Creative Kirklees newsletters

With details of upcoming events and more, here are the latest Creative Kirklees newsletters:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Den Dixon / Author Business: Yorkshire Sound Women Network / Yorkshire Sound Women Network C.I.C. Place: The Media Centre / About Us News: Textile Printing & Hand-Made Marks – April Event: Our House Opportunity: FailSpace1: Picturing Success in Cultural Participation Projects Space: Café Ollo Image: Huddersfield Literature Festival Video: Holmfirth Arts Festival 2018 by Bikeshed Digital Media Audio File: Radio interview with Huddersfield musician Thabo Creative Kirklees Newsletter 19 March 2019 There's great variety for you in the newsletter this week – from Thai Chi at Oakwell to Singing Rock and Pop at Bagshaw.  With a great choice of music, theatre, literature, talks, comedy, workshops, classes and exhibitions – there really is something for everyone! And with the Huddersfield Literature Festival launching this week, there will be events going on all around the town! The 2018/19 Kirklees Concert Season is drawing to a close with the last lunchtime concerts taking place next week and the last orchestral concert coming up on 4 April – so if you fancy giving one a go, get your skates on, otherwise you will have to wait for the new season to start in September! Events Sat 23 Mar 2019 10 x 10 Poetry Cabaret Ten of the best and most exciting poets and spoken word artists in Yorkshire will take the mic for 10 minutes each in this word-packed cabaret. Hosted by Rose Condo. Featuring Rose Condo, Hannah Davies, Den Dixon, Bob... Thu 21 Mar 2019 A Mediterranean Tour: Not Just a Load of Old Stones Lecture by Gillian Hovell at 7.30pm. (Doors open 7.00pm) A tour of the Mediterranean is a visit into the past; ancient sites are littered with ruined architecture and museums are full of works of art testifying to once... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Celebrating 30 Years of Elmer the Elephant – Holmfirth Venue: Read bookshop, 41 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth HD9 3JH Come and join in our celebrations for Elmer the Patchwork Elephant’s 30 birthday year. An iconic children’s book series, created by author and artist, Davi... Tue 26 Mar 2019 CodeUp Huddersfield (March 2019) *Our March Meetup is supported by Elder Studios* CodeUp is a learner-led monthly meetup for adults learning how to code. You tell us what you need support with, and we will do our best to help. With professional devel... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Desert Island Flicks DESERT ISLAND FLICKS A blockbuster, adventure and rom com rolled into one, Desert Island Flicks sees two leading ladies reimagine, remake and spoof the most memorable movie moments of all time, taking on all the lead ... Mon 25 Mar 2019 Diego Castro - Guitar Monday 25 March St Paul's Hall, 7:30pm Virtuoso guitarist Diego Castro Magas has worked with composers such as Brian Ferneyhough, James Dillon and Michael Finnissy. He comes back to Huddersfield to present an evening... Fri 22 to Sun 24 Mar 2019 (3 days) Drawing lessons for the beginner Have you bought all the equipment but haven't got around to using it or not drawn since school but would like to start again? Now is the chance to rediscover and improve your artistic ability. Contact Catherine who will... Wed 20 to Fri 22 Mar 2019 (3 days) Dwell Time Launch Programme Dwell Time Launch 20th - 22nd March 2019 Huddersfield – Penistone - Sheffield Dwell time: The time a train spends at a scheduled stop without moving. Typically, this time is spent boarding or alighting passengers, b... Wed 20 Mar 2019 HLF2019 Launch + Larkinland Join us for the launch of the 2019 Festival, including: 6pm Larkin and Hughes: Poets and Rivals Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes were two giants of twentieth-century poetry. Both were strongly associated with Yorkshire... Sun 24 Mar 2019 Kate Peters at Huddersfield Jazz KATE PETERS Kate Peters: vocals Martin Longhawn: piano John Marley: bass Tim Carter: drums Sunday 24 March 2019 at 2pm Cafe Society Byram Street Huddersfield www.huddersfield-jazz.co.uk Tickets: £10 (£5 s... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Let's Sing Rock & Pop at Bagshaw... LET’S SING ROCK & POP TOGETHER Saturday 23rd March, 12 noon - 2.00pm We love singing our favourite songs and having fun along the way. Come and enjoy it too. Join us at Bagshaw Museum and let’s sing our favourites t... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Level Up! in music production Join YSWN for an inspiring and empowering day of practical music workshops, professional development talks, practice-sharing and networking. Aimed at all women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people with an inte... Thu 21 Mar 2019 Lisa Luxx’s Wisdom Salon with Open Mic - 21st March Acclaimed spoken word artist Lisa Luxx presents new work on the Festival theme of ‘Memory’ from her upcoming book Breastmilk Martini. Followed by two rounds of Open Mic on the same theme, with a group discussion on th... Sun 24 Mar 2019 Literary Afternoon Tea £15.00 – £18.00 Date: 24 March 2019 at 3pm Venue: Huddersfield Golf Club, Lightridge Road, Huddersfield HD2 2EP A Festival favourite – enjoy a delicious afternoon tea in the beautiful setting of Fixby Hall with two ... Wed 27 Mar 2019 Lunchtime Concert: David Greed (Violin) and Ian Buckle (Piano) Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, David Greed, returns to Dewsbury for his second concert this season with a wonderful celebration of violin music to mark the Compan... Mon 25 Mar 2019 Organ Concert: Gordon Stewart - 25 March Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This concert is kindly sponsored by Margaret Green and John Clark, keen supporters of the Lunchtime Organ Concert Season) The season ends with another real Town Hall p... Tue 26 Mar 2019 Paper Flowers Taster Session - March 2019 Paper Flowers Taster Session Learn different paper folding and cutting techniques to create beautiful, long lasting and vibrant flowers. Suitable for over 18’s Tuesday 26th March 17:00 - 19:00 @ S2R Create ... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Poetry & Wine Date: 23 March 2019 at 6pm Venue: Kwas, 2 Viaduct Street HD1 5DL An exclusive event for 20 guests (advance booking recommended). Bring along your favourite poem on the Festival theme of ‘Memory’, a selection of whic... Wed 27 Mar 2019 Polari Up North + Gerry Potter + Rosie Wilby - 27th March An evening of LGBTQ+ entertainment, with a Festival favourite: the ever-popular, Polari Up North, hosted by Paul Burston, plus special performances by poet Gerry Potter and comedian Rosie Wilby. 6.30pm: Gerry Potter –... Sat 16 to Sat 23 Mar 2019 (1 week) Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw One of the most celebrated plays of the 20th Century. Will Professor Higgins manage to mould and improve the young enthusiastic Eliza? Will Eliza manage to better herself and live a more productive life? A timeless cl... Wed 27 Mar 2019 Rosie Wilby – Is Monogamy Dead? 27th March Comedian, writer and broadcaster Rosie Wilby presents a mixture of talk, discussion and highlights from her standup show Is Monogamy Dead? which eventually became her award-shortlisted book of the same name. A mix of ... Sun 24 Mar 2019 Tai Chi An introduction to Tai Chi on the Hall rear lawn. Each session £5 per person. Pre-booking essential. Thu 21 Mar 2019 University Brass Band and Symphonic Wind Orchestras Thursday 21 March 7:30pm St Paul's Hall The University’s flagship ensembles present an evening of classic and contemporary music for wind and brass. Wed 27 Mar 2019 WORKSHOP: Creative writing & performance skills 27th March Bestselling novelist Paul Burston (creator and host of the award-winning Polari literary salon), and acclaimed novelist and short story writer VG Lee will offer feedback on your work (up to 800 words) and guide you to pr... Opportunities Mon 25 Mar 2019 Commission: Parade artist/company This is an exciting opportunity for an artist or arts organisation to work with Cleckheaton Folk Festival and the Cleckheaton community, to make something truly special to add to this year’s Folk Festival Parade. Dead... Tue 26 Mar 2019 Communications and Audience Development Manager (Creative Scene) Creative Scene are looking an experience marketing professional to join them as a Communications and Audience Development Manager. This position is fixed term until December 2020. Sun 31 Mar 2019 Open Call: Childrens' Workshop Proposals for Family Festival Quotes from artists in a range of disciplines are sought to provide arts based workshops for a family festival event based on Whirlow Hall Farm in Sheffield. Proposals might include the following: Arts and Craft Da... News Tue 12 Mar 2019 Fashion icon swaps runway for Kirklees College hallways Legendary fashion designer and style icon Zandra Rhodes, who is as famous off the catwalk as she is on it, thanks to her bold pink hair and theatrical makeup, swapped the runways for the hallways of Kirklees College as s... Mon 18 Mar 2019 Fettle on Children's BBC Newsround Fettle Animation based in Marsden, has worked with broadcast journalists Sameena Misbahuddin and Nora Fakim from Children's BBC Newsround and BBC Africa What's New on a series of engaging short films about what it's lik... Thu 14 Mar 2019 New artwork by Peter O'Toole New artwork has gone up in the walkway from the Piazza and Queensgate Market in Huddersfield. The illustrations by artist Peter O'Toole celebrate the varied musical heritage of the district. Walk through into the marke...

Top Rated This Week Individual: Marc Dunleavy / Producer & Project Manager Business: Stall 19 / Organic ecologies in Queensgate market Place: Temporary Contemporary / Contemporary Art in Queensgate Market News: Fashion icon swaps runway for Kirklees College hallways Event: Stall 19 - “Huddersfield Nostalgia” Opportunity: Now recruiting: Audience Development Digital Project Manager Space: Loft 8/22: Large 2 room apartment (Ideal live / office space) Image: Stall 19 project in Queensgate Market Video: Holmfirth Arts Festival 2018 by Bikeshed Digital Media Audio File: Radio interview with Huddersfield musician Thabo Creative Kirklees Newsletter 12 March 2019 Only a week to go before this year’s Huddersfield Literature Festival.  From 21-31 March this award-winning festival takes place in venues across Huddersfield with a range of author talks, performance poetry, workshops, multi-arts events and the delicious Literary Afternoon Tea. We’ve picked out a few events in the newsletter but you can see all the Huddersfield Literature Festival events on Creative Kirklees or the festival’s website - get your tickets while you can! There’s lots more on the Creative Kirklees website and we regularly post on Facebook and Twitter, so keep in touch with what’s going on near you. Events Thu 21 Mar 2019 Ask an Ocean Explorer – with Dr Jon Copley - March 21st An unmissable talk by Dr Jon Copley, marine biologist and advisor for David Attenborough’s BBC series Blue Planet II. Find out about the weird and wonderful creatures of the deep, learn what it’s like to be a ‘bathynaut... Fri 22 Mar 2019 Beginners Crochet - Day Workshop - March 2019 Beginners Crochet Designed for complete beginners, come along and learn the basics you need to crochet from first knot to fastening off. Friday 22nd March 10:30 - 15:00 Day Workshop *There w... Mon 11 to Wed 13 Mar 2019 (3 days) Bouncers The international smash hit comedy returns. Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are back and telling the tales of a Yorkshire nightclub. Of lads and lasses, sticky floors and shots galore, and the early morning taxi home,... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Celebrating 30 Years of Elmer the Elephant – Holmfirth Venue: Read bookshop, 41 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth HD9 3JH Come and join in our celebrations for Elmer the Patchwork Elephant’s 30 birthday year. An iconic children’s book series, created by author and artist, Davi... Sat 16 Mar 2019 Collagraph Printing: Create! Workshop – March Day workshop Saturday 16th March 2019 11 – 3 Tutor: Cath Brooke £40 On this hands-on day workshop you will explore basic collagraph methods using a range of textured papers, vinyls, glues, etc. Textures are ad... Sat 16 Mar 2019 Concert: Denby Dale Ladies and New Mill Male Voice Choirs Denby Dale Ladies and New Mill Male Voice Choirs to perform a varied musical program. Start: 7.15 pm Sun 17 Mar 2019 Creative Writing Using the park for inspiration, try some creative writing around the campfire. Each session £5 per person. Pre-booking essential. Sat 16 Mar 2019 Disabled Access Day event: The Bibliotherapy Experience Experience the fun and creativity of a Bibliotherapy session with expert practitioner Julie Walker as part of Disabled Access Day. Suitable for all levels. Bibliotherapy is the use of poetry, fiction, song lyrics – th... Wed 20 to Fri 22 Mar 2019 (3 days) Dwell Time Launch Programme Dwell Time Launch 20th - 22nd March 2019 Huddersfield – Penistone - Sheffield Dwell time: The time a train spends at a scheduled stop without moving. Typically, this time is spent boarding or alighting passengers, b... Thu 21 Mar 2019 Felt Workshop at The Peppercorn Come and enjoy felting at the lovely Vegan Peppercorn café which is open at 6.30pm prior to the workshop for food, cakes, and other goodies. Workshop 7 -9pm All felting supplies provided £15 per person. Please mes... Wed 20 Mar 2019 HLF2019 Launch + Larkinland Join us for the launch of the 2019 Festival, including: 6pm Larkin and Hughes: Poets and Rivals Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes were two giants of twentieth-century poetry. Both were strongly associated with Yorkshire... Sat 23 Mar 2019 Jeopardy with Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones £3.00 – £5.00 Date: 23 March 2019 at 12pm Venue: The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, HD1 1RL Drawing on a life that has taken him from a deprived childhood in inner-city Birmingham to establishing The Black F... Thu 14 Mar 2019 Kathleen Gaspoz - Cornet Thursday 14 March 1:15pm St Paul's Hall Kathleen Gaspoz started playing Cornet at the age of eight in her hometown band in a little village in the Swiss Alps. She went on to become Principal Cornet in the National Y... Thu 21 Mar 2019 Lisa Luxx’s Wisdom Salon with Open Mic - 21st March Acclaimed spoken word artist Lisa Luxx presents new work on the Festival theme of ‘Memory’ from her upcoming book Breastmilk Martini. Followed by two rounds of Open Mic on the same theme, with a group discussion on th... Sun 24 Mar 2019 Literary Afternoon Tea £15.00 – £18.00 Date: 24 March 2019 at 3pm Venue: Huddersfield Golf Club, Lightridge Road, Huddersfield HD2 2EP A Festival favourite – enjoy a delicious afternoon tea in the beautiful setting of Fixby Hall with two ... Wed 13 Mar 2019 Macrame Plant Hangers Workshop at the Peppercorn This session we'll be making our own macrame plant hangers from a variety of cords and recycled t-shirts. It's the perfect craft for anyone who's window ledges are overflowing with plants! You'll learn all the macrame kn... Thu 14 to Thu 28 Mar 2019 (2 weeks) Mandala Stones Course - March 2019 Mandala Stones Have a go at the wonderful craft of Mandala rock painting. Suitable for 16+ all abilities. Thursday 14th March 13:00 - 15:00 3 week course £15 per person, can be paid in instalments Advance ... Wed 13 Mar 2019 March Guided Tours Sundays 1-1.45pm & 2.30-3.15pm Join us for a fascinating tour of Tolson Museum, where you will discover more about the characters who once lived and worked here. Free, please book on the day at the reception desk. Tue 05 to Sat 16 Mar 2019 (2 weeks) Market Hardware: Morecambe Bay Micro Museum Morecambe Bay Micro Museum A curated selection of BA2 Architecture students models based on a brief to design a tower in Morecambe Bay that will act as safe refuge to those caught in the bay in the face of rising wate... Fri 15 Mar 2019 Photography Course - Basics For Beginners (One to one) This is a completely new photography course created due to popular demand, and designed to help you learn in the most convenient way possible for you. As this is a one to one course, you are free to choose a date and tim... Sat 16 to Sat 23 Mar 2019 (1 week) Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw One of the most celebrated plays of the 20th Century. Will Professor Higgins manage to mould and improve the young enthusiastic Eliza? Will Eliza manage to better herself and live a more productive life? A timeless cl... Sat 16 Mar 2019 South African Township Jazz We're delighted to welcome the acclaimed South African harmonica and piano player Adam Glasser to the Cowshed. He brings with him an exuberant band of leading young British musicians to play his trademark township jazz. ... Mon 25 Feb to Wed 13 Mar 2019 (2 weeks) Stall 19 - “The memory wall” Stall 19 are a team of Art & Design Masters students from the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield. We are looking for ways to create cultural experiences with market users speci... Wed 13 Mar 2019 Temporary Contemporary Happening 13 March Hot on the heals of the last successful Happening event, we hope you can Join us for the next of our monthly 'Temporary Contemporary Happenings' on Wednesday 13 March, 5 - 7.30pm, in Queensgate Market. Come and meet o... Wed 13 Mar to Sat 06 Apr 2019 (4 weeks) Temporary Tactical Urbanism & What's This Dull Town to Me? Two exhibitions run alongside each other in the Temporary Contemporary gallery from 13 March to 6 April, open Monday to Saturday, 11am - 4pm: Temporary Tactical Urbanism by Ioanni Delsante and Yreyiln Cartagena Delgad... Opportunities Mon 25 Mar 2019 Commission: Parade artist/company This is an exciting opportunity for an artist or arts organisation to work with Cleckheaton Folk Festival and the Cleckheaton community, to make something truly special to add to this year’s Folk Festival Parade. Dead... Mon 18 Mar 2019 Internal Artist (Music) | HOOT IS RECRUITING INTERNAL ARTIST (MUSIC) Hoot Creative Arts are looking for an experienced, skilled and pro-active community musician to join our internal artist team. You’ll lead on Hoot’s music offer across the organisation, devising... Fri 15 Mar 2019 Musical Director, Denby Dale Ladies' Choir We have a vacancy for a Musical Director A professional musician and conductor with vocal coaching skills is required. If you would like to apply to be the Musical Director/Conductor of Denby Dale Ladies’ Choir please ... Tue 30 Apr 2019 Submissions open for new South Pennine poetry anthology Welcome to The Cotton Grass Appreciation Society – an anthology of poems inspired by the South Pennines. Submissions are now invited for this exciting new collection due to be published by Maytree Press and launched at ... News Tue 12 Mar 2019 Temporary Contemporary Happening - Wed 13 March Join us for the next Temporary Contemporary Happening event on Wednesday 13 March, 5 - 7.30pm, in Queensgate Market. See the new exhibition in the Market Gallery and other exhibitions and installations appearing in so... Fri 08 Mar 2019 Top Crime Authors Call For Support of Libraries Bestselling crime writers, Ann Cleeves and Cath Staincliffe, made impassioned speeches in favour of libraries at a pre-Festival event for the 2019 Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF2019) last night (Wednesday 6 March)... Thu 07 Mar 2019 We Love Laura The fabulous History Wardrobe puts the spotlight on fashion icon Laura Ashley on Sunday, 5 May, in the first of two presentations it will be doing in the coming months at Bagshaw Museum in Batley. Laura Ashley’s most ...