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SUMMARY:Art Time
DESCRIPTION:Let your imagination run wild in this art session where anything can happen! \nAll materials provided\, including canvas\, children’s paint\, and more: just bring yourself! \nSuitable for ages 7+. \nFree entry\, no need to book!\n \nTuesday 26 August. 2.30-3.30pm. Lower Ground Floor.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/art-time/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250826T130000
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SUMMARY:Laws of Your Game
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Central Library for this exciting session brought to you by National Football Museum! Every great game needs rules\, but who says we can’t rewrite them? In this workshop\, you’re the rule-maker of football. What do your laws of the game look like? Maybe every goal gets a dance-off\, everyone wears capes\, or kindness on the pitch earns extra goals. In this workshop we’ll start positive conversations around inclusion and diversity. Who is currently left out of football? What rules could we write to include more people? \nSuitable for families. \nFree entry – drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/laws-of-your-game/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250826T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250906T170000
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SUMMARY:Responses: The Manchester College Students Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Students from The Manchester College have been developing a body of creative\, exciting work inspired initially by a book from Manchester Central Library. Each exhibited board is an insight into personal research and subject matter\, produced in traditional messy art school rooms where students become inspired and have tested the possibilities of ideas\, research and practical production. This exhibition is in Manchester Central Library’s iconic Wolfson Reading Room on the first floor. \nTo see more exciting innovative work and research please follow the Instagram link: #foundationartanddesigntmc \nFree – drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/responses-the-manchester-college-students-exhibition/
LOCATION:Wolfson Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250801T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250801T160000
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SUMMARY:Film Friday
DESCRIPTION:Does Friday afternoon and cinema sound like a good combo to you? \nThen join us at Manchester Central Library for a free film screening with themed crafts! \nWe may even have popcorn! \nSuitable for children up to 12 years old. \nNo need to book\, drop in from 2pm. \nFilm screenings start at 2pm.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/film-friday/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250801T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250801T160000
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CREATED:20250710T092753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T092830Z
UID:11329-1754056800-1754064000@librarylive.co.uk
SUMMARY:Leo HC Single Launch
DESCRIPTION:Leo HC is a 20 year old solo musician\, creating alternative folk tracks to soothe the soul. Equipped\, usually\, with an acoustic guitar\, his voice and lots of reverb\, his music creates an introspective and melancholic atmosphere for all to listen and enjoy. His debut album was released on 8 November 2024. Leo is currently based in Sheffield for studies and is also a member of the Sheffield-based band Junk\, but was born and raised in Greater Manchester. \nHe launches his new single\, Climbing\, with this event. \nFree – just drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/leo-hc-single-launch/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250801T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250801T140000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T103515Z
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SUMMARY:Paint and plant!
DESCRIPTION:Are you a reader and gardener in the making? \nWant to find out how you can get prizes for reading books? \nThen this session is for you! \nDecorate your very own terracotta pot\, plant some seeds and find out more about the Summer Reading Challenge during this interactive session. \nAll materials provided. \nPaint and plant! Friday 1 August 1-2pm @ Central Library Performance Space. \nFree entry\, just drop in!
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/paint-and-plant/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Art,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250731T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250731T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20250723T124546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T103708Z
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SUMMARY:Come Meet the Wise Owls in the Story Garden!
DESCRIPTION:The Wise Owls are waiting!  Join us in the Story Garden for a magical hour filled with Owl wisdom!  Whether you’re curious or just love a good story\, the Wise Owls are ready to welcome you with a hoot! \nSuitable for children aged 4-11. \nFree entry – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/come-meet-the-wise-owls-in-the-story-garden/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250730T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250730T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20250617T122619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T122647Z
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SUMMARY:Laws of Your Game
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this exciting session brought to you by National Football Museum! Every great game needs rules\, but who says we can’t rewrite them? In this workshop\, you’re the rule-maker of football. What do your laws of the game look like? Maybe every goal gets a dance-off\, everyone wears capes\, or kindness on the pitch earns extra goals. In this workshop we’ll start positive conversations around inclusion and diversity. Who is currently left out of football? What rules could we write to include more people? \nSuitable for families. \nFree – drop in.  \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/11183/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250729T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250729T200000
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SUMMARY:Word Central 9th Birthday!!
DESCRIPTION:Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. \nPresented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. \n‘Now We Are Nine’ birthday celebration. \nTuesday 29th July\, 6.00pm – 7.45pm\, at Manchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester M2 5PD. \nDoors open 5.40pm and free entry. \nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest Angela Smith. \nBook your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 15th July via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk. \nN.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer – it is essential that you stay within this timeframe. \nPerformance slots are allocated on a ‘first come\, first served’ basis from the stated booking time. If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list. \nOur special guest Angela Smith is Welsh by birth but has lived in Hulme long enough to be a Mancunian by adoption\, with her poetry influenced by both the Valleys and the city. She began writing at the age of 7\, but stopped for decades when a burglar stole her notebooks and her Muse. Inspired to begin writing again by online friends and the welcoming Manchester poetry scene\, she has poems in numerous anthologies and the published collection This Is the Me I Would Be If I Dared. Angela loves to play with form and style\, as can be seen in her blog here. \nEvent host Tony Curry is a performance poet\, playwright and workshop facilitator. Raised in Crawley by English and South African parents\, he has lived and worked in Manchester for three decades\, running literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing. His play\, The Teddy Bear\, was staged at Manchester’s Contact Theatre\, whilst his solo spoken word shows include Brit Boy\, Complicit Relations\, Moving and The Odyssey\, performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Tony has recently toured his solo show Tall Tales for All Men\, adapted from his collection Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short (Flapjack Press\, 2012)\, at the Brighton Fringe and Chorlton Arts festivals. \n@WordCentralMcr
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-9th-birthday/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250729T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250729T153000
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SUMMARY:Family Crafts for South Asian Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special family craft session dedicated to South Asian Heritage Month. We’ll provide all the materials and teach you how to make marionettes! All welcome. \nFree – drop in.  \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/family-crafts-for-south-asian-heritage-month/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250728T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250728T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20250723T124047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T103609Z
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SUMMARY:Story Garden Crafts!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Central Library for our school holidays arts and craft session! Make wonderful carnivorous plants and giant pompom flowers\, and find out all about the Summer Reading Challenge! All materials provided. Suitable for all children. No need to book. \nFree – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/story-garden-crafts/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250725T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250726T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20241218T110409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T131302Z
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SUMMARY:LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL 2025
DESCRIPTION:Love Stories Etc… launched in 2024 with a one-day festival held at Manchester Central Library\, with panels\, workshops and book signings\, aimed at encouraging romance readers to discover new authors. \nFor 2025\, there will be events across two days\, with an impressive mix of bestselling brand authors\, emerging stars and debuts writing in the romance space\, including Taylor Dior-Rumble\, Beth O’Leary\, Mike Gayle\, Mhairi Macfarlane\, Alexandra Potter\, Suzan Holder\, Sareeta Domingo\, Laura Wood\, Justin Myers\, Lizzie Huxley-Jones and Jendella Benson confirmed to appear. \nHERE ARE THE WORKSHOPS ON FRIDAY 25TH JULY. \n \nWe’re delighted to announce that after Claire’s workshop she will be available for mini Author Brand photo shoots. This includes a 25 minute brand shoot with Claire 10 edited digital images. Find out more information and pre-book here.  \n\nAND HERE ARE THE AUTHOR PANELS OVER THE WEEKEND. \nTHE FIRST TWO ARE ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER THE WORKSHOPS. THE REST ARE ALL ON SATURDAY 26TH JULY. ENJOY!! \n  \n\n \nTHERE IS A RANGE OF TICKETS AVAILABLE.  \n\nFRIDAY 25TH TICKET\nSATURDAY 26TH TICKET\nFULL WEEKEND TICKET\nVIP TICKET (BOTH DAYS + SATURDAY EVENING MEET AND MINGLE)\n\nCONCESSIONARY TICKETS FOR STUDENTS\, OVER 60’S\, PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR ACCESS ISSUES\, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND PEOPLE ON A LOW INCOME. \nCLICK ON THE ‘BOOK NOW’ LINK BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS \n\n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/10019/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Fair
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250724T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250724T150000
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CREATED:20250723T123839Z
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SUMMARY:ZooLab
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Live Animals from ZooLab! Step into the wild garden of adventure and meet the amazing creatures from ZooLab! These real-life animal storytellers will take you on a journey through their own tales\, full of slithers\, scuttles\, and surprises. Come face-to-face with nature’s most curious characters and discover the magic of their world! \nSuitable for children aged 4-11. \nFree entry – just drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/zoolab/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250724T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250724T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20250723T123631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T123631Z
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SUMMARY:Story Garden Paper Flowers!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free interactive session inspired by the Summer Reading Challenge! Make wonderful paper flowers and find out how you can win prizes for reading. We’ll provide loads of colourful materials for you: just bring yourself! \nSuitable for children aged 4-11. \nFree entry – just drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/story-garden-paper-flowers/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250721T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250721T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20250617T160431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T161127Z
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SUMMARY:Mystery International Film Club Screening
DESCRIPTION:This event is for individuals aged 15 and over. \n\n\n\nWelcome to the fifth edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nMonday 21st July 2025 • Doors open: 17:00 • Introduction to the film: 17:30 • Film starts: 17:40 \n\n\n\n• Entry: Book you pay what you can tickets here (recommended donation of £3) • Popcorn: FREE! • Drinks: Grab a coffee\, tea\, or soft drink from the fully stocked café! \n\n\n\nAt the Film Society\, we aim to bring you the very best of global cinema— hoping to shine a light on underseen gems from around the world —enriching our collective film knowledge and experience\, while also having a corker of a time. To make it even more exciting\, each month you’ll have the chance to vote on 5 fantastic films\, and the one with the most votes will be screened with the winner being revealed the day of the event. \n\n\n\nThis month’s contenders are: \n\n\n\nNeptune Frost (2021\, Rwanda) \n\n\n\nQuite unlike anything you will have seen before this Rwandan Afrofuturist musical epic in a which a band of “fourth dimensionally liberated” revolutionaries fight against The Authority to free mine workers from being exploited in a near future Burundi. High concept transgressive cinema executed with high quality\, promising a glimpse at a brighter future for cinema as an artform free of market sensibilities and charged with telling totally unique stories. \n\n\n\nWest Indies (1979\, Mauritania) \n\n\n\nBirthed from four hundred years of colonial history\, Med Hondo’s landmark musical comedy explosively dissects the roots and ramifications of slavery and displacement. Staged gorgeously on a to-scale recreation of a slave ship\, Hondo plays with the form of cinema itself\, drawing attention to its artificiality while he brings past and present together in an artistic redefining of what a movie musical can be. \n\n\n\nThe Girl With The Red Scarf (1978\, Turkey) \n\n\n\n A perfect example of the sumptuous romantic melodrama that can be found in the greatest Yeşilçamfilms from Turkey’s golden age of cinema\, once a major powerhouse for film production this era is all but lost in discussion outside of Turkey and sadly so. This film sees a young man and woman fall in love and then face the trials of love and loss with incredibly dazzling drama. \n\n\n\nAli\, Fear Eats the Soul (1974\,  Germany) \n\n\n\nEmmi\, an elderly German lady\, meets and falls in love with Ali\, a young Moroccan manual labourer in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s beautifully melancholic story of forbidden romance and the suffocating nature of societal norms. A thoughtful\, empathetic look at the damages caused by anti-immigrant rhetoric. Stir (1980\, Australia) \n\n\n\nBased off true events\, this Australian prison drama is a bleak look at a justice system pushed to its limits treated inmates with disdain and cruelty. We see the buildup to chaos and we see the aftermath of chaos as tensions rise between prisoners and officers in the harshest of conditions. \n\n\n\nWatch the film trailers and vote for your favourite film here!!  \nWe’ll notify you of the winning film the night before the screening.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/mystery-international-film-club-screening/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250719T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250719T150000
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SUMMARY:Noasis [Live!]
DESCRIPTION:Didn’t get Oasis tickets? Then its time to ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’… \nAppearing for a special stripped-back appearance\, Central Library presents… NOASIS – live! \nOn the day that Oasis will be appearing at Heaton Park for the second weekend of their sold-out shows\, Central Library is delighted to be offering something special for those who missed out.  \nHaving played big venues like London’s Alexandra Palace to major festivals like Y-Not\, Noasis are ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’. The headline act of Central Library’s “Oasis Week” festivities\, this top-tier tribute act will be performing in the intimate setting of the Henry Watson Music Library. \nPerforming as a three-piece for the occasion\, expect perfectly pared-back renditions of classics like “Live Forever”\, “Don’t Look Back In Anger”\, and many more. \nWith thanks to the support from the Manchester Libraries Trust\, tickets will be pay-what-you-like and available Friday 20 June @ 10am. \nAll donations warmly welcomed. \nTickets: Noasis – Live! Tickets\, Sat 19 Jul 2025 at 14:00 | Eventbrite \n  \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \n   
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/noasis-live/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250719T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250719T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T163110
CREATED:20250617T120752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T121029Z
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SUMMARY:CHaOS Science Summer Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of science-based fun brought to you by CHaOS (Cambridge Hands-On Science)! All CHaOS events are run by friendly student volunteers from the University of Cambridge\, bringing a selection of their favourite experiments from across the sciences for you and your family to get involved with! Fun\, informative and great for all ages.  \nFree – please drop in.  \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/chaos-science-summer-roadshow/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250719T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250719T150000
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CREATED:20250704T141950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T141950Z
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SUMMARY:'Live Forever' - A Day of Oasis Music - Live!
DESCRIPTION:“Oasis Week” at Central Library will conclude with ‘Live Forever’ – a day of special Oasis-themed live sessions on Saturday 19th July.  \nThe day will begin with a little Morning Glory from the MANCHESTER STRING QUARTET performing classical renditions of Oasis hits in the Central Library Entrance (11am-12pm).\n\nThen an early afternoon performance in the Henry Watson Music Library will offer unique reimaginations of the Gallaghers’s oeuvre by the Ukulele Orchestra: STRETFORD UKE (12-12.30pm). \nThere will also be sumptuous reworkings by Manchester vocal harmony group CANTER SEMPER; rest assured Wonderwall will never have sounded so good (1-1.30pm). \nAll before a rousing headline performance by top-tier tribute act: NOASIS. Having played big venues like London’s Alexandra Palace to major festivals like Y-Not\, Noasis are ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ and will be appearing in the Music Library for an intimate\, stripped-back set especially for “Oasis Week” (2-2.45pm). \nNoasis tickets are limited and pay-what-you-like – available now HERE.  \nAll other shows are free – just drop in! \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \nThis event is part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust.\nFor more information\, and to secure your tickets for some of the limited-capacity events of “Oasis Week” at Central Library head to: librarylive.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/live-forever-a-day-of-oasis-music-live/
CATEGORIES:Music,Oasis Week
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250717T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250717T193000
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SUMMARY:Oasis Film Night - Vote for your favourite
DESCRIPTION:Mystery Screening of an Oasis documentary – chosen by you! \nPart of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, come along to our Oasis Film Night where you choose the title. \nMany a great film has been made about the Gallagher brothers over the years\, but which is the greatest of them all? \nFrom ‘Familiar to Millions‘ to ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ to ‘Supersonic‘ and more\, every Oasis film to date has been crammed with the razor sharp quips and rock’n’roll attitude that has cemented them as one of the world’s most legendary bands. \nPresenting Oasis fans with the opportunity to vote on the night for their favourite and experience it on the big screen and soundsystem of our Performance Space\, this special Oasis Week film night promises to be a one-off opportunity to revisit a classic with fellow fans. \nEntry is Free. \nScreening at the Central Library Performance Space\, on Thursday 17th July @ 5.30pm. \n \n  \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \nThis event is part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust.\nFor more information\, and to secure your tickets for some of the limited-capacity events of “Oasis Week” at Central Library head to: librarylive.co.uk \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/oasis-film-night-vote-for-your-favourite/
CATEGORIES:Music,Oasis Week
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SUMMARY:Attica Locke
DESCRIPTION:This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style\, and sings the blues on every page’ – Mick Herron (Slow Horses) \nWe’re thrilled to welcome American crime writer Attica Locke to Manchester Literature Festival for a rare UK event. In Guide Me Home\, the latest of her gripping\, politically charged crime novels\, Texas Ranger Darren Matthews is in trouble: he might be about to stand trial in front of a Grand Jury; his difficult and destructive mother is back in his life\, and a young Black woman from an all-white sorority appears to be missing\, although her sorority sisters and her family deny she has disappeared. With his job\, relationship and possibly his life on the line\, Darren is forced to grapple with the realities of living in Trump’s America. \nAttica Locke is an author\, screenwriter and producer who was born in Houston\, Texas. She is the author of six novels including Heaven\, My Home\, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month; Bluebird\, Bluebird\, winner of the CWA Steel Dagger; Pleasantville\, longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction\, and Black Water Rising\, shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her screenwriting/producer credits include When They See Us\, Empire\, and the Emmy-nominated Little Fires Everywhere\, for which she won an NAACP Image award for television writing. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Victoria Will \nTickets: Book here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below\, or phone the box office on 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/10675/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:New Horizons Choir Sing... OASIS!
DESCRIPTION:Part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, join us for a sensational singalong with the NEW HORIZONS CHOIR. \nLed by Tom Guest\, the choir will be offering their own innovative take on Oasis hits with their stunning vocal talents. \nA fun\, welcoming\, inclusive choir who meet for a sing every week in the Manchester Central Library\, get ready to enjoy an hour of uplifting enmasse singing of some of your favourites on the evening of Wednesday 16th July. \nSpeaking about their upcoming show\, the choir say:   “We are very excited to be part of Oasis week and hope you enjoy singing along with these brilliant Mancunian songs!” \nNew Horizons is a fun\, welcoming\, inclusive choir who meet for a sing every week in the Manchester Central Library.  They are an unauditioned choir\, so everyone is welcome to come and enjoy an hour of uplifting singing and we have a repertoire of songs from 80s pop ballads through classics and showtunes to contemporary bangers. They are primarily a singing group for well-being\, with the focus on enjoying the mental health benefits singing together can bring and they also give performances at Manchester Cathedral\, Gorton Monastery and of course Manchester Central Library. \nNew Horizons Choir sings Oasis takes place at 6pm on Wednesday 16 July.  \nFree – just drop in! \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \nThis event is part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust.\nFor more information\, and to secure your tickets for some of the limited-capacity events of “Oasis Week” at Central Library head to: librarylive.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/new-horizons-choir-sing-oasis/
CATEGORIES:Music,Oasis Week
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SUMMARY:John Robb: 'Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis' - Oasis Week Q&A
DESCRIPTION:For those in the mood for a Talk Tonight\, on 15th July\, expect to find esteemed Northern music journalist and frontman of the Membranes / Goldblade JOHN ROBB in-conversation about his brand new book ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ at Manchester Central Library. \nPart of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, John will be appearing in-person for an intimate talk and Q&A with local tour guide and Oasis expert Joe Feeley about the book in the Henry Watson Music Library. \n‘Live Forever…’ promises a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. And John Robb was there every step of the way. \nIn this\, the definitive book on Britain’s biggest band\, he peels back the layers of Manchester’s best-known musical export\, revealing a tale of ambition\, ego\, talent and a whole lot of attitude. From the estates of South Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom\, Live Forever is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. But it is also a portrait of Britain around the turn of the millennium and the cultural forces and places that shaped\, and were shaped by\, two cocksure upstarts from Burnage – from art to fashion\, and from football to politics. \nPlayful\, funny and irreverent\, and drawing on dozens of interviews and first-hand stories\, this book puts Oasis squarely in the pantheon of music royalty as the last great rock ’n’ roll stars. \nThe Q&A will be chaired by local tour guide Joe Feeley. Alongside his expert tours of Manchester city centre\, Joe also leads the legendary Rock And Goal Tour and has recently launched the Wonderwalk Oasis Tour. A musician and guide with real Oasis pedigree\, Joe grew up with the Gallaghers\, was in school with Liam and Noel\, and their families in Ireland also share history. His Wonderwalk tour offers a deep dive into Oasis’s roots and the wider Manchester music scene\, and his personal connection to the band means he has insights and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. \n \nJoe and John will be chatting about ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ and more at Manchester Central Library on Tuesday 15 July. \nCopies will be available at the event courtesy of Blackwells\, and John will be available for signings after the event. \nTickets are free\, but any donations to the library warmly welcomed. \nTickets available from 10AM on Friday 20 June:\nJohn Robb: ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ Q&A Tickets\, Tue\, Jul 15\, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite\n \n \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \nThis event is part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust.\nFor more information\, and to secure your tickets for some of the limited-capacity events of “Oasis Week” at Central Library head to: librarylive.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/john-robb-live-forever-the-rise-fall-and-resurrection-of-oasis-oasis-week-qa/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Music,Signing,Talks
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SUMMARY:Oasis Week: The Big Oasis Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Central Library presents… The Big Oasis Quiz. \nThis July\, the big Central Library Quiz returns for a one-off “Oasis Week” special. \nDo you know… \n\nYour Alan McGee\, from your Alan White?\nYour “Hindu Times”\, from your ‘Heathen Chemistry’?\nYour Beady Eye\, from your High Flying Birds?\n\nDefinitely? Or\, just Maybeeee? \nThen it’s time to prove you’re the ultimate Rock’n’Roll Star\, show off your Oasis knowledge\, and win fantastic prizes at our bonehead busting quiz… \nMonday 14 JULY @ 6:00pm\, at the Henry Watson Music Library. \n \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is brought to you with thanks to the Manchester Libraries Trust. Find the full programme here: https://librarylive.co.uk/event/oasis-week-rolls-into-manchester-central-library/ \n“Oasis Week” is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/oasis-week-the-big-oasis-quiz/
CATEGORIES:Music,Oasis Week
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Film Night
DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQIA+ Staff Network are back for another cosy night in at Central Library to watch queer films with our friends\, and we’re inviting you! We all love a good movie night\, but nothing beats watching a film with your pals. So join us on Monday 14 July –  everyone is welcome! \nWe want you to help us choose what film to watch here\, from the following choices: \nUnicorns: The story of a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life\, and a young\, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet\, a search for identity is sparked. \nDisclosure: An in-depth look at Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture. \nSweetheart: A socially awkward\, environmentally conscious teenager named AJ is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully boring family\, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine smelling\, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla. \nParis is Burning: New York City\, 1980. In Harlem’s African American and Latinx drag-ball scene\, rival houses compete in fierce contests for trophies. Meanwhile\, legendary voguers\, drag queens\, and trans women—including Willi Ninja\, Pepper LaBeija\, and Venus Xtravaganza—reveal the rules and traditions of the scene. \nVote for your favourite film till Sunday 13 July here \nWe will be bringing popcorn and Pic n’ Mix to keep your snack needs met whilst we all get cosy and enjoy the delights of the big screen! \nFree – please drop in (film starts at 5:20pm on the dot)
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/lgbtq-film-night/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:'Oasis Week' rolls into Manchester Central Library
DESCRIPTION:This Summer\, OASIS\, make their highly anticipated return to their hometown and Central Library are getting ready to Roll With It.  \nAs the Gallagher brothers prepare to rock Heaton Park\, right here in the city centre\, Central Library will be paying tribute to the legendary Manchester band with seven days of FREE festivities in its own “Oasis Week”.  \nAligning with Manchester City Council’s official MCR Live 25 celebrations taking place across the city this Summer\, the library has its own Masterplan of Oasis-themed programming\, packed with live performances from Rock’n’Roll Stars\, Supersonic film screenings\, Liam’n’Noel look-a-like competitions\, a head-shrinking Big Oasis Quiz\, and so much more.  \nWith events taking place daily from Monday 14th July\, the week will conclude with ‘Live Forever’ – a day of special Oasis-themed live sessions on Saturday 19th July.  Beginning with a little Morning Glory from the MANCHESTER STRING QUARTET performing classical renditions of Oasis hits; the following afternoon of performances in the Henry Watson Music Library will offer reimaginations by the UKULELE ORCHESTRA\, sumptuous reworkings by vocal harmony group CANTER SEMPER\, before a rousing headline performance by top-tier tribute act: NOASIS. Having played big venues like London’s Alexandra Palace to major festivals like Y-Not\, Noasis are ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ and will be appearing in the Music Library for an intimate\, stripped-back set especially for “Oasis Week”. Tickets will be pay-what-you-like and available Friday 20 June @ 10am.  \nEarlier in the week\, fans will also be able to Slide Away into the sounds of the NEW HORIZONS CHOIR who will be offering their own innovative take on Oasis hits. A fun\, welcoming\, inclusive choir who meet for a sing every week in the Manchester Central Library\, get ready to enjoy an hour of uplifting en-masse singing of some of your favourites on Wednesday 16th July. Speaking about their show\, the choir say:  \n“We are very excited to be part of Oasis week and hope you enjoy singing along with these brilliant Mancunian songs!” \nPlus\, for those in the mood for a Talk Tonight\, then on 15th July\, expect to find esteemed Northern music journalist and frontman of the Membranes / Goldblade JOHN ROBB at Central Library in-conversation about his brand new book ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’. ‘Live Forever…’ promises a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. John will be appearing in-person for a Q&A and book-signing event to mark its release. \nElsewhere\, the Archives+ and Sound Archives team will be digging deep into the Piccadilly Radio and Key103 audio archives and resurfacing some vintage interviews with Noel Gallagher from their 90s peak. Available to hear on the Sound & Vision pods on the ground floor of Central Library\, the Oasis sound clips will feature as part of a new Piccadilly Radio Exhibition also launching in July.  \nThroughout the week\, there will also be a screening of an Oasis film favourite – as picked by you the fans – in Central Library’s Performance Space\, a chance to test your knowledge in The Big Oasis Quiz (with some tasty prizes up for grabs)\, and show-off your swagger in our Liam’n’Noel Look-a-Like competition. \nThe full programme for “Oasis Week” at Central Library is as follows:   \n\nMon 14th July – QUIZ: The Big Oasis Quiz – with Big Oasis Prizes up for grabs!\n[6.00pm\, Henry Watson Music Library] \n\n\nTues 15th July – TALK: John Robb In-Conversation about his Oasis book ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’\n[6.30pm\, Henry Watson Music Library]   \n\n\nWed 16th July – MUSIC: New Horizons Choir performing Oasis songs  \n[6.00pm\, Henry Watson Music Library]  \n\n\nThurs 17th July – FILM: Mystery Screening of an Oasis documentary – chosen by you! [6.30pm\, Performance Space] \n\n\nFriday 18th July: COMPETITION JUDGING: Liam’n’Noel Look-a-like Competition – are you a Gallagher doppelganger?  [1.00pm\, Henry Watson Music Library] \n\n\nSat 19th July – MUSIC: Live Forever – A Day of Oasis-themed Live Sessions. Featuring:\n\n– Manchester String Quartet [11.00am – 12.00pm\, Shakespeare Hall Balcony]\n– Ukulele Orchestra [12.00pm – 12.30pm\, Henry Watson Music Library]\n– Canter Semper [1.00pm – 1.30pm\, Henry Watson Music Library]\n– Noasis (stripped-back set) [2.00pm – 2.45pm\, Henry Watson Music Library]\n \n\nIf you were one of the many who missed-out on tickets to see Oasis on their Live 25 Tour\, Don’t Look Back In Anger because there will be plenty to enjoy at Central Library during “Oasis Week” this July.  \nEveryone is welcome and best of all attendees won’t have to pay a penny for anything – yes\, It’s Good To Be FREE. \n Oasis Week is kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust and will take place at Manchester Central Library 14th-19th July 2025.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/oasis-week-rolls-into-manchester-central-library/
CATEGORIES:Culture,Music
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Fire – Remembering Oxford Mills
DESCRIPTION:‘At the height of the inferno\, around 75 firefighters tackled the blaze.’ MEN\, 7 Aug 2019 \nWhat happens to collective memory\, history and place when a devastating fire blazes through the heart of a community building rendering everything to ashes? How does one find strength to carry on when all that is familiar vanishes? Join award-winning artist & curator Hafsah Aneela Bashir for two short film screenings and the launch of her exhibition exploring the joys of connection and the impact of loss through the lens of the Oxford Mill 2019 fire in Ashton Under Lyne. \nThrough film and archive\, Hafsah explores the histories of Thomas Mason an English textile manufacturer who built the historic mill in 1851 and Bashir Ahmed\, a Pakistani textile manufacturer who operated from Oxford Mills until the 2019 fire – 168 years apart. How does a community honour the stories that make up people and place? \nWhat happens when treasured possessions\, secure environments\, and a sense of self turn to ashes? What does rebuilding look like when the physical impact on the community is staggering\, and the emotional aftermath\, deeply felt? \n11.30am-12.30pm – Film screening 1: The Great Fire Of Oxford Mills \, a poetry film by Hafsah Aneela Bashir. Film screening 2: Beyond the Fire – Remembering Oxford Mills\, a documentary featuring community members sharing their memories and connections to the old textile mill. Short Q&A \n12.30-1pm – Refreshments and a chance to mingle and chat \n1pm – Exhibition Launch in the Oculus Space \nThe exhibition will run from July – October 2025 \nAbout Hafsah Aneela Bashir – Hafsah Aneela Bashir is an award-winning writer\, playwright\, performer and producer. Winner of the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship 2019\, she was a Supported Artist at the Royal Exchange Theatre\, an Associate at Oldham Coliseum Theatre and is an Associate Artist with The Poetry Exchange. Her debut poetry collection The Celox And The Clot is published by Burning Eye Books. Passionate about creative health and wellbeing\, she is founder of the Poetry Health Service providing poetry panaceas as a tool for connection and healing. She is co-director of Outside The Frame Arts\, championing voices outside the mainstream\, challenging gatekeepers of knowledge and increasing diverse representation within the arts. She served as a Board Trustee for Manchester City of Literature and is currently the Community Producer at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE & Education Trust. \nFree event with refreshments provided. Please book through Ticket Tailor to confirm attendance. 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/beyond-the-fire-remembering-oxford-mills/
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SUMMARY:PRIVATE RITES: Julia Armfield in conversation with Jess White
DESCRIPTION:We’re are thrilled to welcome Julia Armfield back to Manchester for the paperback publication of Private Rites\, an uneasy\, water-logged tale of family\, queer love and faith at the end of the world. Julia will be in conversation with Jess White. \nTickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy the book. \nAbout the book: \nIt’s been raining for a long time now\, for so long that the lands have reshaped themselves. Old places have been lost. Arcane rituals and religions have crept back into practice. \nSisters Isla\, Irene and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their estranged father dies. A famous architect revered for making the new world navigable\, he had long cut himself off from public life. They find themselves uncertain of how to grieve his passing when everything around them seems to be ending anyway. \nAs the sisters come together to clear the grand glass house that is the pinnacle of his legacy\, they begin to sense that the magnetic influence of their father lives on through it. Something sinister seems to be unfolding\, something related to their mother’s long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always been unusually interested in their lives. Soon\, it becomes clear that the sisters have been chosen for a very particular purpose\, one with shattering implications for their family and their imperilled world. \nAbout the author: \nJulia Armfield is a fiction writer\, living in London with her wife and cat. \nHer work has been published in Granta\, The White Review and Best British Short Stories 2019 and 2021. In 2019\, she was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award. She was longlisted for the Deborah Rogers Award 2018\, and won the White Review Short Story Prize 2018 and a Pushcart Prize in 2020. She is the author of salt slow\, a collection of short stories\, which was longlisted for the Polari Prize 2020 and the Edge Hill Prize 2020. \nHer debut novel\, Our Wives Under The Sea\, was shortlisted for the Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award 2022 and won the Polari Prize 2023. Her second novel\, Private Rites\, was longlisted for the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize in 2024. \nTicket sales will end on Thursday 3rd July at 5pm. If you cannot make the event but would like a dedicated copy of a book\, please email events.manchester@blackwell.co.uk or call us on 0161 274 3331. \nOur event format is usually a 45 minute discussion between the author and interviewer\, followed by a chance for audience members to ask questions. There will be the opportunity to get your book signed/dedicated after the event. Events are a brilliant opportunity to discover new books\, meet authors and likeminded readers and learn something new. \nSupport your local bookshop and help us keep the Manchester literary scene vibrant and exciting. You can follow Blackwells on Eventbrite and social media (@BlackwellsMCR) to keep up to date on upcoming events.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/private-rites-julia-armfield-in-conversation-with-jess-white/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Jo Hamilton: The Post Office Scandal
DESCRIPTION:Blink Publishing and Manchester Libraries present an evening with Jo Hamilton at Central Library. \n‘My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2\,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept me awake once in the thick of the nightmare that unfolded\, it was being stuck in that truly incomprehensible moment where the mere touch of a button suddenly turned £2\,000 into £4\,000 within three minutes on that cold December night in 2003.’ \nJo Hamilton was one of more than 700 sub-postmasters prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 based on information from the Post Office’s faulty Horizon accounting system. She was told to put right a wrong she hadn’t committed and pushed to the very brink of her existence – remortgaging her house\, borrowing from anyone she could in order to repay money that she hadn’t taken\, and questioning her own sanity. \nImmortalised in ITV smash hit drama\, Mr Bates v The Post Office\, this is Jo Hamilton’s extraordinary first-hand account of how she built a Post Office that was at the very heart of her community and lost it all through no fault of her own. For the first time\, beyond the headlines and the corridors of the High Court and the UK’s political institutions\, we will finally hear Jo’s full story and the human side of this scandal as well as the untold struggle she faced during the biggest miscarriages of justice in modern history. Ultimately\, this is a story of hope and the strength of community and the ability of a few to fight back against the odds. \nTickets for this event are on a pay what you can basis. All tickets have the same access\, the pricing is to make the event more accessible to people on all incomes.  \nBook tickets here or click the ‘Book Now’ button below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/jo-hamilton-the-post-office-scandal/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Lords and Ladies of Middleton Manor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening exploring the fascinating Assheton family of Middleton. Meet a medieval Middleton Bowman and discover everyday life through close-up encounters with  original historic documents from the Assheton collection. Free event with refreshments. \nFree – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/lords-and-ladies-of-middleton-manor/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:An Evening with V. E. Schwab
DESCRIPTION:We are hugely excited to welcome bestselling author V.E. Schwab to Manchester Central Library as we celebrate the publication of her new genre-defying\, unforgettable novel Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. \nFrom the author of the incredible standalone novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a spellbinding queer love story following the desires and dreams of a trio of enigmatic young women. Don’t miss the chance to hear from V.E. Schwab about this much-anticipated release\, before an extended audience Q&A. \nV.E. Schwab is the mega-selling author of over twenty books\, including the acclaimed Shades of Magic universe\, the Villains series\, the City of Ghosts trilogy\, Gallant\, The Fragile Threads of Power and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. \nThe Ticket\, Signed Book & Tote Bag bundle includes a pre-signed copy of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil and a tote bag for collection on the evening. \nPlease note that this event will not include a live book signing. \n \nIf you have any questions about this event or if you have access requests\, please do let us know how we can support your visit by emailing events@waterstones.com. \nPhoto of V.E Schwab by Jenna Maurice. \nTickets – ‘Book Now’ below or book here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-v-e-schwab/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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