Northern Life Magazine

Ruby Tingle - Afterlife Exhibition
2024-01-05 - 2024-03-10 | The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery, Haslington Road, Rossendale
Ruby Tingle presents her new work Afterlife, resurrecting The Whitaker’s off show taxidermy collection as new dioramas in a temporary ‘swamp heaven’. The show draws together installation, works on paper, music, scent and performance to create a multi sensory fantasy wetlands.

FLOTILLA: 100 years of getting our ships together.
2024-01-05 12:00 - 2024-03-31 16:00 (Europe/London) | Lancaster Maritime Museum, St George’s Quay, Laqncaster
FLOTILLA: 100 years of getting our ships together. This lovely exhibition showcases our Centenary Flotilla: vessels of all shapes and sizes that feature in our collection. The exhibition has been extended and will run until 32st March 2024. Closed Tues, Wed & Thurs. £3, concs £2, children free.

Bottomless Brunch at The Lawrence
2024-01-06 - 2024-03-02 | The Lawrence Hotel,, 28 Church Street, Padiham, Burnley
Join a bottomless brunch Saturday and enjoy 90 minutes of unlimited drinks. 6th Jan, 3rd Feb & 2nd Mar. 1pm – 2.30pm.

RA/ID ESCAPE ROOM EXPERIENCE
2024-01-06 10:20 - 2024-03-31 16:20 | Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive,, Leeds
Explore the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds as never before and take part in an immersive game and escape room experience. This innovative escape room experience is suitable for both adults and families with older children. Sat and Sun. 10.20am – 4.20pm. Adult £13, child £11 family £38.

1917: POETRY AND SHORT FICTION IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA
2024-01-11 10:30 - 2024-03-21 12:00 | Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley
A 10-week poetry and short fiction course. Course Tutor: Robert Hemmings.

L.S LOWRY EXHIBITION
2024-01-13 - 2024-04-30 | The Lowry, Pier 8, The Quays, Salford
The Lowry is named after Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 – 1976) – an artist who spent much of his life in Salford and whose work is strongly associated with the city. The largest L.S Lowry collection in the world on permanent display. Daily 10-minute L.S.Lowry talks on weekdays at 2pm. Free.

Art Open 2024 Exhibition
2024-01-27 - 2024-04-13 | Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Museum Street, Blackburn
We are pleased to announce we will be kicking off our 2024 exhibition programme with our second ever Art Open. This is an open call to all artists, amateur and professional, to get ready to submit their work for what promises to be an exciting and diverse show.

Opera North's Così fan tutte
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-23 | Leeds Grand Theatre, New Briggate, Leeds
It’s difficult to think of an opera that contains more music of sheer beauty than Così fan tutte – or has a libretto that is more unsettling. Tim Albery’s beautiful, thoughtful, 18th Century styled production is set firmly in a pitiless Age of Reason. 7pm, various prices.

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum
2024-02-08 - 2024-03-28 | The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street, Leyland
The Museum generates a unique atmosphere with its wonderfully preserved and presented vehicles, and its showcases full of memorabilia and artifacts related to transport history. Open Thurs – Sun. 10am – 4.30pm. Adult £10, child £5, under 4s free, family ticket £18/£23.

Dark Skies Festival
2024-02-09 - 2024-02-25 | Yorkshire Dales National Park, Duncombe Place, York
Local businesses in and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park are hosting various events to help visitors get under the starry skies and experience the best of the Yorkshire Dales by night. Events and activities that took place as part of the 2023 Festival were stargazing talks with expert astronomers at some of the best locations in the Park, night-time fell running, astro-photography and canoeing in the dark. There are also plenty of family friendly fun such as rocket making, nocturnal wildlife talks, planet trails and dark skies crafts.

Yorkshire Dales by day and by night
2024-02-12 12:45 - 21:00 | Yorkshire Dales National Park, Duncombe Place, York
Join Mountain Goat for a tour of the Yorkshire Dales most famous areas around Wensleydale and Swaledale. Hawes, a picturesque and peaceful village in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Aysgarth Falls, picture perfect waterfalls, Stargazing event, travel through many of the “Dales” on this scenic tour and historic landmarks such as Castle Bolton. This tour will start opposite Dean Court Hotel in Duncombe Place next to York Minster.

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE
2024-02-13 - 2024-02-17 | Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley
This is a funny, touching, and beautifully moving portrait of the mechanics of a family through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond the love and expectations of their parents. 7.30pm. Sat mat 2.30pm. £5 – £10.

Babes in the Woods
2024-02-14 - 2024-02-17 | Bradford Playhouse, 4 – 12 Chapel St,Little Germany,, Bradford.
Come along to this fantastic family pantomime and help Maid Marion, Robin Hood and his Merry Men, Nursie and Bugsy thwart Prince John’s evil plans. 7.15pm, Sat mat 2.15pm.

Board Game Session
2024-02-14 11:00 - 14:00 | The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery, Haslington Road, Rossendale
Drop into our board game session during the half-term holidays. There will be lots of games for you to try – or even bring your own and play with friends! Ages 6 plus.

The Classic Rock Show 2024
2024-02-14 19:30 | Royal Hall, Harrogate, Ripon Road, Harrogate
The Classic Rock Show is back in the UK for the first leg of its 2024 tour. Bigger and even better, and celebrating, once again, the very best of Classic Rock. £33 – £82.

The Makings of a Murderer
2024-02-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen's Square, Queen St, Huddersfield
With more than 34 years as a senior detective, David Swindle shares his unique insight into the minds of the murderers, the famous cases that were never solved, and how the murderer got away with it. . . from someone on the inside.

Frankenstein
2024-02-15 - 2024-02-24 | Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds
Mary Shelley’s classic novel is a psychological thriller which dares to ask the question – what is it to be human? 7.45pm, Thurs mat 2pm, Sat mat 2.30pm. £15 – £35.

Opera North's Cavalleria rusticana / Aleko
2024-02-15 19:00 - 2024-02-24 19:00 | Leeds Grand Theatre, New Briggate, Leeds
Enjoy twice the thrill with this double bill of the ever-popular Cavalleria rusticana and Rachmaninov’s rarely heard Aleko. In both gritty blood-soaked dramas, jealous love triangles plummet to violent ends. From £16.

Dave Spikey: Life in a Northern Town
2024-02-15 19:30 | City Varieties Music Hall, 46 New Briggate, Leeds
This show is all about Dave’s life in… well… a northern town. He had a job at Bolton General Hospital for 32 years before throwing caution to the wind and leaving to pursue a career in comedy, as you do!

Adam Rowe - What's Wrong With Me?
2024-02-15 20:00 | King’s Hall, Station Road, Ilkley
Host of the global smash-hit podcast Have A Word and star of Live At The Apollo; Adam Rowe is hitting the road with his brand new stand-up tour.

Rhubarb Festival
2024-02-16 - 2024-02-18 | Wakefield City Centre, Wakefield
Rhubarb lovers rejoice – Wakefield’s celebration of its most famous vegetable, the Rhubarb Festival, returns to paint the city pink for three days. Expect a whole new programme of chef demos and expand your culinary skills!

ESSENTIALLY CHER
2024-02-16 20:00 | Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley
If you are looking for a tribute act with a WOW factor then look no further than Trisha McCluney as Essentially Cher! Trisha is quite simply the closest to the Goddess of Pop that you will find!

The Alex Voysey Blues Band presents ‘Old Dogs, New Tricks’
2024-02-16 20:00 | Skipton Town Hall, High Street, Skipton
‘Old Dogs, New Tricks’ – If you love the blues then this is the show for you!

Pink Floydian
2024-02-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, Darwen
Pink Floydian are an eight-piece tribute to the greatest prog rock band of all time. The two-and-a-half hour show sees them covering the Barrett, Waters and Gilmour eras.

Jurassic Earth Live
2024-02-18 | The Grand Theatre Blackpool
With audience participation and fun at the forefront of every performance, families will be captivated by astonishing, HUGE, life-size walking Dinosaurs, and their individual, jaw-dropping features. 1pm & 4pm.

Friends Spring Tea Dance
2024-02-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Lowther Pavilion, Lowther Terrace, Lytham St, Annes
Dance the afternoon away at the Pavilion. The Tea Dances are run by the Friends of Lowther Pavilion as part of their fundraising work for the theatre. Our talented organist will be playing all your favourites.

Barbara Dickson: Farewell Tour
2024-02-18 19:30 | The Victoria Theatre, Fountain Street, Halifax
Legendary Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and actress Barbara Dickson has announced her Farewell Tour with her full band. £It will be an evening packed with songs from one of the finest voices you will ever hear. 32.25 – £37.25.

Opera Boys: A Night at the Musicals
2024-02-18 19:30 | City Varieties Music Hall, 46 New Briggate, Leeds
The Opera Boys are back with their sell-out show A Night at the Musicals. Completely updated with brand-new musical medleys, stunning solo performances and a few surprises!

Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show
2024-02-19 14:30 | The Met, Market Street, Bury
Let renowned astronomer and presenter Mark Thompson take you on a thrilling journey into the realms of scientific discovery. An extraordinary fusion of entertainment and education for February half-term. £17 – £19.

Pete Whittaker – Fine Lines
2024-02-19 19:30 | Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds
Big wall free solo climbing remains an area of the sport that climbers and public are yet to wrap their heads around. Pete explores the art of free solo climbing, taking you on a journey of where soloing started out for him, right up to his 800m big wall free solo of Kjerag in Norway. £19, concs £16.50.
