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LucyHarper

I'm Sheffield editor for the Culture Vulture bringing you the latest cultural bites from the Steel City. I'm also a freelance content manager, video producer and copywriter. My background is in broadcast journalism and languages and I'm interested in all things to do with culture and communication. My walking boots and camera are three of my most prized possessions.

The secret to twenty years of DED and design
September 6, 2011 – 11:58 am | No Comment
The secret to twenty years of DED and design

Sheffield design agency, DED Associates are twenty years young this year. Lucy Harper goes in search of the secret to their survival.

Club 60 Singles Club, the launch of a vinyl fetish
September 2, 2011 – 8:23 am | No Comment
Club 60 Singles Club, the launch of a vinyl fetish

Come and visit the Club60 Singles Club with Sheffield blogger, Lucy Harper and feel some desire for a vinyl fetish

Could you be a Sheffield Culture Vulture blogger?
August 29, 2011 – 3:10 pm | No Comment
Could you be a Sheffield Culture Vulture blogger?

Calling all Sheffield culture vultures… come and join us for a coffee, catch up and an opportunity to find out more about blogging 6:30pm, next Friday 2 September at the Showroom Cinema Bar.

Do It Yourself
July 31, 2011 – 8:22 pm | No Comment
Do It Yourself

Sheffield blogger, Sarah Cockburn gives us a preview of Do It Together, an exhibition of the eclectic and exotic now featuring at The Forum.

Pulling strings for Art in the Park
July 29, 2011 – 7:00 pm | No Comment
Pulling strings for Art in the Park

Families, artists and volunteers can make the most of Sheffield’s parks and the long summer days with Art in the Park, as guest blogger Marishka Van Steenbergen highlights in her interview with Sheffield artist and puppet maker, Lois Conlan.

Something worth getting out of bed for
June 16, 2011 – 5:18 pm | No Comment

Lucy Harper and guest blogger, Marishka Van Steenbergen have been out making a film about a different side of life in Sheffield.

How can Sheffield creatives have more impact in their own city?
May 31, 2011 – 12:35 pm | 6 Comments
How can Sheffield creatives have more impact in their own city?

Sheffield creatives are busy causing a stir outside the city, so what’s stopping them having more impact closer to home? Lucy Harper reports back from Impact, the first of three events exploring Sheffield’s cultural strategy.

Explore and Discover Sheffield
May 10, 2011 – 12:25 pm | 2 Comments
Explore and Discover Sheffield

Fancy some different views of Sheffield, from hilltops to ancient woodland? So does guest blogger Ruth Thomas, whose given us her highlights ahead of the Walk Sheffield festival 2011.

Sensoria
April 26, 2011 – 12:31 pm | No Comment
Sensoria

It’s the count down to Sensoria, Sheffield’s festival of music and film and we’ve got some hot tips from guest blogger, Matthew Mella, for this heady mix of screenings, performance, talks, events and exhibitions.

The Sheffield Poetry Festival
March 25, 2011 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
The Sheffield Poetry Festival

If you love poetry, the first Sheffield Poetry Festival has the creative word in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Guest blogger Hazel Scott caught up with one of the keynote poets Nell Farrell, ahead of the launch.

Galvanize Sheffield festival of contemporary metal
March 24, 2011 – 9:57 am | No Comment
Galvanize Sheffield festival of contemporary metal

Galvanize Sheffield festival is back in town celebrating contemporary metal design, as Sarah Cockburn finds out.

What would you create in a city’s Forgotten Spaces?
March 6, 2011 – 8:21 pm | 6 Comments
What would you create in a city’s Forgotten Spaces?

Ever had a crazy idea for transforming a neglected piece of city scrubland, an underpass or a flyover? Enter the Forgotten Spaces competition and say how you’d make your mark if you were a town planner, city architect or developer for a day.

Hey pie lovers!
March 1, 2011 – 8:31 pm | 6 Comments
Hey pie lovers!

Win two tickets to see Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre.

Sheffield Cultural Strategy – Part II
February 25, 2011 – 11:08 am | No Comment
Sheffield Cultural Strategy – Part II

Lucy Harper interviews founder of The North Culture Club, Ben Duong, to dig deeper into the Sheffield Cultural Strategy and find out what it means for Sheffield folk.

Knock three times to join The North Culture Club
February 24, 2011 – 9:56 am | No Comment
Knock three times to join The North Culture Club

Lucy Harper goes underground for a Sheffield Speak Easy with The North Culture Club

Created and Made in Sheffield
February 22, 2011 – 7:15 pm | No Comment
Created and Made in Sheffield

Lucy Harper kicks off a series of short interviews about Sheffield’s Cultural Strategy, Made and Created in Sheffield and the view from the ground. First up is Alan Deadman, Music Promoter and Tramlines Board Member.

A distinctly different Kettle of Fish
February 3, 2011 – 8:11 pm | 3 Comments
A distinctly different Kettle of Fish

Sheffield jewellery maker and all round talented lass, Karen Lydiat tells us what it’s been like setting up her business, Kettle of Fish.

The Milestone spread their love of Sheffield food
November 29, 2010 – 1:23 pm | 2 Comments
The Milestone spread their love of Sheffield food

Sheffield gastro pub The Milestone go more than the extra mile to champion local food as Gary Morton the food nut finds out.

Beautiful Burnout
November 9, 2010 – 11:46 am | No Comment
Beautiful Burnout

Lucy Harper reviews Beautiful Burnout, the latest production at Sheffield’s Crucible Studio theatre. Be prepared for an assault to the senses.

November banner designers Eleven Design
November 4, 2010 – 9:06 am | One Comment
November banner designers Eleven Design

Sheffield’s Eleven Design have been busy knitting this November’s banner. Lucy Harper finds out what else they’ve got on the go this month.

Sheffield’s new silver and metalwork talent
October 21, 2010 – 1:59 pm | No Comment
Sheffield’s new silver and metalwork talent

Sheffield’s silver and metalwork scene is alive and kicking as guest blogger, Sarah Cockburn finds out.

Tony Benn answers our questions
October 14, 2010 – 9:02 am | 3 Comments
Tony Benn answers our questions

Tony Benn responds to questions from Culture Vulture readers as part of Lucy Harper’s low down from Sheffield’s Off the Shelf festival.

The Thrill of It All
October 11, 2010 – 8:57 am | No Comment
The Thrill of It All

Lucy Harper meets Terry O’Connor of Forced Entertainment, a Sheffield theatre company who love breaking the rules, just for the thrill of it all.

Sheffield’s Off the Shelf festival
October 8, 2010 – 9:13 am | 11 Comments
Sheffield’s Off the Shelf festival

Lucy Harper gives you some hot tips for Off the Shelf, Sheffield’s Festival of Writing and Reading and offers you a chance to join in with a behind the scenes interview.

Steel City Kitchen place their vote
September 23, 2010 – 12:52 pm | One Comment
Steel City Kitchen place their vote

Ahead of the eatSheffield Restaurant Awards 2010, Lucy Harper’s got the low down from Steel City Kitchen on two of their favourite subjects, food and eating out in Sheffield.

Vintage Sheffield
September 21, 2010 – 8:47 am | No Comment
Vintage Sheffield

Lucy Harper and Flim Flam Kitty tell you all the best places to find the vintage look and vintage scene in Sheffield.