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SUMMARY:"Poetry Upstairs!" at the Melville - June 28th
DESCRIPTION:2022 Reading Series \nTuesday  28th June 7pm start (please be there 6:30 – 6:50)            £5 Entry   (please bring cash for entry – the bar has a card reader for your drinks) \nDavid Costello (Liverpool)      Chris Hall  (Abergavenny)            Des Mannay (Newport) \nPlease contact us to register your place (you must book in advance)\, then pay on the door as usual.\nTo register\, email info@melvillecentre.org.uk and send your full name/s and telephone contact numbers\, or call Emma on 01873 853167 \nWe regret we may not have spaces for anyone turning up on the night who has not registered beforehand\, as we need to know numbers ahead of the evening; please call on the day to check if there are more places available.\n \nDavid J Costello lives in Wallasey\, Merseyside. He won the Welsh International Poetry Competition in 2011 and was placed 2nd in the 2018 competition\, was a PenFro Poetry Competition prizewinner in 2019\, and a prize-winning poet in both the 2015 Troubadour International Poetry Competition and the 2011 Grist Poetry Prize. David’s pamphlets are Human Engineering\, (Thynks Publishing\, 2013) and No Need For Candles\, (Red Squirrel Press\, 2016). He runs Pop-up Poets and is an active supporter and advocate for Wirral Libraries. His most recent 2020 collection\, Heft\, is published by Red Squirrel Press. \nChris Hall’s published work include\, Bneath Cragshaddo (WYSIWYG Chapbooks)\, Balladz f Bedlam (Stonebridge).The metaphysical poem A Journey was published in Scintilla and two poems Five Surrealist Paintings and Dewi Stone appeared in the Spring 2014 edition of Tears in the Fence. Work is to the fore in The Lonely Crowd and Leg Avant.                                                             His 2019 collection\, No Fish\, is published by Collective Press. \nDes Mannay is a Welsh writer of colour. His first poetry collection\, Sod ’em – and tomorrow is published by Waterloo Press. He is co-editor of The Angry Manifesto poetry journal. Winner -‘rethinkyourmind’ poetry competition (2015)\, LIT-UP poetry competition (2019). 2nd/ highly commended – Disability Arts Cymru poetry Competition (2015). ‘Gold Award’ – Creative Futures Literary Awards (2015). His work is featured in 26 poetry anthologies \n      
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/poetry-evening-june-28th/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Community Taster Evening
DESCRIPTION:BMJ club programme… \n\n\nDrop in anytime from 5.30pm until 10pm \n\n\nBar opens at 5.30pm \n\n\n\n\nVENUE\n\nMelville Theatre: Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, NP7 5UD\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Free Entry\n\n\nHistory of Jazz \nRelax in one of the side rooms with a drink and watch some (or all) of the three videos that we made in 2020 –\nJass to Jazz. 5.30pm: Video 1 7pm: Video 2 8.30pm: Video 3 \n\n\n\nVideos Screening\nDuring the first year of lockdown\, being unable to have a ‘live programme’ – we produced a number of great videos and streamed them. For this Community Evening we are screening six of them – three in the theatre and three in the bar: \n\n5.30pm: Kim Cypher Quintet – inspired by the funkier side of jazz (theatre)\n5.30pm: Zoe Gilby Trio – Parliament Jazz Vocalist 2019 winner (bar)\n7.15pm: The Claire Roberts Trio – presenting Carmen McRae Meets Monk (theatre)\n7.15pm: Remembering Peggy Lee featuring Victoria Klewin\, Becki Biggins and Debs Hancock – celebrating the 100th birthday of this singing legend (bar)\n8.40pm: Fergus McCreadie & Luca Manning – two award winning giants of jazz from Scotland (theatre)\n8.40pm: Remembering Charlie Parker featuring Jonny Bruce\, Ben Waghorn and Martha Skilton – a tribute to a musical genius of the 20th century (bar)\n\nSit and relax with a drink – watch whole videos or ‘dip in and out’ – enjoy! And – we also have the CD on sale. \n\n\n\n\nYouth Big Band \nIf you are 18 and under and like jazz\, or interested in learning more about it – and you play an instrument or sing (any reasonable level) – drop in and see us anytime between 5.30pm and 7pm – we are forming a youth big band – BMJ Katz 2022. \nWork Experience \nWe are able to offer a few work experience opportunities for older students – mainly in sound engineering\, video\, lighting and press coverage.  We can provide more information – same times as above.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/community-taster-evening/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event,music,workshops
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SUMMARY:Drypoint Etching
DESCRIPTION:Please join Rachel Cadman\, one of The Big Skill tutors\, for a FREE printmaking workshop exploring drypoint engraving. It is a lovely technique and very easy to learn\, so no previous experience or drawing skill is needed. As you will be using ink\, it would be good to wear old clothes and bring along an apron if you can. You will guided you through the process\, from making your design through to the printing using an etching press\, and go home with a series of prints you will be proud of.   Maximum of 8 people.  age 8 plus. . Book via their website www.thebigskill.com/workshops
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/drypoint-etching/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:Comedy Night at The Melville Centre!\nOrganised by The Big Skill cic\, we are delighted to be able to host this comedy night in our Theatre… \n\n\n\nTo book tickets (£5 or £2 concessions) please click the booking link \n\nOur 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. As well as performing her sharp one-liners and observational material as stand-up performer she has also penned a play which was performed at the Swansea Grand Theatre by Fluellen Theatre Company in 2018\, based on her experiences in comedy called “Tonight’s Performance Begins In…”. \n  \nReviews & Testimonials…\n“Smashing\, funny act – full of great ideas and beautifully delivered” – Barbara Nice\n“A joke machine” – Jamie Owen\, BBC Radio Wales\n“Funny quirky and instantly likeable” – Ffandango Comedy Club\n“Always a hit” – Dolly Chicken Comedy\n“Sharp writing and darkly relatable observations – Highly recommended!” – Howl\n“The audience loved her\, she was born to be funny – more than funny\, clever funny!” – Cheryl Beer\nOur first act is Drew Taylor. South Wales based Drew Taylor has been making waves all over the UK comedy scene. A sharp observational style combined with a strong stage presence combine with a lovely slow Welsh voice makes for a naturally funny comic who’s just great listen to. In total command of the room his relaxed and assured person is uber funny. \n“A guy destined for comedy greatness!”  Theatr Gwaun\, Fishguard\n‘A lovely combination of charm\, confidence and great jokes!’  Nathan Caton\n“Clever stuff!” – Bath Echo “A guy destined for comedy greatness!” – Theatr Gwaun “Just go and see Drew Taylor!” – The Small Space Theatre\nOur next act will be Phil Cooper – Charming Welsh comedian Phil Cooper brings a unique blend of storytelling and smart jokes to any stage. As well as live stand-up in the U.K./Europe (as an MC or set)\, he also has experience in TV\, radio and warm-up.​​In 2019 he appeared on BBC Sesh (the BBC’s platform for Welsh talent) \n“Makes comedy look simple\, a true talent” – Fosters Comedy​”Impossible not to be drawn into his expertly delivered dialogue as he riffs off audience interactions – Top class comedian” – Ministry Comedy “Very impressive. Had everyone in stitches. We will certainly be having him back again and again” – Eminent Comedy\nOur headliner this evening is Noel James. Noel is a 54 year old charismatic performer whose quick wit\, warmth and charm have served him well in the stand up comedy clubs of the UK and overseas. He has been involved in both performing and writing for theatre\, radio and television. His passion for acting stretches beyond the confines of just comedy; his versatility and readiness to learn new skills have opened up other avenues\, including presenting and musical entertainment. \nHis most recent gigs include the Glee Club; Sensatori Hotels; the Balham Banana Cabaret\, London; The Stand Comedy Clubs; the Atlantic Fringe Festival\, Nova Scotia. \n‘Noel James is a lovely comic’ – Kate Copstick\, The Scotsman 2007 “The funniest joke I’ve ever heard – Almost certainly it was by Noel James. Go and see him live to hear it.” – Jon Richardson\, The Guardian 2017 “Surreal Welsh comic Noel James lives and dies by wordplay\, his delivery a gabble of consciousness that skips from pun to giddy flight of fantasy with ill-coordinated abandon […] Any stand-up can struggle to connect with an audience. But James betrays the soul of a poet and accomplishes it with such rare panache and commitment that it approaches art.” – Jay Richardson\, March 2010
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/comedy-night/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:comedy,Event
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: : “In the Lines”\, Julia Davenne
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n———————————– \n  \nLiving on the edge of the Brecon Beacons is to be on the doorstep of dramatic\, wild and sometimes remote nature and the inspiration for my artwork.  The landscape is rich and varied\, at times wild plains\, ancient forests\, moss covered trees\, old stone walls\, dark earth\, derelict remains\, mist descending over the mountains\, the river sources winding down the valley into the rivers\, dark skies\, stormy weather\, twigs & branches\, woven hay mounds\, mountain peaks\, geometric stone steps over years formed by water\, ancient stones & boulders\, oak trees & silver birch. \n  \nIn my artwork…I look at the geographical formation of the different terrains.  The artwork is a depiction of this terrain\, using marks\, forms and lines.  I am interested in :- mark making\, in the linear quality & language of maps\, in the possibilities of depicting a terrain in a visual language\, and then in the possibilites that arise in making works from drawings on paper: – using these drawings as a material. \nI draw images from nature\, simplify them to a language of marks\, lines & forms and build them into compositions.  I work with drawings on paper and on boards & installations. \n  \nThe artworks shown here were made over many years and this is my first show in Abergavenny\, curated for the Melville Centre and beginning on the weekend of the Abergavenny Arts Festival. \n  \nwww.juliadavenne.com \n(Please note opening hours vary so please call ahead 01873 853167)
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/art-exhibition-in-the-lines-julia-davenne/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:art,Event,exhibition
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SUMMARY:Arts for our Community Workshops
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nMany thanks to The Big Skill for providing funding (you can book your places directly on their website\, link below). \n  \nSchedule: \n  \n*10.00 am – 11.30 am: Sketching Workshop with Alli Neal… \nSo\, you think you can’t draw… \nThink you can’t draw or want to draw better? Want to draw but don’t really know how to begin? \nThis workshop is intended for anyone who has ever picked up a pencil and wished that they could really draw. \nIn this free workshop Alli Neal will help you to discover and begin to develop the drawing skills you think you haven’t got. \nAll materials provided. \n(Dr. Alli Neal left her job as course leader for the BA in Fine Art at the Hereford College of Arts to complete a PhD on contemporary drawing practice. She is now concentrating on developing her own drawing and painting practice. ) \n \n  \n  \n*10.30 am – 12.00 pm: Stitch Meditation Workshop with Pam Wesson… \nStitch meditation is known as an ‘active meditation’ – a process where the hands are busy yet the mind is free to wander.  \nYou are not aiming to produce a design or project just carrying out the process of stitching some pieces of fabric together.  \nSwitching off your creative head can be harder than you think\, however\, you do often end up with a lovely little piece of art that you can frame\,  \nput in a book or use as part of another project. \nAll materials provided. \n \n  \n* 10.0 am – 11.00 am\nor\n* 11.30 am – 12.30 am @ Printmaking Workshop with Francesca Kay… \nPoet and printer Francesca Kay offers you  a chance to try letterpress printing – making words with movable type and ink. \nIt’s a 600 year old craft\, and more fun than a computer! Francesca will help you find a word or short phrase that has meaning for you\, helping you typeset and print it on her vintage Ajax tabletop printing press. You will have a unique memento of this ancient and enjoyable art.  And there’s a special poster made with wooden type that you can also print to take away as well. \nIf you can read backwards it will help! \n \n  \n* 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm: Needle felting workshop with Emma Bevan… \nTextile artist Emma Bevan will be offering the opportunity to try\, or develop\, your needle-felting skills in this 2 hour session. You can make a little brooch of your favourite animal or flower\, a heart brooch\, or maybe something abstract!\nEmma will supply all the natural fibres\, the needles and materials necessary for making your own needle-felted creation. \nEmma is a qualified tutor and artist and an experienced workshop facilitator; you will have lots of fun learning all about felt-making. \n \n  \nWe are also delighted to have the art exhibition by Julia Davenne\, who will be displaying her work here from 18th June to 7th July – here is one example of her beautiful work: \n \n“River”.   Oil and graphite on linen\, 33 x 45 cm\, 2016 – 2017. \nwebsite :   www.juliadavenne.com \n  \nIn addition\, we are thrilled that Pam Wesson will have her inspirational New Quilt for Humanity on display here that day\, as well as her work in progress Pride Quilt. \n'The New Quilt of Humanity' was a community lockdown project initiated by Pam Wesson through the Facebook page Stop & Stitch.\nInspired by the words of Julia Myers & Liz Kettle's Stitch Meditation Facebook group\, Pam reached out to other stitchers\, locally & globally\, \nto take part by sending her their 'stitch meditation' squares. Little did she know at that time how long lockdown would last & how important 'stitch meditation' and the \nStop & Stitch community group would become in supporting people through this difficult time.\n \n  \nFor more information\, please email emma.bevan@melvillecentre.org.uk \nWorkshop bookings available soon at www.thebigskill.com/bookhere \nBeacons Open Studios online brochure can be viewed here: Beacons Open Studios 2022 online brochure.pdf
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/arts-for-our-community-workshops/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:art,Event,exhibition,workshops
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SUMMARY:Poetry Evening May 31st
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the second Poetry Upstairs at The Melville Centre! \nTuesday  31st May 7pm            £5 Entry \n  \nNorman Jope (Plymouth)            Melisande Fitzsimmons  (Plymouth)                Mike Jenkins (Merthyr) \n  \nPlease contact us to register your place (you must book in advance)\, then pay on the door as usual. \nTo register\, email info@melvillecentre.org.uk and send your full name/s and telephone contact numbers\, or call Emma on 01873 853167.\nWe regret we cannot admit anyone who has not registered beforehand\, as we need to know numbers ahead of the evening. \n  \nNorman Jope was born in 1960 in Plymouth\, where he lives again after residence in a number of other locations (most recently Bristol and Budapest). \nHe has published For the Wedding-Guest (Stride\, 1997)\, The Book of Bells and Candles (Waterloo Press\, 2009)\, Dreams of the Caucasus (Shearsman Books\, 2010) \nand Aphinar (Waterloo Press\, 2012) and his poetry has appeared in many magazines and webzines in the UK\, Europe\, North America and Australasia. \nWith the late Ian Robinson\, he co-edited the anthology In the Presence of Sharks: New Poetry from Plymouth (Phlebas\, 2006). \nHe was the editor of the literary and cultural magazine Memes and co-edited a Critical Companion to Richard Berengarten (Salt\, 2011; reissued by Shearsman in 2016); \ncritical work has appeared in Tears in the Fence\, Terrible Work\, Stride and other outlets. He currently works as an administrator in higher education. \n  \nMélisande Fitzsimons writes a modern conversational poem that is alive to changing states and conditions. The reader is taken on a journey through narrative obsessions that moves from the ordinary to the extraordinary in its exposition of what it is to live as a migrant and internationalist. This is essentially the poetry of exile in Brexit Britain where ‘skin mutates into membrane\, too sticky to breathe’… ‘with barbed wire rasps / scratching at the whitewash’ mixed with an otherworldliness\, bodies being cleansed\, and family stories redolent of home.  Her collections include A Language of Spies (Crafty Little Press 2019) and Life Here is Full of Tomorrows (Leafe Press 2021). \n  \nMike Jenkins is an award-winning Welsh poet and author.\nHe is widely published and is much in demand for his lively performances and writing workshops. He has performed at the Hay Festival and the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival and \nhas read and tutored at Ty Newydd\, the National Writers’ Centre for Wales.\nMike frequently appears on radio and television and is known among Cardiff City football fans as the club’s ‘unofficial poet’. \n 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/poetry-evening-may-31st/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Bass12 - New Orleans come to town (Black Mountain Jazz)
DESCRIPTION:LIVE JAZZ NEW ORLEANS STYLE… PURE ENERGY and FUN.\n\n\n\nA 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.\nBass12 hails from Cardiff and performs a mixture of New Orleans street grooves and upbeat covers\, featuring lots of improvisation.\nThe 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.\nAs well as performing\, the band organises workshops that highlight and introduce the New Orleans style of street music and create a fun environment for participants\, especially in how such bands extemporised on the hoof.\nIt is hoped that BM Jazz can involve Bass12 in a workshop at this year’s wall2Wall Jazz Festival. In the meantime\, prepare yourself for an evening that brings the exciting sounds of the Crescent City to Abergavenny.\n\n\n\nOnly a handful of tickets remaining for our second LIVE BMJ club night… Book your seat for some high energy entertainment with some of Cardiff’s finest .\nwww.blackmountainjazz.co.uk
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/bass12-new-orleans-come-to-town-black-mountain-jazz/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event,music
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SUMMARY:Free Creative Workshops for Youth
DESCRIPTION:  \nMeet the team behind the Future Is US Project. \nThe Melville Centre for the Arts is opening their doors for a day of creative workshops – this is the place to have your voice heard. \nThis 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! \n  \n                
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/free-creative-workshops-for-youth/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Workshops for Volunteers
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nA day to connect\, receive free training\, meet new friends\, and share skills and ideas over a complimentary lunch and refreshments. \nOrganised by The Melville Centre and GAVO\, with training provided by MCC and Cwtch Angels\, this day is open to current or future volunteers! \nYou can choose from: Food & Hygiene Certificate\, Customer Care or basic Health & Safety certificate (other days will be available to take all options) \nTo register\, please click here to fill in the form for your free ticket: https://bit.ly/WorkshopWednesdayforVolunteers \nAny issues\, please email Chris: chris.irving@gavo.org.uk \n 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/wednesday-workshops-for-volunteers/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Youth Theatre Group
DESCRIPTION:  \nIntroducing a new youth theatre group – the Future is Us! A seat at the table. \nWe 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! \nSound like fun?\nRSVP 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! \n  \nDelivered in partnership with The Melville Centre for the Arts\, The Borough Theatre\, and Dance Blast. Funded by the UK Government Community Renewal Fund. \n  \n(Runs for 10 weeks starting 26th April)
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/youth-theatre-group-4/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
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SUMMARY:Willow Birdfeeders Workshop (free workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Willow Birdfeeders Workshop (free taster workshop)\n\nYou will be learning how to weave a willow birdfeeder for you to take home – with Helen Munday\, experienced and fun willow tutor. \n\n\n\nThis is a free taster workshop to all abilities\, running from 10am until 2pm.\nAll tools and materials provided\, just book your place and have a fun morning weaving a bird feeder to take home with you.\nBring a packed lunch\, teas and coffees are free.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/willow-birdfeeders-workshop-free-workshop/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220510T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T103559Z
UID:2978-1652209200-1652216400@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Poetry\, Myth\, and Paint
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Poetry Upstairs\, at The Melville Centre! \n– 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. \n  \nRic 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. \nHis poetic themes are the psychological and geographical impact of place\, time and space on the human experience. Water is a totem\, poured from place to place and from experience to experience: an agent of informing. \n  \n  \nFrank Olding writes in Welsh\, reads his work in both English and Welsh. \nFrank was poet in residence at the Art Exhibition of the National Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale in 2010 and is a member of the Gorsedd of Bards. He was honoured with an Ovate at the 2011 Eisteddfod in recognition of his services to Wales. \nFrank Olding’s new collection of poems Eilun\, published by Gwasg y Bwthyn\, is rooted deeply in the magical and suggestive relationships between history and mythology. \n  \nFrank and Ric will read in Welsh and English from Containing Multitudes\, a new rendition of the Welsh myth\, Ceridwen & Gwion Bach\, inspired by a series of paintings by artist\, Tim Rossiter. \n  \nTo register your place (you must book in advance) please send your name\, contact telephone number and email to Emma at info@melvillecentre.org.uk \, or call Emma on 01873 853167\, and then pay on the door on the night (£5). We regret there will be no admittance for those who have not registered to attend.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/poetry-myth-and-paint/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220510T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220510T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
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UID:3040-1652205600-1652212800@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Youth Theatre Group
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nIntroducing a new youth theatre group – the Future is Us! A seat at the table. \nWe 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! \nSound like fun?\nRSVP 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! \n  \nDelivered in partnership with The Melville Centre for the Arts\, The Borough Theatre\, and Dance Blast. Funded by the UK Government Community Renewal Fund. \n  \n(Runs for 10 weeks starting 26th April)
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/youth-theatre-group-3/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220503T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220503T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
CREATED:20220428T185445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T185445Z
UID:3038-1651600800-1651608000@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Youth Theatre Group
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nIntroducing a new youth theatre group – the Future is Us! A seat at the table. \nWe 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! \nSound like fun?\nRSVP 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! \n  \nDelivered in partnership with The Melville Centre for the Arts\, The Borough Theatre\, and Dance Blast. Funded by the UK Government Community Renewal Fund. \n  \n(Runs for 10 weeks starting 26th April)
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/youth-theatre-group-2/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220430T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
CREATED:20220411T161228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T075842Z
UID:2992-1651316400-1651323600@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Volunteer Coffee Morning
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nJoin us for an informal chat over coffee and discover how your donation of time will help transform what we offer here at The Melville Centre\, and what we can offer you in return. \n  \n11am – 1pm\, drop in for the whole session or just for 5 minutes
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/volunteer-coffee-morning/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
CREATED:20220428T183746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T185230Z
UID:3033-1650996000-1651003200@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Youth Theatre Group
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nIntroducing a new youth theatre group – the Future is Us! A seat at the table. \nWe 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! \nSound like fun?\nRSVP 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! \n  \nDelivered in partnership with The Melville Centre for the Arts\, The Borough Theatre\, and Dance Blast. Funded by the UK Government Community Renewal Fund. \n  \n(Runs for 10 weeks starting 26th April)
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/youth-theatre-group/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220425T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220425T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
CREATED:20220411T160925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T083610Z
UID:2989-1650880800-1650895200@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Embellish with Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:Join Ginn\, one of The Big Skill tutors\, to breathe new life into your clothes by embellishing with embroidery – no previous experience needed\, suitable for ages 12+ \n  \nRuns from 10 – 11.30 and 12 to 1.30\, brig packed lunch if staying for both sessions. Refreshments provided. \n£5 per person\, book via www.thebigskill/workshops
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/embellish-with-embroidery/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220420T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220420T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
CREATED:20220411T150318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T075817Z
UID:2976-1650484800-1650493800@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:WEBB CITY (Black Mountain Jazz)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWebb City\n20th April 2022: 8pm\nMelville Centre\, Abergavenny \nWe are back with our first club LIVE GIG in two years!! \n  \nWebb City celebrates the early piano trio style with rhythm guitar in place of drums. It features Dave Archer on rhythm guitar\,  Will Sach on double bass and Joe Webb on piano. \nThey play respect to jazz giants such as Oscar Peterson\, Fats Waller\, Art Tatum and Hank Jones. \nClick here for some clips from their “Art of Tatum” tour. Some of you may have seen Joe Webb at the recent wall2wall Jazz Festival when he accompanied Ella Hohnen-Ford – the video is still available to watch but only until the end of this month – via this link. \n  \nPlease Note \nWe are currently limited to 55 in the theatre\, although we hope that might improve. Ticket prices for Webb City are £16.50 (Friends of BMJ – £14.50). \nTo reserve tickets\, please email me via this link. \nKind regards \nMike
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/webb-city-black-mountain-jazz/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220414T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220414T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135257
CREATED:20220411T150151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T075823Z
UID:2974-1649964600-1649973600@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:James Oliver plays The Pirates (music performance)
DESCRIPTION:James Oliver \n“James Oliver is without question one of THE finest guitarists to emerge from south Wales in recent years. With over 8 million YouTube views\, he spent 3 weeks at number one on the Amazon blues chart.\nThe late great Deke Leonard (of legendary Welsh rockers MAN) once said “speaking as a guitarist\, James Oliver scares the hell out of me..”.\nBill Kirchen\, the legendary American ‘Titan of the Telecaster’ says “James is the real deal\, a passionate roots player loaded with firepower…”\nThis show at Melville Theatre features James and his band performing classics from one of his main inspirations\, The Pirates…Shakin’ All Over\, Please Don’t Touch etc.” \nTickets click HERE
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/james-oliver-plays-the-pirates-music-performance/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Event
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