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Dizraeli joins Gwyn Parry at Bangor poetry event

POETica is the exciting stage for international spoken word performance in Bangor. Read

Big bash at Hendre Hall, Bangor

HENDRE HALL will see in 2010 with a huge bash thrown by the area’s premier party organisers.Read

Derek Acorah shows the power of the mind at Venue Cymru

A CHARISMATIC clairvoyant hits Venue Cymru next week looking to entertain and bring messages of hope to his audience.Read

Buddy Holly and all the rock stars in Rhyl tribute show

TWO cast members from the West End’s Buddy have joined the smash hit touring musical stage show Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door, the show that brings together the music of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, The Big Bopper and Jerry Lee Lewis, where the music plays the leading role and Jerry Lee’s piano literally bursts into flames.Read

Top coach to hold singing workshops at Ucheldre, Holyhead

LEADING opera voice coach Marian Bryfdir takes a new series of five workshops at Holyhead’s Ucheldre Centre, beginning with finding your voice and singing in the operatic chorus. Read

Banda Bacana to play Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge

BANDA Bacana are a vibrant multicultural seven piece band based around Bangor which draws upon upon a wealth of varied and impressive musical backgrounds to create some fresh and exhilarating dancefloor-filling sounds. Read

The Saint is to star at K2's BLING night at Caernarfon

K2’s hugely successful under 18s night BLING has managed to get a live appearance by the UK’s top up and coming MC The Saint.Read

Magic Hat Ensemble bring a touch of jazz to Anglesey

THE brilliant young Magic Hat Ensemble stops off at the Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge on Thursday November 26 during the UK-wide launch tour of their latest CD, This Conversation is Over, for their first ever appearance at the venue.Read

Anglesey singer Laura Sutton releases second album

SINGER Laura Sutton is back with her second album, the aptly named O’r Diwedd (At Last).Read

Indian dance experience at Holyhead's Ucheldre Centre

HOLYHEAD’S Ucheldre Centre is delighted to welcome back India Dance Wales for a colourfully vibrant and exciting entertainment.Read

Bangor University pianist makes her debut

BANGOR University’s resident pianist will be performing her first concert of the season at Powis Hall.Read

Stacey Cohen and The Wild Mountain Giants play Caernarfon

BACK from their packed out London and Brighton gigs, Stacey Cohen and The Wild Mountain Giants are set to play the Anglesey Arms in Caernarfon this Friday, November 13, as one of their final tour dates and dates for this year. Read

Reamonn support Status Quo at Venue Cymru

REAMONN, one of Europe’s biggest selling artists, continue their UK conquest as they will be supporting Rock Gods Status Quo on their national tour throughout November.Read

Review: Annie is a hit at Venue Cymru

SO now we know who saved America and the world in the Great Depression of the 1930s.Read

A rare treat as Opus Anglicanum play Bangor

MUSIC at Bangor welcome Opus Anglicanum (The English work) to the University’s Powis Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, November 21.Read

Mersey Beatles to rock Holyhead

THE Mersey Beatles will perform at the Holyhead Railway Club next month.Read

Llanfairpwll singer to appear at Millennium Centre

A TALENTED young Anglesey musician will be among a carefully selected ensemble of artists to perform alongside Wales’ favourite composer at Wales Millennium Centre on Saturday, November 14.Read

Bangor University plays host to a Balkan sound

PULSATING Balkan beats will emanate from Bangor University’s Powis Hall this Friday evening November 6 as The Baghdaddies bring their wild and infectious mix of blistering Balkan brass, Middle Eastern flavours, Ska and Dance to an Eastern Night, the first of a series of Cabaret nights at the Hall.Read

Bluegrass star Tony Furtado to play Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge

BY the age of 19, Tony Furtado had earned himself a reputation as a young banjo prodigy, winning two National Bluegrass Banjo Championships in the US. Read

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Venue Cymru

A MUSICAL that relaunched the career of former Anglesey treble sensation Aled Jones heads for North Wales next month.Read

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