Sunday 29 September Tin Rocket starring Niki McCretton
A welcome return of this talented performer whose work is deligh�ully quirky and inven�ve. Award winning McCre�on possesses great charm. The show is honest, visual, ludicrous, touching and unexpected. An evening of comedy, stand up, space travel and scones! Grown ups and children 14 + only Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.30pm £8/£6 Tickets available from www.wego�ckets.com and at No. 46 Wine Bar, open daily from 10am.
Friday 11 October Rififi
An influen�al Jules Dassin heist movie set in the atmospheric streets of 1950s Paris. It features an intricate, dialogue free break-in sequence that caused the real life police to temporarily ban the movie for fear that it would incite copy-cat robberies! Town Twinning Fundraiser Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm £7.50 Includes a glass of French wine and casse-croûtes.
Friday 25 October Barrie Gavin - 2 Films
RHODA AND THE TREE OF LIFE : an inspiring film about Rhoda Partridge SIR WILLIAM IN SEARCH OF XANADU: a film about the astonishing Burrell Art Collec�on in Glasgow Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Entrance free - dona�ons to MBA gratefully recieved Sponsors:Rhoda Partridge & Barrie Gavin
3-30 November A tribute to Henri Cartier – Bresson Exhibi�on of photographs by Alex Dufort Black & white photographs of the 60s & 70s Assembly Rooms, Presteigne
Saturday 9 November Mid Border Arts Annual Grand Fundraiser
Mark Richards in conversation with Ian Marchant
Saturday 19 October
Olion Byw
Lucy Rivers and Dan Lawrence play together as the duo Olion Byw. They combine fiddle, guitar, mandolin and voice, frequently singing in Welsh. Their fresh arrangements of tradi�onal Welsh tunes and songs are interspersed with original composi�ons, all drawing on their love of roots, folk and world music. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm £8 Tickets available at www.wego�ckets.com and No. 46 Wine Bar, open daily from 10am.
Sunday 1 December Prayer Wheels, Printing and Sacred Manuscripts
An illustrated talk by Dr Stephen Hugh-Jones describing how digital technology is being used to reassemble Tibet’s sha�ered past. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 3pm £6 on the door or from No. 46 Wine Bar, open daily from 10am.
5,6 & 7 December
Albert Einstein: Relatively Speaking
by John Hinton & Tangram Theatre Company This show is hot from a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fes�val….. Ever looked at E=mc² and thought… what?! Then come and join Albert, the genius behind the über-coolest moustache in science, for an hour of songs, silliness and the wurst sausage joke ever, in the show that (theore�cally) proves Einstein = Musical Comedy Squared! Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.30pm £8/£5 Tickets available from www.wego�ckets.com and at No. 46 Wine Bar, open from 10am.
Saturday 23 November
With an apprecia�ve nod to Desert Island Discs and With Great Pleasure for the idea behind this evening, interna�onal sculptor Mark Richards looks at the influences on his crea�ve life with local broadcaster and novelist, Ian Marchant. Mark’s varied and eclec�c career has included the crea�on of waxworks of Billy Idol and Jerry Hall for Madame Tussauds and statues of the royal family at Ascot racecourse. His lively choice of memorable music, films, books and pain�ngs, presented as a mixture of recordings, projected images and the spoken word, will undoubtedly create a fascina�ng evening. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm – 10.30pm £20 includes delicious Italian food. Bar available. Tickets from www.wego�ckets.com and No. 46 Wine Bar, open daily from 10am.
Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair
Local ar�san work: silver, wood, wool, po�ery, pain�ngs & carvings Assembly Rooms, Presteigne Free entry.
New Year’s Eve Little Rumba
Dance the New Year in with Li�le Rumba. This engaging Presteigne band write all their own tunes, reflec�ng traces of East European and South American music, as well as jazz and blues. Their songs possess both humor and haun�ng melodies. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 9.45pm Bar – bring champagne for New Year toast! Tickets £8 available for No 46 Wine Bar, open daily from 10am.