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Bradford Review ISSUE 29 July 2017
Contents 06 | In the News
10 | Malachi Whitaker
14 | Bradford Science Festival 20 | Liza Dracup
26 | North Parade Music & Arts Festival 29 | Drunken Film Festival
36 | Hockney’s Birthday Bash 44 | Picks Of The Month 46 | What’s On?
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In the News
Alhambra to host master works
Northern Ballet is to perform a triple bill of works by master choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan. A Celebration of Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Master Choreographer will feature Las Hermanas, Gloria and Concerto and will be performed at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford from 5 – 7 October 2017. One of the leading choreographers of his generation, Sir Kenneth MacMillan enjoyed a close association with The Royal Ballet where he held positions as Director and Principal Choreographer. With a choreographic career spanning nearly four decades he created almost 100 works, many of which are still in the repertoires of leading companies across the globe. Tickets for Northern Ballet’s A Celebration of Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Master Choreographer at Bradford Alhambra Theatre are on sale now. Visit northernballet.com/macmillan for details. 6 In the News
Positive forecast from chief economist The Bank of England’s chief economist has predicted a bright future for Bradford during a two day trip to the city.
Andy Haldane visited Dixons City Academy where he gave a lecture on economics before visiting attractions including the £1.9million Sunbridge Wells development during his trip. In a speech at the National Science and Media Museum, he said, “I am delighted to see civic and commercial investment beginning to return to Bradford over the past few years. Those scars are starting to heal.” “Compared with when I last visited a few years ago, there is now a real sense of opportunity and optimism in Bradford, lifting the spirits of the businesses operating here and the people living here.” He was in the city as part of the Bank of England’s efforts to speak to a wider cross-section of people from across the country.
£17m station revamp moves a step closer
Plans to redevelop Bradford Forster Square railway station to provide a welcoming new gateway to the city have moved a step closer to becoming a reality after being given initial approval by councillors. The proposals were among a series of transport schemes being discussed at the latest West Yorkshire Investment Committee meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The proposed new £17m Forster Square Station building is set to provide an attractive gateway to Bradford with a new cafe, information centre, new toilets and seating, parking for 75 cars and a community garden and meadow area. A report to the committee said this investment could help to boost Bradford’s profile as a place to live and work and act as a catalyst for further investment. Four existing station arches could also be used for a newsagents, cycle parking, a mess room for rail staff and a storage room for equipment for the community garden as part of the redevelopment. Bradford Council has earmarked £250,000 towards the scheme.
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Malachi Whitaker: the Bradford Chekhov by Claire Gibbons
When one thinks of Yorkshire authors it’s difficult not to immediately think of J.B. Priestley and the Brontes, and, after a little dig around the brain cells, more contemporary writers such as John Braine, A.A. Dhand and Bradford-based Michael Stewart might spring to mind. But ask anyone if they have ever read any books by - or even heard of - Malachi Whitaker, and one is likely to be greeted by a puzzled shake of the head. Hopefully all that is about to change, thanks to a new collection of short stories to be published by Persephone Books in October of this year, with an introductory launch event at the Ilkley Literature Festival. Malachi Whitaker was born in Wrose, Bradford in 1895, the eighth of eleven children of a master bookbinder. Books were her escape and she wrote her first poem aged just four whilst lying under a tree. Her father was impressed and handed her a sixpence, which she spent immediately! Her second poem didn’t fare so well, but this didn’t stop Malachi - born Marjorie Olive Taylor - writing profusely throughout her youth, not least her own autobiography, aged just 20, which racked up an impressive 50,000 words. The Journey Home And Other Stories is a selection of twenty short stories taken from four out-ofprint collections by Malachi Whitaker published between 1929 and 1934, when she was dubbed ‘the Bradford Chekhov’ by reviewers. This new collection will be the first substantial volume of Whitaker’s stories since the 1980s and the only one in print. Valerie Waterhouse is a journalist and editor for Time Out and other publishers and has been working with the Whitaker family and Persephone on the new publication. She spoke about Malachi Whitaker at Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe in 2015, to commemorate 120 years since her birth. I asked Valerie about her involvement with the new collection and her knowledge of, and interest in, this neglected local author.
“I first came across Malachi Whitaker in The Oxford Book of English Short Stories, edited by A.S. Byatt, where her story Landlord Of The Crystal Fountain appeared, wedged between pieces by Aldous Huxley and V.S. Pritchett. I later learned that Malachi and her husband, Leonard, lived for a while on Addingham Moorside, close to Ilkley, where I grew up and went to school. I found it impossible to believe that no one I talked to seemed to have heard of her – and contacted her son Michael Whitaker, then in his eighties, to find out more.” Following the event at ILF, Valerie was contacted by Nicola Beauman, publisher of Persephone books, and novelist Philip Hensher. Michael Whitaker and Valerie then worked with Persephone and Hensher to approve the 20 stories for this new collection. “The idea was to include a good balance of stories from each of Malachi’s four volumes. The result is a mix of thoughtful, more reflective pieces and stories that showcase Malachi’s talent for the comic and absurd,” added Valerie. Following the publication of her memoir And So Did I in 1939, Malachi announced her retirement from writing, although several new stories and articles and a collection of previously published pieces were published after this date. Valerie, the publishers, and the Whitaker family would like to see this new book put Malachi Whitaker firmly back on the Bradford author map. “I find the lack of recognition from Bradford puzzling and am unable to explain exactly why this should be,” Valerie commented, “Perhaps it’s because Malachi never wrote a novel. Perhaps it’s because she wasn’t a great self-promoter. Perhaps it’s because she was a woman. Or perhaps it’s because her achievements at a national and international level weren’t apparent when viewed from up close. “Whatever the reason, let’s hope The Journey Home helps to resurrect pride and interest in her as a Yorkshire literary figure. If a statue outside the former library, next to JB Priestley, isn’t possible, it would be nice, at least, to see her name on a brass plaque - or two or three!”
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Bradford Science Festival will bring three days of fun, experiments and exploration to the city centre this July, with dinosaurs roaming through The Broadway shopping centre and a live crime investigation in the National Science and Media Museum. The Festival is re-launching in a new format following a year off in 2016 and will aim to inspire a new generation of science-lovers in Bradford. Festival organiser Robin Dark said, “We’ve got some fantastic acts and activities from all over that will really help raise the profile of science across the whole district.” The launch event on Friday 14 July will take place in the National Science & Media Museum with a special edition of the popular Lates events, featuring the usual mix of interactive entertainment, as well as a preview of the museum’s summer exhibition Supersenses. Expect something similar to the Wonderlab launch with a big, fun event to kick off the weekend’s proceedings. Over the weekend there will be activities in the Museum, The Broadway and in City Park. A range of community groups, attractions, scientific organisations, plus the college and university will be helping create a familyfriendly festival themed around science, technology, engineering and maths. “It will be very much focused on Bradford, the people and places. It will be a chance for everyone to come down and get in that festival spirit,” said Robin. In line with this, the festival hopes to appeal to disadvantaged groups and people who don’t always have the opportunity to engage with science in a fun way. “We want to show them that there’s science in everything and really inspire those who come to the event.”
National Science and Media Museum Events Lates: Senses (over 18s only) Friday 14 July, 6.30-9.30pm. Free.
Unlock the power of your senses! Join a sensory explosion as we reveal how everyone senses the world differently. How do we extend our senses with the help of science and technology? Can substitution technologies replace or redirect missing senses? This Lates is part of Bradford Science Festival and will accompany the opening of our summer exhibition, Supersenses. Super Science
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July
Free family activities as part of the Bradford Science Festival. Mini Science Film Festival
Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 July 2017. Pictureville Cinema and IMAX
Screenings of The Incredibles (U), The Lego Movie (U), Big Hero 6 (PG), IMAX 3D: Mysteries of the Unseen World (U). Impact Gamers Live
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A free and fun game-playing showcase of science-themed games. Win prizes in bigscreen challenges, learn how coding works, and have a go at making a game yourself! Think Forensic
Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 July 2017, 10am - 4pm (drop-in activity)
Can you solve the crime? Visit the crime scene and become a super science sleuth as you solve puzzles and challenges around the Museum.
Attractions include Titan the Robot, lifelike dinosaurs in The Broadway, a volcano assault course and Think Forensic, a live crime scene that gets people involved in solving a crime in the museum. A mini careers zone will explore job opportunities within STEM, tackling the important question - where does it all lead? This will include information on local Bradford businesses using science in their everyday activities. Robin Dark said, “This year is about creating a big launch and building on previous science festivals in Bradford. We’re grateful to all the organisations who are getting involved and going forward the Museum will focus its year-round activities towards the Science Festival, so it will be a really important event for us and for Bradford. We’d like it to grow over the next ten years 16 Preview Feature
and hopefully we can create the kind of atmosphere and community spirit that we know Bradford is famous for. The biggest thing is to show the public, partners and potential sponsors what we can do in Bradford and be part of that renaissance of the city centre.” Bradford Science Festival launches with a Lates event (free, over-18s) on Friday 14 July 6.30 – 9.30pm at the National Science and Media Museum. On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July three city centre locations are the hubs for a host of family activities – the National Science and Media Museum, City Park and The Broadway.
City Park Events
Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 July 2017. 11am-5pm. Free Pedal Power Challenge The Kids Invent Stuff YouTube Channel has challenged kids to create their very own pedalpowered contraptions. See them in action and find out how they work. Future Zone Did you know that lots of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) businesses and organisations are based right here in Bradford? This is your chance to meet them, learn about what they do, and find out whether you could become an amazing scientist yourself! Robot Zone Get up close and personal with our special robot guests, learn about drones and see if you could drive a Mars Rover! Titan the Robot Titan is an incredible world-famous interactive robot - come and see this family-entertainment show, packed with comedy, dancing and lots of fun. NAO ROBI ROBI is a small fun-packed robot. You can talk to him, and if you ask nicely he might even dance! This adorable robot will introduce young scientists to the exciting world of robotics, showing how robots work and how humans can control them through coding.
WaterLab Enjoy hands-on science in the Mirror Pool – bring a towel and be prepared to get wet! Gurgle Splosher How do you use water to make music? Take your shoes and socks off, get into the Mirror Pool and find out what happens when you add water to the Gurgle Splosher. Don’t forget your towel! Survival Zone If there was a natural disaster in Bradford, how would you survive? Accept the challenge and find out… Cryo explosion! Once a day there will be a volcano explosion right in the heart of City Park. Can your family complete the challenges in Survival Village and survive the volcano? Escape the Volcano Challenge Grab your trainers and have a go at completing the Escape the Volcano assault course. Answer science questions to move on to the next stage – who will be first to the finish line?
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Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 July 2017. 11am-5pm. Free Jurassic Zone Head to The Broadway and be astonished by amazing prehistoric creatures. See lifelike dinosaurs roaming The Broadway, meet the baby dinosaurs, and try your hand at digging for fossils.
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Ten Light Years: The Photography of Liza Dracup
by Angela Sheard
Amazingly, it’s ten years since Impressions Gallery opened its doors in Centenary Square with an exhibition by Bradford bornand-bred photographic artist Liza Dracup. This summer Impressions is presenting Field Work, a major exhibition of Liza’s work since Sharpe’s Wood, her first solo show at the gallery in 2007. “I’m inspired by the landscape and natural history of Britain”, says Liza, “and I’m always trying to find innovative approaches to representing our environment”. For Sharpe’s Wood, a series of nocturnal woodland landscapes, Liza spent the hours between dusk and dawn photographing in almost total darkness. The mesmerising, painterly images she produced are lit by the constant waxing and waning of the moon, fleeting car headlights, or the glow of street lamps. The work was exhibited at Impressions’ first ever show in Bradford and proved a hit with visitors.
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Angela Sheard, exhibition curator, says, “It’s an enormous coup for Bradford to be holding the first major survey exhibition of Liza’s work. She has become a nationally important artist, who has stayed true to her roots in Bradford. She’s developed a reputation as an innovator in landscape photography, and it’s a great opportunity for us to bring together the many wonderful bodies of artwork she’s produced over the last decade”. As well as working directly with the natural world Liza finds inspiration in museum collections. She’s worked with some of Yorkshire’s finest, including the Natural Science Collections of Bradford Museums & Galleries, the historic landscape photographs in the Harrogate Fine Art Collection, Insight at the former National Media Museum, and the paintings of Victorian painter Atkinson Grimshaw. For Chasing The Gloaming (2011), commissioned by the Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, Dracup responded to Atkinson Grimshaw’s famous moonlit landscapes, as well as his lesser known still-life paintings. Seeking the unfamiliar within the familiar, her photographic studies illuminate landscapes
Untitled from the series Sharpe’s Wood (2007)
Untitled from the series Sharpe’s Wood (2007)
Barn Owl Tyto alba Found dead on front of lorry on run from Edinburgh to Bradford on 1 Nov. 1974. From the series Re: Collections (2013)
Green Woodpecker 2013 Picus viridis Found dead at Kiln Hill Brunthwaite nr. Silsden 3 Jan.1995 From the series Re: Collections (2013)
All images © Liza Dracup, courtesy Impressions Gallery
from inner-city Leeds and rural edges of Bradford, to the coast of Yorkshire. Re: Collections (2013) saw Liza delve into the captivating but rarely seen taxidermy collection of Bradford Museums & Galleries. Her photographs present birds and mammals as still life studies, made timeless by both taxidermist and photographer. These hauntingly beautiful, yet eerie images raise questions about our emotional relationship to British wildlife and its conservation. For her most recent series, Landmarks (2016), Liza investigated botanic specimens and the landscape of northern England. She was also intrigued by stereoscopic imagery, a nineteenth century 3D technique. Curator Angela Sheard explains, “Liza is inspired by historic photographic processes as well as digital techniques. What I love about her work is the way she uses photography as an experimental tool to see beyond the human eye. Her images are both magical and mysterious.” Not all of Liza’s work is concerned with the natural world, however. Lister’s Mill: A Topographical View (2008) was made as part of her work with photography collective Bradford Grid, a group of photographers 22 Preview Feature
seeking to map and document the city. Her images feature the recurring motif of the iconic chimney of Lister’s Mill. The mill was once the world’s largest silk factory, and its chimney – a familiar landmark to Bradfordians – is seen from various viewpoints in the post-industrial landscape. It’s a fitting tribute to her much-loved home city. “I’m thrilled to be presenting ten years of my work at Impressions, one of the best photography galleries in the UK,” says Liza. “My photographic journey over the last decade has led me to many places and collections, and I’m always trying to find the extraordinary in the ordinary within the northern landscape. I hope everyone who visits Field Work enjoys the show and gets inspired by the ways that photography can make us see the world differently. I’d like to thank Impressions for supporting my work and making this exhibition possible in my home city.” Field Work: Ten Years of Photography by Liza Dracup will be shown at Impressions Gallery from 7 July to 23 September, with an opening celebration on Saturday 8 July, 2 to 4pm. Admission is free. www.impressions-gallery.com
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North Parade Music & Arts Festival by Gail Dignam
In 2014, a team of independent business owners and friends decided to take over North Parade for one sunny day in July. Local food and drink traders, musicians and performers, all came together to create the first ever North Parade Street Party, not yet realising that they were part of what would become a much anticipated annual event for the city centre.
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The thought process behind the planning was to showcase the burgeoning street’s unique offerings, and bring the local area and businesses together in a day of food, drink, music and Bradfordness. The event has gone on to embody the regeneration of the area known as the ‘top of town’ and has grown in popularity each year since its launch. Preparations are under way for the fourth event, now rebranded the North Parade Music & Arts Festival. The demographic of North Parade has changed dramatically, with a number of new bars, letting and recruitment agencies joining long-serving businesses on the street such as Bradford Camera Exchange and F.C. Milnes. The changing dynamics of North Parade can be traced back to 2011, pre-street party, when Les Hall and his business partner took the plunge and opened The Sparrow Bier Café, with the core ethos being to provide a variety of quality beers, supported with locally sourced food offerings. This bold move started a local revolution, which has paved the way for Bradford to compete with bigger towns. Les, who has been involved with the event since the very first day, says, “Bradford has a feel, a certain type of atmosphere, a certain type of person. It is different, and always will be.” The 2017 event is scheduled for Saturday 22 July and the organisers are still working
together as a united team of independent business owners. They are now also able to count on the support of Bradford Council and the city centre management team, who have recognised the cultural and economic value of the event. Live music will be available at both ends of North Parade. The Upper Piccadilly / Napoleons Casino stage will have local bands showcasing their great sounds, and the Manor Row Stage presents a range of uniquesounding local soloists. And in between there’ll be a wide range of food, drink and independent craft based businesses, a Print Fair and family entertainment. Steve Shaw of Al’s Dime Bar has been helping the core committee since year one. He said, “North Parade Street Party is an opportunity to show the people of Yorkshire and beyond what can be achieved with unity, ambition, community spirit and hard work. Parading what each business can offer the general public, whilst embodying a vibrant community spirit, which is so important for the progress of any society wishing to make a valued difference to today’s Britain.” North Parade Music & Arts Festival is on Saturday 22 July on North Parade in Bradford city centre. Find more details by searching North Parade, Bradford on Facebook.
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Big birthday bash for local hero Hockney by Anys Williams
Hockneymania will sweep the streets of Bradford this summer, as the opening of the brand new permanent David Hockney gallery at Cartwright Hall is celebrated with a Happy Birthday Hockney party for the Bradford-born artist’s 80th birthday on Sunday 9 July. Local arts and community interest organisation The Brick Box have been handed the task of transforming Lister Park into a creative and colourful celebration on the day, with fun for all the family, including arty activities, food, drink and music. Hebden Bridge heroes Handmade Parade are celebrating with a plethora of puppets, which will on parade throughout the day. The puppets and costumes, themed around Hockney’s vibrant work, lifestyle and image, will be made in workshops by five local community groups from around the Bradford district, and hosted by Handmade Parade. The colourful commission will also feature a large Hockney cake, set to be unveiled during a mass singalong of Happy Birthday in celebration of the birthday boy.
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Movers and shakers can take part in the Hockney disco, inspired by one of the Yorkshireman’s best loved quotes, “I hate background music - I only like music in the foreground”. As local DJs blast hit songs from past and present loud and proud in the park, guests will receive a blonde toupee and round glasses from the Hockneyfication Station before they hit the dance floor. The gallery and Brick Box teams will be working closely with people of the same generation as Hockney in a number of Bradford care homes and day centres, to create People In The Landscape - a giant photo montage forming a stunning image of local Bradford landscapes. The montage will play homage to Hockney’s more recent photographic work, allowing audiences to explore these techniques through the prism of Bradford lives, landscapes and
history. The montage will be displayed in Cartwright Hall’s Garden Gallery, and scaled down images of the participants will also be displayed. There’ll be plenty of activities for kids to discover their creative side, and artist Fabric Lenny will host a space for kids to practice iPad drawing, one of Hockney’s current favourite methods of art. The Brick Box are using their extensive networks and local connections with theatre groups and casting agencies to hire and direct five actors who will portray five different periods of David Hockney’s career. The actors will interact with audiences and will be able to offer specialist knowledge about his lifestyle, history and interests, as well as being knowledgeable about his artistic practice and techniques. Jill Iredale, curator of the Hockney gallery at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, commented, “There’s no better place to celebrate Hockney’s birthday than the city where he grew up and was inspired to become an artist. We’re really excited to bring local people together to give David the big birthday bash that he deserves - hopefully the whole Bradford community will be able to join us for this fantastic family day of fun.” Further details available at www. bradfordmuseums.org/venues/ cartwright-hall-art-gallery
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Bradford Festival @ City Park
The Bradford Festival brings a vibrant, colourful and multicultural programme of the very best international, British and local theatre, art, music and dance right into the heart of the Bradford. Highlights include innovating street theatre company, Highly Sprung, who will stage a piece offering a glimpse of a possible future with Urban Astronaut. Celebrated women’s street theatre company Circo Rum Ba Ba will bring The Crow House, a silent movie-inspired show using acrobatics, silks trapeze artistry, hat juggling, musical saw and harp playing, puppetry, audience participation and slap-stick comedy. The festival runs from 4-9pm Friday, 12-9pm Saturday and 12-8pm Sunday, 28-30 July.
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Stella Chiweshe - The Mbira Queen
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe - the Queen of Mbira music from Zimbabwe - is the first female artist to gain prestige in a music tradition that’s been dominated by men, and is playing at Delius Arts And Cultural Centre on 12 July. Her solo work has established her as one of the most original artists in the contemporary African scene, using mbira music to show the depth and power of her traditional spiritual music at home and abroad. Stella started to perform solo in ceremonies around Zimbabwe in the early 70s and from 1982 she toured internationally. In Zimbabwe she released more than 20 singles of mbira music with her first single Kasahwa going gold in 1975. She has won several awards in her country and in 2003 the University of Zimbabwe honoured her with a Masters Degree in Arts. 12 July, Stella Chiweshe, Delius Arts And Cultural Centre, 29 Great Horton Road BD7 1AA 7.30-10.30pm.
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Bradford: A Hidden History
Celebrate Bradford’s Hidden History at a new theatre experience at Bolling Hall. Daniel Foulds, proud Bradfordian and lover of history, has been awarded a grant from Arts Council England to discover the city’s hidden history and write a play about it. Thanks to the support and generosity of Bradford Museums & Galleries, Daniel has had access to historical archives and information and use of the historic and magnificent Bolling Hall for rehearsal. He has unearthed characters from different centuries facing the same sort of dilemmas we face today - a knight facing a life-changing choice and a young woman who must stand up for what she knows to be right. Bradford: A Hidden History will take place on Saturday 8 July with performances at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm.
Big City Play Day @ City Park
Bring the kids down to this celebration of children’s play on Saturday 22 July as City Park becomes a spectacular large playground for children and young people. Enjoy an exciting day of free play activities, including a Spider Mountain, den building, bungee trampolines, a climbing tower, cardboard city, arts and crafts, giant games, face painting and much more! The event is a perfect way for families to kick-off a whole range of free summer play activities for children and young people across the district. 10am - 4pm, Saturday 22 July, City Park.
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What’s On? Saturday 1 July Lady in the Van
7.30pm, Studio@ The Bradford Playhouse Alan Bennett draws from his memoirs to offer a dramatised account of the genteel vagrant, Miss Shepherd, who parked her van in his driveway for fifteen years. www.bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
Soulful Sitar
7pm, Kala Sangam Arts Centre This event promises to be a unique one, with the mesmerising sitar of Azeem Ahmed Alvi, the sixth generation of a family of classical Indian music and the student of the great sitarist Padmashree Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. He will be accompanied on the tabla by Shahbaz Hussain who is regarded as the leading tabla virtuoso of his generation and has mastered all the imperative traditional skills, as well as the ability to project those skills to more contemporary styles. www.kalasangam.org/box-office/ soulfulsitar
Model Railway Event
All Day, Oxenhope Station Come along to Oxenhope Station and see the wonderful model railways of Yorkshire in the Exhibition Shed. Model Railway societies from across the north of England will be coming together to show their best creations and demonstrate their model railway layouts in action. Normal fares apply.
Howlin’ Johnny & The Devil’s Rejects at Al’s Dime Bar
8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Americana-skiffle group will be returning to Dime Bar, with their gutsy, bluesy tunes.
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Sunday 2 July
Hops & Shops: Bradford Crafters Market
4 - 7pm, Bradford Brewery On the first Sunday of every month stroll through Bradford Brewery’s crafters market Hops & Shops, bursting with unique items handmade by fellow Bradfordians. With different stalls each month and a variety of arts and crafts there’s something for everyone.
Tuesday 4 July
Royal Opera House: La Traviata at City Park
7pm, City Park See Verdi’s most famous opera, combining drama, profound emotion and wonderful melody. La Traviata is inspired by Alexandre Dumas fils’s play, La Dame Aux Camélias which is based on the true story of the courtesan Marie Duplessis. Enjoy superb performances beamed live from the Royal Opera House. Seats available on a first come first served basis. www.cityparkbradford.com
The Addams Family at Alhambra Theatre
Various times until 8 July, The Alhambra Theatre Join the Adams Family for a heartwarming story of love, family and friendship… with a twist! Featuring a live orchestra and extraordinary original score THE ADDAMS FAMILY is sure to entertain whether you are 12 or 312! www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Party w/ Bare Brass Band at Al’s Dime Bar
8pm, Al’s Dime Bar It’s 4 July time again, so we have another Dime Bar party, with American buffet (bring a dish and share all!). There will be all sorts of fun things, come, get involved!
Mount Sinai: A History of Travellers and Pilgrims
7 - 8pm, Bradford College Author George Manginis draws upon his expertise in the cultural traditions of the Mediterranean and Middle East to guide us through the rich history of Mount Sinai, incorporating archaeological interpretation, art history and textual criticism.
Wednesday 5 July The Toll
Theatre in the Mill, 7:30 - 8:45 pm Motor-mouthed poet and barroom balladeer Luke Wright, is back with his powerful blend of Bohemian romanticism and poignant, contemporary critique. The Toll is a performance of poems and passages from Wright’s recently published collection of the same name.
Wednesday @ One
1pm, Bradford Cathedral The penultimate recital of this season features David Hardie from Birmingham. Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection. 01274 777720 www. bradfordcathedral.org
Captain America: Civil War IMAX 3D (12A)
5.45pm, IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum The fallout of an international incident has prompted politicians to impose
strict regulations on the Avengers’ activities. Two factions then emerge: one led by Tony Stark/Iron Man, who supports the government; the other represented by Steve Rogers/Captain America, who does not. And so battle commences within the team, which also introduces us to Black Panther and a fresh young Spider-Man for the first time in the Marvel Universe. www.picturehouses.com/IMAX
Spider-Man: Homecoming IMAX 3D (cert TBC)
Daily, IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Several months after his thrilling webslinging adventure with The Avengers, as seen in Captain America: Civil War, Peter tries to settle back into life as an ordinary high-school student in Queens, New York City. Desperate to prove himself and exercise his superpowers, he gets his chance when a new threat emerges in the shape of The Vulture. www.picturehouses.com/IMAX
Thursday 6 July
A Girl, A Violin, a Life Unstrung
7.30pm, Bradford Cathedral Join world-renowned violinist, Min Kym, as she reflects on the dramatic highs and despairing lows that have shaped her incredible musical career. For more information and tickets go to info@bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk or visit www.bradfordliteraturefestival. co.uk
Annie
7.15pm, The Bradford Playhouse Runs until Saturday 8 July. Set in 1930s New York during the Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Annie’s luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas with the famous billionaire Oliver Warbucks, at his grand Manhattan residence. Mr Warbucks is determined to find Annie’s parents. However, the spiteful Miss
Hannigan has other ideas, and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search… www.bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
‘ordinary working mums’ discuss their inspirational Sunday Times Best Seller, Four Mums in a Boat.
Topic Folk Club
Poetry with a Punch
8.15 pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane BD5 0BQ Roger Sutcliffe. Blues/ragtime supremo here at the Topic for the 54th year. www.topic-folk-club.org.uk
Music Quiz
8:30pm, Glyde House Win £20 of beer, plus Ace of Spades with quizmaster Dave. Then Thursday 13, 20 and 27 July.
Launch of New Schools Programme
4:30-6:30pm, The Peace Museum An opportunity for teachers and educational professionals to learn about our new schools programme. All who attend will receive a 20% discount on their first workshop. RSVP shannen. lang@peacemuseum.org.uk www.peacemuseum.org.uk
Alone In Berlin [12A]
11am, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Public screening, with special prices and free drinks for Silver Screen Members. Berlin, 1940. Otto and Anna’s son is killed at the front, and their loss drives them to an extraordinary act of resistance: they drop anonymous postcards all over the city, attacking Hitler and his regime. Soon their campaign comes to the attention of Gestapo inspector Escherich, and a murderous game of cat and mouse begins. www.picturehouses.com/cinema/ National_Media_Museum/film/alonein-berlin
Yorkshire Rows: Four Mums in a Boat Bradford College 7 - 8:15pm Join us for a unique celebration of independence, perseverance and enduring friendship as the three
Alhambra - The Studio | 7:30 - 10pm This evening of poetry comes at you with an unapologetic political punch, headlined by the father of dub poetry himself, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and accompanied by a spectacular line-up of writers, spoken word and performance poets.
Breakup Monologues
Theatre in the Mill 7:30 - 8:45pm In this fantastic comic insight into the truth behind the breakups, a group of funny women share their experiences of breaking up and being broken up with and how we can come through to the other side.
Friday 7 July Wilson McGladdery
8.30pm, The Castle, 20 Grattan Rd. Bradford BD1 2LU Gaynor and Paul met through fellow musicians. After initial rehearsals they realised their voices blended well together and that they shared a common goal - to promote their original songs rather than plough the well-worn furrow of covering famous songs. They decided to join forces to enhance the reputations and audiences they had built as both solo artists and working with bands. Their strong friendship shows in their performances, which are witty, heartfelt and a feast of original material.
Firebird Quartet
8.30pm Glyde House Contemporary jazz quartet performing originals and standards with energy and driving grooves.
Little Engines Gala
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway New to 2017, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s first ever Little Engines
Gala. As we approach the celebration of 50th years of running as a Heritage Railway in 2018, this event returns the railway to its early days as we celebrate all things small.
A Vergers View: Photographs by Jon Howard
7 July to 31 August, Bradford Cathedral For the past twelve years Head Verger Jon Howard has been taking photographs in and around the Cathedral. This exhibition contains just some of Jon’s favourites from the many hundreds he has taken. Free entry, donations appreciated. 01274 777720. www.bradfordcathedral.org
Allusondrugs w/ support FLING
8pm, Underground Bradford Allusondrugs are not merely another Yorkshire band: they are perhaps one of the most spectacular and urgent groups the country has to offer.
Polari: The LGBT Literary Salon
Stein Bier Keller 7 - 9:30pm Polari founder Paul Burston will introduce acclaimed vocalist and songwriter, David McAlmont; and performers, Kirsty Logan, Rosie Garland, Eilish McEvil and VG Lee, for a night of thought-provoking discussion and outrageous entertainment.
John Boyne In Conversation
Bradford College 7 - 8pm Bradford Literature Festival is delighted to welcome bestselling author John Boyne, for this very special in-conversation event. He will be talking about his phenomenal career to date and the inspiration behind his incredible stories.
Combustion (age 14+)
Alhambra - The Studio 7:30 - 9:30pm Bradford-born Asif Khan’s debut play is a fabulously comic take on the combustion surrounding young British Muslim lives in the North.
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Saturday, 8 July
Tiff Needell In Conversation
University of Bradford - Small Hall, 11:15 am - 12:30 pm Racing driver, broadcaster and ex-host of Top Gear and Fifth Gear, Tiff Needell will be in conversation to discuss his fascinating career and reveal just what it is like to be at the very centre of the driving world.
Exhibition Opening: Field Work
2 to 4pm, Impressions Gallery Meet the artist and celebrate the launch of our summer exhibition Field Work: Ten Years of Photography by Liza Dracup. Free, everyone welcome. www.impressions-gallery.com
Saltaire Record & Retro Fair
10am - 3.30pm, Caroline Social Club, Saltaire BD18 3JZ Up to 20 stalls of cool collectables and vinyl in this original retro venue. 50p admission. Public bar open. www.roseandbrownvintage.co.uk
Double Denim Live Bradford: The Escapades plus special guests
7.30pm, The Underground Bradford Double Denim Live: The best rock ‘n’ roll live music club night in Leeds comes to Bradford. Tonight we hit Bradford with what will be a massive show with some of the best new bands from across the country mixed with some of Bradford’s finest.
Bradford: A Hidden History
1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm, Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford Travel through time in one of the city’s oldest buildings to see the stories of three little-known local characters brought to life. This is a walkabout performance, please wear comfortable shoes. Suitable for age 12+, each performance lasts approximately 30 minutes. Tickets: £3 www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/mtg-studios 01274 487390
The Cathedral Choir in Concert
6.30pm, Bradford Cathedral The Choir performs a selection of wonderful choral church music, spanning the centuries, in the Cathedral’s glorious acoustic. Tickets £8 from 01274 777720 www. bradfordcathedral.org
Craig Brauns Band at Al’s Dime Bar 8pm, Al’s Dime Bar We love a bit of Craig Brauns - so much so, we’ve already hijacked him back!
Tina Sparkle Live at The Sun!
8pm, The Sun Hotel Outrageous cabaret every Saturday night at The Sun from 8.30pm!
The Untold Story of Elizabeth I and Islam
University of Bradford - Great Hall 12 noon - 1pm Join Jenni Murray, Woman’s Hour presenter and Elizabeth I enthusiast, and Renaissance expert Jerry Brotton, for an illuminating look at the forgotten story of Britain’s relationship with the Muslim world.
Gary Younge: Another Day in the Death of America
University of Bradford - Great Hall 1:15 - 2:15pm Join award-winning journalist, Gary Younge, as he shares his latest book Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives. Younge will discuss what gun culture could mean for children born into and growing up amidst the tensions of today’s America.
Derek Walcott: In Memoriam
Alhambra - The Studio 2:45 - 4pm This uniquely personal event will bring together acclaimed poet Linton KwesiJohnson and actor Burt Caesar to pay a deeply personal tribute to Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott.
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The Science of Immortality
Bradford College 4 - 5pm Join professor and physicist Akram Khan and author Anthony Peake, for an event that will reach for the heart of what it means to be human and try, using the latest scientific research, to answer the ultimate question - can we really live forever?
Humans, Sex Bots & Virtual Romance
Bradford College - Old Building 5 6:15pm This event will examine whether virtual and human relationships could exist side-by-side in modern society, or whether the rise of the sex bot will change the face of human sexual relationships forever.
Sunday 9 July
Bradford Literature Festival: Sacred Poetry
6pm, Bradford Cathedral The Festival comes to a contemplative close with its annual celebration of divine music and verse from across the religious spectrum. For more information and tickets go to info@ bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk or visit www.bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk
The Graduate - 50th Anniversary [cert TBC]
2pm, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum This archly hilarious observation of smug, middle-class American mores remains a delight half a century after its release, as a callow college graduate (Dustin Hoffman) is seduced by Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft). The Graduate confirmed director Mike Nichols’ talent for socially astute storytelling, with fabulous performances from some of his generation’s finest actors. www.picturehouses.com
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Brontë Heritage Tour
National Science & Media Museum 10am - 5pm Bradford Literature Festival’s flagship event returns for another foray into the wonderful world of the Brontë family. For Brontë fans this is a truly unmissable event, offering a unique insight into the lives and works of Bradford’s most famous siblings.
A Man’s Game
Bradford College 10:30 - 11:45am Two novelists whose work addresses the complexity of men’s lives, David Park and Ross Raisin, join Ellis Cashmore and chair Iain Bloomfield to discuss masculinity in sport and to ask the crucial question - how can we make it better for future generations of sporting stars?
Christina Lamb In Conversation
Bradford College 12 noon - 1pm Christina Lamb OBE is a bestselling author and one of Britain’s leading correspondents. In this event she will share stories from her travels around the world, providing her own unique, personal insight into some of the most controversial issues of the day.
Facts in the Era of Fake News
Bradford College 2:45 - 4pm This groundbreaking event gathers together two of Britain’s most experienced and highly acclaimed political and social commentators, Christina Lamb OBE and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, for a close look at life in the era of fake news.
Potterality: The Moral Code of Harry Potter
Bradford City Hall Chamber 4:30 5:30pm “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” (Albus Dumbledore). Join us for an eyeopening talk that promises to unpack Potter from a political perspective and examine just how the Potterverse has influenced the world around us.
Monday 10 July
Poetry at the Beehive. Guest reader, Anne Caldwell.
8.30pm, New Beehive Inn, Westgate. Bradford. BD1 3AA Anne Caldwell and others poets in the following weeks, reading a selection of their work from forthcoming publications. www.beehive poets.org.uk.
Wednesday 12 July Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story at Alhambra Theatre
Various times until 15 July, The Alhambra Theatre Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his meteoric rise to fame to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb! www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Donmar presents Julius Caesar [cert TBC]
8.30, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Donmar Warehouse presents the first part of Phyllida Lloyd’s Shakespeare Trilogy in cinemas. Julius Caesar depicts the catastrophic consequences of a political leader’s extension of his powers beyond the remit of the constitution. As Brutus (Harriet Walter) wrestles with his moral conscience over the assassination of Julius Caesar (Jackie Clune), Mark Antony (Jade Anouka) manipulates the crowd to frenzied mob violence. www.picturehouses.com
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M@BU presents Stella Chiweshe
7.30pm at Delius Arts & Cultural Centre, 29 Great Horton Rd, Bradford. BD7 1AA. The internationally acclaimed and award winning Queen of Mbira music from Zimbabwe playing since the early 70s. Plus Guest Support TBA. £10 / £7 concessions plus Pay As You Feel available. Tickets at http://estore.bradford.ac.uk
Thursday 13 July Topic Folk Club
8.30pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane BD5 0BQ Harp and a Monkey - innovative multi-instrumentalist/vocal trio with contemporary and reworked traditional material.
The Graduate - 50th Anniversary [cert TBC]
11am, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Public screening, with special prices and free drinks for Silver Screen Members. This archly hilarious observation of smug, middle-class American mores remains a delight half a century after its release, as a callow college graduate (Dustin Hoffman) is seduced by Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft). The Graduate confirmed director Mike Nichols’ talent for socially astute storytelling, with fabulous performances from some of his generation’s finest actors. www.picturehouses.com
Friday 14 July OTRA
8.30pm, The Castle, 20 Grattan Rd. Bradford BD1 2LU Return of one of the Castle’s favourite duos Tony & Rahel. They sing a variety of songs, folk, country, contemporary and original, accompanied by guitar/ fiddle/whistle.
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Royal Opera House: Turandot at City Park
7pm, City Park Puccini creates a rich soundworld for this dark fairytale containing many memorable arias, from Signore, ascolta, to Turandot’s defiant In questa reggia. The opera also features one of the most famous of all arias – Nessun dorma, sung as Calaf anticipates winning the Princess’s hand.Enjoy superb performances beamed live from the Royal Opera House. www.cityparkbradford.com
BLINK Dance Theatre presents Four Corners
1 & 7:30pm, MTG Studios, Manningham FOUR CORNERS weaves together dance, original live music and storytelling. Step inside the lives of four strangers as their lives begin to tangle out of control. Exploring identity against a backdrop of vibrant colours, bespoke beats and soundscapes. Tickets £10 full / £8 concessions / £6 matinee www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/mtg-studios
Lates: Senses
6.30pm – 9.30pm, National Science and Media Museum Enjoy a night out like no other with the next adults-only Lates event, celebrating the opening of new exhibition Supersenses and the start of Bradford Science Festival. Free entry. www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
Snakerattlers at Al’s Dime Bar
8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Snakerattlers is a band comprising former Franceens members Dan Oliver Gott and Naomi Gott. It’s a hellbound voyage of deathpunk, rockabilly, country, and traditional greaser rock and roll. Stood up, shook up, dynamic drumming. Reverb-drenched doubleamped guitar. Aggressive and sweetly mournful vocals. A screaming, wailing brand new take on the rockabilly genre.
Saturday 15 July
Bradford Science Festival at City Park
10am-5pm, City Park. Also on Sunday 16. City Park will be transformed into a huge laboratory! See the Mirror Pool as never before as it hosts large-scale water experiments, meet giant robots (and some mini ones) and prepare to be amazed by spectacular science shows full of bangs and explosions. Bradford Science Festival is organised by the National Science and Media Museum, and launches at the Museum on 14 July with a special Lates event. www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
The Fargo Railroad Co at Al’s Dime Bar
8pm, Al’s Dime Bar The Fargo Railroad Co. are a Southern rock / Americana inspired four-piece band from Sheffield. Established in 2013 they’ve already gathered a loyal fan base and continue to add to their numbers playing shows throughout the UK.
Drag With No Name Live at The Sun!
8pm, The Sun Hotel Outrageous cabaret every Saturday night at The Sun from 8.30pm!
FANS W/ Support The Strawberries // Purest
8pm, The Underground Bradford Don’t miss this stellar line up - three of the best new British guitar bands come to The Underground Bradford.
Sunday 16 July
Chris Martin & Scott Wainwright at Al’s Dime Bar 8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Scott & Chris provide a great heap of bluesy music, and a whole heap of quips and funny stories to go with. Do you think they get upset if you put their
names the wrong way round? Do you reckon the specifically have a ‘side’ like Ant n Dec? I’ve only ever seen Scott to the left, and Martin to the right.
that despite almost half a century of progress, the fight for social equality is far from over. www.picturehouses.com
Monday 17 July
Wednesday 19 July
11am-1pm, Eccleshill Library Bring your teddies, picnic and a rug and enjoy stories, balloon modelling and fun at our Teddy Bear’s Picnic. www.wordpress.com/bradfordlibraries
7.30pm, The Bradford Playhouse Runs until Friday 21 July Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Join BYP for a hilarious coming-of-age show & find that “cool” can be where you least expect it! www.bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
Eccleshill Library Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Tuesday 18 July
La Cage Aux Folles at Alhambra Theatre
Until 22 July, The Alhambra Theatre A major new production of the West End and Broadway award-winning musical extravaganza. Starring John Partridge, Adrian Zmed and Marti Webb. The show-stopping score includes The Best Of Times, Song On The Sand and I Am What I Am. www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Big Band Theory / Cellar Door Moon Crow & CPSD at Al’s Dime Bar
8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Sheffield rockers CDMC are making their first trip up to Bradford, joined by local soloist CPSD!
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6pm, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Criminal Acts: A Charged Past is a season to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. Andrew Haigh’s modern classic, a breakout hit and a milestone in British cinema, sees two young men find a one-night-stand turning into something far more serious. As their relationship deepens, they debate their daily struggles in an overwhelmingly straight world, and come to realise
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Thursday 20 July Protest! In our time.’ opening event
5:30-7:30pm, The Peace Museum An event to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition. Entrance free. All welcome. RSVP info@peacemuseum.org.uk www.peacemuseum.org.uk
Topic Folk Club
8.30 pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane BD5 0BQ Jon Harvison. Fine singer of selfpenned contemporary and traditional songs making tonight’s gig his final one 40 years after his first appearance at the club. www.topic-folk-club.org.uk
Summer Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew Thursday 20, Friday 21, Saturday 22 July at 7.15pm: Saturday 22 July at 2.30pm. Two wealthy sisters are the most eligible ladies in Padua’s marriage market but there’s a problem for the waiting suitors. Performed by ACT (Actors’ Community Theatre) in the Cathedral Grounds, inside the Cathedral if wet. Tickets £10 / £7 concessions from 01274 777720 www.bradfordcathedral.org
National Theatre Live: Angels In America: Millennium Approaches [15]
7pm, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge) plays Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Nathan Lane (The Producers), James McArdle (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Russell Tovey (The Pass). Broadcast in two parts, with Angels In America: Perestroika live on Thursday 27 July. www.picturehouses.com
Friday 21 July Time for Tea
11.30am to 1.30pm, Impressions Gallery Enjoy tea, cake and a tour of our exhibition at this regular event for over 55s. Free, drop in. www.impressions-gallery.com
Jim Jarrett
8.30pm, The Castle, 20 Grattan Rd. Bradford BD1 2LU Comes with songs and tales of West Yorkshire and the Dales, most written by himself.
Johnny B’s UK ‘Standing TALL’ tour Launch
9pm, The Underground Bradford “This event will take place at the Underground in Bradford to launch my new ‘Standing Tall’ UK album tour. I’m very lucky to have arranged a tour of the UK so will be playing in most of the major cities over the course of 2017 and 2018.”
A Freedom Studios and Skipton Building Society Camerata Co-Production, in association with Spin Arts Libretto Ian McMillan
Music Russell Sarre
Ice Cream: The Opera Bradford Festival, City Park 30 July 1pm, 3pm, 5.15pm
Two star-crossed lovers, one ice cream cone!
THE LAUREL AND HARDY MULTIMEDIA BAR The Laurel and Hardy Multimedia Bar, showcasing a large selection of 1920s films from Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin to the iconic duo themselves Laurel and Hardy. Sit back, relax, enjoy a drink and watch one of our many classics.
WALLERS BREWERY Wallers Brewery is set in the heart of Sunbridgewells and steeped in history. Serving everything you need from Hot drinks, Real Ale and Craft Beers through to our wide selection of fine wines and Champagnes plus so much more. The deco alone makes Wallers Brewery a must see!
THE GIN BAR
ROSE AND CROWN
The only bar in Bradford that’s dedicated to Gin – what is there not to love? With our wide selection of gins, tonics and garnish either mix up your own G&T or let our expert bartenders create you the perfect G&T or Cocktail. Don’t worry there’s something for everyone if gin isn’t up your street.
Just opened, The Rose and Crown brings a totally different experience to Sunbridge Wells. After a huge renovation, the pub sits above the rest of the bars and pubs and offers a selection of real ales in a relaxed setting that has been made from a pub that was actually found in the site years ago, you can even see the original sign hanging outside!
ALL THREE BARS OPEN DAILY FROM 10:00AM ONWARDS. AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE HIRE; PLEASE CALL IN TO THE BAR FOR MORE DETAILS.
Sunbridgewells, Aldermanbury, Millergate, BD1 1SD www.sunbridgewells.com
Saturday 22 July Summer Family Fun
10.30am to 4.30pm (Tuesday to Saturday - From Saturday 22 July), Impressions Gallery Get creative with free make-and-take activities, or pick up a Gallery Trail and solve the puzzles as you journey through our exhibition. Free, drop in. www.impressions-gallery.com
Shepherds of Cats, David McLean, VJ Pietrushka & Bea WardFernandez 8pm, Fuse Art Space Shepherds of Cats is a quartet formed in early 2014. Using improvisation as their working method, they create sonic stories and worlds, drenched in incredulity at their own existence. Their compositions are created in real time and may suspend time as well as good taste and other senses. They are sound hunters, gathering and reappropriating sounds in sometimes inappropriate manners. www.wearefuse.co
Big City Play Day
10am - 4pm, City Park Bring the kids down to this celebration of children’s play as City Park becomes a spectacular large playground for children and young people. Enjoy an exciting day of free play activities including a Spider Mountain, bungee trampolines, a climbing tower, cardboard city, arts and crafts, giant games, face painting and much more. The event is a perfect way for families to kick-off a whole range of free summer play activities for children and young people across the district. www.bradford.gov.uk/play
Bingley Show at Myrtle Park
10am, Myrtle Park Bingley Bingley Agricultural Show provides entertainment for all the family with its wide variety of exhibits. The animals,
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the crafts, the flowers, the vegetables, and all the marquees and stands which create a great agricultural show will be there. There will be attractions for children, slides bouncy castles, everything needed for a fun day out. This show is one of the largest one-day shows in the country, with attendances of over 14,000 people. www.bingleyshow.co.uk
Hymn For Her plus special guests
8pm, The Underground Bradford Hymn For Her are an impossible-tocategorise and unforgettable sonic wall of banjo-thrash-country-rockacid-blues of the sort you could imagine Jack White having on his iPod.
Andre Rieu’s 2017 Maastricht Concert
7pm, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Known as The King Of Waltz, André Rieu is one of the world’s most popular music artists. Set against the stunning medieval backdrop of the town square in André’s Dutch hometown, the spectacular Maastricht concert features the maestro in his element, along with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, sopranos, tenors and very special guests. André delivers an unforgettable musical experience full of humour, fun and emotion for all ages. Encore on Sunday 23 July at 3pm. www.picturehouses.com
Sunday 23 July
Andre Rieu’s 2017 Maastricht Concert
3pm, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Known as The King Of Waltz, André Rieu is one of the world’s most popular music artists. Set against the stunning medieval backdrop of the town square in André’s Dutch hometown, the spectacular Maastricht concert features the maestro in his element,
along with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, sopranos, tenors and very special guests. André delivers an unforgettable musical experience full of humour, fun and emotion for all ages. www.picturehouses.com
Wrongsemble present Billy Shakes: Wonderboy
1pm, MTG Studios, Manningham The childhood of William Shakespeare brought to life. Bursting with live music and a wealth of brilliantly barmy historical inaccuracies that embrace the joy of storytelling and the untold stories within us all! Tickets £4 or £13 for 4 people. Suitable for ages 3 - 8. www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/mtg-studios | 01274 487390
Monday 24 July
City Library Teddy Bear’s Picnic
2 - 4pm, City Library Bring your teddies, picnic and a rug and enjoy stories, balloon modelling and fun at our Teddy Bear’s Picnic. www.wordpress.com/bradfordlibraries
National Tequila Day at Al’s Dime Bar 8pm, Al’s Dime Bar It’s the day Dime Bar Bartenders wait all year for - National Tequila Day! #bringontheagave
Tuesday 25 July Joe McElderry
7.30pm, The Alhambra Theatre Full of classic songs as well as brand new tracks to fall in love with, including the iconic songs - Daydream Believer, Love is All Around, I’m into Something Good and the hit new single Gloria. www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Wednesday 26 July Dementia Friendly Film: On The Town
10.30am, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum Producer Arthur Freed turned New York into a giant sound stage for this hectic sailors-on-leave romantic comedy, notable not only for the superb Leonard Bernstein score but also for the musical numbers shot on location. Few dance sequences in film are as fresh, exhilarating and imaginative as the ballet on top of the Empire State Building. Part of a regular programme of Dementia Friendly film screenings, every last Wednesday of the month at 10.30am. www.picturehouses.com
Thursday 27 July
National Theatre Live: Angels In America – Perestroika [15]
7pm, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge) plays Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Nathan Lane (The Producers), James McArdle (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Russell Tovey (The Pass). Broadcast in two parts, with Angels In America: Millennium Approaches live on Thursday 20 July. www.picturehouses.com
Clayton Library Teddy Bear’s Picnic
11am-1pm, Clayton Library Bring your teddies, picnic and a rug and enjoy stories, balloon modelling and fun at our Teddy Bear’s Picnic. www.wordpress.com/bradfordlibraries
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Topic Folk Club
8.15pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane BD5 0BQ Gloria Jeffries. Local favourite, superb singer, flautist and guitarist with a highly individual style. Support tonight from the Jan Porter Ensemble. www.topic-folk-club.org.uk
Friday 28 July Nigel Garry Broadbent
8.30pm, The Castle, 20 Grattan Rd. Bradford BD1 2LU Former band member of the Bradford Irish band Scarlet Heights, Nigel has an eclectic mix of songs, ranging from self-penned to covers of well-known pop and folk songs, plays guitar and whistles and recorders.
Bradford Festival
Until Sunday 30 July Don’t miss Bradford’s amazingly vibrant, colourful and multicultural festival featuring some of the very best international, British and local street theatre, music and dance set in the stunning surroundings of City Park. Bradford’s premier festival includes incredibly creative street theatre, breathtakingly beautiful dance and highly talented music acts. There are also opportunities to have a go and learn new skills at a range of fun workshops. Sample delicious food and drinks, browse the arts market or take a ride at the fun fair. Flamboyant family fun! www.bradfordfestival.org.uk
NIck Bold & The Raging Sea at Al’s Dime Bar 8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Groove-based, guitar-driven, blues rock power trio.
Saturday 29 July Words in the City
10am, City Park Let your imagination run wild with spots, scales, fur and feathers as you get your claws into creating your own poems with animal-themed activities for everyone aged 4 to 104! There is also the chance to hear Bradford Young Writers perform their work. The group will be reading poems and stories inspired by themes in Liza Dracup’s exhibition at Impressions Gallery, so expect all things landscape with some unexpected surprises thrown in.
Afrindo Strings - Bradford Festival 1pm, Centenary Square Stage, City Park Kala Sangam is delighted to present specially commissioned Indo-African music for Bradford Festival, featuring the nationally-reputed Jasdeep Degun on sitar, in collaboration with the internationally famous kora artist Tunde Jagde and the magical tabla of Renu Hossain. www.bradfordfestival.org.uk/whatson/ afrindo-strings
Stand Alone Plus Guests
8pm, The Underground Bradford Take driven guitars, a tight low end and catchy hooks, add a few harmonies and the odd riff that makes you want to punch the person closest to you (in a good way of course), and you have Stand Alone.
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