Name: 1001 Inventions: Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry
Start: 2021-10-30T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Performance Space

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October 2021

Thu 14

14 Oct 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Spanish-Language Stories: Mateo García Elizondo, Valerie Miles & Cristina Morales

Performance Space

MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL Granta’s second selection of Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists showcases the work of 25 of the most exciting writers in the Spanish-speaking world. Valerie Miles, editor, writer, translator, co-founder of Granta’s literary journal in Spanish joins us to discuss the selection, which encompasses thirteen countries and territories. Two of the chosen authors will […]

Thu 14

14 Oct 2021 @ 8:00 pm

An Evening with Colm Tóibín

Performance Space

MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL ‘I can make no sense of the present. It is all confusion. I know nothing about the future.’ In his extraordinary new novel, The Magician, Colm Tóibín conjures up the past and the life of writer Thomas Mann. Against the backdrop of two world wars, Colm charts Mann’s rise to prominence and the […]

£12

Sat 16

16 Oct 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Little Reads Family Day with Chris Haughton & Daishu Ma

Performance Space

MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL Chris Haughton & Daishu Ma 10.00 – 10.45 Music & Drama Family Workshop 11.15 – 12.15 We are delighted to present a very special in person event with Chris Haughton, the acclaimed picture book creator of titles including Oh No George! and Shh! We Have a Plan for an action-packed family event celebrating his story Maybe… He will […]

£5

Sat 16

16 Oct 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Superheroes: Inspiring Stories of Secret Strength

Performance Space

MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL What do you want to be when you grow up? Curated by Stormzy and the #Merky Books team, Superheroes is a new children’s book celebrating modern day heroes from across the worlds of sport, music, food, the arts and more. Join us to celebrate the launch with an interactive workshop run by performance poet […]

£5

Sun 17

17 Oct 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

CANCELLED: Malika Booker, Vahni Capildeo & Jason Allen-Paisant

Performance Space

Due to unforeseen circumstances this Manchester Literature Festival event is cancelled Join us for an afternoon with three fabulous, inventive poets who raise questions about our relationships with language, landscape and identity. Vahni Capildeo’s Like a Tree, Walking explores ecopoetics and silence, with poems originating from nocturnes and lullabies in hilly Port of Spain to ‘stillness exercises’ recording […]

£8

Thu 21

21 Oct 2021 - 31 Dec 2021

Venture Arts Presents – Completely A Hustling Place

First Floor Exhibition Hall

Venture Arts Presents Full Studio Show - Completely A Hustling Place – With Work From 70 Artists This autumn, one of Manchester’s leading visual art studios, Venture Arts, which supports learning disabled and neurodivergent artists to play an active role in the cultural sector, is presenting a thrilling full studio show where you can experience […]

Fri 22

22 Oct 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

creative:connection

Performance Space

MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL We are delighted to welcome national charity, Create, back to MLF. Create believe in the power of creativity to change lives. Their creative:connection project brings together disabled and non-disabled children to create, build connections and break down barriers around disability. This October children from four schools in Manchester and Salford (Chatsworth High School, Grange Academy, […]

Sat 23

23 Oct 2021 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

ScienceX: A free family fun day 1

A free, interactive festival of exploration and experiments and a great chance for kids to discover the fun behind science and engineering. ScienceX is a festival like no other: bursting with fun, exciting activities for children, and open to all. Discover what the world of science and engineering is really about as we focus this […]

Mon 25

25 Oct 2021 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

ScienceX: A free family fun day 2

Thu 28

28 Oct 2021 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

And We Rise; Together. Performance and Protest Poetry

Performance Space

And We Rise; Together. Performance and Protest Poetry A Young Identity curated event of poetry and readings from material gathered from workshops with community groups based in Moss Side. 1.30 pm-3.30 pm: A Young Identity curated event where material gathered from community workshops are woven together to produce spoken word and poetry performances by the […]

Thu 28

28 Oct 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Nathan Geering’s Award Winning Film Screening ‘Still a Slave’ And Lecture

Performance Space

Nathan Geering’s critically acclaimed and award winning short film screening ‘Still a Slave’, plus a lecture delivered by Nathan and an audience Q&A. The film is a powerful and artistic response to the social media comments that undermined the Black Lives Matter movement. It illustrates the many ways black people are still bound by society […]

Sat 30

30 Oct 2021 - 31 Oct 2021

1001 Inventions: Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry

Performance Space

1001 Inventions invites families in Greater Manchester to join us on a fascinating learning journey and to unravel some mysteries from the science of CHEMISTRY. Fun and educational sessions will bring the magic of wizards and potions to help cast a spell on children so that they fall in love with science! Follow in the […]

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