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Creative Kirklees Newsletter 7 September 2021 It’s September, the sun is shining and there’s so much to feel good about with the amount of creative activity coming our way this month. Have you checked out what’s coming up at Holmfirth Arts Festival from 17-19 September? With something for all ages and much of it Pay as You Decide, it’s fabulous to see this Festival returning LIVE! Art at the House also returns live to Cliffe House in Shepley for the 18-19 September weekend, for its 3rd year, promising two days of creative, interactive experiences combined with good food and drink, children's activities and music. Also on Saturday 18 September, there’s a fabulous opportunity to see Proper Job’s new performance 'The Town That Bought Itself" for FREE. An outdoor, promenade street show bringing the history of Huddersfield to life. With singing and dancing, from Ramsden's to Rugby. Follow their historical characters through the streets of Huddersfield as they bring the history all around us to life. A family friendly event for one day only! Almost upon us is the Kirklees Concert Season with a wonderful range of concerts beginning in September and running all the way through to April 2022. Amongst the superb selection of shows on offer at the LBT, their monthly Comedy Cellar nights are back and for those who fancy starting a new activity there are workshops and courses galore to enjoy. Finally, we are very excited for the Pre-Launch event for the Year of Music 2023 on Wednesday 22 September at the Lawrence Batley Theatre (everyone’s invited – check out the Eventbrite booking link here!) – more details to appear in next week’s newsletter! Until then …… Events Fri 17 Sep 2021 Amble Skuse: Artist Talk ***This event is rescheduled to 17 September from the original date in July*** Musician and artist Amble Skuse talks about her work, which incorporates found sound, voice, electronics and location to explore ideas of id... Sat 18 to Sun 19 Sep 2021 (2 days) Art at the House Arts weekend featuring exhibitions, workshops, crafts, music, drama Wed 08 Sep 2021 Colour Your Thoughts Join us on Zoom on Wednesday 8th September as we discuss the meaning of colour in therapeutic art and how we can use that to enhance our wellbeing. Fri 17 Sep 2021 Comedy Cellar September 2021 Join us for the September edition of Huddersfield's monthly comedy night. Line up: Ivan Brackenbury ‘Wonderful, pitch-perfectly performed silliness’ - The Guardian As seen on Hospital People and 8 Out Of 10 C... Thu 09 to Fri 10 Sep 2021 (2 days) Frisky and Mannish Throughout lockdown Frisky & Mannish have been slumped on the couch, wolfing through pic’n’mix and repeat-watching favourite movies. FOR RESEARCH. And now they’re coming back with a brand-new musicalcomedyganza about the... Tue 14 Sep to Tue 19 Oct 2021 (1 month) Fused Glass Begin/Int - Tuesday Afternoon Fused glass is a extraordinary and exciting medium where you transform raw glass into stunning pieces of art and useful functional pieces. We've classes to suit all levels, from beginners/intermediates to advanced pract... Tue 10 Aug to Tue 21 Dec 2021 (4 months) Honley Male Voice Choir We are back singing and have already welcomed 4 new members. If you want to sing in a male voice choir, experience the buzz of a concert and spend time with like-minded friends, then now is that time! Lockdown has taught... Tue 14 to Sat 18 Sep 2021 (5 days) Into The Woods ngwood Amateur Operatic Society bring James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-Winning piece into the woods to the Lawrence Batley Theatre stage. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine F... Wed 08 Sep to Wed 06 Oct 2021 (1 month) Kate Daudy & Kostya Novoselov: Wonderchaos An exploration of the many facets of chaos, from visual artist Kate Daudy and physicist Kostya Novoselov. Wonderchaos is a collaboration between internationally acclaimed visual artist Kate Daudy and Nobel prize winning... Sat 31 Jul to Sun 31 Oct 2021 (3 months) Kedisha Coakley Working with sculpture, photography and printmaking, Kedisha Coakley reconsiders objects and cultural symbols, and reframes history, race, culture and conventions of curatorial practice. "YSP allows for certain freedoms... Thu 16 Sep 2021 Love is enough: at home with Jane and William Morris. Love is enough: at home with Jane and William Morris. Lecture delivered by Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper. William Morris wrote: ’The secret of true happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily l... Wed 15 Sep 2021 Lunchtime Chamber Concert: The Cafe Band Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2021/22 Inspired by the enchanting street bands in St Mark’s Square, Venice, viola player Liz Wyly formed the Café Band in 1996 with friends from the Orchestra of Opera North. B... Fri 17 Sep 2021 New play tells of growing up as first generation immigrant A FORMER teacher is to take to the stage to tell the story of growing up as a first generation immigrant in Yorkshire in the 1980s. Mum of two Kauser Mukhtar, from Bradford, whose father came to England from Pakistan in... Thu 23 Sep 2021 Orchestra of Opera North Concert: Triumph Over Tragedy Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2021/22 Garry Walker takes to the podium for his first Kirklees concert as Opera North’s new Music Director, with a programme steeped in nostalgia and powerful human emotion. Britt... Mon 20 Sep 2021 Organ Concert: David Pipe (Guest Curator - Huddersfield) Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2021/22 This Concert is kindly sponsored by a keen supporter of the Kirklees Organ Concert Season Guest Curator, David Pipe opens the organ season with Bach's iconic Toccata and Fu... Wed 22 Sep 2021 Pre-Launch Event: Year of Music 2023 On Wednesday 22 September we are having a pre-launch event for Kirklees Year of Music 2023 at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and we would love you to join us. Our Year of Music will be a year where our v... Wed 15 Sep to Wed 20 Oct 2021 (1 month) Printmaking - Wednesday Afternoon This term will be tutored by Frances Noon, looking at collagraph printmaking technique.3 weeks of tuition, 3 weeks of personal development alternating weekly. £90 for 6 hours of tuition and personal development with a... Sat 11 Sep 2021 Sindhu Vee: Alphabet A brand-new show about the hair we want, the friends we have, and living the vast difference between virus and viral. Expect 'outspoken, frank and funny stand-up' (Evening Standard) from this Edinburgh Comedy Awards B... Thu 16 Sep 2021 Taster: Drypoint Evening workshop : Thursday 16th September 2021 18:00 – 21:00 Tutor: Cath Brooke Come and get your hands inky and your creativity flowing in this taster session workshop which will introduce you to the technique o... Sat 18 Sep 2021 The Town That Bought Itself Come and see our new performance for FREE. An outdoor, promenade street show bringing the history of Huddersfield to life. With singing and dancing, from Ramsden's to Rugby. Follow our historical characters through th... Tue 14 Sep to Tue 19 Oct 2021 (1 month) Tuesday After School Club 8 to 10 years Our after school art club on Tuesdays is for children aged 8 to 10 years, where they will learn a variety of skills every week, with the clubs running in term time. Our class will have a maximum of 8 children, under 1... Wed 01 to Thu 30 Sep 2021 (1 month) What's On in the Piazza and Queensgate Market in September Temporary Contemporary is working with artists and arts organisations in Huddersfield to use empty shops in the Piazza shopping centre and empty stalls in Queensgate Market. These include activities, workshops, drop-ins ... Opportunities Fri 17 Sep 2021 Freelance Drama and Dance Facilitators, One Day Creative (Yorks) One Day is a creative education company, delivering exciting workshops in primary schools across the UK based around the performing arts. They are looking for workshop facilitators to join their team of performing art... Mon 13 Sep 2021 MANASAMITRA – SOCIAL MEDIA/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER Manasamitra is a Yorkshire based artist-led organisation committed to exploring innovative and exciting ways to create and deliver quality arts experiences. Whilst the company is rooted in traditional repertoire, cultur... Mon 27 Sep 2021 OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS AT THORNES PARK WAKEFIELD OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS A Covid Memorial for Wakefield District Location – The Rose Garden, Thornes Park, Wakefield Wakefield Council wishes to create a fitting Covid memorial which will be located in the Rose Garde... Thu 31 Mar 2022 Tesco: Bags of Help grants Deadline: Rolling programme – apply year-round The money raised from the 5p bag charge in Tesco stores in England, Scotland and Wales is being used to support community participation in the development and use of open... News Fri 03 Sep 2021 Holmfirth Arts Festival is back as a live event for 2021 Holmfirth Arts Festival will return as a live event on the streets of Holmfirth and in its venues, from 17-19 September 2021. With something for all ages including a contemporary circus company with an extraordinary aer...