Canolfan UCHELDRE Centre

The Company meets Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30pm

The Repertory Company meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

Currently in rehearsal ... Richard III Performances 17, 18, 19, 20 November New members always welcome.

Jacquie Myrtle leads these popular art workshops for children.

No Club 24 July

First Sunday in month July 4

A chance to perform in a quiet environment. Led by Gorwel Owen, the club is open to all abilities, and all non-plugged-in forms of music.

The Ucheldre Music Club is directed by Marian Leeming and meets twice monthly on Mondays. Non-members welcome.

The Music Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

A workshop and poetry reading by Greg Delanty who was originally from Cork, but is now living and working in Vermont, USA. He has received numerous awards for his poetry, and been widely anthologised.

Further details about Greg:
www.irishwriters-online.com/gregdelanty.html

The Jazz Club meets monthly on Mondays in the Main Hall.

For more information contact Chris Burne (01407) 710089 & R Glynne Pritchard (01407) 763898

The Jazz Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

All entry forms and entries for the Art for All competition to be handed in over these three days. Entry forms available from the Centre.

The exhibition opens on Thursday 22 July.

The Ucheldre Music Club is directed by Marian Leeming and meets twice monthly on Mondays. Non-members welcome.

The Music Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

A chance to see the wide range of work exhibited in Ucheldre’s 19th annual Art for All Competition. Many of the adult paintings are for sale. Entry forms are available from the Centre, and must be returned with the work between Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 July 2010, 10am–5pm.

The competition will be judged by Andrew Smith. Prizewinners will be announced at this evening’s opening, to which all are welcome.

All welcome

Exhibition runs until Monday 30 August

Supported by Michael and Felicia Crystal

Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep by Siba Shakib is the book being talked about at the informal monthly get-together.

All bookworms welcome; all you need is an appetite for reading!

Join Props Theatre Company in a week of special workshops to learn about, and perform parts from three of the most popular musicals ever — Bugsy Malone, Joseph, and Blood Brothers.

With the help of choreographers, and an artistic director from Anvil Productions, participants will develop a two hour show, incorporating treatments from each musical, and other cabaret style songs. There will be rehearsals on Fri 30 and Sat 31 July.

The show will be performed in the Ucheldre Centre on Saturdays 31 July at 7pm, and 21 August at 2pm.

Primarily for 10–16 year-olds, but over 16s more than welcome to join in.

Join Anwen and have fun making clay pots on a wheel (Wednesday), painting, drawing and using paper and fabric to create 2D and 3D artwork, based on the work of Mattise.

A major new all-Wales exhibition, Following the Flame, is a celebration of Wales’ impressive involvement in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and forms an integral part of The Power of the Flame, Wales’ contribution to the Cultural Olympiad, in the build up to London 2012.

Ucheldre is one of the principal partners in this important project. As a taster of things to come, this small launch exhibition will introduce the project to Ynys Môn, include a range of workshops for school children, invite people of all ages and abilities to get involved, and contribute creatively to the major exhibition which will be launched at Ucheldre in July 2011.

Exhibition runs until Friday 12 November

Led for the nation by Wrexham County Borough Council and supported by the Legacy Trust UK Workshops sponsored by Arts & Business Cymru and Holyhead Boatyard Ltd.

This year students from Props Theatre School combined with the participants of the workshops at the Ucheldre to create a spectacular musical theatre treat.

Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Bugsy Malone and Blood Brothers

Nia explores textures and patterns using clay, sand, and powdered paint, and mosaic effects on wooden tiles using acrylic paint.

Have fun with Anwen making clay pots on a wheel (Weds), painting, drawing and using paper and fabric to create 2D and 3D artwork, based on the work of Picasso.

Nia continues her workshops in which children explore textures and patterns using clay, sand, powdered paint, and mosaic effects on wooden tiles with acrylic paint.

No workshops 10 & 11 August during Anglesey Show

Having spent the last month in Africa, Jacquie will be running workshops inspired by the colour, culture, and wildlife of Uganda.

The Jazz Club meets monthly on Mondays in the Main Hall.

For more information contact Chris Burne (01407) 710089 & R Glynne Pritchard (01407) 763898

The Jazz Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

This year students from Props Theatre School combined with the participants of the workshops at the Ucheldre to create a spectacular musical theatre treat.

Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Bugsy Malone and Blood Brothers

Graham Jenkinson (Metalmorphosis and Scrap to the Future exhibitions) returns after a gap of 5 years to run another week of the very popular scrap metal sculpture workshops. Learn how to turn an odd assortment of scrap into a sculpture.

Monday–Wednesday: Workshops for adults, and teenagers age 15+, to make scrap sculptures using grinder and welding equipment outside.

Monday–Wednesday 10am–4pm

Thursday and Friday: Workshops for children to make robots and similar items out of scrap using bolts, not the heating techniques of the older group.

Thursday and Friday
10 am–12 noon ages 5–7 years; 1–4pm ages 7+

Richard Douglas Pennant divides his time between Cyprus and his Bangor home. His interests include writing, drawing, and researching industrial history. This afternoon he reads a selection of his poetry, with musical interludes.

First Sunday in month

A chance to perform in a quiet environment. Led by Gorwel Owen, the club is open to all abilities, and all non-plugged-in forms of music.

Born in Llay, near Wrexham, Beryl Baigent has lived in Canada for nearly 50 years. Widely published, she is a poet, essayist, reviewer, and writer of articles specializing in health issues, Celtic myth and history, and women’s spirituality.

Beryl is a regular visitor to Ucheldre, and this day-long session tackles poetry, Tai Chi, and writing.

Further details about Beryl: www.academi.org/list-of-writers/i/130213/

The Ucheldre Music Club is directed by Marian Leeming and meets twice monthly on Mondays. Non-members welcome.

The Music Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

Improve the way you sing, and enjoy your singing even more!

A series of four vocal workshops with renowned voice coach Marian Bryfdir, in a step-by-step course to encourage correct breathing and posture, eliminate muscular tension, free the voice, and produce a healthy and more beautiful sound through a series of exercises and songs.

Workshops will be held in a relaxed, friendly, and supportive atmosphere, and are open to all levels of ability from beginners to more practised singers wishing to further develop their voices. The series also includes a Welsh National Opera (WNO) Choral Singing Day. The series will be followed in early 2011 by a new course of four opera workshops (15 Jan, 12 Feb, 12 Mar, and 3 Apr), leading to the opportunity to perform in Swansea City Opera’s production of Tosca on 16 April.

Voice workshops: 18 Sep; 16 Oct; 13 Nov; and 11 Dec. WNO Choral Singing Day: 24 Oct: £5

The Jazz Club meets monthly on Mondays in the Main Hall.

For more information contact Chris Burne (01407) 710089 & R Glynne Pritchard (01407) 763898

The Jazz Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

The Ucheldre Music Club is directed by Marian Leeming and meets twice monthly on Mondays. Non-members welcome.

The Music Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.

First Sunday in Month

A chance to perform in a quiet environment. Led by Gorwel Owen, the club is open to all abilities, and all non-plugged-in forms of music.

The Acoustic Club meets after the Centre has closed. Ring the bell at the side door in the car park for access.