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LISTINGS: Theatre, Amateur Stage, Performance, Dance - February 16 - 23

THEATRE

Marlene Smith, Sugar Baby All the Time, 1987, from Blk Art Group exhibition at the Graves Gallery

Change for the better

THE retrospective in the Graves Gallery for the Blk Art Group has introduced a new generation to the pioneering work of the radical group of young black artists in the 1980s and at the same time provides an opportunity to reflect on their influence.

Terriss Davies at the Butcher's Works in Sheffield with his picture of a buffer girl which will be used for this year's Off The Shelf festival

Terriss’s polished photo buffs up well

THE prize-winning photo adorning the cover of the brochure of Off the Shelf’s Highlighting History mini-festival in March shows an iconic figure of Sheffield’s iconic industrial heritage – a buffer girl.

The Family in British Art

Museums Sheffield curator Louisa Briggs with Allan Ramsays Thomas 2nd Baron Mansel of Margam and his Blackwood Half Brother and Sister

Gallery’s family affair

THERE could scarcely be a better demonstration of what Sheffield will be missing in future, now that Museums Sheffield has been denied a major grant from the Arts Council, than the exhibition now running at the Millennium Gallery.

LISTINGS: Rock & Pop, Jazz, Folk/Roots, Open Mic/Jamming, Opera, Concerts & Recitals - February 16 - 23

ROCK & POP

A 40-metre high sculpture is being proposed as an iconic landmark for the Sheffield City Region. Sheffield City Council has invited ideas for a statue in the Lower Don Valley and this project is one being put forward for consideration.The proposed design created by local sculptor Steve Mehdi has already received widespread support from Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and a number of public and private sector organisations. Pictured: The design which is being proposed will be installed close to where the Tinsley Towers used to stand.

Steel man plans in doubt after closure

THE artist behind controversial proposals to build a towering 40 metre high ‘man of steel’ sculpture where the Tinsley Towers once stood has closed his own gallery.

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Under The Sea, Jeff Soan's Octopus, 2011 � Jeff Soan.JPG

Depths of concern

THE aim of a new exhibition in the Millennium Gallery is for visitors to step into the gallery from the inland city of Sheffield and become immersed in an underwater realm beneath the oceans.

Pancake race proves lots of fun

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