events today) Trekfest 2016 Trekfest Village, Brecon Beacons (start and finish point). £35-£60. Info info@gthc.org.uk. Wiggle Dragon Ride Margam Park, nr Port Talbot (starting point). Info 01639 881635. Non-competitive cycling marathon held over a mountainous course using public roads in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons.
MONDAY 6
Roman Ritual And Religion In Caerwent And Caerleon Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 3pm, free. Info 01633 263977. One of Newport Museum’s bi-monthly Down Your Local sessions held in this jarhouse. Science Cafe Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995. Also on Tue 21.
Carmen Medway-Stephens – Four Brothers Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01656 815757. Artist residency with MedwayStephens, a poet from the Garw Valley, looking at her family’s history in WWII. On tomorrow also, with a performance on the evening of Fri 10. Cricket: Royal London One-Day Cup – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 2pm. Info 029 2040 9380. Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Herbivore Supper Club Arboreal, Cowbridge. £25. Info simon@theherbivore.co.uk. Five courses of creative vegan cuisine. Book in advance please. *Paul Mason St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2087 8444. Economist and journalist, a popular figure among the thrusting new British left of the moment thanks to his habit of writing op-ed pieces with swears in, tours his new book. “Could Wales become the first post-capitalist society?” he will apparently be asking, Betteridgely. Poetry Open Mic The Capel, Bargoed. 7-10pm, free. Info 01443 830272. With guest reader Peter Finch. First Monday of every month. Screening: Over Ply Wood Cinema & Co, Swansea. 8pm, £6. Info info@cinemaco. co.uk. A documentary, apparently showing as a work in progress, about the history of skateboarding in Swansea. The evening also features live music from The Boneless Ones. The Big Lord Of The Rings Quiz Face 11, Cathays, Cardiff. 7pm, £3 entry per team. Info 029 2022 8221. 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. Here every first and third Monday of the month.
WEDNESDAY 8
TUESDAY 7
FRIDAY 10
Carmen Medway-Stephens – Four Brothers Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01656 815757. Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am. Info 01792 463980. Every Tuesday this month. 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.
Cricket: Royal London One-Day Cup – Glamorgan v Sussex SSE SWALEC, Cardiff. 2pm. Info 029 2040 9380. Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609. Also on Tue 14 and Tue 28. Meet The Conservator: Archaeology National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. With Karla Dayhoff, Student Archaeological Conservator. Pruning Fruit Trees National History Museum, St Fagans. 2-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Skill Builder: Fish Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716. Volunteer Week: Afternoon Tea Party Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2078 8334. Drop-in event where you can find out more about volunteering for the Cardiff Story Museum.
THURSDAY 9
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. A walk through woodlands, ruins and graveyards, at a cheaper price than normal. Also on Thurs 16, Thurs 23 and Wed 29. Howl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month. Lee Gameson + Lynsey Shankland + Hayley Medcaft Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01633 868239. Spirit mediums. Open Mic Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, free. Info 01685 722555. With special guest, poet Jeremy Hooker. SWDFAS Lecture: The Extraordinary Life Of Misia Sert, Queen Of Paris 1872–1950 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400. Lecture by Julian Halsby. Allez Les Gallois! Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6pm12.30am, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A week of pan-European food and drink to celebrate the start of Euro 2016. (Until Thurs 16) Art Lunchtime Talk – Mametz 1916: Llewelyn Wyn Griffith And The London Welsh National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www. depotcardiff.co.uk. Cooking On A Wood-Fired
Oven Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am4pm, £95. Info 01600 714595. Dinky Dragons Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2078 8334. Family fun day for 0-5-year-olds on the second Friday of every month. Late Night Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609. Mark Thompson Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206. Astronomy-based chat with a fella from BBC show Stargazing Live. Talk: Lawrence Abu Hamdan National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Beirutbased artist with a ‘live audio essay’ talk incorporating samples and sonic tweaking. This sounds really neat! Wine Tasting Talk National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7pm, £15/£12.50. Info 01792 463980. Each of the eight wines will be accompanied by the stuff you really came for tonight: fascinating facts, along with regional music and location maps. Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. Zest Dining Pop-Up Restaurant Evening Roath Church House, Cardiff. 8pm, £25. Info 07736 592103. Three course sit-down meal featuring some of Zest Dining’s signature Indian dishes.
SATURDAY 11
Adult Craft Workshop Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am-1pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Allez Les Gallois! Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm12am, free. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Thurs 16) A Right Royal Knees Up Street Party Broad Street, Blaenavon. 10am-4pm, £5/£3 kids. Info 01495 790127. Featuring music, hot food, face painting and henna tattoos, all things that the Queen Of England loves to take part in herself. Barrie John Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07512 237983. Spirit medium with a stupid Andy Cairns chinny beard. No relation to Barry John. Bone Yard Fundraiser The Bone Yard, Canton, Cardiff. 12-10pm, £5. Info 07738 092524. “Craft beers, wood fired pizza, workshops, art, craft stalls, caravans, live music and mojitos,” they promise. Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm. Info cwmbran_crafts@ hotmail.co.uk. Every second Saturday of the month. Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Choir Clock Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Part of a city-wide events where choirs will be performing somewhere, every hour on the hour. You’ll have to use your smarts to find out what’s happening where, though.
Colourful Chemistry Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. How do colour changes occur in chemical reactions, and how can chemistry provide us with colour, energy and light? (At weekends until Sun 26) Eat Well Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716. Enamelling Workshop Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £55. Info 029 2048 4611. With Kathryn Willis. Essential Bike Maintenance Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk. Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month. Giants Of The Solar System Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, aka the ‘gas giants’. (At weekends until Sun 26) Gyles Brandreth Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.45pm, £18.50. Info 01792 475715. Tit. Heroes & Villains YMCA, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free. Info 07947 363441. Learn how to make rod puppets for the parade and discover who were the ‘goodies and baddies of Swansea’, with artist Zanne Andrea. Just remembered the ‘Zanne Andrea’s fault’ joke I did last year when she had a workshop here, still a classic. Also on Sat 25. Japanese Supper Club Waterloo Tea, Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £37. Info 01792 475715. Pop-up dining event with Japanese chef Yuko Harris. Menu looks pretty neat, you’ll need to like tofu though. Llandaff Late Night Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 10.45pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. Also on Sat 25. Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. £5 per session. Info 029 2048 4611. With Suzen Millodot every month. Felt-Making Workshops National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-12pm + 2-4pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also. 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 £1500. It’s too late to enter now though sorry. Merthyr Chilli Fiesta Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Hot food and other produce combined with live music, plus a ghost pepper eating challenge. Funny, Merthyr doesn’t seem like a place that would go in for foolhardy displays of machismo. Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles. 9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month. Neath Steam & Vintage Show Llwyn Felish Farm,
Crynant, Neath. 10am-5pm, free. Info 07971 167651. On tomorrow also. 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. 10am4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month. Picasso, Man Ray And Max Ernst Through The Eyes Of Lee Miller And Roland Penrose Dylan
11am-12pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.
SUNDAY 12
Allez Les Gallois! Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2-11pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Thurs 16) Colourful Chemistry Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 26) Craft Fair LC2, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £25 to set up a table. Info cottagecraftfairs@ gmail.com.
Professor Tom Solomon is in conversation on Thurs 16, in Cardiff University's Shandon Lecture Theatre. Solomon was Roald Dahl's doctor towards the end of his life, and talks here about that experience and the author's keen interest in medical science in general.
Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1pm, £1.60-£5. Info 01792 463980. Talk by Antony Penrose. Plant Sale National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am12pm + 2-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Responses To The Nature Table Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 10.30am-4pm, £120 (two days). Info 01267 222775. Two-day workshop with internationally renowned artist and maker, Dail Behennah. It relates to the exhibition currently showing here (see Art listings) and invites you to make your own small objects which explore the properties of wire, foil and found objects. On tomorrow also. Skydive Swansea International Airport. 8am8pm, £40 to register. Info info@gthc.org.uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care fundraising event; participants are asked to raise £320 or more in sponsorship. On tomorrow also. Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510. Summer Fest With The Italian Wine Women Roath Church House, Cardiff. 5pm. Info enquiry@ kilgarriffandkahan.co.uk. Music, food and soecially selected wine are all promised. Summer Flowers: HandTied Bouquet & Vase Arrangement Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-12.30pm, £65. Info 01600 714595. Traditional Tanning Adamsdown Community Garden, Cardiff. 10am12.30pm, £10. Info hannah@ greencityevents.co.uk. As in making leather. Hosted by a fellow called Scott in cahoots with Green City Events. Woolly Weekend National History Museum, St Fagans.
Decorative Willow Platters Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £55. Info 029 2048 4611. With Melanie Bastier. Felt-Making Workshops National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-12pm + 2-4pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. Giants Of The Solar System Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 26) Gymnastics: Floor & Vault Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8am-6pm. Info 0300 3003127. Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. Karaoke Kiwis, Neath. 6-10pm, free. Info 01639 643733. Make A Green Wood Chair Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-5pm, £115. Info 01600 714595. Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Neath Steam & Vintage Show Llwyn Felish Farm, Crynant, Neath. 10am-5pm, free. Info 07971 167651. Responses To The Nature Table Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 10.30am-4pm, £120 (two days). Info 01267 222775. Scratch This! Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 6pm12am, £5 adv. Info 029 2009 5590. Cabaret show presented by Sparkles Circus and housed in a big top. Skydive Swansea International Airport. 8am8pm, £40 to register. Info info@gthc.org.uk. Souls Awakening Mind Body Soul Event Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 10am4.30pm, £2.50. Info 01656 815995. Over 40 stalls of holistic therapies, natural health and cosmetics, clairvoyant and tarot readers, crystals, jewellery, aura phoBUZZ 65