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Leeds Loves Food – a sneak peek

May 6, 2013 – 9:22 am |

I LOVE a good food festival. There are few better causes for celebration than damn good food and drink, and some of my favourite food-related memories revolve around festivals celebrating wine, beer and seasonal produce. …

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Vantage Art Prize

May 23, 2013 – 3:16 pm |
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VANTAGE are back with another art prize! This time three winners are awarded a group residency in London (venue TBC) with free accommodation, £250 expenses and an exhibition plus a publication. Deadline for applications 31st May.

Leeds Met Art, Architecture and Design Final Year Show Bloggers Event

May 22, 2013 – 1:40 pm |
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Remember last year when bloggers and friends of The Culture Vulture were invited to Leeds Met School of Art, Architecture and Design for a behind the scenes tour of the Final Year Show? Well they’ve only gone and asked us to do it again. Tuesday, June 4th, in The Rusty Building.

Blood Brothers at The Grand

May 22, 2013 – 12:05 pm |
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We asked @LeedsCitizen and daughter if they’d like to see the legendary musical, Blood Brothers, at The Grand on Monday night. Here’s what they made of it – class, curses, crying and culty things.

Leeds Art Walk

May 21, 2013 – 8:50 am |
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Jessica Peace (@poetryinboots) takes a walk around Leeds looking at some new art exhibitions guided by Pavilion

Chino Latino

May 21, 2013 – 8:29 am |
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Lisa Farrell enjoys the menu relaunch at Chino Latino – great choice of Pan-Asian dishes, an extensive range of cocktails, a great view and a “Chinopedia”.

Howie Payne, Paul Thomas Saunders, & Ellen (from Ellen and the Escapades) Live at Munro House, Leeds, 25th May

May 20, 2013 – 6:06 pm |
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Howie Payne, Paul Thomas Saunders, & Ellen (from Ellen and the Escapades) Live at Munro House, Leeds, 25th May

15 Minutes Live at Theatre in the Mill

May 20, 2013 – 1:35 pm |
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Katie Beswick goes to Theatre in the Mill in Bradford to watch Slunglow’s 15 Minutes Live. She get’s tearful at two plays (not unusual) and discovers that men are vulnerable too (which is a breakthrough!)

Bradford Baked Zines Artist Talk With Louisa Parker

May 20, 2013 – 12:14 pm | One Comment
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We sent Vicki Galloway-Place (@VicG_P) off to Bradford Baked Zines pop up shop in Market Street last Saturday to see the Artist Talk, given by Louisa Parker (@skiptomyloulou).

The Market Stalls On Briggate Earlier This Morning

May 19, 2013 – 1:13 pm |
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A few pictures of the market on Briggate I took this morning. Well worth a visit, some lovely stuff.

Job Opportunity at Impressions Gallery, Bradford

May 18, 2013 – 9:44 am |
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Impressions Gallery is seeking a Learning Manager responsible for the development and delivery of learning and audience development programme. The successful candidate will also play a role in progressing Impressions digital ambitions and developing new funding streams.

Big Ballet … For Anybody That Ever Wanted to Pirouette

May 16, 2013 – 2:21 pm |
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WANTED! Channel 4 are looking for passionate, plus-sized, would-be BALLET DANCERS for a new documentary series. Have you ever dreamt of being a ballet dancer but felt held back by your size or body shape? We’re looking for men and women to take part in an exciting new ballet production. We want to prove that ballet isn’t just for the petite.

Philistines!

May 16, 2013 – 12:53 pm |
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Philistines! How often have you shouted that word as an insult, as a weapon in an ill-tempered argument? Oliver Mantell from The Audience Agency thinks we should stop and think about it.

Laughing Mash: Comedy, in Hull

May 16, 2013 – 10:51 am | Comments Off
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Hull is a funny place … well, that’s what Sophie Kitching would have us believe.

She: To Be His Daughter at Heart in Headingley

May 16, 2013 – 10:27 am | One Comment
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Mark Whittle gets asked to review some experimental theatre at the Heart Centre in Headingley as his initiation into writing for The Culture Culture … he handles the assignment with some aplomb.

Bollywood, Bradford and Beyond…

May 15, 2013 – 11:23 pm |
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A celebration of the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema and it’s local relationship begins this Friday until 24th August in Bradford. Bollywood, Bradford and Beyond involves film posters reminding us of Bradford’s heyday as a …

Simon Lindley (organ). Mill Hill Chapel, City Square. Tuesday 14th May 2013.

May 15, 2013 – 9:46 pm |
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Dan Potts (@danpotts78) attended and organ recital in a much more intimate venue than usual on Tuesday.

Animal Experimentation at Leeds Student Union

May 15, 2013 – 1:43 pm |

It has been revealed that Leeds University Student Union may force dozens of innocent animals into inappropriate relationships with what were previously considered adults.
Obviously distressed to find that the end of a university course might involve …

Opera in The Arch Cafe

May 14, 2013 – 4:31 pm |
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Did you know it was European Opera Days last weekend? Celebrating the talent involved in the art of opera across Europe. In Leeds there was a beautiful little event put on by Opera North in The Arch Cafe. Let’s hope this wasn’t just for Opera Day.