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SUMMARY:Stitch Together
DESCRIPTION:Create\, have fun and have a natter!\nThursday’s 10am – 12pm\nCome and join a like-minded and friendly group fo a chat\, whilst crafting.  We enjoy knitting\, sewing\, jewellery and doing any kind of hands on creative craft!  Always happy to share our skills\, we encourage inspiration and conversation.\n£4 pre session with a cup of tea or coffee\nContact Lesley on 07905 336976
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/stitch-together/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:Advanced Welsh Classes
DESCRIPTION:ADVANCED WELSH CLASSES\nWith Learn Welsh Gwent (Coleg Gwent)\nWednesday’s – 9am – 12pm \nFor those learners who have completed the intermediate level course and also for those who are familiar with the main language patterns\, this is an opportunity to come together and enhance your language skills.\nFor info\, visit learnwelsh.cymru
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/advanced-welsh-classes-2/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:Abergavenny Film Society
DESCRIPTION:Screenings Wednesday’s fortnightly 4.30pm & 7.30pm \nTickets £5 on the door \nThe longest running film society in Wales.  Abergavenny Film Society are dedicated to showcasing the best in world and independent cinema.  As the nights draw in\, this is the perfect way to spend a Wednesday evening and why not enjoy a beer or glass of wine while you’re here.  Membership is now full\, but come down 10 minutes before the showing and grab a guest seat at only £5.00. \nAUTUMN SCREENINGS\n20 Sept 2023    Cairo Conspiracy\n4 Oct 2023        Lunana – A Yak In The Classroom\n4 Oct 2023        Kid’s Games\n18 Oct 2023      Love According to Dalva\n1 Nov 2023       The Grave Digger’s Wife\n15 Nov 2023     All The Beauty And The Bloodshed\n29 Nov 2023     Close\n13 Dec 2023     Polite Society\n13 Dec 2023     Ding Dong \nFor more information about the Film Society and listings please click here.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/abergavenny-film-society/
LOCATION:The Melville Theatre\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:film
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T210000
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SUMMARY:Beginners Welsh Classes
DESCRIPTION:With Learn Welsh Gwent (Coleg Gwent)\nTuesday’s – 7 – 9pm\nWednesday’s – 1 – 3pm  \nA great class to get you started with Welsh.  Focusing on vocabulary\, basic language patterns and everyday phrases with an emphasis on spoken Welsh and correct pronunciation.  This class will help you to give and understand basic information about yourself and everyday topics.  Classes are fun and informal and you will be warmly welcomed by our experienced and friendly tutors.\nFor info\, visit learnwelsh.cymru
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/beginners-welsh-classes/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:In Another's Shoes (tickets: £10 each)
DESCRIPTION:“Finding a Voice” Creative Writers Group presents In Another’s Shoes\nFor one night only…\nDon’t miss a unique performance of new writing\nFinding a Voice is a creative writing group\, facilitated by writer/performer Liz Pearce. The group first met as part of the Abergavenny Writing Festival. Since then Finding a Voice have continued to meet\, working with Liz\, using a creative process to stimulate and develop new writing. The group write together and individually\, exploring different themes and finding resonance in personal experience and in the world around us. \nOur performance piece\, In Another’s Shoes is a culmination of this process. \nPlease be aware that this performance contains adult themes and language. \nWriters include: Usha Siret\, Pat Smail\, Susanne Wille\, Linda Owen Jones\, Katherine Tovey\, Debby Spencer\, Helen Northfield\, Ellen Waters and Michelle Pope. \nOur readings will cover the following themes: Identity\, Performance\, Life and Art\, Wishes for the Genie\, Dramatic Starts (I saw her running out the back door\,  The Old Lady Wandered Off)\, Generations\, Tea around the World\, Regret\, Envy\, Potbound/Freedom\, Friendship and The Pandemic. \nTickets: £10 each RSVP below to reserve your ticket(s) & then pay on the door – cash only please!  \nDoors open: 7pm  |  Performance starts: 7.30pm  |  Interval: 20 minutes
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/in-anothers-shoes/
LOCATION:The Melville Theatre\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Lolfa Gymraeg
DESCRIPTION:Come and Practice your Welsh!\nA great chance to come together to come together in an informal way and practice your Welsh.  Whether you are just starting or at a more advanced level\, this is a space where you can get some pointers from facilitator\, Joshua (Learn Welsh Gwent) and meet other speakers.  In association with Learn Welsh Gwent. \nSessions are free with a suggested donation of £1. \nEmail melvillecentrearts@gmail.com for more info.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/lolfa-gymraeg-3/
LOCATION:Melville Centre Cafe-Bar\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:FOLK TALES with Filkin's Drift
DESCRIPTION:Filkin’s Drift weave together intricate melodies from the folklore of their homes\, Wales and Gloucestershire. Their music combines the traditional and the contemporary\, blending fiddle and guitar with their close vocal harmonies.\nThe duo take you on a journey from delicate Welsh folk-songs to traditional English dance tunes. Ornate interplay between two instruments conjures up a Baroque soundworld\, while their foot-stomping fiddle tunes have been igniting audiences across the UK. \nSeth and Chris have fast gained a reputation on the folk scene for their dynamic and entertaining performances. Previous performances include St George’s Bristol\, Leeds Conservatoire\, and Llangollen International Eisteddfod. \nSeth Bye is a violinist\, composer and educator. He has performed in venues from the Royal Albert Hall to the Cecil Sharpe House and at festivals including Boomtown\, Greenman and Shambala. Aside from Filkin’s Drift\, Seth performs with long acclaimed Balkan band\, The Destroyers\, recently featured on BBC 1 opening the commonwealth games. He has toured with Giffords Circus\, performing on fiddle\, banjo and accordion. \nChris Roberts’ training in classical guitar means he soars effortlessly through jigs and reels with an unrivaled purity in his steel-string playing. His performances across the UK and Europe have been praised for their “beautifully varied timbres\, real virtuosity” and for being “simply mesmerising” (The British and International Federation of Festivals). As well as playing with Filkin’s Drift\, Chris tours with pop singer Tanita Tikaram\, writes lullabies with new parents\, and delivers workshops in SEND schools. \n‘Hugely entertaining’ | Rock n Reel Magazine \n‘They are utterly mesmerising. Hovering around a single microphone with tunes full of waterfall guitar and fabulous violin’ | Bristol 24/7 \n‘Exquisite tune playing mixes effortlessly with irresistible grooves and an engaging chemistry’ | Dan Walsh BBC Folk Awards Musician Of The Year Nominee\, Urban Folk Quartet
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/folk-tales-filkins-drift/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:music
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SUMMARY:BMJ Presents Claire Roberts Trio - Carmen McRae Remembered
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, singer and violinist Claire Roberts ventures into the bebop vocal style of one of her biggest inspirations\, Carmen McRae.\nOriginally from Carmarthen Claire Victoria Roberts was first introduced to the sounds of jazz by her father\, a gypsy jazz violinist. She went on to study classical music and composition at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music and at Bangor University\, and remains resident in Manchester. \nRoberts is a highly versatile musician who was written for classical ensembles large and small\, and also for dance and theatre.  She has also worked with Manchester based pianist\, composer and improviser Adam Fairhall as part of his “The Imaginary Delta Project”. \nA major part of her musical career is as fiddle player\, pianist and joint lead vocalist with the busy and popular Manchester based Texas Swing ensemble The Swing Commanders. \nTickets available from blackmountainjazz.co.uk
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/bmj-presents-claire-roberts-trio-carmen-mcrae-remembered/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231130T193000
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SUMMARY:Keith James: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
DESCRIPTION:These remarkable songs – stripped back\, honest\, naked\, and sensual.\n‘There is a crack in everything\, that’s how the light gets in’ Cohen’s most memorable and visionary line from his song ANTHEM. If ever there was a sentence in modern poetry to reflect on and give hope and understanding to us all\, it is this line. The concert begins with ANTHEM. \nEnigmatic\, mysterious\, and sub textural\, songwriter Leonard Cohen was an unflinching character\, with an exact sense of prose\, wry humour\, and the courage to wrestle with the unspoken.  He conveyed human frailty and indulgence with the stroke of each word. The chilling announcement of Leonard’s death marked the end of an era. His music befriended an entire generation. Within every line of his writing\, he has been challenging us to listen more carefully\, speak more thoughtfully\, think more deeply\, and recognise our own vulnerability. Our World misses him very much. \nWith a lifetime reputation of performing in this exact way and an undying love of the ‘pure song’ Keith James gives you a concert of Cohen’s amazing material.\nIn the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable\, Keith exposes the solitary inner strength of Cohen’s greatest songs in their original perfect form. Keith has performed an extensive tour of this concert in Theatres and Arts Centres across the UK\, giving over 550 concerts to more than 150\,000 people. This has proved to be one of the greatest honours in Keith James’ 40 year career. \nIncluded in the concert are Cohen’s well-known songs: Famous Blue Raincoat\, Sisters of Mercy\, Suzanne\, and Hallelujah\, alongside his rarer and profound writings\, such as If It Be Your Will\, Joan of Arc\, and Secret Life. Also included are Keith’s dramatic performances based on the work of Federico Garcia Lorca – Cohen’s greatest influence. Keith has also transcribed into song one of Leonard’s poems from his collection ‘Book of Longing‘ written whilst on retreat during the 1990s. \nTickets:\nBuy online: tickets link is towards the end of this page.\nReserve & pay cash on the door: call 01873 853167 to reserve your tickets\, then collect on the door and pay by cash.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/keith-james-the-songs-of-leonard-cohen/
LOCATION:The Melville Theatre\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:music
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