Tuesday Night Live: Topaz

Topaz are a contemporary jazz group led by Chapel Allerton sax player and singer Cathy Ibberson with Lucy Smickersgill on trombone,  Chris Young/ Alison Innes saxes, Phil Green trumpet, Sam Clough guitar, Steve Crocker bass, Graham Hefferman drums.

Advance tickets £7/£6 concessions

OTD on the night from 5pm £10/£9 concessions

Doors 7.00pm Music from 7.15pm

The Chapeltown Photography Project

A new photography project from Historic England has been launched, which aims to capture Chapeltown’s African and Caribbean community.

The Chapeltown Photography Project will be led by photographer and local resident Solomon Charles-Kelly who will work with the community over the next five months to create a portrait of the North Leeds suburb. He will be supported by Lens Lab Project, a Leeds-based non-profit arts organisation.

This is Leeds Audio Tour and Quiz Challenge

A fun way to discover the key places, important people, and the rich history that make Leeds what it is today.

The This is Leeds audio tour and quiz challenge is a fun way to find out more about the people, and places that made Leeds what it is today! Stopping at landmarks around the city, local expert Mike narrates you through interesting information and fun facts. From the grand opening of the Civic Hall and drama involving the Queen that day, to the English Civil War battle on Briggate, there are lots of stories to tell on this tour.​

Special Kinda Madness/ Acoustic Skadom + Ska Afterparty

Whether its the Nutty Boys or Coventry's finest that make you get up and dance, you get the best of both world's so dig out those Brogues and make sure they're broken in as these guys will have the audience up and dancing from the start.

Special Kinda Madness play a truly authentic set from each band, matching the incredible energy of The Specials with the unforgettable iconic songs of Madness. Producing a show that will have everyone hankering back to those exciting days of 2-Tone and Ska.

Cola

The Gloss is the second album from Cola. 

From their inception Cola have expanded on the d.i.y. ethic of the Dischord and SST eras, creating potent sounds from a minimal palette of drums/bass/guitar and lacing their songs with winsome one-liners and societal commentary. What’s another word for commentary? Gloss, apparently. 

Leeds Tattoo Expo 2024

The ninth edition of Leeds Tattoo Expo, showcasing over 220 tattooists alongside a market of traders and live music! Come down to get tattooed by some of the best artists from the UK and abroad, browse the markets for unique clothing, homeware, curios and more!

Sharan Hunjan: In conversation

Sharan Hunjan is a poet and teacher from London. She is part of the literary collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE, whose first collaborative book was published by FEM Press, and has had work published in the poetry anthology Slam! You’re Gonna Wanna Hear This (Pan MacMillan 2020). 

She published her pamphlet, ‘Hatch’, as part of the 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE publication with Rough Trade Books in 2020. 

With 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE she has performed at Stoke Newington Literary Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, British Library and Tate and appeared in British Vogue. 

Helen Lederer: Not That I’m Bitter

Helen Lederer was a regular on the stand-up circuit and new-wave sketch shows in the decade that launched the careers of today’s comedy household names and national treasures.

From the iconic Absolutely Fabulous to Bottom,  Happy Families,  Naked Video,  French and Saunders and Girls on Top; it is difficult to think of a comedy show that Helen wasn’t a part of. So... plain sailing then? Well, not really.