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SUMMARY:See My World: Connected Fragments
DESCRIPTION:An international exchange exhibition bringing together the worlds of Nigerian diaspora artists Chigozie obi\, Daniel Oyegade and Dou\, as they crack and connect the mirrors of their heritage\, history and culture. Through photography\, paintings and film installations\, the exhibition is an ode to what is alive within the mundane. \nFree – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/see-my-world-connected-fragments/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Responses
DESCRIPTION:Foundation Art and Design Students from The Manchester College have brought the Art School’s ethos of research to the heart of Manchester Central Library’s iconic Wolfson Reading Room. Each student has developed a personal body of work which has initially been inspired by one of the books from the venue. The work on the boards exhibited are an insight into personal research and subject matter. Each student has tested the possibilities of ideas\, research\, and practical production. These fresh\, innovative Art School Creatives will continue their practices in: painting\, drawing\, film\, photography\, textile design\, animation\, and site-specific work; progressing to different universities next year. \nTo see more exciting innovative work and research please follow the Instagram link below. \n@foundationartanddesigntmc \nIf you would like information about the Foundation Diploma course\, please email Fiona Donald: fdonald@tmc.ac.uk \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/responses/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240918T170000
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SUMMARY:A Northern Life - it's not all about Margaret
DESCRIPTION:Lorraine Rudyard creates three-dimensional sculptures using recycled materials and vintage finds\, encapsulated in story boxes. Her work is very Northern and what you will see are closely observed people and lots of lovely details and references to Lorraine’s childhood\, i.e. a budgie in a cage named Monty\, a bathroom scene with fish wall-paper that are memories from her grandmother’s house. Other story boxes include Lorraine’s favourite poem ‘The Jumblies’ by Edward Lear and other references to childhood literature. \nLorraine’s work was accepted for both the 2020 and the 2022 Manchester Open Exhibitions: Everyone’s an Artist. Her 2020 piece\, ‘Have you Been Anywhere Nice?’\, sold to a private collector. Another one of her artworks was selected for The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 2022\, and another artwork in 2022 was selected for The Harley Gallery Open Call. More recently ‘Please Come to My Party\, Pleeese ?’ was selected for the Bury Art Museum Open Call. \nYou can’t miss Our Margaret – Lorraine’s muse\, spot Margaret by her huge smile\, sunglasses\, shopping trolly and umbrella\, whatever the weather or occasion. Viewers especially like Margaret’s stories\, which are often hinted at by the title of the picture connecting their own stories to the pictures. Lorraine says\, ‘I love Margaret- she is a joy to create. I like the idea that I can make something from nothing and the treasures I find can live on\, connecting my pictures to the past. My hope is that you as a viewer will appreciate the playfulness of my work – that it will put a smile on your face as well as appeal to your senses for a lost way of life.’ \nTo date\, Lorraine has completed several commissions including a piece of legacy art\, ‘A Grand Day Out’\, that was commissioned by Heritage Schools for Central Library. Lorraine also has many collectors of her artwork up and down the country. \nA full catalogue of her work can be found @lorrainerudyard_mixedmediaart \nPlease direct all inquiries to lorrainerudyard-art @outlook.com \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/a-northern-life-its-not-all-about-margaret-2/
LOCATION:First Floor Display Cases
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240801T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240801T120000
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SUMMARY:Little Movers and Shakers
DESCRIPTION:Meet us in our Music Library on the first floor for a fun-filled dance session! Suitable for children up to 7 years. \nFree – just drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/little-movers-and-shakers/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240806T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240806T160000
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SUMMARY:Imagination Gaming
DESCRIPTION:Learn to play-play to learn! Taking gaming to a different meaning. These games are designed to challenge your brain with stimulating mental challenge across all ages and abilities. Can you beat the game? \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/imagination-gaming/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor Link
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240807T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240807T150000
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SUMMARY:National Playday
DESCRIPTION:Want a challenge over the summer? Join our big play day event and find out what challenges you can take on this summer. We will have an extra Lego club where we will challenge you to make your favourite reading space in Lego. Visit us at the main entrance\, where we will tell you about the Summer Reading Challenge and the Blue Peter Book Club. Suitable for children of all ages. \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/national-playday/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240808T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240808T150000
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SUMMARY:Music Days: Born and Bred
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Music Thursday at Central Library! Doodle Dance is a workshop that combines mindful doodling techniques with movement. Create doodles and dance moves of your own in this fun and playful workshop. Designed for children of all ages for those who love to move and for those who aren’t sure. So come doodle\, dance and explore! \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/music-days-born-and-bred/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240810T160000
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SUMMARY:Reimagined City 2024: Summer Art Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a painting workshop exploring Manchester migrant culture and sharing migrant story through art! \nReimagined City: Summer Art Workshop is a painting workshop exploring international influence on local culture\, stories of identity\, and the migrant history of Manchester. \nTracing identity through art\, each participant will learn to paint their own canvas and share their story. These canvases will be collected and turned into a larger piece of installation to be exhibited at The Portico Library and Manchester Garden Of Peach. \nWorkshop opens to all ages. \nFree – booking required.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/reimagined-city-2024-summer-art-workshop/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240813T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240926T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T091635Z
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SUMMARY:Wisdom is the Principal Thing
DESCRIPTION:Manchester artist\, Fiona Donald\, has created an installation of drawings documenting the impermanence of the changing seasons. Initially Inspired by the quote around the dome of the Wolfson Reading Room she has created four large columns and 12 smaller pillars which draw on the rhythmic cycles of time passing. Some capture the immediacy of walking in the landscape\, others focus on objects collected\, picked\, and transported back to her studio in Salford to study and observe. \nYou can view more of Fiona’s work at fionadonald.com and at Fiona Donald | SUITE (suite-studiogroup.co.uk) \nMain image credit: Cherry Whitfield-Donald \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/wisdom-is-the-principal-thing/
LOCATION:Wolfson Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240816T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240816T150000
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SUMMARY:Soundtrack to Your Life
DESCRIPTION:What would be your track? What’s the story behind the tune? What would be your album and what would the sleeve notes say? Come along and let us hear your special track and tell us the story of what it means to you. \nFree – just drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/soundtrack-to-your-life/
LOCATION:Chief Librarian’s Office
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240816T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240816T233000
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SUMMARY:Summer Silent Disco!
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DELAYED TO A FUTURE DATE (TO BE ANNOUNCED) \nForget the weather! We’ll have no summertime sadness here. You’ll be walking on sunshine at our special Summer Silent Disco! \nYou’ve waited far too long for the return of the famous Retro Silent Disco at Central Library! It’s time to let the good vibrations take over\, celebrate summertime and spend some boogie nights at the Club Tropicana (where unfortunately\, the drinks aren’t free!). \nBut we CAN promise you 4 hours of the best summer party music from the 70’s\, 80’s\, 90’s from Mr Retro Silent Disco himself\, DJ John! \nCheck out our bargain group bundle and concessionary offers! \nConcessions (Student\, unwaged. Over 60) £7  \nGeneral Admission £10 \nGroup Ticket (4 for the price of 3) £30  
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/summer-silent-disco/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Dance,Music,Party
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240821T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240821T144500
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SUMMARY:Scrumptious!
DESCRIPTION:All is well at Sylvie’s Scrumptious Sweet Shop\, P.C. Lee can’t resist the fruit cake\, Stanley the Horse loves peppermint creams\, and the Talkative Twins only cause a crumb of chaos. That is until a stranger arrives\, and their irresistible ice cream threatens to spoil everything! Join us for this magical show about friendship and ice cream\, with hilarious songs\, dancing\, storytelling and gentle audience participation — the perfect free treat for families and anyone young at heart. Spaces are limited\, so book early to avoid disappointment! \nThere are two shows: 11-11.45am & 2-2.45pm. \nFree – spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment! \nTo Book your place email angela.rawcliffe@manchester.gov.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/scrumptious-food-show/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240822T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240822T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T064307
CREATED:20240717T122407Z
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SUMMARY:Love Science
DESCRIPTION:Join ‘Love Science’ this summer as part of the Marvellous Makers Club Summer Reading Challenge. Design and make light up pictures\, use friction to defy gravity\, and make a climbing model of your favourite book character to take home. Perfect for 5-11 year olds. \nFree – drop in. Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/love-science/
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240822T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240822T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T064307
CREATED:20240723T164028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T082549Z
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:An hour chat with special guests Luke Deckard\, Chris Lloyd and Emma Tallon – followed by a Q & A and book signing!\nBringing the best from all over!\nFeaturing the best and brightest crime writing talent both locally and from around the country – the big names are all coming to Manchester! \nGo behind the scenes!\nShowcasing blockbuster bestsellers\, emerging talent and industry insiders\, Crime Central will share the real story of what goes on in the crime world. \nMeet your favourite authors!\nWith giveaways\, audience interaction\, book signings\, the chance to ask questions and more – while bringing a crime fiction buzz back to this great northern city. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £6 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. \nSigned books will be available to purchase after the event.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-14/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Monthly event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240827T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240827T193000
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SUMMARY:Word Central
DESCRIPTION:Book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 13th August via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk \nN.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer – it is essential that you stay within this timeframe. \nPerformance slots are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis from the stated booking time. If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list. \nAugust’s special guest is Cathy Crabb\, a playwright\, poet\, screenwriter\, journalist and lyricist from Oldham who has written more than thirty plays for the stage. Her works have run at theatres including HOMEmcr\, Oldham Coliseum\, Studio Salford and Manchester’s Library Theatre\, where she was the last living playwright to have a production staged at its original venue. Her playwriting awards include the 24/7 Theatre Festival Manchester Evening News Theatre Award and the Buxton Festival Best Comedy Award\, whilst her poetry features on sculptures by Emma Hunter at the former site of Elk Mill in Chadderton\, the last mill to be built in Lancashire. Cathy’s Selected Plays was published in 2024 by Flapjack Press. \nEvent host Tony Curry is a poet\, playwright\, and workshop facilitator who runs literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing. His work has been exhibited at Manchester’s museum and art galleries\, and his play\, The Teddy Bear\, was staged at Contact Theatre. Tony’s solo spoken word shows include Brit Boy\, Complicit Relations\, Moving and The Odyssey\, performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. In 2024 he will be touring his new show\, Tall Tales for All Men\, adapted from his collection Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-12/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Performance,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240831T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240831T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T064307
CREATED:20240827T103330Z
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SUMMARY:See My World: Connected Fragments-Art(s)cool Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A chance to create your own piece of Canvas Artworks with one of the featured artists in the exhibition\, ‘DOU’. Come and explore how our worlds are connected through stories of history\, heritage and culture. \nFor all ages. \nFree\, booking recommended. Please email alessia.benedetti@manchester.gov.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/see-my-world-connected-fragments-artscool-workshop/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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