Group Category: General
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Poetry Appreciation
The Poetry Group meets monthly at 1.30-3.30 on the third Wednesday of the month at the Arts Centre. The Group is always delighted to welcome new members. Please contact Richard by clicking for more details. Read more
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Philosophy
The Philosophy Group meets monthly on the first Monday at 10.15 in the Arts Centre. In the absence of qualified philosophers, this will be a discussion group with the choice of topic rotating among members. Everyone is welcome, regardless of philosophical background (or lack thereof!) If you are interested you can get further information from… Read more
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Outings
"Outings" is not an interest group as such, but just a series of occasional events, where any of our members are welcome to join us. Previous visits have included: Corris Craft Centre and Aberdyfi Grandma's Garden at Plas Dolguog, Machynlleth The Printing Rooms at the Aberystwyth School of Art, RSPB Ynys-hir and Osprey Project, Bronant… Read more
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Blues Guitar
The Blues Guitar Group meets at the Arts Centre Music Room at 10.30 each Thursday. Anyone with an interest in blues guitar is welcome. It is a playing group, so some ability beyond a basic level is needed, but we try to accommodate everyone no matter what their ability. A guitar with a pickup is… Read more
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Classics
The Classics Group considers examples of Latin and Greek texts at a level that you need no foreknowledge of either languafge at all! Meetings are held monthly on the last Friday of the month, in the Literature group's time slot, at the Arts Centre. Please contact Hugh by clicking for more details, if you'd be… Read more
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Contemporary Acrylics
The Contemporary Acrylics Group usually meets twice monthly on pre-arranged Mondays at 1.30-3.30 at the Tesco Community Room. No previous experience is required, just enthusiasm and a willingness to mess around with paint! This term we're using our fingers, palette knives, fan brushes, texture and rollers and exploring colour, texture, water & reflections - the… Read more
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Cribbage and other card games
The Cribbage Group is social and admits people of any ability at all (beginners are most welcome). We meet in the Glengower Hotel weekly on Thursday, 12.00-2.00. Good drinks and food are always available to those who wish. If you are interested you can get further information from the . We are always keen to… Read more
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German Conversation
The Group is currently meeting electronically via Zoom. We are keeping this under review. The German Conversation group meets alternate Fridays 2-4pm (or weekly 2pm-3pm if via Zoom) at a local hotel where there is good coffee and snacks. The level is intermediate to advanced (i.e. people who have reached at least 'O' level standard),… Read more
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Literature
The Literature group studies works to gain more insight of films or plays that may be coming up at the Arts Centre, or any other topic that the group agrees to pursue. Just a few of the subjects studied have been: King Lear, Henry 4th parts 1 and 2, Greek Drama, Seamus Heaney, ... Meetings… Read more
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Art Appreciation
The ART APPRECIATION group meets via Zoom; it has proved to be very useful for the materials discussed. Links to talks will be publicised to Group members in advance. The leader of the group focuses each month on either a particular painter or sculptor, or an art movement. The first session considered the paintings and… Read more