| The Riverfront Spring Listings - August 2010 | ||||||
| Date | Artform | Show/Event and Time | Description | Price | Venue | |
| Fri 16 April - Thurs 21 Oct | Empty Shops in John Frost Square | Empty Shops Project | The Empty Shops Project is a scheme to give local Newport artists the chance to show their work to a wider audience by taking over empty shop properties in the city centre. | FREE | Empty Shops in John Frost Square | |
| Fri 23 July - Sat 21 Aug | Gallery | Peter Ross - Paintings of Newport | Peter Ross is a Welsh artist living in England and currently producing narrative paintings about his childhood in South Wales in the 1950s and 60s. | FREE | Gallery | |
| Sat 24 July - Sat 21 Aug | Basement | Caddies | Shot during the PGA European Tour, award winning photographer Mike Pinches captures the unsung heroes of the golf course, whose knowledge and experience can be the difference between making the cut and going home early. | FREE | Basement | |
| Mon 26 July - Sun 8 Aug | Basement | St. David's Hospice Exhibition | A partnership with Newport City Council's Arts Development team and St. David's Foundation. Artist Judy Foote has been working with patience of the hospice to create a powerful and positive sculptural piece, to be displayed in The Riverfront foyer. | FREE | Basement | |
| Sun 1 | CLOSED | |||||
| Mon 2 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (7 - 11 yrs) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week :The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 7-11 who are interested in theatre | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |
| Cinema | Film tbc - 7.45pm | £4.80, £4.20 or £12 if you book to see any 4 films in 1 booking | Studio Theatre | |||
| Tues 3 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (7 - 11 yrs) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week : The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 7-11 who are interested in theatre | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |
| Cinema | Film tbc - 7.45pm | £4.80, £4.20 or £12 if you book to see any 4 films in 1 booking | Studio Theatre | |||
| Wed 4 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (7 - 11 yrs) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week :The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 7-11 who are interested in theatre | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |
| Classical | First Wednesday - 1pm | First Wednesdays lunchtime concerts featuring a range of classical and other musical styles. Musicians from Sinfonia Cymru. | £4.50, Reductions available | Studio Theatre | ||
| Cinema | Film tbc - 7.45pm | £4.80, £4.20 or £12 if you book to see any 4 films in 1 booking | Studio Theatre | |||
| Thurs 5 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (7 - 11 yrs) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week :The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 7-11 who are interested in theatre | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |
| Fri 6 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (7 - 11 yrs) 10am - 5pm | A Play In A Week :The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 7-11 who are interested in theatre | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (7 - 11 yrs) Performance 6pm | A performance where family and friends can see what the young actors and actresses have accomplished during this weeks Summer School. | £3.50 | Theatre | |||
| Festival | Newport City Festival | A live fun filled series of activities for young people and the entire family. This event seeks to highlight the vibrancy and diverse multicultural energy of the city that we live and work in. From live music, performing and visual arts, sports and many other creative skills | FREE | Newport City Centre & The Riverfront | ||
| Sun 8 | CLOSED | |||||
| Mon 9 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week : The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 12 and over who are interested in theatre. | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |
| Cinema | Film tbc - 7.45pm | £4.80, £4.20 or £12 if you book to see any 4 films in 1 booking | Studio Theatre | |||
| Tues 10 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Rap & Song Writing (12 yrs+) - 1pm - 5pm | A Summer School for kids aged 12 and over who are interested in rap and song writing. The price includes a CD recording of the participant's rap in the studio. | £30 for the four day course | Recording Studio | |
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week : The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 12 and over who are interested in theatre. | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |||
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre - Design (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Creative Look at Theatre : Summer Schools is a four day course for 12 year olds and over who are interested in theatre. This workshop is for those specially interested in design. | £30 for the four day course | Theatre | |||
| Cinema | Film tbc - 7.45pm | £4.80, £4.20 or £12 if you book to see any 4 films in 1 booking | Studio Theatre | |||
| Wed 11 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Rap & Song Writing (12 yrs+) - 1pm - 5pm | A Summer School for kids aged 12 and over who are interested in rap and song writing. The price includes a CD recording of the participant's rap in the studio. | £30 for the four day course | Recording Studio | |
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week : The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 12 and over who are interested in theatre. | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |||
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre - Design (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Creative Look at Theatre : Summer Schools is a four day course for 12 year olds and over who are interested in theatre. This workshop is for those specially interested in design. | £30 for the four day course | Theatre | |||
| Cinema | Film tbc - 7.45pm | £4.80, £4.20 or £12 if you book to see any 4 films in 1 booking | Studio Theatre | |||
| Thurs 12 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Rap & Song Writing (12 yrs+) - 1pm - 5pm | A Summer School for kids aged 12 and over who are interested in rap and song writing. The price includes a CD recording of the participant's rap in the studio. | £30 for the four day course | Recording Studio | |
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Play In A Week : The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 12 and over who are interested in theatre. | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |||
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre - Design (12 yrs+) 1pm - 5pm | A Creative Look at Theatre : Summer Schools is a four day course for 12 year olds and over who are interested in theatre. This workshop is for those specially interested in design. | £30 for the four day course | Theatre | |||
| Fri 13 | Workshops | Summer Schools - Rap & Song Writing (12 yrs+) - 10am - 5pm | A Summer School for kids aged 12 and over who are interested in rap and song writing. The price includes a CD recording of the participant's rap in the studio. | £30 for the four day course | Recording Studio | |
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre (12 yrs+) 10am - 5pm | A Play In A Week : The Youth Theatre Summer Schools is a week-long summer school for all kids aged 12 and over who are interested in theatre. | £35 for the whole week | Theatre | |||
| Summer Schools - Youth Theatre - Design (12 yrs+) 10am - 5pm | A Creative Look at Theatre : Summer Schools is a four day course for 12 year olds and over who are interested in theatre. This workshop is for those specially interested in design. | £30 for the four day course | Theatre | |||
| Summer Schools Performances - Youth Theatre & Design - 6pm | A performance where family and friends can see what the young actors and actresses have accomplished during this weeks Summer School. | £3.50 | Theatre | |||
| Summer Schools Performance - Rap & Song Writing - 6pm | A performance where family and friends can see what the young artists have accomplished during this weeks Summer School. | £3.50 | Studio Theatre | |||
| Boutique Market & Open Mic | Spring Sessions - 5pm - 11pm | Open Mic Night & Boutique Market. Boutique stalls adorn the foyer from 5 til 11pm and performance will fill the air from 7 til 11pm. All types of performers are welcome from comedians to poets & musicians. To book a stall email rachel.kinchin@newport.gov.uk | £1.00 | Foyer / Café Bar | ||
| Sat 14 - Sun 15 | Festival | Robbins Lane Studios Open Weekend - 10am - 4pm | An open studios event showcasing a diverse range of work, as well as live music art workshops and competitions. Fun for all the family! | FREE | Robbins Lane Studios | |
| Sun 15 | CLOSED | |||||
| Sun 22 | CLOSED | |||||
| Sun 22 - Sun 5 Sept | Extravaganza | Big Splash! : Designs In Air | Designs in Air's extraordinary, outsize inflatable sculptures include a giant washing line strung across Newport City Footbridge and Musii, an interactive sound sculpture housed in The Riverfront which reacts when pushed, squeezed, squashed or stroked. | FREE | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sat 28 | Extravaganza | Big Splash! : Escapologist Chris Cross - 2pm & 4pm | Daredevil contortionist & escapologist, Chris Cross will attempt to beat his own personal best record at escaping from a straitjacket dangling upside down from a crane. Will he, won't he? | FREE | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sat 28 - Mon 30 | Workshops | Big Splash! : Mutate Britain Graffiti Art Workshop (12 - 18 yrs) 4pm - 6pm | MuTate Britain Graffiti Art Workshops. | FREE but ticketed | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sat 28 - Mon 30 | Circus | The Big Splash! : Invisible Circus - Zig Zag Zoo 8pm (18's +) | As part of the Big Splash, the biggest performance event of Newport Festival 2010, Invisible Circus present Zig Zag Zoo. A wild menagerie of celebrity animals are displayed in cages on stage. The Zoo Stars preen, prance and fight for a handful of monkey nuts and a sniff of fame. | £8 / £5 | Studio Theatre | |
| Sat 28 - Sun 5 Sept | Extravaganza | The Big Splash! : MuTate Britain | Epic-scale sculptures made from military grade scrap metal such as helicopters, set against a backdrop of dynamic street art created on the spot by some of the UK's most talented artists. Twisted vehicles, giant dinosaurs and other metallic, mutated creations. | FREE | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sat 28 - Sun 5 Sept | Extravaganza | Big Splash! : World Crazy Nine Hole Golf Course - 11am - 6pm | This nine-hole course includes a scaled-down copy of a hole from the Celtic Manor Ryder Cup just up the road, the Amazing Green Pinball Machine, Heartbreak Hill, Duck of Doom, Pot the Pink and The Devil's Saucepan. | £2.50 per person | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sat 28 - Sun 5 Sept | Extravaganza | Big Splash! : Funfair - 1pm - 9pm | Fun ticketed fairground rides for all ages. | Various prices | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sun 29 | Music | Big Splash! : Live Bands - 12pm - 6pm | Music from Your Dad, comic musical duo from the Welsh borders. Tattysyrup, skanking sextet of ska, dub reggae & Dirty Ray, one-man acoustic blues firestorm from the South Shropshire hills | FREE | Various locations around The Riverfront Theatre | |
| Sun 29 - Mon 30 | Extravaganza | Big Splash! : High Wire Act: Olivier Roustan 4pm | Performing for the first time in UK, French circus star Olivier Roustan will undertake the highest ever wirewalk in Europe, like a magical insect above the Newport City Footbridge. | FREE | Newport City Footbridge | |
| Mon 30 | Music | The Big Splash! : Baka Beyond - 7.30pm | As part of the Big Splash, the biggest performance event of Newport Festival 2010, come and see Baka Beyond. One of the top touring world music bands, pioneering African-Celtic fusion and wowing audiences across the globe. | £9.50 / £7.50 | Theatre | |
| Tues 31 | Drama | The Big Splash! : Lets Cycle To The Starts, Shall We? 2pm | Space specialists from NWTC prepare you to join their search for a New World. The audience enter a space craft, a bicycle initially stands alone. The audience work together to pedal the bicycle which enables take off. | £5 / £4 | Theatre | |