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InformationPositive Leeds is a cultaral magazine based in the city of Leeds. Tired of seeing nothing but negative news broadcast to us all across the media, Positive Leeds aims to bring you fresh, exciting and most importantly positive news happening right here in the city.

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Events In August - Page 4-5

Corn Exchange - Page 6-9

C O L L I D E R - Page 1O-11

Indifferent Matter - Page 12-13

Springsteen and I - Page 14-15

Food& Secret Gathering - Page 16-17

Leeds Sky Ride - Page 18-19

Kirkstall Festival - 2O-21

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EventsIn August

ArtIndiff,erent Matter: From Object to Sculpture July 25th - 2Oth OctoberHenry Moore InstituteThe exhibition pairs four key twentieth-century sculptures by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-96), Hans Haacke (b. 1936), Andy Warhol (1928-87) and Robert Smithson (1938-73) with a series of ancient objects.

LAURA PANNACKJuly 17th - 24th SeptemberWhite Cloth GalleryNew exhibition exposes the private world of young british naturists. A Ground breaking photography project by award-winning photographer, Laura Pannack.

It’s A Cut UpJuly 23rd - 12th OctoberThe Gallery At FlannelsThe exhibition shows the art of photomontage and assemblage. To celebrate this glorious art, It’s a Cut Up, has brought together the work of Peter Kennard, Graham Rawle, Chila Kumari Burman, Stephen Golding, Ian Killen, Jon Langford and Mark Lazenby.

Cartoons of Margaret ThatcherJuly 23rd July - 31st AugustLeeds GalleryPolitical Cartoons from the Thatcher years, covering a diverse range of subjects.

Spring Rain: Becky BeasleyJuly 12th - 22nd SeptemberLeeds Art GalleryIn this exhibition, British artist Becky Beasley explores relationships between photography and objects, the body and literature.

Through the Magic MirrorJuly 19th - 12th JanuaryLeeds MuseumThis exciting free exhibition, specially designed for children, brings Anthony Browne’s picture book world to life.

Northern SoleAugust 1st - 26th OctoberThe Craft Centre and Design GalleryNorthern ceramicist Hilary Simms showcases her raku fired forms in her first solo showcase here in the gallery.

SAA-uk Summer SchoolAugust 5th - 11th AugustLeeds College Of MusicAnnual Summer School is seven days of activities including music, visual art, in a safe and fun filled environment.

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio MisadventureAugust 8th, 7pm - 1OpmBrudenell Socail ClubPresented by RECON, Brudenell Social Club & Leeds Film.With shorts programme and a live performance by Sense of Adventure Tape Deck Orchestra.

Not Going To Gigs Is Killing Live Music!August 8th, 7:OOpm - 1O:OOpmThe PackhorseA night of loud music where punk meets steampunk!A great night out with BBBlackDog with support from Dirt Royal and Damaged.

Live At Ham - Fatal Bear AttackAugust 13th 7:3Opm - 9:3OpmFriends Of HamGrooves and irreverent pop tunes from this sax/guitar/percussion trio. To avoid audience disappointment the group play under the name ‘Fatal Bear Attack’, in the hope that you’ll be pleasantly surprised when hearing the trio’s mellow tones.

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Bugsy Malone - Film/Evening PerformanceAugust 11th -12:3Opm to 11:OOpmOutlaws Yacht ClubSneaky Experience’s sister company, Sneaky Cine, announces a one-off intimate special. For these sneaky shenanigans you’ll need to dress in your finest prohibition-era garb to enter the world of Fat Sam’s Grand Slam, with dancing girls, boxing and a photo-booth; with flappers, gangsters and wise-guy actors drawing guests into the action.

Sneaky Cine Presents CatfishAugust 28th 2O13 6:OOpm - 9:OOpmWhite Cloth GalleryProduced in 2O1O, this film has created a whole new meaning of the term «Catfish», and portrays an unsettling side to online social networking.

BlancanievesAugust 3rd -4th AugustHyde Park Picture HouseOf the recent plethora of Snow White movies, Berger’s silent, black-and-white take on the Grimms’ tale is the perhaps grimmest, but also the most imaginative.

First Floor - Summer In The CityJuly 29th - 22nd AugustWest Yorkshire PlayhouseFirst Floor is West Yorkshire Playhouse’s venue for you if you are aged 11 to 19 (14 to 25 with a learning disability). Whether you want to try something new or develop your skills, there are lots of different music, drama and art activities on offer.

Breeze On Tour - Roundhay ParkAugust 7th - 8th AugustRoundhay ParkThere is something for all young people aged O to 19 years! The Art Zone, Challenge Zone, Performance Zone (hosting the heats of the Breeze Has Talent competition), Play Zone, Sport Zone.

Leeds West Indian CarnivalAugust 26th, 12:OOpm - 5:OOpmPotternewton ParkHeld every August Bank Holiday Monday this spectacular parade regularly attracts crowds in excess of 1OO,OOO to the city making it one of the

Film & TheatreLeeds Minster Tour And TeaAugust 1Oth - 21st September Leeds MinsterLeeds Minster stands where Christians have worshipped for some 12OO years. Explore the treasures of this magnificent church in the company of a guide and then enjoy tea in the cafe.

IronCupcake:Leeds August - DisneyAugust 11th 2013 6:OOpm - 7:3OpmIronCupcake:Leeds is a friendly cupcake-baking competition in Leeds city centre, open for everyone to attend! Our next event is themed Disney and will feature up to 20 different cupcake entries.

The Depressed Cake ShopAugust 4th 1O:3Oam - 4:OOpmLeeds Corn ExchangeIt is part of a global network of shops selling only grey coloured cakes or cakes which reflect mental illness in some form or another to raise awareness of mental health issues and provide a platform for discussion.

Leeds PrideAugust 4thMillennium Square The 8th annual Leeds Gay Pride event in the city with headline act Sophie Ellis Bextor! Starting in Millennium Square at midday, the parade stage officially kicks off Leeds Pride with speakers and a selection of performances.

Citizen BikeAugust 1st - 11thLeeds Trinity Shopping Centre‘Citizen Bike’ is set to be as theatrical as it is competitive. Adapted with a mile-o-meter, a webcam keeps watch and allows the rest of the world to see the progress online. How many miles can you cycle?

City BeachAugust 1Oth - 1st SeptemberMillennium SquareCity Beach brings the excitement and fun of the seaside to Leeds city centre for three weeks during

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Leeds Corn Exchange15Oth Aniversary

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Design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick, the same man who designed Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Corn Exchanged opened its doors in on the 28th July 1863. It only stopped serving as a Corn Exchange in the early 90’s and now is home to designers, beauty parlours, jewellers, boutiques, restaurants and cafes.To celebrate its 150th anniversary a two day event took place to pay homage to the centre’s Victorian heritage which included a Gin Palace and several pop-up shops including a Victorian museum.

This amazing structure is tucked away and almost hidden in the city centre with all the surrounding buildings. It is only once you are inside that you appreciate the beauty of it, with its spectacular domed roof and wonderful upper balcony leading to the stores and giving you a remarkable view overlooking the entire centre. Key to making this space so magical, is that it has kept most of its original features and although it has been refurbished the interior is mostly the same as it was 150 years ago.

Inside the building over the weekend of the 27th & 28th there was a rather interesting looking Gin Palace created by artistic duo Lord Whitney and in association with Primo’s they were offering affordable Gin based drinks. On the menu you had A Spiffing G&T’, ‘A Rather Naughty Pink G&T’, ‘A Most Splendid Tom Collins’ and ’A Quintessential Double Shot Pimms No. 1 Cup’ along with soft drinks. Lord Whitney also created a old style peep thru for people to create their own fun Victorian photos.

A few of the empty shops had been transformed for the weekend and one by photographer/film - maker Simon Warner. Named the “Emporium of optical novelty” visitors were allowed to come and play and examine old optical illusions and some of the very first examples of moving image such as a kaleidoscope, zoetrope, flick books and a camera obscura which was outside turning the street upside-down!

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Other shops featured a pop-up Victoria museum run by Artemis, the Leeds Artefact and Art Loan Service who provided its collection of rare Victorian taxidermy, which either seemed to fascinated or scare the public. Next door to this on the upper balcony was a exhibition “Translated State: The essence of an industry which was created by Fine Line Arts which was a collection of work which was all inspired by Leeds Corn Exchanges past and present.

No event is complete with out a Victoria Sponge Cake competition and Clandestine Cake Club provided the basis for one spanning both days with the eventual winning being announced on the Sunday.

The whole event showed what a wonderful place Leeds Corn Exchange can be. re had a hive of activity throughout both days which is something you can’t say very often about the structure, often forgotten about and out the way people don’t tend to want to make that extra bit of effort to get there. Hopefully with this grand display and a growing reputation that will all change and the Corn Exchange will once again be thriving and full of shoppers on a daily basis.

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C O L L I D E RMexico Project Space has recently been the home of Collision, an exhibition by Richard

Taylor. During a residency that lasted a fortnight, Taylor produced several durational pieces forming together to create the installation. A soundtrack “Witch Mountain is just a lake” was

also present on the opening night. As Taylor invited friends into the space, they made sound which they added to the work.

The exhibition spanned two rooms; with a temporary wall being erected the gallery space became separated thus enabling each piece to inhabit its own space without interference from others. The artworks featuring in the show were “Collider”; a series of installations including a 35mm slide projection, a digital photograph, wooden shelves and eight model sculptures which were produced using the hands of each committee member at Mexico. Also included were: “Brace Brace” A 10x8 Kodak Kiosk photograph of part of a hand and “Dog Bite Crotch” - text on A3 card with a mirror below it - the text recapturing memories of a party being raided and the attempted effort of trying to get away before the gruesome inevitability of the title sinks in. “Expander” is a pencil drawing by Taylor again, with a mirror below the piece. “Font” is a collection of pieces: Dressing table, turkish lantern, tagine, baoding balls, paper bags, air drying modelling clay, clove oil, spray paint and found materials. “King Pe” again included objects such as roof insulation material (which was suspended in the air), peking opera masks, acrylic and found materials.

“Dogs or Kids” - this was a text written from two different landscapes in two different countries, which shared the same aspirational vantage through description. The text was performed during the Q&A session entitled “Give me your rhombus, I want to play without instructions.”

Not knowing much about the artist Richard Taylor or the area of work he was into, I found it hard to understand all of the works displayed. It did however look visually interesting and I was glad that I attended “Give me your rhombus I want to play without instructions” on the 17th July.It took place at the Henry Moore Institute in their seminar room which was lovely and cool and a welcome change from the sticky weather outside. Here I was able to gain an insight into the methods and thinking behind Taylor’s work. He talked about how he uses writing as a form of art and came upon the title for the show from a piece of text he is in the process of completing which will go into an art journal by an art group called 20 artists to be published at Glasgow CTA. He also went on to talk about the themes of his work and how they influence both writing and drawing.

The Collider show was another well executed show by Mexico Project Space and shows that they are growing and growing with this show concluding an exchange between themselves and Embassy Gallery in Edinburgh.

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Art Indifferent MatterIndifferent Matter pairs four sculptures by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Hans Hacke, Andy Warhol

and Robert Smithson. Each of the American artists challenges our ideas and conceptions of what sculpture can be by rethinking ways of displaying the works and even using materials

previously unthought of when it comes to sculpture.

As you walk into the space the first piece you see is that of Felix Gonzalez-Torres named “Untitled” (Placebo) - the gallery floor is a sea of silver wrapped sweets. Open for the public to consume as they wish, it is the Institute’s job to return the piece to its original size at the end of each day. This piece is paired with Neolithic jade bi discs and t’sung columns. These were found in burial sites of the Liangzhu between 3400-2250 BC in Northern-Eastern China with their original purpose still unknown.

Hans Haacke’s “Grass Cube” accompanies the two previous works in the first room and is a perspex box containing a tray of grass that has sprouted and will continue to grow over the course of the exhibition. Similar to “Untitled Placebo” the sculpture is dependent on the staff with the Perspex box being placed in natural light and checked on a regular basis to ensure it is growing. The work is coupled with a mineral with no name; having been recently discovered the mineral will be classified by the International Mineralogical Association the during time of Indifferent Matter making the piece an exciting prospect as we wait to hear of its name.

The next room is unlike anything I have seen when it comes to sculpture with Andy Warhol’s “Silver Clouds” floating around the room. Instantly you get a sense of surrealism and feel like you’ve just entered someone’s dream, the balloons half-filled with helium and blown around the room by fans in strategic places making sure they never seem to touch the ground. With all this going on you almost miss the work the balloons seem to be surrounding, two marble sculptures of a male pair of legs and a female bust by British artist Steven Claydon.

In the last room we find the work of Robert Smithson. His piece, “Asphalt Lump” - a piece of refuse from the production of steel - had already served Smithson’s intentions so he left it how he found it and presented it as an sculpture. Along with “Asphalt Lump” is a collection of eoliths - natural rocks that were once thought to be early man made tools and are still in museums today as the debates continue.

I have always been a huge fan of the Henry Moore Institute and this proves my reasoning behind that. Where we once thought of sculpture in a narrow minded way, these artists opened the world up to possibilities where sculpture can be anything from balloons floating and grass growing to a mineral waiting to be granted a name!

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Silver Clouds By Andy Warhol

Untitled (Placebo) By Felix Gonzalez Torres

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Film & Springsteen & I

When you decide to make a film about Bruce Springsteen fans you really have to understand a Springsteen fan. They are unlike any other music fan as you cannot simply just

like Bruce you have to love him and every fan knows when they fell for Springsteen be it when they first heard his unique sound way back in the 70s or can remember listening to him as a child on

long car journeys as their parents obsession became they own. With fans from every generation and every walk of life, this documentary of adoring fans shows you how one man’s music can literally change the life of so many.

The film opens up with the man himself “The Boss” singing “Spirit In The Night” - his own unique live version as all Bruce fans who have witnessed this will vouch for. The movie then goes on to show people describing Bruce in three words, my favourite being an elderly women’s “Happy, Handsome and Hot!” The film has this element of humour throughout, with dedicated fans telling you about their relationship with Bruce and how he has touched and changed their lives with some truly remarkable stories. With so many too choose from the ones that have stuck with me from the film would be the Elvis impersonator whose life long dream was to perform with Bruce. At one concert he managed to get himself pulled up onstage and performed All Shook Up with Springsteen. Another favourite would be the story of the busker who happened to see “The Boss” walking past. Being who he is, Springsteen decided to join him for fifteen minutes! There was the time also when a couple were taking their seats at the highest most far back seats at Madison Square Garden when a member of Bruce’s tour crew randomly exchanged their tickets for front row seats! To accompany these heart warming stories is footage from many a concert where the live energy that is produced show after show is captured for all to see. Ranging from black and white video of some of his very first performances right up to present day you get a feel of how long Springsteen’s been doing this and there are no signs of him giving up just yet. Each gig lasts well over three hours and more than a few go over four!

The film is a great homage to a living legend, a man who has a wonderful story telling talent and whose lyrics so many can relate to. The man is simply inspirational - I have been lucky enough to see him on five different occasions and after each show you feel like you have just witnessed something incredible which is nearly always the case! The film is made by fans and is indeed for the fans, with such a loyal and dedicated fan base from all across the world Springsteen seems to be bigger than ever with plenty more glory days to be had.

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Food& Secret GatheringFood& Secret Gathering was a celebration of fine food and drink put on by the wonderful

people at Food& and hosted by Lord Whitney. Food& was set up earlier this year by Ross Featherstone, Katy Lanceley, Jonathan Finch, Rosalind Stoughton and Christopher Nunn and

its aim is to allow talented individuals, creatives, cooks and makers to collaborate and share their skills and stories with the world.

The evening started with guests making their own pasta using old traditional methods. The participants then got to taste their delicious creations around a magnificently decorated table. This all taking part in CF Studio’s the home of Lord Whitney a creative partnership betweenAmy Lord and Rebekah Whitney. Chocolates were then served with a different wine to complement each distinctive taste.

As more and more guests arrived the demand for food increased and with Leeds Bread CO-OP and Friends Of Ham putting on a huge spread of coldmeats, sweet bread, tasty cheese wheels and the most amazing olives and chutneys I have ever tasted made sure no one was going home hungry. To accompany all this food& had provided drinks from Brooklyn Brewery and. As well as providing some amazing fruity cocktails with theguests being as to bring a certain fruit with them they themselves provided most the ingredients for the drinks created a sense of togetherness and ownership of the delightful drinks we were all consuming and are some rate they were that good.

If Food& continues to grow at the rate it is then there is not doubt that soon everyone in Leeds will be talking about the fantastic things they are doing. Great food and drink events are where socialboundaries are broken down and people can relax and get to know one another better, meet new people and learn about other peoples worlds. Food& has a strong aim and already has growing following behind them who all look forward to more and more events like this.

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Other Leeds Sky RideLeeds Sky Ride took place earlier in the month and it was great to see many people turn

up for a truly brilliant day of cycling and fun activities for all the family. The cycle route started at Victoria Gardens with Girls Aloud’s Kimberly Walsh acting as an ambasserder for the day

kicking off the event. The route looped around Leeds taking you right up to Hyde Park and through Leeds University campus and then back down into the city centre to the start.

You were able to stop off along the cycle route and take part in activites such as static bike racing on watt bikes, watching the tour de france on huge screen and joining team Go-Ride in Hyde Park at the BMX/Skate Park. The three activity centres were situated at Victora Gardens, Leeds University and Hyde Park giving the cyclists a well deserved rest and a chance to enjoy the glorious sun that had greeted all the riders on the day.

It was an odd day in Leeds not just because the sun was out but because the Sky Ride was taking place and so the roads were disserted and walking into town almost felt you had just walked onto the set of “28 Days Later” until you heard the sound of bicycle wheels in the distant getting closer and closer until a whole group of cyclist whizzed past you consisting of all age groups and whole families taking the oppourtunity to take to the roads.

Of course this time next year the roads of Leeds will be home to the start of the Tour De France and this was an excellent example of how Leeds will not only cope with that demand but excel in putting on such an huge event. With the popularity and success of Leeds Sky Ride It was clear to see that cycling is massive not only in Leeds but in Yorkshire with the people coming from far and wide. The event has done wonders to advertise the launch of the Tour De France next year and the whole city now awaits with excitement.

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Kirkstall FestivalWith the sun beaming down upon Leeds people came out in force to soak up the rays and

enjoy another fun pack day at Kirkstall Festival. Set in the picturesque grounds of the 12th Century Kirkstall Abbey the festival attracted crowds of around 16,OOO people and had

events and entertainment for people of all ages.

Seeing as the weather had been kind to us and it being far too hot for public transport I decided to walk to the festival which took just under an hour from my house. This gave me chance to appreciate my surroundings and as I drew closer and closer until finally getting to the festival. The gentle sound of water running in the distance from the River Aire greets you as you walk into the grounds, trying to get a glimpse of the river itself impossible as you are surrounded by over hanging trees and the stunning ruins of the Abbey itself.

Being set in such a place you almost forgot you are here for the festival until you reach the heart of the grounds where stalls and people go on for as far as the eye can see. With fairground rides, tea and dance areas, food & drink, eight performances arenas including comedy and live music there was definitely something for everyone to do. As I walked through the festival it was clear this was a great community event with everyone in good spirits and families enjoying both the weather and the festival.The festival was completely free to get into (you could give donations on your way in) and you could easily have a great day out without spending a penny which many people seemed to be doing by bringimg thier own food even having bbqs in some cases and enjoying the entertainment put on by the festival.

Making the festival free and open to everyone is the key to having a successful event like this as although many people might not give donations on there way in when they’ve had such a great day out they feel obligated to on there way out. This is important for Kirkstall Festival as it only receives a very small amount of funding and to keep it events and days like this alive we must all do our bit to ensure these days keep happening.

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