Tickets for all performances are available via email at info@garforthartsfestival.co.uk as well as Garforth Bookshop, 15 Main St, Garforth (0113 2863534) & Jumbo Records, St. Johns Centre, Leeds.

Website: www.garforthartsfestival.co.uk
Festival Office: (0113) 3368619

Events in the run up to Garforth Arts Festival are as follows:

Saturday, May 17

Salsa Night - with Live band - Salsa Como Loco + DJ and beginners dance class for all
Ticket: £6/£4
Bring your own drinks
Venue: Garforth Community College main hall, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
More info: www.myspace.com/salsacomoloco

Wednesday, May 21

Piano Recital – Helen Reid
Venue: Garforth Community College Music Centre, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket: £7/£5
More info: www.helenreid.net


Friday, June 6
Garforth Jazz Rock Band
Venue: Wakefield Jazz Club, Wakefield (College Grove) Sports Club, Eastmoor Rd, Wakefield WF1 3RR
Time: 8.30pm
Tickets: £4/£3
More info: www.gjrb.co.uk or www.myspace.com/garforthjazzrockband

GARFORTH ARTS FESTIVAL June 24 – July 5

Tuesday, June 24

Educating Rita - (Library Theatre Touring Company)
Venue: GCC Drama Studio, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH.
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket £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
Ticket £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
Ticket: £6/£4
Time: 7.30pm

Saturday, June 28

Imran Ahmad – author of acclaimed book 'Unimagined – A Muslim boy meets the West'
Local book groups will read the authors work & get the opportunity to discuss it with the man himself.
Venue: To be confirmed
Ticket: Free
Time: 7.30pm
More info: www.unimagined.co.uk


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.
Venue: Garforth Community College, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket: £14/£12
Time: 7.30pm
More info: www.myspace.com/sowetokinch

Sunday, June 29

Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
Venue: GCC Main Hall, Lidgett Lane, Garforth, LS25 1LH
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket: £14/12
Time: 7.30pm
More info: www.brighouseandrastrickband.co.uk


Monday, June 30

Nicki Allan Sextet – Well respected local jazz singer
Venue: Holiday Inn Garforth
Ticket: £7/£5
Time: 8pm
More info: www.nickiallan.com


Tuesday, July 1

An Audience with Gervase Phinn
He is author of the immensely popular 'The Other side of the Dale' & numerous other works
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
Ticket: £14/£12
Time: 7.30pm
More info: www.gervase-phinn.com

Rebecca Hollweg – Critically acclaimed indie/folk artist
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 Working Men's Club
Ticket: £8/£6
Time: 7pm
More info: www.rebeccahollweg.com


Wednesday, July 2

An Evening with Tony Benn
Venue: Garforth Workinng Men's Club
Ticket: £12/£10
Time: 7.30pm

Friday, July 4

Friday Night Live
This is the culmination of an intensive six 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 6 weeks.
Friday Night Live sees them all return to the festival to performance
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Ticket: £4
Time: 7.30pm

Saturday, 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.

Learn more about the artists via their websites:

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

JAZZ JAMAICA: www.jazzjamicaallstars.com

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

MIDDLEMAN: www.myspace.com/middlemanpop

GJRB: www.gjrb.co.uk

REAL MACAWS: www.therealmccaws.com

THE SHINY BAND: Email: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 resident prices:

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