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Gaslight a highlight at festival


STEAMING AHEAD: Waltz On The Wye will be aSteampunk festival with adifference


MARKET MAGIC: Last years


Steampunk festival had avariety of fine arts and food stalls


WALTZonthe Wye, Chepstow’s second Steampunk festival, starts tonight and runs through the weekend. Abarbecue tonight will mark the start of the pro- ceedings,whichwill also feature bands on the band- stand. In the evening Morgan


and West time-travelling magicians will appear at the Drill Hall. Tomorrow features the specialist Steampunk


Folk festival fling DANCE ON: The 23rd Tredegar House Folk Festival


THE23rd annual TredegarHouse Folk Festivaltakes place this weekend. The weekend of international dance, music and song starts on Friday,May 18, and runs all daySaturdayand Sunday. Frommother and daughter harpists,


to teenage fiddlers and internationally acclaimed soloists the festivalpromises to be an absolute delight. There is music fromMartin Simpson,


Tim Edey&Brendan Power,Anthony John Clarke–DnA–The Hut People. The ever-popular free dance displays


will showcase everything fromflamen- co and Indian styles to morris,clogand Irish dancing. Areal ale bar will be on site. Forfull details of this year’s perform-


ers visit tredegarhousefestival.org.uk Most events take place in the grounds


of TredegarHouse,Newport. Tickets can be purchased forindividual events fromthe Riverfront. Weekend tickets including camping are £30. Call 01633 656757 or visit newport.gov.uk/theriverfront


Events


Market, talks and work- shops,Tea Duelling, fun and games plus Contraptions in the Castle. Saturdayevening is the highlight of the weekend; dress up in your finest for the Waltz on the Wye Cabaret and Ball. Entertainment is from our cabaret and music from Professor Elemental and


Pocketwatch. Sundayoffers alittle the-


atre,with The String of Pearls,atale of Sweeney Todd told in high Victorian melodrama. Our final event is achance to relax in the evening, with aperform- ance by singer Ellen Elizabeth Coxatthe Three Tuns. Forticket infovisit


Chepstow’s Tourist Information Centre or call organiser Mr Dingley on 01291 422593.


Beautiful gardensopen to the public


GWENTWildlife Tust is offer- ing the rare chance to stroll around the fascinating 18 acres maintained by Brian and Alison Willott at Coed Cefn, Tregare. They have combined abeauti-


ful, reasonably easytomaintain garden with features that encourage wildlife,including a wildflower meadow, woodland, an old orchard, lakes and a walled garden and rose terrace. The 80ft laburnumtunnel should be in full flower,but unfortunatelyitisunsuitable forwheelchairs. Monmouth Fairtrade Forum


will be providing tea, coffee and cakes.


Transition Monmouth will be bringing theirSwap Shop for seeds/plants/produce and a “grow your ownveg”event with


seedlings/small plants available and agrowing guide forbegin- ners. Tools forSelf Reliance Cymru www.tfsrcymru.org.uk will be bringing aselection of refur- bished garden tools and Fairtrade imported tools. Donations ofunwanted tools


in need of attention are always welcome,and there will be a stall selling home-made jams and chutneys. There will be signposting from


the A40 at Raglan. Parking will be at the top of the field and visi- tors can walk downto the gar- dens fromthere. The open dayisthis Sunday


from2pm-6pm, entry £3.50. Forfurther information con-


tactGWTMonmouth Local Group –01600 740286.


9 EVENTS OnShow...


Artists’ view of climate change issue


AN EXHIBITION exploring the theme of climate change –one of the most pressing issues facing the worldtoday–iscurrentlyon showatLlantarnam Grange Arts Centre. With implications not onlyfor


the delicate ecological balance of the planet, butalso forhuman society,the actions we take now in our dailylives will affect both our and our children’s future. The work in the exhibition


reflects howthe individual artists viewthe subject, inspired perhaps by changes seen in their local environment or interna- tionally. Organised by the International Feltmakers Association, Filz- Netzwerk e.V(Germany) and Coordinamento Tessitori (Italy), 50 artists from12 countries were selected fromatotal of 180 sub- missions by an independent pro- fessional jury.The exhibition opened at the Museo del Tessuto, Prato,Italy, inMay2010 and then toured Germanyuntil February 2011. It is nowtouring theUK until June 2012. The exhibition is accompanied


by afull-colour catalogue cover- ing every artist and their work, whichisavailabletobuy at this venue.


Admission is free and the exhi- bition runs until June 16. Call 01633 483321 forinforma-


tion.


Blooming busy week


CAERPHILLYFlower Festival, nowinits eighth year,takes place during apacked weekend forthe town. The festival, whichstarts on Friday,May25, runs forthe whole weekend. The following daythe town


also hosts its food festivaland the Olympic Torch relay. The flower festivalinvolves a


core group of churches,located around the towncentre,which have joined forces to showoff floral displays whichhighlight the spectacular buildings in whichthey are on show. This year nine churches and


five societies are taking part. The churches are accessible


via an open-top hop-on, hop-off bustour. This year’s theme is ‘celebra- tions’ incorporating the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics,as well as looking at those celebra- tory moments thathavetaken place over the years. CaerphillyFood Festivaland


the Olympic Torch Relayboth take place onMay26.


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