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Band still celebrating birthday

THE Yorkshire Co-op Brass Band continues its 10th birthday celebrations with a concert at Bradford tomorrow. Read

Real appeal at students’ concert

YOUNG musicians and singers from Huddersfield University will take part in a concert with real popular appeal next week. Read

Comedy Review: Stewart Lee

“THE jokes are there – but some of you will have to raise your game.” Read

Lights! Action!

Andrew Pygott began his life in the theatre with local amateur groups. Today he’s the man who puts events around the world up in lights! He spoke to VAL JAVIN Read

The Naked Soul of Kirk Godless on full view at the LBT

IF surreal comedy’s your thing, then The Naked Soul of Kirk Godless is the show for you. Read

Cool the chameleon hits mark

PHIL Cool is the self-styled stand-up chameleon – an impressionist who doesn’t just sound like the people he mimics – he looks like them too. Read

Dance that deals with modern life

DANCE can be one of our most powerful art forms. Read

Red herring alert

JOE Trumball is still getting over the murder of his fiance Lauren two years ago, the night before they were due to marry. Read

A lifetime of picturing Celts

A lifetime of picturing Celts

CELTIC historian Victor Walkley of Netherthong has completed hundreds of paintings with related inscriptions on his favourite topic. Read

Zimbabweans life-affirming performance

REFUGEES are big news nowadays, often for the wrong reasons. Read

The musical with everything makes its stage debut here

‘The Light Opera has put together a powerful cast with Neil Broadbent in the pivotal role of Alban and his alter-ego, the nightclub performer ZaZa’ Read

Aled the star for Town Hall

IT promises to be one of the highlights of the season when Aled Jones joins New Mill Male Voice Choir in concert later this year. Read

Mozart and Mahler make powerful mix for the Phil

THE magic of Mozart and the might of Mahler. Read

Organist Chris comes back

ORGANIST Chris Powell makes a welcome return to the Rex in Elland at 2.30pm on Sunday, April 20, to give a concert. Read

Judge if Stewart should be 41st

A RECENT Channel 4 survey of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians had Stewart Lee (pictured) at 41. Read

Back to the Forties!

THERE’S more than a whiff of nostalgia about a show at Dalton St Paul’s next week. Read

Recreating Kathy Kirby’s life and Secret Loves

SHE was the highest paid girl singer of the Swinging Sixties, hailed as the golden girl of pop and Britain’s answer to Marilyn Monroe. Read

It’s a dog’s life

BUSTER became famous as a young dog in 1996 after he defended himself against a goose in St James's Park – a goose which, unfortunately, belonged to the Queen. Read

Baroque times coming to the university next week

FOUR of the UK’s leading young baroque wind players will be in Huddersfield next week to share their musical skills. Read

Bands and business

DRUMMING up support is crucial for all arts organisations. Read

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