The Bradford Review | Issue 15 | May 2016

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Bradford Review ISSUE 15|may 2016

Contents 5_NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 6_In the news 10_Jason McKeown 16_dragonboat festival 20_bradford literature festival 26_threadfest 30_Haworth 1940s weekend 34_picks of the month 38_what’s on?

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EVENTS LISTINGS Thanks for picking up issue 15 of the Bradford Review, as always we hope the magazine will help you make exciting plans for the month ahead and we are pleased to be showing off a number of cracking events this month.

This month marks the return of the fabulous Bradford Literature Festival and we managed to grab an in-depth interview with festival directors Irna Qureshi and Syima Aslam amid final preparations for the event. If you haven’t had a look at the programme for this yet then please do, it is a truly eclectic festival with an impressive range of events.

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As the Bantams continue their charge towards the League One playoffs, we interview Width of a Post editor Jason McKeown about his new book Reinventing Bradford City, which charts the recent history of Bradford City Football Club.

We’re also excited to see Threadfest returning for a fifth year and we have an exclusive preview of this year’s lineup courtecy of the man behid the event, Andy Abbott. All Threadfest events can be found in the what’s on. Have a great month and enjoy the read.

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In the news Bradford Pride to go ahead at Odsal Businesses in Bradford have rallied around to save the city’s historic Pride event, which was unexpectedly cancelled by the organisers recently.

Representatives from businesses including Flares Bradford, The Sun Hotel, Baxter Training, and nightclubs Candy and The Lemon Shed are all working with the council, Bradford licensing and the local LGBT society, Equity, to ensure the event goes ahead as planned.

The Bradford Bulls Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the event, which is due to go ahead on the original date of 28 May. The managers of the venue, Provident Stadiums, have also agreed to provide the bars, staging, and security free of charge, saving the committee thousands of pounds.

Listening to the hidden Women of the World Bradford Beck Festival The Friends of Bradford’s Becks are holding a design competition for a piece of public art which will they hope will generate interest in and empathy for the imprisoned Bradford Beck. A unique ‘listening sculpture’ will reflect Bradford’s pride, history and culture – as well as allowing people to hear the Beck below. The plan is to erect the sculpture in the pedestrianised area in Tyrell St.

London’s Southbank Centre has announced that Bradford will be the first of nine cities to host its Women of the World Festival.

To be eligible to enter, artists must live, work or exhibit within the catchments of the Yorkshire rivers and thanks to the generosity of Judith Yaxley, one of the members, a prize of £2,000 will be given to the winning artist.

Founded in 2011, WOW ­Women of the World​ is the world’s largest festival network of its kind, reaching over a million people across five continents. Each festival – made up of various talks, debates, music, activism, comedy, workshops, mentoring, pop ups and major concerts – celebrates women and girls, takes a frank look at what prevents them from achieving their potential, raises awareness globally of the issues they face and discusses possible solutions.

The competition will be launched on Friday 29 April 2016, and closes on Friday 29 July 2016.

The panel of judges will interview finalists on 7 September 2016 and the results will be announced on 25 September 2016, World Rivers Day.

Participants will have an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas about what WOW in Bradford should look like and include during a series of Thinkin planning sessions in May 2016, with details available on Twitter at @ wow_bradford in the coming weeks

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Reinventing

Bradford City

By Haigh Simpson

Writer Jason McKeown will be familiar to many Bradford City fans as the editor and creator of the award winning Width of a Post blog, which has provided essential reading for any City fan worth their salt for over a decade.

His latest project is a book charting the dramatic modern history of the club, from the trauma of the 1985 Valley Parade fire through to the recent cup heroics via Premier League indulgence and financial ruin. The book uses a series of interviews with key figures such as Stuart McCall, Phil Parkinson, Julian Rhodes and Mark Ellis to reflect on 12 games that have shaped the club’s recent past.

Tell us about the book, what’s the idea behind it?

The book looks at the modern history of Bradford City Football Club – a period of some incredible ups and downs. In May 1985 there was the dreadful Valley Parade

fire which had such an emotional impact on the club and its supporters. This is what happened next and, to me, it is some story.

Bradford City were left homeless for a period, while Valley Parade was rebuilt, which led to the unusual situation of the club playing at Odsal stadium for just over a year. This was a very good team and in 1988 Bradford City so nearly reached the top flight of English football for the first time since the 1920s. They just missed out, lost their star players and fell into decline again. With the Premier League forming in the early 90s, it really looked as though City had missed out on the big time.

But the drama was only just getting started, as in 1994 Geoffrey Richmond took over the club and promised Premier League football in five years’ time. He succeeded too, via some incredible games like a playoff victory at Blackpool and a promotionsealing Premier League win at Wolves.

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Jason McKeown with former City winger Mark Ellis, who contributed to Reinventing Bradford City

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The rollercoaster continued. Richmond overstretched the club and the fall began.

Relegations and administrations told only half the story. Within six years City was a bottom tier club that twice came close to going out of existence. They were such difficult times.

And then more recently of have the club’s rise and rise Parkinson, via two appearances stadium and all manner of

course we under Phil at Wembley cup upsets.

The last 30 years have been the most dramatic in the club’s history, and I wanted to tell the story of this era of highs and lows.

How did you go about putting it together?

I quickly decided the best way of telling

the story of 1986-2016 was to select the most significant games from that era. I whittled it down to a 12-game shortlist, spaced out over those 30 years and telling of the extremes City has gone through.

Some games were obvious to select – the match at Wolves that sealed promotion to the Premier League in 1999, the epic night at Villa Park where City reached the League Cup Final in 2013 – whilst others were chosen for how they represented a certain period.

The games are the anchors, around which I focussed the story of what was happening at the club at the time.

I wanted to write only about those headline events from the past 30 years – good and bad.

In my head I saw it as a conversation in a pub between a group of City-supporting friends.

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They say you should never meet your heroes, but McCall the person proved to be everything I hoped he’d be and more.

The games and moments you would reminisce about, with fondness and anger and despair.

The other key element was interviewing the people involved and getting them to share their memories. In total I interviewed around 30 people. They included players, managers, board members, chairmen, journalists and fans. I wanted to feature a wide spectrum of opinions and perspectives, as I thought this would help bring to life the games and the stories around them.

What was it like to interview some of your idols?

It was definitely the best part! I approached lots of people and everyone involved was so helpful and enthusiastic – like me they just loved talking about Bradford City!

The interviews included people like Mark Ellis, Lee Duxbury, Terry Dolan, Jamie Lawrence, Michael Flynn, Julian Rhodes, James Hanson, David Baldwin, James Mason, Simon Parker and David Markham.

Securing a chat with Andrew Davies felt like an early big moment. He’d just left City for Ross County and was brilliant to speak with. He was disappointed at the way he had been allowed to leave Valley Parade and was very honest about it, before reflecting on happier times at the club.

It was obvious right from the start that Phil Parkinson and Stuart McCall had to feature in the book, given their influence on the past 30 years.

The club were very helpful in giving me access to speak to Phil Parkinson. He forgave my clumsy first question and talked

openly and engagingly about his time at City.

He explained the intentions he had when he had taken over, how he implemented his longterm strategy and the need to bring in the right players. We reminisced about Wigan, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Wembley, the play-off push, Wembley again, Halifax, Millwall and Chelsea.

Getting Stuart McCall was tougher but I got there in the end. They say you should never meet your heroes, but McCall the person proved to be everything I hoped he’d be and more. An absolute gent, with such an admirable level of love and affection for Bradford City.

We chatted about his breakthrough in the 80s, the fire, Odsal and the ‘nearly’ season.

About how painful it was to leave Bradford City in 1988. We moved on to talk about his glorious return 10 years later, with promotion to the Premier League. As someone for whom the 1998/99 season means the world, I will forever treasure the opportunity I was given to sit down and reminisce about that team with one of its central characters.

I then started to ask McCall about his time as manager. He jumped to his feet, shook my hand and said goodbye, before running towards the exit.. and then returning, laughing! It’s good to see that Stuart has a sense of humour about that difficult third spell at the club.

When we finally went through this period, the frustration and pain he felt at not succeeding was obvious. Nevertheless, you could tell that he had long since found closure and moved on.

Is there a particular game or interview in the book that stands out for you?

I’d like to think that fans of all ages will

enjoy every game and story that I cover – even if they weren’t supporting City in the 80s or 90s. I myself only started supporting City in 1997, but I found researching and writing about the games that took place before that really interesting.

The John Docherty era of the early 1990s for example, is something I think any City fan who complains about Parkinson should read. Docherty was unpopular in a way no other City manager I have known has achieved – which is saying something!

I was left wondering how he would have coped in the modern times of social media!

The more recent stuff I think is worth reading too. I really enjoyed asking Parkinson about the strategy and key moments in games such as Aston Villa, Northampton in the play-off final, and Wembley. I think he gives a really good insight into his thinking and confidence on those big occasions, a major reason the club reached such dizzy heights.

Are City going up this season?

That’s a tough one! My heart says we are, and my head can’t make its mind up! I think we have a fantastic opportunity and certainly should be confident of sealing a play-off place. I feel the automatic promotion places are beyond us.

In the play-offs I would be confident of City winning a Wembley final, but the semifinals themselves would be a much tougher proposition in my view. But then Parkinson has so often won the big games at City that you wouldn’t bet against him pulling it off.

One thing is for sure - I don’t think our play-off opponents would relish facing us.

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The Lord Mayor's Appeal

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By Haigh Simpson

On Saturday 7 May over 40 teams, 500 competitors and around 30,000 spectators will descend upon Roberts Park, Saltaire for the second annual Lord Mayor’s Appeal Dragonboat Festival. The event made its debut last year and was a huge hit with crowds and competitors, despite bad weather threatening to disrupt proceedings. Now it’s back for a second year as it looks to become a major part of Bradford’s cultural calendar.

We already have 35 teams signed up and strong interest from at least 10 more. We’ve also got a lot more traders coming along and we’ll have a lot more attractions on the day, particularly for children. So we’re expecting something closer to 30,000 spectators this year.”

Festival organiser and dragonboat enthusiast John Galt has been involved with the sport for over 30 years and was part of the first ever team to cross the English Channel using a dragonboat. His passion for the sport is contagious and last year’s event was a culmination of over four years of planning and negotiations.

“The beauty of that people don’t to take part. They to have fun and

“Last year we had 22 teams competing and it’s been estimated that between 8,000 and 10,000 people turned up on the day to watch or to take part. This year we’re going to go even bigger.

The event is to raise funds for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and last year raised over £10,000 through sponsorship, advertising and entry fees. It’s the latest in a long line of fundraising. dragonboat racing is need any experience just need the capacity enjoy the occasion.”

“The aim is to get as many people involved as we can. We’re putting on huge events with zero budget and we’re hoping to raise a significant amount of money. Every single person who has come onboard is doing it as a volunteer and we are looking to get as many people involved as possible.”

While the racing is often a competitive affair, fancy dress is always encouraged

John admits he was surprised how much interest there was in last year’s event, “The first year was supposed to be all about the actual dragonboat racing but as preparations went along we kept on getting requests from various people wanting to get involved and broaden the appeal. This year we have fully embraced that and made it as much of an event as we possibly can.

I think we have pretty much hit ceiling capacity in terms of what we can deliver.”

With such huge numbers in attendance John and his team have had to figure out a safe way for people to watch the racing without overcrowding the river bank or canal towpath. So a big screen will once again be erected in the park showing all the live action.

“It allows people to stay in the main body of the park, but it will also be linked up to the big screen in City Park, so people can watch in

Bradford city centre too. For me it’s all about the experience, which is why we’re creating an environment where it’s as enjoyable for the spectators as it is for the people taking part.”

The event has attracted entries from a range of local businesses, groups and organisations including the Shipley & Saltaire Wellness Centre, Napoleon’s Casino and the Fox pub in Shipley.

Although there is a competitive side to the event John is keen to point out that it’s mainly about having fun, “Everyone really goes for it in the races but the general atmosphere is very friendly. A lot of the teams come in fancy dress and it’s a great fun and enjoyable event for everyone involved.”

With just weeks to go to the event everything seems to be in place for a fantastic festival.

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literature Syima Aslam and Irna Qureshi discuss the 2016 Bradford Literature Festival

For a city steeped in cultural and literary heritage, it’s a wonder the Bradford Literature Festival didn’t come about sooner than it did. But these things don’t happen by themselves and it took the inspiration and perseverance of best friends Irna Qureshi and Syima Aslam to make last year’s maiden event happen.

The festival aimed to celebrate literature, diversity and culture, bringing national and international acts to Bradford and showcasing Bradford’s talent, heritage and landscape to the rest of the world.

It proved to be a huge success and the event is back this month to dish out a second helping of literary delights. 200 events spread across 10 days will showcase over 350 artists, writers, performers and experts and cover a number of themes from superheroes to Shakespeare.

We met up with Syima and Irna at their busy festival office on the Bradford University Campus, amid final preparations for this year’s hugely ambitious event.

How are preparations coming along?

Irna Qureshi - They are coming along really well. Every year is a massive learning curve and we have really grown this year. Last year was the first time we had done the event so it’s quite nice to be in this position, having a good understanding of what we are doing differently and why we are doing it differently. And also, the response we are getting is phenomenal.

What can people expect from this year’s event?

IQ – Book events, workshops, lots of poetry –

Sacred Poetry, Political Poetry and even Mildly Erotic Poetry. The festival is multi-genre so we’ve got some lovely shows programmed at Theatre in the Mill. We’re screening films for all tastes. We love programming in themes so we’re celebrating all things to do with comics and manga one weekend, then we have a celebration of the Brontes on another weekend. There’s a strand on Mysticism and Philosophy which includes a Sufi whirling workshop that we’re really excited about.

We’ve also got some amazing free events for families in City Park over the two weekends – a Superheroes day, a Fairy Tales day, as well as a day devoted to Harry Potter. There will be film screenings, a Battle of the Wizards show and irresistible drop-in workshops that include spell writing and potion making. Cannot wait!

How do you go about programming the festival?

SA - Irna and I have quite unique and different perspectives - we come from very different angles - and I think that’s why we have such a range of events So I think as a team we work really well together.

IQ - Programming the festival is so much fun. It is pure and utter indulgence!

Who is the festival aimed at?

SA - We hope the festival has something for everyone and we are really keen to make it as accessible as we can. We have worked hard to make sure the event is socially inclusive and to make sure that cost isn’t a barrier. So we are offering free tickets and subsidies to students, pensioners, refugees, asylum seekers and anybody who is on benefits. It’s really important that the festival is accessible to all of Bradford.

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How did you both come to be involved in the festival/how did the festival come about?

IQ - We were really good friends, both of us massive consumers of culture and we wanted to see amazing events right here in Bradford.

SA- There was also an element of us thinking that we could do a much better job of putting these events on than some of the places we were going to see them. And the city itself needed something like this too...A cultural regeneration to go alongside the economic regeneration. That was a big part of this as well. It was also about creating excitement around reading for young people as we are both strong believers that education has the power to change people’s lives.

What does it mean to Bradford to have an event like this?

IQ - Being so acutely aware of the stereotypes about Bradford, about women in Bradford, about who lives in Bradford and who doesn’t live here, we really wanted to create a festival that would dispel those stereotypes, turn that narrative on its head and generate positive headlines for the city.

SA - There is also a desperate need in this day and age for spaces where people can come together and debate, and that’s an important part of the festival. The aim of this is to create an International destination festival in Bradford.

How do you assess last year’s event and are there any things you are looking at changing/improving this year?

IQ - We had very high expectations and

we keep moving our own goalposts. Last year was a massive learning curve and in a way it raised our expectations as it made us aware how much more there is that we can do. It was a really invigorating experience.

SA - It was a springboard for this year. We had a very definite idea and a real vision for what we wanted to create and the first year gave us a real confidence boost that our vision had managed to stack up. We don’t programme by committee; it’s just the two of us putting our ideas together so until you put it out there, you don’t really know how it’s going to be received.

What are the biggest challenges in putting something like this on?

SA - Things like this require funding and I think for any organisation like this, that is always a challenge that you have to meet.

And it’s also a challenge to try and create something that is going to engage and appeal to a wide audience. But it’s one we embrace.

Is there anything in particular you are looking forward to seeing or taking part in?

IQ- The Lyrical Mehfil! I can’t put my finger on what it is but there is just something about that event. It always sells out and the buzz is just quite phenomenal. The anticipation as you wait for the headliner just builds and builds and it really is a very special evening.

And this year we’ve got the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, so I definitely don’t want to miss that!

SA - I think my three picks would be the Lyrical Mehfil, Mysticism and the Works of Blake, and the Comics Creatrix.

Festival directors Syima Aslam (left) and Irna Qureshi (right)

Is there a strong local element to the programming?

IQ - When we first started I had a really strong sense of the talent pool that we have locally. But it is astounding how much more has emerged in that time. Every week we get emails from artists and writers telling us about their work. We’ve got a long list of people who we are planning to meet once the festival is out of the way with a view to getting them involved next year. Whether it’s artists making comics or poets writing in Polish or Gujarati or English, it’s phenomenal.

Bradford might be a small place but there are a lot of artists and writers here who have

been making work and feeding it into other places, so they may not be connected into the local arts scene. That’s just really exciting.

This year we have lots of national and international artists, but a huge proportion are local, which is brilliant, especially given the fact that quality always comes first with our programming. To be able to feature local artists in the festival who stand up against world renowned names is brilliant.

The Bradford Literature Festival runs from the 20th to 29th May and tickets are available from www. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk.

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Threadfest Independent art and music festival returns for a fifth year

By Andy Abbott

2016 will be the fifth year of Threadfest, the festival of independent art and music set up via the University of Bradford to pull together and celebrate the city’s underground and hard-to-find music.

Over the years it’s developed artistically and secured a strong reputation with leftfield music and arts audiences.

The Guardian listed it in their best metropolitan festivals guide and The Wire are big fans, mentioning it in their roundup of the best of the UK scene in 2015.

Last year saw Finnish progressive metallers Circle play on stage alongside Bradfordian qawwali groups, Yorkshire folk legends, Italian free jazzers and hardcore punkers. People travelled from all over the UK and beyond to spend a few days at Bradford Playhouse, with rave reviews and lots of social media love for our oft-misunderstood city. Threadfest 2016 aims to further explore the diverse,

collaborative and participatory elements of the underground with events across Bradford culminating Spring Bank Holiday 27-29 May. Do-It-Yourself and independent culture creates spaces in which questions around who takes part, who’s represented, and how, can be asked. Whilst not-for-profit activity is often affordable, creating forums that a range of people can participate in together takes a lot of work. The aim of Threadfest 2016 is to highlight and celebrate these efforts as well as identify and address the challenges they face.

The line-up for Threadfest 2016 touches on traversed boundaries, not just aesthetic and disciplinary but across age, race, class, gender, sexuality and ability. Activities include an evening of electronic music by women, the return of the Out There Sounds For All The Family matinee, locallegendary Dada cabaret Cafe Despard’s

Polish composer and musician Ela Orleans (left) London-based post-punk trio Ravioli Me Away (right)

memorial to singer and art college tutor Mary Johnston, loud queer night Out, an exhibition about migration and trade routes between India and the UK, and collaborations with Yorkshire Sound Women’s Network, refugee and disabled arts charities and more.

Acts include post-punk legends The Nightingales fresh from their American tour, legendary Kenyan folk artist Ogoya Nengo & The Dodo Women’s Group, Polish-born Glasgow-based ‘haunt pop’ artist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ela Orleans, awardwinning composer Mariam Rezaei’s newlyfacilitated group No Borders Ensemble which has already worked with Bradford Scratch Orchestra group for musicians and non-musicians of all levels of experience, the Chumbawamba-affiliated ‘explicitly political’ Commoners Choir, London new wave hip-funk trio Ravioli Me Away, ecstatic

pop from learning-disabled singer songwriter Daniel Wakeford, progressive minimalist indie from Bristol The Jelas, stand-up from post-alternative comedy inventor Ted Chippington, movement based on female textile workers with Gujarati connections by artist Bryony Pritchard, and much more.

Threadfest is returning to a multi-venue format in 2016 that will include Gallery II at University of Bradford, Bradford Playhouse, Delius Arts and Cultural Centre, Fuse Art Space and The 1 In 12 Club, and with events in association with Bradford Pride and Bradford Literature Festival. Our intention is to return again later in the year as part of Recon Festival in October, working towards a combined event.

You can find out more about the festival and specific events at www.bradfordthreadfest.com

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Haworth 1940s Weekend

By Rosie Sharp

Few events locally can be as jolly good fun as the ever-popular annual 1940s weekend in Haworth. Running from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 May, it’s a nostalgic celebration of all things 1940s and sees the picturesque village transported back to the wartime era. Bunting gaily lines the cobbled streets, men, women and children alike dress up in period costume and the music of the 1940s drifts on the warm(ish) breeze.

Haworth park and the cobbles are taken over by period vehicles, re-enactments, live music, couples jitterbugging on the streets and vintage stalls selling wartime memorabilia and clothing. Now in its twenty-first year, and proud to raise funds for the armed forces charity SSAFA, the 1940s weekend has become a must-do event in the Haworth calendar and people flock from far and wide to join the trip down memory lane.

The atmosphere is electric, owing in part to the perceived romance of a bygone era and people feeling free to enjoy themselves in their 1940s persona. Be it land girl or femme fatale, pin curl or victory roll, there’ll always be a willing soldier to jive the night away with! Why not arrive in style by making use of the plentiful parking in Keighley and catching the steam train along to Haworth, courtesy of the Worth Valley Railway? You could then use the free vintage bus shuttle service that runs regularly throughout the event from Haworth station to the Parsonage car park at the top of the village.

This year the organisers are proud and delighted to have Forces veteran Ben Parkinson as guest of honour, and attendance by a representative of the Lord Lieutenant.

Keighley and District Model Aircraft Club will be displaying second world war model

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The village of Haworth is transformed into a vision of Britain at war (Photo by Michael Park)

aircraft and the famous swordsmith and writer Robert Pooley will be giving a free lecture on British Army swords since Waterloo. This will be one of his rare appearances other than at military locations, so if swords cut it for you, make sure you don’t miss this one.

Other special events this year include the Moonlight Serenade 1940s dance on Friday 13 May at Haworth Community Centre, featuring the Ashby Big Band, DJ Dapper and other artists. The Putting Off The Blitz dance takes place on Saturday 14 at 7pm, also at Haworth Community Centre. The £12 tickets are available from Firth’s Boutique in Haworth or by emailing firthsboutique@live.co.uk Alternatively, enjoy an impromptu lindy hop and other dances at the bandstand in Haworth park on both afternoons. This is entirely free

and well worth gravitating towards as it’s often a weekend highlight. If all that dancing’s not your thing, you can always buy a local ale or coffee and soak up the atmosphere in the many fine pubs and cafes lining the streets.

Rain or shine, wartime spirit prevails at this unique event and, with no rationing on fun, it’s a brilliant spectacle that mustn’t be missed.

Further details can be found by visiting Haworth1940sweekend.co.uk or Haworth 1940s weekend Facebook page.

The event is also on the look out for volunteers to help with with the event as Marshalls, Collectors and general helpers over the weekend. If you can donate some of your time on 15th-17th May 2015 please contact firthsboutique@live.co.uk

Independent record shop, real ale, craft beer & charcuterie counter Visit therecordcafe.co.uk for more info. @therecordcafe

Bradford CAMRA Pub of the Season Autumn 2015

45-47 North Parade, Bradford, BD1 3JH

Picks of the month A celebration of the underground Threadfest returns with a series of events across venues in Bradford this Spring Bank Holiday 27 - 29 May. Acts include postpunk legends The Nightingales, legendary Kenyan folk singer Ogoya Nengo & The Dodo Women’s Group, Polish-born Glasgow-based haunt-pop artist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ela Orleans, London new wave hip-funk trio Ravioli Me Away, ecstatic pop from singer0songwriter and star of The Undateables Daniel Wakeford, progressive minimalist indie from Bristol The Jelas, stand up from post-alternative comedy inventor Ted Chippington and much more.

Venues include Gallery II at University of Bradford, Bradford Playhouse, Delius Arts and Cultural Centre, Fuse Art Space and The 1 in 12 Clu.

Colum Sands @ Topic Folk Club

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Colum Sands, who is appearing at the Topic Folk Club on 12 May, is a universal storyteller who draws on a long Irish tradition of poetic musicality to weave songs for the world.

He has performed in over thirty countries, confirming the universal appeal of the songs and stories with which he observes the minute and often humorous details of life.

Much-loved MC, producer and entrepreneur Tom Zanetti takes over the West End’s Circle Nightclub on Sunday, May 1, with his collaborator DJ K O Kane.

A member of the internationally-renowned Sands Family from County Down, Colum established his reputation as a songwriter with the release of his first solo album, Unapproved Road in 1981. His songs were soon in the repertoire of artists from Billy Connolly to Maddy Prior and June Tabor.

Tom has made his name with a string of club hits, like Darlin’ and Eargasm and is known for his Insomnia Club nights, residencies at Club Mission in Leeds, and the popular Made In Leeds festival among many others. His own Sleepin’ Is Cheatin’ promotions company now runs club nights and events across the UK and abroad. .

Doors open at 11pm and there will also be sounds from DJ Luke Horsfield with DJ Lewis Murch on the rooftop terrace playing all things deep & tech house..

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Yorkshire Festival and Duke Studios have come together to create this unique and inspiring event that will see the world’s largest disco ball suspended from a crane in the city centre of Leeds, and they are inviting the whole of Yorkshire to #bepartofit with hundreds of little discos and, if you can make it, the disco to end all discos!

After the sell-out success of last year’s trip around the lost sports grounds of Bradford, a 2016 version will be running on Saturday 7 May.

DIY disco kits are available for people who want to organise their own little disco from nurseries and nursing homes, through community centres, to radio stations, offices, and everyone in between - 1 July 2016 will be remembered as the day Yorkshire threw a party and everyone was invited.

To party at Yorkshire’s Big Disco in Leeds, or to register your very own Little Disco, visit www.thebigdisco.com

This year the vintage bus trip will take in the final resting places of some of Bradford’s most notable sporting personalities. It will also take in a game of crown green bowls, several opportunities to drink the finest real ales and enjoy a buffet tea.

We will trundle around the cemeteries at Undercliffe, Bowling, Scholemoor and Heaton. Trippers will stand alongside the last resting places and hear the stories of some of Bradford’s greatest sporting personalities.

Tickets priced at £10 are available from the Record Cafe.

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All profits from The 56 will be donated to the University of Bradford Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit.

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TUESDAY 3 MAY

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AN INSPECTOR CALLS 3 - 7 May, ALHAMBRA THEATRE From Stephen Daldry, the Oscarnominated director of The Reader, The Hours and Billy Elliot, comes the multiaward-winning West End production of J.B. Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls. Tickets from £15.50. bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on

SCREEN ARTS - MET OPERA: ELEKTRA 12PM, PICTUREHOUSE AT MEDIA MUSEUM Screen Arts is a regular strand at the Picturehouse Cinema. Visit their website for more film screenings. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum

DISCOVER TUESDAYS: THE PEARL BUTTON 6PM, PICTUREHOUSE AT MEDIA MUSEUM Around the story of Jemmy Button, a native of Tierra Del Fuego, and documentarian Patricio Guzmán, who has crafted a beautiful yet often harrowing account of Chile’s troubled and troubling relationship with the Pacific Ocean.

Discover Tuesdays is a regular strand at the Picturehouse Cinema. Visit their website for more film screenings. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum

ICE SKATING FOR BEGINNERS 7.30PM - 10PM, BRADFORD ICE ARENA Family sessions are reserved for beginner skaters and families. Every Tuesday. bradfordicearena.co.uk

HOLE NOTE ACOUSTIC CLUB 8PM, STEIN BIERKELLER Music nights, featuring a mix of special guests and open mic slots. With blues and roots artist Julian Socha and Yorkshirebased blues, folk and gospel artist Scott Wainwright. Then first and third Tuesday of every month. Free entry. facebook.com/TheHoleNoteAcousticClub

SESSIONS @ THE 1875 8PM, THE 1875 BAR

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Music night hosted by hosted by Malcolm and Maggie from the world-famous music shop Mannings Musicals. Every Tuesday.

Free entry. facebook.com/the1875

WEDNESDAY 4 MAY CLOTH CONVERSATIONS 12.30PM, BRADFORD SCHOOL OF ART A new lunchtime event called Cloth Conversations, the first of what is hoped to become a regular event in collaboration

with the Bradford Textile Archive.

Cloth Conversations will be an informal opportunity to view and discuss a select group of objects from the archive. Free event. facebook.com/BradfordSchoolOfArt

WEDNESDAY @ ONE ORGAN RECITAL 1PM, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL Organ recital every Wednesday from 1pm.

Free entry. bradfordcathedral.org

BRADFORD YOUNG WRITERS 4.30-6PM, BRADFORD CITY LIBRARY Aged 12-18 and love writing? Join Bradford Young Writers, every Wednesday during term time at Bradford City Library. www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

FRATHAUS 5PM - 1AM, STEIN BIERKELLER Student party night. With party sounds from DJ Tony Gold. Fun and games including Frathaus favourite Beerpong.

Every Wednesday. Free entry. steinbierkeller.com

THURSDAY 5 MAY THE 56 5TH - 7TH, THE STUDIO Lung (formerly FYSA Theatre) return to The Studio with The 56. Tickets from £11.50. bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on

BRADFORD FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY TALKS 10AM, GLYDE HOUSE A history talk by Geoff Budd – Who do you think you are? Personal experiences of researching family history. Tea & coffee is served from 10am with the talk at 10.30am. Tickets £2 or £1 for members. facebook.com/GlydeHouse

CRAZY CRAFTERS 1PM, GLYDE HOUSE Knitting / needlework group meet the first and third week every month.

Come and have a natter while you knit.

New members always welcome. For information email semitchell00@gmail. com facebook.com/GlydeHouse

YORKSHIRE ENTERPRISE NETWORK EVENT 6PM, BREWHAUS Brew Haus & Stein Bierkeller host the Bradford Means Business networking event. Registration is entirely free and our hosts will provide canapés after the speaker’s keynotes. yorkshirenetwork.co.uk

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Open Houses - Residents and local artists across Saltaire village open up their Grade II listed homes to showcase a wide range of contemporary art Makers Fair - Promoting the best independent artists, makers and designers from the North of England and beyond

Exhibitions, Workshops & Free Family Activities www.saltaireinspired.org.uk

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Live music, fun times, late nights and exotic drinks. Free entry. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford

Come and sing a song, play a tune, recite a poem or come and relax and listen and enjoy the atmosphere whilst supping a pint of quality real ale. Free entry. facebook.com/erebus77

screening of No Regrets For Our Youth (Japan 1946). cinemathequebradford.wordpress.com

JAM NIGHT 8PM, BLACK SWAN

DAN & LINDSEY LIVE 8PM, BRADFORD BREWERY

The 1in12 Arts Collective is a new open group discussing and putting into practice principles of equality, liberty and solidarity through the arts. Join us for an afternoon of collective making and sharing in the serene setting of the 1 In 12 Cafe and library. facebook.com/1in12

THE LEW THOMAS BAND 7PM, AL’S DIME BAR

Weekly jam night. Hosted by local musicians. House instruments available.

Free entry. facebook.com/blackswanbradford

TOPIC FOLK CLUB - SINGERS & MUSICIANS 8.15PM, GLYDE HOUSE A friendly and inviting live music event.

All welcome, food available. Free entry. topic-folk-club.org.uk

FRIDAY 6 MAY TIME FOR TEA 11.30AM, IMPRESSIONS GALLERY Enjoy tea, cake and a tour of the exhibition at our regular free event for the over 55s. Free, drop in. impressions-gallery.com/events

FUNKIN SOUL 6PM, 1IN12 CLUB Monthly night of funk, soul, reggae, ska, hip hop and breakbeat returns with a new local band Kontiki alongside house regulars such as Hashfinger, DJ Sleazy G and DJ Jon G. Come down and dance the night away to funky tunes! £2 members / £3 guests on the door. Cafe open from 6pm. facebook.com/1in12

SLOTH RACKET / HOT BEEF THREE 8PM, FUSE ART SPACE Sloth Racket brings together some of the UK’s finest improvisers in free jazz explorations, heavy grooves, spiky duo sparring and minimal textures. Hot Beef Three are a trio of improvising musicians who create exploratory, rhapsodic pieces. £4 on the door. wearefuse.co

SINGERS, MUSICIANS & POETS 8.30PM, THE CASTLE

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JATP JAZZ: LINDSAY HANNON 8.30PM, GLYDE HOUSE An engaging band with improvisational jazz roots, raucous barrel house blues & thoughtful, spacious ballads in a variety of grooves, creating an electric atmosphere. £5 members / £7 guests on the door. jatpjazz.blogspot.co.uk

SATURDAY 7 MAY BRADFORD PARK RUNS 9AM, LISTER PARK & HORTON PARK Free and friendly timed 5k run. Every Saturday at Lister Park and Horton Park. parkrun.org.uk/bradford

SATURDAY STOP 10.30AM - 4.30PM, IMPRESSIONS GALLERY Visit our exhibition, relax in the lounge overlooking City Park and enjoy free creative activities for children. Every Saturday at Impressions. impressions-gallery.com/events

LOST SPORTING HEROES VINTAGE BUS TOUR 12PM, RECORD CAFE 52 Regent 111 Double Decker, visiting the final resting places of local sporting heroes and taking in crown green bowls.

Departing The Record Café noon, returning to The Sparrow Bier Café at 5pm. Tickets from The Record Café and The Sparrow Bier Café facebook.com/therecordcafe

CINEMATHEQUE BRADFORD PRESENTS – INTRO TO THE FILMS OF KUROSAWA AKIRA 12PM – 3.30PM BRADFORD MECHANICS INSTITUTE LIBRARY The introduction is followed by a full

1IN12 ARTS COLLECTIVE W/ OPEN MIC 12PM-4PM, 1IN12 CLUB

BAVARIAN OOMPAH NIGHT 7PM - LATE, STEIN BIERKELLER Authentic Bavarian Bierkeller night with live oompah band and traditional Bavarian steins, bratwurst and pretzel snacks. Large parties welcome. Every Saturday. Free entry. steinbierkeller.com

KOSTIS KILYMIS, SPOILS & RELICS AND EMBLA QUICKBEAM 8PM, FUSE ART SPACE Kostis Kilymis is a Greek artist whose work focuses on rhythm, noise, electronic synthesis, immersive environments and the relationship of sound with space. With support from experimental trio Spoils & Relics and spectral radiophonics provided

by Embla Quickbeam. £4 on the door. wearefuse.co

JINX IN DUB HOSTED BY PARLY B 8PM, 1IN12 CLUB Indoor festival in aid of refugee community kitchen who have been doing excellent work in Calais. Featuring Jinx in Dub (breakbeat, jungle and dub DJ), Dohnut (North Yorkshire partyheads do punk rave disco), Captain Hotknives (The Buccaneer of Five Lane Ends) and DJ Clumsy (jungle/breaks/dubwise/ dancehall). £5 members / £6 guests on the door. facebook.com/1in12

TOPSIE REDFERN LIVE 8PM, THE SUN HOTEL Outrageous cabaret every Saturday! Open

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from 12 noon karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. facebook.com/sunbradford

supporter. Free entry. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford

MAYDAY - A SKANKIN’ REGGAE DANCE PARTY 9PM-2AM, NEW BEEHIVE INN CELLAR BAR

Opening at 10am and going all afternoon with DJ Lindsay England - ska reggae indie-punk music. Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBrewery

Kaleidoscope HiFi keep the Mayday feel alive, with guest selectors Spaceport 7 & Big Bri - bringing revival, roots, dub & ska riddims - along with irie & dread light show! Top blues-style vibes, lovely people and high quality sounds via the Kali Sound System! Free entry. facebook.com/NewBeehiveInn

LATE NIGHT BAR & BISTRO 1AM - EARLY, CAFE NICHE All night cafe serving homemade meals, hot drinks and alcohol. Open til the cows come home! facebook.com/cafenichebfd

SUNDAY 8 MAY BRADFORD CITY LGBT FAN CLUB END OF SEASON PARTY 10AM, BRADFORD BREWERY Opening at 10am and going all afternoon with DJ Lindsay England spinning vinyl ska reggae indie-punk music. Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBrewery

ICE SKATING FOR BEGINNERS 11AM - 1.30PM, BRADFORD ICE ARENA Family sessions are reserved for beginner skaters and families. Every Sunday. bradfordicearena.co.uk

SPRING WEDDING FAIR 11AM - 4PM, BREWHAUS Everything for the perfect big day – bridal wear, photography, entertainment, food, treats, decorations and so much more.

Free stalls, free entry. Email charlotte@ tokyoindustries.com to book a stall brew-haus.co.uk

VINTAGE SUNDAYS: RUN LOLA RUN 2.30PM, PICTUREHOUSE AT MEDIA MUSEUM

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Three ‘what if ’ variations on the same story provide the basis for this German thriller featuring a race against the clock in which a young woman has exactly 20 minutes to save her lover from certain death. Visit their website for more film screenings. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_Media_ Museum

END OF SEASON PARTY FEAT. GOOD CITIZENS 7PM, AL’S DIME BAR As the season draws to an end, join Good Citizens in celebrating another thrilling year of being a Bradford City Football

END OF SEASON PARTY FEAT. DJ LINDSAY ENGLAND 10AM, BRADFORD BREWERY

TUESDAY 10 MAY BILLY ELLIOT 10 MAY - 11 JUNE, ALHAMBRA THEATRE The West End phenomenon comes to Bradford! Billy Elliot the Musical, one of the most beloved shows on stage today, is embarking on its first-ever UK and Ireland tour after eleven extraordinary years in London’s West End. Tickets from £21.50. bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on

UNOBTANIA EXHIBITION 10 MAY - 18 JUNE, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL An exhibition by Bradford-based artist Peter Robson who uses his surrealistic style to convey and critique the inhumanity of war. References to WW1 are particularly poignant at this time. bradfordcathedral.org

COFFEE CONCERT 10.30AM, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL Coffee concert featuring Una Barry (soprano) and John Gough (piano).

Concerts are free and last 45 mins, starting at 11am preceded by coffee & cake. Free entry. bradfordcathedral.org

WEDNESDAY 11 MAY BILLY LIAR 7.30PM, BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE Billy’s in a dead end craving escape.

Barbara’s been given an engagement ring by him. Problem is, he’s previously proposed to Rita with it… Following on from Drama Unlimited’s last sell out play Rita, Sue & Bob, Too, comes another everyday tale of Yorkshire folk from the late twentieth century. Tickets £10 / £12.

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CINEMATHEQUE BRADFORD PRESENTS – A WAR (DENMARK 2015) 7.30PM, KALA SANGAM For all those fans of Danish TV serials here is Borgen’s Pilou Asbaek as an army commander in Afghanistan at the centre of a film shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2016. cinemathequebradford.wordpress.com

THURSDAY 12 MAY

SPECIAL OPENING EVENT: THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN COOPERATION 5.30PM, PEACE MUSEUM Celebrating the opening of the new temporary exhibition - A Force for Peace: The History of European Cooperation this special opening evening will include drinks reception, introductions to the exhibition, and an informal discussion about European cooperation in the context of the upcoming referendum. Part of the nationwide Museums At Night.

Free entry. Please RSVP to shannen.lang@ peacemuseum.org.uk facebook.com/peacemuseumbradford

7PM, AL’S DIME BAR

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A great covers duo to get Al’s singing!

Free entry. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford

THE DEBT COLLECTORS 7.30PM, BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE

TRIBUTE ACTS - THEATRESTATE 7.30PM, THEATRE IN THE MILL A hilarious and boldly honest exploration of father/daughter relationships and whether our remembered pasts are in fact, a fiction. Tickets £9 / £7. brad.ac.uk/theatre/whats-on/tribute-acts

WEYBOURNE CHESTER 8.30PM, THE CASTLE

Reform Theatre Company/Harrogate Theatre in association with Middlesbrough Theatre present this brand new comedy, The Debt Collectors, from the nation’s favourite playwright John Godber. The Debt Collectors mixes money and love with the love of money, as two out-ofwork actors fall into the world of debt recovery. Tickets £10 / £12. bradfordplayhouse.org.uk

LIQUID BRICK // NORTHERN COMFORT // ISAAC WILKINSON 8PM, BRADFORD BREWERY

Comedy night and dinner for just £20 per person, including three-course meal and a £5 bet. Featuring Tony Burgess, Peter Brush, and Alfie Moore. napoleons-casinos.co.uk/bradford/whats-on

A versatile acoustic performer with one foot in the transatlantic folk tradition and the other firmly planted on the modern European troubadour circuit. Equally at home in more discerning folk clubs, or banging out popular favourites to crowds of drunks. Free entry. facebook.com/erebus77

KABOBO 8PM, FUSE ART SPACE

LIVE MUSIC SESSION WITH LUCAS WATT 8PM, BRADFORD BREWERY

Kabobo are a Glasgow-based noisemath-manic prog duo (David and Luigi) on drums, synthesizers and distorted Wurlitzer piano. £4 on the door. wearefuse.co

Live music, food, garden, and a good time atmosphere. Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBrewery

Outrageous cabaret every Saturday! Open from 12pm, karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. facebook.com/sunbradford

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PASSAGE TO PUNJAB 7PM, KALA SANGAM

BRADFORD BLUES CLUB 7.30PM, AL’S DIME BAR

COMEDY NIGHT 7PM, NAPOLEONS CASINO

TOPIC FOLK CLUB - COLUM SANDS 8.30PM, GLYDE HOUSE Internationally renowned master craftsman of songwriting from Ireland.

Not to be missed. £6 / £5 members on the door. topic-folk-club.org.uk

FRIDAY 13 MAY SILENT FILM: SUNRISE 7PM, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL One of the foremost concert organists of his generation, David Briggs comes to Bradford to perform for this 1927 silent classic starring George O’Brien and Janet Gaynor. Tickets £8 from Cathedral office or on the door. bradfordcathedral.org

NORTHERN EPIDEMIC

Welcoming the great festival of Vaisakhi with the sounds of the Dhol by the energetic Punjabi Roots Academy, Bhangra Renaissance a stunning art and photographic exhibition exploring the story of the Indian harvest celebration, and talk on Textiles of Punjab by Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith, the Director of Alchemy Anew. Free event. kalasangam.org

DAVID BRIGGS IN CONCERT 7PM, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL A second opportunity to hear this internationally renowned organist, famed for his ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages, perform works by Bach, Haydn, Franck and Dukas. Tickets £10 from Cathedral office or on the door.

Live music, food, garden, and a good time atmosphere. Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBrewery

LEXI LEGS LIVE 8PM, THE SUN HOTEL

The inaugural Bradford Blues Club event at Al’s promises to be a belter, with three top class acoustic blues acts, including Chris James & Martin Fletcher, guitar wizard Julian Socha, and Gerry Cooper.

Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBluesClub

MONDAY 16 MAY BRADFORD FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY TALKS 10AM, GLYDE HOUSE A history talk by David Pearson – The Lost Railway of Bradford. Tea & coffee served from 10am with the talk beginning at 10.30am. Tickets £2 or £1 for members. facebook.com/GlydeHouse

TUESDAY 17 MAY ALEX EDEN’S BLUES JAM

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8PM, FACTORY STREET STUDIOS, BD4 9NW

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Alex Eden (Crosscut Saw) 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. Free entry. factorystreet.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY SACRED QAWWALI - MUSIC OF THE MYSTICS 7PM, BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE The Love & Etiquette Foundation presents a night of qawwali music, a powerful blend of rhythm and powerful vocals. Qawwali group Fanna-Fi-Allah, led by Tahir Hussain, recruit the rhythm and chords of an exceptional ensemble of musicians. Tickets £10 / £12. bradfordplayhouse.org.uk

THURSDAY 19 MAY TOPIC FOLK CLUB - LANDERMASON 8.30PM, GLYDE HOUSE Multi-instrumentalist duo with their unique sound combining traditional and contemporary folk material. topic-folk-club.org.uk

FRIDAY 20 MAY BRADFORD LITERATURE FESTIVAL 20 - 29 MAY, VARIOUS VENUES After last year’s success, Bradford Literature Festival returns - with its distinct, diverse and dynamic brand of programming.. #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

FIFTH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 20 - 22 MAY, SPARROW BIER CAFE Celebrating their 5th birthday, The Sparrow play host to weekend of live music (No Hands DJs, Glyn Watkins, The Sparrow’s greatest hits, more TBC), food (Mamma Mia’s, Roswitha’s, Bundobust, Falafel2Go, more TBC), and guest birthday beers from the likes of Saltaire Brewery and Northern Monk. facebook.com/thesparrowbradford

MOIST TIGER 7PM, 1IN12 CLUB

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Regular night of live bands features an excellent lineup of ska, punk, blues and indie. With Rock Bottom Risers, Ed Stones and the BD3, The Wind-up Birds and Thirty Hearts. You’re in for a treat! £3 members / £4 guests on the door. facebook.com/1in12

FUNK LOCKER 7PM, AL’S DIME BAR

Git yo funk on with Funk Locker and exotic drinks. Free entry. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford

COMEDY NIGHT 7.30PM, THEATRE IN THE MILL All-female roster of witty stars including Isma Almas, Julie Jepson, Barbara Nice, and Maureen Younger. Tickets (£10) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

HOW TO BE A FEMINIST 7.30PM, UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD GREAT HALL A group of forthright speakers look at the mechanics of feminism and consider how to be a feminist in 2016, when debate and dialogue seem so energised at one moment and in danger of being no-platformed into extinction the next. Tickets (£6) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

BOLLYWOOD JAZZ 7.30PM, BRADFORD COLLEGE A joyous collision of styles as virtuoso jazz musicianship meets the technicolour drama of Bollywood for a journey through cinematic sound. Featuring Supriya Nagarajan. Tickets (£10) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

DAVE MCKINLEY / CHAZ T 8PM, BLACK SWAN Well-established home to Bradford’s rock and roll community. Live music, quality beer, jukebox, pub games, late nights and good times. Free entry. facebook.com/blackswanbradford

PERFUME ADVERT / ONDNESS / BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY 8PM, FUSE ART SPACE Triple line-up at Fuse Art Space with Perfume Advert’s dark and delicate synth and noise machine improvisation, blurry sonic objects from Bruno Silva’s Ondness and woozy chords/sunken dub shuffle via samplers and FX from Portland’s Best Available Technology. £4 on the door. wearefuse.co

OGOYA NENGO AND THE DODO WOMEN’S GROUP 8PM, DELIUS ARTS & CULTURE CENTRE Legendary folk singer Nengo’s approach to Dodo, a genre which is in danger of vanishing, is a very personal one.

Her timeless and mystical music is characterised by her powerful voice.

Support comes from Bradford’s newest afrofunk outfit Kontiki. £10 / £7 on

the door. brad.ac.uk/music

What’s on?

JON HARVISON 8.30PM, THE CASTLE A powerful voice, an exciting guitar style, witty chat and a good-sized crowd and you have all that’s needed for a good evening’s entertainment. Free entry. facebook.com/erebus77

LIVE MUSIC SESSION WITH LUCAS WATT 8PM, BRADFORD BREWERY Live music, food, garden, and a good time atmosphere. Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBrewery

SATURDAY 21 MAY SUPERHEROES DAY 10AM - 4PM, CITY PARK Free activities for children, including live performance, film screenings and workshops. Free event as part of Bradford Literature Festival. #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

IN CONVERSATION: MARLENE SMITH AND MALCOLM DICKSON 2PM, IMPRESSIONS GALLERY

JUPITER FALLS // LIBERTY SLAVES // GUESTS 11PM - 5AM, TRASH BAR & NIGHTCLUB Live music at Bradford’s #1 rock bar and late spot. £3 on the door.

SUNDAY 22 MAY FAIRY TALES DAY 10AM - 4PM, CITY PARK Free activities for children, including live performance, film screenings and workshops. Free event as part of Bradford Literature Festival. #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR 1PM, BRADFORD SYNAGOGUE Jewish historian Paula Grizzard will lead you around what was once known as the Jewish Quarter, sharing stories of the original merchant princes who helped put the city on the map. Tickets (£3) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

HOW FAIRY TALES ARE MADE 2PM, WATERSTONES

Malcolm Dickson, co-curator of Passion, will discuss Maud Sulter’s work with artist Marlene Smith, a key figure in the British black arts movement. Followed by refreshments. Free, booking advised .#BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. impressions-gallery.com/events

Vivian French talks to children about how to build a fairytale from the ground up, including the mechanics of structure and how to make beginnings, middles and ends that work. Free event as part of Bradford Literature Festival. #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

THRESHOLD - SCHWA 7.30PM, THEATRE IN THE MILL

THE WORLD IN 2045 3PM, BRADFORD CITY HALL CHAMBER

Join musicians Peter Spafford, Richard Ormrod and guest vocalist Jacqui Wicks for an evening of song that explores the possibilities of hospitality, from Homer to Budget Hotels. Tickets £9 / £7. brad.ac.uk/theatre/whats-on/threshold

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Outrageous cabaret every Saturday! Open from 12 noonm, karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. facebook.com/sunbradford

APACHI HIFI 9PM, 1IN12 CLUB The legendary Apache Hifi returns to the 1in12 club with a night of reggae, dub, steppers and dancehall! Details still to be confirmed so keep an eye out on Facebook or drop by the 1in12 and quiz our lovely bar volunteers!

Geoff Tansey is a writer and consultant on food and sustainable food systems, and in this event he’ll show us the world as it might be in 2045. Tickets (£6) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

SYLWIA & ALLAN 8PM, BRADFORD BREWERY Live music, food, garden, and a good time atmosphere. Free entry. facebook.com/BradfordBrewery

MONDAY 23 MAY CHIPSHOP THE MUSICAL 23 - 27 MAY, 8PM, IN PLAICE #ChipShoptheMusical featuring UK grime, Yorkshire brass and sounds of chip shop life. The show is a co-production between Emma Hill, Writes, Freedom Studios and Octagon Theatre Bolton.

Running time approximately 1 hour, no

interval, with 30 minutes before the show starts for fish and chip supper. Tickets £8 / £6. Portion of chips included in ticket price. ticketsource.co.uk/event/128547

WEDNESDAY 25 MAY POETRY WITH A PUNCH: STAND UP AND SPIT 7PM, STEIN BIERKELLER A poetry revue with a finely honed political edge, featuring musician, songwriter and comedian John Hegley, author and magician Nick Toczek, artist and spoken word performer Asma Elbadawi, writer and artist Jay Bernard, Young Poet Laureate for London Selina Nwulu, journalist Atif Tauqeer and host (and co-founder of A Firm of Poets) Ralph Dartford.Tickets (£6) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

CINEMATHEQUE BRADFORD PRESENTS – THE ASSASSIN (TAIWAN-HK-CHINA 2015) 7.30PM, KALA SANGAM The Cannes top prize winner of 2015, perhaps the most beautiful film of the year. cinemathequebradford.wordpress.com

DANIEL WAKEFORD // STEARICA (ITALY) // FLING 8PM, DELIUS ARTS & CULTURE CENTRE Pure and ecstatic pop from a charismatic, charming and honest individual.

Supported by post-prog-psychedelicexperimental instrumental rock outfit from Turin and off kilter psychedelic pop from Bradford. £7 / £5 on the door. brad.ac.uk/music

THURSDAY 26 MAY DAVE HANSON BAND 7PM, AL’S DIME BAR Live music, fun times, late nights and exotic drinks. Free entry. facebook.com/alsdimebarbradford

IN CONVERSATION WITH NADIYA HUSSAIN 7PM, MIDLAND HOTEL Over the course of an evening’s conversation, Nadiya will talk about life

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Bradford Review

before, during and after Bake Off. Tickets (£6) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

TOPIC FOLK CLUB - EWAN MCLENNAN 8.30PM, GLYDE HOUSE Exceptionally talented award-winning singer/guitarist with a unique style and captivating songs. topic-folk-club.org.uk

FRIDAY 27 MAY SPRING BANK HOLIDAY BEER FESTIVAL (#3) 27 - 29 MAY, FIGHTING COCK Over 25 hand-pulled cask ales and live music from Friday through to Sunday live music in the Fighting Cock’s new beer garden. Free entry. facebook.com/fightingcockbradford

ART, TEXTILES AND INDEPENDENCE; A DISCUSSION 1PM, GALLERY II Part of Bradford Threadfest 2016.

Photographer Tim Smith and an invited panel will discuss themes of the India’s Gateway exhibition at Gallery II, art, textiles and the politics of independent production, and explore stories of lives interwoven through a shared history of textiles common to Bradford, Gujarat and Mumbai. Free entry. brad.ac.uk/gallery/whats-on

TINA TURNER CABARET DINNER 7PM, NAPOLEONS CASINO Tickets £25 per person and include a drink on arrival, four-course meal and a £5 bet. napoleons-casinos.co.uk/bradford/whats-on

WOMEN IN EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC WITH ELA ORLEANS 8PM, FUSE ART SPACE Part of Bradford Threadfest 2016. Ela Orleans is a sample-driven dream-pop and cinematic electronica vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Glasgow. £8 / £5 on the door. #BradfordThreadfest 2016 weekend tickets (£25) and the full programme available on the website. bradfordthreadfest.com

STRID

8.30PM, THE CASTLE Strid have been playing folk clubs, festivals and acoustic sessions for several years.

Jennie on vocals comes from a folk background but is equally at home with blues and jazz material, and Simon plays blues guitar. Free entry. facebook.com/erebus77

THE NIGHTINGALES // TED CHIPPINGTON // HERCULES MORSE 8PM, 1IN12 CLUB The Nightingales are consistently one of the best live experiences in the country, a cocktail of 60s garage and psychedelia shaken up with krautrock. With support from Ted Chippington and Hercules Morse. £7 members / £8 guests on the door. #BradfordThreadfest 2016 weekend tickets (£25) and the full programme available on the website. bradfordthreadfest.com

LIVE @ THE 1875 8PM, THE 1875 BAR Music night with Felka, a female acoustic duo with confident harmonies and brazen lyrics; 70s-style folk guitarist Henry Parker; and American singer-songwriter Doug Nissley - playing guitar, mandolin and bass, in country, indie, folk, rock and blues styles. Free entry. facebook.com/the1875

LISTEN UP WITH HASHFINGER (HEADCOUNT RECORDS) 9PM-2AM, BRADFORD BREWERY Underground producer and vinyl fiend Hashfinger makes a debut appearance at Listen Up. Joining him will be Tony Safari (Trainer Trouble) & Jazz Daddy (Dig!).

Expect a journey through vintage funk and soul, dancefloor disco and good times reggae and ska. Listen Up play old vinyl records and the bar serves up some fine locally-brewed ales. Free entry www.facebook.com/listenUpBradford

SATURDAY 28 MAY BEATRIX POTTER DAY 10AM - 4PM, CITY PARK Free activities for children, including live performance, film screenings and workshops. Free event as part of Bradford

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MOVEMENT FROM THE MILLS 4PM - 6PM, DELIUS ARTS CENTRE New movement piece presented in association with #BradfordLiteratureFestival and #BradfordThreadfest accompanied by film and music works from the India’s Gateway exhibition and musician Alison Cooper (Magpahi) performing a live soundtrack to footage from Yorkshire Film Archive. £5 / £3 on the door. brad.ac.uk/gallery/whats-on

CAFE DESPARD PRESENTS: A TRIBUTE TO MARY JOHNSTON 8PM, BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE Dada cabaret Cafe Despard’s memorial to the late singer and Bradford College tutor Mary Johnston. £5 on the door with all proceeds to Marie Curie. #BradfordThreadfest 2016 weekend tickets (£25) and the full programme available on the website. bradfordthreadfest.com

OUT! QUEER PARTY 8PM, 1IN12 CLUB Featuring live performance from Celia Morris, Drag King & Queen performance TBC, The Jelas, The Glugg, Ravioli Me Away. £5 / £4 on the door. #BradfordThreadfest 2016 weekend tickets (£25) and the full programme available on the website. bradfordthreadfest.com

POLSKI HIP HOP 8PM, BENTLEY’S LIVE LOUNGE You are cordially invited to this concert featuring representatives of the Polish rap scene in exile in the UK - Salc BSS, Dogor Totu Cru, Tyma/Famas, Wasiak, Nadzy and MGWO. £3 on the door. facebook.com/Bentleyslivelounge

BORN JOVI (TRIBUTE) 11PM - 5AM, TRASH BAR & NIGHTCLUB Live music at Bradford’s #1 rock bar and late spot. £3 on the door.

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SUNDAY 29 MAY HARRY POTTER DAY 10AM - 4PM, CITY PARK Free activities for children, including live performance, film screenings and workshops. Free event as part of Bradford Literature Festival. #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

VINTAGE MARKET

12PM-8PM, BREWHAUS & STEIN BIERKELLER Featuring the best of local handmade and vintage vendors, including arts and crafts, jewellery, clothing, handmade and continental gifts, records and musical items. Street food and entertainment throughout the day. Free stalls and free entry. Email charlotte@tokyoindustries. com to apply for a stall. brew-haus.co.uk

BALLYHOO / EVENTIDE 12PM, RECORD CAFE Rave/rock mashup making music to make you dance. Free entry. facebook.com/therecordcafe

OUT THERE SOUNDS FOR ALL THE FAMILY 1PM - 6PM, BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE Following a hugely fun and anarchic day as part of Recon festival last October, Out There Sounds For All The Family returns for another afternoon of strange and wonderful music and participation at Bradford Playhouse for old and young alike. Featuring Cowtown, Ichi, No Border Ensemble, Bravest Boat, Commoner Choir. £7 / £5 on the door. #BradfordThreadfest 2016 weekend tickets (£25) and the full programme available on the website. bradfordthreadfest.com

SACRED POETRY 6.30PM, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL An uplifting celebration of divine music, including a performance by the Cathedral Choir, and verse from across the religious spectrum. Tickets (£10) and #BradfordLitFest programme available on the website. bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk

GRAND OPENING OF...THE UNDERGROUND! 7PM, THE UNDERGROUND The grand opening of a new music venue in Bradford, on Dale Street (what once was Gasworks). Straight from his exploits on popular TV show The Voice, Bradford’s own Faheem returns to Bradford with a live performance, along with acoustic sets from Vanessa Ndukuba and Josh Giddings. Find ‘The underground Bradford - Live music venue’ on Facebook for updates and tickets. theundergroundbradford.com

APC/RHUBARB OPEN MIC 8PM, BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE APC / Rhubarb Open Mic with local hero Serious Sam Barrett and more. £5 / £3 on the door. #BradfordThreadfest 2016 weekend tickets (£25) and the full programme available on the website. bradfordthreadfest.com

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