MJ Lenderman is a songwriter born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. The anatomy of an MJ record might go something like this: warped pedal steels and skuzzed out guitar; a voice reminiscent of the high-lonesome warble of a choirboy. Songs snake their way from a lo-fi home recording to something glossier made with longtime friends at Asheville’s Drop of Sun studios, but the recording setting doesn’t seem to matter much – at its core, a Lenderman song rings true.

Formed on the cusp of a global pandemic, Dublin’s newest alternative addition, Gurriers, embody the emerging Irish genres of post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze. Made up of five best friends, roommates and co-workers Dan Hoff, Emmet White, Ben O’Neill, Mark MacCormack and Pierce Callaghan, each louder than the last.

Join us at Mahogany Market for our grandest event yet, as we transform the Archive Leeds into the Pre Carnival Fam Fest! Get ready for an exciting line up of Leeds' finest DJs to get your waists warm for Carnival Weekend. Enjoy authentic Caribbean cuisine from our vendors and sip on drinks from the house bar. Explore market stalls offering carnival outfits, accessories & more.

The day will be divided into two sessions:

Come and join us for a fun and friendly life drawing session. Go Figure is a regular event held here at Swarthmore, look out for it every first Thursday of the month!

There will be no tutor leading this session but it will be hosted by a member of the Swarthmore team. There are a number of easles and drawing boards available to use, but do feel free to bring your own.

There will be a rotation of both male and female life models and on occassion we will have multiple models in the same session.

Join Leeds Art's Centre this July for a raucous and colourful rendition of Shakespeare's captivating comedy; A Midsummer Night's Dream

Pulling the tale of rival lords and ladies, star crossed lovers and eager mechanicals, into a twenty first century setting. Where the modern industrial heart of Athens clashes with the mystical neon forest of dreams.

Mischief will be sown, substances consumed, forms transfigured, and no one will make it out of the woods quite the same as they were before. But that's OK, with lessons learned all things will end with one hell of a party.

As part of Chapel Allerton Arts Festival, presented by Folk Roots Fringe.

Open to all. Led by local musicians.

Ireland is famous for their traditional music sessions and their pub singalongs.

So to warm up the trad music session at Seven Arts we are bringing you a bit of the craic found in an Irish pub with a few popular singalong songs from the local duo Celtic Cowboys.

Everyone welcome to listen.

Or bring an instrument or a song and join in.

presented by Chapel Allerton Arts Festival: Folk Roots Fringe.

An inimitable songwriting partnership singing songs from their collaboration album recording: "Things Found In Books", an album full of nostalgia and beauty, hope and longing, integrated with a number of popular past and present songs from their solo catalogues.

BOO HEWERDINE

Explore the art of zine-making in the gorgeous setting of the Leeds Library.

You’ll be introduced to what a zine is: a DIY, creative, experimental way of putting together words and images, which can be about whatever you want.

The workshop leader will demonstrate different ways of folding paper to make a classic zine format. Then we will work with collage, stamps, stencils and cut n’ paste to make a unique zine.

For inspiration, you will be able to look through a collection of zines, or find ideas from everything surrounding you in the library.

THE GARDEN PARTY 2024

The Garden Party returns on Saturday June 22nd at Scott Hall Farm, a secluded 200-year-old Grade II listed farmhouse on the edge of Scott Hall Woods. It’s a 15-minute walk from Leeds City Centre and a short walk from Chapeltown, Meanwood and Woodhouse.

MUSIC & SOUNDSYSTEM

There will be music throughout the day and late into the evening, showcasing the mountain of local talent we have on our doorstep, with Cornerstone Hi-Fi providing the sound.

FOOD & DRINK