Leeds Combined Arts

Walk round King Alfred’s and Meanwood (joint walk with Leeds YHA)
2019-07-09 20:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Meet Carol outside the Milk & Honey Cafe on Stonegate Road, Meanwood LS6 4PU for a 4 mile walk through King Alfred’s Fields, Meanwood Woods, and Park. The walk will finish at the East of Arcadia in the centre of Meanwood Tel: Carol on 07708 230 333 for more details.

Food, Talk, Film ‘Spirited Away’
2019-07-10 19:30 - 22:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
10-year-old Chihiro and her parents are riding along during a family outing through the countryside when they stumble across an amusement park that has seemingly been abandoned for years. Despite Chihiro’s premonitions about the creepy setting, her parents explore the area and eventually discover and indulge in an empty eatery filled with fresh food. As a result of their unfaithfulness, they are magically turned into pigs, which in turn scares away Chihiro. She meets the enigmatic Haku, who explains to her that this land is actually a magical bath house, a kind of holiday resort, where supernatural beings seek comfort away from the earthly realm and she must work here, as laziness is not permitted, to free both herself and her parents from the mystical land. Food will be served from 6.30 p.m. Talk at 7.15 pm. and film at 7.15 p.m. £10.00 including a mixture of hot and cold Japanese veggie/vegan food and a meat dish.

OWLS - Film 'Gigi'
2019-07-12 12:00 - 18:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Join us with OWL’s for the classic film ‘Gigi’ starring Maurice Chevalier The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn. Free. Lovely cakes, tea, coffee provided by Rosie’s tea bar at exceptionally low prices.

LCA Theatre Visit 'Pride & Prejudice'
2019-07-13 18:00 | Open Air Theatre Harewood House, Leeds, LS17 9LG
‘Take a step back in time with Chapterhouse Theatre Company to meet Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen’s notorious heroine. When Elizabeth meets the terse and abrupt Mr. Darcy, she loathes him at first sight. But is there more to him than meets the eye? Brought to life by award-winning writer Laura Turner, this adaptation has been a favourite of Chapterhouse audiences for years and will be a joy to perform in the company’s 20th year of touring. Join friends and family for an evening of theatre beneath the stars, basking in the glow of this timeless classic. Bring along your picnics, blankets and folding chairs, and enjoy this wonderful open-air production!

LCA Book Reading Group
2019-07-15 16:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
We continue reading ‘The Best of Sisters’ by Dilly Court on Monday 15 July 3 – 5 p.m. Full details can be seen on our calendar entry on 11 March with a description of the story. Entrance is £3.00 including refreshments. All welcome to read during the 2 hour session.

LCA ‘Arts for Well-being’, Voice Workshops.
2019-07-16 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-07-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
‘Arts for Well-being’.
Our weekly programme of Voice Workshops continue with gentle movement. The project will explore vocal toning, silence, harmony and some improvisation. The workshops are provided free of charge. Refreshments will be available to purchase.

LCA Open Mic Poetry & Prose Evening
2019-07-17 20:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This will be our final poetry event before we take a break over August, and will be a complete ‘open mic’ evening for all who wish to take part on any theme or topic.

'An Evening of Jazz, Blues & Funk'
2019-07-19 20:45 - 23:30
Friday 19th July 8.00 p.m. Jazz, Funk & Blues at Dominoes Night Club, 7, Grand Arcade, Leeds LS1 6PG.
Join us for the Leeds Jazz Festival at Dominoes Night Club in the Grand Arcade with a mixture of bands playing Jazz funk and blues. Free entry. We will be meeting there at 7.45 p.m.

Walk round Temple Newsam with Natasha
2019-07-21 12:30 - 15:30
Join Natasha at the Brown Cow pub in Whitkirk (opp. St Mary’s Church) at 11.30 a.m. for a 4.5 mile walk around Whitkirk, Colton village and Temple Newsam. Please bring poems to read on the topic of “Medieval Poetry”. After the walk, there will be an optional visit to the Brown Cow pub for a drink. The No.19 bus from Leeds Corn Exchange which runs at 10 minutes past the hour will drop you just beyond the Brown Cow Pub. For further details contact Natasha on (0113 2686077).

LCA Book Reading Group.
2019-07-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
We continue reading our current book ‘The Best of Sisters’ by Dilly Court this Monday 22nd July 3 – 5 p.m. at Meanwood Institute. Entrance is £3.00 which includes afternoon tea. All who wish are welcome to read or just sit and listen as preferred. For further details on the book please see the description on our calendar dated 11th March.

LCA Theatre Visit 'The Lady Vanishes'
2019-07-24 20:30 | The Grand Theatre, Leeds, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NZ
A new adaptation of the much-loved film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a quick-witted and devilishly fun thriller ranked as one of the best British films of all time. Emmy Award-winner Juliet Mills (Wild at Heart) and husband Maxwell Caulfield (Dynasty) lead the star cast in the latest instalment of the Classic Thriller Theatre Company. They are joined by Lorna Fitzgerald, fresh from her shock departure from the role of Abi Branning in East- Enders; Matt Barber (Atticus Aldridge in Downtown Abbey); Robert Duncan (Drop The Dead Donkey); Philip Lowrie (Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street); and Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier). Socialite Iris is travelling home to England on the train when an accident introduces her to the mild-mannered Miss Froy. After her travelling companion suddenly disappears, Iris is perplexed to find that all the other passengers deny ever having seen her. With the help of urbane musician Max she turns detective and together they become drawn into a complex web of European intrigue as they try to solve the mystery of why the lady vanished. Sorry this event has now reached its maximum capacity.

LCA World Circle Dance Workshops with Emma Lucy Dance
2019-07-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
In these workshops we will learn dances from around the world; from Greece to Bollywood, from lively to meditative, from frivolous to sacred. We will learn about the roots of the dances and try our own feet at the steps. We will probably get it wrong quite a few times – that’s all part of it. We might never get it right – that’s ok. These classes aren’t dance instruction – they’re dance exploration.
I teach these dances as circle dances. There is joy and celebration and fun in learning and dancing together and that energy flows particularly well in a circle. This style of dance is transformative too; in opening our bodies to unfamiliar movements, our ears to unfamiliar music and our minds to unfamiliar philosophies we prove to ourselves and the rest of the circle that we are bolder, more capable and more flexible than we think.
Everyone is welcome to come and join as we explore various dances from across this diverse and beautiful world. Circle dancing is very versatile and adaptable to suit each dancer. The ethos of circle dancing is ‘there are no mistakes, only variations.’ This makes it inclusive and welcoming for people of all ages and abilities. No special footwear or clothing is required. No experience is necessary as the dances are all taught first.
We will meet each week at 2.00 p.m. at Meanwood Institute where some of the dancing will take place, however weather permitting we may also walk to the park for some of the sessions. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear.
Entrance £3.00/2.00 members & concessions, including refreshments.
See you in the circle!

Workshop schedule:

Week 1
Tuesday 30th July 2019

Week 2
Tuesday 6th August 2019

Week 3
Tuesday 13th August 2019

Week 4
Tuesday 20th August 2019

LCA Summer break

Week 5
Tuesday 10th September 2019

Week 6
Tuesday 17th September 2019

LCA Book Reading Group.
2019-08-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
We continue reading our current book ‘The Best of Sisters’ by Dilly Court this Monday 22nd July 3 – 5 p.m. at Meanwood Institute. Entrance is £3.00 which includes afternoon tea. All who wish are welcome to read or just sit and listen as preferred. For further details on the book please see the description on our calendar dated 11th March. This will be the final meeting for this season. We will re-commence on Monday 16th September with a new book. Please check our calendar for further details on this.

LCA World Circle Dance Workshops with Emma Lucy Dance
2019-08-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
This weeks World Circle dance will include the Bosnian ‘Kolo’ dance. This traditional folk dance in different variations is extremely popular across the Balkans.
In these workshops we will learn dances from around the world; from Greece to Bollywood, from lively to meditative, from frivolous to sacred. We will learn about the roots of the dances and try our own feet at the steps. We will probably get it wrong quite a few times – that’s all part of it. We might never get it right – that’s ok. These classes aren’t dance instruction – they’re dance exploration.
I teach these dances as circle dances. There is joy and celebration and fun in learning and dancing together and that energy flows particularly well in a circle. This style of dance is transformative too; in opening our bodies to unfamiliar movements, our ears to unfamiliar music and our minds to unfamiliar philosophies we prove to ourselves and the rest of the circle that we are bolder, more capable and more flexible than we think.
Everyone is welcome to come and join as we explore various dances from across this diverse and beautiful world. Circle dancing is very versatile and adaptable to suit each dancer. The ethos of circle dancing is ‘there are no mistakes, only variations.’ This makes it inclusive and welcoming for people of all ages and abilities. No special footwear or clothing is required. No experience is necessary as the dances are all taught first.
We will meet each week at 2.00 p.m. at Meanwood Institute where some of the dancing will take place, however weather permitting we may also walk to the park for some of the sessions. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear.
Entrance £3.00/2.00 (members & concessions) including refreshments.
See you in the circle!

Workshop schedule:

Week 1
Tuesday 30th July 2019

Week 2
Tuesday 6th August 2019

Week 3
Tuesday 13th August 2019

Week 4
Tuesday 20th August 2019

LCA Summer break

Week 5
Tuesday 10th September 2019

Week 6
Tuesday 17th September 2019

Walk around Berwick in Elmet with Rob
2019-08-11 12:30
A 5 mile circular from Barwick in Elmet. Meet at the huge historic Maypole in the centre of the village – you can’t miss it. Parking can be found in nearby streets. There are remains of an ancient hill-fort yards from the Maypole if you arrive early. However there are no toilets in the centre of the village until the pubs open at 12 noon.
We’ll set off soon after 11.30 for a varied, interesting and mostly easy-going walk through open countryside, along the track of the former railway line from Leeds to Wetherby and through gorgeous woodland (Saw Wood). There are a couple of gentle slopes and in places the path may be muddy – especially if it has rained heavily in early August (as usual!) Bring suitable clothing and footwear, water and a packed lunch for a woodland picnic stop, with perhaps an opportunity to sing or read a favourite poem (choose your own theme).
Buses are hourly from Leeds on Sundays. Rob aims to catch the Number 64 bus at 10.55 from Infirmary Street, which passes by the Corn Exchange and through Cross Gates. The bus should arrive in Barwick at 11.29, so do not be alarmed if the walk leader is not there yet at 11.30. All being well I will be on my way. There are 3 pubs in Barwick. The largest is the Gascoigne, which has cold and hot drinks and serves lunches on Sundays. Buses return to Leeds at 51 minutes past the hour. For more details contact: Rob 0113 216 4492

LCA World Circle Dance Workshops with Emma Lucy Dance (Greek dance-this week)
2019-08-13 - 2019-08-14 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
In these workshops we will learn dances from around the world; from Greece to Bollywood, from lively to meditative, from frivolous to sacred. We will learn about the roots of the dances and try our own feet at the steps. We will probably get it wrong quite a few times – that’s all part of it. We might never get it right – that’s ok. These classes aren’t dance instruction – they’re dance exploration.
I teach these dances as circle dances. There is joy and celebration and fun in learning and dancing together and that energy flows particularly well in a circle. This style of dance is transformative too; in opening our bodies to unfamiliar movements, our ears to unfamiliar music and our minds to unfamiliar philosophies we prove to ourselves and the rest of the circle that we are bolder, more capable and more flexible than we think.
Everyone is welcome to come and join as we explore various dances from across this diverse and beautiful world. Circle dancing is very versatile and adaptable to suit each dancer. The ethos of circle dancing is ‘there are no mistakes, only variations.’ This makes it inclusive and welcoming for people of all ages and abilities. No special footwear or clothing is required. No experience is necessary as the dances are all taught first.
We will meet each week at 2.00 p.m. at Meanwood Institute where some of the dancing will take place, however weather permitting we may also walk to the park for some of the sessions. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear.
Entrance £3.00/£2.00 (members & concessions) including refreshments.
See you in the circle!

Workshop schedule:

Week 1
Tuesday 30th July 2019

Week 2
Tuesday 6th August 2019

Week 3
Tuesday 13th August 2019

Week 4
Tuesday 20th August 2019

LCA Summer break

Week 5
Tuesday 10th September 2019

Week 6
Tuesday 17th September 2019

LCA Day Trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Centre
2019-08-19 10:00
Join us for this day out at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Yorkshire Wildlife Park is home to the charity, the Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation. The Foundation was created in 2013 to be a dynamic catalyst for inspiring people to support conservation and welfare. In 2010 Yorkshire Wildlife Park rescued 13 lions from a rundown zoo in Romania by launching Lion Rescue. YWPF aims to make a big difference, a little bit at a time. Since their humble beginnings they have gone on to work with various charities and conservation projects throughout the world to save habitats and project species, improve welfare, encourage sustainable behaviours and educate tomorrow’s wildlife experts. Their vision is to create a better world for wild animals by creating dynamic communities who promote, conserve and sustain the world’s biodiversity and improve animal welfare.” Price £25.00 including all travel from Leeds and entrance into the Wildlife Park, (Usual price £28.00). For any further information and book, please email Sibylle sibylle@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

LCA World Circle Dance Workshops with Emma Lucy Dance
2019-08-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-09-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom

LCA ANNUAL HOLIDAY
2019-08-23 - 2019-09-09

'Arts Together' launch event
2019-08-29 17:00 - 20:00 | The Holbeck (Slung Low’s venue), Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9QX
Arts Together is a new 3-year citywide project which enables arts and community organisations to work together to make sure that people with barriers can engage with a wide range of arts events in Leeds and beyond.
The launch will be an opportunity to eat, drink, be merry, watch films and performances, get creative, take part in workshops, have your say, meet people from local arts and community organisations and, of course, find out more about Arts Together and about what is planned in the coming months!
There will be contributions from many of the 57 Arts Together Partners including Leeds Irish Health and Homes, Little London Arts, Northern Ballet, Opera North, Slung Low and Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah amongst others.

LCA Weekend Away - Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon
2019-08-30 12:00 - 2019-09-01 18:00
Cultural weekend in Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon with a visit to the Swan Theatre to see the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company on Saturday. You can see more about the Play under ‘Theatre Visits’. If you would like an information sheet on this weekend with more details and cost please e-mail sibylle@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

LCA Theatre Visit 'The Provoked Wife'
2019-08-31 14:30 | The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Provoked Wife is a comedy, but Elizabeth Barry who played the abused wife was especially famous as a tragic actress, and for her power of “moving the passions”, i.e., moving an audience to pity and tears. Barry and the younger Bracegirdle had often worked together as a tragic/comic heroine pair to bring audiences the typically tragic/comic rollercoaster experience of Restoration plays. Vanbrugh takes advantage of this scheme and these actresses to deepen audience sympathy for the unhappily married Lady Brute, even as she fires off her witty ripostes. In the intimate conversational dialogue between Lady Brute and her niece Bellinda (Bracegirdle), and especially in the star part of Sir John Brute the brutish husband (Betterton). The premise of the plot, that a wife trapped in an abusive marriage might consider either leaving it or taking a lover, outraged some sections of Restoration society. Lady Brutt is tired of her tedious, loveless marriage, and her tedious drunk husband. When she decides to spice up her live life with a younger man scandal threatens to ruin her.

Theatre Visit - 'Call Me Dusty'
2019-09-12 20:15 - 23:00 | Carriageworks Theatre, Millennium Square, Leeds, Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Without doubt the finest white soul singer of her era, Dusty Springfield is the definitive ‘Pop Diva’. Her lifestyle was the stuff of legend, and great drama. With her quest for perfection and refusal to compromise, Dusty led a tormented life. Her stage persona was at odds with the shy convent girl she once was and her sexuality. The result: a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol, abuse and self-harm, yet, she produced tremendous music which still ranks as some of the finest of its kind. Please note: This is a drama not a musical; however the play does include some music.
This production has now sold out.

OWLS Film - 'The Glenn Miller Story'
2019-09-13 12:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
11.00 a.m. (Doors Open 10.00 a.m.) Film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’, Shire Oak Hall. HEART, Headingley.
Join us with OWL’s at HEART for a special screening of ‘The Glenn Miller Story’, he film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II. Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller’s courtship and marriage to Helen Burger (June Allyson) and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller.
Several turning points in Miller’s career are depicted with varying degrees of verisimilitude, including: the success of an early jazz band arrangement; his departure from the Broadway pit and sideman work to front a band of his own; the failure of his first band on the road; and the subsequent re-forming of his successful big band and the establishment of the “Miller Sound” as typified by ’Moonlight Serenade’. Also depicted is Miller’s international success touring his band in support of the Allies in World War II. FREE!. Tea & Cakes are available at very low cost provided by OWL’s and there will be an interval half way through the film.
This screening has been designed to be inclusive to those living with dementia, as well as family members and carers.
Memory Matinees screening are rooted in the idea that a trip to the cinema is a powerful way for people to reconnect with memories. Everyone is welcome to attend these events and tickets are free. Hot drinks are just 70p.

Visit to Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Headingley.
2019-09-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Headingley, Castle Grove, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 4PB, United Kingdom
Friday 13th September 12:00 visit to Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Headingley.
Join us for a guided tour of the Masonic Hall in Headingley. Hidden away in the leafy suburb of Headingley, Castle Grove Masonic Hall sits just a few miles north of Leeds City Centre. This Grade II Listed building has stunning architectural features both inside and out. Once you step inside you’ll be blown away. Free tour for LCA members (places must be pre-booked in advance). Contact us to book your place.

LCA Book Group - New book 'The Tin Good' Chris Nickson
2019-09-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Leeds, England. October, 1897. Superintendent Harper is proud of his wife Annabelle. She’s one of seven women selected to stand for election as a Poor Law Guardian. But even as the campaign begins, Annabelle and the other female candidates start to receive anonymous letters from someone who believes a woman’s place lies firmly in the home.
The threats escalate into outright violence when an explosion rips through the church hall where Annabelle is due to hold a meeting – with fatal consequences. The only piece of evidence Harper has is a scrap of paper left at the scene containing a fragment from an old folk song. But what is its significance?
As polling day approaches and the attacks increase in menace and intensity, Harper knows he’s in a race against time to uncover the culprit before more deaths follow. With the lives of his wife and daughter at risk, the political becomes cruelly personal …
All reading takes place in two hours slot, including a break.

LCA World Circle Dance Workshops with Emma Lucy Dance
2019-09-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
In these workshops we will learn dances from around the world; from Greece to Bollywood, from lively to meditative, from frivolous to sacred. We will learn about the roots of the dances and try our own feet at the steps. We will probably get it wrong quite a few times – that’s all part of it. We might never get it right – that’s ok. These classes aren’t dance instruction – they’re dance exploration.
I teach these dances as circle dances. There is joy and celebration and fun in learning and dancing together and that energy flows particularly well in a circle. This style of dance is transformative too; in opening our bodies to unfamiliar movements, our ears to unfamiliar music and our minds to unfamiliar philosophies we prove to ourselves and the rest of the circle that we are bolder, more capable and more flexible than we think.
Everyone is welcome to come and join as we explore various dances from across this diverse and beautiful world. Circle dancing is very versatile and adaptable to suit each dancer. The ethos of circle dancing is ‘there are no mistakes, only variations.’ This makes it inclusive and welcoming for people of all ages and abilities. No special footwear or clothing is required. No experience is necessary as the dances are all taught first.
We will meet each week at 2.00 p.m. at Meanwood Institute where some of the dancing will take place, however weather permitting we may also walk to the park for some of the sessions. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear.
Entrance £3.00 – £2.00 (members & concessions) including refreshments.
See you in the circle!

Workshop schedule:

Week 1
Tuesday 30th July 2019

Week 2
Tuesday 6th August 2019

Week 3
Tuesday 13th August 2019

Week 4
Tuesday 20th August 2019

LCA Summer break

Week 5
Tuesday 10th September 2019

Week 6
Tuesday 17th September 2019

'Poetry & Arts Evening' with Michael Hildred 'Time and Tide'
2019-09-18 20:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Our minds leap to complete the proverb, which instantly gives food for thought about the human condition. Yet how much more potent does the process become when we realise that the saying is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer in 1395.
This evening gives us the opportunity to explore the theme in all its richness and variety, with a truly Yorkshire flavour.
