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SUMMARY:In Praise of Blandness
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of works by Manchester based photographer\, Robert John Watson. \nHere’s what Robert says about the exhbition: \n‘In Praise Of Blandness is in no way mundane. I see the silent in the world. It is a coincidence that most of my pictures have very few or no people in them as we are just coming out of a world wide lockdown. None of the exhibited pictures were taken during this time. In fact\, I didn’t take a single picture. I did as advised and stayed at home. \nI have predominantly photographed places that go unnoticed. Places and areas that are walked past without a second thought. Often until that particular vista is gone or changed forever. I find myself photographing these views as they are quiet and suit my slow method of photography. I like working without hurry. Shooting with Large Format film demands patience. \nIn Praise Of Blandness invites the viewer to appreciate the aesthetic of the ordinary and the everyday.’ \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/in-praise-of-blandness/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Tiny Fun Palaces
DESCRIPTION:Join Angela and Siobhan at Central Library to help you make your Tiny Fun Palace in a Bag. Places are very limited! \nBooking is essential via Eventbrite \nYou can also pick up a Free Mini Fun Palace in a Bag from these libraries: Central Library\, Fallowfield Library\, Forum Library\, Longsight Library and North City Library. The Mini Fun Palace Bag contains a few items to get you started with our activities\, plus instructions and links to the videos. You will also need a few other recycling items and anything else you have at home to help decorate your makes. Bags are free but we have limited supplies so Early Birds –  get to your local Fun Palace Library and make sure you get one – When they’re gone\, they’re gone! \nManchester Libraries will also be online for a fun-filled day of Fun Palace activities from our wonderful communities and partners. We love sharing our passions for arts\, culture\, science and technology\, learning new creative skills and making new friends and this year is no different – we’ve just gone Digital! There’s lots of fun for all ages from children to adults. \nThere are great activities you can follow at home by checking out our special video demonstrations at Manchester Libraries Facebook page.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/tiny-fun-palaces/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201005T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201031T170000
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SUMMARY:Windrush Generations Manchester Voices Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Windrush Generations Manchester Voices is a digital exhibition\, on the ground floor of Central Library in Archives+\, that focuses on the personal histories and stories of 1st\, 2nd and 3rd generation African Caribbeans in Manchester. Discover personal perspectives on:\n\n\nstruggles and achievements\nart and activism\n\nthe history and legacy of immigration\n\n#BlackHistoryMonth \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/windrush-generations-manchester-voices-exhibition/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201006T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201006T193000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Sarah Butler
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate #LibrariesWeek with Manchester Libraries and acclaimed author Sarah Butler. \nSarah is a writer and literature activist who lives in Manchester. She has three novels published by Picador in the UK: Ten Things I’ve Learnt About Love\, Before The Fire and Jack and Bet which was published in early 2020. \nIn 2007\, Sarah established the literature consultancy UrbanWords\, through which she explores the relationship between writing and place through prose\, poetry and participatory projects. \nSarah joined Manchester Metropolitan University as Lecturer in Creative Writing in June 2018. \nSaran will be in conversation and reading from her latest novel\, followed by a Q&A and the opportunity for audience questions. \nJack and Bet \nJack is a man of few words\, married to a woman of many. He and Bet have been together for seventy years — almost a lifetime — and happily so\, for the most part. \nAll Jack and Bet want is to enjoy the time they have left together\, in the flat they have tried to make their home. Their son Tommy has other ideas: he wants them to live somewhere with round-the-clock care\, hot meals\, activities. Bet thinks they can manage just fine. \nWhen they strike up an unlikely friendship with Marinela\, a young Romanian woman\, Bet thinks she has found the perfect solution — one that could change Marinela’s life as well as theirs. But this means revisiting an old love affair\, and confronting a long-buried secret she has kept hidden from everyone\, even Jack\, for many years. \nTender\, moving\, and beautifully told\, Jack and Bet is an unforgettable novel about love and loss\, the joys and regrets of a long marriage\, and the struggle to find a place to call home. \nThe event will take place via Live Webinar. We’ll send all the details on how you can join the event in the confirmation email.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-sarah-butler/
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Online Event,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201211T160000
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SUMMARY:75 Memorial Flames Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:A new Holocaust Memorial Day exhibition at Manchester Central Library.  \nHere’s more information about the exhibition from the organisers. \nHolocaust Memorial Day 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In commemoration of this landmark anniversary\, we ran an exciting project that organisations and community groups all over the UK took part in. \n\n\n \n\n\nFrom art groups to faith groups and charities to schools\, groups of all kinds came together to make their own Memorial Flames. Each one commemorates 75 years since the end of the Holocaust\, the genocide perpetrated by the Nazis against the Jews in Europe. \nIn November a panel of experts reviewed the artworks submitted\, and 75 Memorial Flame artworks were selected to form a national exhibition which launched at the UK Commemorative Ceremony for HMD 2020. We were pleased to then have been able to host the 75 Memorial Flames exhibition in Cardiff\, with the support of the Welsh Government. After being put on hold due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19\, we are delighted that the Museum of Liverpool will be showcasing the artworks\, with a three-week digital exhibition starting on 1 October\, and the full physical exhibition will be on display at Manchester Central Library from 10 October\, until the end of the year. \nIf you are unable to visit Manchester or Liverpool safely during this time\, you can see all 75 Memorial Flames that feature in the national exhibition\, and more from participating groups\, by exploring our 75 Memorial Flames map or view the digital exhibition here.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/75-memorial-flames-exhibition/
LOCATION:First Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Children’s Storytime: 'Mummy...What is Black Lives Matter?
DESCRIPTION:For one day only Manchester Libraries will be screening a special storytime with local author Jade Calder. Join Jade as she reads from her new self-published children’s book “”Mummy…What is Black Lives Matter”. \nInspired by shared real life experiences of the Black Lives Matter protests with her young daughter\, Jade’s book addresses the subject of racism and protest for families to read together in a positive light. \nWatch free on Manchester Libraries Facebook page at 2pm on 10 October
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/childrens-storytime-mummy-what-is-black-lives-matter/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201019T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201019T183000
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SUMMARY:Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks
DESCRIPTION:Tracing African Caribbean Ancestry – Who do you think you are? \nJoin Ancestry Talks’ Paul Crooks for this captivating account of how he traced his Black Caribbean ancestors enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica\, 200 years ago. In this masterclass\, Paul captivates audiences with his unique account of how he traced his roots and his family’s migration down through the generations to Windrush. \nAbout the Speaker \nTrailblazing author and family historian Paul Crooks pioneered research into African Caribbean genealogy during the 1990s. He traced his family history from London\, back 6 generations\, to ancestors captured off the West African coast and enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica. \nIn the 1990’s\, Paul was told that it would be impossible to trace records of slave-ownership let alone his African ancestors enslaved on plantations in Jamaica. “No one had tried because such records did not exist.” Undeterred\, he embarked on a journey of discovery that led from suburban North London to Jamaica and ultimately back to the Gold Coast of Africa; an effort that has brought him international recognition for his breakthroughs in Tracing black ancestry. \nBook your free place via Evenbrite
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/ancestry-talks-with-paul-crooks-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201020T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201020T183000
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SUMMARY:Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks
DESCRIPTION:Tracing Windrush Ancestry: Secrets of the Passenger Lists\n\n\nThere are calls from people of African & Caribbean descent not to forget the Windrush generation. \n“Did my parents or forebears come to England on the Empire Windrush? Or\, did they arrive on some other ship? What do I know about their arrival? What can I find out? Why are the Passenger lists important to tracing African Caribbean Ancestry? In the fervour to know more about Black History\, am I forgetting my family history?”. These are questions trailblazing author and family historian Paul Crooks asked when pioneering research into African Caribbean. Join Paul for this captivating talk on how he used the Passenger lists to shed new light on the history of his Octogenarian father – a Windrush generationer. \nIn this masterclass\, Paul reveals \n\nthe names of all the passenger ships your parents or Windrush forebears would have sailed on during Windrush era (1948 and 1961)\nhow you can use the Passenger Lists to help you begin exploring your African & Caribbean ancestry\nHow you can access the Passenger lists\n\nAbout the Speaker \nTrailblazing author and family historian Paul Crooks pioneered research into African Caribbean genealogy during the 1990s. He traced his family history from London\, back 6 generations\, to ancestors captured off the West African coast and enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica. \nIn the 1990’s\, Paul was told that it would be impossible to trace records of slave-ownership let alone his African ancestors enslaved on plantations in Jamaica. “No one had tried because such records did not exist.” Undeterred\, he embarked on a journey of discovery that led from suburban North London to Jamaica and ultimately back to the Gold Coast of Africa; an effort that has brought him international recognition for his breakthroughs in Tracing black ancestry. \nJoin Ancestry Talks’ Paul Crooks for this captivating account of how he traced his Black Caribbean ancestors enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica\, 200 years ago. \nIn this masterclass\, Paul captivates audiences with his unique account of how he traced his roots and his family’s migration down through the generations to Windrush. \nBook your free place via Evenbrite
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/ancestry-talks-with-paul-crooks/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201026T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201205T160000
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SUMMARY:50 Windows of Creativity
DESCRIPTION:50 Windows of Creativity will transform the city’s windows and spaces into an innovative art gallery which takes you on a creative journey around the city. The displays feature multiple art forms\, from fine art and photography to ceramics\, crafts\, mosaics and murals – all curated by talented artists\, designers\, makers and collectives with a connection to Greater Manchester. \nAs an attraction for all to see and explore\, it will positively contribute to the economic\, social and cultural life of Manchester at a time when we all need something new to explore. More importantly\, the art trail will help to support the city’s art and creative community\, its businesses and cultural venues. \nAll pieces on display will be available to buy directly from the artist or maker so it’s a great opportunity to own an original piece of art or find unique gifts for friends and family. \nThe project culminates with an auction which will see a selection of pieces auctioned with proceeds going to their artists and makers\, and to The Lord Mayor of Manchester Charity Appeal Trust – We Love MCR Charity (registered charity number 1066972) which aims to help improve the lives and life chances of Manchester people. \nThe 50 Windows of Creativity displays are in windows and spaces around Manchester city centre and can be enjoyed within social distancing regulations. All visitors are encouraged to maintain a safe distance\, wear a face covering when appropriate and be respectful to other trail visitors. \nAt Central Library\, Caroline Coates has created a piece in partnership with Manchester Libraries\, inspired by the city’s rich history of standing up for what it believes in\, and of course the amazing archives at Manchester Central Library. \n50 Windows of Creativity is created by Wild in Art in partnership with Manchester City Council. \nDownload the trail map
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/50-windows-of-creativity/
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:Family Crafts with Simone: Fantasy Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Fantasy Landscapes with Simone \nDo you need a change of scene? Simone will help you create a masterpiece today. There is even a sew it yourself tip for those who need an extra challenge. \nWatch the Fantasy Landscapes session with Simone on Manchester Libraries Facebook page at 2pm on Monday 26 October \nFree online event
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/family-crafts-with-simone-fantasy-landscapes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Family Crafts with Simone: Snazzy Bookmarks
DESCRIPTION:Snazzy Bookmarks with Simone \nEverybody needs a fabulous bookmark for some serious reading. Join Simone for some snazzy bookmark making: \nWatch the Snazzy Bookmarks session with Simone on Manchester Libraries Facebook page at 2pm on Wednesday 28 October \nFree online event
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/family-crafts-with-simone-snazzy-bookmarks/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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