Manchester’s Tramways on Film
Performance SpaceTHIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Reflecting on the 70th anniversary of the closure of Manchester’s original tramway network in January 1949, the North West Film Archive opens up its collection […]
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Saturday Take Over
It’s a children’s take over today! Manchester school children have chosen a Victorian and Time Travelling theme for the activities and content for our popular January family spectacular. Pop in […]
What did Anne Lister do in 1832?
Performance SpaceAnne Lister of Shibden Hall, Halifax (1791-1840) was a landowner, scholar and diarist. Her 4-million word journals, partly written in her private code, recorded her lesbian affairs with other women. […]
£3 – £5
Making and Breaking Digital Music
Performance SpaceMaking and sharing music is easier than ever thanks to digital technology. But can you make money? Join us and hear from a panel of musicians and music technology experts: […]
It’s the Wrong Way to Tickle Mary
Performance SpaceMad Theatre Company and the Delaney (Community) Theatre Group invite you on a funny and poignant journey through the north west’s rich cultural history to the time of the suffragettes […]
Holocaust Memorial Day 2019
On this day of reflection we will be screening the UK Premier of the film, Who Will Write Our History, which tells the story of historian Emanuel Ringelblum who defied […]
2084 – An Immersive Orwell Experience
It is the age of total surveillance. Everything you say or do is scrutinised and recorded. Even your innermost thoughts are probed. You cannot be too careful; there are enemies […]
£12 – £15
WORD CENTRAL – Open Mic Night
Central Library - 2nd Floor Meeting Room St Peter's Square, ManchesterWORD CENTRAL a semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry With special guest poet Ciarán Hodgers Ciarán is a multi-award-winning spoken word poet from Drogheda, […]
Chinese New Year Celebration
Come and welcome in the Year of the Pig at Central Library! Beginning with a Lion Dance at the front of the Library to let the new year in, there […]
Drag Queen Bingo
Performance SpaceSORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Welcome to our first Drag Queen Bingo Night at Central Library. We are proud to present the fabulous Angel Delight for a practically […]
£5
Sixteen
Wolfson Reading RoomWhat’s it like to be sixteen years old now? In this exhibition, leading contemporary photographers join forces to present multimedia project, Sixteen, exploring the dreams, hopes and fears of sixteen-year olds across the UK. Photographer […]
See My Dunya: Double-Take Event
Performance SpaceA chance to meet the artists behind the exhibition and explore their world...A day of workshops, a Q&A and more to celebrate the continuation of See My Dunya: See My […]
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