listings WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE
An Evening With Shane Williams Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01792 475715. Welsh rugby icon speaks of his life and times. In Aberystwyth tomorrow.
Booklaunch: Jude Rogers Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7-10pm, free. Info 01792 602060. Rock critic reads from/talks about her new book The Sound Of Being Human – How Music Shapes Our Lives.
THURSDAY 9 JUNE
An Evening With Shane Williams Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £18. Info 01970 623232. Welsh rugby icon speaks of his life and times. Barbara Erskine & Tony Rae Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01495 227206. Erskine is a history/fantasy novelist (see tue 7 June); Rae is a hypnotist who specialises in past lives. The premise for combining them in one event seems a little tenuous but hey. Brecon Jazz Festival Taster Day The Cwtch, Brecon. 11am-4pm, free. Info 0330 8188100. Featuring a live band and con- certs replayed on the big screen. Lemn Sissay Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £22.50. Info 029 2064 6900. Poet of renown reads from his memoir My Name Is Why. There’ll be a Q&A after also.
FRIDAY 10 JUNE
Diren Kartal’s Project X House Party Tramshed. 7pm, £26.50. Ingo 029 2023 5555. Diren is a fitness coach type guy but every description I can find of what takes place in his live show is extremely vague and seemingly written by a bot or someone who knows as little about him as I do. uMontgomeryshire Literary Festival Montgomery Town Hall. £100. Info mon-
tylitfest.com. Three days (starting with an evening, then two full ones) “celebrating writers from Wales, the Borders and beyond” in the organisers’ words. Tickets for individual events range from £2-£10, though most are £8, with £100 getting you into everything, and Bella Bathurst, Horatio Clare, Janice Hallett, Sophie Hannah, Frieda Hughes and Rhys Mwyn are among the featured authors. (Until Sun 12) uOut & Wild Festival The Old Castle Terrace, Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire. £135. Info
beoutandabout.co.uk/out-wild-festival. This pitches itself as being “designed for queer, questioning and curious women and those who are non-binary”, with music, comedy, wellness, sport, wild swimming, spoken word, poetry and interactive work- shops listed as being on offer for its three days. (Until Sun 12)
MAN V HORSE Llanwrtyd Wells, Sat 11 June Info:
green-events.co.uk
The return of this annual, multi-terrain race over 24 miles of Llanwrtyd Wells countryside, testing both human and equine endurance to its limits. The sometimes boggy, often hilly marathon goes back to June 1980 where it was started by Gordon Green – landlord of the Neuadd Arms Hotel, where the race still begins. With many changes put in place to make the race as fair for man and horse alike, only two runners have beaten their four-legged opponents. It can be done, but who will be the next to conquer this shared, unusual track?
National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre. 10am-4pm, free. Info 0300 1112333. Vintage and retro clothes plus local crafts- makers selling wares. uUrdd Urban Games Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay. 12-7pm, free. Info gemaustryd.
urdd.cymru. Two-day ‘urban sports’ com- petition organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Sat 18 will feature breakdance, 3x3 basket- ball, BMX and scooting; Sun 19 dance, 3x3 basketball, skateboarding and WCMX. Welsh Wrestling Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £12. Info 01656 815995. Courtesy of Ravenhill Promotions.
SUNDAY 19 JUNE
Crimewriting Workshop Café 64, Penarth. 10am-1pm, £20. Info griffinbooks.
co.uk. Penarth Literary Festival event with author Katherine Stansfield. Reggae Brunch Bruk Out Tramshed, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £12. Info 029 2023 5555. This all-day event includes reggae DJs, BBQ and an hour where you drink as much rum punch as time allows as part of your entry fee. Feel like these things are always either irresponsible or don’t deliver what they promise. Simon Goddard Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Cardiff-born author of the Bowie Odyssey series of years-on-year books talks with David Owens. Part of Newsoundwales’ Ziggy Stardust weekend. Vinyl Playback: Ziggy Stardust Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3-4pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. This will consist of listening to the LP through decent speakers, no more no less.
MONDAY 20 JUNE
Summer Solstice Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony Coed Hills Rural Artspace, Cowbridge. 7-10pm, £22. Info
coedhills.co.uk. Hosted by Rosa Lux Ecstatic Dance.
TUESDAY 21 JUNE
etc” say the organisers. Man vs Horse Neuadd Arms Hotel, Llanwrtyd Wells (starting point). Free to spectate. 01591 610666. Annual-when-no- pandemic event in which men race against horses (with men on them) and the horse usually wins but not always. Miss Inspiration Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 5.45pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. Beauty pageant.
The Cellar Bards Birthday Bash The Cellar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, free. Info 07818 056599. Spoken word night, now nine years old. uThese 3 Streams Various venues, Llantwit Major. Info
these3streams.uk. Three days of literary events, with just two on the opening evening (poetry by Rufus Mufasa in The Corner and a literature ses- sion hosted by Mike Church in the Town Hall), but starting mid-morning on Sat 11 and Sun 12. It takes place across various venues, St Illtud’s Church the most fre- quently used. Prices vary per event, mostly between £5 and £10 with many events free. Diana Ross Cardiff Castle. 5pm, £85. Info 029 2087 8100. Outdoor show on what seems to otherwise be an arena tour for Miss Diana; promoted by Orchard Live and FKP Scorpio
SATURDAY 11 JUNE
Chinese Heritage Day Performance Grand Theatre, Swansea. 11.30am-1pm, £7. Info 01792 475715. Including Lion Dance, Chinese Dance, Guzheng music perfor- mance, Kongfu and Taichi demonstration, and more courtesy of local Chinese people. Hot As Hell: Cardiff Alt & Goth Market Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 12-5pm, free. Info 029 2064 4176. “We’re looking for alternative/gothic creatives, oddities, homewares, clothing brands, tarot readers
SUNDAY 12 JUNE
Hay Pride Various locations, Hay-On- Wye. 10am-11pm, free. Info
haypride.com. Free event, the first of its kind in this town it says here, featuring live music and other entertainment (from Johanna Warren, Boo La Croux, Rosie Wilby, Downward Dog and Truly Kaput), market and food and drink stalls, BBQ, a parade, a dog show, speakers, and an afterparty at The Globe At Hay. Wrestling Mega Show Vale Sports Arena. 4.15pm, £12.50. Info 07955 270870. Featuring Gisele Shaw, Doug Williams, Adam Maxted, Lance Cole and Nadia Sapphire. Presumably not all against each other.
MONDAY 13 JUNE
Cerddi Yn Cwrw Cwrw, Carmarthen. 6pm, £3. Info 01267 223230. Spoken word night with guest readers from the Poets in Nigeria Initiative. Howl At The Moon The Moon, Cardiff. 6.30-10.30pm, free. Info themooncardiff. com. Poetry/spoken word open mic.
TUESDAY 14 JUNE
Big Wigs: Splendour At Court In The Age Of Samuel Pepys The Queens Hall, Narberth. 11am, free. Info 01834 861212. Talk by Arts Society West Wales.
WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE
Booklaunch: Sophie Buchaillard All Saints Church, Penarth. 7.30-9pm, £5. Info 029 2070 6455. Penarth-based author launches her debut novel This Is Not Who We Are. Price: £5 including a drink, or £12.50 also including a signed copy of the book.
FRIDAY 17 JUNE
An Evening With John Barnes The Stiwt, Wrexham. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01978 841300. Wizard of dribble ex-pro talks about football matters. Don’t get him onto party politics for Christ’s sake. Kendal Mountain Tour 2022 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £18.50/£10.50 NUS or under-25s. Info 0345 2263510. Films and talks celebrating adventure and the locations in which it takes place.
SATURDAY 18 JUNE
An Evening With Dana Gillespie Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Venerable singer, actor and woman about town talks about her life with David Owens and sings a few songs too. Part of Newsoundwales’ series of events this weekend celebrating 50 years since David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust. See Upfront.
Peter Finch: Edging The City Waterloo Tea, Penarth. 7.30-9pm, £5. Info griffin-
books.co.uk. Cardiff writer, as in he writes about Cardiff most notably, with a talk on the concept of borders within cities, coun- tries etc. Penarth Literary Festival event.
WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE
Tessa Hadley Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7.30- 9pm, £5. Info
griffinbooks.co.uk. Cardiff- based author talks about her new book Free Love. Penarth Literary Festival event. The Blindboy Podcast Live Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £32. Info 0871 4720400 Irish comedy podcast guy.
THURSDAY 23 JUNE
Craig Morris Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. Psychic medium.
FRIDAY 24 JUNE
An Evening With Paul Gascoigne New Selwyn Samuels Event Arena, Llanelli. 6.30pm, £35. Info 07729 655114. Q&A type night with Tyneside’s most mercurial. Tickets are also £50 for a table at the front, or £1000 for a table of 10 with a meet’n’greet thrown in. Just Dance Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £15 /£12 unwaged. Info 029 2030 4400.
SATURDAY 25 JUNE
Caryl Lewis Penarth Library. 2pm, £3. Info
griffinbooks.co.uk. Penarth Literary Festival event featuring kids’ author Lewis, who has a new novel titled Seed. Repair Café Canton Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-2pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Bring along small electrical items, clothing, IT, toys, ornaments, small furniture, bikes or jewellery and the Reapir Café volunteer team will look at repairing them. On the third Saturday of each month. Summer Vintage And Makers Market
Dragon Boat Festival Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia. 8am-5pm, free to spectate. Info 01492 873664. Charity racing event in aid of St David’s Hospice. It’s open to teams of 13-20 people, with entry fees of £250 per team, and you must raise £1000 or more sponsorship to take part. Llandrindod Wells Artisan Market Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01597 258118. Featuring over 20 stalls of arts, crafts, homemade, handmade and local produce.
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