Eight local artists are performing in a contemporary art event at the old Woolies on The Moor in Sheffield. You decide which piece you want to see and how much you want to pay for it. A short theatre piece on the child exploitation taking place in Rotherham called Did you call the Police? is being performed in one area of the former shop. While other performers specialise in other art forms.
The Peace Gardens turned purple today as people celebrated World Prematurity Day. One in ten babies are born early and the day aims to highlight the issues around premature births.
The Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival is taking ten of its films around to various locations in North Yorkshire and the North East of England.
Sheffield students are celebrating cultural diversity and the city’s international connections in a week long series of events commencing with a parade to Barker’s Pool. World Week 2014 is organised by the University of Sheffield International Students’ Committee, One World and Global Campus.
The sixth annual Sheffield TEDx event took place at St George’s Church this weekend. With video presentations and speakers from Sheffield and around the world, TEDx Sheffield is a forum for sharing ideas of public benefit.
Sheffield dance crew, Ink Dance, have produced a street dance video featuring iconic Sheffield landmarks in their bid to win the Dance Your City competition. They hope to perform in London with award winning hip hop dance company Boy Blue Entertainment. The competition winners are decided by a public online vote which closes at midnight on Saturday.
To see the video and other competition entries visit Dance Your City
A Health Hack event bought together Patients, Nurses, Doctors, Designers and Engineers to see how pieces of existing technology such as hoists, sipping straws and walking aids could be improved.
Jessica Ennis-Hill has become the latest star to say that she will not lend her name to Sheffield United if they give Ched Evans a contract. The Blades have a stand named after the Olympic Gold medalist. Ched Evans was convicted of rape and has been training at the United Ground.
Tony Minichiello, coach to Jessica Ennis-Hills, has expressed dismay with athletics provision at the Olympic Legacy Park after the closure of the Don Valley Stadium, in an interview for Talking Sheffield on Sheffield Live! TV. Minichiello said: “I don’t think the investment is going into the athletics side.”
The Public were invited to an unveiling of the Olympic Legacy Park development plans. The park is to due to be built on the site of The Don Valley Stadium and will become the new home to Sheffield Eagles and The Sheffield Sharks.