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Poet Andrew McMillan on Gearing Up for His Nottingham Poetry Festival Performance
Wed 01 May 2019Georgina Wilding spoke to Andrew McMillan ahead of his Metronome show as a part of Nottingham Poetry Festival on Wednesday 1 May...
Electronica Producer Max Cooper Will Return to Notts for Wiglex City Festival
Wed 24 Apr 2019Wigflex City Festival is set to be an impressive showcase of the musical talent Nottingham has spawned. One of these names is Max Cooper, an established producer who’s returning to his uni hometown this May. We quizzed Max on the Notts he knew, before he heads back to play...
The Nottingham Poetry Festival is Returning This April
Mon 22 Apr 2019Now in its fourth year, Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019 looks set to be the biggest and busiest yet, with an eclectic array of events, workshops and performances filling a jam-packed ten-day schedule between 26 April - 5 May, filling venues like Lakeside Arts Centre, New Art Exchange and Metronome. Our Poetry Editor Chris McLoughlin gives us a run down of some of the highlights...
10 Events to Go to During Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019
Fri 19 Apr 2019We run down some of the must-see events from this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival...
The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019 Has Launched
Mon 08 Apr 2019We got down to the Nottingham Poetry Festival preview event, at the Fox & Grapes on Friday 5 April, where Notts local scene poets, including our very own Bridie Squires and Chris McLoughlin, came together to give us a sample of what’s to come as the fest this year. The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019 will take place from Friday 26 April to Sunday 5 May...
A Breakdown of Bras Not Bombs IWD Festival 2019
Thu 07 Mar 2019Here’s what to expect from the festival in Hockley that some leading local ladies launched this International Women’s Day.
Soundstage Festival Returns to Nottingham This Month
Thu 07 Mar 2019The week long festival has plenty of activities for the whole family...
Life's Rich Tapestry: The Creative Textile Project Encouraging Women to Use Their Voice
Wed 06 Mar 2019Life's Rich Tapestry is a collaboration between Offshoots East Midlands C.I.C and Ignite futures and funded by the Big Lottery, The Arts Council and Nottingham Women's Centre, with the aim of using the creative arts to empower women to use their voice...
Workshops Extend Wigflex City Festival to Entire Bank Holiday Weekend
Thu 21 Feb 2019With headliners such as Honey Dijon, Midland, DJ Stingray and Call Super, there’s no doubt that there’s going to be a lot of sweating taking place at stalwart Nottingham promoter Wigflex’s debut festival. However, the recent announcements outlining panel discussions, workshops and art installations hint that there’s much, much more than just sore feet to be gained from the most exciting community gathering to hit Notts this year.
Explore Vertical Gardening at the Festival of Science and Curiosity's Urban Greening Conference
Mon 11 Feb 2019This month sees the Festival of Science and Curiosity come to town. As part of the events, the Urban Greening Conference offers attendees the chance to find out about vertical gardening, resource efficiency and sustainable eating. We sat down with event organiser Penney Poyzer to find out about the conference...
Proper Good Poetry Stuff To Do In Notts
Wed 06 Feb 2019Here's a list of what we think are the best poetry events happening in Nottingham...
Karoline Sofie Lee on the London Korean Film Festival
Mon 19 Nov 2018We sat down for a chat with the lovely Karoline Sofie Lee, star of The Return, which is screening at Broadway Cinema on Saturday 24 November as part of the 2018 London Korean Film Festival...
Preview: London Korean Film Festival 2018 at Broadway Cinema
Mon 19 Nov 2018The London Korean Film Festival is coming back to Nottingham with a pair of one-off screenings at Broadway Cinema...
Notts Lad Lewis Doherty on His Sell-Out Edinburgh Fringe Show Wolf
Mon 29 Oct 2018Notts lad, Lewis Doherty, brings his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show back to his homeland
Remembering Baby: Life, Loss and Post-Mortem at Surface Gallery
Tue 23 Oct 2018In October, Surface Gallery welcomed Remembering Baby; an exhibition which sensitively explores what happens when a baby dies, from the view of a parent and medical professionals. Adrian was deeply moved...
Review: Mayhem Film Festival 2018
Mon 22 Oct 2018We look back on four amazing days at Nottingham's biggest and best film festival...
LeftLion Film Podcast #9 Part 2 - Mayhem Festival with Penny Reeve & Ali Emm
Fri 19 Oct 2018In part two of the one year anniversary episode of the LeftLion Film Podcast, Ashley Carter is joined by Penny Reeve and Ali Emm to discuss the final two days of the 2018 Mayhem Film Festival.
LeftLion Film Podcast #9 Part 1 - Mayhem Festival with Penny Reeve
Thu 18 Oct 2018Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto celebrate the one year anniversary of the LeftLion Film Podcast with a special two part episode recorded during the Mayhem Film Festival. For part one, they're joined by Penny Reeve to discuss the first two days, including their thoughts on Nicolas Cage's Mandy.
10 Things You Didn't Know About the 2018 Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival
Fri 12 Oct 2018The biggest beer festival in the East Midlands is returning for another year, bringing your lot the best local ales and ciders abaht. As Nottingham Castle is closed for a couple of years, due to bagging a whopping £29.8 million Heritage Lottery grant, the festival organisers needed a new venue. But don’t fret, as the good folks over at CAMRA have compensated by making it bigger and better than ever, making good use of the bigger space at this year’s venue: Motorpoint Area. Here’s a list of ten things you may not have known about this year’s event...
F For Film: Embrace the Mayhem
Mon 08 Oct 2018Our Screen Editor's take on horror films, Mayhem Film Festival and couscous...
Preview: Mayhem Film Festival 2018
Sun 30 Sep 2018The recently revealed line-up for the 14th year of Mayhem Film Festival might just be the best yet...
Nottingham Mela Festival 2018 in Photos
Wed 05 Sep 2018Celebrating thirty years of Nottingham Mela, New Art Exchange, Hockley and the Arboretum were filled with South Asian arts and culture. Our Mann Hans got down and took some snaps for LeftLion...
Live Music Review: Nottingham Waterfront Festival 2018 at Canalhouse
Fri 24 Aug 2018A whole array of galactic delights awaited us at this year’s Nottingham Waterfront Festival…
The Rescue Rooms Beer Festival 2018 is This Sunday
Fri 24 Aug 2018After last year’s inaugural beer festival, Rescue Rooms are back at it again this Bank Holiday weekend.
Review and Photos: Splendour Festival 2018 at Wollaton Park
Fri 27 Jul 2018Sun shining, six-week holidays tantalisingly close, ice cream vans tittering merrily in the distance… Summer has arrived, and this July, so did Splendour. This year, we partied like a ten-year-old as the festival opened its metaphorical doors to another musical bash that celebrated the completion of its first decade in true style...
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