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Wedding Fayre

Date: 28th February 2010
Location: York Pavilion Hotel

This wedding fayre will take place in the beautiful setting of a Georgian country house hotel, and will feature a glass of bubbly and canapés on arrival, with exhibitors displaying everything for the perfect wedding day from cars to bridal gowns to stationary and cakes. 11am – 3pm; admission is free.

01904 622099 / weddings@yorkpavilionhotel.com

Katherine Jenkins

Date: 19th March 2010
Location: Sheffield Arena

Welsh mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins, the world’s most successful classical crossover artist, will appear in Sheffield with electric string quartet Escala.

Katherine will perform tracks from her latest album ‘Believe’. This new record sees her take a new and bold direction, working with award winning producer David Foster who is noted for discovering singers such as Celine Dion and Michael Bublé. Over the past six years, Katherine has defined the ‘crossover’ genre. Whether she is taking to the stage to perform Edith Piaf's ‘La Vie En Rose’ with Darcey Bussell or giving Leonard Cohen's ‘Hallelujah’ a classical twist, she is considered to be one of the most progressive artists of her generation.

0114 2 56 56 56 / www.sheffieldarena.co.uk

Romeo and Juliet

Date: 27th February 2010
Location: Leeds Grand Theatre

Until March 6th. Northern Ballet Theatre’s signature version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy will return to Leeds after ten years. NBT’s adaptation is a blend of classical ballet, drama and live music, and features all the traditional aspects: Montagues; Capulets; a ball; the balcony; fights; death; unrestrained passion; an all-consuming love and the ultimate tragedy.

Sets and costumes designed by the award-winning Lez Brotherston, dramatic dancing and Prokofiev's timeless score played live by the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra and featuring pieces such as the famous ‘Dance of the Knights’ promise to make NBT's critically acclaimed Romeo and Juliet ‘an unforgettable theatrical experience’.

0844 848 2701 / www.leedsgrandtheatre.com

The Masquerade Ball

Date: 26th March 2010
Location: Burn Hall, Huby, York

Burn Hall will present an evening of enchantment and fantasy at The Masquerade Ball in aid of Help for Heroes. The event will start with a champagne reception followed by a five course meal, and the dress code is black tie and masks. Entertainment will be provided by internationally renowned band, Huge. Tickets cost £75 per person.

The event is a flag ship evening to showcase all Burn Hall has to offer in aid of a most deserving charity. Help for Heroes has been nominated as the Burn Hall charity of the year. The organisation was formed to help those who have been wounded in Britain’s current conflicts.

01347 825400 / www.burn-hall.co.uk

Bradford International Film Festival

Date: 18th March 2010
Location: National Media Museum, Bradford

Until March 28th. Bradford has been showing films since the beginning of the 19th century, and more than a century later its association with cinema continues to evolve. The 16^th Bradford International Film Festival will span 11 days packed full of favourite flicks, plus premieres and previews.

Plenty of special guests will be invited, allowing film fans to hear the stories behind their favourite stars and movies through talks and screenings.

The event will also include a ‘Widescreen Weekend’ on March 26^th – 29^th, which will begin, fittingly, with a screening of ‘2010’, Peter Hyams’ sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s now classic science fiction film, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’.

0870 70 10 200 / www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/biff

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