Leeds Combined Arts

LCA & Headingley Music Festival Interim Events Salsa Classes
2019-02-05 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Join Emma for a 6 week programme of Salsa dancing classes at HEART, Headingley as part of the Headingley Music Festival Interim Events. Dance solo to all of the Latin rhythms. (Partner optional).
Salsa is a popular fusion style of dance originating from South America, characterised by hip-swaying rhythms and fancy footwork. In these workshops we will start with basics and work our way up, adding extra moves each week. We will look at technique, timing and style and lean some fun choreography to fantastic music along the way. Pease wear comfortable shoes.
The classes will culminate in a final dance session on Saturday 2nd March at 7.00 p.m. with a performance as part of The Headingley Music Festival where you can dance along with the Grupo Azucar live band. Further information on this event will be published in the ‘LCA Spring Newsletter’.
The weekly classes will be £5.00/£4.00 members & concessions. There will also be a further class before the band on the 2nd March in the main Shire Oak Hall at HEART at 7.00 p.m. and the price including the band is £8/£6 concessions and members. The band will play from 8.15 p.m. For any further information please contact Emma at emma@leedscombined.org.uk

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LCA Storytelling, Poetry & Voice Workshops
2019-01-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
This weeks workshops will be with Professional Story-teller Matthew Bellwood.
The workshops will take place once a week for two hours, with a short break in between. The first half will be discussion based with some introductions and warm-up sessions where people get to know each other and share their stories and express themselves. Later in the 6 week sessions there will be opportunities for anyone to read out any poems or short stories they have written or are able to tell.
Overall the workshops will be a celebration of people’s lives with songs and stories from the past, and an opportunity for them to share their stories and memories and songs. The event will be held in a safe, friendly accessible and comfortable environment with refreshments provided for the break. The project aims to help those attending to focus on an enjoyable art activity while encouraging them to relax at the same time and appreciate the company of others focusing on the same activity. Supported by Metcalf Smith Trust. The workshops are provided free of charge, but donations are always welcome for refreshments. For any further information please contact Tel: 07708 230 333.

LCA & Headingley Music Festival Interim Events Salsa Classes
2019-01-29 19:30 - 21:00
Join Emma for a 6 week programme of Salsa dancing classes at HEART, Headingley as part of the Headingley Music Festival Interim Events. Dance solo to all of the Latin rhythms. (Partner optional).
Salsa is a popular fusion style of dance originating from South America, characterised by hip-swaying rhythms and fancy footwork. In these workshops we will start with basics and work our way up, adding extra moves each week. We will look at technique, timing and style and lean some fun choreography to fantastic music along the way. Pease wear comfortable shoes.
The classes will culminate in a final dance session on Saturday 2nd March at 7.00 p.m. with a performance as part of The Headingley Music Festival where you can dance along with the Grupo Azucar live band. Further information on this event will be published in the ‘LCA Spring Newsletter’.
The weekly classes will be £5.00/£4.00 members & concessions. There will also be a further class before the band on the 2nd March in the main Shire Oak Hall at HEART at 7.00 p.m. and the price including the band is £8/£6 concessions and members. The band will play from 8.15 p.m. For any further information please contact Emma at emma@leedscombined.org.uk

LCA 'The Hot Sardines', Howard Assembly Rooms.
2019-01-27 19:45 - 21:30 | Howard Assembly Room (Leeds Grand Theatre), New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
The Hot Sardines – Sunday 27 January, 7.45 p.m . Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds Grand Theatre.
New York-based jazz group The Hot Sardines, are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful jazz can bring people together. With their new album French Fries & Champagne, the group combines covers and originals as they channel New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets and New Orleans jazz halls into a smoking hot live show! All tickets £5.50 usual price £26.00. Please note: This event is now sold out.
https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/the-hot-sardines/

Beating the Blues
2019-01-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Beating the Blues an evening of fabulous films, delicious music and funky food, in aid of Greenpeace.
Saturday, 26th January 2019. Films from 4.00 pm. Music from 7pm with Scott Wainwright, Dangerbird, Luna Calling, Alice Nichols and Leon Abraham. Meanwood Institute, 94 Green Road, Leeds LS6 4DL. Admission : £5.00. Please note this is a Greenpeace event.

LCA Theatre 'The Magic Flute'
2019-01-26 16:00 - 18:00 | The Grand Theatre, Leeds, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NZ
The Magic Flute is an epic tale about growing up, finding your way in the world and learning to love. Join Prince Tamino on his quest to rescue Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night held captive by the Priest of the Sun. But his mission soon becomes a journey of discovery, for nothing – not even Day and Night – is quite as it first appears. Please note: This event is now sold out.

MBS The Mind-Body Connection. Abi Briant-Smith.
2019-01-23 19:45 - 21:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Leeds homeopath and mind-body therapist Abi Briant-Smith will be talking about the powerful connection between our minds and bodies and will explore how certain emotional patterns might affect our physical health such as back or joint pain, hormonal imbalances, digestive and bladder issues, migraines and much more. She will share some valuable self-help techniques and practices to help enable physical and emotional release and will discuss how homeopathy and mind-body therapy can help to support mental and physical wellbeing. Abi is a Leeds based homeopath and mind-body therapist who is passionate about supporting and improving mental, emotional and physical health through Classical Homeopathy, Mind-Body Therapy and Bach Flower Remedies. She is registered with the Society of Homeopaths and has been in practice since 2013. She supports clients with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression grief and low self-esteem and physical complaints such as menstrual issues, candida, cystitis, breast problems, IBS, migraines/headaches, sinusitis, skin conditions, back/joint/muscle pain. Through gentle and supportive questioning, her aim is to get to know what makes each individual client tick and understand if/how emotions may be shaping or affecting their physical health. Entrance £4.00/£3.50 including refreshments.
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LCA Active, Creative Workshops.
2019-01-23 13:30 - 15:00 | All Hallows Church Hall,, 24 Regent Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1NP, United Kingdom
Join us for the sixth of our Active & Creative Workshops from 1.30 – 3.00 p. m. at All Hallows Church Hall with gentle energy exercises and creativity. These workshops are designed to be fun, energising and relaxing with gentle movement to create flow.
We will also be using our voice to do some toning, chanting and singing. All exercises can be done seated. Free. For any further information please contact carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk. Funded by the Postcode Community Trust.
Thanks to the Post Code Community Trust

LCA Walk - Horsforth & Rawdon Circular
2019-01-20 11:30
Sunday 20th January 11.30 a.m. Horsforth & Rawdon Circular.
Join Rob for a circular walk of 5.5 miles. We will start and end at the Car Park on Fink Hill (LS18 5DX), opposite the bottom of Horsforth Town Street. There are numerous ways to get there by public transport but the simplest is the number 50 bus from Leeds City Centre – picking up, for example, opposite Leeds Art Gallery at 10.23 – and due at the terminus at the bottom of Horsforth Town Street at 11.00. Rob plans to join this bus part way along Burley Road at 10.37 in order to arrive in good time.
Buses 33, 34, 757 can be picked up on Wellington Street near the railway station and all stop at the bottom of Fink Hill on Horsforth New Road Side, with a 7 minute walk up Fink Hill to the Car Park – but there are far too many to detail them all. Use the West Yorkshire Metro Journey Planner at http://planner.wymetro.com/lts/#/travelInfo to find the best way from your own postcode to arrive at LS18 5DX in good time to set off on the walk at 11.30. There are public toilets in Hall Park but they are unlikely to be open, so you’d be safer to arrive early enough to walk 150 yards up Town Street to Morrison’s supermarket (open 10 a.m. on Sundays). The walk takes in riverside, woodland and many ancient ginnels and footpaths. A few of the paths may be very muddy at this time of year, but most are easy going. There are a couple of longish uphill stretches. Wear suitable outdoor clothing, bring water and a packed lunch.
We should arrive back in Horsforth before 3 p.m. and there are numerous pubs and cafes in Town Street. I personally recommend the Town Street Tavern.Suitable poetry themes could be Winter or perhaps more optimistically, New Beginnings. More information from Rob 01132164492

LCA Poetry - 'Open Mic Evening'
2019-01-16 19:30 - 21:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Join us for a complete ‘open mic’ evening at HEART on the theme of New Year / New beginnings. All welcome to read throughout the evening.

LCA Creative Active Workshops
2019-01-16 13:30 - 15:00 | All Hallows Church Hall,, 24 Regent Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1NP, United Kingdom
Join us for the fifth of our Active & Creative Workshops from 1.30 – 3.00 p.m. at All Hallows Church Hall with gentle energy exercises and creativity. These workshops are designed to be fun, energising and relaxing with gentle movement to create flow.
We will also be using our voice to do some toning, chanting and singing. All exercises can be done seated. Free. For any further information please contact carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk. Funded by the Postcode Community Trust.
Thanks to the Post Code Community Trust

LCA Theatre Visit 'A Christmas Carol'
2019-01-09 19:00 - 22:00
Join us for our second visit to see ‘ A Christmas Carol’ at Leeds Playhouse Pop-up Theatre. As the cold night draws in, four ghostly spirits take Ebenezer on a magical journey through his past, his present and his future, hoping to show him the error of his ways. With Christmas spirit, fun, music and magic at its heart, this timeless Charles Dickens tale is brought vividly to life. Tickets £11.50

LCA Active, Creative Workshops
2019-01-09 13:30 - 15:00 | All Hallows Church Hall,, 24 Regent Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1NP, United Kingdom
Join us for the fourth of our Active & Creative Workshops from 1.30 – 3.00 p. m. ‘Creative & Active Workshops’, All Hallows Church Hall with gentle energy exercises and creativity. These workshops are designed to be fun, energising and relaxing with gentle movement to create flow.
We will also be using our voice to do some toning, chanting and singing. All exercises can be done seated. Free. For any further information please contact carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk. Funded by the Postcode Community Trust.
Thanks to the Post Code Community Trust

'New Years Eve Party' at New Headingley Club
2018-12-31 19:45 - 23:30 | New Headingley Club, St Michael's Road, Leeds, LS6 3BG, United Kingdom
There will be a ‘New Years Eve party’ at New Headingley Club, 56 St. Michael’s Road, Headingley LS6 3BG on Monday 31st December. If you wish to attend its Free, but please bring a small contribution towards the free buffet. There will be music with a professional DJ, dancing and a raffle with some great prizes!.
The evening which will be held in the private room at the back of the club will commence from around 8.00 p.m. – 1.00 a.m. (stay as long as you like). We will be meeting in the bar area from 7.45 p.m.

LCA 'Party, Play, Poetry & Prose Evening & Seasonal Buffet & Celebrations'
2018-12-19 19:45 - 21:45 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Join us for a seasonal evening with a short play by Rob Baker and guests in the first half Leeds Morris Mummers. A short, rustic, seasonal confection on the topic of Christmas and austerity, borrowing somewhat from Charles Dickens, and featuring: The Lady Britannia, Father Christmas and a couple of festive ghosts. This will be followed by a seasonal buffet and the opportunity to catch up with friends old and new. The evening will end with a few poems and prose pieces on a winter/seasonal theme in the second half. All welcome to read. Buffet included in the entrance price, £4.00/£3.50 (members and concessions). (Wine available for a donation).

LCA Theatre 'A Christmas Carol'
2018-12-18 19:00 - 21:30
As the cold night draws in, four ghostly spirits take Ebenezer on a magical journey through his past, his present and his future, hoping to show him the error of his ways. With Christmas spirit, fun, music and magic at its heart, this timeless Charles Dickens tale is brought vividly to life. This performance is now sold out.

LCA Theatre 'Christmas at Twilight'
2018-12-15 18:00 - 20:30 | Howard Assembly Room (Leeds Grand Theatre), New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
This performance will deliver a feast of Russian and Ukrainian festive music, delivered by an ensemble of musicians, and presented by baritone and story-teller, Matthew Sharp. Get ready for the perfect festive treat – and watch out for a few surprises! All ticket £5.50 (Usual price £10). Must be booked in advance through LCA. This production has now sold out.

LCA Annual General Meeting.
2018-12-12 19:30 - 20:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Join us for our annual AGM where we will review the past years events, present the accounts and elect the committee. It will also be an opportunity for member to have their say. Free.

LCA Active, Creative Workshops
2018-12-12 13:30 - 15:00
Join us for the third in our Active & Creative Workshops at All Hallows Church Hall
Join us for a 6 week programme of creative workshops with gentle energy excersises and creativity. These
workshops are designed to be fun, energising and relaxing with gentle movement to create flow.
We will also be using our voice to do some toning, chanting and singing. All excersises can be done
seated. Free. For any further information please contact carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk. Funded by the Postcode Community Trust.

LCA Book Reading Group.
2018-12-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Join us for our bi- weekly book reading group at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. We are a friendly group of people who like to take turns to read aloud. We commence at 3.00 p.m. and have a break for refreshments usually finishing around 5.00 p.m. At the moment we are reading ‘The House at the Edge of the World’ by Julia Rochester, a compellingly told story of how family and home can be both a source of comfort and a wholly destructive force. Cutting to the undignified half-truths every family conceals, it asks the questions we all must confront: who are we responsible for and, ultimately, to whom do we belong?. Entrance £2.50 including refreshments.
If you would like any further information about our book reading group please contact Carol on 07708 230 333.
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Seasonal Walk & Lunch, Bramhope Circular
2018-12-09 12:30 - 15:00 | The Fox and Hounds Bramhope, Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 9AX, United Kingdom
Sunday 9th December 12.30 p.m. Walk from The Fox and Hounds, Bramhope, & Seasonal Lunch at the Cheerful Chilli, Otley.
Join Carol for a 5 mile circular walk including part of the Otley Chevin with panoramic views. The walk will commence from The Fox & Hounds at Bramhope with lunch at the Cheerful Chilli (Must be pre-booked). The lunch will be a 3 course set Vegetarian/Vegan Seasonal Meal at approximately 1.30 p.m. For further details re price and to book by 3rd December contact Carol on carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

LCA Theatre Visit 'Silent Night'
2018-12-07 19:00 - 21:30 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1, United Kingdom
Friday 7 December, 7.00 p.m. ‘Silent Night’ – Leeds Town Hall, Leeds.
Inspired by real events, Silent Night tells the story of the 1914 Christmas truce, when peace spontaneously broke out in the trenches during World War I, using the power of 100 male operatic voices and the Orchestra of Opera North, against a projected backdrop of original footage. With cinematic music by Kevin Puts, and words by Mark Campbell, this UK premiere is part of a series of events in the city marking the centenary of the end of World War I. We have a very limited amount of tickets at discounted rate available for this production, please contact Sibylle@leedscombinedarts.org.uk to check if tickets are available.

LCA Theatre: 'Nutcracker', Leeds Grand Theatre.
2018-12-05 19:00 - 21:30 | The Grand Theatre, Leeds, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NZ
Share in Clara’s adventures as she is swept away by her Nutcracker Prince into an enchanting winter wonderland. Don’t miss dazzling dancing snowflakes, the famous Sugar Plum Fairy and the notorious Mouse King in the ultimate festive entertainment. Performed to Tchaikovsky’s enduring score, played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, The Nutcracker awakens childlike imagination in us all. With everything you expect from this seasonal favourite, The Nutcracker has Northern Ballet’s unique magic scattered throughout. All tickets £26.50 (normal price £52.50). Book now!

LCA Active & Creative Workshops
2018-12-05 13:30 - 15:00 | All Hallows Church Hall,, 24 Regent Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1NP, United Kingdom
Join us for the second of our Active & Creative Workshops from 1.30 – 3.00 p.m ‘Creative & Active Workshops’, All Hallows Church Hall with gentle energy excersises and creativity. These workshops are designed to be fun, energising and relaxing with gentle movement to create flow.
We will also be using our voice to do some toning, chanting and singing. All excersises can be done
seated. Free. For any further information please contact carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk. Funded by the Postcode Community Trust.

LCA Theatre: 'Not Such Quiet Girls'
2018-12-01 14:30 - 16:30 | Howard Assembly Room (Leeds Grand Theatre), New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
Using three female actors with the women of the Chorus of Opera North, this musical drama tells the stories of three women at the front line of the First World using film projections, music hall songs and live musicians. All tickets £5.50 (usual price £20) (please note there is a limited amount of tickets available so please book early to avoid disappointment). Book now.

The things we wouldn't otherwise find.
2018-11-30 19:30 - 20:30 | Headingley Community Hub (formerly Headingley Library), North Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HG
Friday 30th November 7.30 p.m. Headingley Library/Hub, North Lane, Headingley.
The spirit of libraries past and present await the future, an addict makes amends, a girl finds inspiration and passion spills over the paperbacks. Two actors create ten extraordinary characters in Emma Adams’ gloriously funny and playfully provocative exploration of libraries in the age of the internet search engine. The Things We Wouldn’t Otherwise Find will be touring to libraries across the city. The play has been specifically written to be performed in libraries, and we’re delighted to say that Headingley Community Hub will be one of those libraries, with the performance happening on Friday 30th November, 7.30 p.m. Tickets £3.00 (Please pay on the door).

Mind, Body, Spirit Evening 'Positive Astrology'
2018-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Have you ever found that what you focus on grows?
Most likely yes since it’s certainly not a new sentiment; throughout history philosophers and spiritual teachers have taught us about the ‘Law of Attraction’ and elegant though the law may be in its simplicity, truth is, it can be hard to truly to commit to as a daily life guide but astrology can help. Your birth chart is the map of your own individual soul and so can be used as a tool to help you make the most of your life.
This talk will be part explanation and part workshop and hopefully you will leave with some tips to help make your own life a bit more positive. Entrance £4.00/£3.00 members and concessions, including refreshments.

LCA Active Creative Workshops
2018-11-28 13:30 - 15:00 | All Hallows Church Hall,, 24 Regent Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1NP, United Kingdom
Commencing Weds 28th November 1.30 – 3.00 p.m ‘Creative & Active Workshops’, All Hallows Church.
Join us for a 6 week programme of creative workshops with gentle energy excersises and creativity. These
workshops are designed to be fun, energising and relaxing with gentle movement to create flow.
We will also be using our voice to do some toning, chanting and singing. All excersises can be done
seated. Free. For any further information please contact carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk. Funded by the Postcode Community Trust.

LCA: Talk with Poetry on ‘Re-Living The Lives Of Our Ancestors’
2018-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
‘Re-Living The Lives Of Our Ancestors’.
This event is dedicated to the memory of the late
Cynthia Mary Smith.
Those Who Have Gone Before: Re-living the Lives of Our Ancestors. Richard Smith is a qualified and experienced History Teacher whose poetry is known to cover a wide range of subjects. In this event, he and his wife June will be reading extracts from ‘A Saga of Smiths: An Epic Family History’ – a work that he took nineteen years to complete. These will include poetry, an account of a Tudor Murder, part of an Old Baily Trial Transcript, Victorian Medical Records, a first-hand account of what it was like to live through the London Blitz PLUS lots more! Prepare to meet some larger than life characters. If you want to know how your ancestors lived, this is the event for you! Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members & concessions), including refreshments.

Theatre: "The Jersey Boys"
2018-11-20 07:00 - 16:00
The internationally acclaimed stage sensation, Jersey Boys is coming to Leeds!
This smash hit musical has won 57 major awards worldwide, including the Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
Jersey Boys tells the true-life story of four boys from the wrong side of the tracks who wrote their own songs, invented their own unique sound, and sold 100 million records worldwide.
Featuring hit after legendary hit including Beggin’, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Oh What A Night, Sherry, Walk Like A Man, Bye Bye Baby, Big Girls Don’t Cry and many more, Jersey Boys is a story full of heart, humour and ‘sheer musical razzmatazz’ (SUNDAY EXPRESS) you simply will never forget.
Taking on the prestigious roles of the Four Seasons will be: Michael Watson as Frankie Valli**, Simon Bailey as Tommy De Vito, Declan Egan as Bob Gaudio and Lewis Griffiths as Nick Massi. All four talented actors have previously performed their roles in Jersey Boys to great acclaim either in the West End or on tour and we’re very excited to have them perform on Leeds Grand Theatre stage!
Ticket cost: £25.00
