SALTS DINER KITCHEN RENOVATION - THE DINER WILL BE CLOSED MON NOV 4 - THUR NOV 14, REOPENING FRI NOV 15. CAFE & ESPRESSO BAR OPEN THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD.
Cafe in to the Opera and the Espresso Bar will be open for extended times to serve you while the Diner is closed. The rest of the mill will be open as normal. We look forward to cooking for our valued customers in Salts Diner with all our lovely new kitchen equipment on Friday November 15th!
THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING GALLERY WILL CLOSE EARLY AT 4:15PM ON SAT NOV 23
This is in order to prepare for the performance by the National Opera Studio (see below)
NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO & THE ORCHESTRA OF OPERA NORTH: THE FATAL GAZE – 23RD NOVEMBER 2019, 7:30PM, ARRIVAL OF SPRING GALLERY (GALLERY 3)
The Young Artists of the National Opera Studio perform The Fatal Gaze, devised and directed by Tim Albery.
From Monteverdi to modern musicals, the Fatal Gaze, fortunate or disastrous can always be found in opera. Tales of Orfeo, Cendrillon, and many more are told in this evening of fantastical opera scenes.
Members of the Orchestra of Opera North and the next generation of operatic stars bring this repertoire to new life in this special one-off performance in the incredible setting of Salts Mill.
The National Opera Studio is a world leader in opera training. Based in London, the NOS provides nine months of intensive training to singers and répétiteurs who have the potential to become the leading artists of their generation.
Salts Diner will be open for food & drink pre-show. To book a table please call 01274 530533 (the Diner will be open to all, not just those attending the show.)
Tickets £10, unreserved seating. Running time approx. 1 hour 30 mins with no interval. Buy your tickets here:
https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/national-opera-studio-the-fatal-gaze/book/136001/
OPERA NORTH – SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23RD
We’re working on an exciting one off event with Opera North on this date - further details soon.
CAFÉ IN TO THE OPERA CHRISTMAS MENU
Take a look at the Café’s Christmas menu. 3 courses, £25 per person, available for pre-booked and pre-ordered parties of 8 or more. Served Weds – Fri 12-3:30, Sat and Sun 12-4:30 from Dec 1st – 24th. The Café is usually closed Mon & Tues but it will be open Mon 23rd and Tues 24th of December. For more info please see this PDF, speak to a member of the Café team, call 01274 531163 or email diner@saltsmill.org.uk.
FLUX: NINE NEW GRADUATES AT KATH LIBBERT JEWELLERY GALLERY, 12 SEPT – 10 NOV
Kath Libbert’s annual selling exhibition of outstanding new jewellery talent selected from across the UK is open 7 days. More info: http://www.kathlibbertjewellery.co.uk/flux/flux-exhibition.html.
IAN BEESLEY: WORK
Ian Beesley: Work is now on in Gallery 2. Open Mon – Fri 10-5:30; Sat & Sun 10-6pm, admission free.
This exhibition presents work from the last 4 decades by Beesley, one of Europe's finest social documentary photographers. Large-scale prints include images taken at Salts Mill in the 80s as it slowly shut down, and some from 2017 when he returned to see the building thriving once more. An extraordinary Wall of Workers shows portraits of men and women employed in trades which no longer exist. The gallery also houses The Big Big Camera – a century-old industrial relic revived by Beesley - and the work he has created with it. Throughout the show are poems written by Ian McMillan, Beesley’s friend and frequent collaborator.
BREAKFAST NEWS...
Attention all early birds! Salts Diner is now open for breakfast at 9am on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. The Diner will continue to serve breakfast from 9:30 Mondays-Fridays. Come and enjoy homemade granola, smoked salmon & scrambled eggs or the whole works surrounded by David Hockney’s beautiful art.
To access Salts Diner before 10am, please use the external lift. If you're coming from the carpark, walk through the tunnel to the right of the glass entrance, turn left at the end and take the lift to the second floor. Coming down the cobbled yard, proceed through the mill gates and you’ll find the lift at the end on the right hand side, under a roof.
UPCOMING NEWS AND EVENTS
We're always planning new exhibitions, talks and events. Keep checking in here and on our twitter.
