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  • SOLD OUT! Poetry, Myth, and Paint

    Welcome to Poetry Upstairs, at The Melville Centre! - please join us on Tuesday 10th May 7 - 9 pm for the inaugural event... We are now taking names for the reserve list as we are full.   Ric Hool has 10 collections of published poetry and will be reading from his new collection, Personal Archaeology    He was the Welsh Academy poet for the Abergavenny Food Festival 2009, also Academy poet representative for the London South Bank London Global Poetry System 2009. His poetic themes are the psychological and geographical impact of place, time and space on the human experience. Water [...]

    £5

  • Willow Birdfeeders Workshop (free workshop)

    Willow Birdfeeders Workshop (free taster workshop) You will be learning how to weave a willow birdfeeder for you to take home - with Helen Munday, experienced and fun willow tutor. This is a free taster workshop to all abilities, running from 10am until 2pm. All tools and materials provided, just book your place and have a fun morning weaving a bird feeder to take home with you. Bring a packed lunch, teas and coffees are free.

    Free

  • Youth Theatre Group

      Introducing a new youth theatre group - the Future is Us! A seat at the table. We are welcoming everyone aged 12-17 to a series of free and exciting workshops, for 10 weeks, run by experienced professionals from the world of theatre, drama and dance, encouraging you to express yourselves creatively and have your voice heard! Sound like fun? RSVP your spot here = asa.malmsten@coachcreate.co.uk to join us every Tuesday from 6-8pm for the 10 weeks... you can join in late if you miss the first session!   Delivered in partnership with The Melville Centre for the Arts, The Borough [...]

    Free

  • Wednesday Workshops for Volunteers

          A day to connect, receive free training, meet new friends, and share skills and ideas over a complimentary lunch and refreshments. Organised by The Melville Centre and GAVO, with training provided by MCC and Cwtch Angels, this day is open to current or future volunteers! You can choose from: Food & Hygiene Certificate, Customer Care or basic Health & Safety certificate (other days will be available to take all options) To register, please click here to fill in the form for your free ticket: https://bit.ly/WorkshopWednesdayforVolunteers Any issues, please email Chris: chris.irving@gavo.org.uk  

  • Free Creative Workshops for Youth

      Meet the team behind the Future Is US Project. The Melville Centre for the Arts is opening their doors for a day of creative workshops - this is the place to have your voice heard. This is an open house, free event, aimed primarily at 10 to 24 year olds and their families - do join us for an afternoon of fun!                  

  • Bass12 – New Orleans come to town (Black Mountain Jazz)

    LIVE JAZZ NEW ORLEANS STYLE... PURE ENERGY and FUN. A visit by the Bass12 brass band will take BMJ back to basic good-time jazz in highlighting the early days of the music, when the streets and clubs of New Orleans marched and danced and jumped to raw, brassy sounds. Bass12 hails from Cardiff and performs a mixture of New Orleans street grooves and upbeat covers, featuring lots of improvisation. The band is made up of graduates of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University who now perform and teach across the UK. As well as performing, the [...]

  • Poetry Evening May 31st

    Welcome to the second Poetry Upstairs at The Melville Centre! Tuesday  31st May 7pm            £5 Entry   Norman Jope (Plymouth)            Melisande Fitzsimmons  (Plymouth)                Mike Jenkins (Merthyr)   Please contact us to register your place (you must book in advance), then pay on the door as usual. To register, email info@melvillecentre.org.uk and send your full name/s and telephone contact numbers, or call Emma on 01873 853167. We regret we cannot admit anyone who has not registered beforehand, as we need to know numbers ahead of the evening.   Norman Jope was born in 1960 in Plymouth, where [...]

    £5
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    Arts for our Community Workshops

    Come along to The Melville Centre on Saturday 18th June for an exciting series of FREE workshops, and then relax and enjoy delicious snacks and refreshments in our coffee-bar.   Many thanks to The Big Skill for providing funding (you can book your places directly on their website, link below).   Schedule:   *10.00 am - 11.30 am: Sketching Workshop with Alli Neal... So, you think you can’t draw... Think you can’t draw or want to draw better? Want to draw but don’t really know how to begin? This workshop is intended for anyone who has ever picked up a pencil [...]

  • Art Exhibition: : “In the Lines”, Julia Davenne

    Julia grew up in Llantrisant, near Cardiff, and now has returned to South Wales - Abergavenny, after many years away in London and Norway.  She studied a B.A. degree at St Martins School of Art, and a postgraduate diploma at Royal Academy of Arts, Schools, London where she concentrated on composition.  After returning from living in Norway, Julia taught at Chelsea School of Art for 12 years before re-locating to the Brecon Beacons.   -----------------------------------   Living on the edge of the Brecon Beacons is to be on the doorstep of dramatic, wild and sometimes remote nature and the inspiration for [...]

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    Comedy Night

    Comedy Night at The Melville Centre! Organised by The Big Skill cic, we are delighted to be able to host this comedy night in our Theatre... To book tickets (£5 or £2 concessions) please click the booking link Our MC for this evening of comedy, is Welsh-born performer Sarah Bridgeman  -  a seasoned comic who has been writing and performing all over the UK since 2008. Always a hit with audiences, her friendly, instantly likeable persona, makes her an ideal MC or opener. Her credits include appearances on BBC Radio Wales and as a finalist in the Welsh Unsigned Standup Awards. [...]

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