We are excited to present the cream of the next generation Welsh Jazz talent – pianist Ross Hicks and saxophonist Dan Newberry. Both are graduates of the RWCMD in Cardiff and are making names for themselves in the wider jazz community. Ross Hicks embodies technical virtuosity, emotional commitment and soulful intensity – swinging like Oscar […]
Multi award winner Olivia Cuttill comes to you with her all-star band playing Oscar Peterson’s Legendary album ‘Oscar Peterson Trio Plus One’. Olivia Cuttill - winner of APPAG Martin Hummel Award , APPG Best Newcomer Nominee, Presto Music’s Newcomer of The Year, Peter Whitingham 2024 Award Winner, Take Fiver2026 - is a London based jazz […]
This is the first in the W·I·L·D® Wellbeing Experience series, a half-day spent gently, in the company of Nature. A chance to slow right down. To soften. To listen. To wonder. Together we'll explore what it might mean to move from DOing into BEing, giving ourselves permission to pause, to let curiosity take the lead […]
Alongside songs from their much-loved 2020 album ‘Weathering The Storm’, the duo will perform stripped-back interpretations from across their wider catalogues - as well as new material currently being written and recorded for their forthcoming album ‘Lighthouses’, planned for release in 2027. Weathering The Storm was met with rapturous reviews on release. The Guardian awarded […]
Join our friendly 3-week Beginners' Art course in Abergavenny and explore drawing techniques using pencil and charcoal, composition skills, and the basics of colour in art. To book your place, email: abergavennycommunitylearning@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Join us for a hands-on introduction to the traditional craft of willow weaving. Perfect for complete beginners, this 6-week course will teach you essential weaving techniques while guiding you through a range of beautiful projects to create and take home. Tuesdays, 4pm to 6pm Starting 6 October £60 for the 6-week course (includes all materials) […]
Want to add a personal touch to your home? Join us for a fun lampshade-making workshop on Wednesday 7th October at Melville Theatre Abergavenny Create your own 30cm lampshade to compliment your upholstery, curtains and wallpaper, this versatile lampshade can be used as a pendant or with a compatible table lamp. Places are limited, please […]
Blues Echoes is a dynamic mix of personal story, myth and folktales from both sides of the Atlantic. Drawing on mythical legends of America and parallels to attitudes around the industrial revolution and machine revolution in south Wales and the treatment of the working classes. At the same time Phil and Bill explore their own […]
After three decades of making music together, John-Paul Davies and Duncan Leigh have perfected their unique, acoustic, double-duet sound. Through tight two-part harmonising and intricate, interweaving guitar lines Tangle Jack conjure an extraordinary four part texture. Following 2024’s The Ragged Edge, “a work of genius” (Fatea) that “fused together the brilliant complexities of folk with […]
Prepare to be mesmerised. This event is not to be missed. We will be transforming the Melville Centre this Halloween.
Introduction to Boro — Japanese Patchwork Workshop. A beautiful way of “making good” through patchwork and Japanese stitching. Join us in Abergavenny on Tuesday 10th November to explore this mindful textile tradition and learn the basics of Boro. No experience needed. Melville Arts Centre 10th November, 1-4pm £18.10 Abergavennycommunitylearning@monmouthshire.gov.uk to book
One of the UK’s most exciting guitarists, Remi Harris is joined by double bassist Tom Moore and rhythm guitarist Chris Nesbitt to present an enthralling evening of Gypsy Jazz and Blues. Combining musical virtuosity with passion and flair, this dynamic trio deliver a mesmerising show inspired by Django Reinhardt, Peter Green, Wes Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix […]