events
0845 0347791.
Exploring Drawing Howard
Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £130
(10 weeks). Info 029 2041 6628.
Introduction To Climbing
Courses Boulders, St
Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7.309.30pm, £30. Info 029 2048
4880.
Life Drawing Howard
Gardens, Cardiff. 4.30-6.30pm,
£140 (10 weeks). Info 029 2041
6628.
Newport Youth Dance The
Riverfront, Newport. 4.15-6pm,
£2.75 per session. Info 01633
656757.
NoFit State Circus Classes
And Courses Prince Of Wales
Building, John Street, Cardiff.
Info 029 2022 1330 / www.
nofitstate.org.
Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.
8pm. Info 029 2071 0615.
Scriveners Writers’ Group
Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.
8pm. Info 01495 753629.
Whitchurch Farmers Market
The Three Elms, Whitchurch,
Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info
029 2019 0036.
Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y
Gymraeg Insole Court,
Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm. Info
[email protected].
Yoga With Tori Boulders,
St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.
6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845
0347791.
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The
Freaks Geeks and Autographs
Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50.
Info 07914 683534.
Zumba Classes La Tasca,
Cardiff. 6pm, £4. Info 07949
270618.
THURSDAY 21
Ab Attack Class Boulders,
St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.
6-6.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info
0845 0347791.
Ask The Gardener: Autumn
On The Herbaceous Border
National History Museum, St
Fagans. 2-3pm, free. Info 029
2057 3500.
Ballet Academy Wales
Classes – Children 6-11
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837
937351.
Bingo Market Street Club,
Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446
733863.
Biodanza Cathays Methodist
Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-10pm,
£6/£5. Info antoinette@
biodanza4all.com.
Breakdance The Riverfront,
Newport. 6.15-7pm, £3.50 per
session. Info 01633 656757.
Breaking The Taboo Masonic
Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £18 adv.
Info www.breakingthetaboo.
info. Based around a screening of Breaking The Taboo, a
documentary about the ‘war on
drugs’, this will also feature an
audience with Howard Marks,
music from Sion Russell Jones
and The Lady Birds, and art
from Penelope Rose.
Cardiff Archaeological
Society Lecture: Power
Centres Of Past And
Present– Recent Work At
Caerau Hill Fort Chemistry
Lecture Theatre, Main Building,
Cardiff University. 7.15pm. Info
www.cardiffarchsoc.btck.co.uk.
With Dr Oliver Davis of the
CAER Heritage Project, SHARE,
Cardiff University.
Children’s Latin/Ballroom
Classes Memorial Hall,
Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info
01495 243252.
Circuit Training Boulders, St
Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.457.30pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info
0845 0347791.
Climbing Class For Adults
Boulders, St Catherine’s Park,
Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info
0845 0347791.
Contemporary Dance –
Beginners The Gate, Cardiff.
6-7pm, £5.50/£5 (£48/£42 12
weeks). Info 029 2048 3344.
Countdown To Christmas
The Riverfront, Newport.
5-7.30pm, free. Info 01633
656757. Festive family entertainment, featuring Mr F.
Christmas himself.
Developing Your Portfolio
Howard Gardens, Cardiff. 4.306.30pm, £175 (10 weeks). Info
029 2041 6628.
Festive Gardeners’ Question
Time Ty George Thomas,
Whitchurch, Cardiff. 6pm, £5
adv. Info [email protected]. In
aid of George Thomas Hospice
Care.
Funkypump Fitness
Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 +
6.30pm. Info www.
funkypumpfitness.co.uk.
Hand Building & Surface
Decoration For Pottery
Howard Gardens, Cardiff. 6.308.30pm, £165 (10 weeks). Info
029 2041 6628.
Hand Drumming Group
Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff.
6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info
01446 401209.
Ignite Porter’s, Cardiff. Info
[email protected]. The
latest in this popular series of
quickfire Powerpoint presentations, along the lines of TED
talks and suchlike,
Lecture: Cardiff Recognises
True Nobility Cardiff Castle.
6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100.
Matthew Williams talks about
the year 1890, the first mayoral
year of the Marquis Of Bute.
NoFit State Circus Classes
And Courses Prince Of Wales
Building, John Street, Cardiff.
Info 029 2022 1330 / www.
nofitstate.org.
Painting In Oil & Acrylic:
Beginners/ Intermediate
Howard Gardens, Cardiff.
7-9pm, £130 (10 weeks). I nfo
029 2041 6628.
Pilates Kings Road Studios,
Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.157.15pm, £6. Info 07774 601544 /
[email protected].
Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.
8pm, £1 to play. Info 029 2037
8866.
Salsa Classes La Tasca,
Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50
NUS. Info 07949 270618.
Salsa Dancing Classes
Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.
8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029
2023 6689.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day
Tour: Golden Gower National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
(pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5
off if you present this magazine.
Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi
Albert Road Church &
Community Centre, Penarth.
6.30-9.15pm. Info 029 2020
6042.
Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi
St Fagans Village Hall. 12-1pm.
Info 029 2020 6042.
Thursday Night Magic Rules
Of Play, Castle Arcade, Cardiff.
6pm, £5/£12 draft. Info 029
2022 1695.
Zumba Chepstow Conservative
Club. 6-7pm. Info 01291 624919.
FRIDAY 22
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr
Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.
Info 029 2048 5303.
Ballet The Gate, Cardiff.
3.45-7.45pm, £60/£54. Info 029
2048 3344.
BME Heritage Film Release
Butetown Multimedia Centre,
Cardiff Bay. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
uk. Launch of the film All Our
Stories, about growing up as a
minority in Cardiff
Boys’ Dance The Riverfront,
Newport. 4.45-5.45pm, £2.75
per session. Info 01633 656757.
Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo,
Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info
[email protected].
Children’s Tap/Ballet
Classes Memorial Hall,
Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am. Info
01495 243252.
Community Choir Chapter
Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.4511.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).
Info 01446 401209.
Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings
Road Studios, Pontcanna,
Cardiff. 10-11am, £6. Info 07774
601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.
co.uk.
Friday Night Magic Rules
Of Play, Castle Arcade, Cardiff.
6.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 1695.
Newport Photographic Club
Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee,
Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633
400685.
NoFit State Circus: Aerial
Conditioning Prince Of Wales
Building, John Street, Cardiff.
6.7.30pm, £7/£5 per session or
£35/£30 for six sessions over
10 weeks. Info 029 2022 1330 /
www.nofitstate.org.
Older Adult Dance/Exercise
The Riverfront, Newport.
11.15am-12.15pm, £2.80. Info
01633 656757.
Rhiwbina Farmers Market
The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.
10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022
7982.
Rugby Union: Wales v Tonga
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £10-£60. Info 08448
471881.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day
Tour: Mines & Mountains
National Museum & Gallery,
Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £5 off if you present
this magazine. Info 029 2022
7227 / www.seewales.com.
Tango Argentine Chapter
Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.
7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029
2023 7332.
Zumba: Dance Exercise
Classes Sbectrwm Community
Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff.
1-2pm. Info 07891 712344.
SATURDAY 23
Alien Encounters
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info
029 2047 5475. (At weekends
until Sun 15 Dec)
Ask The Gardener: Pruning
The Orchard National History
Museum, St Fagans. 2-3pm,
free. Info 029 2057 3500. On
tomorrow also.
Autumn Lecture Series Big
Pit National Coal Museum,
Blaenafon. 1.30pm, free. Info
029 2057 3650. Roy Hamer on
the history of Rhondda mining.
Behind The Scenes Tour
Grand Theatre, Swansea. 10am,
£4.50/£2.50 kids. Info 01792
475715.
Canyoning Venue TBC, Brecon
Beacons. £75 adv. Info 01874
749092. A Good Day Out event.
Cath Little Foyer, Wales
Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay.
12pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Saturday Storytelling event.
Christmas Fayre Ararat
Baptist Church, Whitchurch,
Cardiff. 11am-2pm, 20p. Info
[email protected]. In aid of
George Thomas Hospice Care.
Christmas Festival Memorial
Hall Theatre, Barry. 11am5pm, £6. Info 01446 738622.
Featuring festive craft, gift and
vintage stalls, music, entertainment and films.
Christmas Market Norwegian
Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay.
12-5pm, free. Info 029 2087
7959. Lots of gifts and stocking
fillers. On tomorrow also.
Craft Fair Heath Park Citizens
Association Hall, Cardiff. 11am4pm. Info 07852 774934.
Feltmaking: Bags Craft In
The Bay, Cardiff Bay. £50. Info
029 2048 4611. With Claire
Cawte.
Funkypump Fitness
Universal Gym, Cardiff. 9.30am.
Info www.funkypumpfitness.
co.uk.
Green Fayre National
Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
10am-4pm, free. Info 01792
638950. Ideas and advice for
a green Christmas. On tomorrow also.
Gymnastics: Rhythmic
Group Championships Welsh
Institute Of Sport, Cardiff. 9am5pm. Info 029 2033 4960.
Mark-Making Workshop
Weekend The Printhaus,
Canton, Cardiff. Free. Info
[email protected]. Limited
spaces available. On tomorrow also.
NoFit State Circus: Youth
Circus Prince Of Wales
Building, John Street, Cardiff.
10.30am-2pm, £5 per session.
Info 029 2022 1330 / www.
nofitstate.org.
Phoebe Rose Christmas
Craft, Holistic & Beauty
Fair The Mond Hall, Clydach,
Swansea. 10am-4pm, £1.
Info 07974 606303. Featuring
37 stalls full of all manner
of nice things. Proceeds go
to Lymphoma Leukaemia
Myeloma Fund (Wales).
Roath Real Food Market
Mackintosh Sports Club Car
Park, Roath, Cardiff. 9.30am1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
SeeWales Sightseeing Tour:
Romans And Ruins National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
(pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5
off if you present this magazine.
Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
St Fagans Book Club
National History Museum, St
Fagans. 11am-1pm, free. Info
029 2057 3500. This month
discussing Jampot Smith by
Jeremy Brooks.
St Mary Street Cardiff
Market St Mary Street, Cardiff.
11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019
0036.
The Slime Show Techniquest,
Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.
(At weekends until Sun 8 Dec)
Walking Tour: West Of The
City National Waterfront
Museum, Swansea (starting
point). 11am, free. Info 01792
638950. Stroll to St Helens and
back, hosted by Alun Jones.
Welsh Borderers Day Out
Various venues, Brecon.
£35 adv. Info 01874 749092.
Includes guided tours of The
Brecon Regimental Museum,
the Brecon Cathedral, the
Havard Chapel and the history
Cemetery. A Good Day Out
event.
Youth Theatre The Riverfront,
Newport. 11.30am-3pm, £27
(seven weeks)/£24 (six weeks).
Info 01633 656757.
Yu Gi Oh Rules Of Play, Castle
Arcade, Cardiff. 1pm, £5. Info
029 2022 16 95.
SUNDAY 24
Alien Encounters
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info
029 2047 5475. (At weekends
until Sun 15 Dec)
Ask The Gardener: Pruning
The Orchard National History
Museum, St Fagans. 2-3pm,
free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Ballet Academy Wales
Classes – Adults Chapter Arts
Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50.
Info 07837 937351.
Bridgend Undercover Car
Boot Sale Multistorey Car
Park, Bridgend Town Centre.
7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6;
selling cars with trailers £10).
Info 01656 661338.
Cardiff Theosophical
Society 206 Newport Road,
Cardiff. 3.30pm, free. Info 029
2049 6017.
Christmas Market Norwegian
Church Arts Centre, Cardiff
Bay. 12-5pm, free. Info 029
2087 7959.
Come And Sing Wales
Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay.
10.30am, £5. Info 029 2063
6464. Members of the public,
ie you, are invited to rehearse
Fauré’s lyrical Requiem in
the company of BBC National
Chorus Of Wales.
Cowbridge Christmas
Reindeer Parade High Street,
Cowbridge. 12pm, free. Info
01446 704867.
Football: Barclays Premier
League – Cardiff City v
Manchester United Cardiff
City Stadium, Cardiff. 4pm. Info
0845 3451400.
Green Fayre National
Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
10am-4pm, free. Info 01792
638950.
Gymnastics: Trampolining
Schools Championships
Welsh Institute Of Sport,
Cardiff. 9am-5pm. Info 029
2033 4960.
Ice Hockey: Cardiff Devils v
Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena,
Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £6-£17. Info
029 2038 2001.
Mark-Making Workshop
Weekend The Printhaus,
Canton, Cardiff. Free. Info
[email protected].
Riverside Farmers’ Market
Fitzhammon Embankment,
Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info
029 2022 7982.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day
Tour: Golden Gower National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
(pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5
off if you present this magazine.
Info 029 2022 7227 / www.
seewales.com.
Silent Horror Shorts Chapter
Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 029
2030 4400. With live piano
accompaniment by Paul
Shallcross. Also on Tue 26.
Stir Up Sunday National
History Museum, St Fagans.
11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info
029 2057 3500. The traditional
stirring of the Christmas pudding.
Sunday Board Games
Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre,
Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029
2030 4400.
The Handmade Market Hall,
Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 12-5pm, £1/
kids free. Info 07588 670548.
Craft fair featuring 26 stalls
selling handcrafted gifts.
The Slime Show Techniquest,
Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475.
(At weekends until Sun 8 Dec)
MONDAY 25
Ballet The Gate, Cardiff.
4.15-8.30pm, £48/£42. Info 029
2048 3344.
Bharata Natyam Dance
Classes For Adult Beginners
Bayview House, Cardiff Bay.
8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075
1158.
Cardiff Inter Varsity Club
Meeting Churchill’s Hotel Bar,
Llandaff, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5
(three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392.
Ceroc Dance Class Odyssey
Nightclub, Swansea. 7.4510.45pm, £5. Info
[email protected] .
Children’s Ballroom
Dancing Classes Memorial
Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info
01495 243252.
Climbing Class For Adults
Boulders, St Catherine’s Park,
Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info
0845 0347791.
Freestyle Fitness Yoga Kings
Road Studios, Pontcanna,
Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. Info 07774
601544 / serenhealth@hotmail.
co.uk.
Funkypump Fitness
Universal Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 +
6.30pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.
Introduction To DSLR
Photography Howard
Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £180
(10 weeks). Info 029 2041 6628.
Joy Of Living Mindfulness
Group Meeting Gaia Yoga
Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome).
Info 07412 346054.
Monday Night Quiz Porter’s,
Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com.
Musical Theatre The
Riverfront, Newport. 6.158.30pm, £6/£5. Info 01633
656757.
Newport Youth Dance The
Riverfront, Newport. 4.15-6pm,
£2.50 per session. Info 01633
656757.
NoFit State Circus Classes
And Courses Prince Of Wales
Building, John Street, Cardiff.
Info 029 2022 1330 / www.
nofitstate.org.
Painting In Oil & Acrylic:
Intermediate/Advanced
Howard Gardens, Cardiff.
7-9pm, £130 (10 weeks). Info
029 2041 6628.
Roath Writers The Gate,
Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029
2048 3344.
Salsa Classes Mischiefs,
Cardiff Bay. 7.30-9.30pm, £4.50.
Info 07800 565651.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day
Tour: Golden Gower National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
(pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5
off if you present this magazine.
Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
Singles Night Miss Jones,
Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2021
677665.
St Donats Atlantic Chorale
St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of
Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446
799100.
Tai Chi: Moving 5 Elements
Qigong Glyndwr Community
Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am.
Info 029 2020 6042.
Tango Dancing Argentine
Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm,
BUZZ 67