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    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

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    Local Welsh art projected on station as part of a huge Light of Winter trail

    Author and storyteller launches typewriter-for-hire service in Cardiff market

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    How Welsh musicians are using social media to keep the spirit of bilingual music alive

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    Training project that aims to make screen sector more accessible gets funding boost

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    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

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    Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

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    Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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How lockdown helped bring one Cardiff painter’s work to a new audience

After leaving his academic job last year, lockdown gave local painter and illustrator Derek Bainton the chance to work on passion projects.
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Culture

Music venues continue to close despite ‘music city’ status

Five years ago, consultancy began to protect and grow Cardiff’s music scene, but plans to redevelop the site of Porter’s in Harlech Court has brought the strategy into question.
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A brand new poetry event offering a night of the experimental is coming to Cardiff

CRASH is taking over the Flute & Tankard for an evening to showcase quality poets with an added open mic session
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The Iris Prize Festival returns

The ‘Gay Oscars’ is to return to Cardiff in search of the next best LGBT filmmaker
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In depth: Cardiff’s art scene

Alt.Cardiff finds out what some of the hidden gems of Cardiff do to strengthen the role of art and cultural tourism in the Welsh capital
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The long awaited reopening of Sherman Theatre’s Christmas performances

After a long period of closure due to Covid-19, the Sherman Theatre opens its doors to the public for the return of its Christmas performances
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Initiative sparks creativity in Wales

A literature project is providing new artistic ways for people to express themselves
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Cardiff orchestra host Star Wars night

Book now to celebrate the works of legendary film composer John Williams, and get your Star Wars fix before the release of The Last Jedi
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Accessible performance film rebels against ‘What you’re told deafness is’

'Not Sorry' by Stephanie Back, explores her experience of becoming deaf at 15 and "rebirth" after discovering British Sign Language.
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Poetry sessions to support local artists

Could you be the next Dylan Thomas? Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar are hosting bi-monthly open mic events for poets and musicians
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