Friday 24th February - Harper Collins Crime Tour at Hull Central Library 7.30pm

This February and March many of our key Crime authors are slipping out of the chains tying them to their desk and are on the run across the country. With the helping hand of the Reading Partnership, libraries across the land are offering themselves as safehouses where these key suspects can pledge their case. For those who would like to witness this extraordinary event please find below your nearest location and arrival date of these fugitives. For further details on their individual cases, evidence and the reward bounty please read on. The Bounty

Crime Time magazine have offered to publish 4 short stories selected from applicants who have attended the events. The winners will have their story published in the May issue and will also win a copy of all the suspects novels. A lucky runner up will win a year's free subscription to Crime Time magazine. The Suspects Michael Marshall (Blood Of Angels)

Notorious serial killer the Upright Man has escaped from prison and the FBI have no idea where he is. His brother suspects he may have been aided by The Straw Men, but apart from his girlfriend Nina and discredited FBI agent John Zandt no one believes they exist. The Upright Man was broken out for a reason. The Straw Men are planning something new and terrible. The taut pace, crisp style and ever-present sense of menace are those of a top-drawer thriller - The Telegraph

Michael Marshall has worked on radio, TV and feature films. Blood of Angels is his sixth published novel, and his short stories have featured in many magazines and collections. His groundbreaking first novel, Only Forward, won the Philip K. Dick and August Derleth awards. Its critically acclaimed successors, Spares and One of Us, have both been optioned by major Hollywood studios. Most recently The Straw Men and The Lonely Dead both reached number two in the Sunday Times bestseller chart. He lives in North London with his wife and two cats. Carla Banks (The Forest Of Souls)

Helen told no one of her research into the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe, but she has paid for it with her life. Her closest friend, Faith, finds herself retracing the dead woman's steps. Everything hinges on the memory of a 75-year-old, and a terrifying journey into the mass graves of the Kurapaty Forest. A breakthrough book... watch out for Carla Banks - Observer Carla Banks grew up in a scholarly family. Her father, an Eastern European cavalry officer, came to the UK as a wartime refugee where he met and married her half-Irish mother.

He told his children stories of his childhood in a country that had been destroyed by the war. Carla Banks has been an academic for most of her working life and is fascinated by the power of language. She lives in the north of England and now writes full time. Stephen Booth (The Dead Place)

Bones where there should be none and a chilling warning of an imminent killing lead Peak District detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry to a crypt full of skulls on the sixth novel from award winning Stephen Booth. A leading light of British crime writing - Guardian Stephen Booth is the author of five previous Peak District crime novels, including One Last Breath and Blood on the Tongue. His novels have won a variety of awards and have been translated into eight languages.

For tickets to this event please call Hull 210000 or pop into the library. Tickets are £2.00 each.

For more information email crimetour@harpercollins.co.uk. or visit www.harpercollins.co.uk.

Coming Up - February Horoscopes 2006 By Kay
	Aries (Mar. 21- April 20) Memories are made one moment at a time ~ and often when least expected. It is a wonderful gift ~ to be able to experience the memory as it is happening! Savour the mundane as well as the sublime and be gentle with yourself this month Aries. Taurus (Apr. 21- may 21) It's our nature to hold on to things, Taurus. The more important we feel something Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 17th February - Silverjet at The White Room 9.00pm
	Silverjet are playing in Hull for the first time on Friday 17th Feb at the White Room. Local band Le Shed will be supporting them. Le Shed will be on at 9.00, and Silverjet on at 10.00. Entry is free, so rock fans, get yourselves down there! Music, Band Biog - Introducing Silverjet...

Coming Up - Friday 17th - Sunday 19th February - Hull Blokes Present Love : A Night of Comedy, Drama and Passion at Northern Theatre 8.00pm
	Stuck for what to do with yer Missus this Valentines? Well, the Hull Blokes - comedy geniuses and raconteurs - are tackling the subject of Love in their usual witty and flamboyant comedy-sketch style, on the weekend of 17th - 19th February. What could be better? For one you get a night of (mostly) blokey comedy and have a right good flipping laugh yourself. Also, your Mrs Read more...

Coming Up - Wednesday 15th February - Acoustic Wednesday at The Adelphi 8.00pm
	Question - Where in the world can you see three top class acoustic singer/songwriters on a Wednesday night? Answer - Hull of course! and more precisely The Adelphi Club from 8pm on the 15th February at the first Acoustic Wednesday gig. The three artists are Steve Larkman, Steve Reed and Steve Fulsome and apart from their first names they have a lot in common - they all perform Read more...

Coming Up, Community Art - Central 4.11 Exhibition By Pablo Luis Gonzàlez at Hull Central Library
	A medieval murderous monk, the library as the universe, a vampire, and Hull in 24 years time are themes alluded in Central 4.11, a new artistic object by Pablo Luis Gonzàlez. It explores the nuances of A Day in the Life of Hull Central Library on 36 photographs set upon text by Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis Borges and Elizabeth Kostova, written on a Read more...

Coming Up - Get Your Ear In Gear And Get To Hull! As advertised in the NME
	9th - 12th Feb - Winterlude Festival Nick Harper and The Zagros Band (also broadcast live on BBC RAW Talent) Mr Beasley, Pork, D/con, The Jim Eldon Band, Gul Naz, The Howling Bells, Jerry Dammers, Concrete Breaks & Funkywormhole 10th Feb - Eight Zero at The Welly Paul Dakeyne, DJ Chuzza and Alan Raw 11th Feb - Live at The Ringside Hi Tech Jet, The Once Over Twice, The City Ghosts and Red Line To Exit. Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - Thief Gig Dates January - May 06
	Latest gig dates for Thief: Wednesday 1st February - The Piper - Newland Avenue, Hull. Doors 8pm, £3 Tuesday 7th February - The Sesh at The Linnet and Lark, Princess Ave, Hull. Doors 8pm Friday 24th March - The Royal Park Cellars, Hyde Park, Leeds. Doors 8pm, £3 Friday 10th March - The Ringside, Beverley Road, Hull. Doors 8pm, £3 Read more...

Coming Up, Theatre - Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th - February - King Ubu By Alfred Jarry at The Donald Roy Theatre, Hull University 7.30pm
	Pére Ubu is the vile, potty-mouthed, infantile, parasitic protagonist, a member of the minor nobility in Poland. Hounded by his shrewish wife Mére Ubu and with the help of Captain Ring - Pearce, the rebel leader of the Freedom Fighters, Pére Ubu kills Good King Wenceslas and seizes the throne of Poland. But can anyone trust Pére Ubu? In a brand new translation by Read more...

Coming Up - Every second Friday, monthly - Eight Zero at The Welly Club 10.00 pm - 3.00 am
	Hull's newest and most talked about night continues this Friday (and every second Friday, monthly). Original Alternative Dance and Electronica combine for a musical trip through the eclectic Eighties. With DJ Paul Dakeyne playing the likes of Joy Division, Gary Numan, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Adam Ant, Human League, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, Read more...

Coming Up - Yoga Classes for Beginners and Near Beginners
	Every Wednesday afternoon from 1pm till 3pm at the Mitchell Community Centre, Goodrich Close, Fountain Road (Off Beverley Road) Hull. There is a one-off registration fee of £3.00, then the remainder of the course is free (9 weeks remaining). Please bring a blanket and loose-fitting clothes, preferably track-suit type trousers. Bring your breath, some patience Read more...

Coming Up - Thursday 9th - Sunday 12th February - Hull Winterlude Music Festival, Various Venues
	Hull's first Winterlude music festival takes place from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th February 2006 at various venues in Hull. Take a break from the blues and warm your soul with a long weekend of music and dance in Hull. Festival organisers Lou and Rich Duffy-Howard said: Winterlude presents a warm and welcoming array of local and internationally renowned music to Read more...

Coming Up - Friday 17th - Sunday 19th February - Hull Blokes at Northern Theatre, Anlaby Road 8.00pm
	The infamous Hull Blokes present Love: A Night Of Comedy, Drama And Passion at Northern Theatre (now in the old art college building on Anlaby Road). Be sure to get your tickets for this event, as the last one sold out! Tickets are £4.50/£3.50 concs. Call 310690 to book your place. www.hullblokes.co.uk

Listings - The Ringside What's On January and February 2006
	Check the Full Listing..Wednesday 25th Jan 8pm FREE GST Cardinals - Sharp spiky new wave band from Hull, currently making a big splash The Blackouts - 1977 style punk rock inspired band from Hull Saturday 28th Jan 3pm - 2am £7 SMASH IT UP presents: The Ringside Hull Punk All Dayer Abrasive Wheels - Legendary Read more...

Listings - Raw Talent Live Sessions - Jan and Feb 2006
	Check the Full Listing..You can hear Raw Talent every Thursday 7-10pm on BBC Radio Humberside 95.9FM or on the other BBC stations in this region in York and Leeds. Or listen live online at www.bbc.co.uk/rawtalent Each week the show features the best of local Yorkshire musical talent with live sessions performed at the BBC Studio in Hull. Here's who you can hear over the Read more...

Listings - The Ringside Sessions - January To March 2006
	Check the Full Listing..Hull's premier showcase night for local and national, unsigned and rising acts Every Wednesday from 8pm, admission FREE Wednesday 18th Jan Krave - Bluesy rock From Hull The Action - Melodic pop rock from Hull Wednesday 25th Jan GST Cardinals - Sharp punky new wave indie from Hull The Blackouts - Clash-style new punk rock Read more...

NightClub Listings - Jelly at The Welly
	Check the listing...Playing Bloc Party, The Clash, The Bravery, Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, Gorrilaz, The Futureheads, Black Wire, Weezer, The Paddingtons, Hot Hot Heat, LCD Soundsystem, The Libertines, Stevie Wonder, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, the Departure, The Zutons, The Ordinary Boys, Interpol, !!!, The Cribs, Read more...

Listings - January 06 - Singles Together Disco - Over 30's
	Sunday 15th January - Darleys, Hessle Single, Divorced, Widowed and guests No Admission after 9pm 8pm to 11.30pm Sunday 22nd January - Willerby Manor Hotel Single, Divorced, Widowed and guests No Admission after 9pm Read more...

Listings - Stripped at The Wellington Inn - January to March 06
	Check the Full Listing..The finest acoustic tunes from the North's best bands and solo artists every first and third Thursday of the month. The Wellington Inn is proud to be the home of Hull Stripped, and offers hundreds of beers and ales from across the globe. Variety is the essence of the venue and a quintessential part of the Stripped concept. Read more...

NightClub Listings - Yo-Yo Indie Clubs Live Listings - Hull and Lincoln - Jan to Feb 2006
	Check the Full Listing..Loaded Indie night with DJ Priya Every Friday Night At The Piper Club, Newland Avenue, Hull (01482) 498931 Yo-Yo Indie Club every Saturday night with DJ Andrew Doors 10pm - 2.30am (bar) At The Quayside Club, Braford Wharf, Lincoln (01522) 787588 £4 NUS / £5 Other Yo-Yo Indie Club every Saturday night with DJ Priya Read more...