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Hi

We've got another top week of live music and beautifully crafted drinks lined up for you.

Carry on reading for the news, band line-up, this week's cost price, the Domino winner and news of our bank holiday Sunday party.
The doors open at 6pm with the live music starting from 7.

Much Love
The Domino Team

NEWS

Bank Holiday Sunday Shindig with Suitcase Rags Trio and Deadbeat Brass

Our bank holiday parties are always a load of fun.
For this final bank holiday of the year, we're starting the night strong with the incomparable Suitcase Rags Trio, followed by New Orleans-inspired brass band Deadbeat Brass.
Pre-paid entry with a queue jump is available via the below link.

Advance Tickets

The Domino Big Fat Quiz

Our next Domino Big Fat Quiz is on September 3rd

We know you’ll be blown away by the insane talents of Jacob and his band as they play some of your favorite pop songs in ways you’ve never heard, can you spot the Kanye West song played in the style of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff? Will you recognise some rock bangers when they only sing every other word?

With a whole bunch of fun and creative rounds, this is a night you won't forget and is head and shoulders above what you think a music quiz could be.

This is not your average pub quiz, this is how The Domino does a quiz.

Advance Tickets

2024 DOMINO WEEKLY GIVEAWAY

Domino Winner

Every week, one reader from our mailing list gets a limited-edition, engraved 2024 Domino which gets you free entry on paid nights, a welcome cocktail with every visit to the club and a queue jump with one friend.

This week's winner is…Jordan Williams
We'll be in touch via email.

BREAK-EVEN

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch

This iconic bottle of scotch is a vibrant blend of hand selected casks from some of Scotlands iconic distilleries. Rolling waves of rich spice lead to a deep surge of vanilla sweetness and honey, while caramel and hazelnuts course through dark chocolate undertones. The luxuriously long, smoky finish leaves a lasting impression. Only one in 10,000 casks – including some from long-closed ‘ghost’ distilleries – are hand-selected to craft this exceptionally smooth whisky.

Usual price per shot £23.30
Our Price per shot £5.25

THIS WEEK LIVE AT THE DOMINO

SATURDAY - FUNK & GROOVE

18:30 - 20:30

Suitcase Rags Trio

The Suitcase Rags Trio are a Leeds-based skiffle group playing American folk music, blues covers and original material in an authentic style.

Advance Ticket

21:00 - 23:30

Bad Peach

Bad Peach play funk-soaked music with a rotating cast of guest musicians.
Buckle up, things are about to get funky.

Advance Ticket

23:45 - 2am

Soul City Spinners

Soul City Spinners celebrate the golden era of soul and rhythm & blues. Playing hits and rarietes from the 50's, 60's and 70's brought to new life by some of Leeds' top groove merchants.

Advance Ticket

BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY

19:00 - 00:30

Bank Holiday Sunday Shindig with Suitcase Rags Trio and Deadbeat Brass

Our bank holiday parties are always a load of fun.
We're starting the night with the incomparable Suitcase Rags Trio, followed by New Orleans-inspired brass band Deadbeat Brass.
Tickets are available via the link.

The Domino Club,
The Grand Arcade, Leeds (map)

Bank Holiday Weekend @ Seven

Next week sees the build up to Chapel Allerton Arts Festival with a plethora of happenings at Seven Arts, but also this week and during the coming Bank Holiday Weekend there are events not to be missed.

On Saturday 24th August, 4-6pm, one of our favourites, Summer Sessions - Kwame D, guaranteed to get you singing, tapping or even dancing to some smooth reggae beats and soulful songs. Seven Courtyard or Bar in event of bad weather. Pay What You Feel. Organised by Mewl Music.

And on Sunday 18th August, 1.30 pm - 4pm, JazzLeeds Courtyard Sessions – Jazz Jam with the JazzLeeds Trio Vocalists and instrumentalists, trad jazz to improv., standards to original tunes – all are welcome – you can blow your own trumpet or just watch. Seven Courtyard or Bar in event of bad weather. Pay What You Feel. Organised by JazzLeeds.

Also for one day only on Sunday 25th August, Pop-up – Crave Kitchen with Afro Caribbean food serving up freshness and flavours with food for every mood – sea food, jerk chicken, curry goat and much more. From 12 noon.

From 28th August, look out for events at Seven in the build up to Chapel Allerton Arts Fesival 2024 with many events to enjoy, starting with Anything Could Happen (for the kiddies) and Silky & Friends on Wednesday 28th August; JazzLeeds - Carioca Soul (venue) and Irish Traditional Music (bar) on Thursday 29th August; Folk Roots Fringe - Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine on Friday 30th August and culminating with 2024 Cafe Run, Sanctury Seeking Singers, and Adam Glasser Quartet 'South African Stories' on Saturday 31st August. Check www.sevenleeds for all details.

Where the event is ticketed, tickets are available at TicketSource via www.sevenleeds.co.uk We look forward to seeing you at Seven very soon. Every £ spent at Seven helps support high quality arts in a local setting.

Copyright © 2024 Seven Arts Leeds, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:

Seven Arts Leeds

31(a) Harrogate Road

Chapel Allerton

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS7 3PD

United Kingdom

Creative writing courses and open - mic.

Bradford Libraries Events and Activities September.

10 week Creative Writing Courses

Always wanted to have a go at writing? Whether you fancy writing a novel, doing some journaling, expressing yourself through poetry or non-fiction, then join one of our ever popular creative writing courses.

Learn about different writing styles and genre. Share your own writing and receive feedback. Explore publishing opportunities Beginners and long-term writers welcome.

10 week course

City Library starts Saturday 7th September 10am - 12pm

Keighley Library starts Tuesday 3rd September 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Ilkley Library starts Friday 6th September 4pm - 6pm

Reserve your place https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bradfordlibraries

or email: Library.Events@bradford.gov.uk

£65 Bradford library members.

£85 non-members.

Write Your Novel Course with David Barnett

David Barnett Thursday 19th September 6 - 9PM 6 weeks

Shipley Library

On this course David will help you get your novel in the best shape for publication. He will talk about how to approach literary agents and publishers, and there will be discussions about what to expect when you finally land that book deal. Writing your novel – ideas, structure, style, etc This course is for anyone at any stage of writing - from those with just an idea at the back of their mind to those who have a fully formed novel.

David Barnett is a published author, journalist and comic book writer living in West Yorkshire. His novels include the best-selling CALLING MAJOR TOM, his latest THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, and many more. His newest novel is WITHERED HILL: A dark and unsettling British folk horror novel.

He is a cross-genre writer, with science fiction novels to his name (ALIEN: COLONY WAR), fantasy (THE GIDEON SMITH TRILOGY) as well as rom-coms such as THE HANDOVER. He has written comics for DC, including the Sandman Universe line, Archie (RIVERDALE: THE SOUTHSIDE SERPENTS) and a plethora of strips for 2000AD, including LOWBORN HIGH. As a journalist he worked for many years at the Telegraph & Argus and now writes for outlets including The Guardian, the Observer, the Independent, and the BBC.

This is a rare opportunity to do a course with such an established experienced writer.

Reserve your place: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bradfordlibraries

or email: Library.Events@bradford.gov.uk

£65 for library members

£85 for non-library members

Bradford Open-Mic - for poetry and spoken word

Bradford Open-Mic is back in City library Wednesday September 4th 7-9pm

Come and read or just listen in our now monthly open-mic, a safe supportive and sometimes fun space to share your words.

Book your place to read or just listen here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/bradfordlibraries

Free. Refreshments served. All welcome.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Bradford Council · City Hall · Bradford · BD1 1HY

90s Classics and Five Star hits at Cubby Broccoli

Hello,

It's the last full week before the doors to Pictureville Cinema reopen, and so Summer Cinema at Cubby Broccoli is wrapping up in style with some nostalgic favourites and bold new releases from across the globe.

Keep scrolling to see what's on, and find out more information about what you can expect to see behind those iconic red Pictureville curtains next week.

We'd like to remind you that the museum foyer is currently inaccessible and as a result, Cubby Broccoli will only be accessible via its rear entrance next to Sharpe Street car park. You can find more information about our Cubby Broccoli screen below.

What's On: 23 – 30 August

Janet Planet (12A)

Screening Fri 12.15; Sat 15.15; Wed 14.20; Thu 11.00 and 15.40

The debut film from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child’s fractious relationship with her mother.

'A theatrical, haunted portrait of an anguished mother and the daughter who adores her.' - The Independent

My Neighbour Totoro (U)

Screening Fri 14.50; Sat 13.15; Sun 15.50; Wed 12.15; Thu 13.30

'Miyazaki’s supernatural masterpiece still enchants'
- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Only the River Flows (15)

Screening Fri 17.00; Sat 17.45; Sun 19.50; Wed 16.50; Thu 18.10

‘A film noir that’s so vintage it comes wrapped in crackling celluloid and old cassette tapes.’ – The Hollywood Reporter

Goldeneye (15)

Screening Sat 20.10

Pierce Brosnan’s 1995 debut as 007 is a heart racing and action-packed spectacle.

Classic Sundays: Laura [1944] (U)

Screening Sun 13.00

Classic 1944 noir about obsession, jealousy and deadly betrayal.

Next Sohee (18)

Screening Sat 19.20; Wed 19.10

Intricate and heartfelt psychological thriller from Korea featuring a stunning lead performance.

Mission: Impossible (15)

Screening Thu 20.30

Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team.

Summer Kids' Club at Cubby Broccoli

Up (U)

Screening Sat and Sun 11.00

Delightful Pixar animation in which retired balloon salesman Carl takes to the sky by tying thousands of balloons to his house, with a young Wildnerness Explorer named Russell in tow.

Coming Soon

Pictureville Is Back

Films screening from 31 August

After a ten-month temporary closure, Pictureville will open its doors on 31 August, launching with a day of very special £3 film screenings.

Tickets are on now sale for our grand reopening, with fantastical fun in Wonka and My Neighbour Totoro, madcap Irish comedy with Kneecap, and nail-biting thrills at our one-night-only 40th anniversary screening of The Terminator.

Cuckoo (15)

Screening from 30 August

Hunter Schafer stars in this madcap horror set in a holiday resort in the German Alps.

Paradise is Burning (15)

Screening Thu 20.10

In this acclaimed Swedish drama, three sisters must look after themeselves, left to their own devices by their absent mother

Click here for information about Cubby Broccoli

About Cubby Broccoli

Cubby Broccoli is one of the three cinema screens at Pictureville Cinema. Named after Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli (the producer of many iconic James Bond films) the intimate auditorium has a capacity of one hundred seats, with three wheelchair spaces.

Please note that we are temporarily unable to take cash payments at Cubby Broccoli.

Pictureville Cinema remains closed as RAAC remedial work continues. Our IMAX screen is temporarily closed, as part of the National Science and Media Museum's once-in-a-generation transformation.

The National Science and Media Museum (as part of the Science Museum Group) is an exempt charity as listed in Schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is recognised as charitable by HM Revenue & Customs.

The cafe is being refurbished!

Theatre in the Mill is being refurbished! We are expecting an expanded ground floor, refreshed restrooms and a transformed cafe. Planning has been underway for several months, and construction is expected to begin before the end of the month, with completion of the new space expected in early November.

For now, Theatre in the Mill staff has relocated to Gallery II (Feel free to stop by and say hello, and experience Bussing Out if you haven't already!) The theatre is closed until construction is complete. As mentioned in previous newsletters, all activity during the refurb period is being delivered at Gallery II in the University of Bradford's Chesham Building.

We will be hosting a reception for the new space, so keep an eye out for an opportunity to celebrate the new space with us!

In addition to the cafe, Theatre in the Mill's website is also being overhauled. We advise our audiences and artists to follow our socials and newsletter to keep up to date with offerings at the theatre until the website is relaunched. You can also reach us at theatre@bradford.ac.uk if you have any questions or want to get in touch.

Intro to Comedy Workshop

There are a few slots still available for our Intro to Comedy Workshop. Space is first-come, first-served. Your space is not confirmed until you receive an email from Theatre in the Mill. We are operating a wait list in case of dropouts.

Register Here

Pictureville Cinema Reopens

After brief residencies all over Bradford, including in our Studio this past April, we're thrilled to share that Pictureville Cinema is home!

After a ten-month temporary closure, our friends at Pictureville Cinema will reopen their doors on Saturday 31 August, launching with a day of very special £3 film screenings:

WONKA (U) - 31 August, 11.00
Timothée Chalamet stars in the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (U) - 31 August, 13.35
Studio Ghibi’s delightfully charming coming-of-age animation is re-released in cinemas.

KNEECAP (18) - 31 August, 15.45 and 20.40
The anarchic Belfast rap trio becomes the unlikely figurehead of a civil rights movement to save the mother tongue.

THE TERMINATOR [40TH ANNIVERSARY] (15) - 31 August. 18.10
Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron team up for this 1984 sci-fi action masterpiece.

The rest of their exciting September programme is on sale now, so grab your tickets here to support Bradford's only independent cinema: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema

Copyright © 2024 Theatre in the Mill, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:

Theatre in the Mill

University of Bradford

Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 2DP

United Kingdom

Boredom banished

Looking to get out-and-about and learn new skills? We've got your calendar covered as we announce our new Open Doors programme, packed with regular events to have fun for free. Read on to explore the programme and see what's coming up later this month.

Free events all year long

Open Doors

Our new Open Doors programme offers regular creative activities for everyone, including art, music, dancing and more.

Saturday Sessions

Start your weekend with free performances and creative activities for children and their adults. Adapted Gentle Sessions take place in the mornings.

Our Gentle Sessions are free but ticketed events.

Creative Encounters

Find a creative home in the heart of the city with live music, workshops, hands-on creative challenges, poetry from the National Poetry Library, and plenty of things to make and do while you meet new people.

Mix & Move

Our free monthly social dances where guest professionals and resident dancers guide you through new dance styles. You don’t need to be a dancer, nor have a dance partner, Mix & Move is just about getting together and lighting up the dance floor.

A chance to share

Hidden Tracks

FROM SUN 15 SEP

Is there a song that changed your life? A piece of music that takes you to a significant moment, that reminds you of a choice, a person, or a crossroads

Through workshops and tailored writing sessions, develop and share your own transformational story and to leave a lasting impression on others.

Applications close at 12 midnight on Sunday 1 September.

Apply here

Your weekend, sorted

Kinetika Bloco Summer Showcase

FRI 23 AUG

Sing Out the Summer

SAT 24 – MON 26 AUG

Unlimited

Deaf Rave

THU 5 SEP

Krystal S. Lowe: New Growth

SAT 7 SEP

Ruby Addy

SAT 7 SEP

Maddie Morris

SAT 7 SEP

Two Destination Language: Hope & Ponies

SUN 8 SEP

Touretteshero's Biscuit Land Cabaret

SUN 8 SEP

Don't miss out

Naomi Rincón Gallardo: Sonnet of Vermin

UNTIL SUN 1 SEP
Experience a surreal choir of creatures from Mesoamerican folklore calling for an end to colonial violence and exploitation. Mexican artist Naomi Rincón Gallardo’s work is on display for free in our HENI Project Space for just two more weeks.

Plan your visit

Moving, grooving

futuretense: DEELA + Stacy N.K.R

THU 12 SEP

Catch hip-hop beats and clever lyricism from two rappers carving out a place in the musical scene.

Simmer Down

FRI 13 SEP

Feel the reggae rhythm at this monthly meet-up and dance that’s guaranteed to get all ages moving and grooving.

futuretense: Saint Joshua + Kima Otung

THU 19 SEP

Tune in to new talent and discover two rising stars of R&B and pop songwriting – catch them while you can.