Whats On QUISH: TRASH: COSMETIC: an inaugural performance by professor Matty Bovan Professor Matty BOVAN is inviting people for the rare opportunity to ask him anything they like, live at Leeds School of Arts. Taking place from 9am – 5pm on Friday 19th May, Matty’s inaugural performance, to celebrate his investiture as Professor of Fashion at Leeds Beckett University, replaces the traditional By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Tuck in at Barnsley's Flavours Food festival this month The Flavours Food Festival returns to Barnsley town centre on 18-21 May and promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a packed line-up of over 40 mouth-watering food stalls. Following its successful town centre debut last year, the popular festival will once again be taking place in The By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Weaving magic at historic Sunny Bank Mills Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley is opening the doors of its iconic 1912 Mill for the Threads Textile Festival over the weekend of 12th -14th May. The Threads Textile Festival will open on 12th May in the Textile Archive with a day of talks on dyeing by leading experts in By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink 'Let the weekend be gin!' Beverley Gin Festival's back at Beverley Minster Beverley Gin Festival is back next weekend, Friday May 12th and Saturday May 13th, as Beverley Minster again plays host to this popular annual event. Supported by great live music and tasty street food, the festival is packed with an incredible array of British and international gins and other specialty By The Editor • 2 min read
Whats On William's Den launches pioneering new season in style William’s Den, the multi-award-winning East Yorkshire children’s tourist attraction, is launching its spring/summer season on Monday May 1 with family favourite Bluey and a big blue inflatable assault course to give families even more to enjoy. The unique family destination at North Cave, near Brough, has enjoyed By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture York Fashion Week announces programme of events for Spring Summer 2023 show Following the announcement that Gary James McQueen will launch York Fashion Week Part One 2023 on 27th April with an exclusive event at Yorkshire Museum, organisers have revealed the full line up of events scheduled to take place across various venues in the historic city of York over the five By The Editor • 4 min read
Whats On Chief digital information officer puts National Health on agenda I Paul Jones, chief digital information officer for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has been announced as the latest speaker to join the line-up for the first ever Silicon Yorkshire Expo, which takes place on Wednesday 19 April from 10am – 2pm at the Everyman Cinema in Leeds. With responsibility for By The Editor • 2 min read
Whats On Leeds Gliterary Lunch with Jodie Chapman & Rebecca Wait Gliterary Lunches first launched in 2006. Sisters, Sibh & Beth wanted to bring together their favourite things and share them with like-minded people. Always keen readers, both joined book clubs when their children were small. They quickly realised that not only were these gatherings great fun, they opened the door By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Historic Sunny Bank Mills hosts two new major events Sunny Bank Mills is reopening the doors of its iconic 1912 Mill over the weekend of April 1-2 for the second instalment of Printed Bound, the annual Artists’ Book and Print Fair, and then for the new Threads Textile Festival over the weekend of May 12-14. Printed Bound, which enjoyed By The Editor • 3 min read
Whats On The Charlatans and Johnny Marr co-headline The Piece Hall Two of the UK’s most beloved music legends are teaming up for an incredible co-headline show at The Piece Hall, Halifax. The Charlatans and Johnny Marr will take to the stage at the historic Yorkshire venue on Saturday August 26. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday By The Editor • 2 min read
Whats On Sister Act is back in the habit at Leeds Grand Theatre Brace yourselves sisters – the habit is returning to Leeds! Direct from London, this eagerly anticipated brand-new production of Sister Act comes to Leeds Grand Theatre in 2023. All your prayers have been answered with a stunning cast, including TV and West End legend Lesley Joseph, Olivier Award-winner and star of By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Reflections of an Indian Dancer takes audiences on a beautiful journey Reflections of an Indian Dancer – a bold new solo show that beautifully blends contemporary western dance and classical Indian Kathak – is coming to Leeds Playhouse next month, encouraging audiences to explore their own sense of identity through movement and memories. Sooraj Subramaniam will perform his deeply personal and often poetic By The Editor • 2 min read
