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SUMMARY:International Women's Day with Flapjack Press
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day with Flapjack Press. \nJoin us for an evening of poetry hosted by Rosie Garland (“Literary hero” – The Skinny)\, with performances from award-winning poets\, playwrights and spoken word artists Cathy Crabb\, Sarah Miller\, Anna Percy\, Melanie Rees and Geneviève L. Walsh. \nManchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester M2 5PD. \nDoors open 5.30pm. Free entry. \nFlapjack Press: exploring the synergy between performance and the page. \nShortlisted Northern Publisher of the Year\, Northern Soul Awards. \nwww.flapjackpress.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/celebrate-international-womens-day-with-flapjack-press/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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SUMMARY:WORD CENTRAL - Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nWith special guest poet Ciarán Hodgers \nCiarán is a multi-award-winning spoken word poet from Drogheda\, currently touring his debut collection Cosmocartography. He is the Sean Dunne National Young Writer 2010\, an International Pangaea Poetry Slam Champion 2015 and the Word War 3 Slam Champion. \nYou can book your open mic spot for February via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\nNB Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum and allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis\nIf the open mic slots are already filled you will be offered a space on the reserve list
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-7/
LOCATION:Central Library – 2nd Floor Meeting Room\, St Peter's Square\, Manchester
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190205T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190214T183000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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SUMMARY:2084 - An Immersive Orwell Experience
DESCRIPTION:It is the age of total surveillance. \nEverything you say or do is scrutinised and recorded. Even your innermost thoughts are probed. You cannot be too careful; there are enemies everywhere. \nThis unique immersive performance will plunge you into an authoritarian world where you will learn to identify traitors and expose their thought crimes. \nThis event is for 18+ only. \nWelcome to the Future. \nAudience reviews from the company’s 2018 production of Frankenstein: \n“It was amazing. I felt as if I was in a completely different world.” \n“I was fully immersed in the story and deeply moved.” \n“A unique experience in a remarkable space. I would not change a thing.” \nTickets are £15 (£12 concessions)
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/2084-an-immersive-experience-inspired-by-orwells-dystopia/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190124T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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SUMMARY:It’s the Wrong Way to Tickle Mary
DESCRIPTION:Mad Theatre Company and the Delaney (Community) Theatre Group invite you on a funny and poignant journey through the north west’s rich cultural history to the time of the suffragettes and the First World War. \nThis event at Manchester Central Library will feature selected scenes from Moston-based MaD Theatre Company’s original play\, It’s the wrong way to tickle Mary\, which sold-out in autumn 2018 at the Lowry Theatre\, Salford\, Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival and the Met Theatre\, Bury. \nMaD writer/directors Rob Lees and Jill Hughes will then join cast members to discuss their experience of creating and staging the play in an audience-led Q & A session. \nThis event comes ahead of a final full performance of It’s the Wrong Way to Tickle Mary at Salford Arts Theatre on Thursday 7 February 2019:\nhttp://www.salfordartstheatre.com/ \nIt’s the Wrong Way to Tickle Mary is part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council and John Fell Fund-funded partnership involving the University of Oxford\, MaD Theatre Company\, Charlotte Delaney\, the Guinness Partnership\, Salford Women’s Aid and the Working Class Movement Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/its-the-wrong-way-to-tickle-mary/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190103T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190103T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20181213T162107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181213T162643Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central with Rose Condo
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the first Word Central Open Mic and Spoken Word Night of 2019! \nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest poet Rose Condo. \n \nJanuary’s special guest Rose Condo is a Canadian spoken word artist and educator currently residing in the North of England. A multiple slam champion\, she has been performing her work extensively at spoken word nights and festivals throughout the UK and Canada since 2013\, including performances for Amnesty International\, Apples & Snakes\, Hammer & Tongue and guest slots supporting Hollie McNish and Shane Koyczan. She has been the host and organiser of the monthly spoken word event Queenie’s Coffee House Night since 2015.\nRose has written and toured two spoken word shows\, The Geography Of Me and How To Starve An Artist – the latter voted runner-up for Best UK Spoken Word Show at the Saboteur Awards 2017.\nHer work is unapologetically feminist\, oftentimes wry\, occasionally raw\, but always honest and compassionate. \nWord Central’s host Tony Curry is a poet and playwright for stage and radio. His solo shows include Brit Boy\, Complicit Relations\, Moving and most recently The Odyssey\, which he performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. He has two collections of poetry published by Flapjack Press\, The Noble Savage [“A window into yesterday … historical and poetic. I love it!” – Mike Garry] and Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short [“This is our poetry\, these are our poems.” – Tony Walsh]. \nOpen mic spots for January will be available to book from 14th December via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk. \nN.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum. \nWord Central is a Manchester Library and Information Service and Flapjack Press co-production.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-with-rose-condo/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181121T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181121T210000
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SUMMARY:Faustus: Cotton Famine Poems
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of the poetry of the Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861-65)\, featuring an exclusive performance by the traditional folk band Faustus\, who have set several of the poems to music. The Lancashire Cotton Famine is a fascinating period in British history; largely caused by the Union blockade of Confederacy slave-grown cotton exports during the American Civil War\, it led to mass unemployment across Lancashire. Despite their hardship\, many labourers drew inspiration from their situation\, to pen moving and satirical poems.  This previously-neglected body of poems has recently been collected from local Victorian newspapers in the Lancashire and Manchester area\, through a major research project led by Dr Simon Rennie (University of Exeter). Faustus are a highly-respected ensemble\, made up of three of the leading lights of their generation: Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth Lakeman Band\, Bellowhead)\, Saul Rose (Waterson:Carthy\, Whapweasel) and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead\, Belshazzar’s Feast).
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/faustus-cotton-famine-poems/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181020T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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SUMMARY:EU Code Week: Robot Chef!
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for a very special EU Code Week event! Fresh from their sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run\, tech comedy duo Foxdog Studios bring their critically-acclaimed Robot Chef to Manchester Central Library\, especially tailored for a junior audience\, but adults are more than welcome too! \nJoin rock ‘n’ roll IT consultants Pete and Lloyd as they celebrate the end of their IT contract in Stoke-on-Trent. Expect more baffling technology\, music\, and\, of course\, an augmented reality\, audience-controlled robot chef. \nThis a free event but we expect it to be very busy so arrive early!
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/join-robot-chef-for-eu-code-week/
LOCATION:Media Lounge
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180707T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180707T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20180608T103641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180626T083952Z
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SUMMARY:The Black Stuff
DESCRIPTION:Charles Goodyear turned natural rubber into a product that revolutionised industries around the world – but his journey was far from easy. Through theatre\, art\, humour\, and song\, Lioness Theatre present the dark true tale of how a bankrupt button-maker became one of the most important inventors of all time – and the terrible price he and his family paid for it. A special preview performance including an exhibition and Q&A. \nAges: 11+ Years \nFree entry (donations welcome)
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-black-stuff/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180703T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180703T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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SUMMARY:Word Central Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Word Central open mic and spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. \nFeaturing guest poet Alex Slater! \nAlex Slater’s fast paced poetry is laced with humour and charm\, from the political to the absurd. He is the co-runner of SPEAK\, a spoken word night in Manchester’s Northern Quarter driven to bringing poetry to the masses. A multi-slam-finalist\, his guest credits include: Evidently\, Just Write\, The Kendal Calling Poetry Stage\, Punk in Drublic\, Rum 100 festival\, Take Back and supporting Gerry Potter on his most recent book launch ‘Accidental Splendour of the Splash’ at Central Library and The King Blues at the Manchester Academy. \nFREE event\, everyone welcome. Sorry\, all the open mic slots have already been booked. \nIn association with Flapjack Press and Manchester Library & Information Service
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-6/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180606T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180606T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T145341Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Word Central open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nWith special guest Thick Richard! \nThick Richard has been pedalling his potty-mouthed poems at festivals and clubs up and down the land for the last 16 years. His cynical\, lyrical\, jet-black humour\, intelligent wordplay\, well-crafted verse\, and occasionally acerbic\, well-targeted comic attacks have earned him much respect from artists and audiences from Edinburgh to Glastonbury. Occasional support for Kate Tempest\, Thick Richard was also presenter of BBC 6 Music’s Beat of the Day. A regular headliner of Hammer and Tongue nationwide poetry tours and is usually to be found performing a wide variety of live music and cabaret venues. \nFree Entry \nThe open mic is now full – to get your name on the reserve list email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\nNB Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum\nIn association with Flapjack Press and Manchester Library & Information Service\nwww.flapjackpress.co.uk | www.librarylive.co.uk | Librarylivemcr | Manchester Libraries
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180405T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic/George Melling Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL \na semaphore-exploding mind-flow \nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry  \nWith very special guest George Melling\nAuthor of I’m Having the Rhyme of My Life \nGeorge came to poetry late in life\, following the death of his wife\, Alwyn\, and his son\, Stephen.  Clasped tightly within the bosom of his poetry family\, he has blossomed as a poet\, a performer\, an actor\, and a scribe of enormous gentleness\, subtlety and genuine laugh-out-loud humour. This is his second collection\, the first being a CD of 12 poems\, Th’Owd Chap\, the proceeds of which are donated to Wigan and Leigh Hospice. \nCovering such wide-ranging themes as unsolicited phone calls\, foraging for magic mushrooms (yes\, you read that right)\, and the perils of trying to find teacakes in the supermarket \nthis collection shines a bright and honest light on the indignities\, vulnerabilities\, aches\, pains and gallows humour of old age. Nothing is spared from its focus\, not even the forensic inspection of ‘Ode to a Number Two’. \nIn live performance\, George can have a whole roomful of people rocking with laughter\, and in the blink of an eye\, reduce them to tears. This translates perfectly on to the page. Employing all of the emotions to brilliant effect\, these poems/stories take sharp turns\, and very often pull the rug from beneath your feet when least expected. He possesses a deft touch with humour and poignancy\, and is not shy at showing the reader just how precious\, and vicious\, human life and death can be. \nGathering the world around him in a big warm hug of inclusion\, even “fatty blackbird” who “shits on mi wall”\, he acknowledges the terrible deprivations of displaced people everywhere\, and is thankful for the small stuff. \nFrom the Aberfan disaster to his beloved Wigan rugby games\, the unimaginable grief of losing his only son and beloved wife bleeds into many of the poems\, and we are shown the absolute necessity of love\, encouragement and support to the frailty of human life. \nAs with all of the other titles related to Flapjack Press\, this collection is beautifully put together\, with a matte cover\, excellent photography from Sharon Lowe and Steven Derbyshire\, and perfect typesetting. It is a joy to hold and read. \nThe open mic is now full \nTo get your name on the reserve list email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\nNB Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum \nWord Central Facebook Group | Facebook Event Page | Twitter: @WordCentralMcr\nIn association with Flapjack Press and Manchester Library & Information Service
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-george-melling-book-launch/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180312T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180315T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180122T165248Z
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SUMMARY:Frankenstein: An Immersive Experience
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for a unique immersive experience based on the story of Frankenstein. \nRediscover this iconic novel through the voices of Mary Shelley’s haunting characters as you journey through the library’s hidden corners. With a soundscape created by award winning musician\, Taz Modi\, venture from room to room and from memory to memory following the ghost of Victor Frankenstein to the dramatic climax of the tale. \nThere are two performances on each of the following days – \nMonday 12 March 5 – 6pm and  6.30 – 7.30pm \nWednesday 14 March 5 – 6pm and 6.30 – 7.30pm \nThursday 15 March  5 – 6pm and 6.30 – 7.30pm \nThis production includes a large amount of walking up and down stairs. Unfortunately\, we are unable to accommodate wheelchairs. \nAbout the company: \nPure Expression is an immersive theatre company that reimagines classic stories in unique environments that create the ideal setting. We work particularly in libraries\, museums and galleries. \nFor more information about our company please check out our website. https://www.pureexpressiontheatre.com/ \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/frankenstein-immersive-experience/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20180118T163845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180118T163845Z
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SUMMARY:Fat Roland at Word Central
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL \nA semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. \nFebruary’s special guest poet is Fat Roland! \nFat Roland has been likened to “Johnny Vegas devouring Sam Simmons… on a rollercoaster… driven by a depressed buffalo”. He is champion of Literary Death Match Manchester and co-runs Bad Language\, voted the UK’s best spoken word night two years in a row. He recently won a Developed With The Lowry commission to write a new show\, which probably won’t include rollercoasters or buffalo. \nThe open mic is now full. To get your name on the reserve list email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\nNB Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/fat-roland-word-central/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180124T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20171222T133655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171222T133655Z
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SUMMARY:Made In Manchester: Funny Business - how to make it in the Comedy industry
DESCRIPTION:Comedy is big business these days.\nHear from our experienced panel as they give a unique insight into the many facets of the world of Comedy; from Performing\, Writing\, Promoting and breaking into TV and Radio. Find how you can make a living in an often precarious career. \nHenry Normal\nHenry is a writer\, poet\, TV and film producer. As co-founder of the incredibly successful Baby Cow Productions\, hIs many credits include Gavin and Stacey\, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena. In June 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to television. \nJustin Moorhouse\nJustin is a stand-up comedian\, radio DJ and actor. He appeared in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights\, Looking for Eric and Guess The Attendance. He has written and appeared in his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom Everyone Quite Likes Justin and tours regularly. \nHazel O’Keefe\, Dulcet Sounds\nHazel is the founder of Dulcet Sounds\, Laughing Cows Comedy\, Club Feminista\, The Women in Comedy Festival and is the catalyst for many other projects. A full time self employed consultant\, event manager\, curator and promotor\, who is value and principle driven. Her work was recognised by Manchester City Council who awarded her ‘Women of Arts and Culture‘\, commended by Northern Power Women and awarded comedy business of the year by the Northern Soul awards. \nModerated by Martyn Walsh from the Inspiral Carpets and Creative Industries Guru in Residence at the Business & IP Centre Manchester \nMade In Manchester is a new series of panel events discussing the business aspects of the creative industries in the city.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/made-manchester-funny-business-make-comedy-industry/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171219T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20171130T135707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171214T141632Z
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SUMMARY:A Dinner Engagement - Manchester Opera Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Opera Ensemble return to Central Library on 19th and 20th December to present a new production of British composer Lennox Berkeley’s farce\, A Dinner Engagement. Set in a Greater Manchester family home during the run up to Christmas dinner this production promises beautiful sounds\, sights\, smells and of course\, a pinch of disaster. The production is directed by ALRA trained actor Charlotte Broadbent and directed by Ewan Gilford\, currently working on the music staff at Northern Ballet. \nTickets \n\nYellow £15 – A yellow ticket affords you one of the best seats in the house\, with close up views of the performers and a front row seat to watch the mayhem unfold\nGreen £12 – Our green tickets affords you a seat with an excellent view of the action\, but slightly further back from the action.\nPink £9 – Our pink tickets sometimes offer a restricted view\, but with the theatre in the round\, you certainly won’t miss out on the immersive experience that the theatre offers.\n\n  \nIMPORTANT:  \nEvent starts at 6.30pm prompt. Doors close at 6.25pm
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/dinner-engagement-manchester-opera-ensemble/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20171101T184901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T185015Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central - Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:A CHRISTMAS WORD CENTRAL \n a semaphore-exploding mind-flow \nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. \n6.00pm – 8.00pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nEveryone Welcome. \nTo book an open mic slot please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-5/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171104T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20171020T111244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171020T111244Z
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SUMMARY:War Memories
DESCRIPTION:With the endorsement of WarGen\, Manchester Central Library together with one of its volunteer groups\, the Manchester Indie Film Makers Group (MIFMG)\, are presenting a single performance of War Memories\, a production written by the MIFMG using film and written material from the published WarGen pages on the internet. WarGen is currently uploading film and transcriptions of the experiences of both veterans and civilians during World War 2. \nThis performance is timed to be close to this year’s Armistice Day\, just one week later\, and will be in remembrance of all who lived and showed such bravery during the First and Second World Wars. \nThe performance will consist of film projection and live acting for approximately one hour\, followed by a cream tea and an opportunity to meet others at the event. Young people will produce short content for social media during the event\, interacting with veterans and their friends and families. \nAll are welcome\, please book your place by phoning Ruth Jacobson on 0161 234 1981 or email r.jacobson@manchester.gov.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/war-memories/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170906T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170906T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20170612T130642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T130642Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nWednesday 6th September\nManchester Central Library\n6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nFree entry \nTo get your name on the September reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-4/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170803T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170803T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20170612T120950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T121149Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nThursday 3rd August\nManchester Central Library\n6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nFree entry \nTo get your name on the August reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-3/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nWednesday 5th July\nManchester Central Library\n6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nFree entry \nAll of July’s open mic slots are now filled\nTo get your name on the reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-2/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170530T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170531T200000
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SUMMARY:Just an Ordinary Lawyer
DESCRIPTION:“The British Empire was trying desperately to hold on to its colonial possessions by any means … and the foul would often override the fair.” \nTayo Aluko follows the multi-award winning Call Mr Robeson with another brilliantly put-together history lesson delivered as art\, as we host the first performance in the North West. Nigerian Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge in 1978. Also a fine concert singer and keen cricket lover\, he muses on international politics and history as they affect the Black world from Africa to the USA and Britain\, from the point of view of one who would rather watch sports\, and spread love and peace through the medium of song.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/just-an-ordinary-lawyer/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T020405
CREATED:20170413T135203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170418T100506Z
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SUMMARY:Henry Normal: Travelling Second Class Through Hope
DESCRIPTION:Better known as co-writer of award-winning TV and film shows such as The Royle Family\, The Mrs Merton Show\, The Parole Officer\, Coogan’s Run and Paul Calf\, and producer of\, amongst many others\, Oscar-nominated Philomena\, Gavin and Stacey\, Moone Boy\, Uncle and Alan Partridge\, Henry Normal started his writing career as a poet. \nBorn in Nottingham\, Henry’s writing career blossomed during his time in Manchester. He set up the Manchester Poetry Festival in the nineties\, which continues to this day having widened to become the Manchester Literature Festival. In 2016 he set up the Nottingham Poetry Festival\, now an annual event. \nIn the early eighties he performed at pop concerts\, cabaret and comedy clubs\, folk clubs\, jazz clubs\, factories\, hospitals\, schools and poetry events. Henry toured with Pulp in their early days and later with Lemn Sissay and I am Kloot’s John Bramwell\, then called Johnny Dangerously. \nHenry performed full runs at the Edinburgh Festival with Hattie Hayridge\, Linda Smith\, and his one man show ‘Encyclopedia Poetica’ – later to become a 4 part BBC Radio 4 series. \nSpotted at Edinburgh\, Henry was given a six episode Channel 4 series called Packet of Three\, co-starring Frank Skinner and Jenny Eclair. He has since worked on over 400 TV and radio shows and films\, as either script editor or producer or both. \nIn 2016 Henry was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Nottingham Trent University. \nSince his first book Is Love Science Fiction? in 1986 he had eight further books published up to 1994. In 2016\, after an absence of 22 years\, Henry published Staring Directly at the Eclipse and has begun performing poetry again at major Literature Festivals. His recent Radio 4 shows A Normal Family and A Normal Life were much acclaimed and a third Radio Show A Normal Love will be transmitted on Valentine’s Day 2018. \nTravelling Second Class Through Hope contains seventy poems personally selected from his early collections. \n“Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit” – Guardian \n“The Alan Bennett of Poetry” – The Scotsman \n“The nerd triumphant” – Manchester Evening News \n“A gentle giant of stand-up poetry” – List \n“In amongst his work lie some of the most tender\, compassionate and moving pieces I have read from a modern poet” – Artful Reporter \n“The enfant terrible of alternative poetry” – Leeds Other paper \n“Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations” – The Stage \n“Distinctly funny” – Time Out \nFREE EVENT. DOORS OPEN AT 5.30PM.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/henry-normal-travelling-second-class-through-hope/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170503T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170503T200000
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SUMMARY:Word Central Open Mic Night featuring Genevieve Walsh
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Poetry & Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry.\nWith special guest Genevieve L. Walsh.\nWednesday 3rd May 2017\, 6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]. Free entry.\nManchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester M2 5PD.\nTo book an open mic slot (4 minutes max) – please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk to get on the reserve list. \nGeneviève L. Walsh’s debut solo collection covers her first five years of performing her punk-song-length poetry about love\, hatred\, aggressive platitudes\, sexual politics\, alienation and inebriation. \nIncludes a Foreword by Henry Normal. \n“A collection full of passion and subversion … keen and urgent with an untamed beauty – like a puma caught under a streetlight. She chooses her language and targets with precision and infuses humour and fight in every verse.” – Henry Normal\, poet \n“Rejecting the beige and embracing the dark\, this collection is a lyrical and defiant hymn to vodka nights and concrete days. Shot through with nostalgia and the fear of losing fellow dancers to normality.” – Kate Fox\, Stand-up Poet \n“A unique and passionately inclusive voice guides us with incredible skill and dexterity through everything that unites us: love\, loss\, and drunk conversations. This book is a brutally affectionate hug and a call to arms for all the losers\, freaks\, and feral lost souls of the world.” – Steve Nash\, Saboteur Awards Performer of the Year
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-featuring-genevieve-walsh/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170413T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170413T170000
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SUMMARY:Word Central - Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night/
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170407T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170408T170000
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CREATED:20170413T132319Z
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SUMMARY:Call And Response Performance
DESCRIPTION:In August 2016 artist Najia Bagi began a project where she received weekly letters from three people\, connecting her to the transition that each person was experiencing as a single person who was looking for love. On 3rd March 2017 Najia then performed at HOME with the Sacred Sounds Women’s Choir and Ruby Ann Patterson to bring these letters to life. We invite you to join Najia for a chance to read these letters\, and reply in your own words. Najia will also perform readings of the letters she received\, and will present snippets of music from the project so far. \nCall and Response is part of the Move Me project which is funded by Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts\, and supported by HOME and Manchester Jazz Festival. \nNo need to book\, all welcome
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/call-and-response-performance/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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