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Looking for something to do? Here's our top 10 this week in Leeds

Rob Martin
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Rob Martin
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With that UFO still hovering about in our heads, this week really must be spectacular if it's attracting visitors from other worlds. Would you travel from another galaxy to see this lot? Of course you would!

Little Sure Shot
, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wed Apr 15 - Sat Apr 18, £12
WYP presents the story of Annie Oakley, a Wild West gal who taught herself to shoot when she was a nipper and who spawned the musical 'Annie Get Your Gun'. Live music and a dancing make this one a treat for the family too. Don't believe us? Take a look.

The Demon Barbers, The Carriageworks, fri Apr 17, £13
Winners of the ‘Best Live Act’ gong at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2009, The Demon Barbers are renowned for their lively live shows, and with their new found embracing of hip hop, the seemingly bizarre mix of folk and street dance sounds near on unmissable.

George Clinton, O2 Academy, Sat Apr 18, £28
Time to get it on as Clinton brings Parliament Funkadelic plus DJ Lubi (Soul Rebels) & Tony Green (Fresh Jive) to the house. Well, the O2 Academy. You know what we mean.

Confuse a visitor
Dialects are much more than accents, and the good people of Leeds have some corking words and turns of phrase which could get the tourists really scratching their heads. Not that you want to make them look a a right chump... Read our explanation of some of the best slang terms in Leeds and Yorkshire.

Have a day out in Headingley
Head to LS6 and see why it has become a metropolis for new bars, restaurants and cafés. Read why You know you live in Headlingley when... to see why a trip to the North West of the city is worth your while.

Have a laugh
The week sees some choice comedy coming your way, with both The Carriageworks and Tiger Tiger hosting events. 

5ive, O2 Academy, Sun Apr 19, £27.50
If the likes of 'Everybody Get up', 'Slam Dunk' and 'Keep on Movin'' get you, well, movin', then the boys who were 5ive but are now 3hree bring their old hits to the stage one more time. Easier when you're Take That, not having the number of members n the name of the band...

Film
Fancy a trip out to the cinema? We've got the latest film releases and where to see them in one handy place. 

It's your last chance to see..

Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson: Song for Coal, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, until Sun Apr 19, free

Study Of Modern Japanese Sculpture, Henry Moore Institute, until Sun Apr 19, free

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