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Top Rated This Week Individual: Karen Stansfield / Kaboodle Design Business: Huddersfield Screenprinting Co / Huddersfield Screenprinting Co Place: Tolson Museum / Tolson Musem News: Screen Printing Weekend - February -last minute spaces available Event: Half Term Activities Opportunity: Artist's Journeys - Conference Space: Conference & Meeting Rooms @ The Media Centre Image: The Creative Lofts Video: Watch Screen Yorkshire's New Showreel Audio File: Resilience   Creative Kirklees Newsletter 20 February 2018 It’s nearly here – The 2018 Huddersfield Literature Festival launches on Wednesday 7 March and it’s going to be fabulous! Do check out what they have going on – tickets are selling fast for some events so don’t delay! And to keep you going until then, our newsletter has plenty of creative ideas to keep you busy! Finally, if you’re looking for a treat to end the half term holidays, The High Jinx Show at the Lawrence Batley Theatre on Saturday evening is the perfect experience for the whole family – the young, the old and the inbetween!    Events Sat 03 Mar 2018 2 Free Music Workshops with hcmf// & CoMA Festival CoMA (Contemporary Music For All) Festival have partnered with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival to deliver a day of workshops and an informal performance on Saturday 3rd March 2018 at St Pauls Hall on the Univers...   Sat 10 to Sun 25 Feb 2018 (2 weeks) Art in the Barn Saturday 10 February to Sunday 25 February (Not Mondays or Tuesdays) 11am to 4pm. Popular annual art exhibition and sale featuring the work of local artists. Free entry, normal Visitor Centre opening times apply   Tue 27 Feb 2018 Civilised Society? + special guests Potential Victims live at th Civilised Society? return to live duties in Dewsbury for the first time in over 30 years! plus special guests Potential Victims who are also making a return to the Old Turk after 30 odd years. Admission: Free entry   Tue 27 Feb 2018 CodeUp Huddersfield February Monthly Session CodeUp Huddersfield is a mentoring program for adults who would like to learn how to code for free. Once a month we intend to provide a workspace for people with no programming skills to come and learn the basics, with m...   Mon 26 Feb 2018 Diego Castro: guitarist, alone 7.30 - 9pm Diego Castro gives the UK premiere of Jürg Frey’s ‘guitarist alone’ alongside works by Simon Steen-Andersen, Claus-Stephen Mahnkopf and new works by postgraduate students of the University of Huddersfield....   Thu 22 Feb 2018 Drop in: Family Art Day Thursday 22 February 1pm-3pm Be creative and try something new at our drop in art and craft session. To link with National Nest Box Week we’ll be looking at feathered friends for inspiration. £1 per child   Wed 21 to Sun 25 Feb 2018 (5 days) Electric Spring Free admission for all concerts and workshops (Concerts at 19:30) Electric Spring is an annual festival of sonic exploration of cutting-edge practice in electronic music. The five-day programme of concerts, installati...   Fri 23 Feb 2018 Friday Night Quiz at The Old Turk – South Park Friday night is quiz night at The Old Turk, 23rd February is South Park theme £1 entry Prize - £20 gift vouchers 8.30pm start   Sat 24 Feb 2018 High Jinx Magic, Illusion & Circus The High Jinx show is back this half term with even more grand illusions, crazy tricks and unbelievable circus thrills. This is the perfect experience for the whole family, whether you’re six or 106, you are sure to b...   Thu 22 Feb 2018 Horace and the Yeti at Thornhill Sports & Community Centre Thur 22 Feb 2pm Creative Scene presents a show by Jack Dean in association with Little Mighty Horace and the Yeti An exciting eco-adventure for all the family during February half-term at five community venues acr...   Wed 07 Mar 2018 Huddersfield Literature Festival Festival Launch Join us for the Festival launch, be among the first to view a new Ted Hughes exhibition and enjoy a performance from the multi-award-winning poet, actor and comedian Owen O’Neill. Time: 6pm FREE Photo credit: Ste...   Tue 13 Mar 2018 Jeremy Vine: What I Learnt Jeremy Vine: What I Learnt: What My Listeners Say – and Why We Should Take Notice Celebrated broadcaster and journalist, presenter of BBC1’s Eggheads, Points of View and the election graphics, and unforgettable compet...   Wed 10 Jan to Fri 23 Mar 2018 (2 months) Knot What It Seams : Textile Exhibition Knot What It Seams An exquisite textile art exhibition by Hillstone Fibre Arts displayed in the new Community Art Space. From 10th January to 23rd March 2018. FREE entry - visit the Conference Suite. About t...   Wed 21 Feb 2018 Lunchtime Concert: Opera North Brass Ensemble The flexibility of Opera North's brass section is put on show here as they demonstrate why they are an integral part of one of the UK's most versatile and award-winning orchestras through a varied programme of pieces old...   Wed 28 Feb 2018 Macrame Plant Hangers Workshop (Feb) Macramé Plant Hangers Workshop Create a perfect summer plant hanger using recycled materials.              This retro craft mixes knotting and braiding to make a sturdy hammock for your plants. Wednesday 28th Febr...   Fri 23 Feb 2018 Mansion Of Snakes - Small Seeds, Huddersfield 'Friday Night Jive' presents MANSION OF SNAKES Friday 23rd February FREE ENTRY! Mansion of Snakes is a 12-piece behemoth playing bone-shaking afrobeat, devil funk and cosmic jazz. The Earth shall shake and the ser...   Wed 21 Feb 2018 Singing Workshop We have planned another wonderful singing workshop with soprano Rhianydd Beaumont! Date: Wednesday 21st February Venue: Audrey Spencer School of Dance, Queen Street South, Huddersfield HD1 3DU Cost: £18 We ...   Sat 03 Mar 2018 Stafflex Free Family Day A family day of free activities brought to you by Stafflex 10.30am-11.15pm – Salma Zaman: Bollywood dance and storytelling 11.30pm-12.15pm – Michaelmas Twist: Merriment, magic and balloon modelling 2pm-3.30pm – ...   Sun 25 Feb 2018 Sunday Sessions Sunday Sessions at The Gallery The Poetry Village is delighted to welcome two wonderful poets to celebrate the launch of this new monthly event at The Gallery in Slaithwaite near Huddersfield. The Sunday Sessions a...   Sat 24 Feb 2018 The Jam Appreciation Movement Jam Appreciation Night at The Old Turk 9pm-11pm Free entry   Sun 25 Feb 2018 Yorkshire Brass Band Championships Prievew Evening The University of Huddersfield and the Hepworth Brass Band present a Yorkshire Brass Band Championships Preview Evening at St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, Sunday 25 February 6.30pm. Admission is free, so come along to h...   Opportunities Sat 03 Mar 2018 Call for artists The art&York show is a 3 day event celebrating art, design & contemporary craft at York Racecourse Events Centre. Friday 26th, Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th October 2018 120 artists showcasing their own work and sell...   Tue 27 Feb 2018 Funding to celebrate women gaining the right to vote The Government Equalities Office is currently seeking application through the £1.5 million Women's Vote Centenary Grant Scheme. The aim of the fund is to support local and community groups across England in celebrating ...   Wed 28 Feb 2018 One Community Foundation in Kirklees Looking for funding in Kirklees? One Community, the Kirklees Community Foundation was established in 2010 to provide funding, in the form of grants, to voluntary groups based in Kirklees. The Foundation manages a varie...   Wed 28 Feb 2018 Opportunity for new groups or join the existing ones For full list of classes at the Mechanics Hall please go to the website. We do have a number of opportunities for volunteers interested in forming new groups for: Ukulele Choir Card making/ creative crafts Junio...   News Thu 15 Feb 2018 Distant Shores: Mozart, Elgar and Dvořák in Huddersfield The Orchestra of Opera North will be joined by two outstanding young talents, conductor Ben Gernon and mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge, for the next concert in the Kirklees Concert Season, Distant Shores: a programme of Moza...   Mon 19 Feb 2018 Inspiring Women in Business Networking Event The Huddersfield Giants are holding their first ever Women in Business Event, at The John Smith’s Stadium on Thursday, 8th March, Commencing at 12.30pm to coincide with International Women’s Day. This “free” event is...   Tue 20 Feb 2018 IVE's Young Artists Collection IVE's Young Artists Collection is an annual competition, where young artists aged 11-18 are given a theme and asked to produce an original work of art to reflect that theme. A panel of judges then select winning entri...