Caerleon Festival 2013 - Arthur Machen

Join the Caerleon Festival in celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Arthur Machen's birth.

 

5th to 14th July 2013

 

 

Born on 3rd March 1863 at 33 High Street Caerleon.  His father became vicar at Llanddewi Fach just north of the village and the family moved to the Rectory there when Arthur was still young.  Although he moved to London on leaving school, and never returned to live in Gwent, the rolling hills, tumbling streams and secret corners had a powerful and enduring influence on his imagination which he used to a great extent in his mainly Gothic Horror writing.

To avoid disappointment, please check the accuracy of this programme before attending.

for further information visit:  www.caerleon-arts.org

http://www.caerleon-arts.org/Programme.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Machen

Friends of Arthur Machen website:  www.arthurmachen.org.uk/    

PROGRAMME



As usual there will be a week of varied events leading up to the big weekend on the Hanbury Field - keep an eye on the website for more details.

Children's art will be created by local school children, there will be Shakespeare in the Roman amphitheatre, music and singing - folk, rock, pop, classical, jazz and choir, exotic dancing and art and craft exhibitions.


THE ARTHUR MACHEN WEEKEND
Friday 5th July - POETRY PERFORMANCE– Goff Morgan - Evening

Saturday 6th July 10.15 - 4.15pm - A LITERARY APPRECIATION (WRITERS’ TALKS AND FORUM), at the Priory Hotel
Catherine Fisher, Mark Lawson Jones, Gwillam Gaines,
Robert Kingham, Merlin Coverley, Godfrey Brangham
Films
The Chepstow Bookshop will be providing copies of books for sale at this event

Saturday 6th July - Evening 7.30pm MACHEN RECITATIONS - Machen’s birthplace, High Street
Goff Morgan

Sunday 7th July 9.45am - The MACHEN WALK – starting at Llansor Mill Tickets

FESTIVAL WEEK
Sunday 7th July 4.00pm - SONGS OF PRAISE - A Festival Welcome from St Cadoc's Church

Sunday 7th July 7.30pm - GUITAR RECITAL - Rossini Bartolotti-Hayward
Llanhennock Village Hall

Tuesday 9th July 6.00pm THE DR. MARK LEWIS TALK –
“ANTIQUERIAN CAERLEON - ARTHUR MACHEN & THE MAKING OF A MUSEUM'
- The Roman Legionary Museum (Tickets (£3.50) on sale at Museum - Tel. 01633 423134)

Tuesday 9th July 7.30pm - A CONCERT IN THE CHURCH
Blaenavon Male Voice Choir
and Robert Urban-Nagy (Baritone) in St Cadoc's Church

Wednesday 10th July 7.30pm - MACHEN’S LONDON TALES – Robert Kingham
– the Old Baptist Church

Thursday 11th July 7.00pm - BATH HOUSE BARDS with Danny Abse and the Young Scribblers Society
The Chepstow Bookshop will be providing copies of books for sale at this event

Friday 12th July 7.30pm - SHAKESPEARE'S 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM'
The Festival Players - The Roman Amphitheatre

Friday 12th July 8.30pm - BLUES CENTRAL - Electric Blues Band
The Bell Inn Free Entry

THE LITERARY WEEKEND
Saturday 13th July 10.15 - 3.30pm - MEET THE AUTHORS - the Priory Hotel
Adrian Masters (Political Editor at ITV Wales) will be interviewing
Prof. Bernard Knight CBE, Phil Carradice, M.R. Hall, Grant Sutherland & Jasper Fforde
The Chepstow Bookshop will be providing copies of books for sale at this event
a Welsh bookshop will also be available

Saturday 13th - Evening 8.00pm - JOHN HEGLEY in the Town Hall
The Chepstow Bookshop will be providing copies of books for sale at this event

Sunday 14th July 2.00pm - THE ALL WALES COMIC VERSE COMPETITION - the Priory Hotel
Compere – Goff Morgan
Judges – Rhys Hutchings, Chris Edwards, Peter Manley, Paul Flynn, Richard Frame
- Includes a performance by Dawson-Banks

THE BIG FREE FESTIVAL
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July
MUSIC and DANCE – the Hanbury Arms and the Bell Inn – Day & Evening
SCULPTING – the Hanbury Field - Day
ARTS and CRAFTS – the Hanbury Field - Day

AND LATER IN THE YEAR -
Friday 4th October 7.30pm
RICHARD DIGANCE – Llanhennock Village Hall

Saturday 19th October 7.30pm
STEFAN GROSSMAN – Llanhennock Village Hall

Saturday 20th December - 7.30pm
BELSHAZZARS FEAST - Llanhennock Village Hall