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SUMMARY:Sex Pistols in Manchester - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:On 4 June 1976\, the Sex Pistols played for the first time in Manchester at the Lesser Free Trade Hall. The gig is seen as the catalyst for the Manchester music scene which followed. Paul Welsh was the only person there on the night taking photographs\, which have since been sold world-wide through Getty Images. However\, this is the very first time all the photographs taken on that night have been shown to the general public. \nFree – please consider making a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/sex-pistols-in-manchester-exhibition/
LOCATION:First Floor Display Cases
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:From Millworkers to Millennials: Jean Hobson
DESCRIPTION:From Millworkers to Millennials: paintings\, drawings and screen prints by Jean Hobson \n\n\nWhen Jean Hobson started drawing Manchester’s old buildings in 2007\, she did not realise she was charting a pivotal moment in the City’s history. \n\n\nThis new body of work explores the story of Manchester’s second renaissance. It looks at how the city’s rich architectural heritage shares its space with the bold new buildings which make the city such an exciting place in which to live\, work and relax. \n\n\nJean takes an original and colourful look at Manchester’s vibrant transformation\, she hopes visitors will take a fresh look at their surroundings\, appreciating the past and celebrating the present. \nFree – please consider making a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/from-millworkers-to-millennials/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221028T080000
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SUMMARY:Manchester Loving Earth Project - Textile Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition of over 70 Loving Earth Project textile panels will be at six city centre venues in Manchester. Central Library is one of these venues and has 10 panels on display. \nEach panel is individually crafted and depicts places\, creatures and other things that the maker loves\, but which are threatened by growing climate crisis and destruction. \nMore than 200 panels were displayed at COP26 in Glasgow and this Manchester exhibition will take place during COP27 in Egypt. Go to Archives\, City (lending) and Music Libraries to see 2-3 panels in each location. \nAlso look out for leaflets about the whole city centre trail and a Reflections Book for your comments on the exhibition as well as the growing climate crisis. \nFree – please drop in \nPlease consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-loving-earth-project-textile-exhibition/
LOCATION:Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221101T180000
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SUMMARY:Dominic Berry & John Darwin Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries invite you to the book launch of new poetry collections of two of Manchester’s finest. \nJohn Darwin: Ultrasilence \nFrom the provincial peccadilloes of Prestwich in Manchester to coffee houses and bars by the Bosporus in İstanbul\, John Darwin explores life’s three stages of arriving\, staying for a bit\, and then leaving.\nA poetic reflection on the ennui of the everyday\, intermittent pleasures\, and the quest to understand love and belonging from the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2021 Best Spoken Word Performance Award winner. \n“Gets to grips with the parts of life we’d rather forget.” – Dave Morgan\, Write Out Loud Co-founder \n“From early doors to last orders\, John Darwin’s poetry leaves us drunk on its honesty and thirsty for more.” – Tony Walsh AKA Longfella\, Poet \nDominic Berry: YES LIFE \n“How can I be now?”\nThis is a book charting one journey from challenging times to friendship and joy. To euphoric excitement and blissful rest\, from old He-Man toys\, choose-your-own-adventure books\, moving music in grin-packed pubs and fantastic festivals\, sublime seaside solitude\, and many different ways for a person to play.\n“Love is who we are.” \n“Rhythmic\, vibrant\, and gentle\, Yes Life is a love letter to the many ways in which we get to see the world.” – Desree\, spoken word poet & educator \n“A homage to youth\, to growth\, and to growing up. Whether it be the Latin rhythms of the paperback dancefloor or the 8-Bit energy of the nineties\, Berry comes in full force.” – Alex Vellis\, poet \nAUTHOR PERFORMANCES\, AUDIENCE Q&A\, BOOK SIGNING – FREE ENTRY. \nContent warning: Adult themes and language.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/dominic-berry-john-darwin-book-launch/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221103T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221103T193000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Crime Central returns in November with three more amazing writers! \nLauren North – writes psychological suspense novels that delve into the darker side of relationships and families. Lauren’s love of psychological suspense has grown since childhood and from her dark imagination of always wondering what’s the worst thing that could happen in every situation. \nRoger Price – spent over 30 years as a Detective Inspector in the Lancashire Police Force\, the Regional Crime Squad and the National Crime Squad before leaving to concentrate fulltime on writing best selling crime novels. \nLaure Van Rensburg – is a French writer living in the UK and an Ink Academy alumna. Her stories have appeared in online magazines and anthologies such as Litro Magazine\, Storgy Magazine\, The Real Jazz Baby\, Best Anthology\, Saboteur Awards 2020). \nHosted by the wonderful Rob Parker. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £8 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-4/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221107T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221107T193000
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Grass Roots Books Archive
DESCRIPTION:Grass Roots Books was Manchester’s radical bookshop from 1971 to 1990\, becoming the largest outside London and a worker’s co-operative. Former workers have collected memories and archive material about it. At this launch you will have the chance to see radical books and ephemera from the period. Archive material will also be on display in the library throughout November. We are seeking recollections from customers who visited the shop. Send your memories to grbhistory@gmail.com. \nFree – just drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/launch-of-the-grass-roots-books-archive/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221112T080000
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SUMMARY:BBC100 in Greater Manchester
DESCRIPTION:This year the BBC celebrates its centenary. Archives+ has partnered with the BBC Archives and Greater Manchester’s ten archives services to select interesting local items from the BBC’s radio and TV archives. You can explore the new content on the Greater Manchester Place interactive at Archives+ showing content for each of the ten local authorities. The exhibition is supported by local and online activities around Greater Manchester. \nFree – 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/bbc100-in-greater-manchester/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221114T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221117T170000
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SUMMARY:Cosgrove Hall Classics & Lupus Films on Loop
DESCRIPTION:Join Manchester Animation Festival for a selection of special free animation screenings on loop. Jump into classics from the iconic Manchester studio Cosgrove Hall such as Danger Mouse & The Wind in the Willows; and family favourites from Lupus Films like The Snowman and The Snowdog\, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and The Tiger Who Came To Tea. \n14 November\, 1–7pm\n15 & 16 November\, 9.30am–7pm\n17 November\, 9.30am–4.30pm \nFree – drop in – please consider making a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/cosgrove-hall-classics-lupus-films-on-loop/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Animated Immersive Experiences
DESCRIPTION:As part of Manchester Animation Festival 2022\, some of the best immersive animated films and experiences from around the world are on offer. This programme is full of virtual reality and 360 films that showcase brave new worlds for animation fans to explore. \n14 November\, 1–7pm\n15 November\, 12 noon–7pm\n16 November\, 10am–7pm\n17 November\, 10am–4pm \nFree – drop in – please consider making a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/animated-immersive-experiences/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230103T170000
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SUMMARY:Rooms of Our Own
DESCRIPTION:A National Lottery Heritage Funded project to reveal the hidden ‘herstory’ of the Pankhurst Trust. Delivered in partnership with Manchester Histories. This exhibition displays the Pankhurst Trust’s organisational archive\, now preserved for the public to access for the first time in Archives+. It will also premier a film Is the Fight Over? made by four young creatives in response to the archive. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/rooms-of-our-own-exhibition/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221122T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221122T190000
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SUMMARY:Male beauty vlogging in China: a masculinities perspective
DESCRIPTION:Male beauty vlogging is flourishing in China despite fears of a masculinity ‘crisis’\, sissyphobia and LGBT crackdowns. Key questions arise: To what extent does male beauty vlogging challenge the notion of a crisis of masculinity and offer new\, positive gender expressions for men? To what extent does it reinforce hierarchical and oppressive formations of gender and sexuality? This talk\, part of a series of talks from the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester\, analyses three male beauty vloggers’ promotion of a ‘fake-natural look for straight men’ involving non-visible makeup and examines another vlogger’s critique of the feminization of visible makeup-wearing men. \nFree – book here \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/male-beauty-vlogging-in-china-a-masculinities-perspective/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221126T163000
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SUMMARY:Fly On The Wall Press Christmas Celebrations!
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate four years of northern indie publishing with Fly on the Wall Press – bring your best Xmas outfit for a chance to win a prize! \nThe four year celebration of Fly on the Wall Press invites all members of the public both new and much-loved to be a part of our Christmas antics at Manchester Central Library. \nThere will be two rooms in the library’s performance space. One will be dedicated to workshops run by Fly on the Wall Press authors (paid\, sign up in advance)\, the other a free space with book tables (FOTW books and publisher friends announced below) and a performance space\, with an all day running schedule of poets and fiction writers. \nWe will be running a raffle for the chance to win a selection of free books and a competition for best dressed Christmas-themed outfit! \nAt the end of the day there will be a short talk from Managing Director of Fly on the Wall Press\, Isabelle Kenyon\, and a film. \nDetail to be added as events develop but current running order of the afternoon… \nRoom 1: \nPublisher tables: Saraband\, Young Identity\, Stairwell Books\, Northodox\, Hidden Voice Publishing\, Fly on the Wall Press and Fawn Press. \n1.35-1.55pm Fat Roland and David Hartley bring spoken word night ‘Bad Language’ vibes and ‘Fauna’ (longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize) has an outing! \n1.55-2.05pm York much-loved publisher Stairwell Books’ Clint Wastling will perform poetry from Quiet Flows the Hull \n2.05-2.15pm – Manchester award-winning publisher Saraband has a special appearance with author Adam Farrer \n2.15-2.20pm – Bethany Rivers performs from 2019 chapbook\, ‘the sea refuses no river’ \n2.20-2.40pm – Mancunian Ways Anthology: Performance medley from contributors Penny Sharman\, Alicia Fitton\, Fiona Boylan\, David Keyworth\, Joseph Darlington\, Sarah Pritchard \n2.40-2.50pm – Claire HM performs from ‘How To Bring Him Back’\, part of our 2021 shorts season \n2.50pm- 3.00pm Tom McColl reads from ‘Grenade Genie’\, a 2020 full poetry collection \n3.10-3.20pm Louise Finnigan performs from ‘Muscle and Mouth’\, part of our 2021 shorts season \n3.20pm – 3.30pm Demos Rising Anthology: Dipika Mummery\, Caitlin Kendall \n3.30-3.40pm Jiye Lee performs from ‘Aftereffects’ \n(Everyone now bundled into the other room for FOTW film showcase and slides – also includes prizes for best dressed Xmas outfit and raffle being drawn) \nRoom 2: \n1.35pm – 2.15pm Ruth Brandt Workshop: ‘Starting with Place’ (Suitable for both fiction writers and poets! Bring a pen and paper.) Starting with Place – Places inspire us\, evoke emotions and memories\, restrict our behaviour\, create conflict – core elements of stories and poems. Using written exercises\, this workshop will help you investigate place as the starting point for your writing. \n2.25pm – 3.05pm Graeme Hall and Clare Reddaway Workshop on building character (Come with a character you are currently working on developing for these exercises!) Writing is all about great characters\, right? Explore ways to deepen your characters’ worlds and make them more three dimensional. \n3.15-3.35pm Publisher Drop In (20 mins) – Pre-booked (full) consultation \n3.45pm – 4.10pm – FREE – Isabelle Kenyon talk and short film featuring FOTW’s international authors \n4.10-4.30pm – last chance to buy books before we close! 🙂
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/fly-on-the-wall-press-christmas-celebrations/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Fair,Workshops,Writing
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SUMMARY:Explore Your Archives Week film screening
DESCRIPTION:Film screening of Two and a Half Questions\, followed by Q&A with director Clovis Lowe and producer Marsha Lowe. How has your race shaped your life and dreams? Two and a Half Questions is an exploration of the lives and aspirations of the Windrush generation and those who came after them. Working with a group of young people\, filmmaker Clovis Lowe captured interviews with people of Caribbean and African heritage from all walks of life\, from lawyers and dancers\, to politicians\, social workers and entrepreneurs. More info at twoandahalfquestions.com \nFree – book your place here \nPlease consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/explore-your-archives-week-film-screening/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221130T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221130T193000
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SUMMARY:Tiki Black - EVENT CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED \nAward-winning musician and author Tiki Black released her sophomore album this year\, which is entitled “The Sound Of The Broken Wand.” The  Manchester-based artist\, via Paris and Cameroon\, has drawn inspiration from some of the best names in the industry worldwide to create memorable albums. The acclaimed second album received an Outstanding Legacy Award from The Akademia Music Awards as well as critical praise alluding to its timelessness\, authenticity and quality. Entropy Mag (USA) underscores its “spellbinding beauty” and “grace.” Liverpool Sound and Vision (UK) calls it “influential\,” “charming\,” “uplifting\,” and “outrageously cool.” Fatea magazine (UK) speaks of a “phenomenal album\, full of soulful and haunting melodies that will capture your heart.”. \nThe author also bares her soul with her first book of the same name. This unique accompaniment to her second album is a collection of heartfelt poems and one essay. She weaves the wealth of her life into each line\, from bouncing around the world to experiencing different peoples and settings\, while evoking a sense of magic. Her unique voice blends Western and African cultures in a soothing way evoking both inner strength and fragility. \nTiki Black has been hailed as a true visionary for her writing and for her “bewitching” (Edgar Allan Poets)\, authentic and honest (The Next Gig – Netherlands\, Entropy) performances. She now shares part of her innermost self as she launches her book and CD at Central Library. \nImage credit: Lucy Ridges Photography
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/tiki-black/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Music
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