Taking Flight @ Seven
A fabulous mixed
programme of events coming up at Seven over the next week. Friday 3 February, 8.30pm,
Tumbleweed Americana presents The Mastersons, Austin-based
alt-country duo, husband-and-wife team, Chris Masterson and Eleanor
Whitmore. In 2014, the Mastersons released ‘Good Luck Charm’, featuring
political themes as well as more personal material. ‘Transient Lullaby’
is due for release in 2017. £11
adv /£13 otd. Doors 8pm.
On Saturday 4
February, 7.30pm, it is the return of South Asian Arts UK
with Poetry in Song – Shabnam Khan & Co. Shabnam has
been singing professionally since her school days, and has performed
alongside many renowned artists. She sings in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Farsi
and English, through many Asian styles: ghazal, geet, Punjabi folk and
sufiaana kalaam. £10 /
£6 conc. Contact SAAUK email info@saa-uk.org
The Screen Seven film on Monday
6 February, 8pm, is The Big Short,
There is an economics festival in Kilkenny, Ireland, at which the idea is
to mock banking and political figures while "waiting for
answers", so the experts are interviewed not by specialists but by
comedians. Adam McKay's raucous comedy, manages the unlikely feat of
being wildly entertaining while telling a complex and ultimately
depressing story. £6/
£5 conc.
Café Economique is
on Tuesday 7 February,
7.30pm. This month, Modern Slavery in the UK
: How it Affects You and What You Can Do about it, The subject is
Introduced by Prof Gary Craig, WISE, University of Hull, who will outline
the rapidly growing scope and nature of slavery within the UK. £4 on the door.
On Wednesday 8
February, 8pm, it's Seven Live
with The best in local talent. This month look forward to
well-crafted original songs from The Jon Palmer Acoustic Band; engaging
songwriter and performer, Dom Major; Hypnotic instrumentals band,
Hatchet, Pike and Gun; and Keith, knocking out some happy tunes. £6 otd.
A real treat for jazz aficionados on Thursday
9 February, 8pm, when the Seven Jazz Leeds concert is Seamus Blake
A warm welcome back for New York based saxophonist/composer Seamus
Blake, recognized as one of the finest exponents of contemporary jazz.
His music is known for its sophistication, bold improvisations and “sheer
swagger”. The concert will be recorded for BBC Radio 3's Jazz Now
programme. £16/£14
conc. Doors 7.30pm.
We've two exciting pieces of theatre to round ooff the week. Firstly
on Friday 10 February,
7.30pm, York-based, Wildgoose Theatre
presents Cornermen. Set in the lower levels of the boxing
world, cornermen Mickey, Drew and Joey are on the lookout for the next
big thing. They spot Sid at an amateur night and as his star rises they
have a big fight on their hands, in more ways than one. A humorous and
fast paced new play from writer Oli Forsyth. £10 /£8 conc.
On Saturday 11
February, 7.30pm, Red Dragonfly Productions
presents Taking Flight. Six months ago Red Dragonfly
launched Taking Flight, a competition aimed at finding three new short
plays from writers within the British East Asian, South Asian, and South
East Asian communities. Three plays were chosen for final
production in a unique evening of theatre, Ketchup by Sammy Wong,
Hema Anjali by Chandni
Lakhani and 100%
of Nothing is Nothing by Joan C. Guyll. £10 adv /£12 on the door.
Tickets for most
events are found at www.ticketsource.co.uk/sevenleeds/events Where
not sold out, tickets are always available on the door.
Every £ spent at
Seven helps support high quality arts in a local setting. We look forward
to seeing you at Seven very soon.
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