What’s on this weekend

FRIDAY

Music

Grand Theatre, Leeds:

Opera North with From Paris with Love: A Journey to the City of Romance, also tomorrow, 7.30pm. Tel: 0844 848 2700.

St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield:

The University Percusssion Ensemble, 7.30pm. Tel: 01484 471603.

Theatre Royal, Wakefield:

Back to Broadway, 7.30pm. Tel: 01924 211311.

Children

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford:

To Saturday, Birmingham Stage Company with Tom’s Midnight Garden. Tel: 01274 432000.

Theatre

Square Chapel arts centre, Halifax:

Duck Egg Theatre with Leave Hitler to Me, Lad, 7pm. Tel: 01422 349422.

COMEDY

City Varieties, Leeds:

David Baddiel - Fame Not the Musical, 8pm. Tel:0113 243 0808.

Exhibitions

Matthew’s Coffee House, Market Street, Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton’s Got Talent by Cleckheaton U3A Art Group

West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield

20:20 Print Exchange Exhibition

Pubs and clubs

Wickham Arms Hotel, Cleckheaton

Superior jazz band, 8.30pm. Free entry.

Millbridge WMC

Valentine Night with Graham Stevens, Beautiful South tribute.

Cleckheaton Cricket Club

Valentine’s Day theme night, Whitney Houston tribute Hayley-Ria Christian. Tickets £10 from Dave Worrall, [email protected].

Eastborough WMC

Thomas Henry,male vocalist.

Community

The Trinity Centre, Upper Road, Batley Carr

Valentine Dance - ballroom, sequence and party dances with live music provided by Allen M, 7.30pm. Entry £5 including tea and cakes. Tickets available from the centre on 01924 437331.

SATURDAY

Music

Square Chapel arts centre, Halifax:

Canadian singer-songwriter Christina Martin, 7.30pm. Tel: 01422 349422.

Morley Town Hall, Leeds:

Brighouse and Rastrick Band, 7.30pm. Tel: 0113 224 3801.

Leeds Town Hall:

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, 8pm. Tel: 0113 224 3801.

Pubs and clubs

Old Colonial, Mirfield

Curry and quiz night in aid of Sam’s Wish to Walk appeal. Raffle and penny auction, 8pm. Tickets £5, including supper.

Millbridge WMC

KT Star, female vocalist

Central Club, Batley

Kim B, female vocal, 7pm.

Eastborough WMC

Back to Back, male harmony duo.

Old Bank WMC

Raggy Dolls, female vocal harmony trio

Comrades Club, Heckmondwike

Ritchie Penrose Motown soul show.

Victoria Function Room, Stocks Lane, Batley

Tamla Motown night, 8pm-1am, with resident DJ Tony Patchett, £3.

Dance

Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse:

Ritz modern jive freestyle, 8pm. Tel: 01484 720058.

Exhibitions

Batley Art Gallery, Market Place, Batley

Dewsbury Arts Group spring exhibition

Matthew’s Coffee House, Market Street, Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton’s Got Talent by Cleckheaton U3A Art Group

West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield

20:20 Print Exchange Exhibition

Children

Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds:

Teasel Theatre Company with Grisly Tales from Tumblewater, for families and children aged eight-plus, 2pm and 4pm. Tel: 0113 224 3801.

Walks

Middle Tameside

An eight mile moderate circular walk. Meet at Huddersfield bus station at 10,30am. Contact Wendy Hockney on 01484 316208 or Eileen Blakey on 01484 534521.

Ripponden

With Dewsbury and District Ramblers. B walk. Meet G Cockfield at Link Road, Dewsbury, 9.30am.

SUNDAY

Music

Leeds Town Hall:

Classical Concert Chamber Orchestra with Violin Materpieces, 7.30pm. Tel: 0113 224 3801.

Central Club, Batley

Sunday afternoon jazz with Reg Hargreaves Trio and guest singer, 1pm-3.30pm.

Walks

Waterton Trail

With North Kirklees Ramblers. Meet at 10.30am at Anglers Country Park, Haw Park Lane, Wintersett, WF4 2EB, for a 5.5 mile leisurely walk. No dogs. Signposted from A638 at Crofton. Led by John, ring 0113 2383965.

A winter walk to the waterworks

A seven mile circular medium walk above Meltham and Slaithwaite. Meet David at the car park behind the Carlile Institute and Library 10.30am. Contact Susan on 07979 292781.

Dance

The Orangebox, Halifax:

Urbandscape – performance by students from Calderdale College’s Performing Arts department, 5pm. Tel: 01422 349422.

Film

Halifax Film Society:

Caesar Must Die, Halifax Playhouse, 7.30pm. £4/£3.

Also on

Oakwell Hall, Nutter Lane, Birstall

Meet at 10.45am for a one hour easy bike ride around trails.

Calderdale Ramblers:

Over to Back Up: Fourteen mile strenuous walk led by Roger Hellowell, meet Todmorden Bus Station, 10.30am. (no dogs on this walk). Tel: 01422 885329.

Calderdale Heritage Walk:

Halifax Hostelries 2: explore the heritage inns and hotels of Halifax, ending at the Ring O’ Bells, meet Anne Kirker at the main Post office, Commercial Street, 2pm.

Huddersfield Autojumble:

More than 100 stalls, car and motorcycle parts, accessories, tools, automobilia, Old Market Building, Brook Street, Huddersfield, from 10am. £2.50 for adults.

Winter walk:

Seven-mile circular walk across varied terrain with big views, meet at the Carlile Institute car park, Meltham, 10.30am. Tel: 07979 292781.