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“TThe boisterous wrestlers will take to the stage and fight to the death (well, not really)”

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If Roald Dahl was alive to celebrate his 100th birthday, would he have appreciated all the fuss people were making over it? Or would he have batted away any attempts to play up the local angle, in the same way boyband philanthropist Ronan Keating does in this section, when he lists his favourite places to perform and mentions almost everywhere but Wales?\

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Keiron Self is mad as hell about remade movies (in this instance, The Magnificent Seven) but more sanguine, even supportive, of sequels to movies you thought had been left behind with New Labour (in this instance, Bridget Jones and Blair Witch)

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Shout out all PR companies and marketing departments for their zealous embrace of the ‘women laughing while holding consumable items’ press photo genre, which we used for our front cover image last month and have continued here alongside writeups on the Abergavenny Food Festival and Street Food Circus

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Subtle product placement that eluded Buzz’s eagle eyes in this section includes a well-known brand of cigarette rolling papers (with a king-size version for long distance lorry drivers); a skateboarding magazine which I’m not sure actually exists anymore; and a grassroots movement against a classist flat rate tax which was abolished in 1991

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Contents page writer’s recommendation: The Handsome Family album is lush, like all their albums.

Jenny Hval is great and although reviewer Hugh is too grown-up to make jokes about periods (this being the album’s sort-of theme), Jenny herself is not. Van Der Graaf Generator sound pretty much like they did 45 years ago, which is a good thing

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In time for the university autumn term, a list of products which are not only all essential now, but will still be providing great service in a few years when you’re £30,000 in debt. I miss the old days, when jokes about students were based on them all being either belligerent PC zealots or rugby-playing, urinedrinking sex pests. Oh wait, that still applies

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Whenever anyone asks me, “what are the months of the year in which the least happens in south Wales?” I tell them, “that would be January, followed by August.” However, September is taking up remarkably few pages in this issue, and might actually be the ‘winner’. Or is this the arts being put to the sword post-Brexit? (Answer: probably not)

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Q. Which Australian version of a popular BBC show is Ronan Keating a judge on? A. Celebrity Strictly Offshore Detention Ruling 2016

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THE LUNA CINEMA Following an impressive debut last year, the open-air Luna Cinema in Cardiff Castle and Oystermouth Castle. Guests will be in for another terrific programme, with blockbuster films screening all weekend in the confines of remarkable buildings. Over the course of the weekend three films will be shown in Cardiff, starting with Gladiator on Fri 16 Sept, moving onto a more romantic vibe with Dirty Dancing on Sat 17 Sept, and finishing with the latest Star Wars film The Force Awakens on Sun 18 Sept. Earlier in the week, Oystermouth Castle screens Back To The Future and Grease on Wed 14 and Thurs 15 Sept respectively. So whether you’re a film fanatic, a castle junkie or are looking for a unique experience, make sure you don’t miss out.

Luna Cinema, Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles, Swansea, Wed 14 + Thurs 15 Sept; Cardiff Castle, Fri 16-Sun 18 Sept. Tickets: £13.50-£26. Info: www.thelunacinema.com

SUPERSTAR WRESTLING For one night only you have the chance to admire some of the world’s best established and emerging wrestling stars in Cardiff. The audience will be able to watch the bizarre madness unfold when the boisterous wrestlers will take to the stage and fight to the death (well, not really) to ensure victory. The night promises to be a whirlwind of flamboyant characters, flashy costumes and some terrifyingly excited matchups in the ring for groups of all sizes to enjoy. So, for an exhilarating spectator experience, if you’re a fan of wrestling or just campy fun, leave a place in your calendar free, as this will be an event you won’t want to miss.

Superstars Of Wrestling, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Sat 10 Sept. Tickets: £13-£40. Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

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I AM IRONMAN! On Sun 18 Sept, Tenby will welcome the return of the Ironman Wales. Thousands of spectators and competitors will bombard the Pembrokeshire coastline to watch and compete in one of the most challenging courses in the Ironman calendar. The race is made slightly easier for the participants as the coastline is protected by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks authority which ensures the area maintains its beauty. The race consists of a 2.4 mile, two-lap sea swim, 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon distance run.

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LINDT LOVE! The world-famous Swiss chocolatier Lindt has opened its first shop in Wales. Billed as ‘the ultimate destination for the perfect chocolate gift or simply to satisfy a sweet tooth’, the new store can be found at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Bridgend. Having already given out free chocolate to its first 100 customers on opening day and hosted a chocolate fun day with further sampling and face painting, the luxury chocolate brand is sure to attract thousands of indulgers from Bridgend and beyond in its opening month alone. Get down and get your fix!

WELCOME XIAN ZHANG

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Critically acclaimed Chinese American composer Xian Zhang, who recently became the first woman to have a titled role at the BBC orchestra, will be welcomed to Cardiff this month. For this event Zhang will be the principle guest conductor, a role she will take up starting on Thurs 1 Sept, which is something she’s extremely passionate and excited about. The performance is set to include her own conducted inaugural concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Barber’s Violin Concerto and Chloe Hanslip as a soloist. This concert is set to be fairly exclusive as it is one of the first performances Zhang will have featured in since the appointment of her new role. The Chinese conductor will be leading the performance of Wales’ only national symphony orchestra and will likely generate quite the atmosphere.

Welcome Xian Zhang, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tue 27 Sept. Tickets: £10-£12. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc. org.uk pic: B Ealovega

THE HARRI PARRIS RADIO RECORDING

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Chapter is offering you the opportunity to be a part of the audience for the recording of the brand new Harri Parris series. The Harri Parris is a sitcom which follows the hectic life of a family from west Wales and unfortunately for them, not a lot goes to plan. Writers Llinos Mai, Chris Buxton and Owen Lewis are the ones responsible for the laughs at the expense of the Harri Parris, where disappointing stag and hen dos, disastrous weddings and cold hearted Valentine’s Days ensure that the family are the brunt of the jokes. The first episode of the new series will be recorded on the Sunday whereas episodes two and three will be recorded on the following day. If you fancy a few laughs to start your week in September, then this is the place to be.

The Harri Parris, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Sun 11 + Mon 12 Sept.

Admission: free but ticketed. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org

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THE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE Brought to you by Cerys Matthews, Steve Abbott, Charlie and Caroline Gladstone, the Good Life Experience caters for the festival needs of both adults and children, which is something not many festivals can boast. ‘The Good Life Experience’ would probably be the best description of this festival as there’s a stunning variety of activities to be enjoyed, such as axe throwing, poetry, a 1930s fairground, great music and food and so much more. All of this will take place on Gladstone’s Farm in Flintshire this year, a beautiful area which no doubt will add to the feel of this unique festival. Its ethos is very much focused on making the smaller things in life, which may not cost a great deal, but they matter the most, which makes the Good Life Experience stand out despite being a relative newcomer to the festival scene.

The Good Life Experience, Gladstone’s Farm, Flintshire.

Fri 16-Sun 18 Sept. Tickets: £69-£450. Info: www. thegoodlifeexperience.co.uk BUZZ 5

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David Pountney Jaydon Martin sits down with David Pountney, Artistic Director of Welsh National Opera, to discuss their upcoming operas based on the plays of William Shakespeare.

Could you take me through why you chose to make this autumn season a season of Shakesepare?

We’ve got three operas this time, all based on Shakespeare plays and that’s because this is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

It’s a fantasically varied programme: we’ve got Macbeth, which is a very exciting story of tyrants murdering their rivals. It’s a very contemporary subject and it’s been staged in a very abrasive, contemporary way; it’s an exciting piece about something that goes on still far too much in the world, powerful people murdering their competitors.

The second piece is based on The Merchant Of Venice in which the Jew Shylock famously demands a pound of flesh to redeem the money that he lent, so this is a real problem play because we’re much more careful now about how we speak about racial minorities.

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singer and his daughter, is a black singer so this opens up the whole subject of racism. It’s not just about anti-Semitism, it’s about racism and how damaging and how unpleasant or unacceptable that is. To round this off there’s Kiss Me, Kate, a great Cole Porter musical based on Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew.

What would you like an audience member to take away from all three productions?

Well they will have seen three incredibly varied reactions to Shakespeare, so I think they would go away with a huge appreciation of the diversity of the legacy that Shakespeare has left us that can give rise to such very, very different and arresting reworkings of his material. Two of them from the last century, the 20th century and one of them from the

19th century – so I think they would have a very rich image of material that was written down 400 years ago, but is still vibrant and still producing really exciting work in the contemporary setting.

How would you engage with younger people who may not usually go to the opera?

I think the main thing is that opera is a story told through music and music has an incredible power. You don’t have to understand music or know anything about music, you just have to submit to it and music will carry you along.

Shakespeare400, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sat 10 Sept-Sun 2 Oct. Tickets: £7-£43. Info: 029 2063 6565 / www.wmc.org.uk

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Friday 16 September Gwener 16 Medi

Saturday 22 October Sadwrn 22 Hydref

John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra

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Friday 7 October Gwener 7 Hydref

Thursday 24 November Iau 24 Tachwedd

Saturday 10 September Sadwrn 10 Medi

Friday 4 November Gwener 4 Tachwedd

Concert of the Unexpected: A Celebration of Roald Dahl Starring Michael Sheen & Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra Friday 21 October / Gwener 21 Hydref

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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.

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The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff Tue 23 Sept Tickets: £12.50 Info: www.visitcardiff.com -

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OF DARTS

Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Wed 24 Sept + Thurs 25 Sept Tickets: £15-£30 Info: www.motorpointarenacardiff. co.uk

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SOUTH WALES SECRET #69 Fairyhill

Independent electropop singersongwriter Bright Light Bright Light reveals his South Wales Secret.

“I get inspired by things I overhear, little snippets of conversations, or a line out of context,” says Rod Thomas, aka Bright Light Bright Light, when asked about the origins of his ideas. “I usually find that being out in public gives me more inspiration than being in the studio. But film also inspires lots of ideas. I’m very visually stimulated, so for example this new album Choreography is inspired by sequences in my favourite films.”

Since starting out as a musician, and busking while providing a soundtrack for busy commuters, he has grown in popularity and collaborated with musicians from hip-hop producer Boom Bip to Elton John, and will be performing at the Iris Prize Pre Awards Extravaganza in October. “When I started working with Boom Bip I hadn't really established myself, so I felt a bit out of my depth, but we had a lot of fun,” he says.

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and passion of someone in their 20s when it comes to discovering new artists.”

Rod then reveals his South Wales Secret: “Everyone talks about the coastline when they think of south Wales, but I actually love the more landlocked side of the Gower. Places like Reynoldston I find very magical because you just see rolling hills, lush trees and because you can’t quite see the details of the coast, it really feels like you aren’t in that part of the world. There's also a great hotel called Fairyhill which has great food and is run by some really lovely, very gay-friendly people – which is important for me, and very rare, rurally.”

Bright Light Bright Light’s single Symmetry Of Two Hearts is released on Fri 9 Sept. Info: www.brightlightx2.com; Fairyhill, Reynoldston. Info: 01792 390139 / www.fairyhill.net; Iris Prize Pre Awards Extravaganza, Cineworld, Cardiff, Sat 15 Oct. Info: www.irisprize.org

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A GOOD CLEAN HEART Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Tue 18-Sat 22 Oct Tickets: £12 Info: www.wmc.org.uk -

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Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 19 Oct Tickets: £15 Info: www.clwb.net

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THE GREAT ROALD DAHL ROUND UP Jacob Mier takes a gander at the gloriumptious and squiffling surprises on offer this month as part of the Roald Dahl 100 celebrations.

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oald Dahl – author of The BFG, James And The Giant Peach, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and many, many more – is known around the world for his children’s stories. Less well known than his work, however, is his birthplace. Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff on 13 September 1916, meaning that this month marks his centenary (he died in 1990, aged 74).

To bring Dahl’s legacy back to Wales, a number of celebratory events have been happening across the country throughout the year. Forming part of the Welsh Government’s Year Of Adventure, the Roald Dahl 100 celebrations focus on Roald Dahl's gloriumptious stories and characters, “delivering a year packed with squiffling surprises and treats for everyone.” Literature Wales’ Invent Your Event scheme, running parallel to its successful Writers On Tour scheme, has provided funding for a wide array of events which engage the whole of Wales in literature, creative writing and reading.

Fittingly, it’s September in which we can expect the most incredible and spectacular of all these celebrations. Without a doubt the biggest and boldest event on the Roald Dahl 100 calendar is Roald Dahl’s City Of The Unexpected, an epic-scale cultural spectacle which will turn the city of Cardiff on its head on Sat 17 and Sun 18 Sept. Involving 6,000 participants, the premise of the weekend-long project, according to its website, is to temporarily

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transform the Welsh capital into a place where the laws of physics, logic and the predictable will give way to magic, fun, invention and the surreal, as if Roald Dahl himself is at the helm.

In keeping with its title, not much is known about what exactly we can expect to see over the course of the weekend. But the event, which is the first production of its size to combine the forces of the Wales Millennium Centre and National Theatre Wales, promises to be “a totally surprising celebration of the man, his characters and his stories.”

Leading theatre and event director Nigel Jamieson – whose work has featured in the Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, the Manchester Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, and opening events of the 2009 European City Of Culture celebrations in Liverpool – is at the helm of a huge team of creative professionals which will be responsible for capturing the essence of Dahl’s extraordinary imagination and immersing thousands of visitors in everything from large-scale events to intimate performances, all staged across Cardiff’s streets and public spaces.

Cardiff will see roads closed from the train station up to the Castle, with performances scheduled to take place in shops, arcades, parks, and even on top of buildings.

Part of the excitement going in to the City Of The Unexpected is, well, not knowing what to expect, but there are a few things visitors will be sure to see. Enormous crowds, for one; great scope and

variety, with intimate sideshows and jaw-dropping centrepieces; and, most importantly of all, a commemorative reflection of the mischievous and magical ethos which makes Roald Dahl’s stories continue to touch hearts and capture imaginations throughout the world today, the same way they have throughout the decades since their first publication.

The spectacle promises to leave the whole of Cardiff in a state of wonder and awe, but the City Of The Unexpected is only the highlight of a wide and varied programme of Dahl celebrations happening across Wales this month.

The Wondercrump World Of Roald Dahl, which began its run in August, will be at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay until Sat 14 Jan 2017. Created using archived materials from the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, the exhibition – previously held at London’s Southbank Centre – is an immersive and nostalgic tour through Dahl’s life and work, comprising a series of interactive instalments which engage visitors’ imaginations and intertwine Dahl’s world with their own.

With Quentin Blake: Inside Stories, the National Museum Cardiff offers a celebration of the artist whose illustrations are synonymous with Dahl’s books. Running at the Museum until Sun 20 Nov, the exhibition promises a unique insight into the origins of some of Blake’s most iconic and popular creations, which are as bound up in our nostalgic attachment to the books they illustrate as Dahl’s words are.

Due celebration is also owed to the lesser-known work Dahl produced for adult readership, and National Theatre Wales’s production Wonderman recognises this. Having enjoyed a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, the stage show is now coming to the Tramshed in Cardiff to coincide with Dahl’s centenary, and can be caught from Tues 13-Sun 18 Sept.

It’s hoped that the Roald Dahl 100 celebrations will help to culturally situate the author’s legacy more clearly in the place of his birth, but the fun and festivities are by no means restricted to the Welsh capital.

Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum is putting on a variety of events focusing on Dahl during the same weekend on which Cardiff will become the ‘city of the unexpected’. Beginning with a ‘gloriumptious’ day of storytelling, kooky arts and crafts, the museum also offers a Splendiferous Science Show and Phizz-Whizzing Animal Animation workshop, before closing its Dahl-themed weekend with a screening of Wes Anderson’s stop-motion adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Further afield still, Gladfest in Hawarden, Flintshire is offering a number of workshops aimed at engaging children from ages 5-12 in the spirit of Dahl’s imagination. Inspired by Dahl’s work, their focus ranges from poetry and language to Roald Dahl Scrabble, in which children are encouraged to rearrange letters to make phrases which capture the author’s own playful sense of language: “the sillier the better!” Parents are told to “keep out!” of the workshops by the festival, which takes place on Sat 3 and Sun 4 Sept.

Suffice it to say, lovers of Roald Dahl will find plenty on offer wherever they are in Wales this month. As much a vivid reminder of the author’s often overlooked Welsh origins as a tribute to the timeless legacy of his world-renowned work, City Of The Unexpected and all the other Roald Dahl 100 celebrations that are going on in September will leave a number of legacies behind them, engage a population’s creativity, and promote imagination to the forefront of collective cultural consciousness.

The last line of the last children’s story Dahl ever wrote, The Minpins, reads: “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” This month, be ready to believe.

City Of The Unexpected, various venues across Cardiff, Sat 17 + Sun 18 Sept.

Admission: free, readings £10. Info: www.cityoftheunexpected.wales; The Wondercrump World Of Roald Dahl, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, until Sat 14 Jan 2017. Tickets: £8-£9.

Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk; Quentin Blake: Inside Stories, National Museum Cardiff, until Sun 20 Nov. Admission: free. Info: www.museum. wales; Wonderman, Tramshed, Cardiff, Tues 13-Sun 18 Sept. Tickets: £13.20. Info: www.tramshedcardiff.com; Splendiferous Science Show & Phizz-Whizzing Animal Animation Workshop, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, Sat 17 + Sun 18 Sept.

Admission: free. Info: www.museum.wales

STEVEN SPIELBERG A N D T H E B I G F R I E N D LY G I A N T Jaydon Martin speaks with one of Hollywood’s most recognisable and versatile directors, Steven Spielberg, about adapting one of Roald Dahl’s most beloved books The BFG. Many directors have taken on the daunting task of putting Dahl’s work on the big screen, with as many failures as successes. Dahl’s imagination and work has been ingrained into the young brains of an entire generation, as the films of Spielberg have done.

The BFG was first published in 1982, the same year E.T. was released in theatres. It’s quite a coincidence when you see that Steven Spielberg has once again teamed up with E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison to create a world in which children’s imaginations can run rampant. It’s not always the best advice to judge a book by its cover but that’s exactly how Spielberg was first introduced to The BFG. “I read it to my kids; I picked it up in a bookstore, and I was more familiar with Charlie And The Chocolate Factory than I was with The BFG, but it had a great illustration on the cover, and I thought this would be a nice book to buy. I read it out loud, so I heard myself reading it to my first child and I had started to understand why it had become so popular.

I didn’t see it as a film back then, I saw it as a way to popularise myself with my own family.”

The film itself harks back to the feeling of 80s children’s movies; Spielberg’s style is instantly recognisable and takes you through the streets of London to Giant Country. Along with the stunning dream hunting sequence, the CGI used to transform Mark Rylance into the BFG is remarkable and is elevated by Rylance’s suitably sweet performance.

Spielberg was on the forefront of the digital revolution alongside his friend George Lucas

in using CGI as a tool to expand their visions.

“With the digital revolution today,” he says, “there is no limit to anyone’s imagination.

The illusion is gone. We no longer have to use practical magic to make you believe something is real because through digital effects, it’s real and it’s photo-real. Hopefully the success of The BFG is measured not just by the heart expressed by the two main characters and their relationship, but also that 15-20 minutes into the movie you forget there are any effects at all. If the movie is working, you forget we are using special effects to make Mark 25ft tall and to keep Ruby in every scene with him in her 4ft range. That’s the biggest change, and there’s pluses and minuses to that.”

Along with the 100th anniversary of Ronald Dahl’s birthday that has sparked massive interest in his work, Spielberg will celebrate his 70th birthday in December, and from all accounts it doesn’t seem like his workload will slow down soon. Although having one of the most influential careers in cinema history, Spielberg doesn’t like to rest on his laurels.

Like a shark, he’s always moving forward: “I’m happy I still get to keep working, I’m in my 70th year and I feel like I don’t get tired, I love what I do, I love telling stories and working with great actors. It gets me to not look at myself as a legacy and I don’t have a chance to look back because I think if I dwell too much on that it’ll make me sit back on my tush and I’m not ready to do that.”

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Amanda Hunt speaks with legendary French composer and electronic music revolutionary Jean-Michel Jarre about his creative process and being a pioneering musician.

How would you describe electronica and what does it mean to you?

Electronic music is my life. I started creating and crafting it over four decades ago now and I’m so proud that today electronic music is the biggest genre of music. Not only because it’s a style or a genre, but also because it’s a way of producing music. You find electronic music in everything now. Electronica in particular really resonates with me... that’s the reason why I called my last two albums Electronica 1 and Electronica 2.

During your early musical career, did you have any idea that your music was so progressive and ahead of its time?

Not at all. I think we were just a bunch of crazy guys doing weird things on odd machines, trying new techniques and breaking habits.

I didn’t have any idea that it would become something like it is today, but deep inside I knew there was something good in what we were doing. I just followed my path with some other great artists, and here we are now after the year 2000, still pushing the boundaries.

Do you have a music lab kitted out with all the latest technology, or somewhere you can trial out laser displays in your home?

I do have different spaces to create and work.

One of my studios is located in the place where I live, which has everything I need to experiment, and a proper recording studio.

It's where all my machines gathered along the years are stored, repaired and pampered. The recording studio is mainly turned to electronic music – I don’t have a drum room or anything, I’m just wiring machines, recording, mixing etc. When I have an idea, I can create it on my own with synths, drum machines and so on.

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I read that on the track Continuous Mix there are secrets which are revealed on a spectrogram. This sounds very technical, scientific and so very clever. Could you explain this process and whether anyone can access these hidden codes?

Correct! First of all, I created a continuous mix because I created the Electronica 1 and 2 albums as a journey. I know that people would just pick one or two tracks and add it to their playlist, but I know that some others really want to experiment the album in its entirety. And I did hide a few messages on the Continuous Mix, but I don’t want to reveal everything because the messages on the Continuous Mix of Volume 1 have been found... but not all have been for Volume 2! I invite you to check and dig online for that.

'One thing I can tell you is that Damon Albarn and I are friends, and we like spending some time together.'

Your latest album Electronica 2: The Heart Of Noise sees a further collaboration of artists within the electronica field. Did the working practices differ to those in Electronica 1: The Time Machine?

With the Electronica albums, I wanted to tell a story regarding electronic music history from my point of view and experience, from when I started to now. So I planned to collaborate with an array of artists who are, directly or indirectly, linked to this scene over the last four decades that I've been making electronic music. These were with people I admire for their singular contributions to our genre and that represent a source of inspiration for me, but who also have an instantly recognisable sound.

At the outset, I had no idea how this project would

evolve, but I was delighted that everybody I reached out to accept my invitation. I didn’t plan at the beginning to have two separate albums, but due to the very positive feedback from everyone, I ended with 30 collaborators. That’s why I split it in two albums.

You are set to work with Gorillaz, how did that come about?

One thing I can tell you is that Damon Albarn and I are friends, and we like spending some time together. Occasionally in the studio...

You are known for fantastic live performances using visuals and FX staging, what can audiences expect from your performance at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena?

I did a few shows during summer to start my tour.

I started with Sonar in Barcelona, followed with Montreux in Switzerland and a few between France, Italy, Lebanon and the great Jodrell Bank festival near Manchester. My creation was driven by a few words: VOYAGE. FUTURISTIC. NOSTALGIA! What’s next for Jean-Michel Jarre?

Touring for 2016 and 2017, and a surprise around December this year. Stay tuned.

Jean Michel Jarre, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Tue 4 Oct. Tickets: £34.85£84. Info: 029 2023 4500 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

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Lead singer of Boyzone, X Factor judge and philanthropist Ronan Keating speaks with Emily Garside about his new album and tour.

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t the time of the interview, Ronan Keating was enjoying a last few days off before heading off on an extensive world tour. He spoke as enthusiastically about his 10km walk on the beaches of Cornwall with wife Storm and his dog, as he does about making music, being back on tour and the West End role that changed him as an artist.

Keating is an artist who has seen much change in the industry. Thinking about the industry across the time he’s been in it, Keating reflects, “Big and small things change. There’s a sense of things constantly changing and constantly having to adapt to them.

You can’t expect things to be the same or yourself to be the same, you have to be ready for change and have to adapt.” He’s keen to instil this in younger generations of musicians, too. “They have to be ready and willing to change and adapt, and they can’t expect not to in their career.”

He describes his new album, The Time Of My Life, as “Very personal. It was a year in the making, happening around the kitchen table.” Having taken himself away to write in the past, Keating made the decision to write this at his home in London. This had the serendipitous effect of meaning his wife BUZZ 14

Storm would be involved, providing backing vocals to several of the songs.

Knowing she could sing, and having her around in the writing process meant her involvement came about “very organically,” he says, and it’s clear Keating is thrilled to have her a part of the creative work. Comparing the way he worked on this album to previous ones, he describes it as “the most productive time writing an album”, something he also credits to his time performing in the West End in the leading role in Once.

That role, indeed, ended up being a key influence on Keating as an artist. Seeing the show with his wife several months before taking the part, he found himself thinking, “‘I can do that!’ Looking back, I wasn’t sure if I was trying to convince everyone else or just myself, but I could relate to the character in a very real way, and connect to the music. But I was worried about being asked to sing in a way that wasn’t my usual way.”

Once director John Tiffany, says Keating, is “one of the greatest working today – when he asks, you say yes.” Luckily for Ronan he did, as the experience has really shaped this next stage in his musical life, and one at times he has trouble shaking off. “I still walk around singing songs from it, even catch myself

saying lines to myself!”

“Writing the album was the most productive time of my career”, he continues, and he’s now keen to share it with fans. Thinking about the way different audiences react, Keating is pleased that his diverse audiences always embrace the new work, saying that “they just go with it”. He feels the reaction changes across the world, as opposed to age demographics.

“In different towns, different parts of the world you know the reaction will be different.” Does he have any favourite touring locations? “There’s something about the north – I love the reaction in the north of England, Scotland and of course Ireland. And audiences in parts of Scandinavia are always brilliant.”

Looking forward to the tour, he’s keen to get out and engage with audiences. “This tour is another level for me, and I’m just really excited about that.

Really excited to get out there and share with audiences, but also to talk to audiences around the world.”

Ronan Keating, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Sat 10 Sept. Tickets: £41.30. Info: 029 2023 4500 / www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

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TONY HADLEY

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f you happened to glance through the gossip mags over the past few weeks, you’d have noticed two articles guaranteed to induce fond memories if you’re of a certain age. One was toasting the 35th anniversary of the television channel MTV, and the other was celebrating the return of 1980s heartthrobs. Lead singer Tony Hadley was a commanding presence in music videos with Spandau Ballet during that time and also featured in the second story (no blushing please).

Brit Award winners, Spandau Ballet, were one of the most successful New Romantic bands in the early 80s, along with Duran Duran and ABC. They released several LPs and a string of singles, from To Cut A Long Story Short to Chant No 1, the chart-topping True and no.2 Gold, among others. They also featured on Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? and shared the stage at Live Aid. After just over 10 years together, the band broke up due to disagreements over songwriting royalties. Despite an acrimonious court case, they reunited in 2009, and a sold-out world tour followed.

In 2014, a documentary about the group was released, and they teamed up again last year for another blockbuster global tour.

Hadley, though, is no nostalgia act, and he certainly hasn’t let any moss grow under his feet since those heady days. Since the singersongwriter/musician has been solo, he’s been working continuously and has released over a half-dozen albums, including two live efforts and a jazz/swing selection, Passing Strangers. The 56-yearold vocalist, who can croon in just about any style, is also a radio presenter, brewer and sometime actor, playing Billy Flynn in Chicago and even portraying the man upstairs in a radio production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

The big guy with the big voice will be at our biggest fortress, the fitting Caerphilly Castle, backed by his band.

“I always think if you’ve got somewhere that’s a beautiful place, culturally fantastic, historical and you can put a concert slap-bang in the middle of it, why not?” he says when asked about playing Caerphilly Castle. “It’s got to be better than a normal concert hall. I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be good fun!”

On working with an orchestra vs. a band: “When you’ve got a backing band, you’re limited in terms of instrumentation – though my band are cracking! When you’ve got an orchestra, you’ve got cellos, violins, flutes, horns, violas, timpani – you’ve got incredible subtlety.

It enhances the song in so many ways. The combination of pop-rock and an orchestra works incredibly well together. From a singer’s point of view, it’s just beautiful. The one thing you have to be able to do though, you’ve got to be… Don’t come in at the wrong time [laughs] because the orchestra read the notes, and believe me, they don’t stop!”

On learning to sing and listening to various styles of music, including jazz and swing: “When I was 12, 13, 14, I was into Queen, Marc Bolan & T. Rex, David Bowie, Roxy, Be-Bop Deluxe, Rod Stewart, Elton John. All that stuff. I was very much into punk as well. When we formed Spandau Ballet, and my parents realised I was quite serious about being a singer, they said, ‘Look, you should really listen to these old crooners.’ In our house anyway, my mum and dad always played Sinatra, Bennett, Jack Jones, Johnny Mathis, Ella Fitz [Fitzgerald].

That was their music, so I grew up listening to that. Then I really started to listen to the way they sang and interpreted words and melody. So, despite loving the Clash and the Sex Pistols, I also really got into swing.

“The first time I took singing lessons was when I was 16. When I got signed, that’s when I took lots and lots of lessons to learn about the voice. I’m a much more able singer now then when I was 26, and I was still, I suppose, pretty good even then. You learn more as time goes on.

I’ve studied with an opera singer for two years. You’ve got to learn how the voice works.”

Tony Hadley, Caerphilly Castle, Sun 18 Sept. Tickets: £37.50. Info: your.caerphilly.gov.uk

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BAFTA CYMRU AWARDS

Gareth Ellis gets ready for the BAFTA Cymru awards and takes a look back at previous winners, and what to expect.

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he awards ceremony was founded in 1991 and recognises achievements by performers and production staff in Wales-made films and television programmes. They are separate from the UK-wide British Academy Television Awards and the British Academy Film Awards, although films and programmes recognised by BAFTA Cymru may also feature in BAFTA’s national awards.

There are a number of award categories that are up for grabs including best television drama, which has been won in the past by such shows as Under Milk Wood and Sherlock, whilst other awards such as best actor/actress have been won by the likes of Richard Harrington and Jenna Coleman in previous years.

Viewers can expect much of the same type of awards categories that encompass both acting and production design, with awards for costume design and editing providing recognition for those who work tirelessly behind the scenes on some of the biggest shows on television such as Sherlock and Doctor Who. As it’s the BAFTA Cymru awards, Welsh language shows are also recognised alongside their English language contemporaries with shows such as Y Gwyll (Hinterland in English) winning an award via its star Richard Harrington picking up the award for best actor, as previously stated. It isn’t just dramas that are in the running, with BAFTA categories for both best news coverage and best documentary up for grabs. Previous winners have included S4C’s Newyddion 9 and the BBC’s Jamie Baulch: Looking For My Birth Mum. Expect to see many more great documentaries and news coverage nominated for awards this year featuring a wide variety of subjects.

Other categories include best original music, which was previously won by Gruff Rhys for his work on Set Fire To The Stars and factual photography, which was won by Keefa Chan for her work Fog Of Sex: Stories From The Frontline Of Student Sex Work. Sport is also recognised with the Sport and Live OB which was won in previous years by Y Sioe, whilst S4C’s Clwb Rygbi coverage of a game between Scarlets and Ospreys was nominated but lost. Expect a similar award to be on offer during this year’s BAFTAs. Other previous winner/nominees in this category include S4C’s coverage of the Six Nations. Sound is another important award, previously won by the Cardiff singer of the year.

But it isn’t just glitz and glamour that the BAFTAs deal in, as they hold a number of events throughout the year: for example, a 10th anniversary celebration for Doctor Who and the Sinemaes event held at the Eisteddfod, which hosts screenings to promote Welsh film and television. The programme also features screenings of archive films as well as workshops for children and discussion panels, networking events and more. These sorts of events are important as they not only promote Welsh film and television, but help promote Welsh talent within those fields. This is also encouraged by the breakthrough award that has been won in the past by such shows as Clare Sturges for Sexwork, Love And Mr Right.

Previous winners include Keri Collins for Convenience, beating James Lusted with Taith Fawr Y Dyn Bach and Elin Jones with Cofio Senghenydd.

Writing is another prominent award which has been won previously by Roger Williams for TIR, which beat a winner in a separate category, Set Fire To The Stars, which was written by Andy Goddard and Celyn Jones. There are also more modern awards up for grabs with Titles and Graphic identity showing the

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importance that they play in modern television. Previous winners include Fiction Factory/S4C production team for their work on Y Gwyll/Hinterland.

The BAFTAs should be an interesting night where there’ll be potential elation for the winners and bitter disappointment for those who lose.

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Jacob Mier rounds up just what’s on offer at this year’s Iris Prize Festival, Cardiff’s international LGBT film festival.

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his October, the Iris Prize, an internationally supported and recognised prize for short filmmaking from within or pertaining to the LGBT community, will celebrate its 10th anniversary. The Prize is awarded during an annual four-day film festival held in Cardiff, comprising a programme of screenings including the 30 short films in competition, several feature films and panel sessions with visiting filmmakers, and culminating in a closing night award ceremony, with 2016 sure to be its biggest and best to date. Special celebrations for the festival’s 10th birthday this year include Iris And Me, a retrospective looking back at 10 years of Iris Prize Productions by award winning photographer Jon Pountney and supported by British Council Wales.

For the second year running, the festival has been identified as one of the top 50 film festivals in the world by Movie Maker magazine. At £30,000, and thanks to the generous support of the Michael Bishop Foundation, the prize continues to be the world’s largest for LGBT short-format filmmaking. For 2016, an Iris Prize for Best British Short has been newly created, sponsored by Pinewood Studios (which opened a studio near Cardiff in 2014). Awards are also given for Best Feature, Best Actor and Best Actress, with Cardiff University sponsoring a Youth

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Jury Award for Best Short.

Continuing to not only consolidate but also further its commitment to finding the best LGBT films from around the world, this year Iris has also increased its number of Partner Festivals from 20 to 25, in 19 countries, giving more film makers than ever the chance to compete.

Among the films nominated for Best Feature this year is Almost Adults (dir. Sarah Rotella, Canada, 2016), a comedy-drama about two best friends whose relationship is strained when one deals with her newfound sexuality while the other breaks up with her long term boyfriend. Nominated for Indiewire’s Best Project of 2015 and scoring an average review rating of 9.3/10 on IMDb, the film looks to be a strong contender for the award.

Its competition includes Real Boy (dir. Shaleece Haas, USA, 2016), a coming-of-age documentary about a transgender teenager on a journey to find their voice as a musician; Bullied To Death (dir.

Giovanni Coda, Italy, 2016), which depicts a 24hour journey through the true stories of teenagers worldwide that experience severe bullying episodes as a result of openness about their sexuality; and Where Will You Go, Habibi? (dir. Tor Iben, Germany, 2015), in which a young Turkish man falls in love and builds an impossible friendship with a blond, blue-eyed

German criminal and show wrestler who’s straight.

The final list of nominees for the main Iris Prize itself contains 35 short films from around the world, with submissions from Spain, Hong Kong, India, Canada, Israel and many more. The United Kingdom itself has two films entered in the competition, while the USA is most represented with eight nominations. Iris Prize Chair Andrew Pierce has been “delighted to see not only the number of films being submitted increasing year on year but also the quality of the film-making itself,” as reflected in the high standard of this year’s entries.

Often referred to as ‘the Gay Oscars’, the Iris Awards show is a consistently glamorous affair. Presented by celebrity host Amy Lamè, the Awards include a three-course meal, two drinks receptions, and a special musical performance. Lord Glendonbrook, Iris Patron, will appear at the show to announce the tenth winner of the Iris Prize this year, who will take the £30,000 cash prize away with them to make a new short film with.

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

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T H E W I L LY W O N K A OF WEST WALES In a cowshed in the lush west of Wales live Nomnom, a team of innovative chocolatiers putting Welsh chocolate on the map. Founder Liam Burgess speaks with Buzz about their philosophy.

What gave you the idea to start a chocolate company in the west hills of Wales?

Wales is world class when it comes to delicious ingredients from the land and sea. The inspiration to start Nomnom came from all the incredible producers we have down here. Working as a chef since I ran away from school, I discovered more and more of these mad makers and growers hidden in the hills and I just wanted to wrap them all up in chocolate.

How and where do you source the beans for the cocoa you use?

Chocolate is a really nasty industry dominated by a ruthless handful of global fat cats. For us, we need a tectonic shift towards sending value back down the supply chain to the growers and their communities.

In May we had a whole crew trip to Madagascar to visit the growers and meet the trees that grow our beans. Madagascar has some of the rarest and most precious cocoa beans in the world and our partners out there are blazing a trail in changing the industry.

Our beans are processed fresh in the country of origin by the people that grow them, which means not only is our chocolate the freshest in the planet, it’s also the fairest. Back in Wales at the cowshed, we then conch the raw ingredients together to turn it into chocolate. Madagascar has BUZZ 22

a strong connection to Wales and in celebration of the bi-centenary we are creating a special 69% Madagascan milk chocolate made with organic Welsh milk from the Calon Wen Co-Operative.

You have some very innovative and unique flavours in your chocolate, how do you come up with these new ideas?

Honestly? We just have fun. We’re constantly brewing a whole melting pot of ways to delight our customers. We change our flavours with the seasons and we’re always on the hunt for magic hidden in the hills. Currently we’re working on an Espresso Martini Bar with our friend Mungo the coffee man who lives in the tower of a castle. He came down one day to show us his new coffees and ‘happened’ to have with him the ingredients for an espresso martini. After a few cocktails it happened upon a chocolate bar and the Black Mountain Roast with Smoked Chase Vodka Espresso Martini Bar was born.

What are your plans for expansion in future?

By some weird twist of fate, we are actually over the road from an abandoned chocolate factory that was shut down three years ago. It’s on the farm next door to us and it used to be the only chocolate farm in Britain. We want to turn it into the most delicious farm in the world and make all kinds of indulgent

new treats. The problem is we don’t really like banks, so we want to be able to build our company with the power of the people.

I think business is changing and hell does it need to. For me, it’s about how we can grow Nomnom alongside the people we make our chocolate for and invite them to build the future with us. So we’re making some chocolate bricks. That’s all I’m saying.

What can the Welsh Government do to better support Welsh businesses?

Starting a business in rural Wales isn’t the most obvious choice but I think it’s the best place in the world to do it. Forget Silicone Valley, west Wales is the new California. What Welsh Government need to do is realise what incredible talent and entrepreneurialism we have we have here and be ambitious and creative about how we position ourselves in the world. We need talent to stay here and not piss off to London. So I think it’s really important that we invest in and inspire young people to stay at home and turn Wales into the incredible economy it could be. Internet would be a good start.

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RICK EDWARDS You’re performing a live recording of your podcast Science(ish) as part of the British Science Festival in Swansea. Where did the idea for Science(ish) come from?

Well, I’d always wanted to make use of my science degree at some point, and both Michael Brooks, my co-host, and I were doing guest slots on our mutual friend George Lamb’s Radio Wolfgang podcast. We chatted about trying to do something together – we wanted to find a way of talking about the science that interests us, but in an accessible way. The team at Wolfgang suggested looking at the science within fiction. We liked it. And then some genius came up with the name Science(ish). That genius was me, of course. Arguably it remains my most important contribution.

What do you think the most scientifically accurate popular film is? And which is the worst offender?

It’s obvious but I’d have to say Interstellar. The visualisation of the black hole is spectacular. And famously so detailed and faithful to the physics that, off the back of it, Kip Thorne and the visual effects team have published a paper called {Gravitational Lensing By Spinning Black Holes} in the journal {Classical And Quantum Gravity}. I must confess I’m not a subscriber but it sounds impressive.

The biggest load of tosh is The Day After Tomorrow. The science is really hokey.

Having said that, some studies suggest that it may have increased public awareness and concern about climate change. For our The Day After Tomorrow episode, we spoke to the film’s scientific advisor Michael Molitor. He previously said “Nothing I have done in the 23 years of my climate change career may have a greater impact than this film.”

Have any directors, writers, or production companies contacted you after you’ve mentioned a particular film, TV programme or book?

No! But a few scientists have offered to contribute. And I’m sure Aldous Huxley would have got in touch about the Brave New World episode. LUKE OWAIN BOULT Science(ish) Live, Grand Theatre, Swansea, Wed 7 Sept. Tickets: free. Info: www.britishscienceassociation.org

ISY SUTTIE “I wanted to write about a time in my life which was a bit difficult because I felt like all my friends were growing up without me, so I chose my late 20s and early 30s. It's always better to write about times where things haven't been simple,” explains Isy when asked about the inspiration behind her book The Actual One, which her new tour is named after. “The show is based around the book, so it's lots of stories about dating, housemates, my mum, and thoughts on whether there is just one ‘One’ for people.”

Isy is a renaissance woman, and is not only an accomplished comedian, but also a talented musician, actress, and writer. “It was inevitable that I was going to do music in my comedy as I’ve been doing it since such a young age, and it really came before anything else, but I wanted to learn how to be myself on stage when I started comedy so I didn't do songs for a year or so. Then when I started doing them, it seemed a lot better and I wondered why I hadn't been doing them all along!”

To many, Isy is best known for her role as Dobby in the award winning sitcom Peep Show. “I was nervous when I first joined as I was a big fan and I didn't want to mess it up,” she explains. “Everyone was so welcoming. I thought it ended well because it didn't outstay its welcome, and the writing was as funny as ever.” She then talks about her other projects: “I’ve just finished filming a new sitcom for Channel 4 called Damned, written by Jo Brand and Morwenna Banks, which is set in a social work office. Alan Davies is also in it and it was a lot of fun to film with lots of improvisation. I’ll also write another book. So I'll probably start on that when my brain's had a bit of a rest after this tour.”

Since meeting her Welsh speaking partner fellow comic Elis James in 2010, Isy has been learning Welsh. “I find the mutations very difficult, but I’m determined to carry on,” she says. “Especially as Elis is teaching our daughter so I need to know that they're not talking about me behind my back!”

GARETH ELLIS Isy Suttie: The Actual One, Glee Club, Cardiff Bay, Sun 18 Sept.

Tickets: £14. Info: 012 1693 2238 / www.glee.co.uk

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SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Since its establishment as the Swansea Festival Of Music & The Arts back in 1948, this festival has developed a reputation as one of the most distinguished festivals in Wales. Particularly impressive is its track record of commissioning Welsh composers and staging Welsh premieres of some of the 20th century’s greatest music. While early festivals focused largely on orchestral and choral performances, more recently the scope of the programming has been broadened to include opera, drama, contemporary dance, lectures, visual art exhibitions, comedy and much more.

Vital to the cultural calendar of south-west Wales, the rebranding of the event in 2015 as the Swansea International Festival reflects its increasing ambition and visitation by orchestras and artists from around the world, as well as from within Wales. This year, the festival kicks off with an evening’s showcase of some of Swansea’s brightest young musical talent at the Volcano Theatre on the High Street. Compered by Welsh musical institution Mal Pope, this opening exhibition promises the best and brightest of the city’s future musical stars, with a huge range of genres set to be covered. Proceedings start at 8pm on Fri 30 Sept.

The commitment to representing the musical future of Wales demonstrated by this opening event remains evident across the rest of the festival’s line-up. On Sun 2 Oct, the brilliant Nidum Ensemble brings its collective of young Welsh players turned established international professionals to the new Great Hall at Swansea University’s Bay Campus. Another highlight to look out for is a showcase by the Wales International Academy of Voice; an exclusive opportunity to hear some of Wales’ most promising and exciting young vocal talents in recital in Brangwyn Hall on Tue 11 Oct. The broad reach of this year’s festival extends well beyond the domain of classical music. Alternative highlights include an improvised performance from comedians Elis James and John Robins, a Swing Night with the Buck Clayton Legacy Band, and a production of Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo And Juliet from Ballet Cymru. Paintings by 2013 Swansea School Of Art graduate Carys Evans will be exhibited in the University’s Taliesin Arts Centre throughout the festival, and the centenary of Welsh-born author Roald Dahl will be celebrated at the National Waterfront Museum’s Warehouse Gallery. JACOB MIER Swansea International Festival, various venues across Swansea, Fri 30 Sept-Sat 15 Oct. Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: www. swanseafestival.org

BRITISH SCIENCE FESTIVAL The British Science Festival is Europe’s longest-standing national event which connects people with scientists, engineers, technologists and social scientists, and this year it’s coming to Swansea.

Throughout the festival’s programme, scientific discussion is regularly framed by the context of associated social issues. One of the highlights of this year’s festival is sure to be its expert panel discussion on the subject of swearing.

Dr Gabriela Jiga-Boy, a social psychologist at Swansea University who will be leading the discussion, is eager to explore how the targets and functions of swearing in British culture have changed with the times, and also how swearing varies from one culture to another.

Elsewhere, the Biological Sciences Section’s Presidential Address will feature a debate between the Society For Endocrinology’s panel of hormone and fertility experts regarding the social implications of egg freezing: a new technology touted as a game-changer for women wanting to delay motherhood. Another panel discussion entitled The Fight For The Beautiful Game, organised by the Sociology and Social Policy Section, will explore the development of football into a corporate business and the important role fans have played in challenging this.

While the festival’s promotion of social issue subjects is sure to broaden and diversify its appeal, there will be plenty to get visitors of a more purely scientific inclination and disposition scratching their heads and dropping their jaws too. For Masters Of The Genome, organised by the British Science Association, John Parrington will examine the technologies taking genome editing – building an organism from scratch – from the realm of science fiction to that of reality, explaining our movement towards a world in which individual organs can be grown and brain cells stimulated with lasers and evaluating the impacts this might have on our society.

The range in talks on offer at the festival really is incredible. Those interested in learning about our ancient past can join Kasia Szpakowska for a study of how ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses helped them make sense of a mysterious and frightening world. After her presentation, Kasia will take her audience to the Egypt Centre Museum of Egyptian Antiquities to explore the Daemon Trail, and also provide an opportunity to see demon-related Egyptian artefacts up close at an object handling session.

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Sinema Traeth Tiroedd Coll Caiff y digwyddiad unigryw hwn ei gynnal o fewn lleoliad ysblennydd muriau’r ardd, gyda chynhyrchiad gwych ar sgrin sinema chwyddadwy fawr, sain theatr, bar coctels â thema, gwerthwyr bwyd a cherddoriaeth fyw cyn bod yr haul yn machlud. O 6pm tan 11pm, bydd y ffilm yn dechrau tua 9pm (Machlud Haul).

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^ yl Slow Food™ Gw (Digwyddiad agored)

Dewch i Flasu, Dysgu, Bwyta, Gwylio, Archwilio, Rhannu, Siopa, Gwrando, Yfed, Mwynhau, Clywed, Arogli, Cyfarfod a chael hwyl yn gwirioni ar fwyd! Mwynhewch Ŵyl gyda chynhyrchwyr bwyd a diod crefftus, sgyrsiau am fwyd, arddangosiadau coginio, bwytai dros dro a mwy. Slow Food – yn dod â phobl a bwyd da ynghyd! 10am – 4pm.

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^ yl Bwyd a Diod Gw yr Ardd Hydrefol (Digwyddiad mynediad trwy docyn)

Antur Hydrefol i’r synhwyrau yn arddangos cynhyrchwyr bwyd a diod annibynnol lleol ar raddfa fach, cerddorion a chelf byw lleol o fewn muriau gerddi hanesyddol gwefreiddiol Dwnrhefn. O 12pm tan 9pm.

Mae’r holl ddigwyddiadau yn cael eu cynnal ym Mae Dwnrhefn, Southerndown, Bro Morgannwg.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y sesiwn peilot dros dro ac i brynu tocynnau ar gyfer unrhyw un o’r digwyddiadau, ewch i valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ popupvale #popupvale *nodir y gallai digwyddiadau gael eu canslo ar fyr rybudd a bod mynediad ar gyfer pobl anabl yn gyfyngedig ar gyfer rhai o’r digwyddiadau oherwydd yr amgylchedd naturiol.

4th September

16th & 17th September

(Open Event)

(Ticketed Event)

Arts Festival Launch Day. A celebration of Heritage Coast inspired Arts and Crafts - hands on activities, demonstrations, pop up craft shop and displays.

9.30am – 5.30pm.

This one of a kind event will take place inside the spectacular setting of the garden walls, with fantastic production on a large inflatable cinema screen, theatre sound, themed cocktail bar, food vendors and live music before sunset. 6pm – 11pm, film starting at approximately 9pm (Sunset).

Crafts on the Coastal Festival Lost Lands beach cinema

6th - 9th September

Crafts on the coast Craft in Focus workshop days (Ticketed Events)

6th - Willow Weaving 7th - Stained Glass 8th - Creative Writing & Textiles 9th - Driftwood Art 3 workshops will be run per day from 9.30am - 12pm (adults only) from 1pm 3.30pm (adults only) and from 4pm - 5.30pm (children).

8th October

Slow Food™ Fest (Open Event)

Come and Taste, Learn, Eat, Watch, Explore, Share, Shop, Listen, Drink, Enjoy, Hear, Smell, Meet, and have foodie fun!

Enjoy a Fest with artisan food and drink producers, food talks, cooking demos, restaurant pop-ups and more. Slow Food - bringing people and good food together! 10am – 4pm.

15th October

Autumn Garden Festival of Food and Drink (Ticketed Event)

An Autumnal sense adventure showcasing local, small scale independent producers of food and drink, live local musicians and arts in the stunning, historic walled gardens of Dunraven. 12pm-9pm.

All events are taking place at Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, The Vale of Glamorgan.

For more information about the pop-up pilot and to purchase tickets for any of the events, please visit: valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ popupvale #popupvale * please note events could be cancelled at short notice & disability access is limited to some of the events due to the natural environment.

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SIMON FOWLER, OCEAN COLOUR SCENE What are you looking forward to about this gig?

Well I don’t think I’ve ever been to Caerphilly! It sounds exciting with it being sold out. Steve [Cradock] isn’t doing this concert with us as he’s in America with The Specials, but we have Barry from The Fratellis coming to play bass with us.

What memories do you have of playing in Wales?

I lived in Wales for a while and my family is partly Welsh on my mum’s side. I lived in Cardiff for a year doing my journalist diploma back in the 80s. We recorded an album in Rockfield, but I remember a great gig we played supporting the Stereophonics. That was really good fun.

How do your sets now compare to when you first started?

I just think that when you first start playing, you want everything to sound precise and almost sound exactly like the record, whereas now we really know the blueprints and sort of make it up as we go along! I really like that spontaneity we have. We are also a lot better singers and musicians to when we started than when we were kids.

As an album, what does Moseley Shoals mean to you?

It’s the album that we will always be remembered for. It’s the album that gave us the opportunity to become a proper band and go tour the world, play festivals and make a living out of it. Without Moseley Shoals I don’t know what would have happened to us really. That was largely down to Chris Evans. He was enormously helpful to us for playing The Riverboat Song. That’s what made us really, it’s all down to Chris and I’ll forever be grateful to him.

Do you have any plans for the future that you can tell us about?

We have a big tour at the end of the year. But I need to write – I haven’t written for a while and I really need to. Maybe Oscar [Harrison, OCS drummer] and I will go out and do a few acoustic gigs. FFION RIORDAN-JONES Ocean Colour Scene, Caerphilly Castle, Sat 17 Sept. Tickets: £35 (sold out). Info: 01495 227206 / your.caerphilly.gov.uk

NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES TOUR This autumn, the National Dance Company Wales will be once again be showcasing their talents in various venues across the country. The tour takes their show Folk to the stage for the public to experience contemporary dance in different ways. “This Autumn Tour is going to be a real mix of high octane physicality, eclectic music, humour and poetry,” explains the company’s Artistic Director, Caroline Finn. “The Company is incredibly vibrant and I’m really excited to get on the road and bring our work to as many people as possible.”

Folk is a new piece choreographed by Finn, who joined the company in September 2015 – this is her first piece for NDC Wales. “A lot of my inspiration for pieces comes from simply watching people,” says Caroline when asked about her work. “I’m an avid people-watcher and I get inspired by how they interact and behave in different situations. Folk deals more specifically with the idea of the individual vs society; how people behave when they are part of a group compared to when they are alone, what makes people become part of a group and what ostracizes them?”

NDC Wales have promised that Folk will bring a quirky, dynamic performance, exploring social dynamic themes through surreal scenes. They will also continue to collaborate with regional Welsh talent, including costume designer Gabriella Slade and set and lighting designer Joe Fletcher.

The National Dance Company Wales offers opportunities for the public through a variety of activities on the tour, such as interactive performance and workshops.

With pre- and post-show talks and the opportunity to watch the dancers rehearse, audiences can discover more about the process behind the dancers’ work. The company commit themselves to working with young people, whether they are dancing for the first, developing their skills or are dedicated dancers.

“The biggest misconception is that it’s ‘not for me’,” says Caroline. “In regards to watching dance and particularly contemporary dance, many people assume that it will be inaccessible since there’s often not a storyline as such. But my advice is to keep an open mind and to allow for your own interpretation of the work.” CIARA NELIGAN Folk, Pontio, Bangor, Fri 16 + Sat 17 Sept. Tickets: £6-£8. Info: 01248 382828 / www.pontio.co.uk; Theatr Hafren, Newtown, Thurs 10 + Fri 11 Nov. Tickets: £7-£9. Info: 01686 614555 / www.thehafren.co.uk; Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Mon 14-Thurs 17 Nov. Tickets: £12-£16. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk BUZZ 28

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C I T Y O F THE UN EX P EC TE D Jaydon Martin speaks with the Artistic & Creative Director of the Wales Millennium Centre Graeme Farrow about the City Of The Unexpected and Roald Dahl’s legacy.

What we can expect from the City Of The Unexpected?

Over the weekend, it’s really a case of expecting the unexpected, so we’re not telling anybody what exactly is going to take place. Suffice it to say, the city will be transformed, and it will be transformed through Dahl’s imagination. Some of the things happening will be riffs on actual Dahl characters, and one big story from one of his main books will play through the entire weekend. Then there are things that will happen that you might miss, or see and think “what was that?’” and maybe go back and have another look.

So there are large and small things. The big centrepiece will make your jaw drop, and will end up in front of the castle where around 20,000 people can watch, and then there are really tiny things as well that you have to go and hunt for. I think we worked out that overall, on the Saturday, 75 ‘happenings’ will take place during the course of the afternoon going into the evening. There are things happening in the museum, Westgate Street, in the arcades, on top of buildings, by the castle, in the subways, down The Hayes, everywhere.

How important is it to celebrate Dahl’s legacy and his work on this weekend?

He would have been 100 years old in September, just before we are doing the City Of The Unexpected.

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was born in Wales, and that he’s a Cardiffian. There is a bit of it which is about reclaiming him as one of our own, but mostly it’s about celebrating his work and genius.

I would make the point that Dahl wouldn’t have written a word in the English language if it hadn’t been for Welsh coal. His father came to work in Wales because of the coal exports between Norway and Wales, and worked in a job which was related to that coal exchange.

But the main reason was just to explore what Cardiff might be like if Dahl was let loose on it for a weekend: what would he actually do? What would tickle his fancy? How might he have got a kick out of slightly scaring people? And how would he sprinkle the kind of ‘magic dust’ over Cardiff? It will work for everyone of all ages because it’s a spectacle – adults will love it as much as children – but the sense of wonder, awe and inspiration that children will get from it is what’s most important.

How much work went into the concept?

The concept idea initially came from me thinking it would be wonderful to celebrate Dahl across the city.

John McGrath, from National Theatre Wales, and I met up and talked about doing something to celebrate Dahl, out in the city, together, and that was where the idea was born.

We didn’t want it to be too literal and we wanted it to be unexpected, and John took that to the National Theatre Wales team, and they came up with the title and put some sort of notions around the spirit of how we would achieve it. Then we approached Nigel Jameson, the director, and he was the first choice and leapt at the idea. The creatives we’ve brought on board have all kind of just ‘got it’ and wanted to do it.

What kind of legacy and impact do you want this event to have?

There are lots of legacies to it. There’s strengthening Cardiff’s relationship with Dahl and the world knowing about it; those 6,000 participants and what they carry with them in their hearts and minds forever; there’s the professional development of everybody involved, importantly some of the Welsh artists who have been recruited to work on a larger canvas than they maybe would ever have done before; and to work with some of the best people in the world at doing this stuff as well, that allows people to go onto bigger and better things.

City Of The Unexpected, various venues across Cardiff, Sat 17 + Sun 18 Sept.

Tickets: readings £10, all other events free.

Info: www.cityoftheunexpected.wales

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by Keiron Self

BLAIR WITCH ****

Dir: Adam Wingard (15, 90 mins) Initially called The Woods, director Adam Winged and writer Simon Barrett have sneakily created a sequel to The Blair Witch Project and it’s terrifying. Made on a shoestring budget and shot on jerky handheld cameras, the 1999 horror broke box office records and launched the whole found-footage horror genre, for better or worse. This follow up expands brilliantly on the original and delivers genuinely unsettling moments as another group set off into the woods, with much better technology (drones!) to film whatever may happen. A new tape has been found of one of the original members of the Blair Witch project, Heather, and her brother sets out to find her with a camera crew in tow. So far, so like the original. Stick figures begin to appear, things go bump in the night, but then events take a severe, gutwrenching turn. Mostly unknown cast members Corbin Reid, Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry are put through hell with nightmarish consequences. The film is not an easy watch and will leave a mark. Director Wingard (The Guest), You’re Next) masterfully manipulates audience expectation, die-hard horror fans will lap it up and everyone else will just be traumatised. Opens Sept 15

SAUSAGE PARTY ****

Dir: Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon (15, 89 mins) What if food could talk? Well, actually swear a lot, in this juvenile but very funny animated comedy from writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen plays Frank, a frankfurter desperate to get inside Kristen Wiig’s bun, Brenda. At the supermarket, they and their other foodstuffs believe that they will enter eternity once they are plucked from their shelves, only for Danny McBride’s traumatised jar of honey mustard to reveal that they will be eaten in the most terrible of ways. An escape plan has to be hatched, with a lot of sex jokes and puerile humour. Along for the ride are Michael Cera’s half sausage Barry, a Palestinian pita, Edward Norton’s Jewish bagel and a Native American whiskey bottle voiced by Bill Hader. Smart jokes are hidden amidst the crude puns and laugh out loud moments abound in this culinary comedy. Opens Sept 2

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN ***

Dir: Antoine Fuqua (12A 132 mins) Yet another example of the lack of fresh ideas from Hollywood studios: this Western remake, handled with dull efficiency by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer). Westerns used to be the bread and butter of the film world, but in recent years they have failed to catch box office fire. The Hateful Eight, the excellent Open Range and The Homesman were critical hits, but not transcending. With an allstar lineup, this hopes to reproduce the wonders of the 1960s Bank Holiday TV favourite with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen, itself already a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai. The template of a ragtag group of individuals forced to fight against an oppressor for a common good is a well-worn staple of cinema (Suicide Squad anyone?). Now Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt bring charisma to the Brynner and McQueen roles, Ethan Hawke and Vincent D’Onofrio add weight and Byung-hun Lee and a few others round out the seven, while Peter Sarsgaard is the baddie oppressing a town, killing at will.

Incredibly familiar, just with added slo-mo and explosions, this is a competent, pointless retread of a remake of a remake. And Vinnie Jones is in it. Opens Sept 23

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC ****

Dir: Matt Ross (15, 118 mins) Viggo Mortenson excels as a unique parent in this touching comedy drama. Mortenson and his family live in the woods and off the grid with his wife and six children. Skilled in outdoor living and self-sufficiency, but knowing nothing of the non-bohemian homeschooled world, they may be able to recite Karl Marx but don’t know what an iPhone or Star Trek is. This is thrown into sharp relief when their mother dies and they are forced to face some hard truths – Mortensen has been sheltering his children from the reality of the world outside their principled bubble. With their mother’s funeral looming, the family have to assimilate with the modern world, Mortensen confronting father-in-law Frank Langella, and the children’s worlds are widened with tragicomic results. Warm, funny and moving, Captain Fantastic is quietly, well, fantastic. Opens Sept 9

IMPERIUM ***

Dir: Daniel Ragussis (15, 109 mins) Daniel Radcliffe continues to surprise with his movie role choices in this gripping tale of a young idealistic FBI agent who infiltrates a neo-Nazi group. Inspired by real events, Radcliffe plays Nate Foster, an analyst thrust into the world of white supremacists. With a shaven head, he finds himself struggling to maintain his own set of values whilst surrounded by tattooed thugs peddling hate. A homegrown terrorist attack is planned by Sam Trammell, the charismatic leader of the group Radcliffe finds himself in, and it’s up to Radcliffe to try and stop it. Toni Collette is the FBI boss putting Radcliffe in harm’s way, while Tracy Letts and Burn Gorman are among the threats he faces. It’s tense and well played by Radcliffe as the naive, troubled man trying to be something he’s not. A disquieting thriller for these turbulent times. Opens Sept 16

ALSO RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2016: THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (15) A very British take on the zombie movie with an all-star cast including Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton and Paddy Considine.THE FOUNDER (12A) Michael Keaton stars as the man who made McDonalds a franchise with ruthless business acumen, Ray Croc, in this solid real life drama about the Golden Arches.

THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX (15) Based on the bestselling novel, Jamie Dornan stars as a psychologist working with a comatose boy trying to discover the truth about his family. BROTHERHOOD (15) The final part of Noel Clarke’s Kidulthood trilogy. Expect swagger... and not much else. CAFE SOCIETY (12A) Woody Allen’s latest has Jesse Eisenberg being neurotic in Golden Age Hollywood.

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN ****

Dir: Tim Burton (12A, 120 mins) Tim Burton returns to supernatural oddity in this winning adaptation of Ransom Riggs’ novel, a sort of quirkier version of the X-Men. Asa Butterfield plays 16-year-old Jacob Portman, who goes to a mysterious island his recently deceased grandfather (Terence Stamp) told him about, and the school for gifted children, peculiars, that lived there. Run by Eva Green’s kindly, crossbow wielding Miss Peregrine, she keeps a motley band of freakish, outsider children safe from the clutches of peculiar hunter, a white-eyed and fanged Samuel L Jackson.

Celebrating difference and outsiderness has long been a Burton mainstay and this captures that vibe with aplomb. The young cast acquit themselves well, Butterfield and gravity-defying Ella Purnell making a wining central duo. Other children have mouths at the backs of their heads, are invisible, are creepily white-suited and all kept within a 24-hour time loop from the 1940s. Chris O’Dowd and Judi Dench also pop up amidst the nightmarish creatures and ravishing darkness of the storytelling. This is a film that delights in scaring its intended audience, and Burton is clearly having a ball with a most winning fantasy. Opens Sept 30

FREE STATE OF JONES ***

Dir: Gary Ross (15, 139 mins) A well-intentioned but ultimately rather dull slice of American Civil War history as Matthew McConaughey fights against Confederate soldiers, transcends slavery and brings about racial harmony, albeit on a small and heavily idealised scale. McConaughey plays Newton Knight, a man who fought for the South but deserted after seeing his fellow soldiers looting and pillaging, and the rich Southerners dodging the fight due to how many slaves they owned. Forming a guerrilla army with a group of slaves including Mahersha Ali’s cruelly manacled Moses, he fights back against his former compatriots, seeing matters as a class struggle – and has a relationship with Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s former slave while married to wife Keri Russell. It’s a handsome, if bland and simplified history lesson that never really ignites, despite its subject matter. Opens Sept 30

BRIDGET JONES’S BABY ***

Dir: Sharon Maguire (12A, 120mins) Twelve years after Bridget Jones’s last cinematic outing, Renee Zellweger is back as the romantically-challenged, and now fortysomething, heroine from Helen Fielding’s zeitgeist-capturing novels of nearly two decades ago. The worth of resurrecting a character so much of its time is questionable – this is not a superhero franchise – but cast and crew are game; original director Sharon Maguire returns, along with Colin Firth as D’Arcy and much of the key cast, save Hugh Grant. It’s been five years since Jones broke up with Mr Right, and she finds herself lonely again, but is soon swept off her feet by Patrick Dempsey with his stubble and six-hour sex sessions. Bumping into Colin Firth again at a christening leads to another night of passion and Bridget finds herself pregnant, but with no idea who the father is. Cue male one-upmanship, soul-searching and montages to bland middle-of-the-road pop. Emma Thompson cameos and co-writes the screenplay, but this feels like another tired retread of a character so of its time, plus the plot is very Mamma Mia. British but bland with the sporadic funny line, despite the efforts of all involved. Opens Sept 16

DON’T BREATHE ****

Dir: Fede Alvarez (15, 88 mins) A refreshingly gore-free thriller from the maker of the remake of The Evil Dead and producer Sam Raimi.

This takes a gimmick and runs with it to butt-clenching extremes as a group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man. How hard can it be to steal things from him? Turns out it’s pretty hard. Detroit teenagers Jane Levy, Dylan Minette and Daniel Zovatto are pros at breaking into houses of the wealthy and want to make a big score so that they can run away to California.

Stephen Lang’s blind Vietnam vet is their target and he’s a lot handier than they think. A tense game of cat-and-mouse ensues as the robbery is disturbed and Lang strikes back. An efficient muscular premise is given maximum impact by the cast and director, with Lang fashioning a memorable antagonist. Lean and mean. Opens Sept 9

MORGAN ***

Dir: Luke Scott (15, 100 mins) Another genetic experiment goes wrong, with disastrous results for a corporate facility, in this sci-fi drama.

Troubleshooter Kate Mara is sent to a secret remote research building surrounded by woodland where there has been an horrific industrial accident. The source of the calamity is a synthetic human female created by Toby Jones, Michelle Yeoh and a now-one-eyed Jennifer Jason Leigh. It has evolved quickly, gaining powers, including telekinesis and its tantrums are becoming deadly. Naturally Morgan escapes and prowls the facility picking people off. Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook and Paul Giamatti round off a classy cast, but they can’t disguise that all this has been seen before. Ex Machina trod similar ground, as did The Machine and Stranger Things on TV. A well-executed B-movie with some nasty violence but little in the way of surprises. Opens Sept 2

CHICK LIT (15) Blokes try and write mummy porn to save their pub. Not really sure how this happened. THINGS TO COME (15) Isabelle Huppert shines as a grief-stricken wife with a cheating husband trying to make sense of her life. ANTHROPOID (15) Factual WWII thriller with Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan trying to assassinate the SS commander behind the Final Solution. Solid wartime heroics. THE INFILTRATOR (15) Bryan Cranston stars as the customs official who took down drug lord Pablo Escobar in a sprawling thriller. DEEPWATER HORIZON (12A) Mark Wahlberg stars in this dramatisation of the oil rig disaster of 2010 that created the worst oil spill in US history. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG) Samurai animation from the people behind Coraline.

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STREET FOOD CIRCUS CONTINUES Having attracted many hungry customers already since opening up in August, Cardiff’s Street Food Circus will continue to serve award-winning food from ethical traders until Sun 25 Sept. Highlights of the Circus include supper clubs from Welsh chefs; a pop-up three-course dining experience from awardwinning restaurant Milgi set inside a unique sky yurt; and Singha Street, a colourful night market offering the spice, taste and flavour of various Asian and South American cuisines. The market, which is open from 6-11pm Thursday-Saturday and 12-6pm Sunday, has already established its credentials at the top of the region’s food scene, with pop-ups travelling from around Wales and beyond to take part.

ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL Rhys Richards finds out just what’s on at the Abergavenny Food Festival, one of the highlights of the Welsh culinary calendar.

It’s that time of the year again, where food fanatics gather for a two-day feast at the Abergavenny Food Festival; the world’s cuisines and their chefs come to little old Abergavenny to share their passion for food with fellow grub lovers.

The festival boasts a history of jaw dropping line ups, and this year is set to be just as impressive.

Masterchef’s Monica Galetti, award winning chef and restauranteur Cyrus Todiwala, Spanish chef Jose Pizarro and Riverford Field Kitchen’s Jane Baxter will be headlining the event with tasters, cooking classes and exclusive new book reveals for guests to get their teeth stuck into. The food experience doesn’t stop there however, as many other chefs will be providing masterclasses, tutored tastings, chef demos and some personalised attention from the Artisan Kitchen School will ensure that the Monmouthshire market town is a foodie’s paradise.

Running alongside these tremendous food exhibitions is the market, where guests have the opportunity to take a small bite of the festival home with them. The market is where you’ll find hundreds of different stalls with a diverse selection of food for guests to try and buy ranging from meat markets to international cuisines. To supplement these dazzling dishes will be the gin palace, making its debut at the festival this year. Artisan distillers from across the UK will bring their gins to the festival for people to enjoy... responsibly.

Street Food Circus, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, until Sun 25 Sept. Admission: free.

Info: www.streetfoodcardiff.com

GREAT WELSH BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL The Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival in Cardiff offers 140 beers and 60 ciders from across Wales, making it one of the largest beer festivals in the country. The festival can be found at the Depot, selfdescribed on its website as ‘Cardiff’s hippest venue’, and offers artisan street foods alongside the brews, all of which will be in competition for the honour of being crowned Champion Beer Of Wales.

Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival, The Depot, Cardiff, Thurs 22-Sat 24 Sept.

Admission: £7.19. Info: 029 2034 1199 / www.gwbcf.info

NARBERTH FOOD FESTIVAL

Bringing a music festival vibe to this year event are the evening concerts at Abergavenny Castle.

Crowds can boogie to some live music from RSVP Music, CoCo & The Butterfields and Dana Immanuel and the Stolen Band. Guests can expect food and drink provided by professionals and exciting, non-stop entertainment suited for groups of all ages and sizes.

This month, Narberth in Pembrokeshire will attract around 7,000 visitors to its 18th annual food festival.

Run entirely by volunteers, the festival will feature live music, street theatre, chef demonstrations, free children’s activities and a licensed bar alongside its wide range of food stalls. Set in a town picked by the Daily Telegraph as one of Britain’s ‘20 Friendliest Places to Live’ and foregrounding local businesses and produce, this food extravaganza promises a taste of Wales unlike any other.

Abergavenny Food Festival, various venues across Abergavenny, Sat 17 + Sun 18 Sept. Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: 01873 851643 / www. abergavennyfoodfestival.com

Narberth Food Festival, Narberth town centre, Sat 24 + Sun 25 Sept. Info: www. narberthfoodfestival.com

While the hustle and bustle of this booming food festival takes centre stage, a more relaxed environment is also available should anyone like to chill out, have a drink and sample even more food. The night market, open till 10pm, is where you’ll find a series of street food stalls on show while people socialise and party long into the night.

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OF THE BEST PLACES TO EAT IN NEWPORT It’s no secret that Newport’s food scene is on the rise. Jacob Mier rounds up the best places to grab a bite to eat in the city.

DUTCHY’S JAMAICAN JERK SHACK

Serving a variety of delicious and authentic Jamaican foods and cocktails in a warm and relaxed atmosphere, Dutchy’s is one of the most enjoyable and distinctive dining experiences Newport has to offer. The sound of steel drums being played live in the restaurant often provides the backdrop to a night that transports you to the beautiful island paradise itself, and the food is fantastic value.

Dutchy’s Jamaican Jerk Shack, 15 North St, Newport. Info: 01633 215048 / www.dutchys.co.uk

THE PRIORY HOTEL

Nowhere in the Newport area competes with the Priory’s selection of fresh fish, displayed and weighed in front of you before you order and cut off the bone at your table by your waiter. Set in a beautiful stone-built 12th-century monastery, premium quality service and an ambience which balances formal and inviting tones make dining here a consistent pleasure.

The Priory Hotel, High St, Caerleon, Newport. Info: 01633 421241 / www. thepriorycaerleon.co.uk

THE RUPERRA ARMS

One of the best places to go in Newport for traditional pub food, the Ruperra Arms in Bassaleg offers a diverse high-end menu created from fresh, local produce. Combining friendly service and a laid back atmosphere with affordable culinary excellence, it’s easy to see why the Ruperra was named Restaurant Of The Year by the Food Awards Wales in 2015.

The Ruperra Arms, Caerphilly Rd, Bassaleg, Newport. Info: 01633 894255 / www.theruperraarms.co.uk

MOJO THE FOODBAR

Offering a sophisticated menu and inventive cocktails mixed by world-class mixologists, The Mojo FoodBar in Clarence House is the biggest new name on Newport’s restaurant scene. Its selection of wines and champagnes is truly impressive, and the Chef’s Menu option – a six-course taster dinner menu based on seasonal and local produce – is a real treat. A great, casual fine dining experience.

Mojo The Foodbar, Clarence House, Clarence Place, Newport. Info: 01633 449948 / www.mojothefoodbar.com

THE SNUG RESTAURANT & CAFE

You’ll find the fittingly named Snug nestled away in the heart of the ancient Roman village of Caerleon. The cobbled Ffwrm courtyard in which The Snug – a cosy cafe by day, a quality restaurant by Friday and Saturday nights – is home to a unique sculpture garden, while the restaurant itself boasts a distinctive flagstone floor interior. Great food and service in a charming setting.

The Snug Restaurant & Cafe, High St, Caerleon, Newport. Info: 01633 430238 / www.thesnugcaerleon.co.uk

CASHEW NUT HUMMUS & GARLIC PITA CHIPS Words MICHAEL BELL www.mikeyandthekitchen.wordpress.com @mikeyandthekitchen There is nothing worse than having friends pop over on an evening unexpectedly and having nothing but some stale crisps and a half-eaten jar of olives to offer them.

The solution is to have an easily available and effortlessly crafted snack to pull out when surprised with guests. This hummus also makes use of sesame oil and peanut butter, so you won’t have to worry about tracking down the usual tahini paste!

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CASHEW NUT HUMMUS: 1 can of chickpeas small handful of cashews 2 tbsps smooth peanut butter 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsps sour cream 1 tbsp lemon juice ½ tsp cumin sprinkle of sea salt sprinkle of paprika to serve FOR THE GARLIC PITA CHIPS: 2 white pita breads 1 garlic clove 1 tbsp olive oil sprinkle of sea salt METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2. Drain the can of chickpeas and rinse thoroughly with cold water.

3. Put the cashew nuts in a pan and dry roast them until they start to colour slightly.

4. Place all ingredients for the hummus into a food processor and blitz down to a rubbly consistency.

5. For the garlic pita chips, in a small bowl, pour in the olive oil before grating in the bulb of garlic and mixing.

6. Using a small pastry brush (or your fingers, as I do!) rub the pita breads with the garlic oil mixture before sprinkling with salt.

7. Place on a baking sheet and put into the oven for 15 minutes.

8. Allowing the breads to cool before breaking into smaller ‘chip’ sized bites.

9. Spoon the hummus into a bowl and sprinkle a little paprika on top before serving.

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Ratatouille

Autumn with Ian Young

INGREDIENTS Garlic – 3 cloves, sliced as thinly as possible Olive oil – a couple of tablespoons each of a general-purpose cooking type, and a better quality extra virgin Red onions – 2 small or 1 larger, peeled and sliced into thin wedges Peppers – cut longways through the stem and discard stem, membrane & seeds Courgettes – cut into ½ inch slices Tomatoes – plum tomatoes are a good choice, but they should be a good, dark red colour and fully ripe 1 aubergine – cut into slices long ways, usually 3 or 4 slices, about ½ inch thick Herbs etc – this is a dish where you have to taste as you go. A bit of fresh thyme, dried oregano, fresh oregano, tomato puree, parsley, a pinch or two of ground fennel seed, sugar, paprika, grated lemon or orange peel and a splash of white or light red wine are all options.

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tried to buy filo pastry the other day, but was told it had gone out of fashion. Cauliflower and celeriac are the next big things. Kale, you’ve had your moment of glory – it’s back to feeding cattle for you. I look forward to the day when ‘food as fashion’ goes out of fashion; I’m more of a folk cook, singing the old songs anew. Let me lead you through the process of making ratatouille trendy again.

Although peppers, onions, courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes and garlic are in the shops at any time of the year, it’s now when you can bypass the supermarket blandness and experience the real thing. Head down to the farmers’ market; grow your own; sweet-talk your local allotment society members.

There are two types of ratatouille. Type one is a watery mess of overcooked vegetables, tomato juice leaking out all over the place. Type two gets the pedants all a-quiver on the grounds of its supposed inauthenticity, but I think it tastes better. The vegetables are roasted separately and simmered together at the end.

Ratatouille should be faintly sweet, but with a mild bitterness from the aubergines and acidity from the tomatoes. The final splash of red wine vinegar and olive oil should bring the individual components together and make them sing.

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eason of mists and mellow fruitfulness

Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.

Extract from: To Autumn.

By John Keats (1795-1821)

Peel the tomatoes first: nick the skins of the tomatoes with a knife and place in boiling water for a minute or so. Transfer to cold water using a slotted spoon and slip off the skins. Cut in half and squeeze out the seeds into a bowl, reserving the flesh.

In a heavy bottomed pan, big enough to take everything you have prepared, fry the garlic slices as slowly as possible in a glug of cooking olive oil. Add some herbs of your choice, but don’t burn the garlic!

Add the onions and tomatoes and fry gently until this starts to break up. Add the other ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste the stew, think about the flavours, balance out the sweetness, sourness, savouriness, richness and bitterness. Simmer for another 10 minutes, until it starts to develop a silky quality. Add a splash of good quality olive oil at the end, once cooking has finished.

This can be eaten on its own, warm, rather than hot, or as an accompaniment to roast chicken. I’d also serve it with gougeres, a cheesy French choux pastry which is due to become fashionable in 2018.

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CYRUS TODIWALA We speak with celebrity chef and chef proprietor of Café Spice Namaste, Cyrus Todiwala, about his rise in fame and the key to success.

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Words JANE COOK www.hungrycityhippy.co.uk

n Sat 3 Sept, the Depot are holding their second ‘street-food siblings’ event, this time celebrating the perfect pairing of sausages and cider. More than 20 different ciders will be on offer from a range of local producers, along with a choice of 5 sizzling sausage traders, accompanied by live music and some themed party games. Tickets are £5, available from www.depot. eventcube.io.

Welcoming the beginning of autumn, Penylan Pantry’s new breakfast menu launches this month, along with a permanent veg stall which will be based directly outside their shop selling quality, organic seasonal veggies, all year round.

You can also spot the girls from Penylan Pantry selling their veggie, vegan and meaty ‘dawgs’ at the St Fagans Food Festival. The free event, which takes place on Sat 10 and Sun 11 Sept from 10am-5pm, will bring together more than 80 food and drink stalls including Cafe Mor, Llanfaes Dairy Ice Cream, Samosaco and Williams Brothers Cider.

Any foodie worth their salt this month (pun intended) will already have the Street Food Circus marked in their diary as a must-visit. The six-week carnival of food and drink brings together a variety of street-food traders offering everything from Thai noodles to fried chicken to vegan paella – and this year, it’s based in the leafy surrounds of Bute Park. It’s free to enter, and open Thursday to Sunday until Sun 25 Sept.

Every Thursday at the Street Food Circus, a brand new supper club, called Feast Clwb, will offer up to 50 guests the chance to book in for a £25, three-course feast. The meal itself takes place under a magical, stretched canvas tent at the edge of the circus pitch, and will be hosted by Dusty Knuckle, Anand George, Wrights Food Emporium and Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen over the next four consecutive weeks. For more info and for tickets, visit www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk Finally, if you’re looking for somewhere new to try for your morning coffee, head to the city centre. Roath Farmers Market favourites Brodie’s Coffee are Cardiff’s latest pop-up-to-permanent success story and they’ve recently taken up residence inside the former gardener’s shed in Gorsedd Gardens (outside Cardiff Museum).

Visit them for a latte-to-go and a fresh pastry; they’re getting them delivered fresh from the team at the fab Pettigrew Bakery.

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What was the moment you decided to be a cook?

Tough one to answer. The first thing was wanting to go in catering. I guess I wasn’t bad at cooking and was selected by the Taj hotels to work for them, so got into it whether at that time I felt it right or not. But I enjoyed every moment of it and kept learning – which I am still doing. So my career officially began on 29 May 1976 – strangely, our son Jamsheed was born on the same day, 10 years later.

You moved from India to the United Kingdom to start a career here.

Why the UK? We were actually planning to move to Australia but a dear friend that I worked with in Bombay, who is now sadly departed got in touch asking me if I would come to the UK and run a restaurant with him instead. I loved London, having worked at the Hilton on Park Lane as well as spending time there for a number of restaurant openings, so London felt like home. It was closer to home too. My parents were ageing and we wanted to be nearer. We had a few cousins living here which tipped the balance really fast in favour of London.

What’s the most important key to success in life?

Hard work, honesty, patience, listen and learn and don’t undermine anyone, money is not everything, your foundation is crucial. Think of success in your mind and what you wish to achieve and often you may find yourself there. I fail often in this and do sometimes regret that I am not wealthy and wish I could buy this or that and go here or there without constraints, but then I have a great life, a super family and still manage to do many things that I love and enjoy doing. Our greatest wealth is our friends and family and we are blessed... the Aston Martin and the Bentley and a great house with a garden can wait.

Perhaps this is what is waiting for me when I bid the world farewell. Right now, friends and family and enjoying life with them means more much more.

Cyrus Todiwala, Abergavenny Food Festival, Sat 17 Sept. Tickets: £12. Info: www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com

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PIZZA TIPI

Cambrian Quay, Cardigan. 01239 612259 / www.pizzatipi.co.uk Food ***** Atmosphere ***** Trendy pizza establishments in unusual locations are shooting up all across Wales, but you’d struggle to eat anywhere more tranquil than the edge of The River Teifi in Cardigan. The four Lynch brothers and their band of merry friends run Pizza Tipi; the venue quietly boasts live Saturday night music and local festival vibes across the summer months. It really couldn’t be further from a high street chain, with its relaxed atmosphere and effortless ambiance.

On walking towards the stone archway on Cardigan Quayside, we were greeted by a chalkboard stating “dogs and calm kids welcome” Lucky, as we turned up with seven children and eight adults – no dogs though.

A giant open-sided tepee forms the centerpiece of the riverside courtyard, with an open fire puffing out rustic atmosphere. It’s flanked by a homely ‘proper’ pub – Tafarn Smwglin, selling Fforest’s homebrew, real ale, wine and (to the delight of my eldest daughter) refreshing homemade strawberry lemonade, poured from enamel coffee pots. To me, though, the kitchen is one of the most impressive parts of the whole setup. The-wood fired ovens are housed in a purposebuilt open pizza preparation hut, with complete panoramic riverside views.

This is also where you order from the small but reasonably priced menu, with pizzas ranging from £7-£10. Between us we ate through classics like ‘summertime’ (chorizo, peppers, onions and olives) and specials featuring sausage, onion chutney, onions, chili flakes and coriander – or my favourite topping, which featured chili prawns, goats cheese and watercress on a salsa verde base. All pizzas had a pleasingly thin and crispy bottom, with those blackened, bubbled edges you only get from a wood fired stove. The ingredients were fresh, likewise the delicious accompanying salads, and where possible picked from their very own Fforest gardens.

Dessert was as simple as the pizza-loving lifestyle created by The Lynch Boys: large, homebaked slabs of chocolate brownies. No other choice, but that just feels right at Pizza Tipi. No need to over-complicate things. BETHAN MORRIS

Clarence House, Clarence Place, Newport. 01633 449948 / www.mojothefoodbar.com Food ***** Atmosphere ***** Mojo sets itself apart from other eateries in more ways than one. Apart from being situated off the beaten track in Clarence House (home of the driving theory test), it isn’t a restaurant, it’s a ‘foodbar’: an establishment where food and drinks are of equal importance.

My plus one and I were greeted at the door, shown to plush seats and offered a pre-dinner apéritif by award-winning mixologist Christos. With such an extensive drinks menu – there were 20 different gins and 10 different tonic waters listed – the choice was hard. I opted for a Strawberry & Black Pepper Collins, which was delicious and a definite sign of things to come.

The choice of food is equally diverse, with six or 10-course taster menus and an a la carte, each with its own wine or cocktail pairing. We chose the larger taster menu, which started with canapes and ended with petit fours, taking in delights such as goat’s cheese mousse, torched mackerel and matured beef sirloin on the way, accompanied by a fine wine or port, perfectly arranged on large plates on the stark white tablecloths. Mojo has three kitchens and all food is sourced locally and freshly prepared on the premises. Average waiting time between courses was 12 minutes, though that extended to 20 when, unbeknown to us diners, the Michelinstar chef’s wife went into labour – a small hiccup that didn’t affect the quality of the food. Besides, people were not in a hurry.

Mojo is cool, from the air conditioning, to the centre bar, to the Molton Brown toilet soap: a far cry from the run-of-the-mill chaotic fast food restaurants on the other side of the bridge. It doesn’t come cheap but it is an experience: the atmosphere is friendly, the music ambient, the staff knowledgeable and professional. LYNDA NASH

OUTBACK

149 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff. 07713 879052 / facebook.com/theoutbackcardiff Food *** Atmosphere *** There’s something of a disconnect about Australia’s culinary reputation, in that proper fine dining heads regard it as home to some of the best, most innovative restaurants in the world, while everyone else thinks of barbecued meat and seafood and pretty much stops there. Brand new Australian-centred joint Outback is unlikely to shatter the preconceptions of the latter group, but may have a bit on offer for the former.

Dark wood-panelled walls are leavened by Aboriginal artefacts and a puzzling square of Astroturf by the bar. My guest orders a baked damper loaf with camembert to start – intended for two, chipping in I’m struck by the cheese’s rather re-solidifed state. Calamari rings are good, and should be for £7.95.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, mains are inarguable star performers. Outback revel in the mildly exotic/patriotic: kangaroo, ostrich, crocodile (in burger form) and wild boar fillet, which my guest selects. It has an impressive complexity of flavour and pliant texture. Myself? Well, I was wilfully encouraged towards the wagyu ribeye steak and, as this doesn’t happen every day, offered about as much resistance as this luxurious, Japan-originated breed does under the knife. Exceptionally tender, fat melting to abstraction – just one thing, it’s £54.50. While fairly standard for wagyu, no I wouldn’t pay that much with my own money, but anyone looking to throw down for a top-class steak in Cardiff might want to consider this.

Desserts drag the bill back to earth at £4.95 each – fruit pavlova and Lamington, an Aussie cake with coconut and chocolate sauce. Both of our cocktails are fine, but the drinks list is otherwise dire. Outback, though, is keen and personable, and trying something a bit different in a busy restaurant strip, so I’m confident they’ll iron out this wrinkle and others. NOEL GARDNER BUZZ 39

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CARDIFF CAMERA CLUB

The Gate, Cardiff Wed 7 Sept One of the oldest photographic clubs in Wales, whose origins go back to 1896, are holding an exhibition featuring photographs taken by the members of the Cardiff Camera Club, who share their work with the local community in the hope of encouraging people to take up photography.

This amateur group will display prints taken locally, nationally and internationally.

Usually the club hold competitions and exhibitions in their own club at the Rumney Partnership Hub on Cardiff’s Llanstephan Road, but their ambitions to provide support, confidence and a space for photographic art aligns closely to The Gate’s own vision to help their local community develop and discover valuable new skills.

Not only is this exhibition a great chance to see local art, but it is a good opportunity to learn about the club’s work, and maybe join to take part. The Cardiff Camera Club are always welcoming new members. Altough they are very proud of their heritage, they move with the ever changing ideas within art, especially with the advancements that modern technology presents. They encourage any new prospective members to show how the newest technology can create new forms of art.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 3344 / www.thegate.org.uk (MM) BUZZ 40

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery @ YMCA, Swansea Sat 17 Sept Kicking off their new season, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will be holding a free drop-in event at the YMCA, the Kingsway in Swansea. Ahead of its opening extravaganza, the gallery is inviting people of all ages to join in however they want to, whether that be making costumes, banners, props or music, or just to find out more about the gallery’s exciting future.

Seven artists have been commissioned to work in different ways with the gallery’s audiences at the grand opening parade, marking the start of the celebrations of its relaunch. The public have been invited to join in as the gallery prepares to parade through Swansea, bringing its offsite work and ‘all our communities’ home.

A great deal of variety can be found among the highly thought-provoking work which will feature in the parade, much of which bears its own distinct political critique.

Zanne Andrea’s Heroes And Villains, a project with its roots in agitprop theatre, protest demonstrations and pantomimes, seeks to work with the community to create puppet heads and a banner featuring Swansea’s historical heroes and villains. Rabab Ghazoul’s Culture Citizen, meanwhile, explores the place and power of culture in our lives through debate and discussion with young people and the Gallery’s 55+ group, seeking to highlight the process in which austerity measures threaten the very institutions which collect, archive and preserve cultural heritage.

In equal turns grounding our thoughts in such political realities and taking our minds away from them, the parade will also feature work such as Anna Barratt’s Psychedelic Parade, which invites us to witness the parade as “a mind-liberating, vision-expanding spectacle” on the barricaded dual carriageway of the Kingsway. Elsewhere, Aled Simons’ Ysbrydoli / Inspired In Spirit aims to engage the imagination of families by teaming them up to create enlarged, papier-maché 3D objects from the gallery’s permanent collection. The objects will then be worn as headpieces and masks to create a ghostly procession.

Admission: free. Info: 01792 516900 / www.glynnviviangallery.org FFION RIORDAN-JONES

DOES THAT INCLUDE US?

g39, Cardiff Fri 2-Sat 24 Sept g39 is hosting a two-part exhibition which will include a programme of events, inspired and produced by artists who identify as disabled and others who do not. The multi-medium exhibition began in July and has already included everything from performance to debate to traditional paintings.

The second half of the season runs throughout most of September, and will highlight thought-provoking material in a seemingly traditional form that has be transformed by the artists. The focal point of the exhibition will be a documentary that is only one piece in the puzzle; alongside it, there will be paintings by the imaginative Sargy Mann.

His diverse works are recognisable by their bold shapes, bright colours and minimalist style to depict both the human form and the world that surrounds us. After beginning to lose his eyesight in the 1970s, he continued undeterred with his paintings, and found unique ways of seeing and expressing himself within his paintings. By creating no boundaries and inviting open and honest discussion, the pieces, exhibitions and events will allow everyone to leave with new ideas and perspectives.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2047 3633 / www.g39.org (EH)

GIANT PAPER SCULPTURES

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff Fri 30 Sept-Fri 28 Oct The display of the Giant Paper Sculptures has become a regular feature at the Welsh college, intriguing staff and students alike as they settle into the new academic year.

The sculptures are created every year by the students at the college who are studying theatre design, and exhibited in the Linbury Gallery. They collaborate with the lighting design students to create the perfect atmosphere and together, they put on an impressive show.

The students use the opportunity to experiment with different materials and ideas, which always provide very interesting results. The display always is tied to a theme and in the past, this has included displays of uncanny creatures flying through the air, with notable pieces including ravens, butterflies and wasps.

The teams of students have only eight days to make the sculptures and all the pieces are made using only paper, cardboard, tape, and some paint. Yet, despite the limited materials, the pieces are a testament to what can be made with a lot of imagination and teamwork. The sheer scale of the pieces mean that they are striking and impressive but the detail and work put into each piece really makes them come alive.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2039 1391 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk (EH)

SARAH JANE BROWN: THIS HALLOWED COAST

The Cloisters Gallery, St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire Tues 13-Mon 26 Sept Landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown will be exhibiting in the city of St David’s: Britain’s smallest, with a population below 2,000. Focusing her work on the dramatic Pembrokeshire coastline, Brown has an extensive portfolio of landscape works expressing her talents with a variety of techniques, including staining and glazing in thin layers to create textured works.

Returning to the venue of her first exhibition, Brown’s latest creations express the relationship between the immediate environment and what the feelings they inspire, rather than actual appearance. She studied fine art at the West Wales School Of Arts, and since has gained recognition across the UK. The Pembrokeshire painter conveys purity through her works, though going through her own spiritual journey.

The exhibition will be held in the cathedral’s cloisters where the light creates a setting perfect for an afternoon of browsing the collection. The location is the perfect place to view pieces that celebrate some of the finest natural beauty Wales has to offer, and a little way outside of St Davids you can see the inspirational landscape for yourself.

Admission: free. Info: www. stdavidscathedral.org.uk (FRJ)

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A GOOD CLEAN HEART Pontardawe Arts Centre Wed 14 Sept

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This work is a bilingual play, in both English and Welsh, from award-winning playwright Alun Saunders. It’s a modern tale of two brothers raised separately, in two different families speaking two different languages: a brilliant device to explore the impact of split identity and culture in Wales. Hefin and Jay meet on Hefin’s 18th birthday and find out that not only was he not born Welsh as he has always believed, but that he has a brother. He’s angry that he isn’t Welsh, but equally as shocked to discover he has an older brother.

Saunders has created a play that deals with the Welsh and English languages and their roles in Wales, in which Hef speaks Welsh throughout and Jay speaks English. The company Neontopia, which aims to create brand new theatre in multiple languages, gets people excited about the topics and make them understandable, are behind A Good Clean Heart. Projected subtitles add another layer of comedy whilst removing the boundaries of language; they move around the set and even onto the actors’ bodies, making the play a funny, moving production that can be enjoyed by both Welsh and English speakers.

Saunders wrote this play from his own experiences, when he and his partner experienced a lengthy, disappointing delay during their three-year process of adopting a child. Through this, the audience can follow the exploration of the issues of national identity from the two men from different classes, races, educational backgrounds and languages.

A Good Clean Heart was shown in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, one of many Welsh contributions, and will now be touring across Wales. A Neontopia and Wales Millennium Centre co-production, in association with The Other Room and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, A Good Clean Heart promises a rollercoaster story of two brothers, where things go from perfect to disastrous in a blink of an eye.

Tickets: £5-£10. Info: 01792 863722 / www.pontardaweartscentre.com HANNAH WILLIAMS

THE MOUSETRAP

New Theatre, Cardiff Tues 27 Sept-Sat 1 Oct The Mousetrap has been running for over 60 years with 25,000 performances. Originally written by Dame Agatha Christie, the landmark detective story is set in a country house cut off from the outside world by the thick snow. The group of people discover that there has been a murder, and with only the characters around them to blame, the palpable tensions force the characters to reveal their pasts until, eventually, the identity and the motive of the horrific murderer is revealed.

Being the longest running show of any kind in the history of theatre, it was brought back by popular demand because of its recordbreaking ticket sales in 2012 and 2014.

Not only did they break records, but some cast members are in the Guinness Book Of Records. David Rave holds the award for ‘Most Durable Actor’ for 4575 performances as Major Metcalf in the play, while the late Nancy Seabrooke had the record breaking achievement of being an understudy for 15 years. During this 63-year run there have been no fewer than 442 actors and actresses appearing in the play, 256 understudies, 142 miles of shirts have been ironed and over 500 tonnes of ice cream sold.

Tickets: £10-£29. Info: 029 2087 8889 / www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk (MM)

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TONY’S LAST TAPE

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, Mon 26 Sept; Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Wed 28 Sept; Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, Thurs 29 Sept This production is based on the diaries of Tony Benn, one of Britain’s most well-known Labour politicians, and his reflections on life. The narrative begins with an old man, Benn himself, sat alone with various recording devices, containing audio from the most poignant parts of his life. Portraying Benn recording the last tape of the collection, it focuses on his inner struggle of coming to terms with the end of his career, yet remains comical and enjoyable throughout.

With the face of British politics undergoing radical changes in 2016, this solitary narrative is an insight into a long-serving politician and his career. Benn was once branded “the most dangerous man in Britain” and represented the left of the Labour Party from the early 1980s, a period which divided the country in a way reminiscent to today.

Directed by Giles Croft, written by Andy Barret and birthed by the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, this work is a great opportunity to learn more about the man with a witty and poignant narrative.

Tickets: £10-£15. Info: 01646 695267 / www.torchtheatre.co.uk (Mon 26); 029 2039 1391 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk (Wed 28); 01792 602060 / www. tasliesinartscentre.co.uk (Thurs 29) (FRJ)

WHY THE WHALES CAME

Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Wed 28 + Thurs 29 Sept This month the award-wining storyteller Danyah Miller will be performing Why The Whales Came, based on the 1985 book by the much loved children’s author Michael Morpurgo. The tale follows the journey of two children, Daniel and Gracie, who have been banned from approaching the mysterious and frightening character of the Birdman. On a boat trip, the two find themselves stranded after being lost at sea, and their spooky adventure soon unfolds.

The children endeavour on this thrilling journey to learn more about the Birdman, the secrets of the island of Bryher, in the Isles of Scilly, and why whales came to the island.

Danyah Miller was trained at Lecoq in Paris, where she has since progressed to West End shows including Wizard Presents and Soul Sister. Moving into leading roles, Why The Whales Came isn’t the only Morpurgo novel that she’s performed. Having previously starred in I Believe In Unicorns, Miller captivates audiences in productions that all the family are certain to enjoy. Morpugo himself has praised Miller’s performance, saying “Danyah Miller is a storytelling phenomenon.” For a performance of intrigue and mystery, this family production penned from a literary great is one that all ages will appreciate.

Tickets: £9. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www. shermantheatre.co.uk (FRJ)

SHOOTING WITH LIGHT

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff Thurs 29 Sept “Behind every great man is a great woman.” How often that old adage has been true. Yet often they haven’t been recognised at all, or only after considerable time has passed after their deaths. Cases in point: sculptress Camille Claudel and Rodin; photographer Dora Maar and painter Françoise Gilot with Picasso; and photographer Lee Miller and Man Ray. Oxford theatre group Idle Motion, an immersive, physical ensemble formed in 2007, focus their spotlight on another woman, Gerda Taro – whose name has been overshadowed by the more famous Robert Capa. Shooting With Light deals with their professional and personal partnership. Taro, a refugee from Nazi Germany, met photojournalist Capa, in Paris. She became his assistant and lover while he taught her photography. They were fervent anti-fascists covering the Spanish Civil War, Taro the first female war photographer on the frontline.

This show, like Idle Motion’s others, uses multimedia – incorporating projection and more – and lots of motion. If you’re interested in photography and history, or just want to see two artists in love at the height of their prowess, come along and discover a brave woman ahead of her time, lost too soon.

Tickets: £12-£14. Info: 029 2034 2854 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk (RLR)

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CITY BASS

The Boiler House, Cardiff Sat 3 Sept Many have been missing City Bass since December’s tremendous party with visionary NYC DJ/producer Levon Vincent, with their loyal following getting their tops off in the Jacob’s Antiques basement. Whatever the reason for their quietness during 2016, this return to the Boiler House venue in Canton will be a jubilant return to the cool, underground house and techno grooves that they’re known for. They’ve not booked a big international name this time, instead bringing over the Dirtytalk crew from Bristol – in my opinion, some of the best DJs in the UK. The Dirtytalk parties have got a massive reputation in Bristol for their DIY vibe, most uncompromising booking policy and amazing music selection, not to mention their off-kilter approach to venues, sometimes throwing dark, red-light parties in the basement of a seedy biker bar. They’ve booked names like DJ Sprinkles, Prosumer, Maurice Fulton, Hunee – influential, individual selectors who take it back to the original ‘body music’ spirit from the New York and Chicago 80s underground but always futuristic and progressive too.

The Dirtytalk DJ roster consists of Jackin Patz, Tender T, Leewok and Rocky Newman; whoever’s on the turntables, expect to hear stuff you’ve never heard before that makes you feel magic, from bum-rumbling proto-house to gritty, low-down disco, drinkspilling electro and lush, cosmic techno.

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Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Fri 16 Sept If you’re not familiar with Don Letts, you may see the luxurious dreadlocks, read his name and assume that Don Letts is merely your run of the mill, old-school reggae selector. In actual fact, his underground heroism as a film maker, DJ and broadcaster came in the late 70s – he came to represent the cross-pollination of Jamaican dub and reggae with punk rock in London – of course, The Clash were involved too.

Letts became known as a DJ at the Roxy, Britain’s first punk club. During this time, he began filming videos of Joe Strummer’s band – he later featured on the classic album cover of Black Market Clash, an icon of the Brixton riots. His name is scrawled across the history of UK underground music in so many ways – managing The Slits, fronting Richard Branson’s reggae label Frontline Records, recording with Jah Wobble, and directing films about Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra, George Clinton and The Jam, as well as The Clash.

He later formed a band, Big Audio Dynamite with Clash guitarist Mick Jones, now mixing in New York sounds of electronic dance music, hip-hop and new wave with their previous punk and reggae expertise. Letts presented a BBC Radio 4 documentary series about bass, and that is the best example of his wide crosscultural appeal and establishment acceptance – he now presents a weekly slot on BBC 6 Music, fittingly titled Culture Clash Radio. A poster boy for the benefits of multiculturalism, he was obsessed and driven forward by discovering and representing his roots – through the smog of racism in 1970s Brixton came this second generation migrant prophet, joining punks and rastas together. As he says himself, “Everything that I am, it came from music.” His sets are famously crowd-pleasing and he is able to juggle all kinds of music, from 70s dub to 2016 dubstep, unearthing all kinds of lesser known gems and curiosities along the way.

Admission: £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199 GWYN THOMAS DE CHROUSTCHOFF

GET TOASTED

Gwdihw, Cardiff Sun 18 Sept Pryme Cut is a record label and team of promoters, producers and studio engineers, specialising in hip-hop, and promoting rap battle events every month in South Wales.

Get Toasted is an event they hold every year in memory of their close friend Anthony Hughes [pictured], a DJ who went by the name of Brave Toaster, who committed suicide in 2015. The night’s intention is to honour his name by celebrating the hip-hop culture that he was in love with, and promoting the message that nobody should ever have to feel that suicide is their only choice. The night will raise money for a charity that is yet to be chosen.

Among the performers this year are Dope Biscuits, the collective which Brave Toaster was part of, along with Jamey P, Rufus Mufasa, Ferny Mac and Polymath Saga – they describe themselves as “hiphop from the land of daffodils and liberty caps”. Alongside them appear UK battle rap favourite Tenchoo, Dirty Alex (The Hellionz), Wild Boyz Wasted and Applied Science, along with local favourite DJ Jaffa, DJ Alkemy, and many others, and as well as the live performances and DJ sets there’ll be breakdancing and pop-locking b-boys and b-girls and the rap battles that Pryme Cut’s known for. If you get a chance, check out the “compliments battle” on Pryme Cut’s Facebook page, where they flip microphone aggro for love and laughter – beautiful.

Admission: pay by donation. Info: 029 2039 7933 (GTDC)

LOGIC FESTIVAL

Riverside Caravan Park, Ynysforgan Farm, Swansea Sat 10 Sept It’s a hard dance festival in a Swansea caravan park - are you hard enough?

Headlining is Mark EG [pictured], whose hairstyle looks like something from Great British Bake Off. Even so, he’s been DJing since the mid-80s, starting off with Chicago house and moving through acid house, Belgian techno, minimal, trance and eventually ending up playing hardstyle.

Mark's rise to fame began in the early 90s after his love for Chicago house, Detroit techno and acid house progressed into an unequivocal need to spread the word of Belgium techno, hard techno and also hard trance. After DJing for the UK’s biggest rave parties, like Helter Skelter and Dreamscape, he also turned his skills to journalism, editing the techno section for cult rave magazine Eternity.

There’s way too many other DJs to go into in the four arenas, the biggest in the main hard dance arena being Bournemouth’s worldconquering proponents of the “hard edge/ subground” sound, Organ Donors, and local heroes of “reverse bass hardstyle” Ed ET & DTR – wow, I had no idea there were so many subgenres in hard dance. If you’re of a more deep and minimal taste, then watch out for Dogruff’s stage, where the minimal techno and deep house promoters will be showcasing their favourite styles for the late-night crew.

Tickets: £20. Info: www.facebook.com/ dirtboxhq (GTDC)

RIZ LA TEEF

Flava @ Undertone, Cardiff Thurs 29 Sept “It’s grime time,” say the promoters of Flava, a new night in Cardiff that went from being a one-off to a series of events, with a plan to bring more innovative dancefloor music to Cardiff. Headliners are picked for their particular skills, and though they revolve around the grime genre, the promoters prefer to call their style ‘140’ (referring to the BPM), so as to represent the broadness, unpredictability and mixture of vibes.

Their launch night brings down London multi-genre DJ Riz La Teef, who’s known for cutting dubs of unreleased tracks rather than just slinging them all on a USB stick.

He’s a skilful DJ in the pirate radio style, mixing up grime king Wiley with classic dubstep and bumping garage, as well as more abstracted and rough-edged new bass music. His recent set for Boiler Room got a huge reception for his combination of rolling bass music and garage with grime specials made for the DJ by the likes of JME. He’s got a style informed by the work of DJ Oneman, mixing abrasive percussion and garage with chopped up ferocity.

A local DJ, Blokeye (part of the Submerge crew), will be supporting, alongside resident DJs Onza, Caaza and Limes, who will be adapting their styles appropriately for the headliner. Look out for this new fixture on the scene, who already have excellent DJs lined up for the coming months.

Tickets: £3-£7. Info: 029 2022 8883 (GTDC)

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BARENAKED LADIES

Tramshed, Cardiff Tues 6 Sept Almost 30 years and 14 albums down the line and it’s more than likely that all you know about Barenaked Ladies is the following: a) They’re that quirky Canadian band who wrote that great song but you can only remember the line “Chickity China the Chinese chicken”, b) They talk and sing really quickly a lot of the time and c) “Our whole universe is in a la la la, 40 million years la la la la la WE BUILT THE PYRAMIDS!” OK, maybe that’s a terrible sweeping generalisation; maybe you’re reading this and are mega-excited that your favourite band of all time is coming to play in Cardiff, nay Wales, for the first time ever.

And so you should be.

Barenaked Ladies are a fun band: they want you to have a good time and they will go all out to make sure that happens. They’ll also have a good time themselves, to ensure that you can have an even better time. Their live shows are something to behold – the performances are energetic, tight and full of pitch-perfect harmonies and despite there being a set-list, you can be sure there’ll be plenty of improv moments, the occasional light-hearted rap battle and plenty of bants.

If you like bants, you’ll love Barenaked Ladies. An ultra-rare show on Welsh soil by a seasoned band with plenty in their locker – highly recommended.

Tickets: £28. Info: 029 2023 5555 (BG)

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The Globe, Cardiff Tue 20 Sept This month will see The Globe playing host to Toronto band Dilly Dally for the first time since the release of their 2015 debut Sore. Dilly Dally were formed by vocalist and guitarist Katie Monks, who co-founded the band in 2009 along with her high school friend Liz Ball.

Their music came about largely as a reaction to the indie-folk acts that were dominating the Canadian scene at the time, with the pair finding themselves more interested in pursuing a much heavier approach than their contemporaries. After getting drummer Benjamin Reinhartz and bassist Jimmy Tony on board, they set about making music together. Bringing in various influences such as the Pixies and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dilly Dally’s indie-meets-punk sound quickly made them stand out in the Canadian scene.

“Sore is intended to create change. It’s intended to promote sexual freedom, and empower those who struggle with mental health issues,” says Katie of the debut. “But spelling it out like that feels wack. It’s just a painting on the wall really, and it’s more effective if people discover it for themselves.”

Since the album’s release they have toured extensively, but this will mark their first gig in Wales, introducing their sound to an even bigger audience.

“This is a sacred time for me and the band,” Katie affirms. “Our dreams are becoming real, and we are empowering and inspiring so many people, and each other. Anyone who tries to fuck with that, I just don’t want them around.”

Dilly Dally will be supported by fellow Canadian band Weaves, who released their self-titled debut three months ago after building up a buzz for quite some time. It was worth the wait, and their more experimental approach to indie will be an interesting contrast next to the headliner. Additional support will come from Brighton’s Abbatoir Blues, who’ll bring a heavier, post-punk influenced sound to proceedings. A great chance to see three promising new acts on the same bill.

Tickets: £11. Info: 07590 471888 MATT LEE

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE

Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 28 Sept Coming to Clwb Ifor Bach this month is Chicago’s Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, who will be bringing their accomplished mix of jazz, funk, hip-hop and world styles. All seven members of the Ensemble are sons of Phil Cohran, himself an accomplished jazz musician who played in Sun Ra’s Arkestra in the 50s and 60s, and later with Earth, Wind & Fire. The brothers were taught by their father from a young age, and originally performed as the Phil Cohran Youth Ensemble. In 1999 they ceased playing with their father, and changed their name to Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

In the years that followed they’ve released nearly an album a year and collaborated with more famous artists than you can shake a particularly large stick at, including Ghostface Killah, Damon Albarn, Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, and Mos Def. Their most recent album, Sound Rhythm & Form, is garnering all kinds of positive reviews and recommendations, and they’ve also recently collaborated with rapper Math Man on his newest album Hyp Hop. The HBE are known for their tight, energetic performances, and have performed at high-profile concerts around the world, supporting Prince & The New Power Generation on a tour of Denmark at Prince’s personal request. This promises to be one of the most exciting gigs of the autumn, and should be a real treat for all lovers of jazz.

Tickets: £15. Info: 029 2023 2199 (DG)

LYNCHED

St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 20 Sept; Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan, Wed 21 Sept The Irish and Welsh have not only had a deep musical vein that pumped passion through the hearts of their countrymen, but have had the luck of being steeped in harmonious tradition to boot. When the Celts came to Ireland, they brought what would eventually be encapsulated by the Gaelic as folk music. Two thousand years of consistent revamping gave the genre an insurmountable length of stamina to run with, but If there was ever a way to shake off the mid-week doldrums, it would definitely be exemplified by enjoying its next fresh breath.

Dublin-based quartet Lynched are as thick in their roots as they are their ability to incorporate disparate genres into their catalogue. The Lynch brothers, Ian and Daragh, attended countless sessions across Dublin in the early 2000s in the project’s formative years, before being joined by Cormac Mac Diarmada and Radie Peat.

Previous albums, Lynched and Cold Old Fire, have been widely applauded by a number of critics. While Lynched most certainly won’t be your next mainstream chart toppers, Daragh’s gravel-scagged vocals and the talented smatterings of this gifted entourage will most definitely leave you with a lasting memory and a timeless act to add to your repertoire.

Tickets: £15.50/£14.50 adv (Cardiff); £14/£12.50 (Cardigan). Info: 029 2087 8444 (Cardiff); 01239 621600 (Cardigan) (NR)

MUSICIANS AGAINST HOMELESSNESS

Various venues across Wales Thurs 15 Sept-Sun 9 Oct Back in April, former Oasis manager Alan McGee launched a nationwide campaign called Musicians Against Homelessness, the twin aims of which are to raise funds for the homeless charity Crisis and provide gig opportunities for up-and-coming bands.

Gigs for the campaign have been set up and promoted independently all over the UK, with four dates booked for small venues across Wales.

The first of these Welsh gigs takes place at McGee’s own venue, the Tabernacle in Talgarth, on Thurs 15 Sept. The Dragonffli in Pontypool is then hosting a two-day event to raise funds and awareness for the campaign, with a full lineup of heavy rock bands playing from 7pm-12am on Fri 23 and Sat 24 Sept.

Three Monkeys Music Promotions has organised three days of music in Merthyr Tydfil, from Fri 30 Sept until Sun 2 Oct. Friday’s event will be hosted at The New Crown Inn, headlined by Scott Howells [pictured], with the action moving to the Redhouse on Saturday and Sunday.

The last leg in Wales sees the campaign come to Cardiff Bay where, on Sat 8 and Sun 9 Oct, bands including ska-pop outfit Upbeat Sneakers and The Oasis Experience, a tribute to the very band of McGee’s making, will take to the stage at Portland House on Bute Street. All proceeds from these gigs will go to homeless charity Crisis.

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reviews albums ALLAN YN Y FAN **** Newid (Steam Pie)

This, the sixth album by Allan Yn Y Fan, marks their 20th year active as a band. While not an extraordinarily long time to be playing this style of deep-rooted folk music, the sextet’s experience is reflected in their expertise – I doubt there’s an ensemble in Wales who could beat AYYF at their own game. That being Welsh-language tunes, variously rollicking and tender, with richly Celtic instrumentation and subject matter including oppressed workers, former landladies and professional Cardiffian Frank Hennessey. NG

BUSHMAN’S REVENGE ***

Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen (Rune Grammofon) The basic conceit of Norwegian trio Bushman’s Revenge – exploratory jazz played with heavy rock aesthetics – is right in my ‘wheelhouse’, as the kids say. Indeed, so’s much of this new album, which is recorded with supernatural clarity and throbs with Evan Hermansen’s gnarly blues-metal guitar and lithe interplay. A take on Albert Ayler’s Angels is respectful/able, too. All the same, even at its heaviest Jazz, Fritt... feels a bit much like casual noodling when you’re on tenterhooks for a gosh darn freakout. NG

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT **** Transcendence (InsideOut Music)

Songwriter, musician, producer and no stranger to voicing his opinion, Canadian metal icon Devin Townsend is still strutting his stuff with his solo project. Armed with a dedicated team of musicians, the album was whittled down from 60 tracks to the 10 that are on the record. The tracks sound massive and uber-powerful, the sheer scale of Failure, Higher, and the title track make for a momentous aural feast. Apparently, this album almost never made it to the studio, but I’m glad it did. OS

THE DIVINE COMEDY **** Foreverland (PIAS)

By now you’re either a complete convert to the world of Neil Hannon or you remember the song about coaches. For the unitiated, on this excellent album you’ll stare history in the face (The Pact) tongue meeting cheek (How Can You Leave Me

On My Own) with enough annoyingly hummable melodies to ensure that the number of friends you currently have will rapidly dwindle (Funny Peculiar). An exceptional songwriter whose craft or sullen art is in a league of its own. AJ

desert bones bleaching in the New Mexico sun, mysterious masked characters and stories you can't help but disappear into, with pedal steel, banjo and autoharp adding to the enchanchment.

Pour something nice, sit back and immerse yourself in another world. GT

and discord, Blood Bitch is a deep, multifaceted record about which whole books could be written.

HR

IZZY BIZU ***

DODGY **

Izzy Bizu’s soulful debut combines a mishmash of pop anthems and brooding numbers, with a voice drawing apt comparisons with Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Corinne Bailey Rae. She plucks from a variety of genres, with contemplations on relationships and personal insecurities set to scatty beats and dancehall rhythms. The finale Trees And Fire is a highlight, with stripped-back piano and vocals showing off her range. If you enjoyed Bizu’s smokey cover of La Foule during the Euros, give this a listen. BW

King Creosote’s prolific output continues with an exploration into the juxtaposition of electronic and acoustic sound worlds. What results is a groovebased album accentuated by bagpipes, harp and strings. Standout track Surface is the best example of this – the pastoral meeting the planetary. King Creosote is always inventive and his voice is as distinctive as ever, but it sounds at its best when given more room to breathe. JPD

What Are We Fighting For? (Cherry Red) Twenty years have passed since Dodgy held any kind of reverence (or relevance) and their sixth studio album won’t change matters. The opener You Give Drugs A Bad Name (oh, my aching sides) is pleasantly rocky, but what follows are a bunch of country-tinged harmony-led songs, many of which outstay their welcome by a good couple of minutes.

They’ve tried to do another Free Peace Sweet but you’re better off digging that out than trying to find anything approaching that here. BG

DURRTY GOODZ ***

Hungry Belly (Tru Thoughts) “Let me make sure that they never ignore man,” states Durrty Goodz on this album’s first track, aptly named Today. In the hour of grime renaissance, a true pioneer is acting as a reminder of the genre’s grittier origins. Maschine Man (production) uses a combination of nostalgic, old-skool samples and basslines that will have fans instinctively nodding their heads. Hungry Belly’s lyricism sticks to the formula in its time-honoured aggression, yet arguably becomes trapped in its ability to be repetitively boastful, slightly undermining Goodz’s versatility. CP

GLASS ANIMALS ****

How To Be A Human Being (Wolf Tone) The Oxford four-piece trade the hazy, chilled stupor of Zaba for a more obvious hip-hop-leaning sound on this follow-up, with lyrics describing or satirising millennial life through characters met on the band’s recent tour. Upbeat and less quirky than its predecessor, the outfit try to embrace a SoCal ambience with some relative success, particularly on radio-friendly summer anthem Poplar St. However, this does feel at times like an album suffering an identity crisis, despite its twee pretensions. CP

THE HANDSOME FAMILY ***** Unseen (Loose)

Husband-and-wife team Rennie and Brett Sparks’ 10th album is a bluegrass, folky storytelling masterpiece. It's like I imagine Jackanory for grownups would be, each track painting a scene in the listener’s mind of a life not often seen. Think

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JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW **** We Move (Believe)

James Vincent McMorrow has well and truly shaken off the ‘nu-folk’ tag that he got labelled with around the time of the release of his debut album in 2010. Although comparisons have been made between McMorrow and Bon Iver, McMorrow keeps an eye on the musical landscape ahead of him, as We Move has a fragile and complex edge that mirrors what both Depeche Mode and Radiohead strive for – when making albums. A fine collection of songs. DN

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD *** Zones (Dine Alone)

Amazingly, considering the amount of lyrical references to getting stoned, this is the Orrall brothers’ 11th studio album in 15 years. They’ve largely abandoned their recent experimentation (albums of improvised jams; a guest appearance from Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull) and reverted to a kind of garage rock/powerpop hybrid with a psychedelic edge.

Zones may be just the tonic if you like Weezer but think they don’t sing about recreational drug use enough. IP

JENNY HVAL ****

Blood Bitch (Sacred Bones) Some albums can be summed up neatly in 80 words; Jenny Hval’s Blood Bitch, however, could warrant 80,000 to understand. Often a hard listen (the nightmarish howls of The Plague), this album is performance art in a pop package. Hval is unique, though reference points are fathomable: Kate Bush-esque melodies, Julianna Barwick’s multi-textured experimentation, James Blake’s sonic dissonance. An exercise in contrasting beauty

GAMES REVIEWS NO MAN’S SKY ***

Halo Games, PS4, PC While the depth of the action-adventure survival game is indeed impressive, with an incomprehensively large number of planets to explore and species to meet, randomly generated by an algorithm, it seems to be lacking a few features that can make the game feel rather repetitive. It is very stylish and at the beginning feels overwhelming, but in fact the game is overly formulaic and lacks the real sense of freedom so many hoped for. However, it still maintains a sense of exploration and freedom that lovers of retro game Elite will relish. LOB

STARBOUND *****

Chucklefish Games, PC While the beta version of the keenly awaited Starbound has been out for a while, the 1.0 version was recently released. While you may be thinking that it’s just a sci-fi rip-off of Terraria, it in fact offers far more depth than the 2D craft ‘em up, with a more developed storyline, diverse biomes on a range of planets, and a huge amount of exploration to do if you’re that way inclined. While it can be ridiculously challenging, to the point of being frustrating, at times, that just helps invoke the sense of difficulty older games have. LOB

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KING CREOSOTE ***

Astronaut Meets Appleman (Domino)

LOCAL NATIVES ***

Sunlit Youth (Infectious) This is the sort of thing I would expect to hear coming from the main stage at Green Man at around 9pm on a Saturday, just as I’m checking my watch and wondering what time the headliners are going to be on. Not to say that it’s bad, just that it fits a certain type. It’s got that neo-80s production that seemed to get really popular about five years ago and sounds a bit like Foals circa their second album. DG

NEIL COWLEY TRIO ****

Spacebound Apes (Hide Inside) Award-winning pianist/composer Cowley embarks to a brave new world of the concept album. Based around electronica, this instrumental work also touches on his mainstays, jazz and classical .

Shades of Debussy, Glass, OMD and Satie abound on this arpeggio-filled journey to a foreboding, icy planet. At times repetitive, dramatic, frantic and somber, there’s pockets of warmth with a beating heart. Masterful mood music that would also suit an Arthur C Clarke epic or a remake of 70s TV show UFO. Best track: The City And The Stars. RLR

THE RAMONA FLOWERS *** Part Time Spies (Distiller)

Moving on from their indie-meets-pop dirge of a debut album, this Bristol five piece have shifted in an unashamedly 80s direction, ditching the bafflingly fashionable Bastille/Imagine Dragons influences and fully embracing their inner Duran Duran. Pacey, synthpop floor-fillers such as Dirty World and Designer Life pay a superb homage to the greats of the era. If only the lads could stick to these and refrain from dipping back into their drab ways of old then this would be more than decent. GT

SETH LAKEMAN ***

Ballads Of The Broken Few (Cooking Vinyl) Seth Lakeman’s eighth offering sees a return to his role as folky storyteller with ballads sang over grinding strings and trademark thumping percussion.The blended vocal harmonies provided by collaborators Wildwood Kin enrich an otherwise average record, with the two opening tracks setting a high bar which the rest of the album fails to better.

Lakeman’s voice has matured since the early days of The Punch Bowl, but there’s little to differentiate it from his previous work. BW

TEENAGE FANCLUB **** Here (PeMa)

The Liam Gallagher-endorsed ‘second best band in in the world’ continue to outlive the scenes, maintaining their commitment to lovely indie pop music which has outlived the C86, Britpop and less-defined eras. Their 10th album has a wistful

autumnal feel to it, and some top form Fannie magic in the hooky Thin Air, the sunny It’s A Sign the string-laden Darkest Part Of The Night, and the spry and Byrdsian The First Sight, with a light dusting of fuzz across the soaring chorus of If I Ever Get To See. CS

TWIN ATLANTIC ***** GLA (Red Bull)

The fourth studio album from the Scottish rockers sets up as a grungy affair. Crunching riffs and the distinctive vocal of frontman Sam McTrusty strikes a chord throughout. Staying true to their roots, the album title is the code of their hometown airport in Glasgow – “the gateway to all the inspiring places we have travelled, and the same stretch that has always brought us back home again,” Twin Atlantic say. No Sleep is a killer, while the bluesy opening on The Chaser is a beauty. OS

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR **** Do Not Disturb (Esoteric)

The legendary Van Der Graaf Generator’s 13th album is powerfully progressive. Melodic tunes are interspersed with heavy vocals, light lyrics with foreboding basslines.

The dark mood is elevated the catchy Forever Falling but soon brought down again by the instrumental Shikata Ga Nai. In the words of the crazy Aloft, “There’s no going back to where you were before.” Rather, there is – but the trick is to do it better. VDGG fans will not be disappointed. LN

THE WEDDING PRESENT **** Going, Going… (Scopitones)

David Gedge and the gang are back with their ninth studio album and the indie stalwarts are on top form. Much of Going, Going... won’t disorientate fans, with familiar, roaring guitar riffs on themes of falling in and out of love, but several experimental tracks stand out. Gorgeous instrumentals Marblehead and Sprague layer ethereal vocals, haunting strings and piano, while Wales merges spoken Welsh with relaxed guitars and flute before accelerating into a driving headbanger. Vintage Wedding Present – with a twist. BW

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a spacey, off the wall groove that drifts steadily into otherworldly territories. Dreamlike textures refrains wash pleasantly over you, giving you a tempting reason to withdraw from reality for four and a half minutes. CPI

KAMIKAZE GIRLS *** Sad (Bearded Punk)

This is a painful record to listen to in two ways. It’s painful in that it’s a very loud record indeed, with shouty/screamy vocals, wall-of-sound guitars and pounding drums. But then it’s also painful from the perspective that you’ll be sitting on the fence for hours wondering if it’s actually any good or not. BG

LAS KELLIES **** I Don’t Care (Fire)

Las Kellies have over a decade of experience exploring the various tributaries of punk and post punk whilst rarely getting lost in pastiche. A rare skill indeed. Subtle psychedelic fuzz and echoladen vocals give a distant, melancholy feel while retaining a prickly undercurrent. A winner. IP

KIZZY CRAWFORD ***

Gerridae / Jungle (Folkstock) Kizzy has honed her sound into something distinctive in the jazz and folk sphere as of late.

These two tracks aptly demonstrate both her vocal talent (particularly in harmony arrangement) and instrumental prowess; however, the production feels a little flat and the melodies, whilst beautiful, are devoid of any great hooks to ensnare you. CPI

demos SILENT FORUM

facebook.com/silentforum Previously known as How I Faked The Moon Landing, Silent Forum have traded that name in for one that better suits their monochrome press shots and grandiose postpunk. The four songs on Brief Collapses, their debut EP, colour the predominant Joy Division-through-to-Interpol indie rumble with swelling post-rock guitar, River and Nameless being prime examples. It’s very nicely produced and Richard Wiggins is a diverting vocalist who possibly sings “I’m freaking out with an owl in a mansion” at one point, although I may have misheard. NG

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Even if you like 60s-birthed peddlers of British whimsy, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, you may not know Big Grunt – who featured Bonzos members Vivian Stanshall and Roger Ruskin Spear, recorded these four songs for John Peel in 1970, and never properly released anything. Until now.

This has almost no relevance to 2016 but colour me unbothered, pal. NG

Llangennech trio Oblong emailed me the day after I’d seen another brand new group called Oblong, a very-much-up-my-alley mix of sludge metal and weird electronics. Realising that this wasn’t the same Oblong was disappointing – maybe as disappointing as getting a review that spends half its length talking about someone else – but these songs are still pretty good. Rugged indie with an impressively brash guitar sound and both Welsh and English lyrics, I suspect their collections contain a fair bit of mid-80s quasi-C86 fare. NG

THE BIG MOON ****

FAN OCTO

Silent Movie Susie (Fiction Records)

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A track to be dubbed over hip montages of summer escapades and stacked in colourful vinyl collections in milk boxes. Silent Movie Susie lies in the grass between alt-rock and festival pop making daisy chains, singing in quadruple harmonies in the sun and enticing others with her hypnotically catchy hooks. CP

Risca solo artist Fan Octo’s disciplines include videography, sculpting facial hair and, most significantly to this column, shred guitar played on one of those eight-string monstrosities. His three tracks currently online pair technically spectacular twiddling with sci-fi synth backdrops (Nexus Series) and digital death metal (The Machine). They each come with a video created

by Octo himself, my personal favourite being Gravitational Time Dilation which was filmed in Preston’s Premier Inn and demonstrates that it’s not just extramarital affairs going on behind those unassuming doors. NG

BIG GRUNT ****

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THE INVISIBLE ****

Life’s Dancers (Ninja Tune) A snippet from their acclaimed album Patience, released in June of this year, Life’s Dancers is

THIS MONTH’S DVD PICK ALMODÓVAR COLLECTION **** 18 (Studiocanal) This collection of some of the renowned Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar provides a good overview of the themes he deals with in his early works. Included are his iconic female-led bleakly comic melodramas Dark Habits and What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Law Of Desire, Oscar-nominated international breakthrough black comedy Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, Kika, and The Flower Of My Secret. While it is a good introduction to his work, it misses out more notable works like Volver and All About My Mother. LOB

NARCOS SERIES 1 ***** 15 (Arrow Films) For those withdrawing from Breaking Bad, Narcos offers some comfort, but much like methadone to heroin, it’s still just as addictive. Wagner Moura stars as Pablo Escobar in this series based on his life and the peak of the cocaine boom in Colombia, and while his accent is a bit off, he does an excellent job portraying the man and his battle against the authorities and the DEA. It is a captivating series that provides context to many of the issues still found in Colombia, South America and the USA today. LOB

THE WAVE *** 15 (Film Vast) A rockslide into a fjord threatens the Norwegian village of Geiranger with a colossal tsunami, which a geologist and his family try to escape, in this disaster flick by Roar Uthaug. Based on an actual risk which threatens the village in real life, and similar disasters that killed dozens over the last century, The Wave offers a novel concept. A good cast, and impressive shots put Hollywood’s tired disaster franchises to shame, but it still follows the predictable Mad Libs style formula used in disaster films. LOB

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS **** PG (Fox) This is the latest adaption of the much-loved true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a lover and patron of the arts with a love of music, and one desire: to sing. The one problem is that she can’t sing, and everyone around her doesn’t particularly want to tell her as she makes her way to Carnegie Hall. It’s overall a very funny film with great performances by all, most notably Meryl Streep. LOB

THE NICE GUYS **** 15 (Icon) Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe star as private eyes in this action comedy by Shane Black, the man behind Lethal Weapon. It’s 1977 in LA, and Golsing and Crowe investigate the death of a porn star and the disappearance of a girl. It has a very well written and witty script with good action sequences, and excellent chemistry between Crowe and Gosling. LOB

LOUDER THAN BOMBS *** 15 (Soda Pictures) The first English language production by Norwegian director Joachim Trier sees a family of a father and his two sons trying to cope with the death of their wife and mother, a well-regarded war photographer.

Eldest son Jonah (played by Jesse Eisenberg) comes back to the family home for an upcoming exhibition of his mother’s work, where he spends more time his father and his troubled younger brother Conrad. It tackles important issues and has a great cast and style, mixing dreams and reality, but it’s rather a slow burn. LOB

BAD NEIGHBOURS 2 **** 15 (Universal Pictures) This sequel to the frat comedy Bad Neighbours was actually much better than expected, with the bar for comedy franchise sequels being set pretty low. A young family, who battled against the fraternity next door in the prequel, want to sell their house, but this time there’s a sorority next door making their lives miserable, and naturally they clash. The film makes an interesting point about gender inequality in campus culture in the USA, and actually has some genuinely funny moments. LOB

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If the ever-increasing sprawl of urban property development is one of the modern era’s biggest threats to the arts, one silver lining is the power of social media, which can whip up a defensive campaign as soon as rumours of potential redevelopment begin. Take The Arches, located on John Street near Cardiff Central railway station: it’s existed, quietly, as a base for rehearsal and tuition for nearly 30 years, and currently houses Only Drums Aloud (drum lessons/ practise), Jukebox Collective (street dance) and The Arches themselves (rehearsal and recording). However, if a planning application for office space goes through in its current form, it’ll obstruct the surrounding area and severely restrict access. Already, though, The Arches have secured 3,000 online petition signatures, 40 formal objection letters and the support of a number of local councillors Achtung! Super Furry Animals release news! The Welsh fivesome’s long-awaited new studio album will be... nah just messin’ with ya, it’s a remastered version of 1996 debut LP Fuzzy Logic with a bonus compilation of B-sides. Also out on the same date (Fri 4 Nov) is Zoom!, a

best-of whose tracklisting is still TBC. SFA will then tour the UK from Wed 30 Nov playing all of Fuzzy Logic and ’97 follow-up Radiator, finishing at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Sat 17 Dec. As well as THAT, frontman Gruff Rhys has a solo album, the soundtrack of the movie Set Fire To The Stars, released by Twested Nerve on Fri 30 Sept. It’s got lots of lush strings and jazzy excursions, is mostly instrumental and really quite nice Both Gruff and the Super Furries feature in the new term’s A-level Music syllabus in Wales. Their songs have been deemed to offer “a basis for understanding how music is created, developed and performed for different audiences in the 20th and 21st centuries.” Also featured on the course are the Manic Street Preachers and – perhaps most notably – Kizzy Crawford, jazz-folk soloist from Merthyr whose new single is reviewed on the previous page. Later this autumn, Crawford will tour Wales alongside Sinfonia Cymru and jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock, as Birdsong. They’ll be showcasing compositions inspired by the Welsh rainforest – yep, you heard. It’s called Carngafallt and it’s in Powys

There are a right old spate of albums coming out in the next six weeks or so!

Let’s run through some. West Wales kosmische psych crew Sendelica have a new one, The Pavilion Of Magic And The Trials Of The Seven Surving Elohim (yep), out on Fri 2 Sept. Rhondda soloist Aeddan [pictured] drops an EP of lush Beach Boys-y fare, Late For Work, on Thurs 8 and plays live at Gwdihw, Cardiff, the same day. Allan Yn Y Fan, venerable Welsh folk group, unveil Newid on Fri 16; that’s reviewed two pages back. American Mustard, an alt-country-meets-70s soft rock combo who feature Ash McAvoy (ex of Vito among others), released their selftitled debut album on the same day, with profits going to male suicide prevention charity CALM. Cardiff big beat-y cut-up electronica fella Conformist drops his second album, Lifestyle Bible, on Fri 14 Oct, trailing it with single Komputer Jenerated on Fri 30 Sept. Mid-October also finds The Gentle Good, aka folk artist Gareth Bonello, releasing Ruins/Adfielion, his latest album on the Bubblewrap imprint. Typically rich in instrumentation, guest musicians include Georgia Ruth and Jack Egglestone, drummer of Future Of The Left

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CASEY

A five-piece approximately from Newport, Casey’s mushrooming popularity isn’t a huge surprise on the face of it. They play a style of wracked, dramatic post-hardcore with moody passages and swelling cinematic guitar that’s become increasingly bankable in the last few years; in terms of both execution and popularity, it sits somewhere between second wave, late-90s twinkly American emo and more commercial post-millennial bands like Funeral For A Friend.

Love Is Not Enough, Casey’s debut album (released by Hassle Records on Fri 23 Sept) places them firmly in the lineage of stated influences like Pianos Become The Teeth, Defeater and Touche Amore. They’ve picked up a worldwide fanbase already, and are embarking on a brief German tour this month. What makes Casey more remarkable is that they appear to have done all of this with almost no local profile. Apart from being selected as one of 12 BBC Horizons acts earlier this year, their last Cardiff gig was a support slot in March, and – at the risk of talking myself up as some kind of barometer for regional activity, rather than just a guy who types gig listings as a job – I have no memory of seeing their name on any local bills.

Still, I hope you’re not precious enough to be affronted by this non-paying of dues, because Casey’s 12,000 Facebook fans clearly don’t give a toss. Songs like LP teaser track Ceremony, with its cleanly crooned chorus, betray a band who have both the will and the way to ignite hundreds-strong singalongs. www.caseytheband.com

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one louder EVERYONE loves Snopes, the veteran-by-internetstandards website which has long led the way in the business of pouring cold water on urban myths, old wives’ tales and other made-up cobblers. Its work is never done, though: there are as many dubious anecdotes in circulation as there are stars in the sky, and two personal favourites of mine (partly due to them being told to me with a straight face) have yet to appear there.

One of these is a morality lesson concerning some experimental teen sex on a parental bed, which ends with the family dog copping the blame for the mess that results, and an irate father delivering rough justice via shotgun.

Apparently this happened to “some people in Gloucester”.

Similarly romantic are the couple who are regularly overheard arguing in the street, the male party reasoning, “Of course I loves you, I shags you and buys you chips, don’t I?” Often they’ll be rowing in Wales, sometimes in Bristol; Oliver Reed claimed to have overheard it in 1960s London, minus the chips, and a family-friendly version featured in the script of Oliver!, in which he played Bill Sykes.

Also yet to be scrutinised by Snopes is a story you may have seen doing the rounds back in June, shortly and conveniently before the EU referendum. A woman wearing a niqab on a Newport bus has a conversation with her son interrupted by a passenger (possibly Viz’s Major Misunderstanding [pictured]), who upbraids her for not speaking English in the UK – only to be brutally owned when it turns out she was actually speaking Welsh. This scenario proved extremely shareable content: over 25,000 Facebook users have pinged it around the intertubes at the time of writing.

Of course, you can get 25,000 people on Facebook to share any old bollocks, but this one was more notable to me as I’m casually acquainted with Tom Bradbury, who originally posted it. I’ve always found Tom to be a charming man, and not someone who I’d envisage using dubious means to rack up #numbers on social media and/or deliver a cocklewarming message about multiculturalism.

Others, though, were more sceptical. Leading the way was Sarah Ditum from the New Statesman, who stopped short of calling Tom a bald-faced liar, but wondered if the liking’n’sharing legions, presented with an anecdote that supported their own beliefs, might have dropped their cynical guard a tad. As she was entitled to: no-one’s account, after all, is entirely above suspicion. Something Ditum herself has since discovered (last month, meaning this column isn’t in fact two months out of date), when her adorable yarn about her primary school-age daughter seeing Jeremy Corbyn on TV and roaring with laughter at the notion he might want to be prime minister was greeted with waves of itchy chins. What with the elder Ditum being strongly opposed to Corbyn’s leadership, some people – joyless trolls, obviously – were moved to wonder if she might have been using an unverifiable source as a vessel to express her own thoughts. Chance are that we’ll never know for sure, but if either Sarah or Tom had been merely spinning us all a yarn, then it would only be symptomatic of that “post-truth politics” era all the cool kids are talking about. Wouldn’t it?

“This month, south Wales sees gigs by ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER (Moon Club, Mon 5), RACHAEL DADD (Castle Emporium, Sun 11), RATTLE, HARPOON and BLOOD MEDALS (Undertone, Tue 13), DOE and HOT MASS (Dempseys, Fri 16), THE TUTS and PERSONAL BEST (Moon Club, Sat 17), ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE (Clwb Ifor, Tue 20), BRUXA MARIA, THE DEATH OF MONEY and BURL (Undertone, Sat 24), TERRY, THE JELAS and PINK GRAPEFRUIT (Moon Club, Sun 25) and DEAD MEADOW (Moon Club, Thurs 29)!” my listingsobsessed infant son blurted out. NOEL GARDNER

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

AGAINST NATURE

Joris-Karl Huysmans (Dedalus)

Originally published in 1884, Huysmans’ book instantly divided critics between those who saw it as a masterpiece and those with more disparaging opinions. Brendan King’s new translation of Against Nature brings to the fore questions of literary taste and attitude for a new generation.

This classic fin de siècle novel follows the Frenchman, des Esseintes – an aesthete who tries to escape his own decadence, as well of that of Parisian society, by retreating to the country. Ironically, this retreat involves furnishing his house with art, books and flowers, which are analysed in minute detail. In one instance, whilst selecting paint, he even bejewels a tortoise to ensure the colours he has selected show off the room to the utmost effect. With no structured plot, the text is mainly comprised of book reviews from the character’s perspective in which he details classical writers and philosophers, pointing out the pros and cons of their work. While these descriptions can seem superfluous, Huysmans uses them to create a clever satire where the circumlocutions des Esseintes deplores in others’ writing are demonstrated in the text through his interpretations.

These critiques are punctuated with des Esseintes’ memories (often quite disturbing) as well as his ennui and ailments which seem inherently linked with his enforced literary lifestyle and symptomatic of everything he is trying to escape. Against Nature is often humorous and self-reflective, which compensates for the lengthy book reviews within the novel which can alienate the reader. Unless one is familiar with several literary traditions, it can feel laborious consulting the notes in the back of the edition. Probably not a holiday read, but still an engaging examination of the literary world. LUCY MENON Price: £8.99. Info: www.dedalusbooks.com

MAMETZ

Aled Rhys Hughes (Seren)

For five years, photographer Aled Rhys Hughes visited Mametz on the anniversary of the battle which claimed the lives of over 4,000 Welsh soldiers, and Mametz collates his photographs of the area today. It has a strange calmness, but with a sickening and insidious eerie quality to the images, perfectly exemplified by his out of focus twilight images, the time of day that most terrified the soldiers there. The photographs are all powerful, and with context, can inspire deep contemplation about a number of themes, most striking, the memories of thousands of personal tragedies. This aspect can be overlooked in many accounts, getting lost in statistics, but seeing the clear remnants of the war, and the memorials left by visitors, the personal legacy of the First World War is well captured in this captivating book.

LOB Price: £14.99. Info: www.serenbooks.com

THE IMMIGRATION HANDBOOK Caroline Smith (Seren)

Poetry and immigration may not be topics you’d usually associate with each other, but Caroline Smith, an asylum caseworker, shines a light on the world of bureaucracy and escapism through a collection of poetry. Smith’s verse includes quotes from real immigration laws and letters to real asylum seekers and illegal immigrants. This sense of realism brings the art to new depths as the reader realises these poems are about real events, and real people who are fighting the struggle of escaping hard lives along with the confusion of their legal situation. Poems like I.S 96 attempt to recreate an atmosphere of loss, along with an understanding of life’s pulling forces, whereas poems such as Father show how these legal forms can create massive tensions and shocks to family life. The interesting mix of reality and beauty brings a new direction for talking about immigration. MM Price: £9.99 Info: www.serenbooks.com

MORFFIN & MÊL

Sion Hughes (Y Lolfa) Delving into the subject of espionage during the Second World War, this Welsh-language story is the second novel from author Sion Hughes. The story follows Richard, a violinist from Wales who is transported into the world of espionage, moving to Cafe Rouge in a small Brittany village, living with a family thrown together due to the effects of war. A character-driven tale, the author succeeds in conveying a mesmerising account that is difficult not to get absorbed in. Rich descriptions of the different locations also set the scene with great detail in this well-researched account. A captivating story full of suspense with a few unexpected and intriguing plot twists, a worthwhile read for anyone looking for Welsh-language escapism. RH Price: £7.99. Info: www.ylolfa.com BUZZ 52

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Such a lovely lot of autumnal literary events ahead! We begin with the Rhondda Book Fair on Sat 3 Sept at the marvellous SOAR Centre in Penygraig. With stalls, readings, refreshments, and a plethora of authors, this is bound to be an inspiring day. All genres from fantasy to crime, romance to children’s fiction will be represented.

The day begins at 10.30am and ends at 3pm, and entry is entirely free.

The late Tony Conran is immortalised through music by the Tony Conran Poetry Chorus, live at Chapter in Cardiff on Fri 9 Sept. Conran, who once described poetry as “a dance of the vocal chords and the mouth, which only really comes alive when you hear it and see it,” was a great modernist poet, who would have been pleased, I think, to hear his final poem presented – as it is here – in recitation, song, instrumental music, and choral symphonies. Get there for 7.30pm; tickets are £6 including a drink and a product discount.

Following this, living legend and poet Peter Finch reads from, discusses, and plays vinyl to accompany, his book The Roots Of Rock: From Cardiff To Mississippi And Back, at Cardiff Central Library, 6pm on Thurs 15 Sept. Having attended the original book launch, this is another event/ writer I can highly recommended.

Of course, this being the centenary of Roald Dahl, there are a tonne of Dahl-ing events for you to pop along to, as well. Roald Dahl's City Of The Unexpected is one of these. Taking place over the weekend of Sat 17 and Sun 18 Sept, it promises “a cast of thousands of performers from across the city and jaw-dropping spectacles”. Not the ones on the nose, of course, but events – in arcades, shops, iconic buildings, and parks.

And then, on Thurs 22 Sept, if it’s lyricism and wit you’re after, try the launch of my new, prizewinning poetry collection, amidst the standing stones on Pontypridd Common from 6pm. My name is Mab, and this is the festival of Mabon (autumn equinox). The stones are not really original, being a couple of hundred years old, but the poems are new!

So, a lot to be getting on with, as always. Be bard to the bone… and attend as many as you can.

Until next time!

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THE ROAD TO

QUALIFICATION Rhys Richards analyses the path ahead for the Welsh men’s international football team as they take the first steps towards qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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f we were to rewind two years ago, the Welsh football team would be in a very difference place to where we see it now.

September 2014 marked the start of the UEFA Euro 2016 campaign, where following the death of Gary Speed and Chris Coleman’s unconvincing start to life as Welsh manager, the bag of expectations was a mixed one.

It was not the start Coleman had hoped for, as Wales trailed 1-0 in the sixth minute to Andorra who had not scored a competitive goal for four years. Wales, at this point, were staring in the eyes of an unexpected defeat until a moment of wizardry, where Gareth Bale struck twice to dig the Dragons out of yet another hole.

This last gasp win could be considered as the turning point in the team’s fortunes, as it appeared to give players the confidence to end a 50-year tournament drought. Much to the disbelief of the nation, we now sit here having competed in that tournament having reached the semi-final. The Euro 2016 dust has nearly settled and now fans, players and staff are eagerly awaiting the start of the next qualifying campaign: the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

It is without doubt that the players will take to the pitch with the same hunger and the fans will take to the stands with the same excitement.

In spite of this, let’s not forget that all of this comes with a slight underbelly of increased expectation, which I’m sure Coleman and co. will relish before embarking on their next footballing journey... the road to World Cup qualification.

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Mon 5 September 2016, 7.45pm Bale and the boys will hope to get off to a flying start against the lowest ranked team in the group. As we witnessed in France this summer, the fire power of Bale and a bouncing Welsh bunch should prove too much for Moldova.

Despite this, a potential banana skin for Wales could be dealing with the pressure of being the group favourites. This is something the Welsh have found difficult in the past against Israel at home and Northern Ireland in the knockouts of Euro 2016.

Sun 9 Oct 2016, 5pm Shortly after, the Cardiff City Stadium will welcome Georgia for the third match of the qualifying campaign. Despite failing to qualify for Euro 2016 with just nine points, the Georgians under long-term manager Temur Ketsbaia recorded some impressive performances. One of which came against Scotland, which ultimately proved costly as the Scots then failed to qualify for France. Despite a growing Georgian belief, if Wales approach the game with the same spirit, unity and quality we saw over the summer then a straightforward home win should be on the cards.

Austria (A) Thurs 6 Oct 2016, 7.45pm A month later they’ll travel to Vienna for arguably one of the most challenging fixtures in group D. Austria qualified for Euro 2016 convincingly, yet unlike Wales failed to impress whilst they were there. Nonetheless, the home side will prove to be a stern test and may require some heroic defending from Ashley Williams and his defence.

Having said this, Austria may have a thing or two to be concerned about themselves, with the link-up play of Bale and Ramsey enough to trouble the best sides in the world.

Serbia (H) Sat 12 Nov 2016, 7.45pm The last time these sides met the dragons were left licking their wounds following a humiliating 6-1 defeat in Belgrade. The stage is set once again and Wales will be desperate to get their own back over a Serbia side with plenty of knowhow. On the other hand, the Serbs will be itching to get back to winning ways following their prolonged absence from tournament football. They will do this by utilising their main man Nemanja Matić, who will attempt to carve open Wales’ defence with his outstanding passing ability.

Georgia (A)

Republic Of Ireland (A) Austria (H) Fri 24 March 2017, 7.45pm This is a date most Welsh fans will be leaving free on their calendars as a trip to Dublin may be a little too convenient. Similarly to the Austria away trip, this match will be up there as one of the most difficult for Wales to overcome due to the home side’s steely determination. The Irish doors will be locked, which is why the Welsh will look to their galáctico Mr Bale to unlock them.

Sat 2 Sept 2017, 7.45pm After a lengthy spell away from Cardiff, Wales will return to take on the Austrians. With the campaign at this point coming to a close, fans can expect a nailbiting clash between two tactically astute outfits. With three games to go, results will start to shape the final group standings and will therefore require a stellar Welsh performance.

Serbia (A)

Moldova (A)

Sun 11 June 2017, 7.45pm Six games in and the lads will travel to Belgrade for a summer city break. The Rajko Mitić stadium has a reputation of generating a hostile atmosphere which makes it even more strenuous for the visitors. The Welsh may have to adopt the classic football ethos “play the game, not the occasion” to give themselves the best chance of emerging unscathed from what is likely to be a tense encounter.

Tues 5 Sept 2017, 7.45pm A fixture which presents a perfect opportunity for Wales to pick up valuable points. With the home side being the clear underdogs, a frustrating night could be on the cards for the visitors if Moldova sit back and defend. Should this be the case, Wales will look to their midfield maestros in Joe Allen and Aaron Ramsey to pull the strings and stretch the Moldovan defence.

Fri 6 Oct 2017, 5pm Before Wales can prepare for their final home match against the Republic of Ireland, they must travel to the eastern edges of Europe to face Georgia once again. Vladimir Weiss’ side will look to the terrifying Tbilisi crowd to help force the Welsh dragon back into its cave. On what could be a nervy night, the leadership of Ashley Williams and Chris Gunter may prove vital in order to keep the Welsh flame burning.

Republic Of Ireland (H) Mon 9 Oct 2017, 7.45pm The road to World Cup qualification will come to an end against a rigid Republic Of Ireland outfit.

Both sides at this stage will hope to be in with a chance of qualifying which will certainly add to the occasion. The battle may also occur off the pitch with both sets of fans famous for generating party-like atmospheres, which could make this clash a thriller on the final matchday.

Contrary to previous years, rather than licking their wounds, both players and fans will be licking their lips ahead of the most anticipated qualifying campaign in Welsh football history.

The road to qualification is a long one and the players will look to the fans to provide them with enough fuel. Can Wales emerge from group D with an A? Info: 029 2043 5830 / www.faw.cymru BUZZ 55

THE GROVE

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Narberth, Pembrokeshire 01834 860915 / www.thegrove-narberth.co.uk The quirky and picturesque town of Narberth is a very popular destination for Welsh city folk looking to take a break, and – with its independent boutiques, restaurants and vineyards – it’s easy to see why. The Grove, a luxury country house hotel tucked away in the rolling Pembrokeshire countryside, provides an ideal base from which to explore the town.

Combining great food, friendly professional service and individually designed bedrooms, the Grove is an enchanting place to stay, whether it be in the house itself or the private and sumptuous suites of the other cottages set within its grounds.

Narberth offers many standout eating spots, including Spanish delicatessen Ultracomida and the organic, vegetarian-friendly PlumVanilla Café. Those with children have Folly Farm and the Blue Lagoon Water Park on their doorstep.

THE FELIN FACH GRIFFIN

WELSH WEEKENDERS

Need a short break to unwind? Jacob Mier suggests a few ideas perfect for a weekend escape.

Brecon, Powys 01874 620111 / www.felinfachgriffin.co.uk Close to the popular literary town of Hay-OnWye, nestled between the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons, and not far at all from the busy market towns of Abergavenny and Crickhowell, the Felin Fach Griffin offers blissful views of its idyllic surrounding landscape, with mountains, rivers and lowland hills on its every side. The kitchen offers simple, seasonal and locally sourced produce cooked to premium standards.

Waterfalls and endless stretches of beautiful scenery await those brave enough to tackle the nearby Beacons, while the Black Mountains shelter great buildings such as the Llanthony Priory and the castles of Skenfrith, White and Grosmont. The area’s friendly and bustling market towns offer great opportunities for a curious wander to those seeking boutique shops and eateries.

CABIN ON THE LAKE, GWALIA FARM THE QUAY HOTEL & SPA

Deganwy, Conwy 01492 564100 / www.quayhotel.co.uk Lying in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno and Rhos-On-Sea, Deganwy is a small town that features one of the few southwesterly facing beaches on the north Wales coast and beautiful views of Conwy castle and estuary. Four-star Quay Hotel & Spa is a mere eight minutes’ walk from the beach, offers contemporary luxury on the breath-taking Deganwy Marina.

In addition to its awe-inspiring views, a range of relaxing experiences are on offer at the Marina Spa. Once you’ve chilled out to your heart’s content, plenty of tourist attractions await beyond the hotel’s walls, including the RSPB nature reserve and boat trips from Conwy harbour.

Golfers and walkers will be spoilt for choice, with two courses between Deganwy and Llandudno, the North Wales Coastal Path, and Synhcnant Pass all within comfortable distance.

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TWR Y FELIN

St Davids, Pembrokeshire 01437 725555 / www.twryfelinhotel.com Twr Y Felin is an exquisitely stylish art hotel in St Davids. Set in its own private grounds and featuring over 100 pieces of specially commissioned art, the hotel is home to 19 en-suite bedrooms and two suites. One of these suites occupies a unique space in the site’s original windmill tower, which boasts a spectacular 360° view of the St Davids Peninsula from its own observatory.

Walk 10 minutes from the grounds and you’ll reach the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path and Caerfai Bay. Also nearby are the famous St Davids Cathedral, built in the sixth century, and Oriel Y Parc National Park Visitor Centre and Gallery. Combine all this with the close proximity of stunning white sand beaches, and you have the perfect cultured and leisurely weekend away from life’s demands.

Cemmaes, Powys 01650 511377 / www.gwaliafarm.co.uk If you’re looking to combine an escape to pure tranquillity with a desire to do something different, look no further than Gwalia Farm campsite’s incredible lakeside cabin. Wonderful, wild and luxurious, the cabin has a woodburning hot tub with views over the lake and mountains, a firepit out on the veranda, and well-equipped outdoor cooking facilities.

Guests are welcome to take dips and paddle a canoe in the lake’s cool, private waters whenever they please during their stay. If the aim of your weekend break game is relaxation, you’re unlikely to find anywhere that offers it in as many spades as Gwalia’s cabin does. At just £90 a night (with a minimum booking of three nights), combining luxury comforts with a return to nature is as affordable an option as it is an original one.

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PORTHCAWL ELVIS FESTIVAL Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, Fri 23-Sun 25 Sept Tickets: prices vary per event (£133.50 VIP weekend pass). Info: 07544 144398 / www.elvies.co.uk For one weekend every year, thousands of Elvis Presley enthusiasts put on their blue suede shoes and descend upon the Welsh seaside town of Porthcawl, to celebrate the legendary singer’s life and legacy.

From Fri 23 until Sun 25 September, the town’s Grand Pavilion will be the site for a series of feature events, with official sponsor Hi Tide putting on over 100 shows in four bars across the weekend, many of which – including all those staged in the Harbour Lights Bar and Bayroom – are free admission.

The centrepiece of the Festival is its Elvis impersonation contest, in which imitators donning Presley’s iconic Vegas outfit do their best to capture the performer’s voice and charisma. The first heat takes place at 2.30pm on Friday, followed by the second at midday on Saturday. Three contestants from each heat will be chosen to go through to the Grand Final takes place at 3pm on Saturday, where only one can claim the most prestigious award for Elvis Tribute Artists in the world.

In addition to the tribute acts, there’s an Elvis Gospel Show on Sunday afternoon followed by a production of Elvis At The Movies.

This truly unique weekend spectacle is sure to have fans of the King all shook up with excitement.

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art clubs events live stage BUZZ 57

art

art Aberglasney House & Gardens

Llangathen, Carmarthenshire. Free.

01558 668998 / www. aberglasney.org Julia Harris An artist and illustrator best known for depictions of cows and hares, intending to show attendees another side of her work here.

Limited edition prints and greetings cards will be for sale. (From Mon 5 until Thurs 22 Sept)

Aberystwyth Arts Centre

University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre The Eye Video work by Robert Mapplethorpe, Bandaloop, Nick Olson and Lilah Horwitz, Philip Stockton and The Mouarf Sambre.

(Until Sat 10 Sept) Flora Work by national and international artists, shown both in and outside the gallery itself, positing flowers as powerful commentators in art. (Until Sat 17 Sept) First Contact Work from members of the Black And White photography courses and the Open Access

sessions. (Until Sat 24 Sept) 1%: Privilege In A Time Of Global Inequality Photographs from 37 leading photographers which document aspects of the privilege of global wealth. (From Sat 3 Sept 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. (From Wed 28 Sept until Sat 12 Nov)

Albany Gallery

74b Albany Road, Cardiff.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery. com Colin Carruthers, David Grosvenor, Stephen Yardley Paintings inspired by the dramatic Welsh landscape by three popular gallery artists. (Until Sat 10 Sept) Ceri Auckland Davies Stunning paintings of Gower and Pembrokeshire in egg tempera. (From Thurs 15 Sept until Sat 8 Oct)

All Saints Church

Church Park, Swansea.

01792 369971 / www. oystermouthparish.com Flower Display & Art

Exhibition Exhibition of paintings of Gower Churches and Chapels. Part of the Mumbles Festival Of Music And The Arts, which has several events here from Sun 18-Sun 25. (From Sat 17 until Sun 25 Sept)

Arcadecardiff

Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www.arcadecardiff.co.uk *Rhiannon Lowe ‘John Cale Made Me A Woman’ Drawings, installation and possibly other multimedia elements, culled from the last seven years of work by Lowe.

Stated topics addressed will include “repetition, pattern, my body (and my everything else),” she says. (From Wed 7 until Sat 24 Sept)

Art Central

Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.

The Art Of Illustration Interactive kids’ exhibition described by the gallery as “a wonderland of imagination and intrigue” and inspired by the work of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake. (Throughout September)

Arthouse

1 Laura Place, Aberystwyth.

Free. 07986 023460 / www.

arthouse.wales

Woody Fox & Frank Duffy ‘Wild Sight’ Willow sculpture, painting and printing.

(From Fri 9 Sept until Sat 1 Oct)

Attic Gallery

37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk

Summer Group Show New work from over 50 artists represented by the gallery, mostly Wales-based or inspired by Wales. Paintings, sculpture, glasswork, pottery and original prints all feature. (Until Sat 10 Sept) David Carpanini ‘The Kyffin Collection’ To mark the tenth 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.

(From Sat 17 Sept until Sat 8 Oct)

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 September)

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

GLYN POOLEY: BETWEEN THE LINES Pierhead, Cardiff Bay, Fri 23 Sept-Fri 21 Oct Admission: free. Info: 0845 0105500 / www.pierhead.org Between The Lines is an exhibition in perpetual development, aiming as it does to shine a light on inspirational figures from local communities.

Pooley, a south Wales artist whose first exhibition was over 25 years ago, began this project in 2011, pinning down a wide range of individuals to feature in it. Some of them he’s rendered in pencil, some have been captured on monochrome film (like Ilora Finley, pictured here) and some have contributed their own written statements. It’s by no means a prerequisite that those involved are well known, but there are a fair few names you’ll likely recognise all the same: Rowan Williams, Carwyn Jones, Darcus Howe and Stan Stennett have all taken their place in Pooley’s litany of luminaries.

Captured Moments:Reflected Spaces Artist Rhian Hâf and architects, Rhian Thomas, Dow Jones, Hassell, Victoria Coombs and Wayne Forster explore environmental stimuli and capture transient moments. (From Sat 10 until Sat 24 Sept)

Cardiff School Of Art & Design

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff. Free. 029 2020 5898 / csad@cardiffmet.ac.uk Masters Degree Show Featuring work by students on these Masters programmes: MA Art & Design, MA Ceramics, Master Of Design, Master Of Fine Art and MSc Advanced Product Design.

(From Fri 9 until Wed 14 Sept)

Cardiff Story

The Hayes, Cardiff. Mon-Sat BUZZ 58

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)

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 Katie Cuddon, Emma Hart & Nicholas Pope ‘Sticky Intimacy’ Sculpture, drawings and glass models from three artists from three different generations, each aiming to be ‘un-monumental’ while tackling themes of gender, sexuality, failure, rejection, loss and shame. (Until Sun 8 Sept) 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)

The Cloisters Gallery

St Davids Cathedral, The Pebbles, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01437 720202/ info@ stdavidscathedral.org.uk Sarah Jane Brown ‘This Hallowed Coast’ A solo exhibition in the same gallery as Brown held her debut show Related Shorelines – since when she has taken up painting as a profession. (From Tue 13 until Mon 26 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 Weave Summer show featuring 24 artists, each featuring a weaved element in their designs. (Until Sun 11 Sept) Jennifer Hall Specialising in earthenware, Jennifer creates pottery whose warm colours and simple hand-painted 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. (From Sat 17 Sept until Sun 6 Nov)

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. (From Fri 9 Sept until Sat 8 Oct)

Erwood Station Gallery

Llandeilo Graban, Builth Wells. Daily 10.30am-5pm.

Free. 01982 560674 / www. erwoodstation.com Summer Exhibition Contemporary applied craft, paintings and sculpture by over 50 of the very best artists working in Wales and the UK today. (Until mid-September)

Ffotogallery

Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / turnerhouse@ffotogallery.org Walter Waygood & Huw Alden Davies ‘Where Will I Be’ Exhibition featuring two Welsh photographers whose work is rooted in the place they come from, the south Wales valleys, and revolves around their immediate family, friends and a colourful cast of local characters. (Until Sat 3 Sept)

Fountain Fine Art

6-8 Morgan Arcade, Cardiff.

Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www.fountainfineart.com Sarah Hopkins Solo exhibition of silkscreen and collage landscape and townscape prints from Wales’ most successful printmaker. (From Sat 17 Sept until Sat 8 Oct)

Fountain Fine Art

Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart.com Duncan Johnson Solo exhibition of 25 new dramatic watercolour and ink landscapes of west Wales. (From Sat 10 until Sat 31 Sept)

Futures Gallery / Oriel Gallery

Pierhead Building / Senedd, Cardiff Bay. Daily 10.30am4pm. Free. 0845 010 5500 / www.pierhead.org A Time Of Beginnings?: People And Politics In 1790s Wales Exhibition brings together a wealth of words and images exploring the roots of public political discourse in Wales – letters, songs, pamphlets, books and pictures from the archives, dating from the 1790s onwards. Cool! (From Mon 5 until Fri 20 Sept) Porthcawl Arts Society Display of work celebrating 50 years of the Porthcawl Arts Society. (From Mon 12 until Sat 17 Sept) 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. (From Fri 23 Sept until Fri 21 Oct)

art G39

Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Saturdays 11am5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / post@g39.org Yn Cynnwys Ni? Part 2 Part of Does That Include Us?, a programme of events presented by artists, facilitators and activists, the centrepiece of this show is Six Paintings

by Sargy Mann with audio from his notes for his proposed Ted Talk on vision and sightloss. Exhibition includes season documentation by Nic Finch, Ben Ewart Dean and Nick Davies. (From Fri 2 until Sat 24 Sept)

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 A Focus On Wood Featuring alongside an exhibition of work by some of our most popular artists. (From Tue 13 Sept until Sat 1 Oct)

Galerie Simpson

222 High Street, Swansea.

Tue-Say 11.30am-5pm. Free.

07714 327523 / www. galeriesimpson.com

Then Me Too Curated by John Marchant, this is a showcase of chromatography – the extraction of compound elements from a mixture by means of separation.

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

(Throughout September and 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. (From Fri 2 Sept until Sat 8 Oct)

The Gate

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

Free. 029 2048 3344 / info@ thegate.org.uk Cardiff Camera Club A wide range of prints including images taken locally, nationally and internationally, from one of the oldest photographic clubs in Wales. (From Wed 7 until Fri 30 Sept)

The Gate / Y Gat

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

Free. 01994 232726 / thegate@carmarthenshire. gov.uk Seimon Pugh-Jones Painting and photography.

(From Tue 6 Sept until Sat 1 Oct)

Grand Pavilion

The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www.grandpavilion.co.uk Porthcawl Art Society Celebrating their 50th anniversary with a selection of their finest art on display in the café bar. (Until Sun 11

Sept) The Coast Art & Craft Group work by friends who meet weekly to enjoy creating and working together, providing each other with inspiration and support. (From Tue 6 Sept until Sun 13 Nov)

King Street Gallery

33 King Street, Carmarthen.

Free. 01267 220121 / gallery@kingstreetgallery. co.uk Woodland Wales Members’ Show New and diverse work by the Gallery’s members who are responding to the theme of ‘Woodland Wales’. (Until November) Woodland Wales Open Competition A display of entries for this year’s KSG Open Art Competition in the Chate Room. (From Fri 2 until Wed 21 Sept)

Little Man Coffee Co.

Ivor House, Bridge Street, Cardiff. Free. 07933 844234 / www.littlemancoffee.co.uk A Little Nonsense Exhibition inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, inspired by his centenary (see about half the pages in this issue) and featuring contributions from six Cardiff-based illustrators, designers and writers.

(From Sun 11 Sept until Sun 23 Oct)

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre

St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk Anna Noel ‘The Language Of Clay: Part One’ The first of three solo exhibitions of work by three Wales based ceramic artists. (Until Sat 17 Sept) Lessons Learned Artwork from students in the gallery’s 2016 Criw Celf and Criw Celf Bach programmes.

(Until Sat 17 Sept) Swag & Tassel Craft showcase from a luxury British handbag and accessories label. (Until Sat 17 Sept) Wilna Venter Jewellery showcase of Venter’s wearable objects which challenge traditional perspectives of jewellery. (Until Sat 17 Sept) Lee Wright Reduction linoprints from an oil painter and printmaker based in the Brecon Beacons. (Until Sat 17 Sept)

M.A.D.E. Gallery

41 Lochaber St, Cardiff.

Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free.

029 2047 3373.

INC Group exhibition showcasing a diverse range of New Work by practitioners of Cardiff School Of Art & Design’s INC. Space. (Until Sat 10 Sept)

Martin Tinney Gallery

18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / mtg@artwales. com Clive Hicks Jenkins ‘Gawain And The Green Knight’ Acclaimed Welsh artist shows paintings and drawings based on the theme of Gawain And The Green Knight, translated for the 21st century by Simon Armitage.

He has also devised a series of limited-edition prints based on this medieval verse drama.

(From Thurs 8 Sept until Sat 1 Oct)

Mission Gallery

Gloucester Place, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free.

01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk Micki Schloessingk ‘Earth, Fire And Salt’ Handmade, wood-fired and salt-glazed pots. An exhibition in The Language Of Clay: Part One initiative, and a Mission Gallery National Touring Exhibition. (Until Sun 4 Sept) Graduate Showcase Featuring exceptional work in Visual & Applied Art, Design and the Moving Image.

Work will be selected from various degree shows around the UK and New Designers.

(Until Sun 4 Sept) 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. (From Tue 6 Sept 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.

(From Tue 6 Sept 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”. (From Sat 10 Sept until Sat 19 Nov)

National Museum & Gallery

Cathays Park, Cardiff. TueSun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.museumwales.ac.uk/ cardiff ‘War’s Hell!’ The Battle Of Mametz Wood In Art Discover the art and poetry created by those who witnessed this battle – one of the bloodiest of World War I – first-hand and the work it later inspired. (Until Sun 4 Sept) The Attraction Of Onlookers: Aberfan – An Anatomy Of A Welsh Village New York-based artist Shimon Attie shows a video installation and photographs of the community, 50 years after the disaster that claimed 144 lives, supporting their desire to move on from this tragic event. (Until Sun 4 Sept) Augustus John In Focus A selection of paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints by this important Welsh artist. It will focus on images of his family, friends and celebrated sitters as well as his fascination with gypsy culture. (Until Fri 30 Sept) 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)

National Waterfront Museum

Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea.

Daily 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 638950.

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

Oriel Canfas

Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 1-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 029 2066 6455 / www.orielcanfas.co.uk Elfyn Lewis & Lowri Davies Work by two esteemed Welsh artists. Can’t tell you any more than that, though.

The Oriel Canfas guys suggested I consult their website for details but didn’t actually mention it anywhere on said website. Also I don’t know

Oriel Davies in Newtown have three exhibitions launching this month. Arguably the most visually arresting is Studies In Solastalgia by Seán Vicary, a west Wales artist who creates multi-layered, meticulously detailed animations based on semi-fictional landscapes (Sat 10 Sept-Sat 15 Oct). 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) Jane Phillips Award A showcase of the best of new contemporary artists, presented in conjunction with Mission Gallery. (From Sat 10 Sept until Sun 9 Oct)

Newport Museum & Art Gallery

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

Free. 01633 656656 / museum@newport.gov.uk 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)

Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Daily 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2087 7959 / www. norwegianchurchcardiff.com F22 See Art for a preview of this exhibition by two Welsh photographers, who seem to hire the gallery two or three times a year to display it.

(Until Sun 4 Sept)

Off The Wall

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

Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@ galleryoffthewall.com Mixed Summer Show A chance to catch up on earlier exhibitions, highlighting our most popular artists as well as showcasing some new ones.

(Until Tue 6 Sept)

if these dates are accurate because they just said “in September” and hardly ever reply to emails. (Throughout September)

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. (From Sat 10 Sept 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. (From Sat 10 Sept 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, vaguely Giger-y. (From Sat 10 Sept until Sat 15 Oct)

Oriel Mwldan

Bath House Rd, Cardigan.

Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free.

01239 621200 / helena@ mwldan.co.uk Antonia Dewhurst: ‘Hearn/ Iron’ A project setting out to record, through photography, video, sound and sculpture, what remains of the currugated iron structures that have dotted the Welsh landscape for over a century. (Until Sat 1 Oct)

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)

Oriel Q

The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www. orielqueenshallgallery. org.uk 10 Years Of Iron At Carmarthen School Of Art Pictures of the processes and people involved, as well as sculptures which have been cast using the college’s furnaces. Oriel Fach: Films of performances of iron casting.

3D area: assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists. (Until Sat 10 Sept) 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. (From Sat 17 Sept until Wed 12 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)

Penarth Pier Pavilion

The Esplanade, Penarth.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

029 2071 2100 / info@ penarthpavilion.co.uk Lucia Elena Jones ‘Desire Lines’ Details TBC. Sorry.

(From Fri 2 Sept until TBC)

Redhouse

Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@ redhousecymru.com

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. (From Tue 13 Sept until Sat 29 Oct) 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. (From Mon 19 Sept until Sat 15 Oct)

The Riverfront

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

01633 656757.

Josephine Sowden Through her work, Sowden explores the idea that masculine energy has ruled our world for the last (approx) 6000 years. (From Fri 2 until Thurs 29 Sept)

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clubs 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.

(From Fri 30 Sept until Fri 28 Oct)

Swansea Grand Theatre

Singleton St, Swansea. MonSat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www.swanseagrand.co.uk Mary Falconer Characters, scenes and episodes from Welsh culture, history and landscape, painted as a thank you to Wales for allowing the young Falconer her family to escape WWII bombs dropped on Swansea. (From Tue 13 until Sat 30 Sept)

Swansea Museum

Victoria Road, The Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 653763 / www. swanseamuseum.co.uk How Jazz Came To Wales Celebrating 30 years of Jazz Heritage Wales, founded in 1986 by Swansea pianist and researcher Jen Wilson. (Until Sun 2 Oct)

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 Threads Of The Unexpected Itchy Fingers presents a textile exhibition inspired by Roald Dahl. Part of the Swansea Festival Of Stitch. (Until Sat 17 Sept) The Community Kites Project Artist-led project, documented and exhibited in Taliesin’s foyer during the Swansea International Festival. (From Mon 12 Sep until Sat 29 Oct) Carys Evans Debut solo show for a painter whose listed specialities include women, children, the domestic and the everyday. (From Sat 24 Sep until Sat 29 Oct)

Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

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

01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum.org.uk Ceri Pritchard ‘The Strange Edge Of Reality: Paintings 2012-2016’ Ceri, the son of painters Claudia Williams and Gwilym Pritchard, presents a set of paintings which bring together human and animal forms in surreal fashion. (Until Sun 18 Sept) 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.

(From Fri 23 Sept 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 BUZZ 60

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. (From Fri 2 Sept until Mon 14 Nov)

Tower Gallery

49 High Street, Crickhowell.

Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

01873 812495 / www. towergallery.co.uk Changing Nature Philippine Sowerby, a sculptor in wood, is joined by guest painters Jane Bennett and Alan Young.

Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (Until Sat 10 Sept) 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. (From Wed 14 Sept until Sat 22 Oct)

Tower Gallery

Oriel Y Parc Landscape Gallery & Visitor Centre, The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01437 720392 / info@orielyparc. co.uk Karen Ingham ‘Pembrokeshire Drover’ Artist in residence exhibition, part of Pembrokeshire’s Confluence project, for which filmmaker Ingham has created the story of a traditional drovers’ route between Haverfordwest and Smithfield Market in London. (Until Fri 9 Sept) Japanese Akin Artists Another artist in residence exhibition, presented by the Fishguard Arts Society.

(From Tue 13 Sept until Wed 26 Oct)

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.

(From Fri 9 Sept until Sat 22 Oct)

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 Rose Davies ‘The Hunt’ Drawings made earlier this year, travelling with Rhonddaborn archaeologist Dewi Bowen and Swansea film maker Melvyn Williams, following the trail of the boar hunt, Y Twrch Trwyth from the Mabinogion and recording the Bronze Age ancestral stones. (Until Sat 10 Sept) 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.

(From Thurs 29 Sept until Sat 8 Oct)

The Boiler House

Wyndcliffe Court Sculpture Gardens

Buffalo

Off Penterry Lane, St. Arvans, Chepstow. Wed, Sat + Sun 11am-6pm. Free (charity donations welcomed). 01291 621242 / www.wyndcliffecourt.co.uk

Summer Sculpture Show Talented local sculptors whom I shall list in full: Willa Ashworth, Nicola Axe, Lynn Baker, Christine Baxter, Caroline Bromley-Gardner, Alex Brown, Jenny Cole, Ellen Cooper, Belina Coyne, Paul Cox, Richard Cresswell, Sarah D’Arcy, Tony Ford, Anna French, Katie Green, Daren Greenhow, Renee Kilburn, Miranda Michels, Angela Palmer, Simon Probyn, Kate Sell, Stuart Stockwell, Jeannette Therrien and Philip Thompson. This will be the final exhibition at these Gardens, as the letting agents have whacked up the rent to unviable levels, despite or perhaps because of the success of the attraction. (Until Sun 25 Sept)

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 9 Funk’d 10pm.

Debut Cardiff night for some promoters who have moved from Aberystwyth. Their music policy there comprised funk, hip-hop, disco, house, garage and old skool jungle, FYI. Fri 16 Palette 11pm-4am, £10/£8 adv. Featuring a five-hour musical journey courtesy of Bradley Zero, Peckham-based DJ renowned for his rangy tastes and his Rhythm Section radio show. 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.

Unit D, Papermill Road, Cardiff. 07977 138587 / www. boilerhousegraffiti. com Sat 3 City Bass & Friends 5pm-1am, £6/£4. Bristol DJ collective Dirtytalk join CB residents for an evening of wicked electronic party music.

See Clubs.

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.

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am-3am, 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.

Thurs 22 Carnival Cardiff Freshers Bash 11pm-3am, £3-£5 adv. Moving from Clwb Ifor Bach, the new term marks the return of this “bashment party where we drink, dance and dagger!” Struggling to imagine anything more cringeworthy than a room full of pissed students from the home counties trying out daggering for size. Fri 2 Aperture 10pm-4am, £10 adv/£8 early bird. Monthly drum’n’bass blowout, headlined by Lynx and featuring ERB, Ransom, Sundance and Cal Ahearn. 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.

Club MTV

Singleton Park, Swansea. www.mtv.co.uk/clubmtv Sat 24 Club MTV 4-11pm, £15 adv/£35 VIP. A combo of live acts and DJs, so far featuring Professor Green, Redlight, Jonas Blu and Rewire & Varski.

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. Sat 10 Warehouse 11pm-5am. Swedish housemeister John Dahlbäck, who arrived on the scene as a precocious teen but is now in his thirties like a normal person, is tonight’s headliner.

Clwb Ifor Bach

Womanby St, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net Wed 28 Fiesta Bombarda

10pm-3am, £15 adv. Featuring live sets from Hynotic Brass Ensemble (see Music) and Afro Cluster, Dr Hyde and various DJs until late. Thurs 22 C-Y-N-T 10.30pm. Student-

Sebastian, Bowie, Cure, Dead Kennedys, summat like that.

Eddie’s

4 Quay Street, Haverfordwest. 01437

On Sat 24, south Walians have not one but two chances to go to the park and party hearty to a lineup of clubland favourites and chart-bothering grime/rap sorts. In Cardiff's Bute Park, the Inside Out Festival, featuring Tinie Tempah, Chase & Status, Wiley and High Contrast among others. In Singleton Park, Swansea, Club MTV presents acts including Professor Green, Redlight and Jonas Blu. favoured clubbing brand with their first night in here for a while. Not been announced who it is yet though. Fridays (bottom) Zerox 10.30pm3am, £4/£3 NUS. A “party jukebox” night. With DJs, though, not an actual jukebox.

Fri 16 Don Letts 10pm, £12/£10 adv. UK’s most esteemed punky reggae party starter. See Clubs. Fri 23 Triple Cooked 10pm, £8/£6 adv. “Disco, house, bass, garage, grime and more” are mooted here, with DJs Jamie Thomas and Lurcott Bros, plus a live set from Will Udal.

Saturdays Dirty Pop 10pm4am, £5. Three floors of fun: The Vinyl Vendettas’ top floor resident indie shindig; Dirty Pop and Mr Potter's proper disco.

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 24 Twisted By Design 9pm2am, £3.50/£3 NUS. Back for the first time in months, Gary will be playing, as ever, the best in indie choons – Belle &

779595 / www.eddies.co Wednesdays WTF 9pm2.30am. Drinks deals and the DJing presence of Chris Lee and Wayno. Fridays Stock Exchange 9pm-3am. Toby Ellis and TTD are the DJs as the drinks rise and fall in price according to some pseudo-stock exchange thing, inviting you to be the ‘Wolf Of Quay Street’. Topical reference. Saturdays The Main Event 9pm-3am. Three floors, three DJs, one venue.

Amazing but true. Sat 17 Sigma 9pm-3am, £7 adv.

Mersh drum’n’bass duo.

El Rio

19-21 Quay Street, Haverfordwest. 01437 765411.

Fri 9 Substantial Sound 10pm-3am, £4. Heavy bass takes control courtesy of DJs MBS, Him Again, DJ Escher and Kiwi Funk, plus “quite possibly the best sounding rig in Pembrokeshire”. Fri 16 Powerjam 10pm-3am, £5. Raucous-sounding hard dance bash out west with Stu Grady, MCP (who I’ve always wanted to ask if his name is short for Municipal Car Park), Deimos, Smart-E v Darkstyler and Drago.

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, hip-hop, indie, reggae, soul until 3am. Fri 9 Conscious Sounds Showcase 10pm3am. Roots reggae and dub, this month featuring King General and Bush Chemist,

clubs plus King Simeon. Sat 10 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. Sat 23 The Hold Up 10pm-3am, £10 adv/£20 VIP. Monthly hip-hop night headlined by US MC Bronze Nazareth. Sat 30 Ultimate Power 11pm-4am, £4.

Regular night of power ballads and silliness.

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 19 is a Freshers Welcome with Nathan Dawe (a “multi genre DJ” according to his Facebook page) and also appears to be a Silent Disco; Mon 26 features Jamie Laing (an “entertainer”); Mon 3 Oct 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. Tue 27 Love Island Beach Party 10pm-3am, £6/£4. Hosted

by Alex Bowen, who was on Love Island itself this year.

There’s a load of beachy crap like buckets and spades in the venue too. Wed 28 Octave – Chapter 2 10pm-4am. With headliners TBC plus The Octave Collective, which is a fancy name for a bunch of local DJs. This seems to be part of Freshers’ Fortnight, for which you have to buy a wristband that gets you into loads of other events. Wed 5 Oct Shangri-La 10pm4am, £8 adv. Big house and techno vibes, pitched at new or returning students, with a three-hour set from Richy Ahmed b2b wAFF in the top slot. James Organ and Nic Saunders will also feature.

Thurs 29 Dench Freshers Party All I know about this is that Lethal Bizzle, he of Dench branding fame, is slated to appear. 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 Oct The Mayfair Sessions Marbella x Ibiza Reunion 10pm-3am, £6 adv/£10 VIP. Featuring Colin Francis, CJiDJ, Kerion J and Jordan Valleys. Sun 25 Glam Rooftop Party Last one of these Sabbath sessions for 2016 features Butler, a house/techno jock from Leeds, with top billing.

Gwdihw

6 Guildford Crescent, Cardiff. 029 2039 7933 / www.gwdihw.co.uk Fri 2 Signor Funk 9pm, £3. Funky tunes played by someone who Gwdihw call Mr Signor Funk. Love those superflouous honorifics!

Fri 16 Cafe A Go Go 9pm, £6 adv. Featuring a live set from Big Boss Man. Fri 30 Pleasuredome 9pm-2.30am, £5/£3 before 11. Conroy, Deemo and Teoman play the electronic music of the 80s.

Sat 3 Sure Shot 9pm, £4 adv. With a headline set from top UK cratedigger Chris Read. Sat 10 Blue Honey 9pm, £3. Modern disco, electro, house and boogie.

Proceeds from this night apparently go to one of the BH team, to pay for the baby they’re having. Talk about your big society! Sat 17 Mise En Bouche 9pm. DJing from Gidge and Toclifrench. Sat 24 Hully Gully 9pm, £4. Details TBC. *Sun 18 Get Toasted 4pm, pay by donation. See Clubs for more on this charity/ memorial hip-hop day, which features DJs, breaking, live performances from Tenchoo, Dope Biscuits and Wild Boyz Wasted and battles between Mikey Holden v Lord Bendtner plus more TBC.

Inside Out Festival

Bute Park, Cardiff. www. insideoutcardiff.co.uk

Sat 24 Inside Out Festival 12-11pm, £25 adv/£30 VIP. Main stage: Tinie Tempah, Chase & Status (DJ set), Wiley, Jaguar Skills, High Contrast, Preditah, Rewire & Varski and more TBC. Second stage (hosted by Mi Casa and Deep Inside): Bondax, Doorly, Sonny Fodera and a special guest TBC.

Jacob’s Market

West Canal Wharf, Cardiff.

029 2039 0939. * Fri 23 Teak 10pm-5am, £15 adv. Return of disco/deep house type night after a few months brings Bjørn Torske as a headliner. This guy has made some top shelf tunes so hopefully his set will be of that calibre. Seka and Rikki Humphrey also feature. Sat 24 Babylon Rooftop & Car Park Fiesta 2-10pm, £20 adv. Student-oriented daytime rave with headliners TBC, Babylon residents and stuff like facepainting and cocktails plus, they reckon, “the best views of Cardiff”. Maybe if you have very specific aesthetic tastes.

Kazbar

Market Street, Llanelli. www.houseofrasta.com Fri 2 House Of Rasta 9pm3am, £5. Roots reggae night featuring a live set by Cardiff roots group Sun I Tafari, plus Royal Ascension Sound.

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.

Logic Festival

BRADLEY ZERO Palette @ 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff, Fri 16 Sept Admission: £10/£8 adv. Info: 029 2022 8883 / www.10feettall.co.uk Palette are a new Cardiff promotional entity whose tagline is “interesting music to make people dance”. This looks to mean DJs whose sets are broadly categorisable as house, but also zigzaggy, cratedigging and non-genre-specific. The fellow they’ve coaxed down to launch their night, Bradley Zero, is becoming something of an ambassador for this mentality. Based in Peckham, he started a radio show called Rhythm Section in 2009, which swiftly turned into a club night – a major part of Peckham’s transition into a clubbing hotspot for ear-to-the-ground Londoners – and a record label. Its general ethos of simply playing/ releasing what they like will likely be reflected in Bradley’s DJ set, which’ll span all five hours of the evening.

Riverside Caravan Park, Ynysforgan Farm, Swansea. www.facebook.com/dirtboxhq Sat 10 Logic Festival 11am-11pm, £20 adv. Boshing, 500-capacity day of hard dance and techno from the guys behind Swansea night Dirtbox. Here’s the drill.

Dirtbox Arena: Mark EG, Organ Donors, Argy, Ed ET & DTR, D-Grove, Rob Davies, Tranz-Linquants, DJ Burn, Re:Tox’d, Narcotic Smugglers, Leg3ndz, ADHD, Jamo Vs Angel Eyes, Misteve and a competition winner, plus hosts Shocker, K-ner and Venom. Logic Arena: Big Al, Danny Slade, Ben Parkin, Martin Dibble, Mark M & DJ Collycol, Dale ‘Shocker’ Lee & Nu:Flex, David Jay & Ade

Wilcox, Michael Connolly, Rob Rees, Rob EJ & Matt Damage, Matt Jones & Bounce, Hewel Myhau5e and Out Of Control.

Dogruff Teepee: Shaun Edwards Leigh Parry, Mikki Wings, Kye, Gareth Richards, Dan Knight, Rhys Samson and more TBC. Alternative Tent: Sus Twins, Rage N Tekhead, Jamie B, Crazy, Hex, Icey, Simon G, Taz, Tom-E Slim and Ryan Rees.

The Mackintosh Sports And Social Club

Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. 029 2049 4697 / www.mackintoshsportsclub. org Sat 10 The Saturday Social 7.30pm-12am. Acid house, new wave, funk, electro and techno from DJs Pascal Klein and Andrew Jones.

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. *Sat 3 Wat A Bam Bam 10pm-5am, £8 early bird.

Legendary Jamaican dancehall deejay Sister Nancy is the guest here. Magic booking!

Peter Ice is the host, Aleighcia Scott and Bucky Ranks are the supports, sounds are provided

by Uprising, Raggamuffin, Love Harmony, Ecko Vybz and Bad Indian.

Minskys Show Bar

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.

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 3 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.

Fri 7 Oct 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.

Mozarts

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 night.

Penarth Ex-Servicemens Club

69 Windsor Rd, Penarth.

029 2070 7530 / www. penarthexservicemensclub. co.uk Sat 17 Penarth Soul Club 7.30pm-12.30am, £3 adv. A night of classic soul, northern soul etc, at this venue every other month (November is still to come).

Perc

108 Lower Dock Street, Newport. www.facebook.com/ perc.newport

Sat 17 Perc 2pm-2am, £5-£10. House and techno from other local promoters (Memorex, Sub:culture and Suntrap Reunion): Scott Kerr, James Justin Vale, Tom Ware, Paul Blandford, Owen Kilby, Billy Jordan, Chris Cain, Richard Anthony Moulton and more TBC.

Pier Pressure

Marine Terrace, BUZZ 61

events Aberystwyth 01970 636123 / www.royalpier.co.uk/ nightclubs-aberystwyth MOS Society Freshers Rave 11pm-3am, £5 adv.

Featuring Ministry Of Sound DJs, MOS “visuals” (probably just their stupid logo spinning around on a wall) and loads of bollocks like confetti and inflatables. It’s for the studentys, what are you gonna do.

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).

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

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).

Plymouth Street, Swansea. events@thesceneclub.co.uk / www.thesceneclub.co.uk Fri 23 Double KD Album Launch 9pm-3am. Urban Culture Wales x Hightide Promotions present a ton of UK hip-hop, featuring Double KD plus Noah, Chew, EZ Mak, Krazy Flow & Young D, Saykridd, OG Titanteeth, Cujo, T-Rev, C2R, The Forgotten and Feenicks. Sat 3 + Sat 1 Oct Dead Of Night 10pm-3am, £3. Goth/alternative club night, on the first Saturday of every month. Sat 10 Dogruff Teepee Afterparty 11pm5am. Following their tent at the Logic Festival (see a page back, and in Clubs), Dogruff keep it going here with DJs Leigh Parry, John Bird, Nathan Bridges, Butch Queen and residents.

Pryzm

Sin City

Popworld

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. Sun 18 The Annual Freshers Moving In Party 9pm-4am. “A tradition spanning back countless years.

Cardiff’s newest batch of students kick off their freshers week and first year at Cardiff’s biggest superclub – PRYZM!”. Bit of a bold statement, given it’s only been open for two years.

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 3 + Sat 1 Oct Mod For It Free. Every first Saturday of the month, DJ 45 presents BUZZ 62

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. Fri 30 The Freshers 90s Rave 10pm-4am, £5/£2 before 11. YES, there were lots of wacky 70s nights back when I was a fresher. NO, I didn’t go to any of them because I thought they looked stupid.

Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am.

Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, dubstep etc, with special guests plus resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf and South.

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 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.

Undertone (basement of 10 Feet Tall)

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com Tue 20 Society 10pm, £6.

Weeknight tech vibes from Black & Watky, Joseph Ochoa, Jake Garcia and Lucas Alexander. Tue 27 Mixtape 10pm. House, bass and disco.

Thurs 1 Shelter 10pm, £4/£2. The best in upfront UK music from garage to jungle, with residents 1Time, Bandit, Countermeasure, Kables and Ollie G. Thurs 29 Flava 11pm, £3-£7. South London bass music champ Riz La Teef debuts in Cardiff tonight – see clubs for more on him. Onya, Blokeye, Caaza and Limes are the ressies. Fri 2 Axiom 10pm, £3. House and techno.

Fri 9 La Fiesta 10pm. Party hits with a Spanish twist, I believe. Fri 16 Selecta 11pm, £4. Leeson, Onslaught and Woo Ha serve up classic garage and grime. Fri 23 Roots 10pm, £6. Welsh house duo Bodhi’s irregular night, featuring themselves, Organ Grinder and Vestalus on the decks. Fri 30 Temple 10pm. Monthly drum’n’bass night, lineup TBC as always.

Sat 3 Paranoize 10pm, £3/free before 11. Simply says, “Dance music”. Sat 10 Gangster’s Paradise 11pm, £4/£3 before 11.30. Pre-2010 hip-hop and r’n’b night. Sat 17 Rotary Club 10pm, £4/£3 before 12. Bristol club collective Ere Wax are this month’s special guests.

The Vaults

The Old Natwest Bank, 113116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. www.vaultspresents.com Fri 16 Cellar Door 10pm5am, £12 adv. The monthly club night that spent a few very successful years in this subterranean venue, then left for whatever reason, is back at its spiritual home!

Undercover DJs will deliver techno and tech-house (room 1) and house (room 2) plus there’ll be cartoons in the chillout area (the banking hall upstairs).

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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Tai Chi: Health Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am. Info 029 2020 6042.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7-9pm. Info 07734 557767.

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. 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 ses-

sion 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. 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. 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.

Runs until Tue 13 Dec. 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

events 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. Begins on Tue 13 Sept and runs until Tue 13 Dec. 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 029 2020 6042.

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.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

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.

Creepy Carmarthen The Guildhall, Carmarthen (starting point). 7pm, £7.50/£5.

Info 01267 231557. Take a trip through Carmarthen’s ‘horrible history’ and meet murderers and their victims; visit the sites of grisly executions; discover dark secrets from bygone days - and find out where ghosts walk. Every week until Sept 28.

THE BIG CWTCH Glanrannel Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire, Fri 9 + Sat 10 Sept Tickets: £12.50-£40 weekend / £10-£20 evening / free under-5s. Info: 0845 5280799 / www.thebigcwtch.com In what will be all but the last flourish of 2016’s outdoor festival season, the cutie-pie mid-Wales village of Crugybar will play host to The Big Cwtch, which is in its third year and set to be as warm and Welsh as its name implies. A family-friendly affair, but one with plenty of adult attractions (pop-up bars selling local craft beers and the like; live music from bands including Climbing Trees and Lewis & Leigh), hyperkeen campers are invited to arrive from 2pm on Fri 9 and catch a cluster of evening performances, as well as tucking into the Big Cwtch Friday Night Banquet.

This comes courtesy of Pembrokeshire restaurant Llys Meddyg, who are back with a Burlesque Supper Club on Sat 10 (£40 surcharge). Earlier in the day, dive into Llys Meddyg and Nomnom’s Roald Dahl-themed Chocolate Tipi Party, which is aimed at all ages and costs an extra £15.

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. 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 THURSDAY

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. 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; starting on Thurs 8 Sept.

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 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 Shibashi Albert Road Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

6.30-9.15pm. Info 029 2020 6042. 6.30-7.30: Tai Chi/ Qigong; 7.45-9.15: Tai Chi Short Form.

Tai Chi / Qigong St Albans Church Hall, Splott, Cardiff.

10.30-11.30am. Info 029 2020 6042.

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.

Starting on Fri 9 Sept.

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.

BUZZ 63

events

As Dublin quartet Lynched can attest, being a folk musician is an unpredictable career option. A few years ago their gigs included playing on the top deck of a bus and while sitting on bins in the street.

They’ve also had the dubious honour of performing in front of 300 punks sniffing glue in the middle of a thunderstorm; have undertaken a tour of squats where the audience really was four people and a dog, and have played for people too drunk to listen who paid them with a bowl of stew and a bottle of beer. These days, thanks to their best-selling album Cold Old Fire, they’re more likely to be found in front of packed houses across the UK, Europe and beyond, thrilling audiences with their combination of distinctive four-part vocal harmonies and arrangements of uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordion, fiddle and guitar. A breath of fresh air on the current folk scene Lynched head to Wales later this month with gigs in Cardiff (St. David’s Hall, Tue 20), Cardigan (Theatr Mwldan, Wed 21) and Anglesey (The Vic, Menai Bridge, Thurs 22). Read more on this month’s preview pages.

A couple of weeks later, on Tue 4 Oct, St. David’s Hall is the place to be if you’re a fan of bluegrass and country-based roots music as Edinburgh-based string band Southern Tenant Folk Union roll into town. Past winners of the Americana Artist Of The Year award, STFU’s take on folk and roots has seen them performing at major festivals throughout the UK, and their independently released albums and live shows have gained them an enviable reputation.

With an all-acoustic line up of banjo, fiddle, double bass, acoustic guitar, percussion and harmony vocals, STFU perform an eclectic mix of highenergy atmospheric folk that’s been described as “passionate, political and mischievous” and which has seen them light up the roots music scene. Artistically successful, award-winning and with an exciting live act worked around a single microphone, they fully engage with their audience, talking, telling stories and above all producing some of the most vibrant and thought provoking music you’ll hear any time soon.

Buzz also recommends Gower Bluegrass Festival. Annual get-together with headliners The Kentucky Cow Tippers.

Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Gower (Fri 9-Sun 11). www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk While & Matthews. One of folk’s most enduring and respected duos. Pontardawe Arts Centre (Fri 23).

Sam Lee & Friends. Award-winning folk combo.

Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (Fri 30).

Please send your folk and roots listings to listings@ buzzmag.co.uk or phone them in to 029 2022 6767

BUZZ 64

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, 11.30am-1pm).

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.

9.30am-1pm, 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.

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.

THURSDAY 1

Cardiff Animation Nights 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Award-winning independent animation evenings ran by a team of volunteers.

Gintroduction 10 Mill Lane, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2115 1015. Gin tasting masterclass, every Thursday until 22 Sept. Yes, it really is free to drink posh gin!

You need to book in advance though.

Mooring Lines Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

7.45pm, £7.50. Info 01792 475715. Poetry, music and song.

Outdoor Cinema: Pitch Perfect St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

8pm, £7.50/£6. Info 01446 799100.

Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. To celebrate 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl, this new science theatre show is inspired by the work of the Cardiff-born author. (Until Sun 4) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 4) Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 5-10pm.

Info www.streetfoodcircus. co.uk. Back, and in a bigger locatrion than last year, this will feature a few dozen trucks, stalls etc. On from Thursday to Sunday until Sun 25.

FRIDAY 2

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.

Museum Activity Lucky Dip Days National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.

10am-12pm + 2-4pm, £3.

Info 029 2057 3550. Two activities per week, featuring things like making pottery, jewellery or pizza, or trying archery or gladiator fighting.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

Also on Sat 17, Fri 23 and Fri 30.

Sheep Trekking – Forestry Trail Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£35 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event.

Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 4) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 4) Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 5-10pm.

Info www.streetfoodcircus. co.uk.

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.

On tomorrow also, and every Friday this month.

SATURDAY 3

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.

Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.

Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info eclectic. crafters@gmail.com. Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.

Ice Hockey: Pre-Season – Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Last pre-season friendly for the Devils.

LouLou’s Vintage Clothing Fayre Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 11am, £2/ free under-12s. Info 01792 475715. *Monster Jam Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 2pm, £13£60. Info 08442 777888. I LOVE MONSTER TRUCKS! Not ironically or anything like that. When Monster Jam was here the other year it ruled hard. I hope to attend this also.

NGS Gardens Open For Charity Day Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11.30am3pm, £3. Info 029 2030 4400. A tour of Chapter’s Community Garden.

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.

Pork Butchery, Curing & Sausage Making Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £105.

Info 01600 714595.

Rhondda Book Fair SOAR Chapel Community Centre, Penygraig. 10.30am-3pm, free. Info 01443 438770. With appearances from 25 authors across a variety of genres.

Saturday Craft Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am1pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Sausage & Cider Fest The Depot, Cardiff. 1-11.30pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff. co.uk. This will feature 20 or so different ciders and no less than five individual sausage peddlers, plus live music.

Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 4) Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Fri 9, Sat 10 and Sat 24.

Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 4) Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 2-10pm.

events Info www.streetfoodcircus. co.uk.

The Tramshed Pro Darts Masters #2 Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £25-£75. Info 029 2023 5555. Second such event at this venue in 2016, this one features seven darters, Wolfie Adams and Ted Hankey topping the bill. The £75 ticket gets you dinner and the chance to get your picture taken with all the players.

Welsh Open Flowboarding Championship Cardiff International White Water Centre, Cardiff. Info flowwales@gmail.com. The first ever Welsh championship for a newish sport where competitors ride artificial waves in a pool.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

SUNDAY 4

Absolutely Fabulous Vegan Festival The Depot,

Cardiff. 11am-5pm. Info 029 2034 1199. Featuring lots of (mostly local) companies and people selling vegan food and/ or lifestyle.

Bodybuilding: UKBFF Paul Grant Welsh Championships St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 9am, £25. Info 029 2087 8444.

Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.

Crafts On The Coast Festival Launch Day Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 9.30am5.30pm, free. Info 01446 700111. A celebration of Heritage Coast Inspired arts and crafts – hands on activities, demonstrations, a popup craft shop and displays.

Precedes festival workshop days from Tue 6-Fri 9.

Cricket: One Day International – England v Pakistan SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380.

Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran. 1-4pm. Info cwmbran_crafts@hotmail. co.uk. Every first Sunday of the month.

Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £65/£45 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Also on Sat 24.

Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Also on Saturday and Sunday for the next two weeks. (Finishes today) Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 12-6pm.

Info www.streetfoodcircus. co.uk.

Weber Essential Course Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.

MONDAY 5

Football: World Cup Qualifier – Wales v Moldova Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm.

Info 0845 3451400. The opening game of Wales’ 2018 WC qualifying campaign, which runs until October next year.

Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

Meat Free Mondays Arboreal, Cowbridge. 7pm, £18. Info simon@ theherbivore.co.uk. Fourcourse supper club using local produce. Book in advance please.

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 6

British Science Festival Various venues, Swansea.

10am-10pm, prices vary per event. Info www. britishsciencefestival.org.

See upfront in the magazine for more on this extensive four-day programme of events. There are way too many to list them here in their entirety but highlights of this opening day include Sonic Kayaking (Swansea Bay, 10am-1pm); Halstead Lecture: The Power Of Storybooks (Faraday Building, 12-1pm); Have We Been Wrong About Sex All Along? (Wallace Building, 1-2pm); Huxley Debate: 21st Century Steel (Faraday Building, 4-5pm); The Data That Powers Football Manager (Faraday Building, 5-6pm); Les Paul: The Man Behind The Guitar (Taliesin Arts Centre, 4-5pm); Why We Laugh (Taliesin, 6-7pm) and Uplands After Dark (various Uplands venues, 6-10pm).

(Until Fri 9) Craft Fair Rhiwderin Village Hall. 12-3pm, £5 to set up a stall. Info sjjewels7@ tesco.net.

Crafts On The Coast Workshop Days: Willow Weaving Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 9.30am5.30pm. Info 01446 700111.

9.30am-12pm and 1-3.30pm: adults only; 4-5.30pm: children.

Cricket: County Championship – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 10.30am.

Info 029 2040 9380. (Until Fri 9) Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.

Handmade Arts And Crafts Market Tabernacl Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-4pm. Info uniquefairs@gmx.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY 7

Antiques Roadshow Pembroke Castle. 9.30am4.30pm, free. Info 01646 684585. The so-called Beeb will be filming an episode of this here, bring along your crap and have it reclassified as gold. Or not.

British Science Festival Various venues, Swansea.

10am-10pm, free Info www. britishsciencefestival.org.

Highlights today include Sonic Kayaking (Swansea Bay, 10am-1pm); In The Footsteps Of Our Ancestors (Faraday Building, 1-2pm); Place Your Bets: The

Collapse Of The Antarctic Ice Sheet (Taliesin Arts Centre, 2-3pm); Postmodern Cryptography: The Unbreakable Code?

(Wallace Building, 4-5pm); Inside The Dyslexic Brain (Faraday Building, 4-5pm); The Fight For The Beautiful Game (Faraday Building, 5-6pm); Stories From The Front Line Of Student Sex Work (Glyndwr Building, 7-8.30pm); Jumping Over Hurdles: Women In Sport (Faraday Building, 7-8pm) and a live broadcast of the Science(ish) podcast (Grand Theatre, 7.30-9pm). (Until Fri 9) Cardiff Jobs Fair St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 029 2087 8444.

Cardiff With Culture: Visioning The City G39, Roath, Cardiff. 12.30-6pm, £20/£10 low wages/£3 unwaged or NUS. Info 029 2047 3633. A day of exploration and dialogue about Cardiff’s arts culture and its funding, with focus on the likely impact of Brexit.

Crafts On The Coast Workshop Days: Stained Glass Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 9.30am5.30pm. Info 01446 700111.

Cricket: County Championship – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 10.30am.

Info 029 2040 9380. (Until Fri 9) 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 21.

Simple Knots Craft Club Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff.

6-9pm. Info 07933 844234.

Monthly event.

Skill Builder: Pasta Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

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 21.

THURSDAY 8

British Science Festival Various venues, Swansea.

10am-10pm, free. Info www. britishsciencefestival.org.

Highlights today include a surf lesson (Fulton House, 11am-2pm); The Acoustics Of Nature (Taliesin Arts Centre, 12-1pm); Let Toys Be Toys: Girls And Science (Faraday Building, 12-1pm); UK Migration: Separating Fact And Fiction (Faraday Building, 1-2pm); Split Second Timing: Decision Making In Sport (Wallace Building, 2-3pm); The Secret

Life Of Animals (Faraday Building, 3-4pm); The Truth About Online Grooming (Faraday Building, 4-5pm); The Great British Brain Off (Grand Theatre, 6-7pm); A Brief History Of Everyone Who Ever Lived (Wallace Building, 6-7pm) and The Story Collider (Taliesin Arts Centre, 7-9pm). (Until Fri 9) Crafts On The Coast Workshop Days: Creative Writing & Textiles Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 9.30am5.30pm. Info 01446 700111.

Cricket: County Championship – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 10.30am.

Info 029 2040 9380. (Until Fri 9) Exploring Territories B

2055. Stories about death

by Janet Dowling. Entry fee includes food.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 5-10pm.

Info www.streetfoodcircus. co.uk.

SWDFAS Lecture: When Britain Clicked – Fab Photos From The Swinging Sixties Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6.

Info 029 2030 4400. Lecture

by Brian Stater.

FRIDAY 9

Andy Kershaw Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01792 863722.

Pioneering broadcaster of global musics and convicted stalker talks about one, or maybe both, of these aspects of his life to date.

After too many years where local monster truck enthusiasts were left twiddling their thumbs, Sat 3 Sept sees the glorious return of Monster Jam to Cardiff's Principality Stadium!

All your favourite trucks, such as Grave Digger and the one painted like a dalmatian, will be doing mad stunts for their adoring, horn-honking fanbase.

Block, Llandaff Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University. 11am-5pm, £75-£150 (two days). Info 029 2041 6070. The second Graphic Design Educators’ Network annual conference.

Over two days, participants will navigate keynote provocations, workshops, paper and poster presentations, themed roundtable discussions and facilitated and non-facilitated networking.

More info at www. graphicdesigneducators. network/events. On tomorrow also.

Flat Racing Chepstow Racecourse. 11.45am-6pm, £18/£10 adv. Info 01291 622260. Featuring seven races. Also on Tue 13.

Gintroduction 10 Mill Lane, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2115 1015.

Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 10, Sat 17 and Sat 24.

Howl Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month.

Polari Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2030 4400. Literary readings by five performers plus host Paul Burston. Polari is a London-based LGBT literary salon.

Royal Institution Of South Wales: Jeff Towns Swansea Museum. 7.30pm.

Info 01792 653763. Talking about his adventures in the book trade.

Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

7pm, £14. Info 029 2037

Art Lunchtime Talk: Introduction To Quentin Blake – Inside Stories National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. With Beth McIntyre.

British Science Festival Various venues, Swansea.

10am-10pm, free. Info www. britishsciencefestival.org.

Highlights today include a surf lesson (Fulton House, 9am-12pm); What Did You Dream About Last Night?

(Fulton House, 11am-12pm); Tackling Trauma: Surgery And Science (Glyndwr Building, 1-2pm); Stars And Spades: Women In The History Of Science (Taliesin Arts Centre, 2-3pm); The New Backbone Of Marine Research (Faraday Building, 4-5pm); J Willgoose from Public Service Broadcasting taking about their album The Race For Space (Diva’s, 5-6pm); The Beach Party (Swansea Beach, 5-10pm) and 9/11: 15 Years On (Faraday Building, 6-7pm).

(Finishes today) Celebrating The Poet: Tony Conran Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Conran Poetry Chorus present selections from Tony Conran’s final poem symphonies, using recitation, song, instrumental music, choral speaking and more.

Cooking On A Wood-Fired Oven Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am4.30pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.

Crafts On The Coast Workshop Days: Driftwood art Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 9.30am-

5.30pm. Info 01446 700111.

Cricket: County Championship – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 10.30am.

Info 029 2040 9380. (Finishes today) 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 Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. A walk through woodlands, ruins and graveyards, at a cheaper price than normal.

Also on Sat 17, Thurs 22 and Thurs 29.

Exploring Territories B Block, Llandaff Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University. 9am-3pm, £75£150 (two days). Info 029 2041 6070.

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.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Wi-Fi Wars Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv/£10 under-16s. Info 029 2023 5555. A live comedy game show hosted by Steve McNeil, where audience members compete using their smartphone or tablet. I for one hope that the Tramshed don’t rely on Virgin Media for their wi-fi connection, oh lord how I loathe them.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

SATURDAY 10

Berry Baskets Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Melanie Bastier.

Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.304.30pm. Info cwmbran_ crafts@hotmail.co.uk. Every second Saturday of the month.

Cardiff Open Mic Uk 2016 Singing Competition Auditions The Gate, Cardiff.

10.30am. Info 029 2048 3344.

10.30am: under-13 and 13-15 age category; 11.30am: 16-20 and 21-24 age category; 12.30pm: 25 + age category; 1pm: UK Songwriting Competition.

Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free.

Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month.

Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, 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 BUZZ 65

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BAFTA CYMRU SEPT 2016 September is Awards month for BAFTA Cymru, as we gear up to the 25th ceremony on Fri 2 Oct at St David’s Hall, Cardiff (have you got your ticket yet? More below!). The announcement of the nominees goes live on Thurs 1 Sept and can be seen on our website.

This will be a very special evening to celebrate the achievements of those working on productions in Wales and the Welsh working on UK productions.

Tickets for the event – which anyone can attend and rub shoulders with the industry people nominated – are £90 each and include a Champagne Taittinger drinks reception, ceremony and after party until 2am with live bands and DJ. As part of our events programme we’ll be promoting the new Welsh feature film, The Library Suicides (Y Llyfrgell), which was filmed on location at the stunning National Library Of Wales in Aberystwyth and was directed by BAFTA Cymru Sian Phillips Award recipient Euros Lyn (Broadchurch, Doctor Who). We’ll be hosting a screening and Q&A at the National Library on Fri 16 Sept with tickets available via their website.

Our regular Chapter screening will offer the public and our members access to another new film or programme from Wales and we will also screen new Welsh feature Moon Dogs, which won Best International First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh this year and scooped up accolades and praise at Edinburgh Film Festival. The film is directed by Welsh director Phil John (Outlander, Downton Abbey) and Welsh producer Kathy Spiers.

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!

Find out more here: www.bafta.org/ wales

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Saturday of the month.

Food Festival National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Featuring over 80 stalls and lots of family activities.

On tomorrow also.

Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092.

Introduction To Modern Calligraphy The SHO Gallery, Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, £26. Info www.thesho.co.uk.

Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles.

9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.

Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market. 9am-4.30pm, free.

Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.

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). 8.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Sat 24.

Roald Dahl Day Celebrations Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11.30am-4pm, free. Info 029 2087 7959. Storytelling and arts and crafts workshops.

On tomorrow also.

Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am12pm. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Currently fully booked sorry.

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 Sat 25) Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 2-10pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

Superstars Of Wrestling St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £13/£11 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444.

Usk Show Usk Showground, Gwernesney, nr Usk. 8am6.30pm. Info 01291 690889.

Agricultural show hosted by the Usk Farmers Club. The name ‘Usk’ gets weirder the more you look at it.

Vertigo Pro Wrestling The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12/£15 ringside/£5 under-16s. Info 029 2048 3344. The first inaugural Cardiff Classic tournament featuring wrestlers such as Chris Brookes, Caiman, Bishop and Chris Ridgeway.

What’s Behind The Hoarding? Main Building National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.30am-2.30pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3500. Have a look at the ongoing redevelopment on site, courtesy of Kier

Construction who are the contractors doing the work in question.

SUNDAY 11

Cardiff 10K Civic Centre, Cardiff (starting point).

10am-3pm, free to spectate.

Info info@gthc.org.uk.

Annual athletics event for George Thomas Hospice Care.

Runners are asked to raise £150 or more in sponsorship.

Cardiff Memory Walk Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay (starting point). 10am.

Info www. memorywalk.org. uk. Fundraising event by/for the Alzheimer’s Society. In Llanelli on Sun 25, and the Brecon Beacons on Sun 8 Oct. Craft Fair LC2, Swansea.

10am-4pm, £25 to set up a table. Info cottagecraftfairs@ gmail.com.

Food Festival National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Chelsea Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 4pm. Info 0870 400004.

Healing And Health – Is This A Dream In Our Day And Age? Syndicate Room, Holiday Inn, Cardiff.

10.30am-5.30pm, free (donations accepted). Info www. bruno-groening.org/english.

A day of lectures about early 20th century German mystic and healer Bruno Groening.

Plus a documentary film, The Phenomenon Bruno Groening – On The Tracks Of The Miracle Healer.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Braehead Clan Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Roald Dahl Day Celebrations Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11.30am-4pm, free. Info 029 2087 7959.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 25) Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 12-6pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.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. What a good idea this is: a choir, led by Mei Gwynedd, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune.

Also on Sun 25, and every fortnight after that.

Weber: The Art Of Charcoal Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716. A Grill Academy course. Also on Sat 24.

Welsh National Wedding Fayre Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 475715.

MONDAY 12

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. Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £5.

Info elliecoptor@hotmail. com. Second Monday of every 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.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (four days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Thurs 15) Write On Writers Morganstown Village Hall.

6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758.

TUESDAY 13

Flat Racing Chepstow Racecourse. 11.45am-6pm, £18/£10 adv. Info 01291 622260.

Meet The Curator: Natural Sciences National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7951.

Roald Dahl Day Pontardawe Arts Centre. 9.30am-6.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01792 863722.

Activity sessions for kids aged 6-11.

Spirituality Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344.

Second Tuesday of every month.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995. Also on Tue 27.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (four days). Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

(Until Thurs 15)

WEDNESDAY 14

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.

Meet The Conservator: Care Of The Collections National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Open Mic Spoken Word Extravaganza Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01633 263977.

Featuring Ric Hool and Christopher Meredith.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (four days). Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

(Until Thurs 15)

THURSDAY 15

Afternoon Dance Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

1.30pm, £4. Info 01792 475715. Aimed at the over60s.

An Evening With Lionel Fanthorpe Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £3. Info 029 2054 4820. Local reverend, who used to be on TV quite a lot but isn’t so much now, read excerpts from his latest book, Padfoot: A Supernatural History.

Presented by Bereavement

Services.

Gintroduction 10 Mill Lane, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2115 1015.

Howl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

Open Studio Event Canonhill Artspace, Barry.

7-9pm, free. Info www.glynpooley.com. Have a look round Glyn’s studio and buy some of his art for £25 (or more). Also on Sat 17.

Outdoor Cinema: Pretty Woman St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

8pm, £7.50/£6. Info 01446 799100.

Peter Finch: The Roots Of Rock Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 6pm, free.

Info 029 2038 2116. Cardiff writer Finch discusses his most recent book The Roots Of Rock: From Cardiff To Mississippi And Back and plays extracts from classic 7” singles.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 5-10pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

The Herbivore 027: Strange Fruit Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £25.

Info simon@theherbivore. co.uk. Five-course vegan supper club. Book in advance please.

The Story Of The Animal Wall Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100.

Lecture by Matthew Williams.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (four days). Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

(Finishes today)

FRIDAY 16

So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.

Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.45pm, £3.

Info 0845 2263510.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Boiler House, Canton, Cardiff.

5pm. Info 07977 138587. “A whole weekend packed full of HUGE steins, Bavarian larger, Bierkeller Hall style benches, German games, authentic German food, and live Oompah Band!” Hosted

by Street Food Circus. (Until Sun 18) The Luna Cinema: Gladiator Cardiff Castle.

6.30pm, £6.75-£13.50. Info 029 2087 8100. First of three outdoor cinema screenings here, the other two being tomorrow and Sun 18.

Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘when I grow up’.

Toddler Time Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am-2.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Creative play session for ages 0-5.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

SATURDAY 17

1916 In Irish History And Memory National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980.

Historical Association, Swansea Branch talk by Dr

events Tomas Irish.

Abergavenny Food Festival Various venues, Abergavenny.

9.30am-10pm, various prices.

Info 01873 851643. See www. abergavennyfoodfestival.com for the full listings of this annual three-day culinary calypso. Special chef appearances, tutored tastings, forages, demos, the Artisan Kitchen School and multiple markets will feature. Events take place at these venues: Borough Theatre, Corn Exchange, Homes Of Elegance, Priory Centre, Trinity Hall, The Castle and outdoor locations.

On tomorrow also.

Attack! Pro Wrestling – Club 100 Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £12 adv.

Info 029 2037 3144. Indy wrestling faves. Will be sold out by the time you read this.

Beachwatch Ogmore Beach.

11.30am-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Organised

by National Museum Wales, this will feature science/art family activities on the beach (11.30am-1pm) and a beach cleaning session (2-3.30pm).

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

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.

Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm.

Info 01495 753782.

Bridgend 500 – Tudor Fayre Bridgend town centre.

10am-5pm. Info www. bridgendtowncouncil.gov.

uk. In 1516, King Henry VIII granted a Royal Market Charter to Bridgend. Half a millennium later, the town centre will be transformed into a typical Tudor market, with over 20 demonstrations of activities commonplace in the 16th century, such as going to the toilet out of an upstairs window and dying of rickets.

Cadw Open Doors: Handling History National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

2pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

A special object handling session on Roald Dahl Day. Crochet Club National History Museum, St Fagans.

11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Crafting session for adults.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Leeds United Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

12.30pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Friends Lecture National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

10.30am, £10. Info 029 2039 7951. ‘The Arts in an Age of Austerity’, by Geraint Talfan Davies.

Gloriumptious Roald Dahl Day! National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Storytelling, arts and crafts and a quirky gallery trail.

This is covered Upfront I do believe.

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Opening Parade: Get Involved YMCA, Swansea.

12-4pm, free. Info 07947 363441. The actual parade is in autumn sometime, but this is an invitation to make

costumes, banners, props and music, or just to find out more about the opening extravaganza.

Gwyl Y Twrch Trwyth – Enchanted Boar Festival Ammanford town centre.

11.30am, free. Info www. facebook.com/ gwylytwrchtrwyth. Two-day town-wide festival based on a Mabinogion tale in which the Twrch Trwyth, a mythical wild boar, was chased from St David’s and through Ammanford by King Arthur and his knights. Street performers, events, activities and re-enactors will feature all day. On tomorrow also.

Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092.

Made It Market St David’s Church, Neath. 10am-3pm, from £15 to set up a stall. Info 07971 242730. Quarterly craft and produce fair.

Medieval Melee Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 11am5pm. Info 01291 420241.

Jousts, archery, falcons, stalls, living history. On tomorrow also.

Merthyr Tydfil Children’s Festival Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil. £25 to set up a table. Info 01685 725414.

More Bike Maintenance Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65.

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

Murder Mystery Evening Bedwellty House & Park, Tredegar. 7pm, £25. Info 01495 353370.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 8.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Nantgarw Craft Fair Nantgarw China Works. 11am3pm, free. Info deb_0001@

Fforest Gather Festival

Beth Morris takes a look at the intimate Fforest Gather 2016 – a place to see, do, stay and adventure in deepest West Wales…

hotmail.co.uk. Every third Saturday of the month.

Only Fools & Boycie Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01874 611622. John Challis talks about Only Fools & Horses, and maybe other stuff too.

Open Studio Event Canonhill Artspace, Barry.

10am-4pm, free. Info www. glynpooley.com.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am4pm, free. Info enquiries@ pigstreetcrafts.co.uk. Selling original arts and crafts.

Roald Dahl’s City Of The Unexpected Various locations, Cardiff city centre.

1-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. See Upfront for more on this giant event, which will feature 6,000 volunteers and will have its locations revealed on the day. On tomorrow also.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 25) Shakespeare 400: Shakespeare’s Women Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1pm, £5/£1.60.

Info 01792 463980. Fluellen Theatre Company look at the women that populate Shakespeare’s plays.

Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. On tomorrow also.

Splendiferous Science Show National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

With John Chase from CBBC. Assume this is related to the event at Techniquest (they are both Dahl-themed at least) but not certain.

Sticky Intimacy Symposium Chapter Arts

Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Artists are invited to talk about one work of significance from their own practice for 30 minutes at a time.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 2-10pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

The Luna Cinema: Dirty Dancing Cardiff Castle.

6.30pm, £6.75-£13.50. Info 029 2087 8100.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Boiler House, Canton, Cardiff. Info 07977 138587. (Until Sun 18) Ty Hafan’s Rainbow Run Pendine Sands, Carmarthen (registration point). 11.30am, £12 to register. Info events@ tyhafan.org. Charity 5K run in which runners get their white clothes showered in bright colours. Minimum sponsorshop amount to raise is £50.

Wild Food Forage Bute Park, Cardiff. 10am-12.30pm, £10. Info hannah@greencityevents.co.uk. Presented by Green City Events.

SUNDAY 18

Abergavenny Food Festival Various venues, Abergavenny.

9.30am-5pm, various prices.

Info 01873 851643.

Boutique Gift Markets

Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm.

Info 029 2087 7959.

Cardiff Creative Writers Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff.

6pm, free. Info 07830 381930.

An open forum to discuss work, new reads, author news etc. Third Sunday of each month.

Cwtch Fest National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am6pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2057 3500. Wedding festival presented by someone or something called Cwtch The Bride.

Darkened Rooms: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory Llancarfan Community Cinema, Vale Of Glamorgan. Info llancarfancine@gmail.com.

Roald Dahl-themed screening from ‘movie screeings in unusual locations’ specialists.

This is the 1971 version of the movie, FYI. Gwyl Y Twrch Trwyth – Enchanted Boar Festival Ammanford town centre.

12-6pm, free. Info www.facebook.com/gwylytwrchtrwyth.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Fife Flyers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm.

Info 029 2038 2001.

Indian Mela Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 1-6pm, £3/free under-10s. Info 01792 475715.

Featuring Indian music, stage performances, cuisine, workshops and stalls.

Ironman Wales North Beach, Tenby (starting point).

Info eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman/ wales. This includes a 2.4 mile swim in the sea, a 112mile bike ride and a marathon run. Piece of piss. Registration is all booked up now though.

Learn To Design & Plant An Edible Garden Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 9.45am-4.30pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.

Medieval Melee Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 11am5pm. Info 01291 420241.

Phizz-Whizzing Animal Animation National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11.30am + 2.30pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Create a Roald Dahl inspired character using clay, then learn to bring it to life through stop frame animation.

Pigs For Beginners Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr

Summertime and the living is easy – well, it was if you booked into one of the two weeks of discovery and simple pleasures at Fforest Farm, Cilgerran. Back for its second year and set in 500 acres of rural land, the festival offered a family friendly experience that showcased the best music, creativity, and culture this area has to offer.

From The House of Fairy Tales, to den building and willow weaving, the children let their creative juices flow. Wearing floral crowns, they embraced the festival atmosphere and found their own fun playing in the impressive woodlands, climbing trees and reading books in secret hideouts. Meanwhile, my days started with either a wild early morning swim or yoga in the potting shed, followed by the gastronomic joy of alfresco eating with newfound friends.

The laidback atmosphere of the Fforest family also provided opportunity to learn from local experts if you wanted it. It was hard to choose between the simple pleasures of making cheese from raw milk and Fforest grass with Max Jones, foraging with Jade Wild Pickings or cake decorating with Cake of Dreams.

Workshops were spread across the week, with lots of spontaneous but slow happenings thrown in. I think that’s what I liked best about my time at Gather: the slow meandering way the days unfolded, letting my mind wander on, well, nothing in particular and greeting the wide world from a deckchair…and while we’re on furniture, it was easy to slow down and take time to appreciate the beautiful, apparently effortless but wildly stylish interiors of the farm buildings and accommodation. Welsh blankets teamed with simple wooden benches and an abundance of wild flowers arranged in enamel jugs on every vintage table, made a spot of summer daydreaming so comfortable.

Sian and James once had a little idea to build a ‘Fforest simple life’ to share with others. As the quote in their hallway says, “Mighty Ideas From Little Acorns Grow.” Well, that acorn of an idea is now an oak tree in the form of a marvellous family business where people want to come together and Gather time and time again.

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events Monmouth. 9.45am-4.30pm, £95. Info 01600 714595. With Bob Stevenson, of whom it is claimed that “what he doesn’t know about pigs isn’t worth knowing”. We’ll see about that.

Roald Dahl’s City Of The Unexpected Various locations, Cardiff city centre.

10.30am-2 + 2-5pm. Info 029 2063 6464. The first part of this day is ticketed and features “unexpected readings in unexpected places” (TBC on the day); the second part is in Bute Park, is free, titled The Great Pyjama Picnic and invites you to eat food in the park. while Dahl-type things happen around you.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 25) Splendiferous Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 12-6pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

The Big Welsh Car Show 2016 Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 11am-4pm. Info 01639 881635. Classic and special interest vehicles being exhibited throughout the day, plus other activities – in aid of UK blood cancer charity Bloodwise.

The Luna Cinema: Star Wars – The Force Awakens Cardiff Castle. 6.30pm, £6.75£13.50. Info 029 2087 8100.

The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Boiler House, Canton, Cardiff. Info 07977 138587. There’s also an

Oktoberfest starting on Sat 1 Oct, in the Depot. How mildly confusing. (Finishes today)

MONDAY 19

Advanced Burlesque/ Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Art Talk: Charlotte Leadbeater Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £4.50. Info 01656 815995.

TUESDAY 20

Behind The Scenes: Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10.30am, free. Info 01792 463980. A book club running most weeks until the end of January. Unlike most book clubs, though, you don’t need to read the book in advance.

Also on Tue 27 this month.

Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344.

Third Tuesday of every month.

WEDNESDAY 21

Canton Social Media Surgery Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5-7pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Sessions in which community groups can be introduced to social media.

City Harvest Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930.

Hosted by Green City Events.

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.

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.

Talk: Ralph Hancock The Landscape Architect And Designer Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 6pm, £5/£3.50 NUS. Info 029 2078 8334. By horticulturalist Bob Priddle.

What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Words&words&words Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £5. Info 01970 623232. Poetry and spoken word evening.

THURSDAY 22

Gintroduction 10 Mill Lane, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2115 1015.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. *Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-11pm, £6. Info 07989 970664. This CAMRAaffiliated ale festival used to be held in the Motorpoint/CIA, but while this comeback weekender may be scaled down, it’s still

DUNRAVEN BAY EVENT POP-UPS Sun 4 Sept-Sat 15 Oct, Dunraven Bay, Vale Of Glamorgan Admission: prices vary, some events free. Info: www.valeofglamorgan. gov.uk/popupvale Thought about visiting the Vale (Of Glamorgan, that is) lately? OK, supposing you live there already – have you contemplated any of its beachier nooks, for example Southerndown’s delightful Dunraven Bay? Well, certain folks are so keen that you pay a visit, they’ve cooked up six weeks of outdoor events in an effort to secure your presence. Starting on Sun 4 Sept with an alldayer of activities and demonstrations, Crafts On The Coast Festival, they continue with screenings of {The Lost Boys} and {The Goonies} in the walled garden (Fri 16 and Sat 17 Sept); a Slow Food Fest inspired by the infamous Italian culinary movement (Sat 8 Oct); and a, presumably slightly faster, Autumn Garden Food & Drink Festival (Sat 15 Oct).

BUZZ 68

going to feature over 200 beers and ciders, mostly from Wales, plus good artisan food etc.

(Until Sat 24)

Island Farm Talk St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £8.

Info 01446 799100. By Mike Chubb. Price includes tea.

Nataly Churchill Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly.

7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07512 237983. Psychic medium.

Red Poets #22 Launch Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01685 722555. Poetry magazine returns with a new issue, a copy of which is included in the entry fee.

Royal Institution Of South Wales: Dai Smith Swansea Museum. 6.30pm. Info 01792 653763. This talk is titled What I know I cannot say.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 5-10pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

FRIDAY 23

Art Lunchtime Talk National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. ‘To Germany and Back Again: Katheryn of Berain and Goering’s art collection’ by Anne Prichard.

Gala Dinner & Dance Village Hotel, Coryton, Cardiff.

7-11.30pm, £45. Info info@ gthc.org.uk. With special guest Gareth Thomas. A George Thomas Hospice Care fundraising event.

Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-11pm, £6. Info 07989 970664. (Until Sat 24)

LEGIIAVG National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon.

12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3550. Marking the birthday of the Legion based at Caerleon, LEGIIAVG with a small ceremony in the Museum garden and raising the standard in front of the Museum.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

The Porthcawl Elvis Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 12.30pm. Info 01656 815995. See www.elvies. co.uk for more. Today features Heat One of this year’s Best Festival Elvis Competition plus a show by The New Kings, four top Elvii also playing here for the first time.

They are Steve Halliday, Aren E, John Mencis and Michael Glaysher. (Until Sun 25) Willow Hearts Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am-1pm, £35. Info 01600 714595.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

SATURDAY 24

Boudicca – The Warrior Queen National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 1.30 + 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Family-friendly show (with kids aged 6-11 in mind) about Boudicca and what power she really had, postRoman invasion of England and Wales. On tomorrow also.

Midday session is in Welsh.

Car Boot Sale Whitchurch Hospital Grounds, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free/£7 to set up a table. Info info@gthc.org. uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care fundraising event.

Craft Fair St Mary’s Church, Swansea. 10.30am-4pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

Darts: PDC Champions League Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 1 + 6.30pm, £15-£30.

Info 029 2022 4488. Are you down with PDC? Yeah you know me! On tomorrow also.

Face The Music with Patricia Routledge & Edward Seckerson Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £18/£16.

Info 029 2039 1391. Esteemed British actress talks about her career.

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. On tomorrow also.

Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Manchester City Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-11pm, £6. Info 07989 970664. (Finishes today)

Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092.

History Day National Waterfront Museum + Swansea Museum, Swansea.

10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Various talks and seminars in partnership with The Historical Association (Swansea branch) and the Royal Institution Of South Wales.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Kotatsu Animation Festival Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am, £35/£25 weekend pass. Info 029 2030 4400. Back for its sixth year, a festival of anime featuring Welsh premieres of Japanese Animation features, a Japanese market, workshops, live music and other fun stuff.

In Aberystwyth and Swansea next month. On tomorrow also.

Lazy Crafternoons: Floral Fairy Lights National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

1.30pm, £5. Info 01792 463980. Make an interior lighting decoration for your home.

Line Printing Landscapes Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 9.45am-4pm, £75.

Info 01600 714595.

Llandovery Sheep Festival Various venues, Llandovery.

Info www. llandoverysheepfestival.co.uk.

Featuring wool crafts, food, sheep racing, sheepdog trials, entertainment, cookery demonstrations, and “the fabulous Joseph Peace Fire Stunt Spectacular!” On tomorrow also.

Open Doors Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am3pm, free. Info 029 2078 8334. Tour of the Old Library building.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

RISW History Day Swansea Museum. 10am-4pm. Info 01792 653763. Hosted by the Royal Institution of South Wales and the Historical

Association, this will feature the launch of Swansea History Journal, four talks and a lunchtime discussion.

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.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 25) Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £65/£45 under-16s. Info 01874 749092.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 2-10pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

Telescope Workshop National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. In partnership with Cardiff Astronomical Society.

The Porthcawl Elvis Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 12.30pm. Info 01656 815995. See www.elvies. co.uk for more. Today features Heat Two of the Best Festival Elvis Competition, followed by the Grand Final. On Saturday night there’s also The Elvies, the most prestigious award show in the World for Elvis tribute artists. (Until Sun 25) Thrifty Kids: Hot Air Balloons National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am12.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Join us to make your own hot air balloon hanging decoration using old maps.

Weber: The Art Of Charcoal Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.

Wheelbuilding Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65.

Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Working With Plant Dyes Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Claire Cawte.

Your Landscape – A Mindful Photography Workshop St Madoc Centre, Llanmadoc, Gower. 5-9pm, £30. Info www.leeaspland. com. Learn mindful photography techniques and practices that support the development of a connection to your current experience whilst exploring the Gower coastline as the sun goes down.

SUNDAY 25

Annual Charity Memory Walk Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10.30am, £5 to register. Info 01291 420241. In aid of Alzheimer’s Research.

Boudicca – The Warrior Queen National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 1.30 + 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Chocolate Perfection: Dessert Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Darts: PDC Champions

live music

MONDAY 26

Advanced Burlesque/ Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Atrium Documentary Night Gwdihw, Cardiff. 6pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Monthly open jam session.

Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054.

TUESDAY 27

Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10.30am, free. Info 01792 463980.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Derby County Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm.

Info 0845 3451400.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995.

WEDNESDAY 28

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.

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.

Games Wales 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Monthly gamethemed meetup.

Interactive X Files Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Lecture: Alun Lewis, Dylan Thomas And The Rosenbergs Holiday Inn, The Coldra, Newport. 6.30pm, £25/£20 members. Info 01633 412777. The first of Newport & Gwent Literary Club’s 20162017 lecture season, this lecture is presented by Professor Daniel Williams.

Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. ‘Mosses and the ladder of life’ by Dr Ray Tangney.

Science Cafe: Advances In Cancer Research National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Lee Campbell discusses recent advances in cancer research, concentrating on the use of new technology which enables identification of cancerous cells.

Tea Dance Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30pm, £5. Info 0845 2263510.

THURSDAY 29

2016 Sir Gareth Edwards Charity Golf Day Celtic Manor, nr Newport. 11am, £1,200 to enter for team of three people. Info 01633 413000. Play 18 holes in the company of some celebrities, more than likely rugby players.

Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.

Five Things You (Almost Certainly) Didn’t Know About The Spanish Civil War Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Talk from author David Ebsworth. An Open Space event held on the fourth floor.

Taith Iaith National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Monthly session for Welsh learners.

We Need To Talk About Alan: An Interactive Alan Partridge Quiz 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2. Info 029 2022 8883.

FRIDAY 30

Bazm-e-Adab Poetry Recitation Cardiff Muslim Primary School, Merthyr Street, Cardiff. 8-11pm, free.

Info 029 2034 2040. Poetry recitation by Dr. Asif Alam for the promotion of Urdu literature in Wales.

Boxing: Never Back Down Newport Centre. 6.15pm, £10-£60. Info 01633 656757.

Premoted by Sanigar Events and featuring 12 fights, headlined by Mitchell Buckland (doesn’t seem to say here who he’s actually up against).

Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10.30am-4pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

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.

Harry Hook: About Africa Savoy Theatre, Monmouth.

8pm, £15. Info 01600 772467.

Stories and photographs from Hook’s numerous visits to said continent over 40 years.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

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. (Until Sun 2 Oct) Superstars Of Welsh Wrestling The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7.30pm, £10/£7 kids. Info 01639 843163.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

live THURSDAY 1

Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff.

9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Thursday, with guests each week (all currently TBC apart from Thurs 22).

James Kennedy The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Open mic every Thursday with a different main act.

Modern Baseball + The Winter Passing + Vicky Speedboat Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2023 2199. Sold out gig of poppy punk stuff.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm.

Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.

Pi & Hash Showcase The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com.

Rainbow Maniac + Family Bennett + CwCw Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.

The Orielles + Pipedream + Itsnatevendahk + Hodad + Nigel Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £5. Info 07967 257529. Indie and punk bands galore, presented by Slush Puppy.

Toots & The Maytals Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £72.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Icon of reggae and ska.

Word is that a sizeable portion of his live shows are usually given over to Toots’ singing daughter, how good a thing this is I couldn’t say.

Wall2Wall Festival Dinner Angel Hotel, Abergavenny.

7pm, £32/£30. Info 07958 612691. Opening event of this annual jazz festival, running in Abergavenny until Sun 4. Tonight features “awardwinning” food plus music from jazz vocalist Lee Gibson and The Dave Cottle Quartet.

FRIDAY 2

ACAB Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 10pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Bon Giovi Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 8pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. Bon Jovi tribute band.

Bon Jovi Forever The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

8pm, £7.50. Info 01685 387925.

Breathe In The Silence + Beyond Recall + Reaper In Sicily + Dream State Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2023 2199.

Cameran Trowbridge + Eady Crawford + Last Mile Home Theatr Soar,

Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £5 adv.

Info 01685 722176.

Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also here on Fri 9 and Fri 16.

Henry Marten’s Ghost Diablos Gastro Pub, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 232755.

Kevin Fitzsimmonds Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 6.15-7.45pm, £13/£11. Info 07958 612691.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds + Frightened Rabbit + Gaz Coombes + Pretty Vicious Singleton Park, Swansea. 4pm, £32.50 adv. Info 0844 8440444.

Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info huwpudner@ntlworld.com. A Valley Folk Club night.

Pardon Madame Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Party In The Pub The Patriot, Crumlin. Info 01495 247178. Valleys biker pub with two days of live bands.

These are the ones I can find announcements for today so far: Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Everyday Heroes, Whiskey Lies and Quitesnake. On tomorrow also.

Paul Dark The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Peter Jagger Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Petrol Girls + Perkie + Rungus + Efa Supertramp Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £6 adv.

Info 01633 221477.

Rammlied Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7pm. Info 07970 063107.

Rammstein tribute band.

Rhys James The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Simon Trigg The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.

Sydney Fate Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 5,45pm, free.

Info 07512 237983. Single launch gig.

The Beys West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. Free. Info 01834 219128.

The Jesus & Mary Chain + Black Tambourines Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Noisy

Scots indie veterans with their second Cardiff show since regrouping.

The Overtones + Jay James St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50£29.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Vocal harmony lads. We have an interview with one of them on the Buzz website if that takes your fancy.

The Stars From The Commitments Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £17.50-£20.50. Info 01656 815995. Soul hits.

Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026. New weekly house band (on every Friday except Fri 30) tackling hiphop-meets-jazz fusioneers from Robert Glasper, Gretcher Parlato and Jill Scott to Erykah Badu, D’angelo and Lauryn Hill.

Transylvania Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £3-£10.

Info 01792 863722. Electronic music meets Baklan dance.

Trio Brasil & Iain Ballamy Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 8.45-10.15pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Unplugged And Acoustic Monthly Group Cellar Bar, Cardigan. £3. Info 07818 056599.

Wod St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids.

Info 029 2023 2970. Playing the Pentreffest Noz folk night (also on Fri 30 this month), and also hosting a music

pic: Felix Broede

League Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 11am + 6.30pm, £15£30. Info 029 2022 4488.

Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.

Kotatsu Animation Festival Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am, £35/£25 weekend pass. Info 029 2030 4400.

Llandovery Sheep Festival Various venues, Llandovery.

Info www. llandoverysheepfestival.co.uk.

Llanelli Memory Walk Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli (starting point).

10am. Info www. memorywalk. org.uk.

Roald Dahl Centenary Event Bedwellty House & Park, Tredegar. 2-5.30pm. Info 01495 353370. A themed children’s afternoon tea, storytelling, activities and craft.

Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Street Food Circus Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 12-6pm. Info www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk.

The Porthcawl Elvis Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 12.30pm. Info 01656 815995. See www.elvies. co.uk for more. Today starts with the traditional Elvis Gospel Show, presented by Dean Mack, and finishes with three sets performed by three Elvis Tribute Artists: a Sun Studio set from Victor Trevino Jr, a ’68 Special from Garry J Foley and a full Vegas set from Pete Storm. (Finishes today) Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723.

Welsh Vegan Festival Tramshed, Cardiff. 10.30am1pm, £2.50 adv/free under16s. Info 029 2023 5555.

Organised by and benefiting Farplace Animal Rescue.

COWBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL Holy Cross Church / Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge, Sat 17 Sept-Sat 1 Oct Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: 01446 773824 / www. cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk Across a fortnight this month, Cowbridge goes classical, with the seventh annual Cowbridge Music Festival bringing a wide range of world-class concerts to the Vale Of Glamorgan. Highlights of this year’s programme include the acclaimed Doric String Quartet, virtuoso Ukranian-born pianist Alexei Grynyuk and exciting young chamber music group the Nidum Ensemble. As well as the array of established international and homegrown talent on offer, there will be two days of masterclasses and five days of concerts and workshops held in local schools. Committed to showcasing the best emerging musicians Wales has to offer, this year also sees the birth of the Young Musicians Of South Wales initiative and a series of performances out on the High Street.

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live music workshop.

Wonk Unit + Pizzatramp + Trigger McPoopshute + The Guntys The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com. Four punk bands whose names telegraph their willingness to get zany.

SATURDAY 3

Abse And Co Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.

A music/poetry collaboration between now-late Welsh poet Dannie Abse, songwriters Anthony Reynolds and Rachael Gill, and guest writer Kirk Lake, who has worked with Reynolds before if memory serves.

A Noise + The Shelley Duvals Le Pub, Newport.

8pm. Info 01633 221477.

Benefit gig for the Calais refugee fundraising drives that people from this venue have been doing.

Billy Bibby + Vinna Bee The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3/free with Bowstrong wristband. Info 01685 387925. Aftershow for Bowstrong, which you can read about below.

Blacktop Deluxe Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues club gig.

Bon Jovi Forever + Cancel The Transmission Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly.

7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983.

Bowie Celebration Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. All I know

about this is its title. Perhaps it is a showcase for the glorious history of the Bowie knife.

Bowstrong 2016 Hills Plymouth Cricket Club, Merthyr Tydfil. 12.30pm, £12.50 adv. Inf 01443 690298.

Featuring live music from Reverend Groove, 3rd Time Lucky, The Suspects, Liss Jones, Tab 80, The Guy That Gets The Girl and Kool & The Frontman.

Cat’s Lost Its Tail + The Heavy Flames + In With The Jellyfish The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Cat Southall The Pheasant, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 653614. The listing that was sent to me for this gig was formatted in such a way that it said “Cat Southall – Singer, Pheasant”. Well, it amused me.

Christian Garrick & Davis Gordon Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 3.45-5.55pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 6.15-7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Dennis Rollins Workshop Melville Theatre, Abergavenny.

1.30-3.30pm, £10. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Donna Marie The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Filthy Gorgeous Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Gareth & Martha Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 1.15-

2.45pm, £14/£12. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2.

Info 029 2038 7026. Every Saturday, followed by a DJ until 2am.

Karnataka Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Symphonic rockers.

Kevin Jones The Fairwater Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2033 3049.

Lee Gibson Vocal Workshop St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny. 11am1pm, £10. Info 07958 612691.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Mini Movers Workshop St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny. 4-5pm, £3. Info 07958 612691. Parent and toddler session exploring rhythm, music and movement together through nursery rhymes and songs. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Off The Record Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Party Cannon + Necrosis + Divisive Entity + Colpocleisis + After The Abduction Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7pm, £5. Info 07970 063107.

Death metal and grindcore.

Party Cannon seem like they might ‘like a laugh’.

Party In The Pub The Patriot, Crumlin. Info 01495 247178. Today features sets from Bells Hells, Z3 Top and Celtic Pride plus more TBC. Penfest The Orchard, Penmark, Vale Of Glamorgan.

12pm-12am, £10/£8 adv/free under-12s. Info 01446 710229.

live review

GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2016

Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon Beacons, Thurs 18-Sun 21 Aug

Featuring Shameless, Back To November, Jimmy Elvis, Aubrey Parsons and more.

Plus a bar, BBQ, kids activities and fireworks.

Porthcawl Male Choir Celebrity Concert Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm.

Info 01656 815995. Featuring Wynne Evans, who often looks inside discarded bottles for genies so he can wish to be respected as an artist instead of just being a bloke off an advert.

Pretty Addicted Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142.

Rhys James The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753.

Tango Jazz Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny.

8.45-10.15pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

The Distributors The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free.

Info 01792 516194.

The Satellites Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £4. Info 01443 682388. Punk covers band.

The Searchers Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £20. Info 0800 0147111.

TMC Gospel Choir Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 11am12.15pm, £8. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Upbeat Music & Arts Workshop St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny. 5.307pm, £3. Info 07958 612691.

90-minute samba session.

Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

Wales & West 161 Festival The Moon Club, Cardiff.

7pm-3am, £6 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. Antifascist festival featuring The Oppressed, Enraged Minority, The D Teez and The Rockin Sinners.

Whitehall Parade The Minstrel Room, Cowbridge.

8pm, £8 adv. Info 07843 242362.

Wright Hear Wright Now The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.

SUNDAY 4

City Of Ashes + 48Hours + House Of Hosts + Half Blind + Purge The Ocean The Scene Club, Swansea.

7pm, £6 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Dave Cottle/Gary Phillips Trio Swansea Yacht & Sub Aqua Club. 1-4pm, £20. Info 07802 912789. Price includes a two-course lunch.

Disposable + Catastrophe + Madicide + Dreadbolt The Duke, Neath. 8pm. Info 01639 643892. Thrash metal.

Lee McRory The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Lucy Jones Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.

Sunday Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Live music ansd jam session. Also on Sun 18 and Sun 25.

The Red Stripe Band Market Hall, Abergavenny.

7.30-10.30pm, £10. Info 07958 612691. The closing Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.

The Tripling Trio The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. Music On The

Platform session.

MONDAY 5

Dom Norcross Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm.

Info 01792 447360. Live jazz, here every Monday.

Eleanor Friedberger + Slow Down Molasses + Danielle Lewis The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9/£7.50 adv. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com. NYC solo artist who used to be in the Firey Furnaces, who I guess are done now.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Local singersongwriters perform in the main bar every week.

Talking Bird Presents...

Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026. This new night promises “eclectic live music” and is on every Monday this month.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.

TUESDAY 6

Abba And Friends Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7pm, £5.50-£8.50 Info 01239 621200. This is a tribute to Abba of some kind, but appears to have some conceptual element, can’t really work out what exactly though.

Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.

Established 13 years ago, Green Man has growin into one of the best middlesized festivals in the UK. The vibe of the festival is chilled and relaxed: the perfect mixture of glitterfied 18-year-olds dancing alongside parents with their children, and old hippies lounging back in the long grass.

One of the best things to do at this festival is to venture out and explore the vintage clothing stalls, workshops, talks and the amazing variety of food vendors. Another great side event over the weekend is the movie screenings at the Cinedrome tent. The screening of Metropolis, which was accompanied by a live piano score, was an enthralling experience to behold.

Now for the main reason you go to a festival… the music! Kicking off the festival, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard played one of the tightest sets of the weekend, infusing psychedelia with trance electronics. The other standout band from the Far Out Tent were The Moonlandingz, whose bursting chaotic energy filled the tent with a sweaty electricity.

The biggest surprise of the weekend, for me, was James Blake. I’ve never dipped my toes in the musical pool of Blake, so I was pleasantly surprised by his sheer musicality and melodic power. Warpaint, too, were an absolute revelation, lifting the crowd as the rain set in. Other highlights included Tony Njoku, Laura Marling, Cigarettes After Sex, H Hawkline and Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon [pictured], which was the absolute definition of fun.

Belle & Sebastian closed the Mountain Stage with a nostalgic set, jumping through the years to bust out most of their hits. As Stuart Murdoch invited a small group of fans onto the stage, a wave of people washed over the barriers.

The band disappeared into the melee, people dancing and putting their hands into the air without a care in the world.

To end the festival, the annual burning of the Green Man engulfs a beastly shrine in crackling flames; fireworks lighting up the drunken masses and kids who forced their parents to let them stay up past their bedtime. words JAYDON MARTIN photos JENNA FOXTON

JUST ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER: JAMIE T (Cardiff University Students Union, Sun 2) MR SCRUFF (Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 14) CHINA CRISIS (Acapela, Cardiff, Fri 21) JAZZY JEFF (Tramshed, Cardiff, Tue 25) GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN (Tramshed, Fri 28) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR NOVEMBER: SHOW OF HANDS (St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 2) DAVID ESSEX (St David’s BUZZ 70

live music Agrona & Sykelig Englen + Praesepe + Skullthrone Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.

Info 07970 063107. Black metal gig. Agrona reckon they’re the only active BM band in Wales. They might actually be right too.

Barenaked Ladies + Boothby Graffoe Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28 adv/£128 VIP. Info 029 2023 5555. See Music. The VIP price gets you a meet’n’greet and a few things like fridge magnets.

OK. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk. Every Tuesday.

Michael Janisch, Paul Booth, Ryan Quigley, Clarence Penn Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz. These guys play bass, sax, trumpet and drums respectively.

No Thee No Ess + Guto Dafis + Harri Davies Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

Psych, folk and indie in various measures. Presented by The Wyrd Wonder.

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.

The Sherlocks + Blaenavon + The Cradles Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199.

The Wessex New Orleans Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

WEDNESDAY 7

Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7-11pm, free. Info 01685 384111.

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@thebunkercardiff.com. Every Wednesday.

Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”

Also on Fri 16.

Ben Dain-Smith + Joshwa Kemp + Holiday In The Mind NosDa, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.

Presented by U&I Radio.

Blackhawk Big Band with Owain Mealing Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8.

Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Concerts & Cakes The Riverfront, Newport. 3pm, £6.

Info 01633 656757.

Guy Shotton Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026. Playing a Blue Note Bistro Sessions gig, on here every Wedensday this month.

I Speak Machine + Kite Base + Hannah Peel Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.

Headliners are a cinematic electro type thing, apparently

very good when in Cardiff last year.

Kristian Borring Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Little Folk + To Bear Sir Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.

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.

Ryan Quigley Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

The Wedding Present Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £17 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Playing their new album, reviewed in this issue, all the way through.

THURSDAY 8

Aeddan + Delyth McLean Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

EP launch for headliner.

De Temps Antan Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01873 850805. Quebecois folk band.

Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff.

9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Revelation + Vera Grace + Headofthebear + Conflicts The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.

Rob Nichols The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Open mic every Thursday with a different main act.

Shootin’ The Crow The Unicorn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01495 751304. New venue for the monthly Open Hearth Acoustic session, which seems to be keeping its name despite not being at the Open Hearth any more.

The Fused + We Rob Banks + Parish Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Charity gig for the Buddy Bag Foundation.

The Rumblestrutters Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9.59 adv. Info 01656 815995.

FRIDAY 9

Bass 12 Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Local brass ensemble host a new night here, slated to be on bi-monthly.

Best Served Chilled Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Bryan Corbett, Fraser Allibone, Ashley John Long, Martin Fisher & Dave Cottle The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool.

8.30pm, £10. Info 01495 763752. Playing this venue’s monthly jazz night.

ChapterLive Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Music in the bar, acts TBC. Also on Fri 23.

Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Daisyb & Tom West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. Free. Info 01834 219128.

Echo Town The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5.

Info 01497 821762.

Elvis Legacy Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. With Mark Summer as Elvis. A fivecourse meal is included in the price.

ESP Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Fallen Temples EP Launch + Marshland Massacre + Beautiful Strangers The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07730 432166.

Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. £7/£6 evening; £27/£25 weekend. Info 01792 371206. Annual weekender.

Tonight features a concert and picking session. The weekend as a whole features these acts, schedule TBC: Kentucky Cowtippers, Dude Coopers, Murston Bapchild & The Branxton Hicks; Bow-Leged Skeeter; Whitefern Mountain String Band; Western Edge, The Moretons, Brandywine Cloggers and Prairie Dogs.

(Until Sun 11) Howlin’ Mat Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599. Solo blues artist.

Larkhill + H_ngm_n + Honey Pot + Amy Grindhouse Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £4. Info 01633 221477.

Mark Angel The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

The Distributors The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free.

Info 01792 516194.

Monkey See Monkey Do The Vivian Arms, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.

Night At The Opera Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £13.50.

Info 01495 708022. Queen tribute show.

Orgy + Unzucht The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Yep, the Orgy who came to prominence in the late 90s and, via a New Order cover version, became nu-metal’s token synthpop band. Looks like the singer fell out with the rest of the old members and is the only original dude left.

Pull The Cornwall, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.

Skinny Molly + Everyday Heroes The Patriot, Crumlin.

7.30pm, £10. Info 01495 247178.

The Big Cwtch Glanrannel Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. 2pm, £12.50-£40 (free under-5s).

Info 0845 5280799. Music, food and charity (Ski4All Wales, specifically) combine over two days. This, the opening night, features a few relaxed performances from Lewis & Leigh, Jodie Marie, John Adams, Tobias Robertson and the Monte Dons. On tomorrow also.

The King Is Back Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50/£22.50. Info 01792 475715. Ben Portsmouth’s Elvis tribute.

The Shakes The Duke

Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Uumar + Mumbleman The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com.

Wayne Ellington Sings Nat King Cole Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £13. Info 0300 3656677.

SATURDAY 10

Aubrey Parsons The Sycamore Tree, Colwinston, nr Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652827.

Blatoidea + Pizzatramp The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £9/£8 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Streetpunk type band from London headline.

Cor Y Gyrlais The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10. Info 01639 843163.

Cover’d Up Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. £6.75/£5.75 (until 6pm); £12/£10 (evening) £18/£14 (all day); £27/£25 weekend. Info 01792 371206.

(Until Sun 11) John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Lacertilia + Milk + Lotus Shrine + Monsterometer Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea.

8pm. Info 07981 684142.

Heavy/psych/stoner bands from around south Wales.

Man Made Origin Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.

Info 029 2022 8883. Scottish metal band.

Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also here on Fri 23.

Mitch Malloy The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv.

Info 07590 471888. Hard or possibly soft rock singer who had a couple of hits in the early 90s and was almost the singer of Van Halen.

Nicky Taliesin The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753.

Rhys James The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Ronan Keating Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7.30pm, from £35. Info 029 2022 4488.

Simon Trigg The Three Horseshoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.

Solid Gone The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Teenage Cancer Trust Mod & Ska Festival Tramshed, Cardiff. 4pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Featuring Special Kinda Madness, The Riff, The Navarones, Too Toned and Northern Soul DJs. The Big Cwtch Glanrannel Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. 10am, £12.50-£40 (free under-5s).

Info 0845 5280799. Today features music from Tibet, Houdini Dax, Lewis & Leigh, Bryde, The Cradles, Aled Rheon, HMS Morris, The Broadcasts, Baby Queens, Broken Fires, The Chalk Outlines, Delyth McLean,

Ysgol Sul, Maddie Jones, Luna Ties, Ofelia, Upbeat Sneakers, Gillie Ione, Three Smiles Wide, Eve Goodman, Rye Milligan, Little Folk, Raffdam, Cwcw, Rosey Cale and Sera Owen. Plus street food from Slow Pig, Mamma Singh, The Wrap Shack, Hedgerose, Cothi Valley Goats, Blas O’r Tan Clay Oven Pizza, Big Fish Little Fish, Bryn Farm BBQ, Beetle Juice Health Boost Bar and Shabanackle.

The Big What!? Band Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

The Satellites + The Guilty Rascals Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2025 0731.

The Soweto Spiritual Singers Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15/£14.

Info 01600 772467.

The VIPs Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Toploader The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6pm, £15 adv. Info 01685 387925.

Voodoo Vegas The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.

Z3 Top Rhondda Hotel, Porth.

7pm, £5. Info 01443 682388.

ZZ Top tribute band.

SUNDAY 11

Broken Brass Ensemble Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Jazzy/hip-hop-influenced brass band. There’s a lot of ‘em about these days isn’t there.

Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 25.

Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. £6.75/£5.75 (day); £27/£25 weekend. Info 01792 371206. Morning: gospel singing in the chapel; afternoon: bands in the Heritage Centre.

(Until Sun 11) Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Monthly night at this venue.

Justin Hayward + Mike Dawes St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £36/£33. Info 029 2087 8444. Him out of The Moody Blues.

Keith James Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig. *Rachael Dadd + Albatross Archive Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 07967 257529.

Dadd, from Bristol, performs a solo piano set with projection backing. Fizzi are promoting the show.

Ragtime Jug Orchestra The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

MONDAY 12

Brecon Town Concert Band – Last Night Of The Proms Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7pm, £10/£7.50. Info 01874 611622.

Jango Haze Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Pinegrove + The

Fairwater Band Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50.

Info 029 2023 2199.

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.

TUESDAY 13

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

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. *Rattle + Harpoon + Blood Medals Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5 adv.

Info 029 2022 8883. The Joy Collective and Lesson No.1 are serving up some experimental goodness, the headliners two drum-playing women from Nottingham.

The Dave Smith Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

WEDNESDAY 14

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@thebunkercardiff.com.

Big Sky – Colin Tully The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz.

Born Of Osiris + Veil Of Maya + Volumes + Black Crown Initiate The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. Four extreme metal bands on one tour.

Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.

Folkus Charity Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, free. Info 01970 623232. In aid of a charity called Cambirna Wildwood.

Featuring Quercus Burlesque, Brenig, Andy Cairns (presumably not the guy from Therapy?), Ailsa Mair-Hughes and Milly Jackdaw.

Grace Hartrey And The Garden Party + Bella Collins & Gareth Evans Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2031 0312.

EP launch for the headliners.

Grace Petrie + Sean McGowan Le Pub, Newport.

8pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 221477.

Grim Fawkner + Saskia Maxwell Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Bonsai Acoustic Club.

Natalie McCool The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Presented by Orchard.

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.

Russell Van Den Berg with Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland,

Hall, Thurs 3) PAUL SIMON (Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Fri 4) ANATHEMA (The Globe, Cardiff, Sat 5) TURIN BRAKES (The Globe, Wed 9) SLAVES (Cardiff University, Sun 13) BLACK STONE CHERRY (St David’s Hall, Sat 19) THE DARLING BUDS (The Globe, Sat 19) SIMPLY RED (Motorpoint Arena, Sat 19) LEVELLERS (Tramshed, Wed 23) THE SHIRES (St David’s Hall, Thurs BUZZ 71

live music Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Songhouse Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Jigantics Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club.

7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

The New Skyliners Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

The Whitetop Mountain Band Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Appalachian folk music.

Vein Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Swiss jazz trio.

THURSDAY 15

Billy Joel Songbook Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

8pm, £20-£22.50. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Elio Pace.

Black Peaks + Heck + This Be The Verse Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10.

Info 029 2023 2199.

Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff.

9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

G4 + Vox Fortura + Gwawr Edwards + Rock Choir Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £29.56 adv/£80.33 meet and greet.

Info 01639 763214. Pop classical crossover sorts galore.

Those prices include the booking fees in case you were wondering.

James Kennedy The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Lady Sings The Blues Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 01874 611622. The music of Billie Holiday is celebrated via a crack group of jazz musicians.

Musicians Against Homelessness The Tabernacle, Talgarth. 7.30pm, £5. Info info@ thetabernacle.co.uk. Charity gig in aid of Crisis featuring John Power and Jay Lewis from Cast, Willow Robinson and Thieves Of Time.

Mynyddislwyn Male Voice Choir Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 227206.

Saxpax with Jim Luxton Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth.

8pm, £4-£7. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night.

Si Barron Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night. Si is in Pontardawe tomorrow.

Spear Of Destiny The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.

The Enjoyment Of Opera Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 602060. Bridgett Gill and Brendan Wheatley delve into the world of opera, providing interesting facts and anecdotes, as well as singing accompanied by piano.

The Three Degrees Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £25.50/£35.50 VIP. Info 01656 815995. If you have a VIP ticket you get to meet them.

Wales & Korea Celebration 2016 St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

7pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444.

Choirs from both nations to commemorate and celebrate the legacy of Robert Jermain Thomas (1839-1866), pioneering Welsh missionary to Korea.

FRIDAY 16

360 Degrees Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Abba Mania St David’s Hall,

Room, Cowbridge. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 07843 242362. Folk songs based on the poetry of Pablo Neruda, Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Garcia Lorca.

Kid Canaveral + Totem Terrors + Rainbow Reservoir The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £8/£6.50 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Presented by Odd Box Records.

Lonesome Stampede The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye.

Andi Sex Gang, or Andreas McElligott as his passport most likely calls him, is an icon of the 1980s goth scene, fronting the band Sex Gang Children. On Tue 27 he's in Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, playing a solo set.

Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£17. Info 029 2087 8444.

Abergavenny Food Festival: Street Food Supper Party Abergavenny Castle. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 851643. Featuring live sets from Ish Kabibble and Dana Immanuel And The Stolen Band. Loads of street food stalls also. An opening party for the Abergavenny Food Festival, although you need a separate wristband for it.

Another one is on tomorrow also.

Anthony Moulton The Twelve Knights, Margam.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Atomic Blondie The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band.

Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Big Boss Man Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the Cafe A Go Go night.

Black Peaks + Heck Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 468892.

Calypso The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.

Chris John Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

David Reece + Evyltyde + Proscenium Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Reece is the former frontman of Accept.

Doe + Charla Fantasma + Hot Mass Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2023 9253. Indie rock and punk from London, London and Swansea. Presented here

by DIY Cardiff and Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.

Huw Chiswell Theatr Y Gromlech, Narberth. 7.30pm, £10/£5. Info 01834 869323.

Welsh-language singersongwriter whose career stretches back to the late 70s.

Presented by Span Arts.

Keith James The Minstrel

8pm, £7. Info 01497 821762.

Paul Dark The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Piss Viper + Ghost Of Machines + Everyday Heroes The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Ramon Goose Trio West End Club, Barry. 7pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07561 143114. Blues trio.

Rory Jackson As Michael Jackson Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £8. Info 01495 243252. Tribute act endorsed by Cowell, and presumably by extension his cronies.

RPG + Eviltyde Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Si Barron The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info huwpudner@ntlworld.com. A Valley Folk Club night.

The 4th Kind Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Frights + Black Tooth Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm.

Info 07818 056599. Surf, punk, indie and goth rock on offer here apparently.

The Happy Few The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

The Quireboys + SKAM + The Texas Flood The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Willis Soul Band Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £6/£4. Info 01792 863722.

SATURDAY 17

360 Degrees The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Abergavenny Food Festival: Party At The Castle Abergavenny Castle.

7.30pm, £10. Info 01873 851643. Featuring live sets from CoCo & The Butterfields, RSVP Music, Little Rumba

and Dana Immanuel And The Stolen Band, who also played yesterday.

Alive & Kickin Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Alun Gaffey + ARGRPH + Adwaith + Pentre Cudd The Parrot, Carmarthen.

8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01267 231012. Welsh language indie shenanigans. *Chain Of Flowers Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £7.

Info 029 2022 8883. First date for sensible shoe-wearing Cardiff band since they went on an unusually long US tour last month. Don’t know owt else about this gig though.

Choral Extravaganza Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7pm, £8. Info 01633 868239.

Chris Hodgkins Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415.

Doric String Quartet Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Opening Cowbridge Music Festival event, which also takes place at various venues in the town (mainly this one) on Sun 18, Wed 21, Sat 24, Sun 25, Thurs 29, Fri 30 and Sat 1 Oct. Inaugural Choral Celebration All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971. First concert of the Mumbles Festival Of Music And The Arts, which runs here until Sun 25.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Kevin Jones The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.

Let’s Hang On St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50£23.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Frankie Valli tribute.

Abba Mania St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£17. Info 029 2087 8444.

Lowkey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. UK hip-hop big hitter, presented by Bam Bam Bam and Diplomats Of Sound.

Newman + Blood Red Saints + Pilgrim Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6/£5 adv.

Info 01443 682388. “Steve Newman was born in Bedford on July 3rd 1966 and 14 years later was to pick up his first acoustic guitar...” begins the description on the event page for this, before continuing for another 800 words.

Ocean Colour Scene + The Hearts Caerphilly Castle.

5pm, £35 adv. Info 01495 227206. See Upfront. The first of two gigs here this month, with Tony Hadley on tomorrow. Tony isn’t sold out but this one is!

Paul Dark The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Pi & Hash Birthday Bash NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With acts TBC.

Pretty Vicious The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888. This Merthyr band don’t seem any closer to really being popular on any sort of national level, to me at least, but this gig is sold out so hey.

Psychostick + Green Jellÿ The Scene Club, Swansea.

7pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Skinflint Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Lambrettas Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

The Machine Rages On Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 01495 708022. Rage Against The Machine tribute.

The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £21.50.

Info 0300 3656677.

The Tuts + Personal Best + Chroma The Moon Club, Cardiff. 6-9.30pm, £6/£5 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Early all-ages show, headlined by a punky pop type band who I keep meaning to listen to.

Timbali The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

SUNDAY 18

Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Jazz in the bar.

Davey Jones & Thomas Crimble Brown’s, Laugharne.

3pm. Info 01994 427688.

Sunday Session gig.

Get Toasted Gwdihw, Cardiff.

4pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2039 7933. First in an annual series of events dedicated to the memory of Cardiff hip-hop DJ Brave Toaster. Live Performances come from Tenchoo, Dope Biscuits andWild Boyz Wasted; battles feature Mikey Holden v Lord Bendtner and more TBC. See Clubs.

John Paul Gard / John Dalton The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Saeid Kordmafi The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01639 843163.

Iranian musician who plays a hammer dulcimer type instrument.

Sunday Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 6.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event.

The JaZZ LadZZ The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. The Music On The Platform sessions that have been running here all summer bow out with the worst-named band to play any of them, or indeed anything in the region this month.

Tony Hadley Caerphilly Castle. 5pm, £37.50 adv. Info 01495 227206.

MONDAY 19

Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Dick Hamer Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Magical Music St David’s

Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £16£20. Info 029 2087 8444.

Hollywood, West End and Broadway faves performed with a full orchestra in aid of Barnardos.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Opera Extravaganza All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971. With Ros Evans and friends.

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.

TUESDAY 20

*Acid Mothers Temple + Wylderness Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Never a bad time at an AMT gig in my experience. They normally play for 90s minutes or so too.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Dilly Dally + Weaves + Abattoir Blues The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. See Music.

Eric Swift, Jeff Salter, Pete Locke, Sarah Thatcher, Don Thomas & Peter Berry Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. Definitely of the view that jazz ensembles shouldn’t be given gigs until they’ve come up with an actual name.

Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, free. Info 07802 912789.

Lynched St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £15.50/£14.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444.

Punky Irish folkies. Top trivia: one of the members used to be in a band called Fuck You Written In Shit. In Cardigan tomorrow. See Music.

Morriston RFC In Concert with Adele O’Neil All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971.

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.

The Feminists + Thee Manatees + Van-illa 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

The Lottery Winners Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 0871 4720400.

Wonderbrass Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv.

Info 029 2039 7933.

WEDNESDAY 21

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@thebunkercardiff.com.

Beth Prior + Alex Davies The Moon Club, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Regae, folk, dub and ska are

24) PIERCE THE VEIL (Cardiff University, Fri 25) EMMY THE GREAT (Clwb Ifor Bach, Mon 28) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER: JESS GLYNNE (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 1) KATHERINE JENKINS (Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Thurs 1) MADNESS (Motorpoint Arena, Fri 2) MIKE PETERS & THE ALARM (Cardiff University, Fri 2) RIZZLE KICKS (Cardiff University, Sat 3) PIXIES BUZZ 72

live music apparently combined by Beth and her seven-piece band.

Beverley Smith & John Grimm Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Corrie Dick Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

James Golborn Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Laurence Cottle Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £12. Info 07802 912789.

Lennon: Through A Glass Onion Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01874 611622. Off-Broadway hit (that is to say, it could be tagged as theatre or a live concert) celebrating the life and music of awful old wifebeater John Lennon.

Lynched Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £14/£12.50.

Info 01239 621200.

Matthew Ford With The Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8.

Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Mike Zito & The Wheel The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Blues-rock.

Musical Theatre – West End To Broadway All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971. With Zoe George and Michael Ridley.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Piano & Pimms All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 1pm, £5. Info 01792 369971. Jazz with the Cottle Brothers.

Shakespeare’s Musical World – With Stile Antico Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

The Marks Cartel Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

THURSDAY 22

Acoustic Strawbs Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Belleville Rouge Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Gypsy jazz.

Coltrane Dedication Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9-11pm, free.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Dave McPherson The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £9.50 adv. Info 07730 432166. InMe singer.

Donovan Wolfington + Candywhompus + Dead!

Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.

Kiera Weathers Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50 adv.

Info 029 2022 8883. Says here she was an X Factor finalist last year. That doesn’t say great things about the current star-making power of either Cowell or his cronies, does it?

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Open Mic The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Ray Quinn Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £23.11/£37.63 meet and greet.

Info 01639 763214.

Stand By Me St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26/£25 adv.

Info 029 2087 8444. Musical tribute to Ben E. King & The Drifters.

The Organists Entertain All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.

The V.U. Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933.

Velvet Underground tribute band play as part of a night called New York, I Love You, which also features DJs BenJah and Diffian playing music from said city.

Twisted Ankle 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. EP release for Cardiff skronky punk band who I liked when I saw them in the spring.

UxCxLxM + Necrosis + Judas Cradle + Anal Floss Is Boss Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. Death metal and goregrind. Headliners’ name is short for Undying Lust For Cadaverous Molestation.

FRIDAY 23

Allan Yn Y Fan Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

In Cardiff on Sun 25 and Abergavenny on Wed 28, then a bunch all across Wales in November.

American Graffiti Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

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 Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich The Gate, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2048 3344.

Bronze Nazareth & The Wisemen + June Mega + Illah Dayz + Roll Blunt The Moon Club, Cardiff.

10pm-3am, £10 adv/£20 VIP. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Bronze Nazareth is a vaguely Wu-Tang-affiliated MC. I guess this is what promoters the Hold Up are pinning the VIP ticket offer on. DJs tonight: Jaffa, Alkemy, Bason and Low. ChapterLive Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Music in the bar, acts TBC. Also on Fri 23.

Death Valley Knights + Kikamora + Jenovese Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Guadalupe Plata The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £7/£6 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Blues-meets-rockabilly type thing.

James Kennedy The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2030 3947.

Johnny Cage & The Voodoogroove Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4 adv. Info

029 2039 7933.

Kevin Jones The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Kings Ov Leon The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166. Tribute band.

Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Money For Nothing Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01600 772467. Dire Straits tribute band.

Moon Hooch Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.

Mumbles Young Singer Of The Year 2016 All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971. Compered by Ros Evans.

Musicians Against Homelessness The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, pay by donation. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. See Music for more on this, one of four Welsh towns taking part in this charitable series of gigs.

Today features The Boom Sons, Pilgrim, The Marks Cartel, Static Fires and Black Boxes. On tomorrow also.

Pardon Madame The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Scott Alexander & Lydia Davies Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1pm, £6. Info 01633 868239. Lunchtime rendition of songs from the musicals.

Sounds Of Harlowe 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4 adv.

Info 029 2022 8883. Live hiphop with brass. If you like this kind of thing you are really being spoiled in Cardiff this month.

The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.

The Edsel Furys The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

The Everly Brothers & Friends Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £15/£14.

Info 01633 868239. Tribute show.

The Hit Kings Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Krays The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.

The Marrakesh Express Tribute Concert St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01446 799100.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £16/£14. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute show.

Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

While & Matthews Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 863722. Acclaimed English folk duo.

SATURDAY 24

Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also on Fri 30.

Benn Willis The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.

Black Rose + No Glory The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm.

Info 01495 247178. Thin Lizzy tribute headline. *Bruxa Maria + The Death Of Money + Burl Undertone, Cardiff. 6-9pm, £6. Info 029 2022 8883.

Early evening show of heavy monster sounds: Bruxa’s noiserock, TDOM’s ambient sludge and Burl’s eldritch drone delight.

Capra Mamei The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Come & Sing Faure’s Requiem All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.

Chris Summerill Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Côr Meibion Llanelli Annual Concert Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510.

Definitely Mightbe + Adored Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2025 0731. Oasis and Stone Roses tributes.

Donna Marie The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753.

Estrons + Mellt + Cpt. Smith Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff.

9pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Lovestarrs 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Two-sibling pop duo.

Multi Story + Howard Sinclair The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 07590 471888. Eighties prog rock.

Musicians Against Homelessness The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, pay by donation. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Today features Deadbeat Deluxe, The Rockin Sinners, Vespertine, The Caspians and Nuclear Lullaby.

Nicky TaliesinThe Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Off The Record Hen Dderwen, Sketty, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 203631.

Pardon Madame Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Regimental Band & Corps Of Drums Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.15pm, £5. Info 01495 243252.

Comemmorating the Battle Of The Somme.

Roy Orbison & Friends Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.

7.30pm, £20. Info 01446 738622. Barry Steele IS Roy Orbison, or at least he’s more Roy Orbison than you’ll ever be.

Spreading The Disease + Black Forge + Among The Dead Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142. Metal.

Status Quote Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv.

Info 01443 682388. Welsh Status Quo tribute band.

Hope you liked our interview with Francis in last month’s

issue, lads.

TangleJack The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv/£10 with CD. Info 01792 475147.

CD launch gig for Welsh folk band who are in Tenby tomorrow.

The Kee Marcello Band + 7th Circle + Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07970 063107. Marcello used to be guitarist in Europe. The band that is, not the continent!!

Says here Europe sold 30 million albums which is kind of insane. Anyway, he is also doing an acoustic set at the nearby Retro-Vibe Music shop at 3.30pm.

The Manana Collective Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Latin/Cuban/ jazz stuff.

Ultimate Floyd Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 07512 237983. Pink Floyd tribute band.

Young Artists’ Recital Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Young Musicians of South Wales – Part 1 Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 3pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event.

SUNDAY 25

Allan Yn Y Fan Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6pm, £10/£8.

Info 029 2030 4400.

Amy Walton & Dave Cottle The King’s Arms, Abergavenny. 7.45pm, £10/£8.

Info 07958 612691. A Black Mountain Jazz night.

Festival Choral Evensong All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 6pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.

Closing event of the Mumbles Festival Of Music And The Arts.

Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also featuring workshops from 2.30pm.

Hashtag Acoustic Duo Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm.

Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.

Honeymilk Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Manc indie band play a night promoted by Phwoar & Peace, a name whose appeal I fear may wane over time.

Jeremy Denk Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £15-£19. Info 029 2039 1391. Rare appearance from someone described as “one of the most individual pianists to emerge from America since Glenn Gould”.

Piano Recital All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 2pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.

Remi Harris Trio Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Sunday Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

TangleJack Lifeboat Tavern, Tenby. 7.30pm. Info 01834

844948.

Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Orchestra Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01792 602060.

Terri Bramah The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Terry + The Jelas + Pink Grapefruit The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. The Joy Collective present various good strains of indie rock, the headliners coming from Australia. DJ tonight is Terry Terrible, who if his Twitter account is any indication only plays songs by people called Terry, or with that name in the title. Nice!

Or should I say, niche!

The Hunna + Blaenavon + The Night Cafe The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888.

MONDAY 26

Dom Norcross Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm.

Info 01792 447360.

Emarosa + Sykes Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.

Masterclass: Catrin Finch Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

4pm, free. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Opera By The Sea Holm House, Penarth. 7pm, £39.50. Info 029 2064 7735.

Charity evening (in aid of Welsh Hearts) featuring a three-course meal and opera singers.

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.

TUESDAY 27

10cc Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £33/£31. Info 01792 475715.

360° Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £23.50 adv. Info 0871 4720400. Jazz trio, all ex-members of the Average White Band.

Aderyn String Quartet Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Pop covers played in classical gas fashion.

Andi Sex Gang + Zeuk Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £10/£7. Info 029 2030 4400. Goth icon, who came to cult prominence in the 80s, with a Cardiff solo show.

BBC NOW: Welcome Xian Zhang Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464.

Showcase for BBC NOW’s new principal guest conductor.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £13/£11. Info 029 2087 8444.

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. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm,

(Motorpoint Arena, Wed 7) THE ORB (Tramshed, Fri 9) EVERY TIME I DIE (The Globe, Mon 12) PLACEBO (Newport Centre, Mon 12) BADFINGER (The Globe, Wed 14) STATUS QUO + REO SPEEDWAGON (Motorpoint Arena, Wed 14) UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS (The Globe, Wed 15) SUPER FURRY ANIMALS (Motorpoint Arena, Sat 17) THE 1975 (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 22) BUZZ 73

stage £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Frozen Cabin Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555.

Gaye Bikers On Acid + Dead Cuts The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Kenneth Loveland Gift

Tassos Spiliotopoulos’ Swedish Band The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Tori Freestone Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

THURSDAY 29

Hit up Cardiff's Castle Emporium on Sun 11 for some dead nice kinda-experimental kinda-folk music from Bristol artist Rachael Dadd. There'll be an added visual element courtesy of Betsy, her sister, as well.

Winner 2014 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring Emma Halnan (flute) and Daniel King Smith (piano).

Only Shadows 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

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.

Tassos Spiliotopoulos Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

The John Davies Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

WEDNESDAY 28

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@thebunkercardiff.com.

Alex Stacey + Joe Bayliss + Smokestack Lightnin’ The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30pm. Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio gig.

Allan Yn Y Fan Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805.

Brightr Undertone, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. “Gloomy emo pop music,” sez the venue listings.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble + Afro Cluster Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. See Music.

John Paul Gard Organ Trio with John Dalton Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Masterclass: Huw Morgan Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

3pm, free. Info 01446 773824.

Trumpet advice. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Mdme Spkr The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv.

Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com.

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.

Sarah Meek Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

BUZZ 74

American Mustard The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Album launch gig for local country/soft rock type band.

In aid of the charity CALM. Chuck Mosely + Stay Voiceless + Gung Ho Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv.

Info 07970 063107. Chuck was Faith No More’s vocalist on their first two albums before being replaced by someone arguably more talented, but inarguably more annoying. He also sang in Bad Brains for a bit. This gig will find him doing an acoustic set of songs by those bands and others.

Dead Meadow + Milk + The Cosmic Nod The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Washington DC headliners visit Cardiff for the first time in a good few years, toting fuzzed-up stoner rock/psych as ever I’m sure. Good to see The Cosmic Nod back in action.

Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff.

9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

I Cried Wolf + The Color Line The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.

James Kennedy The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.

Jon Dalton Trio Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Jazz guitarist plus band.

Mick Ralphs Blues Band The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Mick was in Mott The Hoople and Bad Company.

Sam Kelly Duo Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Sion Russell Jones West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01834 219128.

The Blues Band Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 8pm, £18. Info 0800 0147111.

The English Beat + Upbeat Sneakers Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.

Info 029 2023 2199.

Tobias Robertson’s Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Trio Anima Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Whitney: Queen Of The

Night Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22/£20.

Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.

FRIDAY 30

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Arfon Wyn Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 456856.

Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.

Bella Collins + Dave Morris & The Knock + Siobhan McCrudden Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £9. Info 029 2030 4400. Album launch gig for Bella.

Boo Hewerdine & Dan Whitehouse St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7.30pm, £12. Info 01446 799100.

Catrin Finch’s Classical Cafe Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv/£7.50 early bird. Info 029 2089 0862. Four emerging artists from the classical world each performing a 20 minute set in a relaxed environment.

Chris Kelly Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Chris T-T Le Pub, Newport.

8pm. Info 01633 221477.

Devlin + Wild Boyz Wasted Sin City, Swansea.

7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01792 468892. UK rap fella headlines.

Dinner On The Orient Express Hamptons, Penarth.

7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus music from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds. Curious as to whether their name is a misspelling or a joke.

Eden Roots Reggae Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Hollywood Romance with Claire Martin Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event.

James Alexander The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2030 3947.

Later With Mal Volcano Theatre, Iceland Building, Swansea. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 475715. Opening event of the Swansea International Festival, for which Mal Pope comperes a showcase of Swansea’s brightest young musical talent. The Festival runs until Sat 15.

Mansel Davies The White Horse, Coychurch, Bridgend.

8.30pm, free. Info 01656 652583.

Montgomeryshire Young Voices Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 6.30pm, £5. Info 01686 614555. Featuring singers from Caereinion High School, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and Montgomery Church in Wales School.

Moon River & Me Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £30.50/£28. Info 01792 475715. Jimmy Osmond stars in an Andy Williams tribute show.

Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info huwpudner@ntlworld.com. A Valley Folk Club night.

Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Paige Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 1pm, £10.

Info 0800 0147111. Ex-Only Men Aloud man sings songs.

Sam Lee & Friends Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £13.50/£12.50. Info 01239 621200. British folk fella.

Soul Strutters Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Spirit Of The Blitz Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 2pm, £8/£6.

Info 01686 614555. Wartime singalong.

Stone Broken + Florence Black Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Sweet Benfica The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

The Big Welsh Weekend The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 5.30pm, £4 adv. Info 01685 387925. First gig in a weekend-long programme in this venue and the Redhouse in Merthyr, in aid of Crisis and Musicians Against Homelessness. This gig features Scott Howells, Cameron Trowbridge, The Wozwerks, Last Mile Home and Quality Sounds (DJ set).

The Lucid Dream + Tigana The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £8/£7 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Psych.

The Phoenix Choir Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15/£12.50. Info 01792 602060.

The VIPs The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381.

Trampolene + The Riff + The Marks Cartel The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £6.50 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Swansea indie band, who I don’t think live in Swansea at the moment, headline.

Vinna Bee + Luna Tides The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Watsky Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199.

Wod St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids.

Info 029 2023 2970. Playing the Pentreffest Noz folk night, and also hosting a music workshop.

Women In Rock The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. “The UK’s only live show dedicated to the World’s greatest female rock legend’s,” it is claimed.

Crafty Devil Cellar Shop, Llandaff Road, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info@ craftydevilbrewing.co.uk.

Monthly comedy night in this Canton bottle shop. Features a ‘comedy speakeasy’ where the audience talk about whatever the audience suggest.

No Man’s Land New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £11-£60. Info 029 2087 8889. Harold Pinter play with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the lead roles.

(Until Sat 3) Poems & Pints Brown’s, Laugharne. 7.30pm. Info 01994 427688. With a guest host TBC. Raffles – The Mystery Of The Murdered Thief Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10-£17.50. Info 01792 475715. Adaption of EW Hornun’s whodunit drama. On tomorrow also.

Rock Of Ages Sin City, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10 adv.

Info 01792 468892. Hard/ poodle rock musical set in LA circa 1987. In Llanelli next week. (Until Sat 3)

FRIDAY 2

Backwards Broadway Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 263670.

Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 16.

Laughing Leek Comedy Ebbw Vale Institute. 8pm, £5. Info 01495 708022. With standups TBC. Mike Doyle Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

No Man’s Land New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20-£65. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 3) Raffles – The Mystery Of The Murdered Thief Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £10-£17.50. Info 01792 475715.

Rich Wilson + Chris Kent + Will Duggan Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. A Killforaseat Comedy Club night.

Rock Of Ages Sin City, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10 adv.

Info 01792 468892. (Until Sat 3) Rory O’Hanlon + Jonnie Price + Jon Fothergill Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Wings Of Time Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £7/£6.

Info 01495 243252. Comedy/ drama by June Watkins. On tomorrow also.

SATURDAY 3

stage THURSDAY 1

Backwards Broadway Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 263670. Cabaret-style show dedicated to role reversal. On tomorrow also.

Debra Jane Appleby + Steve Day + Quincy + Colin Cole The Neon, Newport. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01633 533666. Standup comedy night.

Laffty Devil Comedy Night

Brendan Riley + Alfie Brown + Christian Reilly Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Jimmy Carr Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7 + 10pm, £28. Info 01792 475715. Performing two shows in an evening on ‘account’ of his insane lust for money.

No Man’s Land New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20-£65. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Finishes today) Rock Of Ages Sin City, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10 adv.

Info 01792 468892. (Finishes today) Rory O’Hanlon + Jonnie Price + Jon Fothergill Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm,

£16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Theatre In Focus: Arthur Miller Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50. Info 01792 475715.

Talk by Peter Richards about Miller followed by a script-inhand performance of his work.

Wings Of Time Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £7/£6.

Info 01495 243252.

SUNDAY 4

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

MONDAY 5

#Keepcorbyn #JC4PM Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv/£20 ‘solidarity’/£5 low income. Info 029 2023 5555.

Another multi-act rally in support of drain cover enthusiast, Gooner and embattled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Features Jeremy Hardy, Francesca Martinez, Norman Lovett, Attila The Stockbroker, Barbara Nice, Matt Abbott, Clare Ferguson-Walker, Fae Simon and Simon Donald.

The previous title of this event was ‘Keep Corbyn In Tramshed’ which I felt a bit harsh.

TUESDAY 6

Crafty Laughs The Cambrian Tap, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2064 4952. Free standup comedy of the night every first Tuesday of the month.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. Live action Fawlty Towers-based theatre which ones watches while eating a meal, as if in the titular hotel’s restaurant. Thought Cleese was trying to sue this out of existence, guess he’s not managed to yet.

In Aberystwyth from Thurs 29 until Wed 5 Oct. (Until Sun 18) Scorch Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15.

Info 029 2064 6900. Prime Cut present a story of first love through the eyes of a gendercurious teen. (Until Thurs 8) Stick Man Grand Theatre, Swansea. 4.30pm, £14.50/£12.50 kids. Info 01792 475715. Kids’ book, adapted here by Scamp Theatre. On tomorrow also.

The Titfield Thunderbolt Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. Rail-based comedy about a group of villagers trying to keep their branch line operating. (Until Sat 10)

WEDNESDAY 7

Andrew Lawrence Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £14/£12 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. UK standup whose ingenious heel turn a few years back was to be a bit right wing, and moan that all the other comedians aren’t.

If anyone from the venue is reading this, and Andrew doesn’t have his own walk-on music, can I suggest Sleaford Mods’ You’re Brave.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18)

stage Oh Hello! Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£13.

Info 01239 621200. The Torch Theatre Company’s dramatisation of the life of Charles Hawtrey. In Builth Wells tomorrow; Abergaveny on Fri 9; Ystradgynlais on Mon 12; Newport on Tue 13; Treorchy on Wed 14; Swansea on Fri 16.

Rob Auton Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £6-£8.

Info 029 2030 4400. Comedian with a new show, titled The Sleep Show.

Sarah Millican Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £26 adv.

Info 01970 623232.

Scorch Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15.

Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Thurs 8) Shylock Taster Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 12pm, free.

Info 01685 722176. Gareth Armstrong’s solo play looks at the Jewish stereotypes inherent to this Merchant Of Venice character.

Stick Man Grand Theatre, Swansea. 11am + 4.30pm, £14.50/£12.50 kids. Info 01792 475715.

The Titfield Thunderbolt Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 10)

THURSDAY 8

Angela Barnes + James Sherwood + Kiri Pritchard McLean Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £8-£12.

Info 01834 869323. Span Arts Comedy Club night.

Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring Robin Morgan and one more TBC. Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Madam Butterfly Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50-£31.50. Info 01792 475715. Presented by Russian State Opera.

Oh Hello! The Wyeside, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £13/£11.

Info 01982 552555.

Rock Of Ages Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Sat 10) Sarah Millican Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot.

7.30pm, £26.88 adv. Info 01639 763214. Sold out.

Scorch Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15.

Info 029 2064 6900. (Finishes today) The Titfield Thunderbolt Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 10)

FRIDAY 9

Alistair Barrie + Andrew Bird + Joe Wells + Rhys James Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Al Murray Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £27.50.

Info 01600 772467. Sold out.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Oh Hello! Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

Rock Of Ages Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Sat 10)

Romeo & Juliet New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2087 8889. A National Youth Theatre Of Wales production. On tomorrow also.

Simon Donald Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, £10 adv/£17 with food. Info 01685 384111. Charity comedy gig in aid of Mind.

The Titfield Thunderbolt Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 10) The Wizard Of Gurnwah Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 0800 0147111. A comedy telling the story of what would have happened had The Wizard Of Oz been set in Merthyr circa 2016. On tomorrow also.

Trevithick The Gate, Cardiff.

8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2048 3344. Biographical comedy about Industrial Revolutionera pioneer Richard Trevithick.

SATURDAY 10

Alistair Barrie + Andrew Bird + Joe Wells + Rhys James Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12 + 7pm, £55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Junior Simpson + Josh Howie + Kate Lucas Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Macbeth Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464. A Welsh National Opera production, lasting just under three hours with an interval. also on Thurs 15, Sat 27 and Sat 24.

Rock Of Ages Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12.50.

Info 0845 2263510. (Finishes today) Romeo & Juliet New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15.

Info 029 2087 8889.

Showstoppers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8.50-£12.50. Info 01792 475715. Revue show presented by the Sir Harry Secombe Trust.

The Titfield Thunderbolt Dolman Theatre, Newport.

2.30 + 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50.

Info 01633 263670. (Finishes today) The Wizard Of Gurnwah Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 0800 0147111.

SUNDAY 11

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12 + 7pm, £55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Street Scene G39, Roath, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2047 3633. Surtitled performance from Opera In Situ, based on Kurt Weill’s American opera of the same name.

MONDAY 12

Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.

Dirty Dancing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm,

£26.50-£60.50. Info 01792 475715. A film is made into a musical, to the world’s general astonishment. (Until Sat 17) Oh Hello! The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 01639 843163.

Out Of Sounds Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 07933 844234.

Sleyandvan and Clock Tower Productions present a one man play written and performed by Geraint Cardy. On tomorrow also.

TUESDAY 13

Dirty Dancing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £26.50-£60.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 17) Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Oh Hello! The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757.

Out Of Sounds Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.

Info 07933 844234.

Wonderman Tramshed, Cardiff. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Gagglebabble, National Theatre Wales and Wales Millennium Centre bring their gig-theatre take on Roald Dahl’s short stories for adults. (Until Sun 18)

WEDNESDAY 14

A Good Clean Heart Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722. Bilingual play by award-winning playwright Alun Saunders. In Newport on Mon 19 and Tue 20; Brecon on Thurs 22; Newtown on Sat 24. See Stage.

Dirty Dancing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £26.50-£60.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 17) Esther Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Cwmni Myrddin’s musical drama, based on an Old Testament tale.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Gulliver’s Travels Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 1.30 + 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Famous Liliputian tale, presented by Familia De La Noche.

Hello, Dolly! Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0800 0147111.

Musical presented by Showcase Performing Arts.

(Until Sat 17) Oh Hello! Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 2 + 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 0800 0147111.

The Death Hilarious + Sarah Breese + Josh Elton + Gareth Thomas + Matt Goss + William Rees-Crockford The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm. Info 01267 231012. Standup comedy. On the offchance that Matt Goss is reading this, a good idea I have for your set is to riff on the fact you have the same name as Matt Goss from 80s band Bros. I doubt anyone has suggested this before, so you can thank me in cash.

The Mikado Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10/£5 under-16s. Info 01600 772467.

Presented by Monmouth

Music Theatre. (Until Fri 16) Wonderman Tramshed, Cardiff. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. (Until Sun 18)

THURSDAY 15

Christina Bianco Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£30 VIP. Info 029 2064 6900. Broadway and West End fave with a solo show titled Me, Myself & Everyone Else.

Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring comics TBC. Dirty Dancing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £26.50-£60.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 17) Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Hello, Dolly! Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0800 0147111.

(Until Sat 17) Invocation Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.30pm, £7/£5. Info 01633 263670. A comedy horror set in an old abandoned theatre. (Until Sat 17) Macbeth Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464.

Rumours Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2070 0721. Concept Players take on Neil Simon’s popular farce. (Until Sat 17) The Dreamboys The Neon, Newport. 7.30pm, £23.50 adv.

Info 01633 533666.

The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

See boxout below. (Until Sat 24) The Mikado Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10/£5 under-16s. Info 01600 772467.

(Until Fri 16) Wonderman Tramshed, Cardiff. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. (Until Sun 18)

FRIDAY 16

Dan Thomas A Ffrindiau Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil.

8pm, £6. Info 01685 722176.

Welsh language comedy with Dan plus others TBC.

Dirty Dancing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 5 + 8.30pm, £26.50-£60.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 17) Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Forbidden Nights The Queens Hall, Narberth.

7.30pm, £20.50 adv. Info 01834 869323. Male revue show described as “Cirque de Soleil meets Magic Mike”. The first five rows (probably more by the time you read this) have sold out, so don’t forget your binoculars.

Hello, Dolly! Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0800 0147111.

(Until Sat 17) Invocation Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.30pm, £7/£5. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 17) Martin Mór +Lloyd Langford + Paul Tonkinson + Kiri Pritchard-McLean Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Oh Hello! Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060.

Rumours Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2070 0721. (Until Sat 17) The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Until Sat 24) The Merchant Of Venice Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464. Shakespeare meets Welsh National Opera once again. Also on Sat 30.

The Mikado Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10/£5 under-16s. Info 01600 772467.

(Finishes today) Wonderman Tramshed, Cardiff. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. (Until Sun 18)

SATURDAY 17

Abigoliah Schamaun + Steve Hall + Felicity Ward Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Dirty Dancing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £26.50-£60.50. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Faulty Towers: The

THE GOOD EARTH Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff / Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, from Thurs 15 Sept Tickets: £12/£10. Info: 029 2030 4400 / 01646 695267 / www. motherlodetheatre.com Following a successful run in New York, The Good Earth – the debut production of Welsh theatre company Motherlode – will be touring theatres across Wales from 15 September until 12 October. Directed by Newportborn Rachael Boulton, the production will begin with a run at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, on until Sat 24 Sept, before making its way to Milford Haven on Fri 30. From there, it will grace theatres in various towns around Wales during October. Inspired by the real life story of villagers in Tredegar, who resisted being forced out of their homes amid fears of a landslide in 1973, The Good Earth is a captivating tale set to take the country by storm.

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stage Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12 + 7pm, £55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 18) Hello, Dolly! Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0800 0147111.

(Finishes today) Invocation Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.30pm, £7/£5.

Info 01633 263670. (Finishes today) Macbeth Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464.

Martin Mór +Lloyd Langford + Paul Tonkinson + Kiri Pritchard-McLean Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Rumours Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2070 0721. (Finishes today) Sweet Charity The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £23.50. Info 01633 656757.

Musical theatre show in aid of St David’s Hospice Care, Newport.

The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3 + 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

Next show is on Tue 20. (Until Sat 24) Wonderman Tramshed, Cardiff. 2.30 + 8pm, £12 adv.

Info 029 2023 5555. (Until Sun 18)

SUNDAY 18

Copenhagen Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 029 2039 1391. Theatr Cadair present a play set in 1941, where the head of German nuclear research Werner Heisenberg travelled to Copenhagen to meet fellow Nobel prize-winner Niels Bohr.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, £55. Info 029 2063 6464. (Finishes today) Isy Suttie Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £14. Info 0871 4720400.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Wonderman Tramshed, Cardiff. 5pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. (Finishes today)

MONDAY 19

A Good Clean Heart The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757. On tomorrow also.

TUESDAY 20

A Good Clean Heart The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757.

Antony & Cleopatra Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £7. Info 0800 0147111.

Shakespeare, presented by Players Anonymous in the Lounge Bar. (Until Fri 23) Door 2 Disney The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £6. Info 01495 355800. Disney classics performed by a cast of 4-8-year-olds. On tomorrow also.

Home At Seven Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50-£20.50. Info 01792 475715. RC Sherriff’s thriller.

(Until Sat 24) Keep Dancing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14-£36. Info 029 2087 8889. Dance show featuring various ballroom and Latin dance champions.

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The Enjoyment Of Opera Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2064 6900. An evening demonstrating the ever-changing styles of said artform.

The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Until Sat 24)

WEDNESDAY 21

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.45pm, £12/£11.

£12/£10. Info 01874 611622.

Antony & Cleopatra Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £8. Info 0800 0147111. (Until Fri 23) Cats Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Famous musical presented here by Phoenix Productions. (Until Sat 24) Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring comics TBC.

On Fri 9 Sept, Merthyr's Redhouse venue hosts a comedy gig in aid of mental health charity Mind, headlined

by Simon Donald, who founded Viz comic in late70s Newcastle and latterly took to standup.

Info 01792 475715. Lighthouse Theatre’s stage adaption of Welsh detective novel.

In Carmarthen on Mon 26; Newtown on Thurs 29. (Until Sat 24) Antony & Cleopatra Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £8. Info 0800 0147111. (Until Fri 23) Dalloway The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757. Play set in London post-WWI. Door 2 Disney The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £6. Info 01495 355800.

Grease Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £10/£7. Info 01495 227206. Presented by Caerphilly Youth Theatre. On tomorrow also.

Home At Seven Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50-£20.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 24) James Acaster Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.

Standup comedian of increasing note. Sold out gig!

Keep Dancing New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12-£36. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 24) The Bard Of Margate Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime theatre.

The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Until Sat 24) The Pirates Of Penzance Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.15pm, £14. Info 01792 602060. Gilbert & Sullivan, presented by Upland Arts.

(Until Sat 24) The Ultimate Double Bill About Identity And Connection Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. Two 60 minute solo performances by Paula Varjack and Lisa Gornick.

THURSDAY 22

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 2 + 7.45pm, £12/£11. Info 01792 475715.

(Until Sat 24) A Good Clean Heart Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm,

Grease Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £10/£7. Info 01495 227206.

Home At Seven Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £9.50-£20.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 24) Keep Dancing New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12-£36. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 24) Rumours Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £14/£12.

Info 01873 850805. Neil Simon’s play about chaos in the UK government, presented here by Concept Players.

(Until Sat 24) The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Until Sat 24) The Pirates Of Penzance Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.15pm, £14. Info 01792 602060. (Until Sat 24) Undermined Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 0845 2263510. First-hand dramatisation from the perspective of a picketing miner in the 1984 strike.

FRIDAY 23

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.45pm, £12/£11.

Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 24) Antony & Cleopatra Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £8.

Info 0800 0147111. (Finishes today) Cardiff Cabaret Club: Unplugged 8 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Burlesque from Belle Eve, Dainty Dorine, Cortina Ford, Flossie Smalls, MC Paulus and host FooFoo Labelle.

Cats Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 24) Home At Seven Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £9.50-£20.50. Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 24) Keep Dancing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15.50£38.50. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 24) Lloyd Griffith + Tom Wrigglesworth + John Lynn + Imran Yusuf Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm,

£15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Rumours Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £14/£12.

Info 01873 850805. (Until Sat 24) The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Until Sat 24) The Pirates Of Penzance Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.15pm, £14. Info 01792 602060. (Until Sat 24) UK Pleasure Boys Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv.

Info 029 2025 0731. Blokes what get their kit off onstage.

SATURDAY 24

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 2 + 7.45pm, £12/£11. Info 01792 475715.

(Finishes today) A Good Clean Heart Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £11/£9. Info 01686 614555.

Cats Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Finishes today) Home At Seven Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £9.50-£20.50. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Keep Dancing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14-£38.50.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Finishes today) Lewis Bryan + Keith Platt + Matt Welcome + Dougle Dunlop The Neon, Newport.

8pm, £10 adv. Info 01633 533666. Standup comedy night.

Lloyd Griffith + Tom Wrigglesworth + John Lynn + Imran Yusuf Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Macbeth Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464.

Rumours Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £14/£12.

Info 01873 850805. (Finishes today) Russell Kane The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £17.50. Info 01633 656757. Again touring his Right Man, Wrong Age show.

Sally-Anne Hayward + Edd Hedges + Robert White Jongleurs, Cardiff.

7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

The Good Earth Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3 + 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

(Finishes today) The Pirates Of Penzance Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.15pm, £14. Info 01792 602060. (Finishes today) The Sons Of Pitches Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £9-£20. Info 01834 869323.

SUNDAY 25

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

The Curious Adventures Of Pinnochio The Wyeside, Builth Wells. 2pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01982 552555. Family theatre production featuring Patrick Lynch from Cbeebies.

The Noise Next Door Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10.

Info 0871 4720400. Comedy collective of some sort.

MONDAY 26

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

Tony’s Last Tape Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50. Info 01646 695267. One-man play is based on his infamous diaries, and stars Philip Bretherton. In Cardiff on Wed 28; Swansea Thurs 29. See Stage.

TUESDAY 27

The Mousetrap New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11-£29. Info 029 2087 8889.

The latest outing for Agatha Christie thriller which has become one of the mostperformed plays ever, despite actually having very little to do with mousetraps. See Stage. (Until Sat 1 Oct)

WEDNESDAY 28

Boxfull Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Variety show for actors, writers and directors.

I Believe I Can Fly Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £5.50. Info 01874 611622.

Theatr Wildcats present a show of drama, dance, poetry and film.

Josh Widdecombe Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £18.50. Info 01792 475715.

Killer Cells Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 1 + 7pm, £5. Info 0800 0147111. Drama shining a light on five women and their experience of recurrent miscarriage.

Macbeth Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 475715.

Presented by Fluellen. (Until Fri 30) Spamalot Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. New Venture Players present Monty Python musical. (Until Sat 1 Oct) The Mousetrap New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 1 Oct) Tony’s Last Tape Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391.

Well Thumbed Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.

One-man show in which Terry Victor highlights mucky passages from classic literature.

Why The Whales Came Sherman Cymru, Cardiff.

4.30pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900. Wizard Presents, er, present a show for ages 7+.

On tomorrow also.

THURSDAY 29

Aberystwyth Mon Amour Theatr Hafren, Newtown.

7.45pm, £11/£9. Info 01686 614555.

Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring comics TBC. Ed Aczel Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £9-£11.

Info 029 2030 4400. Noted ‘anti-comedian’ with a new show called Foreign Policy.

It’s about foreign policy.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £36. Info 01970 623232. (Until Wed 5 Oct) Kiss Me, Kate Wales

Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £7-£37. Info 029 2063 6464. Welsh National Opera do a Cole Porter musical. Also on Sun 1 and Mon 2 Oct, then back in December.

Macbeth Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 475715.

(Until Fri 30) Shooting With Light Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 029 2039 1391.

Play about the life of Gerda Taro, an aspirational yet forgotten photographer from the 1930s. In Abergavenny tomorrow.

Spamalot Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 1 Oct) The Mousetrap New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £10-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 1 Oct) The Revlon Girl Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm. Info 01792 863722. Play based on the events surrounding the Aberfan Disaster of 1966, Written by Neil Anthony; on tomorrow also.

Tony’s Last Tape Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060.

Why The Whales Came Sherman Cymru, Cardiff.

11am + 2pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900.

FRIDAY 30

Bonnie & Clyde Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Musical presented by Blue Bee. Comedy Shed The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50. Info 01633 656757.

With standups TBC. Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £36. Info 01970 623232. (Until Wed 5 Oct) Macbeth Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 475715.

(Finishes today) Matt Price + Luke Toulson + Elliot Steel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Mike Doyle Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £14.50£17.50. Info 01656 815995.

Shooting With Light Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

Spamalot Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 1 Oct) The Good Earth Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01646 695267.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Family Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15.

Info 029 2064 6900. One-man show from UK poetry slam champion Ben Norris. On tomorrow also.

The Merchant Of Venice Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464.

The Mousetrap New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12-£30. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 1 Oct) The Revlon Girl Pontardawe Arts Centre. 10.30am + 7.30pm. Info 01792 863722.

WIN…

4 tickets to the fabulous Cwtch Festival with Camping in the beautiful lake side setting of Glanrannel Park House Big Cwtch Festival is a magical family festival in the heart of Carmarthenshire.

A vibrant line up of music (Orlando Seale & The Swells, Climbing Trees) and a host of live acts, outstanding food experiences form award winning street food traders and pop bars, and restaurants, graffiti art, workshops, kids activities and pampering and yoga!

This year be part of the Nom Nom and Meddyg Chocolate Tipi Party a Roald Dahl inspired party, mischief and mayhem abound! Giant jelly fish, edible beach table banquet including mystical creatures and caramel rock pool, evenings indulge yourself with campfire story telling and magic and marshmallows! Keep an eye out for the Nom Nom chocolate factory…….

With full weekend Adult tickets only £40 and family tickets (2 adults 2 kids) just £80, all on site kid’s activities are free, this is an amazing weekend of fun and mischief! For a full line up tickets and camping information go to: http:/www.thebigcwtch.com/charity/For more information about The Big Cwtch 2016, please visit the website at: http://www.thebigcwtch.com

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BY DAVID GRIFFITHS September's theme is 'Humans'

Selected photographers will win exhibition space at a renowned gallery, a feature in Buzz, be featured as our Facebook and Twitter cover pictures, and prizes courtesy of Ffotogallery. This month's theme was 'Oddities'.

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TWO TICKETS TO TONY HADLEY AT CAERPHILLY CASTLE

Famous as the frontman of Spandau Ballet, one of the most successful bands of the 1980s New Romantic movement, Tony Hadley will be performing charttopping classics from his career inside the walls of Caerphilly Castle on Sun 18 Sept. If you send us the True answer to this question by Wed 14 Sept, two Gold tickets could be on their way to you: Q: What is the surname shared by the two brothers who played with Tony in Spandau Ballet?

TWO TICKETS TO JEAN-MICHEL JARRE AT MOTORPOINT ARENA, CARDIFF TWO TICKETS TO THE MOUSETRAP AT THE NEW THEATRE

The longest running show in the history of theatre, Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Mousetrap has been performed over 25,000 times. Now, from Tue 27 Sept-Sat 1 Oct, its 60th anniversary production is back in Cardiff’s New Theatre by popular demand, following record breaking sell out shows in 2012 and 2014.

Get this question right by Fri 23 Sept, and two tickets to this world-famous show can be yours: Q: Which famous Belgian Agatha Christie detective has been played on TV

by David Suchet?

TWO TICKETS TO OCEAN COLOUR SCENE AT CAERPHILLY CASTLE

On Sat 17 Sept, the beautiful Caerphilly Castle will host Britpop legends Ocean Colour Scene for one night only. With five Top 10 albums and 17 Top 40 singles behind them, the band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1996 album Moseley Shoals. Win two tickets by answering this by Wed 14 Sept: Q: In which British city did Ocean Colour Scene form in 1989?

TWO TICKETS TO KATE RUSBY AND SIGNED CD

We’re giving away a pair of tickets for Kate Rusby’s upcoming show on Thurs 6 Oct and a signed CD for the fan who can answer this question correctly. Rusby, who has been performing since 1992, will be playing at the Wales Millennium Centre and here’s your chance to go and see her – simply answer this question: Q: Which famous Kinks song did Kate cover on her album Awkward Annie?

Pioneering French composer and producer JeanMichel Jarre – a hugely influential figure in the emergence of the electronic, ambient and new age genres – will be bringing a show to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Tue 4 Oct which promises to be a spectacular feast of lights, lasers and synthesizers.

Win two tickets by answering this: Q: What is the name of the famous tower in Paris from which Jean-Michel Jarre performed to 1.25 million people in 1995?

TWO TICKETS TO ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL

Abergavenny will be expecting over 30,000 visitors to descend upon the picturesque market town on Sat 17 and Sun 18 Sept, for the annual Abergavenny Food Festival. You and one lucky other could eat, drink and debate all the amazing innovations and ideas consuming the food world with a correct answer to this question by Wed 14 Sept: Q: Which Masterchef: The Professionals presenter is talking at the festival this year?

TWO TICKETS TO RONAN KEATING IN CARDIFF

Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating is a household name, having sold over 20 million records worldwide as a solo artist in addition to 25 million with Boyzone.

To be in with a chance of seeing the likes of When You Say Nothing at All and Rollercoaster at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Sat 10 Sept, see if you can get this right by Wed 7 Sept: Q: Which Australian version of a popular BBC TV show is Ronan Keating currently a judge on, having left the X-Factor panel last year?

Please email your answers, name, address, Twitter username (if you have one) and contact number to competitions@buzzmag.co.uk by Fri 30 Sept unless another date is stated.

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