http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/ Top stories for Entertainment http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049390_return_of_the_likeable_lads YOU don't get many stars conducting a newspaper interview while they're buying paint in Homebase but Journey South's Andy Pemberton is the exception. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049390_return_of_the_likeable_lads Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1041664_gig_listings YOUR guide to all the latest gigs by Rochdale bands ... http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1041664_gig_listings Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048795_fun_for_all_at_victoria_park FROM keen gardeners to dog lovers, Stretford's Victoria Park is playing host to two events that promise something for everyone. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048795_fun_for_all_at_victoria_park Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048508_tuck_into_an_artistic_treat VISITORS to the Manchester Castle Galleries have been enjoying a mouth-watering experience – thanks to an unusual art exhibition. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048508_tuck_into_an_artistic_treat Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048502_music_here_and_now_men_arena_tuesday_13_may IN THE hit BBC series Ashes to Ashes, the lead character Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes), falls into a coma and is transported back in time to the eighties – her worst possible nightmare. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048502_music_here_and_now_men_arena_tuesday_13_may Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048495_music_willie_nelson_apollo_sunday_11_may THE rule for any true outlaw is that they must always maintain an air of menace and danger, kicking against authority at any given opportunity. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048495_music_willie_nelson_apollo_sunday_11_may Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048486_comedy_jenny_eclair_lowry_sunday JENNY Eclair is back on the road this Sunday after the huge success of Grumpy Old Women last Autumn. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048486_comedy_jenny_eclair_lowry_sunday Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048507_cine_clubs_the_reel_deal WHEN Andy Rafferty and Chris Dee had the idea of setting up their own local ‘cinema’ in Chorlton 18 months ago they weren’t planning to rival the huge multiplexes. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048507_cine_clubs_the_reel_deal Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048503_trot_along_to_chatsworth USE motorised horse power to travel to the Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire’s Peak District. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048503_trot_along_to_chatsworth Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048489_ballet_a_midsummer_nights_dream_palace_theatre_1417_may NORTHERN Ballet Theatre is returning to the Palace Theatre in Manchester with its Olivier Award-nominated production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048489_ballet_a_midsummer_nights_dream_palace_theatre_1417_may Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048510_a_cheer_for_queer_arts THIS year’s Queer Up North festival has shrugged off initial funding problems to launch its annual spotlight on maverick talent throughout May. It will open with a world premiere from one of America’s most radical female entertainers, Sandra Bernhard. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048510_a_cheer_for_queer_arts Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1048380_trick_is_pulled_on_the_sticks ROCHDALE band The Sticks have suffered a double disaster. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1048380_trick_is_pulled_on_the_sticks Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1048383_the_fractions_hoping_to_breakthrough_ THE Fractions, from Rochdale, are hoping to breakthrough with the release of their new split EP. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1048383_the_fractions_hoping_to_breakthrough_ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1047437_music_robert_plant__alison_krauss_the_apollo_wednesday LED Zeppelin’s one-off comeback concert last December was unquestionably THE big rock’n’roll reunion of recent memory. Reviews of the gig were ecstatic in their praise, while reports suggest an astonishing 20 million people had all applied for tickets. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1047437_music_robert_plant__alison_krauss_the_apollo_wednesday Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1047440_musical_the_sound_of_musicals_bridgewater_hall_friday THE Bridgewater Hall will be playing host to some of the stars of London’s West End in a gala performance musicals lovers won’t want to miss. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1047440_musical_the_sound_of_musicals_bridgewater_hall_friday Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000