This exhibition explores the relationship between Henry Thorne & Co. Ltd. of Leeds, the Woodhead family of Chesterfield and the firm E. Woodhead & Sons Ltd. The Quaker Thorne family moved to Leeds around 1830 and Henry established his business on Cheapside.
Items displayed are from the Central Library’s archive and a private Thorne’s collection.
ACCA Dance Theatre are Leeds based dance theatre making work that reflects and comments on the contemporary society via funny, thought-provoking dance theatre performances and participation activities. Their style has a physical backbone, drawing on character and conceptuality to investigate the topics which inspire each project.
Now they have a question for anyone aged 18+, female identifying, who loves dance and theatre and wants to perform in front of an audience...
Nominated for 'best newcomer' at Greater Manchester Fringe 2024, The Beauty of Being Herd is Ruth Berkoff’s debut show - a funny, heartfelt, quirky tale with original songs, comedy and even a rave about Hannah, who's decided to live as a sheep.
Don’t worry, she’s thought it all through. She’s even got a raincoat. And she’d love to tell you all about it at her BIG GOODBYE PARTY. Everyone is invited.
Bad Owl Presents...
OVERHEAD, THE ALBATROSS. Emotional Post-Rock from Dublin. UK Headline Tour. FFO Maybeshewill / 65DaysOfStatic.
https://overheadthealbatross.bandcamp.com/track/your-last-breath
ABANDONED BUILDINGS: Shoegaze / Dreampop from Leeds. Album Launch Show. Playing their new, eponymous LP 'Eroding Light' in full. FFO Slowdive / Mogwai.
https://abandonedbuildings1.bandcamp.com/album/disappear-forever
Your sip & paint event at Brasserie Blanc, Leeds will be themed around Wyland Tondelier‘s Olympic Street Art painting in celebration of the Paris 2024 el. Forget the stencil and show us your inner rebel.
Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
Your PopUp Painting experience in Leeds will include:
All art supplies – including paint, brushes, canvas and apron
Guidance from a practicing artist – but feel free to go off-piste!
A themed playlist to immerse you in your experience
Hannah Guy's first solo show: Nightmares and Daymoths
The debut solo show of work BA Fine Art graduate Hannah Guy was created from a staged photography project funded by a Berkofsky Award from the University of Leeds. This body of work retrospectively examines relationships to the pandemic, four years on. Through a collaborative series of three staged photographs, Hannah conveys her own experiences alongside those of two friends.
3 DAYS - 3 SOUNDSYSTEMS - 3 BIG PARTIES
Carnival weekend is back! Expect colourful parades, the occasional road-block and one big dance.
Sound Systems joining us this year;
SUGARS SOUND HIFI – August 24th
CONCRETE LION - August 25th
CORNERSTONE HIFI – August 26th
We’ll be serving the best drinks over Carnival weekend including Charlene’s famous Rum Punch, Ice Cold Pints, Cold Cans & Cocktails.
FREE ENTRY & EVERYONES WELCOME
See you on CHAPELTOWN ROAD.
Atom and Luna are twins. They never break any rules and never, ever go into the deep dark wood.
But these are no ordinary twins. Trouble is, only the birds and the moon know just how special they are…
When life takes an unexpected turn all rules are turned upside down. Atom and Luna must venture into the deep, dark wood to find Old Mother Redbeard and to save their larger than life visitor, Iffly Sney.
There is no mountain in the world that strikes fear into climbers quite like K2.
In this new show, Britain’s most successful Himalayan climber, Kenton Cool, takes audiences on a roller-coaster history of one of the world’s most notorious mountains; from tragic early attempts, to the highly controversial Italian first ascent, through to present day commercialisation and his own nail-biting ascent in 2021.
With Kenton’s trademark humour and knowledge, this is definitely one not to missed.
Presented by Speakers from the Edge.
Cynthia, a Yorkshire factory worker and wannabe fashion designer, is desperate to be a part of the changes happening in swinging London. Wide eyed and innocent, Cynthia soon finds herself under the wing of the intriguing and glamourous Jayne and her family of collected outcasts.
Using 1960’s inspired music, and set around the events of the Grosvenor Square riots, 68 tackles the clash of cultures taking place in late 1960’s Britain from the changing attuites towards gay rights, and the Vietnam war, to police brutality and the lasting effects of sexual abuse.