Junior Jam: Movie Music
Children's LibraryFree jam-packed music session for children aged 4-8. Help your little ones develop their musical skills in a fun, friendly and accessible way. Presented by creative music charity Brighter Sound […]
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Over 50’s Line Dance Extravaganza
Performance SpaceTo Celebrate Valuing Older People’s Day, Manchester Libraries and Manchester Prairie Dogs present A BEGINNERS LINE DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA Age friendly line dance lessons County and Western photo booth Games and […]
She Wrote Her Own Eulogy – Book Launch
Performance SpaceThe launch of Shirley May's first book of poetry, 'She Wrote Her Own Eulogy', published by Wrecking Ball Press. Shirley will be sharing some of the poems from her book […]
How Our Schools Fail Black Children… and what we can do about it
Performance SpaceJoin the Unison Black Members Committee and the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre (AIUC) for a discussion of the past, present and future of the education of black and […]
Peterloo: Voices, Sabres and Silence
Performance SpaceJoin author Graham Phythian for an evening of readings and music to celebrate the launch of his new book. Graham has drawn extensively on archives, published works, and interviews with […]
An Evening with Alexander McCall Smith
Performance Space20 years ago, Precious Ramotswe established The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency in Gabarone, Botswana. The subsequent novels in Alexander McCall Smith’s series became a literary phenomenon, and have since […]
£10
Fun Palaces
Performance Space'Everyone an Artist, Everyone a Scientist' Come along to the Fun Palace for a day filled with crafts, skills, demonstrations and activities. Listen, watch, take part, share and get inspired! You'll find Fun Palaces across the […]
Azita Ghahreman & Maura Dooley
Performance SpaceOne of Iran’s leading poets, Azita Ghahreman’s work is lyrical and intimate, addressing themes of loss, exile and female desire, as well as the changing face of her country. Her […]
Pat Barker: The Silence of the Girls
Performance SpaceThe tale of Achilles and the Trojan War has been told many times, but what about the stories of the women? In The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker imagines […]
£10
Take Ten With The Writing Squad
Performance SpaceYou have ten minutes. Ten minutes to go anywhere you like, with anyone, in any time - the past, the future, in this world, out of this world - where would […]
I’m Torn to Pieces Dear Poet, Come to my Rescue… by Firoozeh Fozouni
City LibraryPart of the Journeys Festival International event Ancient Objects, New Writing. Firoozeh Fozouni will perform her work and talk about the project along with members of the Journeys Festival International and Manchester Museum curatorial teams. Firoozeh was born […]
Free
Mohammed Hanif in Conversation
Performance SpaceQ: What do an American pilot who’s crashed in the desert, a teenager full of money-making schemes, and a dog suffering through a very bad day have in common? A: […]
£7
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