INTRODUCING

a Cabinet of Curiosities

Illustrator Storyteller Writer

Peter Stevenson

EVENTS

Storytellings and Shows 2014

Thursday/Friday February 13/14th Kingston Art College, London

Saturday February 15th, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Ceinewydd Memorial Hall, 7pm, with Ailsa and Tom

Sunday February 16th The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Aberystwyth, Plas Hendre, with Ailsa and Tom

Thursday March 6th 2014, Ceredigion Folk Tales, book signing, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 6.30pm with Ceri and Elsa

Monday March 17th, Sigl-di-gwt at the Llew Du, New Quay. With Ceri and Elsa

Wednesday March 19th, Stories from the Ceredigion Lead Mines, with Alison Lochhead, Gareth Hoskins, Andy Cairns, Dylan Cairns Howarth and Planet Magazine, Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth.

Wednesday April 16th, Dyfi Folk Tales at the Owain Glyndwr Centre, Machynlleth, 6pm with Ceri and Elsa

Saturday April 19th, Ceredigion Folk Tales book launch, Awen Teifi, 12 midday. With Ceri and Elsa

Wednesday April 23rd, Dyfi Folk Tales at the Owain Glyndwr Centre, Machynlleth, 6pm with Ceri and Elsa

Thursday May 8th, Dyfi Folk Tales at the Owain Glyndwr Centre, Machynlleth, 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm with Ceri and Elsa

Saturday May 10th, The Llwynwermwnt Changeling, at the Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth, with Ceri and Elsa.

Friday May 16th, Sigl-di-gwt at Ceredigion Museum, 7pm, £5, with Ceri and Elsa

Saturday May 17th, The Crow and the Canary, 2pm, at Theatr Hafren, Newtown, with Ceri and Elsa

Wednesday May 21st book launch and talk. 1.15pm at National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, with Ceri and Elsa

Wednesday May 21st, The Crow and the Canary, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7.45pm, with Ceri and Elsa

Saturday May 31st, The Crow and the Canary, at Cellan Village Hall, Ceredigion, 7pm, with Ceri and Elsa

Sunday June 1st, The Toad, the Witch and the Bog Bodies, a Storywalk on Borth Bog, 2pm, with stories from Justin the warden of Ynys Las and music from Ceri and Elsa.

Wednesday June 4th, Noson Lawen at the Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth, with Ceri and Elsa, and the Grassie Busville Band, 8pm.

Saturday June 7th, Ceredigion Folk Tales at Peaceful Places, Llandre Church, 2pm and all afternoon.

Wednesday June 11th, Stories of the Sea, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi. Private event

Sunday June 22nd Workshops on visual storytelling, book illustration, folk song and music, at Llanllwchaearn Church Hall, New Quay, 2 till 5, free courtesy of NIACE, with Ceri and Elsa.

Wednesday June 25th, The Crow and the Canary, Llanon Cottage Museum, 7.30pm

Saturday June 28th, the Crow and the Canary, at Towyn Chapel, New Quay, with Ceri and Elsa.7pm

July 4-6th The Crow and the Canary, at Beyond the Borders International Storytelling Festival, with Ceri and Elsa. Also a talk and workshops on Visual Storytelling.

Wednesday July 16th Myra's Fairy Tales at Dylan Thomas Food Festival, Cardigan.

Saturday July 19th Storytelling at Llandre Fete, 5.30pm

Thursday July 24th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

Saturday July 26th, Sigl-di-gwt at Parc Cwm Darran, Caerphilly, Workshops at 2pm, Show at 3pm, with Ceri and Elsa.

Sunday July 27th, Myra's Fairy Tales, at Y Ffarmers, Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, 7pm, with Ceri and Elsa

Monday July 28th The Toad and the Witch, a Storywalk on Borth Bog, 1.30pm, with stories from Justin the warden of Ynys Las and music from Ceri and Elsa.

Wednesday July 30th, Myra's Fairy Tales, for the Music Fest, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Foyes, 7.15pm, with Ceri and Elsa.

Thursday July 31st, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

Saturday August 2nd, Private Event.

Thursday August 7th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

Thursday August 14th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

Friday August 15th, The Crow and the Canary, Globe Theatre, Hay on Wye. 7.30pm

Monday August 25th, Sigl-di-gwt at the Queens, New Quay, with 4 courses of Rose's delicious home cooking. Contact the Queens to book a table.

Thursday August 28th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 6.30 pm

Wednesday Sept 24th, Ceredigion Folk Tales, 7.30pm, Llanilar Village Hall

Wednesday Oct 29th, Book launch at Waterstones, Aberystwyth, Arthur and Me by Sarah Todd Taylor.

Friday Oct 31st, Oxfam Storytelling afternoon to raise funds for the Sudanese emergency appeal, 2.00pm onwards. Oxfam Music and Bookshop, North Parade, Aberystwyth.

Saturday 1st Nov, The Crow and the Canary, at the Shiloh, Cwm Penmachno, Betws y Coed, with Ceri and Elsa, 8pm

Saturday 15th Nov, scary tales on the Horror Express for Abertoir Festival on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, 7pm, book through the Arts Centre.

Wednesday 19th Nov. Ceredigion Folk Tales and folk music, Ystwyth Books, Aberystwyth, with Elsa and Ceri, and Chris Grooms, 7pm.

Friday 21st Nov, Myra's Fairy Tales at Ystrad Meurig, with Elsa and Ceri, 7.30pm.

Friday 28th Nov, Stories of maps and routes of the Cambrian Mountains, as part of the Maps and Makers exhibition, with Alison Lochhead, at the Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth 7.30pm.

Saturday 29th Nov, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Neuadd Lisburne Llanafan, 7pm.

Sunday 30th Nov, Ambling Around Aber, with Jez Danks and Jane Lloyd Francis, as part of the Maps and Makers exhibition at the Gas Gallery. Two walks t 11am and 2pm, meet at the Gallery.

Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.430pm

Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri

Friday 12th Dec, The Crow and the Canary, Llanrhystud Golf Club for MIND, with Elsa and Ceri

Tuesday 16th Dec, the Submerged Fairytales of Ceredigion, the Friendship, Borth, 7pm, with Elsa and Ceri. Event will be live streamed by Cymerau Hydrocitizens http://www.hydrocitizens.com/calendar/event/535954

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Previous Shows Jan 2015 onwards

January 10th, 2015, onwards. A Cabinet of Curiosities, Exhibition of artwork from the Shows, Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth.

January 14th, Cabinet of Curiosities Exhibition, with a full show by Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones, and the films of Jake Whittaker.

Sat January 31st, Guto and the Little Red Mannikin at Liz Whittaker's Book Launch, Small World Theatre, Cardigan, 3pm. With Elsa and Ceri

February 14th - April 4th Y Mabinogi exhibition at Aberystwyth Arts Centre http://ymabinogi.moonfruit.com/

Sunday February 22nd, Tales of Thomas Phillips, Carmarthen Station Master, told on the old railway line between Pencader and Carmamrthen, for Singing the Line, all afternoon.

Friday February 27th, Workshops and fairytales at Kingston Art College, 1pm all afternoon.

Fri -Sun, March 13th-15th, Y Mabinogi, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Tuesday March 31st, Myra Evans' fairytales at Swansea Storytelling Club, with Elsa and Ceri.

Friday April 10th, The Crow and the Canary, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri.

April 23rd - 25th Tales Beyond Borders, conference at Leeds University, two papers on Myra Evans and Visual Storytelling. https://readingthefantastic.wordpress.com/speakers/

April 27th - May 3rd, storytelling workshops at Castell y Bere, with Walk the Plank, with storytelling shows on Thursday 28th, Friday 1st May, Saturday 2nd May, with Elsa and Ceri

May 6th, Tales of the curious characters of west Wales, at Stories by Gaslight, Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth, 8pm, £5, with Elsa and Ceri

May 15th, The Crow and the Canary, Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, with Elsa and Ceri, 7pm, £7 http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=17460

May 31st, Tan yn y Mynydd/Fire in the Mountain, near Cnwch Coch, 9pm, with Ailsa and Pixy Tom and a Cabinet of Curiosities.

June 4th, Nepal Earthquake Appeal, Ceredigion Museum, 7pm

June 10th, Story walk on Cors Fochno/Borth Bog, with Justin Lyons, warden at Ynys Las. 2pm, meet at Ynyslas Visitor Centre

June 17th, Story walk on Cors Fochno/Borth Bog, with Justin Lyons, warden at Ynys Las. 2pm, meet at Ynyslas Visitor Centre

June 19th, Cerdigion Folk Tales at Llandre Village Fete, 5pm

Thursday July 16th, Story walk on Cors Fochno/Borth Bog Cors Fochno, with Elsa, Ceri and Justin.

Friday July 17th, The Crow and the Canary, at Llangollen Music Festival Fringe, with Elsa and Ceri, 7.30pm http://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk/index.php/en/festival-2015/events-workshops-2015/96-the-crow-the-canary

Saturday July 18th, Stories on Dinas Bran with Fiona Collins and others, Llangollen Music Festival Fringe, 2pm . http://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk/index.php/en/festival-2015/events-workshops-2015/97-saturday-18-july-high-mighty

Monday July 20th, Local fairytales at Llanfihangel y Pennant,

Thursday July 23rd, Myra Evans' Fairytales at Llanfair Clydogau , with Elsa and Ceri, 8pm.

Friday July 24th, Ceredigion Folk Tales at Bookends Bookshop, Cardigan, with Elsa and Ceri, 6pm in the Lost Arcade

Monday July 27th, Story walk round Aberystwyth along with Jez Danks and Jane Lloyd Francis, Aberystwyth Music Fest Fringe, 2pm at the Gas Gallery

Tuesday July 28th, Myra's Fairy Tales, Aberystwyth Music Fest Fringe, in the the Festival Shop and the Old Library at Old College, throughout the afternoon. See Music Fest for details

Saturday August 1, Welsh stories at Celtfest, Y Cwps, Aberystwyth, 8pm, with an array of traditional musicians and poets.

Sunday August 2, The Lost Fairy Tales of west Wales, at El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth, with illustration workshop

Wednesday August 19th, The Crow and the Canary, at Parc Cwm Darran, Caerphilly, with Elsa and Ceri, 6pm. Also children's workshop in the

Saturday August 22nd, Storytelling at Tir Coed, Llanfarian, early afternoon in the woods. Free

Saturday August 23rd, Singing the Lines, Stories of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Railway, at Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen, 3pm. Free

Sunday August 23rd, Inspiration for Eccentrics, a story walk around Aberystwyth, with Jez Danks and Jane Lloyd Francis, starts at the Gas Gallery at 4pm, approx 2 hours. http://celfceredigionart.org/events-2/public-walks/public-walk-inspiration-for-eccentrics/

Sept 4th, The Crow and the Canary, and Myra, North American Festival of Wales, Columbus, Ohio. 9am and 4pm

Sept 13, Welsh fairytales, Cary, North Carolina, details tbc

Sept 19th, Stories at the Hans Christian Andersen Statue, Central Park, New York.

Sept 26, The Crow and the Canary, a Salon at the Center for Engaged Storytelling, New York.

Sept 27, Myra's Fairytales at Provincetown Playhouse, Greenwich Village. Details

Oct 3, Singing the Line, tales of the old Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Railway, with Joanna Bond, Jacob Whittaker and Ceri Rhys Matthews, Ceredigion Museum, 7pm

Oct 5, Storywalk around Cors Fochno with Justin Lyons, warden at Ynys Las, meet at Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol. 1pm. Donations

Oct 15, Welsh fairy tales, Llanafan Village Hall, 7.30pm

Oct 30, Dark Tales from the Ceredigion Otherworld, at Melfed, the Arcade, Cardigan, 6pm, with soup and cake, £5

Nov 3, Crow and the Canary, at Dolmen Theatre, Newport. With Elsa and Ceri. Details tba

Nov 4 Stories by Gaslight presents Fabulous Fables, Michael Freeman tells the stories behing Gelert, with contrinutions from Mary-Ann Constantine, Jez Danks and Peter Stevenson, Cardigan Bay Gallery, Aberystwyth, 7pm

Nov 6, The Crow and the Canary, at Tenby Storytelling Club, Cafe Vista, 8pm, with Elsa and Ceri.

Dec 3, Ceredigion Folk Tales, at Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones

Dec 4, Myra's fairytales, at Aberarth Village Hall, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri

Performances 2013

Wednesday 23rd Jan, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7.45pm

Saturday 26th Jan, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Wild Goose Space, Bristol Storytelling Festival. pm

Saturday 9th Feb, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Great Oak Cafe, Llanidloes, 7.30pm

Sunday 27th March, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Halsway Manor, Somerset, 2pm.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 26-28 April, The Odyssey, Mount Severn, Llanidloes

Friday 17th May, The Dancing Bear and the Doll, Ceredigion mUSEUM, 7.30pm

Saturday 18th May, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, 5.15pmDouble click to insert body text here ...

Saturday 6th July, Sigl-di-gwt, Towyn Chapel, New Quay, 6pm, followed by Corelw.

Friday 26th July Run Jack Run, Crickhowell

Wednesday 3I st July Tales from Smuggler's Cove,

Tuesday 6th August Sigl-di-gwt, Llanina Church

Wednesday 7th August Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi 7pm

Wednesday 14th August Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi 7pm

Wednesday 21st August Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi, 7pm

Friday/Saturday 23/24th August, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Shambala Festival

Wednesday 28th August Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi, 7pm

Thursday 29th August Run Jack Run, Boulders, Borth, 7.30pm

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 30/31 Aug, 1 Sept, Cau Cau Vilu, folk tales from Chile and Cymru, at El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth. 2pm

Wednesday 4th Sept Sigl-di-gwt, Gas Gallery Aberystwyth, 8pm

Friday to Sunday, 27/28/29th Sept, Sigl-di-gwt and workshops, Harlech Chapter Literary Festival 2.30 pm

Tuesday 8th Oct, Wild Welsh Tales, Centre for Engaged Storytelling, New York 7pm

Friday 1st Nov, Sigl-di-gwt, Storytelling@CaffeVista, Tenby, 8pm

Saturday 9th Nov, the Folk Tales of the Ceredigion Lead Mines, opening of Alison Lochead Exhibition, Rhyader Art Gallery, 2pm

Tuesday 19th Nov Sigl-di-gwt, Milgi's, Cardiff, 8pm

Friday 6th Dec, Sigl-di-gwt, Storytelling Festival, Abersytwyth Arts Centre, 6pm

Saturday 7th Dec, Prince Achmed, Storytelling Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 6pm

Sat/Sun 14/15 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway

Fri/Sat/Sun 20/21/22 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, with mince pies, mulled wine and and a trip on the train to the frozen North (Capel Bangor) to meet St Nick.

Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri

Thursday 17th Oct, Wild Welsh Tales, Cary, North Carolina.

Friday 1st Nov, Sigl-di-gwt, Storytelling@CaffeVista, Tenby, 8pm

Saturday 9th Nov, the Folk Tales of the Ceredigion Lead Mines, opening of Alison Lochead Exhibition, Rhyader Art Gallery, 2pm

Tuesday 19th Nov Sigl-di-gwt, Milgi's, Cardiff, 8pm

Friday 6th Dec, Sigl-di-gwt, Storytelling Festival, Abersytwyth Arts Centre, 6pm

Saturday 7th Dec, Prince Achmed, Storytelling Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 6pm

Sat/Sun 14/15 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway

Fri/Sat/Sun 20/21/22 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, with mince pies, mulled wine and and a trip on the train to the frozen North (Capel Bangor) to meet St Nick.

Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri

Friday 12th Dec, The Crow and the Canary, Llanrhystud Golf Club for MIND, with Elsa and Ceri

2016

Feb 7 Sabbath Session, Y Talardd, Llanwnni, 7.30pm

Feb 13 Refugee Fundraiser, Ceredigion Museum

https://www.facebook.com/events/777172705721224/

Feb 16, Milgi's, Cardiff, Tales of the Ceredigion Conjurors, 8pm

Feb 19 Cardigan, Mermaid stories and films with Jake, Guildhall Market, 7pm

Feb 28 Myra's Fairytales, Bedwellty House, Tredegar, St David's Day Celebration, 3pm, with Elsa and Ceri.

March 13, Myra's Fairtyales, Dragon Theatre, Barmouth, with Elsa and Ceri, 2.30pm

April 20 Llanon, Reading Room, Village Hall, Llanon, 7,30pm

April 29, Aberystwyth Friendhip Group, launch event, 12 midday, Baker St, Aberystwyth

May 4, Broken Fairytales, Ceramics Gallery, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7pm am ddim

May 5, Cardigan Storytelling Club, Small World Theatre, Aberteifi, with Phil Okwedy, 7pm

May 26, The Talking Tree/ Blodau'r Draen, Royal Oak, Rhandirmwyn, with Jacob Whittaker, Ailsa Mair Hughes, 5pm

May 29, Stories, Songs, Science and the Sea. Story-walk between Ynys Las and Borth, tales, songs and poems from Cardigan Bay,,with Lynne Denman and Erin Kavanagh, begins 11 am. Meet at Borth Youth Hostel Details via Cymerau Project

June 15 Hafod, as part of Curious Travellers Project, 10.30am. Showing of the film, The Talking Tree/Blodau'r Drain

June 17 Llandre Church

June 21, Elder Forage and Walk, with Jade Mellor and Jacob Whittaker, Small World Theatre, Aberteifi

July 1-3, Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival, St Donats.

July 8, Oasis Refugee Event, Ceredigion Museum, details tba

July 25, Flora, story of John Henry Salter the man who wrote the Ceredigion Flora, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, in the Flora exhibition at Aberystwyth Ars Centre, 1pm, free event for Aber Music Fest.

July 26, the Fairytale of Aberystwyth, a Storywalk with Ailsa Mair Hughes, meet at Aber Railway Station at 2.30pm, for Aber Music Fest

July 27, Taliesin, with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones, in the Old College Library Aberystwyth, 2.30pm, for Aber Music Fest

July 30, Stories Songs Science and Sea, a Story-walk along Aber Prom with Lynne Denman, Erin Kavanagh, 11am, meet at the Bar at the end of the prom below Constitution Hill, free event for Aber Music Fest

August 3, Ceredgion Folk Tales, Strata Florida, 1pm

August 9, Parc Cwm Darran, Caerphilly, 1pm

Sept 24 Hans Christian Andersen Statue, Central Park, New York, with Laura Simms

Sept 25, Provincetown Playhouse, Greenwich Village, with Regina Rees

Oct 1, West Virginia Storytelling Guild, WVU, Morgantown WV.

Oct 5, Pittsburgh Puppetry and Welsh Societies,

Oct 8 Tir Coed, Llanfarian, in support of Tir Coed Woodland Charity

Oct 18 Blodeugerdd, the Flora of Ceredigion with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Medina, Park St, Aberystwyth, 6pm for food, 27pm for storries.

Oct 31 Spooky stories for Halloween, at Pwcashop, the Arcade, Cardigan, c 6pm.

Nov 3 Cardigan Storytelling club

Nov 12 Young Storytellers, workshops at Venue Cymru, Llandudno

Nov 15 Storytelling at Medinas with Phil Okwedy and Mikey Price

Nov 17, Ghost stories on Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, as part of Abertoir.

Nov 23 Tinctured with the Piety of the Place, a story walk around Pen Llyn in the footsteps of Thomas Pennannt and Moses Griffith, Oriel Sycharth, Wrexham, 7pm

Dec 1 Cardigan Storytelling club

Dec 8 Aberystwyth Friendship Group

2017

20 Jan Pumed Gainc / A Fifth Branch, an exhibition of illustrator's art, in Oriel 2, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

24 Jan Crossing the Boundary, tales of invisible walls and visible boundaries in the Welsh and American landscapes, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, 7.30pm, Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

26 Jan Aberaid fund raiser at Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth, with Ailsa Mair Hughes

18 Feb The Dyfi Story Bus / Chwedldaeth Biosffer Dyfi

Dydd Sadwrh Saturday 18 Chwefror February

Join Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones (Deuair), Hannah Engelkamp (Seaside Donkey), Peter Stevenson (storiwr), for a whole day's drive around the Dyfi Biosphere with some very special guest musicians and tale-tellers, a host of local folk tales told in their landscape, music and songs from the area, informal chat and good conversation.

Starting and finishing in Aberystwyth

£20 / £15 consesiynau

https://www.facebook.com/events/239147063199454/

Book here http://www.dyfibiosphere.wales/

21 Feb The Elephant of Tregaron and Other Tales from West Wales 3-4pm

Free half-term drop in event in Oriel 2, Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Gyda Peter Stevenson, storiwr, ac Ailsa Mair Hughes, cantores

23 Feb Children's Book Illustration / Darlunio Llyfrau Plant. Valériane Leblond a Peter Stevenson 2-4pm

An afternoon workshop with two local children's book illustrators. Gweithdy prynhawn gyda ddarlunydd llyfrau plant lleol. 2D Room, Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre,

26 Feb Dyfi Biosphere Story Walk on Cors Fochno, Borth. Justin Lyons, warden, and Peter Stevenson, storiwr. Meet 2pm at Ynys Las Visitor Centre

Ends c 4pm. Beware of toads.

Book here http://www.dyfibiosphere.wales/

9 March Cath Little a Peter Stevenson

Book launch / Lansio Llyfr

Dydd Iau Thursday 9 March

Chwedleua Storytelling @ Medina 10 Market St, Aberystwyth SY23 1DL

6.00 pm for food, followed by stories and readings

http://medina-aberystwyth.co.uk/

10 March, Crossing the Boundary, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, 6.45pm. There will also be a showing of The Talking Tree.

April 7 Crossing the Boundary, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Siop Cynfelin, Tre'r Ddol

April 12 Fishguard Storytelling Club, the Lost Fairy Tales of west Wales with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones,

April 23 Bedwellty House, Tredegar, Welsh Fairy Tales with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones

June 24 Radnor Fringe Festival, Llandrindod Wells Welsh Fairy Tales with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones. 4pm Theatre Dome

June 30 Ysgol Llangwyryfon

July 6 The Lost Fairy Tales and Folk Songs of west Wales, with Elsa and Ceri, British Psychology Conference, Aber University 8.30pm.

July 8 The Story Map, with Valeriane Leblond, Gwyl Arall, Caernarfon, 3pm

July 9 LOCAL LEGENDS AND TALES AT YNYS HIR, with Bev Dimmock and Peter Stevenson, 2pm

Ynys Hir RSPB Reserve, Eglwysfach, SY20 8TA, 01654 704119

July 23 MUSIC FEST STORY BUS

with Peter Stevenson, Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones. 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Neidwch ar y Bws Straeon I glywed straeon a thonau o Fynydd Bach, Ceinewydd, a'r Hafod a dewch i gyfarfod a Morwyn Llyn Eiddwen, Gwrach Pennant, straeon tylwyth teg Myra Evans, Coeden sy'n Siarad yng Nghwmystwyth, a Lady-boys Trefenter.

FREE EVENT BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Box Office 01970 623232

www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk

Meet at Canolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Reception

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/musicfest-storybus/

July 24 MYRA, THE LOST FOLK SONGS AND FAIRY TALES OF CEREDIGION

Peter Stevenson, Elsa Davies, Ceri Owen-Jones

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Old College / Hen Goleg, Kings Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH

July 25 Story Nights @ Medina and Aber Music Fest present GADAEL TIR Gwilym Morus, Owen Shiers

7:30 pm - 8:45 pm, Medina, Market St, Aberystwyth SY23 1DL

A history of land rights and protest in folk song and history. Hanes hawliau tir a phrotest mewn canu gwerin ac adrodd straeon

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/gadael-tir/

July 26 FROLIC STREET;THE LIFE OF JOHN ROBERTS, ROMANY STORYTELLER AND HARPER Harriet Earis a Peter Stevenson 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/frolic-street-life-john-roberts-gypsy-harper-storyteller/

July 27 A MUSIC JAM IN THE MUSEUM

With Tinc y Tannau; Ailsa Mair Hughes and Sianed Jones 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Road, Aberystwyth SY23 2AQ

A chance to explore Peter Stevenson’s extensive and diverse personal collection of instruments.

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/ailsa-mair-hughes-sianed-jones/

July 27 BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW COMES TO ABERYSTWYTH

Peter Stevenson with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Meet at the Bandstand, Prom, Aberystwyth SY23 2BX

A walk around the legendary music venues,

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/storywalk-buffalo-bill/

July 28 A STORYWALK FROM THE ARTS CENTRE TO LLANBADARN FAWR

with Peter Stevenson, Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/mr-salter-and-the-music-of-llanbadarn/

29 July WELSH FOLK TALES, STORY MAPS, AND CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION.

gyda Valériane Leblond a Peter Stevenson

2pm, El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth

Chwedlau Gwerin Cymru, Stori-fapiau, a Darlunio Llyfrau Plant. gyda Valériane Leblond a Peter Stevenson. Contes populaires gallois, Cartes à histoires et Illustration de livres d'images.

30 July CROSSING THE BOUNDARY / CROESI'R TERFYNAU Ailsa Mair Hughes and Peter Stevenson

1pm El Sueno Existe, Y Plas, Machynlleth

Do we own the land or does the land own us?

August 10 Welsh Folk Tales at Strata Florida 1pm

August 13 Crossing the Boundary, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Ynys Hir RSPB Reserve, Eglwysfach

August 17 Storytelling in Aberdyfi, Details tba

August 23 Workshop at LlGC with Valeriane

Sept 3 The life of storyteller and harper John Roberts of the Frolic, with Harriet Earis, Oriel Davies Newtown

Sept 22 Folk Concert, Theatr Felinfach

Railroad Humours / Difyrrwch y Trên, gyda Ceri Rhys Matthews and the films of Jacob Whittaker

26 Sept Medina, Aberystwyth, 7.30pm

28 Sept Hen Ysgol, Llanfihangel ar Arth, 7.30pm

29 Sept Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen, 7.30pm

Forthcoming events

2019

4 Jan Welsh Folk Tales at the Woolshed, Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, 7pm

7 Jan Workshop and Welsh Folk Tales, Kapiti Storytellers, New Zealand

2 Feb Dathlu Cymuned / Celebrating Community, Stories from Cymerau Project, at Llanfach Hall, Tre Taliesin, with Gwilym Morus, 2pm - 3.

22 Feb, A Cabinet of Curiosities with Ailsa Mair Hughes at The Castle Hotel, Aberystwyth, 8pm

28 Feb A Cabinet of Curiosities at Bridgend Library 2pm, with Ailsa Mair Hughes

1 March A Cabinet of Curiosities at Ceredigion Museum, with Ailsa Mair Hughes and Aberystwyth Friendship Group, 2pm

4 April, Ailsa Mair Hughes and Friends, at Medina, Aberystwyth, 7pm

3 May 2019 Curers, Charms and Curses, openng of exhibition of Welsh Folk Art at Monongalia Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, stries with Judi Tarowsky and Peter Stevenson

4 May Crankie workshop at Monongalia Arts Center, followed by storytelling with the West Virginia Storytelling Guild

11 May Crankie Story at Puget Sound Revels, Tacoma, Washington State

15 May Welsh Folk Tales, at Seattle Storytelling Guild and Welsh Society

16 May Workshop for Seattle Storytelling Guild and Welsh Society

20 May Morgantown Literary Society, Talk at Monongalia Arts Center, West Virginia 7pm

19 June Opening of Darlunwyr Cymraeg / Welsh Illustrators, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 5.30pm

22 June Writing the Fantastic, workshop on writing folk tales, with Fiona Collins and Peter Stevenson, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2 - 4pm

29 June PictureBook Illustration, workshop with Valeriane Leblond and Peter Stevenson, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2 - 4 pm

14 July Story Walk on Cors Fochno / Borth Bog, meet Cletwr Cafe 2pm

17 July The Lost Fairy Tales, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Ammanford Miners Institute, 7pm

3 Aug Folk Tales at Strata Florida

17 Aug Welsh Folk Tales and a Crankie Workshop, at El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth

21 Oct Curers, Charms, and Curses, Exhibition at Ceredigion Museum

31 Oct - 3 Nov Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, at Ceredigion Museum

20 Nov Margaret Jones and the Art of Visual Storytelling, talk at National Library of Wales, 1pm

Past events

2018

https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/theatre/moon-eyed-people-and-white-ravens

11 Jan Shepshed Watermill, Loughborough, 7pm

31 Jan Undy School, Caldicott, with Cath Little

Chwefror 1-2 Feb Oakfield School, Cardiff, with Cath Little

Chwefror 15 Feb Katy Corkwell, at Medina, Aberystwyth 7pm

Chwefror 22 Feb Storytelling on the magic carpet at Ceredigion Museum, 2pm, am ddim, free

Mawrth 15 March, Hafod Hotel, with Elsa and Ceri, for Aberystwyth Friendship Group, 2pm

Mawrth 21 March, The Moon-eyed People and the White Ravens, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 7.45pm. Premiere. https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/theatre/moon-eyed-people-and-white-ravens

Mai 26 May, The Talking Tree, at the Shiloh, Cwm Penmachno, Snowdonia, with Ailsa Mair Hughes

26 July Ystrad Fflur Strata Florida Times tbc

27 July St Meilyr's Church, Pembs, Folk Song and Fairy Tale, with Elsa and Ceri, details tba

18 Aug Aberdyfi Beach, local folk tales, 1 till 6

22 AugWelsh Folk Tales book event at Bookworm, Aberaeron, 6 till 7.30

13 Sept Book launch with Phil Okwedy, at Medina, Market St, Aberystwyth, 7pm

15-26 Oct ACW Creative School Project at Ysgol Penrhyncoch

19 0ct Llangollen Storytelling Cafe with Phil Okwedy and Mikey Price

20 Oct Storytelling at CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, Llwyngwern Quarry, Pantperthog, Machynlleth SY20 9AZ Sessions at 12.30 and 2.30

25 Oct Borth Senior Citizens, Leisure Centre, Borth, 2pm.

27/ 28 Oct Gwyl Tan a Mor Harlech Fire and Sea Festival. Saturday; Crankie making session at 10am till 4pm, storytelling at 4pm. Sunday; Book illustration session at 10am.

30 Oct Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Illustration workshop 2-4 pm.

31 Oct Storytelling at CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, Llwyngwern Quarry, Pantperthog, Machynlleth SY20 9AZ Sessions at 12.30 and 2.30

10 Nov Storiwr Ifanc Cymru / Young Storyteller of Wales, Venue Cymru,

15 Nov Fiona Collins, the Mabinogion Map of Margaret Jones, at Medina, Aberystwyth, 7pm

16 Nov The Talking Tree, at Llanrhian Church, Pembrokeshire, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, 7pm £8

Contact K Sutton 01437 720026 suttontimber@gmail.com