Claudia Buckley has just been awarded Female Vocalist of the Year for 2024 at the Hot Country Music Awards; one of the youngest-ever recipients of this special recognition.

In just two years, Claudia has had six Number One singles in the country charts in Ireland, and her recent self-penned single Honey Bee made the top 10 in the Irish pop charts.

Claudia grew up immersed in country music and her own unique sound, a blend of traditional country, pop, and bluegrass speaks to this.

You are warmly and heartily invited to join us for a warm and hearty community roast bring a dish dinner with all of the OSA families!

Open Source Arts is deliberately diverse, working across art forms – and the times when we can come together to meet and celebrate are so important to us. Before Covid, we invited yearly winter roast dinners so we could feast, meet and celebrate – and now we are bringing it back!

Warm up and Celebrate Together

Join Natalie from Still Studio at Revolución de Cuba Leeds for a fun and creative Festive Candle Painting workshop! This event is an ideal pre-Christmas activity to enjoy with friends and your ticket includes a voucher for your first cocktail.

Here's what to expect:

Creative Warm-Up: Begin with planning out your designs - moodboards will be provided full of festive motifs and patterns for inspiration and you can take the chance to settle in and grab a drink with your token to enjoy whilst you craft!

STILL STUDIO FESTIVE SPECIAL!!

Step into the holiday spirit with twinkling lights, mince pies, and a night full of creativity at our Festive Craft Evening! Whether you're a seasoned crafter or just looking for a fun, relaxed evening, we've got plenty of festive projects for you to dive into. And don’t forget to treat yourself to something special from the bar while you work!

We are heading straight into our 2025 events programme and bringing you an evening with one of Truman Books best selling authors of 2024, the talented Emilia Hart. Emilia’s debut novel Weyward has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, including 200k in the UK. Her second novel ‘The Sirens,’ due for release on 13 February, is already receiving amazing reviews. Emilia will be in conversation with historical fiction bestselling author Jennifer Saint, writer of mythological novels Ariadne, Elektra and Hera.

Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair returns to first direct arena. Free tickets are available to book anytime between 1pm-7pm, see Tickets below.

You’ll have the chance to talk to major employers from a wide range of sectors, including accounting, business and administration, catering and hospitality, construction, creative design, care services, digital, education, engineering, finance, hair and beauty, health, law, protective services and many more.

The days of the Supergroup may be long past... but surely The Guilty Men would qualify for that description! The band is made up of five of the finest musicians from the Northwest of England. Between them, they have played over 10,000 gigs on planet Earth, recorded thousands of songs and made countless radio and TV appearances. To say they’re experienced would be an understatement!

John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.