Merthyr Express column

8th July 10

Tiddly Prom - Bert's Magical Musical Farmyard

Arts Active bring their Tiddly Prom musical event for young children to Dowlais Blast Engine House at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 13st July 2010. Bert's Magical Musical Farmyard is a fun and interesting way to engage young children with music: It's a busy day on Bert's farm with lots of jobs to be done. But, ‘oh no', the rain is coming down and the tractor is stuck in a muddy ditch. Even with all his friends helping Bert cannot pull the tractor out of this slippy, slidey hole. Perhaps you and the magic of live music can help them? Bert's Magical Musical Farmyard is produced by Arts Active. The Tiddly Prom introduces the Proms and the magic of live music to the youngest possible audience and builds on Arts Active's ongoing pre-school music. For further details contact 01685 375318 kristianengine@aol.com. Price: £3 (£2 concessions).

Summer Theatre Experience
Merthyr Tydfil College is facilitating a performancing Arts Summer Theatre experience for young people between the ages of seven and sixteen, Monday to Friday, from 19th to 30th July 2010 from 10am until 4pm. The sessions will allow students to develop skills in the three main performing arts disciplines; acting, singing and dance. Workshops will be run by a qualified member of the college Performing Arts staff, who will deliver a variety of scenarios that are both entertaining and educational. The total cost for the two weeks is £150. The course will be held within the Performing Arts Department, including the use of the Myfanwy Theatre.To book and for further information, please call 07983 030 398.

Open Mic Night
Next week’s Open Mic Night at The Imperial Hotel welcomes poet Kevin Mills on Thursday, 8th July at 7.30pm. Open Mic Nights at the Imperial Hotel are free entry. For further information please contact (01685) 725382 or email arts@merthyr.gov.uk.

70s and 80s Photography Show
Merthyr Tydfil documentary photographer Walter Waygood, who’s work was shown last year in Cyfarthfa Castle is now showing a similar photographic exhibition featuring a pictorial record of Blaenavon and Merthyr’s people and landscape from the 1970s and 1980s which is now on show at the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, Church Road, Blaenavon, NP4 9AS until 31st August. Visit www.visitblaenavon.co.uk for details and opening times.

Abstract Exhibition
Merthyr Tydfil College lecturer Martyn Jones is exhibiting Atelier; a series of his abstract paintings in Cardiff’s Off The Wall Gallery, until 15th July. The gallery is located in the Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff and is open Tuesday to Saturday. For further details contact 029 20554469, art@galleryoffthewall.com or visit www.galleryoffthewall.com.