Farsley Lit Fest: 8 October – 22 November
Ian Rankin and Kate Mosse will join 40 authors for the third edition of Farsley Lit Fest, with a packed programme presented by Truman Books and The Old Woollen. The third edition of The Farsley Literature Festival began this week, kicking off a bumper six week programme of thoughtfully curated events. Brought together by the teams […]
Leeds International Festival of Ideas: Grace Beverley ‘How to break moulds and influence people’
I took my friend and fellow female business owner, Boom Chikka Boom’s Faye Kenny, to the Leeds International Festival for Grace Beverley’s session – How to break moulds and influence people – at The Playhouse. I’ll admit, I went in with a bit of skepticism and preconceived notions. The reason I was interested? Grace was […]
Leeds International Film Festival 38th Edition: 1st – 17th November
Leeds International Film Festival today announces opening, closing and central films alongside UK Premiere films in its competition strands. LIFF Opening night is the UK premiere of Carine Tardieu’s compassionate and irresistible The Ties That Bind Us LIFF Closing night is the UK premiere of Shô Miyake’s poetic ode to friendship All the Long Nights LIFF Central […]
Leeds International Festival of Ideas – The Evolution of Creativity: Kindness, Curiosity and Collaboration
The Evolution of Creativity was one of the first events at this year’s Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI). A full house at Leeds Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre enthusiastically greeted musicians BEKA and Nile Rodgers. BEKA, a rising pop star following her debut single, I’ll Be There, was clearly delighted to be asked to be on […]
Compass Festival: across Leeds 1 – 30 November
The seventh edition of Compass Festival offers a whole month of interactive art across Leeds – and everything’s free or Pay What You Can. Join an after-hours communal feast hosted by Ling Tan in Kirkgate Market’s 1904 Hall as part of Leeds’ Low Carbon Chinatown – Artists SLAP Collective stage ALT+R, a digital wellness spa […]
