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MYWEEK 3
Halifax Concert Band
rock icon’s 70th birthday.
Tickets: 01924 211 311. www. theatreroyalwake eld.co.uk
9Great Yorkshire Vegan Fes val
First Direct Arena, Leeds, June 17, doors open 11am.
Whether you’re a devout vegan or just a curious foodie out to try something a bit different, this bi-annual festival will have your mouth watering.
There will be 200 stalls, cookery demos, talks, workshops, children’s
zone, all day bar, live entertainment and delicious vegan food.
All proceeds go to animal welfare charities such as Miracle’s Mission that helps to rescue, rehabilitate, neuter and re-home stray and vulnerable animals.
FRIDAY
MUSIC
HEBDEN BRIDGE TRADES CLUB: The Raconteurs’ Delight, musical cabaret showcasing some of the acts for this year’s Green Gathering, 8pm. £10 on the door.
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD: Bowie Experience - with all the thin white duke’s greatest hits, 7.30pm. Tel: 01274 432000. PICTUREDROME, HOLMFIRTH: Classic foot-tapping soul from Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, 8pm. Tel: 0844 780 898.
FILM
SQUARE CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE, HALIFAX: Screening of the comedy film ‘Mindhorn’ (15), starring Julian Barra , 11am and 8pm. Tel: 01422 349422.
CITY VARIETIES, LEEDS: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Are Dead - (encore). Stars Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire in the Live streaming of the National Theatre production.0113 243 0808.
THEATRE
HALIFAX PLAYHOUSE: Tonight and tomorrow, Bite My Thumb and Foot of the Barrel with ‘Frankenstein’,
by Nick Dear, 7.30pm. Tel: 01422 365998.
GRAND THEATRE, LEEDS: To July
8, the Abba musical ‘Mamma Mia!’, 7.30pm plus matinees. Tel; 0844 848 2700.
COMEDY
CARRIAGEWORKS THEATRE, LEEDS: Radio 4 comedy stars
in ‘Croft and Pearce Are Not Themselves’, 7.45pm. Tel; 0113 376 0318.
CHILDREN
CENTRE VALE PARK, TODMORDEN: Today, In the Park Productions
give their last local performances of ‘Robin Hood’, a promenade, interactive show for all the family, 5.30pm, also tomorrow. Tel: 01706 818181.
ALSO ON
HEALTH WALK: Dennis Bootland and Christine Crompton lead a
walk to Ogden Water, meet outside Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, 10am. Tel: 0740 3992642.
FIRST DIRECT ARENA, LEEDS: Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival. Over 200 stalls, cookering demos, talks, workshops, delicious vegan dishes, plus a children’s zone.
Saturday
MUSIC
ST MARTIN’S CHURCH, BRIGHOUSE: Summer concert by Halifax Concert Band, conducted
by Chris Binns, 7.30pm. Tel: 07762 240271.
HEBDEN BRIDGE TRADES CLUB: Manchester-based indie rock band Everything Everything, doors 8pm. Tel: 01422 845265.
RITZ BALLROOM, BRIGHOUSE: Northern soul night with Ginger Taylor and guests, 8.30pm. Tel: 01484 720058.
TEMPLE NEWSAM LEEDS: Let’s Rock Leeds 80s Retro Festival: Starring a stellar line up of original names from the 80s, including Human League, Howard Jones, Tony Hadley, Nick Heyward, Hue and Cry, From The Jam, Kid Creole and more. Plus fun fair, activities for the kids. THEATRE ROYAL, WAKEFIELD: T.Rextasy - 40th Commemorative Anniversary Tour, 7.30pm. Tel: 01924 211311.
DANCE
VICTORIA THEATRE, HALIFAX: Studio 59 presents ‘Infinity’, dance studio students showcase their talents, 7pm. Tel: 01422 351158. LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE, HUDDERSFIELD: Georgie School of Theatre Arts mark their 25th anniversary with ‘Showcase’, 7pm, also Sunday, 2.30pm. Tel: 01484 430528.
COMEDY
ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD: New full-length show from Stewart Lee - Content Provider, 8pm. Tel: 01274 432000.
CITY VARIETIES, LEEDS: Sons
of Pitches with their new touring comedy music show SOPTV, 7.30pm. Tel: 0113 243 0808.
EXHIBITIONS
DEAN CLOUGH GALLERIES, HALIFAX: From Saturday, ‘Landscapes’, prestigious exhibition of landscapes by leading artists from Amsterdam, England and Scotland, to September 2017. Exhibition opening on Saturday at noon. Tel: 01422 250 250 .
ALSO ON
COFFEE MORNING: Todmorden Orchestra hosts a coffee morning and bric-a-brac sale, Central Methodist Church, Todmorden, 10am.
ARMED FORCES DAY: Military displays and vehicles, stalls and a field kitchen with representatives from all three armed services, day starts with flag-raising at Halifax Town Hall at 10am.
TODMORDEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW: Day out for all the family with animals, rare breeds, displays, trade stands, vintage vehicles and special events, Burnley Road, Cliviger. Tel: 01706 815648.
FAMILY
ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM, LEEDS: Wild West Weekend: Grap your Stetsons and mosey on dow
to the museum for a rootin’, tootin’, sharpshooting’ weekend. Plus Talks, live demos and object handling.
SUNDAY
MUSIC
SQUARE CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE, HALIFAX: Name That Tune! The Orchestra of Square Chapel with a selection of classical music used as popular film and TV scores, 7.30pm. Tel: 01422 349422.
HEBDEN BRIDGE TRADES CLUB: Ex-Country Joe and the Fish bass player Bruce Barthol with CP Lee of Albertos Y Lost Trios Paranoia, doors 7pm. Tel: 01422 845265.
HEBDEN BRIDGE BRASS BAND MARCH CONTEST: Annual feast of brass music, this year with a record number of bands competing for a range of prizes, march from St Pol Car Park to St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge, from 12.30pm. WAINSGATE CHAPEL, OLD TOWN, HEBDEN BRIDGE: Wainsgate concert series continues with the Charlie Carr Quartet, 3pm. £6/£4/£2 on the door.
BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER: Tony Award-winning singer Idina Menzel with songs from her fifth solo studio album, 7.30pm. Tel: 0161 907 9000.
CHILDREN
THEATRE ROYAL, WAKEFIELD: Comedy Club 4 Kids, age recommnedation 6-plus, 2pm. Tel: 01924 211311.
COMEDY
WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE, LEEDS: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Stewart Lee is back with his new full-length show Content Provider, 7.30pm. Tel: 0113 213 7700.
ALSO ON
CALDERDALE HERITAGE WALK: Suffrage es and Slaves: Jill Linddington leads a four-mile walk around Halifax locations associated with the fight for votes for women, meet by the Standard of Freedom pub, Skircoat Green, Halifax, 11.30am.
CALDERDALE RAMBLERS: Over the Hill from Ogden: Elaine Colton leads a 6.5 mile moderate walk, meet at Ogden reservoir, 10.30am. Tel: 01422 205002.
SCULPTURE COURSE: Spend a day with Joevenka Gregory learning how to weave willow into animal sculptures to take home, Ogden Water, Halifax, 10am to 4pm. Book on 0758 894 4166.
monday
ALSO ON
OVENDEN HEALTH WALK: Mike Barne leads a CREW walk, between 2 and 5 miles in length,meet at Beechwood Medical Centre, Ovenden, Halifax, 1pm. Tel: 01422 244302.
tuesday
THEATRE
HALIFAX PLAYHOUSE: From Tuesday, Halifax Light Opera Society with ‘Guys and Dolls’, to Saturday, 7.15pm plus Saturday matinee, 2.15pm. Tel: 01422 365998. HEBDEN BRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE:
From Tuesday, ‘Summer Fancy’ by Freda Kelsall, to Saturday, 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee, 2.30pm. hblt. co.uk
CHILDREN
KING’S HALL, ILKLEY: Les Petits Theatre Company presents ‘The First Hippo on the Moon’, for families and children aged 3-plus, 1pm. Tel: 01274 432000.
wednesday
MUSIC
HEBDEN BRIDGE TRADES CLUB: Soulful melanncholia from Hannah Nicholson, formerly one half of the Manchester duo Bird to beast, doors 8pm. Tel: 01422 845265.
CITY VARIETIES, LEEDS: The Manfreds - Making Tracks Tour, 7.30pm. Tel: 0113 243 0808. BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER: International concert series presents pianist Paul Lewis, 7.30pm. Tel: 0161 907 9000.
THEATRE
SQUARE CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE, HALIFAX: Art with Heart presents ‘Declaration’, using comedy, storytelling and conversations to explore ADHD and mental health, 8pm. Tel: 01422 349422.
OAKWELL HALL COUNTRY
PARK, BIRSTALL: Wednesday, Chapterhouse Theatre Company with an open-air production of ‘Jane Eyre’, 7.30pm. Tel: 01924 324761. TODMORDEN HIPPODROME: From Wednesday, TAODS with Lee Hall’s ‘The Pitmen Painters’, to Saturday, 7.30pm. Tel: 0333 666 3366.
thursday
MUSIC
HALIFAX PARISH CHURCH: Lunchtime organ recital by M Murray of Bolton Parish Church, 1pm, lunch available from 12.30pm.
TOPIC FOLK CLUB: Award-winning young singer, melodeon and concertina player Cohen Braithwaite - Kilcoyne, Glyde House, Li le Horton, Bradford, 8.30pm. £6/£5. BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER: BBC Big Band and Claire Martin with the Ella Fitzgerald Centenary Concert, 7.30pm. Tel: 0161 907 9000.
THEATRE
SQUARE CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE, HALIFAX: Thursday, 8pm, and also Friday, 5.30pm and 8pm, Streets in the Sky production of ‘The Unquiet Dead’, classic ghost stories, limited tickets. Tel: 01422 349422. ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD: From Thursday, Bradford
Catholic Players with ‘Dirty Ro en Scoundrels’, to Saturday, 7.15pm plus Saturday matinee, 2.15pm. Tel: 01274 432000.
ART
YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK, WAKEFIELD: Haroon Mirza - Aestival Infinato @ Deer Shelter Skyspace, until Jul 2.
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Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Saturday June 17, 7pm Professional dance studio Studio 59 take the chance to show off their students’ talents. Tickets £16.
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