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SUMMARY:Manchester Animation Festival (MAF):  Animation Mixtape: 2020 Edition
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) is the UK’s largest Animation Festival and is dedicated to the celebration of the animated art form. Hosted in the Manchester Central Library and at HOME\, the festival is the UK’s biggest animation hub\, inviting people from Manchester and beyond to share in all things animated. A hybrid festival for 2021\, MAF will take place from 14-30 November\, in person and online. Passes are available to purchase here.  \nLast year in 2020\, the eclectic animated short films programme of Manchester Animation Festival found their home on the small screen online\, but now we’re bringing them to the big screen where they rightfully belong! Come down to Manchester Central Library to watch these short films throughout the day in hourly screening slots. More details on the films and ticket information can be found on the MAF website. Tickets for this event are FREE\, though advanced booking is strongly advised. \nIf you’re an organisation or group who would like to talk more about getting involved with MAF in the future\, please contact MAF’s Audience Development Manager\, Hannah at hannah@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk  \nThe films which will be screened are as follows:  \nPart 1 (12A): 12:00-13:00 \nCosmonaut (Dir Kaspar Jancis/Estonia 2019/12 mins/No Dialogue) \nThe Quiet (Dir Radheya Jegatheva /Australia 2019 /10 mins /English) \nChant of The Printing Machine (Dir Patrcija Māra Vilsone /Latvia 2019 /2 mins/ No Dialogue)\n \nThe Quiet Power of Introverts (Dir Sofja Umarik /UK 2019/ 4 mins/ English)\n \nShadows (Dir Phoebe Halstead and Angie Phillips/ UK 2019/ 2 mins/ English)\n \nPlan For Peace (Dir Leo Crane /UK 2020 / 3 mins/ English)\n \nThe Great Malaise (Dir Catherine Lepage /Canada 2019 /5 mins/Niihau Hawaiian with English subtitles)\n \nKapaemahu (Dir Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu\, Dean Hamer Joe Wilson\, Daniel Sousa /United States 2020 /9 mins /English)\n \nThe Rest of My Days (Dir Jack Antoine Charlot /France 2020 /4 mins /English)\n \nThe Last Train (Dir Ross Hogg /UK 2019 /2 mins /English)\n \nMy Favourite Hill (Dir Christopher Childs /UK 2020 /4 mins /English)                                          \nPart 2 (12A): 13:30 – 14:30 \nPearl Diver (Dir Margrethe Danielsen/ Norway 2021/ 9 mins/ No Dialogue)  \nSongs of the City (Dir Adelina Court/ UK 2020/ 3 mins/ English)  \nLLS – Grace (Dir Natalie Labarre/ United States 2019/ 1 min/ English)  \nA dog by your side (Dir Selina Wagner/ UK 2019/ 2 mins/ English)  \nUniversity of Tyumen: Becoming Bold (Dir Max Kulikov/ Russia 2020/ 1 min/ Russian). \nDelphine: No Dogs (Dir Anayis N. Der Hakopian/ UK 2020/ 4 mins/ English)  \nAlex and Mr Fluffkins (Dir Adeena Grubb and Andy Biddle/ UK 2020/ 1 min/ English) \nTick (Dir Fabienne Priess & Levin Tamoj/ Germany 2019/ 5 mins/ No Dialogue)  \nBiplane Model Kit (Dir Tine Kluth/ UK 2020/ 4 mins/ English) \nThe Physics of Sorrow (Dir Theodore Ushev/ Canada 2019/ 27 mins/ English)  \nPart 3 (15): 15:00 – 15:30 \nThe Passerby (Dir Pieter Coudyzer/ Belgium 2020/ 16 mins/ Dutch) \nFail in love – Berlin (Dir Cécile Rousset\, Romain Blanc-Tailleur\, Adrienne Nowak/ France 2020/ 4 mins/ English)  \nKroger – Aerobics (Dir César Pelizer/ United States 2020/ 1 min/ English)                   \nGardener & Bumblebee (Dir Ignas Meilunas/ Lithuania 2020/ 1 min/ Lithuanian)      \nHerStory: Máire Ní Chinnéide (Dir Richard Keane/ Ireland 2020/ 2 mins/ English)   \nThe Song Of A Lost Boy (Dir Daniel Quirke/ UK 2020/ 10 mins/ English)   \nBeyond Noh (Dir Patrick Smith/ United States 2020/ 4 mins/ English)                       \nGenius Loci (Dir Adrien Mérigeau/ France 2019/ 16 mins/ French) \nPANDICULATION (Dir Konrad Hjemli\, Jakob Eiring/ Norway 2020/ 3 mins/ English)  \nPart 4 (15): 17:00 – 18:00 \nI\, Barnabé (Dir Jean-François Lévesque/ Canada 2020/ 15 mins/ No Dialogue)  \nThe Winter (Dir Xin Li/ Australia 2020/ 4 mins/ English) \nThe Guardians (Dir AgainstAllOdds/ France 2019/ 2 mins/ No Dialogue) \nEllie’s Story (Dir Claire Grey/ UK 2020/ 4 mins/ English)   \nFlesh (Dir Camilia Kater/ Spain 2019/ 12 mins/ Portuguese) \nYes-People (Dir Gísli Darri Halldórsson/ Iceland 2020/ 8 mins/ Icelandic)  \nThe Last Mother (Dir Megan De Jong/ Netherlands 2020/ 3 mins/ No Dialogue)  \nPearls (Dir Idan Barzilay/ Germany 2019/ 3 mins/ Music Video)  \nHijack139 (Dir Joachim Berg & Sondre Johre/ Norway 2020/ 6 mins/ English)                \nPart 5 (18): 18:30 – 19:30 \nALTÖTTING (Dir Andreas Hykade/ Germany 2020/ 11 mins/ English)                         \nBrother Ezekiel (Dir Leon Elliot/ Ireland 2019/ 9 mins English)  \n100\,000 Acres of Pine (Dir Jennifer Alice Wright/ France 2020/ 7 mins/ English) \nCarrion (Launch Trailer) (Dir CRCR/ France 2020/ 2 mins/ English) \nHabito – The Climb (Dir Andy Baker/ United States 2020/ 1 min/ English)   \nBig Fish (Dir Samantha Turner & Céline Ufenast/ UK 2020/ 2 mins/ No Dialogue)        \nMy Dream\, My Taste (Dir Emily Downe/ UK 2020/ 3 mins/ English)\nAnd Something Else (Dir Olga Kłyszewicz/ Poland 2020/ 7 mins/ English)  \nDisorder (Dir Robert Grieves/ Australia 2020/ 4 mins/ English) \nBrazen – Mae Jemison (Dir Charlotte Cambon & Mai Nguyen/ France 2019/ 3 mins/ English)  \nWashing Machine (Dir Alexandra Májová/ Czech Republic 2020/ 5 mins/ No Dialogue) \nClown Suit (Dir The Brothers Mcleod/ UK 2019/ 3 mins/ English)      \nFree – booking strongly advised                     
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-animation-festival-maf-animation-mixtape-2020-edition/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) Animasyros Presents: Contemporary Greek Animated Classics
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) is the UK’s largest Animation Festival and is dedicated to the celebration of the animated art form. Hosted in the Manchester Central Library and at HOME\, the festival is the UK’s biggest animation hub\, inviting people from Manchester and beyond to share in all things animated. A hybrid festival for 2021\, MAF will take place from 14-30 November\, in person and online. Passes are available to purchase here.  \nWe’re delighted to be shining the spotlight on Greece this year with the help of our friends Animasyros International Animation Festival who have gathered a selection of Greek speaking animated films that have stood out during the past 10 years of the Festival. Curated by Animasyros Festival Director Maria Anestopoulou\, Contemporary Greek Animated Classics is sure to bring a little Greek sunshine to the rainy clouds of Manchester. More details on the films and information about Tickets for this event can be found on the MAF website.   \nIf you’re an organisation or group who would like to talk more about getting involved with MAF in the future\, please contact MAF’s Audience Development Manager\, Hannah at hannah@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk  \nThe films which will be screened are as follows:  \nMy Stuffed Granny (Dir Effie Pappa\, Greece 2014\, 10 min) \nThe Little Elephant (Dir Effie Pappa \, Greece 2019\, 2 min) \nHeatwave (Dir Fokion Xenos\, Greece 2019\, 7 min) \nViolent Equation (Dir Andonis Doussias \, Greece 2019\, 5 min) \nΤhe Lazy Dragon (Dir Fokion Xenos\, Joan Zhonga\, Greece 2020\, 3min) \nThe First Kiss (Dir Angelos Spartalis\, Greece 2020\, 4 min) \nAll You Can Eat (Dir Dimitris Armenakis\, Greece 2019\, 5 min) \nLeaf of the Poplar (Dir Irini Vianelli\, Greece 2015\, 4 min) \nElevator Alone (Dir Anastasia Papadopoulou\, Greece 2021\, 4 min) \nIcebergs (Dir Efthymis Filippou\, Greece 2018\, 9 min) \nApodemy (Dir  Katerina Athanasopoulou\, Greece 2012\, 5 min) \nMy Mother’s Coat (Dir Marie Margot Tsakiris Scanatovits\, Greece 2010\, 6 min) \nSeverambes (Dir George Kontos\, Greece 2020\, 12 min) \nThe Village (Dir Stelios Polychronakis \, Greece 2020\, 14 min) \nMs Metro (Dir Aggelos Papantoniou\, Greece 2016\, 4 min) \nThe Guillable Kiss of Mr Patokos (Dir Alexandros Apostolakis\, Greece 2014\, 5 min) \nStar Fallen (Dir Alexandra Tagali\, Greece 2018\, 2 min) \nFrom The Same Thread (Dir Antonia Piña\, Rucha Dhayarkar\, Lorène Friesenbichler\, Phaedra Derizioti\, Greece 2017\, 4 min) \nEnough (Dir Anna Mantzaris\, Greece 2017\, 2 min) \nWater Fairy Tale (Dir Nikos Radeos\, Greece 2018\, 3 min) \nWandering Stories – Ariel (Dir Kleopatra Korai\, Greece 2018\, 2 min)
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-animation-festival-maf-animasyros-presents-contemporary-greek-animated-classics/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Dream FM presents: 'What do you dream of?'
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the in-person premiere of What do you dream of? — a special broadcast & sound work created with the people of Greater Manchester \nNight falls and metropolis mirrors the cosmos. Destinies connected by light and dust send signals\, alone\, to one another. The city glitters: On Air. \nIn August 2021\, artists Danielle Swindells and Brit Seaton asked the people of Greater Manchester what they dream of. Directed to the automated voicemail system of fictional radio station Dream FM\, members of the public picked up the phone and left their answers. \nThe sound work What do you dream of? brings together selected hotline musings of the vast metropolitan borough. Strange encounters during sleep\, visions of change for a better world and personal tales of love and loss are among a constellation of intimate responses to the question\, capturing an audio portrait of dreams spanning from simple and symbolic\, to poetic and surreal. \nWhat do you dream of? features an original score by Joshua Inyang and Joshua Tarelle\, Space Afrika\, which takes sonic cues from pre-digital airwaves\, the DIY spirit of pirate radio and musical auras of Greater Manchester’s past and present. \nJoin us on Thursday 18 November 5.30 – 8pm at Manchester Central Library for a special premiere of the broadcast \nDoors open: 5.30pm \nBroadcast begins: 6.00pm \nBroadcast duration: 1hr 30mins \nThis event is BSL Interpreted by Lizzie Wharton. \nSeating will be socially distanced and we politely encourage you to wear masks unless exempt. \nFree – booking required below – please cancel if you are unable to attend\n  \nAlso – Online Broadcast: \nWhat do you dream of? will also broadcast from www.dream-fm.com every night at 9.00pm from Thurs 18 Nov to Thurs 16 Dec 2021. \nInspired by the fading format of night-time radio talk shows\, Dream FM stages a conceptual transmission that draws on the experience of listening together while apart\, the unifying liveness of radio\, and the comfort it can bring in the lonely hours when the public\, as orator and audience\, speaks to itself. \nDream FM is tuned in to emotional connections between strangers across Greater Manchester. The sound work platforms local voices in an experimental piece of archived social history\, guided by imagination and the collective sharing of innermost thoughts. \nThis project is made possible with support from Manchester Independents. \nVisit: www.dream-fm.com \nInstagram: www.instagram.com/0161dreamfm \nTwitter: www.twitter.com/0161dreamfm \nEmail: 0161dreamfm@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/dream-fm-presents-what-do-you-dream-of/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211124T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Nail on the Head by Paul Cookson
DESCRIPTION:FLAPJACK PRESS PRESENTS: \nNail on the Head\nA COVID-19 Poetry Diary\, Vol. 4 \nWritten daily throughout the UK’s restrictions to combat coronavirus\, Nail on the Head takes us from the anniversary of the first lockdown\, through the easing of regulations\, and up to our grand reopening on so-called ‘Freedom Day’. \nHumorous\, compassionate\, and with a principled\, political edge (and more than a passing interest in the European Football Championships\, as you’d expect from the National Football Museum’s poet-in-residence)\, this is Paul’s fourth and concluding documentation of a nation’s resolve and wellbeing. \nIllustrated by Chris Riddell OBE (Children’s Laureate / Observer)\, Korky Paul (Winnie and Wilbur / Sir Scallywag) and Martin Chatterton (Winter of the White Bear / Bluenoses). \nCover by Martin Chatterton. \n“A fresh collection of Cookson’s verse. If it’s laughter you’re after you could do worse.” – Dr John Cooper Clarke\, poet \n“Pithy blinders\, heartfelt and moving\, marvellously inventive and original … quite brilliant. When looking at the national landscape\, its wounds and doughty perseverance generated by its grief besieged citizens\, Paul Cookson is their sparse voice\, their collective bewilderment and courage.” – Stewart Henderson\, poet \n“Paul Cookson is a special poet. He is a human being. Rare in this game.” – Mike Garry\, poet
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/book-launch-nail-on-the-head-by-paul-cookson/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211203T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211203T160000
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SUMMARY:Manchester Celebrates International Day of Disabled People
DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate the day with Manchester City Council and Manchester Met University. Activities include\, screening of disability history films\, panel discussion of disability past and present\, short films from GMCDP Young Creatives\, music from the Spotlighters\, information stalls and refreshments. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-celebrates-international-day-of-disabled-people/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211204T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211204T160000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Tree Traditions
DESCRIPTION:We will be decorating 7 community Christmas trees in a range of traditional styles. Have a go at creating your own Christmas crafts and join our Manchester communities as they share their traditional crafts. \nFree – 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/christmas-tree-traditions/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211211T100000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:The whole family is invited to join us for Central Library’s Christmas celebrations! \nWe’ll have choirs singing songs and carols\, Christmas crafts for children and hot chocolate and festive treats to warm you up in the cafe. \nKeep an eye out for the Toy Soldiers who will be popping up during the day. We’ll also be trying to tempt Mr Scrooge to come out of his house and discover the true joy of Christmas. \nOne of the best people to do that is of course Father Christmas himself. I wonder if he will be making an appearance. \nFree – 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/5564/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211214T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211214T194500
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SUMMARY:Word Central
DESCRIPTION:Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word Presented by Flapjack Press & Manchester Libraries. \nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest Ben Willems. \nYou can book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 30th November here. \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. \nOur special guest for the last Word Central of the year is Ben Willems. Ben writes beat-inspired performance poetry from the jumble of brain clog. He has been published by Citizen 32\, The Recusant\, Beatification and Some Roast Poet among others\, as well as appearing in Flapjack Press’s The People’s Republic of Mancunia. Since 2013\, Ben has been working on a collection of poems for all of Greater Manchester’s railway stations and expects this to be finished around 2040.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220110T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T144837
CREATED:20211206T113342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T145136Z
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SUMMARY:Art of Oesophageal Cancer
DESCRIPTION:Art of oesophageal cancer is a visual representation of one patient’s experience of going through treatment\, surgery and then coming to terms with a new normal. \nThe subject matter touches on wider public health issues and covers the pre-cancer condition Barrett’s oesophagus\, as well as the artist’s experience of chemotherapy\, surgery and post-operative period in a High Dependency Unit.  Although the images refer to oesophageal cancer\, several can relate to any cancer or life changing illness or experience. The more recent pieces\, including two short\, illustrated poems\, point to personal issues that require management despite an otherwise good level of health. \nManchester-born artist\, Ann Wood\, first started to draw to pass the time during long chemotherapy sessions. She is self-taught and like many\, enjoys using art to express feelings on scenarios and life in general. The images in this exhibition are mainly figurative art using the portable media of pencils and fine liners. \nThe aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness of oesophageal cancer and how it can be treated if caught in its early stages. The exhibition coincides with Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month in February and the artist will also be running a virtual exhibition on Instagram to mark this month. Throughout February an image will be posted every day and will be a combination of those from the live exhibition and some of her earlier work. \nA summary of the earlier cancer series is available as a free e-book downloadable from oesophagectomylife.co.uk/artbook \nInstagram @annorthernlass. \nFree – drop in – 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/art-of-oesophageal-cancer/
LOCATION:First Floor Display Cases
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220112T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220209T190000
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SUMMARY:Creative Writing Class
DESCRIPTION:Writer Cathy Crabb is running a weekly drop in for anyone who would like to spend a couple of hours strolling through storytelling. \nWith a different exercise per week it could be anything from a screenplay to flash fiction to songwriting – just to give your mind a welcome circuit break and a bit of escapism. \nThe exercises are designed around inclusivity – whether you are an experienced writer or just fancy exercising your imagination. This is a kind and inclusive group and people from all backgrounds and abilities are very welcome. Just for fun! \nThe dates are – \nWednesday 12th January 5-7pm\nWednesday 19th January 5-7pm\nWednesday 26th January 5-7pm\nWednesday 2nd February 5-7pm\nWednesday 9th February 5-7pm \nEach class will be held in the Chief Librarian’s Office on the 3rd Floor of Central Library. \nFor more information please contact Cathy at cathycrabb@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/creative-writing-class/
LOCATION:Chief Librarian’s Office
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220124T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220720T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T144837
CREATED:20220113T132951Z
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SUMMARY:The Door Opened: 1980s China
DESCRIPTION:One can argue that nostalgia is the strongest emotion\, a pure mixture of wistfulness and melancholy. Adrian Bradshaw\, an English photographer\, brings that sense of yearning into full focus in this exhibition presented by the Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester. Featuring a blend of candid and posed photographs which explore China in the 1980’s; from opulent fashion extravaganzas to sentimental family excursions\, Bradshaw captures the fleeting beauty and simplicity of everyday life. \nFree – drop in – 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/the-door-opened-1980s-china/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220125T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220125T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T144837
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SUMMARY:Word Central Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Libraries and Flapjack Press present Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word.\nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest Ben Willems.\n\nOur special guest for the first Word Central of the year is beat-inspired performance poet Ben Willems. Ben has featured in numerous publications\, including Citizen 32\, The Recusant\, Beatification and Some Roast Poet\, as well as appearing in Flapjack Press’s The People’s Republic of Mancunia. Since 2013\, he has been working on a collection of poems for all of Greater Manchester’s railway stations and expects this to be finished around 2040. \nYou can book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 11th January via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk.\nN.B. 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.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-11/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220131T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T144837
CREATED:20220127T153328Z
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SUMMARY:Don't worry\, we will survive!
DESCRIPTION:Come and reflect on these vibrant abstract and portrait paintings by artist\, Sarbjit Johal. Have a dialogue with our past and present in Britain and beyond. \nBuy a painting and support Saheli Asian Women’s Project.  Prices start from £10. Telephone 07944 565620 for more details. \n  \nFree – drop in – 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/dont-worry-we-will-survive/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220206T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220206T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T144837
CREATED:20220113T131944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T142028Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Help us celebrate the Year of the Tiger in Central Library on one of our special Sunday openings. Join in the fun as we offer themed family activities and crafts for everyone to enjoy \n  \nFree – drop in event – 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/chinese-new-year-celebration-2/
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220208T130000
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SUMMARY:Titanic: A Maritime Mistake?
DESCRIPTION:A thrilling new take on the 1912 tragedy\, as those tasked to keep the secret safe go on the run from an elite group of political figures.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Lancashire author Alan Veale began research for his latest novel ‘The Titanic Document’\, he built a story around the 1912 disaster.\n\n\nThey do say truth is stranger than fiction\, and as the plot and characters developed\, so too did Alan’s perception of historical events. Now he shares the surprising evidence he uncovered which points to a curious conclusion on how the great ship met her fate. \nJoin the author at this free afternoon event where he will present material from his research and also be reading from the novel.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/titanic-a-maritime-mistake/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:¡No Pasarán! – North West International Brigade Memorial Group
DESCRIPTION:North West International Brigade Memorial Group invite you to join us for ¡No Pasarán!\, a day of commemoration of those Greater Manchester men and women who fought against Franco\, Hitler and Mussolini in the Spanish Civil War. \n11.30- 1PM 85th anniversary commemoration of the battle of Jarama. \nIn February 1937 around 500 men of the British Battalion of the International Brigades went into their first military battle in defence of the Spanish Republican government at Jarama near Madrid. In the next three days over a third were killed and many were wounded but although driven from the field they re-grouped and stopped the Fascist attempt to cut the only supply road to Madrid and prevented the city from starving. In this battle 14 local men were killed. \nTo commemorate and celebrate this event there will be songs\, poetry and prose from the period and an exhibition of the North West’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War. \nRob Hargreaves author of ‘Beyond Peterloo’ and forthcoming book on Oldham’s Clem Beckett a local speedway star\, ‘Clem Beckett: motorcycle legend and war hero’\, will speak about the death of Clem Beckett at Jarama. \nThe morning will end with the laying of wreaths at the memorial to the local International Brigaders in Central Library. \n1-2 Break for Lunch. \n2-4 ‘Lillian and Madge the stories of two remarkable women: resisting Fascism in Spain and World War II’ \nA lecture by Chris Hall author of ‘The Nurse who became a Spy’: Madge Addy’s war against fascism’ \nAfter the lecture there will be a chance to ask questions\, buy a copy of Chris Hall’s book\, speak to members of the North West International Brigades Group and look at the exhibition on the Spanish Civil War. \nFind out more information about the International Brigade Memorial Group here.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/no-pasaran-north-west-international-brigade-memorial-group/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Archives,Author Event,Talks
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SUMMARY:David Gaffney 'Out of the Dark' Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:A young man has rented a flat at the top of a high rise block in Birmingham where he watches the same video over and over again\, an old British film noir called Out Of The Dark. This film holds some important information for him\, something which will help him deal with his recent tragic events.  But what is he looking for in this corny black and white B flick?  Who is the mysterious woman who is bedridden after falling down the stairs? And why does a strange neighbour want to buy up all the garages on the street? \n  \nOut Of The Dark is an unsettling story of grief\, obsession and duplicity told using a puzzle box of stories within stories that twist and turn at every opportunity. It is also about film noir itself and as the young man dissects the recurring motifs of his favourite film genre he reveals more about himself than he does about the movie.  The edges of the film and real life begin to blur. Is he being pulled into a similar whirlpool of deceit\, corruption and violence? \n  \nPraise for Out Of The Dark \n  \n‘A twisted and darkly funny neo-noir that somehow channels the restless spirits of both David Lynch and Shane Meadows while remaining intensely literary. In Out Of The Dark David Gaffney has produced a book with real propulsive energy\, one that produces surprises on nearly every page.’  Stephen May\, Costa prize shortlisted author of Life! Death! Prizes! \n  \n‘ Out Of The Dark is an ingenious\, idiosyncratic and unnerving noir\, in which Ballard meets Jim Thomson meets Mike Leigh in a high rise block next to a motorway in the Black Country. ‘ Luke Brown\, editor\, critic\, and author of novels My Biggest Lie and Theft. \n  \nAbout David \nDavid Gaffney was born and brought up in Cleator Moor\, west Cumbria and now lives in Manchester. He is the author of the novels Never Never (2008) and All The Places I’ve Ever Lived ( 2017) plus the flash fiction and short story collections Sawn-Off Tales (2006)\, Aromabingo (2007)\, The Half-Life of Songs (2010) and More Sawn-Off Tales (2013). He has written articles for The Guardian\, Sunday Times\, Financial Times and Prospect magazine\, and was a judge for the Bridport Prize. His graphic novel with Dan Berry\, The Three Rooms In Valerie’s Head\, was published in 2018 on Top Shelf\, and David and Dan’s latest graphic novel Rivers is out now\, also on Top Shelf. David’s new novel\, Out Of The Dark\, is out in January 2022. \nThe Guardian said: ‘One hundred and fifty words by Gaffney are more worthwhile than novels by a good many others.’ \n\n\n\nAlso at the event we are delighted to present Melissa Wan reading her story Art Decade\, from an exciting upcoming book from Confingo called Waiting For The Gift – an anthology of short stories influenced by David Bowie’s seminal seventies album\, Low. \n\n\n\nSee www.davidgaffney.org for more
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/david-gaffney-out-of-the-dark-book-launch/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:International Mother Language Day
DESCRIPTION:Communities across Manchester will come together to enjoy an afternoon of celebration for all the family. Sharing their stories\, language\, music\, dance and food\, it is sure to be a joyful gathering. Confirmed for this year are the Lithuanian Community\, and the first time in our event history\, members of both the Libyan and Moroccan Amazigh community will be joining together to share their cultural heritage with everyone. \nFree – drop in event – 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/international-mother-language-day-3/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220223T183000
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SUMMARY:TO PARADISE - Hanya Yanagihara in conversation with Kamila Shamsie
DESCRIPTION:Hanya Yanagihara\, author of the million-copy bestseller A Little Life\, introduces her incredible new novel TO PARADISE. \n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to be welcoming Hanya Yanagihara\, author of the modern classic A Little Life\, to Manchester for one of just four UK dates celebrating the release of her phenomenal new book TO PARADISE – a bold\, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment\, about lovers\, family\, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. Hanya will be in conversation with Kamila Shamsie. \nAbout the book: \nIn an alternate version of 1893 America\, New York is part of the Free States\, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor\, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic\, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older\, wealthier partner\, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093\, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule\, a powerful scientist’s damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him – and solve the mystery of her husband’s disappearances. \nThese three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony\, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness\, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family\, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful\, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise\, and the gradual realization that it can’t exist. What unites not just the characters\, but these Americas\, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. \nTo Paradise is a fin-de-siecle novel of marvellous literary effect\, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love – partners\, lovers\, children\, friends\, family and even our fellow citizens – and the pain that ensues when we cannot. \nThis event is being held at Manchester Central Library in partnership with the Centre for New Writing. \nDoors: 18.00\, event starts: 18.30 \nTickets are £10.00 or £25.00 including a copy of the book. TO PARADISE will also be available to purchase on the night and Hanya will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event\, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or manchester@blackwell.co.uk and we can arrange this for you.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/to-paradise-hanya-yanagihara-in-conversation-with-kamila-shamsie/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:A Masterclass: Queer History
DESCRIPTION:When did the popular ‘GAY’ LGBT+/Human Rights Campaign really start?  \n1964 North-Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee \n1966 Compton’s Cafeteria riot \n1967 Passing of the Sexual Offences Act \n1968 The Stonewall Riots \nEarlier? \n1958 Wolfenden Committee Report \n1928 Publishing of The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe ​ \nHow about the ‘Gay’ Reform Movement of the 1830’s!? \nPioneering research by US Historian Charles Upchurch\, whose specialist area is the first half of the 19th century\, has uncovered a remarkable flowering of popular and parliamentary campaign for ‘Gay’ Reform. A flowering that has been hidden for nearly two hundred years. Involving leading politicians such as the Duke of Wellington\, Robert Stewart (Viscount Castlereagh) the Poet Lord Byron and Prime Minster Peel together with a host of other campaigners both within and outside Parliament. His book “Beyond the Law” provides the compelling history in fascinating reform movement. \nChuck is flying into Manchester to deliver these remarkable findings\, uncovered over years of pouring over the evidence held at various archives including the British Library. His new book ‘Beyond the Law’ sets out these remarkable findings. \nThis talk is hosted by the City of Manchester Libraries Service and coordinated with Schools Out(UK)\, LGBT HM & OTP of which Chuck is a Distinguished Academic Patron. Chuck will also be highlighting some of the problems and solutions involved in seeking out our “Queer” Past\, largely hidden\, denied and even still outlawed in many countries. \nThis will be followed by a Q&A session and the event will close by 5pm. Cllr Lee-Ann Igbon will be Chairing the event. Written questions are welcome – please email your questions to siobhan.o’connor@manchester.gov.uk  The event commences promptly at 4pm on Thursday 24th February 2022\, The Performance Space (Ground Floor) Manchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square. \nFor more information and to book a free in-person place\, please email siobhan.o’connor@manchester.gov.uk  \nWe also plan to live stream the event – book your free place for the virtual webinar via Eventbrite \n“Upchurch offers amazing research\, new discoveries\, and fascinating stories of the people behind these legislative efforts\, as well as rich discussions of the tragic persecutions of many men who had sex with men. – Anna Clark\, [Professor of History at the University of Minnesota\, and author of Alternative Histories of the Self: A Cultural History of Sexuality and Secrets\, 1762–1917.] \n“‘Beyond the Law’ is a very important book that will change our understanding of what happened before 1861 when the death penalty for sodomy in England was abolished.” – Prof. Jeffrey Weeks.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/a-masterclass-queer-history/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:Breaking the News Exhibition and Archive Handling Sessions
DESCRIPTION:The news has the power to make or break elections\, to change the course of history or to alter our perspective on the city and country we live in. We expect the news to speak truth to power\, but can it ever really be objective? Is your news the same as everyone else’s? How do you use the news to navigate the world around you? \nCentral Library will be hosting a series of pop-up handling sessions tied in with the new Breaking the News Exhibition at the British Library.The sessions will be looking at how major local\, regional and international events have been reported using the original newspapers and magazines from the time. Come and see how the major events of the last 200 years were reported. \nHow did local and national newspapers reflect the two World Wars and the struggle for Women’s Rights. \nHow did the Manchester Evening News report significant local events from the Munich Air Crash to the Manchester Blitz. \nHow does a newspaper’s own perspective (Socialist Worker\, Gay Times\, Private Eye affect the way it reports on the world). \nThe display runs from February 24th until August 21th 2022 and alongside the display panels we will be running regular weekly handling sessions. Dates for the handling sessions will be announced very soon. \nBreaking the News: The Launch Debate will be live streamed from Leeds Central Library this Thursday 24th February at 7pm. You can register for this FREE event here. \nThe major new Breaking the News Exhibition will be at the British Library from 22 April to 21 August 2022. \n#BreakingTheNews
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/breaking-the-news-exhibition-and-archive-handling-sessions/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Archives,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Feeding the Darkness
DESCRIPTION:‘Art Thou in Darkness? Mind it not for if thou dost\, it will fill thee more……’ – James Naylor (17th century Quaker) \n‘Feeding the Darkness’ is a 65-minute immersive performance piece which demonstrates the stark impact of state-sanctioned torture on victims\, perpetrators\, families and those who collude in the ‘process’. It uses verbatim monologues\, dramatic monologues based on true stories\, duologues\, poetry and testimonies. It portrays a wide range of experiences from those of the mother of Private Lynddie England (court-marshalled for her role in the abuse of Abu Ghraib detainees)\, to those of a Kurdish asylum seeker at an appeal tribunal. \n‘Feeding the Darkness’ iterates the Quaker position on torture and encourages us to examine how the UN Convention Against Torture (1965) Article 1 is clearly being abused by UK and world-wide governments. This production is brought to you by Journeymen Theatre in collaboration with Freedom from Torture Manchester supporters\, and commissioned by Q-CAT: Quaker Concern for the Abolition of Torture. \nFreedom from Torture is a national charity providing specialist therapy and support for torture survivors\, and campaigning for a world without torture. Survivors of torture are at the heart of our work. \nThe performance is not suitable for younger viewers due to the disturbing nature of the content. There will be a Q&A after performances \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/feeding-the-darkness/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:International Women's Day: Songbird
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the oculus area on the ground floor for this short concert by the RNCM Chamber Choir\, in celebration of International Women’s Day. Inspired by birdsong\, ‘Songbird’  is an all female composer programme. The programme will include works by Fanny Mendelssohn\, Sarah Quartel and Roxanna Panufnik. \nThe RNCM Chamber Choir is an auditioned ensemble of 24 voices and is open to students of all Schools of Study. The Chamber Choir regularly participates in projects with the Hallé\, recently as the semi-chorus in Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet and alongside the chorus in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. They also have a close relationship with the Edvard Grieg Kor\, a professional vocal ensemble based in Bergen\, Norway. In 2019 the Chamber Choir travelled to Bergen to perform Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms with the EGK and Bergen Philharmonic under the baton of Thierry Fischer. The choir benefits from the involvement of David Hill\, the RNCM’s International Chair in Choral Conducting\, who visits several times a year\, and Stuart Overington\, who directs the ensembles. \nFree- please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-womens-day-songbird/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Intro to art\, Augmented Reality (AR) and NFTs in the Metaverse
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Lab are holding a talk on Wednesday as part of the Digital Festival. Join the dots between immersive technologies\, blockchain and the metaverse in a talk by Dr Jessica Symons\, Director of Visioning Lab and Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. The presentation combines insight from projects\, research and networking across the immersive\, NFT\, Augmented/Virtual Reality and contemporary art spaces. After the talk\, come along for drinks at HOME Manchester as part of the monthly Immersive Northwest get together. This is a great opportunity to exchange ideas with people working at the intersection of art and emerging technologies. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/intro-to-art-augmented-reality-ar-and-nfts-in-the-metaverse/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Search Room
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SUMMARY:Okechukwu Nzelu - HERE AGAIN NOW Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Manchester Central Library for the launch of Okechukwu Nzelu’s new book HERE AGAIN NOW.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nWe’re delighted to be working with Blackwells Books to host the launch of Okechukwu Nzelu’s latest book HERE AGAIN NOW – a heart-breaking and immensely uplifting novel about lovers\, fathers and sons which shows the power of family – both the one into which we are born and those we choose for ourselves. Okechukwu will be in conversation with Andrew McMillan. \nAbout the book: \nAchike Okoro feels like his life is coming together at last. His top-floor flat in Peckham is as close to home as he can imagine and after years of hard work\, he’s about to get his break as an actor. He’s even persuaded his father\, Chibuike\, to move in with him\, grateful to offer the man who raised him as a single parent a home of his own. \nBetween filming trips\, Achike is snatching a few days in London with Ekene\, his best friend of twenty years\, the person who makes him feel whole. Achike can put the terrible things that happened behind him at last; everything is going to be alright. Maybe even better. \nBut after a magical night\, when Achike and Ekene come within a hair’s breadth of admitting their feelings for each other\, a devastating event rips all three men apart. In the aftermath\, it is Ekene and Chibuike who must try to rebuild. And although they have never truly understood each other\, grief may bring them both the peace and happiness they’ve been searching for… \nAbout the author: \nOkechukwu Nzelu is a writer and teacher. In 2015 he was the recipient of a New Writing North Award. In 2020 his debut novel\, The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney\, won a Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize\, the Desmond Elliott Prize\, and the Polari First Book Prize. He lives in Manchester and is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster. \nThis event is being held at Manchester Central Library. \nDoors: 18.00\, event starts: 18.30 \nTickets are £3.00 or free when pre-ordering a copy of the book. HERE AGAIN NOW will also be available to purchase on the night and Okechukwu will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event\, please contact Blackwell’s Books on 0161 274 3331 or manchester@blackwell.co.uk and we can arrange this for you.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/okechukwu-nzelu-here-again-now-book-launch/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Crime Festival
DESCRIPTION:A CELEBRATION OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS IN MANCHESTER\nWednesday 16th March – Cath Staincliffe\, Joseph Knox and Karen Woods.\nThursday 17th March – Mandasue Heller\, Alex Caan\, Chris Simms and S J Watson.\nFriday 18th March – After Dark Entertainment presents: ‘An Invitation to Murder’ Murder Mystery Night\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by the brilliant author Rob Parker.\nRob Parker lives near Warrington\, UK. The author of the Ben Bracken thrillers and the standalone post-Brexit country-noir Crook’s Hollow. \n​Rob writes full time\, as well as organising and attending various author events across the UK. Passionate about inspiring a love of the written word in young people\, he spends a lot of time in schools across the North West\, encouraging literacy\, storytelling and creative-writing. ​He is also a co-host of the For Your Reconsideration film podcast\, and a regular voice on the Blood Brothers crime book podcast. \n​Here’s some more information about the authors appearing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCath Staincliffe\nCath was brought up in Bradford then moved to work as a community artist in Manchester where she now lives with her family. \nLooking for Trouble\, published in 1994\, launched private eye Sal\, a single parent struggling to juggle work and home\, onto Manchester’s mean streets. Cath has published a further seven Sal Kilkenny mysteries. \nCath is also a scriptwriter\, creator of ITV’s hit police drama\, Blue Murder\, she was also commissioned to write the Scott & Bailey books and writes for Danny Brocklehurst’s Stone detective drama. \nShe is now writing a series of stand-alone novels where ordinary families find themselves caught up in extraordinary events. Cath is a founder member of Murder Squad\, a virtual collective of northern crime writers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoseph Knox\nJoseph Knox was born and raised in and around Stoke-On-Trent and Manchester\, where he worked in bars and bookshops before moving to London. He runs\, writes and reads compulsively. \nSirens\, his debut novel\, was a Sunday Times bestseller\, and his work has now been translated into 18 languages. \nHis latest novel ‘True Crime Story’ was published in 2021. The Times described it as ‘Scandalously entertaining…Knox is a fantastic writer. His ambitious fourth novel satirises and celebrates the true-crime genre with glee … by turns horrific and hilarious’ – Mark Sanderson. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren Woods\nKaren was born and raised in the City Of Manchester and is proud to be a Mancunian! Being raised within an inner city area inspired Karen to take an unorthodox and very well received approach within her writing. \nKaren left school without any formal qualifications and obtained her inspiration from attending an adult literacy course which was offered by her former employers. \nKaren writes from the heart and always keeps it real to life\, and she writes about subjects we can all relate too. Having lived a colourful life she uses her own experiences to write her books. Her fan base is growing every day and soon everyone will know the name Karen Woods. \nKaren believes that everyone has the power to to change their lives around with self belief and determination. “Life doesn’t give. We have to take what we can.” . \n \nMandasue Heller\nAfter moving to Manchester in the early 80’s\, Mandasue immersed herself in the underground music scene. Forced by illness to temporarily quit singing in the 90’s\, she turned her hand to writing\, using the notorious Hulme Crescents\, where she had spent her first 10 years in Manchester\, as the backdrop. \nHer first written piece concerned a real-life incident\, when a man had broken into her house in the early hours and attacked her with a claw-hammer\, fracturing her skull. But it was the psychological after-effects that affected her most deeply\, and she hoped that writing about it would exorcise the hold it still had over her. The finished piece was too personal for anybody else to read\, but she had enjoyed the process of writing\, so decided to try her hand at fiction instead – and her first book\, The Front\, was snapped up by Hodder & Stoughton. She has written 13 books since then\, and is currently working on the 14th. \nMother to 3 grown children\, and grandmother of 3\, Mandasue still lives in Manchester\, and spends her time between books and family commitments locked away in the studio\, writing and recording music albums. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Caan\nAlex Caan has spent over a decade working in Information Systems Security for a number of government organisations\, and is currently specialising in Terrorism Studies. A lifetime passion for writing was sparked by the encouraging words of an English Teacher in school\, and eventually led to Alex successfully completing an MA in Creative Writing\, and write Cut to the Bone. \nCut to the Bone has been a Kindle Number 1 bestseller\, was picked as a WH Smith ‘Everyone’s Talking About’ book of the week\, chosen as Sainsbury’s best of summer reads and was Angela Marson’s pick for crime novel recommendation of the year. Alex Caan was also a rising star on Amazon in 2016. \nFirst To Die\, the shocking sequel to Cut to the Bone\, was released June 14th 2018. \nHis latest novel The Unbroken is out now. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Simms\nChris Simms has worked in airports\, nightclubs\, post offices and telesales centres. Along with nominations for Crime Writers’ Association Daggers and the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year award for his novels and short stories\, Chris was selected by Waterstones as one of their ’25 Authors for the Future’. \nThe idea for his debut novel\, Outside the White Lines\, came to him in the early hours of the morning while broken down on the hard shoulder of the M40. \nHis series of DI Spicer novels – psychological thrillers set very firmly in Manchester – follow the police detective’s fortunes as he pursues mad\, bad and deadly individuals through the city’s ever-evolving landscape. \nIn October 2012\, Scratch Deeper was launched – a new series featuring Detective Constable Iona Khan of Manchester Police’s Counter Terrorism Unit. This was followed-up by another DC Khan novel\, A Price To Pay. \nDark Angel\, the 9th DI Spicer novel was published in January 2021. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nS J Watson\nS J Watson’s first novel\, Before I Go To Sleep\, became a phenomenal international success and has now sold over 6\,000\,000 copies worldwide. It won the Crime Writers’ Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year and has been translated into more than 40 languages. \nThe film of the book\, starring Nicole Kidman\, Colin Firth and Mark Strong\, and directed by Rowan Joffe\, was released in September 2014. S J Watson’s second novel\, Second Life\, a psychological thriller\, was published to acclaim in 2015. His new novel Final Cut is out now.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-libraries-crime-festival/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch,Performance,Readings
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SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Night
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nManchester Libraries Crime Festival \nAfter Dark Entertainment present: An Invitation to Murder \nWill you find a body in the library? \nWhen famous golden age detectives are invited to a remote mansion by a reclusive author they get more than they bargained for as he reveals that one of them is the mysterious thief ‘The Falcon’. Before he can reveal which one of them it is\, he ends up dead. \nCan you play detective and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Questions the suspects and discover which of these super sleuths is really a super villain?
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/murder-mystery-night/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Party,Performance,Workshops
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SUMMARY:WORD CENTRAL Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry. \nPresented by Flapjack Press & Manchester Libraries. \nNext event: Tues 22nd March\, 6.00pm (doors 5.30pm) with special guest Mantz Yorke. \nMantz Yorke trained as a scientist\, gaining a degree in industrial metallurgy before taking up a career in teaching. Later\, he switched to educational research. Now retired\, he has been able to spend more time writing poetry that reflects his interest in science and human behaviour as well as his enjoyment of\, and concern for\, the natural environment. His poems have been published widely\, both in the UK and internationally\, and his collections Voyager and Dark Matters are published by Dempsey & Windle. \nBook your open mic slot from noon on Tues 8th March via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk. \nN.B. 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 and special guests’ sets on Word Central’s Facebook page. Word Central Facebook Group | Twitter: @WordCentralMcr | Library Live flapjackpress.co.uk/pages/word-centra
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-12/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220630T170000
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SUMMARY:150 years of the Together Trust
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition tells the story of the Together Trust’s 150-year history in Manchester and the north west. It charts the development of this disability charity from its origins as a 12-bed homeless boys’ refuge in Manchester city centre\, to an organisation championing and caring for thousands of people in the region today. The exhibition features in both The Wolfson Reading Room on the First Floor and in the Archives+ interactive exhibition on the Ground Floor \nFree – just drop in – to help keep our activities free in the future please consider making a donation\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/150-years-of-the-together-trust/
LOCATION:Wolfson Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:A Northern Life – it's not all about Margaret
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the wonderful world of local artist Lorraine Rudyard. Lorraine creates three-dimensional sculptures using recycled materials and vintage finds. Her work is colourful\, humorous\, warm and engaging\, and reflects her Northern upbringing. \nFree – just drop in – to help keep our activities free in the future please consider making a donation\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/a-northern-life-its-not-all-about-margaret/
LOCATION:First Floor Display Cases
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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