of the play: “I’d like to achieve that with our audiences and start a wider conversation around race, prejudice and importantly the need for us to embrace each other's differences.”

Tickets: £10-£12. Info: www. otherroomtheatre.com (EG)

THE WEIR

Sherman Cymru, Cardiff Fri 7-Sat 22 Oct The days are drawing in, and there’s a chill in the air. The fields have been harvested and leaves are falling from the trees.

This is the time for gathering round and telling stories. Ghost stories. And there’s no better time to see The Weir by Conor McPherson.

The Irish are master storytellers, particularly about the supernatural, folklore and fairies, and as W. B. Yeats remarked, “any day prefer a ghost story or a fairy tale to The Times newspaper”.

You’ll witness five people who come together in a remote pub in Ireland. Four are men who know each other, the fifth a woman visiting from Dublin. They drink and regale each other with stories of some who are still on this earth and some who aren’t. As the dark, rainy night goes on, their tales get more personal, one by one.

McPherson has been hailed as the finest dramatist of his generation, and The Weir has been acknowledged as a masterpiece.

The work was voted one of the 100 most significant plays of the 20th century in a poll conducted by the Royal National Theatre. Award-winning artistic director Rachel O’Riordan has been called one of the finest and most visionary directors in the country. A fine pedigree indeed for a shockingly revealing play.

Tickets: £6-£25. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www.shermancymru.co.uk (RLR)

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OH HELLO

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Director

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2 BAD MICE

Big Fish Little Fish @ Tramshed, Cardiff Sun 16 Oct Get ready for a serious rave experience, featuring hardcore legends 2 Bad Mice and a multi-sensory dancefloor complete with bubbles and glitter cannons. The only thing is, unattended adults won’t be allowed. This is Big Fish Little Fish, a rave for little people and their families, founded in London and brought to Wales with the help of Super Furry Animals guitarist Huw Bunford.

Hannah, whose idea this was, has such a strong belief in the health properties and fun of raving that she wanted to give the experience to the youngest members of her family, drawing on the crew’s experience as longtime clubbers and parents too.

The Tramshed restaurant and bars will be open, and there will be crafts, play area, babies-only safe space with toys, parachute dancing, transfer tattoos, workshops, and safe sound levels.

Appropriately named after a Beatrix Potter story, 2 Bad Mice are no throwaway party DJs. Their seminal track Bombscare came out in 1991, and was a powerful influence on jungle with its explosive samples, scratch effects, sped-up hip hop breakbeats. It was a classic at Cardiff’s Hippo Club back in the day. I’m too young to remember, but that’s nothing compared to most of the crowd at this dance. Open to parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts or carers, this is the one rave where sucking on a dummy is OK. Tickets: £7.50/pre-walkers free. Info: 029 2023 5555 (GTDC) BUZZ 42

Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union Fri 14 Oct

You can tell the summer’s over when lineups like this materialise, in order to satisfy the appetite of the returning horde of students. The lineup at this event will please a much wider demographic than just Cardiff’s young undergraduates as the promoters abandon the cheaper thrills of tech-house and ‘bass music’ that the night is known for, instead showcasing a more mature billing of five DJs who should provide a more eclectic and unpredictable soundtrack.

The biggest draw for the masses will be a DJ set by Simian Mobile Disco [pictured]: two refugees from the nu-rave days, previous members of the band Simian who found even greater renown when they dumped the guitars. In the last few years they’ve switched their raunchy, hooky electrohouse style for a more up-to-date house party soundtrack of techno, minimal in approach yet grandiose in feeling. This shift in gear was surely inspired by their fellow headliners here, Âme, a German pair who reshaped minimal techno with Berlin/Ibiza hits like 2003’s Rej. Also appearing is another German, Gerd Janson, who came to Cardiff in the spring for Delete’s sixth birthday. He’s a surefire hit on the dancefloor, equally at home playing littleknown 80s boogie as he is militant techno and rough-edged house. Joining the dots, the next headliner on this generous lineup is Leon Vynehall, whose second album came out on Janson’s acclaimed record label, Running Back. A house producer hailing from Brighton, his beautifully crafted tracks quickly took him to the pinnacle the scene with other releases on magisterial labels like Rush Hour and Clone’s Royal Oak imprint.

Marquis Hawkes completes the list of headliners. The Berlin-based Londoner, who used to be a fixture at west Wales free parties, once put out hard techno tracks, under his given name Mark Hawkins, on the influential Dutch techno label Djax-Up-Beats and others. His new alias has refreshed his style for today’s scene – just like Treatment, it seems.

Tickets: £17/£15.50. Info: 029 2078 1458 GWYN THOMAS DE CHROUSTCHOFF

BLACK HOUSE

Aberystwyth Students Union Sat 8 Oct Aber’s main club promoters return for One, a big return-to-uni night in the Student Union with some high ranking names from the world of UK hip-hop and drum’n’bass.

Hospital Records takes control of the main stage with one of its original artists, Danny Byrd [pictured]. By his side on the night are comparative youngbloods Fred V & Grafix, whose new album Oxygen dropped this summer. They’re definitely representing the new school of liquid, beating Danny Byrd at his own game – laserblast synths and strings that buzz behind soulful vocals and thwacking beats, with emotionally charged breakdowns.

Also appearing is another of Hospital’s younger generation, Krakota – though he’s less well known than the poppier producers mentioned above, his style is more effective, with a harder edge but a formidable control of the soulful melodies that define the label’s sound. MC Ruthless, one of the Hospital stalwarts and a frontman for Jungle Drummer vs DJ Fu, will be the hypeman on the main stage.

Finally, on the vocal tip, Black House have got a rising star of the hip-hop scene this side of the Pacific, in the form of Ocean Wisdom. Signed to the UK’s most prominent current hip-hop label, High Focus, his debut album hit number 10 in the UK iTunes album charts. Not only that, he’s officially one of the fastest rappers in the world.

Tickets: £20/£15. Info: 01970 621700 (GTDC)

GENERAL LEVY

Monkey Bar, Swansea Fri 7 Oct “This could turn Hare Krishna into a badboy.” General Levy should have a special place in the heart of Welsh ravers since his collaboration with M-Beat, Incredible, soundtracked that classic jungle scene from Human Traffic, shot in Cardiff’s now defunct Catapult Records. It’s seemingly Wales’ second city that is showing him love though, with his second Swansea appearance this year.

That tune was actually the first jungle track to chart in the UK Top 10, so this is undeniably an important guy. Coming up in London’s West Indian, Asian and Africa communities, General Levy was raised on soul, ska, hip-hop and calypso. From the age of 14 he formed a soundsystem crew and was throwing parties in the city, and his first reggae record came out in 1989. He started out as a ‘deejay’ in the Jamaican sense of the word, meaning that he provides a vocal for instrumental tracks, rather than being a selector, which was what they call DJs in Jamaica – got it?

He went on to release raga, hip-hop and dancehall for Tim Westwood’s Justice Records and others in the early 90s, sometimes in collaboration with Capleton – even knocking out a pure fire dancehall flip of Phil Collins at one point. In the years since being claimed by the jungle scene, General Levy has worked with the likes of Sly & Robbie, Shaggy, Steely & Clevie and Artful Dodger.

Tickets: £8. Info: 01792 480822 (GTDC)

MOODYMANN

Just Jack @ Tramshed, Cardiff Fri 7 Oct Moodymann aka Kenny Dixon Jr is one of those Detroit artists who, like Theo Parrish, seems to have some kind of purity and magic that cannot be appropriated. With an innate skill in sampling and grooves, his music explicitly reveals the DNA of Detroit music, from Motown to hip-hop and beyond into house and techno. He’s also part of the 3 Chairs collective with Parrish and two other influential producers from the city, Marcellus Pittmann and Rick Wilhite. A shadowy and enigmatic figure, Dixon Jr alternates between reclusion and bravado, sometimes hiding away and sometimes shouting into the microphone during his sets.

His incredibly emotive and powerfully rhythmic house, techno and hip-hop combines a genuine jazz mindset with potent melodic flourishes and deeply-dug soul and funk samples. Like Parrish though, he’s just as renowned, if not more so, for his unique style of DJing, playing music from all over the spectrum of groove music from the last few decades with eccentricity and dynamism.

Due to Tramshed’s lack of a proper late license this night finishes at midnight, but after-parties are promised. Even so, this night comes highly recommended – the opportunity to see Moodymann in Wales doesn’t appear very often. The last time he came to town, alongside Joey Negro, was almost 10 years ago.

Tickets: £15/£12. Info: 029 2023 5555 (GTDC)

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BIRDSONG / CÂN YR ADAR

Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan, Sat 5 Nov; Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff / Riverfront, Newport, Thurs 10 Nov (am/pm); Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Fri 11 Nov Although renowned for its rural splendor, before this article you may not have been aware that Wales boasts an ecosystem of rainforests. One such site, Carngafallt Nature Reserve, has inspired the meeting of two musical minds to celebrate the beauty, charm and purity of a place that lies largely untouched.

Welsh folk/jazz singer songwriter Kizzy Crawford has teamed up with Welsh jazz/ classical pianist Gwilym Simcock to create newly inspired songs and compositions that reflect the uniqueness of this environment.

Combined with the Sinfonia Cymru chamber orchestra, they will bring the wild atmospheres of the forest to the stage.

The ancient trees of this woodland have played host to numerous species of migrating birds. Carngafallt is rife with the melodies that make up these birds’ dialogue, hence the title of the show. The RSPB have facilitated the prosperity of the natural site, the thriving bird population and the organization of this concert.

Kizzy and Gwilym share a mutual love of jazz and soul and you can expect their influences to permeate all the sounds you hear on each night of the tour. This is a welcome chance to escape the hustle of city life and embrace an inspired, imagined work of art.

Tickets: £5.50-£15.50. Info: www. birdsong-canyradar.com (CPI) BUZZ 44

Tramshed, Cardiff Mon 24 Oct Billy Talent’s Cardiff show in October will be supporting fifth album Afraid Of Heights. But contrary to the anthemic and upbeat nature of tracks like {Louder Than The DJ, recording sessions were perhaps the hardest in the band’s history. This was due to drummer Aaron Solowoniuk’s struggles with multiple sclerosis.

“Every person has a different story when it comes to MS,” Solowoniuk explains. “I have a form called relapsing remitting, where you have these random relapses, coming with fatigue and depression.” He has openly lived with the condition for over a decade, setting up F.U.MS (Fuck You Multiple Sclerosis) shortly after his diagnosis, a series of events to raise money and awareness in response to a lack of youth-based programmes for MS sufferers. “F.U.MS was born out of me being angry at being diagnosed at such a young age. I found out kids as young as 10 were getting diagnosed.”

In 2016, he has had to sit out of the album recording and the tour to give himself some rest.

“My whole day is going to the gym and working with trainers and nutritionists,” he explains.

Alexisonfire’s Jordan Hastings has taken over drumming duties, set for some busy nights when his other band Say Yes support Billy Talent on the UK tour. “Jordan was an easy pick for us.

He’s a good friend and an amazing drummer,” Solowoniuk says.

Billy Talent fans needn’t worry about a lack of chemistry with Jordan, as by the time they reach Cardiff, the band will have toured cities all around the world, not least the Paradise City.

“Watching Billy Talent support Guns N’ Roses in Canada was mental!” Solowoniuk reminisces.

“I just teared up, it was so amazing. I wanted to be up there, but I was so glad that the band kept moving forward, playing to an audience of 27,000 people!”

Solowoniuk is still very much a member of the band, featuring in all of the promo pictures for the album. “The only thing I’m not able to do right now is touring. I’m really, really looking forward to getting back into that world if I can.”

Tickets: £19. Info: 029 2023 5555 ALEC EVANS

NELL BRYDEN

St Donats Arts Centre Sat 15 Oct This is peak storm season, so it’s appropriate that Nell Bryden is blowing into our neck of the woods this month. If anyone is a whirlwind of thought, sound, vision, energy, heart, passion and soul, it’s her. She’ll be performing songs off of her eighth album, Bloom, which will be out at the beginning of 2017. Bryden’s no stranger here: she played to a full house at Cardiff’s Globe venue previously and shook the rafters.

The singer-songwriter has packed a lot of living into her life, enough for someone twice her age.

She’s a native New Yorker, born to a professional soprano mother and artist father.

By age seven, she could already play the violin, piano and cello. At first Bryden thought she’d be a classical musician, then realised she really wanted to sing at 18. And sing she can, going from opera, jazz, country, blues, folk, soul, rock – just about any style.

She’s recorded, travelled the world, toured, witnessed 9/11, come to terms with a medical condition that may be permanent, gotten married and had a baby. Bryden’s also a successful Radio 2 presenter, hosting her own New York Hour and four-part Nell’s Angels show. Come and witness this dynamo who’ll also be performing her latest album, Wayfarer (which celebrates life, love and happiness) and new single What Is It You Want. Nell Bryden – a force of nature.

Tickets: £16.50. Info: 01446 799100 (RLR)

STEEL PANTHER

Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Sun 16 Oct Heavy riffs, arena-size beats, lyrics about sex, drugs, and senior citizens, and the lingering scent of whisky, a stripper’s perfume, and hairspray... what more could you ask for? Since Steel Panther burst on the scene, the full-on foursome have quickly garnered a mass following and gained cult status in the rock/metal world; their track Death To All But Metal has become a national anthem for some.

Starting out in the early 2000s, the band become a regular fix on LA’s Sunset Strip, in what is dubbed “the longest running Hollywood residency”. Johnny’s Depp’s Viper Room was the big break venue for the band; then followed stints at The Roxy Theater, The Key Club and the House Of Blues, before the intense touring schedule put a stop to their weekly shows.

The early days revolved around cover songs – a mass parody of the 80s bands who made the songs famous. Nowadays, though, frontman Michael Starr is keen to stress, “We’ve grown a lot. On the first record, you get a flavour of some Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, and Def Leppard. On the second, you get a flavour of Guns N’ Roses.

On the latest album, the main flavor is Steel Panther.” Having progressed to recording their own material, they are now standing out by merit.

Tickets: £27.50. Info: 029 2022 4488 (OS)

TWIN ATLANTIC

Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union Sun 9 Oct Scottish rock quartet Twin Atlantic are set to take Cardiff University by storm this month, revving up their Autumn UK tour after their latest album release, GLA. Headlining 2000 Trees festival in July 2016 alongside Refused and releasing three very successful albums, the new LP was written in their home city with the content revolving heavily around rediscovering their roots and over a decade of being together as a band.

Twin Atlantic have been wielding radio-ready rock since their birth in 2006, with their first two EP releases, A Guidance From Colour and Vivarium, featuring punchy singles such as Lightspeed. The band struggled with certain errors made in their mini albums until their 2011 debut album, Free, catapulted them full force into the spotlight, with examples of tracks such as that LP’s title track cementing their journey into success.

Continuing with rigorous tours across the world, they have since released two more full length albums (2014’s Great Divide and 2016’s GLA) and a Greatest Hits mini-album released in December 2015. In the wake of their newest work, they released huge singles No Sleep and The Chaser. Although Twin Atlantic claim to have considered parting ways after GLA, thinking they’d taken the band as far as they could, what might have been their final curtain call is simply another chapter.

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reviews albums 40 WATT SUN ****

Wider Than The Sky (Radiance) Emerging from the remnants of doom metal outfit Warning, London trio 40 Watt Sun are mainly appreciated by that scene; 2011 album The Inside Room bridged a gap between doom and bands like Low and Red House Painters. Its long-awaited sequel runs with this – Patrick Walker’s guitar chiming rather than thunderous, a majestic foil to his reliably rich vocals. With six songs averaging over 10 minutes, Wider... isn’t an easy listen exactly, but its sonics are both lush and accessible, and could open up a large audience. NG

BLONDE REDHEAD ****

Masculin Feminin (Numero Group) They’ve got that New York cool and parallels with Sonic Youth abound, but where Gordon and co got bigger and bust, Blonde Redhead deftly avoided the dirty linen in public route and kept evolving in the margins. This comp chronicles their earliest forays into musical squall and is a ton of (ominous, anxious, occasionally proggy) fun. Highlights of a collection running to nearly 40 songs include the Le Tigre-stripes of This Is The Number Of Times I Said I Will But Didn’t and Madonna’s cheeky cameo on Woody. Right on! AJ

CAKEHOLE PRESLEY *****

In The Used To Be (Newsoundwales) From beneath the surface of the cosmic universe… comes the latest album from Cardiff’s professional buskers. In The Used To Be serves as a memorial to late Cakehole Presley member Mark Humphries (“the most underrated songwriter in Wales”) with great titles such as Cobbled Streets And Syphilis, and the romantic Gimme A Blanket Sweetheart.

Songs are full of wit and poetry; tunes, from the toe-tapping to the soulful, are complemented by Chris Ridgeway’s husky voice. There’s something here for everyone. LN

THE COMPUTERS ****

Birth/Death (One Little Indian) Slick Exeter rockers The Computers are at their bombastic best on Birth/Death. Stylistically, this

is a record that really sees the band push forward from their earlier garage-punk days. They still ooze Brylcreem-cool, but the spikier side to their sound has been filed down

by David McEwan’s top-end production and the likes of bouncing soul-pop opener You Want The News... are as reminiscent of Jamie Lidell as they are Rocket From The Crypt. Hooks, style, swagger – The Computers have the lot. HR

CONFORMIST ***

Lifestyle Bible (Consumer Consumer) Local Cardiff producer Conformist returns with a second album of cut-and-paste electronic collages that are spat out with a sneering punk edge.

Seamlessly following on from his 2013 debut, this is a chaotic yet coherent sophomore effort that's big on ideas but a little lacking in subtly and poise. There’s an interesting political edge to Lifestyle Bible, which is often missing from this genre, but it’s not exactly an easy listen – which is probably the point. SE

DARKTHRONE ***

Arctic Thunder (Peaceville) Having changed the direction of black metal in the early 90s, or at least had an audible influence on it, Darkthrone have since been content to merely reinvent themselves. Arctic Thunder sounds a bit like the endpoint of the Norwegian duo’s constant absorption of influences: it’s punky, crusty, and nods to various speed metal and swords’n’sorcery epic metal types from 30-35 years ago. As such, if this ended up being their last album it’d be kinda fitting, but there’s otherwise no reason why it should be. NG

THE DOUBLECROSS *****

Keep Bleeding (Boss Tuneage) Fancy a trip back to when punk was fresh and sharp?

Then Keep Bleeding, the latest offering from Cardiff band The Doublecross, is your ticket. Reminiscent of The Clash, Buzzcocks and other more melodic bands of the early punk era, this album has a comfortable familiarity, Jon Greenwood’s gruff, nasally vocals blending well with head-swaying tunes. Stand out tracks are the anthemic My Only Friends Are Chemicals and Bad Dreams. This is punk easy listening at its best. LN

Once in a blue moon an album comes along that grabs you on the first playing and Feeder’s All Bright Electric is one such album. Light riffs lead to heavy basslines that blend seamlessly into soft piano and back again, while Grant Nicholas’ smooth vocals lull the listener into a true sense of security. {Infrared-Ultraviolet is more Coldplay than Nirvana, {Geezer} and {Divide The Minority} have serious psychedelic undertones but the Welsh-Japanese combo pull it off, effortlessly. LN

reference will die quickly here: from Hanna-Barbera to (natch) Ulrike Meinhof, Luke Haines piles them on so thickly on Smash The System it's either ritual summoning or descent into senility. Great songs though: from the twitchy glam rackets of Power Of The Witch and Black Bunny to eerie childhood vignettes like Bomber Jacket it’s lean, purposeful, golden period stuff.

You’d think the old fucker was happy or something.

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THE GENTLE GOOD ****

MAMMOTH WEED WIZARD BASTARD ****

FEEDER *****

All Bright Electric (Cooking Vinyl)

Ruins/Adfeilion (Bubblewrap) The Gentle Good, aka Gareth Bonello, has, over three previous albums, become a well-known and much loved artist in his hometown, Cardiff, and beyond. His fourth is as graceful and delicately performed a folk record as you’ll hear. Bonello’s songwriting is splendid, in particular Bound For Lampedusa, its breezily upbeat delivery belying its subject-matter, the plight of refugees from north Africa. A cast of local talent add brass, strings, backing vocals, which elevate Ruins/Adfeilion and bring Bonello’s tales to life. HR

HOW TO DRESS WELL ****

THE NOTWIST ****

Superheroes, Ghostvillains + Stuff (Alien Transistor)

This represents the culmination of Tom Krell’s journey from lo-fi blog beginnings to the sleekly produced electronic pop that has defined his more recent output. Crooning with conviction on lead single Lost Youth / Lost You and the playfully spry Anxious, the Chicago-based artist’s soulful vocal range is in ascendance on Care. Lingering soft piano moments hint at the docility of previous efforts on an album that affirms itself as a consistent and holistic addition to his canon of material. CHP

This indie sextet from Germany approach the genre with a thoroughly open mind. Their mammoth new album is teeming with different influences and sounds. Leaning on electronica, jazz, rock, pop and just general experimental noise, each track can be a wildly different experience from the next. This could be seen as a negative but it’s rather more a thrilling adventure that seems fairly well set out.

Pretension? Sure... just a little, but nevertheless a very interesting band. CPI

KAISER CHIEFS ***

Stay Together (Fiction) On the back of a flat out summer of touring the world, Kaisers album number six is ready to hit the charts. The born and bred Yorkshire lads release what is described as their “relationship album”; first release Parachute is a bit off-track in a very ‘un-trademark Kaiser Chiefs’ way, but new single Hole In My Soul gets the direction back on point. Collaborations with MNEK and Wayne Hector bolster some new sounds, while Ricky Wilson’s vocals are still recognisable throughout. OS

LUKE HAINES *****

Smash The System (Cherry Red) Anyone downing a shot for every 70s cultural

THE BUNKER ***

Wales Interactive, PS4, Xbox One, PC “What year is it?!" I hear myself screaming as I play this full motion video (FMV) horror game. Not really because of its plot, where the player is the last survivor of a nuclear attack on England, but because I haven’t played any FMVs since the late 90s. The acting is very professional, creating a genuinely spooky atmosphere at parts with an interesting plot. However, it’s a little too short and the style doesn’t really translate into the modern era. Still, a bold effort and good fun. LOB

Konami, PS4, Xbox One, PC Looks like it’s time once again for the annual FIFA and PES rivalry. PES 2017 is on form, and builds upon last year’s remarkable PES 2016 with an improved attention to detail. The clubs seem to have different playing styles, but players’ individuality has also been enhanced making this one of the most immersive football games in years. With improved defensive AI and goalies, the game forces you to create new strategies to win making it a very rewarding experience. It plays well online too. LOB

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When these Wrexhamites dropped their anvil-onJupiter debut album Noeth Ac Anoeth last year, they could glibly be pegged as a Welsh answer to Sleep – 30-minute songs of elephantine doom riffs and that – but this follow-up moves the goalposts again. The production is even more crushing, the FX more psychedelic, and Jessica Ball’s vocals are more ethereally shoegazed-out. Imagine the nexus of Acid King, Floor and My Bloody Valentine, and don’t be put off by the self-parodic stoner name. NG

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PANGAEA ****

In Drum Play (Hessle Audio) Head Hessle honcho Pangaea finally gets around to dropping a debut album and it has been worth the wait. Releasing singles and EPs since 2007, In Drum Play takes in everything Hessle Audio stands for, with 50 minutes of weirdo techno, electronic exploration and bass blowouts. This is an album that fidgets and fizzes with energy, that clearly knows its onions and bangs when it wants to. The warped funk of closer DNS is the highlight of a LP of many. SE

PIXIES ***

Head Carrier (Pixies Music) The latest album by revived Boston four-piece Pixies is their first with new bassist Paz Lenchantin, whose musical and vocal ability is truly showcased in the withdrawn, contemplative All I Think About Now. This is not to say the band have stepped away from the sound that originally defined them, yet a subtle and more melodic Pixies is trying to raise its voice.

It is this ability to ricochet between heavy and soft, and chaotic and calm, that ever-enhances their allure. FC

SERA ***

Little Girl (Folkstock) Caernarfon-born singersongwriter Sera Louise Owen flies the flag for Gogledd Cymru here; a real weaving Americana styled story teller. The folk/country artist has garnered a good following with familiar song Melody featuring in TV’s Stella and numerous ad campaigns. New tracks Carry Me and Storm

Cloud jump out, while the easy listening Mond Am Eiliad is worth a listen. The guitar takes over as main instrument, helping to craft an authentic album full of emotion and heart. OS

EP, an upbeat punk/heavy rock affair with low end and a woman singing, doesn’t live up to it of course, but would have sounded equally OK in any of the last 25 years. NG

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION **** Join Forces (Johnny Rock)

What would you give for an album by a band that combines Scots folk with bluegrass banjo-slinging from the deep south of the USA? Join Forces, the new album by Southern Tenant Folk Union, is knee-slapping, grass-chewing, kilt-wearing glee, mixed up with some perceptive (yet pessimistic) storytelling. To contrast with the overall jovial tone, rhythms and tempo of the music the lyricism is primarily anti-establishment stories about the working class, social hierarchies and corruption of the media. CP

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB **** Gameshow (Parlophone)

The Irish indie rockers line up their much anticipated third studio album and first offering in four years, wherein front man Alex Trimble seeks inspiration from his two biggest influences – Prince and Bowie – in a hope that this album straddles the “line between out-there pop and avant garde craziness”. Lead single Are We Ready?

(Wreck) sounds great and has already had airings at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds this year, while Bad Decisions and Surgery sound out for a thumbs-up. OS

WHITE LIES **** Friends (BMG)

There is a film called A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. It is a vampire noir, with an Iranian cast shot in California. Forgetting the vague Joy Division comparisons, there has always been a dark cinematic sheen to White Lies’ music, and it may or may not come as a surprise to find the band on the soundtrack to the previously mentioned film. Friends is more synth-driven than the band’s previous albums, and is pretty good too. DN

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HARLEIGHBLU X STARKILLER **** Killing My Heart (Tru Thoughts)

Full to the brim with potential, this brief new collab is a tasty soupcon of what’s to come. Neo-soul, electronica and hip-hop influences combine, recalling the qualities of Portishead’s early catalogue mixed with the ornate classic soul vocal Harleighblu skillfully redefines. CPI

LITTLE ERIS FT. CAT SOUTHALL **** Golden Meadow (Original Human)

The web that connects ex-schoolfriends Eris, Southall and actress Jenni Davies to a painting linked to genuinely brilliant ancient Welsh poet R.S.Thomas may not be an obvious one, but it has created this: Golden Meadow is a summery electro lollop, crisp and gauche, Southall’s soprano piercing the shimmer nicely. Sweet, frazzled. WS

MANNEQUIN DEATH SQUAD *** Eat Hate Regurgitate (Integrity)

This Australian duo revel in their self-dubbed equation, “Melvins meets Taylor Swift,” already cheerfully echoed by several ‘new music’ blogs which basically just paste press releases. Their

PHANTOGRAM ***

You Don’t Get Me High Anymore (Fiction) The electronica duo make a comeback this month with new album Three. Featuring among the track listing on their first LP since 2014 is this upbeatyet-dark little number. In a nutshell, it’s a song about addiction, and wanting to feel something.

The video for the single is pretty out there, too. OS

SLEAFORD MODS **** TCR EP (Rough Trade)

Sleaford Mods signing to a label more equipped to manage their popularity may coincide with a downturn in same. Not that they’d deserve it, going on TCR: five songs, still heroically refusing to progress, class (as in good) chat about wine and Ray Reardon. Just the vagaries of the fickle public, innit. NG

THIS MONTH’S DVD PICK STEWART LEE’S COMEDY VEHICLE 4 15 (Awkward Films) Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle returns for the last time for his usual format of stand-up, sketches and interviews, with six sets on wealth, Islamophobia, patriotism, death, the migrant crisis and childhood memories. Lee remains a brave comedian: I can think of few others could make a six-minute bit impersonating Rod Liddle eating a poppadum funny. Philosophical at times, Lee still manages to deliver well-thoughtout arguments in a deeply funny way. ****LOB

ALICE THROUGHT THE LOOKING GLASS PG (Disney) Alice returns on a mission to save Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter, who’s distressed by the disappearance of his family, and has subsequently become a sad Mad Hatter. Along with Hathaway’s White Queen, Alice travels back in time to solve the mystery. It’s visually impressive, but there’s little substance in this confusing sequel, which is ultimately a muddled and disloyal adaption. **LOB

THE SONNY BONDS DUO *

WARCRAFT 12 (Universal)

Authentic and intense, or in need of a nice honey and lemon drink? The Cardiff band’s heads-down, guitar/drums heavy blues is tight, muscular and bland on this debut EP, but it’s those vocals – an unbearable man-roar – that’s as much fun as unwanted surgery. Dude, Strepsils. WS

Duncan Jones’ screen adaption of the popular Warcraft series basically sees the plot of the early RTS games played out on screen. The orcs arrive through an interdimensional portal from their doomed world into Azeroth, a land filled with knights, mages, dwarves and the typical default roundup of D&D rip-offs. It’s actually not too bad, and features an outstanding use of CGI. Don’t go into it expecting Lord Of The Rings though. ***LOB

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AMERICAN MUSTARD

facebook.com/mustardamerican I’ve put American Mustard in this section because these are the first recordings they’ve shared, digital-only and self-released, but these 12 songs are not otherwise a ‘demo’ as such. Barelyreconstructed early 70s rock with a light dusting of country and lots of electric piano, this quintet claim Ronnie Wood’s infamously chummy 1974 LP I’ve Got My Own Album To Do as their greatest influence and I can well believe that. Additionally, half the purchase price is donated to male suicide prevention charity CALM. NG

CHRIS NOIR

chrisnoir.bandcamp.com Both of the other bands Chris Noir plays in – Zed Motel and Tusk, both from Swansea – have been reviewed in this section before, but he also has a line in twinkly acoustic indie-folk soloisms. His latest EP, Life Is For Midnight, was allegedly a bedroom recording, and has an introspective intimacy to match, but these six songs are carefully produced. At times Chris seems to be gunning for an Elliott Smith circa Either/Or vibe, albeit quite a bit more bombastic and MOR-ish. NG

FNOOLS

landofthegrey@btinternet.com When a band with no web presence post me a CDr accompanied by a hand-written letter, it’s party time in the regions of my brain that fetishise the past for no good reason. Fnools, from Newport, claim to feature members of Give Me Memphis and Jon Langford’s band, so are presumably some way into middle age. We Became You is 11 tracks of scrappy, literate and endearing trad indie with some nice psych-folk touches (Silver Slurper) and lyrics about Schroedinger’s cat. NG

This film, the last by Studio Ghibli before it went into hiatus following Miyazaki’s retirement in 2014, is as good as you’d expect. The Japanese animation company once again go outside the box by developing nonJapanese stories, setting them apart from any other anime producers.

This adaption of Joan Robinson’s fantasy adventure sees foster child Anna meet a mysterious blonde girl Marnie, who may or may not be real. Charming and intriguing. ****LOB

THE NEON DEMON 18 (Icon) Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, of Drive fame, returns co-writing and directing this arty horror/thriller flick in which Elle Fanning stars as a young model trying to make it in LA. She then gets preyed upon by older models and other creepy sorts in the industry, with a bit of a horror twist. Refn seems to be screaming throughout, “DO YOU GET IT YET? IT’S A METAPHOR IDIOT! AND THERE’S ANOTHER ONE! ISN’T THIS ARTY?!” as you drown in symbolic imagery. It’s a little silly, quite charmless, but extremely well shot so its flaws can be forgiven. ***LOB

HECTOR 15 (The Cadiz Recording Co.) Peter Mullan stars as nomadic homeless man Hector, who travels in this road trip-esque film to Glasgow for an urgent hospital appointment, then to Newcastle to find family, then to London for the shelter in which he spends his Christmases. Jake Gavin directs with a delicate touch in an odyssey that takes a look at the issues the country faces. ****LOB

CELL 15 (Signature Entertainment) Based on Stephen King’s novel, Cell stars Samuel L Jackson as train driver Tom and John Cusack as Clay in a world where (insert sci-fi nonsense reason here) causes everyone who was using their phone into zombies. OH IS THAT A METAPHOR I SEE? Luckily for Tom and Clay, they weren’t using their phones when the (insert sci-fi nonsense reason here) happened so they have to fight to survive. Some creepy bits, with an interesting premise, but it’s pretty cliché and over the top. **LOB

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The Welsh Music Prize is back and ready to get in your face with its prize-awarding ways again, baby. The sixth edition of this annual event, run along similar lines to the Mercury Prize, sees the shortlist reduced from 15 albums to a more manageable 12. These are by: 9bach, Alan Gaffey, Cate Le Bon, Climbing Trees, Datblygu, Meilyr Jones, Plu, Right Hand Left Hand, Simon Love, Skindred, Swnami and The Anchoress. The awards take place on Thurs 24 Nov at Cardiff’s Depot venue and tickets are available at www. welshmusicprize.com Your band might not have scooped a WMP nomination, but it’s not too late to console yourself with a BBC Wales / Horizons Launchpad grant! Although with applications closing at midnight on Wed 5 Oct, it’s not far off. Launchpad is aimed at bands in their early stages, looking to get a bit of help with the nuts and bolts – recording, rehearsing, touring etc – and comes in handouts of up to £2,000. A maximum of 25 such grants will be distributed this time round, and details of how to apply can be found at www.bbc. co.uk/horizons. Two previous recipients, Swansea’s Castles and The Cradles from Cardiff, have both lent quotes

the the Launchpad publicity blurb recommending you give it a shot The owners of Retro-Vibe Music, a record shop which opened in Barry in 2012 and relocated to Cardiff just under two years ago, are looking to sell up. The brick-andmortar side of the operation, a space on St Mary Street, only holds a fraction of their stock: they claim to own around 250,000 items, some 90% of which are yet to be offered for sale but with tens of thousands – including big collections of gramophone records and comics – currently listed on eBay and Discogs.

Retro-Vibe are entertaining offers for part or all of this mammoth haul; if they don’t offload the whole lot, they’ll revert to their original status of online dealers with a sideline in tour organisation Cardiff indie ensemble Palomino Party have a new EP, Act II, released around the time this issue hits the proverbial shelves. A four-track affair, PP trade in florid, uptempo postpunk sometimes akin to early Foals/Bloc Party type jumpiness, vocalist Linford Hydes rolling his Rs louchely. Lead track Run Palomino also comes with a neat video [pictured]: young Lancastrian actor Jack Hartley,

who you may have seen in the first series of Peaky Blinders, plays a close-cropped ruffian who gets turfed out of a Cardiff strip club before stumbling into a PP gig. Matters escalate quickly, leading to an entertaining chase scene across the extremities of the city. Influenced by 1950s French new wave cinema, apparently Let’s do another roundup of releases!

Andrew Falkous, vocalist in Future Of The Left, has issued his third album as Christian Fitness via Bandcamp; it opens with a sample of radio boor John Gaunt losing his mind before reverting to surreal, lo-fi quasi-punk which FOTL fans should gobble up. Early November will see FOTL bassist Julia Ruzicka unveil her own sideproject, This Becomes Us; the first track to surface, Painter Man Is Coming, features vocals from the Pixies’ Black Francis.

Three Thieves, aka Cardiff producer/DJ Tom Clugston, has a second mini-album of sweet, airy 90s garage-meets-boombaphip-hop, Zero Hour, available on his Bandcamp. And #MoreInCommon is a huge digital comp of acts, many great and relevant to this region, compiled

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BABY QUEENS

If, as south Wales’ only r’n’b group of note, Baby Queens have needed to be doubly determined since forming in Cardiff four years ago, the release of their self-titled debut album this month should highlight their standout qualities. Since getting a rash of attention for 2013 debut single Red Light (some of it focusing on Gary Lineker’s patronage of the band – excellently-named vocalist Monique Bux is the cousin of Danielle, the crisp salesman’s then-wife), the quintet have gigged, toured and festivaled at a steady rate. For better or worse, rarely have they been paired with acts they share much common ground with. Baby Queens, though, is a fine piece of work, whether thought of as Welsh or British, pop or r’n’b, any or none of these things.

Production-wise, these 12 songs are meticulous and varied. Cian Ciaran – Super Furry Animals’ most electronically-inclined member and partner of BQs’ Estelle Ios – was behind the console here, and while this might pique curiosity in indieish circles, it sounds virtually nothing like SFA, or anything else he’s done. There are big unabashed ballads with dead-on harmonies (Had My Heart}), danceable new wave (Hear Me), a haunted dub shuffle about faith and interracial relationships (Forever) and switching-up of lush, pensive singing and chirpy rap sections (the aforementioned Red Light). Proof, were it needed, that r’n’b doesn’t need a giant production budget to sound great, especially not when the pipes and the songwriting are as good as Baby Queens. twitter.com/baby_queens BUZZ 48

one louder LET’S enjoy a ribtickling session of ‘Feel Old Yet?’, the game which reminds you that you’re no spring chicken.

Remember PJ and Duncan from kids’ TV drama Byker Grove? Well, this is a unwisely large dose of DMT, ingestion of which will temporarily alter your perception of time to an extent that 15 minutes will feel like 40 years. FEEL OLD YET?!? Ha ha, but seriously folks – life has its ways of reminding you just how relentlessly it’s ploughing forth.

Just before I got round to writing this column, I chanced upon a Facebook post listing albums which came out in 1998. Readers were invited to consider that the fresh crop of first-year university students would, in many cases, not have been alive at the time of release. It seems amazing now that people managed to have sex, let alone procreate, in a world without Spineshank’s Strictly Diesel or the second Bluetones album, but the last generation was clearly both hardier and hornier.

Eighteen years ago this month, I too had just moved to Cardiff to start further education, and relishing the opportunities it gave me to not live in a village in Cornwall. I had shit centre-parted hair, all my T-shirts were XL despite my frame clearly being an S, and when I fancied splashing out on some esoteric craft booze it had to be a pint of Hooch lemonade [pictured], on draught [not pictured]. I also thought that the Gregg’s bakery on Park Place was a one-off shop, rather than a chain.

Compared to what I had grown up with, Cardiff circa 1998 was a throbbing metropolis, but looking back now it seems pretty uninspiring. It is, though, surely true that whatever properly cool shit was bumping at the time was out of the reach of an 18-year-old dickhead who was considerably less clever than he thought. Nevertheless, I was so dedicated to seeking out radness that a few days after arriving – Tue 22 Sept according to the internet – I abandoned the friends I was haphazardly making and got the train to Newport TJ’s on my own, to see Canadian punk legends Nomeansno.

As the idea of going to another new city, alone, and mingling with a room of older punk rockers felt daunting, I necked a half-bottle of vodka before entering the venue. This resulted in me spending Nomeansno’s set crushed against the front of the stage, somehow managing not to puke on one member’s shoes, and getting off the train at Cardiff Central before walking most of the way to Penarth, several miles from my halls of residence.

In every respect, I never looked back.

Other gigs I attended as autumn drew in included Placebo (I thought they were great, and no you couldn’t pay me to go see them in two months’ time); Sebadoh (in the Coal Exchange, and no they didn’t come close to filling it); The Experimental Pop Band from Bristol (which I only remember because I wrote a review which was slightly mean-spirited for a group no-one cared about) and some weird skronky bands from eastern Europe booked by these guys called Spazoom. They released cassettes and had boxes of zines and mad records I’d never heard of.

It opened a portal to another world for me, although they were ploughing a fairly lone furrow in Cardiff, which is probably why they moved to Bristol a couple of years later. I, though, never did, because I foresaw a future where I suckered new arrivals into reading this column, year after year.

Before you leave (this page, that is), make a note of MEN DIAMLER, ANGHARAD DAVIES and others (Noah’s Yard, Swansea, Tue 4 Oct), the WE SHALL OVERCOME anti-austerity fundraiser nights in Cardiff’s Moon Club and Newport’s Le Pub (Fri 7 and Sat 8), STEALING SHEEP and R. SEILIOG (Carmarthen Parrot, Fri 14 and Le Pub, Fri 21 – free gigs under the Make Noise banner), BRUNEL, NEW COWBOY BUILDERS and more (Moon Club, Sun 16), SIMON GORE (Cardiff M.A.D.E., Sat 22), and a Halloween gig headlined by ZOMBIE ZOMBIE (Moon Club, Mon 31). NOEL GARDNER

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Laura Hickman (Laurence King) In a world that seems to have been taken over by the veritable hashtag, it was pretty clever of Laura Hickman to tap into one of Instagram’s biggest phrases. #OOTD, or Outfit Of The Day, has more than 89 million search results via social media. Hickman has produced one of the first fashion flat-lay colouring books that allows aspiring designers to personalise #OOTD’s with pattern and detail.

For those of us who are not aspiring designers, a ‘flat-lay’ is an outline drawing of a garment or accessory and is used in the industry instead of photographs or detailed illustrations. These simple but accurate drawings make them perfect fodder for a fashion colouring book.

Each double page is dedicated to a fashion story. You can choose from numerous themes such as Rockabilly, Seventies Sister, Culture Clash or Pool Party. Depending on your mood you can pick which outfit of the day you want to decorate with your own imagination. My favourite is Geek Chic; I thoroughly enjoyed reproducing the floral dress, Arran cardigan, knee-high socks, satchel, with obligatory iPad in full technicolour sharpies!

The therapeutic adult colouring vibe that everybody harps on about, is actually true.

There was something quite relaxing about completing a task so often associated with children. It was great not to worry about the usual mundane chores of life and simply get lost in hundreds of outfits that I secretly wished I owned. This won’t be the last we see of Hickman’s work. #Illustrator #Fashion #ColouringBook #SouthWales #GlobalStar BETH MORRIS Price: £9.95. Info: www.laurenceking.com

MY FALLING DOWN HOUSE

THE TOOLSHED COLOURING BOOK

Jayne Joso (Seren)

Lee John Phillips (Laurence King)

“To box yourself in.” This book takes that idiom both literally and figuratively. Two of the worst things that can happen to you is losing your job and home. That’s what befalls 25-year-old Takeo Tanaka after the financial crisis. When his girlfriend throws him out permanently, he finds that rare thing in Tokyo – space – and a traditional paper and wood house. He takes up residence in the empty place, with only a stray cat keeping him company. Over the next year (or is it that long?), he loses his grip and goes off the deep end. Not sure exactly what’s real, or if Joso intended this to be a horror story in addition to a commentary on dropping out of society, but it sure scared me. Gripping and not just for Japan aficionados. RLR Price: £8.99. Info:www.serenbooks.com

There’s something pleasing about this simple-looking colouring book, containing over 1,400 illustrations based on Lee John Phillips’ Shed Project. Back in 2013, Phillips set himself a challenge in memory of his late grandfather – drawing every single item in his Grandfather Handel Jones’ beloved shed. Initially drawing one item a day, Phillips has completed 5,500 illustrations so far and estimates the project might just take him the rest of his life – there are thought to be over 100,000 items to be catalogued.

Phillips’ style is to simply outline the objects in linear illustrations; some pages contain full-size tools like vintage screwdrivers, rusty saws and hammers, others are filled with thousands of nails, washers or rivets. I’m predicting a lot of men retiring to their sheds with pencil cases this Christmas. BM Price: £9.95. Info: www.laurenceking.com

VAMPIRE IN LOVE

Enrique Vila Matas (New Directions) Vampire In Love is a masterpiece of short stories by the already well-received Spanish author Vila-Matas. This is the first time the work has been translated and readers will not be disappointed. Issues of identity and self-knowledge, the balance between life and death and the fine line between truth and fiction are all deftly addressed in this collection. Vila-Matas’s writing is wonderfully imaginative and engaging and the work is packed with black humour. The selfreflective nature of writing is also well handled. By creating an intriguing, often bizarre, variety of characters that range from a washed-up actor to a hunchback barber, Vila-Matas establishes new ways of engaging the reader with old themes in thought-provoking narratives. Overall, this is an easily accessible and entertaining collection: something to get your teeth into. LM Price: £12.99. Info: www.ndbooks.com

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Cwrdd is the word. This storytelling, music, and spoken word night takes place at Caffi Iechyd Da in Carmarthen on Tue 11 Oct, and features Laurence James, Nick Bruger and Mark Montinaro. It’s reputedly a top, top event, and the vegetarian food at the cafe is delightful. Get there for a 7.30pm start.

In Bridgend, acclaimed poet Rhian Edwards hosts Penned On The Bont on Thurs 13 Oct. Come to Carnegie House to hear T.S. Elliot Prize winner Philip Gross and Geoff Stevens Memorial Prize winner, er, me, read from our respective tomes.

The wordy wonderment begins at 7.30pm.

On Thurs 20 Oct, Cardiff Central Library hosts its regular Open Space events. Since it’s Black History Month, there will be readings with this in mind from: Eric Ngalle Charles, who will also be playing the djembe, a traditional African drum; Clare Potter; Ric Hool; and Mike Jenkins. The tickets to this are free and can be booked via Eventbrite, or from the Library (leisurelibrary@ cardiff.gov.uk / 029 2070 8961).

Free Write is a space for writers to meet, relax, and (most importantly) write in! It takes place in Cardiff’s cosy Chapter cwtch every final Friday of the month from 10am-1pm (this month Fri 28 Oct). Find out more by searching out the Facebook group. It’s a great way to be in community with what is, essentially, quite a solitary activity… All writers of all styles and experiences are welcome, and the event is ably hosted by poet Will Ford.

Every third Wednesday of the month, The Salon provides a platform for poets, spoken word artists, and musicians, at the popular Clwb y Bont in Pontypridd. Again, check out Facebook for details, but usually this event starts at 7.30pm and is a great way to mingle with the literary locals.

Have fun, once again, and see you in November!

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What could be scarier than these gift and costume ideas for this Halloween?

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1. ZOMBIE GNOMES, Firebox, www.firebox.com, £14.99; 2. HALLOWEEN H-BOX, Hotel Chocolat, The Hayes, Cardiff, www.hotelchocolat.com, £12.50; 3. CHOOSE YOUR POISON, Hotel Chocolat, www.hotelchocolat.com, £10; 4. ADULT SEÑOR BONES COSTUME, Smiffys, www.smiffys.com, £26.99; 5. ADULT DAY OF THE DEAD SEÑORITA COSTUME, Amscan, www.amscan.co.uk, £29.99; 6. PUMPKIN CARVING KIT, Carveking, www.amazon.co.uk, £4.99; 7. THE WALKING DEAD RICK GRIMES BOBBLEHEAD, Menkind, St David’s 2, Cardiff, www.menkind.co.uk, £16.99; 8. THE WALKING DEAD MONOPOLY, Hasbro, www.amazon.co.uk, £29.99; 9. GINGERBREAD EXTRA LARGE HAUNTED HOUSE, John Lewis, St David’s 2, Cardiff, www.johnlewis.com, £75; 10. OOZY EYES, Hotel Chocolat, www.hotelchocolat.com, £3.85 BUZZ 51

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CHAMPION BOXING SHOWDOWN credit MartialArtsNomad.com

Richard Evans takes a look at what to expect from one of the biggest events of the boxing calendar: the Champion Boxing showdown.

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Cardiff is lacing up its gloves and soaking its mouthguard as it readies to host the double-whammy World Champion Boxing showdown. Chris Eubank Jr and Tommy Langford along with Liam Williams and Ahmet Patterson will go head to head in two highly anticipated fights.

Following a nailbiting last-minute victory against the formidable Russian pro, Dmitry Chudinov, at the O2 Arena in London last February, defending middleweight champion Chris Eubank is ready to take on Tommy Langford and bag the British crown.

But facing a considerable amount of social media scrutiny after a small Twitter word-war with IBF welterweight title holder, Kell Brook, will Eubank – who claimed his corner “doesn’t own towels” – prove that his self-proclaimed never-back-down fighting ethos matches his fighting talk?

Langford certainly isn’t breaking a sweat over the upcoming fight, stating that he is in fact “delighted” the fight is being funded. Viewed as something of an underdog for the first time in his professional career, Langford is determined to rise to the occasion and prove to the Boxing World that any criticism thrown his way is laughable. He’s ready to make a legacy of his fighting style by beating down big dog, Eubank:

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“I know what he does well and what he doesn’t do well and I believe my style exploits his... I know I’ve got the tools to beat him.”

With the recent media attention on Eubank and the sheer determination expressed by Langford, this certainly is a fight to look forward to. But perhaps even more exciting for Cardiff is the return of British Super-Welterweight Champion and Welsh local hero, Liam Williams.

Williams has proven a stellar and near impenetrable boxing form following his victory over unbeaten domestic rival Gary Corcoran in July. Only one year ago Williams was considering giving up the gloves and throwing in the towel after a serious hand injury (with the prospect of surgery still on the table).

Needless to say, he’s come back guns blazing and is ready to take on Patterson who he recognises as a worthy opponent and a necessary challenge for him to beat so that he keeps moving up the ladder.

Williams said: “I need to get through this defence, which I don’t think is going to be easy as I rate Patterson and think he is a cute fighter... It is a hurdle I have to get over, but I am looking at bigger names and want to get at least a European title, if not a world title shot. We are looking to go up and keep moving forward.”

With a rapidly growing fanbase in his home country, Williams will certainly have a great deal of support

from the crowd on fight day but that won’t deter Patterson. This will be his first outing since a flawless victory over Ryan Aston back in January and he’ll be looking to land the British Title after holding down the Southern Area and English Titles.

This is an opportunity for both unbeaten rivals to put themselves in line for a World Title Challenge next year.

Patterson prides himself on his “well read” boxing style; stressing the difference between a simple fight and boxing. He explains: “I came in the ring with my looks and brains and I intend to leave the industry with lots of money, my looks and brains. I don’t intend to go into the ring to entertain people by getting my brains bashed in or my face smashed! My aim is to do the bashing!”

Clearly Patterson is an intelligent and respectable opponent to match a local hero. Expect to see a tactical fight simultaneously fuelled with furious ambition and pure determination.

Champion Boxing Showdown, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Sat 22 Oct. Tickets: £35-£200. Info: 029 2022 4488 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

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DEREK ACORAH’S TOP WELSH HAUNTS Manon Williams speaks with television’s favourite spirit medium Derek Acorah to find out his top haunted picks in Wales.

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BODELWYDDAN CASTLE

When I went there, what comes to mind, is that I came across a couple of spook people there.

One was a lady, and I worked out she was a housekeeper there, and she’d moved about the house quite a lot, especially around the bed chamber, and I found out that she died tragically, and she gave her name very clearly as Mattie.

Also, another sad situation is that I came across a little boy spirit, and, oh God, he was really really anxious. When he showed himself he said he was scared, and he didn’t know that he had passed over as a child, so he was grounded there. He could actually recall that he had had an accident, but he didn’t realise he had passed over. That was sad so I tried to help him as best I could.

In Bodelwyddan Castle I started to get these inclinations that we had found bones, and it was a woman who was murdered. 1649-50 around that time. She let me know that she’d been hit on the head so many times, and she just passed out. As I went along the investigation I came across a spirit man who had committed this crime, and he told me he was the woman’s husband. He murdered her because she’d had an affair. It seemed that he was still in the atmosphere, and still very unhappy because of the adultery. Then of course we went down under the building and there was another spirit down there. I took it to be the same spirit man as before. I was very glad to leave there, as things were getting knocked over, and people were getting emotional.

Llancaich Fawr, Nelson. Info: 01443 412248 / www.llancaichfawr.co.uk

SKIRRID MOUNTAIN INN Next is the famous Skirrid Inn in Monmouthshire.

I knew as soon as we walked in, and we didn’t even have the cameras and it was still daylight.

I looked over across the room as we walked in and there was a stairwell, and on that stairwell, I could see different things that had happened in the past... and my words were “Oh my god”.

There’s a man, throwing another man off the top there, and he’s hung him. Then I got more, and I said this place has got so many people that have been hung here. So yes, there was an upset in the atmosphere in the Skirrid Inn. The Skirrid Mountain Inn, Abergavenny. Info: 01873 890258 / www.skirridmountaininn.co.uk BUZZ 54

Bodelwyddan Castle, Rhyl. Info: 01745 585088 / www.bodelwyddan-castle.co.uk

CRAIG Y NOS At Craig Y Nos there was a mixture. There was a lot of happy stuff there, and there was a lady who introduced herself to me there, who was a really lovely lady. As soon as we walked in I could hear this voice that started singing, opera singing. She announced herself to me as Madam Patti, and she was a real nice lady. She’s also still there and heavily haunts that place, but she leaves a lot of good stuff there. So that was the happy highlight of Craig Y Nos. Craig Y Nos Castle, Powys. Info: 01639 730725 / www.craigynoscastle.com

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PLAS MAWR There was a man that approached who introduced himself as Robert, and then I got his surname, Wynn. He was very angry, and kept on saying “The doctor, the doctor, I hate him, I can’t find him.” Later on in the investigation, Robert Wynn again in a different part of the building, kept going on about his wife, calling her “Lady Wynn”, and I asked him who Lady Wynn was and he told me. He told me that something had happened with the doctor and Lady Wynn, and I think she was murdered. They hadn’t moved onto the spirit world. It’s only because they’re in this atmosphere that they keep these memories.

What I try to do, and what I do off the camera is try to help the spirit people, by sending them over after the investigation. I ask the spirit world to come and kill them, and we relieve them.

Plas Mawr, Conwy. Info: www.conwy.com/plasmawr

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LOVE YOUR CLOTHES CARDIFF Various locations, Cardiff, Mon 24-Sat 29 Oct Tickets: free. Info: www.loveyourclothes.org.uk Love Your Clothes, a consumer campaign concerned with the negative impact clothes disposal has on the environment, encourages the public to refashion and alter their already worn clothes in order to keep clothing out of the bin. This month, Love Your Clothes Cardiff host a series of free interactive workshops, teaming up with Green City Events and Cardiff Fashion Week to teach and inspire consumers to rework, upcycle and fix unworn garments.

Contribute unloved items to Plasnewydd Community Centre from 5-7.30pm during the week; in exchange, you’ll receive a token for the Love Your Clothes Swap Shop, on Sat 29 Oct. Prior to this, each day features a workshop focusing on working a different item of clothing.

On Tue 25, transform trousers at Plasnewydd Community Centre; create funky pockets in the same location on Wed 26. On the same day, Fashion Design students and experts offer their help in what will be called the Sewathon, held in the Castle Emporium. Here, donated clothing will be refashioned to then be resold by Oxfam next summer at music events such as Glastonbury. At the Pelican Nursery on Thurs 27, Julia and Sarah from the Sustainable Studio give advice on how to get creative with an old shirt, allowing one to transform and customise.

The week closes with tea and cake at the Swap Shop on Sat 29, again at Plasnewydd Community Centre, where some of the upcycled clothes will be showcased. It’s not necessary to have experience in sewing, and while every workshop is free, booking is advised. This exciting week is not to be missed by fashion lovers.

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University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre 1%: Privilege In A Time Of Global Inequality Photographs from 37 leading photographers which document aspects of the privilege of global wealth. (Until Sat 5 Nov) Nick Danziger ‘Revisited’ For ten years, across eight countries on four continents, documentary photographer Danziger worked among individuals and families living in both rural and urban areas; reflecting what has changed over the past decade for those who have the least. (Until Sat 12 Nov) Chris Wilson ‘Sakuteiki’ Exhibition in the cafe gallery on sakuteiki or records of garden making. Wilson is from Llanelli in west Wales; this exhibition is part of an extended series on aspects of everyday life in Japan. (Until Sat 12 Nov)

Albany Gallery

74b Albany Road, Cardiff.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048

7158 / www.albanygallery. com Ceri Auckland Davies Stunning paintings of Gower and Pembrokeshire in egg tempera. (Until Sat 8 Oct) Nick Holly & David Barnes Details TBC. (From Thurs 13 Oct until Sat 5 Nov)

Andrew Lamont Gallery (Theatr Brycheiniog)

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

01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk Oiao/Bridge Exhibition of Chinese art by four contemporary artists: Meng Ji, Mu Yewei, Qiang Shijun and Wang Xia.. (Until Sat 8 Oct)

Arcadecardiff

Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www.arcadecardiff.co.uk Cinzia Mutigli Details TBC. (Until Sat 15 Oct) Dan Griffiths. ‘I Feel Your Pain’ Cardiff Contemporary exhibition documenting the artist’s recovery from a foot injury.

(From Mon 17 until Sat 22 Oct) Microworld Cardiff 3 Cardiff Contemporary exhibition, an interactive event where you can play with coding, computing and cameras courtesy of hosts Genetic Moo. (From Mon 24 until Sat 29 Oct) Rich Bowers & Ric

Bower ‘Cardiff Blow Up’ Cardiff Contemporary exhibition reworking the movie Blow Up in its 50th year. (From Mon 31 Oct until Sat 5 Nov)

Attic Gallery

37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk David Carpanini ‘The Kyffin Collection’ To mark the 10th anniversary of Sir Kyffin Willams’ death on Thurs 1 Sept, by Professor David L Carpanini is showing 48 drawings and etchings of Kyffin Williams he made between 1979 and 2004.

(Until Sat 8 Oct) Royal Cambrian Academy This large group exhibition is being held with the assistance of the RCA, which was constituted in 1881 as a centre for artistic excellence in Wales. (From Sat 15 Oct until Sat 12 Nov)

Barker Gallery / Torfaen Gallery

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

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

Colour Vibrations Vision Arts presents a collection of mixed media work by eight well known Torfaen artists: Masae Takeuchi, Mark Medcalf, Jane Dorset, Patricia

Clifford, Valerie Stewart, Joanne Price, Gillian Clayton and Aurelia. (Until Thurs 27 Oct) Graham Allen Acrylic paintings on canvas.

(Throughout October)

Barnabas Artshouse

New Ruperra Street, Newport. Open Mon-Sat. Free. 01633 673739 / www. barnabasartshouse.co.uk Alex Arnell ‘New Landscapes’ A fresh look at the Welsh landscape, including several interpretations of Newport’s Transporter Bridge.

All work is for sale. (Until Fri 14 Oct)

Bay Art

54 B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2065 0016 / www.bayart.org.uk Models And Materialities: Confabulation And The Contemporary Still Life exhibition considers how contemporary painters approach still life through model making and materiality. Artists exhibiting include Jonny Green, Clare Chapman, G.L. Brierley, Alex Hanna, Chris Nurse, Peter Jones, Tim Dodds, Laura Smith, Timothy Hon Hung Lee and Frances Woodley. (Until Sat 29 Oct)

Boundary Art

3 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 029 2048 9869 / www. boundaryart.com Autumn Exhibition exploring the connection between Welsh and Chinese culture. (Until Wed 2 Nov)

Cardiff Contemporary

DAVID BARNES: IN SOLUTION Ffotogallery, Penarth, Sat 15 Oct-Sat 3 Dec Admission: free. Info: 029 2070 8870 / www.ffotogallery.org The stranger, less polished nooks of south Wales have proved fertile ground for documentary photographers, with Ffotogallery often helping to showcase the results – see, for example, the joint exhibition by Walter Waygood and Huw Alden Davies that was here in the summer. David Barnes, whose work has shown in galleries since 2001, has spent the last four years peering into some of the entrenched traditions of life in these parts – with particular focus on rural communities and various Masonic organisations. The latter of these is noteworthy for its rarity: freemasons, almost by definition, are highly secretive about their goings-on, and Barnes is apparently the first British photographer to have been allowed into their meetings on repeat occasions.

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Various locations, Cardiff.

Free (some evening events may incur a fee). 029 2233 0977 / www. cardiffcontemporary.co.uk Cardiff Contemporary Your best bet is to visit the website, which hopefully will have some content by the time you read this, but here’s some info. The Angel, Castle St: the festival hub, featuring art/performance by Andy Fung, Angharad Van Rjiswijk, Richard James, Stewart Lee, Anthony Shapland, Megan Broadmeadow and Mark James. Cashino side entrance: Roman Štetina, Shave And A Haircut – Two Bits. Heol Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay: Heather & Ivan Morison, Love Me Or Leave Me Alone. 3-7 Duke St Arcade: Spit & Sawdust and Edwin Burdis present a filmed response to the Cardiff skate scene. Williams Court, Trade St: Rob Smith, Charles Danby and Rebecca Spooner, Limelight. Cardiff Castle Wall: Laura Ford, Keepers Of The Wall. 20-24 Castle Street: Maia Conran, Speaking: Out-Of-Place, OutOf-Body, Un-silenced. Plus a Tactilebosch performance at a venue TBC on Sat 22 Oct. (From Thurs 20 Oct until Sun 19 Nov)

Cardiff Story

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

Free. 029 2078 8334 / museum@cardiff.gov.uk Cardiff Remembers Find out about First World

War objects and discover the stories of the people behind them. (Until Sat 31 Dec) Wild In The City Showcasing stories of wildlife in Cardiff. (From Wed 7 Sept until Sun 27 Nov) Cardiff To Greenham Did you know that the Greenham Common protest began with a march in Cardiff? asked this venue’s listings of me, just before I pasted them onto the page. As it happens I didn’t! So here’s the place to come and learn more. (From Wed 7 Sept until Sun 26 Feb)

Chapter Gallery

Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free.

029 2030 4400 / www. chapter.org Artes Mundi 7 Works by internationally acclaimed artists Nástio Mosquito and Lamia Joreige, who are two of the artists nominated for this biannual art prize. Other artists’ work will be showing in the National Museum.

(From Fri 21 Oct until Sun 26 Feb) Lorna McIntyre Art In The Bar exhibition for which Scottish artist Macintyre has taken a series of photographs of Nicholas Pope’s house and studio in Herefordshire. (Until Sun 25 Sept)

Craft In The Bay

The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales.org.uk Jennifer Hall Specialising in earthenware, Jennifer creates pottery whose warm colours and simple handpainted decoration enhances the enjoyment of eating and drinking from them.

(Until Sat 15 Oct) Drawing Inspirations Looking at the broader field of practice and examining the myriad approaches that constitute the meaning of drawing to the artist and how their work is conceived and developed.

Nine artists’ work feature in total. (Until Sun 6 Nov) Emily Skinner ‘Applicate’ Showcase for a recent series of interactive 3D wall panels, which are made from birch ply and slot together into infinite pattern and colour variations.

(Not literally infinite, before any mathematicians write in.)

(From Tue 18 Oct until Sun 11 Dec)

Dylan Thomas Centre

Somerset Place, Swansea.

Daily 10am-4pm. Free.

01792 463980 / dylanthomas.lit@swansea. gov.uk / www.dylanthomas. com Love The Words Ongoing, permanent exhibition dedicated to Dylan Thomas, with lots of interactive features and voiceovers from people including Prince Charles and Richard Burton.

Elysium Gallery

16 College Street, Swansea.

Wed-Sat 12-5pm. Free. www. elysiumgallery.com Steph Goodger & Julian Rowe ‘Cherry Time (Le Temps Des Cerises)’ Two artists explore the failed

French revolution of 1871, via paintings and photography/ video installations respectively. (Until Sat 8 Oct) Mira Andres ‘The Black Crows of Borth’ Photographic exhibition focusing on a group of women based in the midWales coastal village of Borth, who create art in a close-knit, communal manner which is passed down from mother to daughter. (From Fri 21 Oct until Sat 19 Nov)

Ffotogallery

Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / turnerhouse@ffotogallery.org David Barnes ‘In Solution’ Photography / video / found onjects exhibition documenting some of the older, stranger and more enduring traditions that still exist in south Wales – relating to Freemasonry, the old industries, rural areas etc. (From Sat 15 Oct until Sat 3 Dec)

Futures Gallery / Oriel Gallery

Pierhead Building / Senedd, Cardiff Bay. Daily 10.30am4pm. Free. 0845 0105500 / www.pierhead.org Glyn Pooley ‘Between The Lines’ The fruits, to date, of a project running since 2011: pencil drawings, black and white film photographs and written statements, either by or commissioned by Pooley and offering a unique record of community life in Wales and the UK. (Until Fri 21 Oct)

G39

Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Saturdays 11am5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / post@g39.org S Mark Gubb ‘Revelations: The Poison Of Free Thought Part II’ / Mike Kelley ‘Mobile Homestead, 2010-11’ Gubb will be creating an iconic sculpture within g39’s warehouse space during Cardiff Contemporary, to be shown alongside the influential films Mobile Homestead, 2010-11 by Mike Kelley. (From Sat 22 Oct until Sat 17 Dec) Freya Dooley ‘Rhythms And Disturbances’ Dooley works with words, voice and collage, using cut-ups of found and borrowed texts, literature, letters, snippets of conversations and ear-worm pop songs.

(From Sat 22 Oct until Sat 17 Dec)

Y Galeri, Caerffili

Lower Ground Floor, The Visit Caerphilly Centre, The Twyn, Caerphilly. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2132 2570 / www.ygalericaerffili. co.uk Mark Youd ‘Fragments’ Winner of this gallery’s 2016 Open Art Competition launches his first major solo exhibition. His portraits are often distorted, opening the work up to all manner of psychological interpretation. (From Tue 4 Oct until Sat 5 Nov)

Galerie Simpson

222 High Street, Swansea.

Tue-Say 11.30am-5pm. Free.

07714 327523 / www. galeriesimpson.com

art Catrin Saran James Curator of an exhibition featuring various south Wales artists offering their responses to the recent fascination with ‘Austerity Nostalgia’.

(Throughout October)

Gallery/Ten

23 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Free. www.gallery-ten.co.uk Elfyn Lewis ‘Hiraethu’ Solo exhibition of new abstract paintings by award-winning artist Lewis. (Until Sat 8 Oct) Andre Stitt ‘Living In The Material World’ Paintings of British ‘new towns’ including Cwmbran, Stevenage, Basildon, Skelmersdale, Cumbernauld and Harlow.

(From Thurs 13 Oct until Sat 19 Nov)

The Gate

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

Free. 029 2048 3344 / info@ thegate.org.uk Ron Jones ‘Aberfan: An Unspent Youth’ Work by Welsh artist Jones, who died last year. His paintings depict incidents from his childhood in Aberfan in the 1930s., their bright outlook contrasting with the tragedy that would come to define the village three decades later (From Wed 5 until Fri 28 Oct)

The Gate / Y Gat

Pentre Road, St Clears, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-3pm.

Free. 01994 232726 / thegate@carmarthenshire. gov.uk Ray Burnell Paintings. Also features ceramics by members of South Wales Potters. (From Tue 4 until Sat 29 Oct)

Grand Pavilion

The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion.co.uk The Coast Art & Craft Group work by friends who meet weekly to enjoy creating and working together, providing each other with inspiration and support. (Until Sun 13 Nov)

Hearth Gallery

University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Penarth. www. cardiffandvaleuhb.wales. nhs.uk / facebook.com/ wallsmuriau Walls / Muriau Various styles of art, including abstract and photography, created by artists that have experienced mental ill health or creating on the theme of mental health. Featured artists: Tim Iliffe, Suzie Larke, Siobhan Davies, Paul Whittaker, Glyn Brimacombe, Paddy Faulkner and TerenceJaiden Wray. (Throughout October)

King Street Gallery

33 King Street, Carmarthen.

Free. 01267 220121 / gallery@kingstreetgallery. co.uk Tywi Printmakers Exhibition of new prints by Hilary Bryanston, Viv Kersey, Richard Leggett, Tanya Rotherfield, Alison Shotbolt and Alan Williams. (Until Wed

12 Oct) Woodland Wales Members’ Show New and diverse work by the Gallery’s members who are responding to the theme of ‘Woodland Wales’. (Until November)

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre

St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk Portal 2016 Annual exhibition featuring work from the best of this year’s graduates in the applied arts across the UK. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Hatton Willow Craft showcase from Sarah Hatton, who weaves using a small selection of the 20 varieties of willow grown on her smallholding in Caerphilly. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Lisa Rothwell-Young Jewellery showcase of pieces acid-etched with subtle differences in colour created by depleting the silver, oxidation and the application of keum bo in 23.5ct gold. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Alex Brown Paintings in the Cafe Gallery from an artist and tutor based in Monmouthshire. (Until Sat 19 Nov)

M.A.D.E. Gallery

41 Lochaber St, Cardiff.

Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free.

029 2047 3373.

Beyond Borders: Things We Share An exhibition on tour from Penarth Pavilion, taken from workshops in response to the border crisis.

It will be developed further within gallery based activities, events and storytelling workshops (on Sat 8, Sat 15 and Sun 16 Oct). (From Sat 8 until Sun 16 Oct) Simon Gore ‘Én Ti’ Photography exhibition coinciding with the release of Gore’s album and photobook, both of which have the same title as the exhibition. (From Sat 19 until Sat 26 Oct) The Light Show *2 The second annual exhibition celebrating the festival of light in dark times. New sculptural light works by Cardiff-based artists and designers will be on show and for sale. (From Thurs 27 Oct until Sat 26 Nov)

Martin Tinney Gallery

18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / mtg@artwales. com John Knapp Fisher This gallery’s first major selling exhibition of Fisher’s work since his death last year; a rare opportunity to see approximately 30 paintings ranging in date from 1958 to 2010. (From Wed 5 until Sat 29 Oct)

Mission Gallery

Gloucester Place, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free.

01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk Matthew Thompson Work in the [...] space, for which Thompson was granted access to Swansea Museum’s archives and discovered an apparent disorder amongst the order that exists in such an environment. This became the focus of his work. (Until Sun 9 Oct) Nicola Dowdle

Maker In Focus show from an artist who seeks to transform architectural spaces into environments which engage with the physical feel and texture of a space. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Jason&Becky ‘Viscositecture’ Collaborative duo with a show whose title refers to “the physical representation of a period of research into the effects of architecture on our viscose existence in the spaces it creates”. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Brooke Stephens Work in the [...] space by Stephens, a recent graduate continuing her study of an experience that lies outside of structure. (From Tue 11 Oct until Sun 13 Nov)

National Museum & Gallery

Cathays Park, Cardiff. TueSun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.museumwales.ac.uk/ cardiff Treasures: Adventures In Archaeology Major exhibition showcasing artefacts from Egypt, Rome and more, with some Indiana Jones content to boot. Admission is £7, £5 concessions or free for under-16s. (Until Sun 30 Oct) Quentin Blake: Inside Stories Timeless illustrator of, most notably, kids’ books (and even more notably Roald Dahl books) is rewarded with a majot show here.

See Art. (Until Sun 20 Nov) Artes Mundi 7 Biannual contemporary art showcase returns, showcasing works by seven international contemporary artists whose practices explore current social issues and everyday life. (From Fri 21 Oct until Sun 26 Feb)

National Waterfront Museum

Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea.

Daily 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 638950.

Jane Phillips Award A showcase of the best of new contemporary artists, presented in conjunction with Mission Gallery. (Until Sun 9 Oct) Wales By Rail During the 1930s and 1960s, major railway companies promoted Welsh towns and cities as the place to visit on colourful, eyecatching posters. View some of them from the Amgueddfa Cymru collections. (Until Sun 9 Oct) Glass Beacon The University of Wales Trinity St David present design work, samples and finished images of a large glass commission for the tower of the new ALEX Design Exchange building in Swansea. (Until Sun 27 Nov) Waste Not! Want Not! Recycled objects, many of them ingenious as well as practical, made both throughout the ages and cross the world. (From Sat 22 Oct until Sun 5 Mar)

Newport Museum & Art Gallery

John Frost Square, Newport.Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Free. 01633 656656 / museum@newport.gov.uk Home Front – Newport During The First World

War Level V Textile Group present work which invites the viewer to picture the hardship endured through a war which must have, at the time, seemed unending. (Until Sat 29 Oct) Your Gallery In June, the public were asked to choose their favourite paintings from over 200 works in the Museum’s collections in storage. This exhibition is the result. (Until Sat 20 Jan)

Off The Wall

The Old Probate Registry,

vaguely Giger-y. (Until Sat 15 Oct) Imaginary Worlds: Illustration Open Exhibition of artworks selected from an open competition featuring 52 illustration and book artists from Wales, other parts of the UK, Europe and Australia. (From Sat 22 Oct until Wed 15 Feb) The Drawing Room A creative social space assembled from found, collected, customized and bespoke objects, where art, performance, craft and film will be made, shared

The Hearth Gallery is located inside the University Hospital Llandough, Penarth and throughout October it will be showing a multi-artist exhibition whose subject is mental health.

Walls/Muriau features work by seven artists including Tom Brimacombe and Siobhan Davies.

Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@ galleryoffthewall.com Paresh Nrshinga & Andrew McCutcheon Nrshinga was born in Kenya and moved to the UK as a child – at which time he was already absorbing colours, movements and sounds, transforming them into expressions and motions onto his paintings.

McCutcheon graduated his Graphic Design MA in 1982, later taking up painting after visiting the Scottish Highlands. (Throughout October)

Oriel Canfas

Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 1-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 029 2066 6455 / www. orielcanfas.co.uk Chris Griffin ‘Drawing And Collage’ New work from Welsh artist. (From Sat 8 until Sat 29 Oct)

Oriel Davies

The Park, Newtown, Powys.

Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.

Free. 01686 625041 / enquiries@orieldavies.org Parts & Labour: Move It An international programme of cutting-edge animated films by over 20 artists, selected from an open call. (Until Sat 8 Oct) Spike Dennis ‘Findings On Ice’ TestBed exhibition comprising new work by interdisciplinary artist Dennis, resulting from his foray into creating embroideries in ice. (Until Sat 15 Oct) Seán Vicary ‘Studies In Solastalgia’ Steeped in a dark ecology, these multi-layered and richly crafted animations invite the viewer to explore an intense semi-fictive landscape of observation, collection and devastation. The one on the gallery’s website looks rad,

and inspired. (From Sat 22 Oct until Sat 25 Feb) Penny Hallas & Caroline Wright ‘Binocular: Disturbance’ Work exploring the position and experience of the insider and outsider, using this gallery’s TestBed space to challenge ideas through drawings, exchange and display of objects, parallel walking, mapping of locations and other works. (From Sat 22 Oct until Sat 25 Feb)

Oriel Mwldan

Bath House Rd, Cardigan.

Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free.

01239 621200 / helena@ mwldan.co.uk Alana Tyson ‘Tumid’ Explorations of dualities and incongruities; in Tumid, ideas of personal space and physical discomfort become the basis for a giant, moving inflatable installation. (From Sat 8 Oct until Sat 26 Nov)

Oriel Myrddin

Church Lane, Carmarthen.

01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery.co.uk Anne-Mie Melis ‘A New Niche For Nature’ Melis is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses conventional media, and digital technology to create drawings, sculptural work, intervention and moving images. This exhibition focuses on the River Towy and in particular the point at which land and water meet.

(Until Sat 15 Oct) Makers Market 2016 Time to start thinking about Christmas!

Myrddin have over 30 artists, makers and designers both showing and selling their work here this year. (From Sat 22 Oct until Sat 31 Dec)

Oriel Q

The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www.orielqueen-

shallgallery.org.uk Open Drawing Exhibition Submitted work for this needs to be handed in on Sat 10 or Mon 12 Sept; prizes of £100, £150 and £250 are on offer.

Oriel Fach: films of performances of iron casting. Main gallery 3D area: Assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists.

(Until Sat 29 Oct)

Oriel Y Bont

University Of South Wales, Pontypridd. Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5.30pm, Fri 8.30am5pm. Free. 01443 480480 / www.gallery.southwales. ac.uk Towards Abstraction?

Art In South Wales Since 1960 An exhibition of works

by Sarah Ball, Brendan Burns, Richard Cox, Michael Freeman, David Nash, Stephanie Tuckwell and others from the university art collection. (Until Fri 18 Nov)

Park Inn Hotel

Mary Ann Street, Cardiff.

029 2070 8870 / www. ffotogallery.org / www. irisprize.org Jon Pountney ‘Iris And Me’ Exhibition and screenbased installation, featuring ten years work documenting the Iris films by south Walesbased photographer Pountney.

Presented in conjunction with Ffotogallery, and embarking on a glam tour of LA, Melbourne, Tel Aviv, Hamburg and Oslo throughout 2017.

(From Wed 12 until Sun 16 Oct)

Penarth Pier Pavilion

The Esplanade, Penarth.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

029 2071 2100 / info@ penarthpavilion.co.uk Natasha Mayo ‘Beyond Borders’ Collaborative project featuring drawing and sculpture, exploring how creativity can encourage debate about asylum with local and refugee families by drawing parallels between the movement of the earth and the movement of man. (Until Thurs 6 Oct)

Redhouse

Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@ redhousecymru.com Breaking With Tradition Recent work by modernist art group, 56 Group Wales, who currently have 25 members, including artists who appear in these listings quite often. (Until Sat 15 Oct) Aberfan: Remembrances Of A Photojournalist Digital exhibition of work by American photojournalist I.C. Rapoport, who documented Aberfan after the disaster in 1966 for a Life magazine story. (Until Sat 29 Oct)

The Riverfront

Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free.

01633 656757.

Resurgence Since the opening of Friars Walk, the people of Newport have been frequently reminded that they live in a ‘city on the rise’. In this exhibition, the Diverse Manners Arts Group take a BUZZ 57

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(From Sun 2 until Sat 29 Oct)

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama

Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff. Free. 029 2039 1391 / www.rwcmd. ac.uk Giant Paper Sculptures Annual exhibition of giant paper sculptures made from used objects by the RWCMD’s theatre designers.

(Until Fri 28 Oct)

The Sho Gallery

Upstairs, The Castle Emporium, Womanby Street, Cardiff. Free. www. thesho.co.uk Germs & Bardo Group exhibition featuring work from Deprivedanxiety, who will be showcasing a collection of new illustrations and giclée prints, and Blind Sky Studios, displaying artwork taken from their recent video game project Mandagon along side the game itself. (From Sat 15 Oct until Fri 11 Nov)

Swansea Grand Theatre

Singleton St, Swansea. MonSat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www. swanseagrand.co.uk Gaia4 Three Swansea artists – Jean Perry, Dyhana Fritche and Yvonne Daters – exhibit their different views of Swansea, influenced by the sea, flora and fauna and the people. (From Tue 4 until Fri 14 Oct) Art Across The City – LOCWS Showcase of artwork created by talented people from Swansea in response to Art Across The City 2016. (From Tue 4 until Fri 28 Oct) Paul Donovan & Gary Francis Two Swansea artists who work at Swansea Museum; their work uses a variety of mediums including acrylic, oil, gouache and graphite, and encompasses a wide range of subjects, from portraiture to the surreal.

(From Tue 18 Oct until Sat 5 Nov)

Swansea Museum

Victoria Road, The Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 653763 / www. swanseamuseum.co.uk Hilary Bryanston ‘Fragments Made Visible’ Paintings, ceramics, assemblages and stonecarvings.

(From Sat 8 Oct until Fri 23 Dec)

Taliesin Arts Centre

Singleton Park, Swansea.

Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12pm-6pm and performance evenings 6pm8.15pm. Free. 01792 295526 / www.taliesinartscentre. co.uk The Community Kites Project Artist-led project, documented and exhibited in Taliesin’s foyer during the Swansea International Festival. (Until Sat 29 Oct) Carys Evans Debut solo show for a painter whose listed specialities include women, children, the domestic and the everyday. (Until Sat 29 Oct)

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Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

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

01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum.org.uk Alan Salisbury – A Retrospective This touring exhibition of paintings and other works by the Barrybased Salisbury, covering 50 years of his activity in the art world from 1965 to 2015.

(Until Sat 5 Nov)

Theatr Hafren

Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am5.30pm. Free. 01686 625007 / boxoffice@theatrhafren. co.uk Philip Curnow A freelance photographer based in Aberhafesp, near Newtown, Curnow’s show here includes definitively ‘Art’ images, as well as photographs taken in the course of his more commercial advertising, PR and sports work. (Until Mon 14 Nov)

Wales Millennium Centre

Bute Place, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2063 6464 / www. wmc.org.uk The Wondercrump World Of Roald Dahl Large-scale interactive experience celebrating Cardiff-born author’s centenary, featuring artefacts from the Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre, original manuscripts and handwritten letters, plus “a large dash of magic and a sprinkling of mischief”. (Until Sat 14 Jan)

Workers Gallery

99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm or by appointment. Free. 01443 682024 / wood4tt@gmail. com Uprooted: A Celebration Of Trees Art, photography and sculpture exhibition, also featuring woodturning demonstrations and have-a-go workshop sessions, talks and events throughout its run.

(Until Sat 12 Nov)

Tower Gallery

49 High Street, Crickhowell.

Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

01873 812495 / www. towergallery.co.uk Harriet Lloyd Decorative and illustrative watercolours and collages paintings, the result of the artist’s fascination with the pattern and symmetry found in architecture, objects, interiors and exteriors. Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (Until Sat 22 Oct) Hannah Firmin ‘Usk Valley Impressions’ An exhibition of new prints and illustration. Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (From Wed 26 Oct until Sat 3 Dec)

Tower Gallery

Oriel Y Parc Landscape Gallery & Visitor Centre, The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01437 720392 / info@orielyparc. co.uk Japanese Akin Artists Another artist in residence exhibition, presented by the Fishguard Arts Society. (Until Wed 26 Oct) Reading the Rocks: The Remarkable Maps Of William Smith discover the story of William Smith, the man who developed what is regarded as the first true geological map of any country – A Delineation Of The Strata Of England And Wales, With Part Of Scotland, published in 1815.

(Until Sun 26 Mar)

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 given time.

20% of all sales go to the hospital.

Victoria Fearn Gallery

6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm.

Free. 029 2052 0884.

Dorian Spencer Davies New paintings and prints.

(Until Sat 22 Oct)

clubs 10 Feet Tall

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / thisis10feettall@yahoo.co.uk Fridays Soulection 9pm3am, £3 after 10. Soul, boogie and the like from Blue Honey DJs. Fri 14 Funk’d 10pm.

Funk, hip-hop, disco, house, garage and old skool jungle.

Fri 28 Palette 11pm-4am, £10/£8 adv. Second edition of this new monthly dance night, guests/lineup TBC right now tho. Saturdays Under A Groove 9pm-3am, £3 after 10. Funk, neo-soul and Motown with music from James Morgan-Rees & Alex Moxham. Sundays 10 Feet Tall Industry Night 5pm-3am, free. 50% off all drinks for industry staff with this venue’s Industry card, alongside late-night Blue Honey DJs.

Fri + Sat 11am-4am, Sun until 4am. 029 2031 0312 / www.buffalocardiff.com Mondays Bump & Grind 10pm-3am, £4/£3 before 11.30. 90s r’n’b/hip-hop night.

Fri 7 Aperture 10pm-4am, £6-£10. Monthly drum’n’bass blowout, headlined by Fracture with MC DRS and also featuring Ohms, Quartz, Beeson, Alfie Swan and host XL. Saturdays The Shake Up 10pm-4am, £3. Pop, chart, house, r’n’b funk and soul from residents over two floors.

Plus, when you order a drink from the bar you roll a dice and, if you roll a double, it’s half price. My commiserations to this venue’s bar staff for having to put up with this.

Cardiff University Students Union

Park Place, Cardiff. All listings apply to term time only. 029 2078 1458 / studentsunion@cardiff. ac.uk Wednesdays YOLO 9pm2am, £4/£3 adv/free before 11. New midweek club night promising both your favourite tunes and great offers. Good name, really on trend. *Fri 14 Treatment 9pm-4am, £17/£15.50. For a Cardiff house/techno lineup this is pretty large, almost like something you might find in a proper city. Main room: Treatment presents Âme, Leon Vynehall and Gerd Janson. Side room:

Dose presents Simian Mobile Disco, Marquis Hawkes and Rich Tea. Back room: Woo & Comfort plus more TBC. Fri 28 Bedlam 9pm-4am.

Drum’n’bass and grime. Main room: Andy C, Dub Phizix & Strategy, Dimension, 1991 and Kooley plus MCs Tonn Piper and XL. Side room: Butterz presents TQD, Elijah & Skilliam, Swindle, Woo, Ransom and Rich Tea. Back room: Sir Spyro, Astroid Boys, Manga, Jetss and Sonny Double 1. Fri 4 Nov Treatment presents Knee Deep In Cardiff 10pm-4am, £17.50 adv. Big house lineup.

Main room: Hot Since 82, Butch and Cristoph. Side room: Horse Meat Disco, Josey Rebelle, Earl Jeffers and Woo & Comfort. Back room: Organ Grinder, High For This and Eben Rees.

Saturdays Flux 9pm-2am, £5/£4 NUS. Chart, dance and pop.

Club Oxygen

1 Northampton Lane, Swansea. 0844 8849171 / www.globaloxygen.co.uk Fridays Dance Anthems 11pm-6am, from £5. House and commercial music all night from Big Al, Nicky G, 3 Bird, Jordan Steins, LJ Isaac and Tom Chizzy. Saturdays 10pm-6am. Room 1: ED, progressive, big room, electro, deep and house. Room 2: r’n’b, bassline, garage and

hip-hop. Plus big name guests TBC.

Clwb Ifor Bach

Womanby St, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net Mon 31 C-Y-N-T 10pm.

Student-favoured clubbing brand throw a Halloween party, turning the venue into a haunted house with DJs on all levels, apple bobbing and a headline set from Monki.

Best costume wins C-Y-N-T guest list for the year. Thurs 6 Brooklyn Zoo 10pm-3am, £5/£4. Hip-hop and grime night aimed at freshers.

Thurs 13 Soul Jam 11pm, £4. Apparently this is the UK’s top touring soul, funk and disco party. Thurs 20 Slice 10pm-3am, £3/£2. Pop-punk and pizza are combined in some gooey manner. Fridays (bottom) Zerox 10.30pm3am, £4/£3 NUS. A “party jukebox” night. With DJs, though, not an actual jukebox.

Fri 7 Journey 10pm-4am.

Trance specialists with two rooms of same, lineup TBC. Fri 14 Mr Scruff 10pm-4am, £15. Cartoon-depicted tea fan continues to play six-hour sets and be impervious to changing fashions. He played for free last week (as I write) to raise money for my mates’ venue in Manchester so he’s alright by me. *Fri 21 C-Y-N-T: Art’s House 10pm.

Artwork, of early dubstep and Magnetic Man fame, with a

Aberystwyth Students Union

Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth. 01970 621700 / www.aber.ac.uk Sat 8 Black House 9pm3am, £20/£15 adv. So far the main stage, hosted by Hospitality, has been confirmed for this, and features Danny Byrd, Fred V & Grafix, Krakota and MC Ruthless.

Much more will become apparent in due course.

Blind Tiger

49 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 243500.

Fridays The Friday Night Project With special guests, prizes and karaoke sessions until late. Saturdays Koncept & Friends House, techno and bass music with guest DJs, breaking producers and residents from Wales’ freshest nights.

Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am-3am,

CHRISTOPHER RAU Blue Honey @ Gwdihw, Cardiff, Sat 29 Oct Tickets: £5. Info: 029 2039 7933 / www.gwdihw.co.uk “VINYL DJ VINYL DJ VINYL DJ” barks Christopher Rau’s Facebook page, by way of a biography. The German auteur – who made his name in Hamburg and is currently, inevitably in Berlin – clearly thinks this says a lot, in this age of USB sticks and beatmatching software. His loyalty to analogue ways makes sense when you listen to his dusty, slightly woozy take on deep house and rickety, almost broken beat type fare – and peep his discography of two LPs and numerous 12”s, many released on his own label Smallville. Comparable crate-digger Owain K, a fellow house head from these parts, will be warming up on a night which has been rescheduled from its original booking in August.

clubs concept club where he DJs all night and decks the place out like a house party (sofas and furnishings are specified).

Fri 4 Nov Groove Theory 10pm. Local house/disco type promoters with a lineup TBC. Saturdays Dirty Pop 10pm-4am, £5. Three floors of fun: The Vinyl Vendettas’ top floor resident indie shindig; Dirty Pop and Mr Potter's proper disco. Sat 1 marks the eighth birthday for Dirty Pop so they’ll be doing something to celebrate.

Courtyard

48 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.

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

Fridays The Kickstart / Terrace Session Classic anthems, downstairs, Mr Ifsta plus allstar residents up on the roof terrace. Saturdays Mischief Beat-driven anthems is the ambiguous description for tonight’s music policy. Sundays Sunday Sessions DJs til late and the weekend’s sports highlights.

Dempseys

Castle Street, Cardiff. 029 2023 9253 / www. dempseyscardiff.com Thursdays (downstairs) Twisted By Design 9.30pm2am, 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 Chris PJ Martin. Sat 8 Fabulous 9pm-2am, £4. Mod, ska, reggae, indie, R&B, funk, boogaloo and northern soul, running here for the mods since the 90s.

Fuel

5 Womanby Street, Cardiff.

07970 063107 / www. facebook.com/fuelcardiff Thursdays FUBAR 10pm2am. 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 Fridays Gigantic Free.

Funk, punk, rock’n’roll, hiphop, indie, reggae, soul until 3am. Fri 7 MK Ultra 11pm3.30am, £4. Electroclash, industrial EBM, dubstep and drum’n’bass. Fri 14 House Of Rasta 9pm-3am, £6 before 11. Roots reggae and dub, this month featuring Sun I Tafari, Lloydy P and Royal Ascension DJs. Fri 21 Sub:culture 10.30pm-4am, £5. Residents night featuring Tom Ware b2b Aneurin, Iolo, Dan Gough, Jam and Nick Emery. Fri 28 Now The Bass 10pm-3am, £7.50 adv.

Cardiff’s old skool club scene is revived via sets from Paul Lyons, Gareth Hopkins, DJ Guy, Dubmatt, Tyrone Rose and host Joe Peng. Sat 1 One More Time 10.30pm-3am, £4/£3 adv. Room 1: pop, r’n’b,

pop-punk and dance. Room 2: alt-rock indie Britpop.

Sat 8 Killing Moon 11pm, £4. Night celebrating 80s alternative music. Saturdays Five Dollar Shake Free.

DJ Puddlefunk with bebop, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, reggae, ska and everything in between.

The Garage

47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea. 01792 475147 / http://www.whitez. co.uk/#garage Sat 1 Red Light 10pm-3am, £5. DJ John-Paul plays house music all night long. Fri 28 Fool’s Gold 9pm, free. Indie and Madchester hits on the last Friday of every month.

Glam

Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2022 9311 / info@ glamnightclub.co.uk Mondays The Fest 10pm3am, £3.50. Two floors of charts, dance and student anthems (room one) and r’n’b, hip-hop, urban and funky (room two). Mon 3 features Scott Timlin, who won this year’s Celebrity Big Brother having appeared on various other shows for the purpose of becoming a celebrity in the first place. Fridays Smack. 9pm-3am. This night has moved from, er, some other Cardiff club, I can’t be arsed looking up which one.

Saturdays Vanity 9pm-3am, £5-£10. Two rooms of quality music, everyone catered for it is claimed. Sat 1 The Mayfair Sessions Marbella x Ibiza Reunion 10pm-3am, £6 adv/£10 VIP. Featuring Colin Francis, CJiDJ, Kerion J and Jordan Valleys.

The Glascoed Pub

Off the A472, Usk, Monmouthshire. 01291 673275 / www. theglascoedpub.com Sat 15 Blackwood Soul Club 7pm-2am, £5. Info 07789 582491. With DJs Al Kent (from Blackwood Soul Club, not the Scottish disco guy), Leon Brown, Nigel Graham and The Soul Twins, plus guests.

Grand Pavilion

The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion.co.uk Sat 8 80s Blitz Nite 8.30pm2am, £15. A homage to 80s New Romantic decadence and particularly local boy Steve Strange, with DJ sets from Chris Sullivan (from the Wag Club), Steven Proctor, Steve Altman and Caz Matthews.

Hosted By the King Of Clubs Tommymack.

Gwdihw

6 Guildford Crescent, Cardiff. 029 2039 7933 / www.gwdihw.co.uk Fri 21 Modula x OGT 9pm, £5. Featuring a live set from Tehbis as well as eclectic beat-based DJ sets from Modula residents. Fri 28 Pleasuredome 9pm-2.30am, £5/£3 before 11. Conroy, Deemo and Teoman play the electronic music of the 80s.

Sat 1 Hully Gully 9pm, £5 adv. With special guest, Paris-based disco edit dude DJ Vas. Sat 15 Mise En Bouche 9pm. DJing from

Gidge and Toclifrench. Sat 29 Blue Honey 9pm-4am, £5 adv. Berlin’s Christopher Rau headlines, having been previously booked for August but having to postpone. Owain K will also be on board.

Jacob’s Market

West Canal Wharf, Cardiff.

029 2039 0939.

Sat 15 Teak 10pm-5am, £tbc adv. With a lineup TBC. *Sat 29 Delete 10pm-5am, £15/£12. Back in the basement after a series of summer bashes in Gwdihw, here you’ll find out-of-towners Evan Baggs and Cinthie, plus, er, in-towmers Matt Owen, Marc Parsons and Lee Graves.

Ladybird

41 St Mary St, Cardiff. 029 2066 5500 / info@ ladybirdcardiff.com / www. ladybirdcardiff.com Wednesdays Cheeky 10pm-4am, £2. Tickets are £2, drinks (some of them) are £2 and there are two rooms of music. Thursdays Propaganda 10pm-4am, £4. UK-wide indie night’s Cardiff wing. You can tell it’s the Cardiff one becuse they list Stereophonics first on the list of bands likely to be played. Fridays Mi Casa 10pm-4am. House and techno every week, often with some pretty big names. They never announce them in time for these listings though.

Saturdays Solution 10pm4am. A night whose flyer has a big photo of a model in her bra and pants. Sundays Sunday Project 7pm-3am, free with guestlist. Free industry night offers floor fillers and house classics.

The Mackintosh Sports And Social Club

Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. 029 2049 4697 / www.mackintoshsportsclub. org Sat 8 The Saturday Social 7.30pm-12am. Acid house, new wave, funk, electro and techno, with this month’s guest DJ Jean Jacques Smoothie.

Mary’s

89 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Mon-Thurs 4pm-2am, Fri 4pm-3am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-1am. 029 2066 8647 / www.maryscardiff. co.uk Sundays Mary’s Mad Sundays 12pm-1am, free.

Cabaret and cocktails with Mary Mac.

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 Freespirit 9.30pm-3.30am, £3 with flyer before 10.30pm.

Drinks promos, no dress code. Rock, punk, metal and alternative beats. Saturdays Cherry Bomb 9.30pm3.30am. Indie, electroclash (!) and good time rock’n’roll.

Meze Lounge

6 Market Street, Newport.

01633 259144 / www. facebook.com/ theloungenewport

Fridays Shake It Off Alternative anthems, poppunk, hardcore and guilty pleasures. Saturdays Sugar & Spice Presents Weekend anthems from south Wales’ leading urban brand. Plus, on selected dates, air guitar anthems and indie classics.

Fri 7 features a headline set

by General Levy, with tickets on sale for an ‘incredible’ £8. Actually it’s not that incredible, is it. Saturdays Get Busy £3 with a Kon Tiki stamp. Funk, soul, hip-hop, Motown, boogie and party.

Minskys Show Bar

Walter Road, Swansea.

01792 649984 / www. mozartsswansea.co.uk Fri 2 Hip-Drop 8pm-3am.

Mod, Stax, reggae and northern soul. Fri 9 Yum Yum Club 8pm-3am. Funk, soul, reggae, disco and hip-hop. Sat 3 Rewind 8pm-2.30am, free before 12. Nineties revival

Cathedral Walk, St David’s Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023 3128 / www.minskysshowbar.com Fridays & Saturdays 8pm1am. Dancing and cabaret with regular drag acts including Tina Sparkle, Miss Babs and Jolene Dover.

Mozarts

Swansea promoters Dogruff have spent the last few years building the city's minimal techno scene from a rather, well, minimal concern into a busy, burgeoning one. This month, they're throwing what they say's their last party. It's at the Scene on Sat 8 and features sets from Oshana and Little Hado.

Missoula

84-86 St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 1315 / www.missoulabars.co.uk/ missoulacardiff Fridays Unfunkinbelievable Half price drinks from 5-10pm.

What I find ‘unfunkinbelievable’ is that there’s a club night called ‘Unfunkinbelievable’ in the year 2016. Saturdays ‘Miss’ Behaviour Music, cocktails, party. All these things are found here.

Mocka Lounge

Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www.mockalounge.com Thursdays The Social Affair 9pm-3am. Over-25s night with chart hits through the ages. Fridays Timeless DJ Dan Nicholas plays r’n’b, funk, disco and old skool.

Just old skool. Sat 1 The Shakedown 10pm-3am.

“Dusty vibes and rare 45s” are on offer, specifically in the old R&B, soul, Hammond funk and jazz veins. James Parker, Lee Sigerson, Matty Cox and Jonny Rea are this month’s DJs. Held in 1 Below, the downstairs part of Mocka.

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 Wednesdays Drop 10pm4am. Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, house, garage, jungle and grime. Fridays Dime 10pm6am, £5/£3 before 12 or with a Kon Tiki stamp. Hip-hop, grime, house and drum’n’bass.

night.

Popworld

96 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Mon, Tue + Thurs 9pm3am; Wed 8pm-3am; Fri 5pm-3am; Sat 1pm-3am.

029 2023 5825.

Mondays Candy Pop Karaoke 9pm, free. Does what it says in the tin I guess.

Wednesdays Giggle Free before 12. Student night.

Thursdays Poptails.

9pm-3am. Non-stop pop with DJ Lyndon and 2-4-1 cocktails deals. Fridays + Saturdays Until 3am. Drinks deals from 5-11pm (Fri) and 3-8pm (Sat).

Popworld

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

Mondays Cheapskate 9pm-3am, free. Tunes from the 90s and 00s. Fridays + Saturdays Ain’t No Party Like A Popworld Party 8pm-3am, £2-£4 (Fri)/£3-£5 (Sat).

Pryzm

Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2023 3854 / www. pryzm.co.uk/cardiff Fridays + Saturdays 10pm-3am. Three music arenas, VIP booths, other stuff.

Saturday is in conjunction with Jongleurs comedy club, which also takes place here.

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 Fridays + Saturdays 9pm3am. DJs, drinks offers, free area hire.

The Robin Hood

16 Severn Grove, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 029 2037 8829 / www. robinhoodbar.co.uk Sat 1 + Sat 5 Nov Mod For It Free. Every first Saturday of the month, DJ 45 presents an evening of 60s/70s beat, rhythm & blues, soul, ska, 80s/90s Britpop and 2-tone.

Room 112

3-6 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Thurs 9pm-3am, Fri + Sat 10pm-4am. 029 2066 7996 / www.room112.net Fridays Bedrock 9pm-4am, £10/£5 before 12. R’n’b, hip-hop and dancehall.

Saturdays Pillow Talk 9pm-4am, £10. Old skool r’n’b, hip-hop, house and decadent partying is this night’s deal.

The Scene

Plymouth Street, Swansea. events@thesceneclub.co.uk / www.thesceneclub.co.uk Sat 1 + Sat 5 Nov Mod For It 10pm-3am, £3. Goth/ alternative club night, on the first Saturday of every month.

Sat 8 Dogruff 10pm-5am, £10 adv. Minimal techno specialists with their last night ever! Shame. Lineup: Oshana (USA), Little Hado (Romania) and residents I assume.

Sin City

Dilwyn Street, Swansea.

01792 468892 / www. sincityclub.co.uk Tuesdays Hustle 10pm3am, £3/£2 before 12.

Motown, r’n’b and hip-hop.

Thursdays Sin Savers 10pm-3am, £3. Student night. Fridays Monsters Of Rock 10pm-3.30am, £4/£2 before 12.30. 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 8 has a headline set from Cause & Affect.

Sat 1 Faux Pas 10pm-4am, £10/£8. Sheffield bass wielder Toddla T is tonight’s guest.

Sat 15 Rise 10pm-4am, £12 adv. Drum’n’bass from Camo & Krooked, Friction plus MCs Stamina and Linguistics. Sun 2 Silent Disco 10pm, £5 adv.

Soda

St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www.sodacardiff.com Thursdays Thursday Club 10pm, £4. Live music, live DJ and live games. 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.

Tiger Tiger

Friary House, Greyfriars BUZZ 59

events Rd, Cardiff. Open Mon-Fri 12pm-2am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-12.30am. 029 2039 1944 / www.tigertigercardiff.co.uk Every Day Lucky Voice Karaoke From £2.50 per session. The UK's leading private karaoke experience each day of the week. Wednesdays Shotgun Rules 10pm-3am, £5/£3.50. Exclusive midweek student party, now transferred from Revolution. You don’t need NUS to get in though.

Fridays Tic Toc 10pm-3am, £4. Saturdays Kanaloa Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.

Tramshed

Clare Road, Grangetown, Cardiff. 029 2023 5555 / www.tramshedcardiff.com *Fri 7 Just Jack 7pm, £15/£12. First Cardiff show in years for Detroit house champion Moodymann, brought here by Bristol club promoters Just Jack. Tom Rio and Dan Wild will be DJing too. Fri 14 20 Years Of Playaz 7-11pm, £5-£16.

Big hitting drum’n’bass stable is old, just like you, and has sets from DJs Hype, Friction, Hazard, Taxman and Boston b2b Kooley, plus MCs IX3, Linguistics and AD to celebrate. Sat 29 ShangriLa Halloween Special 3pm-12.30am, £15 adv. Full lineup for this is TBC but it’ll be housey and technoey, and headlined by Kompakt Records artist Kölsch.

Sat 5 Nov Hospitality Cardiff 6pm-12am, £16-£20.

Drum’n’bass stable throws together another punterpleasing night that looks like this: High Contrast, Camo & Krooked, Fred V & Graffix, Krakota and more TBC. MCs: Dynamite, Inja and Carasel.

If someone is smart they’ll put on a night somewhere in Cardiff with proper opening times people can go to after this. Sun 16 Big Fish Little Fish 2-4.30pm, £7.50 adv/ pre-walkers free. See Clubs for more on this parents’n’babies rave’n’soft play afternoon session, implausibly headlined by rave/jungle legends 2 Bad Mice.

Undertone (basement of 10 Feet Tall)

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com Tue 25 Mixtape 10pm.

Student night. Wed 19 Autarchy 10pm. A night focused on the appreciation of quality dance music, based in Cardiff & Pembrokeshire.

Thurs 13 Move On Up 11pm, £3-£5. Cardiff’s newest dedicated Motown, funk, soul and r’n’b night. Thurs 20 Get Funky 10pm. Funky disco house, it says here. Thurs 27 Haws 10pm, £7/£5. New house-meets-techno night debuts with a headline slot for Glasgow’s Big Miz, who’s released on Dixon Avenue Basement Jams among others. Brynn Salter, Eben Rees, James Wilkinson and Thomas Piesinger comprise the undercard. Fri 7 Groove Theory 10pm, £8-£10. Funky tackle with Byron The Aquarius from the States, sometime Flying Lotus sideman, and BUZZ 60

Earl Jeffers from the Wales.

Fri 14 Castle Nights 10pm, £5. Techno promoted by some keen Spaniards living in Wales. Let Misaki, Gareth Delahaye, Corey Lewis and Murder are your jocks tonight.

Fri 21 Selecta 11pm, £4/£2.

Leeson, Onslaught and Woo Ha serve up classic garage and grime. Fri 28 Temple 10pm. Monthly drum’n’bass night, lineup TBC as always. *Sat 1 Paranoize 10pm, £8/£6. London funky-meetsgrime DJ Champion tops the bill here, nice booking. Woo b2b Rich-Tea, Onslaught, Effigy, Blockeye and Benny H also feature. Sat 8 Gangster’s Paradise 11pm, £4/£3 before 11.30. Pre-2010 hip-hop and r’n’b night. Sat 15 Rotary Club 11pm. Good time eclectic dance night, guests TBC as I type. Sat 22 Cardiff’s Finest 10pm.

Local DJ showcase. *Sat 29 Mood 10pm, £10/£7 early bird. The return of top hibernating night for discerning Welsh technoheads comes with a headline set by highly respected Dubliner Sunil Sharpe.

The Vaults

The Old Natwest Bank, 113116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. www.vaultspresents.com Sat 1 Memorex 10pm5am, £15-£25. Main room: Nigerian-born techno star Nicole Moudaber (no.100 on Resdietn Advisor’s 100 best DJs poll last year, as her Wikipedia notes), Haematoma, Scott Kerr, Sinky and JV. Room 2: Bakkos and Solo residents. Banking hall:TBC.

Wow Bar

4 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

Gay venue. Free all day Sun-Thurs; 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 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 EVERY MONDAY

Ballet The Gate, Cardiff.

6-9.30pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344.

Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate 7-8; advanced 8-9.30. Runs until Mon 12 Dec; no class on Mon 24 Oct. Bharatanatyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info

029 2075 1158.

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting The Plum Tree, Canton, 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. More info at www. cardiffivc.org.uk.

Cardio Climb Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. High intensity workout combing cardio and climbing.

Children’s Ballet The Gate, Cardiff. 4-7.30pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344. Ages 4-6 4pm; 6-8 4.45; grade 1 5.45; grade 3 6.45. Runs until Mon 14 Nov; no class on Mon 24 Oct. Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Restarting on Mon 19 after a summer break.

Led by Pauline Down and taking place most Mondays; ring ahead to check.

India Dance Wales Classes Highmead House, Lisvane, Cardiff. Info 029 2075 1158.

For Grade 3 to vocational level. These classes are by special application only at various points in the month – not on specific days, hence listing them here. To apply write to admin@indiadancewales.com with previous dance experience and reason for wanting to join India Dance Wales.

Making Music The Gate, Cardiff. 6-10pm. Info 029 2048 3344. Learn how to play improvised rock and pop grooves and basic chord sequences. Beginners 6pm; improvers 8pm. No class on Mon 24 Oct. Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 6.158.30pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 6.15-7.15pm; 12 and up: 7.158.30pm.

Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 7.30-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. One of the largest badminton clubs in South East Wales. Monday club nights have coaching with Carissa Turner, the current Ladies Welsh number one, for juniors and then senior club members.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today features Cyr Wheel Beginners (6-8pm); Handstands Beginners (7.45-9.45pm); Youth Circus Wookies (age 7-9, 4.30-6pm); Youth Circus Ewoks (age 5-7, 5-6pm); Aerial Hoop L4 (6-8pm); Flying Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm); Static Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm); Aerial Hoop L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Aerial Hoop L3 (7.45-9.45pm) and Static Trapeze L4 (7.45-9.45pm).

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.

Pilates The Gate, Cardiff.

10.30am-1.30pm, £5.50-£7.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Gentle fitness for the first hour, general for the second two. Runs until Mon 14 Nov; no class on Mon 24 Oct. Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info 029 2051 3440. With Ian Lewis.

Salsa Classes Missoula, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Beginners for the first hour, then improvers/intermediate.

St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100. Choir rehearsals.

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.

Learn traditional Korean karate; beginners welcome.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.301.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

6.30-8pm: intermediate; 8.109.30pm: beginners.

EVERY TUESDAY

A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Acrobalance The Gate, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £7/£5.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Combining elements of partner lifts, poses and transitions that involve two and sometimes more people. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct. Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.

Advanced Belly Dance Cardiff Central Youth Club, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 5.306.45pm, £6/£30 for six sessions. Info 07872 306745.

With Steph.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.

Beth’s Buns Pilates Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.

Bring It Pong 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. New weekly session of table tennis, with two tables in the main bar (little known fact: table tennis is one of the best games to play while drinking).

Contemporary Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £5-£6.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners

6-7pm; intermediate 7-8. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct. Extend The Gate, Cardiff.

10am, £3. Info 029 2048 3344.

Exercise to music, aimed at over-60s and people with a disability. Runs until Tue 15 Nov; no class on Tue 25 Oct. Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 6pm.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk. Boxing-based highintensity workout with a house soundtrack. First session free.

In this gym every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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.

Amateur theatre company for adults.

India Dance Wales – Bharatanatyam Classes Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5-6pm. Info 07410 977427. Beginners’ class.

India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm. Info 029 2075 1158. From beginners to grade 2 and for all ages and abilities.

Irish Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 6.15-8.15pm, £6.50/£5.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Taught by Riverdance and former Lord Of The Dance cast member Nicola Dempsey.

Adult beginners 6.15-7.15; adult advanced 7.15-8.15.

24 HOUR CULTURE SURVEY From noon on Friday, 21 October to noon on Saturday, October 22, a short questionnaire entitled 24 Hour Culture will go live online, aimed at anyone aged 16 or older in Wales who engages in arts and cultural activity. The aim of the survey is to get a better idea of why and how people experience arts and culture in their everyday lives. In order to increase response rates, details of the event will be advertised in various ways – on social media, through art organisations, libraries, and sports associations. The drive behind the event falls into the hands of What Next? Cardiff and What Next?

Valleys, who are a group of key arts organisations and individuals in Wales.

Be sure to participate by visiting www.24hourculture.wales on Fri 21.

events Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct. Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

All instruments and ages welcome.

Karate Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15-8.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. With Emma Robins.

Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5.

Info 029 2022 8883. Learn African samba here.

Laughter Yoga Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info www. sparklylaughter.co.uk. “No experience required, no stretching and no mats needed,” promise the organisers.

Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style JK Club, Neath Rd, Briton Ferry. 8-10.30pm, £5.

Info 07400 080101. Hosted

by Frank, who also runs a similar class in Pencoed each Thursday. Lessons are from 8-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30.

Life Drawing 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea.

6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.

Music Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.45-10.30am, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757.

Energetic music and movement class.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Today: Hula Hoop beginners (6-7pm); Circus Mish Mash (7.45-9.45pm); Mixed Aerial (7.45-9.45pm); Youth Ground Skills – Jedi/Ewok (11+/9-11, 4.15-6pm) and Static Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm).

Off Centre Silver Dragon, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Adult drama group meeting weekly to develop performance skills.

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Pilates: Beginners The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct. Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Salsa Classes Kapu, Cardiff.

7.30-10.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Beginners’ class starts 7.30pm; improvers 8.30; bachata 9.30.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £5.

Info 07949 270618. Every Tuesday. Beginners 7.15-8pm; Improvers 8.30-9.30pm; dancing 9.45-10.30pm.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £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).

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Continuation St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff.

6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30 + 6.45-8pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7.309pm, £9. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk. With Kalavathi Devi.

Yoga Share M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 5-7pm, £4 (suggested donation). Info 029 2047 3373. Led by Ashtanga practitioner Sarah Cleary.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk. Mixed level class.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344. Led by Irene Davies, as is...

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

Wed 26 Oct. Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With Hayley.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £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.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am, 1-2.15pm + 7-9pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.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.

7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.

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.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.

Alexander Technique & Yoga M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16/£80 for six sessions. Info 029 2047 3373.

American Line Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 1.15-3pm, £3.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Thurs 17 Nov; no class on Thurs 27 Oct. Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 4.15-5.15pm, £5. Info 0844 8700887. Creative fun for 5-11-year-olds with tutor Becky.

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. “A fusion of music, movement and feeling” taught here by Antoinette Lorraine.

Breakdance The Riverfront, Newport. 6.15-7.15pm, £3.50 per session. Info 01633 656757. Learn break dancing styles, uprock, freezes and power moves. For ages 8-18.

Ceroc Dance Class Lysaght Institute, Newport. 7.3010.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 6pm.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-6.50pm, £15 (five

Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Ceramics For Adults The Riverfront, Newport. 6-8pm, £30 (five weeks). Info 01633 656757.

Ceroc Dance Class Dockers Club, Swansea. 7.45pm-12am, £6/£8 freestyles. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

City Of Cardiff Rotaract Meeting Refectory Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff.

6.30pm. Info 07768 108394.

An 18-30s community group that integrates young professionals, students and refugees through community projects and social events.

Drop-in Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034. With tutor Chris Williams.

Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 4.156.30pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. 5-10 years old: 4.15-5pm; 11-14: 5-5.45pm; 14-18: 5.45-6.30pm.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today: Youth Acrobatics Jedi (11+, 4.15-6pm); Adult Acrobatics (6-8pm); Creative Circus L2, L3 and L4 (7.45-9.45pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Pilates The Gate, Cardiff.

7-7pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners session 7pm; advanced 8pm. Runs until Wed 14 Dec; no class on

EVERY THURSDAY

weeks). Info 01446 401209.

Hosted by Laura Bradshaw.

Hard Côr Japan Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Join the Centre’s urban choir who blend choral singing with hip-hop. Every Thursday and Saturday; contact takepart@wmc.org.uk for further details.

Hatch The Riverfront, Newport. 4.30-6.30pm, £8 per session/£60 per term/£220 per year. Info 01633 656757.

New youth theatre programme organised by the Tin Shed Theatre Co. Age 5-8 4.305.30pm; 13-21 5-6.30; 9-12 5.30-6.30.

Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style Pencoed Rugby Club.

8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted by Frank.

Lessons are from 8-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30.

Newport Badminton Club Newport Active Living Centre.

7.30-9.30pm. Info 07789 965285.

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.157.15pm, £7/£6. Info 07774 601544 / sarasclasses4@ gmail.com. Every Thursday.

Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, £1. Info 029 2037 8866.

With money, beers and pizza to be won.

Salsa Buena Class Little Shop Of Calm, Cowbridge.

8.30-10.30pm, free. Info 07800 565651. Beginners 8.30pm; improvers 9.30.

Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £5. Info 07949 270618. Beginners 7.158pm; improvers 8.30-9.30pm; Rueda 9.45-10.30pm.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689. Salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Thursday and Sunday. This one visits the Gower, Swansea Bay, Parc-Le-Breos, the Dylan Thomas Centre and more.

Story And Rhyme Time In Welsh For Babies Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 10-11.30am, free.

Info 029 2057 3650. Every Thursday during terms times; aimed at 0-4 years.

Tai Chi / Qigong Moorland Rd Community Centre, Splott, Cardiff. 10.15-11.15am. Info 07772 657692.

The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16.

Info info@yogaskies.co.uk.

Small group class hosted by Mike Young.

Yoga Classes Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 6-7.15 + 7.15-8.30pm, £8/£6.50. Info info@yogaskies.co.uk. Hosted by Mike Young.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.308.45pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

11am: Mums & Baby yoga; 7.30pm: Pregnancy yoga.

EVERY FRIDAY

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www. depotcardiff.co.uk. This is now on every Friday and features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”.

Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm.

Info mcaluan@cardiffaikikai. co.uk.

Cardiff Table Tennis Community Club Upper Hall, Sport Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16 table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome.

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.

Dance Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.05am + 10.15-10.50am, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757.

Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm.

Info 01633 400685.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today: Aerial Fitness (6-7.30pm); Flying Trapeze Taster (6-8pm, oneoff, bi-weekly); Jedi – Aerial (11+) (4.15-6pm) Ropes & Silks L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Static Trapeze L2 (7.459.45pm); Ropes & Silks L3; (7.45-9.45pm); Ropes & Silks L4 (7.45-9.45pm) and Static Trapeze L2 (7.45-9.45pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Older Adult Dance/ Exercise The Riverfront, Newport. 11am-12pm, £3.

Info 01633 656757. Low impact dance and exercise class aimed at the over 50s.

Starting on Fri 9 Sept.

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). 9am5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332. No experience or partner required.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff. 1-2pm. Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies.

EVERY SATURDAY

African Drumming Sessions Penarth Pier Pavilion. 10.30-11.30am, £5.

Info 0844 8700887.

Ballroom Dancing Class Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am kids / 11am adults, £4 per class. Info 01685 384111.

10am: kids; 11am: adults; 12pm: private tuition.

Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.

Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.

Family Saturdays Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Craft workshops for kids and parents.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Hard Côr Sony Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Mini Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 10-11am, £6. Info 01633 656757. Run by Defying Gravity, professional tutors will teach ballet and drama to kids aged 3-6.

NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

10.30am-12pm, £7/£6 per session. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Youth Circus Wookies (age 7-9, 10-11.30am); Youth Circus Ewoks (age 5-7, 10.30-11.30am); Youth Circus Padawans (age 9-11, 11.30am1pm).

Performance Academy Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am-1pm, £10. Info 01685 384111. Offering professional theatre and performance coaching in dance, acting, musical theatre and singing.

Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff. 9.30am1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sewing Workshops Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 10am-1pm. Info 01633 673739. Hosted by Ellery Design – see www.ellerydesign.com for details of how to book and/or contact them.

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.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

With Kalavathi Devi.

EVERY SUNDAY

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50. Info 07837 937351.

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.

Cabaret And Showgirl Dancing For All Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am12.30pm. Info 07872 306745.

With Steph. Beginners and mixed ability class. More info at www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

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events

October is shaping up to be a good month for fans of bluegrass-based music with two top British bands heading this way. First up, as previewed last month, are the Edinburgh based Southern Tenant Folk Union, whose socially conscious and politically charged music has given them a reputation as one of the scene’s finest outfits. The talented five-piece can be experienced as part of the Roots Unearthed series at Cardiff’s St. David’s Hall on Tue 4 Oct. It should come as no surprise that a band based in Scotland have taken bluegrass as their preferred musical style. The music that we associate with America has its roots in the folk music of the British Isles, many traditional songs appearing, with minor variations, in both Britain and America, something that the second of this month’s bands are all too well aware of.

The music of We Banjo 3, a quartet from Galway in Ireland, combines bluegrass with Irish traditional music to create something they call Celt Grass, a heady musical blend that has garnered plaudits on both sides of the Atlantic for the two sets of brothers, Enda and Fergal Scahill and Martin and David Howley that make up the band.

All four members have been highly successful in the competitive music field with Martin winning seven All Ireland titles on the banjo and Enda capturing the award four times. Fergal and David have likewise been honoured earning All Ireland titles on the banjo, fiddle, bodhrán and guitar, and that’s something that’s reflected in their stunning music, with their albums Roots Of The Banjo Tree (2012, Gather The Good (2014), Live In Galway (2015) and their latest, String Theory (2016) all winning universal praise from music critics and topping charts around the world.

We Banjo 3 will be appearing at various venues throughout Wales during October, including The Lyric, Carmarthen (Sat 8), Taliesin, Swansea (Sun 9) and St. David’s Hall, Cardiff (Tue 11). For full details see listings.

Buzz also recommends The Warsaw Village Band. Poland’s finest roots combo. Pontardawe Arts Centre. (Sat 7) Pete Morton. One of Britain’s finest songwriters.

Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. (Sun 15) Faustus. High energy folk trio. Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy. (Wed 19) Please send your folk and roots listings to listings@ buzzmag.co.uk or phone them in to 029 2022 676

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10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

Cooper’s Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, £1 to play. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Hosted by Ben Cooper.

Draw Somebody’s Sunday Body Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 1.30-3.30pm, £7.50.

Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

Farmers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Welsh producers sell their wares every week at this brand new market.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Today: Youth General Skills Jedi (11+, 12-2pm) and Youth Performance Jedi (11+, 2-4pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464. *Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Always worth a trip.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Weekly session featuring a mixture of competitive and co-operative games.

SATURDAY 1

8 Bit Bar Launch 8 Bit Bar, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info facebook.com/8bitbaruk.

Opening of a new bar with some sort of video game theme.

Cadi And Lleucu World Of Boats, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2070 7469. Comedy reading from a “Cagney & Lacey meets Gavin & Stacey’-style sitcom written by The Boat Club’s own Tuesday Night Writes Cardiff group.

Chris Needs Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £15/£14.

Info 01656 815995.

Craft Fair Coffee Cove Cafe Bar, Barry Island. 10am3.30pm, free/£10 to set up a stall. Info 07948 399111.

Every first Saturday of the month.

Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10.30am-4pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.

Drawing With Light Mission Gallery, Swansea.

2-5pm, free. Info 01792 652016. Pop-up family workshop where you can pho-

tograph your very own light drawings.

Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info eclectic. crafters@gmail.com. Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.

Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Discover more about the science behind how we have overcome the forces of gravity, and soared up into the sky.

(At weekends until Sun 16) Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Liverpool Liberty Stadium, Swansea.

12.30pm. Info 0870 400004.

Handmade Arts And Crafts Market Tabernacl Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-4pm. Info uniquefairs@gmx.co.uk.

Heroes For 6 Minutes: White Collar Boxing Tramshed, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

People “from all walks of life” train for eight weeks then box for three two-minute rounds to raise money for Help For Heroes. On tomorrow also.

Kidsmarkets Family Sale YMCA Plas, Roath, Cardiff.

11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free.

Info 07760 802088. Featuring 30 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

Also on Sat 8, Fri 14, Fri 21 and Wed 26-Sat 29.

Neath Food And Drink Festival Neath town centre. 10am, free. Info 01639 686413. Festival highlighting the variety of high quality Welsh produce that is available locally. On tomorrow also.

Newport Food And Drink Festival Newport city centre. 9am-5pm, free. Info newportfoodfestival@newport.gov.uk. Annual event hosting some 80 stalls plus demonstrations, competitions etc. It is formally known as the Tiny Rebel Newport Food And Drink Festival but I think this is overly confusing, as it implies TR are the main focus of the festival rather than just the sponsor.

Open Haus The Printhaus / The Boneyard, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly open studios here, an opportunity to meet the artists and makers in this creative community. On the first Saturday of every month.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Fri 7, Sat 8, Thurs 13, Sat 15, Thurs 20, Fri 21, Thurs 27, Sun 30 and Mon 31.

Record Fair The Parrot, Carmarthen. 10am-5pm, free.

Info 01267 231012.

Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for

eight weeks/£25 unwaged.

Info join_the_band@ sambagalez.info. Eight-week course (until Sat 12 Nov) suitable for anyone wishing to join the band, no experience necessary. Venue will be made known to you when you sign up.

Saturday Craft Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am1pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out how life is thought to have started on this planet, where life has been found in some of the most extreme places on the Earth, and how we can use this new-found knowledge to search for life on other planets. (At weekends until Sun 16) Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 8, Sat 22 and Sat 29.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. “This is the ONLY Oktoberfest being held in Cardiff, which features authentic Munich Beers that are served at the original Oktoberfest in Munich!” And it’s here every day for three weeks. (Until Sat 22) Wales Fair Trade Fair Guildhall, Brecon. 10am4pm, free. Info walesfairtradefair@gmail.com. Stalls (60 in total across the two days) selling fairly traded goods from around the world. In Abergavenny tomorrow.

What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Open mic night incorporating music, poetry, storytelling, comedy, cabaret etc. Also on Wed 15.

Willow Frame Baskets Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Melanie Bastier.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Adult bikes on sale from £60; kids’ bikes from £10. Also on every Friday this month.

SUNDAY 2

British Academy Cymru Awards 2016 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £45£90. Info 029 2087 8444.

Cardiff Half Marathon Castle Street (start and finish point), Cardiff. 9.50am, free to spectate. Info 0845 3084001. Annual event which goes all around Cardiff – look at www.cardiffhalfmarathon. co.uk if you want to know where exactly. The 8.50am start is for wheelchair users; the main race starts at 10am.

Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.

Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran. 1-4pm. Info cwmbran_crafts@hotmail. co.uk. Every first Sunday of the month.

Enamel Jewellery Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Kathryn Willis.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.

By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 6, Sun 9, Fri 14, Sun 16, Tue 25-Thurs 27 and Sun 30.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Heroes For 6 Minutes: White Collar Boxing Tramshed, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Neath Food And Drink Festival Neath town centre. 10am, free. Info 01639 686413.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.30-5pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Aimed at ages 8-12 (earlier) and 10-14 (later) and also on Sun 9 and Sun 16.

Spice Discovery Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22) The Phenomenon Bruno Groening – In The Footsteps Of The Miracle Healer The Grand Hotel, Swansea. 10.30am-5.30pm, free (donations accepted).

Info 07738 533322.

Wales Fair Trade Fair Market Hall, Abergavenny.

10am-5pm, £1. Info walesfairtradefair@gmail. com.

MONDAY 3

Advanced Burlesque/ Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph. Every Monday until 17 Oct; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 28 Oct. Evening Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph. Every Monday until 17 Oct; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 28.

Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

Lunchtime Talks: Jen Wilson Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event.

Wilson, of Jazz Heritage Wales, speaks about the colourful history of jazz in Swansea.

Poetry Open Mic The Capel, Bargoed. 7-10pm, free. Info 01443 830272. With guest reader Jeremy Hooker.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot,

events Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22) Write On Writers Morganstown Village Hall.

6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758. An open group of writers who encourage others to write and also critique work. Here every first and third Monday of the month.

TUESDAY 4

Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 01792 463980. A book club running most weeks until the end of January (although no other dates seem to be listed for October so maybe ring ahead). Unlike most book clubs, though, you don’t need to read the book in advance.

Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 15.

Lunchtime Talks: Phil George Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event.

Arts Council Of Wales chair talks about the benefits of a thriving cultural economy.

Penhow: Archaeology And History Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 3pm, free. Info 01633 263977.

One of Newport Museum’s bi-monthly Down Your Local sessions held in this jarhouse.

Sciencec Cafe Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22)

WEDNESDAY 5

Pop-Up Produce Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Monthly market featuring local food producers.

Reminiscence Monthly Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, free.

Info 029 2078 8334. Come to the museum and share your memories of Cardiff, on the first Wednesday of every month.

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 19.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22) Tony Stockwell Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £23.50/£19.50. Info 01633 868239. Psychic medium.

THURSDAY 6

Canopy Caerdydd Launch The Gate, Cardiff. 7pm. Info chair@cardiffcivicsociety.org.

Cardiff Civic Society launch a project, Canopy Caerdydd, to increase tree cover in the city .

Cardiff Parks And The Great War Cardiff Castle.

6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Rosie James.

Essential Ghost Tour

Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.

First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400.

Readings by Peter Finch and Jayne Jaso, plus an open mic.

Lunchtime Talks: Patrick Hannay Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event discussing contemporary Welsh architecture.

National Poetry Day Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

Info 01792 463980. Events all day. Doesn’t say here what they are, but it’ll be... something.

Psychic & Wellbeing Event Manor Park, Swansea.

5-10pm, £35-£45 to set up a stall. Info kimhodge2@ aol.com.

Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. With special guests Robin & Bina Williamson.

Entry fee includes food.

FRIDAY 7

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (threemonth trial membership).

Info 07526 141392 / www. cardiffivc.org.uk. Meeting here on the first Friday of each month.

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.

Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.

Lunchtime Talks: Andrew Davies Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event looking at how arts and culture play a vital role in our health.

Milieu: OJ & Ramen Time & Beef, Canton, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2115 8539.

One-night-only photography show featuring work from Buzz’s Jaydon Martin, Felix Milburn, Alex Cornish and Glenn Tarplee-Hillier.

There’ll be some DJ sets too.

Ocean Film Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £12.50/£11.50. Info 01656 815995. Banff Festival present another collection of short films documenting the power of the ocean and those who sail/swim/etc in it.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703. Vegan cafe launches new session, on every Friday, where you do yoga (with one Yogi Bare) and listen to reggae. Some friends of mine go to a doom metal yoga class sometimes.

Yes it’s in London.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22) Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Monthly term-time

events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘around the world’.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

SATURDAY 8

Africa Day Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 029 2030 4400. All-day event featuring stalls displaying African arts and crafts, fairtrade products, exhibitions and Welshbased charities working in Africa. There’s an African Storytelling workshop by Bevin Magama (1.30pm) and an Education Through Film workshop (4pm).

An Evening With Martin Kemp The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01633 656757. Spandau Ballet man on a tours where he talks about being Martin Kemp and answers questions.

No music is played as far as I can tell.

Angela Cooks The Book: A Special Book Launch Event Angela Gray’s Cookery

Cardiff Bay. £5 per session.

Info 029 2048 4611. With Suzen Millodot every month.

Essential Bike Maintenance Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65.

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Gower Cider Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-11pm. Info 01792 371206. Appley annual event! Sample various local ciders, including the venue’s own, and taste some freshlypressed apple juice. Music over two days from Soul Skunks, Up The Creek, Abbie Jebbers, Bus Pass Cowboys, Andy Tamlyn Jones, Captain Cat And The Sailors, Coppertops and Ian James.

There’s a real ale bar too, and a BBQ. On tomorrow also

From Sat 1-Sat 15 various Welsh venues, including Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Chapter in Cardiff, are showing a programme of African films under the banner Watch Africa. The screenings will be supplemented by workshops, Q&A sessions, storytelling and African food.

School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

6.30pm, £60. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk. Entry price includes a copy of Angela’s new book, a drink and canapes on arrival and a taster menu.

Book Swap National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. You can also trade vinyl and CDs at this.

Boxing: Rumble In The Rhondda Tylorstown Leisure Centre. £35£60/£10 under-16s. Info 0117 9496699. Featuring 11 fights between south Wales pugilists.

Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.304.30pm. 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.

Dandiya Dancing National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7-10pm, £3/£1 kids.

Info 01792 463980. Join in the festivities with Indian Kathak Dance professional Sarita Sood.

Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay,

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Leisure Centre.

11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free.

Info 07760 802088. Featuring 38 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.

Monmouthshire Food Festival Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am-4.30pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01291 420241. Stalls, taster sessions, demos, notable chefs etc. On tomorrow also.

Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles.

9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market. 9am-4.30pm, free.

Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.

Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info

07538 878609.

Roald Dahl 100 National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, free.

Info 01792 463980. Work with artist Keith Bayliss and composer Stacey Blythe to create musical and artistic responses to Dahl’s work.

Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged.

Info join_the_band@sambagalez.info.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Slow Food Fest Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 10am4pm. Info 01446 700111.

Artisan food and drink producers, food talks, cooking demos, restaurant pop-ups and more.

Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.45pm, £3.

Info 0845 2263510.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Storytelling With Cath Little M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am-2.30pm.

Info 029 2047 3373. First of three workshops which are part of the Things We Share exhibition.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22) Wild In The City Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2078 8334. Bring the whole family to make a giant mural, inspired by nature in Cardiff.

SUNDAY 9

Cardiff Vintage Kilo Sale Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 11am (early bird)/12pm (standard), £3 (early bird)/£1.50 (standard). Info 029 2019 1806. The return of this event when you buy vintage or perhaps ‘vintage’ clothes for £15 a kilo.

Charity Walk – 10K For 10K Principality Stadium, Cardiff (starting point).

10am-12pm, £10/£5 under16s/free under-5s. Info info@gthc.org.uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.

Craft Fair LC2, Swansea.

10am-4pm, £25 to set up a table. Info cottagecraftfairs@ gmail.com.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Football: World Cup Qualifier – Wales v Georgia Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 5pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Gower Cider Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-8pm. Info 01792 371206.

Gwent Memory Walk Glanusk Estate, Brecon Beacons (starting point).

10am. Info www. memorywalk.org.uk. Fundraising event by/for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Healing Chant Workshop Scout Hall, Fields Park Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

10am-4pm, £25. Info peter17lewis@gmail.com. With David Karchere from Sunrise Ranch, Loveland, Colorado, a teacher of Primal Spirituality.

Additionally, Gail Stewart from Cardiff will be providing a sound bath using singing bowls and the like. *Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

Eight days of innovative art/ cultural activities across this cheerful Cardiff district. A full programme will be online at www.madeinroath.com; highlights include a spoken word programme co-ordinated by Christina Thatcher; open houses full of art, theatre and more co-ordinated by Nia Metcalfe; ‘happenings’, co-ordinated by Gail Howard and Clare Charles, including “a giant robotic moth in Roath Park Conservatory, which responds to the audience and will become more active when handled”; digital arts, co-ordinated by Tom Betts; CREATE Workshops, co-ordinated by Pip Taylor and exhibitions, co-ordinated

by Helen Clifford (including James Green’s Mask Hunt trail; Nonarchy, a nine-artist collaborative venture at The Parade; Love Penylan, a community art project that explores memories of the local park with Jessica Hopkins; and a host of artists at the new gallery spaces created at Inkspot.). (Until Sun 16) Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980.

Monmouthshire Food Festival Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am-4.30pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01291 420241.

One Day Monotype Workshop King Street Gallery, Carmarthen. 10am4pm, £30. Info 01267 220121.

One-day workshop hosted by printmaker Alan Williams.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.30-5pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Until Sat 22) Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Mei Gwynedd, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune. Also on Sun 23, and every fortnight after that.

MONDAY 10

Advanced Burlesque/ Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £5.

Info elliecoptor@hotmail. com. Second Monday of every month.

Evening Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque BUZZ 63

events Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Howl Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month.

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.

Lunchtime Talks: Christine James & E Wyn James National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event launching a new collection of poetry about the Aberfan disaster.

Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

(Until Sun 16) Rick Stein Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £10 adv.

Info 01600 772467. TV fish fryer and, like me, fake Cornishman.

Science Cafe Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Adil Mughai on ‘how to pack (almost) anything’.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days).

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. (Until Fri 14)

TUESDAY 11

Cardiff’s Victorian Buildings Cardiff Castle.

6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.

Celebrity Golf Day Vale Golf Club, Hensol. 12-9pm, £200 for a team of four players. Info info@gthc.org.uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.

Friends Festival Lecture: Drama In Song Guildhall, Swansea. 6.30pm, free. Info 01792 475715. David Jackson, Artistic Director of BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World, gives an illustrated lecture and discusses recordings of some of the greatest singers of recent history and what makes a great vocal performance. Swansea International Festival event. Book in advance please.

Lunchtime Talks: Lyndon Jones National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event discussing how Lestr Polsfuss changed the course of music forever.

Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

Today features a double bill of theatre, And Now, The Weather and You’ve Never Been So HOT. (Until Sun 16) Sir Chris Bonnington Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50.

Info 01874 611622.

Mountaineering knight of the realm comes to Brecon, because it’s there.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info BUZZ 64

01656 815995. Also on Tue 25.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days).

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. (Until Fri 14)

WEDNESDAY 12

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. A walk through woodlands, ruins and graveyards, at a cheaper price than normal.

Also on Sun 23-Thurs 27, Sun 30 and Mon 31.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. “A high-energy family show featuring a new generation of vibrant young performers against an infectious, non-stop Rock and Pop soundtrack,” writes one of Gerry’s publicity minions. In Cardiff from Fri 21-Wed 26.

(Until Tue 18) *Iris Prize 2016 Chapter Arts Centre, Park Inn + Cineworld, Cardiff. 9am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members.

Info www.irisprize.org. Annual LGBT film festival, covered in this issue and the last.

Check full listings at the website above. Today features an education day at Chapter, the launch of Jon Pountney’s exhibition at the Park Inn and short films screened at Cineworld. (Until Sun 16) Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

(Until Sun 16) *Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5-11pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. Top quality beers from Germany served near the front door of Chapter for four days. (Until Sat 15) Open Mic Spoken Word Extravaganza Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01633 263977.

Featuring Stephen Badman, John Herbert and Clare Potter.

Rose Pruning Course: Climbers And Ramblers National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-1pm, £30. Info 029 2057 3500.

Skills Cymru Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2022 4488. On tomorrow also.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Urban Chicken Keeping Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff.

6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Green City Events.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days).

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. (Until Fri 14)

THURSDAY 13

An Autumnal Evening With The Lonely Crowd Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7.3010pm. Info 07830 381930.

Launch of literary anthology featuring readings from contributors Rachel Trezise, John Freeman, Jo Mazelis, Kathy Groan, Gary Raymond, Matthew David Scott, Sophie McKeand, Chris Cornwell and

Rebecca Lawn.

Bombed, Burned And Blasted: Britain’s Lost Houses Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100.

Lecture by Matthew Williams.

Also on Mon 17.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18) Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn + Cineworld, Cardiff. 10am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members.

Info www.irisprize.org. Today features programmes of shorts throughout the day at Cineworld. (Until Sun 16) Lunchtime Talks: Gillian Clarke National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event.

Clarke discusses her work as National Poet Of Wales and reads some of her poems.

Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

(Until Sun 16) Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5-11pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 15) Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days).

Info 029 2023 2970. Four days of live music and dance, from nations/regions including France, Sweden and Brittany.

(Until Sun 16) Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Skill Builder: Fast Fish Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Skills Cymru Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2022 4488.

SWDFAS Lecture: Alexander Epps, The Golden Section – Divine Proportion In Art And Architecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days).

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. (Until Fri 14)

FRIDAY 14

Dinky Dragons Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2078 8334. Family fun day for 0-5-year-olds on the second Friday of every month.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Bristol City Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm.

Info 0845 3451400.

Fused Glass Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am4.30pm, £225 (three days).

Info 029 2048 4611. With Bill Swann. (Until Sun 16) Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18) Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn +

Cineworld, Cardiff. 9am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members.

Info www.irisprize.org. Today features the Producers’ Forum at the Park Inn and screenings all day at Cineworld. (Until Sun 16) Kev Johns Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 2pm, £8.50. Info 01792 475715.

Little Mice Club: Autumn National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.

Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

(Until Sun 16) Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5pm-12.30am, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Until Sat 15) Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days).

Info 029 2023 2970. (Until Sun 16) Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 21, Tue 25, Fri 28 and Sat 29.

So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.

Tea Dance St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100.

The Hungry Heart: Seductive Stories From Italy Queens Hall, Narberth.

7pm, £9. Info 01834 869323.

Storytelling session with Cat Weatherill. Whoever wrote the blurb for this on the venue’s website wants to take a cold shower.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days).

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. (Finishes today) Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

SATURDAY 15

60 Second Show And Tell National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 2pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Museum curators explain an object without hesitation in just 60 seconds.

Autumn Garden Festival Of Food And Drink Dunraven Bay, Southerndown.

12-9pm. Info 01446 700111.

Showcasing local, small scale independent producers of food and drink, plus live local musicians and arts.

Blaenavon Little Monthly Market Bethlehem Court, Blaenavon. 10am-2pm, free (£10 to set up a table/£5 if you bring your own table).

Info 01495 792878. crafts, bric-a-brac, bits and pieces and breads/pastries, every third Saturday of the month.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm.

Info 01495 753782.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) Fused Glass Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am4.30pm, £225 (three days).

Info 029 2048 4611. (Until Sun 16) Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18) Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092.

Horrible History Stories: From The Pits To The Trenches National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Meet a miner turned soldier and hear his tales.

Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Introduction To Mindful Photography Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £54. Info www.leeaspland.com.

Hosted by Lee Aspland, this course is course is suitable for people of all photographic abilities with an interest in mindfulness and a curiosity about how this can be developed through photography.

Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn, Chapter Arts Centre + Cineworld, Cardiff. 9am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members.

Info www.irisprize.org. Today features the Pride Cymru Youth Conference at the Park Inn and screenings all day at Cineworld and Chapter. (Until Sun 16) Joanna Grace: Sensory Stories M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am-2.30pm.

Info 029 2047 3373. Workshop held as part of the Things We Share exhibition.

Local & Family History Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Lunch Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £37. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Lunchtime Talks: Robert Newell National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event.

Artist Newell explains why he paints.

Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

Today features an Opera In Situ and a performance of Erik Satie’s Vexations (see Music listings), a Global Home Street Party featuring the Poetry Takeaway and film screenings in Plasnewydd Community Centre. (Until Sun 16) Nantgarw Craft Fair Nantgarw China Works. 11am3pm, free. Info deb_0001@ hotmail.co.uk. Every third Saturday of the month.

Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12pm-12am, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Finishes today) Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days).

Info 029 2023 2970. (Until Sun 16) Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703.

Remembrance Service 2016 St John The Baptist Church, Cardiff. 3-4pm. Info info@gthc.org.uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care fundraising event.

Roller Derby: Tiger Bay B-Bombs v Brighton Rockers Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 5.45-8pm, £5 adv. Info tigerbaybrawlers@gmail.com.

Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info join_the_band@sambagalez. info.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16) The Black Prince Of Florence: A Medici Mystery National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980.

Lecture by Dr Catherine Fletcher of Swansea University.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) The Welsh Drum Fair Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am-5pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Stalls selling new and used drum-related materials as well as workshops and drum clinics (which you have to pay for) throughout the day.

What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

SUNDAY 16

Artist Sharing Event M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 2-5pm. Info 029 2047 3373. Workshop held as part of the Things We Share exhibition.

Big Draw National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Design imaginary travelling machines of the future by piecing together bits of the past.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Fused Glass Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am4.30pm, £225 (three days).

Info 029 2048 4611. (Finishes today) Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 2 + 5pm, from £10.

Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18) Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn, Chapter Arts Centre + Cineworld, Cardiff. 12pm, £80 weekend pass/£65 members.

Info www.irisprize.org. Today features the Iris Prize Awards at the Park Inn and screenings at Cineworld including the

events Best Feature Film at 8pm.

(Finishes today) Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info madeinroath@gmail.com.

Today features Octopoet, hosted by Mark Blayney; CREATE hosting activities at Roath Park Pleasure Gardens, and a closing street party with a Puppet Parade. (Finishes today) Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days).

Info 029 2023 2970. (Finishes today) Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am12pm, £15. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.305pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Weber Winter Warmer Course Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.

Wedding Showcase Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

11am, free. Info 01495 243252. It’s weird that wedding showcases are always free entry, considering that anything to do with weddings is a license to print money.

Write On Writers Morganstown Village Hall.

6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758.

MONDAY 17

Aberfan Voices Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Poems by Tony Curtis and Grahame Davies in response to the I.C. Rapoport Images of 1966. Venue suggests booking in advance.

Advanced Burlesque/ Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Bombed, Burned And Blasted: Britain’s Lost Houses Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100.

Evening Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18) Gwd Mondays Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Howl Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)

TUESDAY 18

Care Roadshow Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 9.30am-3pm, free.

Info www.careroadshows. co.uk. Exhibitions, seminars

and workhops, all free and tailored for the Welsh care community.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050.

(Finishes today) Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344.

Third Tuesday of every month.

Spirituality Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344.

Second Tuesday of every month.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)

WEDNESDAY 19

Beekeeping For Beginners Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff.

6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Green City Events.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.

8pm. Info 01495 753629.

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.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Wifi Wars Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £10-£15. Info 01970 623232. Live comedy game show hosted by Steve McNeil, where audience members compete using their smartphone or tablet.

THURSDAY 20

16 Bit Sound vs Games Wales 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.

7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.

Beavertown Tap Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff. 5pm, free.

Info 029 2023 1684. Popular UK craft beer sorts drop in to sell some beers that you rarely if ever see in the UK. Ghost (And Other Weird) Stories Of Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50.

Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.

Open Space: Poetry Evening Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Celebrating poetry and Black History Month with poets Clare Potter, Ric Hool, Mike Jenkins and Eric Ngalle Charles. Eric will also be showcasing the use of an African drum.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

The Devil’s Music In Wales 1919-39: Swansea’s Café Society In The First Jazz Age Swansea Museum.

7.30pm. Info 01792 653763.

Talk hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales and Jen Wilson.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)

FRIDAY 21

Cardiff Contemporary Festival Launch Celebrations G39 / The Angel, Cardiff. 5-9.30pm. Info 029 2047 3633. You can go to G39 from 5-9pm, or the Angel (opposite the castle) from 7.30-9.30.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26) Growing Up In Victorian Swansea: History Day National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4.30pm, free.

Info 01792 463980.

In The Zone: Graeme Fowler Waterloo Tea, Roath, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2045 6073. Former England cricketer talks about his career and his subsequent work raising awareness of mental health issues.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Oktoberfest Swansea Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 6-11pm, £12 adv/£20 to book a table.

Info 01792 477710. More Teutonic lashing up, with music from the Ooomprah Brass Band. Didn’t know the Patti Pavilion still existed! On tomorrow also.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22) Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

SATURDAY 22

All Hallows Annual Autumn And Christmas Craft Fayre All Hallows RC Church Hall, Miskin, Pontyclun. 12-4pm. Info 01443 204830.

Annual Local History Book Fair Swansea Museum.

10am-4pm. Info 01792 653763. Hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.

Autumn Lecture – Who Was Elizabeth Andrews?

Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. With Audrey Griffiths, her greatniece.

Bierkeller! Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £12.50.

Info 01970 623232. German beer hall vibes for one night only with music from oompah band The Amazing Bavarian Stompers. Not sure if they’ll be getting proper German beer in for this. I have no idea what they serve here usually either.

Boxing: Championship Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

5.30pm, £35-£200. Info 029 2022 4488. Bouts include Liam Williams v Ahmet Patterson and Chris Eubank Jnr v Tommy Langford.

Brecon Baroque Tea Dance Theatr Brycheiniog,

Brecon. 2.45pm, £10. Info 01874 611622. *Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff.

12pm-12am, £20/free before 8pm. Info facebook.com/brickstockcdf. Opening day of this special music/art/cinema popup thingy, every weekend until 6 Nov. Today features music from James Dean Bradfield, James Kennedy and Joe Bayliss; an art exhibition by the Mental Health Collective; films from Limelight and Ken Loach Cinema; plus Indian head massage tasters and food and drink. The venue is a

Local History Book Fair Swansea Museum. 10am4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Presented by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.

Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. Meet the makers and find out more about their crafts as they run workshops and demonstrations with a Halloween twist.

(Until Sun 30) Oktoberfest Swansea Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 12-11pm, £12 adv/£20 to book a table.

Info 01792 477710.

Roald Dahl: Imagine That

This Halloween (that's Mon 31) is your chance to become a detective for the evening at Penarth's Holm House. Visitors will enjoy a three-course dinner while deducing their way through clues and riddles to solve a murder mystery.

Proceeds go to the Welsh Hearts charity. courtyard near Cardiff Central station, by the way.

Craft Fair Dunvant Social Centre, Swansea. 1-5pm, £10-£15 to set up a table. Info 07715 452380.

Crickhowell Craft Fair Clarence Hall, Crickhowell.

10am-4pm, £10 to set up a table. Info 01495 524764.

Diwali Decorations National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Rangoli patterns using colourful powders and learn about the different symbols.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Creating responses to the Artes Mundi exhibition. (Until Sun 30) Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

2, 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26) Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Family activities including creative writing, make a mini comic, puppets, games, reading corner, crafts and dressing up costumes, all inspired by Dylan Thomas.

(Until Sun 30) Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Edinburgh Capitals Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Laughter Yoga Leader Training Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff.

7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info maria@ sparklylaughter.co.uk. Two-day event (on tomorrow also) of certified/professional training in this role. “Change your own and other people’s lives for the better, forever!” they say.

National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Interactive show to unlock your imagination and sense of fun.

Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info join_the_band@sambagalez. info.

Sculptural Felt Forms Model House Craft And Design Centre, Llantrisant.

10am-5pm, £100 (two days).

Info 01443 238884. With jewellery and textile designer maker Mandy Nash. On tomorrow also.

Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Eerie events and ghostly goings-on for half term. You are invited to attend in fancy dress if you like.

(Until Sun 30) Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. This half term, find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 30) The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

(Finishes today) War Is Peace Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1pm, £2/£1. Info 01970 623232. Speakers John Rees and Ken Booth look back at the last 15 years of the ‘war on terror’.

SUNDAY 23

Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff.

12-11pm, free. Infofacebook. com/brickstockcdf. Today features music from Captain Accident And The Disasters, Baby Queens, Junior Bill, The Bad Ambassadors: A Divine Tribute Band and Geraint

Rhys; workshops in woodcarving (12-2 + 2.30-4.30pm) and Amazing Accessories (12-4pm, £7), plus more cinema and head massage.

Cardiff Baby & Toddler Show YMCA Plas, Roath, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £4/£3 adv/ kids free. Info 07760 802088.

Featuring 60 stalls of baby/ children’s items and advice etc.

Curing, Smoking & Preserving Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

(Until Sun 30) Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

2 + 5pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. Next event is on Tue 25. (Until Wed 26) Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30) Laughter Yoga Leader Training Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff.

7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info maria@ sparklylaughter.co.uk.

Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Ron Skilton Memorial Half Marathon Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 11am, £10 to enter. Info 01591 610270.

Hosted by Green Events.

Sculptural Felt Forms Model House Craft And Design Centre, Llantrisant.

10am-5pm, £100 (two days).

Info 01443 238884.

Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) The Blue Honey & VWS Kilo Sale The Depot, Cardiff.

11am-5pm, £2. Info www. depotcardiff.co.uk. Vintage clothes for £15 a kilo The Great Vegan Bakeoff The Environment Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, £1/free kids.

Info swanseavegfest@yahoo. co.uk.

Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723.

MONDAY 24

Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Who will be burnt on Sat 29 and Sun 30. (Until Fri 28) Drop-In Family Workshop: Make A Storytelling Game Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus BUZZ 65

live music Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

2 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26) Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. From sponges on sticks to nasty niffs, explore the rotten, bloody and mouldy side of Roman life.

(Until Fri 28) Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. Make crafty owls and animal species which you might find today on Coity Tip, plus other autumn-themed crafts. (Until Fri 28) Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054.

Live Superstars Of Wrestling Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £12/£9 kids.

Info 01656 815995.

Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans.

12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. Peer into some of St Fagans’ darkest corners this Halloween half-term. Suitable for ages 6+. (Until Fri 28) MTB Hydraulics and Suspension Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £105. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Scrappy Monsters National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Make a monster using bits of scrap material.

Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)

TUESDAY 25

Bear Grylls Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6pm, £25-£60.

Info 029 2022 4488. Wild yet telegenic man of the forest presents a show titled Endeavour. Use him as inspiration when you’re trying to find your seat after taking a slash.

Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28) Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

(Until Sun 30) Free Clothes Upcycling Workshop Plasnewydd Community Centre, Cardiff.

6.30-8pm, free. Info www. loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff.

Transform your trousers with Zap Upcycled. One of five events this month under the Love Your Clothes Cardiff banner. Book in advance please.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

2 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info

0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26) Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Until Fri 28) Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 28) Halloween Creepy Crawlies Cardiff Castle. £3.

Info 029 2087 8100. Come and touch some hairy spiders and the like.

Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30) Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans.

12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28) Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609.

Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995.

Tea Dance Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30pm, £5. Info 0845 2263510.

WEDNESDAY 26

Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28) Craft At The Museum Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, £1. Info 029 2078 8334. Half-term craft event.

Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class / Hoop Jam Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £5/£8 both classes.

Info 07934 011061. Last Wednesday of every month.

The class is from 8-9pm and is followed by a hoop jam from 9-10.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 11pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15 + 9pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

(Until Sun 30) Free Clothes Upcycling Workshop Plasnewydd Community Centre, Cardiff.

6.30-8pm, free. Info www. loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff.

Sew pockets and patches with Twin Made. Book in advance please.

Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

2pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Finishes today) Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Until Fri 28) Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 28) Happy Birthday Dylan

Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Next event is on Fri 28. (Until Sun 30) Love Your Clothes Sewathon Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 11am-6pm, free. Info www. loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff.

Sew pockets and patches with Twin Made. Book in advance please.

Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans.

12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28) Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Reading Between The Wines Bookclub The White Hart, Llangybi. 7.30pm. Info uskbookclub@gmail.com.

Monthly club, discussing Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver this month.

Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

7.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. ‘How quantum physics democratized music’, with Professor Michael Berry.

Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) The Studio Series Workshop 1: The Editing Studio Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6/£15 for three workshops. Info 01792 652016. Using the theme of Swansea spaces, learn how to edit film.

Welsh Wrestling 2016 Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £12/£9 kids. Info 01633 868239.

THURSDAY 27

1896: Cardiff’s Great Exhibition Cardiff Castle.

6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.

A 90s Supper Club The Dead Canary, Cardiff. 8-11pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 1263.

Three courses of food presented by Penylan Pantry, plus a drink on arrival. The 90s aspect, as far as I can tell, is brought by the musical soundtrack.

Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28) Design Stuff 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Monthly meet-up for designers.

Dylan’s Big Birthday Bash! Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Family-friendly celebration with themed crafts, face painting, poetry activities, badge making, cake and much more Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 11pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw

National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

(Until Sun 30) Films & Wine The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm. Info 029 2048 3344. New monthly event hosted by Viva Vitis, who claim to match films and wine.

Free Clothes Upcycling Workshop Pelican Nursery, Crofts Street, Cardiff.

6.30-8pm, free. Info www. loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff.

Refashion collars and cuffs with The Sustainable Studio.

Book in advance please.

Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Until Fri 28) Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 28) Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans.

12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28) Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Royal Institution of South Wales President’s Invitation Lecture Faraday Lecture Theatre, Swansea University. 7pm. Info www. swansea.ac.uk. Hilary LappinScott of Swansea University talks about how bacteria help us have healthy bodies and a healthy planet.

Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) The Big Drawing Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free. Info 01792 652016.

FRIDAY 28

Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Casting Hands Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6. Info 01792 652016. As part of this year’s Family Arts Festival, make a cast of your own or your family’s hands. Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.

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.

Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Finishes today) Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Finishes today) Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30)

Live Superstars Of Wrestling Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12/£9.

Info 0845 2263510.

Made By Hand City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £6/£5 (£11/£9 weekend). Info hello@madebyhand-wales. co.uk. Annual event featuring stalls with around 135 makers selling their wares and sharing their skills. (Until Sun 30) Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans.

12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15, 8.15 + 9.45pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609.

Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703.

Simon Weston Queens Hall, Narberth. 6.30pm, £18.50. Info 01834 869323. One-man show by ex-British military man and charity campaigner.

Skynet Wales LAN 2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £35 to play/£5 to spectate (three days). Info 01874 611622. Weekend of PC gaming and related attractions.

(Until Sun 30) Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Spooky Spectacular Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale.

2-4pm, £2.50/£5.50 kids. Info 01495 355800. Kids’ activities in time for Halloween.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) TedxSwanseaWomen National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 6-9pm, £10. Info 01792 463980. TED talks whose themes are presumably explained in the event title.

The Rocky Horror Monster Halloween Ball Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £24.95.

Info 01792 475715. Price includes live entertainment and a drinks reception among other things.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

SATURDAY 29

Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 12pm12am, free. Info facebook. com/brickstockcdf. Today features music from Johnny Cage and The Voodoogroove, The Moon Birds, Grand Tradition, Yes Man Jellyfish and more TBC; electronic sets from Glyn Roberts, Tetrahex, Sunbane and 5th Spear; workshops in sound healing (2pm), plus more cinema and art exhibitions.

Burning The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 4.30-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.

Cardiff Fashion Week: Designer Village And Catwalk Shows Masonic

Hall, Cardiff. 11am-7pm, £10/£15 VIP. Info www.visitcfw. co.uk Craft Fair St David’s Church, Neath. 10.30am-4pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

Creepy Craft Workshop National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.

Day Of The Dead Halloween Mini-Fiesta The Depot, Cardiff. 2-10pm. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Allday lash-up featuring pinatas and the skulls with the teeth etc, by student promo company Babylon. “Please note: this event is not part of the Dia de los Muertos public holiday, which has significant religious meaning and many traditions that will not be happening at our show,” they add.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

(Until Sun 30) Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

3pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Halloween Boardgaming Evening With Rules Of Play Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Halloween Spooky Funday National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30) Introduction To Clowning NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Cardiff. 10am, £90-£150.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Holly Stoppit presents a two-day workshop which claims to “gently immerse you into the state of clown”. It strikes me that many of you reading achieved this state long ago, however this offers tuition on regards to comedy, physicality, psychology and more. This may be full by the time you see this, but also may not, so try your luck. On tomorrow also.

Love Your Clothes Swap Shop Plasnewydd Community Centre, Cardiff. 12-4pm, free.

Info www.loveyourclothes.org. uk/cardiff.

Made By Hand City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £6/£5 (£11/£9 weekend). Info hello@madebyhand-wales. co.uk. (Until Sun 30) Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30) Menna Elfyn Discusses Eluned Phillips Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

11am, £2-£6. Info 01792 463980.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 8.15 + 9.45pm, £15.

Info 029 2057 3500.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am4pm, free. Info enquiries@ pigstreetcrafts.co.uk. Selling original arts and crafts.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609.

JUST ANNOUNCED FOR NOVEMBER: SKINDRED (The Neon, Newport, Sat 5) ELAINE PAIGE (Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Fri 11) SOIL (The Globe, Cardiff, Sun 13) REBECCA FERGUSON (St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 14) STEVE’N’SEAGULLS (The Globe, Wed 16) THE POP GROUP (The Globe, Thurs 17) BRIAN FALLON & THE CROWES (Cardiff University Students Union, Fri 18) KING KING (Tramshed, Cardiff, BUZZ 66

live music Skynet Wales LAN 2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £35 to play/£5 to spectate (three days). Info 01874 611622. (Until Sun 30) Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30) The Highwayman & Halloween Happenings Cardiff Castle. Info 029 2087 8100. Join us in the hunt for the masked highwayman as he mysteriously appears around the site. Spooky tales in the Undercroft and a children’s parade also feature. On tomorrow also.

Viscositecture Workshop Mission Gallery, Swansea.

10am-4pm, £20. Info 01792 652016. Join artists Jason&Becky, working alongside their current exhibition at Mission Gallery, considering themes of architecture and how we utilize urban spaces.

Welsh Wrestling Live Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.

7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01446 738622.

Wild In The City Photography Competition Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm. Info 029 2078 8334. Submit your Cardiff wildlife photos to cardiffstory@cardiff.gov.uk, or printed copies to the museum by midday, when judging will begin.

SUNDAY 30

Black History Month Grand Finale National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

1-5pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Celebrate the contributions made by black people to local, national and world history and culture.

Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 12pm12am, free. Info facebook. com/brickstockcdf. Today features music from Welsh Modular Alliance: RecRock Youth Music Project, Hang 11, Blue Is Black, Hummadruz: Funtasia and The DMT Experiment; workshops in woodcarving (12-2 and 2.304.30pm) Make Your Own Monster (age 7-12, 12-4pm, £7) and Go With The Flow crafty workshops (2-4pm, £7), plus more cinema and art exhibitions.

Burning The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 4.30-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Creepy Craft Workshop National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Dame Siân Phillips In Conversation with Edward Seckerson Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £18/£16. Info 029 2039 1391.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 8.40pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.30pm, £8. Info 07538

878609.

Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

(Finishes today) Halloween Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 5-9pm. Info 01291 420241. “Ghosts, ghouls and all things spooky” says Caldicot Castle, or one of its human representatives.

Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. (Finishes today) Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Introduction To Clowning NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Cardiff. 10am, £90-£150. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Made By Hand City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £6/£5 (£11/£9 weekend). (Finishes today) Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today) NosDa Vape Social NosDa, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2037 8866. Juice swaps, coil building and other vape/e-cig stuff from Beaum Vape and AD Vaping. Very peculiar subculture this is.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Skynet Wales LAN 2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £35 to play/£5 to spectate (three days). Info 01874 611622. (Finishes today) Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) The Highwayman & Halloween Happenings Cardiff Castle. Info 029 2087 8100.

MONDAY 31

Darkened Rooms: The Shining Angel Hotel, Cardiff.

8-10.30pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Top scary Kubrick movie screened in a fancy location, in conjunction with Chapter.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.45pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Halloween National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.

6-8pm, £3.50. Info 029 2057 3550. Games, crafts, fancy dress for what the Celts called Samhain.

Halloween Gwd Monday Gwdihw, Cardiff. 6pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Not sure exactly what will go on here but it’s free so why not chance your arm.

Halloween Horror Carnival Party The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30pm, £5/£2.50 in fancy dress/£10 with Singalog A Wicker Man ticket. Info 01633 656757.

Meet Geraint Thomas Waterstones, Cardiff. Free.

Info 029 2066 5606. Olympic

gold medal-winning Welsh cyclist comes and faces his public.

Murder Mystery Dinner Holm House, Penarth. 7pm, £39.50. Info 029 2064 7735.

Charity evening (in aid of Welsh Hearts) featuring a three-course meal and an interactive murder mystery adventure.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

live SATURDAY 1

BBC NOW Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 4pm, £15/£13.50.

Info 01686 614555. Featuring works by Tchaikovsky and Gliere, plus guest harpist Catrin Finch.

Built For Comfort Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues club gig.

Casio Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Chris John The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events. *Civil Elegies + Haast’s Eagled + Twisted Ankle + Phoxjaw Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. This is a top lineup.

Headliners are from Glasgow and heavy. Check them out!

Coco & The Butterfields + Be Bop Da Jig Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 01874 611622.

“All the fun and vibrance of a village folk fair, throwing in powerful vocals and a beatbox to deliver catchy songs resonating in a stadium-filling pop and urban rap vibe”. I’m frightened.

Elkie Brooks Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £25 adv.

Info 01600 719401.

Elvis Desley & The Hornettes Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.

Family Concert Cowbridge Comprehensive School.

3-4pm, £12/£10/free kids.

Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event for ages 0-10, with Patrick King and Owen Gunnell.

Gung Ho + Heil Zilla The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8pm.

Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Guy Johnston Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £15. Info 01873 850805. Cello recital.

Hannah Grace + Ben Roberts The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £5 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Presented by Orchard.

Hip Route The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Resident house band, here every Saturday this month.

Playing from 7-10pm, then there’s a DJ until 2am.

John Nicholas The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Juke Box Sixties Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 8pm, £16.50/£15. Info 01495 355800. Covers by The Hollywood Bees.

Kikamora The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm. Info 01495 247178. Blues-rock.

La Serenissima Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12-£25. Info 01792 475715.

Performing works by Vivaldi, Caldara, Albinoni and Torelli.

Swansea International Festival event.

Maniac Street Preachers + Stereophonish The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Two tribute bands.

Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Also here on Fri 14, Sat 22 and Fri 28.

Megadeth UK Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Tribute band.

Melvana Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7pm. Info 07970 063107.

Nirvana tribute band.

New Palace Talkies The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.

Nidum Ensemble Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Closing event of the Cowbridge Music Festival event, which was otherwise in the last half of September (and earlier today, as the above listing).

Pauline Kaytannau Wood The Twelve Knights, Margam.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Rhys James The Fairwater Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2033 3049. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Ross Leadbeater The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £14.50/£12.50. Info 01633 656757. Only Men Aloud member goes solo. In Neath tomorrow.

Sam Lee The Wyeside, Builth Wells. 8pm, £13.50/£12.50.

Info 01982 552555. Folk fella.

Samoans + Atlas:Empire Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2023 9253.

Presented by Jealous Lovers Club.

Smiler + Deheubarth + Reclvse Mozarts, Swansea.

8-10.30pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Hardcore and metal.

The Annual Royal British Legion Charity Gala Concert Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £20. Info 0845 2263510.

The Ashby Little Big Band Welshpool Town Hall. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01686 614555.

Presented by Theatr Hafren.

The Big Welsh Weekend Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. £10.

Info 01685 384111. Musicians Against Homelessness charity event, on tomorrow also. Today features Buck & Evans, The Moon Birds, The Dole Age, Tracy Island, The Homegrown, Fireroad, Florence Black, Argument City, The Marks Cartel, Plasterscene, Red Room Therapy and New Revival.

The Christians Acapela,

Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2089 0862. Eighties pop sorts. Sold out.

The Kenny Driscoll Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Shakes Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Y Bandana + Cadno Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £6.

Info 029 2023 2199.

SUNDAY 2

Dan Phelps & Matt Fox

Ross Leadbeater Gwyn Hall, Neath. 3pm, £14.51/£11.83.

Info 0300 3656677. Those prices are with booking fees included. Not keen on venues that do this, makes my listings look untidy. Although booking fees are Satan’s doing so I appreciate the (relative) transparency.

Shawbury Military Wives Choir Welshpool Town Hall.

7.30pm, £6/£4 under-16s. Info 01686 614555. Presented by Theatr Hafren.

Sunday Jazz & Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029

A performance of Erik Satie's Uspud, generally considered to be the French composer's most complex and least scrutable work, is offered for free at St Edward's Church in Roath, Cardiff on Thurs 13. It's associated with the Made In Roath festival which you can read about Upfront.

Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm.

Info 07818 056599. Americana and roots music.

Dave Evans The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 387925.

Dave is a Carmarthen boy who was also AC/DC’s singer before Bon Scott. Why didn’t they ask him to do it again, instead of Axl? Maybe this gig will provide the answer.

Dook Dootson & The Flightless Birds Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883.

Jamie T Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Sold out. I don’t even know anyone who likes Jamie T, I puzzled silently to myself.

According to Facebook, though, I know seven people.

One of them even writes for Buzz!

Jelly Roll Jones The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Nidum Ensemble Great Hall, Swansea University.

11.30am, £15. Info 01792 654366. Performing works by Grieg and Dvorák. Swansea International Festival event.

Orange Goblin + Electric Citizen + Poseidon The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Heavy rock goofballs OG playing Cardiff as they do every year or two.

Organ Recital Great Hall, Swansea University. 3pm, £15. Info 01792 654366.

With Joseph Nolan. Swansea International Festival event.

Oxjam Launch Party Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933. With acts TBC. Rakhi Singh & Bartosz Glowaki Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.

Info 01792 602060. Violinist and accordionist. Swansea International Festival event.

2038 7026. Live music ansd jam session. Also on Sun 16, 23 and 30 this month.

The Big Welsh Weekend Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. £10. Info 01685 384111. Today features Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band, 2 Rude, Sicknote Steve, Johnny Trashed, The Breakfast Club, Future Sailors, Emily Williams, Kool & The Frontman, Temporary Chaos and Kodiak Avenue.

The Dreamers Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 5pm, £15.

Info 01446 738622. Sixties hitmakers plough on with an early evening show.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675. Presented

by Nailed It Events. Every Sunday this month.

The Hollywood Bees Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £16.50 adv. Info 01600 772467. Hollies tribute band.

MONDAY 3

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Local singersongwriters perform in the main bar every week.

Moon River St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27.50-£75.

Info 029 2087 8444. Jimmy Osmond’s Andy Williams tribute show. £75 gets you VIP stuff.

One Night Only Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01600 772467.

Songs from the musicals, sung

by Caldicot Musical Theatre Society in aid of Cancer Research UK. Pleasure House The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Skyharbor + Sithu Ave + Modern Day Babylon + Eclipse The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Sat 19) GONG (The Globe, Mon 21) FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS (Cardiff University, Sat 26) ELIZA & THE BEAR (Clwb Ifor Bach, Sat 27) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER: MARILLION (Tramshed, Sat 3) ELECTRIC SIX (The Globe, Sun 4; The Scene Club, Swansea, Mon 5) BIFFY CLYRO + BRAND NEW (Motorpoint Arena, Tue 6) LISSIE + TEDDY THOMPSON (Glee Club, Cardiff Bay, Sun 11) BUZZ 67

live music Talking Bird Presents Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Eclectic live music, as the venue calls it, every Monday with artists TBC. Tommy Harris Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm.

Info 01792 447360. Live jazz, here every Monday.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.

TUESDAY 4

Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.

Brodsky Quartet Guildhall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 475715. Swansea International Festival event.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Performances in the foyer every week until Tue 22 Nov. Chris T-T + The Doublecross The Parrot,

Carmarthen. 8pm, £5.50 adv.

Info 01267 231012.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Every Tuesday.

Dean Friedman The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25. Info 029 2048 3344.

Dowsing + Ratboys + Human Heat Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Indie, punk, emo kinda stuff. *Jean Michel Jarre Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

6pm, £29.50-£75. Info 029 2022 4488. Everyone likes JMJ don’t they. Even Buzz, which gave him a double page spread last month.

Malcolm Bilson Cardiff University Concert Hall.

7-8.45pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.

Fortepiano player performs music by Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.

Marianas Trench The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. This band are apparently huge in Canada and, with this gig being sold out, might be big here soon too.

Mellt + Hana + Clü + Luke Ebbens + Gmon Gmon Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.

Lots of Welsh language acts.

Men Diamler & Chris Cundy + Angharad Davies + Jenn Kirby + Rose Linn-Pearl & Dan LinnPearl Noah’s Yard, Swansea.

7.30pm, £4. Info 01792 447360. Night of experimental music, presented by Nawr.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762. Now on every Tuesday.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Every Tuesday.

Southern Tenant Folk Union St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£14 adv.

Info 029 2087 8444. Roots Unearthed gig.

The Panama Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Wrightoid + Goodbyepolarbears Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3.

Info 029 2039 7933. Presented

by Atrium.

WEDNESDAY 5

Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7-11pm, free. Info 01685 384111.

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm,

CONCERT OF THE UNEXPECTED St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Fri 21 Oct Tickets: £5-£26.50. Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Following, and remaining a part of the City Of The Unexpected Festival which celebrates 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl, Concert Of The Unexpected arrives at St David’s Hall. In a spectacular production which has the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra at the musical helm as well as featuring Michael Sheen, one can visually engage with the weird and wonderful life of Cardiff-born writer Dahl. The orchestra will be performing works by William Walton (Spitfire, a nod to his service in WWII), Grieg (referencing his Norwegian roots) and a premiere, Bernard Kane Jr’s Mr Dahl (which features Sheen). Expect a magical, colourful portrayal of one of the best children’s authors of all time in this family-orientated, fun for all concert.

free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com. Every Wednesday.

Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Every Wednesday this month.

Cyrill Ibrahim Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15.

Info 01792 475715. Recital from Dutch pianist. Swansea International Festival event.

Derek Ryan Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £21 adv.

Info 01600 772467. Apparently one of Ireland’s most popular singers, chiefly with the grans I’m guessing.

Flight Bridage + Fire Fences + The Broadcasts Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.

Garth Mountain Boys Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Harri Davies + Jack Harris + Peter von Toy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.

Inheaven + Pale Waves + Birdcage Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.

Jess & Rhiannon Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £5.50. Info 01656 815995.

John Adams + Winter Coat + The Attix NosDa, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Presented by U&I Radio.

Liberty Big Band with Merv Hill & Allyson Cox Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Every Wednesday. Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra + Iron Eye + Bass12 The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com.

Sinfonia Cymru The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £5.50/£4.50. Info 01633 656757. First Wednesday lunchtime performance.

Square One Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

The Applejacks Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

The Music Of John Hardy Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

THURSDAY 6

Kate Rusby Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £25. Info 029 2063 6464. Longstanding UK folk artist.

Llyr Williams Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18-£22. Info 029 2039 1391. Performing Beethoven sonatas.

Minima Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info

01792 602060. Playing a live score to the 1925 silent movie The Phantom Of The Opera.

Moose Blood Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Poppy punky band.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm.

Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.

The Mañana Collective Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£5.

Info 029 2038 7026.

The Shimmer Band + Himalayas + Rainbow Maniac The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Presented by This Feeling, who’ll be DJing until 2am.

The Welsh Sinfonia Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £5-£15. Info 01970 623232.

You Me At Six + Vant Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

7pm, £27.50 adv. Info 01792 475715. More poppy punky bands. YMA6 played the Motorpoint last year, guessing that was a little optimistic on their agent’s part.

FRIDAY 7

101% Pantera Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107. Tribute band.

2 Tickets 2 The Gunshow Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

A Grand Gala Concert Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £15/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

Celebrating 125 years of Carmarthen Amateur Operatic Society.

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Performances in the foyer every week until Fri 9 Dec. Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Presented by Nailed It Events. Also on Sat 8, Sat 15 and Sat 29.

BBC NOW Family Concert Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

7.30pm, £15-£20 (family ticket). Info 01792 475715.

Swansea International Festival event.

C2 The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£14. Info 029 2048 3344.

Harp and percussion duo.

Ga Ga Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £16/£14.

Info 01239 621200. Queen tribute band.

Goldie Lookin Chain The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 07730 432166.

I know right! In Cardiff on Fri 28.

Hallé St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

8pm, £8.50-£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444. International Concert Series featuring pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.

HMS Morris + David Mysterious Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.

James Alexander The Twelve Knights, Margam.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.

Memories Made Of This Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

6.30pm, £8. Info 01495 243252. Variety concert

starring Robert Knight and Beverley Davies.

Money For Nothing The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Dire Straits tribute.

Music In The Museum National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. David Owen Norris performs works by Parry and Poulenc.

Onyx Brass Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info huwpudner@ntlworld.com. A Valley Folk Club night.

Paul Ashton The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Real Ale Real Music Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2089 0862. Local band showcase.

Re-Take That The Neon, Newport. 7.30pm, £15 adv.

Info 01633 533666. Take That tribute band.

Simon Trigg Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Skep + Roughion 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Welsh language hip-hop group headline.

Skirrid Blaenavon Rugby Club. 7.30-10.30pm, £3. Info 01495 790446. Playing as part of this month’s Valleys Folk ceilidh.

Soul Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Fri 14 and Fri 21 this month.

The Bon Jovi Experience Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.

7.30pm, £17/£16. Info 01446 738622. Tribute band.

The Broadcasts + The Rum Puppets + Magnu The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

The Divine Comedy + Lisa O’Neill Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £30. Info 01970 623232. See Upfront for an interview with Neil Hannon.

In Cardiff tomorrow.

The Fugitives Black Lion, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2056 7312. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

The Mañana Collective Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01792 602060.

The Offspin Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30-10pm, £7/£5 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com. A loving, maybe even lustful tribute to The Offspring.

The Warsaw Village Band Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 01792 863722. Polish folk ensemble.

Tom Auton + Hana + Hvnter + Catalyst Le Pub, Newport. 6pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 221477. First of three nights raising money for antiausterity charity We Shall Overcome.

Unplugged And Acoustic Monthly Group Cellar Bar, Cardigan. £3. Info 07818 056599.

We Shall Overcome Foodbank Fundraiser The Full Moon / The Moon Club,

CHARLES BRADLEY (Tramshed, Tue 13) BEARTOOTH (Tramshed, Wed 14) STARSAILOR (Tramshed, Thurs 15) CLUTCH (Cardiff University, Sat 17) KORN + LIMP BIZKIT (Motorpoint Arena, Sun 18) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR 2017: TOMMY EMMANUEL (St David’s Hall, Sat 14 Jan) AVENGED SEVENFOLD + DISTURBED (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 19 Jan) A DAY TO REMEMBER (Motorpoint Arena, Sun 22 Jan) BUZZ 68

live music Cardiff. Pay by donation. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Two-floor charity gig with sets from Birdcage, The Goa Express, Parcs, Urban Meadow, Winter Coat and more TBC (ground floor) and Cress, Pizzatramp, The D Teez, Failed State, I Am Drug, Poetic Justice, Trigger Mcpoopshute and State Of Decay (top floor). On tomorrow also.

SATURDAY 8

2 Sick Monkeys + Ten Plus One + State Of Decay The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm, £5. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com.

Aberfan Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £17-£45. Info 029 2063 6464.

Specially commissioned piece by Karl Jenkins and performed by Sinfonia Cwmru and a choir of 150, commemorating the Aberfan disaster of 1966.

Andy Lewis Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

BBC NOW & Chorus Of Wales Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10-£20.

Info 01792 475715. Conducted

by Siân Edwards. Swansea International Festival event.

Bendith St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2022 9683. New Welsh band featuring members of Colorama and Plu. Beverley Craven Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 029 2089 0862.

Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 8.30pm, £15/£14 adv. Info 01495 227206.

Charity Concert in aid of Marie Curie Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 4pm, £12.50. Info 029 2039 1391. Artists performing include soprano Jessica Rees, the Neath Male Voice Choir and baritone Mark Llewellyn Evans.

Charlie Lovell-Jones Trio Pisgah Chapel, Llandissilio.

7.30pm, £5. Info 01834 869323. Span Arts Classical night featuring violinist Lovell-Jones. *Deep Hum + 185668232 + Ice Mantis Caffi Iechyd Da, Carmarthen. 8pm, free. Info 01267 238861.

Experimental music from these parts. Deep Hum are from Bridgend and do really neat psych drone.

Explosive Light Orchestra Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.45pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01874 611622. ELO tribute band.

Ezra Collective Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Cosmogramma present a British jazz-funk type group who are also Pharaoah Monch’s touring band.

Fifth Harmony Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £40/£35. Info 029 2022 4488.

Girlband Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Losing Sleep + Neurotic Fiction + Antique + Anna’s Anchor Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Indie and punk.

NF and Antique are good.

Massive + Tequila Mockingbyrd + Black Aces Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Headliners are Australian and describe themselves as a “volatile macho-rock engine fuelled on adrenaline, lager and a determination to party hard”. Just in case you didn’t catch it the first time, they’re Australian.

Monkeysee Monkeydo Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Multi Story Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Prog rock band who date back to the 80s.

Musicians Against Homelessness Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 3pm-1am, £7 adv. Info 029 2019 1806.

Charity/awareness gig in aid of Crisis, featuring The Riff, The Oasis Experience, Local Enemy, Upbeat Sneakers, The Marks Cartel, Chapel Row, Soundwire, Scott Howells, Hierarchy and Chordie.

Paul Dark The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Piaf: The Songs The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £14/£11. Info 01639 843163.

Sung by Eve Louseau.

Rhys James Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Rory Mcleod & The Familiar Strangers Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.

Simon Trigg The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Sodomized Cadaver + Absolution + Enslavement + Gorehead The Duke, Neath. 2-11.30pm. Info 01639 643892. Death metal bands, presumably more to be added given the opening time.

Soul Legends Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £24.50/£22.50. Info 01970 623232. Classic soul covers from the same stable that gave us The Magic Of Motown.

Special Kinda Madness The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 475147.

2-Tone tribute band.

Straighten Out The Muni, Pontypridd. 9pm, £11 adv.

Info 01443 490390. Stranglers tribute band.

Swinging 60s To The Sizzling 70s Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus Julia Martin singing songs from said decades.

The Acoustix The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2031 1319. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

The Divine Comedy + Lisa O’Neill Tramshed, Cardiff.

7pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Sold out. *Thee Faction + Helen Love + The School + Renn Le Pub, Newport. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 221477.

We Shall Overcome night.

Cheap lineup for what you get!

Maybe chuck a few extra quid to the cause yeah.

The Floyd Effect The Globe, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Pink Floyd tribute band.

Think Floyd Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50. Info 01873 850805. Another Pink Floyd tribute band.

We Are Scientists + Beverley Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.15. Info 029 2023 2199. Sold out.

We Banjo 3 Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510.

We Shall Overcome Foodbank Fundraiser The Full Moon / The Moon Club, Cardiff. Pay by donation. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Hosted by Pi & Hash Music on the ground floor; Harri Davies on the top floor.

SUNDAY 9

Alexandra Lomeiko & Antonina Suhanova Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £3-£12. Info 01970 623232.

Violinist and pianist.

All The Best Tapes + Esuna + Your Protected + Amy Grindhouse 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Post-rock, math-rock etc.

Bridget & The Big Girl Blues The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Côr Aberteifi Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7pm, £10 adv.

Info 01239 841387. Performing Haydn’s The Creation.

Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 23.

Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Monthly night at this venue.

Kano Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Unlike American lives, there are second acts in grime, and Kano is one of the MCs enjoying a mid-10s resurgence.

Of Mice And Men + Crown The Empire + Hands Like House Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. American metalcore band with an insipid name headline Petula Clark St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25-£45. Info 029 2087 8444. See Upfront.

Presteigne Festival – Tour Concert Great Hall, Swansea University. 11.30am, £15.

Info 01792 654366. Featuring James Turnbull (oboe) and Clare Hammond (piano).

Swansea International Festival event.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

The Three Degrees + Eleazar King The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01633 656757.

Twin Atlantic Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. See Music.

We Banjo 3 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060.

Swansea International

Festival event.

MONDAY 10

Ben Ottewell + Winter Mountain Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2023 2199. Frontman of Gomez, whose fanbase is to be congratulated for mobilising recently and voting them the best band to ever win the Mercury Prize. It’s official now.

Christy Moore Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 8pm, £37.50/£32.50. Info 01792 475715. Irish folk longstander.

Academy Of Voice Showcase Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 8pm, £12. Info 01792 475715. Swansea International Festival event.

We Banjo 3 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£14 adv.

Info 029 2087 8444. A Roots Unearthed gig.

WEDNESDAY 12

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com.

Bel Blue & Kevs Ford Pontyclun Institute Athletic

In late 2016, your chance to party like it's 2003 to a selection of songs about when it was 1983. That's right – Goldie Lookin Chain still exist, indeed they often write and upload songs relating to recent news events, and they play Swansea Scene Club on Fri 7, plus Cardiff Tramshed on Fri 28.

Living Hour + Cruelty + Pink Grapefruit 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Indie, goth and shoegaze. Slush Puppy present.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Talking Bird Presents Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Gents Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509.

We Banjo 3 Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805.

TUESDAY 11

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Dave Little Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Paul Carr St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Organ soloist.

Rhys Williams Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv.

Info 029 2039 7933. Single launch gig.

Spike’s 6 & Dime Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. I thought this band were called ‘Five & Dime’ but the listing I was sent says 6.

Wales International

Club. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Dan Messore Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Fews + Wylderness + Chroma Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.

Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.

Jake Quickenden + Laurel Platt + Bailey McConnell Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. I don’t know who these people are but I’m guessing they’re big with teens on YouTube.

Lake Komo Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 01792 468892.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Grace Hartrey. Free drink for performers.

Phil Dando Big Band with Brian Crane & Heather Castle Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

RWCMD Wind Orchestra Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391.

Sarah Barnwell Quartet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Sinfonia Cymru Swansea Museum Collections Centre.

7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 475715. Swansea International Festival event.

Sixties Gold St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £32.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring a bunch of musicians from the 1960s, whose goldness is perhaps up for debate in some cases.

Stan Graham Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £5-£7.

Info 01970 623232. Folk.

THURSDAY 13

BBC NOW: Firebird St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£37. Info 029 2087 8444.

New season opener, conducted by Thomas Søndergård.

Cineworld Children In Need Gig 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Lineup TBC. Freschard The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £7/£6 adv. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Indie-folk/antifolk kinda stuff.

Hot Club Swing Quartet Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

8pm, £10. Info 029 2089 0862.

Lisa Hannigan Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Folky sort.

Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Otis Gibbs Le Pub, Newport.

8pm, £7 adv. Info 01633 221477. American folk/ country artist, plys this venue quite often.

Palomino Party + Monico Blonde Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. EP launch gig for PP and namechange launch for MB. If you have their previous name, Houdini Dax, tattooed on yourself, best get the sander out.

Pete Coe Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8.45pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.

Sex Gang Children The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Goth icons. Frontman Andi Sex Gang played Cardiff last month.

The John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£5.

Info 029 2038 7026.

The Marvellous Voyage Of Nils Holgersson The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £6-£12. Info 029 2048 3344. Stories, songs and music from Brittany, France and Sweden.

Uspud By Erik Satie St Edward’s Church, Roath, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info events@stedward.roath.org. uk. Made In Roath-related performance of what is perhaps Satie’s strangest work, described here as “a bizarre ballet of storytelling and piano adventures”. Also features improv organ music TBC. We Banjo 3 Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01686 614555.

FRIDAY 14

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Astrakan Project Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN (Tramshed, Mon 23 Jan) BLACK STAR RIDERS (Tramshed, Thurs 2 Mar) ANDERSON RABIN & WAKEMAN (Motorpoint Arena, Sun 12 Mar) CRAIG DAVID (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 16 Mar) OLLY MURS (Motorpoint Arena, Tue 21 Mar) CARO EMERALD (St David’s Hall, Tue 4 Apr) ALEXANDER O’NEAL (Grand Theatre, Swansea, Wed 27 Apr) BUZZ 69

live music 056599.

A Tribute To Abba St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2087 8444.

Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band The Met, Abertillery.

8pm, £14/£12 adv. Info 01495 355800.

Born This Way Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £10-£20. Info 01495 227206.

Lady Gaga tribute.

Bushfold Blue The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5.

Info 01497 821762.

Capra Mamei + The Reggiments Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Daniel James The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Dunvant Male Choir + Churchdown Male Voice Choir All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971.

Kenneths + Waco Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 468892. Two UK punk bands. Not all the good names have been taken, but you’d think so when faced with ones like ‘Kenneths’.

Lawrence Power & Simon Phillips Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

1.15pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Violan and piano.

Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Paige Kenzie Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Retrospect Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Seren Singers Launch Concert St Edward’s Church, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3-£8.

Info events@stedward.roath. org.uk. An evening of solo and choral music from Bach to Bernstein.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

8pm, £12 adv. Info 01239 841387. Cellist and BBC Young Musician 2016 award winner..

Silent Forum The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Soul Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Stealing Sheep + R. Seiliog The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, free with a donation. Info 01267 231012. One of four south Wales dates over the next month for this tour, which is promoted by Make Noise and asks attendees to bring something electronic and broken for recycling. In Newport on Fri 21.

Sun I Tafari & The Highyan Vibes Band The Moon Club, Cardiff. 9pm-3am, £6 before 11. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Roots/dub reggae session from House Of Rasta.

The Buck Clayton Legacy Band Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 8pm, £18. Info 01792 475715. Swing group.

Swansea International Festival event.

The Caspians + Diamond City + Grey Mondeo The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com.

The Cavern Beatles Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £20/£18.50. Info 01873 850805. *The Tubes The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info

live review

07590 471888. I love The Tubes! Cabaret proto-punkers.

Should go to this shouldn’t I. The Watchmen 2.0 The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Tom Harrison Quintet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391.

SATURDAY 15

Andy Fairweather-Low & The Low Riders The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01633 656757.

Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Calypso The Sycamore Tree, Colwinston, nr Cowbridge.

9pm, free. Info 01656 652827.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Cantemus Chamber Choir Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£16. Info 029 2039 1391.

Chris Kelly The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Cwmbach Male Choir The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 01639 843163.

Dictaphone Devil Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Fourth Rhosygilwen Schubertiade Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 01239 841387.

Welsh pianist Llyr Williams performs works by Schubert and Liszt. On tomorrow also.

Georgia Ruth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Album launch gig for harp-twanging Welsh solo artist.

Hats Off To Led Zeppelin The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

OCEAN COLOUR SCENE Caerphilly Castle, Sat 17 Sept

BUZZ 70

7pm, £10 adv. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Tribute band.

Hunter & The Bear + Ofelia The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £4 adv.

Info 01685 387925.

Joanne Shaw Taylor The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888. Bluesrock guitarist. sold out.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Junior Conservatoire Foyer Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.45pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 029 2089 0862.

Limehouse Lizzy Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7pm, £16/£14. Info 01446 738622.

London Calling Ebbw Vale Institute. 8pm, £11. Info 01495 708022. Clash tribute band.

Maddie & The Pandas Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Marc O’Reilly + L’aupaire 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

Folk/blues singer-songwriter headlines.

Meic Stevens Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £25 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415.

Looks like this is sold out.

Moonlight Drive The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8.

Info 01497 821762.

Nell Bryden St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7.30pm, £16.50. Info 01446 799100. See Music.

Oxjam Alldayer The Full Moon, Cardiff. 2-10pm. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

With bands TBC.

Paige Kenzie The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2031 1319. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Peter Morton Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm. Info 01646 621811. Folk.

Sarah Brown The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Self Defense Family + Creative Adult Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9 adv.

Info 029 2023 9253. Popular American melodic punk band headline, courtesy of Fuelled

By Jealous Lovers.

Stevie Wonder Tribute & The Sounds Of Motown Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus a set

by Nat Augustin.

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18-£30.

Info 01792 475715. Swansea International Festival event.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £39.50/£28.50. Info 029 2022 4488.

The Broadcasts Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Thee Damage Done Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388.

Neil Young tribute.

The Economic Decline NosDa, Cardiff. 7pm, free.

Info 029 2037 8866. Punk band from mid-Wales. They have an anti-EU song called No European Union but don’t seem to have made any comment about the UK actually leaving it.

The Fused + Falling Under + We Are Parkas Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £3. Info

01633 221477.

The Riff Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.

The Welsh Guitar Duo The Penny Farthing, Cowbridge.

7pm, free. Info 01446 774999.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Treehouse Fire The Full Moon, Cardiff. 10pm, free.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com.

Whitesnake UK The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv.

Info 07730 432166. Tribute band.

Will Pound & Eddie Jay The Heath, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2039 4207. A RUFF Ceilidh night, also featuring caller Bob Morgan.

SUNDAY 16

Austin Lucas + The Dreaming Spires Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.

Info 029 2089 0862. Countryrock types. *Brunel + New Cowboy Builders + Twisted Ankle + Heil Zilla + Van-illa + Hodad The Moon Club, Cardiff. 6pm, £3. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. Noisy rock of various types for dead cheap. I approve!

Fourth Rhosygilwen Schubertiade Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

2.30-10pm, £17 adv. Info 01239 841387. Featuring performances by Llyr Williams, Rakhi Singh, Adrian Brendell & Kamer Philharmonic Cologne.

Kerbdog The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Irish rockers who almost but not quite got big in the early 90s and reformed a few years ago.

Mayfield The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info

Britpop veterans Ocean Colour Scene rocked Caerphilly Castle to its very foundations with a storming set of indie classics. And despite nearing their 30th anniversary, the Brummie band prove they haven’t lost an iota of passion by delivering a supremely slick and stylish performance.

It’s the sound of another Fab Four that thunders through the castle first, as a riotous cover of The Beatles’ Day Tripper gets the gig off to a great start. Yet it’s Moseley Shoals which all the indie obsessives have turned out in droves to hear, and the Zeppelin-esque riffs of The Riverboat Song ensures that the momentum is kept at fever pitch levels. This was the tune that launched the group from being Britain’s best kept secret to mainstream indie favourites, and is a big reason why they’re still centre stage 20 years later. But the band certainly aren’t one hit wonders, as The Day We Caught The Train demonstrates, Simon Fowler’s voice supplemented by thousands of mods in euphoric mood.

Released in 1996, Moseley Shoals stormed to number two in the UK charts and sold over a million copies before the year was out. It spawned four Top 20 singles, too, including The Circle, which is again given the mass sing-along treatment. Playing the entire album in order does mean that there’s an inevitable lull after three singles are played back-to-back, but this does give chance for a breather and to enjoy some more understated gems like Lining Your Pockets, Fleeting Mind and It’s My Shadow, which are examples of singer Simon Fowler’s best songwriting.

His voice is still as clear as a bell too, whilst Oscar Harrison’s drumming is as razor-sharp as ever. They’re the only founding members of the band on stage, though, with the effortlessly cool guitarist Steve Cradock on tour with The Specials in the States. His less illustrious replacement is Barry from The Fratellis (remember them?).

With Moseley Shoals complete, OCS deliver six of their greatest hits, plus fan favourite Robin Hood. Get Blown Away and Travellers Tune could get even the most stubborn of crowds rocking, and the lyrics to Profit In Peace remain as relevant today as nearly two decades ago.

But it’s the squalling guitar loops of Hundred Mile High City that bring the gig to a suitably epic finale. words NEIL COLLINS photos NEIL SWINDLEHURST

live music 01600 712767.

Richmond Fontaine + Peter Bruntnell + Jerry Joseph Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are a stalwart bunch of punk-tinged alt-country sorts, touring for the last time. They did a good album or two back in the day.

Steel Panther + Buckcherry Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £27.50.

Info 029 2022 4488. See Music. “Please Note: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18,” says the venue’s website. Sounds like a Steel Panther song.

Stephen Osborne Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £15-£19.

Info 029 2039 1391. Recital of pieces by Poulenc, Debussy and Ravel.

Sunday Jazz & Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Blueswater Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£3 adv.

Info 029 2039 7933. R&B band from Edinburgh.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

The Songbook Collective Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

7pm, £19.50. Info 01792 475715. Steve Cradock from Ocean Colour Scene and folks from Paul Weller’s band play... stuff.

MONDAY 17

Bad Company + Richie Sambora & Orianthi Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

7pm, £60/350. Info 029 2022 4488. Dinosaur rockers dodge meteorites for another tour, with Bon Jovi guitarist supporting.

Les Butcherettes + The Picturebooks Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Maxican garage punk band who use props and that onstage headline.

Michael Kiwanuka Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Sold out.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Talking Bird Presents Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

Tall Ships + False Hope For The Savage + Chroma Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.

The Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

The Gents Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Playing a special swing set. Not the type you have rusting in your back garden.

The Power Of Love Show – The Music Of Celine Dion Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £19.35/£17.20.

Info 01639 763214. Tribute show.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509.

Ward Thomas The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 07590 471888. Poppy country duo.

Sold out though.

TUESDAY 18

Banned From Utopia The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Frank Zappa tribute, made up

of his ex-band members.

BBC NOW: Welsh Foundations 1 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464.

Breichiau Hir + ARGRPH + Adwaith Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Community Samba Band –

Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Johnny Coppin Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £5-£7.

Info 01970 623232. Folk.

Llantrisant Folk Club Showcase Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club.

7.30pm, free. Info 01443 226892.

Massmatiks The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Nigel Price Quartet

The monthly Roots N All night in Barry's West End Club is headlined by Ange Hardy and Lukas Drinkwater on Sat 22.

This duo are based in Somerset and play folk music which pays respect to the British traditions of the form, without being constrained by it. Glowing reviews have resulted.

Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

David Helbock Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Gun The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07590 471888. Scottish rockers.

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20/£18. Info 01970 623232.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Students Of Atlantic College St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100. Held in the cafe.

WEDNESDAY 19

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com.

Akala + Liam Bailey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £15.

Info 029 2023 2199. UK rap proselytizer.

Alone + Ratatosk + Little Deaths + LG Marshall Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2031 0312. Post-rock (of sorts) and electronica (of, again, sorts). Also features DJ Carl Morris.

And Finally... Phil Collins Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

8pm, £18.50. Info 01633 868239. Tribute act. In Aberystwyth tomorrow.

Andre Canniere Sextet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Backbeat Soundsystem Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Faustus Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Folk trio.

Feeder + Reigning Days

Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Pete Long & Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8.

Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig, a Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman tribute set.

RWCMD Symphonic Brass & Percussion: Fanfare!

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

The Bay Rays + Alibis Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199. UK garage punk band.

The Hollies St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £29.50/£26.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

The Lounge Kittens + Jay Foreman The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888.

THURSDAY 20

And Finally... Phil Collins Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £19.50/£18.50. Info 01970 623232.

Bry The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Buffalo Skinners + Screamin’ Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya Mama Big Band The Moon Club, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Duski Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £3.50-£7. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night.

Iestyn Davies Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £18/£16. Info 029 2039 1391. Countertenor performs the Elizabethan lute songs of John Dowland.

Marion’s Memorable Melodies Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 2pm, £6. Info 01633 868239.

Martin Chadwick Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£5.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Shypes + Press To Meco Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.

The Voice Of South Wales Grand Final Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

Wayne Ellington Sings Nat King Cole Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.15pm, £16. Info 01834 869323.

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Chorus & Community Chorus St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8.50-£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

FRIDAY 21

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”

Blaze Bayley The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv.

Info 07730 432166. Metal shouter.

Brentlee The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.

China Crisis Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.

Info 029 2089 0862. Eighties popsters.

Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Concert Of The Unexpected: A Celebration Of Roald Dahl St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£26.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Featuring the premiere of Bernard Kane Jr’s classical work Mr Dahl, and naration

by Michael Sheen.

Denim Snakes + Lost In Chemistry + To Bear Sir Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.

Do Not Go Gentle Fest The Garage / The Chattery, Swansea. £38.50 (weekend pass). Info www. donotgogentlefest.weebly. com. First of three days for this annual Dylan Thomasinspired music and arts fest. today, Laura J Martin, Johnny Fluffypunk, Clare Ferguson Walker play The Garage, while Julie Murphy headlines The Chattery. (Until Sun 23) Henry Purcell – The Fairy Queen Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £22/£20. Info 01874 611622. Opening event of this year’s Brecon Baroque festival.

Hungrytown Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.

Jamie Barton Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6.

Info 029 2039 1391. Mezzo soprano.

Keith Rock The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Korn Again + Stiff Bizkit The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Two tribute bands who have either been gazumped or

boosted by the actual bands touring together shortly.

Matuki + Hipicat 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 10pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Live Afrobeat type stuff from Bristol, plus locals Hipicat.

Meilyr Jones + Spring King + Pumerosa + Crows Tramshed, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £12.50 adv/free with Swn wristband. Info 029 2023 5555. Opening event of this year’s Swn Festival.

No Glory + Torque + Raider The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Paige Kenzie The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Rebecca Newman Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

8pm, £15.50. Info 01792 475715.

Rhys James Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Soul Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Stealing Sheep + R. Seiliog Le Pub, Newport.

8pm, free with a donation.

Info 01633 221477.

Superjam The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm. Info 01685 387925. Reggae quintet featuring vocals from Ras Abraham and Mystic Man. Swiss Ambassador’s Award Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £12/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. This is on here evey year and features the Nexus Reed Quintet for 2016.

Tehbis Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £5. Info 029 2039 7933.

Playing as part of the Modula x OGT night.

The Acoustix Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Happenings Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Marks Cartel The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

SATURDAY 22

Aeddan + Matthew Frederick Mozarts, Swansea.

7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 01792 649984.

Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater West End Club, Barry. 7pm, £15/£12.50 adv.

Info 07561 143114. Folk duo, Hardy in particular being able to boast that good old ‘critical acclaim’.

Aubrey Parsons 4 Bells, St Athan. 9pm, free. Info 01446 753722. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Beaufort Male Choir Annual Concert Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01495 355800.

Cherryshoes The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5.

Info 01497 821762.

Darkside Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £15. Info 01970 623232. Pink Floyd tribute.

Deadwood Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Classic rock covers.

Do Not Go Gentle Fest The Garage / The Chattery, Swansea. £38.50 (weekend pass). Info www. donotgogentlefest.weebly. com. Today features Arthur Smith, Ralph Steadman and Helen Love at The Garage,

plus Peter Bruntnell - The Chattery. (Until Sun 23) Grand Collapse + Shot! + Pizzatramp + Volatile Idea Le Pub, Newport. 7pm.

Info 01633 221477. Punk bands from near and far.

Iain Ballamy & Huw Warren Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/ free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.

Leftfield jazz duo of a good few decades’ standing.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Keith James Miners Theatre, Blackword. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

Cat Stevens tribute set. Keith has given the show a really long-winded title which I’m not going to write out, even though this actual sentence is probably longer by now.

Lillygreen & The Love Machine Porter’s, Cardiff.

9pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Lonely The Brave Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv/free with Swn wristband. Info 029 2023 5555. Swn gig.

Lunchtime Recital By Ystradivarius Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1pm, £10/£8. Info 01874 611622.

Bach, played at Brecon Baroque festival event.

Mamma Mia Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus the Abbagirls performing the music of the expected Swedes.

Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Mike Dennis The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Paige Kenzie The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Pardon Madame The Twelve Knights, Margam.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Peter Andre The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £29.50-£33.50 adv. Info 01633 533666.

Resurrection The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Stone Roses tribute band.

Robin Blaze Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £22/£20. Info 01874 611622.

Brecon Baroque festival event.

Simon Gore M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £3.

Info 029 2047 3373. EP launch for Welsh “multi-disciplinary sound” guy, whose music is on a kind of ambient classical tip.

Simon Trigg The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Sinfonia Cymru Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 2pm, £5/£2.50. Info 01686 614555.

A mix of live music and storytelling aimed at children.

Smith Quartet St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2087 8444.

Lunchtime string quartet performance.

Soul Strutters Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Steve Howe Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 01239 841387.

Solo acoustic show from Yes guitarist. *Swn Festival Various venBUZZ 71

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BAFTA CYMRU OCT 2016 By the time you read this the winners of the 25th British Academy Cymru Awards will have been announced in a glittering ceremony, attended by over 1000 industry professionals and members of the public.

You can find out who picked up the awards in 21 categories and the two Special Awards by visiting our website below.

October will be a busy month for our ongoing events programme – many of which are open to the public. We continue with the theme of celebrating Welsh talent and content made in Wales and highlighting the breadth of production taking place.

On 12 October at Chapter Arts Centre we will be gathering some of the cast and crew from the {Torchwood} series as we celebrate 10 years since the iconic production hit our screens. It will be a chance to discuss what made the series such a success and hear how being involved helped progress the careers of those involved.

On 19 October in Bangor, we will be screening {Moon Dogs}, which was directed by Newport director Philip John ({Downton Abbey}, {Outlander}) and won the Best International First Feature Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2016.

On 20 October we will be previewing the series of the new Amazon Prime drama {The Collection}, filmed in Swansea earlier this year, with Swansea locations doubling for Paris in the 1940s.

On 22 October we head to Wrexham for InitGame where our British Academy Cymru Games Award winner, announced back in June, RANT Media will offer a masterclass in games production.

If you are working in film, television or games in Wales or a student interested in joining the industry you can take a look at the benefits of joining BAFTA Cymru via our website below. Our various membership fees cost less than £15 a month and offer free cinema amongst a range of other benefits.

If you are new to Cardiff and starting college or University – croeso – and look out for our team at your freshers’ fair, which will be a chance to ask us questions about what we do and how you can get involved!

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ues, Cardiff. £55 adv/£10 age 14-17 (two days). Info www. swnfest.com. Taking place in these venues: Fuel, Buffalo, Castle Emporium, Clwb Ifor Bach, Dempseys, Gwdihw, O’Neill’s 10 Ft Tall, The Moon Club and the Tramshed. See the website for the full listings. On tomorrow also.

The Elvis Years Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £21.50/£19.50. Info 0845 2263510. Musical theatre based on Elvis’ life. Maybe this is in the wrong section.

Deal with it.

The Epstein Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

The Shimmer Band Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6 adv.

Info 01792 468892.

Tom Speight All Saints Church, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info www.llandaffnorthfestival. wales. Acoustic folk bloke, compared to Ryan Adams, Fionn Regan and Damien Rice in the promo blurb.

SUNDAY 23

Andrey Chulovskiy Gregynog Hall, Powys. 3pm, £15/£8 kids. Info 01686 614555. Piano recital presented by Theatr Hafren.

Anvil The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Unexpectedly cinegenic American metallers.

Looks like they’re back doing the kind of venues they were when they filmed the movie.

Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Jazz in the bar.

Do Not Go Gentle Fest The Garage / The Chattery, Swansea. £38.50 (weekend pass). Info www. donotgogentlefest.weebly. com. Today features Murray Lachlan Young, Under Milk Wood, Ceri Levy and Rag Foundation at The Garage.

(Finishes today) Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also featuring workshops from 2.30pm.

Ian Luther The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Pipe Dream The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm. Info 01495 247178.

Sunday Jazz & Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

Swn Festival Various venues, Cardiff. £55 adv/£10 age 14-17 (two days). Info www.swnfest. com.

Tabea Debus & Friends Plough Chapel, Brecon. 3pm, £10/£8. Info 01874 611622.

Brecon Baroque festival event.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

The Royal Air Force Massed Voluntary Bands St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £12. Info 029 2087 8444.

Trinity Baroque – A Birthday Feast Brecon Cathedral. 6.45pm, £15/£12.50. Info 01874 611622. Brecon Baroque festival event.

UB40 Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £32.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. This is the version without Ali Campbell in.

According to Ali they do country and western songs. Either

way it’s sold out.

for a tribute band.

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WEDNESDAY 26

Billy Talent + Young Guns + Say Yes Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £19 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. See Music.

Brecon Baroque Festival Orchestra Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £16/£14. Info 01874 611622.

The closing Brecon Baroque festival event.

Dick Hamer Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Lacertilia + Cybernetic Witch Cult Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 7.30pm. Info 07981 684142. Inyerface psych/stoner/rock bands from south Wales and Cornwall, touring together and in Cardiff tomorrow.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Talking Bird Presents Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Best Of Broadway Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £10.75. Info 0300 3656677.

Songs from the musicals.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509.

TUESDAY 25

Abi Foster Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50.

Info 01686 614555. Acoustic singer-songwriter.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Focus The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £16 adv. Info 07730 432166. Prog rock veterans.

Inme + Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics + Empire The Globe, Cardiff.

7pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, free. Info 07802 912789.

JP Cooper Sin City, Swansea.

7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 01792 468892.

Lacertilia + Cybernetic Witch Cult Buffalo, Cardiff.

7.30pm. Info 029 2031 0312.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Tendons + Inlay 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.

The Jelly Babies Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. In Porthcawl on Thurs 27.

Them Dead Beats + host Of The Avalanche + American Graffiti Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.

The Musical Box St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £32.50/£46.50 VIP. Info 029 2087 8444. Genesis tribute cover their Selling England

By The Pound album. Think this is probably the most expensive ticket I’ve ever seen

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com.

Alan Barnes / Steve Waterman with Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Cavaliers + The Broadcasts + Howland Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

CC Smugglers + Megan & The Common Threads The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Jake McMurchie Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Tony Hands. Free drink for performers.

Public Access TV Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.

Quarries + Pilgrim + The Bakestones The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30pm.

Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio gig.

Sara Grey & Keiron Means Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892.

The Labeque Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £25/£23. Info 029 2039 1391.

French piano duo who are indeed siblings, and perform works by Stravinsky, Schubert and Bernstein.

The Travelling Band + A. Dyjecinski + Valleyers The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

The Whitney Houston Show Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £26.50£28.50. Info 01656 815995.

Starring Belinda Davids.

THURSDAY 27

Chainska Brassica Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm.

Info 029 2023 2199.

Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Harriet Earis Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232.

Michael Jackson Tribute Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.45pm, £15.50. Info 01792 475715. Starring Rory Jackson.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Steve Mason The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18 adv. Info 07590 471888. Ex-Beta Band man in solo guise.

The Jelly Babies Jazz Band Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995.

Tobias Robertson’s Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Tygers Of Pan Tang + Sodomized Cadaver The New Crown Inn, Merthyr

Tydfil. 6pm. Info 01685 387925. Slightly odd combo of NWOBHM veterans and brutal death metallers.

Walter Trout + Jared James Nicholls Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Enduring bluesman.

Whitney: Queen Of The Night Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01495 227206. Tribute set.

FRIDAY 28

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Anneleen Lenaerts Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391.

Harpist.

Bella Blues Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Calypso The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Cancerous Womb + Verdelet + Agrona + Reign Of Erebus + The Judas Cradle + Narayana + Anal Floss Is Boss The Moon Club, Cardiff. 5-11pm, £6 adv. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com. Death metal and grind presented by FHED. False Advertising The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Florence Black The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, £5. Info 01495 247178.

Foster & Allen Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £19-£21. Info 01656 815995.

Goldie Lookin Chain Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Hand Of Dimes The Muni, Pontypridd. 8pm, £11 adv. Info 01443 490390. Veteran hard rock duo from these parts launch their debut album.

Higher-On Maiden The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm.

Info 07730 432166. Iron Maiden tribute band.

Huw M Ty Tawe, Swansea.

8pm. Info 01792 456856.

James Alexander + Parsons & Dark The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

James Kennedy The White Horse, Coychurch, Bridgend.

8.30pm, free. Info 01656 652583. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Laura Jurd & Dinosaur Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391. Jazz trumpeter Jurd teams up with Dinosaur, who are signed to Edition Records and who I predict will have to change their name at some point.

Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Museums At Night: The Roaring Twenties Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

7pm, £5. Info 029 2078 8334.

An evening of music and dance inspired by the 1920s.

Omaloma + Lastigband + Phalcons Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.

Rockin 58 Black Lion, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2056 7312. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

stage Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2009 5590.

An evening celebrating David Bowie, with tribute band Let’s Dance plus visuals and fancy dress (which you have to provide).

Steeleye Span Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £22 adv.

Info 01656 815995. UK folkies whose career stretches back to the 60s.

That’ll Be The Day Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £24/£23. Info 01686 614555.

Classic hits from olden times.

The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3.

Info 07818 056599.

The Grass Snakes Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm.

Info 01633 858636.

The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Little Mix Experience Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 6pm, £12.

Info 0845 2263510. Tribute band.

The Replicas Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

SATURDAY 29

Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Black Water Chemistry + Sydney Fate + Death

By Disco + Forever Falls + Buffalo The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 6pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Chris Kelly The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Cities Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm. Info 01792 649984.

Swansea post-rock band.

Cory Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £14/£7. Info 029 2039 1391.

Disco Panther + Buffo’s Wake + The Bungle Cult The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £5 adv/£10 with CD. Info 01792 475147.

Eyre Llew Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2087 7959.

Fourth Autumn + Chaos Trigger + We The Deceiver + Incursion + DemocratusThe Muni, Pontypridd. 6.30pm, £7 adv.

Info 01443 490390.

Guns 2 Roses The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band play first GnR album in full.

Halloween Party Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391.

With a five-course meal plus Music from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds.

Hells Bells Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983. AC/DC tribute band.

Hot Club Gallois Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £10.

Info 029 2089 0862. Gypsy jazz.

James Kennedy The Fairwater Hotel, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 029 2033 3049. Presented by Nailed It Events.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Lazy Habits + Sounds Of Harlowe Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £5-£10. Info

01834 869323. Live hip-hop and funk.

Monkeysee Monkeydo Hen Dderwen, Sketty, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 203631.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Peatbog Faeries Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £15/£13.

Info 0845 2263510. Celtic folk dance band.

Rachel B Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.

RavenEye Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199.

Sarah Brown The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Singalong A Wicker Man The Riverfront, Newport.

7.45pm, £7/£10 with entry to Basement Halloween Party.

Info 01633 656757. David Bramwell and Eliza Skelton play some live music and then lead you through a Halloween warble through the songs from The Wicker Man. Sœur + Sugar Horse + Kainoah Le Pub, Newport.

8pm, £5. Info 01633 221477.

Presented by Midwife Crisis.

The Balkaneers The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com.

The Big What?! Band Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

The Billy Joel Songbook The Riverfront, Newport.

7.30pm, £23/£20.50. Info 01633 656757. With Elio Pace and his band.

The Fairey Band Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01686 614555.

The Linden Singers + Garndiffaith Gleemen Male Voice Choir Barker Gallery, Pontypool. 7-9pm, £10 adv. Info 01495 752036.

Fundraising concert.

The Magic Of Motown St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26.50/£24.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

The Shakes The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

The Shrieking Violets Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free.

Info 029 2039 8965.

The Underdogz Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Tits Up + Deadly Light Shade + Monsterometer Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm.

Info 07818 056599.

SUNDAY 30

BBC NOW: Halloween Spooktacular St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £5-£15.

Info 029 2087 8444. They’ll be performing things like the Ghostbusters theme and perhaps thinking “it’s a living” to themselves.

Ezra Furman & The Boy Friends Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Glammy indie American.

Jiveoholics The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Remi Harris Trio The King’s Arms, Abergavenny.

7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 07958 612691. A Black Mountain Jazz night.

Straight Lines + Evarose The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Sunday Jazz & Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Counterfeit 60s Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £17/£15. Info 01633 868239.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

MONDAY 31

Bastille Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £35. Info 029 2022 4488.

Groucho Club Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Lloyd Cole Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £21. Info 0871 4720400.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Nightmares From The Discotheque 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Comedy rock duo.

Paul Gilbert Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv.

Info 029 2023 5555. Some sort of nerdy riff salad guitar bloke.

Talking Bird Presents Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Zombie Zombie + Totem Terrors + My Name Is Ian + The Vega Bodegas + Lupo Rosso The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com. Halloween gig headlined by synthy French duo. Also features visuals of some sort.

stage SATURDAY 1

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01970 623232.

Lighthouse Theatre’s stage adaption of Welsh detective novel. On tomorrow also; in Ystradgynlais on Wed 5, Cwmbran Thurs 6, Pontardawe Sat 8.

Ian Cognito + Wes Packer + Phil Cooper + Ryan Cull + Chris Corcoran The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £8. Info 01443 490390. I just remembered Owen Smith set up the group that got this venue to reopen last year.

That’s got to be worth a comp ticket on the door, should the MP find this bill of standup comedians to his taste and have a free Saturday night post-leadership election.

Kevin Dewsbury + Roger Monkhouse + Quincy Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Kiss Me, Kate Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £7-£37. Info 029 2063 6464. Welsh National Opera do a Cole Porter musical. On tomorrow also.

Matt Price + Luke Toulson + Elliot Steel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871

4720400.

Noel James + Phil Evans + Jenny Collier + Dan Thomas Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

8pm, £6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Welsh language standup comedy.

Puppetry Of The Penis Grand Theatre, Swansea.

8pm, £20.50. Info 01792 475715. Kind of an injustice that this show has been touring endlessly for almost 20 years but Benidorm’s infamous ‘Sticky Vicky’ continues to be ignored by the mainstream.

Seasons Of Love Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.15pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510. “A celebration of life, love and relationships in verse, prose and song,” in memory of Craig Gutteridge and proceeds in aid of Muscular Dystrophy & Llanelli Youth Theatre.

Spamalot Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. New Venture Players present Monty Python musical.

Theatre-In-Focus – Gwyn Thomas Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50. Info 01792 475715.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Family Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. One-man show from UK poetry slam champion Ben Norris. Sherman Cymru, previously known as Sherman Theatre, is now Sherman Theatre again as of this month. Puff Daddy-esque.

The Mousetrap New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12-£31. Info 029 2087 8889. The latest outing for Agatha Christie thriller which has become one of the most-performed plays ever, despite actually having very little to do with mousetraps.

The Revlon Girl Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0800 0147111.

Play based on the events surrounding the Aberfan Disaster of 1966, written by Neil Anthony. In Abertillery on Tue 11; Swansea on Wed 12; Aberystwyth on Thurs 13; Milford Haven on Mon 17; Llanelli on Tue 18; Blackwood on Fri 21 and sat 22.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 4.30pm, £9. Info 01792 602060. Swansea International Festival theatre event for ages 3-7.

Tim Bromage Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£8.

Info 029 2030 4400. Readings from Bromage’s latest poetry collection, with some music and magic thrown in.

SUNDAY 2

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

2.30 + 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01970 623232.

Gary Delaney Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £14/£11 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Ivo Graham + Chris Purchase + Paul Scoble + Robin Morgan Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. Presented by Buffalo Comedy.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

The Emperor’s New

Clothes Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £9.50/£8.50.

Info 01656 815995. Kids’ theatre presented by Stuff & Nonsense.

MONDAY 3

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. Mal Pope’s musical, here as part of the Swansea International

Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Little Shop Of Horrors New Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12-£28. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 8) Rehearsal For Murder Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12.50-£26.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 8) Sister Act The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £8. Info

In its quarter-century lifetime in the West End, The Woman In Black has been dubbed “the world’s most terrifying play” by some. A big claim, but one which its two-and-a-bit-week residency at Milford Haven’s Torch Theatre gives you ample opportunity to verify, via your attendance. It’s set on Christmas Eve and takes the form of a ghost story – a recently deceased woman’s sister haunts a remote house, her every appearance leading to death in mysterious circumstances.

Opening on Wed 5 Oct and finishing on Sat 22, with breaks on Sunday and Monday but otherwise on daily, TWIB was directed by Peter Doran and tickets are available at www. torchtheatre.co.uk.

Festival. (Until Fri 14) Little Shop Of Horrors New Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10-£25. Info 029 2087 8889. Much-loved musical starring Rhydian, who may be much-loved somewhere too. (Until Sat 8) Rehearsal For Murder Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12.50-£26.50. Info 01792 475715. New thriller from the writers of Murder, She Wrote and starring a bunch of people from soaps and the like. (Until Sat 8)

TUESDAY 4

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50-£40.50.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Bouncers Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206.

John Godber’s well-worn play, presented by Black RAT. In Cardigan on Sat 8; Carmarthen on Thurs 13; Cwmbran on Mon 17; Aberdare on Tue 18 and Wed 19; Pontardawe on Thurs 20; Newtown on Fri 21; Porthcawl on Sat 22; Milford Haven on Tue 25; Swansea on Wed 26; Brecon on Thurs 27; Aberystwyth on Sat 29.

(Until Thurs 6) Cappuccino Girls II:

01495 355800. Musical presented by AYDMS Senior Section. (Until Fri 7) The Good Earth Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722. Motherlode and RCT Theatres present a new play about villagers fighting against proposed council development. In Brecon tomorrow; Treorchy on Fri 7 and Sat 8; Blackwood on Tue 11; Abergavenny on Wed 12.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. Kicking off a new season of theatre in The Other Room, Fio presents a play by Katori Hall and directed by Abdul Shayek.

This preview show is sold out and the next one is on Thurs 6. (Until Sat 15) The Railway Children Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. Amateur musical production. (Until Fri 7)

WEDNESDAY 5

Aberystwyth Mon Amour The Welfare, Ystradgynlais.

7.30pm, £11/£9. Info 01639 843163.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff BUZZ 73

stage Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50-£40.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. New works by various acclaimed choreographers as well as Ailey himself. On tomorrow also.

Bouncers Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01495 227206. (Until Thurs 6) Boxfull Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com. Variety show for actors, writers and directors.

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Little Shop Of Horrors New Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12-£28. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 8) Macbeth Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. Presented by Fluellen. On tomorrow also, for schools and colleges.

Merch Yr Eog Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £8.50£14. Info 01970 623232.

Welsh, French and Breton language play, by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Teatr Piba. In Carmarthen on Fri 21 and Sat 22; Cardiff on Tue 25 and Wed 26. (Until Fri 7) Rehearsal For Murder Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12.50-£26.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 8) Sister Act The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. (Until Fri 7) The Good Earth Theatr

Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622.

The Railway Children Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Until Fri 7) The Terrible Things I’ve Done Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Invisible Ink present a play inspired by personal stories collected over two years. (Until Sat 8) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. Two and a bit weeks here for infamous West End thriller/chiller/hit play. (Until Sat 22) Two Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232. Comedy written by Jim Cartwright and set in a valleys pub. On tomorrow also; in Cwmbran on Fri 7; Ammanford Tue 11; Brecon Wed 12; Cardigan Fri 14; Newtown Sat 15; Ystradgynlais Thurs 20; Ebbw Vale Fri 21; Swansea Sat 22.

THURSDAY 6

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 868239.

Bouncers Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01495 227206. (Finishes today) Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14)

Clear-Cut OUT The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 07590 471888. Featuring contemporary performance art from across the UK, including dance, new music, video, spoken word and theatre. Performers: Will Salter (vocal artist), Suze De Lee (performance artist), Turning Worlds & Richard Hoadley (dance/music collaboration), Poems from the Inside (spoken word), Ben Thomas’ Leap Of Faith (music/visual art), Knots Cymylau (dance/ film) and Nevsky Perspective (music/visual art).

Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring Michael Legge and Mike Wilmot.

Little Shop Of Horrors New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10-£28. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 8) Macbeth Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

1.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

Merch Yr Eog Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £8.50£14. Info 01970 623232.

(Until Fri 7) Rehearsal For Murder Grand Theatre, Swansea.

2.30 + 7.30pm, £12.50£26.50. Info 01792 475715.

(Until Sat 8) Sister Act The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. (Until Fri 7) The Mountaintop The

DEAD SHEEP New Theatre, Cardiff, Tue 11 Oct Tickets: £15-£25. Info: 029 2087 8889 / www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk A fictionalised retelling of Margaret Thatcher’s downfall as British Prime Minister in 1989, Dead Sheep visits the New Theatre this month. If you’re unfamiliar with the basic plot, it goes as follows: Thatcher sacks the Conservative Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe, often mocked and infamously dubbed a ‘dead sheep’ due to his uninspiring demeanour in the Commons. Yet this move dramatically backfires on her, as Howe subverts general expectations and delivers one of the most brutal speeches in British political history, marking the beginning of Thatcher’s decline.

Giving you the inside story with ladles of treachery and revenge, Dead Sheep offers an entertaining and deeply honest account of the events that created a lifelong political fissure.

BUZZ 74

Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Railway Children Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Until Fri 7) The Terrible Things I’ve Done Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 8) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Two Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232.

FRIDAY 7

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 21.

Howard Read + Dylan Gott + John Wagstaff Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. A Killforaseat Comedy Club night.

Little Shop Of Horrors New Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £15-£37. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 8) Macbeth Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £10.50. Info 01656 815995. Presented by Fluellen Theatre.

Merch Yr Eog Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £8.50£14. Info 01970 623232.

(Finishes today) Rehearsal For Murder Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12.50-£26.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 8) Rich Hall Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 8pm, £16. Info 01686 614555.

Robin Morgan + Archie Maddocks + Michael Legge + Mike Wilmot Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Romeo A Juliet Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm, £16/£14.50. Info 01874 611622. Presented by Ballet Cymru in collaboration with Coreo Cymru and The Riverfront Theatre Newport.

In Treorchy on Wed 12; Swansea on Sat 15.

Sister Act The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. (Finishes today) ‘Stute Comedy Nights Miners’ Institute, Blackwood.

8pm, £12/£11. Info 01495 227206.

The Good Earth Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 1 + 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0800 0147111.

On tomorrow also.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Railway Children Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Finishes today) The Terrible Things I’ve Done Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 8) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. The Sherman Theatre and Tobacco Factory Theatres present a chilling production directed by Rachel O’Riordan. (Until Sat 22)

The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Two Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 01633 868239.

SATURDAY 8

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722.

Bouncers Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £14/£13.

Info 01239 621200.

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) *Gadael Tir The Trinity Centre, Four Elms Rd, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/free for refugees or asylum seekers.

Info owen@gemtone.co.uk.

Musical/theatrical performance that tells the story of land rights and protest in Wales over the last millennium.

Kae Kurd + Sean Meo Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Little Shop Of Horrors New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12-£37. Info 029 2087 8889. (Finishes today) Rehearsal For Murder Grand Theatre, Swansea.

2.30 + 7.30pm, £12.50£26.50. Info 01792 475715.

(Finishes today) Robin Morgan + Archie Maddocks + Michael Legge + Mike Wilmot Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Saturday Night Live St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16-£24. Info 029 2087 8444.

Variety show.

Showstoppers Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £6. Info 01685 384111. Redhouse Performance Academy students and special guests provide an evening of entertainment.

The Good Earth Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 2pm, £10/£8.

Info 0800 0147111.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. Next show is on Mon 10. (Until Sat 15) The Terrible Things I’ve Done Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Finishes today) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22)

SUNDAY 9

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Mr & Mrs Clark present Express Yourself Le Pub, Newport. 7pm, free (donations welcomed). Info 01633 221477. The last of three days of We Shall Overcome evenings here this weekend.

The Hogwallops Gwyn Hall, Neath. 3pm, £10.75/£5.38.

Info 0300 3656677. Theatre/ circus production aimed at

families.

Told By The Wind Small World Theatre, Cardigan.

3pm, £6. Info 01239 615952.

Theatre by The Llanarth Group, who call it “slow theatre, for a fast world”. It’s performed by Jo Shapland, Phillip Zarrilli. In Cardiff on Wed 12 and Thurs 13.

MONDAY 10

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22)

TUESDAY 11

A Good Clean Heart Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01646 695267.

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Dead Sheep New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£21.

Info 029 2087 8889. New drama about the latter days of Margaret ‘Mrs’ Thatcher’s premiership, and the Parliament speech

by Geoffrey Howe which hastened her downfall. The speech in question is “eerily presicent in this post-Brexit age,” as I daresay most writeups on this play will note.

(Until Sat 15) Layla’s Room Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 4 + 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. A celebration of the energy, ambitions and concerns of young women, told through poetry, comedy and music.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. Abbacentric musical comes here for a century or so. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Michael Morpurgo’s King Arthur Grand Theatre, Swansea. 6pm, £11.50. Info 01792 475715. On tomorrow also.

Oh Hello! The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757. The Torch Theatre Company’s dramatisation of the life of Charles Hawtrey.

The Good Earth Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 227206.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Revlon Girl The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 01495 355800. (Until Fri 7) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2 + 7.30pm, £6-£20.

Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Two Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £8/£6.

Info 0845 2263510.

stage WEDNESDAY 12

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Comedy Den Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Hosted by Charlie Smith.

Dead Sheep New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50-£26.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 15) Elis James & John Robins Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400.

Comedy duo present a stage versaion of their podcast. In Swnsea tomorrow.

Jeremy Hardy Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£14.

Info 01970 623232.

Life On Wheels Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Circus theatre show starring two women who perform the whole thing on rollerskates. On tomorrow also.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Michael Morpurgo’s King Arthur Grand Theatre, Swansea. 6pm, £11.50. Info 01792 475715.

Mr Mayhew’s London Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

8pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232. Theatrical portrait of mid-19th century London, seem through the eyes of Henry Mayhew. On tomorrow also.

Peppa Pig’s Surprise Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 10am, 1pm + 4pm, £16/£14 kids.

Info 0845 2263510.

Romeo A Juliet Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 0800 0147111.

The Good Earth Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Revlon Girl Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

7.45pm, £11/£9. Info 01792 475715.

The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Told By The Wind Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£12. Info 029 2030 4400.

Innovative dance piece presented by the Llanarth Group. On tomorrow also.

Two Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £8-£13. Info 01874 611622.

THURSDAY 13

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 15) ‘Allo ‘Allo Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £13. Info 01656 815995. Stage versh of sitcom, presented by Phoenix Theatre. (Until Sat 15) Bouncers Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 0845 2263510.

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info

01792 463980. (Until Fri 14) Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring Steve Williams and Jojo Smith.

Dandy Dick Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Phoenix Theatre Group presents Pinero’s classic comedy (Until Sat 15) Dead Sheep New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm,

tomorrow also.

FRIDAY 14

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2 + 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 15) ‘Allo ‘Allo Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £13. Info 01656 815995. (Until Sat 15) An Evening With Des O’Connor Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50/£18.50. Info 01792

The Rhondda Heritage Park has a spooky, immersive and presumably Halloween-related theatre show called X-Scream, running from Sat 22 until Mon 31. It's set in and around the grounds of the park, is aimed at teens and up, and takes place in hour-long instalments four times a day. £8.50-£26. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 15) Elis James & John Robins Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £18. Info 01792 475715.

Grease Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. Presented by the Blaenau Gwent Young Stars Musical Theatre Company. (Until Sat 15) Inked + Murmur 2.0 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8-£14.

Info 01792 602060. Double dance bill presented by the Aakash Odedra Company. In Aberystwyth on Thurs 20.

Life On Wheels Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18.50£61.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13 Nov) Mr Mayhew’s London Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

8pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232.

Seymour Mace + Tom Toal + Dave Williams Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 869323.

Span Arts Comedy Club night.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Revlon Girl Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232.

The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2 + 7.30pm, £6-£20.

Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £8-£17.50. Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Told By The Wind Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£12. Info 029 2030 4400.

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 10am, 1pm + 6pm, £7/£6.50. Info 01639 843163. Kids’ theatre. On

475715.

Cappuccino Girls II: Five Years On Coast Café, Swansea. 7pm, £15. Info 01792 463980. (Finishes today) Coulrophobia Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Anarchic clowning show. On tomorrow also.

Dandy Dick Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Sat 15) Dead Sheep New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50-£26.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 15) Grease Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. (Until Sat 15) Hal Cruttenden Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £16 adv. Info 01600 772467.

Comedian, in Cardigan tomorrow and Cardiff on Sun 16.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£65.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Nayika Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.

Bharatanatyam classical Indian dance performance.

One Board Man Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £6. Info 01970 623232. An improvised play which one man creates with the help of a pen, a whietboard and some audience suggestions.

Rigoletto Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50. Info 01874 611622. Verdi’s opera, presented here by Heritage.

The Collector Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £11/£19. Info 01686 614555.

Drama set in occupied Iraq circa 2003, based on real-life experiences. In Swnsea on Fri 28.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 15) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info

029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) Tom Allen + Suzi Ruffell Pontardawe Arts Centre.

8pm, £14/£12 adv. Info 01792 863722. Standup comedy.

The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Tom Toal + Sean McLoughlin + Steve Williams + JoJo Smith Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Two Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £13/£12.

Info 01239 621200.

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 10am, 1pm + 6pm, £7/£6.50. Info 01639 843163.

SATURDAY 15

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. Also on from Tue 18-Sat 22. (Finishes today) ‘Allo ‘Allo Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £13. Info 01656 815995. (Finishes today) Bluestocking Lounge Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £15.50. Info 01792 475715. Featuring Daisy Black, Alex McAleer, Advotia The Russian Doll and host DeeDee De La Rouge.

Coulrophobia Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464.

Dandy Dick Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. (Finishes today) Dead Sheep New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £9-£26. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Finishes today) Grease Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. (Finishes today) Hal Cruttenden Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £16.

Info 01239 621200.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £22.50£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13 Nov) Romeo A Juliet Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8.50-£14.50. Info 01792 475715.

Romesh Ranganathan St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Comedian.

Simon Bligh + Freddie Quinn + Tanyalee Davies Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

The Canterbury Tales Savoy Theatre, Monmouth.

7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01600 772467. Blast From The Past present Chaucer. No under12s allowed, lest they be exposed to jokes about muffs and bums.

The Mountaintop The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Finishes today) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £8-£17.50. Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Tom Toal + Sean McLoughlin + Steve

Williams + JoJo Smith Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Two Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £11/£9.

Info 01686 614555.

SUNDAY 16

Burlesque Idol Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15/£25 VIP. Info 029 2063 6464. Like Pop Idol, or perhaps a battle of the bands, but for burlesque performers.

Hal Cruttenden Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £16. Info 0871 4720400.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £22.50-£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) The Ugly Duckling Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

2pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232. Presented by Thingumajig Theatre.

MONDAY 17

Bouncers Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £13/£12.

Info 01633 868239.

Ghost The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17-£38. Info 029 2087 8889.

Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard wrote this! Well, this version. And Sarah from Girls Aloud stars in it. (Until Sat 22) Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. New play presented by Walrus Theatre, written by Sam Steiner and directed by Ed Madden.

(Until Sat 22) Nabucco St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£32. Info 029 2087 8444. Verdi’s opera, presented by Ellen Kent.

The Ghost Train Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01639 643462. By Arnold Ridley and directed by Owen Staton. (Until Sat 22) The Revlon Girl Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01646 695267.

The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22)

TUESDAY 18

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 22) Akaash Odedra The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01633 656757.

Aakash and Australian choreographer Lewis Major delve into the idea of warped and exaggerated realities, exploring how the misconceptions of dyslexia can be revealed through visual design, light, sound and movement.

Bouncers Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £13/£11.

Info 0800 0147111. On tomorrow also.

Buddy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£30.

Info 01792 475715. West End musical about the life of Buddy Holly. (Until Sat 22) Ghost The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17-£38. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 22) Lemons Lemons Lemons

Lemons Lemons The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 22) Macbeth: The Director’s Cut The Riverfront, Newport.

7.45pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 656757. Presented

by Volcano Theatre. (Until Thurs 20) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Sponge Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 11am + 1.30pm, £4.50/£3.50 kids. Info 01495 227206. Interactive sensory theatre show for young children.

Talking Heads Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. Newport Playgoers Society will be performing three of Alan Bennett’s plays.

(Until Sat 22) The Ghost Train Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01639 643462.

(Until Sat 22) The Revlon Girl Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.45pm, £12/£10.

Info 0845 2263510.

The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22)

WEDNESDAY 19

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 22) Annie Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1 + 7pm, £11/£9.

Info 01656 815995. Presented

by Brynteg Comprehensive School. (Until Fri 21) Bouncers Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 1pm, £13/£11. Info 0800 0147111.

Buddy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £13-£30. Info 01792 475715.

(Until Sat 22) Ghost The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17-£38. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 22) Jasper Carrott & Alistair McGowan Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £25 adv.

Info 01600 719401.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 22) Macbeth: The Director’s Cut The Riverfront, Newport.

7.45pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 656757. (Until Thurs 20) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Samson & Delilah Burry Port Memorial Hall. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

Saint-Saens’ opera, presented by Burry Port Opera. Also on Fri 21 and Sat 22.

Talking Heads Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 22) The Ghost Train Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01639 643462.

(Until Sat 22) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black BUZZ 75

stage Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £8-£17.50. Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22)

THURSDAY 20

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2 + 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 22) An Evening Of Burlesque Miners’ Institute, Blackwood.

7.30pm, £20. Info 01495 227206.

Annie Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £11/£9. Info 01656 815995. (Until Fri 21) Bouncers Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722.

Buddy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£30.

Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 22) Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring Funmbi Omotayo and one comic TBC. Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13.

Info 029 2039 1391. Ödön von Horváth’s play, adapted

by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Sean Linnen.

(Until Sat 29) Ghost The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12-£38. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 22) Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 22) Macbeth: The Director’s Cut The Riverfront, Newport.

1 + 7.45pm, £12.50/£8.50.

Info 01633 656757. (Finishes today) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18.50£61.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13 Nov) Merch Yr Eog Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

On tomorrow also.

Morgan & West Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01239 621200.

Time-travelling magic duo.

Murmur 2.0 + Inked Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232.

Romeo & Juliet Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £14/£12 kids. Info 01600 719401. The Pantaloons present their own innovative take on Shakespeare.

Talking Heads Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 22) The Ghost Train Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01639 643462.

(Until Sat 22) The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £8-£17.50. Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Two The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7.30pm. Info 01639 843163.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

Immersive, interactive and indeed spooky theatre set in the grounds of this park.

BUZZ 76

Takes place in hour-long slots. (Until Mon 31)

FRIDAY 21

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 22) Andre Vincent + Eddy Brimson + Funmbi Omotayo + Masud Milas + Joe Jacobs Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

FIVE standup comedians? On

Samson & Delilah Burry Port Memorial Hall. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

Talking Heads Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 22) The Ghost Train Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01639 643462.

(Until Sat 22) The Revlon Girl Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 2pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206.

On tomorrow also.

We Shall Overcome is an antiausterity campaign which raises awareness via the medium of gigs and other live performances. Indeed, Newport Le Pub has three days of WSO fun from Fri 7-Sun 9 this month; on the Sunday there'll be an evening hosted by Welsh cabaret duo Mr & Mrs Clark. a night that usually features a maximum of four? I can barely believe it either! On tomorrow also, although with one less act I’m relieved to say.

Annie Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £11/£9. Info 01656 815995. (Finishes today) Bouncers Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £11/£9.

Info 01686 614555.

Buddy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£30.

Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 22) Cabarration Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £13/£10. Info 01970 623232.

LGBT-centric cabaret night featuring comedian Jonathan Mayor plus more TBC. Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29) Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400.

Ghost The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22-£42.50. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 22) Jekyll & Hyde The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2048 3344. Stage adaption presented by Pantaloons.

Julian Clary Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £23 adv. Info 01600 772467.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Until Sat 22) Macbeth – Director’s Cut Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 1.15 + 7.30pm, £7-£12. Info 01792 602060.

Presented by Volcano Theatre Company. On tomorrow also.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£65.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Merch Yr Eog / Merc’h An Eog Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

The Story Weavers Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5. Info 01792 863722.

The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 22) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Until Sat 22) Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. Chekhov’s play, translated by Benedict Andrews, directed by Adele Thomas and presented by the Richard Burton Company.

(Until Sat 29) Two Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 355800.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Until Mon 31)

SATURDAY 22

A Good Clean Heart Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. (Finishes today) Andre Vincent + Eddy Brimson + Funmbi Omotayo + Ben Norris Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.85/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Bouncers Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £15.50/£14.50. Info 01656 815995.

Buddy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£30.

Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. Next show is on Tue 25. (Until Sat 29) Ghost The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £22-£42.50. Info 029 2087 8889. (Finishes today) Josh Widdecombe St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £18. Info 029 2087 8444. See Upfront.

Lemons Lemons Lemons

Lemons Lemons The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189. (Finishes today) Macbeth – Director’s Cut Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7-£12.

Info 01792 602060.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £22.50£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13 Nov) Nick Page + Joe Wells + Johnny Candon Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Samson & Delilah Burry Port Memorial Hall. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

Sofie Hagen The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757. Standup comedy from someone who hosts a podcast called Guilty Feminist.

Talking Heads Dolman Theatre, Newport. 2.30 + 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Finishes today) The Ghost Train Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01639 643462.

(Finishes today) The Revlon Girl Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 2pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206.

The Weir Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2 + 7.30pm, £6-£20.

Info 029 2064 6900. (Finishes today) The Woman In Black Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£17.50.

Info 01646 695267. (Finishes today) Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. Next show is on Tue 25. (Until Sat 29) Two Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.45pm, £10.

Info 01792 475715.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Until Mon 31)

SUNDAY 23

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £22.50-£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) The Rattler Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2 + 5pm, £10/£7.50.

Info 0845 2263510. Mahogany Opera Group present the story of Rumpelstiltskin. On tomorrow also.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

Next event is on Thurs 27.

(Until Mon 31)

MONDAY 24

A Pocket Full Of Grimm Gwyn Hall, Neath. 1pm, £6.45. Info 0300 3656677.

Family storytelling theatre.

Marty MacDonald’s Toy Machine Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

2pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01646 695267. Kids’ show.

In Abertillery tomorrow; Monmouth on Sun 30.

Raiders Of The Lost Pumpkin Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 12pm, £9/£7.

Info 01600 772467. Family theatre.

Round The Horne Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm,

£16.50/£13.50. Info 01792 475715. On tomorrow also.

The Rattler Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2pm, £10/£7.50. Info 0845 2263510.

TUESDAY 25

Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2128 0189. Preview night for a new play presented by Those Two Imposters, written by David Harrower and directed by Rupert Hands.

Next performance is on Thurs 27. (Until Sat 5 Nov) Bouncers Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01646 695267.

Don Giovanni Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £18/£17. Info 01495 227206.

Presented by Heritage Opera.

Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29) George’s Marvellous Medicine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £15/£11. Info 029 2087 8889. R Dahl’s gran-poisoning favourite, adapted by the Birmingham Stage Company. (Until Sat 29) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Marty Macdonald’s Toy Machine The Met, Abertillery. 2pm, £8.50/£6.50 kids. Info 01495 355800.

Merch Yr Eog Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. On tomorrow also.

Moby Dick! The Musical Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. Performed by Junior AAODS. (Until Sat 29) Round The Horne Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £16.50/£13.50. Info 01792 475715.

Savage Hart Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £8-£12.

Info 01970 623232. Aerial artistry, ballet and circus combined here by Citrus Arts.

The Legendary Adventures Of Litla The Brave Pontardawe Arts Centre. 2pm, £5/£3. Info 01792 863722. Kids’ show.

The Owl & The Pussycat Queens Hall, Narberth. 2pm, £5.50/£4.50 adv. Info 01834 869323. Family theatre. In Treorchy on Fri 28.

Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29)

WEDNESDAY 26

Alfie White: Space Explorer Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

Info 0845 2263510. Kids’ show presented by Tall Stories.

Bad Guys Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8.50. Info 01874 611622.

Kids’ show with Cbeebies types. In Newtown tomorrow.

Bouncers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15.50/£13.50. Info 01792 475715.

Comedy Club Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

8pm, £11. Info 01792 475715.

Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm,

£6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391.

(Until Sat 29) George’s Marvellous Medicine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £11.50-£21. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 29) Ghost Of Dylan Thomas Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. A one man show written and performed by Peter Read.

Grease Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Centrestage Cymru present. (Until Sat 29) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Merch Yr Eog Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464.

Moby Dick! The Musical Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Until Sat 29) Paul Shallcross Horror Shorts Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722.

Pitschi – The Kitten With Dreams Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £7. Info 01656 815995. Musical theatre for ages 2-7.

Roald Dahl – Imagine That! Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 11am + 2pm, £5/£2.50 adult. Info 029 2089 0862. Educational theatre show.

The Danish Girl Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 1.30pm, £3/£8 with lunch. Info 01686 614555. Lunchtime theatre based on the book.

The Owl & The Pussycat’s Treasury Of Nonsense Miners’ Institute, Blackwood.

11am + 2pm, £4.50/£3.50 kids. Info 01495 227206.

Family show. Afternoon performance is a ‘relaxed’ one.

Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29)

THURSDAY 27

Apocalypso The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £10.50/£8.50.

Info 01633 656757. Presented

by Tin Shed Theatre Co. Also on tomorrow and Mon 31.

Bad Guys Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 10.30am + 2pm, £8/£5. Info 01686 614555.

Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Sat 5 Nov) Bouncers Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm, £13/£11. Info 01874 611622.

Comedy Club Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Presented by Little Wander.

Dan TDM St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1.30 + 7pm, £15-£21.

Info 029 2087 8444. YouTube star whose main thing is playing Minecraft. “More like Dan Tedium!” I would probably quip if forced to attend this for some reason.

Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29) George’s Marvellous Medicine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £11.50-£21. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 29) Grease Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 29)

BRICKSTOCK The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff, every Saturday and Sunday from Sat 22 Oct-Sun 6 Nov Admission: most events free; £20 Fri 22. Info: facebook.com/ brickstockcdf For three weekends from late October to early November, Fizzi Productions will be hosting Brickstock at Brickworks, a unique music and cultural festival in Cardiff. Housed in a courtyard near Cardiff Central station and supported by property developer Portabella, the event is kicked off in prestigious fashion with an opening night headline set from Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield [pictured].

Supported by Andy Cairns, vocalist with Ulster rockers Therapy?, tickets for this marquee event will be £20, but nearly all events thereafter will be free entry.

Other musical highlights include a very rare live appearance – their first in south Wales –from audio cut-up renegades Cassetteboy (Sat 5 Nov, tickets £10); three bouncy courses of ska, r’n’b and punk in the form of Captain Accident, Baby Queens and Junior Bill (Sun 23 Oct); and various upcoming electronic acts on the Building 5 stage (Sat 29 Oct). Aside from music, there will be a series of workshops on offer based on crafts, as well as art projects from the likes of Andy Fung and Pria-Borg-Marks. Breweries including VoG and Crafty Devil will also be making an appearance, alongside food traders Trade Street Café and Tukka Tuk.

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2.30pm, £6.50.

Info 01446 799100. Family musical. (Until Sat 29) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18.50£61.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13 Nov) Moby Dick! The Musical Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Until Sat 29) Nobody’s Perfect Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. A play in which a man gets a contract with a feminist publishing house by pretending to be a woman, and then having to dress up as one to maintain the pretence. Potential for #problematiccontent – pretty high I’d say... but “nobody’s perfect!” (Until Sat 29) Taith Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £8. Info 029 2064 6900. Three script-inhand readings from the venue’s new writing initiative.

Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391.

(Until Sat 29) Tom Stade Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £17/£15 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Until Mon 31)

FRIDAY 28

Apocalypso The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £10.50/£8.50.

Info 01633 656757.

Austentatious Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.45pm,

£13. Info 01792 475715. Jane Austen-themed improv comedy rifferama.

Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Sat 5 Nov) Cardiff Cabaret Club: Return Of The Bootie Snatchers St Peters Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub. com. Featuring performances from Raven Noir and Dave The Bear.

Comedy Shed The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50. Info 01633 656757.

With standups TBC. Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29) From A Dark Place Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01685 722176.

CoDu Productions presents suspenseful play by Merthyr writer Gareth Hunt. On tomorrow also.

George’s Marvellous Medicine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £11.50-£21. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 29) George Zach + Andrew McBurney + John Hastings + Erich McElroy Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Grease Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 29) Jarred Christmas + Kiri Pritchard McLean + Mike Bubbins Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.15pm, £10. Info 01874 611622.

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2.30pm, £6.50.

Info 01446 799100. (Until Sat 29) Lee Hurst Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £16 adv.

Info 01600 772467. See my One Louder column for more late-90s nostalgia.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£65.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Moby Dick! The Musical Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Until Sat 29) Nobody’s Perfect Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 29) Spring, Autumn, Summer, Winter – For Gwangju Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7pm, £3. Info 029 2030 4400.

Work-in-progress performance which attempts to question what spaces can transcend global divisions and displacements. On tomorrow also.

The Bwci-Bo, The Boggart And The Evil, Chancy Thing Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £5.

Info 0845 2263510. Spooky kids’ storytelling show for Halloween.

The Collector Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01792 602060.

The Owl & The Pussycat Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 2pm, £4. Info 0800 0147111. Also features a free art and craft session for kids before the show.

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

Stage adaption presented by Brother Wolf.

Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 29) X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Until Mon 31)

SATURDAY 29

Andy Hamilton Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22. Info 029 2064 6900.

Comedian.

Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

Next performance is on Mon 31. (Until Sat 5 Nov) Bouncers Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £11-£13. Info 01970 623232.

Don Juan Comes Back From The War Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Finishes today) From A Dark Place Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01685 722176.

Game Of Bones Grand Theatre, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50. Info 01792 475715.

Lunchtime theatre by Fluellen, a comedy about Richard III. George’s Marvellous Medicine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £12-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. (Finishes today) George Zach + Andrew McBurney + John Hastings + Erich McElroy Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Grease Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info

01633 263670. (Finishes today) James Dowdeswell + Sally-Anne Hayward + John Ryan Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2.30pm, £6.50.

Info 01446 799100. (Finishes today) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £22.50£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13 Nov) Moby Dick! The Musical Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 6pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. (Finishes today) Music Hall Tavern Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £23/£21. Info 01633 868239. Some sort of drag show I think.

Nobody’s Perfect Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Sinbad Puppet Show & Workshop Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 11am + 2pm, £8/£5 show only. Info 01685 384111.

Spring, Autumn, Summer, Winter – For Gwangju Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7pm, £3. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Railway Children Miners Theatre, Ammanford.

2.30pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510.

Three Sisters Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Finishes today) X-Scream Rhondda Heritage

Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Until Mon 31)

SUNDAY 30

Ed Gamble Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Comedian.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £22.50-£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Marty MacDonald’s Toy Machine Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 11.30am, £9/£8.

Info 01600 772467.

Shark In The Park!

Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

2pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232. Kids’ show, based on some books.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Until Mon 31)

MONDAY 31

Apocalypso The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £10.50/£8.50.

Info 01633 656757.

Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Sat 5 Nov) Chinese State Circus Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £9.50-£16. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 29) Greg Wohead Comeback Special Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 029 2030 4400.

X-Scream Rhondda Heritage Park. 6-10pm, £14.99-£19.99.

Info info@x-scream.com.

(Finishes today)

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TWO TICKETS TO SEE ANDY HAMILTON

Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre is excited to host the comical Andy Hamilton on Sat 29 Oct. Expect classically British jokes and political satire. For your chance to experience an evening light hearted humour answer the following question: Q. Which character does Andy play in the children’s TV show Peppa Pig?

TWO TICKETS TO COMIC CON CARDIFF

With exclusive rare film viewings, a life-size Monsters Inc display, and even the Iron Throne from Game Of Thrones, Comic Con Cardiff is set to be a hit with comic book and film enthusiasts. For your chance to attend on Sat 29 Oct, simply answer the following question: Q. What year did the world’s first Comic Con take place?

TWO TICKETS TO SEE PETULA CLARK IN CARDIFF TWO TICKETS TO THE IRIS PRIZE OPENING CEREMONY

On Wed 12 Oct, the Iris Prize festival, affectionately referred to as the Gay Oscars, kicks off. Celebrating LGBT film from around the world, the festival is an opportunity to appreciate some of the finest filmmakers working in the LGBT film industry. For your chance to go, answer the following question: Q. Who won last year’s Iris Prize?

TWO TICKETS TO BRICKSTOCK

Cardiff MADE are hosting a huge range of artistic events as part of the Brickstock arts festival, in conjunction with Cardiff Contemporary. For your chance to win two tickets to attend the festival answer the following question: Q. What is the etymology of the word ‘art’?

TWO TICKETS TO DEAD SHEEP

The voice behind Spitting Image’s Thatcher, Steve Nallon, reprises his role in the new comedy Dead Sheep, telling the story of her final days in 10 Downing Street. For your chance to go between Tues 11 and Sat 15 Oct, answer the following question: Q. Who was Prime Minister before Thatcher?

International superstar Petula Clark, well known for her hits like Downtown, is due to tour Cardiff and gives a performance at St David’s Hall on Sun 9 Oct. For your chance to see her live, answer the following question: Q. What is the name of the first song Petula released?

TWO TICKETS TO BEAR GRYLLS

Well known for his incredible survival skills and daredevil persona, Bear Grylls takes centre stage at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena. Endeavour: Your Adventure Awaits marks his first ever live arena tour, and is guaranteed to keep the audience on the edge of their seat. For your chance to be there on Tues 25 Oct, answer the following question: Q. What is Bear Grylls’ real name?

TWO TICKETS TO MAMMA MIA!

The colourful smash hit musical Mamma Mia! is back on tour, and will be spreading its story of love and deceit to Cardiff on Tues 11 Oct. One of the most action packed shows around, it premieres its tour at the Wales Millennium Centre. For your chance to win tickets for two, answer the following question: Q. Which band’s music features in Mamma Mia!?

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