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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
