Art On Fridays @ Chapel FM
Fri 17th January - Fri 28th March
Brand new Art opportunities at Chapel FM Arts Center
Events
Have a look through all of our events (please note this includes our past events). You can filter the results to find the kind of events you are particularly interested in.
Burns Night at Chapel FM
Fri 24th January, 7:30pm
Chapel FM’s annual Burns Night, returns! Come join us for a night filled to the brim with tributes to the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns and as always haggis, neeps and tatties will be available.
Chapel FM Film Night: Little Shop of Horrors
Fri 31st January, 7:00pm
Film Night is back!!! We have heard your requests for more musicals.
A Flower Is Not A Rat
Sat 15th February, 7:30pm
A weave of Jewish stories as told by Ruth Steinberg
Irish History Month- Men at Lunch
Fri 14th March, 7:00pm
In celebration of Irish History Month and in association with Irish Arts Foundation,
Previous events
Chapel FM Jazz Collective
Wed 18th December, 8:00pm
CJC is always evolving its music and the repertoire. For this final performance of 2024 expect a mix of jazz, groove, and Afro beat. The set will feature music from Wayne Shorter, Fela Kuti, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell amongst others
Blue Owl Performance Loft: Youth Open Mic – December 2024
Wed 18th December, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Contact martin@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up.
Through Our Eyes – Music Ensemble Album Launch Concert
Sat 14th December, 7:00pm
This special performance also celebrates the launch of Through Our Eyes first-ever album and will also feature the world-premiere screening of a music video "The Good, the Bad and the Disabled."
Christmas Choir Concert – Vocologee Choir
Thu 12th December, 7:00pm
Join us for an evening of festivities and a Christmas sing-a-long at Chapel FM Arts Centre.
RECOVERY CHAIR
Sun 8th December, 5:00pm
For the duration of the festival, Chapel FM has hosted The Recovery Chair. We hear poems and stories written by writers inspired by it.
TOWER OF SONG (W.O.A 2024)
Sun 8th December, 3:00pm
Nicky and Carl host ‘Recovery’-inspired songs showcasing the creativity of the songwriters who perform at their monthly Tower of Song nights.
CLEAR OUT YOUR CLOSET
Sat 7th December, 7:30pm
Another vibetastic night of big-hearted poetry and music presented by the COYC collective presented by Michelle Scally Clarke
TAKING THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE STARS
Sat 7th December, 5:45pm
When a girl unwittingly releases the sun, moon and stars, it has life-changing consequences. Gripping story from Vickie Orton with music and song.
SOUNDING THE WORD JAM
Sat 7th December, 5:00pm
Music from the workshop with Laura Sutcliffe played for the very first time in the radio theatre
THE FORGERY
Sat 7th December, 4:00pm
1905: Colonel Gascoigne from Lotherton Hall is visiting a friend in London when a telegram dramatically alters his plan. Brian Hull dramatises a local true story
FORTIFIED SPIRITS
Sat 7th December, 2:00pm
Treadlight Theatre presents this funny and touching play about love and loss by Spike Marshall.
MUSEUM OF RELICS
Sat 7th December, 1:00pm
Stories about the strange and enchanting objects left behind in old books from Italian writer, bookstore owner and book resurrector Giovanni Spadaccini.
WORKSHOP: SOUNDING THE WORD
Sat 7th December, 1:00pm
Join musician/poet Laura Sutcliffe for a workshop exploring poetry, storytelling and improvisation to create music for a same day performance. Workshop includes soup break!
TYKE-LIPPED
Fri 6th December, 7:30pm
Dynamic performance blazoning the importance of local Yorkshire dialect in matters of identity and heritage, hosted by Keith Fenton.
ADDRESSING ADDICTION
Fri 6th December, 5:30pm
Discussion with the world's first-ever Professor of Addiction and Recovery, and powerful music and poetry from people in recovery.
STONE SOUP
Wed 4th December, 7:00pm
Floods force a group of strangers to seek refuge in a coppiced wood. Will they survive? Will they make it through the rain? From The Performance Ensemble.
GREY RAVENS
Wed 4th December, 6:00pm
In concert with Chapel FM’s resident band of young musicians and songwriters
HOW TO DRIVE IN THE DARK
Sun 1st December, 7:45pm
A crash, a coma, submerged emotions. Racing-car driver Jean-Pierre races against time, and himself. Script-in-hand performance of this audio drama by Catherine Shonack.
GEORGE WALKER OF KILLINGBECK
Sun 1st December, 7:00pm
Never heard of this famous artist and writer? He’s buried in Seacroft! Illustrated talk by Geraldine Beattie
THREE TALES OF LOSING AND GAINING.
Sun 1st December, 6:15pm
Stories performed by Sonja Miller and their writer Neil Rathmell.
ELEGANT SOLUTIONS
Sun 1st December, 5:30pm
The fascinating story of how Len Biran’s refugee father used his wits to keep his family safe and fed through World War 2.
STOP THE SORDID STAPLE
Sun 1st December, 4:45pm
Poet Jaspreet Mander gives voice to the land of Punjab, India to speak of its dire state and passionate desire to regenerate.
GET WELL SOON
Sun 1st December, 3:30pm
For people with disabilities and chronic illness the concept of recovery is difficult to navigate. Who decides what disability and recovery look like? Discussion follows
THROUGH OUR EYES
Sun 1st December, 2:45pm
Concert from the resident Chapel FM ensemble that ensures musicians with disabilities have a place to make adventurous music. Follows their acclaimed album.
WORKSHOP: RECOVERING POWER – A Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop
Sun 1st December, 1:00pm
A two-hour workshop where participants use creative play (images, sounds, words and bodily movements) to reimagine power relationships (e.g. sexism, racism, and classism).