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Savoy Family Cajun Band
Date: 24/05/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Royal Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge LL59 5DR
COB RECORDS TRIBUTE NIGHT FROM THE ROYALTY OF LOUISIANA CAJUN
The Savoy Family Cajun Band plays honed down, hardcore Cajun music, laced with an earthy sensuality that revives the old tunes with new life. Laissez les bon temps rouler… let the good times roll!
“…with Marc's squeezebox, Ann's guitar, and their… sons Joel and Wilson on fiddle and keyboards, the Savoys cover the Cajun spectrum with a dazzling mixture of spiritual joy and virtuoso voltage." Jonny Whitesides, Los Angeles Times
Pontio is dedicating this cabaret to Owen Hughes and his team at Cob Records Bangor, thanking them for all their help and fantastic support to us over the years.
Tickets: £12/£10 concessions
Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk
Bangor 10K and Fun Run
Date: 27/05/2012
Time: 01:00:00 PM
Location: Bangor
Feeling inspired by the Olympics? Grab your trainers for this brand new Bangor race...
A new race starting in Bangor City Centre and incorporating two laps, open to runners of all abilities. A fast course running through the heart of Bangor, alongside the spectacular Menai Straits, past the pier and through the main shopping area taking in views of the beautiful North Wales coastline.
Enter online: www.runwales.com
£17 affiliated, £19 unaffiliated
Race Registration:
Deniol Centre, Bangor LL57 1NW
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End of Year Gala Concert
Date: 01/06/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University LL57 2DG
The Music at Bangor season draws to a close with its traditional celebratory finale, in which the University's performing ensembles present a programme of light music and popular classics. Ensembles taking part include the Bangor University Symphony Orchestra, Bangor University Chamber Choir, Bangor University Concert Band and various Bangor University Music Society groups. The evening concludes with a free glass of cava for everyone, and an opportunity to mingle with the performers.
Last year's gala concert was a sell-out: book early!
Friday Film: My Week With Marilyn - (USA 2011) Cert 12A
Date: 01/06/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne & Kenneth Branagh
Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl.
Tickets: £4/£3 concessions.
Phone:01248 382828
Online:www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door
The Games
Date: 02/06/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
As part of the Bangor Olympic Flame 2012 Celebrations, Spike Theatre in association with Unity Theatre and the Met presents
AN INNUENDO-FILLED, SLAPSTICK ‘TOUR DE FORCE’ OF GREEK COMEDY ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLYMPICS (12YRS+)
The story of three Greek nobodies caught up in a celestial bet between Zeus, Hera and Hercules. Our unwitting heroes: Stanzas (a terrible poet), Darius (the runt of the litter) and Hermaphrodite (born a girl) travel to compete in the ancient Olympics and take on the heroes of the sporting world with epic results for mankind… An English language show suitable for 12yrs+.
“The wickedly funny result is Horrible Histories meets Up Pompeii! with a punch in every line.” - Mark Awde, The Stage
“A whirlwind of fun with liberal helpings of romance, friendship, and heroic revelations.” - Hannah Friedman, Theatre Guide London
Tickets: £7/£5 concessions
Phone: 01248 382828, or book online at: www.pontio.co.uk
URDD Eisteddfod Snowdonia
Date: 04/06/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Glynllifon Estate, Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, near Caernarfon
There’ll be range of different activities happening on the Bangor University stand throughout the week, including:
- Science Fun Days, where there’ll be sea life exhibits, a Natural History quiz, a slime workshop, psychology tests and a sport competition
- Storytelling and colouring activities for young children
- A day of musical activities led by the School of Music on Thursday
- An opportunity to find out more about Pontio
Call into the Bangor University stand at the Eisteddfod for more information.
Find out more......
Opening up the market: Implications for the Probation Service in England and Wales
Date: 06/06/2012
Time: 01:00:00 PM
Location: Room A1.01 Alun Building, Bangor University
Research Seminar
Opening up the market: Implications for the Probation Service in England and Wales
By: Dr Lawrence Burke, School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University
Find out more......Sound Car (by Richard Higglett)
Date: 09/06/2012
Time: 11:00:00 AM
Location: Beach Road, Bangor
INTERACTIVE SOUND WORKSHOP FOR BANGOR CARNIVAL
Cardiff-based sound artist, Richard Higglett, showcases his sonic mountain project as part of Bangor Carnival with an interactive workshop entitled Voices from the Mountains; a specially kitted-out Sound Car, complete with 1800w roof-mounted speaker system. Come along, experiment and make your own sounds in this fantastic mobile sound studio.
The Sound Car will be in the Carnival parade at 11am, and then parked for the afternoon near the Pontio activities tent on Beach Road.
Find out more......
Cognitive mechanisms of language contact: Interactive alignment and structural priming as mechanisms of code-switching and language change
Date: 11/06/2012
Time: 04:00:00 PM
Location: Multi-Resource Room of the Bilingualism Centre, Bangor University
Gerrit Jan Kootstra
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
'Cognitive mechanisms of language contact: Interactive alignment and structural priming as mechanisms of code-switching and language change'
Find out more......Guto Nyth Brân
Date: 13/06/2012
Time: 01:30:00 PM
Location: Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Theatr Arad Goch and RCT Theatres present
AN IMAGINATIVE CHILDREN’S SHOW ABOUT THE FASTEST BOY IN THE WORLD (7YRS+)
Have you seen a boy catch a bird in flight? Or run faster than a hare? Then, you haven’t met Guto Nyth Brân – the fastest boy in the world! Centuries before anyone had heard of Usain Bolt, everyone was chanting for Guto – a legendary runner and undefeated champion from the Porth and Llanwynno area of old Glamorgan. With traditional songs, music and dance, this is a humorous and memorable show for kids that will capture the imagination and ignite the flame. A Welsh language show for children aged 7yrs+.
Tickets: £5/£3 concessions (10% discount for group bookings of 10+)
Phone: 01248 382828, or book online: www.pontio.co.uk
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Saturday Popcorn Club: The Princess & The Frog - (USA 2009) Cert U
Date: 16/06/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
Director: Ron Clements & John Musker
Starring: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble & Joan Plowright
A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young woman named Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again.
Activities: Make a villainous Dr Facilier's skull-faced top hat, Tiana's princess tiara and a dancing Froggy Naveen
Popcorn will be available to buy. Suitable for children aged 5-10 years. Adult supervision required.
Tickets: £2 on the door - children & adults (£1.50 if bought in advance)
Phone: 01248 382828, or book online: www.pontio.co.uk
Pelydrau
Date: 21/06/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
Pontio in collaboration with Risk of Shock concert series presents
A SPECIAL ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC CONCERT, FEATURING PUPILS FROM YSGOL Y BONT
A wonderful evening of electronic music and sonic art from pupils at Ysgol y Bont special needs school in Llangefni, who will present their own workshop composition, led by Dr Ed Wright of Bangor University’s Music School. Renowned local clarinetist Sioned Eleri Roberts will also perform, followed by a short ‘try-out session’ at the end of the concert for those interested.
Pelydrau (meaning ‘Beams’ in English) is an ongoing Pontio project that gives children with special educational needs the opportunity to experiment with sound and composition, as well as working towards a high quality performance of the work they have produced.
Free entry
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Saturday Popcorn Club: Bugsy Malone - (UK 1976) Cert U
Date: 23/06/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Jodie Foster, Scott Baio & Florrie Dugger
The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all child cast
Activities: Construct a vintage papercraft car, Talullah doll, flapper's feather headband and Fat Sam Dice
Popcorn will be available to buy. Suitable for children aged 5-10 years. Adult supervision required
Tickets: £2 on the door - children & adults (£1.50 if bought in advance)
Phone: 01248 382828, or book online: www.pontio.co.uk
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