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SUMMARY:Manchester's Lost District
DESCRIPTION:A exhibition of many previously unseen photographs of the area now covered by the Manchester Arndale. They include the pubs\, clubs\, chapels and many shops and businesses swept away to build the shopping centre. From the book ‘Manchester’s Lost District’ by Keith Warrender. \nFree  – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchesters-lost-district/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200217T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
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SUMMARY:World Book Day Costume Workshop with Clore Art Studio Costume Factory
DESCRIPTION:Get costume ready for World Book Day on Thursday 5th March! \nLet us help you get your character ideas flowing and costumes started! Come along for inspiration and assistance in designing\, cutting and stitching felt masks\, head-dresses and logos to bring your Gruffalos and Gangsta Grannies to life! \nFree – please drop in 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/clore-art-studio-costume-factory-2/
LOCATION:Media Lounge
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200217T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200217T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
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SUMMARY:Debate Club
DESCRIPTION:Join young people who want to discuss and debate a range of subjects in this informal setting. This month’s debate club coincides with Refugee Week\, and young people will be discussing issues faced by children torn from their home. If you are a young person who has relocated to the UK\, come and join us and share your experiences. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/debate-club/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200218T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
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SUMMARY:Unspeakable: John Bercow - In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Blackwell’s Manchester and Manchester Libraries are honoured to be hosting JOHN BERCOW at Manchester Central Library on Tuesday 18th February. The former Speaker of the House of Commons will be talking about his new biography Unspeakable. \nAbout the book: \nUnspeakable is John Bercow’s characteristically forthright and incisive account of his unique vantagepoint into British politics. Containing verdicts on many of the leading figures of this era\, from Tony Blair to David Cameron\, Theresa May\, and Boris Johnson\, Bercow explores and explains the ways in which he has sought to democratise the business of Parliament\, using the Speakership to champion the rights of backbench MPs and hold the government to account. \nIn his own words\, “I made friends and enemies alike\, but from start to finish I sought to do the right\, rather than the convenient\, thing and to be a decent public servant.” From the start\, Bercow tackles head-on his regretted fascination with definably right-wing attitudes and describes his inexorable march to more progressive thinking since his election as Member of Parliament for Buckingham in 1997. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the business of politics and how our democracy is – or should be – run\, with fascinating insights into Bercow’s family background and early interest in politics. \nWhen Bercow retired as Speaker of the House of Commons on 31st October\, he had become one of the most recognisable and iconoclastic figures in British politics\, and had created a vacancy of huge importance. As Speaker since 2009 he had a ringside seat during one of the most febrile periods in modern British history\, presiding over the Commons while it had to contend with key issues such as austerity in the light of the financial crisis; the coalition government between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats; and of course the most intractable problem of all – how to deliver on the 2016 referendum decision that Britain should leave the EU. \nAbout the author: \nJohn Bercow was elected as Member of Parliament for Buckingham on behalf of the Conservative Party in 1997. He was elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons in June 2009 and retired on 31st October 2019. He is married with three children. \nTickets for this event are £8 or £25 for a book and ticket bundle (plus booking fee). Doors open at 6.30pm and seating is unallocated. For more information please contact the shop on 0161 274 3331 or email: manchester@blackwell.co.uk.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/unspeakable-john-bercow-in-conversation/
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200219T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
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SUMMARY:Museum of Me Collage Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be of interest to people who would like to find a new and creative way to explore their family history and want to learn more about how encounters with objects can stimulate strong emotions and feelings. Artist Helena Tomlin has been working with the Centre for Jewish Studies at The University of Manchester to create a piece of work in response to two objects she has selected from the collection of objects at the John Rylands Library: an Esther scroll and a marriage contract\, which form part of The 50 Jewish Objects. Helena aims to share in this workshop her methods of working which include text\, collage and stitch to help participants create a small box artwork on the theme of The Museum of Me. \nLimited numbers – book below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/museum-of-me-collage-workshop/
LOCATION:Activity Room (Lower Ground Floor)
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200219T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200113T102335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200113T102335Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ MIXTAPE
DESCRIPTION:This LGBT History Month Unlocking Our Sound Heritage presents an intimate room of curated archive audio and immersive projections. \nManchester’s LGBTQ+ community took to both the streets and the dancefloor in response to the AIDS crisis and the introduction of Section 28. \nThe event explores these vital spaces of defiance by pairing key BBC Radio Manchester news stories with Manchester’s favourite disco tracks. \nhttps://northwestsoundheritage.org/ \nYou can find out more about the national Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project at the British Library’s website. Unlocking Our Sound Heritage is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nhttps://www.bl.uk/projects/unlocking-our-sound-heritage
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/lgbtq-mixtape/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200221T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200222T160000
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SUMMARY:The Poetry Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Is there a poem that has been a friend to you? You are invited to book an individual slot to come and explore a poem that has been a friend to you\, in conversation with The Poetry Exchange team. The conversation will take place in a quiet corner of Manchester Central Library\, over a cup of tea\, with two members of The Poetry Exchange team. Together\, you’ll explore your chosen poem and the ways it has been a friend to you in your life. In exchange\, you’ll receive a gift: a special recording of your chosen poem\, inspired by the conversation. You are welcome to bring along a poem written in any language\, preferably with an accompanying English translation. The conversation will be held in English but an interpreter can be arranged on request. Alternatively\, you are very welcome to bring along a friend or family member to act as an interpreter for you\, as part of the conversation. \nPlease note: we invite you to explore a poem that you have read or encountered\, rather than written\, since it is the connection between a reader and the words of another that we are exploring through The Poetry Exchange.   \nExchanges (lasting 45 minutes) are still available at the following times: \nFriday 21st: 09:30; 10:45; 12:00; 13:30; 16:00 \nSaturday 22nd: 09:30; 10:45; 12:00; 14:45; 16:00 \nFree – booking required \nTo book your visit to The Poetry Exchange – or if you have any questions – please contact Sally Anglesea on sally@thepoetryexchange.co.uk or 07598 596885 \n \n​
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-poetry-exchange-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200221T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200221T160000
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SUMMARY:International Mother Language Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun packed celebration. Communities from across the city will be delivering cultural performances and traditional crafts to share their heritage and celebrate our multilingual Manchester. Pop into the mushaira poetry pod to meet a local poet or share your own favourite poem with the Poetry Exchange. Listen to a collection of oral histories from the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and sample delicious world food nibbles on the day! \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-mother-language-day-2/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200307T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200314T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200212T094753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T095345Z
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SUMMARY:Festival of Belonging
DESCRIPTION:Join Manchester Jewish museum in a multi-arts festival\, exploring what makes us feel that we belong\, how we assimilate in new places and what happens when we don’t belong. We have been thinking about the stories of Jewish people who came to Manchester in playful and creative ways. There’s theatre\, comedy\, music\, installations\, family story-telling and a unique foodie film experience to enjoy! \nFor more information and tickets:  \nhttps://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/whats-on-2/
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/festival-of-belonging/
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200307T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200307T150000
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SUMMARY:International Women’s Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day with activities and some special community led performances. Find out more about health\, employment\, education and opportunities for Manchester women and girls\, or just relax and catch up with friends. You can also take part in the walk through the city that leaves Cathedral Gardens at 12pm\, arriving at the library around 1pm. \nFree – all welcome
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-womens-day/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200307T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200307T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20180912T123511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T124629Z
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SUMMARY:Spanish Story Time
DESCRIPTION:Come along to a new session of stories\, songs and activities in Spanish\, suitable for 4-7 year olds \nMonthly on a Saturday from 2.00-2.30. No need to book. Dates for 2020 \n\n7th March\n4th April\n2nd May\n23rd May\n27th June\n19th September\n10th October\n14th November\n12th December\n\nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/spanish-story-time/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor Link
CATEGORIES:Family,Monthly event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200314T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200314T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20191212T142907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T104500Z
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SUMMARY:Roving Robots Coding Workshop
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \nDo you want to learn how to code? Come along to our new series of coding workshops for all. Families\, adults\, grandparents\, in fact anyone aged 8 years or more\, is welcome to join us to learn how to code these cute and friendly robots. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/roving-robots-coding-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Media Lounge
CATEGORIES:Family
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200316T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200316T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200310T121355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200310T121355Z
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SUMMARY:Xian Xinghai: The People’s Composer
DESCRIPTION:Xian Xinghai (1905-1945) is one of the most famous Chinese composers of the 20th century. Thanks to his hardworking nature and international education\, he composed numerous music pieces ranging from mass songs to more complex music formats\, such as his most notable work ‘The Yellow River Cantata’. This talk aims to outline Xian’s life and his educational background\, which is mainly characterised by missionary schools in China and Paris conservatory in France. \nThe speaker Laura Mazuchova\, a recent Chinese Studies MA graduate will also briefly outline the Second Sino-Japanese War\, as it is the period of his highest productivity. She will attempt to raise some questions about his musical ambitions on national and international level\, his connection with the Chinese Communist Party and his overall contribution to Chinese musical heritage.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/xian-xinghai-the-peoples-composer/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200318T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200318T194500
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200225T142400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T135744Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central Open Mic Night with Emma Decent
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \nWORD CENTRAL open mic poetry and spoken word hosted by Tony Curry with special guest Emma Decent. \nWednesday 18th March at Manchester Central Library \n6pm – 7.45pm [doors open 5.30pm] – Free Entry. \nMarch’s special guest Emma Decent has been writing and performing for over fifteen years. She has produced two solo shows using theatre\, poetry and multimedia\, which have toured nationally and been described as captivating and inspiring. Emma will be bringing some new work to Word Central. \nYou can book your open mic slot from 2nd March via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk. \nN.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer. \nPerformance slots are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis from the stated booking day – if the open mic slots are already filled you will be offered a space on the reserve list. \nIn association with Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. \nwww.flapjackpress.co.uk/page40.htm | www.facebook.com/WordCentral | www.twitter.com/@WordCentralMcr
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-with-emma-decent/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200319T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200319T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200212T100539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T135628Z
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SUMMARY:Club Ceoil: Manchester’s Irish Traditional Music Archive
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \nA celebration of Manchester’s traditional Irish music with young musicians\, plus a presentation exploring the collaboration of the Club Ceoil Archive in partnership with the British Library’s ‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’ \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/club-ceoil-manchesters-irish-traditional-music-archive/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200321T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200309T135834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T105223Z
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SUMMARY:Children's Chatter Books Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE \nDo you like reading and trying new activities?  Do you want to share books you have read and make new friends? \nWe are starting a very special new reading group at Central Library and we are looking for members aged 8-10 year old. The reading group will run for 6 sessions. We will meet once a month on Saturdays and you will get a special joining pack to help you record the books you read. \nEvery session will have a theme and activities around it (i.e. superheros\, comics\, spies\, animals).  If it’s your birthday in the month then you will receive a book as a gift! \nWe only have 10 places\, so if you are interested please email m.pasha@manchester.gov.uk and we will contact you to let you know if you have a place and further details. \nIf you don’t get a place in the group you will be placed on a waiting list. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/childrens-chatter-books-reading-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200321T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200321T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T123806Z
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SUMMARY:Louis Kossuth Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \nAn event to celebrate the 172nd anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution\, organised by the Hungarian English Cultural Society\, including the official opening of the exhibition\, ‘Louis Kossuth (1802-1894): Hungarian Statesman\, Freedom Fighter\, Exile and His Impact on Britain’ which runs from 21 March to Friday 27 March \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/louis-kossuth-commemoration/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200321T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200321T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200212T094036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T105021Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Spectacular: Celebrating Bilingual Manchester
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \nSeyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble bring you a hauntingly beautiful music production inspired by Persia’s beloved Sufi Mystic and renowned poet\, Rumi. Join our fabulous storyteller and create “A Day out in Manchester”: a giant sized multi-lingual storybook\, which will live in the library throughout March.   Decorate bags\, share a nice message in other languages and get storytelling hints and tips. Produced in partnership with Community Arts North West \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/saturday-spectacular-celebrating-bilingual-manchester/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200325T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200224T115920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T140136Z
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SUMMARY:Classics & Storytelling Performance: Alcestis in Bits
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \n‘Due to the ongoing global situation with COVID-19\, the Manchester Branch of the Classical Association has made the local decision to suspend all its public-facing activities for the remainder of 2019/20’ \n  \nRemember the morning you walked away\, while she yelled down the street? Remember the time he held you so hard you thought your bones would snap? Remember the plate\, the cup\, the glass – falling\, cracking\, fracturing? Remember that night? The phone ringing? Remember? \nAlcestis: In Bits is about breaking up and breaking down. The losses that leave your life shattered\, and the painstaking work of picking up the pieces. Queens and gods\, broken crockery and late-night phone calls collide in this live storytelling fusion of ancient myth and modern experience. \nInspired by Phrynichus’ lost tragedy\, Alcestis: In Bits playfully\, poignantly combines surviving fragments of an ancient tale with story-shards of contemporary heartbreak and endurance. \nStephe Harrop is a professional storyteller\, spitting out new words and re-spinning old tales to try and make sense of a crazy world. “A deep thinker with a light-touch and a wealth of material at her fingertips” – Alys Torrance\, Story Jam. \nStephe is also a Senior Lecturer in Drama at Liverpool Hope University. You can read more about her work here: http://www.stepheharrop.co.uk/ \nManchester Classical Association presents Stephe Harrop in performance\, and in discussion with Dr April Pudsey\, Manchester Met. University. Light refreshments from 5.30pm\, from 6pm a 20 minute performance of Stephe’s recent work Alcestis: in Bits. This will be followed by discussion\, and informal Q&A with the audience. \nAll talks in our series are free and open to the public. We are a local charity and welcome members and anyone who wishes to be involved. Membership helps us fund an annual series of events and a regular series of children’s activity workshops in public libraries https://www.manchesterca.org.uk/
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/classics-storytelling-performance-alcestis-in-bits/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200515T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200930T000000
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SUMMARY:Urban Archaeology - Online Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ONLINE EXHIBITION \nThis month\, artist / photograper Steve Marland was due to show his fascinating exhibition\, Urban Archaeology\, in the library’s first floor display cases. Due to Covid 19 and the venue’s temporary closure\, this hasn’t been possible. However\, we are delighted to be able to show a selection of the images above. Just click on the cursor to the right of each image to view them all. For more detail about each image and to view more of Steve’s work\, visit his website: Modern Mooch \nHere’s what Steve says about this exhibition: \n“This is a journey through time and space by bicycle\, around the rugged\, ragged streets of East Manchester. Undertaken on Sunday September 2nd 2018. This is type travel – the search for words and their meanings in an ever changing world.” \nWe wish to thank Steve for making this online exhibition happen. \nTo make a donation to Manchester Central Library Development Trust to support the future of our cultural and educational programme\, please click here \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/urban-archaeology-virtual-exhibition/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200605T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200605T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200122T155642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T093409Z
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SUMMARY:Unsung Radio Play
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS AN ONLINE PERFORMANCE – CENTRAL LIBRARY IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE \nThe Unsung Collective were due to bring their critically acclaimed show to Manchester Libraries this month. They have now produced a brand new digital version that explores the untold stories of four pioneering and inspirational female figures from our past. Tune in to the launch party at 7.30pm on Friday 5th June @ www.unsungcollective.com/radio \nWhat they say… \nAda Lovelace\nSophia Jex-Blake\nLilian Bader\nAndrea Dunbar \nHeard of any of them? Neither had we. And we’re meant to be a group of feminists. \nUnsung explores the untold stories of four pioneering and inspirational female figures from our past\, asking why they\, and hundreds like them\, have been relegated to the footnotes. \nAfter a critically acclaimed UK tour in 2019\, this timely and passionate show from Unsung Collective and Lisa Holdsworth (Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile\, Ackley Bridge\, Call the Midwife) was set to the stage for spring 2020. Then\, covid-19 happened. so\, in the true sprit of the determined women whose stories we set out to tell\, we turned this knockback into an opportunity.  with a soundtrack from Leeds-based three piece electronic band PEAKES. \nUnsung is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. With special thanks to Leeds City College and Slung Low.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/unsung/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Manchester: Life Under Lockdown
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ONLINE EXHIBITION \nArt and Design students and staff at The Manchester College take over Manchester Libraries Instagram account in this online exhibition of work produced during lockdown… \nManchester: Life Under Lockdown documents students’ creative experiences during lockdown and reveal the importance of everyday things\, family\, pets\, gardens and creativity. This photographic exhibition records personal\, intimate responses to the crisis and are a fascinating record of these strange and unusual times. The images reflect a range of moving human emotions\, situations and settings\, from the tranquillity of traffic-less streets to family bonding\, connections with nature\, loneliness and heightened creativity. \nThe Instagram takeover replaces a planned week-long display of work at Manchester Central Library and starts on Monday 15 June\, initially for the whole week.  A new set of images will be added to Instagram each day. For a taster of the images\, scroll the image carousel above. \nTo view many more images and much more detail and interpretation visit: www.instagram.com/manclib_archives \nMaria Foran\, HOD for Art and Design at The Manchester College\, said: \n“Though College campuses have been closed during lockdown\, our students have still been incredibly busy and creative. Their images are a living breathing document of this strange and challenging time in our history“. \nManchester City Council’s Executive Member for Skills\, Culture and Leisure\, Councillor Luthfur Rahman\, said: \n“Manchester College students have responded to the coronavirus pandemic by creating a series of emotional and personal images to document their experiences of what it has been like to live through these difficult times in our city.  It’s really inspiring to see the College and our libraries team finding ways to work in partnership during the pandemic“. \nThank you to students and staff at The Manchester College for helping to make this digital exhibition happen! \nTo make a donation to Manchester Central Library Development Trust to support the future of our cultural and educational programme\, please click here \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-college/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Refugee Voices: Virtual Refugee Conversation with Guy from Burundi
DESCRIPTION:Online event \n\n\n\n\nA chance to hear first hand Guy’s account of conflict and displacement…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of Refugee Week\, Manchester Libraries & Manchester City of Sanctuary have been successful in obtaining funding from Ben and Jerry’s\, the ice cream people\, to facilitate a virtual Refugee Voices conversation session via NaTakallam (We Speak in Arabic). \nRefugee Voices are open conversations with professional refugee Conversation Partners from around the world\, who share their personal stories\, the context that forced them to leave and the challenges of rebuilding a life. These onine conversations will be hosted by our Libraries of Sanctuary hubs\, Central Library\, North City Library\, Wythenshawe Forum and Longsight Library. \nYou will be emailed a zoom link to join the conversation the day before.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/refugee-voices-virtual-refugee-conversation-with-guy-from-burundi/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200625T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
CREATED:20200618T141405Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee Voices: Virtual Refugee Conversation with Shadi from Syria
DESCRIPTION:Online event \n\n\n\n\nMusic teacher Shadi\, who was forced to leave Syria and relocate in Iraq\, shares his passion for reading and teaching music…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of Refugee Week\, Manchester Libraries & Manchester City of Sanctuary have been successful in obtaining funding from Ben and Jerry’s\, the ice cream people\, to facilitate a virtual Refugee Voices conversation session via NaTakallam (We Speak in Arabic). \nRefugee Voices are open conversations with professional refugee Conversation Partners from around the world\, who share their personal stories\, the context that forced them to leave and the challenges of rebuilding a life. These onine conversations will be hosted by our Libraries of Sanctuary hubs\, Central Library\, North City Library\, Wythenshawe Forum and Longsight Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/refugee-voices-virtual-refugee-conversation-with-shadi-from-syria/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200930T000000
DTSTAMP:20260406T044128
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SUMMARY:Russia’s Second Patriotic War in posters\, photographs and postcards
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ONLINE EXHIBITION \nCentral Library was due to show this fascinating exhibition from July. Sadly\, due to Covid 19 and the venue’s temporary closure\, this isn’t possible. However\, we are delighted to be able to show a selection of images above. Just click on the cursor to the right of each image to view them all. For more description about each image and to view more of this project\, visit the History Research Centre Online Exhibitions at Manchester Metropolitan University website. \nHere’s what the University’s Senior Lecturer in the Department of History\, Politics and Philosophy\, and the exhibition co-ordinator\, Catherine Danks\, has to say about the exhibition: \nFor Russia August 1914 marked the start of their Second Patriotic War. Just over a century before in 1812 Russia had triumphed over Napoleon in the Patriotic War. One the eve of war in the summer 1914 the Imperial Russian Empire was far from united. Even previously loyal non-Russian subjects were increasingly alienated\, rapid industrialisation and continuing rural backwardness had also contributed to growing social and political unrest. 1905 had been marked by peasant uprisings\, mutinies in the armed forces and strikes. In July 1914 on the eve of war\, 80% of the factories and commercial centres of the capital city St. Petersburg were closed by a general strike and the Tsar-Emperor Nicholas II was jeered. \nThis exhibition focuses on the first two years of the Second Patriotic War\, 1914-1916. It examines the images of Russia\, its history and culture presented in posters and postcards used to mobilise support for the war\, raise charitable donations and to sell war bonds. These images stress Russia’s endurance and long history of defeating invaders; they draw upon heroic figures from medieval rulers to contemporary Cossacks\, Russia’s Orthodox Christian identity and the solid good sense and tenacity of ordinary people. They also demonise the enemy Germans\, Austro-Hungarians and Turks as evil\, stupid and cowardly. Russia’s enemies for their part present Russians as cowardly drunkards. Photographs from 1914 show Russian troops valiantly heading to war\, but despite some successes\, no amount of positive propaganda could maintain national unity and support for Tsar Nicholas\, who was forced to abdicate in March 1917. \nAcknowledgments: \n \nManchester Metropolitan University \nThe St. Petersburg Association for International Cooperation \nThe Manchester-Saint Petersburg Friendship Society \nTo make a donation to Manchester Central Library Development Trust to support the future of our cultural and educational programme\, please click here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/russia-in-ww1/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200630T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200630T200000
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SUMMARY:Refugee Voices: Virtual Refugee Conversation with S. Khaled from Syria
DESCRIPTION:Online event \nS. Khaled\, who was forced to leave Syria and relocate in Iraq\, shares his personal narrative of displacement… \nAs part of Refugee Week\, Manchester Libraries & Manchester City of Sanctuary have been successful in obtaining funding from Ben and Jerry’s\, the ice cream people\, to facilitate a virtual Refugee Voices conversation session via NaTakallam (We Speak in Arabic).\nRefugee Voices are open conversations with professional refugee Conversation Partners from around the world\, who share their personal stories\, the context that forced them to leave and the challenges of rebuilding a life. These onine conversations will be hosted by our Libraries of Sanctuary hubs\, Central Library\, North City Library\, Wythenshawe Forum and Longsight Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/refugee-voices-virtual-refugee-conversation-with-s-khaled-from-syria/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200702T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200702T200000
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SUMMARY:Refugee Voices: Virtual Refugee Conversation with Asalah from Syria
DESCRIPTION:Online event \nAsalah is in her thirties and is originally from Syria. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economy and E-Marketing. In Syria\, she worked as a middle school teacher\, before moving due to the conflict. After spending a few years in Lebanon\, she has been resettled in Italy. She loves teaching. \nAs part of Refugee Week\, Manchester Libraries & Manchester City of Sanctuary have been successful in obtaining funding from Ben and Jerry’s\, the ice cream people\, to facilitate a virtual Refugee Voices conversation session via NaTakallam (We Speak in Arabic). \nRefugee Voices are open conversations with professional refugee Conversation Partners from around the world\, who share their personal stories\, the context that forced them to leave and the challenges of rebuilding a life. These onine conversations will be hosted by our Libraries of Sanctuary hubs\, Central Library\, North City Library\, Wythenshawe Forum and Longsight Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/refugee-voices-virtual-refugee-conversation-with-asalah-from-syria/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200727T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200727T193000
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SUMMARY:Writing the North - James Clarke and Luke Brown in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join Lancashire authors James Clarke and Luke Brown at this very northern online book event held in partnership with Manchester Libraries. \nMonday 27th July at 6.30pm \nManchester Libraries\, And Other Stories and Serpent’s Tail are proud to bring you this online opportunity to meet two of the most exciting new writers in the UK. \nJames Clarke’s second novel Hollow in the Land is a compound eye view of a post-industrial community in East Lancashire. A journey through the rich\, interconnected lives of the locals in all their strangeness and intimacy. James is the winner of the 2019 Betty Trask Prize. He lives in Manchester. \nIn Theft\, Luke Brown’s exhilarating howl of a second novel\, the narrator travels between east London and Fleetwood\, Lancashire\, torn between the town he thought he had escaped and the city that threatens to chew him up. Theft is longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. Luke teaches at the Centre for New Writing at University of Manchester. \nJoin these two authors at a free event in which they’ll discuss the influence of the north on their writing and outlook on life\, and whether the region receives the prominence it deserves in fiction published recently. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/writing-the-north-james-clarke-and-luke-brown-in-conversation/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:In Praise of Blandness
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of works by Manchester based photographer\, Robert John Watson. \nHere’s what Robert says about the exhbition: \n‘In Praise Of Blandness is in no way mundane. I see the silent in the world. It is a coincidence that most of my pictures have very few or no people in them as we are just coming out of a world wide lockdown. None of the exhibited pictures were taken during this time. In fact\, I didn’t take a single picture. I did as advised and stayed at home. \nI have predominantly photographed places that go unnoticed. Places and areas that are walked past without a second thought. Often until that particular vista is gone or changed forever. I find myself photographing these views as they are quiet and suit my slow method of photography. I like working without hurry. Shooting with Large Format film demands patience. \nIn Praise Of Blandness invites the viewer to appreciate the aesthetic of the ordinary and the everyday.’ \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/in-praise-of-blandness/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200904T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200905T170000
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SUMMARY:Manchester Histories DigiFest 2020-Online Screening
DESCRIPTION:Due to Covid19 Manchester Histories presents its first ever DigiFest\, taking place on Friday 4 & Saturday 5th September 2020\, transmitting live from Central Library’s Performance Space. \nYou can now see the online programme of events\, to find out what’s on and how to get involved. Click here to see the programme. Click here to download the PDF. \nClick here to watch the live stream from 6:50pm on Friday and 12-6pm on Saturday \nManchester Histories DigiFest 2020 will mark the 50-year anniversary of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (CSDPA) 1970. \nThis landmark legislation was pioneered by the late Lord Alf Morris\, who subsequently became Britain’s first minister for disabled people. Often described at the Magna Carta for disabled people\, this was the first disability rights legislation anywhere in the world and laid the foundations for the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010. \nAlf Morris was born and bred in Manchester and served as an MP for Wythenshawe. Throughout his lifetime\, he campaigned tirelessly for the rights of disabled people. \nDigiFest brings together disabled and non-disabled people\, from organisations and as individuals\, who have worked collaboratively to put together DigiFest 2020\, with lots of additional content coming from a public call out. \nBroadcasting live from Manchester’s Central Library\, DigiFest will be hosted by multi-award winning artist and activist Jackie Hagan and leading the celebrations will be Lord Alf Morris’ family. \nJackie says\, “I’m delighted to be hosting this event – to celebrate a local working class man like Alf Morris who worked so hard to give disabled people the legal recognition we need. \n“We’ve got a fantastic array of talent on board and an exciting way of getting round lock-down that I think will mean more disabled and non-disabled people can attend.  People can come to hear so many brilliant disabled artists\, a fitting tribute to Alf Morris and his work.” \nManchester Histories DigiFest 2020 is a collaborative programme between The University of Manchester\, the family of the late Lord Morris of Manchester\, Manchester Metropolitan University\, University of Manchester’s Students’ Union\, the TUC (Manchester)\, Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People. Manchester Histories DigiFest 2020 will also kick start other activity click here to find out more.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-histories-digifest-2020-online-screening/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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