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 10 July.
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. 6.30-7.15pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. High intensity workout combining 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 10 July.
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. Led by Pauline Down and taking place every Monday during term time.
Drop-in Meditation And Mindfulness Classes The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £5/£3 unwaged. Info 01792 458245. New weekly class led by Mike Garside, Resident Teacher of Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Swansea.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Boxing-based high-intensity workout with a house soundtrack. Today’s lineup looks like this. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm.Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 5-5.45pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Funkypump 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely, Cardiff: 6.15-7.15pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.
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. Runs until Mon 10 July.
Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 6.15-8.30pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 6.15-7.15pm; 12 and up: 7.15-8.30pm.
Newport Badminton Club Bettws Active Centre, Newport. 7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. One of the largest badminton clubs in south-east Wales. Also on Thursdays.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule looks like this. 4.30-6pm:Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years). 6-8pm: Aerial Hoop Level 4, Static Trapeze Level 3. 7.45-9.45pm: Aerial Hoop Level 2, Aerial Hoop Level 3, Static Trapeze Level 4.
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 10 July.
Qigong Class The Sunhouse, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £5. Info 07779 151916. More at www.
bringingbalance.co.uk.
Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2051 3440. With Ian Lewis.
Salsa Classes Horse & Groom, Cowbridge. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Beginners for the first hour, then improvers/intermediate.
St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100. Choir rehearsals.
Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.
Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 07734 557767. Learn traditional Korean karate; beginners welcome.
Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-1.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info [email protected]. 6.30-8pm: intermediate; 8.10-9.30pm: 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 11 July.
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.
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm. Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.
Beginners Show Girl & Burlesque Dancing Market House Dance Studio. Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff. 6.15-7.15pm, £6. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph.
Belly Dance Market House Dance Studio. Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff. 8.15-9.15pm, £7/£30 for five sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph.
Contemporary Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £5-£6.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate 7-8. Runs until Tue 11 July.
Drum’n’Bass Workout Adamsdown Day Centre, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30pm, £6. Info [email protected]. New weekly event wherein you can do a high intensity workout to high intensity d’n’b (with a bit of jungle).
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 11 July.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebell 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10.30-11.30am; HIIT 1.15-1.45pm; Funkypump 5.15-6 + 6-7pm; Funkypump Kidz 5.15-6pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funky Pump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bootcamp 6.15-7.15pm; Bags 7.15-8.15pm. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7pm. Daleon Fitness, Merthyr: Funkypump 6-7pm.
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. 6.15-7.15pm: advanced; 7.15-8.15pm: intermediate; 8.15- 9.15: beginners. Runs until Tue 11 July.
Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.20-8pm, £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.
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 Kenfig Hill Rugby Club, Bridgend. 8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted by Frank. Lessons are from 8.15-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30. First dance lesson free.
Life Drawing Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £7.50. Info 07830 381930. 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 Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Jedis Ground Skills (11+). 5-6pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years). 6-7pm: Hula Hoop. 6-8pm: Supervised Training, Creative Circus. 7.45-9.45pm: Mixed Aerial.
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 [email protected].
Pilates: Beginners The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Tue 11 July.
Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info [email protected].
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.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Every Tuesday and Friday. This one visits Big Pit Mining Museum of Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park (including BBNP visitors centre).
Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Continuation St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.
Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30 + 6.45-8pm. Info 029 2087 7959.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £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 [email protected]. Mixed level class.
Zhan Zhuang Qigong Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-1.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. New weekly class, ZZQ being an ancient Chinese health system based on a series of static postures.
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 [email protected].
City Of Cardiff Rotaract Meeting Refectory Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 6.30pm. Info 07768 108394. An 18-30s community group that integrates young professionals, students and refugees through community projects and social events.
Drop-in Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034. With tutor Chris Williams.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Bag Circuit 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm; Abs 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.
Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 4.15-6.30pm, £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 Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Youth: Jedi Acrobatics (11+); 6-8pm: Adult Acrobatics.
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 12 July.
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). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Day tours from Cardiff, every Wednesday and Saturday. This one visits Caerleon, Caerwent, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Abbey Mill Craft Centre and Raglan Castle.
Toddler Time Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10-11am. Info 01685 384111. Pre-school stories, rhymes and crafts for toddlers.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.30-11am, 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 [email protected].
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.
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 13 July.
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 [email protected]. “A fusion of music, movement and feeling” taught here by Antoinette Lorraine.
Breakdance The Riverfront, Newport. 6.15-7.15pm, £3.50 per session. Info 01633 656757. Learn break dancing styles, uprock, freezes and power moves. For ages 8-18.
Ceroc Dance Class Lysaght Institute, Newport. 7.30-10.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info [email protected].
Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www.
funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebells 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10-11.30am; HIIT 1.15-1.45pm; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funkypump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7 + 7.15-8.15pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely: Funkypump 7.15-8.15pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump Lite 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.
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 [email protected] 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 4.30-5.30pm; 13-21 5-6.30; 9-12 5.30-6.30.
Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 8-10pm. Info 07789 965285. Coached by Rhys Pritchard who represented Wales at the Junior Commonwealth Games.
Newport Junior Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. Coached by Rhys Pritchard.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm: Ropes & Silks Level 2, Static Trapeze Level 2. 7.45-9.45pm: Static Trapeze Level 2, Ropes & Silks Level 3, Ropes & Silks Level 4.
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.15-7.15pm, £7/£6. Info 07774 601544 / [email protected]. Every Thursday.
Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, £1. Info 029 2037 8866. With money, beers and pizza to be won.
Salsa & Bachata Classes Kapu, Cardiff. 7pm-2am, £4-£7. Info 07800 565651. Beginners 7.30pm; improvers/intermediates 8.30. Free bachata dancing from 9.45pm.
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). 9am-5.30pm, £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 term time; aimed at 0-4 years.
Tai Chi / Qigong Moorland Rd Community Centre, Splott, Cardiff. 10.15-11.15am. Info 07772 657692.
The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16. Info [email protected]. 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 + 7.30-8.45pm, £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 [email protected].
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. Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.
Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am. Info 01495 243252.
Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.45-11.45am, £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.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; ABC 5-7pm; Kettlebell 5.15-6pm; Bag Circuit 6.15-7pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6-6.45pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bag Circuit 6-7pm.
Movement And Music For A Fuller Life Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7.45-9.30pm, £5. Info 07726 360584. Biodanza session, on most weeks (ring ahead to check) aiming to help you “discover the joy of living, feel better and happier, benefit from more energy, and be more flexible”.
Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 400685.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Youth: Jedi Aerial Skills (11+); 6-7.30pm: Aerial Fitness; 6-8pm: Supervised Training.
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.
Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703. Vegan cafe launches new session, on every Friday, where you do yoga (with one Yogi Bare) and listen to reggae.
Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. 10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
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 Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: Abs 8-9am; TRX & Kettlebells 9.15-10.15am; Funkypump Kidz 10.30-11.30am; Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Ware-house, Port Talbot: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Ufit, Cardiff: Bag Circuit 9.30-10.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Boot Camp 8-9pm.
Hard Côr Sony Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
India Dance Wales Classes Lewis Street Methodist Church, Ystrad Mynach. Info [email protected]. New classes from beginner to Grade 3 level, every Saturday morning – email to confirm specific times.
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.
Movement For Children Volcano, Swansea. 10am-12pm, £4. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. Energetic classes with a focus on creativity, supporting physical development and building confidence. Ages 4-7: 10am; 8-12: 11am.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 10-11.30am: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); 11.30am-12.30pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years); 12.30-2pm: Youth: Padawans (9-11 years); 2-4pm: Youth: Jedi Performance Skills (11+); 4-6pm: Youth: Jedi General Skills (11+).
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). 9am-5.30pm, £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.
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 [email protected]. 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.
Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre. 6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 1-3pm: Flying Trapeze Level 2; 3-5 + 5-7pm: Flying Trapeze Level 1; 7-9pm: Flying Trapeze Level 3. Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
*Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Always worth a trip.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
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
R 3 Cool Things To Make With A Penny National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
R Become A Legend! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-4pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. Listen to stories of heroic Roman deeds and act out some of their battles. On tomorrow also.
Booklaunch: The Book Of Cardiff Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free. Info 07933 844234. This photography book professes to document “a year in the cultural life of our amazing city,” and its launch features live music from Maddie Jones and hooping performances from Sparkles Hoop Troupe.
Creative Creatures Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm, £1. Info 029 2057 3650. Drop in to make cool creatures and beautiful bugs.
R Dinosaur Babies Family Workshops National Museum Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Find out more about baby dinosaurs and make a dinosaur egg craft to take home. On tomorrow also.
Drop In And Make Craft Afternoon The Drill Hall, Chepstow. 2-4pm, £2. Info 01291 625981. Half-term activity, suitable for kids of all ages.
R Dylan’s Travels: Family Self-Led Activities Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. themed self-led creative writing activities, puzzles, word searches and crafts all inspired Dylan’s adventures and travels. Also on Sun 4.
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Readings by Emily Blewitt, Maggie Harries and Kate Brown.
Football: 2017 Women’s Champions League Final – Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain Car Park B, Cardiff City Stadium. 7.45pm, £6/£3 kids. Info www.uwclf2017.co.uk.
R Generation Game Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out about the many different sources of energy we rely on and why Hero was almost 2,000 years ahead of his time. (Until Sun 4)
Half Term Fun Day Penarth Pier Pavilion. 10am-4pm, free. Info 0844 8700887.
R Half Term Fun – Nature National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free (small charge for some activities). Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 4)
R Hay Festival 2016 Various venues, Hay-On-Wye. 8.30am-11pm. Info 01497 822629. The full programme is at www.hayfestival.com, you’ll have to make do with highlights from Buzz I’m afraid. Today this includes Marcus Brigstocke, a masterclass from the BBC on “how to break into the media” for bitter lols, Wilf Merttens, Jonathan Porritt, anniversary tributes to Harry Potter and The Famous Five, Bella Bathurst, Roger Penrose, Ken Dodd, George Monbiot & Ewan McLennan’s folk music project, Emmy The Great and Roy Strong. Fri 2: Alan Johnson, Gillian Cross, Tony Parsons being a twat, Gemma Cairney, Anthony Horowitz, Akala, Will Self, Lemn Sissay, Matthew Engel, Monty Don, Cosey Fanni Tutti being a legend and speaking to John Grant (who is also DJing later), Ava Vidal and Baby Queens. Sat 3: Jess Phillips, AC Grayling, Chris Tarrant, Simon Amstell, Jenny Valentine, Reni Eddo-Lodge (whose talk is titled, perhaps optimistically in this instance, Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race), Floella Benjamin, Ian Rankin, Peter Bazalgette, Bernie Sanders, Michael Sheen, Simon Armitage, Jeanette Winterson, Nina Conti and Inna Modja. Sun 4: Julia Leigh, Hanif Kureishi, Stevan Moffat, Julian Clary, Tony Adams, Julia Hobsbawm, Bill Bailey, John Simpson, Tom Dyckhoff, Ken Loach, Robert Plant and Adam Hart-Davis.. (Until Sun 4)
June Holiday Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12.30pm + 1-3pm, free. Make your own playdough and create colourful botanical designs inspired by the Gallery’s ceramics collection. For ages 4-14.
R Landscape Detectives Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. Explore the Coity Tip – so called because it was a tip, yet now looks nice thanks to NATURE – and hunt for treasures of the natural world. (Until Sun 4)
R Makers Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-5pm, free (small charge for some activities to cover cost of materials). Info 029 2057 3500. Meet the makers and find out more about their crafts as they run workshops and demonstrations throughout the week. (Until Sun 4)
R Pawprints In The Summer Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Discover all the animal shapes hidden in the constellations. Suitable for under-7s. (Until Sun 4, then every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 25)
Poems & Pints Browns, Laugharne. 7.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688. With guest host John Bilsborough.
Soft Play Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm, £1. Info 029 2057 3650. For kids under five and the adults who accompany them.
R Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 4)
Tiny Lego Adventures Half Term Workshop Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6. Info 01792 652016.
R UEFA Champions Festival Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2043 5830. Four-day bill of entertainment to compensate, or not, for the city centre being like a prison during this time. It’ll feature live music and DJs, displays of signed shirts and that plus a floating pitch – which is actually in the water, according to the artist’s impression, and will host the Ultimate Champions Match on Fri 2 featuring some big name ex-pros. They had Roberto Carlos and Luis Figo last year, but that was in Milan, where they might have actually wanted to go. (Until Sun 4)
R Urdd National Eisteddfod Maes Y Eisteddfod, Felindre Rd, Bridgend. 7am, £13 per days/£5 under-16s and competitors. Info [email protected]. Annual youth-oriented festival for/about/promoting the Welsh language and culture visits Bridgend this year. Features various concerts and other performances across six days; visit www.urdd.cymru for a fuller programme. (Until Sat 3)
Welsh Wrestling Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01495 227206. In Aberdare tomorrow; Abertillery on Fri 16.
What Was Happening 100 Years Ago In Cardiff? Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. VCS Cymru’s youth volunteers investigate stories from the Cardiff home front.
FRIDAY 2
Angela’s Summer Recipe Collection Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Attack! Pro Wrestling: Press Start 5 Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 3144. Sold out sorry.
Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month 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.
Friday Talk: New Discoveries In The Archaeology Conservation Lab National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. By Tabatha Barton. Book in advance please.
R Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Thurs 8, Sun 11, Tue 20, Sun 25 and Wed 28.
Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month 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.
Little Mice Club: Summer National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.
Sand Sculptures Family Drop-In Workshop Mission Gallery, Swansea (meeting point). 11am-2pm, free. Info 01792 652016. This takes place on the beach. Doesn’t say which one. I guess the closest one to the gallery that also has sand on.
R Skynet Wales LAN Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £40 weekend. Info 01874 611622. Forty-eight-hour PC gaming tournament. (Until Sun 4)
R St Donats Castle Tour St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2-5pm, £4-£7. Info 01446 799100. Also on Sun 18.
TJ Higgs Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01600 772467. Psychic medium whose career to date has included “helping the police in some difficult cases”. Does this count as being a snitch, answers on a postcard etc.
Welsh Wrestling Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 6pm, £12/£9. Info 0800 0147111.
SATURDAY 3
Bar Boot Sale Le Pub, Newport. 12-4.30pm, free. Info [email protected]. Vintage and craft fair.
Bookbinding Workshop Mission Gallery, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £22. Info 01792 652016. For ages 16+.
Craft Fair Coffee Cove Cafe Bar, Barry Island. 10am-3.30pm, free/£10 to set up a stall. Info 07948 399111. Every first Saturday of the month.
Craft Fair St Mary’s Church, Swansea. 10.30am-4pm, free. Info [email protected].
Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info [email protected]. Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.
Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
Fleece To Yarn Location TBC, Crickhowell. £45. Info 01874 749092. Be guided through the process from shearing a sheep to spinning your own yarn on a traditional hill farm in the Brecon Beacons National Park. A Good Day Out event.
Football: UEFA Champions League Final Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 08442 777888. Just trying to find out how much tickets to this thing cost is a total arseache, so god knows what it’s like trying to buy one. I was going to put the price on here and treat it as if you could just rock up on the day and grab one from the box office.
R Hands-On Art Club Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, £20 per term. Info 01267 222775. Aimed at ages 8-11, this term the theme will be making art outdoors and will include land art, printmaking with natural materials and making art on the beach. Also on Sat 17 this month.
June Holiday Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free. Drop-in event inviting you to explore what the Glynn Vivian has to offer families and children.
Meet The Beekeepers National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
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.
Saturday Craft Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am-1pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Monthly session. This workshop will explore the idea of Dylan’s ‘world within the world of the sea-town’ by creating miniature needle felt worlds.
Trial A Sheep Dog Morning Location TBC, Brecon Beacons. £45. Info 01874 749092. Work with a Welsh sheep dog on a scenic hill farm and learn the commands to move sheep around the field. A Good Day Out event.
R Vintage Kilo Sale Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 10am-6pm, free. Info 029 2037 3144. Designer labels at £15 a kilo they’re saying! On tomorrow also.
Vintage Market Caldicot Town Centre. Info 07716 557289.
Weber Art Of Charcoal Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.
SUNDAY 4
Cardiff Raft Race Llandaff Rowing Club. The Boathouse, Cardiff (starting point). 9am-3pm, £50 to enter per team. Info [email protected]. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.
Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.
Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran. 1-4pm. Info [email protected]. Every first Sunday of the month.
Lee Skeet Supper Club Brewdog, Cardiff. £40. Info 029 2023 1684. Cornish seafood specialist with March’s instalment of a series of supper clubs which run until July. Book here: www.leeskeet.com/shop.
R Piggy Walking With A ‘Pig-Nic’ Senni Valley, Brecon Beacons. £25/£10 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Take a pair of friendly Kune Kune pigs (from New Zealand, look a bit like Ewoks) for a walk, then return to the smallholding for refreshments. Also on Sun 18.
Roller Derby: Tiger Bay Brawlers v Middlesbrough Roller Derby House Of Sport, Cardiff. 3-6pm. Info
[email protected]. One of two WFTDA-sanctioned games this month for the Brawlers, the other being on Sat 24 against Dublin Roller Derby. Get proper names already, both of youse.
Stretch Revive And Relax Workshop Pontcanna Dojo, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info 07774 601544 /
MONDAY 5
R Advanced Cabaret Course Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.15pm, £7/£60 for full course. Info [email protected]. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 26 June.
Art Talk: Vernon Jones Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £4.50. Info 01656 815995.
Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
R Picture Makers Creative Photographic Courses The Environment Centre, Swansea. 7.30-9pm, £80 (six weeks). Info 07960 184923. Run by Sheree Murphy (as is the equivalent course in Pontardawe tomorrow). Every Tuesday until 10 July.
R Pilates And Core Stretch Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.45-7.45pm, £30 for six sessions. Info [email protected]. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 12 June.
R 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. Also on Mon 19 (it takes place here every first and third Monday of the month).
TUESDAY 6
R Art Course – Painting And Drawing Penarth Pier Pavilion. 10am-12.30pm, £105 (10 weeks). Info 0844 8700887. Led by Pauline Williams. Every Tuesday until 4 July.
Belly Dance Class Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£30 for five weeks. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie.
Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy – England v New Zealand SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380. The first of four matches in this series taking place here this month.
R Early Years Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30-11.30am, free. Explore movement, sound, language, textures, shapes and colours with kids aged 6 months to 3 years. Also on Tue 20.
R Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 01792 463980. Discuss books and authors in a casual setting (no obligation to have read the books in advance). Also on Tue 13, Tue 20 and Tue 27 this month.
Nataly Churchill Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07512 237983. Spirit medium.
R Picture Makers Creative Photographic Courses Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30-9pm, £80 (six weeks). Info 07960 184923. Every Tuesday until 11 July.
R Qigong Class Bute Park, Cardiff. 6-7pm, pay by donation. Info 07779 151916. Every Tuesday in May, June and July. More at www.bringingbalance.co.uk.
WEDNESDAY 7
R Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 3.30-4.45pm, £7/£60 for full course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Classes continue on Wed 10 and are then on every Wednesday (from 6.30-7.45pm) until 28 June.
Elliecoptor Hoops Hoop Jam / Skill Share Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info 07934 011061. First and third Wednesday of every month. Now in a new venue.
Gardening Course: What To Do Now In The Garden National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-1pm, £30. Info 029 2057 3500.
Glynn Vivian Young People Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 3.30-4.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. A group for anyone aged 16-24 with a passion for art and the enthusiasm to inspire others. Every Wednesday this month.
R Open Level Chair Dance Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 4.45-6pm, £7/£60 for full course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Every Wednesday (from 8-9.15pm) until 28 June.
Reminiscence Monthly Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Come to the museum and share your memories of Cardiff, on the first Wednesday of every month.
R Sheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Spend the afternoon in a 200-acre organic farm. A Good Day Out Event. Also on Sat 10, Sun 11, Wed 14, Sun 18, Wed 21, Sun 25 and Wed 28.
Swing Time Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 8.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Swing and lindy hop night with live band Donnie Joe’s American Swing plus The Medicine Man DJing. Also on Wed 21, with a different live band.
THURSDAY 8
Deconstructing Modus with The Wild Beer Co. Small Bar, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £12. Info cardiff@
thebigbeerco.com. Wild Beer arec a brewery in Somerset that make hella cool and tasty beers using weird ingredients. Andy Gibson from the company will take you through the creative process behind one of their beers, Modus Operandi. This is obviously total nerd stuff but probably dead interesting if you’re that way inclined.
R Howl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month (also on Thurs 15).
Open Mic Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr. 7.30pm. Info [email protected]. With special guest Siôn Tomos Owen.
Potters Music & Culture Pub Quiz The Last Resort, Swansea. 6-9pm, £1 to enter. Info www.
thelastresortswansea.com. Hosted by Gareth Potter and Ben Potter. This venue was closed for all of May so you might want to check that it’s back open again before you venture out to this.
Ship Lovers Group National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-2.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Come and learn about the modern history of ships through the cameras of our members, on the second Saturday of every month.
SWDFAS Lecture: The Geography Of Art Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400.
Young Art Force Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Open art class for anyone aged 14 to 24 to explore and respond to the Gallery’s exhibitions and collections.
FRIDAY 9
Craft-Gin The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info 07445 200707. Creative workshop hosted by Twin Made, who have further events later today, tomorrow, Sat 17, Sat 24 and Sun 25.
Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy – New Zealand v Bangladesh SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380.
Cyanotype Print Making Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-1pm, £45. Info 01600 714595.
Dinky Dragons Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Family fun day for 0-5-year-olds on the second Friday of every month.
Exploring The Collection Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-3 + 3.30-4.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Explore the work involved in archiving and storing information and images of the GVAG’s collection.
Friday Talk: A Day In The Life Of A Natural History Curator National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. By Jennifer Gallichan. Book in advance please.
R Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 9.30pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 16, Fri 23 and Fri 30.
Supper Club – Italian Night Octavo’s Wine Bar, Cardiff Bay. 7-10pm, £19.99. Info 029 2049 1220. Meet friends or make new ones while enjoying home-cooked food.
Tea Dance St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100. With Alan Taylor.
Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £5.50 adults/free under-4s Info 029 2047 5475. Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘animaltastic’.
SATURDAY 10
R Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also, plus Sat 24 and Sun 25.
Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm. Info [email protected]. Every second Saturday of the month.
Cardiff Gin & Vodka Festival Cardiff City Hall. 12-4.30pm + 6-10.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01239 621200. Featuring 80 gins and 40 vodkas. Ticket price gets you four samples and some goodie bag tat.
R Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month (also on Sat 27 in May).
R Destination Space Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Celebrate Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station with a fun-filled family show. (Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 25)
Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4611. Monthly class, normally on the second Saturday of the month.
Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Taking place here on the second Saturday of each month all year.
R Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Join us as we look up into the night sky to explore the many lights that have fascinated humans for centuries. (Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 25)
Man Vs Horse Llanwyrtd Wells, Powys. £25 to enter/free to spectate. Info 01591 610666. Annual event, organised by Green Events, with some cult appeal. Men on foot race against men on horses, on hooves. If man beats horse this year, the man in question will win £2000. Also it’s now sponsored by a brand of peanut butter which you can buy in hippy shops.
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. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month.
R Open Day The Sustainable Studio, Curran Road, Cardiff. 12-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. Also on Wed 14, from 4-8pm.
R Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.30pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sat 17 and Sat 24.
Saturday Adult Art Classes Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.
Simple Skirt With Pockets The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, £30. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
R Street Food Circus Roath Yard, City Road, Cardiff. 10am-10pm, £3/£2 before 8/free before 12. Info www.
streetfoodcardiff.com. Two days (on tomorrow also) of food trucks/stalls, music, street art and vintage clothes sold by the kilo.
R Talk At 4 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Exhibition tours hosted by artists Richard Higlett and Thomas Williams.
The Awesome Merthyr Chilli Fiesta Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Featuring 15-20 chilli traders, plus lots to eat… if you like chilli that is.
The Big Walk 2017 Principality Stadium, Cardiff (starting point). 8am, free. Info [email protected]. Charity walk to Kenfig Hill Rugby Club and back again, raising funds for Prostate Cymru.
Ugly, Lovely: Dylan Thomas’s Swansea & Carmarthenshire Of The 1950s In Pictures 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 472555. Talk by Hilly Janes about her new book of the same title.
Walk For Parkinson’s Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay (starting point). 9am, £10 to register. Info 029 2087 7900. With optional distances of either 2.8 or 6.2 miles.
Wartime Bridgend Bridgend town centre. 10am-5pm, free (£5 for 1940s dance). Info 01656 815757. WWII nostalgia, for reasons unspecified. Toy soldier painting, cooking, poppy making, “school life” and period games are all promised, along with a 1940s-era dance, live music and a Winston Churchill lookalike for you to greet as you see fit.
R Weber American Barbecue Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716. Also on Sun 18.
Why Knot Macrame The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £25. Info 07445 200707.
SUNDAY 11
All About Drones National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Not the ones that murder people in the Middle East, but the smaller models which, in this case, are used by South Wales Police to help catch criminals/intimidate non-criminals.
Barry Island Handmade Market Barry Island train station. 11am-3pm, free. Info facebook.com/
barryislandhandmademarket. Every second Sunday of the month.
Byzantine Feast Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Chapter Sewcial Super Sunday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1-5pm, £20. Info 029 2030 4400. Kids aged 8-14 can make an applique cushion. Ten spaces available in total.
Cycling: Human Race Dragon Ride Margam Park, nr Port Talbot (starting point). £47.50-£92.50 to enter. Info 01639 881635. This cycling race is presented, if that’s the right word, by Le Tour De France and aims to offer a comparable riding experience in the UK. Distances of 100, 153, 230 and 305km are on the table.
Eternity With Love Wedding Fayre Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 10am, free. Info 01639 881635.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Paget Rooms, Penarth. 11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 30 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.
Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Mode-USW Graduate Fashion Show 2017 The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Catwalk show featuring the final collections of USW Fashion Design graduates.
Motorcycle Show Swansea Museum. 11am-5pm. Info 01792 653763.
Penydarren Steam Locomotive National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Souls Awakening Mind Body Spirit Event Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 10am-4.30pm, £3/free kids. Info 01656 815995. Over 40 stalls featuring holistic therapies, natural health, clairvoyant abd tarot readers, crystals, jewellery, aura photography, psychic/spiritual art, sound therapy, gifts, drums, clothing and more.
R Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Mei Gwynedd, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune. Also on Sun 25, and every fortnight after that.
Unitarian Service National History Museum, St Fagans. 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. In Penrhiw Chapel.
MONDAY 12
R Beginners Saxophone Class Upstairs at The Park Hotel, Barry. 7-9pm, £15. Info 07806 625717. With Beverley from Sax For Fun. Every other Monday; also on Mon 15 and Mon 26 this month.
Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy – Pakistan v Sri Lanka SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380.
R Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054. On the second and fourth Monday of every month (also on Mon 26 in June).
TUESDAY 13
R Golf: Ladies’ British Amateur Championship Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, Bridgend. Free to spectate. Info 01334 460000. Featuring 144 golfers to start, with the final taking place on Sat 17 at 1pm. (Until Sat 17)
Poetry Nights Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm. Info 01792 863722.
R Sea Shanty Sessions Look Out Cafe Bar, Cardiff. 7.15-9.30pm, £30 for whole series (drop-in negotiable). Info 07952 752823. Led by Pauline Dow, these sessions are also on Tue 27 June, Tue 11 July and Sun 23 July.
Spirituality Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Second Tuesday of every month.
Storytelling Suppers: The Devil’s Noodles Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. With special guest Dan Yashinsky, who is in Llanelli tomorrow. Entry fee includes food.
WWDFAS Lecture: Creating A Splash – The St. Ives Society Of Artists 1927-52 Queens Hall, Narberth. 11am, £10. Info 01834 869323. Lecture by David Tovey.
WEDNESDAY 14
Bike First Aid Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £12. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Green City Events.
R Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Now in a new venue.
Open Mic Spoken Word Extravaganza 41 Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01633 263977. Featuring writers Katherine Stansfield and Emily Blewitt. Fundraiser by CWTSH to help run the former Stow Hill Library.
R Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr. 8pm. Info 01495 753629. Also on Wed 28.
Stranger At The Door Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Storytelling with Dan Yashinsky.
Tea Dance Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 2pm, £5 adv. Info 0845 2263510.
Wear And Tears – The Textile Conservator’s Trials And Triumphs The Drill Hall, Chepstow. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 01291 625981. Talk by Constanze Zimmer of Textile Conservation Ltd in Bristol, about how the Indian gown now featuring in Chepstow Museum’s special exhibition was conserved to make its star appearance at the British Museum possible.
THURSDAY 15
R Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 22.
Open Space: Matt Johnson Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Thriller author with a new book, Deadly Game. Book in advance please.
FRIDAY 16
Charity Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10.30am-3.30pm. Info [email protected].
Friday Talk: From Herbarium To Hayfever Treatment – The Life And Work Of Harold Augustus Hyde (1892-1973) National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. By Heather Pardoe. Book in advance please.
R Lansdowne Beer Festival The Lansdowne, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2022 1312. On this evening and all day tomorrow, I don’t have that much info about this but I can tell you the live music stuff. ACAB are playing this evening, from 9-11pm; tomorrow, in chronological order, we have Ffion Wyn Sax, Chris Ridgeway, Bryony Sier, Danielle Lewis, Tomos Lewis, Peyote, Jonny Morgan and Live Encounter.
Lost Lands Rooftop Cinema: Human Traffic Glam, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2022 9311. Screening, up on this nightclub’s roof terrace, of ‘cult’ clubbing film in the city it was filmed in, also the only city where it would be screened.
So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.
R Swanseabertawe Multilingual Festival Volcano, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. Poetry, music and discussion, with two final sessions this month. today: Maram El-Massri, Menna Elfyn, Humberto Gatica and Sharon Morris. Fri 23: Jean Portante, Zoë Skoulding and Jose Cifuentes.
Welsh Wrestling The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01495 355800.
SATURDAY 17
Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm. Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.
Cardiff World Naked Bike Ride Museum Avenue, Cardiff (starting point). 2.30-5.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Annual celebration of bikes and bodies. On the Facebook event page someone has asked “can you keep your helmet on?” but his attempt at a dick joke has been rebuffed in the form of a serious answer about an actual bike helmet.
Circle Skirt The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, £30. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
R Father’s Day Football Freestyling National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, 12pm, 2pm + 3pm, free. Info 01792 463980. With Welsh freestyler Ash Randall, one of the top names at those circus-y ball-juggling tricks. On tomorrow also.
R Felt Making Workshops National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.
Ffiliffest Caerphilly Castle. 11am-3pm, free. Info 01443 336000. Welsh language festival of arts, language and music, in partnership with Menter Iaith Caerffili.
Foraging: A Wild Taste Of The Hedgerow Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.
Get A Wriggle On! National Museum Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 7951. Worm-themed activities for families, related to a new exhibition here, Wriggle – The Wonderful World Of Worms.
Great Get Together Garden Party Mackintosh Sports & Social Club, Roath, Cardiff. 12-5pm, free. Info 029 2049 4697. Food, live entertainment and kids’ activities, intended as a tribute to Jo Cox.
Gwyl Fach Y Fro Various locations, Barry Island. Free. Info www.
menterbromorgannwg.cymru. One-day festival on a Welsh language tip presented by Menter Bro Morgannwg. Featuring live music from Bryn Fôn a’r Band, Candelas, HMS Morris, Eady Crawford, Band Nantgarw and Band Jazz Rhys Taylor, plus a play area, bubble bikes, circus skills and more.
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. Also on Sat 30 Sept and Sat 18 Nov this year.
Motorpoint Polo At The Manor 2017 Celtic Manor, nr Newport. 11.30am, £8-£128. Info 01633 413000. Annual event with various pricing grades. You can also get a 10-person gazebo for £750.
NHS Roadshow National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. A day both displaying and curating objects relating to the history of the NHS, in an attempt to create a ‘virtual museum’, or ‘virtually confined to a museum’ to give it its full title. By the law of averages some people who will attend this event voted Tory the week before.
Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-12.30pm, £15. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk. Cookery demonstration with tasters.
Swansea Festival of Stitch Workshop Swansea Museum. £15. Info 01792 653763. Ring 07715 711798 or email [email protected] for more info on this one.
Tennis Festival House Of Sport, Cardiff. 9.45am-12pm, £10/£5 members/£10 families. Info 01494 888407. Hosted in partnership with Tennis Wales.
The Great Get Together St John’s Churchyard Garden, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Drop-in event hosted by Cardiff Story.
T-Shirt / Memory Quilt The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £40. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
Viva La Rum: Cardiff Tramshed, Cardiff. 12-4 + 4-9pm, £11 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Featuring “the widest rum selection in the UK” (citation needed), a reggae band and steel drums.
Weaving Without A Loom Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £75. Info 029 2048 4611. With Laura Thomas.
R Woolly Weekend National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Meet sheep, see some expert spinning in action and have a go at family-friendly activities. On tomorrow also.
SUNDAY 18
Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10K/2K Crescent Road, Caerphilly (starting point). 8am. Info [email protected]. Annual event attracting over 2,000 runnrs of all abilities.
Father’s Day FEASTival Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. Featuring local food and drink stalls, demonstrations, entertainment for the whole family and special tours.
Father’s Day Special – Wartime Horrible History Stories National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 11.30am-3.30pm, free. Info 0300 1112333. Hear tales from our time-travelling soldier and handle some genuine World War One objects.
Make A Green Wood Chair Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-5pm, £115. Info 01600 714595.
PPODD Market Paget Rooms, Penarth. £1/kids free. Info www.ppodd.com. Pop-up contemporary market full of carefully curated hand-picked stalls.
Pugfest Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 10am-4pm, £8/£4 kids/under-3s free. Info 01639 881635. A whole day of events based around the noted dog breed. Plus a jousting demonstration. Not sure if pugs will be doing the jousting, or people trying stab each other with pugs.
Rowing: Celtic Longboat Regatta Llangrannog & Cilborth Beaches, Ceredigion. 10am, free to spectate. Info www.welshsearowing.org.uk.
Sing For Water Cardiff Oval Basin, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Choirs, soloists, drummers and musicians will be performing non-stop all around the Bay. Organised by Pauline Down.
Vintage Motorcycles Caerphilly Castle. 10am-4.30pm, £7.95/£5.20. Info 01443 336000. Hosted by the South Wales Vintage Motorcycle Club.
MONDAY 19
R Adult Learners Week National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.30am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Chat to staff and volunteers as they demonstrate their conservation and craft skills. (Until Fri 23)
R Adult Learners Week: Craft Taster Sessions National History Museum, St Fagans. 3-4.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Related to the above, but more hands-on. Itinerary: Mon 19 Rag Rugs; Tue 20 Willow Weaving; Wed 21 Decorative Copper Work; Thurs 22 Rag Rugs; Fri 23 Coil Pots. (Until Fri 23)
Gwd Mondays Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
TUESDAY 20
Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.
WEDNESDAY 21
Ask The Expert Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Come and meet the conservation team and find out how to care for your own artworks.
MediWales Connects Mercure Holland House, Cardiff. Info 029 2047 3456. The first of four events in this area that are part of the Wales Festival Of Innovation, this is an all-Wales NHS collaboration conference.
Music Networking Event: Introductions The Moon, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info [email protected]. Anyone in the local music industry is invited to introduce themselves and outline what they do, if they’re looking to collaborate with others, need help with anything or are offering services etc.
Sing-A-Long-A Wicker Man The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £7. Info 01633 656757. This is hosted by David Bramwell and Eliza Skelton and gives you the chance to sing along to the songs from The Wicker Man. Fair play if that sounds like your thing, but it’s not exactly The Jungle Book is it? There aren’t actually many songs.
Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 07376 604291. Monthly evening offering a chance for you to go along and see what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.
Spin Your Own Yarn Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £12. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Green City Events.
Swing Time Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 8.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Swing and lindy hop night with live band St Louis Express plus The Medicine Man DJing.
The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Meet the Glynn Vivian conservation team and go behind the scenes of the Gallery.
Who Knewport – Commercialising Innovation Platfform, Newport. Info 01633 439439. Wales Festival Of Innovation event.
Womenspire Awards 2017 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £35. Info 029 2063 6464. An evening to celebrate the achievements of Welsh women from all backgrounds who are doing extraordinary things in their lives.
THURSDAY 22
Attack! Pro Wrestling: Thursday Night Throws Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6. Info 029 2037 3144. Presented in conjunction with the Dragon Pro Wrestling Academy.
Audio Description Tour: Sculpture National Museum Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. For visually impaired visitors. Book in advance please.
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. Selling crafts, bric-a-brac, bits and pieces and breads/pastries,
Off Grid Gourmet Supper Club The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7pm, £30/£25 vegetarian. Info 01497 821762.
Summer Strawberry Afternoon Tea, With Music Swansea Museum. 2pm, £5. Info 01792 653763. Hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.
Wales Technology Awards 2017 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2167 9051. Wales Festival Of Innovation event.
FRIDAY 23
Applying Meditation & Mindfulness In Everyday Life Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 7-9pm, free. Info 01633 673739. With Tibetan Buddhist Master and scholar Chamtrul Rinpoche.
Artist Talk: Family Philanthropy – The Dillwyn Llewelyns And Voluntary Service Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 12.30-1.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. With Dr Lesley Hulonce.
Friday Talk: Behind The Scenes In The Archaeological Conservation Lab National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Book in advance please.
Incandescent Hibiscus Lounge, Waterloo Tea, Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 6249. Poetry/literature meetup. The theme for this one is ‘American Poetry & Lyrics’; bring your favourites.
Terry Hetherington Award Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Readings to mark the achievements of this year’s entrants into the £1000 Terry Hetherington Award, which is for writers under 30.
The Office Quiz Barry Island Sports & Social Club. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info www.
mackeventspresents.com. A quiz about BBC sitcom The Office, whose main hook is the appearance of Ewen Macintosh (who played Keith) as host.
SATURDAY 24
R Beats, Eats & Treats Barry Island promenade. Free. Info www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Two days of live music, walkabout entertainment, beach games, food and drink, cookery demonstrations, craft stalls and a bar. On tomorrow also.
Beginner Sewing The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £20. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
Cardiff Does Glantonbury, Crafty Devil Style! Crafty Devil Brewing, Ninian Park Road, Cardiff. 12-10pm, free. Info 029 2021 8099. Featuring live music from The Johnstown Flood and cheese toasties from Mr Croquewich. Exactly like Glastonbury, then.
Cardiff Mini Film Festival The Big Top, Cardiff. 11am. Info 029 2022 8883.
Craft Fair Clarence Hall, Crickhowell. 10am-4pm. Info 07419 131282.
Craft Fair & Workshops Taberbnacl Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected].
Drovers Walk Llanwyrtd Wells, Powys. £2 to enter on the day/free to spectate. Info 01591 610666. Green Events host a walk of 10, 15 or 25 miles through the countryside across the old drovers’ trails.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Leisure Centre. 11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 40 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.
Rag Rug The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £25. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
Roller Derby: Tiger Bay Brawlers v Dublin Roller Derby House Of Sport, Cardiff. 3-6pm. Info
Saturday Family Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01792 516900.
Young Makers Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Expand your skills and experience in this new class aimed at older children (14-16) who want to work collectively on projects.
SUNDAY 25
Advanced Cabaret Course Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 2-3.15pm, £7/£60 for full course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. An add-on to the weekly classes in Pontcanna, which finish tomorrow.
Cardiff Triathlon 2017 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay (assembly point). 8am, £54.95-£79.95 for individual entrants. Info 01248 723553. Swimming, cycling and running in that order, with Olympic, Sprint and Super Sprint distances offered.
Cricket: Natwest International T20 – England v South Africa SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 2.30pm. Info 029 2040 9380.
Family Fun Day Blaenavon Rugby Club. £5 to set up a stall (£10 with a gazebo). Info 01495 790446. Featuring a tug-of-war, bouncy slide, children’s activities, food stalls, dog show and competition and a face painter.
Flora Fraser: Beloved Emma Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 2pm, £5. Info 01600 772467. Author Fraser talks about one of the most fascinating women of her era, Emma Hamilton. This is apparently part of Monmouth Literary Festival, but I can’t find another other info about that.
Lampshade Making The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £25. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
Simple Skirt The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-4pm, £25. Info 07445 200707. Workshop hosted by Twin Made.
Swansea Half Marathon Castle Square, Swansea (starting point). 9am, £30 to enter/£28 UKA affiliated/£15 if raising money for Barnardos. Info 01792 227310.
MONDAY 26
R Cricket: Specsavers County Championship – Glamorgan v Derbyshire SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 2pm. Info 029 2040 9380. (Until Thurs 29)
TUESDAY 27
Science Cafe The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7pm, free. Info 01497 821762. New group, meeting on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
WEDNESDAY 28
Games Wales The Big Top, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Regular social event for video games-relared chat.
Gardeners’ Question Time Ty Nant Nursery, Radyr, Cardiff (starting point). 5-8pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.
Gardening Walk And Talk: Summer National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-12pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. Join members of the St Fagans gardening team for a tour of the gardens looking at plants of interest and tips about how to grow them.
THURSDAY 29
R Burgerstock Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2030 4400. A weekend of American beers and American-style (really big?) burgers. (Until Sat 1 July)
Taith Iaith National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Practice your Welsh by learning about Rembrandt’s Portrait Of Catrina Hooghsaet.
FRIDAY 30
R International Ceramics Festival 2017 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £140/£130 Welsh potters/£95 NUS/free under-14s. Info 01970 623232. A host of international ceramicists demonstrate their work at this annual event. (Until Sun 2 July)
Life Sciences Innovation Showcase Life Sciences Hub Wales, Cardiff Bay. Info emma.bigley@
lifescienceshubwales.com. Wales Festival Of Innovation event.
The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8.30pm, £3. Info 07818 056599. Poetry and short fiction night
Voices From The Bridge Pontypridd Museum. 7pm. Info 07746 116619. Poetry, fiction and music night.