Things to do this weekend in Leeds, Huddersfield and Ireland

Got plans for the weekend? Here are a few ideas for those of my followers who live in, near to or are visiting (or indeed virtually) Leeds, Huddersfield and Ireland:

Compass Festival hails the return of culture to Leeds and how a postgrad could help you take your career to the next level... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   This week...   ·         80 Leeds bars & restaurants now taking reservations ·         Compass Festival returns with a rich programme of live art projects ·         Yorkshire beer subscriptions ·         5 emerging technologies that will change the way we do business ·         How postgraduate study can fast-track your career ·         The 5 coolest apartment buildings you never knew existed ·         9 must-try donut delivery services   80 Leeds Bars & Restaurants Now Taking Reservations The return of the city's pubs and restaurants is so close you can almost feel it. And with tentative dates for reopening set for April and May, many places are now taking reservations. So we've only gone and rounded them all up, all in one place. Don't dilly dally, tables are getting snapped up fast, so if you want to enjoy a post-lockdown get-together, you better get yours booked in pronto!     74 Leeds Beer Gardens That Are Reopening & Whether You Can Book Or Walk-in   It’s Back! Compass Festival Returns With a Profound and Playful Programme of Events Starting This March Are you ready for an all-out celebration of culture and community? Compass Festival is back with a programme of thoughtful and thought-provoking events that explore themes like loneliness, activism and social history. There's something for everyone, so take a look and get involved.     How Postgraduate Study Can Fast-Track Your Career & Why the University of Bradford Deserves to Be on Your Shortlist Ever considered getting a postgraduate qualification? It could help you fast-track your career, unlocking that coveted promotion or helping you move into a new specialism. And if you want to study locally, the University of Bradford is a top choice. Find out why and how you can learn more about postgrad study.      11 Damned Tasty Ways To Support the Indies When They Need It Most   The Best Yorkshire Beer Subscriptions You Can Get Delivered to Your Door Yorkshire's finest breweries and bottle shops have set up subscription services so you can get your favourite beers delivered to your door on a regular basis. Throw in extra treats like merchandise, snacks and discounts and you'll never have to go without quality beers ever again.     9 Donut Delivery Services That Would Have Homer Drooling      5 Neglected Leeds Landmarks That Are Being Brought Back to Life   5 Emerging Technologies That Will Change the Way We Do Business  Every day, new  technologies emerge that have the potential to transform how we work. From big data to 5G, we've rounded up the five most exciting emerging technologies transforming businesses right now.     The 5 Coolest Apartment Buildings You Never Knew Existed  It can be tough to find your dream flat in Leeds – they get snapped up quick. But if you know where to look, you can put yourself at the front of the queue – and we know where to look. Check out these amazing apartment buildings.     Want to reach a sociable, local audience? You get much more than ads with Leeds-List. You can engage new customers with custom content and grow your business. Learn more    Leeds-List.com Tel: 0113 3200710  Email: enquiries@leeds-list.com  Leeds Digital Magazines, Park House, Park Square West, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2PW.      Share     Tweet     Share     Forward

Listen to our fascinating podcast series       "A fascinating listen...completely up my street" — Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2 Have you discovered our Thinking with Opera podcast series? Join us as we explore the thrilling world of opera and its component parts with a range of very special guests, including Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and 2020 Holberg Prize Laureate Professor Griselda Pollock. Earlier this week Simon chatted to Jo Whiley on her BBC Radio 2 show Culture Club, about the latest episode in the series where he discusses the coming together of words and music with composer Gavin Bryars. The first four episodes of Thinking with Opera are available to stream now, for free. You can subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify and SoundCloud.     Explore the series...       Performing Violence »   Ranging from Ancient Greece to The Godfather, Professor Griselda Pollock discusses how violence is represented in painting, sculpture, film and literature with Opera North Projects Director, Dominic Gray.   Carnivalesque »   From Monteverdi to Monty Python, cross-dressing, gross-out humour and a preoccupation with the grotesque seems to offer a release from the constraints of morality and social conventions.     Operas of Confinement » How do music, plot, staging, action, dance and performance combine to produce meaning for an opera audience? Professor Edward Venn and choreographer and director Aletta Collins take a closer look at Thomas Adès’s The Tempest...   Words and Music » Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage and composer Gavin Bryars consider what happens when their respective art forms are brought together.     Thinking with Opera is produced as part of the DARE partnership between Opera North and the University of Leeds.   Opera North Ltd.  46 New Briggate Leeds LS1 6NU Box Office: 0113 223 3600 Registered Charity No. 511726 © Opera North 2021

Creative Kirklees Newsletter 16 March 2021   It's Tuesday again and we’re here with our weekly newsletter full of all things creative! Some good news to start with …. Mikron Theatre are planning to start touring again in June and they’ll be letting you know how you can book tickets very soon – we are so pleased to hear this Mikron! As for this week, here are a few ideas to get you creative ….  a brand-new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Faustian tale 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is now being streamed from the LBT until the end of March; the Arts Society monthly lecture on Thursday evening is all about the Subtle Science and exact Art of colour in English Garden Design; Opera North are running their bespoke ONe to ONe performances with a member of their Orchestra or Chorus, live on Zoom - these have been hugely popular and there is now limited availability so book now to avoid disappointment.  The Dewsbury Not the Fringe Festival continues and of course, the Huddersfield Literature Festival begins on Thursday with a fabulous 10 day programme of events coming your way. For anyone who didn’t see the newsletter last week, there’s still time for members of choirs/brass bands/community musical groups to book onto one of the online presentations about the Year of Music 2023 taking place next week where you can find out how you can contribute and get involved.  The deadline of 22 March is also approaching for anyone who is interested in applying to be on Music Partnership Board which will take the lead in the delivery of the Year of Music 2023. Have a great week everyone and keep creative!   Events Sat 27 Mar 2021 Bach St. John Passion Choral Workshop (Free!) Huddersfield Choral Society invites you to join its next Online Workshop - Bach St John Passion with Iestyn Davies and Mark Seow. You will be guided through various choruses from Bach's John Passion by Huddersfield Ch...   Thu 18 Mar 2021 Dark Horse Theatre #OutBreakOut - THREE EVENTS FREE EVENT - FILM 1 #OutBreakOut will be released on the following dates: Film 1: Thursday 18 March,12 noon – premiered on the HLF YouTube channel Film 2: Tuesday 23 March, 2pm – shown at the end of our Lockdown Poe...   Mon 25 Jan to Wed 31 Mar 2021 (2 months) Dewsbury 'not-the-fringe' Festival The Dewsbury ‘Not-The-Fringe’ Festival, originally a series of monthly lunch-time events presented in partnership with Dewsbury Minster, has been re-imagined for online delivery as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ma...   Tue 23 Mar to Mon 05 Apr 2021 (2 weeks) Lockdown Lantern Installation To commemorate a year since the first lockdown (23 March 2020), HLF has commissioned a stunning Lockdown Lantern Installation: a giant metal tree festooned with lanterns and displaying words of hope to inspire the local ...   Wed 10 to Wed 31 Mar 2021 (3 weeks) ONe to ONe's with Opera North: your home is the new concert hall Are you missing live music? Or do you just need a pick-me-up? Introducing the new concert hall – your home! Let Opera North brighten up your day with a bespoke, one-to-one performance with a member of their Orchestra ...   Thu 18 Mar 2021 Online demonstration: Cooking with Ching He Huang £0.00 – £10.00 Date: Thursday 18 March at 5pm Venue: Online via Zoom The International Emmy-nominated TV chef and cookery author demonstrates a dish from her latest book: Asian Green: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes In...   Tue 23 Mar 2021 Online performance: Lockdown poems + Open Mic Date: Tuesday 23 March at 1pm (Open Mic begins at 2pm) Venue: Online via Zoom On the anniversary of the first lockdown, join multi-award-winning poet, novelist and essayist Kei Miller (The Cartographer Tries to Map a...   Thu 18 Mar 2021 Online talk: Heather Clark & Dave Haslam: Sylvia Plath £0.00 – £5.00 Date: Thursday 18 March at 7pm Venue: Online via Zoom £5 general sale or free to University of Huddersfield staff and students Join Prof Heather Clark and Dave Haslam for a discussion about Sylvia P...   Mon 01 to Wed 31 Mar 2021 (1 month) Rachmaninov Vespers - Blazhen Muzh Local chamber singers The Part Singers resume their series of lockdown recordings with the third movement of Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil - Blazhen Muzh You can catch this performance from March 1st by visiting our Fac...   Tue 16 to Wed 31 Mar 2021 (2 weeks) The Picture of Dorian Gray From the team behind the New York Times Critic’s Pick, five star “game-changer” (Telegraph) online production of What a Carve Up! comes a brand-new adaptation that brings Oscar Wilde’s Faustian tale kicking and screaming...   Thu 18 Mar 2021 The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Colour in Garden Design The Subtle Science and exact Art of colour in English Garden Design. Why Garden can rank as Fine Art. Lecture delivered by Timothy Walker In 1888 Gertrude Jekyll wrote a short but seminal article in The Garden in wh...   Opportunities Mon 12 Apr 2021 Consultant: Creativity in Offender Personality Disorder Pathways Hoot Creative Arts are looking for consultant/s to explore investment readiness potential for creative arts (music, singing and song writing) sessions within the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPDP) provided by N...   Tue 06 Apr 2021 Culture Forum North: Call Out for a Consultant The pandemic and its impact on the arts and education has meant that working in partnership has become more vital, and Culture Forum North (CFN) is well placed to lead a national conversation that explores the role and i...   Wed 31 Mar 2021 Free Chamber of Commerce Membership for Local Businesses For a limited period of time only*, businesses in the Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield Council regions can benefit from FREE one-year membership for the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. Join today and get access ...   Wed 31 Mar 2021 Funding Professional We are looking to engage with a professional bid writer with a proven track record, to identify and apply for significant funds to allow us to realise our expansion plans. Globe Arts Studio in Slaithwaite is an indepe...   Sun 21 Mar 2021 The Sound Psyche Project Are you a Music Artist, Producer, DJ, Musician suffering from Anxiety or Dissociative illness? We also welcome Music Students, Songwriters, Live/Road Crew, Record Label owners, Audio Production, Music Management & Pub...   News Wed 10 Mar 2021 "Dark Side Of The Blues" (Pat Fulgoni Live In Prague) release Previously only available on CD import, my live blues album from Prague gets a digital release. It'll be on iTunes and Spotify from the 2nd April HERE'S SOME BLURB ....... Before lockdown, UK singer Pat Fulgoni reh...   Mon 15 Mar 2021 'Apart Together': The 2021 Poetry Business Project The Poetry Business is delighted to launch ‘Apart Together’ – a digital writer development programme, featuring virtual workshops, Digital Poets-in-Residence, the recruitment of an Apprentice Editor-in-Residence, an open...   Tue 09 Mar 2021 Kirklees Year of Music 2023 - How your group can get involved As part of Kirklees Council’s commitment to cultural development in the district, we have plans in place that we need your help with and particularly for our Year of Music in 2023. This will be a year-long celebration of...   Mon 15 Mar 2021 Lockdown Patchwork offers a soundscape of 2020 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) and Leeds Art Gallery have commissioned Bradford-born musician Leafcutter John to compose Lockdown Patchwork, an extraordinary, original sound story for 2020. Followi...   Wed 10 Mar 2021 We're planning to tour Great news from Mikron HQ We're tour booking as we type! For the first time in nearly a year, we have multiple phone lines in full use, and our wonderful venues are happy to be hosting us once again. We’re planning ...   Videos How to Make Kusudama Origami Flowers This short video shows how to make a simple origami flower using recycled paper. The second in our series of 'Making for Mental Health’ Youtube Tutorials Commissioned by Third Sector Leaders Wellbeing Grants

AND WE'RE OFF!   HUDDERSFIELD LITERATURE FESTIVAL         STARTS TODAY!  Check out the full programme of events here Tickets still available for free online events                                                           Thu 18 March, 12noon / Tues 23 March, 1pm /  Sun 28 March, 3pm - all online     Dark Horse Theatre presents #OutBreakOut – commissioned as an original project for Huddersfield Literature Festival 2021, in response to the Festival theme of ‘Escape’. A trilogy of short films inspired by poetry, created, developed and shot in lockdown by an exceptional cast of actors with learning disabilities. For more information click HERE  All three films available to view on the Huddersfield Literature Festival YouTube channel                    Thursday 18 March, 5pm Online  Cooking with Ching He Huang     The International Emmy-nominated TV chef and cookery author demonstrates a dish from her latest book: Asian Green. Ching has become an ambassador of Chinese cooking around the world. Born in Taiwan, raised in South Africa and UK, cookery was a vital connection between Ching and her Chinese heritage. Her approach to cookery stems from the traditional cooking and lifestyles of her farming community grandparents in Southern Taiwan, and these are her major food influences. Ching has demonstrated she is the go-to expert for Chinese cuisine. Her career in the media as a TV chef and author has spanned the last decade, transforming people's perceptions of Chinese food over this time by keeping it fresh, popular and engaged.    FREE EVENT (with optional donation) BOOK HERE   Thursday 18 March 7pm  Online talk: Heather Clark & Dave Haslam: Sylvia Plath Join Prof Heather Clark and Dave Haslam for a discussion about Sylvia Plath’s life, work and legacy. Heather Clark is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the University of Huddersfield, and the author of Red Comet: The short life and blazing art of Sylvia Plath, a balanced and comprehensive biography featuring a wealth of new material about the poet.  “A first-class biography… Red Comet is a mighty achievement. Clark is compassionate, clear-eyed, sceptical.  Each chapter reads with the ease of a novel… I couldn’t put it down.” The Times Dave Haslam is a writer, broadcaster, and former Hacienda DJ. His limited-edition small format book My Second Home: Sylvia Plath in Paris, 1956 is about a crucial period in the poet’s life just before she married Ted Hughes – specifically her visits to the French capital.  Tickets £5 or free to University of Huddersfield staff and students BOOK HERE                               Sunday 21 March, 3pm Online                 Is it Really Green?              Georgina Wilson-Powell     Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How much better for the planet are electric cars? What saves more water – using the dishwasher or washing up by hand? We all want to do the right thing for our planet, but when it comes to environmental issues, it can be hard to cut through the confusion to the facts. In this interactive online talk and Q&A, the author of Is it Really Green?: Everyday Eco-Dilemmas Answered, journalist and founder of online sustainable lifestyle magazine Pebble, Georgina Wilson-Powell, will talk you through some of the key issues and answer your eco-dilemmas. FREE EVENT (with optional donation) BOOK HERE     Please consider supporting our independent bookshop partners, Read Bookshop in Holmfirth and Fox Lane Books in North Yorkshire...              If you attend any author talks or workshops at this year's festival and want to order their books, your local independent bookshop is always happy to help - it's been a tough year for everyone and booksellers have had to adapt to doing a lot more of their sales online.   James and Louise at Read and Kirstie at Fox Lane will be happy to take your orders and arrange delivery - just click on the logos above to visit their websites   AND FINALLY .....   Thank you for the continued support of all our audiences, our fantastic authors, funders, sponsors, volunteers, suppliers and the Festival Team. Keep writing, keep reading and stay safe.                                        Twitter Facebook Website   Copyright © 2021 Huddersfield Literature Festival. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 39 Birklands Road, Huddersfield HD2 2PF

Discover Dublin from the air... 🎆   While the world was sleeping, we sent over 500 drones into the night sky above Dublin to put on a bit of a show, in celebration of St Patrick's Day ☘️   Lighting up the city centre, illuminating some of the Fair City's most well-known landmarks, "An Orchestra of Light" tells the story of how one small island on the edge of Europe has spread its culture and traditions across the world..    Symbols of Ireland’s world-famous traditional music and dance culture, normally a central part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations on the island of Ireland, play out over Dublin skies in the spectacular light show.   We invite you to watch with us below!     LATEST NEWS: COVID-19 and travel to the island of Ireland See here for details.      Please add Ezine.gb@tourismirelandemail.com to your address book to ensure delivery!   Copyright © 2021 Tourism Ireland Our address is Tourism Ireland, Nations House, 103 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QS

We Are Bringing The Celebrations To You This Year!☘  Oops- Leprechauns tinkered with our last email! This one contains all the correct links...   As you can’t spend St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland this year, we’re bringing it to you….. Join us for an evening of music and dance live from the iconic Johnnie Fox’s pub, Dublin.   Join us at Ireland.com/StPatricksDayAtHome on the 17th March at 7pm. #StPatricksDayAtHome  💚     LATEST NEWS: COVID-19 and travel to the island of Ireland See here for details.     Copyright © 2021 Tourism Ireland Our address is Tourism Ireland, Nations House, 103 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QS