EVENTS

MAY 17 - Gawthorpe Brass '85 and choral group Cantabile will perform a concert in Morley Town Hall in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The band will be joined by guest soloist Stephen Wilkinson, the principal cornet with the Brighouse & Rastrick Band. Tickets cost £7 and £5 from Althams Travel on 0113 2527752, Sally on 0113 2735343, Sue on 01924 456534 or Cheryll 0113 2796201.

MAY 25 - An arts and craft fair will be held at Morley Rugby Club from 11am-3pm. Entry is free and there will be a wide range of stalls selling handmade and fairly traded items and refreshments.

MAY to OCTOBER - Visitors to Kirkstall Abbey will be able to take part in guided tours of the ruins every Saturday and Sunday from 10am and learn more of the history of the building and the lives of the people who lived and worked there. Tours of the ruins will cost £2.50 per person, with visitors being guided through each of the abbey buildings such as the church, the refectory and the infirmary. Booking is essential for the tours, which are aimed at an adult audience. To make sure of a place contact Abbey House Museum on (0113) 230 5492. E-mail abbey.house@leeds.gov.uk

THEATRES
ALHAMBRA, Bradford
Box office (01274) 432 000
Until May 17 - Shout, The Swinging 60s Musical, direct from Broadway; May 20 to 24 - Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker; May 26 to 31 - Eurobeat Almost Eurovision, spoof with Billy Pearce and Mel Giedroyc; June 3 to 7 - South Pacific.

CARRIAGEWORKS, Leeds
Box office (0113) 224 3801
May 14 - Caviar and Chips, one woman musical; May 15 - Dreams, drama about the highs and lows of immigration and seeking asylum; May 16,17 - Memoirs of a Sofa Bed, comedy about life as seen by a sofa; May 16,17 - Plastic Parenting, comedy about parenthood part written by a Morley actress; May 20,21 - Lord Arthur's Bed; May 21 to 24 - Blood Brothers, the original play; May 29,30 - The Exciting Road to Nowhere; May 31 - Strictly Bellydance, with the Tarab Dance Company; May 31 - Alice in Wonderland; June 2 - Lipstick and Lollipops, performance integrating British Sign Language and suitable for the over 14s.

GRAND THEATRE, Leeds
Box office 0870 122 2819
May 14,21 and 24- Macbeth, Verdi opera performed by Opera North; May 16,22 - A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera by Benjamin Britten; May 17,20, 23 - Romeo Et Juliette, opera by Charles Gounod; May 26 to 31 - Dancing in The Streets, Motown's greatest hits; June 3 to 7 - Spirit of The Dance.

JONGLEURS, Leeds
Box office 0870 787 0707
May 15 - John Gordillo, Mike Gunn, Smug Roberts, Keith Fields; May 16 - John Gordillo, Mike Gunn, Steve Hughes, Keith Fields; May 17 - John Gordillo, Mike Gunn, Steve Hughes, Keith Fields; May 18 -Keith Fields, Steve Hughes, Mike Gunn; May 22,23 - Danny James, Trevor Crook, Rob Deering, Colin Cole; May 24 - Danny James, Trevor Crook, Rob Deering, Colin Cole; May 25 - Rob Deering, Colin Cole, Dave Twentyman; May 29,30 - Brendan Riley, Yianni Agisilaou, Steve Gribbin, Craig Hill; May 31 - Brendan Riley, Yianni Agisilaou, Steve Gribbin, Craig Hill, Jack Whitehall.

LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE, Huddersfield
Box office (01484) 430 528
Until May 17 - HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury, double bill by the Gilbert and Sullivan Society; May 15,16 - Absent Friends, by Alan Ayckbourn; May 17 - Silly Billy, children's show; May 21 - Daniel Kitson in The Impotent Fury of the Privileged, stand up; June 4 - Act One, dance performance; June 5 and 6 - Coal, dark disturbing tale.

LEEDS TOWN HALL
Box office (0113) 224 3801
May 17 - BBC Philharmonic with the Leeds Festival Chorus and Leeds Philharmonic Chorus.

ST GEORGE'S HALL, Bradford
Box office (01274) 432000
May 16 - Tinariwen, music from the Western Sahara; May 17 - Brainiac live; May 21 - Oh What a Night, smash hit 70s musical; May 22 - One Night of Queen, with Gary Mullen; June 5 - Mad About The Musicals, two hours of West End and Bradway favourites.

WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE, Leeds
Box office (0113) 213 770
Until May 17 - Fast Labour, topical and humorous play about the experience of an asylum seeker from the Ukraine; May 20 to 23 - The Arab and the Jew, physical theatre; until May 24 - Hapgood, Tom Stoppard play starring Josie Lawrence; May 28 to 31 - The English Game; May 28 to 31 - Fungus the Bogeyman; June 4 to 7 - To Be Straight WithYou, exploration of tolerance, religion and sexuality; June 5 to 7 - Zameen, moving play about the clash between tradition, nature and the forces of globalisation.

MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITIONS
LEEDS ART GALLERY - A Fine Line, exhibition of drawings from the gallery's collection. It focuses on artists' exploration and preparation studies in their work and includes drawings from the late 19th to the early 20th century. The exhibition will be on until June 1, 2008. Three new exhibitions will open in May and continue until December. The Wonder and the Horror of the Human Head focusses on a compelling group of sculptures and prints from the 1950s and 60s. Ordinary People shows sculptures of everyday figures and focuses on recent acquisitions of pink plaster sculptures by Kenneth Armitage, shown together here for the first time, as well as the concrete sculptures of Peter Peri, with the addition of selected works by other artists. From the Studio to the Study explores the symbiotic relationship between artists and writers in the early modern period.

LEEDS MET GALLERY - The gallery is open from 11am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and entry is free.

LOTHERTON HALL - The hall is open Tuesdays to Sundays and Bank Holidays. More information about events and facilities is available from the hall on (0113) 281 3259.

TEMPLE NEWSAM - Special Interest Tours are held every Wednesday at 2pm, focusing on a different aspect of the collections each time such as Georgian furniture, portraits, ceramics or textiles. Half term activities are available on the farm this week.