What's On in Leeds and West Yorkshire for September 2010?

What's On	Venue	Town	Date
Special Exhibition - Memories of Coal Queens	National Coal Mining Museum	Wakefield	17/05/2010 -26/09/2010
Contemporary Sculpture Park	Newby Hall	Ripon	01/06/2010 -26/09/2010
Matombo Zimbabwean Sculpture Exhibition	Newby Hall	Ripon	01/07/2010 -01/09/2010
Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution	Grand Theatre	Leeds	30/08/2010 -04/09/2010
Beginners Wine Tasting Night	Temple Newsam	Halton	03/09/2010
Fun Lovin' Criminals	The Plug	Sheffield	03/09/2010
Ripon International Festival		Ripon	04/09/2010 -23/09/2010
St Mary's Evensong	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	05/09/2010
Autumn Gift and Craft Fair	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	05/09/2010
Jazz Brunch	Newby Hall	Ripon	06/09/2010
Dangerous Liaisons	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Leeds	07/09/2010 -11/09/2010
Jonsi	o2 Academy	Leeds	08/09/2010
Heritage Open Days	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	09/09/2010 -10/09/2010
Heritage Open Days Guided Tours	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	09/09/2010
Mike Sanchez	Boardwalk	Sheffield	10/09/2010
Meet the Victorians	ahm		11/09/2010 -12/09/2010
Heritage Open Days	Leeds Museum Discovery Centre	Leeds	11/09/2010
Drive-In Movie: Dirty Dancing	Harewood House	Harewood	11/09/2010
Sugar Skulls and Souls	Royal Armouries	Leeds	11/09/2010
Merseymania: A Night in the Cavern Club	Seven Arts	Leeds	11/09/2010
Open House for Heritage weekend	Temple Newsam	Halton	11/09/2010 -12/09/2010
Heritage Sunday Classic Car Show	Thwaite Mills	Stourton	12/09/2010
Templars Treasure Hunt	Temple Newsam	Halton	12/09/2010
One Day International	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	Headingley	12/09/2010
Postman Pat: A Very Royal Mission	Doncaster Dome	Doncaster	12/09/2010
Fireman Sam: Ponty Pandy Rocks	Doncaster Dome	Doncaster	12/09/2010
The Moody Blues	City Hall	Sheffield	12/09/2010
Sarah Raven Study Days	Newby Hall	Ripon	13/09/2010 -14/09/2010
An Evening with Ricky Hatton and Frank Bruno	City Hall	Sheffield	15/09/2010
The Adventures of Pinocchio	Grand Theatre	Leeds	16/09/2010 -31/12/2010
Eddie Martin Band	Boardwalk	Sheffield	16/09/2010
Darlington Championship Dog Show	Newby Hall	Ripon	17/09/2010 -19/09/2010
Virgil and the Accelerators	Boardwalk	Sheffield	17/09/2010
Livewire AC/DC	DNE	Wakefield	17/09/2010
Barenaked Ladies	Leadmill	Sheffield	17/09/2010
Deer Park Walk	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	18/09/2010
Fantastic Fascinators!	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	18/09/2010
Blitz Weekend	Royal Armouries	Leeds	18/09/2010 -19/09/2010
Courtyard Comedy Club 2010	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Leeds	19/09/2010
Two Door Cinema Club	Leeds Metropolitan University	Leeds	21/09/2010
Jim Moray Band	Boardwalk	Sheffield	22/09/2010
Best of British Variety Tour	St Georges Hall	Bradford	23/09/2010
TRC - This Is The Colour	The Plug	Sheffield	24/09/2010
Chris Addison	Barnsley Civic	Barnsley	24/09/2010
The Great North Country Fair	Harewood House	Harewood	25/09/2010 -26/09/2010
English Civil War Weekend	Royal Armouries	Leeds	25/09/2010 -26/09/2010
Russell Kane	Alhambra Theatre	Bradford	25/09/2010
Fantastic Fascinators!	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	26/09/2010
Michael Buble	Sheffield Arena	Sheffield	27/09/2010

What's On in Leeds and West Yorkshire for August 2010?

What's On	Venue	Town	Date
Special Exhibition - Memories of Coal Queens	National Coal Mining Museum	Wakefield	17/05/2010 -26/09/2010
Contemporary Sculpture Park	Newby Hall	Ripon	01/06/2010 -26/09/2010
Matombo Zimbabwean Sculpture Exhibition	Newby Hall	Ripon	01/07/2010 -01/09/2010
Archaeology Trail and Competition	Leeds City Museum	Leeds	17/07/2010 -01/08/2010
School Holiday Fun - Glorious Glass!	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	24/07/2010 -31/08/2010
Henry VIII Events and Activities	Royal Armouries	Leeds	24/07/2010 -27/08/2010
Temple Time Travellers	Temple Newsam	Halton	27/07/2010 -01/08/2010
Get Medieval	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	31/07/2010 -02/08/2010
Yorkshire Day	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	01/08/2010
Yorkshire Day	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	01/08/2010
Bird Spotting	Temple Newsam	Halton	01/08/2010 -31/08/2010
The Country Girl	Grand Theatre	Leeds	02/08/2010 -07/08/2010
Bug Hunts!	Armley Mills: Leeds Industrial Museum	Leeds	02/08/2010 -03/08/2010
Jazz Brunch	Newby Hall	Ripon	02/08/2010
Screen Seven: XXY	Seven Arts	Leeds	02/08/2010
Family Fun: Re-use, Recycle, like a Womble	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	03/08/2010
Bugs and Beasties	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	03/08/2010 -05/08/2010
African Crafts	Leeds City Museum	Leeds	03/08/2010 -05/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	03/08/2010
It's a Monk's Life	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	04/08/2010 -26/08/2010
Fearsome Florence	Thackray Museum	Leeds	04/08/2010
Feathered Friends	Temple Newsam	Halton	04/08/2010
Illustration workshop	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	05/08/2010
Nightingale Club: Feather study	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	05/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	05/08/2010
Lady Hertford at Home	Temple Newsam	Halton	05/08/2010
Family Fun: Re-use, Recycle, like a Womble	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	06/08/2010
Family Fun Afternoon	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	06/08/2010
Tweeting Tiles	Temple Newsam	Halton	06/08/2010
Bees at Fountains!	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	07/08/2010 -08/08/2010
Bug Hunt	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	07/08/2010
Re-Vamp	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	07/08/2010 -08/08/2010
Rolls Royce Rally	Harewood House	Harewood	08/08/2010
Plant a Bee Magnet!	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	08/08/2010
Teddy Bears Picnic & Craft Fair	Thwaite Mills	Stourton	08/08/2010
Fireman Sam	Grand Theatre	Leeds	09/08/2010 -10/08/2010
Screen Seven: The Wedding	Seven Arts	Leeds	09/08/2010
Family Fun: Animal Magic	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	10/08/2010
Mean Monks	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	10/08/2010 -12/08/2010
Green Leeds	Leeds City Museum	Leeds	10/08/2010 -12/08/2010
Early Bird	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	10/08/2010
Dress Up as a Victorian	Armley Mills: Leeds Industrial Museum	Leeds	10/08/2010 -12/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	10/08/2010
Tell me Story: A talk with Clare Brown on Taxidermy	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	11/08/2010
Fearsome Florence	Thackray Museum	Leeds	11/08/2010
Feathered Friends	Temple Newsam	Halton	11/08/2010
Illustration workshop	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	12/08/2010
Nightingale Club: Drawing Big Birds	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	12/08/2010
Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival	St George's Square	Huddersfield	12/08/2010 -15/08/2010
Teddy Bear Festival	Thackray Museum	Leeds	12/08/2010 -13/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	12/08/2010
Lady Hertford at Home	Temple Newsam	Halton	12/08/2010
Family Fun: Animal Magic	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	13/08/2010
Abba: Dancing Queen	Grand Theatre	Leeds	13/08/2010 -15/08/2010
Craftiness - Kite Making	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	13/08/2010
Tweeting Tiles	Temple Newsam	Halton	13/08/2010
Open Air Theatre - Pride and Prejudice	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	14/08/2010
Family Guided Tours	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	14/08/2010 -15/08/2010
Mik Artistik's Ego Trip	Seven Arts	Leeds	14/08/2010
VW Festival	Harewood House	Harewood	15/08/2010
Bedroom Farce	Grand Theatre	Leeds	16/08/2010 -21/08/2010
Screen Seven: Blue Eyelids	Seven Arts	Leeds	16/08/2010
Family Fun: Teddy Bear’s Picnic	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	17/08/2010
Family Escapades!	Leeds Art Gallery	Leeds	17/08/2010
Clothes fit for Heroes and Heroines!	Leeds City Museum	Leeds	17/08/2010 -19/08/2010
Louis Le Prince: Whodunit?	Armley Mills: Leeds Industrial Museum	Leeds	17/08/2010 -19/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	17/08/2010
Paint Your Own Pottery	Temple Newsam	Halton	17/08/2010
Fearsome Florence	Thackray Museum	Leeds	18/08/2010
Feathered Friends	Temple Newsam	Halton	18/08/2010
The Importance of Being Earnest - Open Air Theatre	Harewood House	Harewood	19/08/2010
Tyrannical Tudors	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	19/08/2010 -21/08/2010
Illustration workshop	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	19/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	19/08/2010
Lady Hertford at Home	Temple Newsam	Halton	19/08/2010
Family Fun: Teddy Bear’s Picnic	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	20/08/2010
Discovery Box	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	20/08/2010
Craft-iness	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	20/08/2010
Tweeting Tiles	Temple Newsam	Halton	20/08/2010
Exhibition: Paintings by Alan Denyer	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	21/08/2010 -28/08/2010
Make a Crown	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	21/08/2010 -22/08/2010
Archery at the Abbey	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	21/08/2010 -22/08/2010
Art day with textile artist Justine Bradley	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	21/08/2010
North East Carriage Driving Association	Newby Hall	Ripon	21/08/2010 -22/08/2010
Screen Seven: A Little Bird Told Me	Seven Arts	Leeds	23/08/2010
Family Fun Carnival	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	24/08/2010
Things That Go BUMP In The Night	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	24/08/2010 -26/08/2010
Fantastic Fossils	Leeds City Museum	Leeds	24/08/2010 -26/08/2010
Shakespeare Globe Theatre - The Comedy of Errors	Newby Hall	Ripon	24/08/2010 -25/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	24/08/2010
Kirkstall Abbey Fun Dog Show	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	25/08/2010
Fearsome Florence	Thackray Museum	Leeds	25/08/2010
Feathered Friends	Temple Newsam	Halton	25/08/2010
Summer Science Club	Thackray Museum	Leeds	26/08/2010
Lady Hertford at Home	Temple Newsam	Halton	26/08/2010
Family Fun Carnival	Abbey House Museum	Kirkstall	27/08/2010
Leeds Festival 2010	Bramham Park	Leeds	27/08/2010 -29/08/2010
Teddy Bears' Picnic at Swanley Grange	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	27/08/2010
Craft-iness	Lotherton Hall	Aberford	27/08/2010
Tweeting Tiles	Temple Newsam	Halton	27/08/2010
European Bat Weekend	Leeds Museum Discovery Centre	Leeds	28/08/2010
Birds of Prey	Kirkstall Abbey	Kirkstall	28/08/2010
The Queen's Trophy Tournament	Royal Armouries	Leeds	28/08/2010 -30/08/2010
Georgian Day	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	29/08/2010
Harewood Family Steam Rally	Harewood House	Harewood	29/08/2010 -30/08/2010
Elizabethan Revels	Temple Newsam	Halton	29/08/2010
Fountains Hall Day	Fountains Abbey	Ripon	30/08/2010
Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution	Grand Theatre	Leeds	30/08/2010 -04/09/2010

The Henry Moore Institute

The Institute also curates the British sculpture and archive collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries.

Henry Spencer Moore was an English sculptor and artist known worldwide for his abstract monumental bronze sculptures of the human form. Born in Castleford and the son of a mining engineer, he was responsible for introducing a form of modernism to the UK. Although he became extremely wealthy through his work he devoted most of his money towards the Henry Moore Foundation, established in 1977 – now the UK’s most important artists’ foundation which supports education and the promotion of the contemporary arts. The Foundation has a special interest in Leeds, the city where Moore began his training as a sculptor at the Leeds School of Art (now Leeds College of Art).

The Institute manages the Leeds City Art Gallery’s outstanding collection of British sculpture. Concentrating predominantly on British sculpture from the second half of the 19th century onwards, the work of successive directors including Phillip Hendy (1934-45) and Robert Rowe (1958-83) has led to Leeds’ reputation throughout the world as a major centre for the appreciation and understanding of modern and contemporary sculpture.

The first floor includes archive, slide library and sculpture reference library and an important aspect of the Institute is the opportunity it offers for research. An open house atmosphere is encouraged whereby people with a common interest in sculpture can meet and debate and generate ideas.

Enquiries are welcomed from academics and students with ideas for exhibitions and events. An evening talk series takes place three times a year as an accompaniment to current gallery exhibitions.

The library on the first floor contains 20,000 books, specialist journals, catalogues and pamphlets devoted to contemporary British sculpture dating from 1875 and there are rare books and journals from the 19th and 20th centuries with coverage of international sculpture, installation and conceptual art. There are also video, slides, sculptor’s files, auction catalogues and film works. On line resources include the notes of the controversial artist Helen Chadwick, available as eight three dimensional virtual notebooks.

The Institute also houses and maintains the Leeds Museum and Galleries archive of sculptor’s papers covering 18th century to the present day. Located with the library, the archive represents a diverse range of papers relating to British sculptural practice with contributions of photos and drawings from influential names including Henry Hugh Armstead, Quentin Bell, Eric Gill, Laurence Bradshaw and Barbara Hepworth. In order to view the archives it’s necessary to make a prior appointment by letter, telephone or email.

Facilities:
Assistance Dogs Welcome, Gift Shop, Induction Loops, WC, Wheelchair Access

Address:
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH

Sunday 30 May 2010 to Monday 31 May 2010, 10.00am – 5.00pm

The Yorkshire Game Fair brings the excitement of the countryside alive for visitors of all ages.

Yorkshire Game Fair
Harewood House
Harewood
Leeds
LS17 9LG

Yorkshire Game Fair 2010

With demonstrations, competitions & activities going on throughout both days, there is something of interest for everyone.

Whether you are a serious sporting countryman or just looking for a great day out, the Yorkshire Game Fair is sure to deliver.

Further details as soon as they become available!

Harewood House Website

Seven Art Space Leeds

Take a group of dedicated, like-minded individuals who are committed to finding a way to promote arts and community spirit in the locality, allow them to simmer in a mixing pot of ideas for ten years and you end up with a venue like Seven: a vibrant and lively arts space delivering quality entertainment and culture to a diverse population.

Lucky Number 7

The venue first opened its doors to the public in July 2007. Designed by OSA Architects Ltd, it provides a 100 seat studio with compact but versatile space for a variety of uses. State-of-the-art multimedia equipment and a semi-sprung floor means the space can be utilised for film screenings as well as for dancing and theatrical productions.

The name Seven reflects the founders’ concept, which was to bring the arts to the population of the Leeds 7 area: a geographical corridor full of different nationalities and cultures, with the determination to make the events accessible to all through a good location, well thought-out design and multi-cultural artistic programmes.

The centre is an independent Community Interest Group and a not-for-profit organisation. Run by a board of directors, the building and initial set up was supported by funding from the European Regional Development Fund and funds from the Leeds City Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Additional revenue is raised by letting the space during the week days from 9.00am to 5.00pm with some dates available for weekend hire when the venue can be utilised by arts companies, promoters, business people, community organisations and members of the public.

Seven offers the chance to hold any event, be it a rehearsal, party, dance or conference in surroundings that combine cool with cultural.

Leeds Valentine’s Fair 2010 takes place from 12th to 21st February 2010 at Elland Road’s Car Park, LS11 0ES.

Friday 12th – opens at 5pm
Saturday 20th – opens at 6pm

The Chapel Allerton Arts Festival

Towards the end of August the normally peaceful town of Chapel Allerton becomes a hotbed of creativity, as the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival begins its week-long celebration of the artistic diversity and talent in the area.

Run entirely by local volunteers, the week sees selected venues in the town hosting a variety of events and interactive activities ranging from poetry and philosophy to juggling.

With plenty of comedy and cabaret shows on offer, one of the most popular events is a film festival hosted by the Seven Arts Space with open-air screenings in the Park and prizes for the best locally made film.

Contact Address:

Chapel Allerton Arts Festival
PO Box 466
Leeds LS7 9NB

Or visit www.chapelallerton.org.uk for details.With market stalls and street performers, a 48-hour extravaganza takes place around the area of Regent Street offering abundant food and entertainment.

Events also take place in the Park, in the restaurants of Chapel Allerton and Seven Arts Space on Harrogate Road. Especially renowned for its jazz shows that usually takes place on Sunday, the festival also features an eclectic mix of music from genres of folk, Indian, acapella, ska, rock, Latin American and punk.

Big names in the past have included Chumbawamba and Corrine Bailey Rae.

The year 2009 saw the Chapel Allerton hosting its 12th such Arts Festival – 2010 promises to be bigger, better and even more successful than before. Don’t miss it!

The Middleton Colliery Railway is one of the oldest in the world and was the first commercially successful steam locomotive, paving the way for the world’s first passenger railway - the Stockton and Darlington Railway of 1825. It is situated about two miles south of Leeds City Centre alongside the M621 Motorway at Junction 5.

The railway ran for three miles between the city of Leeds and Middleton Colliery to the south. It was originally constructed in 1758 as a privately financed venture when it was used by horse drawn trucks called corves, and was a cheap method of carrying coal from Middleton Pits to Casson Close. It became the first railway to be granted powers by an act of Parliament.

In 1812 the manager of the colliery John Blenkinsop relaid the track with a toothed rail to give added traction to enable it to bear heavier loads: he employed an engineer, Matthew Murray of Stockton on Tees to build a steam locomotive for the colliery with a pinion that would mesh with the rail; Murray’s engine was called Salamanca and was the first ever to use two cylinders. It remained in use for 20 years with three more locomotives built at a later date. The railway was converted to a 4ft 8” standard gauge in 1881.

In 1960 Middleton Colliery Railway received heritage status, run by volunteers from the Middleton Railway Trust Ltd and funded by the Heritage lottery; a passenger service came into operation in 1969 and is operated at weekends and public holidays, running along the one mile track between Moor Road Hunslet and Park Halt on the edge of Middleton Park.

The Station houses an Engine House with a selection of locomotives built in the Hunslet area by the famous Leeds manufacturer John Fowler, and includes the Sir Berkeley Manning built in 1890 that was featured in the BBC adaptation of The Railway Children, as well as the Mirvale, designed in 1882.

Exhibitions @ The Henry Moore Institute 2010

Natural Sculptures from the Qing Dynasty Exhibition

Until 7th March 2010 – Gallery 4 of the Henry Moore Institute

Small scale examples known as “scholars’ rocks” come from the British Museum, the Bath Museum of East Asian Art and a private collection and ask the visitor to reflect on what makes a rock a sculpture.

The Developing Process – reveals sculptors education in drawings and photography

Until 2nd May 2010 – Mezzanineof the Henry Moore Institute

With post-war rethinking, the curriculum changed radically but remained equally rigid.

A wide range of material from individual sculptor’s archives examines how sculptors have been taught to see three dimensionally.