EVENTS LISTINGS MAY
EVERY MONDAY
R NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Classes for various age groups on every day; check the website for full details.
R Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Classes for various skill levels on every day; check the website for full details.
EVERY TUESDAY
R Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.30-7.50pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.
Beginners Ballet Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15-7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Covering key ballet principles including developing core strength, improving posture, basic steps, flexibility and coordination. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.
Beginners Contemporary Dance Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Exploring the basic principles of contemporary dance through a set of exercises. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.
English Conversation Group For Beginners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified English language teacher.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219. With Lesley Walker. Also on Thursdays, Fridays aand Saturdays.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Djembe Drumming Workshops Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm, £5/£3. Info
[email protected]. 6.30-8pm: beginners (£3); 8.15-9.30pm: intermediate/ advanced (£5). Drop-in classes.
Welsh Conversation For Learners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified Welsh language teacher.
EVERY THURSDAY
Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £4/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www.brawlers.co.uk. With Cardiff roller derby team Tiger Bay Brawlers; fully coached and with veteran skater lead. Also on every Sunday.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
Singing For Lung Health Bridges Centre, Drybridge House, Monmouth. 11am-12pm, £3. Info 03000 555555. New singing group set up by the British Lung Foundation and open to anyone living with a lung condition.
Yinyasa Yoga Class Cathays Community Centre. 1.05-1.55pm, £5. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga.
EVERY FRIDAY
Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”.
English Conversation Group For Advanced Adult Learners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified English language teacher.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. 10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
EVERY SATURDAY
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff. 9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
EVERY SUNDAY
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.
Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £3/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www.brawlers.co.uk. Uncoached session hosted by Tiger Bay Brawlers.
Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Always worth a trip.
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.
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY
R Adult Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. A class for people of all abilities to create art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Every Wednesday this month.
R Coedlan: High Ropes National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.15am-4.30pm, £10. Info 029 2057 3500. Obstacle course for anyone over six years old and 110cm tall, here until the autumn. (Until Thurs 31 Oct)
R Dinky Donkey Walking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Spend a couple of hours with a pair of Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys. Also on Sat 4, Thurs 9, Sun 12, Sat 18, Thurs 23, Mon 27 and Thurs 30 this month.
Drink & Draw The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Learn drawing skills with artist Rachel Rasmussen, every first Wednesday of the month.
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 Scandinavian Language Meetup Group The Philharmonic, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info meetup.com. Every three weeks; also on Wed 22 this month.
R Scriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Ebbw Vale. 8pm. Info 01495 309863 / [email protected]. Also on Wed 15 and Wed 29 this month.
THURSDAY 2 MAY
Bridgend Writers’ Circle Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, free. Info 01656 815757. Meeting here on the first Thursday of every month.
Craig Morris & Gareth Lewis Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £14. Info 01633 868239. Psychic mediums (media? [no]).
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400. New poetry and fiction, this month with Seren Books writers.
Gardens Walk And Talk: Late Spring National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am, £2. Info 029 2057 3500.
R Japanese Language Meetup Group The Philharmonic, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info meetup.com. Every three weeks; also on Thurs 23 this month.
Kemi’s Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. Monthly gathering starting up again after summer, this edition featuring guest storyteller Cath Little. Price includes food.
Mark Beaumont Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 0300 0040444. A chat with record-breaking endurance cyclist, not to be confused with the awful music journalist of the same name. in Newtown on Sat 25.
Special Forces Guide To Surviving The Real World Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 6.30pm, £22.50. Info 0845 2263510. Frankly incredible looking show in which some retired action men offer guidance in the event of situations ranging from bullying to terrorist attacks and civil unrest. Suffice to say that if Isis show their face around Llanelli any time soon, they will rue the day!
Swansea Pride Hits The Dancefloor! Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18-325. Info 01792 475715. Ballroom dancing a la Strictly to celebrate Pride in Swansea, accordingly featuring competitive dancing from, quote, “popular and celebrated Swansea couples of the same gender”.
Words Art Music Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 7-9pm, free. Info 01443 682024. Words from Clare Ferguson-Walker, art from Paul Cabuts and music from the More Than A Song Community Choir.
FRIDAY 3 MAY
R Beer Fest Bendigedig Boiler House Graffiti Project, Cardiff. 5pm-12am, £3.50 per day. Info 07977 138587.Bank holiday celebration of the best UK cask and keg beer, with food and music in the mix also. On from 12pm-12am tomorrow and Sun 5. (Until Sun 5)
R Beer Festival West End Club, Barry. 4pm, free. Info 01446 735739. Featuring 15 or more guest ales and ciders all weekend, plus live music from The Boogiemen on Sunday afternoon. (Until Sun 5)
R Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”. Every Friday this month; Fri 24 has a guest DJ set from Bez.
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.
Harlem Globetrotters Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20-£61. Info 029 2022 4488. Annual reminder that Henry Kissinger is an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.
In Conversation: David Nash National Museum Cardiff. 7pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2039 7951. North Wales-based sculptor of renown, here on the day his exhibition (see Art listings) also launches.
The Moon Rum Fest The Moon, Cardiff. 5pm, free. Info [email protected]. Annual weekender featuring 70 or more rums, DJ sets and the following live bands: Hallouminati and Capra Mamei (tonight), The Brandy Thieves and Seas Of Mirth (Sat 4) and Aleighcia Scott, Royal Ascension Sound and Conners And The Con Men (Sun 5). (Until Sun 5)
The Spirit Sisters Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. Sibling mediums.
R Yin Yoga Class Natural Health Service, Swansea. 7.30-9pm, £8/£4 for your first class. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga. Yoga class designed to balance out the stresses of the modern world. Here every fortnight; also on Fri 17 this month.
SATURDAY 4 MAY
R Art About Town: Urban Sketching And Printmaking Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-3pm, pay what yuu can. Info 01656 815757. Art workshops with Claire Hiett. Today’s theme is ‘roots festival’; also on Sat 4 and Tue 28, both of whose themes are TBC.
R Cheese & Cider Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-5.30pm. Info 01792 371206. As well as the two products of the title, there’ll be live music from Ian Charles, Ian James, Men Of Sweynes Eye (Morris dancers), James Rees, Worried Men, Ukcoholix, Ragsy, Sicknote Steve, Dai And The Ross Band, Gower Cosmic Smiles and The Balkaneers (Sat 4) and Ray & Jackanda, Ian James, Eleri Angharad, Alun Wyn Jones, Neil E Young, The Occasional Domestics, Anduy Tamlyn Jones, The Orange Circus Band, No Obligation and Soul Skunks (Sun 5). (Until Mon 6)
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
R Festival Of The Celts Various venues, Llandeilo. £5. Info 0333 9000919. Food and drink, music, dance, spoken word, artists and woodcraft offered across various bars, pubs and big posh houses dotted around this small town. On tomorrow also.
Gentle/Radical Imagination Forum Riverside Warehouse, Cardiff. 10.30am-2.30pm, £4/£2/free asylum seekers. Info facebook.com/gentleradical. Exploring the term and practice of ‘allyship’ – how we understand it, and better enact it.
R Have A Go Model Boats Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. Free. Info 01639 881635. Located on New Pond. (Until Mon 6)
Knit, Sew & Crochet National History Museum, St Fagans. 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
May Day Celebration National History Museum, St Fagans. 11.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Folk dancing and the raising of the maypole.
Mini Mono Workshop The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 1-5pm, £35. Info 029 2022 0349. One-day course on the first Saturday of every month this year.
R Miss Beauty UK 2019 Grand Finals Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 3pm. Info 029 2048 7602. Beauty contest, the main part of the finals being tomorrow. “Miss Beauty UK is a natural pageant system – accepting of all types of Beauty!” it says here
Nabba Mr & Miss Wales The Riverfront, Newport. 12.30 + 6.30pm, £21/£10 under-14s. Info 01633 656757. Bodybuilding contest. Afternoon time is the pre-judging session (and a lot of you out there have pre-judged bodybuilders in your time, i’m sure); evening is the awards show.
R Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Selling original arts and crafts here most months until Christmas; also on Sat 25 this month.
R Plant Sale M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Annual fundraiser sale, on tomorrow also.
Swansea Pride 2019 Swansea city centre. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. LGBT-related activities and events all day, beginning with a carnival style parade.
R Talk At 4 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month concerning the exhibition currently running here, Freya Dooley’s The Song Settles Inside Of The Body It Borrows. Also on Sat 18.
Vintage Kilo Sale Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 10am-6pm, free. Info 029 2037 3144. Designer labels at £15 a kilo.
SUNDAY 5 MAY
ABP Newport Wales Marathon Newport riverfront (start/finish point). £42-£52 (marathon registration)/£20-£25 (10k registration)/free to spectate. Info newportwalesmarathon.co.uk.
Cardiff Storytelling Circle: Tales For The Turning Year Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.
Echoing Sound & Weave Course Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-4pm, £150 (four sessions). Info 01792 652016. Adult workshop, also on Sun 2 June, Sun 7 July and Sun 4 Aug.
Gin Ladies Tea Party The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £6 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Live, music, drag from Jolene Dover and gin served in various vessels.
Katie Paterson: First There Is A Mountain Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Participatory artwork event touring the UK until October. Attendees are invited to make beaches and mountain ranges out of sand.
MONDAY 6 MAY
Blink In Mirrors: Those Glorious Imperfections Shift, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free. Info [email protected]. Monthly open mic poetry night, hosted by Tom Kirby and also featuring a secret headliner.
Come Train Your Dragon Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 10am, £7.65/£5.95 kids/free under-2s. Info 01639 881635.
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 Mon 13, Sun 19, Mon 20, Sun 26, Tue 28, Wed 29 and Fri 31 this month.
TUESDAY 7 MAY
60 Second Show And Tell National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Museum curators talk about various objects.
Board Games The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-11pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Hosted by Rules Of Play on the first Tuesday of every month.
R Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Discuss authors and books old and new, the theme this month being biographies. Also on Tue 14.
Local And Family History Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Nicci Gerard Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 01873 852960. Talk by writer and campaigner on the subject of dementia, also that of her latest book.
Swansea, The Riverside Town National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Talk by local author Gerlad Gabb.
Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £6. Info 01656 815995.
R Uplift Singing Sessions Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12.30-1.30pm, £5/£4. Info 01874 611622. With Tanya Walker. Every Tuesday this month.
R Wales International Documentary Festival 2019 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5.30pm. Info 029 2030 4400. Annual events featuring screenings covering many esoteric subjects; go to www.widf.info for full details. Culminates on Fri 10, at 8pm, with the WIDF Awards Ceremony, hosted by Carys Eleri. (Until Fri 10)
WEDNESDAY 8 MAY
Nikki Kitt Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Spirit medium.
Nova: A Night For Surrealism Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07982 624959. Fundraiser event for UWTSD Illustration, featuring a film screening, exhibition and print sale.
THURSDAY 9 MAY
Alun Havard Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 473238. Spirit medium.
Dementia Friendly Underground Tours Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. Free. Info 029 2057 3650. Also on Fri 21 June and Mon 15 July. Book in advance please.
Nôstalgia Kongs, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2064 4114. An evening featuring a showcase of brand new indie video games as well as some live electronic music by acts including Tetrahex. Part of the SXSWales series of events in Cardiff this week.
Open Mic Poetry Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 722555. With guest poets Rhian Elizabeth and Natalie Holborow.
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 Thurs 23 this month.
FRIDAY 10 MAY
Patricia Routledge The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01633 656757. Decorated British actor who had a decent career in musical theatre pre-Hyacinth Bucket etc. This show is her talking about that part of her career with the Independent’s classical music critic (former critic, according to his own website, not that that embarrassment of a publication can be arsed updating its records) Edward Seckerson.
R Tredegar House Folk Festival Tredegar House, Newport. £45 weekend. Info 01633 246241. Folk dance, song and music over three days. See Music listings for individual concerts; there are free events (dance displays, children’s entertainment, live music concerts, workshops and sessions) on Sat 11 and Sun 12 until 6pm. Plus a CAMRA bar with 25 real ales. Day prices: Fri 11 concert £18/£17, ceilidh £8/£7; Sat 11 concert £18/£17; ceilidh £8/£7/free under-7s; Sun 13 concert £20/£19. Under-7s go free all weekend. (Until Sun 12)
SATURDAY 11 MAY
Annual Gardening Bring & Buy Sale Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, free (£1 for car parking). Info 029 2116 7920.
Basketry/Weaving With Willow Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2048 4611. With Susie Vaughan. Demonstration/workshop event aimed at young people, one of several here this month.
Caerphilly Food Festival Caerphilly town centre. 9am-5pm, free. Info 029 2088 0011. Annual event featuring over 100 stall holders
Family Fun Day Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30am-4.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Drop-in activities.
Folk Day Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £5.30-£8.90/free members, disabled people and their companions. Info 0300 0256000. Welsh folk traditions including songs in Welsh and English, harp workshops, storytelling and a display of Welsh folk dancing.
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Second Saturday of every month.
R Leaf Collage Workshops Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 11.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2048 4611. With Jenny Kenna. Also on Mon 27.
Music Bazaar Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 3-5pm, free. Info 029 2037 3144. Family-friendly music workshop hosted by the people behind SXSWales.
Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month.
Saturday Workshop Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free (suggested donation £3). Info 01792 516900.
Scooters On The Square 2019 Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Scooter rally hosted by Merthyr Scooter Club. There’s also a Who tribute band playing here this evening.
SpringSoul Holistic & Wellbeing Event Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 11am-4pm. Info 029 2037 3144. Featuring arts and crafts, stalls with ethnic goods (their description not mine), crystals, aromatherapy oils, jewellery, holistic therapies, plants and more.
Street Food And Live Music Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 4-10pm, free. Info 07773 348655. Every second Saturday of the month until October.
Swansea Zine Fest 2019 Volcano, Swansea. 12-5pm, free. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. A celebration of fanzines and DIY self-publishing.
Vegan Fest St Tydfil Shopping Centre, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-4pm, free. Info www.sttydfilshoppingcentre.co.uk.
Ynyswen Craft Show Ynyswen Welfare Hall, Treorchy. 9am-4.30pm, £5 to set up a table. Info 01443 520299.
Young Makers Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Turn your drawings into professional quality animation puppets and three-dimensional theatre sets. Book in advance please.
Young Writers Squad Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am, free. Info 01792 463980. Workshop for 11-16-year-olds, hosted by Rebecca F John.
SUNDAY 12 MAY
R Dylan Day Drop-In Activities Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Creative writing, puppets, games, reading corner, crafts and dressing up costumes, all inspired by Dylan Thomas. Also on Sun 19 this month.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Comprehensive School. 11am-12.30pm, £1.50/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 35 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and childrens items.
Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event selling handcrafted goods and fresh food.
South Wales Morris Minors Branch Rally And Classic Car Show Caldicot Castle. 11am-4.30pm. Info 07583 105849.
Swansea Vintage And Artisan Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Vision (Sound In Art) Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07830 381930. A day of sound art installations created by local Cardiff artists.
Voices On The Bridge Globetrotters, Pontypridd. 7pm, free. Info [email protected]. Poetry, spoken word and song from Boyd Clack, Kirsten Jones, Siôn Tomos Owen, Mike McNamara, Rhoda Thomas, Ben Smith, Nicholas McGaughey, Suzanne Iuppa, The Cheatin’ Hearts, Pipers On The Bridge, Stephanie McNicholas, John Marshall and compere Rob Cullen.
MONDAY 13 MAY
Cardiff Humanists Event Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, Charles St, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £2/£1. Info www.cardiffhumanists.co.uk. A talk on the question “what is happiness” by Dean Burnett, local writer with a book on a similar topic.
R Have Fun / Meet New People Grangetown Community Choir Cornwall Street Baptist Church Hall. Grangetown, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 per session/£80 for 12 sessions. Info
[email protected]. With Pauline Down, every Monday from today.
TUESDAY 14 MAY
Andrea Gibson Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. American slam poet.
R Art Babas Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30-11.30am, free. Info 01792 516900. Relaxed sensory craft session for parents/carers and children from six months to three years. Book in advance please. Also on Tue 28.
Book Club The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.
R Life Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, £5. Info 01792 516900. Also on Sat 25.
Meet The Maker: Alison Moger Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 2.30-4pm, free. Info 029 2048 4611.
The Great British Paint Off – Constable v Turner Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8. Info 01874 611622. Arts Society Brecknock lecture by Nicola Moorby.
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY
Gwanwyn Festival Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Pop-up events, activities and workshops to as part of this month-long festival held across Wales each May celebrating creativity in older age.
Conservation Surgery Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Meet the Glynn Vivian conservation team and go behind the scenes to the conservation department.
The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-3pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Meet the gallery’s conservator and ask questions about how to care for your own art. Book in advance please.
The Guilty Feminist St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50-£30. Info 029 2087 8444. Popular podcast goes live with spcial guests including Grace Petrie and Suzi Ruffell.
THURSDAY 16 MAY
Dementia Awareness Week Tea Dance National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1.30-4.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Book in advance please.
International Dylan Thomas Prize Great Hall, Bay Campus, Swansea University. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 01792 602060. You get £30,000 if you win, you know.
Jon Ronson St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £27.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Here with his new show Tales From The Last Days Of August And The Butterfly Effect, and also interviewed Upfront this issue.
LBT+ Speed Dating Night Beelzebubs, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info events@
craftydevilbrewing.co.uk. Charity night in aid of Cardiff-based LGBT+ domestic violence service Rainbow Bridge.
Museums At Night: Up On The Roof Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. An illustrated tour of the building, finishing on the roof for a view of the city. Book in advance please.
Open Space: Peter Jones & Ceri Stennett Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Local authors discuss their non-fiction books Dear Mona: Letters From A Conscientious Objector and In Proud And Honoured Memory: In Remembrance Of The Valiant Sons Of Whitchurch. Book in advance please.
The Scummy Mummies Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Podcast types turned stage performers who were here a while back. Still have a low bar for scumminess I suspect..
FRIDAY 17 MAY
R Hey Clay Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. £5 per session. Info 029 2048 4611. Drop-in hour long sessions with Makers Guild members as part of the national Get Creative Festival of pottery events. (Until Sun 19)
Llandovery Folk Dancing Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery. 7.30pm. Info www.llandoveryfolkdancing.co.uk. With caller Keith Lascelles.
Museums @ Night Afterhours Quiz Night National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7pm, £3.50 adv. Info 029 2057 3600.
Stitch Art Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-9pm, £15. Info 01656 815757. With textile artist Alison Moger.
The Mutterscream: Crepuscular Lush Jacobs Market, Cardiff. 7.30pm-1am, free. Info 029 2039 0939. One-evening-only art and music show. Art from Ellie Walker, Camilla Mason, Tyr Leach Martin, Fran Gonzalez Camacho, Alex Colley, Petros Kourtellaris, Matt Kirby, Zena Blackwell, Charly Morgan-Ivey, Marta Junquera and Eve Diveney-Clegg; music by Little Gee, Sean Addicott, Aperol Xav, Andy Warpole and Obey Cobra.
WWE Live 2019 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £41-£75. Info 029 2022 4488.
SATURDAY 18 MAY
Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected].
Craft Session: Quilting National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. Info 029 2057 3500.
Doge: Prince Or Prisoner National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Lecture by Dr John Law.
Fossils From The Swamp Family Fun Day National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Relating to an educational exhibition launching here today.
Full Steam Ahead National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. A chance to see the replica Penydarren steam locomotive.
R Geekedfest Newport Centre. 11am-6pm, £18 weekend (£10 kids)/£10 per day (£6 kids). Info 01633 656656. Comic convention. On tomorrow also, from 11am-5pm; a folllowup event is in Swansea on Sat 3 and Sun 4 Aug.
*Monster Jam Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 1.30pm, £15-£50. Info 08442 777888. Monster trucks are great and this show is great.
Plant Fossil Workshops National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, £3.50. Info 029 2039 7951.
R Sheep Trekking Crai, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Take a sheep for a walk on a lead in a 200-acre organic farm. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sun 19, Sat 25, Sun 26 and Wed 29 this month.
St Fagans Real Food Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. With Riverside Real Food.
Vintage Kilo Sale YMCA, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £3/£1.50 after 12. Info 01792 652032. Designer labels at, again, £15 a kilo.
Wales On Wheels National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Vintage and otherwise vehicle showcase.
When Wales Was A Tropical Swamp! National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free (£2 deposit). Info 029 2039 7951. Dr Christopher Cleal tells you the deal about 300,000,000 years ago.
Willow Hare Garden Sculpture Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 9.30am-4.30pm, £15. Info 01656 815757. With Mel Bastier.
Young Writers Squad Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am, free. Info 01792 463980. Workshop for 8-11-year-olds, hosted by Sion Tomos Owen.
SUNDAY 19 MAY
Exposure Wrestling Ferns Club, Newport. 6pm, £10 adv/£8 kids. Info www.exposurewrestling.com. Subtitled Night Of The Valkyrie, which means this is Exposure’s women’s wrestling division, this evening will feature Xia Brookside, Nadia Sapphire, Kat Von Kaige and more.
NoFit State Circus: Flying Trapeze Taster Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 11am-1pm. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.
Pontcanna Plant Fair Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07773 348655. Rare and unusual plants and flowers. Also here on Sun 16 June and Sun 15 Sept.
Spring Zine-ing The Moon, Cardiff. 6-10pm, free. Info [email protected]. Zine-making workshop, also featuring live bands who are listed in Live Music.
MONDAY 20 MAY
Mary Portas Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £22. Info 029 2064 6900. An ‘in conversation’ type event from supposed shopping guru. Ticket price includes a copy of her new book.
TUESDAY 21 MAY
R Cardiff Yesterday III Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £8.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams. On tomorrow also.
Company Of Words Open Mic Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £4. Info 07830 381930. With guest poets Johnathan Edwards and Mike Jenkins.
From The Darkness Into The Light! Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Monthly literature-inspired readings on a changing theme.
Iolo Williams Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01495 227206. TV wildlife guy talks about his earlier career with the RSPB.
RNIB Art Group Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Tutor-led class for people with visual impairments.
WEDNESDAY 22 MAY
Ross Edgley Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £26/£70 VIP. Info 0871 4720400. This is the guy who swam all around mainland Britain last year, as you would imagine he is both very physically fit and mustard keen for everyone else to be like him.
THURSDAY 23 MAY
Arts Society Cardiff Lecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Stella Grace Lyons on ‘The Man With The Pitchfork: Iconic Paintings From Early 20th Century America’.
Kendal Mountain Festival 2019 Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £15.40/£11 under-25s. Info 01792 863722. Adventure films, touring the UK I assume.
FRIDAY 24 MAY
Circus Extreme Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 5 + 7.30pm, £13-£37. Info 0845 3451400. “It’s time to awaken your soul and stir the imagination of your family!” My family are perfectly imaginative as it is, thanks. On at 3pm and 6pm tomorrow and Sat 1 June; 2pm and 5pm on Sun 26, Mon 27 and Sun 2 June; 3pm and 7.45pm on Tue 28-Fri 31. (Until Sun 2 June)
Glynn Vivian At Night Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 5-8pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Afterhours activities with a licenced bar, co-hosted by the Dylan Thomas Centre.
R Hay Festival 2019 Various venues, Hay-On-Wye. 11.30am-11pm. Info 01497 822629. The full programme is at www.hayfestival.com and these days I don’t even really have the space to include highlights, sorry! Let’s just say there are some legends appearing, some bastards, and many melting away in the middle. (Until Sun 2 June)
R HowTheLightGetsIn 2018 Riverside Site / Globe Site, Hay-On-Wye. 6.30pm, £148-£164 weekend (£103.60 NUS or under-25s)/£38-£64 per day/free under-12s. Info howthelightgetsin.org. Annual art/culture/philosophy/etc festival, coinciding with Hay and acting as a de facto fringe of it I suppose. Check the website for the full lineup in all its ‘good people on both sides’ glory. (Until Mon 27)
Summer Vintage Hair Evening Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-9.30pm, £12. Info 01656 815757. With hair and makeup artisT Kelsey James.
R The Big Retreat Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. £159 weekend/£60 kids/free under-5s (Fri £49/£15 kids; Sat + Sun £60/£20 kids). Info www.thebigretreatwales.co.uk. A weekend offering – in the order they are listed on the poster – fitness, a talk tent, yoga, music, cookery, kids, bushcrafts and art & crafts. Get the impression it’ll make that thing Cerys Matthews does in north Wales look like Woodstock 99. Go to the website for the full lineup. (Until Sun 26)
Weekend Adult Workshop: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, £5. Info 01792 516900. A class for people of all abilities to create art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
SATURDAY 25 MAY
Back To Basics Course The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60. Info 029 2022 0349. One-day course, on the last Saturday of every month this year.
Botanical Cyanotype Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-4pm, £30. Info 01792 652016. Adult workshop where you can create blue cyanotype prints with Carly Wilshere-Butler.
Dressmaking Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-4.30pm, £12. Info 01656 815757. With Corrie Lewis-Bishop.
R Dylan’s Travels: Family Self-Led Activities Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 463980. creative writing activities, puzzles, word searches and crafts all inspired Dylan’s adventures and travels. Also on tomorrow, Wed 28 and Fri 30, then Sat 1 and Sun 2 June.
Find The Face Trail National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Search the galleries to find some hidden characters. (Until Sun 2 June)
R Let Battle Commence! Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £5.30-£8.90/free members, disabled people and their companions. Info 0300 0256000. See Caerphilly’s mighty siege engines in operation this weekend and meet the men and women of the 13th century. (Until Mon 27)
Made It Markets St Elli Shopping Centre, Llanelli. 10am-4.30pm, £12. Info 07971 242730. Quarterly craft and produce fair.
R St Fagans Makers Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Meet the makers and find out more about their crafts (they’d probably like it you buy something too) as they run workshops and demonstrations. (Until Sun 2 June)
R Margam International Kite Festival Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. Free. Info 01639 881635. (Until Mon 27)
Mark Beaumont Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01686 614555.
Pop-Up Skatepark National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Hour-long skate sessions for kids, presented by Exist.
Vintage Kilo Sale Treforest Community Centre. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07923 142285. Selling vintage gear at £15 per kilo.
SUNDAY 26 MAY
R Gower Good Food Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-5.30pm. Info 01792 371206. Also featuring vartious kids’ activities as well as stalls etc. On tomorrow also.
Make Your Own Zine! Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3-5pm, £3. Info 029 2030 4400. Aimed at ages 8+ and doing it in the style of the true creators, using only paper, glue, scissors and a photocopier.
Meet The Objects: Twenty Years Of The National Assembly National History Museum, St Fagans. 11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Please, they prefer to be called ‘AMs’. On in English, Welsh and English in that order
PAN-musicale 3.0 / Latin The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Third in a series of events in which attendees will “focus upon the music of a particular territory or genre, share authentic food together and engage in open cultural conversation.”
Pizza & Prosecco Festival The Depot, Cardiff. 2-10pm, £22.50 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. There’s DJs, live music and “glitter girls” as well as the consumables noted in the event name.
Pontcanna Brocante Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07773 348655. Vintage flea market, every last Sunday of the month until October.
Welsh Open Stoneskimming Championships Llanwrtyd Wells. 10am, £5 to enter. Info 01591 610666. Sponsored by the Heart Of Wales Brewery, this is the first Green Events competition of 2019, presaging many more marginal rural challenges (bog snorkelling, man v horse racing etc). There are various categories with ribald titles relating to “tossing”, being “stoned” etc.
MONDAY 27 MAY
The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month it’s a discussion of Prodigal Son by Mary Barbara Kingsolver.
R Urdd National Eisteddfod 2019 Wales Millennium Centre and surrounding area, Cardiff Bay. 7.30am, £13 per day. Info 029 2063 6464. Annual Welsh language-promoting youth festival. (Until Sat 1 June)
TUESDAY 28 MAY
Dylan’s Travels: Story Maps Family Workshop Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4am, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 463980. Family activities offering the chance to create fictional towns and worlds, a la DT’s Llareggub.
Ekphrastic Writing Group The Gate, Cardiff. 7-45-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Readings and discussions. On the fourth Tuesday of every month.
R Half Term Family Art Workshops National Museum Cardiff. £2. Info 029 2039 7951. Drop-in sessions. (Until Fri 31)
Super Soapy Soap Socks Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 11am-4pm, £3 per session. Info 01639 881635. Soap socks are made from felt and used to clean one’s hands
WEDNESDAY 29 MAY
Harry Redknapp St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £32.50/£82.50 VIP. Info 029 2087 8444. Chuckling at the thought of Harry reading the press blurb for this, which makes it very clear that it considers his appearance on I’m A Celebrity to be of more significance than his career in football, and giving his trademark thumbs-up and a shrug. Then recalling that he said he couldn’t read and shrugging too.
My Face – Mini Masterpieces National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30, 1.30 + 2.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join artist Susan Evans to create your own self portrait. (Until Sat 1 June)
Oriel Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Practically Poppins Bedwellty House, Tredegar. 12 + 2pm, £16. Info 01495 353397. Themed party featuring afternoon tea, tricks, games and singing.
Quiz For A Cause The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, 35. Info 029 2048 3344. Raising money for Cardiff Foodbank.
R Self-Led Activities Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-4pm, £5. Info 01792 516900. All-ages drop-in events. (Until Fri 31)
THURSDAY 30 MAY
Booklaunch: Matt Morgan Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07852 824393. Promoting his new book Critical: Science & Stories From The Brink Of Human Life.
R Flower Power Plant Hammering National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 1203pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Transfer the image of a flower onto fabric at the tap of a hammer with this Scrappy Sheep craft. On tomorrow also.
Lyrical Miracles NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
Welsh Wrestling Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £12/£9. Info 01495 227206. In Treorchy tomorrow.
Wine Tasting Talk Evening National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7pm, £15/£12.50. Info 029 2057 3600. Concentrating on the south of France this evening.
FRIDAY 31 MAY
Thomas & Muse: Skynthetic Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 07830 381930. reprsiign a show that was also at this venue last year, this is described as “a clothing-optional performance of art and music” featuring featuring trumpeter Ben Thomas and artist Lucy Muse. You, the audience member, are invited (although not obliged) to get your kit off while spectating as well.
Welsh Wrestling Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7pm, £12/£9. Info 0300 0040444.