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Bradford Review ISSUE 19|SEPTEMBER 2016
Contents 5_NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 6_In the news 10_the northern school 16_terence blanchard 22_north parade street party 26_mind the gap - mia 30_World curry festival 34_picks of the month 40_what’s on?
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In the news Funding boost for Bradford Live Bradford Live have received a boost for their attempt to bring the Odeon building back into use. The group have received funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority which has enabled engineering work to begin on the careful strip-out of the old cinemas. They were inserted in 1968 and are made up of steel and concrete structures bolted onto the frame of the 1930s building. The work will attempt to remove these structures without damaging the fabric of the building. The Bradford Live team also hope to use timelapse photography to record the strip-out work, showing the dramatic space open up for the first time in almost 50 years. Bradford Live director Lee Craven said, “Enabling people to see this overwhelming space for the first time in nearly 50 years will help us secure the additional funding we need to bring the project to fruition.�
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Bradford celebrates National Poetry Day
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Bradford Libraries are teaming up with Bradford City Of Film to make a film for National Poetry Day. The film will celebrate poetry and will feature people of Bradford reading poems – either one they’ve written themselves or their favourite poem by another poet. Anyone can be in the film and we have people of all ages reading poems in different languages.
Bradford is attempting to get its name in the world record books, connecting the people of the city in a celebration of the friendly, diverse and extraordinary culture of the Bradford District.
The film will feature each person reading a section of a larger poem or all of a short poem. Filming will take place in City Hall on 12 September and participants will be encouraged to dress up and bring props. Steve O’Connor, a performance poet and tutor of Bradford Libraries Creative Writing Course, will be on hand to offer performance advice to those who need it. The film will be shown on the big screen in City Park on National Poetry Day and online.
On Thursday 15th of September between 11:30 – 2:30 City Park will play host to the Love Bradford world record attempt. The aim is to create the ‘longest chain of people making heart-shaped hand gestures’. Bradford Council are inviting school children, local businesses, organisations and people across the district to join them in this attempt. At least 2,000 people are expected on the day, which promises to be a visual treat as well as great fun and an uplifting experience for all involved. These numbers should ensure that the current record of 1,936 people, achieved by Tokyo Steel Products Dealers Association in Japan, is beaten.
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The Northern School By Mick Martin
The Northern School is a fully immersive theatrical event with film and a live 50s rock n roll band, taking place through the whole of Bradford Playhouse from 4th – 8th October. It’s the fifth production from Bent Architect, a Bradford-based, Arts Councilfunded, theatre company led by myself, Mick Martin, and Jude Wright. We aim to bring the Playhouse back to life as it was during the heady heyday of The Northern School of Acting, to recreate the zest and excitement of a new young generation of working class kids who dreamed of changing the world they lived in. It was whilst researching something else entirely that I accidentally stumbled across the name Esme Church and first heard of The Northern School of Acting, which ran at Bradford Civic Playhouse from 1945 to the start of the 1960s. I read on and discovered a whole fascinating yet largely forgotten cache of my home city’s creative history that I never knew existed. It turns out Esme was a well known West End face in her time, who’d worked with them all - Olivier, Gielgud you name ‘em. She was part of the group that took the Old Vic Theatre to Burnley to escape the bombing during the war. Needless to say, the second peace came the theatre folks decamped en masse back to Shaftesbury Avenue, except for Esme, who stayed north. To her friends bemusement, nay, outright horror, she took the job of Director of the amateur Bradford Civic Playhouse. Once there she wasted no time in setting up The Northern School of Acting, offering young hopefuls from this neck of the woods the chance to get a proper drama school training, comparable to anything in London.
Classes ran in the evenings, students had to audition to get in and pay their weekly subs. Esme taught them how to think, walk, smoke a fag and above all talk like real actors, and that meant losing their deep ingrained flat Bratfud vowels and glottal stops! Through the school went people like Billie Whitelaw, who went on to be Samuel Beckett’s muse. Others included Tom Bell, Edward Petherbridge and Dorothy Heathcote, who would become one of the original driving forces behind the whole Theatre In Education movement. Esme wanted the very best and would settle for nothing less, and she wanted it in Bradford! The more we read about the school and just how groundbreaking and visionary Esme’s ambition was, the more we were inspired by her. And the more we wanted to do a project about it. Bradford of the 1950s was very different to the multicultural, multi-lingual, omni-shambolic yet buzzing, busy, dirt poor and rough-as-adogs-arse one that we know and love today. It was a time when the first teenagers threw off the shackles of the war years and let rip to the sounds of rock ‘n’ roll. They had a bit of money in their pockets and they wanted more than their parents had known. They were growing up in a city that had confidence, jobs, money, new houses going up everywhere as the back-to-backs came down and the city centre was ripped apart in what passed for progress but turned out to be just a lot of concrete. As the 50s wore on the new voices of the angry young men got louder and by 1960 the British New Wave of cinema - aka the kitchen sink era - was about to flower, with films like Billy Liar, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and This Sporting
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Life. Coronation Street was just round the corner and The Beatles were tuning up in Liverpool. A confident, youthful, humorous yet passionate northern voice was finally about to get onstage and in front of a camera!
the bar will be open throughout and you’ll be able to buy tea and coffee in the jazz café we set up. The audience will be able to explore the building, backstage and front, discovering scenes and characters along the way.
The germs of a play began to form. Esme’s generation was all about the London stage, the actor as a thing of beauty, vocally perfect, who must look and sound like Gielgud and Olivier. But in the north change was brewing, young people were starting to want to look and sound like themselves! From this premise our project, The Northern School, began to take shape. It’s the passing of a baton from one generation to another. But without Esme they would never have had the chance at all.
Above all we want the project to mirror what Esme was trying to do, to open doors, give young people from Bradford and district the chance to work alongside professional actors and creatives. We want them to feel and believe that the theatre is a world they can be part of, that Bradford is a city they can be proud of, where good things have happened and will now - if we make them. Jude and I are passionate about this city and we just hope we’ve done justice to it, Esme, and The Northern School.
Esme was an innovator in her own time and we felt that our piece should honour that by being as modern in form and style as we could make it. So it’s more an event than a play -
The Northern School will be taking place through the whole of Bradford Playhouse from 4th – 8th October.
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Shipley-born DJ and promoter Lubi Jovanovic - aka DJ Lubi - is bringing international jazz star Terence Blanchard back to Bradford with the help of an Arts Council-funded scheme designed to re-establish jazz in the city. The acclaimed jazz trumpeter will perform with a 12-piece ensemble of young Northern jazz musicians at the Bradford Playhouse on Saturday 17 September. Although there’s still a small scene in Bradford today, the city once drew high profile international stars to West Yorkshire to meet and perform. In the 1980s Bradford played host to the International Jazz Festival, attracting attention and talented musicians from all over the world to celebrate a vibrant music background. Funded by Bradford Council, Yorkshire Arts and the Arts Council Of England the Festival was an international success and a huge event in the city. The driving force behind the Bradford International Jazz Festival was the Jazz Development Officer, who worked for Yorkshire Arts and was funded by the Arts Council of England. At the time of the International Jazz Festival this was Geoff Amos, who played an essential part in bringing international artists and big promoters to Bradford. Lubi remembers working at the Bradford International Festival in 1983, and the popularity of the event, along with the variety of music and vibrance it brought to the city. “All the events that year sold out. The programming was amazing. Geoff Amos really went to town on the definition of what jazz was at the time, including free jazz, African jazz, Latin jazz/salsa, Brazilian jazz, gospel, Caribbean jazz and soul/ funk.” Despite the popularity of the festival, the poor state of the economy in the 1980s ultimately meant that the funding that went into the development of jazz in Bradford had to be cut. Slashes on public spending for both the arts and the local government meant that by 1985 the funding was gone. Although the new Bradford Festival, introduced in 1988, did maintain a healthy programme of international jazz for the next decade, the loss of essential funding meant that the post of Jazz Development Officer disappeared and other major players, including Lubi himself, left Bradford to work and promote in other cities such as Leeds and Manchester. By bringing Terence Blanchard, an internationally respected jazz trumpeter, to Bradford Lubi hopes to attract some of the same attention and repeat the success of the International Jazz Festival, “We just don’t have the big high profile international artists coming in like Terence Blanchard. That’s why this concert is quite important for the
Terence Blanchard The legendary jazz performer comes back to Bradford for the first time in 30 years By Lauren Fitzgerald
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DJ Lubi is hoping to recreate the thriving Bradford jazz scene of the 1980s
local jazz scene, a test to see if there’s an audience here for such concerts and artists.” Terrence, originally from New Orleans, took up the trumpet at eight and by the age of 20 he had become a member of legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey’s band. This was Terence’s big breakthrough and it was during this period that he would perform at the Bradford International Jazz Festival as part of Blakey’s band in 1983. Terence Blanchard finally went solo in 1990 and released his debut album on Columbia Records. Since then he has travelled many paths musically, including delivering adventurous and provocative acoustic jazz outings of original material, and composing over 50 soundtracks as part of a second successful career as a film music composer. He continues to record and release contemporary jazz albums each year and performs live with his various ensembles at jazz festivals and clubs around the world. It’s fitting that Terence should be brought back to Bradford by Lubi, as the two met
more than 30 years ago at Bradford’s International Jazz Festival in 1983 when they were both 21 years old and just starting their careers in music. Lubi remembers when they met, “That was a memorable night. Local musicians and members of the Jazz Messengers jamming onstage until the early hours of the morning. It felt more like a night in New York than Bradford as we rolled out into the dawn streets.” He added, “Hopefully this ACE-funded series of gigs can bring the big international jazz artists back to the city on a regular basis. If that might then inspire a local young person who plays an instrument to take it to the next level, maybe go to study music at college and make a career in jazz, then we’ll have been successful. For now, let’s hope the first concert sells out and is a springboard to even greater things to come. If that happens then maybe there might be scope for a new Bradford International Jazz Festival sometime in the future. Now that would be something to smile about.”
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North Parade was abuzz with thousands of people from the city and further afield for its third annual street party, which saw all the businesses throw open their doors and stretch out into pavement cafes to entertain visitors with drink, food, live music and fairground rides. Under bright skies the closed-off street was packed, from the huge stage at one end through the multiple stalls, stands, food outlets and outdoor bars to the busker’s tent at the other end, which saw numerous acts performing during the day. With venues such as the Sparrow, Al’s Dime Bar, Peacock Bar, the Record Café, Beer House, Plonk and the new Rum-shack-alack taking part, it was a great celebration of independent businesses from the shopping area that appeared as a finalist in last year’s Great British High Street Awards. Complementing the drink, for those hungry during the party, there was everything from pie and peas to Caribbean cuisine, pork-filled baguettes to rustic pizzas made fresh in a converted horse-box. Alongside the packed food and drink outlets those there got treated to five huge acts on the main stage, beginning with the catchy blues numbers of Atlanta’s Doug Nissley. Other acts on the day included the funky Howlin’ Ric and the Rocketeers, Sleepy Jake and the Duvets, and an acoustic set from two members of local band Issimo, who delivered the goods with their high-energy versions of covers alongside original tracks like Carpe Diem and Pretty Simple from their upcoming new EP. The main stage was wrapped up with the rock and energy of Foxes Faux who delivered some early-evening volume to the street.
Also performing during the day were a range of unplugged buskers, including the welcome return of Dave Hanson to the city. The volume was raised during the afternoon at this end of the party as the Bare Brass Band paraded through the crowds and gave a lengthy hour-long performance to a huge audience. They weren’t the only moveable acts present, as two drummers from the Peacock Bar also got into the spirit and at one point even accompanied an act on the busking stage, adding drums to his electric guitar. The street party became awash with colour during the day thanks to Forks who were handing out Hawaiian leis to the crowd, whilst there was fun for all the family with three fairground rides, ice-creams and the chance for a selfie not only with Bradford City’s Billy Bantam but with the dragon from North Parade’s Singkee Chinese Supermarket. With laid-back reggae-infused tracks played out from the Rum Bar between acts, the smell of delicious food drifting across the street, and a genuinely packed-out North Parade full of people - not only returning after enjoying the previous two year’s events but many discovering it for the first time - the street party was an incredible celebration of everything that makes Bradford great, from its independent businesses to its diverse cultures of music and food, to the community spirit of all gathering in the area for a massive thumbs up to everything going on. Everyone we spoke to during the day had nothing but positive things to say about the party, and everyone young and old either went away from the event with a smile on their face or stayed after the main day’s events to continue celebrating the city and its businesses well into the Saturday night.
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Bradford-based theatre company Mind the Gap is premiering the company’s new touring production Mia at their MTG Studios home base later this month. The hour-long show is fast-moving, raw and eye-opening and explores the truths and myths about learning disability and parenthood in today’s society. Think pop culture with popcorn, science with silliness, stories with statistics. Mia challenges the often-taken-for-granted idea of being a parent. There’ll also be a 20-minute postshow discussion after each performance. Created and directed by Mind the Gap’s resident director Joyce Nga Yu Lee and performed by four learning-disabled artists, the national tour of Mia will kick off with three performances at MTG Studios on 27 and 28 September. It will then head to Harlow Playhouse, New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, The Lowry in Salford and the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton.
Mia is part of a much wider project, Daughters Of Fortune, exploring learning disability and parenthood. It’s a project about humanity, of human experience. It aims to resonate with everybody with and without a disability. The issue of learning disability and parenthood is complex, but thanks to a £40,000 grant from the Wellcome Trust Mind the Gap will work with medical experts, geneticists, social workers, council officers and advocates, as well as an independent researcher, to ensure the project and its associated performance outputs are factually correct. Alongside Mia, Mind the Gap is also touring its sister piece Anna - an interactive Forum Theatre performance exploring scenarios that may be experienced by learning-disabled people when they consider being, or become, a parent. The company is also working on a site-sensitive, large-scale outdoor spectacle called Zara, which they plan to launch in 2018. Mia will appear at MTG Studios, Lister Mills, Bradford on 27 September at 7:30pm, and 28
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The World Curry Festival The World Curry Festival is returning for a seventh year this September, bringing a two week spice extravaganza to a number of unique venues in Bradford and Leeds. Traditionally held over a long weekend, the event has attracted a huge following since it was first established in 2010. This years festival launches in Bradford on Thursday 15 September with a sumptuous gala dinner at Bradford Cathedral, which will tie in with the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. The full festival schedule is available online, but we have picked out some of the highlights to add to your diary. All events are available to book by visiting www.worldcurryfestival.com
Opening Weekender in Bradford Expect three days of intense flavours, sights and sounds from around the world at the festival’s opening weekender in Bradford. Between Friday 16 September and Sunday 18 September the city will be abuzz with pop-up food and drink stalls on Broadway. And a food exhibition, cookery demos, masterclasses and cooking lessons will be taking place in St Peter’s House, the beautiful grade II listed building home to Kala Sangam Arts Centre.
Cooking School Whether you are new to cooking or an expert, the World Curry Festival Cooking School offers an exciting opportunity to learn to cook curry with a team of professional chefs. Participants create some classic and authentic recipes using a range of spices and ingredients. Ideal for friends, families and individuals alike – basically anyone eager to have a go at cooking curry.
Faith in Food Food is traditionally used by all cultures and religions as a way of bringing people together. Churches, mosques, temples and synagogues will be holding pop-up events to celebrate this year’s festival, and inviting people to come together to share a meal. These open days are a wonderful opportunity to experience new foods, as well as learn about the important role food plays in religious festivities.
Comedy and Curry with Hardeep Singh Kohli Celebrated broadcaster, raconteur and talented cook Hardeep Singh Kohli is back by popular demand. All-round entertainer Hardeep returns to the World Curry Festival with a delicious evening of food and laughter. Those lucky enough to see Hardeep perform will be treated to a hilarious, anecdote-packed show. The World Curry Festival will be serving a sumptuous curry buffet on the night – all included in the price.
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Picks of the month Maverick Sabre @ Underground Singer, rapper and guitarist Maverick Sabre will be performing at The Underground Bradford on Saturday 17th of September. Originally from Hackney and raised in Ireland, the music of Matthew Stafford - aka Maverick Sabre - is influenced by a variety of hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and folk. In March 2011 Sabre released his debut EP, The Lost Words, with Mercury Records with ‘Look What I’ve Done’ issued as its single. Sabre has had multiple chart successes with his debut album Lonely Are The Brave, which reached number two in the UK charts in 2012. Singles such as “Let Me Go”, “I Need” and “What Have I Done To You” all display Sabre’s trademark politically opinionated songwriting skills and melodic soulful voice.
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Since top-tier jazz and multiple Grammywinning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard embarked on his solo recording career with his eponymous Columbia Records album in 1991, the New Orleansborn and -based artist has traveled many paths musically, including delivering adventurous and provocative acoustic jazz outings of original material.
A man who has devoted his life to crafting perfect jokes leaving a trail of laughter in his wake, Jimmy Carr’s new tour will distil everything we love to laugh at and be shocked by, into one incredible, unparalleled night of entertainment.
With this new project, Terence has teamed up with some of the UK’s most remarkable emerging musicians. Working outside of the conventional jazz or big-band line up, this ensemble includes instrumentation such as French Horn, Oboe and Tuba. Saturday 17 September at Bradford Playhouse. Ticket Price: £13 - £17. www.bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
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Brew Haus are celebrating all things gothic this September with a charity steampunk and gothic fair.
Up and coming bands Regan and Minus the Intention will be making a rare Bradford Appearance in support of Sheffield’s finest Gramercy Park. Gramercy Park are making their Bradford debut fresh from smashing it at Tramlines festival. The unmissable Leeds band Still Born Unicorn will also be on stage for what should be a great night. Bands start at 7.30pm and the bar is open until late.
24 stalls spread over three floors will feature a wide selection of alternative arts, crafts and gifts to clothing, accessories and jewellery, soaps, candles and photographic prints. The event will also feature gothic poetry readings by Tasha Webster and Saul Cameron, with open mic for poets and musicians and a book-signing by renowned Bradford artist and author Razwan Al Haq. The event is free, with donations to Martin House Children’s Hospice and the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.
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PAULA THOMPSON-FEARNLEY: FOOTSTEPS OF ST AIDAN 31 August until 23 September, Bradford Cathedral Local photographer and theologian Paula exhibits stunning photographs of Northumberland. Opening event on St Aidan’s Day, Wednesday 31 August following the 10.15am service. All welcome - Free entry - donations appreciated. 01274 777720 bradfordcathedral.org
Garden Within A Garden City Park The new temporary garden in City Park will be transformed into a dramatic and thought-provoking artwork by internationally acclaimed Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi. Painted directly onto the paving, the installation is inspired by the history of the million-strong British Indian army that fought in the First World War. The work will be in the park throughout September. cityparkbradford.com
NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea 7pm, Picturehouse Cinema at National Media Museum Helen McCrory (Medea, The Last Of The Haussmans) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War And Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell’s critically acclaimed new production. An encore will also be performed on Tuesday 6 September. Visit website for tickets. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum
Topic Folk Club 8pm, Glyde House Topic Folk Club is the oldest folk club in the world and promotes live folk music gigs every Thursday. £6 or £5 for members. glydehouse.co.uk
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Apres Ski Club 9pm until late, Stein Bierkeller Bavarian party with DJ Tony Gold. Party anthems and party games. (Then every Friday) £5 steins before 11pm . Entry - £2 (free before 10pm). Phone 01274 397 397 to book. facebook.com/bierkellerbradford/
Norman Records Presents: Mohammad / Sophie Cooper / Dundas 8pm, Fuse Art Space, Bradford, BD1 3QQ Greek chamber-doom duo Mohammad came to prominence in the extended experimental network through their record trilogy for Antifrost, in which they used their custom-made cello drone to express a ‘geographical survey’ of their bearings. Local Todmorden musician Sophie Cooper’s sounds are informed by both noise-making and songwriting, foggy drone and the sounds that punctuate it dangling meandering guitar abstractions off the edge of the earth. Support from Dundas’ electronics swaying between ambience and techno; could be minimal, could be chaos. £7.50 wearefuse.co
Basil & Co - The Comedy Dinner Show 7:30, The Alhambra Theatre This hilarious Sitcom Experience show is presented whilst you enjoy a delicious three course meal. Everything that can go wrong will. It’s unscripted, it’s parody - anything can happen so expect laugh out loud comedic mishaps from a hapless hotel owner and Spanish waiter! Running on 2nd and 3rd September. £46.50 per ticket. bradford-theatres.co.uk
JATP Jazz: Angus Bayley’s Scrapbook 8:30pm, Glyde House JATP Jazz nights promote live jazz, including established performers as well as up and coming acts primarily based in the Yorkshire and Humber region. £7 per ticket. £5 for members/students. glydehouse.co.uk
Saturday 3 September Saturday Stop 10.30am to 4.30pm, Impressions Gallery Saturday Stop is our regular free event for families! Visit our exhibition, relax in the lounge overlooking City Park, and take part in free creative activities for children. You can nip in for 10 minutes or stay as long as you like. Free event every Saturday, drop in. impressions-gallery.com
The continuing Battle of the Somme 11-12 noon, Bradford Local Studies Library, Margaret McMillan Tower A talk by Tricia Platts of Bradford WW1 Group accompanied by an exhibition about Bradford’s men and women in WW1. bradford.gov.uk/libraries
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Bavarian Oompah Party 8pm until late, Stein Bierkeller, Great Horton Road, Bradford
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Traditional Bavarian Bierkeller night, with Oompah party and Bavarian DJ JP. Bavarian steins, bratwurst and pretzel snacks. Large parties welcome. (Then every Saturday). Entry – booking advised: various priced packages to choose from. Phone 01274 397 397 to book. steinbierkeller.com
Bradford Brewery Pub Quiz 8pm, Bradford Brewery Join us at the Brewery every Wednesday from 8pm for the weekly Pub Quiz! Our loveable quizmaster Alison makes it unlike any other pub quiz… Good food, good beer and good times ahead. £1 per person entry, free food for teams and a cash prize! bradfordbrewery.com
Intense Attachment - Wayne Sables Project 5pm and 8pm, Theatre in the Mill, University of Bradford
The Drag With No Name 10pm, The Sun Hotel Bradford Outrageous cabaret every Saturday night at The Sun from 10pm! The absolutely fantastic Drag With No Name returns to The Sun. facebook.com/sunbradford
Liquid Brick supported by Evie Gallagher 8pm, Delius lived next door Live music with Liquid Brick supported by Evie Gallagher.
ROCK NIGHT 8pm till Late, The Underground Bradford DJ MIGGSY playing the best in rock, metal, punk and alternative. FREE ENTRY theundergroundbradford.com
Psychobabylon and Promethium 10pm, TRASH Bradford Psychobabylon are headlining at Trash, supported by Promethium! Show your support for live music and cheer them on! £3 tickets on the door facebook.com/TRASH-Bradford
TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER Vince Hughes Rock and Roll Legends Show 4pm, The Ginger Goose A thrilling afternoon of 50s and 60s music. Vince Hughes has the most amazing voice and masterfully recreates classic performances of hits from the golden era of rock ‘n’ roll. FREE ENTRY.
John Chantler/ Shield Patterns 8pm, Fuse Art Space, Bradford, BD1 3QQ John Chantler is a musician and organiser living in Stockholm, Sweden. His music has been described as ‘strikingly beautiful’ and his 2011 album made The Wire magazine’s releases of the year list. Still Light, Outside, his fourth LP, is an extended suite that combines passages of stark minimalism centred at the bodily invasive extremes of the pipe organ’s register with striking explosions of colour; massed chords shot through with heavy distortion and electronics that operate according to their own dream logic. Support from Shield Patterns. wearefuse.co
THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER Heritage Open Day 10am - 4pm, The Peace Museum Series of free activities relating to heritage. Peacemuseum.org.uk
Friday 9 and Saturday 10 September. Dance, film, music and new technology collide to uncover the joys and difficulties parents can experience when forming an intimate bond and intense attachment with their unborn child. This is a ‘pay what you can/want’ event. You don’t need to pay until after the event but booking in advance is essential due to limited capacity. brad.ac.uk/theatre/whats-on/wayne-sablesdance/
Terri Shaltiel Band 8pm til late, Al’s Dime Bar Terri Shaltiel Band is back, they went down a storm last time, and they are back, with funk, soul and smidge of reggae. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford
Heritage Open Day 10am - 4pm, The Peace Museum Series of free activities relating to heritage. Peacemuseum.org.uk
Black Falcon EP Release 8pm til late, The Underground Bradford Black Falcon EP release with support from Murderpuss and a DJ playing the best in metal, punk, rock and roll, alternative and indie. FREE ENTRY. theundergroundbradford.com
One More Time With Feeling 9pm, Picturehouse Cinema at the National Media Museum
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A unique one-night-only cinema event directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly), One More Time With Feeling will be the first ever opportunity anyone will have to hear Skeleton Tree, the sixteenth studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum
Also on 17 & 24 September. Led by theatre-maker/comedy-lover/academic Natalie Diddams, this lively and practical series of workshops will unlock your inner Funny Woman! Free. brad.ac.uk/theatre/whats-on/Thesmoworkshops/
THESMO - women-only comedy workshops 2-4pm, Theatre in the Mill, University of Bradford
Meet the Brewer 6pm , Brew Haus, Great Horton Road, Bradford With Meantime Brewery of London. Learn about the brewing process and
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sample great beers from the brewery’s range, including favourites like their draught Meantime IPA and bottled range including Yakima Red, London Lager, Wheat and Chocolate Porter. Bar open from 11am with food served until 9pm. brew-haus.co.uk
Forever Mod 9pm, The Ginger Goose Polish your wing mirrors and get your dancing shoes on. Scooter nights at The Ginger Goose are unmissable! From the excellent live bands to the non-stop mod classics played by the DJ. FREE ENTRY. facebook.com/Ginger-Goose-Bar-Bradford
Lucifer’s Live Lounge 8pm till Late, The Underground Bradford Live music from Francis, Stand Alone and more, and a DJ playing the best in rock and roll, alternative and indie. Tickets - £5. theundergroundbradford.com
The Solicitors - Blue Eyed Soul 9pm The City Vaults The biggest band we have had on our stage ever! An unmissable event that features fabulous covers of big soul hits. It’s going to be memorable! FREE ENTRY.
The Analog Bombs + support band 8pm, Delius lived next door Live music with The Analog Bombs + support band.
Carla Bozulich 8pm, Fuse Art Space, Bradford, BD1 3QQ Prolific musician, writer and artist, Carla Bozulich has worked with over 300 artists ranging from Sonic Youth to Silver Mount Zion. In her own words, ‘sharing is caring’. What is continuous is the strength of her vision, and her voice. Her latest album, Boy, released on the much-loved Constellation Records, is 10 tracks of vivid and twisted blues. She promises no two live shows are ever the same. What you can expect is magic. Supports TBA. wearefuse.co
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Open Mic Night 6pm till 11pm, The Underground Bradford Jam session for local artists to jam together on the big stage, and have a bit of fun with it! FREE ENTRY theundergroundbradford.com
Monday 12 September FAIRTRADE GOLD 7.30pm, Bradford Cathedral Behind all the glitz, all is not so glamorous for millions of small-scale miners. Come and hear from an artisan African gold miner how Fairtrade is changing the lives of people and their communities. Fairtrade stalls and refreshments. All welcome - free entry - donations appreciated. 01274 777720. bradfordcathedral.org @Bfdcathedral facebook. com/stpeterbradford
Tuesday 13 September Book Group Meeting 5pm, Waterstones Café W Everyone is welcome to our regular monthly book group meetings. This month we’re discussing Sarah Pinborough’s 13 Minutes - which has been described as Mean Girls for the Instagram age.
COFFEE CONCERT 11.00am, Bradford Cathedral The new season of monthly Coffee Concerts opens with Jon Gjylaci on classical guitar. Concerts are preceded by coffee & cake from 10.30am. All welcome - free entry - donations appreciated. 01274 777720. bradfordcathedral.org @Bfdcathedral facebook. com/stpeterbradford
Mick Gayle - Rock and Roll Icons Show 4pm The Ginger Goose Another Ginger Goose Tuesday afternoon special. Fresh from the East coast Mick Gayle will be churning out hit after hit. Vintage Goose Rock and Roll. FREE ENTRY facebook.com/Ginger-Goose-Bar-Bradford
Wednesday 14 September Meet Gavin Extence 6pm, Waterstones Meet Gavin Extence, author of the prizewinning Universe Versus Alex Woods and the Mirror World of Melody Black. He will be talking about his latest novel The Empathy Problem - a darkly comic story of a City banker and his brain tumour. waterstones.com/bookshops/bradford-woolexchange
WEDNESDAY @ ONE 1pm, Bradford Cathedral The new season of weekly lunchtime organ recitals opens with Robert Sharpe from York. Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection. 01274 777720. bradfordcathedral.org
Thursday 15 September Exhibition Opening: Planet Yorkshire 6pm to 8pm, Impressions Gallery Join us for the opening of Planet Yorkshire by Peter Mitchell, a major survey of pioneering colour documentary photography spanning four decades. Free, everyone welcome impressions-gallery.com
After-party: Planet Yorkshire 8pm until late, Bradford Brewery Stay with us after the Planet Yorkshire exhibition opening as we wander up the hill for drinks and music at Bradford Brewery.
Friday 16 September It’s Only Words 7:15pm, The Alhambra Theatre This spectacular production looks at words, from learning our ABCs to story time. Celebrating some of our greatest wordsmiths including Shakespeare, Dickens, the Brontes and J M Barrie, to name a few. Plus J. K. Rowling gets a dubstep street dance treatment using the Harry Potter soundtrack. The talented young students of Shipley-based DMA intend to make the words jump right off the stage! £25.50 - £17.50 per ticket. bradford-theatres.co.uk
Hoodoo Operators EP Launch 8pm until late, Al’s Dime Bar Redneck, crazy, boozy, dirty blues for the masses. Stick on your trucker cap and get to the Dime Bar for what promises to be a legendary night of drinking and murder ballads with a Hoodoo spin. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford/
Departure Point Yorkshire Presents: A Night Of New Performance 7:30pm, Studio @ The Bradford Playhouse Following a ten-week development programme, five theatre companies from across Yorkshire will showcase their new creative works for Bradford audiences. Come and enjoy a night of performance from some of Yorkshire’s thriving new talent. The night marks the premier of by
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Buglight, The52, TribeArt, My Big Phat Writers Group and The Travelling Shadow Theatre. Ticket price £8 - £10. bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
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Delamere UK Tour, plus Glass Caves 8pm till late, The Underground Bradford
A two-day fair with 40+ stalls of vintage fashion and homewares from the 1920s to the 1980s at this popular event, dedicated to true vintage since 2007. This month it is part of the Saltaire Festival finale weekend. Special Festival admission price of £2. roseandbrownvintage.co.uk
Join touring indie band Delamere on their UK tour, with support from local band Glass Caves. Tickets - £5 theundergroundbradford.com
The Rootsman meets Inspirational Sound in Live Dub 8pm-2am, Fuse Art Space, Bradford, BD1 3QQ Inspirational Sound and Third Eye Music proudly present The Rootsman meets Inspirational Sound in Live Dub. The Rootsman and Inspirational Sound recreate a mini version of the DubLab studio and perform a live mixdown of tracks from their recent collaboration. On-the-fly mixes will create a unique and never-to-be-repeated version of each track. wearefuse.co
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER parkrun 9am, Horton Park Come and join local runners in a fun 5k for people of all abilities. Pre-register online for free to get your run timed! parkrun.org.uk
The Green Move In 10am – 5pm, The Green It’s a big hello to everyone coming to the University of Bradford, as we bring you live music and some of our keen students to help you move in! Student only. .facebook.com/events/100951927013660/
I, Myself & Me - Rachael Young 7.30pm, Theatre in the Mill, University of Bradford Inspired by autobiographical material, I, Myself & Me is a solo show about what it means to be a single woman in her 30s. £10 full / £6 concessions / £4 discounted.
Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair 9.30am - 4pm (both days), Victoria Hall, Saltaire, BD18 3JS
Detours Scooter Sounds 9pm The Ginger Goose It’s just a great month for scooter bands at The Ginger Goose. The Detours are a fabulous band with a brilliant sound. You won’t be disappointed. FREE ENTRY. facebook.com/Ginger-Goose-Bar-Bradford.
Stand Alone supported by shot in the dark 8pm, Delius lived next door Live music with Stand Alone supported by Shot in the Dark.
The Paddy Maguire Band International Blues Band 9pm The City Vaults A must-see event if you’re a fan of the blues. Just look them up on the internet and get yourself down to the Vaults. The blues at its best. FREE ENTRY.
Terence Blanchard and the Inner City Ensemble 8PM, The Bradford Playhouse With this new project Terence has teamed up with some of the UK’s most remarkable emerging musicians. Working outside of the conventional jazz or big-band line up, this ensemble includes instrumentation such as french horn, oboe and tuba. Tickets £13 - £17. bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
Maverick Sabre Acoustic Set 8pm till late, The Underground Bradford Acoustic set from the one and only Maverick Sabre, with local support TBC. Tickets - £16. theundergroundbradford.com
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RIM ACD/ Isnaj Dui 8pm, Fuse Art Space, Bradford, BD1 3QQ
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RIM ACD (Nigel Bryant, The Untied Knot) presents a raw, smeared take on early abstract electronics and minimal techno with live improvisations carried out on a no-instrument effects loop. Opening act is Isnaj Dui who writes glitchy neoimpressionistic music using bass flute, home-made dulcimers and electronics. Cited as a distinctive voice, taking the flute away from its pastoral image into more twisted territory. wearefuse.co
Beyond All Reason 10pm, TRASH Beyond All Reason are an original band from York who have just released their new album! Come down and support them! Tickets £3 on the door. facebook.com/TRASH-Bradford
MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 90s Tea Party 2pm – 5pm, Student Central Come down and get free tea and treats! Student only. facebook.com/events/100951927013660/
Opera Australia: Turandot on Sydney Harbour 6pm, Picturehouse Cinema at the National Media Museum Turandot is a beautiful and powerful princess who challenges her many suitors to answer three riddles, on pain of death. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum
Food Crawl 6-9pm, Around Bradford Explore some of the best restaurants in Bradford with her chaperoned crawl. Student only. .facebook.com/events/100951927013660/
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER UBU In the Community From 5pm, around campus, City Park, Ivegate, Sunbridge Wells, The Westleigh
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Get to the Made of Bradford Bar, the 1875 and Delius Lived Next Door for live music or the Westleigh for karaoke, with great student offers across the venues, brought to you in conjunction with the Students’ Union. Student only. facebook.com/events/100951927013660/
Alex Eden’s Blues Jam 8 - 11pm, Factory Street Studios Alex Eden will be hosting this special blues jam. Once a month you’ll be able to get up with the house band, join in, dance
and enjoy some quality blues with some of the finest blues musicians in the country. factorystreet.co.uk/musicevents
Freshers’ Week Karaoke 8pm, Westleigh Hotel The new term starts with our popular Tuesday Night Karaoke. If you thought Tuesday nights were dull, well not anymore! The best night in town on a Tuesday has to be the Westleigh Karaoke.
Freshers welcome party 8pm, Delius lived next door Freshers welcome party. All welcome, featuring live music from Sleepy Jake, Mammoth Tank, Minus the Intention, Liquid Brick and Rodeo Bull.
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER Blogs and websites for all 10am - 12 noon. Bradford Local Studies Library, Margaret McMillan Tower. An 11 week course run by Bradford College including family history websites. Enrol on 21 September. www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries
Peace Day 10am - 4pm, The Peace Museum Free peace-related activities in celebration of International Peace Day. Peacemuseum.org.uk
WEDNESDAY @ ONE 1pm, Bradford Cathedral The new season of weekly organ recitals continues with David Houlder from Leeds. Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection. 01274 777720. bradfordcathedral.org
Threeway 8:30 - 11:30pm, Glyde House A jazz trio at Glyde House, including Steve Waterman - trumpet and flugelhorn, Steve Lodder - piano and keyboard and Ben Crosland - bass. glydehouse.co.uk
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Volunteering Fayre 11am – 5pm, Student Central Get involved with some of the best community organisations Bradford has to offer. Student only. facebook.com/events/278899172451290/
NT Live: The Threepenny Opera 7pm, Picturehouse Cinema at the National Media Museum Mack The Knife is back in town. A darkly comic new take on Brecht and
Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre. With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, Othello, James Bond), as Macheath alongside Rosalie Craig (As You Like It, My Family And Other Animals) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors, Drop the Dead Donkey) as Mrs Peachum. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum
Leeds City Stompers 8pm til late, Al’s Dime Bar
Sounds of Sitar 7pm, Kala Sangam Art Centre
The stompers are back in town! Get your glad rags on, get yourself a good, stiff drink, and enjoy the best of old time blues. A red hot blues band, conjuring the spirit of prohibition America. Real 1920s drum kits, slapped double bass, metal resonator guitars from the 1930s and three voices—making old sounds in a new way. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford/
In collaboration with the World Curry Festival we are delighted to present an evening of soulful sitar and tabla by nationally reputed artists Mehboob Nadeem and Manjit Singh Rasia respectively. Standard - £7, Family - £20, Concession - £5. http://www.kalasangam.org
Thursday Smart Phone Pub Quiz 9pm, The Westleigh
The Escapades, The Brookes 8pm till late, The Underground Bradford
For the best and most up-to-date quiz in town, it’s got to be the Westleigh Hotel’s Electronic Speed Quiz. All you need is a smart phone or tablet, a bunch of mates and lightning reactions.
Jimmy Carr 8pm, The Alhambra Theatre See all the greatest material from his extraordinary career in one show - this is the very best of Jimmy Carr. £29 per ticket. bradford-theatres.co.uk
Smart Phone Quiz 9pm, Westleigh Hotel The return of our popular Smart Phone Quiz with free supper and £50 cash prize. The traditional pub quiz has been brought into the 21st century with our electronic speed quiz. Full of excitement with no time to cheat, it’s the place to be on a Thursday night!
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Subveillance – curated by Helen Kaplinsky 5pm - 8pm various times, Gallery II, University of Bradford This exhibition focuses on the alternative and counter-cultural activity in and around The University of Bradford over the course of half a century, where art has been a means to surveil and speak back to institutions of power whilst creating grassroots networks of mutual support and security. Runs until Thursday 8 December. bradford.ac.uk/gallery
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The return of The Escapades - filthy live music, with support from The Brookes. Tickets - £3. theundergroundbradford.com
SND – Simon’s Nasty Disco 9pm – 2am, Westleigh Hotel The most popular Friday night event returns for another year. With the best drinks prices including £2 pints, £2.50 dbl and mixers, Simon will be spinning the phattest choonies from the 80s, 90s, Naughties and Now, in what has proved to be the biggest student night Bradford has seen in a long time! Always free entry, always great value drinks.
SATURDAY 24 September Charity Steampunk & Gothic fair 12 noon – 5pm, Brew Haus, Great Horton Road, Bradford With 24 stalls spread over three floors, featuring a wide selection of Steampunk and Gothic traders. Ranging from alternative arts, crafts and gifts to clothing, accessories and jewellery, soaps, candles and photographic prints. Also featuring ‘Tea Duelling’, Gothic poetry readings by Tasha Webster and Saul Cameron, with open mic for poets and musicians and a book-signing by renowned Bradford artist and author Razwan Al Haq. Free, with donations to Martin House Children’s Hospice and the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. facebook.com/events/1781202568776281/
Fighting Caravans, Support TBC 8pm till Late, The Underground Bradford Fighting Caravans return on a mini tour with support TBC Tickets - £5 theundergroundbradford.com
16 Days Upbeat Party Band 9pm The Ginger Goose The boys are back for their second visit this year. Great covers of classic modern party hits and soul grooves. Guaranteed a great night out. FREE ENTRY. facebook.com/Ginger-Goose-Bar-Bradford
Button Mash 3pm till late,The Bradford Playhouse Pokémon fever has gripped the world, and we’re no exception, so our next event is going to be Pokémon-themed! Don your cap and assemble your best team as you try to catch them all. bradfordplayhouse.org.uk
Das Reboot - Modern Oktoberfest 11am - 1am, Deutsche Evangelische Kirche, 29 Great Horton Road A celebration of Bradford’s German heritage in beer, food, music and objects.
Stone Deaf Forever, live 9pm, TRASH Stone Deaf Forever are a Motorhead tribute nand who will be joining us for a night of rock! Tickets £5 in advance and £7 on the door. facebook.com/TRASH-Bradford
Trap Door 10pm - 4am, Trap Door, Bradford University The main room will be hosting live music from Japanese Fighting Fish and
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Normaliser. A first for Trap Door - we will also be taking part in the Scalarama film festival, with a West Yorkshire premiere of Liam Regan’s independent horror comedy Banjo. DJ Bacon in our metal room will be entertaining and amazing from 10pm till 4am! Tickets £5 or £4 with N.U.S. facebook.com/trapdoorbradford
West Fest - Freshers’ Special 2pm to late, Westleigh Hotel Outdoor Stage with live music, outside bar and BBQ. Some of the best bands from the City and region will play West-Fest Freshers’ Special. After a long week of enrolling and partying, why not relax in the surroundings of our beer garden and listen to some of the best bands around. Fingers crossed for good weather!
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER University of Bradford Cycle Sportive: 50 miles for 50 years 7:30am – 4:30pm, University of Bradford The first ever University of Bradford Cycle Sportive, 50 miles for 50 years, will take place on Sunday 25th September as part of the university’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. This is both an urban and rural Sportive which includes parts of the 2014 Tour de France and the 2015 Tour de Yorkshire routes. The event is being run by the University in partnership with British Cycling and Cycling 4 All. facebook.com/events/142057189535379/
MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER ROH Live: Norma 7:15pm, Picturehouse at National Media Museum This new production of Norma for The Royal Opera is distinguished by a superlative cast of internationally renowned singers. Bellini’s classic belcanto opera is full of wonderful melodies and opportunities for star singing. But it is especially known for Norma’s stunning showpiece aria, ‘Casta diva’. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum
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Vicki Jones - 60s Female Greats 4pm, The Ginger Goose Great things come in little packages and Vicky is no exception to the rule. A brilliant performer who lights up the stage with her authentic tribute to the most popular female icons of the 60s. FREE ENTRY. facebook.com/Ginger-Goose-Bar-Bradford
Mia 7:30pm at MTG Studios, Lister Mills, Bradford Fast moving, raw and eye-opening, Mia explores the truths and myths about learning disability and parenthood in today’s society, and challenges the often taken for granted idea of ‘being a parent’. Evening shows: £10 Full / £8 Concessions mind-the-gap.org.uk/mia | 01274 487390
Alvin Ailey 7:30pm, The Alhambra Theatre Under the leadership of artistic director Robert Battle, Ailey continues to wow audiences and critics around the world. The all-star line up will include new works by some of today’s most acclaimed choreographers, as well as Ailey classics including the beloved crowd-pleaser Revelations, the most widely-seen modern dance work in the world. The programme for Bradford is Exodus, Night Creature, After the Rain Pas de Deux and Revelations. £33.50 - £16 per ticket. bradford-theatres.co.uk
Wednesday 28 September Bradford U3A Drop-In, as part of Older People’s Week 10.30am -12.30pm, The Bradford Club, Piece Hall Yard (opposite Waterstones).
Retired? Semi-retired? Call in & meet some of us & get a flavour of what we do e.g. interest groups in various locations, monthly meetings with speakers, outings & trips to places of interest - learn, laugh & live! Tea & coffee available. Stairs or lift access. bradfordu3a@outlook.com or 01274 482495.
RSC Live: Cymbeline 7pm, Picturehouse Cinema at National Media Museum Cymbeline is ruler of a divided Britain. When Innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, an enraged Cymbeline banishes him. But a powerful figure behind the throne is plotting to seize power and murder them both. Innogen embarks on a dangerous journey that will reunite Cymbeline with a lost heir and reconcile the young lovers. Melly Still directs Shakespeare’s rarely performed romance. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum
WEDNESDAY @ ONE 1pm, Bradford Cathedral The organ recital season continues with Dr Tom Corfield from Derby. Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection. 01274 777720 bradfordcathedral. org
THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
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They Live Next Door (work in progress) Ieva Kuniskis 7.30pm, Theatre in the Mill, University of Bradford A physical theatre piece for two mature male dancers accompanied by live music. They Live Next Door explores how social stereotypes affect our identity and our relationships with each other. £4. brad.ac.uk/theatre/whats-on/ieva-kuniskis/
Family History Drop-In 10-12 noon, Bradford Local Studies Library, Margaret McMillan Tower Free help and advice with family history research from Bradford Family History Society. bradford.gov.uk/libraries
ANDY FULLALOVE: SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS 29 September until 29 October, Bradford Cathedral An exhibition by established Yorkshire artist Andy in response to the Cathedral’s stunning windows and impressive, recently restored, William Morris altar frontal. With a soundscape from local composer Monty Adkins. Preview Wednesday 28 September at 7pm. All welcome - free entry - donations appreciated. 01274 777720 . .bradfordcathedral.org
LATES: FACES 6.30pm – 9.30pm, National Media Museum For each of our unique Lates events we work with artists and scientists from the whole of the UK, from different walks of life and backgrounds, to bring brilliant minds together. This is your chance to get to know your face like never before at a night inspired by our exhibition In Your Face. #lates #yourfaceisace nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/lates
FRIDAY 30 September Night Market 8pm, BrewHaus & Stein Bierkeller, Great Horton Road, Bradford
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Featuring the best of local handmade and vintage vendors. Browse through stalls offering a broad range of unique, niche goods, including arts and crafts, jewellery, clothing, handmade and continental gifts. Street food and entertainment throughout the day. As always, over 70 beers at the BrewHaus & Bierkeller bars. Free stalls, free entry. Email charlotte@ tokyoindustries.com to apply for a stall. brew-haus.co.uk
Listen Up with 2-Kool-Tony (Heavy Crates Records) 9pm-2am, Bradford Brewery 2-Kool-Tony digs deep in his boxes of funk and soul records to bring some original breaks and beats to boogie down Bradford. Joining him Tony Safari (Trainer Trouble) and Jazz Daddy (Dig) play funk, soul, reggae and afro. Goodness. Free entry. facebook.com/ListenUpBradford
Ilkley Literature Festival Venues across Ilkley The largest literature Festival in the North, with over 240 events, including Nick Clegg, Jacqueline Wilson, Carol Ann Duffy and Tony Robinson. Events run until Sunday 16 October. ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
Professor Brian Cox Live 7:30pm, The Alhambra Theatre The show will take audiences on a dazzling journey through space and time, delving into high science and freewheeling on the edges of the known cosmos. Ince. £41.50 - £31.50 per ticket. bradford-theatres.co.uk
Rammlied Live 2pm, TRASH We are delighted to announce Rammlied will now be appearing at Trash! Tickets £5 in advance and £7 on the door. facebook.com/TRASH-Bradford
Howlin’ Ric & the Rocketeers 8pm til late, Al’s Dime Bar For those of you who have a soft spot for a bit of the old rock’ n’ roll, come check out the eye & ear candy this lot bring! Howlin’ Ric and Gin House Records present traditional rock & roll and rhythm & blues with a classic and fresh sound! facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford
SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER Tomorrow We Sail (plus support from Gerrard Bell-Fife) 8pm, Delius Arts & Cultural Centre, 29 Great Horton Road BD7 1AA Formed in 2009, their sound has developed into what is now an impressive landscape of billowing, reverb-soaked guitars, orchestral strings, piano, organ and multi-layered group-harmony vocals. Folk, slowcore, neo-classicism, minimalism, ambient and post-rock. Tickets £5/ £3.50 concession with advance tickets available online. artworkscreative.org.uk
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