October 2007

The Leeds Methodist Choir is preparing for a charity performance at Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday 3 October.

Bramham Park in Wetherby is set to host its ninth annual fun run on Saturday 7 October.

Friday 16 March sees the beginning of the dance season at Bradford's Alhambra Theatre, which runs until Saturday 27 October.

Jazz outfit the Steve Fishwick Quartet are heading to the Priestley Bar in Bradford on Friday 5 October.

The classic musical Annie is on its way to the Victoria Theatre in Halifax from Tuesday 9 October to Saturday 13 October.

Rifco Arts returns to the spotlight with its production There's Something About Simmy at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds from Tuesday 23rd October.

Alan Bennett's award winning play and film The History Boys is heading to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 23 October until Saturday 27 October.

In order to mark this year's Big Draw art event, Tolson Museum in Huddersfield is hosting a creative activity period entitled Penny Black from Monday 22 until Friday 26 October.

Batley Library and Information Centre is set to celebrate its 100th birthday on Friday 19 October.

The new production Aspects of Love is heading to the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford from Tuesday 9 October until Saturday 13 October.

The Lost Chords Unsung Songs tour of black classical music is heading to the University of Huddersfield on Saturday 13 October.

World famous concert organist Carlo Curley is set to perform at Huddersfield Town Hall on Monday 15 October.

Entertainer Darren Day is set to perform Defending the Caveman at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax on Saturday 27 October.

Youngsters in Dewsbury will have the opportunity to test their skills in a range of sporting activities at Earlsheaton Technology College on Wednesday 24 October.

As part of Diversity in Black History Month, author Richard Reddie is set to talk about his book Abolition at the Deighton Library and Information Centre on Wednesday 24 October.

There will be performances of the well-known musical Oklahoma! taking place at the Lupset Lodge Social Club in Wakefield from Wednesday 10 October.

People determined to embrace the onset of the cold season will have the opportunity to experience an Autumn Festival at Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall, starting on Sunday 21 October.

The Co-operative Young Film-Makers Festival offers budding directors the chance to learn about the film industry when it comes to Bradford's National Media Museum on Friday 12 October and Saturday 13 October.

Top ghosthunter David Vee has been invited to investigate paranormal activity in Standedge as part of the village's first Fright Night to be held on Saturday 27 October at 8:00pm.

Huddersfield library is set to host a Family History For All The Family day on Saturday 6 October.

The Cool Merrie City festival gets underway in Wakefield's Light Waves Leisure Centre on Thursday 11 October and runs until Saturday 13 October.

Halifax Amateurs' Youth Theatre is gearing up to perform a version of High School Musical at The Playhouse in Halifax from Tuesday 23 October until Saturday 27 October.

Cyclists are invited to join next month's Easy Riders bike ride beginning at Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury on Saturday 6 October.

Kirklees Walking Network is hosting a special Halloween story time and walk on Friday 26 October at Birstall Library and Information Centre in Batley.

High Hat Theatre is coming to the Carriageworks in Leeds on Thursday 4 October to perform the Shaded Veil.

The Kirklees Light Railway is hosting a Halloween Ghost Train event on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October.

Cleckheaton Library is set to open its doors on Saturday 13 October to people keen to learn about their Victorian counterparts.

Acclaimed British saxophonist Tim Garland is heading to the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield with his Northern Underground Orchestra on Wednesday 10 October.

The BBC Philharmonic is set to play at Huddersfield Town Hall on Friday 26 October.

Recognised expert in black genealogy Paul Crooks is set to talk at the Huddersfield Library on Saturday 13 October.

Greenhead Park in Huddersfield is set to host a Halloween Special on Wednesday 31 October.

Jungle fever is set to hit Bradford's libraries this month as part of National Bookstart Day, beginning in Bingley Library on Wednesday 3 October.

Komedy Kollective are set to present Skewed Circus at the Halo nightclub in Leeds on Monday 1 October.

British musician Naomi Watts is set to wow the crowds at the City Vaults pub in Bradford on Sunday 21 October.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England in Wakefield is preparing to host a murder mystery evening on Saturday 6 October.

An exhibition which celebrates the history and style of the comic postcard will sit in Dewsbury Museum from Sunday 17 June until Sunday 28 October.

Petula Clark is set to entertain the crowds at Leeds Grand Theatre on Sunday 21 October.

There will be an opportunity to catch the Tweenies live as they perform in The Enchanted Toyshop at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October.

Brian Jackson House in Huddersfield is set to host a celebration of youth culture on Thursday 25 October.