Guy Shrubsole in conversation with Boff Whalley. The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we bring you an evening at the Old Woollen with Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Guy Shrubsole in conversation with Boff Whalley. They will be discussing Guy’s new book The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?

Sheila Gaffney: Embodied Dreaming

Blenheim Walk Gallery is pleased to present Sheila Gaffney’s exhibition 'Embodied Dreaming'. Representative of her entire oeuvre, the exhibition, brings together for the first time a number of sculptures, drawings, video installation and image works, lightboxes, as well as unseen process-based models, and research material, highlighting the importance of process in her practice. The title of the exhibition is inspired by her doctoral thesis titled 'Embodied Dreaming' as a Sculptural Practice.

BOOTCUT by Patti Boo Rae

Patti Boo Rae is a woman in exile. She and her band the Do-Gooders just keep touring so they never have to look back. But in BOOTCUT she’s going back to her roots. This is a show about Patti’s home state of Texas: why she still loves it, and why it’ll never love her back.

Transform Festival is seeking Young Curators for a paid opportunity

Transform are looking for eight young people aged 18–25 with a passion for the arts and an interest developing a career in the sector to join their team as Young Curators. It’s an opportunity to learn, develop new skill and shape the programme of a major international arts festival taking place in October 2025. 
 
With support from the Transform team, you will:   

Opera Rave

You’re invited to Opera Rave at Leeds Opera Festival– a 30-minute sharing under club-inspired lights and visuals.

Opera Rave is a brand-new way to experience opera, fusing operatic libretto and singing styles with electronic beats – it’s part-opera, part-rave.

Across five days prior to the sharing, the Opera Rave team – led by Leeds Opera Festival’s Guest Artistic Director, Emma Hill – will be experimenting with beats, notes and Bizet’s beautiful opera, Carmen.

Leeds Pub Piano Competition

Pints, a piano and a pub – Leeds Pub Piano Competition returns!

The Leeds Pub Piano Competition is set to get The Tetley swinging to a different beat. This epic competition brings together three simple ingredients – pints, a piano and a pub – promising some of the greatest pub piano entertainment to hit the city of Leeds. Come along and revel in the rhythm as pianists from across the city and beyond compete to be crowned the 2024 Leeds Pub Piano Competition winner.

Aspire CBS Rock and Roll Bingo - Oldies but Goldies

Join Aspire CBS for an exciting online rock and roll themed bingo session which is being held as part of 100% Digital Leeds’s Arts in Care Digital Programme, to celebrate National Day of Arts in Care Homes

Held live over Zoom, we will play a line and a full house and when your bingo card is full, unmute and shout Bingo! as loud as you can. There are 20 songs on each bingo card - when you have booked onto this session you will be sent bingo cards to download and print (single-sided).