What's on around the region
THINGS to do and see and places to go over the next few days.
Todmorden
The next Oak over 50s 'Drop-in Friday' will take place at Central Methodist Church on April 2 from 10am until 3pm. Activities include line dancing, Tai Chi, board games, singing, crafts and a new knitting clinic. Tai Chi sessions also take place at Yew Tree Court, Walsden, on Fridays from 9.40am until 10.40am. Chair-based Dru Yoga sessions are held at Roomfield House on Tuesdays from 2-3pm. For more information, call 01706 813969.
The monthly Strictly Vinyl night at the Venue Nightclub will be held on Friday April 2 from 11pm until 4am. The regular DJs will play Todmorden soul, shaking house and electro. Entry is 5.
The next Todmorden Walkabout will take place on Monday April 5, beginning at 11am outside the Acorn Centre and lasting about an hour. New walkers are asked to arrive at 10.45am. For more information, contact walk leader Karen Andrews on 01706 819118 or Louise Castro on 01706 819617.
An Easter arts and crafts session run by the Upper Valley Extended Services team will take place in the hall at Todmorden Community College, Burnley Road, on Thursday April 8. The sessions will run from 10am until 11.30am. For more information or to book a place, call 01706 548140.
Hebden Bridge
Calder High students will perform the Pace Egg play at various locations in the Upper Calder Valley on Friday April 2, starting at Banksfield Estate at 8.45am and finishing in Heptonstall at 3pm. All funds raised by students on the day will be donated to Overgate Hospice. The play will also be performed by Heptonstall Players at Weaver's Square, Heptonstall, on Good Friday.
Jeff Bridges, winner of the 2010 Best Actor Oscar, stars in 'Crazy Heart' at the Picture House from April 2-4. Bridges plays a worn-down country singer who forms an unusual bond with a burgeoning journalist in the drama adapted from the novel by Thomas Cobb. Also showing in the coming week is 'The Princess and the Frog', 'A Single Man', 'The Wolfman', 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief' and 'Micmacs'. For more information, call 01422 842807 or visit www.hebdenbridge-picturehouse.co.uk.
The Angel Brothers come to the Trades Club on Saturday April 3. Over the years Dave and Keith Angel have established themselves as one of the most innovative acts on the world/roots circuit. Other performers in the coming week include The Why and Wherefores on Friday April 2. For more information, call 01422 845265 or visit www.tradesclub.info.
The 'Singing for health and fun' sessions held at Mytholm Meadows on Tuesday afternoons will be taking a break over the Easter period. The sessions will resume on April 13 at 1pm. For more information, call 01422 330533 or 01422 842093.
Hebden Bridge-based Hibernate recordings presents a live music event at The Hole In T'Wall on Thursday April 8 at 8pm. The event, which will be headlined by Manchester band Last Harbour, will also feature Hidden Bek, Cool Piano Roll and a DJ set by Was Ist Das Soundsystem.
Rochdale
Studds Bar will host One Big Easter Indie 2010 - The re-launch on Sunday April 4. It will feature Wonderwall, The Jam Restart, Transmission, Blue Rein and The Shameless, plus several DJs. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets priced 12 are available from the Rochdale FC club shop, the Horse and Farrier in Rochdale, and Ticketline.
Halifax
Leeds-based Jazz sextet Destroyed Still True will perform at Square Chapel tonight (Thursday). For more information, contact the box office on 01422 349422 or visit www.squarechapel.co.uk.
Visitors to Eureka! can see the short interactive play ‘Alice in Blunderland’ performed until April 18. Families can also take part in games and events including croquet, museum trails and mad hatter science shows. For more information, call 01422 330069 or visit www.eureka.org.uk.
Halifax Amateur Operatic Society presents Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at the Victoria Theatre from April 7-11. The musical tells the romantic tale as old as time. For more information, contact the box office on 01422 351158 or visit www.victoriatheatre.co.uk.
Huddersfield
The Opera Group presents ‘The Enchanted Pig’ at the Lawrence Batley Theatre on Wednesday April 7. The opera tells the story of a princess who marries a prince trapped in a pig’s body by a witch’s spell. For more information, contact the box office on 01484 430528 or visit www.lawrencebatleytheatre.co.uk.
Keighley
Visitors to East Riddlesden Hall between April 2 and 5 can go on an Easter fun trail as part of the hall’s Easter Extravaganza. The trail runs daily from 11am until 4pm and there is a 2 admission charge. For more information, call 01535 607075.
Bradford
Bernie Nolan stars in ‘Mum’s The Word’ at the Alhambra Theatre from April 6-10. The hit comedy looks at the trials and tribulations of motherhood. The theatre also hosts Matthew Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’ until Saturday April 3. For more information, contact the box office on 01274 432000 or visit www.bradford-theatres.co.uk.
Visitors to the National Media Museum can see ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in 3D on the IMAX screen. Tim Burton’s production stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman. For more information, contact the box office on 0870 7010200 or visit www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk.
Leeds
Jonathan Ansell stars in ‘Whistle Down The Wind’ at the Grand Theatre from April 5-17. The uplifting tale about the transforming power of love is based on the 1960s film starring Hayley Mills. For more information, contact the box office on 0844 8482705 or visit www.leedsgrandtheatre.com.
Hull Truck Theatre presents ‘Me and Me Dad’ at the Carriageworks from April 7-9. Following the death of his mum, Andy moves back in with his dad to teach him how to cook. For more information, contact the box office on 0113 2243801 or visit www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk.
Salford
‘The Gruffalo’ comes to The Lowry from April 6-8. Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep, dark wood in this musical adaptation of the award-winning book. For more information, contact the box office on 0870 7875788 or visit www.thelowry.com.
Rotherham
‘Magnificent Easter’, a series of Easter-themed activities and workshops, will be held at the Magna Science Adventure Centre from April 2-18. The daily sessions run from 10am until 5pm. For more information, call 01709 720002 or visit www.visitmagna.co.uk.
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