For more than 30 years we have promoted arts and educational activities, integrating them into the community of Presteigne and the surrounding area of mid Wales and the borders.
Our exciting programme of events includes performances by well known musicians, inspiring talks, films, and workshops for children and adults. BECOME A FRIEND OF MID BORDER ARTS
From celebrated author Jay Griffiths comes a unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship with animals. Pet-owners and animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge.
Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60’s, A Complete Unknown depicts 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer from concert halls to the top of the charts.
Ian Marchant's first novel in twenty-five years is set in Ian's East Sussex hometown of Newhaven, and in and around Bishop's Castle. It features sex, drugs, village halls, love, death, dogs, and breathing exercises…
The Velvet Violin returns with another fabulous cabaret evening of music and mayhem. Expect silly wigs and quiz questions, a classy bluesy guest star, and Little Rumba performing new material.
Matthew Frederick fuses an early love of classic singer-songwriters with more recent influences to create a distinctive and timeless blend of Misery Folk, ballads and blues, plus a touch of Cymrucana thrown in for good measure.
A delightful, comic tale in which a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French Chef in a five-star Parisian restaurant. Remy joins forces with Linguini, the restaurant’s garbage boy, causing extraordinary events that turn
the culinary world of Paris upside down.
Nicholas Murray wrote the first biography of Bruce Chatwin back in 1993. Praised as a glittering stylist, Chatwin also attracted criticism from those who thought he had taken liberties when writing about places like Patagonia or Australia. In his talk, Murray examines the criticisms and offers an interpretation of Chatwin's personal philosophy.
Ray Cooper, a.k.a. Chopper, is a story based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Sweden. Previously with Oysterband, Ray has released 5 solo albums and completed over 40 solo international tours. Ray's music straddles folk, Americana, world, rock and the singer-songwriter tradition, drawing on his wide experience in all these areas.
The songs of Jimi Hendrix like you’re never heard them before. Benji reprises his acclaimed 2015 album ‘Hendrix Songs’, reimagining material by the iconic musician to discover the songs beneath the sound in a unique and stripped back setting. Played on bouzouki, banjo and guitar.
“A rare chance to hear the songs stripped back to their atmospheric essentials” – Sunday Times.
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayward ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceana and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Introducing Sam & Dinah. The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect… lie?
Sam and Dinah have it all… or so it seems. Behind their perfect suburban life lies tension, miscommunication, and a deep longing for something real. With a toe-tapping score that blends Broadway energy with biting social commentary, this opera is as relevant today as it was in 1951.
Yn cyflwyno Sam a Dinah Y cwpl perffaith. Y tŷ perffaith. Y... celwydd perffaith?
Mae gan Sam a Dinah bopeth... neu felly mae'n ymddangos. Tu ôl i len eu bywyd maestrefol perffaith mae tensiwn, cam-gyfathrebu, a hiraeth dwfn am rywbeth go iawn. Gyda sgôr bywiog sy'n cyfuno egni Broadway â sylwebaeth gymdeithasol frathog, mae'r opera hon yr un mor berthnasol heddiw ag yr oedd ym 1951.
Acclaimed local poet Rhiannon Hooson reads from a new cycle of poems which chart a course through the year. Her talk explores the process of writing and the ways in which close observation can lead to a connection with the natural world.
