November highlights Posted on 01 Nov 2021
FESTIVALS
EXPERIMENTICA 21 | 4-7 November
We're delighted to announce this year's line-up for EXPERIMENTICA 21, a live art festival that presents bold, experimental work from Wales and the UK. Featuring sixteen artists across four days, opening with Elaine Mitchener: The Rolling Calf. “Mitchener is a genre-crossing virtuoso” (Financial Times).
DOCN' ROLL | 8-14 November
For the first time, we’re excited to welcome Doc'n Roll, a festival that celebrates music subcultures by showcasing creative, compelling and unforgettable documentaries that celebrate the performers, labels, scenes and stories.
THE COMEDY ARCADE | 12 November
Vix Leyton's hit podcast is now a live show, and you’re all invited. Part game show, part chat show, Leyton invites a panel of comics - Esyllt Sears, Morgan Rees, Priya Hall, Eleri Morgan & Sean Smith - to take the mic with stories, anecdotes, jokes and songs.
Theatr Gendlaethol Cymru & Theatr Iolo: LLYGODEN YR EIRA | 27 November
Come and keep warm in the winter freeze and join the Snow Mouse and his friend on an adventure in a magical forest. Filled with play, puppetry and music, this is an enchanting winter’s tale for the very young (presented in the Welsh language).
For details of what to expect when attending a performance, visit our website. Please note seating is unreserved. For your comfort and safety, we're selling at reduced capacity.
HUMAN CONDITIONS OF CLAY | Until 13 February 2022
Human Conditions of Clay opened in our gallery last month and it's an exhibition you won't want to miss! Featuring eighteen artists including Pio Abad, William Cobbing, Shawanda Corbett, Antony Gormley, Rachel Kneebone, Zoë Paul and Ai Weiwei to name just a few.
SARAH TAYLOR SILVERWOOD: LOVE BUGS | Opens 19 November
We're pleased to announce our latest Art in the Bar exhibition. Love Bugs, by Sarah Taylor Silverwood, is the story of a busy landscape where creatures come together in scenes of intimacy, creativity, craft and industry.
CANTON ROAD CROSSING: STEFFAN DAFYDD
Cardiff's first artist-designed road crossing was installed last month. Congratulations to Steffan Dafydd whose design was chosen by a public vote. You can view the artwork opposite the Co-op and Mowgli’s on Cowbridge Road East. With thanks to Cardiff Council for inviting us to lead on the project.
POSTCARDS FROM THE FUTURE: ANNA HUGHES | From 12 November
We’re proud to present the winning artwork for our Postcards from the Future competition. Congratulations to Anna Hughes! Anna's work will be installed on the front of our building. You can also see all the other submissions in an online exhibition from 12 November.
MEN WHO SING | 5-11 November
*Q&A 5 November
A documentary portrait of Côr Meibion Trelawnyd. Despite being from a small village in Flintshire, the choir have an excellent worldwide reputation, but it's facing a crisis as their ageing membership is not being replaced with younger voices.
THE FRENCH DISPATCH | Until 11 November
Wes Anderson’s delightful, star-studded homage to journalism and literary magazines is a feast for the eyes and a whip-smart comic delight.
PIER KIDS | 5-11 November
This documentary follows Queer homeless young People of Colour as they live their lives and move into stable housing in the Manhattan Chelsea Pier area of New York.
To see all films showing now, click here. For details of what to expect when attending a screening, visit our website. Please note seating is unreserved. For your comfort and safety, we're selling at reduced capacity.
CHANGES TO OUR SERVICE | From 8 November
Like many of our colleagues in the hospitality industry, we’re experiencing some shortages in staffing. Whilst we’re doing everything we can to bring you our full menu, we're closing our Kitchen on Mondays. We’ll still be serving sweet and savoury pastries, a wide selection of cakes, freshly prepared sandwiches, cold snacks and nibbles, and our usual hot and cold drinks.
FESTIVE MENU | 22 November – 23 December
With winter just around the corner, we're excited to be taking bookings for the festive period! Our two-course menu features a Roast Ballotine of Turkey and our signature vegan Cashew Nut Roast. Available Monday – Saturday, advance booking is essential.
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