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Spitfire and a Hurricane from yesteryear will be taking to the skies above the city this summer as one of the highlights of the Swansea Bay Festival events programme.

Extracts from a world famous Dylan Thomas play will once again be given 21st Century treatment in a special performance next week.

A CHINESE piano-playing prodigy is set to dazzle classical music fans at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall.

Swansea's Dylan Thomas Centre is due to mark the centenary of famous Welsh poet R.S.Thomas’ birth later this week.

A famous writer who’s visited war-ravaged Iraq is soon performing at Swansea’s Dylan Thomas...

The Dylan Thomas Centre is delighted to welcome one of Australia’s leading poets, Mark Tredinnick, to headline Poets at the DTC on Thursday 28 March at 7.30pm.

It’s always common for mothers to brag about their children, often trying to outdo each other in the process, but what if one was harbouring a secret?

The Dylan Thomas Centre is to host it’s first event of 2013 on Thursday 24 January with a screening of a fascinating new film.

Art's Birthday is an annual event first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou member of the influential Fluxus group. He humorously suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, there was no art, but on 17th of January, Art was born!

CLASSICAL music fans need to get in quick if they don’t want to miss out on either of the annual Christmas concerts taking place at the Brangwyn Hall this month.

The Dylan Thomas Centre is to host a performance of Lucinda Coxon’s I Am Angela Brazil on Wednesday 12 December.

There has been an unprecedented demand for tickets for a reading by Carol Ann Duffy on Friday 7 December.

After returning from a series of successful readings in New York City, Welsh poet Steve Griffiths is to read at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday 29 November.

Classical music enthusiasts are in for a treat this Christmas when the Brangwyn Hall plays host to two annual favourites in December.

Two literary experts are among the wordsmiths set to light up the literature programme at the Dylan Thomas Centre.

All the action from Wales's game against New Zealand will be screened live on Swansea's Big Screen this weekend

Ice skating has returned to Swansea's very own winter wonderland. With two ice rinks at Waterfront Winterland, there's plenty of room for kids to learn to skate on real ice!

Swansea launches Christmas this weekend, from 16 - 18 November

A TOP international artist is opening up a new exhibition in Swansea at the end of the week.

Live action from Wales's Autumn Internationals to be screened on Swansea's Big Screen

Spitfire and a Hurricane from yesteryear will be taking to the skies above the city this summer as one of the highlights of the Swansea Bay Festival events programme.

Extracts from a world famous Dylan Thomas play will once again be given 21st Century treatment in a special performance next week.

A CHINESE piano-playing prodigy is set to dazzle classical music fans at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall.

DESPITE its temporary closure for major refurbishment, people passing by Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery building can still marvel over stunning artworks dating back centuries.

Swansea's Dylan Thomas Centre is due to mark the centenary of famous Welsh poet R.S.Thomas’ birth later this week.

A famous writer who’s visited war-ravaged Iraq is soon performing at Swansea’s Dylan Thomas...

The Dylan Thomas Centre is delighted to welcome one of Australia’s leading poets, Mark Tredinnick, to headline Poets at the DTC on Thursday 28 March at 7.30pm.

Wales’s bid for the this years 6 Nations continues on Saturday as they take on Scotland with all the action live on Swansea’s Big Screen in Castle Square

It's not just world famous players like Robin van Persie and Carlos Tevez coming to Swansea thesedays - top football journalists are making a beeline for the city too.

They say you’re never too old to learn – and a group of arty Swansea 50-somethings has proven that’s the case.

MAJOR work on transforming Swansea’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery into a top visitor attraction will start next week.

Say goodbye to January and hello events with the Swansea Bay Festival Spring Events programme. Now in its 14th year, the Swansea Bay Festival has evolved to become a year long seasonal calendar of events and activities taking place in Swansea.

It’s always common for mothers to brag about their children, often trying to outdo each other in the process, but what if one was harbouring a secret?

A famous football writer will be at Swansea's Dylan Thomas Centre next month to talk about the sport and what makes shot-stoppers like Michael Vorm and Gerhard Tremmel tick

The 2013 RBS 6 Nations will be shown live on Swansea's Big Screen

New events announced for the 2013 Brangwyn Hall events programme.

The now infamous 'ball boy' incident at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday night brought back some rather mixed memories for one former Swan and Welsh international.

The Dylan Thomas Centre is to host it’s first event of 2013 on Thursday 24 January with a screening of a fascinating new film.

Art's Birthday is an annual event first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou member of the influential Fluxus group. He humorously suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, there was no art, but on 17th of January, Art was born!

CLASSICAL music fans need to get in quick if they don’t want to miss out on either of the annual Christmas concerts taking place at the Brangwyn Hall this month.

The Dylan Thomas Centre is to host a performance of Lucinda Coxon’s I Am Angela Brazil on Wednesday 12 December.

There has been an unprecedented demand for tickets for a reading by Carol Ann Duffy on Friday 7 December.

After returning from a series of successful readings in New York City, Welsh poet Steve Griffiths is to read at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday 29 November.

Classical music enthusiasts are in for a treat this Christmas when the Brangwyn Hall plays host to two annual favourites in December.

Two literary experts are among the wordsmiths set to light up the literature programme at the Dylan Thomas Centre.

All the action from Wales's game against New Zealand will be screened live on Swansea's Big Screen this weekend

Ice skating has returned to Swansea's very own winter wonderland. With two ice rinks at Waterfront Winterland, there's plenty of room for kids to learn to skate on real ice!

Swansea launches Christmas this weekend, from 16 - 18 November

A TOP international artist is opening up a new exhibition in Swansea at the end of the week.

Live action from Wales's Autumn Internationals to be screened on Swansea's Big Screen

Only Boys Aloud have been added to the star-studded line-up for the annual fireworks celebrations on Bonfire Night in Swansea.

Community groups in Swansea are busy preparing for the 2012 Christmas Parade and Lights Switch On

His final airline ticket to the USA is among the personal items belonging to Dylan Thomas that’s now on display in his home city of Swansea for the very first time.

Swansea is looking for its own sporting champions for this year's Active Swansea Sports Awards

Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry will light up Swansea on Monday 5 November.

A major new temporary exhibition that traces the remarkable life of famous Swansea Missionary Griffith John opens at Swansea Museum next week.

Joseph Conrad’s One More Day will be performed at the Dylan Thomas Centre this Saturday

One of Dylan Thomas’ most famous ever works will be given 21st Century treatment to mark National Poetry Day on 4 October.

Sometimes referred to as Swansea’s best keep secret, the Save Britain Money group came out in style last night, enjoying a stunning double win at the Wales Fast Growth 50 Awards in Cardiff.

Swansea Museum is to host a poetry evening this weekend to celebrate the end of its popular City of Sanctuary exhibition

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has launched their new offsite exhibitions and events for autumn 2012, with a whole host of exciting shows and workshops available throughout the coming months.

With the London 2012 Paralympic Games drawing to a close this weekend all the coverage from the last day can be enjoyed at Swansea’s London 2012 Live Site.

A world renowned football writer has been added to the line-up for the 2012 Dylan Thomas Festival.

The Dylan Thomas Centre and Fluellen Theatre Co present the latest in their popular series of lunchtime theatre performances on Saturday, 8 September at 1pm.

It's the last chance to enter the Admiral Swansea Bay 10k! Entries close on 31 August 2012, enter online now. Junior race entries are just £4 until 14 September, one more reason to don your trainers and join in!

A Jazz legend has been confirmed as the headline act for the 2012 Dylan Thomas Festival.

Graham Hunter, the author behind the best-selling football book Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World is to give a talk during the Dylan Thomas Festival on Saturday 3 November.

Have you got green fingers? This Thursday 23 August, Glynn Vivian Offsite is holding a free, family drop in workshop at the YMCA Swansea.

THE Olympic Games may be over but the countdown to the Paralympics is now well underway and set to pick up where the Olympic games left off.Swansea is playing host to a special visit by the Paralympics torch ahead of the Games which begins August 29.

Jazz legend Stan Tracey is to headline the 2012 Dylan Thomas Festival on Saturday 27 October.