Creative Kirklees newsletter

Here is the latest Creative Kirklees newsletter, featuring opportunities and events across Kirklees, for my followers to peruse:

Top Rated This Week Individual: Clair Parker / Freelance Drama Facilitator/Project Co-ordinator Business: deliciousmedia / Delicious Media Place: Heritage Quay / events News: Christmas Craft Fair at WYPW this Saturday! Event: There will be Fire...again - Creative Scene @ Crow Nest Park Opportunity: Community Commissions - Yorkshire Festival 2016 Space: Co Up. Creative Coworking Spaces Image: Huddersfield Art Gallery Video: Saving Grace Collective: O2 Think Bigger Project Audio File: Resilience Creative Kirklees Newsletter 2 December 2015 This week’s newsletter has been put together by our guest editor Elise Rohde who has been co-ordinating publicity for the Huddersfield Hat festival. Hello, I am very pleased to bring you this week’s newsletter and would like to highlight some of the brilliant creative events taking place across Kirklees this week. This weekend sees the second ever Huddersfield Hat festival, a three day celebration of Huddersfield’s artists and venues!  With 29 events in 17 venues, there’s a whole host of events to watch, listen to and take part in and many of them are free! Amongst the many things on offer you can enjoy some coffee tasting with music at Bates Mill, ceramic exhibitions in Lindley, poetry and live music from Stems in the Byram Arcade, a swimming machine display at the Art Gallery, choirs in Greenhead Park, singing workshops with Hoot, seasonal wreath making in the Packhorse Gallery, Nu Popes at Bar 1:22 and much, much more - there’s something for everyone! Download the full weekend guide here. Huddersfield Hat  (‘Hat’ is another way of saying ‘fringe festival’ as it refers to people passing the hat round for donations at free events) is a festival driven by the artists and venues of Huddersfield as all Hat events have been arranged by the participating artists and venues themselves.  It’s a testament to the creative people of Huddersfield that the festival has taken off with such energy and enthusiasm. Hats off to you all! With such a variety of events this week I have highlighted just a few of the Huddersfield Hat ones, plus other events taking place across Kirklees. Have a wonderful week celebrating Kirklees’ fabulous venues and it’s wealth of creative talent.  Elise Events Sun 6th Dec 2015 A Christmas Selection Box 2:30pm Featuring Beethoven, Mozart, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky, plus Christmas songs and carols. Make your own selection from the most famous opening to any symphony, the composer imagining his own execution for the m... Fri 4th Dec 2015 Bean Brothers Coffee Company Open House Seasonal Event Take a couple of bearded brothers, a host of entertainment and gently blend with some superb coffee and a smattering of craft beer and you have the makings of another most excellent evening. *Coffee tasting and demon... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Carols in the Conservatory Join Gledholt Male Voice Choir for Christmas carols in the recently restored Greenhead Park conservatory. There will be a collection in aid of the choir and mince pies & mulled wine will be on sale in support of the Fri... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Celebrating the Short Story As part of our Sound, Vision, Place Festival Events to take place throughout the day A day of events featuring three prominent short fiction writers. The day will include readings and workshops and will culminate i... Sun 6th Dec 2015 Christmas is Coming An afternoon of varied and interesting Christmas music featuring items from our new Christmas repertoire plus an exciting performance by guests, Quintessential, a group of young, talented musicians from Huddersfield Univ... Sat 5th to Sun 6th Dec 2015 (2 days) Craft Fair Pick up a treat at our craft fair on Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th December, 10am-4pm, with over 40 stalls selling quality gifts, home-made crafts and jewellery. Its free to enter. Fri 4th to Sat 5th Dec 2015 (2 days) Crafty Praxis:Stems gig Fri night & Christmas Craft Fair Sat day FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER, 7 - 10pm Quirky and interesting gifts available in Crafty Praxis shop open during the Stems gig on Friday night. Christmas Craft Fair SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER: 10am - 5pm With many items made by local... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Fishing for Compliments at Vinyl Tap Indie/folk vibe with performances that are full of light and shade, described by audience members as, 'making you feel like dancing in the moonlight.' Performing a chilled out 4 piece version of their original indie-folk... Fri 4th to Sun 6th Dec 2015 (3 days) It's a Wonderful Life Alone on a bridge on Christmas Eve, his dreams dashed by big business and small-town scandal, idealist George Bailey decides that the world would be better off without him. Or would it? It falls to hapless guardian angel... Mon 30th Nov to Wed 2nd Dec 2015 (3 days) Jump and Shout A festival where performers aged three and above take centre stage and shine in the spotlight. The youngsters of Kirklees will be breaking out their fancy footwork with a variety of dance routines, gaining valuable e... Fri 4th Dec 2015 Let’s Get Real: Hosted by local wordsmith Jolene Rae Walsh Open mic slots providing an opportunity to share poetry, songs and short stories to break taboos and share our truths around relationships, sex, body image, pornography, etc. Featuring Rose Condo, Marina Poppa and No... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Marsh Ladies Choir Music from Marsh Ladies Choir. Mostly Christmas music with a mixture of other favourites. 7pm £8 On the door www.facebook.com/MarshLadies Twitter: @marshladies Fri 4th Dec 2015 Nu Popes + Easy Stride Band Huddersfield powerhouse collective Nu Popes play a mixture of funk soul and groove showcasing heavy horns, driving hammond and soulful vocals. Featuring some of Huddersfield's finest musicians Nu Popes never fail to deli... Thu 3rd Dec 2015 Orchestra of Opera North: Lutosławski, Mahler Richard Farnes’ illustrious 12-year term as Music Director of Opera North concludes in the summer of 2016 with complete cycles of Wagner’s Ring up and down the country. Richard has conducted the Orchestra in several mem... Fri 4th Dec 2015 PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES: Beyond the Gallery PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES is a series of events to simulate thinking, ideas and debate and inspire action to drive cultural and creative development in Kirklees. Guest speakers will present examples of initiatives which are... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Screen Printing Christmas Cards – Drop-in Workshop Come and have at go at screen printing your own Christmas cards! This drop in workshop will be running alongside our Christmas Craft Fair this Saturday. For a mere £5 per head you get to have a go at screen printing... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Seasonal Wreath Making Come a join ‘The Great Outdoors Project’ to make hand crafted seasonal wreaths using natural materials. For adults 16+. 10.30am - 3.30pm FREE BOOKING ESSENTIAL Pop-in to Packhorse Gallery in Packhorse Shoppin... Sat 5th Dec 2015 Spiralise Collective - St Nicholas Day children’s charity gig Charity gig to celebrate St Nicholas Day (sinterklaas) the original santa claus. Collecting donations and kids xmas presents. A donation buffet is provided by Real Junk food project Dewsbury. Music by Andyshades and Spir... Fri 4th Dec 2015 Stems with String Orchestra Beautiful, cinematic music from Stems, with lighting by James Bawn and visuals from London School of Puppetry. Support comes from Finnish singer songwriter Mäkkelä. TICKETS: £5 on the door or £4 adv 7 - 10.30pm ... Sun 6th Dec 2015 String Fellows: 8-piece twisted acoustic band A gig featuring String Fellows, the 8-piece twisted acoustic band based in Huddersfield, who will be performing at The Railway, Berry Brow. 7pm FREE https://www.facebook.com/StringFellowsBand Sat 5th Dec 2015 Swimming Machine Performance and Gallery Tour Watch artist Lisa Stansbie swim on her sculptural swimming machine as part of ‘Thought Positions in Sculpture’ exhibition. The 10 minute performance is followed by a gallery tour, taking in print work, sculpture and Moom... Thu 3rd Dec 2015 There Will Be Fire Thursday 3rd December 5-8pm Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury A magical evening not to be missed! Join us with family, friends and neighbours at this FREE warming winter event with gorgeous fire sculptures from pa-BOOM, l... Mon 7th Dec 2015 University of Huddersfield Brass Band Christmas Concert The annual appearance of the University of Huddersfield Brass Band is a Christmas highlight for many Kirklees concert-goers. Here they are again under their charismatic conductor Phillip McCann in a new programme for Ch... Opportunities Tue 1st Mar 2016 Event Training Programme (for Kirklees-based groups) The Creative Economy Team has organised a series of FREE training sessions for Kirklees-based community organisations and groups. The sessions are aimed mainly at those groups who organise outdoor events such as festiv... Mon 7th Dec 2015 Grants for the arts Workshop As part of Arts Council England's programme of general advice seminars, a 2 hour session is offered including a presentation and Q&A, delivered in partnership with West Yorkshire Print Workshop. The workshop will foc... News Tue 1st Dec 2015 4 Star Review of Sibelius, Dvořák – Dewsbury Town Hall We have recieved a 4 start review by Ron Simpson from The Reviews Hub. Here's the full review: Opera North’s Kirklees Concert Season continued at Dewsbury Town Hall with a programme that balanced the popular with t... Thu 26th Nov 2015 Collection of Colne Valley artists work for sale.... Following on from the success of Globe Arts Education's first Christmas arts and crafts fair, we have a pop up shop in Homemills, Britannia Road, HD3 4QS. Over 10 local Colne Valley artists have their work on show and... Wed 25th Nov 2015 FREE EVENT TRAINING for Kirklees-based community orgs/groups Does your Kirklees group or organisation put on outdoor events such as festivals, galas, parades and music concerts? Do you expect audiences of over 500? If so, then these FREE Event Training sessions will help guide y... Tue 1st Dec 2015 Get in the mood with Christmas Concerts KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON 2015/16 LUNCHTIME AND EVENING CONCERTS Christmas is almost upon us once again... so here are a few concerts to get you in the mood and fill you with festive cheer! Come along to the beautif... Mon 30th Nov 2015 Huddersfield Hat feature with Easy Stride Band Enjoy another great gig at Huddersfield Hat this weekend with Easy Stride Band and Nu Popes. Noah Burton and Joe Fleming formed easy Stride Band in January 2015, this is their first Huddersfield gig! Noah (from Hudde... Thu 19th Nov 2015 Huddersfield Hat feature with Huddersfield Art Gallery Swimming Machines, Moomins, Print Exhibitions and more! Pop along to Huddersfield Art Gallery on Saturday 5th December at 12pm and watch artist Lisa Stansbie swim on her sculptural swimming machine! The ten minu...