Tag: Opera North

South of the River – Singing from the same song sheet

  I had an unlikely and strangely uplifting experience last Friday. I say unlikely, because if you asked my daughter she would explain categorically that I cannot sing. I’ve lost count of the times she’s pleaded with me to “shut up” as I try to sing along to a favourite

Hilary Benn MP opens BITMO’s GATE

  BITMO’s GATE – the new community resource centre in the old Belle Isle library building – was formally opened on Friday (25 October 2013) by Hilary Benn MP. [slideshow_deploy id=’20104′] Photos by Kenneth Ingram Speaking before he cut the ribbon, Hilary Benn praised BITMO for its vision in creating

News In Brief: Half Term activities

  Fun at the library Beeston Library is to host two Hallowe’en events.  Beeston’s Beastly Ball, on Thursday 31 October from 3-4pm, will feature “All things ghostly! Fangtastic Fancy Dress, badge making, spooky crafts, slime and a Scary Skeleton!” with prizes for the best costumes. Then on Friday 1 November

Fun times at Middleton Family Arts Festival

A series of fun, creative workshops for the whole family is coming to Middleton Library later this month. Run by Opera North in partnership with Middleton Library, these workshops will have a literacy theme, looking at the much-loved classic for children, Cautionary Verses by Hilaire Belloc. Workshops are designed for

Come on, south Leeds! Fancy a bit of culture?

Katy Forster has sent South Leeds Life the following information: I work in the Opera North marketing department and we are currently trying to involve the local community in some of our free events that are coming up in our Spring season. The Howard Assembly Room has a wealth of events