Events Around Leicestershire

Pantomime Company are pleased present ‘Beauty and the Beast’ – a brand new Pantomime for the Concordia. A fantastic mix of exciting song and dance, stunning costumes and scenery together with fast moving comedy. Join us all for a tale as old as time. Script by John Hill and Alan P Frayn.

Weekly, Tuesday lunchtime Jazz Session with The Titanic Jazz Band. Guest musicians and singers are welcome. Food available

Come and visit our board games cafe and retail store where we have a great selection of board and card games to either buy or play in store. We have disabled access and baby/child friendly facilities too and a number of events alongside our regular games playing.

Come and visit our board games cafe and retail store where we have a great selection of board and card games to either buy or play in store. We have disabled access and baby/child friendly facilities too and a number of events alongside our regular games playing.

Do something different with your lunch break at the SMASHing Pop-up Cafe and Creative Marketplace. Feast on healthy, homemade, hot/cold, veggie/vegan dishes such as curries, sandwiches, soups and cakes. Plus range of hot and cold beverages. Guests are welcome to eat in or take away.

Weekly, Thursday Lunchtime Jazz session with different bands each week of the month in rotation: 1st Thursday: The Secret Jazz Band 2nd Thursday: The Jazz Crew 3rd Thursday: The New Orleans Hotshots Jazz Band 4th Thursday: The Lazy Alligators Jazz Band 5th Thursday (when it occurs): one or other of these Bands.

Top DJs playing the best Rock ‘n’ Roll dance music from the 1950’s onwards to Jive, Bop and Stroll to. A fun evening – have a dance, have a drink and meet new friends. A friendly club, everyone made welcome. Can’t dance? We offer a lesson for non-dancers from 7.30 to 8.30pm, cost £4.

Are you interested in Leicester’s 20th Century heritage? Perhaps you have a relative who lived in Leicester and served or died in WW1 or WW2? Then why not come along and support our exhibition at the Leicester War Memorials Rescue Project.

The January Concert with the Loughborough Orchestra presents something a little out of the ordinary, bringing to the audience a Trombone Concerto with soloist Rhiannon Symonds.

Time to discover the science behind one of the world’s most popular TV franchises, if you can come out from behind the sofa for long enough of course! Join the National Space Centre for a fun family weekend where we look at the fact behind the fiction.

A seven piece band playing the old style New Orleans jazz, recreating the music of the crescent city, be it a stomp, blues, hymn, spiritual or pop song of the day. In the style of the late great, Bunk Johnson, George Lewis and Kid Thomas bands. Our motto is "helping to keep the real jazz alive".

The follow up exhibition to the Famous Fifty is Fifty Fantastic Females, a touring exhibition celebrating the Rights of Women Centenary 1918-2018. This exhibition features famous women from history like Boudicca, and local suffragette Alice Hawkins to modern author Julia Donaldson creator of the Gruffalo’s Child.

Opportunity to call and have your items valued by professional valuers from Hansons Antiques. Bring along up to two items from your family heirloom to find out if they are worth the fortune you think. Only £2.00 per person ... two items per person allowed.

Join us for the half season review at our Open Supporters Forum in February. During the evening supporters will have the chance to hear from the current coaching staff. In addition, there will be an opportunity to ask the panel of coaches questions related to the season-to-date and the team.

This is an appointment only session. Please make an appointment. If you have an appointment but are unable to attend please cancel the appointment to enable other donors to attend. To book an appointment or register to give blood, please visit www.blood.co.

Sit back in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium as high school no-hopers, Bill and Ted, leap in and out of history, meeting such people as Napoleon, Socrates and Billy the Kid on the way. Bill S Preston Esquire (Alex Winter) and Ted Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeves) are in danger of flunking History class.

The talk will focus on peregrine falcons within the Midlands and their incredible story of survival and recovery. Illustrated by images and interesting stories of peregrines and the latest research findings from the UK and beyond. Dr.

The orchestra is back! Helix Ensemble is returning to St Andrew’s Church in Countesthorpe LE8 5QX on Saturday 9th February at 7.30pm for a concert of music by Haydn and Ravel, much of it inspired by dance music.

February 2019 will be the third visit to Concordia by The Backbeat Beatles. For February they will be performing a new show to represent The Fab Four’s appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and the 50th anniversary of what was to be the final public performance on the 30th January 1969 of The Beatles, when the band,...

Join us for an unforgettable night, with cocktails, fine dining and romance beneath the stars. Arrive to spectacular cocktails and a chance to explore the iconic 42m high Rocket Tower, before heading to the heart of the exhibition to enjoy a four-course dinner.

Take part in Destination Space… Deep Space Telescopes, Martian Missions, UK Spaceports and more. Destination Space is an exciting new programme for families looking at the very latest adventures in space exploration and celebrating the space science, engineering and people that make it happen.

Household goods,adult and childrens` clothing ,toys and games bric a brac ,books and loads more! Refreshments available.In aid of Church Funds.

Just under 3 acres, almost completely organic garden and paddock with fabulous panoramic views. Early in the season a pleasing display of snowdrops, wood anemones, fritillaries, daffodils, bluebells and tulips.

Amateur production - She’s performed at the infamous Ziegfeld Follies but Fanny Brice will take to the stage at the Concordia for one week only in February 2019! FUNNY GIRL is a musical theatre classic.

PUB QUIZ IS BACK! After a short hiatus, Pub Quiz returns to Welford Road as supporters try to defeat the Tigers team and win prizes. It promises to be a great evening of fun, so grab your mates and start studying up!