Creative Kirklees newsletter

Featuring events, workshops and opportunities, here is the latest Creative Kirklees newsletter:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Ruth Gilbert / weaver and textile historian Business: English Framing Co / Creative Picture Framers Place: Colne Valley Museum / Colne Valley Museum News: New venue for the Children's Art School Event: Wire Jewellery Course- January 2018 Opportunity: Voluntary Arts Epic Awards 2018 Space: The Making Space Image: Maxwell-Doig - A Sense of Place Video: Sold works 2017 Audio File: Resilience   Creative Kirklees Newsletter 9 January 2018 The New Year is well and truly underway but have you made any resolutions yet? If not, why don’t you make one to take in a concert? Still to come in January, the Kirklees Concert Season brings to Huddersfield Town Hall “Gordon Stewart” as part of the organ recital series, and Opera North’s “From Hollywood with Love” which is a must for movie lovers who are bound to recognise the tunes. For Gilbert and Sullivan fans, the “Jeremy Peaker Ensemble” returns to Dewsbury Town Hall, with a foray into the world of Savoy Opera.  Go on, give one a go this January! Do read on to find other creative ideas of things to see and do in the week/s ahead, and to find out the latest creative news and opportunities!   Events Fri 12 Jan to Fri 23 Mar 2018 (2 months) Amazing Acapella daytime singing group AMAZING ACAPELLA (formerly Harmony@Hope Bank) A regular daytime acapella harmony singing group for all with Jenny Goodman - come and build your confidence and skills, experience the sheer joy of singing harmony with o...   Sat 13 Jan to Sat 21 Jul 2018 (6 months) Art clubs Art clubs for children of all ages at Phoenix Community Centre, Holmfirth. Hands- on creativity. Fun, social and you don;t have to clear up the mess! Drawing, painting, making, printing. Our artist-led sessions develop...   Tue 09 Jan to Tue 20 Mar 2018 (2 months) Discover and Develop Watercolour 10 week EVENING course Tuesdays at 18.00pm – 20.30pm 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th January, 6th, 20th, 27th February and 6th, 13th, 20th March 2018 Have you bee...   Fri 12 Jan 2018 Dulahli - Small Seeds, Huddersfield 'Friday Night Jive' presents DULAHLI Friday 12th January - Small Seeds, Huddersfield FREE ENTRY Future Soul quartet from Leeds, mixing hip-hop, jazz and electronics.   Fri 12 Jan 2018 Film : Loving Vincent Loving Vincent The world's first fully oil painted feature film, brings the artwork of Vincent van Gogh to life in an exploration of the complicated life and controversial death of one of history's most celebrated arti...   Thu 25 Jan 2018 From Hollywood with Love Andrew Collins (Classic FM presenter and Film Editor at Radio Times) guides us through the world of Hollywood film music with help from Tobias Ringborg, Ian Buckle and the Orchestra of Opera North. With classic score...   Fri 12 Jan 2018 Game of Thrones quiz night Join us every Friday for our weekly quiz. Every week we’ll have a different theme kick starting with The Simpsons 5th January, Game of Thrones 12th January, League of Gentlemen 19th January, Star Wars 26th January. Test...   Wed 31 Jan 2018 Lunchtime Concert: Jeremy Peaker Ensemble Following last year's unforgettable romp through Gilbert and Sullivan classics, Jeremy is back with a further foray into the world of Savoy Opera with a few friends to assist him. Booking in advance is strongly recommend...   Tue 16 Jan 2018 Marbling & Bookbinding Workshop- January 2018 Marbling & Book Binding Workshop We’ll be using Japanese stab binding techniques to create books with a variety of decorative stitching. Tuesday 16th January 13:00 - 15:00 £8 per person (Materials included ...   Tue 28 Nov 2017 to Sat 03 Mar 2018 (3 months) Maxwell Doig: A Sense of Place We are thrilled to be hosting an exhibition of recent work by acclaimed artist Maxwell Doig. Born in Huddersfield, this exhibition features his stunning series of architectural paintings.   Thu 11 Jan to Thu 08 Feb 2018 (1 month) Mindful Drawing with Maggie O'Keefe “Mindfulness means the awareness that arises from paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn 1990 Surely drawing is a perfect way to stay present in ...   Mon 22 Jan 2018 Organ Concert: Gordon Stewart - 22 January One of the pieces most requested by the lunchtime organ audience is Julius Reubke's Sonata on the 94th Psalm. It is an astonishing piece, generally acknowledge to be one of the pinnacles of organ composition of the 19th ...   Mon 08 Jan to Sat 31 Mar 2018 (3 months) Shake, Dance, Paint! Activate Your Creativity Shake, Dance, Paint! Feel lively, be spontaneous, enjoy music, dancing... and paint. In these friendly, informal sessions, you can loosen up your body, raise y...   Fri 12 Jan to Fri 23 Mar 2018 (2 months) Sing in t'valley Happy New Year! Start something new, join a singing group. Sing in t’valley's offers fun, friendly, inclusive singing sessions in Honley and we've been running for 8 years! Based in a comfortable community setting...   Sat 13 to Sat 20 Jan 2018 (1 week) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Huddersfield Light Opera Company return with their spectacular annual pantomime for all ages. Loathed by her wicked stepmother for her beauty, Snow White runs away and seeks shelter in a small cottage in the enchanted...   Wed 10 Jan 2018 Tea & Cake and with Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle. Come and join our friendly group which meets every month. The talk on the 10 January 2018 will be ‘The Villas of Edgerton’. David Griffiths from Huddersfield Local History Society will be talking about their latest boo...   Sun 14 to Tue 16 Jan 2018 (3 days) The Last Supper by Howard Barker Sunday 14 January - 7.30pm Monday 15 January - 7.30pm Tuesday 16 January - 7.30pm Final Year Drama Performance The country is torn by a 14-year-long war. Lvov, a proxy, dozing messiah is questioned by his 1...   Fri 01 Dec 2017 to Sat 27 Jan 2018 (2 months) Unobtania by Peter Robson (art exhibition) Our next exhibition by artist Peter Robson, which launches on Friday 1st December (6pm to 8pm) - we hope that you'll be able to join us. Peter Robson's 'Unobtania' presents politically driven events in order to provo...   Tue 16 Jan to Tue 13 Feb 2018 (1 month) Upcycling- Something From Nothing Enterprise Upcycling - Something from Nothing Would you like to learn how to transform useless unwanted items or waste materials into new materials or products? Great!!! Join us while we explore new or alternative us...   Tue 09 Jan to Fri 30 Mar 2018 (3 months) Weekly Feel Good World Dance Class Feel Good World Dance Upbeat, fun, dance sessions, which help you to get some aerobic exercise whilst learning simple fun dance styles from around the world. Dance styles will include: African, Flamenco, Salsa, Roma...   Sun 14 Jan 2018 Word & Image: The Illustrators Sundays 14 & 28 January and 11 February 2pm Lecture series: Simon Poë talks about 19th and 20th Century British artists from Tenniel, who worked for Punch and illustrated Alice in Wonderland, to Beardsley and giants of ...   Sat 20 Jan 2018 WYPWcourses - Experimental Screen Printing with Paper Stencils Day workshop Saturday 20th January 2018 11 – 3 Learn screen printing with paper stencils! This simple technique is a great way of screen printing. With a scalpel, paper and some basic equipment you’ll be creating mu...   Sat 21 Oct 2017 to Sat 13 Jan 2018 (3 months) WYPWexhibition: Everything is a Moon - Amy-Jane Blackhall EVERYONE IS A MOON - Amy-Jane Blackhall 21 October 2017 - 13 January 2018 PRIVATE VIEW INVITATION Saturday 21 October 2-4pm New prints and sculpture exploring the cadence and repetition of ongoing cycles that ...   Opportunities Thu 01 Feb 2018 Critical Arts Practice and Social Change - PhD Opportunity Sheffield Hallam University in partnership with YVAN and East Street Arts are inviting proposals in creative practice that explore specific social contexts, while thinking critically and imaginatively about the ways the ...   Fri 20 Apr 2018 Events Crew for Creative Pie Events Crew Want to be part of a team that produces music and art events? Join the Events Crew! • Learn about how events are produced • Meet new people • Use your skills • Be part of something exciting & make ...   Mon 30 Apr 2018 Opportunities to perform/show work at Creative Pie events Share your visual art, craft, movement, theatre, sound art, music, words, digital art, experiments and ideas in a relaxed, friendly, and supportive space, or just sit back, have a cup of tea and enjoy. Visual artists are...   Fri 02 Feb 2018 Women in Music Call Out "Come Play With Me" have launched a Music Call Out for women. This is an opportunity for women making music in the Leeds City Region to send "Come Play With Me" an example of their music and then a group of well-respe...   News Thu 04 Jan 2018 Dewsbury scheme continues to transform the town’s appearance. After three successful projects, Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is set to further transform more of the town’s shop fronts. Originally a 5-year plan, it has been extended for another 18 months up until the ...   Wed 03 Jan 2018 Get Creative! The Get Creative Festival takes place from 17 - 25 March 2018. The new Get Creative site will be live in the New Year for you to add your own local events. For now, get inspired by what happened this year in this BBC rou...   Thu 21 Dec 2017 Huddersfield Literature Festival: Jeremy Vine announced Tuesday 13 March Jeremy Vine What I Learnt: What My Listeners Say – and Why We Should Take Notice 7.30pm (approx. running time 1hr + signing), £7 (£5 conc) (allocated seating) Town Hall, Corporation Street HD1 2TA ...

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