What's going on around the region
THINGS to do and see and places to go over the next few days.
Todmorden
The Flower Festival at St Michael and All Angels Church, Cornholme, runs from July 2-4. The 'Holy Days and Holidays' themed event is open on Friday from 2-4pm, on Saturday from 11am until 4pm and on Sunday from 12.30pm until 3pm. Admission is 2.
The monthly Strictly Vinyl night featuring Todmorden soul, shaking house and electro with the regular DJs will take place at the Venue nightclub, Bridge Street, on Friday July 2 from 11pm until 4am.
The next Todmorden Walkabout will take place on Sunday July 4, starting at 11.15am outside Morrison's main entrance and lasting about two hours. New walkers are asked to arrive at 11am. For more information, contact walk leader Karen Andrews on 01706 819118 or Louise Castro on 01706 819617.
The Centre Stage Festival of Brass gets underway on Sunday July 4 with a performance by Todmorden Community Band at the bandstand in Centre Vale Park from 3-5pm. For more information, visit www.atouchofbrass.org.
Enkelit, a vocal ensemble which sings contemporary unaccompanied Finnish music, will be performing at Central Methodist Church on Sunday July 4 at 7pm. Tickets priced 7 (concessions 5) are available on the door.
The next Upper Calder Valley Walking Group ramble will go from Malham to Settle on Wednesday July 7. For more information, contact walk leaders Maureen Davies (01422 822841) or Anne Parker (01422 357597) or for general information about the group, contact David Rawson on 01422 884748.
hebden bridge
The Roger Higgins Band comes to the Trades Club on Friday July 2 as part of Hebden Bridge Arts Festival. The band will be performing with well-known jazz guitarist Gary Boyle. Other events in the coming week include a clothes swap on Saturday July 3, Preston Reed on Saturday July 3 and My Sweet Patootie on Sunday July 4. For more information, call 01422 845265 or visit www.tradesclub.info.
Author Hilary Mantel, winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize, will appear at the Picture House on Friday July 2 as part of Hebden Bridge Arts Festival. She will read from her work and take questions from the audience. For more information, call 01422 842684 or visit www.hbaf.co.uk.
The Steiner Summer Fair will be held at Holme Street Arts Centre on Saturday July 3 from 11am until 4pm. There will be children's activities, stalls, music, a puppet show, face painting and a cafe at the event. Entry by donation.
A guided walk around the village of Heptonstall will take place on Saturday July 3, exploring the places and landscapes which inspired poet and writer Ted Hughes. The walk will start at 11am from the entrance to Heptonstall Museum. To book a place, contact the museum on 01422 843738 or Hebden Bridge Visitor and Canal Centre on 01422 843831.
rochdale
A guided tour of Rochdale Town Hall will take place on Saturday July 3 at 2pm. For more information, call 01706 924928 or 01706 655986.
halifax
Square Chapel hosts Calderdale Music Service's 'Summer Soiree', an informal cabaret style evening of music in various styles, on Friday July 2. For more information, contact the box office on 01422 349422 or visit www.squarechapel.co.uk.
Visual Arts graduates from Calderdale College and Leeds Metropolitan University present their group exhibition 'Degrees of Vision: Link' at Dean Clough Gallery until July 18. For more information, call 01422 250250.
Clifton
The next Calderdale Heritage Walk will be 'Outlaws and Nuns' at the private Kirklees Estate on Sunday July 4. The walk must be pre-booked at Hebden Bridge Visitor and Canal Centre. For more information, call 01422 843831.
bradford
'On Overgrown Paths', an exhibition by Ben Rivers which reveals the lives of modern day hermits who live in isolated spots in Northern Europe, opens at Impressions Gallery, Centenary Square, on Friday July 2. For more information, call 0845 0515882 or visit www.impressions-gallery.com.
Leslie Grantham stars in 'Dad's Army Marches On', a stage adaptation of classic episodes of the TV series, at the Alhambra Theatre from July 5-10. For more information, contact the box office on 01274 432000 or visit www.bradford-theatres.co.uk.
leeds
'Rock Around The Clock' runs at the Grand Theatre from July 5-10. The show, which is set in the 1950s, features a non-stop hit parade of rock and roll classics and stars former 'Emmerdale' actress Roxanne Pallett. For more information, contact the box office on 0844 8482705 or visit www.leedsgrandtheatre.com.
Hyde Park Picture House will be showing 'Shed your tears and walk away', a documentary by Hebden Bridge film-maker Jez Lewis about drink and drug addiction in his hometown, on Tuesday July 6 at 8.40pm. There will also be a question and answer session. For more information, call 0113 2752045 or visit www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk.
salford
Hit musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' comes to the Lowry from July 5-10. For more information, contact the box office on 0870 7875788 or visit www.thelowry.com.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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