First What's On of the year 2016!

Saturday 2. January	READING THE ROCKS: THE REMARKABLE MAPS OF WILLIAM SMITH National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF10 3NP When the industrial revolution was in full swing, the demand for coal, iron and limestone was huge. William Smith, a blacksmith’s son from Oxfordshire, realised that a map showing where different rock layers (strata) came to the surface would be of great value. Cost: free Time: from  10.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday 3. January	CARDIFF STORYTELLING Chapter, Market Road, Canton Cardiff, Wales UK CF5 1QE Share and listen to a lovely collection of stories. All storytellers and listeners welcome! Cost: £4 Time: from 8.00pm
Monday 4. January	THE GILLETTES AT BREWHOUSE Brewhouse , 49 St Mary Street, Brewery Quarter, Cardiff CF10 1AD Voted Best Entertainment Pub in The West Midlands & Wales 2014 from the British pub awards Brewhouse has come a long way from an idea to a reality. We have live music every day from some of Cardiff’s best loved musicians. A fast paced band with shredding guitar solos playing some of rocks greatest ever tracks, The Gillettes never fail!  Cost: free  entry Time: from  6.00pm
Tuesday 5. January	THE DANISH GIRL In 1920s Copenhagen, bohemian artist Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to stand in for an absent female model. The experience of putting on women's clothes fulfils something deep within him, and Gerda's portraits quickly become a sensation among the unwitting public. With his wife's support and encouragement, Einar creates a female persona called Lili Elbe and begins living as a woman. Cost:  £3 Time: 12.00pm, 14.50pm, 17.40pm, 20.30pm
Wednesday 6. January	GUITAR PLUS   Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3ER    A lively programme featuring the guitar as soloist, accompanist and in ensemble. Including music by Berkeley, Britten and Bach.    Cost: £6 adv., £8 on the day (get your concert ticket, cake and a cuppa for £9 in advance!)    Time: 1.15pm
Thursday 7. January	JANE EYRE  Memo Arts Centre, Gladstone Road, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, CF62 8NA Almost 170 years on, Charlotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms. From her beginnings as a destitute orphan, Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart. Cost:  £11 for students (£13 others) Time: 7.00pm