Friday, July 2
* ”5”, new exhibition bringing together work by former and current Artists in Residence, Ralph Juergen Colmar, Lucy Harvey, Katherine Sullivan, Prija Chonan, and Annabelle Shelton, at ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre to July 14.
* BAYOU SECO, live music at the SpArC Theatre, BISHOPS CASTLE.
* MAESMAWR ART GALLERY, new exhibition “Euryl’s World” at the CAERSWS gallery by award winning Welsh artist Euryl Steven’s just started with talk and demonstration next Thursday July 8 from 7pm; and “Humourous Figures” workshop on Saturday July 10 from 10am.
Her work is highly inventive and energetic, with insightful observations of Welsh women combining the hilarity of Beryl Cook and the seriousness and poignancy of Lowry's Salford.
“Pagans and Polytopes” exhibition featuring work by children’s book illustrator and printmaker Gini Wade of Llanidloes, her husband Dave and their three children, on to July 5.
Call Cathy Knapp: 01686 688369/ 07970671819 or info@midwalesarts.org.uk.
* ART FOR AMNESTY, annual exhibition on at KNIGHTON Library to July 3, with work by Steve Cass, head of Art at Ludlow College. Money raised goes to Amnesty International. Contact Jean Salt of Knighton Amnesty group on 01547 530497.
* ”THE JOURNEY”, dramatic musical following a young man’s walk from hopeless addiction to freedom, by a professional cast and crew at The Pavilion, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, at 7pm.
* LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL, first concert by the Allegri String Quartet, at St Myllin's Church, with the world premiere of Matthew Taylor's Fado song cycle, a setting of translations of Portuguese poems made by Grey Gowrie; with tenor James Gilchrist.
Allegri concerts continue Sunday, July 4, at the church with music by Purcell, Mendelssohn, and Tippett.
Friday July 9, sees the Allegri joined by The Medlock String Quartet, for works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Brahms; and final concert is Sunday, July 11, with Mark Simpson, Young Musician of the Year in 2006. See the website www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk
* WOOL & WILLOW FESTIVAL, sixth annual event with the best of products made by local wool and willow artists and craftspeople with many products for sale at the Minerva Arts Centre, LLANIDLOES, to Saturday, July 3. Visit www.woolandwillowfestival.org for details.
* ”OTHELLO”, Ludlow Festival Shakespeare production at LUDLOW Castle to July 10.
* LUDLOW FRINGE FESTIVAL, at the Bull Hotel with The Sultana Brothers tonight.
Also Bishops Castle All Skas on Saturday lunchtime; Hot Climate on Sunday; and The Bees Knees on Thursday, July 8.
* ZIPPO’S PHOENIX CIRCUS, at Dolerw Park, NEWTOWN, with more shows on Saturday and Sunday, July 4.
* INSPECTOR GADJO, winners of the International Gypsy Guitar Festival 2009, play Jazz night with guest soloist Casey Greene on sax, flute and clarinet, at the Oriel Davies Gallery, NEWTOWN, with buffet and evening viewing of the new “RE-animate” exhibition
* RE-ANIMATE, new exhibition of contemporary animation by 39 artists from across the UK at the Oriel Davies Gallery, NEWTOWN together with prize winners in the competition launched last December reflecting animation at its most diverse and fascinating.
Visitors have until early August to chose their favourite for the People’s Choice Prize.
Also on to August 18 is Dawn Woolley’s “Interloper”, short digital video loop examining female stereotyping.
* ANNE JENVEY, photographic artist who has lived in Newtown for 16 years, with exhibition until the end of July at the Theatr Hafren bar gallery, NEWTOWN.
* LITTLE RUMBA, Presteigne band at the Horseshoe Inn, RATLINGHOPE.
* FAMILY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, opening of weekend of events at the Living Willow Theatre near RHAYADER. Lord Lieutenant of Powys Shan Legge-Bourke opens the festival at 7pm; followed by performances by local singer-songwriter Ellethia, poetry from Tony Walton and Elinor Wyn Reynolds with students from Builth Wells High School; music from the Broken Willow Consort. Mid Wales Youth Theatre, and scenes from “Hamlet” with the Living Willow Community Company.
Saturday, July 3, is a packed day of events from 9.30am with workshops and talks including Puppets with Patrick Cooper; a performance of “The Seagull” by Anton Chekhov by the Factory Theatre Company; a poetry workshop with Elinor Wyn Reynolds; with controversial author and academic Germaine Greer talking about her book “Shakespeare’s Wife” in the evening.
Sunday, July 4, starts at 10am with a dance workshop with Powys Dance, followed by a Sunday service at The Willows; a performance by Silvertwigs children’s dance group, a puppet show with Patrick Cooper; Factory Theatre Company performing “As You Like It”; plus a talk on Shakespeare’s Globe, by Royal Shakespeare Company director Tim Carroll. Also open over the weekend will be a Sacred Geometry exhibition of Shakespeare prints from the archives and Shakespeare’s Flowers. Details at www.livingwillowtheatre.co.uk, or call 01597 811487.
* ”IN THIS PLACE”, opening of new local CARAD history and nature exhibition with sculpture, photography and poetry created by local people, on to late October at RHAYADER Museum and Gallery.
* CASTLE ARTISTS, summer exhibition at the Bear Steps Gallery, SHREWSBURY to July 3.
* SHROPSHIRE ART SOCIETY, summer exhibition at St Mary’s Church, SHREWSBURY to July 17.
Saturday July 3
* CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING, at St Michaels Church, DISCOED with Diane Clarke on flute, Susan Waldon on cello and Ruth Watson on oboe.
* MONTGOMERY STREET FAIR, 16th annual event with local arts and crafts in the town’s main square. With Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Rhoden’s Tuppenny Dish Morris dancers the Bang On! Samba band, and folk group Rapsquillion.
* CLAY ON WYE FESTIVAL, with fun workshops, studio tours, and more with resident ceramic artist Alex Allpress, at Blue MacAskill’s NEWBRIDE ON WYE studio today and Sunday July 4. Contact 07986 557807.
* CRIB SISWRN A RASEL, Ysgol Theatr Maldwyn Welsh language show based on the legend of Culhwch and Olwen with Culhwch facing three tasks to win the hand of the woman he loves, at Theatr Hafren, NEWTOWN, at 7.30pm.
* NORTH POWYS YOUTH BAND, Summer Concert at Hafren Junior School, NEWTOWN, at 7pm, with items also by the Training Band, and the Brass Blowers.
* SUMMER ART, exhibitions by Jennie Ashmore, Judith Brennan, Joanna Cintra, Gayatri Gorton, Mike Kemp, and Michele Lloyd, on show today and Sunday, July 4, at Callum Johnston’s Tan-y-Llyn Nursery, MEIFOD, Call 01938 500370.
* ‘THE HARE IN ART & CRAFT”, Pennant Melangell Arts and Heritage Group organised exhibition on today and Sunday with local artists or those from further afield with images of the wild hare in drawings and paintings; photographs; sculpture; glass; embroidery or other medium at the church of Saint Melangell, PENYBONTFAWR.
* ARTS & CRAFTS FAYRE, monthly event at PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms from 9am. For further details call Rosamund on 260777.
* HEIDI BROWN, at the Horseshoe Inn, RATLINGHOPE.
* GLOBAL BEATS, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Jeanie McLerie. and Banda Bacana, with free music from 11am in The Square, SHREWSBURY.
* THE PROCLAIMERS, the Scottish twins at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY.
Sunday, July 4
* PETER COE, folk club stalwart in concert at HOPE Village Hall, near Minsterley. Also leads five day “Singing Out and Playing Up” course at Gleanings rural study centre from Monday. Call 01743 891412 for details.
* GOOD HARE DAY, open air afternoon concert at the church of St Melangell, the patron saint of Hares, PENYBONTFAWR, with the celebrated Banwy Valley harpist, traditional singer and composer Siân James appearing with children of Ysgol Pennant, Penybontfawr.
The day also includes the launch of the new Living Stones Heritage Trail inviting children and families to spot features of interest in and around this ancient pilgrimage church at the head of the Tanat Valley. Also the tale of Melangell and the Hare told by storytellers Des and Ali Quarrell of ‘Mythstories’; and a Hare Treasure Hunt with the prize of a beautiful copper hare made by Stan Jankowski.
* CLARE TEAL, multi-award winning singer songwriter with some of the finest jazz musicians around in concert at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY.
* JOHN KIRKPATRICK, BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year 2010 performing at Hindwell, WALTON from 7.30pm. Tickets from Bennetts in Presteigne High Street or Ruth Kirkby on 267811. All proceeds to Air Ambulance and Old Radnor Church.
Monday, July 5
* ABERMULE QUILTERS, meets on the first Monday of the month at ABERMULE Community Centre and details can be had from Ann Edwards on 01686 627516.
* ACOUSTIC NIGHTS, singers and songwriters welcome at the Golden Lion Hotel, LLANDYSILIO, every Monday and Wednesday.
* MUSEUM OF MODERN ART WALES, new exhibition at the MACHYNLLETH gallery features “Common Threads” by environmental campaigner artist Caitlin Shepherd on to September 4.
“Orkney and Archaeology”, paintings by Welsh artist Mary Lloyd Jones, continue to July 8.
* FFONIC, community world music band meets for sociable music making on Monday evenings at NEWTOWN. Call Steve for details on 01686 411366 or visit www.ffonic.co.uk
* BANDAMANIA, meetings of the popular folk community orchestra continue at PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms at 7.15pm on Mondays. New players are always welcome.
* OPEN MIC NIGHT, new singers and acoustic music welcome at The Horseshoe Inn, RATLINGHOPE.
Tuesday, July 6
* NEARLY NEW, Knighton artist Dean Warburton’s new exhibition for Celf o Gwmpas at the Beaufort Gallery, LLANDRINDOD WELLS. The artist scours charity shops, salvage yards and skips in search of materials with a previous life, another purpose and reclaims them in his mixed media work. Gallery open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am to 4pm to July 30. Call 01597 822777.
* NEWTOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR, weekly practice on Tuesdays with new members welcome at the United Reformed Church at 7.30pm.
* BORDER FOLK COMMUNITY NIGHTS, musicians and singers welcome at weekly sessions from 9pm at The Grapes, NEWTOWN.
* RHAYADER JAM, session at The Cornhill Inn every Tuesday from 8pm for performers of all types. Call 01597 810029.
* RHAYADER & DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR, with concert at the Baptist Church on Saturday, July 10, rehearsals held from 8pm every Tuesday at the St John Ambulance Building. New CD now on sale at £10 each, and looking forward to a summer season of concerts at the Glen Usk Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. Choir is always pleased to welcome new members, Call Graham Benbow on 0154 7528286, or secretary, Su Morris.
Wednesday, July 7
* BLACK DOG MUSIC & PERFORMANCE CLUB, monthly meeting of the new gathering point for musicians, singers, poets, stand up comedians, storytellers and other performers at the Red Lion, CASTLE CAEREINION, from 8pm with all welcome to take part or watch.
* FOLK NIGHT, regular local gathering on the first Wednesday of the month at The Laughing Dog, HOWEY.
* LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL, Midweek Concert at the Cain Valley Hotel presents evening of Welsh and traditional song with Welsh acapella group Y Bledwyn Gwyn and and the Australian Celtic singer and storyteller Beck Sian.
* ACOUSTIC SESSIONS, informal folk, blues and jazz every Wednesday from 8.30pm now at the Elephant, LLANIDLOES. Musicians welcome.
* LIVE JAZZ, informal music sessions with local musicians at the Dragon Hotel, MONTGOMERY, from 9pm on Wednesdays.
* FOLK NIGHT, on the first Wednesday of the month at the Miners Arms, PRIESTWESTON. Call 01938 561352.
Thursday, July 8
* BRO HAFREN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, rehearsals held every Thursday from 4pm at Treowen School, NEWTOWN. Children aged seven to 11 years welcome. Ring 01686 627076.
Friday, July 9
* HICKMAN & QUINN, Shrewsbury-based musicians James Hickman and Chris Quinn drawing from the rich traditions of British folk and American roots with new album “Times”, at The Exchange, NEWTOWN.
* MUSIC AT LEASOWES BANK, annual summer events at RATLINGHOPE, opens with concert of ‘Words and Music for a Summer Evening’ in aid of Ratlinghope Church, featuring Richard Duncan (recorder) and Bryan Holland (harpsichord) playing music by Handel, Corelli, and John Stanley. Richard Beaumond and Val Littlehales will also entertain with their Shropshire stories and poems. Concerts continue on July 17, 21, 24. 28 and 31. Call 01743 790769 to book
* TONY HADLEY, RICK ASTLEY, ABC & GO WEST, Summer Sessions concert in The Quarry, SHREWSBURY.
* ”LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”, new local amateur performance company Get Your Wigle On’s debut show with the popular sci-fi musical about the carnivorous singing plant, at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY tonight and at 2.30 and 7.30pm on Saturday July 10.
* UP ALL NIGHT & ROUGH DIAMOND, local bands in open air concert at Gregynog Hall, TREGYNON.
Saturday, July 10
* SUMMER CONCERT, with the Montgomeryshire Ladies Choir and guests at St Edward’s Church, KNIGHTON, £6 on the door including refreshments.
* POWYS DANCE FESTIVAL, gala event at Theatr Hafren, NEWTOWN.