South Wales Evening Post

Putting Best Feet Forward for [...]

Putting best feet forward for cash FUNDRAISERS are hoping people will cheer them along this weekend as they put their best foot forward. The Gower Macmarathon, the annual 22-mile walk in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, takes place on Saturday. Last year's event attracted almost 1,000 walkers and raised Pounds 55,000 for the cancer care charity.

Iconic Cars On Display

TRANSPORT comes to life this weekend at Swansea's National Waterfront Museum, where it will be a case of planes, trains and automobiles. Sunday's transportthemed attraction at the marina venue will include a display of 15 rare Gilbern cars from the South Wales Gilbern Owners Club, from 12.30pm. In addition, the Welsh Area Fire Engine Restoration Society will be showing off some of their early fire engines, accompanied by Wales's most famous fireman, Sam Tan.

Young Stars Go for Gold at City Games

A BIT of grappling will be breaking out at Swansea University over the next two days, but it will all be in the best possible taste. The city campus is one of a number of Welsh venues hosting the 2009 UK School Games, starting today and ending on Sunday.

Piano Playing for Laughs

WHO would have thought there was room in comedy for two funnymen with tangential imaginations, grizzled rock-star hair and a penchant for the piano? Bill Bailey has a rival on the loose in Tim Minchin, who is appearing at Swansea's Grand Theatre on Saturday. Tim lugs his piano about the country for Ready for This? -- a pit- stop tour, with numbers, on pressing issues of the day, such as sex, death and dancing bears. Thrown in for free is Tom's ranting, elongated beat poem, Storm.

Rising Star Reaches for the High Notes

THE prestigious Mocsa Young Welsh Singer of the Year competition hits the high notes on Saturday, with a host of local voices limbering up. Carmarthen-born soprano Catrin Aur Davies is one of the up-and- coming stars to make it to the final of the contest, which helped boost the careers of Bryn Terfel and Rebecca Evans.

Angels Centre On Sin

A LIGHT-HEARTED play which looks at whether the concept of sin still exists comes to Pontardawe Arts Centre next week. The Angels Arms centres around barmaid Kirsty, who thinks she has heard it all -- gluttony, lust, envy.

Musical Comic Returns

CRUISING around the Caribbean in the sun with beaches galore sounds like the perfect holiday. But after working on cruise liners for 10 months, homesick comedian, singer and all-round entertainer Mike Doyle says he can't wait to catch the end of the traditional Welsh summer -- rain and all!

Stiletto Sprint for Cancer Fund

RUNNING 150 metres in high heels along a cobbled street sounds like a tall order. But 100 competitors -- men and women -- will be sprinting down Swansea's Wind Street tomorrow in stilettos in aid of cancer charity the James Whale Fund.

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Revisit Plays

EXTRACTS from the works of Welsh playwright Edward Thomas will be brought to life at Taliesin Arts Centre next Thursday. Actors from the Wales Graduate Theatre Company are staging a production called Out of the Goldfish Bowl, which will feature extracts from East of the Gantry, Gas Station Angel and Songs from a Forgotten City.

Tale of Devilish Doings

A PREMIERE of Dylan Thomas's The Doctor and The Devils, playing out at the Grand Theatre in Swansea today and tomorrow, puts a twist on the tale of the shadowy duo of Burke and Hare. Penned just before Dylan's death, the tale presents Fallon and Broom, a pair who resort to terrifying methods of getting bodies for research at the Edinburgh medical establishment.

Comedians Line Up for Laughs

WE could all use a laugh in these straitened times. And that's what's on offer at the Punchline Comedy Night on Wednesday at Pontardawe Arts Centre. The monthly comedy night kicks off the autumn season with three great acts.

Story of Love has No Fairytale Ending

what 500 Days of Summer (12A) rating starring ..... Joseph Gordon- Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler "THIS is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know up front, this is not a love story..." begins the droll narrator of Marc Webb's quirky comedy. From the opening frames, we're acutely aware that this romance on the sun-dappled streets of New York City has no happy ending.

Sci-Fi Tale Is a Real Blockbuster

District 9 (15) what rating starring ..... Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood, Eugene Khumbanyiwa FORGET Transformers, Terminator Salvation, GI Joe and even the rejuvenated crew of the Starship Enterprise ... the science- fiction blockbuster of the year has arrived.

When You Drop ...

where? Fresco cafe, Unit 2, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Marina atmosphere? Open and breezy, the cafe is a welcoming space, with its funky decor and American diner-style furniture. menu? Fresco offers a range of snacks including jacket potatoes with a range of fillings, sandwiches, wraps and toasted wraps. what did I have? I chose a wrap with tuna mayonnaise, red onion and lettuce, which arrived at my table within around five minutes. It came with a little salad garnish and a handful o...

If You Only Buy One Thing This Weekend... It Needs to Be: Pumps ; It Get

NAVY DAYS Studded pumps, Pounds 39.50, Marks & Spencer, Neath and Swansea. SMART Shoes, Pounds 10, George at Asda, Morriston.

Play It ; the Wave's Dj Badger with His Pick of the Week: Noah and the Whale

Obligation to Rock Out

THEY met three years ago while manning the phones at a Swansea call centre. But now guitarist Deano Jeffrey and singer Alex Taylor are calling the shots as half of No Obligation -- one of the hottest bands on the city's rock scene.

Cycle for Charity

IT is time to saddle up for the Tour De Gower on Sunday if you fancy supporting Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres. Cyclists are promised a relaxed 20-mile route around some of Gower's top scenery.

Hit It Big -- With Herman

ONE of the tunesome pop acts of the British Invasion, Herman's Hermits, are remembered in a new DVD, with vintage TV performances from their heyday. Listen People 1964-1969 covers their hit-making period, with recordings of I'm Into Something Good, No Milk Today and Listen People.