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Leeds Mayor debate . . . take your pick.
May 1, 2012 – 2:28 pm | 15 Comments
Leeds Mayor debate . . . take your pick.

apathetic editor @philkirby goes to last night’s debate about Leeds Mayor and is definitely of the opinion he has no definite opinion.

Say no to a mayor
April 25, 2012 – 5:20 pm | 2 Comments
Say no to a mayor

CV are organising a debate on whether we need a Mayor… Paul Clarke says no thanks

Have your say: The Leeds Mayor Debate on 30th April
April 18, 2012 – 10:52 pm | 18 Comments
Have your say: The Leeds Mayor Debate on 30th April

You are given a task on May 3rd to flex your voting muscles. For something that might make a big difference to your life in Leeds…Come to our Leeds Question Time event to find out which side of the fence you sit on

OverWorlds and UnderWorlds: The Quay Brothers
April 9, 2012 – 9:00 pm | 20 Comments
OverWorlds and UnderWorlds: The Quay Brothers

A very exclusive night at the Hyde Park Picture House is in store for fans of the Quay Brothers ahead of the mysterious OverWorlds & UnderWorlds. If you are not yet a fan, then dip your toe in the murky depths by hearing them introduce 4 of their acclaimed films. 24th April

Blog North
April 4, 2012 – 10:58 pm | One Comment
Blog North

We’re teaming up with Creative Tourist in Manchester to run a series of arts, cultural and touristic blogging events across the North. First stop Yorkshire Sculpture Park & Hepworth Gallery Saturday 12th May

Miró at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
March 3, 2012 – 11:10 am | No Comment
Miró at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Write about Arts and Culture? Put the evening of March 14th in your diary and come join us at our exclusive event at Yorkshire Sculpture Park to celebrate the first UK Miróo exhibition

Teesside Cultural Conversations
February 29, 2012 – 3:25 pm | 2 Comments
Teesside Cultural Conversations

Dundas House, new creative space in Middlesbrough played host to some of the north’s most talented people 28th February. What do you mean you werent’ there?

Behind the scenes at The Hepworth
February 1, 2012 – 12:51 pm | Comments Off
Behind the scenes at The Hepworth

We are very lucky to offer bloggers and visual arts enthusiasts a chance to have a sneak preview of the new exhibition at the Hepworth Gallery before it opens to the public.

Cultural Conversations for the uninitiated…
December 13, 2011 – 10:21 pm | One Comment
Cultural Conversations for the uninitiated…

What should you expect from an open space event or a cultural conversation? Mike Chitty lays it out

Friday Picnic: It’s A Winter Gingerland
December 7, 2011 – 11:44 pm | No Comment
Friday Picnic: It’s A Winter Gingerland

Our second Friday Picnic sees the moveable feast take to the Corn Exchange in Leeds for a fiery wonderment of gingerbread, gingerbread and ginger singers…Come join us on the 16th December with your lunch and enjoy the spice of life

The Illustrators
November 10, 2011 – 10:34 pm | No Comment
The Illustrators

We’re pretty excited by The Illustrators, the second exhibition at new commerical art gallery Leeds Gallery. Come join us Tuesday 14th November at our friends & bloggers event

Stockton Cultural Conversation
November 10, 2011 – 9:46 pm | No Comment
Stockton Cultural Conversation

We are taking Cultural Conversations on the road. First stop Stockton…what will we all learn in Teesside?

The Friday Picnic
November 8, 2011 – 9:58 am | 16 Comments
The Friday Picnic

We’re having a picnic and we want you to come to too! Join us in the first of our regular events November 18th 12-2pm

Sound it Out
October 30, 2011 – 12:57 pm | 16 Comments
Sound it Out

We’re really excited to offer our friends and bloggers comp tickets to Sound it Out the documentary about Sound it Out the last independent record shop in Teesside. Monday 7th November part of Leeds International Film Festival

Broken Shackles at Morley Literature Festival
October 16, 2011 – 12:19 pm | 4 Comments
Broken Shackles at Morley Literature Festival

Borked. Broken by the launch of Broken Shackles we accept no responsibility for the shoddy camera work in this post.

Does Mills & Boon get you hot under the collar
October 6, 2011 – 4:34 pm | No Comment
Does Mills & Boon get you hot under the collar

Seven budding authors from Leeds have spent the last six months secretly penning a romantic novel together, in homage to Mills & Boon. Their labour of love will be unveiled during this year’s Morley Literature Festival.

Rachel Goodyear – Blogger Preview at YSP
September 17, 2011 – 10:20 pm | One Comment
Rachel Goodyear – Blogger Preview at YSP

We know how you love a chance to meet the artist. We’re returning to Yorkshire Sculpture Park to hear from Rachel Goodyear prior to the opening of her new exhibition. 1st October.

Cattle Grid
September 8, 2011 – 8:37 am | 6 Comments
Cattle Grid

We took a group of 15 hungry bloggers to recently opened Cattlegrid and it was carne age

Cattle Grid: Saddle Up Podnas
August 30, 2011 – 8:24 pm | One Comment
Cattle Grid: Saddle Up Podnas

There’s a new place to chomp on steak in town. We’re going to go and chew the cud 6th September. You coming?

No Appointment Required
August 28, 2011 – 8:57 pm | No Comment
No Appointment Required

Every last Friday of the month we’d like to welcome you to our office for a chinwag. Bring your own whatever you like to drink!
6pm to 8pm Munro House, Duke Street, Leeds, LS9 8AG

Just who is Damien Hirst?
June 29, 2011 – 9:42 pm | One Comment
Just who is Damien Hirst?

Tuesday 12th July Bloggers and Social media event at Leeds Art Gallery. Limited spaces. Priority given to bloggers.

Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
April 8, 2011 – 10:18 am | No Comment
Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Sculptor in residence Dominic Hopkinson with the first of our responses to the new Jaume Plensa exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
March 23, 2011 – 5:58 pm | No Comment
Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

In the latest of our series of blogger and social media enthusiasts events we invite you to meet and hear from Spanish artist Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Weds 6th April

#JellyWobble the aftermath
March 8, 2011 – 10:59 pm | No Comment
#JellyWobble the aftermath

How delightful to have our guests retell their experience of our 2nd birthday party. Just as well as we were busy scoffing all the jelly babies in a darkened room elsewhere! Angie Aspinall still hasn’t come down from her sugar high!

The Culture Vulture 2nd Birthday Party
February 16, 2011 – 10:38 pm | One Comment
The Culture Vulture 2nd Birthday Party

The Culture Vulture 2nd Birthday Party March 4th. Fancy getting giddy with us? Get your jelly on and pimp that snack!

Cultural Conversation V: We are all Jim
January 29, 2011 – 12:30 pm | 16 Comments
Cultural Conversation V: We are all Jim

What we waiting for? Jimmy to come and fix Leeds up for us? No, let’s get on and do it ourselves. We already are, so let’s get really ambitious and see our wildest dreams come to life. March 11th