April 2007

An art exhibition described by South Square Gallery coordinator Caroline Hick as "exciting and playful" will be on show at the West Yorkshire venue of Thornton until Sunday 1 April.

Young people in Leeds can look forward to a "fantastic film festival" between Thursday 9 March and Friday 6 April, according to Leeds City Council.

Amateur artists will get their time in the limelight in Wakefield at the end of the month, when 50 of them will see their work star in an exhibition.

Football fans and players will gather at Huddersfield Town Hall on Sunday 1 April to take part in An Audience With Andy Booth.

Author of Rebel Girls: The Fight for the Vote, Jill Liddington, will be talking about her book at Holmfirth Library on Wednesday 25 April at 7:30pm.

North-east band Maximo Park come to Leeds Universtiy Refectory on Tuesday 24 April, as part of their Our Earthly Pleasures tour.

Between Monday 2 April and Sunday 15 April, Bradford's younger population will be able to take part in a variety of holiday activities, organised by the City Council.

Gerry Anderson, the man behind children's classic shows Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray, will be talking at the National Media Museum in Bradford on Sunday 15 April.

Fans of the children's show the Tweenies can witness the fun foursome in person at Bradford's St George's Hall on Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April.

Dewsbury Market is to receive a national award for being the best open market in the country on Wednesday 11 April - and the local public are invited to join in the celebrations.

Musical trio GA GA bring their Best of Queen tour to Cleckheaton Town Hall on Saturday 28 April.

Comedy fans in West Yorkshire should get themselves to the Tyersal Club in Bradford on Saturday 28 April for a show with a difference.

Comedy nights return to the CragRats Theatre in Holmfirth during 2007, with one scheduled for Friday 27 April.

Haworth Cricket Club is working with NatWest Cricket Force in order to get the local community to help it out between Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April.

The start of March sees a new exhibition come to Leeds Metropolitan Gallery between Friday 2 March and Thursday 5 April.

Every Saturday until 15th April 2007, visitors to Bradford Industrial Museum will be able to witness a number of "curious contraptions" in action, as the centre holds an exhibition of "wacky" gadgets.

Concert organist Daniel Moult will be performing the finale organ concert of the 2006-07 season - at Huddersfield Town Hall, Monday 30 April at 1:00pm.

A new wartime drama, Kindertransport, is to show at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds from Tuesday 17 April at 7:45pm.

Bradford's Alhambra Theatre plays host to the musical Footloose from Monday 23 April.

Visitors to Brighouse's Smith Art Gallery have a new selection of inspirational paintings to view up until Saturday April 28th.

Junior soccer players will be offered a great chance to brush up on their footie skills in a programme of junior football courses at Holmfirth Sports Centre on Friday 20 April, from 10:30am to 3:30pm.

Bingley Arts Centre will hold the next Hey Presto variety show on Saturday 14 April, an event which includes magic tricks and other performances.

There will be a week dedicated to gender equality in Leeds between Tuesday 10 April and Sunday 15 April.

The Neil Simon play The Sunshine Boys begins a month-long stint at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, starting on Friday 20 April.

A jousting competition to help celebrate Leeds turning 800 years old will take place between Friday 6 April and Monday 9 April at the Royal Armouries Museum.

Bradford rock band Green are to perform at the city's New Beehive Inn on Saturday 14 April.

BBC antiques programme Flog It is being filmed in Luddendenfoot on Thursday 26 April, with attendance limited to serious buyers.

Marsden plays host to its annual Cuckoo Day on Saturday 28 April, from 11:00am.

The Mayor's Charity Cup is due to take place at the Bowlplex in Castleford, beginning at 6:30pm on Monday 30 April.

Howden Clough-based Batley Sports and Tennis Centre is to host the first session of a nine-week physical activity course on Wednesday 9 May.

The City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds presents The Naked Truth between Thursday 5 April and Saturday 7 April.

The Priestly is staging a play about the fall of romance: Heartless Valentines will run from Thursday 26 April.

A West Yorkshire racecourse is to play host to a St George's Day race meeting on Monday 23 April.

Aspiring footballers can hone their talents at two North Kirklees' parks on Thursday 12 April and Tuesday 17 April.

Between Wednesday 11 April and Saturday 14 April, the Beyond the Border North International Festival of Performance Storytelling will be in Leeds.

The Complementary Medicine Festival returns to Ilkley between Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April.

The Ataris, the alt-rock band from Indiana, USA, are set to hit the stage at the Cockpit on Monday 30 April.

The Thurlstone Owl Sanctuary will be presenting talks on owls between Wednesday 11 April and Thursday 19 April, at venues across Kirklees.

British sculptor and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy will be talking about his work at Wakefield Theatre Royal on Tuesday 3 April at 7:30pm.

Clarke Hall, Wakefield, is the venue for a new cultural event for the local over-55 population on Tuesday 10 April.

Wakefield and District Craft & Gift Fair 2007 takes place on Easter Saturday 7 April, promising a fun day out for all of the family.

A day of heritage is in store for Wakefield's public on Saturday 7 April at the town's landmark building, Clarke Hall.