Creative Kirklees

Here is the latest Creative Kirklees newsletter with details of upcoming events:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Chris Ruffoni / Artist/Arts Development Business: The Coffee Creative / The Coffee Creative Place: Creative Lifestyle Designs / Lifeshop News: Return of The Redcoats Event: Change: Batley schools exhibition Opportunity: BIFA Entries are Open! Space: Temporary Contemporary in Queensgate Market Image: 'Alphabet' wall in Queensgate Market Video: Grand Northern Ukulele Festival 2016 Audio File: Radio interview with Huddersfield musician Thabo Creative Kirklees Newsletter 28 August 2018 As the lovely long summer evenings and school holidays draw to a close, and you are wanting something to look forward to, just have a look at the creative things happening in the weeks ahead here in Kirklees.  September has some great Festivals coming up starting with the Congress of Psychogeography (7-8 Sept) which returns with its surprising and unusual walks, talks and happenings – follow the link to find out all about it! Why not ….. join the LBT for their autumn preview night to see what they have in store?  …. start singing in Honley with Hoot Creative Arts?  … take some latin dance lessons with Yellow Goose? ....learn how to play the guitar with Slaithwaite Guitar School?  Do read on for more ideas and don’t forget to the check the website! Events Sun 09 Sep 2018 &Piano Music Festival Event 1 - An Afternoon of Musical Theatre To kick off the very first &Piano event, we start with a relaxed Sunday afternoon concert with professional singers Rhianydd Beaumont and Anthony Harris, singing a varied selection of Musical Theatre classics and favouri... Fri 07 to Sat 08 Sep 2018 (2 days) 4th World Congress of Psychogeography Back for a third year of surprising and unusual walks, talks and happenings. This year's theme is 'Vague Terrain' and will be an exploration of the physical and metaphorical edgelands at the periphery of our settlement... Sat 29 Sep 2018 Batley Festival 2018 Batley Festival 2018. Be adventurous and experience something different with the sights and sounds of high quality arts and street theatre, from some of the UK’s top artists, in this amazing line up of fun-filled perfor... Tue 28 to Fri 31 Aug 2018 (4 days) Creative Summer School 2018 Get creative at our Summer School for children and young people. For 10-16years: (£30 for 2 days) Tuesday 28th- Wednesday 29th August 10am-3pm (bring a packed lunch). Work with an artist to make paintings for the GRE... Fri 31 Aug 2018 Daft Punk Orchestra Parish Events is incredibly excited to be presenting, live at the Holmfirth Picturedrome: THE DAFT PUNK ORCHESTRA. A 13-piece live rework of the greatest electronic duo of all time, DAFT PUNK. Lose yourself to d... Fri 03 Aug to Thu 20 Sep 2018 (2 months) Dewsbury Greats Exhibition A new showing of this exhibition created by the Dewsbury Reporter's Margaret Watson and realised Kirklees Museums For opening times see poster below or website Mon 03 Sep to Mon 22 Oct 2018 (2 months) Monday Adult Guitar Club Always wanted to play guitar but never made the time? Whether you have always intended to learn or you started years ago and your guitar is gathering dust - David will have you strumming your favourite tune in less than ... Mon 10 Sep 2018 Organ Concert: Gordon Stewart - 10 September Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/19 The season opens with Noel Rawsthorne’s rousing ‘March’, then the wonderfully varied programme ranges from the opening fantasia from Bach’s ‘Leipzig Chorales’ to Mendelssohn... Tue 04 Sep 2018 Season Preview Autumn 2018 Join us for the unveiling of our autumn / winter season with Director of the LBT, Victoria Firth, and special guests from our forthcoming programme. Pantomime director Joyce Branagh returns to talk about this year’s m... Sun 02 Sep 2018 September in the rain? Come in out of the rain on Sunday 2nd September to New Mill Club HD9 7JT and enjoy another monthly concert with New Orleans Wiggle, the jazz band from 7.30 pm. Guests this month are Eric Brierley trombone and Frank Brook... Mon 03 to Mon 17 Sep 2018 (2 weeks) Sewing! Denim Shoulder Bags Course Sewing! Denim Shoulder Bags Course Old jeans lying around useless? Change them into something new and useful! A great way to upcycle old jeans so you can use them for something new. When you're on holiday during the ... Fri 07 Sep 2018 Sing in t'valley 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 over 8 years! Based in a comfortable community setting with fully a... Sat 29 to Sun 30 Sep 2018 (2 days) Slaithwaite Art Festival 2018 Slaithwaite Art Festival is running over the weekend of 29th - 30th September 2018. The main hub of the festival is at Slaithwaite Community Centre, with 11 fringe venues across the village, including Globe Arts Studio. ... Wed 12 Sep 2018 Sound Events @ the LBT / Sept 2018 Come and join Inclusive Sound Events for free improvised music - all instruments and abilities welcome. Sound Events is a regular (every month or so) improvisation night taking place in the Syngenta Cellar Bar at Lawr... Sat 15 Sep 2018 The Marsden Poetry Trail Starts 10 a.m, Saturday 15th September from Marsden Mechanics. (this event is part of the Marsden Walking Weekend) The poetry trail is a circular of nine miles, starting from the village, up Pule Hill then across m... Tue 04 to Tue 18 Sep 2018 (2 weeks) Yellow Goose Latin Dance Lessons x 3 If you want to get ahead of the game for our Live Latin Extravaganza on 22nd September, we are running three 1hr Latin dance lessons on Tuesday evenings, 7.30 - 8.30 at Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield. Lesson... Fri 31 Aug 2018 ZANG - Small Seeds, Huddersfield 'Friday Night Jive' presents... ZANG Friday 31st August Small Seeds, Huddersfield FREE ENTRY ZANG are a 4-piece instrumental jazz-funk band consisting of a hip heavy hammond organ, drums and guitar. Playing a hy... Opportunities Sat 01 Sep 2018 Crafty Praxis Makers Showcase Crafty Praxis, Huddersfield’s independent gift shop, is working with artist and event manager, Nicola Twynham, to bring new opportunities to local makers and the shoppers of Huddersfield by creating a unique and refreshi... Mon 31 Dec 2018 Getting Involved at Holmfirth Civic Hall Have you time on your hands and looking for something new to do to support your local community? There are many ways to get involved with Holmfirth Civic Hall, either by becoming a volunteer, a sponsor or friend. Volunt... News Sat/Sun 15/16 Sept 2018 Heritage Open Weekend At Oakwell Hall Visitors can enjoy free admission to historic Oakwell Hall in Birstall on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September for national Heritage Open Weekend. Heritage Open Weekend celebrates Britain’s rich and diverse history and c... Mon 20 Oct 2018 Screen Printing Weekend: Paper – October Weekend course Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st October 2018 10 – 4 £135.00 Spend a weekend learning screen printing in our professionally equipped workshop with artist and printmaker Clare Caulfield. Learn how to tra...