Our new What's On with a hint of Italian cinematography

Big things are happening in Cardiff. I am sure that you have spotted some of the matches from the Rugby World Cup have been played at the Millennium Stadium, but lets not stay only with sport and bring some culture into our lives.
Next week Cardiff is hosting the first Italian Film Festival that wants to bring to Wales a dynamic and diverse portrait of Italy. The films that have been chosen try to cover narratives and diverse genres of Italian cinematography. For more information about the films and places where you can watch them please visit the website http://iccw.wales/en/italian-film-festival-2/.

Friday 9. October	KEVIN SINNOTT AND EURFRYN LEWIS EXHIBITION Martin Tinney Gallery, 18 St Andrew's Cres, Cardiff CF10 3DD The exhibition features new paintings depicting Kevin’s continuing concern with the tenderness of human relationships. It promises to repeat the success  of his previous exhibitions which have established him as one of Wales’ most  popular and critically acclaimed artists. Cost:  free Time: from 10.00am to 6.00pm
Saturday 10. October	ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL CARDIFF Cineworld Cinemas - Mary Ann Street, Cardiff CF10 2EN The first ever Italian Film Festival Cardiff brings to Wales a dynamic and diverse portrait of Italy, its contemporary society and its contradictions. The celebrated  LGBT Iris Prize Film Festival will kick-start the event with a coming of age story  (Darker than Midnight) dealing with the controversial issue of gender in  contemporary Italy. Davide is fourteen years old. Heis delicate and effeminate looks do not fit in with his father’s ideas of what a boy should be like. Fleeing the  constant conflicts at home, he is drawn to Catania’s biggest public park, Villa Bellini,  whose regulars live on the margins of society. Cost: £6.60 for students Time: from 8.30pm
Sunday 11. October	THE MIGRANT with TENDONS & BENJAMIN MASON Gwdihŵ Café Bar, 6 Guildford Crescent, Off Churchill Way, Cardiff, CF10 2HJ The Migrant is the moniker of danish songwriter Bjarke Bendtsen and the musicians  backing him.  Together, they wander through folk-pop tunes with an elastic,  psychedelic haze. The new album is doused with 70s guitars and more power, while  maintaining Bendtsen’s high trill and hypnotic songs that have drawn comparison  to George Harrison, Radiohead and Fleet Foxes. Cost: £6 Time: from 7.30pm
Monday 12. October	HALF ‘N’ HALF Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Pl, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL  Welcome to the Taj Mahal! Not the real one, but the authentic Indian Curry House  in Cardiff. The curry house is just about getting by, but Ali, the proprietor, has had   enough. He's tired of the late nights, casual racism and the rain. He is ready to  retire to his native Bangladesh, but who should take over the restaurant? A  feel-good musical that takes you through the kitchen door, Half 'n 'Half is a unique  new production packed full of original songs ,that will leave you hungry for more. Cost: £10 for students. Enjoy a pre-show curry (with chips, rice and bread) for just £4! Time: 8.00pm
Tuesday 13. October	A Film: MACBETH Cineworld Cinemas - Mary Ann Street, Cardiff CF10 2EN Amidst the bloodshed and brooding wastes of the Scottish landscape, ambitious  general Macbeth has proven his worth on the battlefield. However, Macbeth's  hunger for power is such that, with the insidious cooperation of his scheming  wife , he murders King Duncan and seizes control of the throne. Very soon,  Macbeth's attempts to consolidate his power result in violence, carnage and  ultimately tragedy. One of Shakespeare's most famous, enduring and  bloodthirsty plays, Macbeth's themes of hubris, betrayal and dishonour now get  a visceral, dynamic reworking. Cost: £4 Time: 12.10pm, 14.50pm, 17.30pm, 20.10pm
Wednesday 14. October	VENICE: THE GOLDEN AGE   Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,  North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3ER   Music for Strings and Brass from Renaissance and Baroque Venice, a period  unsurpassed in musical riches.   Cost:  £6 in advance, £8 on the day. Get your concert ticket, cake and a  cuppa for £9! (In advance)   Time: 1:15pm
Thursday 15. October	THE MASS COLLECTIVE PRESENT THURSDAY MASS Porter's Cardiff, Harlech Court, Bute Terrace, CF10 2FE Cardiff The Mass Collective bring you quality, original and local live music for free. From  dynamic acoustic performance to full blown band experiences, these guys have a  little bit of everything to satiate your desire for quality tunes, enjoy! Acoustic,  electric and anything in between! Cost:  free Time: from 9:00pm