Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
Well, that’s the last time I complain about the punctuality of the 36 from Harrogate to Leeds. Last night I got on board a shuttle from Leeds Bus Station and didn’t arrive at Allerton Bywater until 27 years later in 2050. I must be in line for a heck of a payout in compensation, although,…
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After a break in proceedings during the summer, the amazing Howard Assembly Room, or, as I like to call it, home, is back with its usual mix of all kinds of music and special events. The season kicks off on Friday, 8th September with Resonance Showcase which will give an opportunity for performers supported through…
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I believe that, in life, timing is very important. Whether it is of the good variety or the bad. Unfortunately my visit to the Projecting Grief exhibition fell into the latter category. I have been in bitter dispute with my housing association since well before the pandemic and the strain had taken its toll on…
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It is always a pleasure to visit The Tetley, not only for the art installations and menu launches, but because it is a piece of Leeds’ history in its own right and brings back memories of the fun visits I paid when it was a brewery. Fortunately, when I go there these days I feel…
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Samra Mayanja is an artist of Ugandan descent and this is her first major solo exhibition. It is amazingly varied with video installations, drawings, photographs, sculptures and reconstructions of significant settings. During the preview night the artist undertook an interview with The Tetley Artistic Director, Bryony Bond, during which she said that she was searching…
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Another first for me, the opening night of a sculpture exhibition. The subtitle is Race, Sexuality and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture so pretty intriguing. Fortunately we were treated to an introduction to the works on show by Laurence Sillars, Head of the Henry Moore Institute, who said that the exhibits raised questions about the Victorians’…
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Tyke It To The Limit 