Try before you buy: wine event
Local wine importers collaborate on a try before you buy Christmas wine tasting event. Specialist Spanish wine importers, ViVino and Viader Vintners, have teamed up to host a wine tasting event. It will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, on Saturday 8 December. Those who attend will be offered a 20% discount on a... Read More
Cardiff celebrates Sankta Lucia
Cardiff Bay’s Norwegian Church will be hosting the Sankta Lucia concert celebrating the traditions of Christmas in Scandinavia and Sweden on the 8 December. Visitors can enjoy this evening for free, which will feature a candlelit procession and a concert of traditional songs. The choir is made up of 17 schoolchildren from the island of... Read More
Fairtrade festivities in Canton
Local fair trade seller Fair Do’s Siopa Teg in Canton has teamed up with Chapter Arts Centre for the first time to offer an evening of fair trade Christmas fun. The shop, situated at 10 Llandaff Road, will extend its opening hours to 8pm this evening, when shoppers will be given the chance to purchase... Read More
Llanover Hall are made up
Llanover Hall hosts an evening called ‘Make-Up Made-Up & Model Material’ every Thursday for budding models, makeup artists and fashion designers to develop their talent. The classes are a hit with young people in Cardiff, with success stories of one student gaining a place at London College of Fashion and another auditioning for Britain’s Next Top... Read More
Home-made cider for Christmas
As Christmas tumbles around, it’s inevitable we undergo that big supermarket shop to stock up on alcohol for entertaining, but perhaps there’s a better, local alternative on our doorstep. Severn cider is an award-winning company with a stall in Cardiff Christmas market, offering you family run and hand-made alcohol. “We use traditional methods and equipment... Read More
Penarth film-maker’s LA success
A Penarth film-maker who now lives in Los Angeles has recently received great interest in her projects. Medeni Griffiths, 28, who has previously had a film screened in The White House has now seen her award-winning short film Summit shown at the New York Film Society as part of the New Films/New Directors Festival. Although... Read More
Free For All Festival at The Moon Club
After Christmas it’s hard to resist those January blues, which is why local music venue The Moon Club is offering a whole 28 days of free bands to cheer everybody up. The Moon Club was born out of the downstairs The Full Moon in 2011 by, says co-founder Owen Bowley, “A collection of passionate music... Read More
Nyth Christmas party at Gwdihw
Supporters and promoters of Welsh music, Nyth, host their first Christmas party on Friday 7 December. The party will be held at Gwdihw and will feature live music from Welsh bands Y Niwl, R. Seiliog, Plu, Afal Drwg Efa and a set from the Nyth DJs. Nyth is the mastermind of Alun Gaffey and Gwyn Eiddior who started with... Read More
Cardiff Sinfonietta does Christmas
Cardiff Sinfonietta will be performing alongside special guests Rhys Meirion and Annelies for their Christmas concert at The Gate Arts and Community Centre. The concert will be friendly and intimate, consisting of many Christmas favourites ranging from the traditional to the theme tune of Home Alone. The event will be in aid of the Cardiff... Read More
Songs and stories at Roath gallery
The SHO Gallery is teaming up with a local storytelling and singing duo for a cosy evening of traditional stories followed by acoustic folk song performances. Mikey Price and Phil Okwedy will present Songs and Stories Part 2 on 15 December at 7:30pm. The event is a follow up from Songs and Stories Part 1... Read More
Audit causes concern for Cardiff Council
A number of members of staff were suspended from Cardiff Council’s Child Health and Disability Team following a regular internal performance audit. These inspections are performed to make sure that all is being done to safeguard the wellbeing of young people in Cardiff. A spokesman for the council said, “The Council [acted] decisively as any... Read More
Yuletide ukulele concert at Gwdihŵ
Gwdihŵ bar has announced its popular Yuletide Ukulele Cabaret event will be returning for its third successive festive season, much to the delight of regular attendees. The Cardiff alternative music venue has confirmed the event is to return on Monday 17 December and will once again be exhibiting the somewhat odd, but strangely alluring combination... Read More
O’Neill leads global talent to opera gala
A gala concert featuring some of the best opera singers from across the world will highlight the winter schedule at the Tabernacle Baptist church in Hayes, Cardiff this week. Led by highly esteemed Welsh mentor Dennis O’Neill, select members of the Welsh International Academy of Voice will take to the stage on Wednesday 28 November... Read More
Soprano headlines charity concert
Internationally-renowned Welsh soprano, Gwawr Edwards, will be leading a night of music this Thursday in aid of Age Cymru. The sell-out concert, taking place at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, is aiming to raise funds for the older people’s charity’s ‘Spread the Warmth’ campaign. The campaign’s objective is to tackle health, heating... Read More
Popera heads to Penarth
Classical music is no longer just for the elite. Hamptons, an independent shop and café based in Penarth, are hosting a night of “Popera”, a classical crossover genre combining popular music and opera. The performers, Samantha Link and Bruce Anderson, will sing a variety of rock, pop and musical numbers, all in a classical style.... Read More
War of the Worlds in Cardiff
The holographic form of Richard Burton has been replaced by Liam Neeson in the new musical version of War of the Worlds after 34 years. The original musical, which has been running for over 30 years, used the voice of Richard Burton as the narrator and in 2006 added an 11ft hologram of his head... Read More