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Coming Up, Education - May and June 08 - Short Courses
	Hull College offers a wide range of friendly and informal learning opportunities in venues across Hull and East Yorkshire. We are proud of our reputation for providing people with a positive, relaxed and supportive 'return to learning' experience - people just like you! Download the handy guide here Summer School 2008 brochure.pdf for all details of the exciting Summer School programme. A range of short courses Read more...

Coming Up, Capoeira Workshops in Hull at the Spring Bank Community Centre
	Kingston Capoeira present a series of 5 Capoeira workshops in Hull, taught by the brilliant teacher, Mestre Valdir da Silva (of Capoeira Conviver, Santos, Brazil). Capoeira is an exciting mix of African-Brazilian movement and non-contact martial arts. Combining graceful movement and music, these fun sessions are also a great Read more...

Coming Up - 7th to 25th July 08 - Free Adult Education Courses
	Community Education's Summer School will be at the KC Stadium, 7th to 25th July. All courses are for learners aged 19+ and will be FREE except to some overseas learners. Please ring 01482 381968 for details. Read more Coming Up ...

Coming Up, Wednesday 2nd July - Simon Armitage Reads at Waterstones
	One of Britain's favourite poets and an avid music lover (not to mention GCSE syllabus favourite), Simon Armitage will be talking about his new book, Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-Star Fantasist (£16.99). We're really looking forward to having good old Armitage back in Hull, and even though Gig is of the music genre, his poetry fans will be able to get their copies of his many Read more...

Coming Up - Wednesday 2nd July 08 - Death by Comedy at The Window Bar, The George Hotel, Land of Green Ginger, Hull
	A night of comedy and mayhem with performances from a minimum of 4 top comedians with a headline slot from Sheffield Comedian Gareth Urwin. A night not to be missed. 8.00pm. Tickets £3.50/£3.00 NUS Read more Coming Up ...

Coming Up, Charity - Saturday 5th July 08 - Phoenix Challenge
	The HERIB local walk/run this year is The Osmotherley Phoenix, an annual walk/run across The Yorkshire Moors. You can choose from 30, 26, or 17 mile route; therefore you can design the challenge that suits you, providing you with a great sense of achievement when accomplished! After an exhilarating challenge you arrive back into Osmotherley to their Read more...

Coming Up, Friday 11th July 08 - K-Fest at Kingswood College of Arts - Line Up Announced
	The Paddingtons headline playing new material from their second album as well as classics from debut long player First Comes First. From Leeds, The Sugars join the party the same week their debut album The Curse Of The Sugars hits the shelves. Watch out for them on NME / MTV2. Also on the bill Kill Surf City, The Riffs, GST Cardinals and Tom Ritchie Read more...

Coming Up, Education - Thursday 26th June and Monday 30th June 08 - Sexual Health Course
	A need assessment was carried out by Cornerhouse with both parents and workers earlier this year to explore some of the issues that prevent parents from talking to their children about sexual health. On the back of this research a course has been developed to equip workers with the skills to enable parents to talk to their children about sexual health. Read more...

Coming Up - Sunday 29th June 08 - Teenage Cancer Trust Show Starring Blah Blah Blah, The Strums And The Strands At Adelphi Club Hull

We all know someone who has suffered from cancer, but just imagine if that someone was still of a school or college age? Each day six UK teenagers are diagnosed with cancer. What kind of life are they going to have just as they are beginning an often long and complicated journey into adulthood? The Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 27th June 08 - ThisisUll Live Featuring The Favours, O and Fado Rock At Adelphi Club Hull.
	Same as it ever was this month with three hot bands last Friday of the month at Adelphi. First up The Favours fresh from the One Up On You single tour and a host of acoustic fixtures this is full band with new guitarist Chris Marsay. Eager to see how Chris ex- Morphines now Holy Orders fame, fares with The Favours. Read more...

Coming Up, Friday 27th June 08 - Arthur Street Enterprises' (ASEs) Open Day
	23 Arthur Street, Hull. From 11.30am till 6.30pm. FREE Ever wondered what lies behind the mysterious big black gates at 23 Arthur Street? Well, on Friday 27th June from 11.30am you can find out! You are more than welcome to come and have a look round our solar-powered green business park. The park is home to a hub of highly successful Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 26th June 08 - The Humber Foul Mouth at The Square, Springbank, Hull
	Poetry Is Dead is the debut show from Hull poets Joe Hakim and Mike Watts. Tonight is your chance to see them perform at The Humber Foul Mouth ahead of their first appearance at The Camden Fringe in August this year. Taking performance poetry by the throat, this show is an unflinching observation of life in the twenty-first century, Read more...

Coming Up, Community - 15th to 21st June 08 - Refugee Week 2008 Events Throughout the Week
	The Land of Green Ginger - A participatory art project by Fabiane Perrella / Flour at Paragon Station Open to Public 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd June from 10am until 6pm. The Land of Green Ginger will explore spaces of encounters between refugees who have moved into Hull and their host communities and aims to promote mutual Read more...

Coming Up, Community - June 18th to 21st - Lajee Center UK Arts and Culture Tour
	The thoughts and voices of the new generations of Lajee Center in Aida Refugee Camp, Palestine, have been spreading across the world through their photographic exhibitions, dance, films, and books. They are speaking out to the world through their art. Their exhibitions have been shown in Palestine, UK, France, Holland, Italy, Australia, and the US. Read more...

Coming Up - Saturday 21st June 08 - Metalore's Midsummer Metal Madness at Expression Nightclub at The Dorchester Hotel
	Come Saturday 21st June, Hull is to be privy to the country's first Summer Solstice Pagan Metal Festival. Headlining shall be Irish Rockers Sirocco, who could well be the finest band to come out of Ireland since Thin Lizzy. As well as maintaining a strong folk element, Sirocco can thrash with the best of em. This band is not to be missed Read more...

Coming Up - 20th June 08 - Yo-Yo Indie Club Night Launch at Fibbers, York
	The Yo-Yo Club night was founded in 1995 and has been hugely successful ever since on Saturdays in Hull and Lincoln. Not only popular with Indie clubbers, Yo-Yo has a whole host of celebrity fans who include Pete Doherty, The Cribs, The View, The Strokes, Kate Nash, Steve Lamacq, Shed Seven, The Enemy and The Holloways Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 19 June 08 - Yorkshire Independent Music Network at The Adelphi Club
	Are you a musician/DJ, promoter, record label , manager, venue manager, publisher, writer, composer, music shop, music educationalist ...? Would you like your chance to form a large music network and awards ceremony that will support and strengthen the whole music sector in Yorkshire and the Humber? Read more...

Coming Up - Saturday June 14th 08 Chas And Dave At Beverley Memorial Hall In Association with K2 Entertainment And support from cowfisH
	K2 Entertainment branch out into band management with local band cowfisH after organizing a series of successful corporate events and guest speakers. They also organize functions/events with the fundraising arm of The Beverley War Memorial Hall On Saturday June 14th we have our most ambitious event to date, when Chas and Dave have agreed to come and play Read more...

Coming Up - 30th May 08 - ThisisUll Live at The Adelphi
	This month we feature a very special line up of acoustic acts and DJ fun with TopGun. The acoustic special will feature Man Made Noise (PWR) (ex Ernest front man Terry) playing tracks from his debut album Working Title Title to be released later this year. Don't miss this last chance to see Man Made Noise before he leaves Hull Read more...

Coming Up - Sunday 1st June 08 - Hull Aid Benefit Gig for Myanmar (Burma) at The Piper Club
	Friends of thisisUll.com are rallying troops, calling in favours and looking to the good people of this city to support this special event to raise funds to add to the D.E.C. Appeal. We CAN make a difference! Confirmed bands so far: We Don't Dance to Love Songs, The Charge, Mountain Goat Frenzy, Mammal Hum. Spoken word from Mike Watts and DJ Andy Foghorn on the decks. Read more...

Coming Up - Saturday 24th May 08 - Festival Without Fields at The Welly
	Festival Without Fields 08 is a one day festival taking place at the Welly. With a music policy genre spanning from indie electro to rock, emo and drum n bass; there's even a bit of reggae and dubstep thrown in for good measure. Spread over 3 rooms and with more than 20 artists performing, the line up so far includes Robots in Disguise, Hot Club de Paris, The Metros, Elle Milano Read more...

Coming Up, Community - Friday 23rd May 08 - Gig in the Village at Ferriby Village Hall
	Following the very successful Ferriby Christmas Party, which provided a great deal of excitement and involvement within the village, another charity event has been organised to raise money for disadvantaged youths in the region. The event is being supported by some of the area's top talent: TripManhattan - Powerful and intelligent Read more...

Coming Up, - Fiday 16th May 08 - Moonbeams at The Old Town Hall, Driffield
	The last night of its kind until Autumn, May's Moonbeams - organised as always by Leila Slater - follows hot on the heels of other Moonbeams evenings that have featured the high-profile likes of former Seahorses frontman Chris Helme, The Hall Brothers, Duncan McFarlane, and Hayley Hutchinson. Scheduled to boast the wonderful talents of five acts, Read more...

Coming Up - 17th to 21st May 08 - The Finery - Hull Creative Arts Group Exhibition
	Appreciating the Finer Things in Life From 17th to 21st May three units on the upper deck of Princes Quay Shopping Centre will be transformed from retail outlets into a cultural spectacle by the works of 26 students from Hull School of Art and Design in an exhibition entitled The Finery. The students have collectively formed the Hull Creative Arts Group and are a new artistic phenomenon for the city. Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 9th May 08 - Pure Techno 4th Birthday Party at The Welly
	It's Pure Techno's 4th birthday party at The Welly. Two of underground techno's most respected and exciting names are appearing! Upstairs - Makaton (live set), Mark Hawkins, Idiotek Downstairs - Messica, Volcanics, Ben Jammin, Endoflevelbaddie Admission £6/5members Read more...

Coming Up, Education - Thursday 6th March 08 - GaFA Xtra Training Day
	Wednesday 7th May - Understanding Time Management Are you: Frustrated at the end of the day? Not completing half the things you wanted? Have more on your 'to do' list than you can get done? Would you benefit if you could: Handle your projects and deadlines in a timely way? Make more progress on your goals? Feel more in control? Read more...

Coming Up, Community - Saturday 10th May 08 - The Great Plant Giveaway
	A large group of churches in Driffield have been preparing a massive gift for the people of Hull, and it will be unveiled on Saturday 10 May at New Life Church in Hull. Realising thousands of gardens had been hit by last summers floods, Church goers in and around Driffield decided they did not want Hull to remain a "forgotten city", Read more...

Coming Up, Monday 5th May 08 - Purple Worm Records 2nd Album Launch Party - Bollocks to Poverty On Tour at The Welly
	In association with Love Music Hate Racism, The Sesh, Stripped and Hull College. Bank Holiday Monday Special - Doors open 7pm - till late Purple Worm Records is showcasing all of their recently signed bands, producers and DJs. The event will be open to everyone over the age of 18 and would be a good chance for 'would be' artists Read more...

Coming Up - Sunday 4th May 08 - Howard Donald and DJ Sneak at Dèjà vu's 16th Birthday at The Welly
	Ballroom - Sexy House Howard Donald - The world famous superstar returns to his first love - house music for one very special and exclusive birthday Dj set! Plus Danny Hird Upstairs - Underground House DJ Sneak (Chicago) - The king of Chicago House jets in to drop some of his dirty jacking beats like only he can. Plus Twisted Groove DJs Terrace Bar - House Classics Dean Hultum, Wilko and Brodders Read more...

Coming Up, Charity - Sunday 4th May 08 - Medical Mayhem at Lamp
	Join in the Medical Mayhem and say thank you to the NHS nurses of this region and also raise funds for charity projects which directly help nurses and individuals wishing to become nurses. The fun starts at 4pm and finishes at closing time. Entry is £3.00, but NHS nurses with their ID badge get in absolutely free - this event is for them. Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 17th April 08 - Joseph Porter, Pog, Wob and CrackTown at The Adelphi Club
	4 class acts in this quality semi-acoustic, wacky evening. Don't miss it! Joseph Porter - Singer songwriter from that great group, Blyth Power, one of the first acts to play the Adelphi back in the radical 80's returns solo. Ex Zounds member who's played Glastonbury Festival and toured Europe extensively, playing with everyone from Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 25th April 08 - Sex Pistols Experience and Complete Control at The Welly Club
	Eight:Zero presents the amazing Sex Pistols Experience plus Hull's very own Clash tribute, Complete Control Live at The Welly From 10.30pm to 3.00am. Hosted by Paul Dakeyne (Eight:Zero) Tickets: £7 available from www.giveitsomewelly.com Johnny Rotter takes to the stage with all the manic, man-possessed energy required to leave any audience spell-bound, with 'stare' and Read more...

Coming Up - From Wednesday 23rd April 08 - Events at The Warren
	The Warren Young Peoples' Project will be running a number of events throughout April and May. The programme of events is as follows: 23rd and 24th April 24 hour learning challenge - Warren Circus Accredited circus course. Learn how to put on theatre make up, dress up and do circus tricks. Read more...

Coming Up - Significant Pursuits April Friday 25th
	As part of a weekend of events organised by Hull Time Based Arts and New Work Yorkshire, Leeds-based pastime enthusiast Andy Abbott would like your input to help celebrate activity led by Hull people. Andy has designed a special board game of Significant Pursuits that you are warmly invited Read more...

Coming Up - 25th - 27th April - Time & Tidal Flow - A weekend of Live Art and Contemporary Performance
	A collaboration between Hull Time Based Arts www.hulltimebasedart.co.uk and New Work Yorkshire www.newworknetwork.org.uk/newworkyorkshire 4 new and original live art and contemporary performance projects linked by the theme of change have been developed through HTBA's new commissioning scheme. Friday 25th April Read more...

Coming Up, Saturday 26th April 08 - Baby and Toddler Nearly New Sale at Beverley memorial Hall
	Quality as good as new items on sale including: Baby and children's clothing, Toys, books and games, Nursery equipment, Maternity wear, Also come and find out about activity classes that are happening in your area. 9.30am - 12pm Beverley Memorial Hall If you would like to know more about the event or would like to book a table please visit www.babyfairs.weebly.com Read more...

Coming Up, Friday 18th April 08 - Overnight Ghost Hunt at RAF Holmpton with Ian Lawman
	Fans of the paranormal are invited to the haunted RAF Holmpton with TV Medium Ian Lawman. Ian has starred on Living TV's Most Haunted. The evening will start with a ghost and history walk of the location, detailing real life history and ghostly sightings. Following on from this, an equipment demonstration will be given showing the types of paranormal equipment Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 17th April 08 - Ladies Who Like to Lunch at Cave Castle Hotel, South Cave
	Are there any ladies out there who like to lunch? HERIB are holding an exclusive ladies only lunch at the wonderful Cave Castle Hotel with guest speaker Valerie Wood, local author and winner of the Catherine Cookson prize listen to how it all began. This is a great excuse to dress up and enjoy lunch with a few friends - a real girly day out for all, Read more...

Coming Up, Saturdays in April - Artlink Workshops
	Artlink are holding Saturday workshops throughout April for children and young people, taking place at Artlink, 87 Princes Ave from 10.30am-12pm. Take a look at the topics being covered and see what takes your kids' fancy! Please note - all children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Read more...

Coming Up - 15th to 20th April 08 - Glimmer, The 6th Hull International Short Film Festival
	The Hull International Short Film Festival returns with a new name and attitude, from 15th April 2008. Glimmer will provide audiences with the very best new short films from across the world alongside numerous special events and exclusive guests. Highlights of this year's festival will include the Glimmer Award for Best International Short Read more...

Coming Up - Wednesday 9th April 08 - The Blueskins with Kill Surf City and Kalel's Cape At Adelphi Club Hull
	The Blueskins have always been a highly regarded band, habitually playing scintillating live shows, receiving critical acclaim and wowing audiences. Now the music from the four piece from Garforth/Leeds is known throughout the country by way of that Lynx advert featuring the song Change My Mind. The Blueskins will be stopping of in Hull 9th April Read more...

Coming Up, Thursday 3rd April 08 - Goodwin Volunteer Doula Service Conference: Stamping the Volunteer Doula Footprint on the UK
	On 3rd April 2008, the Goodwin Volunteer Doula Service will be holding a national conference to launch a replication model of the highly successful service which has been running in Hull for the past 2 and a half years. The purpose of the project in Hull has been to train volunteers to be doulas or 'birthing partners' for women across Hull who Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 27th March 08 - Music Exchange at The Dorchester Hotel
	Hosting the night as usual is harriWattsband and tonight they'll be introducing 3 fantastic acts: Circus Envy - A rootsy five piece based in East Yorkshire, who eschew the indie rock zeitgeist in their home town in favour of a sound equally influenced by classic rock, folk and americana. Martin Wharton - A very talented local guitarist singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 28th March 08 - Agnelli & Nelson at Eat Your Words at The Welly
	Worldwide festival and Gatecrasher headliners, Agnelli and Nelson are one of the most successful trance artists ever! Productions include the anthemic Everyday, Wear That Dress, El Nino and Jules Radio1 Show favourite for 5 weeks running, Just When I Think there's an answer. After this string of top 20 hits in the UK and entering the top 100 DJ World Read more...

Coming Up - Wednesday 26th March 08 - Off The Road at The Adelphi
	Much has been made of Liverpool's cultural heritage of late; a City of Culture, no less! Geographically isolated, Hull is a city more Off The Road than on it. We at Urban Artz believe Hull is just as culturally rich and diverse, as that other former fishing and slaving community. Judge for yourselves in the convivial surroundings of Read more...

Coming Up - 28th March 08 - ThisisUll Live at The Adelphi
	Mermaids in the Basement from Withernsea contested the final of the Ringside Band Comp. 07 where they impressed this particular judge with their musicality and stage presence. thisisUll's breakthrough band playing live with friends Black and White Tango Alternative Indie awash with classical edifice and stirring vocals. Read more...

Coming Up, Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th March 08 - Hull Real Ale and Cider Beer Festival
	Sponsored by The Co-operative Group, the 2008 Hull Real Ale and Cider Beer Festival takes place this year at a new venue - The Horncastle Building, George Street (beside North Bridge). With 75 Real Ales ( 34 served by hand pumps), 25 Real Ciders and Perries as well as Belgian and German bottled beers, the 3 day festival promises to bring some Read more...

Coming Up, Monday 24th March - Easter Monday Oxjam Charity Gig at Sharkeys Live
	Easter Monday sees the third Oxjam charity gig organised by Music HQ as well as the launch gig for brand new Hull City Centre live music venue, Sharkeys who are going to be running three original music nights every Week. Featuring fifteen great local and not so local acoustic/unplugged acts this promises to be an Read more...