From June 2nd So Artrageous will be at a new location. I will be joining the other artists at Hatherleigh House, Union Road West, Abergavenny NP7 7RL. It is rather tucked away in the courtyard behind Abergavenny Electrics. Although the premises is smaller it has lots of natural light and a lovely feature fireplace, more […]
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The Abergavenny Writing Festival
Singer Songwriter, Kizzy Crawford will be contributing to the festival on Saturday 22nd April in Abergavenny will see a whole host of writers sharing their experiences through talks, readings, workshops and performances at the Abergavenny Writing Festival. The three day event from 20th to 22nd April will take place at the Kings Arms Hotel and […]
Tangled up in Dylan
Americana musician Steve Page’s performs his new solo project “Tangled up in Dylan” at the Dance Centre, Abergavenny on Saturday 8th April, 2017 at 7.30pm Steve Page writes and performs some of the best Americana being performed in the UK today. For the past two years he has performed Tangled up in Dylan with his […]
Abergavenny Writing Festival
Focus Magazines is delighted to be a Media Partner to the Abergavenny Writing Festival this year. Organiser Lucie Parkin tells us more about the event in April The Abergavenny Writing Festival is back for its second year. With events over three days and evenings on Thursday 20th, Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd April at the […]
Evita comes to Abergavenny
From Wednesday 8th March to Saturday 11th March, the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny sees the return of Concept Players as they bring what is one of the most famous of musicals, Evita to the stage. This blockbuster musical follows the rise of Eva Duerte from the shackles of poverty tothe highest office in the land. From […]
Brecon Women’s Festival
Brecon Women’s Festival is back for its sixth year this March. The Festival is now a hugely popular Spring highlight celebrating the creativity, talents and achievements of women in and around Brecon. Created in 2012 to mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday March 8th the Festival boasts ten days of events starting on Thursday March […]
Book Review : Swimming Lessons by Clare Fuller
Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their marriage, but instead of giving them to him, she hides them in the thousands of books he has collected over the years. When Ingrid has written her final letter she disappears from a Dorset beach, leaving behind her beautiful but dilapidated house […]
Learn to Weave
…with The Crickhowell Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers With a growing number of members The Crickhowell Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers is a vibrant Guild, promoting the crafts and offering beginners weaving and spinning courses. The Guild meets every Thursday between 10am and 3.30pm at the Arts Alive Centre in Crickhowell and has […]
Dance performances @ The Dance Centre this November
Dance Blast is delighted to be presenting two exciting dance performances at the Dance Centre this Autumn. Joan Clevillé, a Dundee based choreographer, whose piece ‘Plan B for Utopia’ is a humourous look at our lives and the plans we make and break. A combination of dance, theatre and storytelling, with a good dose of […]
Book Review: The Wonder by Emma Donohue
Room author, Emma Donoghue, returns with her new novel The Wonder, a historical novel with a premise which is equally interesting and extremely atmospheric. It is a story riddled with secrets, superstitions, faith, rituals, myth and tradition. The novel is set in 1859 in the Irish hamlet of Athlone. Eleven year old Anna O’Donnell celebrates […]
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