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Oriel Myrddin Gallery

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Celf, Chrefft a Dylunio | Art, Craft and Design
Oriel a Siop | Gallery and Shop
Caerfyrddin, Gorllewin Cymru | Carmarthen, West Wales

Oriel Myrddin Gallery is the main publicly funded art and craft gallery for the south-west Wales region, presenting an ambitious contemporary programme of temporary exhibitions. Located in a listed Victorian building in the centre of Carmarthen, the gallery is pivotal to the cultural energy and identity of the town. The egalitarian and aspirational principals of the organisation, that were laid down on the official opening of the Carmarthen School of Art in 1892, were transferred to the Oriel Myrddin Trust on the opening of Oriel Myrddin Gallery in 1991. These core principals remain central to the gallery activity today; the foundation of which is to operate an inclusive, free art gallery engaging, challenging and enabling local and regional visitors of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to participate in the gallery’s exhibitions and education programmes. Oriel Myrddin Gallery is supported by The Arts Council of Wales

Oriel sy’n cael ei chyllido gan arian cyhoeddus yw Oriel Myrddin, a hi yw’r brif oriel o’i bath yn ne-orllewin Cymru. Mae gan yr oriel raglen gyfoes uchelgeisiol ac mae’n uchel ei pharch yn y sector. Cartref Oriel Myrddin yw adeilad rhestredig o Oes Fictoria ynghanol Caerfyrddin, ac mae gan yr oriel swyddogaeth hanfodol bwysig o ran egni diwylliannol a hunaniaeth y dref. Bu i Ymddiriedolaeth Oriel Myrddin, wrth agor Oriel Myrddin ym 1991, fabwysiadu egwyddorion egalitaraidd a dyheadol Ysgol Gelf Caerfyrddin, a oedd wedi eu datgan gyntaf yn ystod agoriad swyddogol yr Ysgol Gelf ym 1892. Mae’r egwyddorion sylfaenol hyn yn dal i fod yn elfen greiddiol o waith Oriel Myrddin: fe’i sefydlwyd i fod yn oriel gelf gynhwysol a heriol y gall ymwelwyr lleol a rhanbarthol o bob oedran, cefndir a gallu fynd iddi, yn ddi-dâl, i gyfranogi o arddangosfeydd a rhaglenni addysg yr oriel. Cynorthwyid Oriel Myrddin gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

20/10/2026

Bywyd Llonydd | Still Life 🖼️

Toni De Jesus () x Anthony Green 🦐

Ymateb i Still Life with Shrimps (1960) gan Anthony Green / A response to Still Life with Shrimps (1960) by Anthony Green

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Mae Still Life with Shrimps yn baentiad olew cynnar sy’n dangos diddordeb Green mewn pynciau bob dydd a’i arsylwi gofalus. Mae Ai cão! Gafanhotos? gan Toni De Jesus yn ailymweld ag atgof plentyndod sy’n canolbwyntio ar blât o berdys. Mae’r teitl yn dwyn i gof ebychiad taid yr artist, “Ai cão! Gafanhotos?” (“O na! Ceiliogod rhedyn?”), mynegiant doniol o anghrediniaeth a ffieidd-dod wrth weld y pryd am y tro cyntaf. Mae ei waith yn dwyn i gof yr olygfa ddomestig hon sy’n seiliedig ar naratif, gan fyfyrio ar ddosbarth a thraddodiad, gyda dylanwadau gweledol o lestri Palissy Portiwgeaidd.

Mae Toni De Jesus yn artist cerameg Portiwgalaidd/Prydeinig sydd wedi ymsefydlu yn Fireworks Clay Studios, Cymru. Graddiodd o Brifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd ac enillodd wobr FRESH yn Biennale Cerameg Prydain yn 2019.

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Still Life with Shrimps is an early oil painting that demonstrates Green's interest in everyday subjects and careful observation. ‘Ai cão! Gafanhotos?’ by Toni De Jesus revisits a childhood memory centred around a plate of shrimp. The title recalls the artist's grandfather's exclamation, "Ai cão! Gafanhotos?" ("Oh boy! Grasshoppers?"), a humorous expression of disbelief and disgust on seeing the dish for the first time. His work recalls this narrative-driven domestic scene while reflecting on class and tradition, with visual influences of Portuguese Palissy ware.

Toni De Jesus is a Portuguese/British ceramic artist based at Fireworks Clay Studios, Wales. He's a graduate from Cardiff Metropolitan University and was awarded FRESH, British Ceramics Biennial (2019).

📆 Ar ddangos | On display: 5 Medi - 31 Hydref / 5 September - 31 October

🎨 Rhan o CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol Cymru () // Part of CELF, the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales

18/10/2026

Gweithdy Hanner-Tymor yn Oriel Myrddin | Half-Term Workshop at Oriel Myrddin 🎃

Paentio Ynghyd gyda’r Teulu | Family Paint Along 🖌️🎨

Gyda | With .artist

Fel rhan o'n harddangosfa Bywyd Llonydd | Still Life // As part of our exhibition Bywyd Llonydd | Still Life

📆 Dydd Mercher 28 Hydref / Wednesday 28 October
⏰ 14:00-16:30
🎫 £3.00 y person / per person

Rhaid archebu lle i bob person / Booking is required for each person attending.

Addas i deuluoedd â phlant 7+ oed / Suitable for families with children age 7+

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Ymunwch â'r artist Lauren Pollard ar gyfer gweithdy paentio teuluol. Byddwch yn cael eich arwain gam wrth gam i baentio darn bywyd llonydd eich hun, wedi'i ysbrydoli gan dymor yr Hydref a'n harddangosfa Bywyd Llonydd. Nid oes angen unrhyw brofiad blaenorol. Mae'r gweithdy hwn yn addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr. Dewch a’ch teulu am sesiwn creadigol, a gadael gyda phaentiad eich hun.

Bydd holl ddeunyddiau a phaent yn cael eu darparu.

Nodyn: Rydym yn argymell gwisgo dillad sy’n addas ar gyfer paentio.

I roi gwybod i ni am unrhyw anghenion mynediad, cysylltwch â ni trwy [email protected]

Ewch i'r ddolen yn ein bio am ragor o fanylion ac i archebu. 🔗

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Join artist Lauren Pollard for a family friendly Autumn themed paint along. You’ll be guided step-by-step through painting your own still life, inspired by the season and our current exhibition Bywyd Llonydd. This workshop is suitable for beginners with no previous painting experience needed. Bring your family, get creative and leave with your own painted canvas of a still life.

All materials and paint are provided.

Please Note: We will be using water-based paints and recommend wearing clothes you don’t mind getting paint on.

To let us know about any access needs please get in touch at [email protected]

Visit the link in our bio for further details and to book. 🔗

🎨 Rhan o CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol Cymru () // Part of CELF, the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales

17/10/2026

Bywyd Llonydd | Still Life 🖼️

Steph Avery-Reynolds (vivatmatriarchia.com) x David Jones 💈

Ymateb i S is for Shopman (1924) gan David Jones / A response to S is for Shopman (1924) by David Jones

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Mae 'F is for Food Bank' gan Steph Avery Reynolds yn ail-ddychmygu'r olygfa wreiddiol o gownter y siop drwy brofiadau plentyn trefol cyfoes. Mae'r gwaith yn archwilio bywyd trefol modern drwy ddefnyddio delweddau o fanc bwyd, siop elusen a siop barbwr, gan dynnu sylw at realiti cymdeithasol a nodweddion cyfarwydd y prif strydoedd hyn heddiw. Wedi’i wneud o lestri carreg gwyn, mae’n cyferbynnu patrwm addurniadol ar yr arwyneb â themâu anghydraddoldeb a chymorth cymunedol yn y gymdeithas gyfoes.

Mae Steph Avery-Reynolds yn artist amlddisgyblaethol gyda dros ugain mlynedd o brofiad ym maes celfyddyd gymunedol, gan greu murluniau cyhoeddus, cerfluniau a phrosiectau cyfranogol. Ers symud i Bowys yn 2023, mae hi wedi canolbwyntio ar ei hymarfer greadigol bersonol, gan gwblhau MA mewn Crefftau Cyfoes yng Ngholeg Celf Henffordd yn 2026.

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F is for Food Bank by Steph Avery Reynolds reimagines the original shop counter scene through the experiences of a contemporary town child. The work explores modern urban life through imagery of a food bank, charity shop and barber shop, highlighting the social realities and familiar features of today's high streets. Made in white stoneware, it contrasts decorative surface pattern with themes of inequality and community support in contemporary society.

Steph Avery-Reynolds is a multidisciplinary artist with over twenty years' experience in community arts, creating public murals, sculpture and participatory projects. Since relocating to Powys in 2023, she has focused on her personal practice, completing an MA in Contemporary Crafts at Hereford College of Arts in 2026.

📆 Ar ddangos | On display: 5 Medi - 31 Hydref / 5 September - 31 October

🎨 Rhan o CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol Cymru () // Part of CELF, the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales

📸: .birnie

16/10/2026

*Dyddiad Newydd / New Date*

Gweithdy Creadigol i Bobl Ifanc | Creative Workshop for Young People 🎨

I oedrannau 14-18 | For ages 14-18 🧑‍🎨

Dan arweiniad yr artist Beth Marsden | Led by artist Beth Marsden ()

Hanner-Tymor Hydref | October Half-Term

📆 Dydd Mawrth 27 Hydref | Tuesday 27 October
⏰ 10:30 - 13:00
📍 Oriel Myrddin

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‍Yn y sesiwn hon, cewch eich arwain i arsylwi a chreu gweithiau celf o fywyd llonydd trwy arlunio, paentio a chollage.

Mae'r gweithdy hwn yn rhan o gyfres o weithdai sy'n cyd-fynd â'n harddangosfa Bywyd Llonydd/Still Life sy'n dod ac wyth gwneuthurwr cyfoes at ei gilydd, ac wyth gwaith celf bywyd llonydd o gasgliad CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol i Gymru.

🔗 Am ddim - mae archebu’n angenrheidiol. Dolen yn y bio.

Rhan o'n harddangosfa gyfredol Bywyd Llonydd / Still Life ac wedi'i chefnogi gan CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol Cymru ().

📧 Am ofynion mynediad, cysylltwch ag [email protected]

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In this session, you will be guided to observe and create artworks from still life through drawing, painting and collage.

This workshop is part of a series of workshops coincide with our exhibition Bywyd Llonydd/Still Life which brings together eight contemporary makers, and eight still life artworks from CELF National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales collection.

🔗 Free - booking is essential. Link in bio.

Part of our current exhibition Bywyd Llonydd / Still Life and supported by CELF (), the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales.

📧 For access requirements, please contact [email protected]

15/10/2026

Bywyd Llonydd | Still Life 🖼️

Sioned Medi Evans () x Patrick Caulfield 🍬

Ymateb i Sweet Bowl (1967) gan Patrick Caulfield / A response to Sweet Bowl (1967) by Patrick Caulfield

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Mae Sweet Blanket gan Sioned Medi Evans yn ail-ddychmygu defnydd Patrick Caulfield o liw, ailadrodd a chyfansoddiad graffigol. Mae ei ffurfiau petryal sy'n cael eu hailadrodd yn ail-ddehongli palet nodedig y gwaith a'r perthnasoedd lliw cyferbyniol drwy dechneg gwau. Wedi'i greu mewn tair rhan ar beiriant gwau â llaw, mae ei gwaith yn trawsnewid iaith weledol fflat Caulfield mewn i wrthrych tecstilau cyfoes a chyffyrddadwy.

Mae Sioned Medi Evans yn artist amlddisgyblaethol o Gymru ac yn sefydlwr y stiwdio tecstilau OSGO. Mae hi'n arbenigo mewn dillad gwau, ac mae ei gwaith yn archwilio lliw, patrwm a photensial gwau fel ffurf o gelf, gan greu gwaith cyfoes sy'n gwreiddio mewn cyfarwydd-deb ac arbrofi â deunyddiau.

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Sweet Blanket by Sioned Medi Evans reimagines Patrick Caulfield’s use of colour, repetition and graphic composition. Its repeated rectangular forms reinterpret the piece’s distinctive palette and contrasting colour relationships through knit. Constructed in three sections on a hand-powered knitting machine, her work translates Caulfield’s flat visual language into a tactile, contemporary textile object.

Sioned Medi Evans is a Welsh multidisciplinary artist and founder of textile studio OSGO. She specialises in knitwear, and her practice explores colour, pattern and the possibilities of knit as an art form, creating contemporary work rooted in familiarity and material experimentation.

📆 Ar ddangos | On display: 5 Medi - 31 Hydref / 5 September - 31 October

🎨 Rhan o CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol Cymru () // Part of CELF, the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales

📸: .birnie

14/10/2026

Curating Otherwise: Darllen y Dirwedd | Reading the Landscape ⛰️

Pennod 2 | Chapter 2

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Haf yma wnaethom ni cynnal nodyn maes curadurol, Curating Otherwise: Darllen y Dirwedd, diwrnod o archwilio creadigol dan arweiniad ein Rheolwr Ymgysylltu, Abby Poulson, a chyfranwyr lleol, fel rhan o raglen gyhoeddus a gomisiynwyd gan Southbank Centre ac a gyflwynwyd gan HOUSE OF DREAD.

Yn y prynhawn, teithiasom i Dŵr Paxton, gyda thaith a chyflwyniad i'r Twr a'r tirwedd gan Holly Dwyer o'r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol. Archwiliasom syniadau ynghylch mynediad, perchnogaeth a’n perthynas â’r dirwedd wledig. Casglodd y cyfranogwyr synau, geiriau, darluniau, printiau rhwbio a gwrthrychau a ddarganfyddwn, gan greu cofnodion eu hunain o le ac amser.

Diolch i bawb a ymunodd â ni ac a rannodd eu syniadau a'u sylwadau.

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This summer we held a curatorial fieldnote, Curating Otherwise: Reading the Landscape, a day of creative exploration led by our Engagement Manager, Abby Poulson and local contributors, as part of a public programme commissioned by Southbank Centre and delivered by HOUSE OF DREAD.

In the afternoon we travelled to Paxton's Tower, where we had a tour and introduction to the tower and the landscape by Holly Dwyer from the National Trust., using observation and creative responses to explore ideas of access, ownership and our relationships with the rural landscape. Participants gathered sounds, words, drawings, rubbings and found objects, creating their own records of place and time.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and shared their thoughts and observations.

📸: .birnie

13/10/2026

Hanner-Tymor Calan Gaeaf yn Oriel Myrddin | Halloween Half-Term at Oriel Myrddin 🎃

📅 27 - 31 Hydref | October
⏰ Oriau agor | Opening hours: 11:00 - 17:00

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Calan Gaeaf Hapus! Ymunwch â ni hanner tymor yma ar gyfer rhaglen o weithdai a gweithgareddau creadigol i'r teulu cyfan, addas ar gyfer bob oedran. Rhowch gynnig ar wneud pypedau ysbryd eich hun, cymerwch ran mewn sesiwn baentio gyda'r teulu, neu byddwch yn greadigol gyda'n Cart Celf yn y caffi.

Gallwch hefyd fwynhau bargen cinio i blant am £5, sy'n cynnwys tosti, melysion wedi'i bobi a sudd ffrwythau. 🥪

Mae yna digon i gadw'r gwneuthurwyr bach yn brysur y Calan Gaeaf yma. 👻

Ewch i'r ddolen yn ein bio am ragor o fanylion ac i archebu eich gweithgareddau. 🔗

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Happy Halloween! Join us this half-term for a programme of creative, family-friendly workshops and activities suitable for all ages. Have a go at making your own ghost puppets, take part in a family painting session, or get creative with our Art Cart in the café.

You can also enjoy a children's lunch deal for £5, including a toastie, baked treat and juice. 🥪

There's plenty to keep little makers busy this Halloween. 👻

Visit the link in our bio for further details and to book your activities. 🔗

12/10/2026

Curating Otherwise: Darllen y Dirwedd | Reading the Landscape ⛰️

Pennod 1 | Chapter 1

(English below)

Mis Awst yma croesawom grŵp o bobl ifanc i gymryd rhan yn Curating Otherwise: Darllen y Dirwedd, diwrnod o archwilio creadigol dan arweiniad ein Rheolwr Ymgysylltu, Abby Poulson, a chyfranwyr lleol, fel rhan o raglen gyhoeddus a gomisiynwyd gan Southbank Centre ac a gyflwynwyd gan HOUSE OF DREAD.

Gan ddechrau yn Oriel Myrddin, archwiliodd y cyfranogwyr sut mae tirweddau’n dod yn rhan o’n cof diwylliannol a sut mae’r lleoedd o’n cwmpas yn parhau i newid dros amser. Trwy drafodaeth, creu collage a myfyrio ar y cyd, siaradon ni amdano sut allwn arsylwi byd sy’n newid o hyd yn Sir Gaerfyrddin a'r Dyffryn Tywi.

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This August we welcomed a group of young people to take part in Curating Otherwise: Reading the Landscape, a day of creative exploration led by our Engagement Manager, Abby Poulson and local contributors, as part of a public programme commissioned by Southbank Centre and delivered by HOUSE OF DREAD.

Beginning at Oriel Myrddin, participants explored how landscapes become part of our cultural memory and how the places around us continue to change over time. Through discussion, collage-making and collective reflection, we spoke about how we observe a world changing in real time in Carmarthenshire & the Towy Valley.

Diolch i'r canlynol a cyfrannodd ymchwil artistig a diwyllianol i ni archwilio // Thank you to the following who contributed artistic and cultural research and ephemera for us to explore:

Kathryn Campbell Dodd
Lauren Heckler .h3ckler
Emily Laurens
Katie Millen (Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives)
Elinor James (Gardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru / National Botanic Garden of Wales)
Sarah Rhys Jones
Peter Finnemore .finnemore
Carmarthen Collectibles

Diolch i Joshua Jones am hwyluso'r gweithdai [for facilitating the workshops]

Pennod 2 yn dod yn fuan // Chapter 2 coming soon

📸: .birnie

10/10/2026

Gweithdy Argraffu Papur Wal Deuddydd | 2‑Day Wallpaper Printing Workshop 🛋️

Gyda | With Justyna Medon ()

Gweithdy Penwythnos | Weekend Workshop

🗓️ 24 - 25 Hydref | 24 - 25 October
⏰ 10:00 – 16:00

£185 • Mae archebu’n hanfodol | Booking is essential

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Mae'r gweithdy ymarferol deuddydd hwn yn cyflwyno cyfranogwyr i sylfeini dylunio papur wal wedi'i argraffu â llaw gan ddefnyddio blociau leino, stensiliau papur a sgriniau sidan.

Mae'r cwrs yn cyfuno technegau lefel mynediad hygyrch â phrosesau stiwdio broffesiynol, gan alluogi cyfranogwyr i ddylunio ac argraffu paneli papur wal bwrpasol wedi'u hysbrydoli gan ddyluniad patrwm ac arwyneb. Bydd cyfranogwyr yn datblygu eu motiffau eu hunain, yn dysgu sut mae patrymau ailadroddus yn gweithio, ac yn creu panel papur wal brintiedig unigryw i'w gymryd adref.

Mae'r gweithdy'n addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a'r rhai sydd â rhywfaint o brofiad o argraffu. Mae lluniaeth, cinio a'r holl ddeunyddiau wedi'u cynnwys yn y pris.

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This two‑day practical workshop introduces participants to the foundations of hand‑printed wallpaper design using lino blocks, paper stencils, and silk screens. The course combines accessible entry‑level techniques with professional studio processes, enabling participants to design and print bespoke wallpaper panels inspired by pattern and surface design. Participants will develop their own motifs, learn how repeat patterns work, and create a unique printed wallpaper panel to take home.

The workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some printmaking experience. Refreshments, lunch and all materials are included in the price

🔗 Dysgwch fwy ac archebwch nawr, dolen yn y bio / Find out more and book now, link in bio

08/10/2026

Bywyd Llonydd | Still Life 🖼️

Otto Gobey () x Andrzej Jackowski 🚂

Ymateb i Standing Train II (1997) gan Andrzej Jackowski / A response to Standing Train II (1997) by Andrzej Jackowski

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Mae Otto Gobey wedi trawsnewid gwrthrychau cartrefol cyfarwydd mewn i dirwedd ddychmygol sy'n llawn teithiau a straeon. Yn 'Sitting after Standing', mae cadair yn troi mewn i goedwig, mae trên yn gorffwys ar fwrdd wedi'i baentio, mae grisiau'n llifo mewn i afon a môr, ac mae carped yn cael ei ail-ddychmygu fel cae wedi'i aradru, gan greu byd lle mae atgof a lleoliad yn plethu â'i gilydd.

Mae Otto Gobey yn artist sy'n gweithio o Gastell Newydd Emlyn, ac mae ei ymarfer yn ddogfennaeth araf o strwythurau dynol a’r argraff a adawant ar y dirwedd, boed hynny drwy symud pridd a cherrig mewn chwareli a ffosydd, neu drwy adeiladu tai, pontydd ac ysguboriau ar y ddaear.

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Otto Gobey has transformed familiar domestic objects into an imagined landscape filled with journeys and stories. In ‘Sitting after Standing’, a chair becomes a woodland, a train rests upon a painted table, stairs flow into a river and the sea, and a carpet is reimagined as a ploughed field, creating a world where memory and place intertwine.

Otto Gobey is an artist based in Newcastle Emlyn whose practice is a slow documentation of human structures and the impression they leave on the landscape, both in the movement of earth and stone in quarries and ditches, and the construction of houses, bridges and barns upon the earth.

📆 Ar ddangos | On display: 5 Medi - 31 Hydref / 5 September - 31 October

🎨 Rhan o CELF, Oriel Gelf Gyfoes Genedlaethol Cymru () // Part of CELF, the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales

📸: .birnie

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26
Carmarthen
SA311BS

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm

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