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SUMMARY:Festival of Libraries - Sunday Funday
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Festival of Libraries with a special Sunday opening at Central Library. There will be a special mix of crafts and performance plus a chance to meet some of you favourite characters. Suitable for families with children under the age of 12. \nPlease note that this will be a specially socially distanced event so pre-booking is absolutely essential.  We will be unable to admit you if you have not booked tickets by Saturday 12th June. \nStrictly limited tickets are available to book free of charge for the following sessions: \nSunday 13th June\, 12-2pm: Book free tickets here \nSunday 13th June\, 2-4pm: Book free tickets here \nThis is a free event but please consider making a donation either in the venue or online to support our cultural recovery \nPlease note that you must obtain a ticket for each adult and child in your group. \nAdults must wear a face mask unless medically exempt
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/festival-of-libraries-sunday-funday/
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:Manchester Hip Hop Archive Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Spotlighting the impact of the genre on the region’s community with a free exhibition of Hip Hop memorabilia and materials from the 1980s to present day\, marking over 40 years of Hip Hop lifestyle and culture in the city. \nMade up of clothing\, photographs\, cassettes\, records\, graffiti sketchbooks\, posters\, flyers and oral histories documenting the historical journey and growth of the youth movement\, the exhibition digs deep into sub genres and time-lining the scene changes\, weaving the rich tapestry of Manchester’s underground story the project tells a story; of a disillusioned yet resolute youth that strived for something beyond the grey skies and gloom of post-industrial decline and the economic depression of the early 1980’s. \nThe unique collection is quickly growing to showcase Manchester’s position in the history of UK Hip Hop – from the early days of pioneer breakdance crew’s\, Broken Glass & Street Machine\, dancing to the sounds of electro funk and breaks from the boom boxes or import record store\, ‘Spin Inn’ Top 10’ weekly feature on Stu Allen’s seminal Hip Hop radio show on Piccadilly 261. From inception and til this day\, Manchester’s home-grown talent and its new wave of shining stars remain at the forefront of UK Rap. Artists such as Aitch\, Bugzy Malone and Children of Zeus are firmly carrying the torch that was once lit by the youth of the 80s in parks and city clubs such as\, Legends and The Bistro. This exhibition showcases the journey and gives an insight into the 5 elements of Hip Hop culture and the impact it’s had on Manchester and today’s society. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-hip-hop-archive-exhibition/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:I Love You Too
DESCRIPTION:Kemang Wa Lehulere collaborates with 11 Manchester writers and over 100 residents of the city to create a surprising collection of love letters – a new book for Central Library \nSouth African artist Kemang Wa Lehulere spent MIF19 in residence in Manchester’s network of libraries – and two years on\, we’re now presenting I Love You Too\, a multifaceted artwork inspired by the time he spent in the city. \nAt the start of 2021\, Wa Lehulere invited more than 100 people from across Manchester to share with us their love stories: to people\, to places\, even to possessions. Through a series of online and in-person meetings\, a group of 11 Manchester writers put their words on to the page. The result is I Love You Too\, a powerful and personal book of love letters rooted in our city – and the first in an international series. \nThe book will be published at MIF21 (details to be announced) and will become a permanent part of Manchester Libraries’ collection. And together with the publication\, the Central Library Reading Room will be hosting an exhibition of Wa Lehulere’s new sculpture\, created especially for the space. \nCommissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival in partnership with Library Live and Creative Spaces\, Manchester Libraries’ cultural programmes\, and supported by Arts Council England and National Lottery funding. \nPhoto credit: Adam McConnachie\nUnder 16s to be accompanied by an adult over 18\nRunning time: 30 minutes approx. \nFree – ticket required (click on ‘Book Now’ for more info and to book tickets)
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/i-love-you-too/
LOCATION:Wolfson Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210714T120000
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SUMMARY:Henry Normal in conversation with...
DESCRIPTION:Join Henry Normal as he chats and shares poems with award-winning wordsmiths from Flapjack Press. With audience Q&A. \nA series of live stream events\, 12 – 1pm each Wednesday from 14th July to 1st September. Brought to you by Flapjack Press\, Manchester Libraries and New Poetry Society. What better way to spend your lunchtime? \nFree but booking essential. \nHenry Normal is a poet\, writer\, TV and film producer\, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Manchester Literature Festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. Henry co-wrote and script edited The Mrs Merton Show and the spin-off series Mrs Merton and Malcolm. He also co-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family and has collaborated extensively with Steve Coogan. Setting up Baby Cow Productions Ltd in 1999\, Henry Executive Produced all and script edited many of the shows during his tenure as MD. Highlights of the Baby Cow output during this time include Oscar-nominated Philomena\, Gavin and Stacey\, The Mighty Boosh\, Red Dwarf\, Nighty Night and Alan Partridge. In 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to television. Since retiring\, Henry has written and performed seven BBC Radio 4 shows in his ‘occasional series’ A Normal…\, combining comedy\, poetry and stories about his life and family. \n“Shove up national treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal.” Radio Times \nYOU CAN BOOK FREE TICKETS HERE. \n  \n \nGerry Potter is a poet\, playwright\, actor\, director\, and both creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva Chloe Poems. A favourite son of Manchester and his hometown Liverpool\, he trained at Everyman Youth Theatre and National Museums Liverpool lists him amongst the city’s leading LGBTQ+ icons. The portrait documentary My Name is Gerry Potter premiered at Homotopia in 2015 and his first volume of domestic/fantastic theatre-verse\, 2009’s Planet Young\, was championed on BBC2’s Between the Covers.\n“Will amuse\, move\, inspire and provoke.” Polari Literary Salon \n \nGeneviève L. Walsh founded Halifax’s spoken word night Spoken Weird in 2013\, was a core member of the acclaimed troupe A Firm of Poets until their 2017 swansong\, and has been a host/curator with Manchester’s Stirred Poetry collective since the same year. Walsh debuted and toured their one-person show\, A Place in the Shade\, in 2019. Their second poetry collection\, Vitriol Works\, was published in 2021.\n“A unique and passionately inclusive voice.” Steve Nash\, UK Performer of the Year \n \nThick Richard has presented BBC Radio 6 Music’s Beat of the Day\, performed on BBC Radio 4\, hosted NME parties\, and gigged with Kae Tempest\, John Hegley\, Arthur Smith\, The Fall\, Jerry Sadowitz and (sort of) Dr John Cooper Clarke. He co-curated spoken word franchise Bang Said the Gun’s Manchester events during its run at The Dancehouse Theatre\, and his one-man show\, Swear School (a crash course in everything you wanted to know about bad language – with puppets)\, toured nationally. His flamboyant use of profanity once saw the official Edinburgh Fringe radio station temporarily closed down and he has been kidnapped on two separate and unconnected occasions. His latest collection of acerbic wit and wisdom\, Read ‘em and Weep\, was published in 2020.\n“His words are rattling and brilliant and shoot life back at you in all its futility and chaos and wonder.” Kate Tempest\, poet \n \nAnna Percy co-founded Stirred\, the influential pro-feminist collective which organises poetry performances and writing workshops throughout the north-west of England. Her award-winning poetry is written for both the page and the stage\, is post-pastoral\, occasionally surreal\, and an exercise in hope for sexual equality and an advocacy of women’s rights. Her third collection with Flapjack Press\, Jumping into a Waterfall\, was published in 2020.\n“A fabulous feminist fighter.” Shirley May\, poet \n \nTony Curry is a performance poet\, playwright\, workshop facilitator\, soundsmith and enabler. He runs literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing across the north-west. His solo shows and plays have been performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange and Contact theatres\, and his work has been exhibited at the city’s art galleries and museum. Tony is also host of Word Central\, the monthly spoken word event at Manchester Central Library coordinated by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. His third poetry collection\, We Kid Ourselves\, was published in 2021.\n“This is our poetry. These are our poems.” Tony Walsh\, poet \n \nDominic Berry is a performance poet whose work for adults and children has taken him across five continents. He has been Glastonbury Festival’s poet-in-residence and his awards include winning Manchester Literature Festival’s Superheroes of Slam\, New York’s Nuyorican Poets’ Café Slam\, and he has twice been publicly voted Sabotage Review’s Best Spoken Word Performer. Dominic regularly performs at the Edinburgh Fringe and his TV appearances include BBC’s Greg & Celia’s Festivals Highlights\, Rhyme Rocket and Channel 4’s My Daughter the Teenage Nudist. His third collection for adults\, No Tigers\, was revised and reissued in 2020\, and his fifth poetry adventure for children\, Best Adventure Ever!\, was published in 2021.\n“Emotive\, intelligent and raw… quite delicious and totally engaging.” City Life \n \nRose Condo is a Canadian poet now based in Salford\, England. With a background in theatre\, she has been writing\, performing and teaching for over twenty years and was longlisted for the inaugural Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship. Rose has won numerous poetry slams and her poetry theatre show\, The Empathy Experiment\, received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to win the award for Best Spoken Word Show at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2019. Her debut collection\, After the Storm\, was published in 2020\, and contains the scripts of her three award-winning poetry theatre shows: The Geography of Me\, How to Starve and Artist and The Empathy Experiment.\n“A steadying reminder of compassion in a world tipped off its axis.” Rosie Garland\, poet & author \n \nPaul Cookson has worked as a poet for over three decades\, performing in schools and libraries\, and at literature festivals and events across the world. As well as being Poet-in-Residence for The National Football Museum and Everton in the Community\, he is Writer-in-Residence for Sing Together\, which involves 125 Lancastrian schools with over 5000 children and 400 teachers. In 2020 he was commissioned by the BBC to write and perform a poem for the Women’s FA Cup Final. Paul has more than sixty titles to his name and over a million book sales – and with a quarter of a million copies sold alone\, the anthology The Works has become a teacher’s ‘poetry Bible’. The third volume of his poem-a-day lockdown diaries\, Pig’s Ear\, Dog’s Dinner\, was published in July. A fourth and final collection\, Nail on the Head\, is due in November.\n“Every day should have a Paul Cookson moment.” Simon Mayo\, broadcaster & author \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Publishes the most cutting-edge poetic performers” – Writing Manchester\nShortlisted Saboteur Awards’ Most Innovative Publisher & Northern Soul Awards’ Best Northern Publisher
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/henry-normal-in-conversation-with/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Hamdel Ensemble Concert
DESCRIPTION:See a free LIVE gig by Iranian maestro musician Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble on Saturday 17 July with two COVID safe repeated concerts at 2pm or 3.30pm.  \nFans of world music get – at last – an opportunity to hear global music which is extremely limited due to the restrictions on international travel. The concert is presented by Community Arts North West (CAN) with Manchester Central Library and Crossing Footprints to celebrate Manchester Libraries’ award as a Library of Sanctuary\, welcoming people seeking sanctuary and new migrants to the UK. The intimate (and COVID safe) performance is rooted in the life\, poetry\, and spiritual beliefs of the 13th-century Persian poet\, Rumi\, and connects audiences to the rich traditions of Sufism through music and whirling dervish dance. The performance is a ticket only with a limited capacity to keep audiences safe and tickets are selling fast. Seyed Ali jaberi has a huge worldwide following. His albums are hugely popular with both traditional Sufi music and world music fans. In 2019\, he toured to UK venues and festivals including Birmingham Symphony Hall\, The Sage\, Gateshead\, HOME\, Manchester\, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In the autumn\, there will be more Library of Sanctuary events in Manchester’s branch libraries and we’ll share news of the events soon. \nFree – booking required
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/hamdel-ensemble-concert/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210724T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210724T160000
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SUMMARY:Northern Publishers Fair
DESCRIPTION:Ten cracking northern publishers serving up bookish goodness at the Northern Publishers’ Fair! \nCome see what these innovative Northern Publishers have to offer and celebrate the North after\, what we will all agree\, has been a hard year for independent publishing! Ask our lovely publishers for their recommendations 🙂 \nPublishers announced in the following weeks – already confirmed are below! \n\nBluemoose Books\nSaraband Books\nVertebrate Publishing\nStairwell Books\nManchester Poetry Library\nVerve Poetry Press\nFly on the Wall Press\n\nManchester Libraries Safety Charter \nFree – booking required
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/northern-publishers-fair-2/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Fair
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SUMMARY:I am not Friday
DESCRIPTION:Libraries Connected and BBC Novels That Shaped The World bring you…\n\nA new humorous and imaginative re-telling of the Robinson Crusoe story.\n\nOften regarded as the first English novel\, we’re all familiar with the basics of the Robinson Crusoe story: A man\, a shipwreck to a desert Island\, some survival skills that would give Bear Grylls a run for his money… and his faithful servant – Man Friday. But what if Robinson Crusoe got some things a bit…well\, wrong? What if ‘Man’ Friday…wasn’t? And what if it wasn’t the first novel after all?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformed by: Janelle Thompson \nWritten by: Joyce Branagh \nDirected by: Alyx Tole \nMusic by: Zara Nunn \nSound Design: Andrew Glassford \n  \nSuitable for ages 12+
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/i-am-not-friday/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210809T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210821T200000
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SUMMARY:Behind Closed Doors
DESCRIPTION:Behind Closed Doors is a photographic exhibition featuring life within an Intensive Care Unit at the height of the pandemic. The photo’s were taken by Petro Bekker who volunteered to go back and work in the ICU at the start of the pandemic.  Petro re-joined her colleagues\, where she had been a Senior Sister and took her trusty camera with her. A special mention goes to the Wigan\, Wrightington and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation teams who feature in the photographs. The exhibition is on the lower ground floor of Manchester Central Library and organised by mental wellbeing charity\, MancSpirit. \nImage credit: Petro Bekker \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/behind-closed-doors/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210815T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210815T160000
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SUMMARY:Thank You Manchester Weekender
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Thank You Manchester Weekender\, Central Library will play host to an interactive musical extravaganza.  There will be the opportunity to try your hand at playing one of the many instruments from the library’s collection and listen to the Northern Chamber Orchestra perform.  Don’t miss out on the Hip Hop archive exhibition on the first floor which marks over 40 years of Hip Hop lifestyle and culture. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-thank-you-weekender/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210823T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210828T160000
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SUMMARY:Queering the North
DESCRIPTION:The OUTing the Past International Festival of LGBT+ History (est. Manchester in 2005) has teamed up with the Museum of Free Derry to create the first retrospective showcase of NI Queer Activism. A rare insight into the previously unacknowledged tenacious heroism of queer activism in Northern Ireland before\, during and following “The Troubles”. The project was greatly enriched by the support of several archival collections and regional LGBT+ groups and queer veterans. \nThe Queering the North Exhibition aims to bring to a wider a public an expansive and nuanced reading of the history of the LGBT+ community in the North of Ireland/Northern Ireland. It brings together archives and recollections from a range of key activists within a scaffolding provided by academic research. The exhibition includes an expansive chronology of key events\, commencing with the deliberate exclusion of NI from the decriminalising legislation offered by the 1967 Sexual Offences Act through to the introduction of Equal Marriage to NI (January 2020). \nMuseum of Derry Curator Adrian Kerr described the exhibition as a natural step for his institution: “This is a part of our collective past that has been kept hidden\, and this is reflected in the nature of the information available for the exhibition. It is the hope of all involved that this will act as a provocative spur towards the creation of the first comprehensive reading of our LGBT+ history.” \nThe Mayor of Derry City\, Cllr Michaela Boyle: “I had the great pleasure of hosting a reception in the Guildhall for the Exhibition Launch. I believe that this exhibition goes a long way towards creating a better understanding of the sensitivities and changes faced by the LGBT+ community and how we can all work collectively to create a better informed and respectful environment on this important issue.” \nSue Sanders (Founder & Chair of Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Trans + History Month UK | Professor Emeritus of the Harvey Milk Institute): “A thrilling and crucial exhibition that reflects the vital importance of working together to seek human rights for all.” \nThe Exhibition Tour will commence as part of the large Féile an Phobail (West Belfast Festival) – 5 to 13 August 2021 – before coming to Manchester for Pride – it will then start its re-scheduled Tour of the North (deferred due to the COVID pandemic). \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/queering-the-north/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Dave Haslam 'All You Need is Dynamite' Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:In ‘All You Need Is Dynamite: Acid\, the Angry Brigade\, and the End of the Sixties’ – the latest in his Art Decades series of small format books – Dave Haslam explores the fading of Sixties dreams of peace and love\, and the emergence of urban terrorist groups\, particularly the Angry Brigade who carried out dozens of bomb attacks in Britain. Haslam tracks the political campaigns\, the police repression\, and Angry Brigade links to Manchester and the city’s underground paper ‘Mole Express’ (a bible for local acid-freaks\, and fans of the Weather Underground and the Edgar Broughton Band); he uncovers a heady mix of left-wing politics\, psychedelic music\, police raids and political violence. \nAt this launch event Dave Haslam will be discussing this new book\, and welcoming special guest Bruce Mitchell; a renowned musician who played regularly at venues including Roger Eagle’s club the Magic Village (1968-1970). Copies of the book will for sale; a book signing will conclude the event. \nThe event will also mark the launch the Manchester Digital Music Archive online exhibition of back issues of ‘Mole Express’. \nAlthough Covid regulations have been relaxed\, we have cut the capacity of the venue by 40% to allow more social distancing\, and we would ask attendees to wear a mask at least on arrival at the Library. \nTickets are £6 (£3 concessions for unwaged\, low-waged and NHS staff) \n \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/dave-haslam-all-you-need-is-dynamite-book-launch/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Music,Talks
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SUMMARY:Shon Faye: The Transgender Issue
DESCRIPTION:Writer and presenter Shon Faye will be at Manchester Central Library to discuss her new book THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE with Christine Burns MBE.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nBlackwell’s Manchester and Manchester Libraries are delighted to be hosting an evening with writer and presenter Shon Faye to celebrate the launch of her new book THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE: AN ARGUMENT FOR JUSTICE. Shon will be in conversation with civil rights and equality campaigner Christine Burns MBE. \nAbout the book: \nTrans people in Britain today have become a culture war ‘issue’. Despite making up less than one per cent of the country’s population\, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarized ‘debate’ which generates reliable controversy for newspapers and talk shows. This media frenzy conceals a simple fact: that we are having the wrong conversation\, a conversation in which trans people themselves are reduced to a talking point and denied a meaningful voice.In this powerful new book\, Shon Faye reclaims the idea of the ‘transgender issue’ to uncover the reality of what it means to be trans in a transphobic society. In doing so\, she provides a compelling\, wide-ranging analysis of trans lives from youth to old age\, exploring work\, family\, housing\, healthcare\, the prison system and trans participation in the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities\, in contemporary Britain and beyond.The Transgender Issue is a landmark work that signals the beginning of a new\, healthier conversation about trans life. It is a manifesto for change\, and a call for justice and solidarity between all marginalized people and minorities. Trans liberation\, as Faye sees it\, goes to the root of what our society is and what it could be; it offers the possibility of a more just\, free and joyful world for all of us. \nAbout the author: \nShon Faye was born in Bristol\, and is now based in London. After training as a lawyer\, she left the law to pursue writing and campaigning\, working in the charity sector with Amnesty International and Stonewall. She was an editor-at-large at Dazed\, and her writing has been published by the Guardian\, the Independent and Vice\, among others. Faye recently launched an acclaimed podcast series\, Call Me Mother\, interviewing trailblazing LGBTQ elders. This is her first book. \nChristine Burns MBE has campaigned for a quarter of a century for the civil rights of transgender people\, and has been involved with the trans community for more than forty years. She has worked as an equalities consultant\, helped to put together new employment legislation and the Gender Recognition Act\, and wrote the first ever official guidance about trans people for the Department of Health. She is the editor of Trans Britain: Our Journey from the Shadows \nThis event is being held at Manchester Central Library. Doors 18.00 / Start 18.30. The Transgender Issue and Trans Britain will both be available to purchase on the night and Shon Faye and Christine Burns will be happy to sign copies after the event. Although not socially distanced\, we will be leaving a little extra space between seats and asking audience members to wear a mask\, at least until seated.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/shon-faye-the-transgender-issue/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210927T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210927T194500
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SUMMARY:Word Central Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Tony Curry \nPresented by Flapjack Press & Manchester Libraries \nMonday 27th September\, 6.00pm with special guest Gus Jonsson \nGus is a poet and writer who was brought up on the Isle of Wight. Now living in Littleborough\, his two autobiographical volumes of poetry and prose\, Vectis Voices and Vectis Days [Brandicat\, 2020 & 2021]\, recall growing up on the island and explore family\, friendships\, loves found and lost\, austerity\, health\, wellbeing and social acceptance within a small community in a post-war\, working-class society. \nYou can book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 14th September via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk. \nNB Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer. Performance slots are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis from the stated booking day If they are already filled you will be offered a space on the reserve list. \nYou can catch up with our lockdown live streams on Word Central’s Facebook page \nWord Central Facebook Group | Twitter: @WordCentralMcr | Library Live
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210929T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210929T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210810T121655Z
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SUMMARY:Were You There? The Story of Manchester Free Trade Hall.
DESCRIPTION:THE FREE TRADE HALL – THE MOST IMPORTANT POPULAR MUSIC VENUE IN GREAT BRITAIN BETWEEN 1951 AND 1996\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Lysons\, author of ‘Were You There? Popular Music At Manchester’s Free Trade Hall 1951-1996’ will talk to veteran Manchester music writer\, Mick Middles about his widely acclaimed book.\n\n\nManchester’s Free Trade Hall was arguably the most important popular music venue in Great Britain between 1951 and 1996. After several incarnations\, the building was re-constructed and opened in 1951 as the new home of the Halle Orchestra. Yet it was popular music which would secure the venue its fame as it responded to each wave of popular music from jazz and skiffle through rock ‘n’ roll and folk to prog\, punk and heavy metal. \nFrom Billie Holiday to Blondie\, Duke Ellington to Led Zeppelin\, Pink Floyd to Happy Mondays\, Rolling Stones to The Beach Boys\, David Bowie to Suede\, just about everyone who mattered played there. The Free Trade Hall was also the venue for incendiary gigs by Bob Dylan in 1966 and the Sex Pistols a decade later which changed the course of music history. \nRichard Lysons’ ‘meticulously researched tome’ will be of interest to anyone who ever attended a concert at the venue or has an interest in the history of popular music in Britain’s most musically important city. Alongside his own expert commentary on every headline act\, he gives the reader a sense of what was going on at other venues in Manchester. \nRichard’s book was published at the end of last year in the middle of lock-down(s). It has received overwhelmingly positive reaction in the press\, from fellow music writers and from musicians. \nThere will be a Q & A session during the evening. Copies of Were You There? will be on sale at the event and Richard is happy to sign copies of the book that people already own.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/were-you-there-the-story-of-manchester-free-trade-hall/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211001T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211001T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210924T075731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T075731Z
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SUMMARY:Living Library: This is What an Activist
DESCRIPTION:We host a living library event to mark the launch of a new campaign that breaks stereotypes on what an activist looks like and showcase how generations are working together to tackle climate change. The ‘This Is What An Activist’ campaign launch coincides with the International Day of Older Persons and the living library event will give people the opportunity to talk to activists from all walks of life to be inspired to make a change in their communities. \n\n\nAll are welcome to the free drop-in event\, which is being held at Manchester Central Library between 2pm-3.30pm. The afternoon will also premiere a new campaign video that features eight activists – young and old – uniting in the fight against climate change. A living library event allows visitors to browse the ‘bookcases’ and chose the ‘story’ they wanted to listen to\, pull up a pew\, and have a conversation with their chosen activist\, who will be all set to share their personal stories about their activism to inspire all generations to act. \n\n\nAmong the ‘books’ will be community activist Dorretta Maynard from Trafford\, who has spent most of her life volunteering in her community. She said: “I’m a woman who stands up for her rights\, who is calm\, approachable and always has open arms. I want to help the next generation rise. She said: “I’m a woman who stands up for her rights\, who is calm\, approachable and always has open arms. I want to help the next generation rise.” \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/living-library-this-is-what-an-activist/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211002T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210812T091708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210812T092006Z
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SUMMARY:Drag Queen Bingo
DESCRIPTION:We’re celebrating Older People’s Day in style\, with an afternoon of bingo.\nBut this is Manchester. We do things differently here!\nJoin the fabulous Angel Delight for a sparkling afternoon of fun\, including stand up bingo\, bongo bingo\, singalongs and loads more.\nPlease phone 0161 234 1932 to book your FREE tickets. \nMaximum of six people per table. \nThis event is aimed at over 50’s. \nWe’ve reduced the numbers of tickets to ensure there is still some social distancing. We are also asking that people wear face masks when they arrive. There will also be hand sanitisers available and track and trace.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/drag-queen-bingo-2/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211004T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211004T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210818T103839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210818T110919Z
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SUMMARY:Goalkeeper: Memoir of Peter Street Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Spondylux Press\, Manchester Poetry Library and Manchester Libraries are proud to invite you to the book launch of ‘Goalkeeper’ The Memoir of poet Peter Street. \nOne ‘alone\, but not lonely’ boy’s triumph over adversity\, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a longing for truth and connection. \n \nStreet’s childhood memoir is a sensitive and honest portrayal\, through a poetic autistic lens\, of growing up with undiagnosed autism and epilepsy in an unconventional family during the 1950s and 60s. \nA unique and vivid social document of the period\, highlighting much of the discrimination still faced by minority and disabled communities today. \n“The most astonishing life story of anyone I have ever interviewed” John Harris – Guardian“ \n“…an often startling memory of things felt in a rather frightening\, yet fascinating past” Alan Brownjohn – Poet/novelist \n“A beautiful insight into growing up in a challenging world. A sensory delight\, I lived every page!” Alan Gardner – The Autistic Gardner \nAbout Peter Street \nPeter Street is a British-Irish autistic author and poet\, born in Wigan 1948. He has published five poetry collections\, performing his work internationally and on television and radio―including BBC Manchester where he was poet in residence. \nHe won a National Poetry Society commission\, and wrote a series of poems in collaboration with fine artist Tony Bevan. \nStreet was a Royal Literary Fund recipient and has been writer-in-residence in schools\, colleges and prisons. He is also a qualified youth worker\, and previously worked as a chef\, head gardener\, gravedigger and exhumer. \nPeter was diagnosed epileptic at fifteen\, and fifty years later\, after returning from war torn Croatia with PTSD\, received his formal autism diagnosis at the age of sixty-six. He lives with his wife Sandra\, and has two children and six grandchildren. \nwww.spondyluxpress.com
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/goalkeeper-the-memoir-of-poet-peter-street/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211009T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211009T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210907T083810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T084059Z
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SUMMARY:Jeanette Winterson & Mark O’Connell
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \n‘How did we get here? Where might we go?’ Is the future ‘a screen onto which we project our fantasies and terrors’? What can the past tell us about the future? Are we all doomed? And what’s gender got to do with it? Jeanette Winterson’s latest book 12 Bytes considers our relationship with AI\, how it might develop and what we need to know. In Notes from an Apocalypse Mark O’Connell (To Be a Machine) spends time with preppers\, rewilders and people who want to colonise Mars. Join us for what’s sure to be a fascinating discussion about what humanity might do next. Jeanette is the author of 10 novels for adults\, as well as children’s books\, screenplays and non-fiction\, including the bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Mark’s first book To Be a Machine won the Wellcome Book Prize in 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester and hosted by writer Kate Feld. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/jeanette-winterson-mark-oconnell/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211010T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211010T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210907T083624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T083624Z
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SUMMARY:Monique Roffey & Ingrid Persaud
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL\n\n\n‘Later I saw that change came as change always comes\, from a chain of events with a long history\, too long to see from back to front\, till it come.’ In The Mermaid of Black Conch\, Monique Roffey’s Costa Book of the Year winner\, the life of David\, one of the island’s fishermen\, is disrupted when he saves Aycayia\, a mermaid\, from her captors. While in Ingrid Persaud’s Love After Love\, Betty Ramdin invites Mr Chetan to lodge with her and her son Solo following the death of her husband/Solo’s father. The creation of a new\, unconventional\, family changes all of their lives.\n\n\n\n\nTwo award-winning Caribbean novelists join us to discuss determined women\, magical writing\, family and place. Monique Roffey is the author of seven books including The White Woman on the Green Bicycle\, which was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize. Ingrid has won both the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the BBC National Short Story Award. Hosted by writer Kate Feld.\n\n\n\n\n  \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/monique-roffey-ingrid-persaud/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211010T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211010T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210907T084622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T085304Z
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SUMMARY:Elif Shafak in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nA fig tree with a tale to tell; a grieving teenage girl who wants to know her family’s story; two sets of lovers hiding from society. In her enchanting new novel\, The Island of Missing Trees\, Elif Shafak considers how the story of humans and the natural world are entwined. Set in London and the island of Cyprus\, Elif explores roots\, trauma and how understanding ourselves and our history can be healing. Elif is a British-Turkish novelist\, feminist and activist and we’re delighted to welcome her back to MLF. The author of 19 books\, translated into 54 languages\, Elif’s previous novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, and The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by the BBC as one of 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Elif will be in conversation with Ellah P Wakatama. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/elif-shafak-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211010T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211010T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210907T085233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T112715Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alan Johnson
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nMuch-loved former Labour MP Alan Johnson makes a welcome return to MLF. Following his series of successful memoirs – This Boy\, In My Life\, The Long and Winding Road and Please\, Mr Postman\, Alan has turned to fiction\, joining us to discuss his thrilling debut novel The Late Train to Gypsy Hill. Featuring a Ukranian waitress mixed up in a poisoning plot and an administrator who finds himself on the run from Russian secret agents and the Met\, it’s an enthralling\, smartly written\, page turner. Alan will discuss his passion for plot-twists\, politics and writing with Ellah P Wakatama. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-alan-johnson/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211012T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210907T112339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T081809Z
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SUMMARY:Black Britain Writing Back: Bernardine Evaristo
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nCelebrating a landmark new series curated by Booker Prize winning writer Bernardine Evaristo\, Black Britain Writing Back re-introduces lost or hard-to-find books by Black writers who wrote about Black Britain and the diaspora across the Twentieth Century. Joining Bernardine is Jacqueline Roy whose novel The Fat Lady Sings tells the stories of Gloria and Merle\, two women in adjacent beds in the ward of a mental hospital; Judith Bryan whose novel Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is a family psychodrama in which two sisters battle with a shared but suppressed history of secrets\, tensions and betrayals that need reckoning; and Nicola Williams’ Without Prejudice\, a thriller in which Lee Mitchell\, a Black working class barrister\, is succeeding against the odds. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/bernardine-evaristo-black-britain-writing-back/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211013T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211231T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20211013T132934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T144516Z
UID:5465-1634112000-1640970000@librarylive.co.uk
SUMMARY:#Like Chopin – Mysterious Story in Manchester
DESCRIPTION:#LikeChopin – The Mysterious Story of Chopin in Manchester   \nIn August 1848 Fryderyk Chopin travelled to Britain.  \nDuring the visit he also gave a performance in Manchester.  \nThe concert took place at the Manchester’s Gentleman Concert Hall on Peter Street. The Hall was demolished in 1887 and The Midland Hotel was built on the site. it is reported that his concert in Manchester was attended by the largest audience Chopin ever performed for! \nWant to find out more? A brand new exhibition curated by the Polish Consulate is now on display at the Henry Watson Music Library in Manchester Central Library.  \nThere is also an online exhibition celebrating Chopin’s visit to Manchester for you to view here.  \n“#LikeChopin concept has been devised to bring a closer look into the Fryderyk Chopin journey to The United Kingdom. By combining a plethora of interesting details associated with Chopin’s Manchester concert we have created an attractive visual identity which was applied both in online exhibition and to that which may be seen at Manchester Central Library. We are glad that so many people appreciated the concept and by the same token valued our creative approach. This means that creativity with a modicum of mystery is what binds us together around positive symbols..” Said. Patryk Gowin Vice Consul and Head of Public and Cultural Diplomacy Section at Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Manchester.  
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/likechopin-mysterious-story-in-manchester/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211014T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211014T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210910T103742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T080333Z
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SUMMARY:Spanish-Language Stories: Mateo García Elizondo\, Valerie Miles & Cristina Morales
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nGranta’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 appear with Valerie; Mateo García Elizondo (Mexico)\, whose story Capsule (translated by Robin Myers) tells of a prisoner launched into space to see out his sentence\, and Cristina Morales (Spain) whose admiration of fierce women and fury at their treatment by men drives her contribution Ode to Cristina Morales (translated by Kevin Gerry Dunn). Mateo García Elizondo was born in Mexico City. He wrote the film Desierto\, and his first novel\, Una cita con la Lady\, won the City of Barcelona Award. Cristina Morales is from Granada\, Spain and works with the contemporary dance company Iniciativa Sexual Femenina. She is the author of the novels Los combatientes\, Últimas tardes con Teresa de Jesús\, Terroristas modernos and Lectura fácil. \nHosted by Mariana Casale and presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive. \nTickets are free but advance booking is advised \nBook on 0343 208 0500
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/spanish-language-stories-mateo-garcia-elizondo-valerie-miles-cristina-morales/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211014T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210910T105643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T075858Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Colm Tóibín
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \n\n‘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 story of his family life as he grapples with deep seated feelings about his homeland of Germany and his desire for young men. Colm is the award-winning Irish author of nine novels including Brooklyn\, Nora Webster and The Testament of Mary. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times and has won both the Costa Novel Award and the International Dublin Literary Award. Colm will be in conversation with poet John McAuliffe. \nPresented in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive. \n\n\n\nBook on 0343 208 0500
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-colm-toibin/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211016T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210910T120717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T120737Z
UID:5405-1634371200-1634403600@librarylive.co.uk
SUMMARY:Little Reads Family Day with Chris Haughton & Daishu Ma
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nChris Haughton & Daishu Ma 10.00 – 10.45\nMusic & Drama Family Workshop 11.15 – 12.15 \nWe 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 be joined by author and illustrator Daishu Ma who will translate the stories into Mandarin Chinese as well as introducing us to some of her own wonderful characters. \nFamilies can then join a drama & music workshop by acclaimed Manchester artists Yemi Bolatiwa & Ged Mulherin as they respond to Chris’s naughty monkey characters and encounters with scary tigers. \nGed Mulherin is a renowned drama workshop leader\, actor and co-founder of TripleC. TripleC design their workshops to be welcoming\, inclusive and accessible. They encourage participants to create characters within role play and develop storytelling through imaginative play. Yemi Bolatiwa is a versatile contemporary soul and jazz singer and workshop leader. Featured on BBC Radio 1\, BBC Introducing and Kiss FM as a professional recording vocalist\, she brings her experience to the community and family settings with big smiles and big energy. \nSuitable for ages 2 – 6 \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive. \nBook on 0343 208 0500
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/little-reads-family-day-with-chris-haughton-daishu-ma/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211016T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210910T122054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T122054Z
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SUMMARY:Superheroes: Inspiring Stories of Secret Strength
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nWhat 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 Sophia Thakur and illustrator Denzell Dankwah. This will be a lively afternoon of drawing\, poetry and writing to encourage and empower children to harness their power and become their own superhero. \nThis 2 hour workshop will finish at 4pm \nSuitable for ages 9 – 12 yrs. A responsible adult must stay in the venue for the duration of the workshop. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive. \nBook on 0343 208 0500
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/superheroes-inspiring-stories-of-secret-strength/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211017T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T131041
CREATED:20210910T123323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T080057Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Malika Booker\, Vahni Capildeo & Jason Allen-Paisant
DESCRIPTION: Due to unforeseen circumstances this Manchester Literature Festival event is cancelled \nJoin 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 micro-environments around English trees. Jason Allen-Paisant’s Thinking with Trees considers what it means to be Black in natural spaces usually considered the domain of white people. Linking Black history to present day events\, he walks through the pandemic considering how the future could be. The founder of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen\, Malika Booker is a pioneer of the poetry scene and writes out of a passion for Caribbean culture\, community and bearing witness. She will be reading new and recent poems. \nVahni Capildeo is a Trinidadian poet. Their collections include Venus as a Bear\, which was the Poetry Book Society Summer Choice 2018 and was shortlisted for the 2018 Forward Prize\, and Measures of Expatriation\, awarded the Forward Best Collection Prize 2016. Jason Allen-Paisant is from a village called Coffee Grove in Manchester\, Jamaica. At present\, he’s a lecturer in Caribbean Poetry & Decolonial Thought in the School of English at the University of Leeds. Malika Booker is a British poet and theatre-maker of Guyanese and Grenadian parentage. Her poetry collection Pepper Seed was shortlisted for the OCM Botas prize and her poem The Little Miracles won the 2020 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. \nHosted by John McAuliffe and presented in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/malika-booker-vahni-capildeo-jason-allen-paisant/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Readings
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SUMMARY:Venture Arts Presents - Completely A Hustling Place
DESCRIPTION:Venture Arts Presents Full Studio Show – Completely A Hustling Place – With Work From 70 Artists \nThis 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 new work from 70 artists. A truly multimedia show\, Completely A Hustling Place includes photography\, ceramics\, dreamy audio\, textiles\, real genies\, illustration\, the best TV channel ever\, superheroes\, projection mapping and much more\, offering an exciting and immersive showcase of creativity and studio output over the past year. \nA massive celebration of creative triumph through times of adversity\, Completely A Hustling Place takes its name from a description of the vibrant and buzzing city of Manchester aptly described by artist\, Justin Lees. Scenes of our city\, as seen through the eyes of artist Terry Williams\, whose haunting pictures taken on disposable cameras during lockdown are one of many highlights of the show. You will also encounter black superheroes brought to life by Leslie Thompson\, bright cartoon characters from Jenny Franklin and embroidered bananas by Louise Hewitt\, a radical new TV station presented in the video work of Michael Greave\, a school desk installation by Caryn Egerton\, glorious sunset pictures by Becky Hislop and projections by Amy Ellison. You can experience a unique\, projection mapping collaboration by Malik Jama\, Raven Keating and Fred Collins\, screenings of film and animated work\, an interactive sound and ceramic installation by Adam Crichton and Anthony Whitfield and embroidery cluster collaboration including work by Christine Blackburn. \nThere will be art to take away from the show\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis including zines\, books and superhero images\, plus most of the work presented will also be for sale. \nVenture Arts Director\, Amanda Sutton\, comments: “We are incredibly excited to be able to present physical exhibitions again and to bring the work of our artists out of their homes and out of our studio\, into such a prominent and important building in the heart of our city. It’s so wonderful to present the work of all the Venture Arts studio artists in one show right now. For us\, and particularly for our artists\, the last couple of years have been full of the most immense challenges\, and we are so grateful to everyone who has helped us to adapt and continue our crucial work throughout. This show will shine a light on how creative practice has served to overcome so much for so many and most of all\, showcase a vast array of wonderful\, interesting\, exciting\, and truly individual new work. I would urge you all to go and see it!” \nFor further information\, press images and interview requests please contact Matt Forbes-Dale on mattforbesdale@outlook.com / M: 07949 039715 \nFind out more about Venture Arts here. \nABOUT VENTURE ARTS: \nVenture Arts is an award-winning charity based in Hulme\, Manchester. Their vision is a world in which neurodivergent and learning disabled people are empowered\, celebrated\, included and valued in the arts\, culture and society. Their mission is to shape a new cultural landscape where neurodivergent people with learning disabilities reach their potential. \nFree entry – but please consider making a donation if you can either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/venture-arts-presents-completely-a-hustling-place/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:creative:connection
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nWe 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\, Loreto High School and New Park Academy) joined forces with professional musicians to create new pieces of music\, which they will perform at this special celebration event. \nCreate (createarts.org.uk) runs dozens of projects like this across the UK\, and are expanding in the North West. If you are an artist or a partner who would like to work with them\, email hannah@createarts.org.uk \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive. \nTickets FREE – booking advised
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/creativeconnection-2/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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