When David Lynch passed away earlier this year, the world lost a true visionary.
Intended for both newcomers to Lynch – and fans who are keen to dig a little deeper – David Lynch 101... in a Day will see us take a deep dive into the life and work of this artist and maverick of cinema.
Taking place from 12:00 to 19:00 – followed by a screening of Blue Velvet at 20:20 – throughout the day we'll cover:
Kirkstall Art Trail is an annual celebration of art. With exhibitions in unusual venues, a diverse range of creative crafts, and many activities available for all ages.
Every month The Barn Coffee Shop welcomes the best independent acoustic acts to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm. In October we're privileged to host the Belfast Troubadour Brian Houston.
“One of Britain’s great song writers!” Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
“If Ron Sexsmith and Elvis had a baby; gave it to Bob Dylan to raise but hired Van Morrison as a nanny they’d call it Brian Houston" The Drew Marshall Show
Every month The Barn Coffee Shop welcomes the best performers to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.
“Loving these Acoustic Nights” “super food, excellent coffee” “such a great buzz” “Blooming amazing concert” “Phenomenal night” “You have an amazing thing going on”
In Sept 2025 we're privileged to host a concert from Yorkshire and Zimbabwe featuring Ali Bullivent & Godfrey Pambalipe.
A rich mix of Southern African to folk to gospel to pop, with drums, guitars, harmonies, dance to touch the heart!
Join Friends of Middleton Park member John Newbould for a walk and talk about recusancy in Middleton.
Actress Nicki Grace has landed a role of a lifetime, but when she falls for her co-star, she realises that her life is beginning to mimic the film she’s shooting, in ever more surreal and nightmarish ways. Adding to her confusion, she discovers the film is a remake of an unfinished Polish production, never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy.
We’re invited in, and given private views from, Lynch’s compound and painting studio in the hills high above Hollywood, as he tells personal stories that unfold like scenes from his films. Strange characters come into focus only to fade again into the past, all leaving an indelible mark.
As Lynch said, “I think every time you do something, like a painting or whatever, you go with ideas, and sometimes the past can conjure those ideas and color them. Even if they’re new ideas, the past colors them.”
This screening will be proceeded by a David Lynch short film.
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Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle, is critically ill after suffering a stroke. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on an epic journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, riding on a lawn mower.
Based on a true story, and featuring an Oscar-nominated performance from Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story may seem at first to be an outlier in the rest of Lynch's work, but it's a magnificent example of the way he elicits such emotion and depth from his characters. It's a generous and affecting portrait of the human need for family and forgiveness,
John Merrick is forced into becoming a circus sideshow freak and spurned by Victorian society due to the disfigurements he was born with. Rescued by well-meaning surgeon Frederick Treves, he escapes a life of prejudice and cruelty. With news of Merrick quickly spreading, he becomes a celebrated curiosity amongst London’s upper class, but despite being treated more humanely, has he just become subject to a different form of exploitation?
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.