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EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 4 - Craft fair in Morley Town Hall. To take a stall ring 0783 0233686.

MORLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL
www.morleyliteraturefestival.

Tickets on sale now in person from the Observer and Advertiser office and Althams Travel, both in Queen Street, Morley Library and Leeds Grand Theatre.
They are also available by telephone from the Grand's box office on 0844 848 2706 and online at www.morleyliteraturefestival.co.uk
Please note tickets for the literary lunch and Dulcie Jones are only available by phone from Lesley Gettings on 0113 2539763

OCTOBER 11 - Literary Lunch with Gervase Phinn, Village Hotel, Tingley, noon. Tickets £20
* Creative Writing Workshop, Bees Knees café, 2.30pm (free)
* some Girls' Mothers, Morley Library, 7.30pm (£3).

OCTOBER 12 - Jack Sheffield, Churwell Community Centre, 7pm (£5)
* Dulcie Lewis, Gildersome Conservative Club, 7pm (£5)
* Will Self, Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm (£5)
* Cadaverine, Cucina Café/Bar, 9pm (free)

OCTOBER 13 - Workshop: Introduction to Social Networking, Morley Library, 2pm (free)
* Robin Ince, Bertie's Diner, 8pm (£5)
* Morley Folk Club presents Les Barker, Town House, Morley, 8pm (£4.50 adv)

OCTOBER 14 - Dulcie Lewis, Drighlington Primary School, 7pm (£5)
* Toby Litt, Morley Library, 7.30pm (free)

OCTOBER 15 - Blake Morrison, Morley Library, 6pm (£3)
* Iain M Banks, Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm (£5)
* John Shuttleworth, Morley Town Hall, 9pm (£9)

OCTOBER 16 - - Family Fun Morning, Morley Library, 10am-1pm (free)
* Anthony Clavane, Morley Town Hall, 11am (£3)
* Rachel Hewitt, Morley Town Hall, 1.30pm (£3)
* Afternoon Tea with Helen Castor, Morley Town Hall, 3pm (£5)
* Barbara Taylor Bradford, Morley Town Hall, 7pm (£8)

OCTOBER 17 - Joe Maiden, St Mary's Church, Morley, 2.30pm (£3)
* Travelling Suitcase Library, Cucina, 3pm (free)
* In League with Literature, Morley RFC Clubhouse, 7.30pm (£6)

REGULAR EVENTS


WEDNESDAYS - Bingo night at Drighlington Rugby Club. Eyes down at 7.30pm, everyone welcome.

SATURDAYS - TuneTots, music and fun for the under fives, at Morley Newlands Primary School, 9.30am-10.30am. Call 0113 2363119 for more details.

THEATRES

WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE, Leeds
Box office 0113 2137700.
www.wyp.org.uk

NOVEMBER 20-JANUARY 15 - A Christmas Carol

GRAND THEATRE, Leeds
Box office 0870 1222819
www.leedsgrandtheatre.com

AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 4 - Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution
SEPTEMBER 5 - Rhod Gilbert: The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
OCTOBER 24 - The Anderson Wakeman Project
OCTOBER 31 - Paul Carrack
NOVEMBER 1-6 - Rocky Horror Show
NOVEMBER 7 - Sixties Gold
NOVEMBER 9-13 - The Habit of Art, by Alan Bennett
NOVEMBER 16-20 - LAOS present Disney's Beauty and the Beast
NOVEMBER 21 - Maximum Rhythm N Blues
NOVEMBER 22 - Marc Almond
NOVEMBER 23 - An Evening with Dara O'Briain
NOVEMBER 26 - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Show
NOVEMBER 27 - The Ken Dodd Happiness Show
NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 12 - Northern Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker.
DECEMBER 17-31 - The Adventures of Pinocchio
DECEMBER 18, 19, 21 and 22 - The Merry Widow, Opera North
JUNE 3 - John Cleese


ALHAMBRA, Bradford
Box office 01274 432000
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk

SEPTEMBER 29 - Northern Ballet Theatre presents Swan Lake
OCTOBER 15-16 - Alvin Ailey - American Dance Theater
OCTOBER 25-27 - Havana Rakatan
OCTOBER 28-30 - Blaze - The Streetdance Sensation
NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 11 - Hairspray, starring Phill Jupitus
DECEMBER 18-FEBRUARY 6 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

ALHAMBRA STUDIO

ST GEORGE'S HALL, Bradford
Box office 01274 432 000.
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk

SEPTEMBER 25 - The Armstrong and Miller Show Live UK Tour
OCTOBER 6 - Mark Watson
OCTOBER 30 - Jason Manford
NOVEMBER 20 - Frankie Boyle
DECEMBER 1 - Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
DECEMBER 9 - An Audience with Sally Morgan
JANUARY 31 - John Bishop: Live

THEATRE ROYAL, York
Box office 01904 623568
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

DECEMBER 9-JANUARY 29 - Jack and the Beanstalk

VICTORIA THEATRE, Halifax
Box office 01422 351158
www.victoriatheatre.co.uk

OCTOBER 24 - Theo the Mouse's Musical Mad House
OCTOBER 28 - Jason Manford: Live
NOVEMBER 6 - The Spirit of Pink Floyd
DECEMBER 4 - Mark Watson

MUSIC

SUMMER BANDS IN LEEDS PARKS 2010

AUGUST 29 - West Yorkshire Brass, Dartmouth Park, Morley, 2.30pm
* Knottingley Silver Band, Pudsey Park, 2.30pm
* Wetherby Silver Band, Wetherby Riverside Bandstand, 2.30pm
SEPTEMBER 5 - Lofthouse 2000 Band, Wetherby Riverside Bandstand, 2.30pm
SEPTEMBER 12 - Drighlington Brass Band, Wetherby Riverside Bandstand, 2.30pm
SEPTEMBER 19 - Clifton and Lightcliffe Band, Wetherby Riverside Bandstand, 2.30pm
SEPTEMBER 26 - Friendly Band, Middleton Park, 2pm
* Thurlstone Brass Band, Wetherby Riverside Bandstand, 2.30pm

MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITIONS

LEEDS CITY MUSEUM
www.leeds.gov.uk/cityMuseum

UNTIL DECEMBER - A Greener City, community films exploring environmental issues, climate change, healthy living and green spaces in the city.

TEMPLE NEWSAM
www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam

NOW ON - Wonderwall: 300 Years of Wallpaper - An exhibition of exquisite and luxurious wallpapers from Temple Newsam's collections with a new commission from artist Catherine Bertola.

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM
0113 2305492
www.leeds.gov.uk/abbeyhouse

UNTIL DECEMBER - Park Life, an exhibition examining the origins of Leeds's parks and green spaces.

PUBS AND CLUBS

ACKROYD STREET WMC - August 29 - Steve Parkes. There is sequence dancing every Thursday at 7.30 for 8pm. On the second Monday of the month the Syd Osbourne Big Band plays music for dancing.

BRUNTCLIFFE WMC - Bingo is Tuesdays from 9-11pm and Sundays from 1.30-3.30pm.

CHURWELL WMC - Regular events include ladies' night with bingo and a raffle on Wednesday, bingo on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, live music on Saturday night and play your cards right on Sunday night.

DRIGHLINGTON TEMPEST CLUB - August 28 - Cheesy Rider; August 29 - centenary celebration from noon with live music, a children's entertainer, food and refreshments; September 4 - Kat. Weekly events include Monday line dancing from 8pm, Wednesday bingo and quizzes on Thursdays and Sundays.

EAST ARDSLEY GENERAL - August 27 - Dress as your favourite dead celebrity for a fancy dress evening with a disco and live acts; August 28 - family fun day with a barbecue, bouncy castle and tombola from 2pm onwards. Wednesdays from 4pm the Winthorpe Whirlers meet and there is sequence dancing from 8pm. On the third Thursday of every month there is a 1940s themed evening of music and dance. Saturday night is family night with live entertainment, bingo and games. On Sunday there is country and western night with live music.

LEEDS JAZZ CLUB, Armley - August 31 - Maine Street Jazz Band from Newcastle; September 7 - The club will celebrate its tenth birthday with Gentleman Jim McIntosh and the Jazzaholics from London.

MORLEY FOLK CLUB - The club which meets at The Dashers on High Street will return on September 15 with a performance from Beneath The Oak.

MORLEY WORKING MEN'S CLUB - August 25 - Saul, entertainer; September 1 - Melissa, singer.

NEW SCARBOROUGH INN, Tingley - Thursday nights are quiz nights.

GIG GUIDE
MUSIC gig listings for the next week:

Tonight: Secret Circuits, Leodis, Audit Control, The Jaw-line Of Julianne Moore, The Sighting at Carpe Diem; Claire Cameron Band, Black Water, Gaia, The Melodicas New Reed, The Moves at The Well; Andy Stephenson at Verve; U-Hoo Yellow Glue, Hot Foot Powder at Sandinista!

Thursday: The Soul Circle Gang at Carpe Diem; Tom Attah, Mojo 57 at Sandinista!

Friday: Biscuithead And The Biscuit Badgers, Hoover Dams, Jim Sorrow at Brudenell Social Club; So Cow, Beards, Ian Cockburn at Fenton; Laboratory Noise, Insect Guide, The Echo Chamber at Milo; Astradust at New Roscoe.

Saturday: The Prowlers at New Roscoe.

Sunday: Laidback Luke at O2 Academy Leeds; Cut Out Shapes, Annie Stevenson, The Picture Palace, Mr Gary C, Sports Casuals, Adam Wolstenholme, A Day For Heroes at The Northern Monkey.

Tuesday: Trash Humpers at Brudenell Social Club.
Wednesday: Middleman at Brudenell Social Club; Ols Moore And The Gypsy Dogs, Me And My Friends, Picture Palace, Jenni Noyes at Milo; March Of Dimes, Jay Leighton, Pilla at Sandinista!; 50 Lions at The Well.

Venue numbers:
Adelphi: 0113 2456377; Arkle: 0113 2534646; Brudenell Social Club: 0113 2752411; Carpe Diem: 0113 2436264; City Varieties: 0113 2430808; Cockpit: 0113 2441573; Cross Keys: 0113 2380276; Faversham: 0113 2431481; Grove Inn: 0113 2439254; HiFi Club: 0113 2427353; Irish Centre: 0113 2480887; Leeds Uni Refectory/Mine/Stylus: 0113 3801332; Leeds Met: 0113 2098435; Nation Of Shopkeepers: 0113 2031831; New Roscoe: 0113 2460778; Oporto: 0113 2434008; O2 Academy Leeds: 0113 389 1555; Packhorse: 0113 2453980; Primrose: 0113 2453980; Royal Park Cellars: 0113 2741758; Sandinista!: 0113 3050372; The Wardrobe: 0113 3838800; The Well: 0113 2440474.