Introduction to Art: The Late 19th Century into Modernism
2024-11-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-02 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Caldicot
This broad ranging and absorbing course needs no background in art history, just a desire to look harder at art and understand its developments more clearly. This series of ten evening lectures takes us from 1880 and Post Impressionism through some of the first movements in Modernism.
Course Length – 10 weeks of one hour evening lectures (one week off for half term)
Course Dates – Monday 30th September – Monday 9th December (no class Monday 11th November)
Time – 7pm – 8pm
Medium – Online via Zoom (with recordings available afterwards)
Course fee – £55
(Recordings available so that any lectures missed can be caught within 4 weeks, on Zoom)
Exploring one of the most dramatic periods in the development of art history, our introductory series of ten evening lectures takes us from 1880 and Post Impressionism through some of the first movements in Modernism. Artists include Gauguin, van Gogh and Cezanne, showing how these pioneers pushed the boundaries of Impressionism to create something new; and Munch, Matisse and Picasso who explored psychology, colour and form in innovative and exciting pictures.
Terms & Conditions
Booking is only available online, via this page. The booking must be made 24 hours before the first session starts. The booking covers all ten sessions.
If you sign up to the online course then you agree to use Zoom for these webinar talks. You do not need to download the Zoom app, the link sent by the lecturer will take you to the Zoom website.
Cancellations
Custom Policy

Fibonacci Quartet – Vienna and the Bohemia
2024-11-05 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
PROGRAMME / RHAGLEN
BEETHOVEN: Quartet Op.18 No.6
MORAVIAN FOLK SONGS
JANACEK: String Quartet No.1
“Kreutzer Sonata”
SCHUBERT: Quartet in D minor “Death
and the Maiden”

Art History Online - Facing the Past : The Art of Portraiture
2024-11-06 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-20 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-27 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-12-04 10:30 - 12:30 | Caldicot
Join MonLife Heritage Museums’ exciting new art history course. From van Eyck to van Dyck, Raphael to Reynolds and Pissarro to Picasso, explore how artists’ portrayal of their sitters reflected the art, politics and religion of their era.
Course Length – 10 weeks of two hour morning lectures (one week off for half term)
Course Dates – Wednesday 2nd October – Wednesday 11th December (no class Wednesday 13th November)
Time – 10:30am – 12:30pm
Medium – Online via Zoom (with recordings available afterwards) Click here to book the in-person version of this course.
Course fee – £110
(Recordings available to members of this course, so that any lectures missed can be caught within 4 weeks, on Zoom)
This series of ten lectures takes us through the history of portraiture. From the time when it became popular in the 15th century, portraiture began to emerge from providing a mere adjunct to religious paintings to become a means to demonstrate power and status. The desire to show individual character and bring sitters to life developed alongside the portrayal of a simple likeness, until we reach the 19th century when style and exploration of new ways of painting meant the sitter’s identity became increasingly subordinate to the process of making art, until we arrive at the challenge of Modernism.
‘Facing the Past’ is also a chance to look into the eyes of people from other times – were they so different from us?

Terms & Conditions

Booking is only available online, via this page. The booking must be made 24 hours before the first session starts. The booking covers all ten sessions.
If you sign up to the online course then you agree to use Zoom for these webinar talks. You do not need to download the Zoom app, the link sent by the lecturer will take you to the Zoom website.

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers
2024-11-07 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
Starring fine actors & musicians whose combined West End credits include Buddy,
Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most
popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live
programme, The One and Only, hosted by Graham Norton.

FREE Swim
2024-11-08 - 2024-11-10, 2024-11-15 - 2024-11-17, 2024-11-22 - 2024-11-24, 2024-11-29 - 2024-12-01, 2024-12-06 - 2024-12-08 | Caldicot Leisure Centre, Mill Lane, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 4BN, United Kingdom
Under-16’s can also enjoy a free swim at your local MonLife Active Leisure centre during the following times:

Chepstow Leisure Centre:Fridays from 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Abergavenny Leisure Centre: Fridays between 8.00pm – 9:00pm
Monmouth Leisure Centre: Saturdays between 3:00pm – 4:15pm (Free to 16’s & under with a MonLife card)
Caldicot Leisure Centre: Saturdays between 11.30am – 12.45pm

Find out more: https://www.monlife.co.uk/monactive/swimming/

Cigar Box Guitar Workshop With Howlin' Mat
2024-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | The Melville Centre, 4 Pen-Y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5UD, United Kingdom
Cigar Box Guitar Workshop With Howlin’ Mat
Saturday 9th November, 1 -3pm

11 – 19 years
Held at Melville Centre for the Arts, Abergavenny.
FREE

BOOK NOW
Ever wanted to make and own your own guitar? Now is your chance! This workshop introduces you to the Cigar Box Cigar and guides you through making your very own.
The workshop is hosted by blues guitar maestro Howlin’ Mat, a nomadic solo blues artist who has played 1000’s of gigs from The Sahara to the North Pole. His playing has received credits from legendary artists such as John Paul Jones [Led Zeppelin] and Mud Morganfield [son of Muddy Waters].
He was introduced to the Cigar Box Guitar very early on in his playing career and fell in love instantly. As with every devotee of the CBG, it wasn’t long before he started to make his own cigar box guitar and coming from a teaching background, this naturally led to the cigar box guitar workshops.
For more details about Mat see https://www.cigarboxsocial.com/

Calan
2024-11-09 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
The multi award-winning Welsh folk band comprise of five virtuoso musicians
who formed after they met at a folk music course in Sweden. They won
international acclaim at the world-renowned Inter-Celtic Festival in Lorient,
France, where they would eventually become the first Welsh ensemble to win
the coveted International Band Trophy. In April 2019, they were voted Best
Band at the inaugural Wales Folk Awards.

Oh What a Night
2024-11-14 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
A musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli &
The Four Seasons.
An energetic and nostalgic evening of classics hits such as Sherry, Let’s Hang On, Big
Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, December 63 (Oh What
A Night), Bye Bye Baby, Who Loves You and many, many more.

Lego Workshop
2024-11-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Caldicot Community Hub, Woodstock Way, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5DB, United Kingdom
Join us for a morning of Lego building at Caldicot Community Hub!
Suitable for ages 5 – 9.
Please ensure all children are accompanied by an adult.
Click the links below to book:
Saturday 16th November
Saturday 14th December
Thursday 2nd January

Barry Steele presents The Roy Orbison Story
2024-11-16 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
Experience the unforgettable sound of a generation with Barry Steele
alongside an extraordinary ensemble of talented musicians and singers as
together they pay homage to the timeless music of Roy Orbison, The Traveling
Wilburys and many of The Big O’s friends. When it comes to authenticity and
true musical mastery, there’s only one name you need to know: Barry Steele!

Art History In Person - Facing the Past : The Art of Portraiture
2024-11-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-02 14:00 - 16:00 | The Drill Hall, The Drill Hall, Lower Church Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HJ, United Kingdom
Join MonLife Heritage Museums’ exciting new art history course. From van Eyck to van Dyck, Raphael to Reynolds and Pissarro to Picasso, explore how artists’ portrayal of their sitters reflected the art, politics and religion of their era.
Course Length – 10 weeks of two hour afternoon lectures (one week off on Monday 11th November)
Course Dates – Monday 30th September – Monday 9th December (no class Monday 11th November)
Time – 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Medium – In person at the Drill Hall Chepstow (with the option to catch up on any missed session with recorded online lectures available for a limited period). Click here to book the online version of this course.
Course fee – £110

(Recordings of the online lecture course will be available to members of this course, so that any lectures missed can be caught within 4 weeks, on Zoom)
This series of ten lectures takes us through the history of portraiture. From the time when it became popular in the 15th century, portraiture began to emerge from providing a mere adjunct to religious paintings to become a means to demonstrate power and status. The desire to show individual character and bring sitters to life developed alongside the portrayal of a simple likeness, until we reach the 19th century when style and exploration of new ways of painting meant the sitter’s identity became increasingly subordinate to the process of making art, until we arrive at the challenge of Modernism.
‘Facing the Past’ is also a chance to look into the eyes of people from other times – were they so different from us?

Terms & Conditions
Booking is only available online, via this page. The booking must be made 24 hours before the first session starts. The booking covers all ten sessions.
By signing up to this talk you agree that your email address can be passed on to the lecturer (Eleanor Bird) for contact and session-related reasons (eg. to send out relevant course details).

Pagliacci/Clowns
2024-11-21 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
In Leoncavallo’s legendary operatic thriller Pagliacci, or Clowns, the leader
of a touring troupe of comedy actors, discovers his wife is having an affair
with another performer. Before he finds out who it is, he must go on stage
in the role of a despairing husband with a cheating wife. Culminating in
a terrifying blurring of reality between stage and real life witnessed by a
terrified audience and packed with sensational music, Pagliacci retains its
cult status as the ultimate operatic ‘play-within-a-play’.
The second half of the evening will feature a newly created cabaret of
popular and entertaining musical items.

Mitch Benn
2024-11-22 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
Labelled the ‘country’s leading musical satirist’ by The Times, Mitch Benn,
like all those who spread mirth for a living, has been wondering if he’s really
making a difference and if there is a point to what he is doing.
Well, the good news is he’s had a long hard think about it and he’s figured it
out and he’s coming back to tell us all what the point of comedy, and much
else besides, might be…

Maria Gilicel & George Todica – Kreutzer Sonata
2024-11-26 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
PROGRAMME / RHAGLEN
MOZART: Sonata for Violin and piano in
E minor K/304
BEETHOVEN: Sonata in A Op.47 “Kreutzer”
CESAR FRANCK: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Abergavenny Street Food & Craft Night Market
2024-11-28 17:00 - 21:00 | Abergavenny Market Hall, 61 Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5EH, United Kingdom
A great evening of delicious street food and amazing crafts!

Electrik Live Orchestra
2024-11-30 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
Back by popular demand
A faithful reproduction of the well-loved works of Jeff Lynne and ELO.

Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band Carols & Capers – The 40th Anniversary & Farewell Tour
2024-12-03 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
For many people a firm fixture of the festive period, the combination of
Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band has offered a unique
take on timeless Christmas music ever since they first came together in
1984. Together they will mix ancient and modern instruments and rich vocal
harmony with a refreshing cavalier attitude and plenty of humour.

O Little Town of Aberystwyth
2024-12-04 19:30 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Town Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD, United Kingdom
The Queen of Denmark hires the only private detective in Ceredigion, Louie
Knight. In five days, with his faithful partner Calamity, he must solve the case – if
he doesn’t succeed, there will be no Christmas, no presents for the children and
no concert for the penguins who like to sing carols…
Following the success of Aberystwyth’s Mon Amour in 2016, Lighthouse Theatre
returns with the first performance on stage of another Welsh noir novel by
Malcolm Pryce. With Llinos Daniel directing and with original music by Kieran
Bailey, this is a joint production between Pontardawe and Aberystwyth Arts
Centre with the support of the Arts Council of Wales and Tŷ Cerdd.
