What happens when the DIY underground collides with one of Manchester’s biggest, shiniest arts spaces?

If ecopoetry is your bag, then this event – featuring Isabel Galleymore and Hannah Copley in conversation – will be right up your traffic-calmed, pedestrianised street.

North by Northeast is a regular short film night hosted by Milk Teeth Productions, set up to give local filmmakers a chance to showcase their work on the big screen.

Take Back Theatre bring a powerful new play exploring patriotism, identity and belonging, set in the intimate surroundings of Manchester’s 53Two.

Leeds International African Arts Festival partners with Hyde Park Picture House this summer, with a pair of films scheduled as part of the cinema’s ongoing Cinema Africa! strand.

10 emerging artists, 10 easels, 30 minutes on the clock. Brushes clash. The crowd decides. Stretford Mall goes out swinging.

Magic, music and surreal cabaret collide in Avanti Display’s latest show – a curious twilight performance that’s delightfully hard to define.

Spend some precious time with your baby in Manchester.

Get hands on with the decks in this funk and soul superstar DJ workshop from BBC Radio 6’s Ailsa.

A high-octane and vibrant new musical comedy dances into Manchester for its UK premiere later this year.

Launchpad & Slam Dunk have teamed up for a new Youth Showcase event, featuring 5 artists all aged 18 and under based in West Yorkshire performing at one of Leeds

Don Letts presents a previously unreleased documentary exploring the experiences of the first wave of Afro-Caribbean immigrants to Britain in the wake of WW2.