Leeds Art Gallery’s Natural Encounters – finding hope and solace in nature.
Wednesday 4th November, one last day to enjoy a cultural activity before lockdown phase two. I was glad I chose to visit the exhibition ‘Natural Encounters’ at Leeds Art Gallery. Many of us have taken solace in nature and art during this unusual year, so it was good to meet them together. The exhibition was […]
Opera North – Livestream Concert from Leeds Town Hall, 30 Sept 2020
Certain Opera North associates got together on Wednesday evening for this free, livestreamed concert, which functioned as something like a preview of what Opera North will be up to in the next months, as well as a review of what they’ve been up to during the dark ages of corona virus. This was a fun, […]
DIY Workshop Day
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a full day ‘Makers at The Mill’ creative workshop at the incredible Sunny Bank Mill in Farsley. The workshop, which was hosted by Sami from Just Lovett Design, gave me the opportunity to be creative with wood and to use power tools, both of which were things […]
The Voices of Men – Leeds Filmmaker Jonny White
Leeds based filmmaker Jonny White releases a new passion project titled The Voices of Men, opening up the difficult conversation surrounding men’s mental health. The video is packed with statistics and personal stories of men who have mental health conditions. One that grabs you straight away is the fact that there are globally 800,000 people […]
The Good Book Reviewed
The cast of short film The Good Book is made up of over 100 citizens of Leeds, performing alongside Riana Duce, Angus Imrie and Katie Eldred. “In a future Leeds, society is divided between loyalists of the powerful Queen Bear and radical followers of Galahad. Avalon is a young woman desperate not to take sides, […]
