Places to visit! Southern Wales Attractions

Location : Bridge Street, Newport

Opening times:

10:00 to 14:00

Runs from: 22/10/2001

Runs to: 22/10/2010

Venue: In and Around Newport

Venue address: Monmouthshire, NP20 4NA

Telephone: 01633 263117

Town: Newport

Event type: Farmers Market

Italian Memories in Wales, 30 January 2010 - 3 May 2010

An exhibition tracing the lives of those Italians who immigrated to Wales after the Second World War can be seen at St Fagans: National History Museum until May. The exhibition of photographs and personal stories will share their memories of living in Italy and their experiences of leaving their homeland and settling in Wales.

Runs from: 30/01/2010

Runs to: 03/05/2010

Venue: St Fagans: National History Museum

Venue address: St Fagans, Cardiff, CF5 6XB

4 miles West of Cardiff City Centre
Coaches - Sign posted from junction 33 of the M4 motorway. Direct access from the A4232. Ample free parking.

Telephone: 02920 397951

Web site: www.museumwales.ac.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Exhibition

?Mission to Mars? (Planetarium) Fancy going on a holiday to Mars? Find out how long it would take you, what equipment you would need and who might you meet (Suitable for under 7s). February 22 ? April 11 weekends and local school holidays.

Weekends and local school holidays.

Runs from: 22/02/2010

Runs to: 11/04/2010

Venue: Techniquest

Venue address: Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW

From outside Cardiff: Leave M4 at junction 33 and follow signs for Techniquest on the A4232 dual carriageway. From within Cardiff: Follow signs from city centre to Cardiff Bay.

Telephone: 02920 475475

Web site: http://www.techniquest.org

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Children's Activity

Come and spend a fun packed day on Mother's Day at Cantref Adventure Farm!
Mum comes in free when producing a old Cantref receipt!

Opening times:

10:30 to 17:30

Runs from: 24/02/2010

Runs to: 15/03/2010

Venue: Cantref Adventure Farm

Venue address: Cantref, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8LR

From Brecon, take the A40 to Abergavenny and take the first left turning signposted Cantref Adventure Farm and Riding centre and follow the brown tourism signs.

Telephone: 01874 665223

Email: info@cantref.com

Web site: http://www.cantref.com

Town: Brecon

Event type: Children's Activity

As part the Amgueddfa Cymru ? National Museum Wales Music 09 theme, you can view replica instruments at the National Roman Legion Museum and hear them being played in a film accompanying the exhibition.

Though it is not known how music would have sounded in Roman times, we know through mosaics, frescoes and images on tombstones what types of instruments were used and when they might have been played.

Roman instruments include:

Lyre
A string instrument. The strings were made out of gut and played with a plectrum, similar to a guitar. The lyre was used as an accompaniment to songs and poetry.

Cornu
A wind instrument. Cornu means ?horn? and originally they were made from horn, later brass. Used by the Roman Army to signal important orders on the battlefield.

Tympanum
A percussion instrument. Animal skin was stretched over a wooden frame to make a drum that was struck with a wooden beater.

Free entry

Runs from: 24/02/2010

Runs to: 30/04/2010

Venue: National Roman Legion Museum

Venue address: High Street, Caerleon, Newport, Monmouthshire, NP18 1AE

The Roman Legionary Museum at Caerleon is near to Newport, Gwent. It is within easy reach of Cardiff, Bristol and the Severn Bridge.

Telephone: 01633 423134

Email: rlm@nmgw.ac.uk

Town: Newport

Event type: Exhibition

This year's programme pulls together speakers from the national and international stage, each giving a unique insight into the challenge of being a pioneer in their chosen field.

Jo Salter Britain's first female fighter pilot promises an evening of high adventure and life at the controls of a Tornado GR1.

Jung Chang the best selling author of Wild Swans makes a rare public appearance to talk of her life in China during the cultural revolution and the paths that brought her to Britain.
Kirsty Williams, Welsh Assembly Member since 1999 will speak about women's role in politics while Baroness Park of Monmouth remembers the adventure and intrigue in her life as part of MI6.

Finally back by popular demand the Festival's Literary Lunch this year will feature author and poet Deborah Kay Davies winner of 2009 Wales Book of the Year award.

In addition to our speakers there are films, coffee mornings lunches and music events.
As tickets are strictly limited please be sure to make your reservations early. All details can be found on our website

Runs from: 05/03/2010

Runs to: 19/03/2010

Venue: In & Around Monmouth

Venue address: Monmouthshire, NP25 3XA

Email: firstcontact@monmouthwomensfestival.org.uk

Web site: www.monmouthwomensfestival.org

Town: Monmouth

Event type: Festival

When it premiered at Sadler?s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne?s triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Now firmly crowned as a modern day classic, this iconic production is perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble.

Matthew Bourne blends dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez Brotherston, to create a provocative and powerful Swan Lake for our times.

Collecting over 30 international theatre awards including three Tonys, Swan Lake has been acclaimed as a landmark achievement on the international stage. It has become the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway and enjoyed four hugely successful tours in the UK and thrilled audiences all over the world.

Mon - Thu 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2pm
Fri, Sat 7.30pm

Runs from: 08/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Wales Millennium Centre

Venue address: Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL

Leave M4 at J33 (signed Cardiff (West), Barry, Penarth, Cardiff Airport & A4232). Join the A4232 & continue for 9.3 miles.
Leave the A4232 just before Butetown Tunnel & follow signs for Techniquest.
Continue along Stuart Street & turn right at the traffic lights onto Bute Place, road bends around to the left, take the first exit to the right (around Craft in the Bay), follow this road around to the left back onto Bute Place.

Telephone: 08700 40 2000

Web site: www.wmc.org.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Live Entertainment

National Theatre of Wales
Written by Alan Harris, directed by John E McGrath, designed by Angela Davies

What's the most extraordinary Valleys story of all? After listening to hundreds, we transform the best into a beautiful, outrageous night of theatre.

'If these walls could speak you'd have a volume as long as this table'

'I've been caretaker here since around 1985, I've seen a lot over the years. There's a history and nostalgia attached to this place. Memorable things have gone on in this hall. Young people from all over the world have been here. I have it all in the visitor's book. People have come from everywhere: Sardinia, Italy, Lithuania, Holland - all over the place for international Youth peace week - Israel, Palestine, everywhere, and Wales, of course. We've had Syd Lawrence on this stage and his orchestra and I believe Maria Callas sang here. Apparently they had their own opera company. Paul Robeson sat there, not in these seats, but visited here and got involved with the miners. There's been many a good night out here'

Bill Thomas, Caretaker, Bedwas Workman's Hall

Also showing at: Bedwas Workman's Hall, Pontardawe Arts Centre, Blaengarw Workmen's Hall & The Coliseum, Aberdare.

For further information and to submit your favourite "Good Night Out" story or video visit nationaltheatrewales.org

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 11/03/2010

Runs to: 12/03/2010

Venue: Blackwood Miners Institute

Venue address: High Street, Blackwood, Caerphilly, NP12 1BB

Telephone: 01495 227206

Email: bmi@caerphilly.gov.uk

Town: Blackwood

Event type: Play

Our aim is to make it more than just a dreary shopping trip, but an experience that is both
pleasurable and informative.
The customer can find out everything about the product directly from the vendor who will
be only too pleased to help. Where possible, each month, there will be a live demonstration
of food or country craft.

To encourage people to enjoy the shopping experience, free coffee, tea & fruit juice will be served by members of the Crickhowell Friends of the Earth.

Opening times:

09:30 to 14:30

Runs from: 11/03/2010

Runs to: 11/03/2010

Venue: Abergavenny

Venue address: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HH

Abergavenny is located at the junction of 3 major highways :

A40 from Brecon, Camarthen, Llandrindod Wells and Mid-Wales
A465 from Hereford, Worcester and the North
A40 from Monmouth, Ross on Wye, M50 Jct 4 and the East
A4042 from Pontypool, Cwmbran, Newport, M4 Jcts 25a & 26 and South Wales
A465 from Ebbw Vale, Tredegar, Merthyr Tydfil and West Wales

Telephone: 01873 860271

Web site: www.abergavennyfarmersmarket.co.uk

Town: Abergavenny

Event type: Farmers Market

Following the sell-out success of the two Christmas Committee Meetings, Chris Corcoran is back with a St David's Day Agenda.

Rex the caretaker will be there as will the Club Choir, and joining Chris to help celebrate is Greg Davies star of C4 'The Inbetweeners', BBC Three 'We Are Klang' and 'Mock the Week'

Warning: Bingo will be played and it may go wrong!"
Over 16?s Only.

Opening times:

20:00

Runs from: 11/03/2010

Runs to: 11/03/2010

Venue: Muni Arts Centre

Venue address: Gelliwastad Road, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 2DP

In Pontypridd Town Centre on Gelliwastad Road

Telephone: 01443 485934

Web site: www.muni.rct-arts.org

Town: Pontypridd

Event type: Comedy

The Gwent String Quartet will be performing for you
entertainment at this Coffee Morning

Free entry

Opening times:

11:00 to 12:00

Runs from: 11/03/2010

Runs to: 11/03/2010

Venue: The Met

Venue address: Metropole Cultural & Conference Centre, Mitre Street, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1AL

From the North
Take the A467 off the Brynmawr roundabout on the A465 Heads of the Valley road towards Abertillery. Continue for approx 5 miles and turn left at the traffic lights into the town centre.
Follow the Brown and Cream Tourist signs for the Museum. The Met is situated in Mitre Street, (the street opposite the multi-storey car park) above the Abertillery and District Museum

From the South
Take the A467 off JUNCTION 28 of the M4 towards Abertillery. Turn right at the traffic lights into the town centre. Follow the brown and cream tourist signs for the Museum.
The Met is situated in Mitre Street, (the street opposite the multi-storey car park) above the Abertillery and District

Telephone: 01495 322510

Email: sue.smale@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Web site: http://www.the-met.co.uk

Town: Abertillery

Event type: Coffee Morning

What's the most extraordinary Valleys story of all? After listening to hundreds, we transform the best into a beautiful, outrageous night of theatre.

'If these walls could speak you'd have a volume as long as this table'

'I've been caretaker here since around 1985, I've seen a lot over the years. There's a history and nostalgia attached to this place. Memorable things have gone on in this hall. Young people from all over the world have been here. I have it all in the visitor's book. People have come from everywhere: Sardinia, Italy, Lithuania, Holland - all over the place for international Youth peace week - Israel, Palestine, everywhere, and Wales, of course. We've had Syd Lawrence on this stage and his orchestra and I believe Maria Callas sang here. Apparently they had their own opera company. Paul Robeson sat there, not in these seats, but visited here and got involved with the miners. There's been many a good night out here'

Bill Thomas, Caretaker, Bedwas Workman's Hall

Also showing at: Bedwas Workman's Hall, Pontardawe Arts Centre, Blaengarw Workmen's Hall & The Coliseum, Aberdare.
For further information and to submit your favourite "Good Night Out" story or video visit nationaltheatrewales.org

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 11/03/2010

Runs to: 12/03/2010

Venue: Blackwood Miners Institute

Venue address: High Street, Blackwood, Caerphilly, NP12 1BB

Telephone: 01495 227206

Email: bmi@caerphilly.gov.uk

Town: Blackwood

Event type: Play

, Amy Wadge has four album releases to her name and toured extensively across the globe. Having supported some of the world?s great artists including Van Morrison, Damien Rice, Eric Bibb and Jeff Beck, this is one gig not to be missed!

Opening times:

20:00

Runs from: 12/03/2010

Runs to: 12/03/2010

Venue: Beaufort Theatre and Ballroom

Venue address: Beaufort Hill, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5QQ

Telephone: 01495 355800

Email: marketing@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Web site: www.blaenaugwentvenues.com

Town: Ebbw Vale

Event type: Music

SWEETHEART ROLAND was made by FFIN DANCE Artistic Director, Sue Lewis, in collaboration with designer Steve Denton. The work is based on the gruesome story of Sweetheart Roland by the Brothers Grimm. With music by John Dowland, Massive Attack and Radiohead, and sumptuous costumes by Steve Denton, the work unfolds episodes of physical and athletic dancing. Ffin will also be performing GOOGLE WOMEN, which was created by performance architect Sheron Wray in June 2009; the piece is a duet for 2 women and it examines the place of women in the past, the present and the future. Sheron Wray is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine, a former dancer with London Contemporary Dance Theatre and Rambert Dance Company. Photography courtesy of Maria Farrelly

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 12/03/2010

Runs to: 12/03/2010

Venue: The Met

Venue address: Metropole Cultural & Conference Centre, Mitre Street, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1AL

From the North
Take the A467 off the Brynmawr roundabout on the A465 Heads of the Valley road towards Abertillery. Continue for approx 5 miles and turn left at the traffic lights into the town centre.
Follow the Brown and Cream Tourist signs for the Museum. The Met is situated in Mitre Street, (the street opposite the multi-storey car park) above the Abertillery and District Museum

From the South
Take the A467 off JUNCTION 28 of the M4 towards Abertillery. Turn right at the traffic lights into the town centre. Follow the brown and cream tourist signs for the Museum.
The Met is situated in Mitre Street, (the street opposite the multi-storey car park) above the Abertillery and District

Telephone: 01495 355800

Email: sue.smale@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Web site: http://www.the-met.co.uk

Town: Abertillery

Event type: Live Entertainment

Location : Bridge Street, Newport

Opening times:

10:00 to 14:00

Runs from: 12/03/2010

Runs to: 12/03/2010

Venue: In and Around Newport

Venue address: Monmouthshire, NP20 4NA

Telephone: 01633 263117

Town: Newport

Event type: Farmers Market

High quality, locally produced, fresh, seasonal, food and hand-made products which are reared, grown or made in an approximate 30 mile radius of Brecon, Powys in Wales.

Brecon Farmers Markets are held on the second Saturday of each month (except August) from 10am to 2pm in the Market Hall, Brecon. Refreshments and live music.

Opening times:

10:00 to 14:00

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Brecon / Aberhonddu

Venue address: Powys, LD3 7AD

Telephone: 01874 636169

Web site: http://www.brecknockfarmersmarkets.org.uk/

Town: Brecon

Event type: Farmers Market

A farmers market selling a range of different produce including:- Eggs, meat, cheese, cakes, bread, honey, preserves, plants and woodcraft.

Location: Twyn Community Centre

Free entry

Opening times:

09:30 to 13:30

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Caerphilly

Venue address: South Wales, CF83 1JL

Telephone: 01656 658963

Web site: www.caerphillyfarmersmarket.co.uk.

Town: Caerphilly

Event type: Farmers Market

Stock up on your local produce - held at the Senior Citizens Centre, Cormeilles Square, Chepstow

Opening times:

09:00 to 13:00

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Chepstow

Venue address: Castle Car Park, Bridge Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HH

Telephone: 01291 650672

Town: Chepstow

Event type: Farmers Market

Our first themed meeting of the year!What better way to spend an afternoon!
Enjoy 6 exciting live jumps races in the beautiful setting of the Wye Valley.

First Race: 02:25 PM Last Race: 05:20 PM Race Type: Jump

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Chepstow Racecourse & Conference Centre

Venue address: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6BE

On A4666 Chepstow to Monmouth road, not far from Severn Bridge. From M4 East - Junction 21or from M4 West - Junction 22, take the M48 & exit at Junction 2 (Chepstow).

Telephone: 01291 622260

Email: chloe.easton@chepstow-racecourse.co.uk

Web site: http://www.chepstow-racecourse.co.uk/

Town: Chepstow

Event type: Horse Event

But has the bottom fallen out of the homosexual meat market? I must tour my kingdom to find out.

In these difficult times I feel I should go and comfort my people in the provinces. My friend Damien tells me the men are very hard up in Sheffield. I only hope I'm not too late.

I'm 50. The shame of it. This will be an intimate evening - a celebration, no less, of my twenty-five years in the camp spotlight: how I got there and why I refuse to leave. Come and see me before they put me in a home for tired old knackers.

Opening times:

20:00

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Princess Royal Theatre

Venue address: Civic Centre, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, SA13 1PJ

Leave the M4 at Junction 43, join the A465 and follow the signs to Neath (A474). At the Neath roundabout take the third exit over the bridge. At the mini roundabout take the second exit, at the next roundabout take the first exit. After three sets of traffic lights turn left and then right by the bus station.

Telephone: 01639 763214

Email: prtadmin@npt.gov.uk

Town: Port Talbot

Event type: Comedy

Soloists: Elizabeth Donovan (soprano), John York-Skinner (baritone)
Consort: featuring the Llandaff Cathedral Girl Choristers
Conductor: Simon Lovell-Jones

Llandaff Cathedral has a proud tradition of choral singing and this evening?s concert promises a superb evening of glorious music in the stunning location of the Bradenstoke Hall in St Donats Castle.

The 30-strong choir helps lead the worship in Llandaff, and the girls are all scholars at the Cathedral School. They have toured the UK and internationally and have worked with many eminent artists. Tonight they are joined by two of the UK?s leading soloists - John York Skinner, who has an impressive track-record as one of the world's great counter-tenors and Elizabeth Donovan who has worked extensively with Welsh and Scottish National Opera, Radio 3, Radio France and festivals such as the Edinburgh International, the Aix-en-Provence, the Chester International and the Welsh Proms.

The concert will feature spiritual music and will include amongst other pieces, Faure?s Requiem accompanied by a professional musicians drawn from the orchestras of Wales.

Opening times:

19:00

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: St Donats Arts Centre

Venue address: St Donats Castle, Nr Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 1WF

A48 to Cowbridge town - take B4270 to Llantwit Major and at roundabout before Llantwit take B4265 to Wick/Bridgend. After approx 2 miles turn left following signs for St. Donats and the Castle & Ants Centre

Telephone: 01446 799100

Email: enquiries@stdonats.com

Web site: www.stdonats.com

Town: Llantwit Major

Event type: Music

Part 1 relives the birth of 50s Rock ?n? Roll when Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Johnny Cash topped the charts with Oh Boy, Twenty Flight Rock and Folsom Prison Blues, whilst Tommy Steele and Joe Brown represented the British Hit Parade with Singing The Blues and Picture Of You.

Part 2 is dedicated to the ?King of Skiffle? Lonnie Donegan whose fast moving style gave birth to British Rock music with Rock Island Line, Lost John, Tom Dooley, Battle Of New Orleans and Putting On The Style.

Paul Leegan and his band of Legends have been transporting audiences back to the 1950s for nearly a decade and their sensational show is a musical journey you will not want to miss.

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: The Blake Theatre

Venue address: Almshouse Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3XP

Telephone: 01600 719401

Email: boxoffice@theblaketheatre.org

Web site: www.theblaketheatre.org

Town: Pontypridd

Event type: Music

From the opening of We Will Rock You right through till the end of the final track, We Are The Champions, The Bohemians re-enact the glory days of Queen! The Bohemians were the first Queen tribute to be seen by Queen guitarist Brian May who described the band as ?brilliant'.

If you love to hear songs played and sung so faithfully and respectfully with a set list that includes Radio Ga Ga, Bohemian Rhapsody, and A Kind Of Magic, then this concert is for you.

Opening times:

20:00

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Theatr Brycheiniog

Venue address: Canal Wharf, Brecon, LD3 7EW

Telephone: 01874 611622

Email: enquiries@brycheiniog.co.uk

Web site: www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Town: Brecon

Event type: Music

The Ramblers will be launching their 75th birthday celebrations in Cardiff on March 13th, kicking off a month of Welsh ?baton walks?.

This year, Britain?s walking charity is 75 years old. To mark the occasion, a special Ramblers birthday baton is travelling around Britain throughout 2010. In March it will reach Wales, where it will travel around the country before being passed on to the England?s North West region.

On Saturday 13 March Cardiff Ramblers will be passing on the baton to new walkers as members of the Minority Ethnic Women?s Network (MEWN) join Ramblers Cymru to celebrate 75 years at the heart of walking. The MEWN members will also be bringing their own special version of the 75th birthday baton ? an Indian dancing stick! First time walkers and experienced ramblers alike are invited to join the group on this scenic stroll around Roath Park.

Place: Roath Park (meeting at Post Office, Waterloo Gardens, Cardiff)

Opening times:

10:30

Runs from: 13/03/2010

Runs to: 13/03/2010

Venue: Cardiff

Venue address: Capital City of Wales, CF10 1ES

Telephone: 0207 339 8532

Web site: www.ramblers75.org.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: General Event

Treat Mum to a special day out Edwardian style. Spoil her with a fascinating free tour, a delicious lunch or tea and make her a gift to take home.

Normal Admission Charges Apply
Booking Not Needed
Suitable for Groups

Opening times:

11:00 to 16:00

Runs from: 14/03/2010

Runs to: 14/03/2010

Venue: Dinefwr Park & Castle

Venue address: Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 6RT

On western outskirts of Llandeilo A40(T); from Swansea take M4 to Pont Abraham, then A48(T) to Cross Hands and A476 to Llandeilo; entrance by police station

Telephone: 01558 823902

Email: dinefwr@nationaltrust.org.uk

Web site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-dinefwrpark

Town: Llandeilo

Event type: Guided Walk/Tour

As a special treat we are offering all mums free entry* to our stunning gardens this Mother's Day. So why not show your mum how much she means to you and bring her along.

There will be traditional Welsh harp music played in the tearooms at 1.30pm and 2.45pm.

*Offer only applies when accompanied by a full paying adult or child. Child must be present at time of entry.
Last entry is one hour before closing.

Opening times:

10:00 to 18:00

Runs from: 14/03/2010

Runs to: 14/03/2010

Venue: Dyffryn Gardens

Venue address: St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, CF5 6SU

From M4 - exit junction 33 on to A4232 (signposted Barry). Exit first slip road, again signposted Barry, on to the Culverhouse Cross Roundabout. Take the exit A48 (signposted Cowbridge). In St. Nicholas village turn left - signposted to Dyffryn Gardens - on your right after about 1.5 miles

Telephone: 029 2059 3328

Email: dyffryn@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Web site: http://www.dyffryngardens.com

Town: Cowbridge

Event type: Gardening Event

Postman Pat returns to UK Theatres as the newly promoted Head of the Special Delivery Service (or SDS) with his brand new show... "A Very Royal Mission".

In Pencaster, everyone has received a letter from the Palace, delivered by Pat and his faithful cat Jess, of course. Someone special is coming to open the brand new SDS Sorting Office and they only have a short time to get themselves, and Pencaster, prepared for a very royal visit. Mrs Goggins, Ted Glen and Ben Taylor are helping with the preparations, while PC Selby finally has something important to do! What could possibly go wrong&&.?

But look out! Just as everything is prepared a storm hits Pencaster throwing the royal visit into doubt. Only one man can be counted on - the Head of the SDS, Postman Pat of course... with a little help from his trusty sidekick Jess the Cat and his brand new SDS Helicopter!

Opening times:

13:00

Runs from: 14/03/2010

Runs to: 14/03/2010

Venue: Princess Royal Theatre

Venue address: Civic Centre, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, SA13 1PJ

Leave the M4 at Junction 43, join the A465 and follow the signs to Neath (A474). At the Neath roundabout take the third exit over the bridge. At the mini roundabout take the second exit, at the next roundabout take the first exit. After three sets of traffic lights turn left and then right by the bus station.

Telephone: 01639 763214

Email: prtadmin@npt.gov.uk

Town: Port Talbot

Event type: Children's Activity

Riverside Market every Sunday, between 10am-2pm at Fitzhamon Embankment in Riverside, right opposite the Millennium Stadium.

Each week there are up to 30 producers selling the very best of almost everything, from bread and cakes, fish and meat, flowers and fruit & veg, to farmhouse cheese and Welsh malt whisky.

ADULT PRICE

Opening times:

10:00 to 14:00

Runs from: 14/03/2010

Runs to: 14/03/2010

Venue: Riverside Real Food Market

Venue address: Fitzhamon Embankment, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6AN

The Riverside Market is on Fitzhamon Embankment in Riverside, right opposite the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Telephone: 029 2020 190036

Email: mail@riversidemarket.org.uk

Web site: http://riversidemarket.org.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Farmers Market

We really want you to see this show. Traces is not circus like you have seen it before.

It is a high energy, dazzling display of urban acrobatics that combines traditional circus skills with basketball, skateboarding, a mix of street and contemporary dance, traditional theatre, humour and amazing audio visual effects. Set to a soundtrack that includes hip-hop, rock and roll, blues and classical music, this infectious, funky pioneering new brand of circus is a thrill-a-minute and will leave you begging for more.

The fi ve ultra-talented performers reveal snippets of their own personal stories throughout the show, drawing the audience in until the heart-stopping climax, which will leave you on the edge of your seats, willing them to pull off the seemingly impossible.

Since taking the Edinburgh Festival by storm with its fi rst UK performance in 2007, this award-winning show has gone on to achieve sell out seasons in London?s West End, New York, Paris and Montreal.

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 15/03/2010

Runs to: 17/03/2010

Venue: Wales Millennium Centre

Venue address: Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL

Leave M4 at J33 (signed Cardiff (West), Barry, Penarth, Cardiff Airport & A4232). Join the A4232 & continue for 9.3 miles.
Leave the A4232 just before Butetown Tunnel & follow signs for Techniquest.
Continue along Stuart Street & turn right at the traffic lights onto Bute Place, road bends around to the left, take the first exit to the right (around Craft in the Bay), follow this road around to the left back onto Bute Place.

Telephone: 08700 40 2000

Web site: www.wmc.org.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Live Entertainment

One of the greatest modern classics, To Kill A Mockingbird is the powerful story of a fight for racial justice in a community divided and ruled by prejudice and discrimination.

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 15/03/2010

Runs to: 15/03/2010

Venue: Theatr Brycheiniog

Venue address: Canal Wharf, Brecon, LD3 7EW

Telephone: 01874 611622

Email: enquiries@brycheiniog.co.uk

Web site: www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Town: Brecon

Event type: Play

Eduardo Niebla ? composer & guitarist
Ricardo Garcia ? guitar accompaniment

A formidable flamenco-jazz guitar virtuoso, Eduardo Niebla is a master of today?s generation; technically superb, breathtakingly versatile, supernaturally talented.
Inspired by tours to India, the Middle East & his adopted Yorkshire homeland, Eduardo presents his stunning new album in memory of his Mother - intricately brilliant, passionate flamenco infused with a myriad of Eastern colours and a Gypsy-jazz edge. This is an amazing opportunity to hear world-class guitar playing at its very best.

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 16/03/2010

Runs to: 16/03/2010

Venue: Blackwood Miners Institute

Venue address: High Street, Blackwood, Caerphilly, NP12 1BB

Telephone: 01495 227206

Email: bmi@caerphilly.gov.uk

Town: Blackwood

Event type: Music

One of the greatest modern classics, To Kill A Mockingbird is the powerful story of a fight for racial justice in a community divided and ruled by prejudice and discrimination.

Opening times:

13:00

Runs from: 16/03/2010

Runs to: 16/03/2010

Venue: Theatr Brycheiniog

Venue address: Canal Wharf, Brecon, LD3 7EW

Telephone: 01874 611622

Email: enquiries@brycheiniog.co.uk

Web site: www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Town: Brecon

Event type: Play

Conductor Edwin Outwater
Piano Nicholas Hodges
Unsuk Chin Piano Concerto
John Adams Dr Atomic Symphony
Drawn from his recent opera Dr Atomic, John Adams? Symphony captures the tensions of the summer of 1945 as a group of young physicists prepare to launch the world?s first nuclear attack, unable to grasp the implications of what they are about to do.

Unsuk Chin?s fascinating labyrinthine Piano Concerto premiered in 1997

Opening times:

14:00

Runs from: 17/03/2010

Runs to: 17/03/2010

Venue: Wales Millennium Centre

Venue address: Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL

Leave M4 at J33 (signed Cardiff (West), Barry, Penarth, Cardiff Airport & A4232). Join the A4232 & continue for 9.3 miles.
Leave the A4232 just before Butetown Tunnel & follow signs for Techniquest.
Continue along Stuart Street & turn right at the traffic lights onto Bute Place, road bends around to the left, take the first exit to the right (around Craft in the Bay), follow this road around to the left back onto Bute Place.

Telephone: 08700 40 2000

Web site: www.wmc.org.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Music - Classical

Opening times:

14:15 to 15:30

Runs from: 17/03/2010

Runs to: 17/03/2010

Venue: Dinefwr Park & Castle

Venue address: Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 6RT

On western outskirts of Llandeilo A40(T); from Swansea take M4 to Pont Abraham, then A48(T) to Cross Hands and A476 to Llandeilo; entrance by police station

Telephone: 01558 823902

Email: dinefwr@nationaltrust.org.uk

Web site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-dinefwrpark

Town: Llandeilo

Event type: Guided Walk/Tour

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (18)
Directed by John Landis
Starring David Noughton and Jenny Agutter
This grisly black comedy delivers a contemporary take on the classic werewolf tale in this spine-chilling story of two American tourists who, while travelling in London, find their lives changed forever after a vicious wolf attacks them during a full moon!

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 19/03/2010

Runs to: 19/03/2010

Venue: Muni Arts Centre

Venue address: Gelliwastad Road, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 2DP

In Pontypridd Town Centre on Gelliwastad Road

Telephone: 01443 485934

Web site: www.muni.rct-arts.org

Town: Pontypridd

Event type: Film 18

Following four years of storming sell-out seasons, The Grand Pavilion is delighted to serve up another round of stand-up comedy this spring. As well as bringing you the best names on the comedy circuit, each month we will be introducing one of the brightest and up and coming acts on the circuit to flex their comedy muscles in a 10 minute support slot - that?s four comedians for the price of three!
Returning by popular demand, your regular host for the entire Spring season:
Mark Olver

Introducing Ahir Shah and Steve Hall

Opening times:

20:00

Runs from: 19/03/2010

Runs to: 19/03/2010

Venue: The Grand Pavilion

Venue address: The Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YW

Situated on Porthcawl?s seafront.

Telephone: 01656 786996

Email: pavilion@bridgend.gov.uk

Town: Porthcawl

Event type: Comedy

Prepare to dive into a thrilling dance experience at Blackwood Miners' Institute and see two wonderful productions performed by six of the best young professional dancers in the world working with National Dance Company Wales.

Hinterland is a beautiful, elegant and poignant dance from the Company?s main repertoire. Set to a glorious orchestral suite of music by Alun Hoddinott and played by BBCNOW, it recently toured the UK and China to great acclaim. The second production, Shut Up! is a new riveting piece of dance-theatre, depicting the tearing apart of broken love relationships, set to the music of the X factor generation.

Directed by Roy Campbell-Moore, Plunge challenges dancers and audiences with a contemporary and bold show that has deeply contrasting new works, showing both the romantic and the painful side of relationships. Exquisite dance that is poetic and lyrical as well as sharp and sassy.

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 19/03/2010

Runs to: 19/03/2010

Venue: Blackwood Miners Institute

Venue address: High Street, Blackwood, Caerphilly, NP12 1BB

Telephone: 01495 227206

Email: bmi@caerphilly.gov.uk

Town: Blackwood

Event type: Dance

Brecon Craft Fair has been established for over 20 years and is based in the towns Historic Market Hall. Each month up to 60 traditional independent craft workers and artists offer a wide range of high quality art and crafts. This provides the opportunity to buy original and unique work directly from craft workers and artists.

Free entry

Opening times:

09:00 to 17:00

The Craft Fair is held on the 3rd Saturday of each month

Runs from: 20/03/2010

Runs to: 20/03/2010

Venue: Brecon / Aberhonddu

Venue address: Powys, LD3 7AD

Telephone: 01495 753782

Email: michael.mulqueen@homecall.co.uk

Town: Brecon

Event type: Craft Fair

Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke - A Meeting of Two Laureates will take place at 12.30 pm on Saturday 20 March at the prestigious St David's Hotel in Cardiff Bay. This event will be a unique opportunity to hear two of the leading voices in contemporary British poetry. The poets will read a selection of their work, as well as discuss the parallels - and differences - of their two respective roles as National Poet of Wales and Poet Laureate of Britain.

Carol Ann Duffy was created Poet Laureate in 2009, the first woman and the first Scots person to hold the office. She is one of the most popular poets in Britain, and her performances at festivals and events are sell-outs. The Guardian newspaper says: "In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar".

Gillian Clarke has been National Poet of Wales since 2008. Her poetry is studied at almost every school in Britain, and she has performed her work in front of hundreds of thousands of young people at the popular GCSE Poetry Live! tours.

Opening times:

12:30

Runs from: 20/03/2010

Runs to: 20/03/2010

Venue: Cardiff Bay

Venue address: Cardiff, CF10 5AN

Telephone: 029 2047 2266

Email: post@academi.org

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Talk

Venue: Arthur John?s Car Park, Cowbridge

Free entry

Opening times:

10:00 to 13:00

Runs from: 20/03/2010

Runs to: 20/03/2010

Venue: Cowbridge

Venue address: Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7BX

Telephone: 01656 661100

Town: Cowbridge

Event type: Farmers Market

Featuring four members of the iconic rock band The Kinks, Mick Avory, Jim Rodford, Ian Gibbons and Dave Clarke collectively cover 60 years experience in the business. With Cclassics such as Waterloo Sunset, Lola, You Really Got Me plus many more; this is your chance to see classic rock music at its best.

Opening times:

20:00

Runs from: 20/03/2010

Runs to: 20/03/2010

Venue: Beaufort Theatre and Ballroom

Venue address: Beaufort Hill, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5QQ

Telephone: 01495 355800

Email: marketing@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Web site: www.blaenaugwentvenues.com

Town: Ebbw Vale

Event type: Music - Bands

Chris Barber is a legend. Celebrating 60 years as the great British trombonist and bandleader with over 10,000 concerts, Chris Barber has been a prodigy of the jazz world since the early 1950s and ?can?t stop now?!
From his roots in New Orleans to the early music of Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, Chris Barber leads his fabulous 11-piece band in a concert of superb traditional jazz and blues together with swing and ragtime in classics like Bourbon Street Parade, Black and Tan Fantasy, Big Noise from Winnetka - and probably When the Saints!
With Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber set the scene for skiffle in the 50s. He collaborated with the world?s finest musicians and introduced legendary American blues players like Muddy Waters to Britain. A generation of musicians including Mark Knopfler, Eric Burdon, The Stones, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison have all been influenced by him.
This concert promises a superb, highly memorable evening in the magnificent Bradenstoke Hall in St Donats Castle. Chris Barber still plays with huge energy, unpretentious warmth and historic depth - and he comes out and chats before and after the concert and during the interval. Don?t miss this storming evening!
Chris Barber -Trombone/Bass
John Service - Trombone
Peter Rudeforth - Trumpet
Mike Henry - Trumpet
Richard Exall - Clarinet/Alto Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone
Zoltan Sagi - Clarinet/Saxophone
Mike Snelling - Clarinet/Tenor Clarinet
Joe Farler - Banjo/Guitar
John Slaughter - Guitar

Opening times:

19:30

Runs from: 20/03/2010

Runs to: 20/03/2010

Venue: St Donats Arts Centre

Venue address: St Donats Castle, Nr Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 1WF

A48 to Cowbridge town - take B4270 to Llantwit Major and at roundabout before Llantwit take B4265 to Wick/Bridgend. After approx 2 miles turn left following signs for St. Donats and the Castle & Ants Centre

Telephone: 01446 799100

Email: enquiries@stdonats.com

Web site: www.stdonats.com

Town: Llantwit Major

Event type: Music

Wales's 2010 RBS Six Nations Championship campaign concludes at the Millennium Stadium against Italy.

Opening times:

14:30

Runs from: 20/03/2010

Runs to: 20/03/2010

Venue: The Millennium Stadium

Venue address: St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1GE

The Millennium Stadium is located on Westgate Street in Cardiff, next to the Cardiff Arms Park, the rugby ground of the RFC and the Cardiff Blues.

Telephone: 02920 822000

Web site: www.millenniumstadium.com

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Sporting Event

Exhibitors include:
Make-up artist, Bridal Dresses, Flowers, DJ, Chocolate Fountain, Chair Covers, Poker Table, Favours, Invites, Photographers plus many more.....

Venue: Llanhilleth Miners Institute, nr Abertillery NP13 2JT

Free entry

Opening times:

12:00 to 16:30

Runs from: 21/03/2010

Runs to: 21/03/2010

Venue: Abertillery

Venue address: Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1YL

Telephone: 01495 354674

Town: Abertillery

Event type: Exhibition

Presented by Sarah Burnell School of Dance

An evening of exciting song and dance numbers presented by some of the brightest young performers in the country who have recently performed in National Competitions and London?s West End. Don?t miss what promises to be an entertaining showcase of local talent from Pencoed and the Bridgend Borough.

Runs from: 21/03/2010

Runs to: 21/03/2010

Venue: The Grand Pavilion

Venue address: The Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YW

Situated on Porthcawl?s seafront.

Telephone: 01656 786996

Email: pavilion@bridgend.gov.uk

Town: Porthcawl

Event type: Live Entertainment

Riverside Market every Sunday, between 10am-2pm at Fitzhamon Embankment in Riverside, right opposite the Millennium Stadium.

Each week there are up to 30 producers selling the very best of almost everything, from bread and cakes, fish and meat, flowers and fruit & veg, to farmhouse cheese and Welsh malt whisky.

ADULT PRICE

Opening times:

10:00 to 14:00

Runs from: 21/03/2010

Runs to: 21/03/2010

Venue: Riverside Real Food Market

Venue address: Fitzhamon Embankment, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6AN

The Riverside Market is on Fitzhamon Embankment in Riverside, right opposite the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Telephone: 029 2020 190036

Email: mail@riversidemarket.org.uk

Web site: http://riversidemarket.org.uk

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Farmers Market

Welsh fashion stylist and leading Image Consultant Wenda James-Rowe has launched another mouth watering masterclass of style, colour and fashion. An ideal Mothers day present, Wenda has teamed up with Image colleague Shan Williams to bring the best of fashion styling and colour to Cardiff. The events which start on March 21st at David Lloyd Health & Racquet Club, Ipswich Road, Cardiff are destined to be action packed full of colour, style, fashion, accessories, make-up and fun.

So if you are trapped in black, don't know which colours suit you the best, are unsure which clothes suit your body shape, wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time and want to save money whilst shopping the event is for you. Not only will you learn how to look and feel fabulous , your confidence will be boosted whilst enjoying a great girly day out.

Book early to avoid disappointment as you will discover the colours that make you look younger and more vibrant. Find out how to dress for your body shape and proportions and select clothing styles that reflect your personality. Discover how to create a capsule wardrobe and find out what accessories 'enhance your look, how to apply and update your make-up.

As Wenda suggests, 'fashion is fun and these special days are about have a great girly day out and discovering how you can look and feel your best'. Places on the days are limited so don't miss out book you and your friends or family on this unique event by calling Wenda James-Rowe on 07968 6

Runs from: 21/03/2010

Runs to: 21/03/2010

Venue: Cardiff

Venue address: Capital City of Wales, CF10 1ES

Telephone: 07968 694517

Email: Wenda@TheStyleTeam.com

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Exhibition

?The Egg show (amazing eggsperiments)? (Science Theatre) A show full of science and bad yolks! What have we learned from the humble egg about chemistry, engineering and cookery? How strong is an egg? Most solid substances turn into a liquid when heated; find out why eggs do the opposite and turn from liquid to solid. An eggsciting show especially for Easter!

Weekends and local school holidays.

Weekends and local school holidays.

Runs from: 22/03/2010

Runs to: 11/04/2010

Venue: Techniquest

Venue address: Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW

From outside Cardiff: Leave M4 at junction 33 and follow signs for Techniquest on the A4232 dual carriageway. From within Cardiff: Follow signs from city centre to Cardiff Bay.

Telephone: 02920 475475

Web site: http://www.techniquest.org

Town: Cardiff

Event type: Children's Activity

This fabulous singer makes a welcome return after delighting audiences last year. Following King?s College, London she has sung in Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, The Magic Flute, The Pearl Fishers, Dido and Aeneas and Nabucco with the Welsh National Opera. Enjoy a varied programme of operatic arias, songs from the musicals and other popular Welsh/English songs.

Opening times:

15:00

Runs from: 23/03/2010

Runs to: 23/03/2010

Venue: St Donats Arts Centre

Venue address: St Donats Castle, Nr Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 1WF

A48 to Cowbridge town - take B4270 to Llantwit Major and at roundabout before Llantwit take B4265 to Wick/Bridgend. After approx 2 miles turn left following signs for St. Donats and the Castle & Ants Centre

Telephone: 01446 799100

Email: enquiries@stdonats.com

Web site: www.stdonats.com

Town: Llantwit Major

Event type: Music

The Curator and Housekeeper will give an introducation the ther jobs. We will then show you how Tredegar House and collection is looked after and why we do some of the things we do...

Wednesday 24 March, 7pm.
Wednesday 1 September, 7pm.
Booking essential.

Runs from: 24/03/2010

Runs to: 24/03/2010

Venue: Tredegar House and Park

Venue address: Newport, NP10 8YW

Tredegar House is just two miles west of Newport town centre. Follow signs from the A48 or M4 exit 28.

Telephone: 01633 815880

Email: tredegar.house@newport.gov.uk

Web site: http://www..newport.gov.uk/tredegarhouse

Town: Newport

Event type: Workshop/Course