Friday 9th May 2008


<Events

Flea and Craft Market, Ossett Town Hall, weekly, 9am-3pm. Free.



Rock and Pop


Jazz

Bootleg Eric Band - All-star UK octet at Wakefield Jazz, £13, 8.30pm.


Nightclubs

House, dance and chart at Havana bar, club and lounge from 8pm
Start the Weekend at Quest, Westgate, 5 rooms of music, £4 b4 11pm.
Kinki Indie at Zone Club. Indie upstairs, rock and metal downstairs. £2 entry.
Cocktails and Champagnes with drinks offers and resident DJ at Bar Lush, until 2am.
Fight for your right to party at Tryst, until 1am.
WF One Bar, 2-4-1 cocktails all night until midnight.
Cash Poker Night at Shooters Pool Bar, Upper Kirkgate, 7.30pm.
Funky house at The Pink Lizard.
Louder Than Bombs at Escobar, with live bands. Open 'til 4am.
Karaoke night at Two Brewers, Ossett.
Karaoke with Jill (Wakefield Express Karaoke winner), 8.30pm, Park Tavern, Ossett.
Karaoke disco at The Four Ways Pub, Three Lane Ends, Castleford, free, 8pm.
Soul and Motown at The Office, Silver Street, free entry until late.



Exhibitions

Lion 3D at the National Media Museum, Bradford, various times, 0870 7010200.
Natalie Kay: New Drawings at the Peep! Gallery, Ossett.


Theatre

Treasure Island at Bradford Alhambra, £12, 7pm, 01274 431052.
Mack and Mabel by the Kippax Amateur Operatic Society (KAOS) at Castleford Civic Centre, May 5-10, 7.15pm, £7, 0113 287 4564.



Health and Body

T'ai Chi at Alice Bacon Community Centre, Normanton, 10-11am, contact 01977 689244.
Balne Lane Yoga Group at Balne Lane Community Centre, contact 251516.
T'ai Chi at St Peter's Church, Walton, 10-11am, contact 376027.
Yoga Class at Crigglestone Village Institute, 7-8.30pm, £5 per class, contact 240279.
Stretch 'n' Relax at Lupset Healthy Living Centre, St Georges Crypt, Broadway, Lupset, 11.45-12.30am.
Wakefield Walking Club walks every Saturday. New members welcome. Contact 255536 or 279449.
Bosom Buddies, Breast Feeding Group, the Castle Centre, Barnsley Road, 11am -12.30pm. More information from Sam on 246932.


Dance classes

Belly Dancing, Freeston Business & Enterprise College, Normanton. 6.00 - 7.30 pm. contact 01924 302565
Northern Jive at Walton Sports & Social Club.
Tea dances weekly with the Friends of Stanley Community Centre, Lake Lock Road, 1.30-4pm, £1.50.
Adult tap for beginners. 7-8pm. £4. Wilton Dance Studios, Peterson Road, Wakefield. Contact 373256.
Beginners ballroom dancing, 8.30-9.30pm. £4. Jubilee Hall, Townley Road, Wakefield. Contact 373256.
Street dance, disco, latin & ballroom classes, Wrenthorpe Village Hall. All levels. 4.30-6.30pm. Contact 07967120147.
Sequence Dancing at Normanton Community Centre. Tea Dance 1.30-3.30pm,£2. Beginners class 12.30-1.15pm,£3, 256624.
English Folk Dancing, Wrenthorpe Village Hall, 7.30-9.30pm. Contact 01226 727376.



Courses

Short Mat Carpet Bowls at Denhale ARC, Denhale Avenue, 2-4pm, £2, 384078.
Weekly introductory workshops in floral art and design at Horbury Community Centre, 1.15pm, free, contact 01977 725247.
Young Peoples' Jewellery Workshop at 2 Sagar Street, Castleford, noon-4pm, 01977 556741.
Music for Minors, Kodály based music classes for young children aged four months to five years at Christ Church, Ossett, term-time only, 275818.
Family Tree course at Balne Lane Centre. 1-3pm. Contact 373558.
International Plastic Modellers Society, second Friday of every month from 7.30pm at Netherton WMC. Contact 820264.
Home Educating In Yorkshire at Sunshine Library, St George's Community Centre, Lupset. 1-5pm. 01924 666225.


Societies and groups

Wakefield Art, Craft & Plants, at St. Marys Church, Horbury Junction, 2pm.


While every effort is made to ensure that listings are up to date, we advise readers to contact event organisers before attending.
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Saturday 10th May 2008


Events

Rock and Pop


Nightclubs / bars

The Best Night in the UK at Quest and Mustang Sally's, 5 rooms of music until 4am, £5 b4 11pm.
House & Electro at Passion Bar. From 7.30pm. Free Entry.
Cocktails and Champagnes with drinks offers and resident DJ at Bar Lush, until 2am.
Fight for your right to party at Tryst, until 1am.
WF One Bar, 2-4-1 cocktails all night until 1am.
Indie Rock & Alternative at Escobar. Open 'til 4am.
Theme Night at Two Brewers, Ossett.
Emerald at O'Donohues. Free.
Soul and Motown at The Office, Silver Street, free entry until late.
Just ViBeZ at Base, the Bull Ring, until 2am, free.


Exhibitions

Lion 3D at the National Media Museum, Bradford, various times, 0870 7010200.
Natalie Kay: New Drawings at the Peep! Gallery, Ossett.


Health and Body

FA Football coaching for boys and girls, at the Denhale ARC, Denhale Avenue, aged 7–12, 10-11am, £2.
Tai chi class at Horbury Community Centre, Cluntergate, 2.30-3.30pm,
beginners welcome.
Wakefield Walking Club walks every Saturday. New members welcome. Contact 366655.
Martial Arts classes in Wado Ryu Karate, at Wakefield Karate and Martial Arts College, Thompson's Yard, children noon-2pm, adults 3-5pm, contact 386499.


Dance Classes

Jazz & Street Dance classes, Crofton Young Persons Centre, 8 to 14s, 10-10.45am.

Musical Theatre class, Shay Lane Primary School, all ages, 10.45-11.30am.

Jazz and Street classes, Crofton Young Persons Centre, 4 to 7s, 11.30am-12.15pm.

Children's tap & modern stage dance classes, The Methodist J&I School, Field Lane, Thornes. From 9.30am. Contact 332732.

Tango Yorkshire, Argentinean tango class, Healey Community Centre, West Park Road, Batley. £5 & £4. Contact: 0113 244 8798.

1st Steps Dance Class, The Deborah Coultish School of Ballet, East Ardsley Community Centre, East Ardsley. Contact 0113 2191249.

Ballet, tap and street jazz classes, Ali Greenwood Dancentre, St Johns J&I School, Belgravia Road, 314539, www.aligdancentre.co.uk



Courses

Music for Minors, Kodály based music classes for young children ages one to five, Walton Village Hall, 275818.


Sunday 11th May 2008


Events

Bernard Wrigley live at the Red Shed, 8pm.
Walk around Marsden and Scammenden area with the Wakefield Women's Walking Group, meet at Holmfield House car park, 8.30am.


Rock and Pop

Brookroyd Lane and Decadanze at Snooty Fox.


Jazz
White Eagles playing New Orleans jazz at the Grey Horse, Kirkgate, 2pm, free, contact 01924 215291.



Nightclubs / Bars

Music quiz and disco with Nick Prizes to be won at Park Tavern, Ossett.
Poker Night at Shooters Pool Bar, Upper Kirkgate, 7.30pm.
Live music including Jazz, blues, acoustic, 8pm, WF One Bar.
Magic 828 party night with DJ Carl Kingston at Elephant and Castle, Westgate. 8.30pm-12am. 70s and motown. Free entry.
Hip hop, R'n'B, house and funk with DJ Neil Roberts at Bing Bada Boom, Wakefield, 8pm-late.
Early sins, Mustang Sally's official warm up at Tryst, 2-4-1 all night
Shame On Sundays. Mustang Sally's, not recommended for the easily offended.
Open mic night O'Donohues.



Exhibitions

Lion 3D at the National Media Museum, Bradford, various times, 0870 7010200.
Natalie Kay: New Drawings at the Peep! Gallery, Ossett.



Health and Body

Martial Arts adult classes in Wado Ryu Karate, at Wakefield Karate and Martial Arts College, Thompson's Yard, 2-3pm, contact 386499.



Dance Classes

Salsa class, Escobar. From 7.30. £5. Contact 07791538783.

Salsa, Woodkirk Valley Country Club, Dewsbury Road, Tingley, £5, starts 8.30pm. Contact 07710123132.
Sequence Dancing at Lupset Lodge Social Club. 8.30-11pm. free entry. Contact 271199



While every effort is made to ensure that listings are up to date, we advise readers to contact event organisers before attending.