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21
Jan


Why not try your hand at a new hobby this month and attend a winter-themed painting night hosted by Brush & Tipple at St Robert’s Club in Harrogate.
With all art supplies provided as part of the cost, the two-and-a-half-hour event will include a guided step-by-step painting class, music and a friendly space in which you can get creative.
Tickets are £30 each, 7pm-9.30pm, January 23, St Robert’s Club, Harrogate, 5a Robert Street, Harrogate, HG1 1HP.

We may be some distance from Scotland, but Yorkshire folk can still partake in the Burns Night festivities.
The King’s Head Hotel pub in Masham aims to bring the community together for a weekend of celebration, hosting its four-course Burns Night supper to commemorate the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Supper costs £29 per person, available via booking, January 23-25, The King’s Head Hotel, Market Place, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4EF.

Did you miss the pantomime at Christmas? Well fear not, there are still some shows to catch.
Both Ripon’s Charity Pantomime Group’s performance of Sinbad & His Eighth Voyage and The Knaresborough Player’s rendition of Cinderella aim to bring some family fun.
Sinbad & His Eighth Voyage: Concession tickets are £8 and adult tickets are £10, the Saturday matinee performance will be at 2pm and evening performances at 7.30pm, January 23-25, Ripon Arts Hub, Allhallowgate, Ripon, HG4 1WB.
Cinderella: Tickets for those over 60 and under 16 are £8 and adult tickets are £10, the matinee performances are at 2pm and evening performances are at 7pm, January 22-31, The Frazer Theatre, Park Crest, Knaresborough, HG5 0EQ.

Struggling to settle into the new year? Why not head over to the Arch Barn in Harewood to find some relaxation with a Restorative Sound & Yogic Sleep workshop hosted by Harewood Holistics.
The event will include a guided yoga nidra and yogic sleep sessions as well as breath-work and meditation accompanied by the soothing sounds of Tibetan bowls.
Led by Amanda Winburn, this 90-minute event aims to restore and energise, giving you the peace that you deserve in January.
Tickets cost £22.50, 7-8.30pm, January 25, Arch Barn Studio, Unit 7B, Harewood Yard, Harewood Estate, Harewood, Leeds, LS19 9LF.
Harrogate is gearing up to host The Drifters for an evening of singing and dancing at the Royal Hall.
Having brushed shoulders with many famous faces including Elizabeth Taylor, the band, which was created back in the 1950s, is back on tour in the UK playing some of their classic hits including Saturday Night at the Movies and many more.
Harrogate’s historical Royal Hall acts as the perfect venue to host The Drifters, as in the words of Tina Treadwell (daughter of the band’s founder) they continue to celebrate their “incredible and everlasting story”.
Tickets start from £31, 7.30pm, January 25, the Royal Hall, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SY.
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