Whilst the array of choice and ways we can watch TV obviously has its benefits, sitting down to watch TV as a family has faded in recent years. Back in Season 2, Pilot Light TV Festival started their throwback Saturday Morning Kids TV events which were a blast! The idea was simply to show up […]
Join the Friends of Polish Veterans Association (SPPW) Manchester to celebrate Polish Heritage Day. There will be a special screening of the Polish history film, The Last Witness, plus Q&A with the film director, Piotr Szkopiak. Polish food will be available to sample, plus craft activities, Polish family history research and a selection of books […]
We celebrate 200 years since the birth of Anglo-German pianist and conductor Charles Hallé, founder of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. Join us for a film screening, family crafts, afternoon tea and much more. Suitable for all ages No need to book - just drop in
For our latest Saturday Spectacular family event we welcome the Game Changers project which has taken place in all 10 Greater Manchester local authorities over the past few months. There will be lots to see and lots to do, including crafts with a Women's Suffrage theme. Young people across all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester […]
Come and help us celebrate Sir Charles Hallé’s 200th birthday. Robert Beale, Hallé’s biographer, will be talking about the man and the influences that formed him. As part of the birthday celebration we will be hearing one of Hallé’s piano compositions, Scherzo, Op. 4, played by Efstathios Chomatsas, who is currently studying for the Postgraduate […]
RAD, Manchester's home of retro, awesome cult movies, are back with one final cult American comedy to cap their season of shorts at Central Library, celebrating the 20th anniversary of 10 Things I Hate About You. In an updated version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, this film follows new kid, Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), […]
Michael Bristow, BBC World Service’s Asia and Pacific editor will talk about his eight-year stay in Beijing and why he decided to write about the country’s modern history. To assist him he asked for the help of his language teacher, who was born just two years after the communist party came to power in 1949. […]
Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day with an afternoon of free activities for families. Pop in and enjoy a range of craft making, watch films and see some of our amazing archives, created by famous suffragettes. Free - please drop in
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Flapjack Press. Join us for an evening of poetry hosted by Rosie Garland (“Literary hero” – The Skinny), with performances from award-winning poets, playwrights and spoken word artists Cathy Crabb, Sarah Miller, Anna Percy, Melanie Rees and Geneviève L. Walsh. Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Doors […]
Author reading and book signing. With special guest Geneviève L. Walsh. “Whichever way I take I meet myself returning.” A poetic journey from the mills and moors of the industrial north to the meals and mosques of the Byzantine middle-east and back again. I Meet Myself Returning is about finding your feet in our ever-convoluted […]
A public discussion to celebrate UNESCO International Mother Language Day with: Esme Ward (Director, Manchester Museum) Lemn Sissay MBE (Author and Chancellor of the University of Manchester) Councillor Luthfur Rahman (Executive Member for Schools, Culture and Leisure, Manchester City Council) Presented in partnership between Manchester City Council, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester […]
Celebrate UNESCO International Mother Language Day with free games, crafts and activities for all. Come along and listen to multilingual storytelling, watch performances of dance and music and even learn how to play the African drums! Multilingual Manchester will be hosting an exhibition exploring the city’s language diversity. Plus, don’t miss the chance to record […]
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