Kirklees Town Hall events

 With details of upcoming events including this Friday's Festival of Remembrance:

A Festival of Remembrance

 

 

Friday 12th November 7:15pm The Band are looking forward to performing once again at the prestigious Huddersfield Town Hall featuring soloists from within the Band and Pipe Major Andrew Paton. Music includes the ever popular “Amazing Grace” on pipes, with Musician James Hopkins on solo Alto Sax and the voice of Musician Chloe Barker. Musician Jasmine Evans will perform John Williams “Victor’s Tale” from the film “The Terminal” and there will be a new arrangement from the pen of Captain Gary highlighting two of our French Horn players, Musicians Michael Arnold and Ben Percival playing the exciting virtuosic Latin showpiece “Tico Tico”. The Band are also paying tribute to Ennio Morricone who wrote over 500 scores for Cinema. We have chosen a few to highlight this year with Musician Laura Skyers playing the enchanting “La Califfa”, the Band will perform the love theme from “Cinema Paradiso” and finish with a selection of tunes from some of his best known Westerns, such as “Once Upon a Time in the West” and “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Padre Ben Norton pays tribute to our Armed Forces, and we will take the opportunity to thank our NHS with Musician Chloe Barker singing “Over the Rainbow”, in what promises to be a fantastic return to music making. Friday 12th November 7:15pm Tickets are priced at £12 and £10 concessions Book Now Subscription Services Black History Month 2021 + Huddersfield Art Gallery + Emojies + COVID-19 Data Update + Urban Rewild Black History Month 2021 Today marks the start of Black History Month 2021. The month was established in 1987 to acknowledge, raise awareness and promote the vast contributions people of Black African and Caribbean descent have made to the UK and world history. More about the month Huddersfield Art Gallery is on the move Huddersfield Art Gallery will temporarily relocate to the Piazza Shopping Centre, while significant building works on the current Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery building are carried out as part of our Cultural Heart. Read about the move Smiley faces all round at the opening of Emojies in Dewsbury Work on the Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) Regeneration programme is now complete. Emojies, formerly fondly known as Bailey’s Café, a heritage building in Market Place has been restored to its former glory and is now home to a modern, colourful burger restaurant. More about Emojies Infection rates have increased, hospital admissions and death rates have reduced in Kirklees Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate has increased by 56 per cent over the last week. The number of deaths due to the virus have seen a reduction and hospital admissions have also decreased this week. This week’s data update Giant ‘Urban Rewild’ mural revealed as part of Dewsbury Creative Town initiative This vibrant mural, Urban Rewild by Emmeline North has added a splash of colour to Church St, Dewsbury. It is the latest artwork to be completed as part of the Creative Town Arts Programme. Read about the mural Subscription Services Read Kirklees: 2021 October 01 Contents: Library update: We Are: Open Libraries Week Black History Month National Poetry Day Together We Read COSMIA 2021 Huddersfield Literature Festival We are: Open Kirklees Libraries: a post-COVID welcome Kirklees libraries are delighted to be open for books and busyness again and look forward to welcoming back our existing customers and some new ones too – here’s a little flavour of what libraries are about. Call into your local library to discover more………….. Libraries Week 2021 Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer. Each year we pick a theme and explore the innovative and surprising things that libraries are doing to support their communities. . Power of Protest exhibition (Various libraries throughout October) Poetry Flash Mob at Huddersfield Library on Thursday October 7 at 11am. Get Online sessions at Dewsbury and Huddersfield Libraries (October 18 - 22) English Talk Time at Dewsbury Library on October 22. Black History Month 2021 www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk: Celebrating Black History Arts and Culture throughout the UK #BlackHistoryMonth #BlacklivesMatter #ProudtoBE Black Abolitionists in 19th Century Kirklees Following the success of our virtual tour (watch the video on our Youtube channel) we are going in person with a mini-tour of Kirklees Libraries featuring: A pop-up banner showcasing an image of Ellen Craft, with a brief biography and quotes. Five Objects related to Ellen Craft’s story. An information sheet about Black Abolitionists visiting Kirklees and their role as social reformers and an activity related to the Craft’s story. A book collection, a quiz and a Librarian! Browse the accompanying Power of Protest eAudio and eBook collection. Whilst you're there take a look at our Black History Month Overdrive eBook collection . National Poetry Day - October 7th Discover a poem, share a poem let's celebrate National Poetry day, a UK-wide celebration of poetry, taking place on 7th October 2021, and the theme is Choice. Choose from our Overdrive collection of National Poetry Day eBooks or select the image below. Then go along to: nationalpoetryday.co.uk to find out more about what else is happening alongside the Poetry Flash Mob at Huddersfield Library on Thursday October 7 at 11am. . Together We Read Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, carefully watches the people come in to browse and those that pass on the street outside. When the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. Borrow Klara and the Sun to join Together We Read, a book club connecting readers in the United Kingdom. The title will be available 29 September - 13 October with no waiting lists or the need to place a hold. COSMIA 2021 Cosmia Festival is back for 2021 This year we are running a mini-Festival, exploring the broad range of stories and worldviews in SFF. Check out our mini-Festival programme exploring, celebrating and interrogating diversity in Genre. Who creates the content that we enjoy, what stories do they tell, and which characters and cultures do they feature? To find out more get in touch via our Contact Us page any make sure to follow us on social media We already have a reading list set up if you want to know the kinds of books we're reading. You can see it at Bookshop.org on our page, and if you order through that it'll help us out too. . COSMIA 2021 and LAL!: Continuing the Climate Change conversation Geraldine McCaughrean - The Supreme Lie (October 23 at 4 pm) Karen Swann / Padmacandra - The Tale of the Whale (October 25 at 11 am) Anthea Simmons - Burning Sunlight (October 27 at 3 pm) Jackie Morris / Nicola Davies - The Song That Sings (October 30 at 4 pm) . Huddersfield Literature Festival - Autumn Programme Join HLF for a celebration of books and authors, poetry and performance, with community, accessibility and inclusivity at its heart. Meet your favourite authors, discover new talent, hone your own skills or simply enjoy the entertainment on offer. Bobby Gillespie – we’re excited to be welcoming the Primal Scream founder and frontman to The Parish Huddersfield on 19 October as part of a limited speaking tour for his autobiography Tenement Kid and to launch our programme of events in the run up to Kirklees Year of Music 2023. Early booking strongly advised! See the Autumn programme for details and booking for remaining October events. Overdrive and the Libby app eAudio and eBooks We have over 29,000 eAudio and eBook titles. Borrow them for free with your Kirklees library card and PIN. View the collection along with details of how to download and use the Libby app via our Overdrive page at: kirklees.overdrive.com PressReader update Digital Magazines and Newspapers Choose from over 7,300 national and international titles to read online or download for offline convenience. Complimentary access with your Kirklees library card and PIN for 60 days before you have to sign in again. Create a collection of favourite titles, search and add new ones. Share articles through email and social media, or save and organize them into categories with labels for quick and easy access. For more details along with details of the text-to-speech and instant translation options, see our PressReader catalogue at: www.pressreader.com kirkleeslibraries.co.uk kirkleeslibraries.co.uk Join the library, search the catalogue, information on all our events and services along with carefully selected resources for: Creative Adults Creative Children Learning Making Reading Fun Staying Safe Virtual Kirklees Library Wellbeing Keep in touch If you know someone who would like to get the latest news from Kirklees Libraries, feel free to forward this newsletter or let them know they can use the link at the bottow of this page. Send your eBook reviews to socialmedia.lics@kirklees.gov.uk. Recommend titles using the Libby app or use any of the channels below. Stay up to date with Kirklees Libraries using our social media channels: Facebook@kirkleeslibraries Twitter@KirkleesLibrary Instagram/kirkleeslibraries Pinterest/kirkleeslibraries Kids into reading too? Don't miss our library adventures bulletin. Sign me up Subscription Services Party Nights for 2021 only £34.50 per person Saturday 11 & 18 December 2021 from 6.30pm. Three course dinner served at 7.30pm Set in our stunning building, this Christmas Party will be an unforgettable experience. Grab your flares, platform shoes and get ready to boogie along to Dewsbury Town Hall. The evening includes a Party Fever Live Singer and Disco with popular music guaranteed to fill any dancefloor, this combination of hits from the seventies is certain to make your Christmas Special, and a Selfie Photo Booth! From inflatable flamingos, champagne bottles and guitars to hats, wigs and giant sunglasses. Dress to impress and show off your best selfie poses! Menu Choices are required at the time of booking Starters Tomato and bean soup Back to the 70’s prawn cocktail Posh Sausage roll Fanned Melon, pineapple, and Grapefruit (GF Vegan) Main courses Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey Yorkshire feather blade beef Bourguignon Cod and salmon pie Ratatouille Vichyssoise (GF Vegan) Desserts Sherry trifle Christmas pudding in a cup with brandy sauce Black forest Gateau Vegan Banana split (GF Vegan) Book online or call the box office on 01484 225755 Book now Subscription Services