In my weekly blogpost, here are a few ideas of things to do this weekend in Leeds, London and New York:
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Here’s
Where to Order Beer, Wine & Cocktail Deliveries Through Lockdown 2.0
Once again, we've been
thrust into lockdown. No more nights at the pub and you can forget happy
hour. But don't worry, because the city's bars, breweries and bottle
shops have come through to give you a taste of their wares at home. Not
only can you have your own private, one-household party, but you can
also help support local businesses.
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15
of the Best Places to Go Mountain Biking in Yorkshire
If your idea of daily
exercise is ripping through the forest on your mountain bike, taking
on gnarly trails and epic dirt jumps, this is your lockdown to-do list – 15
of the best places for MTB riders in Yorkshire. Beginner or pro, there's
something for everyone, with challenges aplenty. So what are you waiting
for?
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5
Butcher’s Boxes You Can Get Sent to Your Door
Avoiding the
supermarkets? Want to support your local independents? You're in luck
because you can get a butcher's box delivered to your door. Packed with
quality sausages, steaks and even lamb shanks, this is shopping made
easy.
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Fidelio & The Seven Deadly Sins
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In lockdown, we livestream...
Despite the latest setback, we are determined
to keep making and sharing music with and for
you, our audience. The lockdown means we have
had to postpone the Handel/Weill double
bill at Leeds Playhouse and cancel
live performances of Fidelio at
Leeds Town Hall.
However we are excited to announce
that we are now able to livestream The Seven Deadly Sins
and Fidelio,
as well release Whistle Stop Opera: Cinderella meaning
you can still enjoy these fantastic
productions from the comfort of your home!
We've also made the difficult
decision to postpone Parsifal
in Spring 2021, but we are pleased to say
that this will be replaced by a new event
featuring the music of Wagner’s Ring,
conducted by Richard Farnes.
If you are a ticket booker for
a rescheduled or cancelled event you will be
contacted by the box office holding your
booking, giving you available options,
including a full refund. Bookers of The
Seven Deadly Sins and Fidelio will
receive free access to the corresponding live
streams.
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The Seven Deadly Sins
Livestream:
Sat 21 Nov, 6pm GMT
£10
Brecht
and Weill’s jazzy 'sung ballet'
is directed by Gary Clarke and
features Wallis Giunta (Trouble in
Tahiti) and dancer Shelley Eva
Haden as the two Annas.
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Fidelio
Livestream:
Sat 12 Dec, 7pm GMT
£15
This
dramatic concert performance of
Beethoven’s only opera is conducted by
Mark Wigglesworth and features a cast
of internationally-renowned singers.
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It's time to get
festive!
There's
still time to sign up to From Couch to
Chorus: The Festive Edition.
Learn the best singing tips and tricks
from a professional choral director and
finish the course by singing
carols with the Chorus of Opera North!
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Perfect for lockdown
2.0...
We
are delighted to be able to share some
of our previous productions and
performances online, from our dramatic
concert staging of Wagner's Ring
cycle, to Britten's The Turn of the
Screw...
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Opera North Ltd.
46 New Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6NU
Box Office: 0113 223 3600
Registered Charity No.
511726
© Opera North 2020
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The countess auctioning off her Chelsea townhouse, and
your ultimate guide to Christmas shopping
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And a big welcome back to….
lockdown! This can prove challenging for a newsletter that’s
encouraging you to go out and do all sorts of good cultural
stuff, but never fear, it’s cold and dark out there anyway. So put
the kettle on, slip on your favourite PJs, read
the delicious new issue of C&TH (even better, buy your best friend
a subscription), and then get set to binge on one of the
C&TH team’s favourite foreign box
sets. Don’t fancy that? Not to worry, we’ll keep you
fuelled with original ideas to boost your spirits all the way through
lockdown and beyond.
Have a great week.
Lucy
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FIVE THINGS
TO GET YOU THROUGH LOCKDOWN
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Do your Christmas shopping!
Just think with all this
time at home, you can get really organised this year and get your
Christmas shopping done in one fell swoop. If buying British is your
thing, look no further than our Great British Gift
Guide, but if you just want to leave it to the stars,
click here for
all the gift guide inspo you’ll need.
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Bid on the contents of
Alexandra Tolstoy’s Chelsea pad
In April this year, the BBC aired a riveting
documentary about Alexandra Tolstoy and her explosive
relationship with a Russian billionaire oligarch. It wasn’t exactly a
riches to rags tale, but almost, with the upshot being that Alexandra
(and her three children) had 12 days’ notice to leave their rather
wonderful Chelsea home. In a bid to fill the coffers, Alexandra is
auctioning off a wonderful collection of antiques, furniture and
objects from the house with Christie’s in an
online auction this month.
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Organise a lockdown
birthday surprise
If you have family or
friends with birthdays in November, they’re going to need something
that little bit more special to make them feel loved and appreciated.
Luckily help is at hand – we have ideas for everything from digital murder
mystery evenings to virtual wine tastings.
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Stay up late with the Tate
Just as the real-life arts
world was beginning to find its feet again, galleries have closed –
but fear not: there’s plenty going on virtually.
This week, tune into Tate’s digital events
programme, which includes a new instalment of UNIQLO Tate
Lates Night In focused around the Zanele Muholi exhibition. It’s
available online until 12 November. Image credit: Lil C
by Joel Smedley.
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Catch world ballet
premieres from your sofa
During November and
December, English National Ballet’s
new on-demand video platform will stream five world premieres.
Available to rent for 72-hour periods, the productions include the
old movie musical-inspired Jolly Folly. Feeling inspired? The
platform also offers a variety of ballet-based classes. We’ve pulled
together a list of other online course ideas here. Image
credit: Le Corsaire, English National Ballet, photography by
ASH.
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WHAT’S
KEEPING MY SPIRITS UP
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A CHARLIE MACKESY X LOQUET
LONDON LOQUET
Who doesn’t love Charlie
Mackesy’s wonderfully uplifting illustrations – he became a solace to
many throughout lockdown 1.0 when he posted them on Instagram.
Now you can wear his pictures closer to your heart as he’s
collaborated with Loquet London on a
collection of 50 limited edition pendants, each of which houses one
of five of his gorgeous illustrations, with 50 per cent of profits
donated to Harley Jae South Charity. We predict a sell-out.
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PELOTON
You probably can’t buy a Peloton right now for
love nor money, but I’m no fool having got one last Christmas. We
smug owners can be done with our calorie-busting HIIT class (Emma
Lovewell, you’re my fave!) before you’ve even put your joggers on. No
driving rain, no dark streets, no Covid coughers in your way, this is
the luxurious end of exercise… and now, their new versions have an
added Tread, meaning you can jump off the bike, swivel your
flatscreen and finish your workout on the floor. Easy breezy.
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POETRY
Sometimes poetry
says it all. This week a very generous friend of mine sent
me ‘Give lavishly, Live abundantly’ by Helen Steiner Rice, so I
thought I’d share it with you too.
The more you give, the more you get
The more you laugh, the less you fret.
The more you do unselfishly,
The more you live abundantly.
The more of everything you share,
The more you’ll always have to spare
The more you love, the more you’ll find
That life is good and friends are kind.
For only what we give away,
Enriches us from day to day.
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Enter now
to be in with a chance of winning a beautiful Le Chameau Bundle
for yourself and your canine companion, inclusive of two pairs
of Vierzonord Neoprene lined wellingtons, a luxury dog lead,
collar and more.
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WHAT
OUR EDITORS ARE UP TO
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Find out the style secrets
of actress and producer Pippa Bennett Walker
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Gyles Brandreth lifts the lid on all the stories and gossip
since theatres began on Break Out Culture
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Fallen
soldiers this Remembrance Sunday by standing outside your house today
at 11am for two minutes’ silence
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Fleabag meets Chewing Gum in Tennis Lessons by Susannah Dickey,
a darkly humorous coming-of-age-tale
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Series 2 of His Dark Materials, with the excellent
Dafne Keen as the feisty Lyra Silvertongue, returns to BBC1 tonight
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1930s INTERIOR INSPIRATION FOR 2020
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VEGETABLE OF THE WEEK: PARSNIPS
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THE BEST ADULT ADVENT CALENDERS
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A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FORAGING
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Sign up for 10 print issues of Country & Town
House magazine, plus supplements and instant access to every digital
edition for only £12.
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What's
up New York,
Happy Friday the 13th.
Today's weather will be cold with a high chance for rain, so bundle up and
grab an umbrella. ☔️
K-Town's best foodie
spots are ready for *outdoor dining* this winter. 🥶️🍙
Kissaki just
opened its 4th and first location in Long Island City at JACX&CO. 🍣🥟
Enjoy this
collection of family-friendly
activities to partake in this holiday season. 🥳️🗽
An NYC
swan named Bae gets rescued after a subway ride with a good samaritan. 🦢️❤️️
Enjoy a curation
of 20th-century
modern art from the comfort of your home. 🎭🖌
A rising group of
professional streetery
builders is getting recognition. Who are they? 👥🏛
Song: Lord Huron -
Lost
in Time and Space
App: Replika
"To
live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
― Oscar Wilde
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Streetery Building
Who’s Responsible for the Outdoor Dining Architecture?
New
York City streeteries have hastily shot up around restaurants since
reopening. Ranging from eye-catching wooden fences to warm bubble-like
structures, we've all noticed the creations on the sidewalks but may not have
known who was responsible for assembling them.
Now, DB Partners,
one of the specialists, is getting some credit, having built 20 streeteries
thus far.
Read more…
 
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Decades of Art
Marvel at 20th Century Mod Art in NYC
Look
through the eyes of America's greatest artists and the works that were
inspired by the Big Apple.
Rena Tobey, art
historian, and guide will lead viewers through decades of New York City's art
development. Learn more about how the city has changed through this revealing
art exhibition.
Read more…
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Kissaki Opens Doors
Explore LIC’s New Japanese Restaurant Kissaki
It's
time for sushi and celebration! Executive Chef Mark Garcia brings his fresh
take on sushi to the Kissaki menu, serving up delectable items like Futomaki,
Donburi, and Nigiri. More extravagant orders such as a 13-Course Omakase for
$120 are garnering a lot of excitement from sushi lovers.
They also have
delicate chiffon layer cakes in flavors like Matcha Red Bean and Mango
Coconut Sago, which are exceptional.
Read more…
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New Exhibitions
Your New November Art Guide
There
is a new lineup of artwork to view in the city with the arrival of November.
This is a collection of must-see sculptures, paintings, and other works that
are ready for viewing.
Figure out more
about the artists, viewing schedules, and locations before planning your
visit.
Read more…
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Engaging the Full Spectrum
Laura Pretto Vargas Breathes Life Into the Abstract
Feelings
of vulnerability, joy, vitality, and passion lead in pieces from artist Laura
Pretto Vargas. Vargas fills each work featured in "Engaging the Full
Spectrum" with haunting realism, through acrylic and oil paint.
Find out more
about tickets and schedules to plan your visit to the exhibition.
Read more…
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November’s New Restaurants
Restaurants Opening Their Doors This November
Los
Tacos NYC and other eateries are opening their doors to diners this month.
The dust is settling in NYC, and there are many restauranteurs rising from
the ashes.
There are food
gems located across the five boroughs with openings throughout November, so
plan your visit accordingly.
Read more…
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