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Bearded Theory Festival Preview

Having previously lugged a tent hundreds of miles to music festivals, the prospect of an amazing weekend just an hour away from Nottingham in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside was too tempting to pass up. Bearded Theory Festival celebrates its fifteenth birthday this year and the line up is a brilliant blend of old school greats and modern marvels. Here’s some of the highlights we’re looking forward to catching…

We speak to the curator of Dear Sisters at Lakeside Arts which documents the Women’s Liberation Movement in Nottingham

For the Women’s Liberation Movement of the ‘70s and ‘80s zines were an integral tool of connection and communication. The Dear Sisters exhibition at Lakeside Arts showcases how the movement connected, campaigned, and made waves through an impressive collection of ephemeral documents.

Theatre Review: Take Flight

On Saturday 18 May, Silvia was the youngest reviewer for LeftLion at 17 months old, where we went together as a family to see Take Flight, a theatre production especially made for 0-2 year olds by The Gramophones at Lakeside Arts…

Jaws (1975) at Savoy Cinema

Monstrum: an Evening With Lottie Mills

Hidden History Tour

Festivals, exhibitions, art classes, and the return of the Luminarium: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham: 20 - 27 May

A bumper pick of the week showcasing some of the best events this bank holiday weekend. We've got art classes, live music, festivals, exhibition openings and the return of the Luminarium, all happening on your doorstep in Nottingham

Film Review: The Fall Guy

We warp back into the 1980's with a return of The Fall Guy...

Gig review: The Staves at Rescue Rooms

We went down to Rescue Rooms to watch The Staves serenade Nottingham, and discovered that expressing yourself has never been simpler than watching the sisters on stage...

Gig review: Grey Daze at Rescue Rooms

Despite existing for 30 years, Grey Daze only recently played their second-ever show in the UK. Nottingham's Rescue Rooms had the honour of hosting the band, and we headed down to experience it...

Film Screening: Foragers by Jumana Manna at Primary

The Men They Couldn't Hang

Lucy Spraggan

Jaackmaate's Happy Hour Live

HighSchool

1999: Election

My Movie: Armageddon

Macbeth: Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma

Meanderers May Drift

Beeston Civic Society May Birdsong Walk

The Warner E Hodges Band & The Conny Bloom Band

Effie Burns: Earthly Treasures

Paul Hart: Truncated

Harmony at the Hall: Blackwood Clarinets

Gig review: Elbow at Motorpoint Arena

After an all-too-long hiatus, Guy Garvey and Elbow returned to Nottingham in possession of a formidable catalogue of epic songs. We headed to the Arena to watch the show...