EVENTS LISTINGS | FEBRUARY 2020
EVERY MONDAY
R Escape Reality Cardiff Escape Reality, John Street, Cardiff. Mon-Fri + Sun 1.30-9pm; Sat 12-9pm, £16-£20 per player. Info 029 2132 3120 / [email protected]. Escape room setup where players have an hour to solve puzzles and exit the room in question. Offers each day for hen/stage parties, corporate events etc.
R NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £1-£15 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.
Caban Sgriblio Brecon Library. 4-6pm, free. Info 01873 811579. Drop-in creative writing sessions led by Uschi Turoczy. Running throughout summer but with no set finish date at present.
Community Choir Ocean Arts Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. 7-9pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info
[email protected]. Drop-in sessions.
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].
R Organised Kaos Circus Classes Cwmaman Church Hall, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen. Info 07799 266505 / [email protected]. Inclusive community circus offering an environment for young people and adults alike to develop circus skills, promoting self confidence and community. Various classes from Tuesday to Friday; find the timetable at www.organisedkaos.org.uk.
Uplift Singing Sessions Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12.30-1.30pm, £5/£4. Info 01874 611622.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Crafty Cuppa Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-12pm, £3. Info 01443 490390. Creative coffee mornings led by tutor Rhian and the Artis Community Team. Price includes refreshments and art materials.
EVERY THURSDAY
FAN Group Meeting Cardiff Central Library. 5.30pm, free. Info www.thefancharity.org. Meet new people, make friends and get to know your neighbours.
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, Cardiff. 1.05-1.55pm, £5. Info facebook.com/yinyasacardiff.
Yoga First Floor, 3 Assembly Square, Britannia Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-1.15pm, £5. Info [email protected]. With Mat Roblin.
EVERY FRIDAY
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
Come Down Sundays Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, £1 to play. Info [email protected].
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.
SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY
An Evening With Paul Gascoigne Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff. 6pm, £25-£200. Info 029 2240 4901. The venue are billing this as an invitation to fondly remember Gazza’s goal against Scotland in Euro 96, which I guess might find more favour here than in Scotland itself, but not by that much.
Chinese New Year Family Fun National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Stories, crafts, cultural music and a mini lantern parade.
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
R Dinky Donkey Walking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£25 under-17s. Info 01874 749092. Spend a couple of hours with a pair of Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sun 2, Sat 15, Mon 17, Sun 23 and Sat 29.
Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
R Express Yourself Elysium Gallery, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info www.elysiumgallery.com. Cabaret nights (also on Sat 15 this month) hosted by Mr & Mrs Clark and featuring 15-minute performances from a wide variety of local theatre/art/music/etc types.
Introduction To Hand Embroidery National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 11am-4pm, £65/£55. Info 029 2057 3070. Workshop suitable for anyone from total beginners onwards.
Open Club Day Le Public Space, Newport. Free. Info [email protected]. Part of a Europe-wide scheme in which venues open their doors for a full day so locals or other interested parties can come in and learn more about the place.
Soap Making M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 10.30am-12.30pm + 2-4pm, £25 per session. Info
[email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make.
sunday 2 february
An Introduction To Table Loom Weaving Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Laura Thomas.
Cardiff 5k And 10k Winter Warmer Run Bute Park, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, £16 5k run entry/£19 10k run entry. Info thefixevents.com. In aid of Shelter Cymru.
Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400.
Jesmonite Coasters M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 10.30am-1pm, £30. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make.
R Mini Donkey Agility & Games Session Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £30/£20 under-17s. Info 01874 749092. Learn how to interact with animals and do agility and target training with the donkeys. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sun 16 and Sun 23.
R Piggy Walking With A ‘Pig-Nic’ Senni Valley, Brecon Beacons. £30/£20 under-17s. 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. A Good Day Out event. Also on Mon 3, Sun 9, Tue 11 and Tue 25 this month.
Progress Wrestling Chapter 102: Bang Tidy Tramshed, Cardiff. 4pm, £20. Info 029 2023 5555.
Vintage Kilo Sale Cornerstone, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £3/£1.50 after 12. Info [email protected].
Wedding Fayre The Orangery, Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 11am, free. Info 01639 883553.
monday 3 february
Chunky Yarn Snood Workshop M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make.
R 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 until 30 Mar.
R Qi Gong Tai Chi Carnegie House, Bridgend. 1.30-2.30pm, £3. Info 01656 815757. With tutor Geoff Cheetham; every Monday until 10 Feb.
tuesday 4 february
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 18, from 10.30am-12.30pm.
R Art Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8.30pm, £8 per class/£10 annual membership. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities and ages; every Tuesday until 11 Feb.
R Contemporary Conversations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Meeting up twice a month (also on Tue 18), this group discuss ideas and themes from current and recent art exhibitions.
R Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Also on Tue 11 and Tue 25 this month, with a theme of ‘warm climates’.
Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £6. Info 01656 815995. With Jeff Guppy.
WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY
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 Creative Textiles Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-12pm, £8. Info 01656 815757. Every Wednesday until 12 Feb; open to all abilities.
Drink & Drew The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2048 3344. Learn the skill of caricature with artist Rachel Rasmussen.
Leather & Leatherette Jewellery Workshop M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 6.30am-8.30pm, £25. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make.
Reminiscence Monthly Museum Of Cardiff, 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 Scriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Ebbw Vale. 8pm. Info 01495 309863 / [email protected]. Also on Wed 19 this month.
Wales v The Rest Of The World Question Of Sport Presidents Lounge, Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 6.45pm, £75/£600 for eight people. Info cityhospice.org.uk. A City Hospice fundraising event featuring Ellis Jenkins, Nick Williams, Gareth Anscombe, Owen Lane, Olly Robinson and host Frances Donovan.
THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY
R Art Class Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-12pm, £8. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities and ages; every Thursday until 13 Feb.
Bridgend Writers’ Circle: Scriptwriting Evening Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm. Info 01656 815757. Help turn your novel/short story/idea into a script for radio, TV or film.
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2030 4400. New poetry and fiction, this month from Eoghan Walls. I had him listed as being here in December so I assume it was rescheduled.
L:ittle Lambs National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3070. Kids’ activities.
R Samba Band Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8pm, pay by donation. Info 01656 815757. Learn to play Brazilian beats; open to all abilities. Every Thursday until 20 Feb
R T-Shirt Printing The Printhaus, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £150 (four-week course). Info 029 2022 0349. With Tom Whitehead, every Tuesday this month and again in April.
FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY
R Bingo Lingo Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 6-10.30pm, £7-£9. Info 01792 477710. New venue for this japey night which features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”. Here every Friday this month.
R Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. This all takes place in the Depot’s new venue on Williams Way, which is fairly close to their old one, and is also on Fri 21 and Fri 28 this month.
Booklaunch: Grace Blakeley Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University. 6-8.30pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Blakeley is one of your panel show socialists, she seems pretty sound and has a new book titled Stolen: How To Save The World From Financialisation.
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.
Little Mice Club National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event for preschool children and their parents/carers.
Marian Keyes Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01600 772467. Novelist talks about her career and latest novel Grown Ups, a copy of which is included in the price.
Only Fools And Boycie Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. John Challis from Only Fools And Horses does one of his popular ‘evening with’ evenings. He’s mates with Ice-T you know. On Twitter. You probably saw that weeks ago.
R St Fagans Museum Ghost Tours National History Museum, St Fagans. 8-10pm, £16. Info 029 2057 3500. Hosted by Dark Wales Tours. Also on Fri 21 and Sat 29 this month.
SATURDAY 8 FEBRUARY
Aberration: Forgotten Stars Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £8-£10. Info 01970 623232. Talks and performances to mark LGBT History Month.
R Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con 2020 Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa, Cardiff. 10.30am, £12 Sat 8/£9 Sun 9/£19 both days. Info www.cardiffanimecon.com. Tournaments, stalls, cosplay, boardgames, J-pop etc etc. On tomorrow also.
R Craft Fayre Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2087 7959. Handcrafted products made in Wales, on tomorrow also.
R Drawing With Nature II – Gesso & Natural Inks Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £180. Info 029 2048 4611. With Amanda Blake. On tomorrow also.
Drop-In Knotwork & Beading Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 11am-3pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4611. With Suzen Millodot, every second Saturday of the month.
Eros Ball Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Cardiff. 7pm, £65 adv. Info [email protected]. A City Hospice fundraising event featuring James Williams, Pzazz Dancers, Nicky Piper, Wyburn & Wayne and a three-course meal.
Family Fun Day Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £3 (suggested donation) per activity. Info 01792 516900. Workshops and a screening of a (the?) Pokemon movie.
National Storytelling Week National History Museum, St Fagans. 11.30am-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Stories from the Mabinogion, in Welsh from 11.30am-12.30pm and in English from 1.30pm-2.20pm, then 2.35pm-3.30pm.
Pre-Loved Kilo Vintage Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Selling clobber for £15 per kilo.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
Swishing Party National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. Free. Info 029 2057 3070. Bring items you no longer wear and exchange them for something new (to you).
Talk: Industrial Visions National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Curator-led tour of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Industrial Visions exhibition.
The First 100 Years Of Photography Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil. 2pm, free after entry to museum. Info 01685 727371. Seated talk by Dr. Michael Pritchard.
R Traditional Fairground National History Museum, St Fagans. From £1 Info 029 2057 3500. For ages 2-11; on tomorrow also.
SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY
Exist Pro Wrestling Cwmfelin Social Club, Swansea. 1.30pm, £8/£10 front row. Info [email protected].
Marina Market Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event selling handcrafted goods and fresh food.
Swansea Winter Vintage & Makers Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Cardiff Humanists Event Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, Charles St, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £2/£1. Info www.cardiffhumanists.co.uk. Taking place on the second Monday of each month; February sees Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed talking about humanism in Islam.
Fused Glass – Seaside Beach Huts Old Hall, Cowbridge. 10am-4pm, £48. Info [email protected]. Vale Makers workshop headed by Frances Lloyd.
Live Poets Society Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7.30pm. Info 07982 624959. Headlined by Manjit Sahota, activist and co-founder of Poets Against Racism.
TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
Arts Society Talk: The Paintings And Watercolours Of Ireland Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8. Info 01874 611622. With Tom Duncan.
Cardiff Left Bookclub Bub’s, Cardiff. 7-8pm, free. Info facebook.com/cardiffleftbookclub. This takes place on the second Tuesday of each month and talks about a book which is left-wing in its outlook or has relevance to that ideology. This month it’s The Drowned World by JG Ballard.
Smut Slam Cardiff: Epic Fail Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 029 2063 6464. Described as a “dirty storytelling open mic” and in this venue for the first time, the theme of this event is shagging that went wrong in some way.
Strictly Ann: An Evening With Ann Widdecombe Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £23. Info 01600 772467. I’ve purchased all the front row seats for this and plan to bust a bunch of pregnant women out of prison, give them the tickets and then all of us sit there making the loser sign at Ann the whole time.
WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY
Music Networking / Developing Your Live Show Workshop The Moon, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info [email protected]. Register via Eventbrite. The workshop starts at 6pm, the networking session at 7.30.
Paula Obrien Jurys Inn, Cardiff. 7.30-10pm, £19.95-£30. Info 0161 7742983. Spirit medium does her thing in a hotel which shares her enthusiasm for removing apostrophes from names.
Simon Yates Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. Spoken word show from mountaineer.
Tea Dance Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 2pm, £7.50. Info 01792 475715.
THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY
Arts Society Cardiff Lecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Charles Hajdamach with a lecture titled ‘From Rome To Stourbridge: 2000 Years Of Cameo Glass’.
R Cardiff Science Festival Various venues, Cardiff. Info cardiffsciencefestival.co.uk. The return of this multi-venue, six-day (their own blurb says four days, in that it starts in earnest on Sat 15) celebrating STEM. Launches tonight at Techniquest in Cardiff Bay at 5.30pm, then there’s a free lecture on astronomy by Dr Edward Gomez at the Cardiff School Of Engineering at 7.30pm. Sat 15: hands-on science demos in the Capitol Centre; fossil displays in Techniquest; discussion of water shortages and surpluses, plus the ‘science of witchcraft’, in the Bute Park Education Centre; a 3D Space Experience in the Cardiff Deaf Centre; and a chance to learn about programming in Rhiwbina Library. Sun 16: learn about diamonds and lifesaving in the Capitol Centre; microplastics in Bute Park Education Centre; A Brief History Of Life in the Flute & Tankard. Mon 17: space-themed activities in the Capitol Centre. Tue 18: make a bee house in the Bute Park Education Centre; Cancer Research Wales Science Cafe in the Virgin Money Lounge. Plus various things running from Sat 15-Tue 18 including Cardiff Bay wildlife walks, ‘science busking’, the science of cosmetics in Lush and some escape room shenanigans. (Until Tue 18)
Open Mic Poetry Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01685 722555. Featuring guest poets Steve Griffiths and Mari Elis Dunning.
R Tuneless Choir Cardiff Pontcanna Scout Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Laura Woodford, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune. Also on Thurs 27 this month.
R Yin Yang Yoga: Lunchtime Yoga Class Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 1.10-2pm, £5. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga. Also on Thurs 27 this month.
R Yin Yoga Urban Zen Yoga & Movement Studio, Swansea. 7.45-9pm, £7. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga. Also on Thurs 20 and Thurs 27 this month.
FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY
R Alexandra’s Enchanted Garden Alexandra Park, Penarth. 5.20-8pm, £8.50 adv. Info info@
alexandrasenchantedgarden.co.uk. After-dark installation for kids. Every day apart from from Mon 17 and Tue 18. (Until Sat 22)
R Anatomy Lab Live: Contagion Village Hotel, Cardiff. 5.30-10.30pm, £81.99 adv/£72.99 NHS/MOD employees or NUS. Info 029 2167 1120. This is a touring event which comprises a two-course meal in a dining room-cum-operating theatre, so you get to eat food and then dissect a replica human body. On tomorrow also; in Swansea on Sun 16.
R Cardiff Poetry Festival Temple Of Peace, Cardiff. Prices vary per event. Info [email protected]. Presented by Welsh book publisher Seren, this three-day festival begins today with workshops, lectures and an open mic hosted by Mike Jenkins, Eric Ngalle Charles and Ifor ap Glyn. Tomorrow starts at 10.30am and has showcases, workshops, readings etc. Sun 16 features a tribute to Dannie Abse, a music/poetry performance by Zoe Skoulding with Alan Holmes, and James Dean Bradfield talking about his ‘desert island poems’. Go to cardiffpoetryfestival.com for more info. (Until Sun 16)
Emerging Circus Directors Toolkit NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 11.30am-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Session hosted by Citrus Arts; part of the Transitions Project, a circus artist and teacher development programme run by NoFit State Circus.
Kendal Mountain Festival Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £18.50/£10.50 under-25s or NUS. Info 0845 2263510. Showcase of explorer footage, similar I guess to the BANFF Mountain Film Festival which is a little further on in this month’s listings. In Cardiff tomorrow; Pontardawe on Sat 29.
Retro Games Gathering Ocean Arts Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-11.30pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Social event on the second Friday of every month.
Victorian Love Letter Writing Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £8.50. Info 029 2116 7920. Activity hour with a glass of prosecco in the price. You get given quills and parchment to do this, although I think both were outmoded by the time of Queen Victoria’s coronation.
SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY
Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm. Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.
Castrum Leonis Roars Again: Reconstructing Holt Castle, Denbighshire National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Talk by Chris Jones-Jenkins about making a 3D computer model of said castle.
Crash #2 Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. New poetry night, the second in the series indeed, with readings from Luke Kennard, Thomas Stewart, Maria Stadnicka, Peter Daniels, David Turner and Jess Mookherjee.
R Dylan’s Animals Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Self-led activities for kids. Tue 17 is a family workshop from 1-4pm. (Until Sun 21)
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Second Saturday of every month.
R Incredible Inventions Trail National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Half-term family activities in the galleries. (Until Sun 23)
Kendal Mountain Festival Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.
R Makers Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Stalls, workshops and demonstrations all week. (Until Sun 23)
R Narberth A Capella Voice Festival The Queens Hall, Narberth. £60/£58. Info 01834 861212. Annual two-day event (on tomorrow also) with vocal-centred performances this evening from Semi Toned (barbershop harmony), Ye Vagabonds (Irish folk) and Durga Ramakrishnan (Indian). Workshops in Irish/folk, Indian, Corsican, Georgian, Welsh and Looping will also feature, likewise a talk about choral activism (this sounds interesting!) from Kirsty Martin and a Sing For Wellbeing clinic with breathing and singing exercises.
Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month.
Repair Café Wales Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. The premise of this is that the public bring in items to be fixed – bikes, computers, clothes, say – and a team of volunteers attempt to do so. You can volunteer to be a volunteer too if you like!
Sausage And Cider Fest The Depot, Cardiff. 12-5pm + 6-11pm, £15 per session. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Another of these touring pissups, also featuring live music and DJs. Headsup for anyone who actually likes cider, the ones listed on the organisers’ website are all those flavoured Lilley’s jobs that taste nothing like cider.
St Fagans Real Food Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Monthly pop-up hosted by Riverside Market.
R Stone Lithography Print Market Project, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £75. Info [email protected]. One-day printing method tutorial with Pete Williams. On tomorrow also.
R Stop Motion Lego Animation National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6.50. Info 029 2057 3600. Sessions for ages 7+. On tomorrow also.
R Yin Yoga Natural Health Service, Swansea. 9.15-11am, £8/£4 trial class. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga. Also on Sat 22 and Sat 29 this month.
SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Anatomy Lab Live: Contagion Village Hotel, Swansea. 5.30-10.30pm, £81.99 adv/£72.99 NHS/MOD employees or NUS. Info 01792 341270. This is a touring event which comprises a two-course meal in a dining room-cum-operating theatre, so you get to eat food and then dissect a replica human body. On tomorrow also; in Swansea on Sun 16.
Car Less Car Boot NosDa, Cardiff. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. New event on the third Sunday of every month, hosted by Twin Made.
Dragon Pro Wrestling The Neon, Newport. 5.30-9.30pm, £9 adv/£20 VIP. Info 01633 533666. Featuring an All Wales Title Match, Celtic Crown Women’s Title Match, Dragon Pro Tag Team Title Match and #Nextwave Title Match.
Mixed Aerial Taster NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 12-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.
Vertigo Pro Wrestling: Collision Course Jac’s, Aberdare. 2.30-6.30pm, £11/£7.50 kids. Info 01685 879491. Featuring one bout billed as an ‘Aberdare Street Fight’.
MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY
R Leap Year Time Capsules National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Half-term drop-in activities. (Until Sat 22)
TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY
Colin Grant Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01873 852690. A talk with the author of recently published book Home Coming – Voices Of The Windrush Generation.
WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY
After Dark National Museum Cardiff. 6-9pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Evening activities, mysteries and experiments for families.
Alan Johnson: In My Life Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £18. Info 029 2089 0862. I’ve purchased all the front row seats for this and plan to bust a bunch of Momentum thugs out of their CLP meetings, give them the tickets and then all of us sit there making the loser sign at Alan the whole time.
Aperture M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7pm, free (donations welcome). Info 029 2047 3373. New monthly open performance platform hosted by Finlay Pelling and Alastair Gray.
Brecon & District MIND: Lost And Found The Muse, Brecon. 7pm, £5/£2 members. Info 01874 611529. Amanda Renwick talks about her search for her birth family.
Capture The Crawshays Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil. 11am-1pm + 2-3.30pm, free after entry to museum. Info 01685 727371. Create Cyanotype copies of Robert Crawshay photographs, using the current exhibition here as inspiration.
Family Festival Day Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 12-3pm. Info 01792 516900. Featuring an Automated Painting Workshop and a screening of the Lego Movie.
Welsh Wrestling Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £12.50/£9.50. Info 0845 2263510.
FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY
Bridgend Festival Of Light Carnegie House, Bridgend. 2.30-8pm, free. Info 01656 815757. Featuring a lantern lit parade, a fire display by circus group Organised Kaos and a samba band performance.
Exposure Wrestling Pontnewydd Workingmans Club, Cwmbran. 6-9pm, £8/£5 kids. Info www.
exposurewrestling.com.
Kelvin Lee Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01550 720232. Leading the monthly Llandovery Folk Dancing night.
Stacey Dooley St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25.50/£20.50. Info 01792 475715. Presenter on various BBC investigative shows talks about her life and work.
SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY
Exposure Wrestling Severn View Club, Caldicot. 6-9pm, £8/£5 kids. Info www.exposurewrestling.com. In Caldicot tomorrow.
R Silkscreen Printing Print Market Project, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60. Info [email protected]. On tomorrow also.
Wood Engraved Christmas Cards Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-1pm, £45. Info 029 2048 4611. With Kath Littler. Rescheduled from before Christmas, in case you’re thinking the timing is a bit odd (NB real heads buy all their Christmas stuff in the January sales).
SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY
R Candlelit Singing Sessions Cardiff Tibetan Buddhist Centre, Canton Cardiff. 5-6.30pm, £10 (suggested donation). Info [email protected]. meditative harmony songs using texts from different spiritual traditions around the world, with Pauline Down. Also on Sun 22 Mar.
Creative Writing Workshop M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 10am-2pm. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Briony Goffin.
MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY
The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month it’s a discussion of The Buddha Of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi.
TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
R Life Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, £5. Info 01792 516900. Also on Sat 29, from 2-4pm.
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 26 FEBRUARY
Oriel Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. This is the All-Wales final of FameLab, a competition to discover the next big science communicator.
Psychic Sally St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26.50. Info 01792 475715.
R Sample Sessions The Printhaus, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5-8pm, £45. Info 029 2022 0349.
R The Wearable Art Show Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£11. Info 029 2039 1391. Annual avant-garde catwalk show. On at 1pm, 4pm and 7.15pm tomorrow and Fri 28. (Until Fri 28)
THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY
BANFF Mountain Film Festival St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 475715. Annual touring showcase of explorer/adventure footage. Also here on Wed 25 Mar.
Scrappy Sheep Club: Rainbows National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3070. Your kids can make a rainbow-coloured friendship bracelet to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month.
Young Art Force Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Open art class exploring and responding to the Gallery’s exhibitions and collection displays.
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Creative Writing Club Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-12pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Free workshop for adults. Contact [email protected] to book your place.
Glynn Vivian At Night Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 5-8pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Art and craft workshops, films, poetry, live music, performance and a licensed bar.
Open Space: Ray Noyes Cathays Heritage Library, Cardiff. 11.30am, free. Info 029 2078 5580. Talk from author whose books have focused on post-war Cardiff and the creation of Grangetown pre-1900. Book in advance place, and also note that this edition of Open Space isn’t at the Central Library as is usually the case.
Yin Yoga & Mindfulness Workshop Urban Zen Yoga & Movement Studio, Swansea. 7.30-9pm, £10/£5 trial class. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga. Monthly event.
SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY
R Back To Basics Course The Printhaus, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60. Info 029 2022 0349. One-day course, on the last Saturday of every month until April.
Charity Craft & Gift Fayre Vernon Place Community Hub, Briton Ferry, Neath. 10am-2pm, £10 to set up a table. Info [email protected].
Craft Session: Quilting National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. Info 029 2057 3500. With Samantha Jones, every month here.
Instagram: A Symposium National Museum Cardiff. 12-4.45pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7951. Half-day session of panels and roundtables looking at ‘the gram’ as a key context for contemporary art and culture.
Introduction To Natural Dyeing – Indigo & Shibouri National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-3pm, £65/£55. Info 029 2057 3600. All-day workshop organised by our GRAFT team and exploring this ancient Japanese dye technique.
Kendal Mountain Film Festival Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 863722.
Seedy Saturday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-2pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Buy seeds, plants and honey plus take part in workshops hosted by Green City Events.
St David’s Day Party National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3070. Twmpath, crafts, facepainting, games, stories and a singalong.