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Tuesday, June 24

Educating Rita - (Library Theatre Touring Company)

Venue: GCC Drama Studio, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £7/5

Wednesday, June 25

Undumo Wesizwe - (Zimbabwean vocal group) Evening consists of a full performance from the group plus performances from students from Garforth Community College, Bramley Primary school, Brigshaw Language College. There will be performances from students from Durban South Africa, who will be visiting Garforth for the festival.
Undumo Wesizse will visit GCC to lead a masterclass session with students.

Venue: GCC Main Hall, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £7/5

Friday, June 27

Ceilidh (plus caller)

The culmination of an extensive educational project - students from GCC will work with professional musicians to learn how to play Irish Music.
The evening will involve performances from professional musicians as well as input from the students and will end with a ceilidh

Venue: Garforth Welfare hall, 52 Main Street, Garforth, LS25
Tickets: £6/4
Time: 7.30pm

Saturday, June 28

Imran Ahmad – author of acclaimed book 'Unimagined – A Muslim boy meets the West' (www.unimagined.co.uk)

Local book groups will read the authors work & get the opportunity to discuss it with the man himself.

Venue: TBC
Tickets: Free
Time: 7.30pm

Saturday, June 28

Soweto Kinch + GJRB

GAF has commissioned Mobo Award Winner & Mercury Music Prize nominated Soweto Kinch to write new piece for GJRB. He will lead a series of workshop sessions and then do both a performance with GJRB followed by a concert with his own band. (www.myspace.com/sowetokinch)

Venue: Garforth Community College, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £14/12

Sunday, June 29

Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (www.brighouseandrastrickband.co.uk)

Venue: GCC Main Hall, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £14/12

Monday, June 30

Nicki Allan Sextet – Well respected local jazz singer (www.nickiallan.com)

Venue: Holiday Inn Garforth
Tickets: £7/5
Time: 8pm

Tuesday, July 1

An Audience with Gervase Phinn – author of the immensely popular 'The Other side of the Dale' & numerous other works (www.gervase-phinn.com)

He will be visiting 2 primary schools in Garforth in the afternoon prior to the audience.

Venue: GCC Main Hall, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £14/12

Tuesday, July 1

Rebecca Hollweg – Critically acclaimed indie/folk artist (www.rebeccahollweg.com)

Rebecca + bassist Andy Hamill (4 hero) will lead an afternoon songwriting master class. Prior to the gig

Support from Emily Levy and Rich Arthurs + Soul Sounds (Soul Sounds are a student band/choir from GCC, which Emily runs. This is an example of bringing prof artists and community together)

Venue: Garforth WMC
Tickets: £8/6
Time: 7pm

Wednesday, July 2

An Evening with Tony Benn

Venue: Garforth WMC
Tickets: £12/10
Time: 7.30pm

Friday, July 4

Friday Night Live

This is the culmination of an intensive 6 week educational project.
Story - On 25th April 5 bands, Cats Pyjamas, Communication from Elsewhere, Off License, Room 86 and the Koodoos, performed a short set in front of a panel of music industry professionals. The panel gave supportive advice on how to improve etc.

Middleman – a Leeds based Indie/Hip Hop band then worked with the 5 bands over a period of six weeks.

Friday Night Live sees them all return to the festival to perform.

Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4
Time: 7.30pm

Satuday, July 5

THE PLAYGROUND PARTY – the culmination of the festival ends with a line-up rich in quality & and with variety enough to suit all tastes.

RICHARD HAWLEY: www.richardhawley.co.uk & www.myspace.com/richardhawley

JAZZ JAMAICA: www.jazzjamicaallstars.com

3 DAFT MONKEYS: www.3daftmonkeys.co.uk & www.myspace.com/3daftmonkeys

MIDDLEMAN: www.myspace.com/middlemanpop

GJRB: www.gjrb.co.uk

REAL MACAWS: www.therealmccaws.com

THE SHINY BAND: info@gcasonline.co.uk

TIN PAN ALLEY: www.tinpan.org

Lantern processions, stalls, performers & much more

Tickets:

Single: £20
Concession: £14
Family: £52 (2 adults 2 children)
Under 5's: Free

Local residents:

Single: £12
Concession: £8
Family: £34
Under 5s: Free

Tickets: info@garforthartsfestival.co.uk also available at Garforth Bookshop, 15 Main St. Garforth (0113 286 3534) & Jumbo Records, St. Johns Centre, Leeds
Website: www.garforthartsfestival.co.uk
Festival Office: (0113) 3368619