2008-05

Opera North is set to mark the spring by bringing A Midsummer Night's Dream to the Leeds Grand Theatre from Saturday 3 May to Saturday 24 May.

A one-man show based on the life and career of one of Britain's best-loved comics, Kenneth Williams, will hit the Square Chapel in Halifax on Sunday 18 May.

Children will be able to meet the Bookstart Bear at the Eureka museum for children in Halifax on either Wednesday 28 May or Saturday 31 May between 10:00am and 5:00pm.

From Saturday 3 May to Saturday 24 May the Bronte Parsonage museum in Keighley will be offering public tours.

A charity walk is set to take place in Huddersfield's Greenhead Park on Saturday 10th May.

People will have the chance to enjoy some jazz on Friday 18 April at the Dean Clough complex in Halifax.

Those looking for escapism may wish to head to the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds from Saturday 19 April to catch a play documenting a Ukrainian man's struggle as he moves to the UK.

Lotherton Hall in Leeds will host a family fun day on Wednesday 28 May, between 10:00am and 12:00pm and with afternoon activities between 1:00pm and 3:00pm.

A new gallery exploring modern-day surgery opens at Thackray Museum in Leeds on Tuesday 27 May.

Brave souls should expect a fright when embarking on ghost walks in Haworth in Keighley on Saturday 17, Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 May at 8.00pm.

Until the end of May, Lindley Library is exhibiting a range of artwork completed by people at Kirklees council's adult services Briarcourt Day Centre.

Girls Aloud will perform at Sheffield Arena on Wednesday 21 May.

Jimmy Tarbuck will be performing at the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds on Monday 26 May.

A medieval joust will be held at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds on Monday 26 May at 2:00pm.

The Manchester Camerata will be performing at Dewsbury Town Hall on Thursday 15 May, 7.30 pm.

Acoustic guitarist John Power is set to entertain the crowds at the Gassienda in Keighley on Thursday 17 April.

Oh! What A Night the musical is coming to Bradford's St George's Hall on Wednesday 21st May.

Robots In Disguise will play at Rio's in Leeds on Wednesday 21 May.

Josie Lawrence is set to play a spymaster in Tom Stoppard's Hapgood at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds from Thursday 1 May to Saturday 24 May.

Armley Mills Museum in Leeds will be hosting special Steaming Up days from Saturday 24 May to Monday 26 May.

The National Media Museum in Bradford will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in a very special way on Wednesday 28 May.

A special exhibition of art inspired by World War II will be on display at Huddersfield Art Gallery until Saturday 31 May, between 10:00am and 4:00pm.