Swing Into Sunday with The Northern Swing Orchestra!
Featuring the Sensational 16-Piece Big Band & The Honeybirds!
The Northern Swing Orchestra is a Leeds based 16 Piece Big Band and will be joined by the incredible close harmony vocal trio The Honeybirds.
The Honeybirds are an amazing vocal trio, who met through a mutual love of intricate close harmony, swing music, 1940s style and fashion.
It’s our pleasure to welcome Eric Moss as our latest Guest Artist, throughout the month of July. A ceramic artist from Harrogate who creates unique ‘Ceramicano’ assemblies, these geometric sculptures are inspired by both the natural world and industry. Made in a range of clays and other materials, this work is supplemented by stoneware and raku pieces. In 2020, Eric achieved Selected Member status in the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain.
Please come and join us on Thursday, 4th July when we’ll be hosting our usual First Thursday of the Month meet-up, with drinks between 5:30pm and 8:30pm. It’s our pleasure to welcome Eric Moss as our latest Guest Artist, a ceramic artist from Harrogate who creates unique ‘Ceramicano’ assemblies - geometric sculptures inspired by both the natural world and industry. Made in a range of clays and other materials, this work is supplemented by stoneware and raku pieces. In 2020, he achieved Selected Member status in the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain.
Come along to Leeds Industrial Museum during the summer school holidays and get your magnifying glasses at the ready as you hunt for the wildlife that has found its way into the museum. Join the family nature trail to see how many you can spot, then take away a craft to do at home!
And while you’re here, why not catch a family film in our tiny cinema, every day at 2pm?
See the Summer of Nature workshops on selected Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August for more nature fun!
Join us for nature themed workshops on selected days during the summer school holidays.
Have a go at making a bug house, leaf printing, wildlife collages and more. Get creative while you learn about the different plants and animals that live near the museum. Some workshops will take place outside in our beautiful Colour Garden (weather dependent).
While you’re here, don’t forget to spot the animals in the museum in our Nature Trail, and catch a family film in our tiny cinema.
The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse returns in an all-new UK and Ireland tour.
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, and directed by Tom Morris, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
Get ready for a summer adventure like no other as the streets of Leeds come alive with the world’s first city-wide MONOPOLY experience as the iconic family board game will take over the city, providing immersive gameplay for the whole family.
Chemistry is back on Friday 26 July, with another night of poetry and spoken word.
We’re doing something a bit different this time – instead of our usual two headliners, we’ll be showcasing five of our regulars, who have all had books out within the last few months. So it’ll be longer sets than usual from familiar faces Bill Fitzsimons, Tonnie Richmond, Colin Day, Kathleen Strafford and Tim Brookes.
Performed by a cast of multi-award-winning musicians and singers, Country Hits Live will celebrate the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music.
Prepare be taken back through the history of country music featuring songs from Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks right through to Taylor Swift and Luke Combs.
With songs including Folsom Prison Blues, Crazy, Jolene, The Gambler to name a few, this trip through country music’s greatest hits is an evening not to be missed!
Britain’s Got Talent 2024 finalist Alex Mitchell is an autistic comic with functional neurological disorder (FND). He uses self-deprecating humour – laughing at himself, his neurodivergence, disability and sexuality – to reflect on some of the most difficult subjects within his own life and wider society.