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Dear all
Thank you to all those who attended and contributed to the success of last months Framework Social one year birthday celebration.
We are now looking for your work to show at the next social on Tuesday 3rd June.

This could take the form of: video installation, participatory works, intervention, spoken word, live work, collaboration, sound, anything […]

Taken from latest Academi newsletter:
 
The Guardian Hay Literature Festival runs from 22 May - 1 June this year.  There’s the expected roll call of literary greats, engaging outrider events, talks, walks, performances and celebrations. The world’s best, and it’s in Wales.
Among the highlights this year will be Ken Dodd on Happiness, Kathryn Jenkins talking to […]

MADE IN AMERICANA PRESENTS:

THE YOUNG REPUBLIC
Thursday 22nd May 2008, The Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF
£8 7pm

The Young Republic describe themselves as “an American band playing American music”. Inspired by rock ‘n’ roll, 50s and 60s pop, jazz, folk and country music, this is a band who, having just released their […]

May 2nd to 5th 2008
The bank holiday weather forecast for 2nd to 5th May 2008 is always good! This also applies to the extraordinary selection of jazz and blues that is once more being served up at the fourth Mumbles Mostly Jazz and Blues Festival.
The festival kicks off in some style with the soulful jazz […]

TOM BAXTER
Thursday 15th May 2008, The Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF
£12.50 7pm

Growing up in Cornwall with 60s folk musicians for parents, Tom Baxter was always a likely creative lad. Starting a band with his brother in his teens set Tom on a path that would lead not only to his music […]

Tuesday 15 April, 4.00pm – 6.00pm BBC Building, Alexandra Road, Swansea
Following the success of the event held in the Atrium, Cardiff, Welsh Music Foundation is holding a careers event at Swansea’s Metropolitan University on 15 April 2008.
Aimed specifically at those who are interested in working in the music industry - from technicians […]

Dan Y Cownter 3
Welsh Music Foundation is proud to announce that a brand new website will soon be launched for the third edition in the series: Dan Y Cownter 3. Labels, publishers and musicians should submit their Welsh language tracks to WMF for a chance to be amongst the songs included. A full list of […]

MADE IN AMERICANA PRESENTS:

TIFT MERRITT
Wednesday 7th May 2008, The Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF
£15 (£2 off with Bald Eagle membership) 7pm

The Monkey Café in Swansea are proud to present a new series of concerts featuring the very best American artist touring the UK. Under the name Made […]

hello all,
the next framework social is on tuesday april 1st at
st.james social club in swansea. we are looking for
artists or those interested who can participate in the
event on different levels.
this can be:
video*
installation
participatory works
intervention
spoken word
live work
collaboration
framework social is a space to try out new work, work
in development or work in a new context in a
supportive environment. […]