Digesting the best of South Wales culture in the month ahead
by @ mabjones
competitions
GIG TICKETS OF YOUR CHOICE
Music lovers, open yer ears. The lovely people at muso-haunt Clwb Ifor Bach are giving Buzz readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to any upcoming gig their wee heart desires. Just email competitions @ buzzmag. co. uk, with‘ WELSH CLUB’ in the subject header and your name and number by Sat 1 June.
FREE ENTRY TO BUFFALO BAR
Buffalo Bar are offering free entry + 1 to a gig of your choice for one lucky winner, which will not only make you ooze guestlist cool, but should also leave you with enough money for a couple of drinks at the bar. Q: What is the scientific name for water buffalo?
HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN TICKETS
Philosophy, ideas and music all take centre stage at this year’ s How The Light Gets In Festival in Hay-On-Wye. The boutique philosophy and music festival sees a packed programme of 450 diverse events over 10 days with a huge variety of philosophical, political, cultural and scientific speakers in attendance. We’ ve got a pair of midweek passes to give away which will entitle you to access over 60 debates and talks plus dozens of great gigs. To win, simply send over your answer to the following by Mon 20 May. Q: Which philosopher famously wrote“ God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him”?
SPEEDWAY TICKETS
We’ ve teamed up with the 2013 British FIM Speedway Grand Prix organisers to give Buzz readers the chance to enjoy an afternoon of non-stop sporting action and all you have to do to put yourself in pole position for one of five pairs of tickets is answer this simple question by Mon 27 May. Q: What’ s the size of the engines used by race bikes in the British FIM Speedway Grand Prix?
GROOVE ODYSSEY COMPILATION CD
Groove Odyssey release their debut compilation Groove Odyssey Sessions Vol 1 this month. The CD showcases 14 tracks from UK talents Groove Assassin, Matt Early, Sean McCabe, Natalie Williams & Reilly and leading international producers and artists such as Louie Vega, Barbara Tucker, Sara Devine, Michelle Weeks, Mr V, Dajae and Leroy Burgess. We’ ve got five copies of this excellent CD to give away. Q: Native New Yorker was a 1977 hit for which American disco group?
RAF COSFORD AIR SHOW TICKETS
The RAF Cosford Air Show returns on Sun 9 June with all manner of fantastic entertainment for all the family both in the air and on the ground. We’ ve got six adult tickets worth £ 150 to give away to the show which this year celebrates its 75th anniversary. Q: Which world-famous RAF aerobatic team are to perform at this year’ s show?
WIN TICKETS TO THE CANOE SLALOM WORLD CUP
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup returns to Cardiff International White Water from Fri 21-Sun 23 and 20 lucky Buzz readers have the chance to get up close and personal with the world’ s best teams as they train ahead of the three-day competition. The World Cup Series is the most prestigious event for canoe slalom professionals and is one of the most exciting canoe slalom events in the calendar for paddlers and spectators alike. Terms and conditions can be found on www. buzzmag. co. uk. Q: Which way will the paddlers be travelling going through a red gate?
MEAL FOR 2
Vinny & Vito Italian Kitchen, a brand new restaurant concept, is opening this month in Cardiff’ s De Vere Village Urban Resort. To celebrate the launch, we have a chance for you to win a main course meal plus dessert for two, complete with a bottle of house wine. Terms and conditions can be found on www. buzzmag. co. uk Q: What is the name of the new restaurant at the Village?
ARTY CHOKE!
Digesting the best of South Wales culture in the month ahead
by @ mabjones
MAY Day, May Day! May is full of days that will leave you in a daze. Opening at the Milkwood Gallery in Cardiff on Wed 1 is Matter Lumina, in which twelve artists and makers explore the relationship between the physical object and photography, film and light. The capital also brings us Diffusion: Cardiff International Festival of Photography, which offers up a month of exhibitions, discussions, screenings, performances and other celebratory events. Wowballs! Other cool-sounding festivals include The Vale Of Glamorgan Festival( Thurs 9-Sat 18) with its feast of classical music in venues across the Vale as well as in the Diff; the Gwyl Pili Pala Festival in Swansea on the weekend of Sat 17, which brings together Welsh musicians and writers; Merthyr Tydfil Global Village, bringing the whole world into the valleys on the Sun 19, and of course the magnificent Machynlleth Comedy Festival from Fri 3, as well as Hay from Thurs 23. I said Hay!!! Yay * massive smiley face *. Hay Fest is undoubtedly a major Welsh arty highlight, and if you aren’ t going you’ re a billy bob. I am very much looking forward to Soup’ d Up in Cardiff on Weds May 29. This is basically a community meal in which all the money from punters then goes into funding a local creative project. Organised by yours truly, anyone interested is welcome to tweet me a message( my address is above). Another unusual event occurs on the Sat 25 when Scott Ian of Anthrax comes to Roath’ s The Gate to give an entertaining talk, Speaking Words, on his 30 + years of musical mayhem around the world. Near my house, I will be at this as well # letsgotogether! I’ m also looking forward to NoFit State’ s BIANCO at the WMC from Wed 1. See you there? I am particularly excited to see Crystal Jean at Chapter on Thurs 2 at the regular First Thursday poetry event. A Mulfran Press poet, this young writer is a name to watch out for. The Back Of The Pub Poetry Club is the city’ s coolest spoken word event, taking place at the Andrew Buchan pub in Roath on Sun 19. Free to attend, resident poet Johnny Giles is well worth the see, and all the hottest perf poets will be there as well. May I count myself in there? Well, I’ m the compere, so yes I will. Enjoy, Chokers! And see you next month.
Please email your answers, name, address, Twitter username( if you have one) and contact number to competitions @ buzzmag. co. uk by Sat 1 June unless otherwise stated. T & Cs: WE DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THESE COMPETITIONS TO BE REPLICATED OR SHARED ANYWHERE ONLINE.
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