July 2007

Those heading to Halifax Visitor Centre and Art Gallery between Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 July can gain an in-depth look at the work of two famous children's authors.

Popular band Athlete are appearing at the Irish Centre in Leeds on Monday 2 July.

Children from Beckfoot School in Bingley will be putting on a science-themed ballet show on Thursday 5 July.

A special night walk has been organised at Jerusalem Farm, near Halifax, for those interested in the local bat population.

The fifth Idle Beer Festival takes place between Friday 29 June and Sunday 1 July.

42nd Street will be arriving at Bradford's Alhambra Theatre from Tuesday 10 July until Saturday 21 July.

People can come and talk to veterans from previous military conflicts at Centenary Square, Bradford, on Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July.

Acoustic guitar player Jon Gomm plays at Gasworks in Bradford on Thursday 12 July.

Bradford is set to stage a selection of vehicle-related seminars on Saturday 11 July at the Midland Hotel in Forster Square.

The Hebden Bridge Arts Festival will include a Great Garden Party on is penultimate day, Saturday 14 July.

This week's new cinema releases.

The Bradford Classic comes to the city on Saturday 21 July, promising an array of interesting cars.

Bramley Library will be holding a day full of fun-packed activities on Friday 6 July.

Summer holiday events at the Dewsbury Library are set to begin on Wednesday 25 July with an Animal Antics poetry session.

Families can experience first hand how Victorians entertained themselves at the Red House Museum in Gomersal from Monday 30 July.

Wellholme Park in Brighouse is holding a family fun-day on Saturday 14 July.

Wakefield hosts a flower show by the Yorkshire and Humberside branch of the National Begonia Society on Saturday 28 July.

The Cleckheaton Folk Festival runs between Friday 6 July and Sunday 8 July.

Cartwright Hall in Lister Park, Bradford, is currently the home of an exhibition of footballs.

The Garforth Arts Festival 2007 runs from Wednesday 27 June until Saturday 7 July.

Guided walks around Castle Hill in Huddersfield will commence on Wednesday 25 July.

Oakwell Hall and County Park in Birstall is set to become the home of Yorkshire cricket on Sunday 29 July, as it hosts a festival dedicated to the bat and wickets.

Bradford is set to host its four-day STIR festival from Wednesday 25 July.

Hit musical Guys and Dolls comes to Leeds' Grand Theatre between Tuesday 26 June and Saturday 7 July.

Honor Blackman, star of James Bond movie Goldfinger, will be making an appearance at the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival between 30 June and 15 July, it has emerged.

Film and television legend Honor Blackman will be telling her life story to visitors at the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival on Sunday 8 July.

A new art exhibition is being displayed in the upper concourse at Leeds Metropolitan University's Civic Quarter Campus until Friday 13 July.

The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will be presenting an exhibition based on the Horrible Histories book series from until Saturday 21 July.

A new sculpture exhibition showcasing the work of Huddersfield sculptor Carl Plackman will run from Saturday 19 May until Saturday 14 July.

Potential carnival kings and queens will be showing off their costumes at the King/Queen Show on Friday 13 July - a day before the Huddersfield Carnival starts.

A teddy bears' picnic takes place at the Rainbow Children's Centre in Guard House, Keighley, on Thursday 5 July.

The Kirklees Mela returns to Greenhead Park in Huddersfield on Sunday 15 July.

Chris Cairns, Brian Higgins, John Simmit and Simon Bligh will be performing at Jongleurs Comedy Club in Leeds on Thursday 19 July.

Children will be aiming to prove that they have what it takes to entertain crowds in Leeds on Saturday 14 July.

A photography exhibition which depicts life on the streets of Briggate is on display at The Light in Leeds until Sunday 27 July.

Calderdale Council Community Services plans to turn Piece Hall, Halifax, into a beach between Saturday 21 July and Saturday 28 July.

After a year's break, the Clarence Park festival returns on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July.

Six bands will be appearing at Piece Hall in Halifax on Sunday 15 July.

Maverick musician Brendan Croker is set to play in Guiseley on Sunday 29 July.

Noddy is set to appear at the Grand Theatre in Leeds from Tuesday 23 July.

For one day only on Thursday 5 July, Otley Courthouse will be presenting Seaside Sunshine - a lighthearted sing-along show.

A variety of events and activities will make up the Otley Walking Festival, which runs from Saturday 23 June until Sunday 1 July.

Temple Newsam Park in Leeds will host its annual free outdoor music concert on Sunday 15 July.

Residents across Kirklees have been invited to attend a free IT skills session at the Ray Street Enterprise Centre in Huddersfield on Wednesday 25 July.

From Saturday 7 July, Pontefract in Wakefield will start the celebrations of a nine-day-long festival covering a wide variety of historical and arts-based events.

The Bag of Quips Monthly Comedy Club takes place at The Studio in Bradford on Friday 20 July.

Free sporting activities will be on offer for youngsters in Deighton and Dalton from Monday 23 July.

A trio of swing singers will be performing at St George's Concert Hall in Bradford on Thursday 12 July.

The Smiths tribute band The Smyths perform at the Irish Centre in Leeds on Thursday 5 July.

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing will be performed in the open air at Oakwell Hall and Country Park in Birstall on Thursday 5 July.

Two Edinburgh-bound shows will preview at the Carriageworks theatre in Leeds on Tuesday 10 July from 8:00pm.

A new exhibition at Wakefield Art Gallery runs from Saturday 9 June until Sunday 15 July.

Wakefield Cathedral will host the wonderful sounds of its annual organ recital season, which gets underway with an event on Saturday 7 July.

Youngsters in Kirklees are invited to attend a programme of sports activities starting on Monday 23 July.