Wednesday 18 May 2011

Too Much Going On!

It's getting to that mad time of year again.
As well as a full programme for the Festival, there's a full programme for HowTheLightGetsIn at the Globe, and other things are happening around town as well.
Last night I went to the Transition Towns meeting at Kilverts, and they were talking about a film (followed by discussion) that they're going to show at Booth's Bookshop on the evening of 1st June.*
On the same evening, Kilverts is holding a beer and cheese tasting session, to decide which beers match best with which cheeses. Eddie has other things planned through the year, too, as can be seen on his blog Student Brewer.
I stayed on for Open Mic night, and performed Stately as a Galleon, one of Joyce Grenfell's comic songs. I cleared the pub! I don't think it was just my lack of musical talent, though - Dirty Ray was on just before me, and when he finished a lot of people went outside for a smoke. Later in the evening, it was the turn of the younger generation - all of them talented musicians and singers. And Islay had to be forcibly ejected from the 'stage' area, where she'd settled down for a snooze.

*For those who miss it then, it will be shown again at the September Film Festival and the Hay Winter Festival.

3 comments:

laurelfarmer said...

Too much going on! That's what's great about Hay. Do please also remember the problems we are having in Hay since Civil Parking Enforcement was intoduced on April 1st. (April Fool's Day - a coincidence?)

We have started the Campaign for a Realistic Approach to Parking (CRAP) in Hay, but the campaign has now spread county wide.

Anyway, comments and ideas are eagerly sought, on http://crap-powys.blogspot.com and don't forget to sign the petitions which can be found all round the town, or sign it on-line on www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/crap

Many thanks for a fascinating and always entertaining blog

johnnyM said...

Yes LOTS going on: Dont forget AFRICA MARKET on Sunday 29th at the Parish Hall ALL DAY;
Food and drink /Workshops for the kids inc Drum wkshops. Storyteller Lenny Alsop. Come and see the goats !! Live Kids help decorate a Huge Crocodile. Crafts and stalls fro 8 local Welsh-Africa projects, Hope to see you there !

Eigon said...

Golly! Don't let the goats get too close to the crocodile!