Sunday 9 March 2014

HLF 2014 events 9 March - Gwyneth Hughes and Jim Crace

The Polari Up North event last night was fantastic.  Featuring Adam Lowe, VG Lee, Keith Jarrett and Mari Hannah, the event was hosted by Paul Burston.  The audience was treated to performance poetry, readings from books and poetry collections and lashings of good humour.

The HLF events taking place today are:


Our free Darwin exhibition is now open


Darwin & The Voyage

of HMS Beagle



is now on view at the Packhorse Gallery (upstairs at the Packhorse Centre) during opening hours.

Why not pop in next time you're in town?

While you're there, you can also pick up tickets for our Darwin event, taking place:


Sunday 9 March

2.30-3.30pm


The event includes a short talk by noted Darwin biographer, Professor James Moore, and an exciting performance, including sea shanties, music and dance, from the Andrew Mitchell Collective.


Tickets are just £2 (£1 conc)


You can also book tickets through this link:
 

http://www.thelbt.org/Darwin-Voyage-HMS-Beagle

Hope to see you there!
Huddersfield Literature Festival 6-16 March 2014


Gwyneth Hughes in Conversation Sunday 9 March, the award-winning TV screenwriter talks about her career and recent BBC film, The Girl, which tells the story of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession with Tippi Hedren.
 

Jim Crace In Conversation Sunday 9 March, a retrospective of the twice Booker prize shortlisted novelist, who has announced his retirement from writing.


 

I will be at both the Gwyneth Hughes and Jim Crace events, taking place at the University of Huddersfield, hope to see you there.

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