Huddersfield Literature Festival

Diane Green, Reader Development Officer at Kirklees has forwarded me the following information which I thought I would share with my followers:

Inspirational Womens’ display - March 2013

There will be a  display from the Local studies Library about Inspirational Women of Kirklees in both Huddersfield and Dewsbury Libraries alongside a ‘poet tree’ where people are invited to add names of women who have inspired them plus a piece of prose or poem as they wish. 

 

 

·         Wed 20^th Feb, 7.30-11pm   Mangoes on the Beach from storyteller Peter Chand at The Watershed, Slaithwaite plus other storytellers at Storylounge.  Peter has taken his parent’s story of their journey to Britain in the 1950’s and woven it with 4 traditional Indian tales. Tickets £5 or £4 Kirklees Passports from Marsden and Slaithwaite Libraries and from any box office 01484 223200/222444 or on line at http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls/boxoffice.shtml   A partnership between Kirklees libraries and Slaithwaite Moonraking festival.

 

See: www.slaithwaitemoonraking.org/  for more details about the festival which includes stories for children from Miso’Shi, a fantastic storyteller from Ghana, at Marsden, Slaithwaite and Golcar Libraries on Wed 20^th Feb, more tales from Peter Chand and Taffy Thomas and more, plus lantern making workshops and fantastic processions.

 

 

Above the parapet: Short story readings

Complete short story readings from local poet and short story writer, Alison Lock, in Kirklees Library and Information Centres.  Refreshments.  For adults and interested teenagers. These events are open to all and are part of International Womens Day celebrations in Kirklees.

 

 

·         Tues 5^th March, 10.00-11.30am    Above the Parapet: Complete Short Story readings from poet and author Alison Lock  at Cleckheaton Coffee Plus.  Free event. Tel 01274 335170 to book your place.

 

·         Wed 6^th March, 11.00-12.00pm  Above the Parapet: Complete Short Story readings from poet and author Alison Lock  at Honley Library. Tel 01484 222340 to book your place.  Free event

 

 

·         Wed 6^th March, 7.30-9.30pm   Storytailors Club  Meet Cassandra Parkin, author of New World Fairy Tales and A Lighter Shade of Grey and Storyteller Susanna Meese telling  Revealing Women at Marsden Library  Tickets £2 

Please email diane.green@kirklees.gov.uk to book your place so that we can manage numbers.

   

·         Fri 8^th March, 7.30-9.30pm   Women to Watch Out For  A funny and entertaining storytelling show from storyteller, singer, musician and dancer Ursula Holden Gill at Almondbury Library tickets £3/£2 from the library, and from any box office 01484 223200/222444 or on line at http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls/boxoffice.shtml

 

·         Tues 12^th March, 7.00-8.00pm  Above the Parapet: Complete Short Story Readings from poet and author Alison Lock at Kirkburton Library. Tel 01484 222710 to book your place.  Free event

 

 

·         Wed 13^th March, 10.30-11.30am  Above the Parapet: Complete Short Story Readings from poet and author Alison Lock at Huddersfield Library visually impaired readers group.  Tel  01484 221955 or email transcription.service@kirklees.gov.uk  to book your place or to find out more about library services for the visually impaired.

 

·         Thurs 14^th March, 7.30-9.00pm Rod and George spin Yorkshire Yarns and Humorous Monologues. Kirkheaton Library. Tickets £2 from the library 01484 223560 kirkheaton.lic@kirklees.gov.uk or from any Kirklees box office 01484 223200 or on line at  http://kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls 

 

·         15^th March, 1.30-2.30pm  Above the Parapet: Complete Short Story Readings from poet and author Alison Lock at Mirfield Library. Tel 01924 326470 to book your place.  Free event

 

·         18^th March, 1.00-2.00pm Above the Parapet: Complete Short Story Readings from poet and author Alison Lock at Batley Library. Tel 01924 326021 to book your place. Free event

 

·         19^th March, 7.30-9.00pm   Rod and George spin Yorkshire Yarns and humorous monologues. Lindley Library.  Tickets £2 from the library. 01484 222172  lindley.lic@kirklees.gov.uk or from any Kirklees box office 01484 223200 or on line at  http://kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls 

 

·         21^st March, 7.30-9.30pm  Goosewing;  Storytelling from Christine McMahon with Paul Roberts on the violin at Holmfirth Civic Tickets £3/£2 from Holmfirth Library, Holmfirth Tourist Information Centre, from any Kirklees box office 01484 223200 or on line at  http://kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls 

 

·         3^rd April, 7.30-9.30pm   Jodi Picoult at Huddersfield Town Hall. A joint event from Kirklees libraries and Huddersfield Literature festival. Tickets £4/ £2 Kirklees Passports available online at http://kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls, email to: huddersfield.information@kirklees.gov.uk, By phone: 01484 223200, or in person at Huddersfield Visitor Centre in the library.

 

HUDDERSFIELD LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Also we have many literature events coming up during Huddersfield Literature Festival including Kate Atkinson, Jeremy Dyson, Joanne Harris, Monkey Poet, Jodi Picoult, Annabel Pitcher and many more contributors.  All details to be found at:

http://www.litfest.org.uk/