Friday, February 26
* THE DEMON HEADMASTER, Youth Theatre production of the popular children’s book, at ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre tonight, and on Saturday, February 27, at 7.30pm.
* THROUGH OTHER EYES: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM SOUTH ASIA, drawings, sculptures, photographs and films from emerging artists in India and Pakistan, ends Saturday February 27 at ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre.
* WINTER WARMERS, exhibition of English crafts on until the end of the month at The Gallery, BISHOPS CASTLE.
* INAUGURAL RECITAL GALA NIGHT, Paul Derrett, one of Britain’s top organist, plays the rebuilt Compton Pipe Organ, at 7pm at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, BLEDDFA near Knighton, in preparation for the Singing Festival of Welsh Hymns for St David’s Day on Sunday February 28.
* THE HOT DOTS, So & So Circus Theatre presents award-winning Lauren Hendry and Kaveh Rahnama, in a passionate love story, at Wyeside Arts Centre, BUILTH WELLS. Tells the story of two hugely successful vaudeville performers and their spectacular fall from grace. A beautifully crafted piece of theatre which skillfully interweaves drama, acrobatics and dance; both thoroughly entertaining and emotionally engaging.
* FORM & MOVEMENT, now with new life size 'companion' figures painted on and cut out of board by Euryl Stevens as part of the group exhibition on at the Maesmawr Art Gallery, CAERSWS, comprising over 100 sculptures, paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles and glass works by more than 20 professional local artists. Admission free. Contact Cathy on 01686 688369 or info@midwalesarts.org.uk.
* LLANFAIR CAEREINION MALE VOICE CHOIR, singing in aid of Llandysilio Church at 7.30pm, in FOUR CROSSES Village Centre. Tickets £6 available from Arwel on 01938 830248 or Carol on 831008.
* MACHYNLLETH MUSIC CLUB, welcomes Welsh pianist Llyr Williams and violinist Cerys Jones, at Y Tabernacl.
* MUSEUM OF MODERN ART WALES, last chance to see The Circle Squared by Antonia Spowers and Bill Swann until February 27, at MACHYNLLETH.
* FLETCHER BROTHERS, at The Exchange, NEWTOWN, at 10pm with free admission.
* AMANDA SKIPSEY, Rhayader artist’s collection of imaginative Welsh townscapes, at the Theatr Hafren bar gallery, NEWTOWN, to April 23.
* ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY, exhibitions at the NEWTOWN venue feature The Scenery is Very Wonderful. The Weather is Good by Stuart Whipps, and Afield and Louphole works by Simon Whitehead, part of a series of concurrent exhibitions and events exploring mankind’s relationship with place, landscape and environment. The renamed ‘Test Bed’ space encouraging more experimental use of the gallery space now features On Wasted Energy by Adele Vye working in live action and documented performance.
* MALTHOUSE GALLERY, exhibition at the OSWESTRY venue with over 15 leading artists showcasing work.
* HAITI BENEFIT, concert of live bands in aid of the disaster fund at PRESTEIGNE Memorial Hall from 7pm. Bands playing include Sick Note, Katie Green, Little Rumba, White Sheep Black Sheep, Flak, DJ Boshdog, Mr Lloyd, Hedgehog, Muzza and Sammy and Stefmo.
* PRESTEIGNE CONCERT, John Beddoes School sixth form fund raiser towards a trip to Gambia at Easter. at the Methodist Church with performers including Concordia, Marion Rowlatt, Ruth Watson, Loxley and The John Beddoes School Choir and Wind Band.
* THE SEARCHERS & THE MERSEYBEATS, in 1960s Big Nite Out at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY.
* HOT ROD 55, local rockers at the Old Post Office, SHREWSBURY.
* WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALLS BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2010, this year’s competition semi finals continue tonight at the new Little Civic venue at The Slade Rooms in Broad Street.
Saturday, February 27
* SOUTH WALES MALE CHOIR, choral evening with mix of classical and folk music. Welsh compositions, songs from musicals and more at Theatr Brycheiniog, BRECON.
* BUILTH MALE VOICE CHOIR, annual St David’s Day Concert at BUILTH WELLS Leisure Centre, with the Tongwynlais Temperance Silver Band, a 28 piece band who in 2009 were National and Pontins Champions. Also supporting will be pupils of Builth Primary School. The concert will be a commemoration to Fred Phillips, a past member and librarian to the choir, who died recently.
* SCARECROW, community tour by the region’s professional drama company Theatr Powys with a passionate, humorous and intensely human play for children and their families, written by Chris Cooper, ends at LLANDRINDOD WELLS Drama Centre today. Scarecrow explores what it is like to grow up here and now. It’s a play about young people in a Welsh community attempting to make sense of their experiences of friendship, family, identity, kindness and cruelty. Contact Theatr Powys on 01597 824444/ theatr.powys@powys.gov.uk
* NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE, Ian Keable’s one-man magical show at LINGEN Village Hall with optional meal available at 6.30pm.
* MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL, mass rehearsal at NEWTOWN Methodist Church from 10am to 2.30am working on this year’s festival performance to be staged at Newtown’s Theatr Hafren on May 8 with Faure’s Requiem and Mass of the Children by John Rutter. Contact concert secretary Charles Gratrix on 01686 411028 email, sgratrix@yahoo.co.uk
* THE BLACK DYKE BAND, national championship winners and the most recorded band in the world, in concert at Theatr Hafren, NEWTOWN.
* HOGIA’R DDWYLAN, Welsh Society’s St David’s Day Concert featuring the north Wales male voice choir with soprano Adele O’Neill and 4Girls with 4Harps, at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY.
* SMALL TIME CROOKS, at the Bull Inn, SHREWSBURY.
Sunday, February 28
* RHYMES & TELLS, free open session of stories, poems and prose at the Six Bells, BISHOPS CASTLE at 8pm.
* CHOIR OF 100 VOICES, including Rhayader Male Voice Choir in Festival of Welsh Hymns at BLEDDFA Parish Church near Knighton, with guest conductor, Graham Davies of Ebbw Vale and guest organist, Lyndon Stephens.
* PURVEYORS OF COOL, featuring some of the greatest music of the 20th century with wonderful memories of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis delivered in true Vegas style, with a hot show band at Wyeside Arts Centre, BUILTH WELLS.
* THE ENGLEFIELD TRIO, David Lewis (Violin/Viola) , Nicholas Shipman (clarinet) and Stefan Hofkes (piano) play works by Bruch, Dvorak, Finzi, Katchaturian and Gershwin, on the a Knighton and District Concert Society date at St Edward's Hall, KNIGHTON at 3pm. All have impressive international reputations as soloists and for chamber music.
* ST DAVID’S DAY CONCERT, with harpist Alecs Peate of Llanfair Caereinion, and tenor Edryd Williams, at POOL QUAY Church.
* CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA, with Brian Blessed narrating Prokoviev’s Peter and the Wolf, at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY.
* SILHOUETTE, musical play by Chris Eldon Lee based on stories of workers at Shrewsbury’s world famous swimsuit and underwear factory, following sell out premieres in the autumn there’s another chance to see it with four more performances at Theatre Severn, SHREWSBURY, with shows 3pm today and at 7.30pm tonight, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
* WILL KILLEEN, Irish rootsy acoustic player at the Coach and Horses, SHREWSBURY.
* LAUGHTER LINES COMEDY CLUB, monthly show at the Old Post Office, SHREWSBURY.
Monday, March 1
* ABERMULE QUILTERS, meets on the first Monday of the month at ABERMULE Community Centre. Details from Ann Edwards on 01686 627516.
* ACOUSTIC NIGHTS, singers and songwriters welcome at the Golden Lion Hotel, LLANDYSILIO, every Monday and Wednesday.
* SING YOUR HEART OUT, singing group meeting on Mondays at 7pm at MEIFOD Village Hall for all ages, abilities and experience. Further information from Kath on 01938 500459.
* 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.
Tuesday, March 2
* SYLVIA ANDERSON’S FAB YEARS, British film and TV pioneer of such shows as Thunderbirds talks about her life in an entertaining evening with the composer and record producer David Courtney, at ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre tonight.
Also at Theatr Brycheiniog, BRECON on Wednesday, March 3.
* NEWTOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR, weekly practice now 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, rehearsals held from 8pm every Tuesday at the St Johns Ambulance Building. New CD now on sale at £10 each. Working on annual concert on April 4 at Rhayader Leisure Centre, and looking forward to a summer season of concerts at the Glen Usk Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. The Choir is always pleased to welcome new members,
Wednesday, March 3
* 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.
* GUILSFIELD SINGERS, enterprising local mixed choir’s weekly rehearsals at GUILSFIELD Old School at 7.30pm on Wednesdays, now rehearsing for Easter Concert in Welshpool on March 27. For more information ring 01938 559612.
* FOLK NIGHT, regular local gathering on the first Wednesday of the month at The Laughing Dog, HOWEY.
* 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.
* COR MERCHED MALDWYN, the Montgomeryshire ladies’ choir weekly rehearsals on Wednesdays at NEWTOWN Evangelical Church at 7.30pm. All choir enquiries to secretary Gay Roberts on 01686 630678 or visit www-cor-Merched-Maldwyn.org. Now rehearsing for concerts starting at GUILSFIELD this Saturday, March 6.
* OPEN MIC NIGHT, every Wednesday at Norton Manor Hotel, PRESTEIGNE from 8pm.
* FOLK NIGHT, on the first Wednesday of the month at the Miners Arms, PRIESTWESTON. Call 01938 561352.
Thursday, March 4
* MID WALES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOLOISTS, evening of music by Dvorak and Beethoven, directed by violinist Marcia Crayford, at Theatr Brycheiniog, BRECON.
* ROMEO & JULIET, Love and Madness present new staging of Shakespeare’s tragic romance, at Theatr Hafren, NEWTOWN.
* NEWTOWN SILVER BAND, with plans for concert at Theatr Hafren on Saturday, April 17, practices at the NEWTOWN Band Room every Thursday from 7.30pm with all welcome. Also Junior Band practices at 6.30pm every Thursday,
* OSWESTRY YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL, 33rd annual event with competitions over four days at the Methodist Church and Christ Church, with Celebration Winners Concert on Sunday, March 7.
* OLIVER, over 40 children from John Beddoes School, PRESTEIGNE present the musical in The Ivor Hughes Centre at 7.30pm tonight and on Friday and Saturday March 5 and 6. Tickets available from the school office or by calling 267259.
* WAYSTED, plus the Bong Bong Girls play blues at The Dukes Arms, PRESTEIGNE.
Friday, March 5
* Y GOFALWR, Theatr Genedaethol Cymru’s new Welsh production of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, at ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre tonight and Saturday March 6.
* ALL WALES YFC DRAMA FINALS, tonight and Saturday March 6, at Theatr Brycheiniog, BRECON.
* THE JOY OF POLITICS, Black Sheep present an irreverent romp through the corridors of power, at Theatr Hafren, NEWTOWN.
* BROKEN WHITE LINES, at The Exchange, NEWTOWN from 9pm with free admission.
Saturday, March 6
* DUNVANT MALE CHOIR, with guest soloist 2005 National Eisteddfod winner Nerys Brown from Carno, at Theatr Hafren, NEWTOWN.
* ONCE UPON A TIME, storytelling for all in the family workshop series at the CARAD Centre, RHAYADER, every Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Call 01597 810192 to book place.
* STRING THING, stimulating mix of swing, blues and acoustic rock music performed by North Country Magazine Best Young Performer award winner Sarah Smith and Tim Smith, appearing at Revells, WELSHPOOL.
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