4 APRIL - 7 JUNE

10am - 1pm / 2 - 5pm

Bruce Cardwell arrived in Aberystwyth in 1981 to study at the university, and his affection for the town is undimmed today.

This exhibition celebrates the people who determine the nature of the community of Aberystwyth, a thriving Welsh community with a diverse mixture of cultures and identities.

Those looking at Aberystwyth on a map may see a remote settlement on the western seaboard of Wales, but “Byd Bach Aber” shows that it is actually the hub around which this world is spinning.

Open your eyes....

£2

SATURDAY 5 APRIL

doors open 6.30pm

There will be a pre-concert talk given by the ensemble at 7pm.
Experience the rare magic of a harp quintet. Classic FM Rising Star Alis Huws returns to Sinfonia Cymru to lead an ensemble of harp, flute, violin, viola and cello in a programme featuring French and Belgian gems from the golden age of harp music. Alis has paired the beautiful romanticism of these quintets with pieces from Wales and the USA inspired by the natural world, showcasing the exciting ways composers are writing for harp today. A unique opportunity to hear Alis, former Royal Harpist, alongside some of the UK’s best musicians under 30.
Before the concert you can join the ensemble for an introduction to Joseph Jongen’s music, where you can learn more about the composer and his masterwork “Concert a cinq”.

£14

£12 over 60

£3 under 18

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FRIDAY 25 APRIL

doors open 6.30pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Ease into Crime Cymru with a drink at the bar, meet and make some new friends, mingle with authors, and listen to excerpt of books from some of our established and emerging (and mainly Welsh) authors.

£12.50

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

9am - 10am

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Phil Rowlands (chair), Thorne Moore, Jacqueline Harrett, GB Williams

Everybody knows about the big crime writers and the big publishers, but this panel illustrates the richness and breadth of Crime Cymru.  Four writers from very different sections of the genre – police procedural, thriller, cosy and espionage – talk about being a writer in Wales. A panel designed to make the audience think and be very proud of the talent we have.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

10.30am - 11.30am

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Philip Gwynne Jones (chair), Chris Lloyd, Heidi Amsinck, Morgan Greene

Writers of crime in international settings discuss how they create a sense of place and use different cultures to drive their creativity when creating a mystery.  Also, how they research to ensure that their writing is both captivating and realistic but also true to the culture around the crime.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

12pm - 1pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Ayo Onatade (chair), Elly Griffith, Sarah Ward, Zoe Sharp

Three crime writers with female leads take the audience through how they craft female detectives who are tough but also very human. They discuss the challenge of creating complex characters who navigate a domain historically the preserve of males.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

1.30pm - 2.30pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Paul Burke (chair), Abir Mukherjee 

A discussion with world-famous crime writer Abir Mukherjee on how he uses locations both in the UK and the USA as a backdrop to his new thriller, Hunted, which is based in the underworld of London but has terrible consequences in the glamour of LA. Abir will discuss how he pulls together so many strands including different cultures, international crime, politics, psychological tensions, family dynamics and personal dilemma – into a novel that has been described as nail-biting in its suspense.  He will also take the audience through the challenge of changing ‘what you are known for’ in the publishing world.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

3pm - 4pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Ayo Onatade (chair), LJ Shepherd, Nicola Williams 

A discussion with two authors following in the footsteps of John Grisham and using the world of law to create thrilling crime novels. Panellists take the audience through the process of bringing their professional expertise as lawyers and barristers to create legal thrillers that are both realistic and riveting. They also give the audience insight into how they have to twist reality to make law thrilling.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

4.30pm - 5.30pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Jacky Collins (chair), Clare Mackintosh, Mari Hannah

Jacky Collins, Dr Noir, talks to two of the country’s leading women writers. They consider what the female perspective delivers to their creativity, to the characters they create, the boundaries they will or will not cross,  and the challenges they face.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

6pm - 7pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Abir Mukherjee (chair), Vaseem Khan, Ben Aaronovitch

Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee are the double act of the Red Hot Chilli Writers and can always bring a smile and a laugh to their podcast. Ben Aaronovitch similarly uses a lot of humour to highlight some of the darkness in his Rivers of London series. If you like offbeat writing, humour and conversation, come along for a good laugh.

£10

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SATURDAY 26 APRIL

8pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Philip Gwynne Jones (chair), Mark Billingham

Mark Billingham is one of Britain’s most renowned and prolific crime writer, and has a world-wide following. In this conversation with Philip Gwynne Jones, he shares his secrets of making every book a best-seller, life as a globally renown writer and how he manages to deliver time and time again with all the other demands upon him as a famous and high successful story-teller.

£15

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SUNDAY 27 APRIL

9.30am - 10.30am

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Rod Green (chair), Hannah Hendy, Mary Grand

Three cosy crime writers take the audience through the challenge of combining a dark crime with the lightness of amateur sleuths. They share the scope of creativity open to them in creating lovable characters, backstories and humour within the context of murder.

£10

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SUNDAY 27 APRIL

11am - 12pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Chris Lloyd (chair), Vaseem Khan 

Two writers who place their crimes in other countries and times, discuss the delights and challenges of creating great stories within another culture. They take the audience through their creative process for accessing a different culture and depicting different lands in a way that is realistic, never pastiche, and which adds richness to the plot and character.

£10

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SUNDAY 27 APRIL

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Jacky Collins (chair), Ben Aaronovitch, James Oswald, GB Williams 

The world of crime writing has many facets. This event takes the audience out of the world of standard police procedurals and murder mystery into the world of strangeness crime where dark deeds meet the supernatural, the strange or the alter-world. This is an area of the crime genre where innovation and imagination reach the pinnacle, and the three writers will share with the audience where they get the ideas and how they convert wild imaginings to a pacy plot.

£10

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SUNDAY 27 APRIL

2pm - 3pm

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

When Hawkins met Dafydd

In a rare opportunity we have two of Wales’ most acclaimed and respected female crime writers on the stage to close our festival. In this event, Alis Hawkins is in conversation with Fflur Dafydd as they share their experience of getting to the top of their genre, the challenges of staying there and how they keep raising the profile of Crime in Cymru. This event will innovate by moving away from the interview and, instead, being a frank and honest discussion, even debate, about being a great Welsh writer.

£10

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THURSDAY 8 MAY

doors open 6.30pm

The Friends of Ceredigion Museum present Behind the camera with Bruce.

Photographer Bruce Cardwell discusses his ‘Byd Bach Aber’ project, inspired by the people of Aberystwyth.

£5 on the door only

FRIDAY 9 MAY

doors open 7pm

A stop motion journey following the course of Afon Rheidol from where she rises on Pumlumon, tumbling through the mountains, down to the sea in Aberystwyth.

Combining original scores by Brian Swaddling, Delyth Field, and the voices of land workers, scientists, residents, poets and, more.

Afon presents an adventure through time and tradition from deep history, to the present day and, beyond.

£4 - £8 suggested donation

THURSDAY 15 MAY

doors open 7pm

Tafod Arian is a multi-layered production that combines film and sound archive to create new music. Lleuwen Steffan pays tribute to the voices of the past, infusing their timeless melodies and lyrics with contemporary arrangements and heartfelt interpretations. This production gives new life to archive recordings, ensuring that the traditional hymns of Wales, once loved by the nation, claim their place on Welsh stages today.

This project is a commission by the National Eisteddfod of Wales, with support from the British Council and Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity

£18 early bird

£20 on the door

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TUESDAY

5.15pm - 6.15pm

Come and rediscover your inner peace in the surrounds of our beautiful old building.  Gentle yoga in the auditorium  for people with underlying  physical  health  difficulties.

Contact Lesley  for details 07929711451

THURSDAY

11am

Join piano player Mary Mathews at the Coliseum every Thursday morning from 11am.

Each Thursday Mary works through a medley of family favourites. Weaving together songs from shows and films she quickly stirs the memories of time gone by.

Bound by no musical genre or period, Mary explores an eclectic mix of melodic numbers to perform her chosen theme of the week.

Can you guess the theme?