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The Dylan Thomas Centre hosts a poetry and music event to launch Dylan Thomas in Wales, a new and exciting project on Friday, 4 December at 7pm.

A DVD that includes still images of the devastation caused in Swansea by the German Luftwaffe during World War Two will soon be available to buy at Swansea Museum.

A DVD that includes still images of the devastation caused in Swansea by the German Luftwaffe during World War Two will soon be available to buy at Swansea Museum.

The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture will hold a fundraising event at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday, 3 December at 7.30pm

AN EXHIBITION focussing on the history of sailing as a recreational and semi-professional activity in Swansea is being prepared at Swansea Museum.

AN EXHIBITION focussing on the history of sailing as a recreational and semi-professional activity in Swansea is being prepared at Swansea Museum.

Whether you’re a novice, intermediate or an excellent skater, a go on Waterfront Winterland ice rinks is the ideal way to get into the festive spirit.

Swansea’s favourite Christmas attraction, Waterfront Winterland opened to records crowds on November 15 following a 2 week-long set up in the city. The event saw visitors streaming in before and after the Christmas Parade and Light Switch On.

The Dylan Thomas Experience is a new venture to raise the profile of the Great Man and promote Swansea as the place to visit for great poetry, song and outstanding scenery

Anna Lewis is this month’s guest poet at the Dylan Thomas Centre’s Poets in the Bookshop on Thursday, 26 November at 7.30pm.

Swansea Museum has again been included in the Leonardo Da Vinci project which has nine partner countries who organise overseas placements for participating students.

Swansea Museum has again been included in the Leonardo Da Vinci project which has nine partner countries who organise overseas placements for participating students.

Swansea’s favourite Christmas attraction, Waterfront Winterland opened to records crowds last Sunday following a 2 week-long set up in the city. The event saw visitors streaming in before and after the Christmas Parade and Light Switch On.

Promoters of the Chuck Berry tour scheduled at venues around the UK have announced that the tour has been postponed until March 2010.

This month’s Science Café takes place at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Wednesday, 25th November at 7.30pm.

BBC’s ‘The One Show’ will be broadcasting a ‘Children In Need’ special stunt within the main show, LIVE from Swansea’s Waterfront Winterland on Thursday (19 November), between 7pm and 7.30pm.

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TICKETS are now available for a magical candlelight concert at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall.

The countdown to Christmas has begun! Swansea’s favourite Christmas attraction, Waterfront Winterland returns to the grounds of the National Waterfront Museum on 15 November from 10.00am for a record 7 weeks.

There’s a bumper start to the festive season in Swansea on Sunday, 15 November with the opening of Waterfront Winterland; the start of late night opening; events in the City Centre and the ever popular Christmas Parade and Lights Switch On.

Scores of young swimmers from across Swansea are gearing up for their first taste of competitive swimming at the Active Swansea Junior Development Meet, held on Saturday 14 November at Penlan Leisure Centre.

ONE of the most famous poems ever written by Swansea's Dylan Thomas is being celebrated in woollen words.

The Dylan Thomas Centre continues its programme of lunchtime talks with Malcolm Parr discussing Stanley Spencer on Friday, 13 November at 1pm.

AN ACCLAIMED local film maker is coming home to screen his hit budget movie in Swansea and talk to fans.

Join us for the rest of this week’s Dylan Thomas Festival events:

Candlelight returns to the Brangwyn Hall on Sunday 22 November at 7.30pm with Murder, Mystery and Madness by Candlelight.

There are lots of events to enjoy as part of the Dylan Thomas Festival.

There are lots of events to enjoy as part of the Dylan Thomas Festival.

2009 is the centenary of the birth of Lynette Roberts (1909-1995), the modernist war poet who produced her most important work in West Wales.

Bridgend, South Wales – October 23rd, 2009 – Andrew Beveridge today announced his celebrated acceptance into the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), an International, membership-based organisation representing professional photographers

This half term, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Alexandra Road is putting on a selection of very different art and storytelling workshops.

A SWANSEA Mum is doing her bit for a cause close to her heart.

HUNGRY city centre workers and shoppers now have the option to dine out in style at lunchtime without denting their wallets.

The Dylan Thomas Centre’s Poets in the Bookshop takes place a little earlier than usual this month, on Thursday 22 October at 7.30pm. Our guest reader is Paul Henry.

Ever wondered where Goths go on their summer holidays? Well this Friday the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Alexandra Road has the answer.

TEMPERATURES are dipping and the nights are drawing in but Welsh superstar Cerys Matthews is among the attractions set to light up Swansea's cultural scene this autumn.

Dr John Emsley of Cambridge University presents this month’s Science Café discussion on Wednesday, 21 October at 7.30pm at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea.

The Dylan Thomas Centre and Swansea poetry magazine The Seventh Quarry present An Evening of Poetry from America on Friday, 16 October at 7pm.

HARD-UP students have been given a boost by Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.

Plans are continuing apace for this year’s Dylan Thomas Festival (26 October – 9 November).

CHILDREN are being urged to be quick on the draw for a celebration of the best in art in Swansea this month.

Nigel Jenkins and David Pearl launch Gower at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday, 15 October at 7pm.

On Friday, 9 October at 7pm, Eric Maddern reveals What the Bees Know.

As Swansea celebrates it’s 40th year of City status, the Glynn Vivian along with the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts have been working together to bring two cutting edge Swansea artists to the city’s art gallery.

The programme is now available for this year’s Dylan Thomas Festival, which runs from 26 October to 9 November.

Three important not-to-miss dates for the diaries of lovers of classical recitals this autumn at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea are the 6, 12 and 15 October.

The Dylan Thomas Centre launches two new poetry collections on Wednesday, 7 October: Landeg White’s Singing Bass and Jeni Williams’ Being the Famous Ones.

A large, and popular, part of the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts is given over to the visual arts and the 2009 Festival has a wide selection of exhibitions and exciting installations.

The Dylan Thomas Centre launches Vicar Joe’s Religious Joke Book by Kevin Johns and Peter Read on Thursday, 1 October at 7pm.

A special treat is in store for all lovers of Brass Bands at the 2009 Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts on 4 October at 3.00pm.