Arts&Culture Leeds City College opens its doors for first ever performing arts fair Leeds City College’s Quarry Hill Campus will be home to a unique Performing Arts, Music and Production Arts Higher Education Fair on 29 September, as part of a drive to enhance opportunities for creative applicants. Member of Luminate Education Group, Leeds Conservatoire, is working in partnership with the Federation By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Huddersfield business reveals young people feel more confident than ever sharing their views online With topics like Black Lives Matter, Covid-19, and the climate disruption gaining worldwide attention in 2020, we have seen a rise in young people feeling more confident about sharing their opinions online. A new study by community organisation, Conscious Youth, reveals that 71% of young people feel more confident than By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Mark Hearld, Raucous Invention: The Joy of Making Raucous Invention: The Joy of Making will be an ambitious, vibrant, and creative journey where Hearld explores connections through collaboration and risk taking to create bold and challenging works. With several special collaborations planned, it will be a celebration of the joy and inspiration that comes from working with like-minded By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds Digital Festival 2021 launches global programme of events Leeds Digital Festival, one of the UK’s largest tech and digital events, is returning for the sixth year running. The Festival has unveiled a programme of 300 exciting virtual and in-person events that celebrate digital culture in all its forms, hosted by start-ups, leading tech businesses and government institutions. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Tour de Yorkshire 2022 Update Following lengthy discussions between race organisers, Welcome to Yorkshire and A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation) over many months, it is with regret, that by mutual consent, the 2022 Tour de Yorkshire cycling race will not be going ahead. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with escalating financial challenges By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire drivers gear up for UK-first Italian Job rally at The Piece Hall The Piece Hall is set to host the finale of an Italian Job-inspired motor rally in its 66,000 sq ft courtyard this October. Mini and classic car drivers across Yorkshire are invited to take part in the exciting event, which will see 100% of monies donated to support local By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Hudd Lit Fest launches a programme of live events for Autumn 2021 Following two years of digital festivals, due to Covid 19, Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF) has announced a series of live events between September and Christmas. Primal Scream founder and frontman Bobby Gillespie heads up the Festival’s first event in the run up to the Kirklees Year of Music 2023. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture September brings comedy and drama to Leeds Grand Theatre Magic Goes Wrong: Mon 30 Aug – Sat 4 Sep 2021 Olivier award-winning comedy favourites, Mischief, and magic legends Penn & Teller are set to cast a spell on Leeds Grand Theatre audiences from Mon 30 August to Sat 4 September with their first ever tour of Magic Goes Wrong. Mischief’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Kate Daudy and Kostya Novoselov: WONDERCHAOS 8 September – 6 October 2021 Bothy Gallery and Open Air Yorkshire Sculpture Park is delighted to present WONDERCHAOS, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed visual artist Kate Daudy and Nobel prize winning physicist, Kostya Novoselov. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked unimaginable chaos, raising fundamental questions about how we live our lives By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture The Merrion Street Festival is back and BIGGER than ever People of Leeds, get ready because this August bank holiday Merrion street will be hosting the street party to end all street parties. Eight operators on the street have joined forces, along with neighbour, the Grand Arcade, to host the first bank holiday celebration since lockdown restrictions were lifted. On By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Connecting Leeds launches consultation for Leeds city square Connecting Leeds is giving people the chance to have their say on proposed highways improvements which will enable the transformation of City Square. The proposals will see City Square closed to general traffic, as well as changes to Boar Lane, King Street, Wellington Street, Aire Street, Quebec Street, and the By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture From Hollywood to God's own country Plans unveiled for £1m “Game-Changing” extended reality studio – set for Yorkshire debut this summer The UK’s first specialist innovation centre in the live events industry, XPLOR, has revealed details of a dedicated £1m Extended Reality (XR) studio on its Wakefield campus later this year. Revealed as the Centre for By The Editor • 2 min read
