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SUMMARY:Story Garden Crafts!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Central Library for our school holidays arts and craft session! Make wonderful carnivorous plants and giant pompom flowers\, and find out all about the Summer Reading Challenge! All materials provided. Suitable for all children. No need to book. \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/story-garden-crafts/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL 2025
DESCRIPTION:Love Stories Etc… launched in 2024 with a one-day festival held at Manchester Central Library\, with panels\, workshops and book signings\, aimed at encouraging romance readers to discover new authors. \nFor 2025\, there will be events across two days\, with an impressive mix of bestselling brand authors\, emerging stars and debuts writing in the romance space\, including Taylor Dior-Rumble\, Beth O’Leary\, Mike Gayle\, Mhairi Macfarlane\, Alexandra Potter\, Suzan Holder\, Sareeta Domingo\, Laura Wood\, Justin Myers\, Lizzie Huxley-Jones and Jendella Benson confirmed to appear. \nHERE ARE THE WORKSHOPS ON FRIDAY 25TH JULY. \n \nWe’re delighted to announce that after Claire’s workshop she will be available for mini Author Brand photo shoots. This includes a 25 minute brand shoot with Claire 10 edited digital images. Find out more information and pre-book here.  \n\nAND HERE ARE THE AUTHOR PANELS OVER THE WEEKEND. \nTHE FIRST TWO ARE ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER THE WORKSHOPS. THE REST ARE ALL ON SATURDAY 26TH JULY. ENJOY!! \n  \n\n \nTHERE IS A RANGE OF TICKETS AVAILABLE.  \n\nFRIDAY 25TH TICKET\nSATURDAY 26TH TICKET\nFULL WEEKEND TICKET\nVIP TICKET (BOTH DAYS + SATURDAY EVENING MEET AND MINGLE)\n\nCONCESSIONARY TICKETS FOR STUDENTS\, OVER 60’S\, PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR ACCESS ISSUES\, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND PEOPLE ON A LOW INCOME. \nCLICK ON THE ‘BOOK NOW’ LINK BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS \n\n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/10019/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Fair
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SUMMARY:Mystery International Film Club Screening
DESCRIPTION:This event is for individuals aged 15 and over. \n\n\n\nWelcome to the fifth edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nMonday 21st July 2025 • Doors open: 17:00 • Introduction to the film: 17:30 • Film starts: 17:40 \n\n\n\n• Entry: Book you pay what you can tickets here (recommended donation of £3) • Popcorn: FREE! • Drinks: Grab a coffee\, tea\, or soft drink from the fully stocked café! \n\n\n\nAt the Film Society\, we aim to bring you the very best of global cinema— hoping to shine a light on underseen gems from around the world —enriching our collective film knowledge and experience\, while also having a corker of a time. To make it even more exciting\, each month you’ll have the chance to vote on 5 fantastic films\, and the one with the most votes will be screened with the winner being revealed the day of the event. \n\n\n\nThis month’s contenders are: \n\n\n\nNeptune Frost (2021\, Rwanda) \n\n\n\nQuite unlike anything you will have seen before this Rwandan Afrofuturist musical epic in a which a band of “fourth dimensionally liberated” revolutionaries fight against The Authority to free mine workers from being exploited in a near future Burundi. High concept transgressive cinema executed with high quality\, promising a glimpse at a brighter future for cinema as an artform free of market sensibilities and charged with telling totally unique stories. \n\n\n\nWest Indies (1979\, Mauritania) \n\n\n\nBirthed from four hundred years of colonial history\, Med Hondo’s landmark musical comedy explosively dissects the roots and ramifications of slavery and displacement. Staged gorgeously on a to-scale recreation of a slave ship\, Hondo plays with the form of cinema itself\, drawing attention to its artificiality while he brings past and present together in an artistic redefining of what a movie musical can be. \n\n\n\nThe Girl With The Red Scarf (1978\, Turkey) \n\n\n\n A perfect example of the sumptuous romantic melodrama that can be found in the greatest Yeşilçamfilms from Turkey’s golden age of cinema\, once a major powerhouse for film production this era is all but lost in discussion outside of Turkey and sadly so. This film sees a young man and woman fall in love and then face the trials of love and loss with incredibly dazzling drama. \n\n\n\nAli\, Fear Eats the Soul (1974\,  Germany) \n\n\n\nEmmi\, an elderly German lady\, meets and falls in love with Ali\, a young Moroccan manual labourer in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s beautifully melancholic story of forbidden romance and the suffocating nature of societal norms. A thoughtful\, empathetic look at the damages caused by anti-immigrant rhetoric. Stir (1980\, Australia) \n\n\n\nBased off true events\, this Australian prison drama is a bleak look at a justice system pushed to its limits treated inmates with disdain and cruelty. We see the buildup to chaos and we see the aftermath of chaos as tensions rise between prisoners and officers in the harshest of conditions. \n\n\n\nWatch the film trailers and vote for your favourite film here!!  \nWe’ll notify you of the winning film the night before the screening.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/mystery-international-film-club-screening/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:CHaOS Science Summer Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of science-based fun brought to you by CHaOS (Cambridge Hands-On Science)! All CHaOS events are run by friendly student volunteers from the University of Cambridge\, bringing a selection of their favourite experiments from across the sciences for you and your family to get involved with! Fun\, informative and great for all ages.  \nFree – please 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/chaos-science-summer-roadshow/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:Attica Locke
DESCRIPTION:This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style\, and sings the blues on every page’ – Mick Herron (Slow Horses) \nWe’re thrilled to welcome American crime writer Attica Locke to Manchester Literature Festival for a rare UK event. In Guide Me Home\, the latest of her gripping\, politically charged crime novels\, Texas Ranger Darren Matthews is in trouble: he might be about to stand trial in front of a Grand Jury; his difficult and destructive mother is back in his life\, and a young Black woman from an all-white sorority appears to be missing\, although her sorority sisters and her family deny she has disappeared. With his job\, relationship and possibly his life on the line\, Darren is forced to grapple with the realities of living in Trump’s America. \nAttica Locke is an author\, screenwriter and producer who was born in Houston\, Texas. She is the author of six novels including Heaven\, My Home\, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month; Bluebird\, Bluebird\, winner of the CWA Steel Dagger; Pleasantville\, longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction\, and Black Water Rising\, shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her screenwriting/producer credits include When They See Us\, Empire\, and the Emmy-nominated Little Fires Everywhere\, for which she won an NAACP Image award for television writing. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Victoria Will \nTickets: Book here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below\, or phone the box office on 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/10675/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Film Night
DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQIA+ Staff Network are back for another cosy night in at Central Library to watch queer films with our friends\, and we’re inviting you! We all love a good movie night\, but nothing beats watching a film with your pals. So join us on Monday 14 July –  everyone is welcome! \nWe want you to help us choose what film to watch here\, from the following choices: \nUnicorns: The story of a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life\, and a young\, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet\, a search for identity is sparked. \nDisclosure: An in-depth look at Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture. \nSweetheart: A socially awkward\, environmentally conscious teenager named AJ is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully boring family\, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine smelling\, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla. \nParis is Burning: New York City\, 1980. In Harlem’s African American and Latinx drag-ball scene\, rival houses compete in fierce contests for trophies. Meanwhile\, legendary voguers\, drag queens\, and trans women—including Willi Ninja\, Pepper LaBeija\, and Venus Xtravaganza—reveal the rules and traditions of the scene. \nVote for your favourite film till Sunday 13 July here \nWe will be bringing popcorn and Pic n’ Mix to keep your snack needs met whilst we all get cosy and enjoy the delights of the big screen! \nFree – please drop in (film starts at 5:20pm on the dot)
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/lgbtq-film-night/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:PRIVATE RITES: Julia Armfield in conversation with Jess White
DESCRIPTION:We’re are thrilled to welcome Julia Armfield back to Manchester for the paperback publication of Private Rites\, an uneasy\, water-logged tale of family\, queer love and faith at the end of the world. Julia will be in conversation with Jess White. \nTickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy the book. \nAbout the book: \nIt’s been raining for a long time now\, for so long that the lands have reshaped themselves. Old places have been lost. Arcane rituals and religions have crept back into practice. \nSisters Isla\, Irene and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their estranged father dies. A famous architect revered for making the new world navigable\, he had long cut himself off from public life. They find themselves uncertain of how to grieve his passing when everything around them seems to be ending anyway. \nAs the sisters come together to clear the grand glass house that is the pinnacle of his legacy\, they begin to sense that the magnetic influence of their father lives on through it. Something sinister seems to be unfolding\, something related to their mother’s long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always been unusually interested in their lives. Soon\, it becomes clear that the sisters have been chosen for a very particular purpose\, one with shattering implications for their family and their imperilled world. \nAbout the author: \nJulia Armfield is a fiction writer\, living in London with her wife and cat. \nHer work has been published in Granta\, The White Review and Best British Short Stories 2019 and 2021. In 2019\, she was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award. She was longlisted for the Deborah Rogers Award 2018\, and won the White Review Short Story Prize 2018 and a Pushcart Prize in 2020. She is the author of salt slow\, a collection of short stories\, which was longlisted for the Polari Prize 2020 and the Edge Hill Prize 2020. \nHer debut novel\, Our Wives Under The Sea\, was shortlisted for the Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award 2022 and won the Polari Prize 2023. Her second novel\, Private Rites\, was longlisted for the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize in 2024. \nTicket sales will end on Thursday 3rd July at 5pm. If you cannot make the event but would like a dedicated copy of a book\, please email events.manchester@blackwell.co.uk or call us on 0161 274 3331. \nOur event format is usually a 45 minute discussion between the author and interviewer\, followed by a chance for audience members to ask questions. There will be the opportunity to get your book signed/dedicated after the event. Events are a brilliant opportunity to discover new books\, meet authors and likeminded readers and learn something new. \nSupport your local bookshop and help us keep the Manchester literary scene vibrant and exciting. You can follow Blackwells on Eventbrite and social media (@BlackwellsMCR) to keep up to date on upcoming events.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/private-rites-julia-armfield-in-conversation-with-jess-white/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Jo Hamilton: The Post Office Scandal
DESCRIPTION:Blink Publishing and Manchester Libraries present an evening with Jo Hamilton at Central Library. \n‘My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2\,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept me awake once in the thick of the nightmare that unfolded\, it was being stuck in that truly incomprehensible moment where the mere touch of a button suddenly turned £2\,000 into £4\,000 within three minutes on that cold December night in 2003.’ \nJo Hamilton was one of more than 700 sub-postmasters prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 based on information from the Post Office’s faulty Horizon accounting system. She was told to put right a wrong she hadn’t committed and pushed to the very brink of her existence – remortgaging her house\, borrowing from anyone she could in order to repay money that she hadn’t taken\, and questioning her own sanity. \nImmortalised in ITV smash hit drama\, Mr Bates v The Post Office\, this is Jo Hamilton’s extraordinary first-hand account of how she built a Post Office that was at the very heart of her community and lost it all through no fault of her own. For the first time\, beyond the headlines and the corridors of the High Court and the UK’s political institutions\, we will finally hear Jo’s full story and the human side of this scandal as well as the untold struggle she faced during the biggest miscarriages of justice in modern history. Ultimately\, this is a story of hope and the strength of community and the ability of a few to fight back against the odds. \nTickets for this event are on a pay what you can basis. All tickets have the same access\, the pricing is to make the event more accessible to people on all incomes.  \nBook tickets here or click the ‘Book Now’ button below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/jo-hamilton-the-post-office-scandal/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250630T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250630T193000
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SUMMARY:Lords and Ladies of Middleton Manor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening exploring the fascinating Assheton family of Middleton. Meet a medieval Middleton Bowman and discover everyday life through close-up encounters with  original historic documents from the Assheton collection. Free event with refreshments. \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/lords-and-ladies-of-middleton-manor/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250628T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250628T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with V. E. Schwab
DESCRIPTION:We are hugely excited to welcome bestselling author V.E. Schwab to Manchester Central Library as we celebrate the publication of her new genre-defying\, unforgettable novel Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. \nFrom the author of the incredible standalone novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a spellbinding queer love story following the desires and dreams of a trio of enigmatic young women. Don’t miss the chance to hear from V.E. Schwab about this much-anticipated release\, before an extended audience Q&A. \nV.E. Schwab is the mega-selling author of over twenty books\, including the acclaimed Shades of Magic universe\, the Villains series\, the City of Ghosts trilogy\, Gallant\, The Fragile Threads of Power and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. \nThe Ticket\, Signed Book & Tote Bag bundle includes a pre-signed copy of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil and a tote bag for collection on the evening. \nPlease note that this event will not include a live book signing. \n \nIf you have any questions about this event or if you have access requests\, please do let us know how we can support your visit by emailing events@waterstones.com. \nPhoto of V.E Schwab by Jenna Maurice. \nTickets – ‘Book Now’ below or book here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-v-e-schwab/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250625T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250625T193000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:CRIME CENTRAL RETURNS 25 JUNE 2025\nWith the brilliant Rachel Wolf\, H Critchlow and Antony Johnston! \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. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-18/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250624T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250624T193000
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SUMMARY:Word Central
DESCRIPTION:Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. \nPresented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. \nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest Kim Moore. \nBook your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 10th June 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. \nOur special guest Kim Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and hosts a monthly reading series for Wordsworth Grasmere\, as well as running regular writing workshops for young people and adults. She has won an Eric Gregory Award\, the Geoffrey Dearmer Prize\, and the Ledbury Poetry Competition. Her first full length collection\, The Art of Falling (Seren 2015)\, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and her second collection\, All the Men I Never Married (Seren\, 2021)\, won the Forward Prize for Best Collection. Kim has also been a judge for the Forward Prize and the National Poetry Competition\, and her work has been translated into many languages as part of the Versopolis project. \nEvent host Tony Curry is a performance poet\, playwright and workshop facilitator. Raised in Crawley by English and South African parents\, he has lived and worked in Manchester for three decades\, running literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing. His play\, The Teddy Bear\, was staged at Manchester’s Contact Theatre\, whilst his solo spoken word shows include Brit Boy\, Complicit Relations\, Moving and The Odyssey\, performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Tony has recently toured his solo show Tall Tales for All Men\, adapted from his collection Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short (Flapjack Press\, 2012)\, at the Brighton Fringe and Chorlton Arts Festival. \n@WordCentralMcr
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-14/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry,Readings
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250621T160000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Film Club: Refugee Week Special!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Manchester Central Library for a fantastic afternoon for the whole family dedicated to Refugee Week 2025. Watch a family favourite on the big screen and join themed craft sessions. Free entry\, just drop in! Check out our full programme below: \n1pm-4pm: Film Screening with Crafts  \nJoin us for a screening of The Scent of Geranium by Naghmeh Farzaneh\, a short animated film that gives voice to the fears\, doubts\, and complex range of emotions that immigrants face. Runtime: 5 mins. After that\, we will be watching a family favourite (we won’t ruin the surprise for you)! Not really feeling a longer film? Join us for the themed crafts and the popcorn! All materials provided. Free entry\, no booking required. Drop in from 1pm. Film screening starts at 1.30pm. Suitable for children up to 12 years old. \n1pm-4pm: Discover a New Zine! \nCalling all zine enthusiasts! Join Greater Manchester Youth Network for the launch of a new zine created by separated young refugees in Manchester. Free entry\, no booking required. All welcome! \n1pm-4pm: Get Artsy with Migrant Support \nDo you speak more than one language? Do you enjoy chatting about your native language and culture with other people? Then we have planned your dream afternoon! Find out more about our new project with Migrant Support and Nottingham Trent University. Meet new people\, share your language with them and make some amazing zines together. Free entry\, all welcome! \nEntry to all activities is free\, drop in.  \nPlease 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/family-film-club/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250616T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250616T193000
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SUMMARY:Mystery International Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:This event is for individuals aged 15 and over. \nWelcome to the voting page for the fifth edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. \nEvent Details: \nMonday 16th June.\n• Doors open: 17:00\n• Introduction to the film: 17:30\n• Film starts: 17:40 \n• Entry: Pay what you can (recommended donation of £3)\n• Popcorn: FREE!\n• Drinks: Grab a coffee\, tea\, or soft drink from the fully stocked café! \nAt the Film Society\, we aim to bring you the very best of global cinema— hoping to shine a light on underseen gems from around the world —enriching our collective film knowledge and experience\, while also having a corker of a time. To make it even more exciting\, each month you’ll have the chance to vote on 5 fantastic films\, and the one with the most votes will be screened with the winner being revealed the day of the event. \nThis month’s contenders are: \nBlack Orpheus (1959\, Brazil/France) \n \nA reimagining of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice transposed to Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval. Orfeu\, a trolley conductor\, falls in love with Eurydice\, a country girl fleeing danger. With an influential bossa nova soundtrack by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá\, it remains a significant cultural bridge\, introducing global audiences to the allure of Brazilian music and cinema. \nTumbbad (2018\, India) \n \nRahi Anil Barve’s early 20th century set folk horror follows Vinayak Rao’s quest for a hidden treasure in the cursed village of Tumbbad\, a quest that turns into a dark fairytale about greed and power. Known extensive use of practical effects and animatronics. From conception to release it took 21 years for Barve’s film to see the light of day\, a real labour of love. \nThe Cremator (1969\, Czech Republic) \n \nThis dark comedy film – and I do mean dark – tinged with gothic horror follows Karel Kopfrkingl\, a crematorium worker in 1930s Prague\, who descends into madness influenced by encroaching fascist ideology and Tibetan Buddhism in a film that slyly comments on the slippery slope into totalitarianism and the transformation of the average person into somebody complicit in evil. The film is celebrated for its surreal style and chilling portrayal of Kopfrkingl’s transformation into a murderer. \nThe Housemaid (1960\, South Korea) \n \nDirected by Kim Ki-young\, this domestic horror film tells the story of an upper-middle-class family whose lives are upended by a predatory housemaid. The film is a classic of Korean cinema\, known for its intense psychological drama and social commentary. Influential and well-known in South Korea\, being remade several times and often expanded and riffed on. \nElectra\, My Love (1974\, Hungary) \n \nQuite unlike anything else you’re likely to have seen\, this film reinterprets the Greek myth of Electra in a mythical world where a tyrant faces rebellion. Known for its extremely long complex takes\, with just twelve shots in its 70 minute run time\, the film explores themes of revolution and renewal – all while being one of the most visually stunning films to ever see the light of day. \nvote for your favourite here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/11106/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Out of This World!
DESCRIPTION:Have an interest in science? Enjoy getting creative with words?\nJoin Wendy from Daresbury Laboratory and Dan Worsley\, children’s author and storyteller as they collaborate to create an extra-terrestrial event that mixes science fact and science fiction. \nPrepare to believe the unbelievable as Dan takes you on an interplanetary journey using his mind-boggling storytelling skills. Alien adventures await as Dan weaves his story magic\, models his writing and sets up a creative writing opportunity for the children to take on. Dan will then hand over his storytelling waistcoat to any budding storytellers willing to share their stories. \nWendy’s spectacular scientific knowledge will stretch your mind and transport you to another dimension without leaving the venue. Witness heat sensors in action\, hear about incredible projects and see stunning images from space through visual and practical demonstrations. An out-of-this world visual experience! \nTICKETS ARE LIMITED AND CAN BE PRE-BOOKED BELOW!
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/out-of-this-world-2/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Culture,Family,Science
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SUMMARY:‘Threads’ by Coalesce Dance Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Threads is a poignant and powerful story about mental health\, friendship and identity. This latest work from Coalesce Dance Theatre uses stories from young people across the North of England to delicately weave together an emotive and uplifting contemporary dance and physical theatre performance about growing into adulthood.\nthreads turns the spotlight on mental health and how important friendship and support can be when it comes to navigating adolescence. \nPerformed amongst tossed away clothes\, and a large wardrobe structure\, two dancers use a highly physical movement language to connect and explore their intertwined experiences. \nCoalesce invites audiences to experience this socially urgent new work\, threads. \nEveryone is welcome but most suited to audiences 14+. Tickets are free\, the performance will take place in the performance space at Manchester Central Library. \nFree tickets – click ‘Book Now’ below or book here \nPlease consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/threads-by-coalesce-dance-theatre/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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SUMMARY:Inspired by Libraries with Shaun Keaveny and Guy Garvey
DESCRIPTION:Manchester City of Literature and Manchester Libraries present this special Festival of Libraries event. \nJoin us at Manchester Central Library for a special one-off event featuring two of the city’s most distinctive and much-loved voices — Guy Garvey\, Mercury Prize–winning frontman of Elbow and presenter of BBC 6 Music’s Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour\, and Shaun Keaveny\, long-time BBC 6 Music broadcaster and now host of The Rock Show on BBC Radio 2 and Community Garden Radio. In this relaxed and thought-provoking conversation\, Guy and Shaun will explore themes of community\, creativity\, working-class identity\, music\, memory\, radio\, and the role that places like libraries play in shaping our cultural lives — all delivered with the humour\, warmth and honesty they’re known for. \nAbout Shaun Keaveny \nShaun Keaveny is a much-loved broadcaster whose trademark wit\, warmth and deep connection with listeners have made him one of the most distinctive voices on UK radio. He became a familiar presence to millions during his many years on BBC Radio 6 Music\, and now fronts The Rock Show on BBC Radio 2. He retired from stand-up comedy due to public demand in 2017\, and is also an enthusiastic failed musician. As the founder of the beloved Community Garden Radio\, he continues to champion great music and meaningful conversation in his own inimitable style. \nAbout Guy Garvey \nWith a career in music spanning three decades and a host of roles from renowned lyricist\, singer\, and producer to radio and TV host and soundtrack composer and producer\, Guy Garvey has left an indelible mark on the music world. With his ‘best mates’ in elbow for over 25 years\, Guy has created ten studio albums that have delivered critical acclaim\, gold and platinum albums\, UK Number Ones\, a Mercury Music Prize\, BRIT Award\, NME Award\, Mojo Award and three Ivor Novello Awards. \nGuy remains a key part of the 6 Music line-up with his ‘Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour’ a mainstay of Sunday afternoons on the station since 2007. Guy’s contribution to UK culture was recognised with the award of honorary degree from Manchester Metropolitan University for his work in the arts\, where he is also a visiting professor.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/inspired-by-libraries-with-shaun-keaveny-and-guy-garvey/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Music,Talks
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SUMMARY:The Embassy of Utopia 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Embassy of Utopia came to Manchester Central Library in June 2024 as part of Festival of Libraries for its UK premiere\, and was a collaboration between Manchester UNESCO City of Literature and Capital of Culture 2024 Tartu UNESCO City of Literature. Due to popular demand\, we are running this event again for Festival of Libraries 2025.\nArtist and writer David Hartley will host over 60 performances during this year’s Embassy of Utopia event\, where bold individuals and community groups have been invited to share reflections on the theme of eco-futures and ecology in the broadest sense. Performances from members of Fuse Manchester and Muslim Social Justice Initiative\, our very own multilingual city poet Nóra Blascsók\, community members from the Let’s Talk Rochdale group\, international artists from Quebec and Nanjing\, and work developed via a special collaboration with the Sonder Radio Community will be programmed throughout the day. Expect storytelling\, academic reflections\, poetry\, music\, and more. \nPlease note that no hate speech will be tolerated and that there will be photography on the day. \nFree – click ‘Book Now’ below or book here \nPlease consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-embassy-of-utopia-2025/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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SUMMARY:VE Day: From Siberia to Bologna - A Polish Odyssey
DESCRIPTION:“Other soldiers were here in transit and had a ‘return ticket’ home. The Poles acted as if they had come home. Why? Because they had no home. Poland had been taken over by Stalin.” Alberto Spadoni\, recalling the liberation of Bologna by Polish soldiers on 21 April 1945.\nJoin us for a unique glimpse into the history of the Polish community to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War\, exploring the extraordinary journey of the Polish forces and their pivotal role in the Italian Campaign (1943-1945). \nOur event will open with a poignant performance by the Polish children’s dance group from Manchester\, led by Asia Gwiazdowska-Cullinan. Asia was handed a cultural legacy by her grandparents\, who\, unable to return home after the war\, cultivated Polish song and dance so that future generations could continue to enjoy these traditions. \nFollowing the performance\, Marek Mrozek from The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London will present a moving account of the II Polish Corps. Formed from civilians deported from their homes in Poland to Soviet labour camps\, they became a fighting force of over 55\,000 men and women. Their remarkable bravery and sacrifice were instrumental in key battles across Italy\, including Monte Cassino\, Ancona and Bologna\, as part of the British Eighth Army. \nThis event is organised by Polish at Heart and forms part of this year’s celebration of Polish Heritage Days. It is sponsored by the Polish Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Manchester. \nImage copyright permission: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe (The Polish Digital Archives). \nFree – please use the ‘Book Now’ button below to reserve your seat or click here. \nPlease consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/ve-day-from-siberia-to-bologna-a-polish-odyssey/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:Laura Bates
DESCRIPTION:AI-powered technologies are revolutionising our lives and putting women and girls in danger. In her urgent and gripping new book The New Age of Sexism\, Laura Bates delves into our future and finds it wanting. From chatbots to sex robots\, from deep fakes to the metaverse\, Laura examines how existing forms of discrimination\, inequality and harassment are being coded into the very foundations of our future world while a small group of obscenely rich white men prioritise their profits over our lives. \nA bestselling author\, journalist and ground-breaking campaigner\, Laura is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project. Her books include Everyday Sexism\, Fix the System Not the Women\, Men Who Hate Women\, Misogynation and Girl Up. She is also a contributor at Women Under Siege\, a New-York based organisation working to combat the use of sexual violence as a tool of war in conflict zones worldwide. \nHosted by Helen Mort\, award-winning poet\, novelist and creative writing lecturer. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nTickets: Book here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below\, or phone the box office on 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/laura-bates/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Kevin Barry
DESCRIPTION:‘A true wonder’ – Max Porter \nTom Rourke\, poet\, doper\, drinker is struggling to make a life for himself amongst the Irish migrant workers seeking to make their fortunes in Butte\, Montana. Then Polly Gillespie\, wife of a mine captain\, walks into his life. Sparks fly\, the lovers flee West\, but will they reach the sunset before they’re caught? Kevin Barry’s latest novel The Heart in Winter is a rollicking\, thrilling and hilarious ride\, described by Anne Enright as ‘An absolute belter of a book’ and Jon McGregor as ‘A glorious and haunted yarn. Marvellous.’ Join us to find out what inspired Kevin to write about the American Midwest in the 1890s. \nKevin Barry is the author of four novels and three short story collections. His awards include the Goldsmiths Prize\, the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and the Lannan Foundation Literary Award. His previous novel Night Boat to Tangier was longlisted for the Booker Prize. The Heart in Winter was named The Sunday Times Historical Novel of the Year and chosen as a book of the year in numerous publications including The Guardian\, The New Statesman\, The Irish Times and the TLS. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nTickets: Book here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below\, or phone the box office on 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/kevin-barry/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Dark Blue World - Czech Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:80 Years of VE Day: Czechoslovak RAF Pilots on Screen and in Real Life. \nimage credit: photo © Biograf Jan Svěrák \nPlease join us for a film screening of Dark Blue World\, a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák\, the Academy Award-winning director of Kolya\, about Czech pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The film screening will be followed by an informal talk with Jitka Režná\, daughter of General František Fajtl\, one of the Czech RAF pilots who fought in WW2 and inspired creators of the film. Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Manchester and Czech School and Community Manchester have put together the event to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. \nReuniting the creative team responsible for Kolya\, 1996 Oscar® winner for Best Foreign Film\, under Czech director Jan Sverak\, Dark Blue World tells the story of the friendship between two Czech pilots\, the veteran Franta (Ondrej Vetchý) and fresh-faced young trainee Karel (Krystof Hádek). They escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia\, make their way to Britain and join the Royal Air Force. When Karel’s plane is hit and he bails out in the countryside\, he is taken in by Susan (Tara Fitzgerald)\, an Englishwoman whose husband is missing in action. In a moment of weakness\, she makes love to Karel\, relieving him of his virginity. But later\, when Karel takes Franta to meet his “new love\,” Franta and Susan are attracted to each other\, leading to a situation that will put the two men’s friendship to the ultimate test. \nLanguage: Czech with English subtitles. Suitable for ages 12+. \nFree – Please register here or using the ‘book now’ button below. \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/dark-blue-world-film-screening/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Exploring Immigration: A Dialogue on Building Our Shared Future
DESCRIPTION:Overview \nJoin us for an illuminating evening of honest conversation about one of the most significant forces shaping our society. As Manchester continues to evolve into an increasingly diverse metropolis\, we’re bringing together remarkable community leaders to explore how immigration enriches our city while thoughtfully addressing the challenges of creating a truly integrated society. \nTickets are free but booking is essential. To book your ticket\, please visit MACFEST’s Eventbrite page below. \nOur Distinguished Speakers \nQaisra Shahraz MBE JP FRSA \nAn acclaimed British-Pakistani novelist and activist\, she has dedicated her life to weaving connections between communities. As founder of MACFEST (Manchester’s Muslim Arts and Culture Festival)\, she creates spaces where different cultures can meet\, share stories\, and discover their common ground. Her work demonstrates how art and culture can transform understanding between people of all backgrounds. \nErinma Bell MBE DL JP \nBrings invaluable perspective as a British-Nigerian community peace activist\, councillor\, and pioneering leader. Her groundbreaking work in Moss Side and Longsight has shown how strong communities can overcome serious challenges through cooperation and mutual support. As the first woman honoured with a sculpture in Manchester Town Hall / Central Library\, her legacy inspires new approaches to building safer\, more connected neighbourhoods. \nTopics for Discussion \nTogether\, they’ll explore questions that matter to all of us: How do we honour both shared identity and cultural distinctiveness? What role can education play in bringing communities together? How can we support newcomers while strengthening existing community bonds? Drawing from their rich personal and professional experiences\, our speakers will share insights into creating a society where everyone can thrive. \nEvent Chair \nGuiding this important conversation will be Darryl Morris\, the award-winning broadcaster\, filmmaker\, and writer known for his thoughtful approach to complex social issues. His skilled facilitation will help us move beyond simplified debates to explore practical paths forward. \nAudience Participation \nThis evening isn’t just about listening – it’s about participating in shaping our future. We warmly invite audience members to share their experiences\, questions\, and ideas as we work together to envision and build a more connected Manchester. \nJoin us as we explore how our city’s diversity can become its greatest strength. \nPractical Information \nTickets are free but booking is essential. To book your ticket\, please visit MACFEST’s Eventbrite page below. \nAccessibility Information \nPlease contact us regarding any specific accessibility requirements you may have by emailing events@manlitphil.ac.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/exploring-immigration-a-dialogue-on-building-our-shared-future/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Mystery International Film Night
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the voting page for the third edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. \nEvent Details: Monday 14 April 2025\n• Doors open: 17:00\n• Introduction to the film: 17:30\n• Film starts: 17:40 \n• Entry: Pay what you can (recommended donation of £3)\n• Popcorn: FREE!\n• Drinks: Grab a coffee\, tea\, or soft drink from the fully stocked café! \nAt the Film Society\, we aim to bring you the very best of global cinema— hoping to shine a light on underseen gems from around the world —enriching our collective film knowledge and experience\, while also having a corker of a time. To make it even more exciting\, each month you’ll have the chance to vote on 5 fantastic films\, and the one with the most votes will be screened with the winner being revealed the day of the event. \nFor the first two events the crowds voted on films from Hong Kong and Japan\, so today we’re moving away from Asia for a little while and focussing on some often-underexplored movie cultures. \nThis month’s contenders are: \nThe Milk of Sorrow \n\n\n\n\n\nDir. Claudia Llosa\, Peru \nA moving psychological study through the lens of traditional Latin American magical realism. Based around the Peruvian belief that trauma can be passed from mother to daughter through the breast milk of the mother\, the film examines the devastating impact of the atrocities committed during the Peruvian internal conflict on the psyche of the nation. While obviously speaking directly to the Peruvian identity\, there is a broader understanding of the hardships of womanhood on a global level. \nIxcanul \n\n\n\n\n\nDir. Jayro Bustamante\, Guatemala \nA beautiful film that gives a voice to Kaqchikel people and stories – the first in history to do so – employing far more conscientious efforts toward authenticity than most representations of indigenous groups in film. Maria\, a teenage girl\, dreams of leaving her village but is due to be in an arranged marriage with the local foreman – the film explores her various attempts to find purpose and freedom in a culture that is lost somewhere between Mayan and Christian traditions and where life seems just out of the periphery of opportunity. \nThe Cyclist \n\n\n\n\n\nDir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf\, Iran \nA Champion Cyclist\, strapped for cash and in need of a way to pay for his wife’s medical bills enters into a ridiculous spectacle challenge of a non-stop seven-day endurance cycle. With the spectacle a commercial scene rises up around the man and a microcosm of capitalist exploitation begins to form. The films simple premise is presented with the high tension of any great melodrama and the elements that build\, and build are delirious and frustrating with the film culminating in one of the most brazen endings to a film of all time. Intense\, tragic and genuinely edge of the seat. \nThe Damned Don’t Cry \n\n\n\n\n\nDir. Fyzal Boulifa\, Morocco \nDifferent societal oppressions conflict with and destroy individuals in this lyrical\, Sirkian story of humanity in both beauty and brutishness. The story revolves around Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim\, who are constantly on the move to escape the scandals that follow them. When Selim uncovers the truth about their past\, Fatima-Zahra decides to start anew in Tangier. However\, their quest for legitimacy strains their volatile relationship\, pushing them to their limits and the limits of social conventions around them. \nEnamorada \n\n\n\n\n\nDir. Emilio Fernandez\, Mexico \nA triumphant classic of Mexican cinema. Enamorada is a romantic melodrama that manages not only to craft a beautiful film filled with passion and yearning but also addresses those same ideas of passion and yearning in the hearts of revolutionaries. Set during the Mexican Revolution\, General Reyes\, a rebel leader\, takes control of the conservative town of Cholula. While there\, he encounters Beatriz the strong-willed daughter of the town’s wealthiest man. Despite their initial clashes\, a romance develops between the two\, challenging their beliefs and transforming their lives. Expertly staged and performed\, a perfect example of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. \nCast your vote here\, tell everybody you know about the event and we really look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/mystery-international-film-night/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:French Film Club: L’Année du Requin
DESCRIPTION:Alliance Française de Manchester present this month’s film\, ‘L’Année du Requin’. Maja\, a maritime police officer in the Landes region\, faces her worst nightmare coming true: retiring early! Thierry\, her husband\, has already planned the camping spot and the mobile home. However\, the disappearance of a holiday-maker puts the entire coast on alert: a shark is lurking in the bay! Assisted by her young colleagues Eugénie and Blaise\, she seizes the opportunity to take on one last mission… \nScreening is in French with English subtitles. Suitable for 12 years and over. Under 18s remain the responsibility of their parent / guardian. \nFree – booking required
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/french-film-club-annie-colere/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:Word Central with guest poet Lateral G!
DESCRIPTION:Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. \nTuesday 25th March\, 6.00pm – 7.45pm \nDoors open 5.40pm and free entry. \nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest Lateral G. \nBook your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 11th March 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. \nPolitical\, quirky and authentic\, our special guest Lateral G tells stories of life from her downwardly mobile perspective\, with wry observations on society\, ageing\, and the general impossibility of living well in a capitalist system. It’s an engaging combination of serious stuff\, with an amusing performance. A nomadic traveller\, she lives on the road and has recently returned from a solo winter in southern Europe for a spring and summer of poetry events\, festivals and slams all over the North and as far south as the Midlands. You can keep up with her at lateralg.co.uk. \nPresented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-with-guest-poet-lateral-g/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Mystery International Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the second edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. \nEvent Details: \n• Doors open: 17:15 \n• Introduction to the film: 17:30 \n• Film starts: 17:40 \n• Entry: Pay what you can (recommended donation of £3) \n• Popcorn: FREE! \n• Drinks: Grab a coffee\, tea\, or soft drink from the fully stocked café! \nAt the Film Society\, we aim to bring you the very best of global cinema— hoping to shine a light on underseen gems from around the world —enriching our collective film knowledge and experience. To make it even more exciting\, each month you’ll have the chance to vote on 5 fantastic films\, and the one with the most votes will be screened with the winner being revealed at the start of the event. \nYOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FILM HERE. \nTo help you choose\, there’s more information about this month’s contenders here: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMurina 2021\, Croatia \nPlatformed by Martin Scorsese\, this debut feature from Croatian filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović\, is the story of a young girls struggle for self-determination against the wills of her controlling father. Set against the gorgeous but brutal and rugged scenery of the Adriatic Coast\, the film sees Julija search for agency after her family dynamic is turned upside down by the arrival of an old family friend\, Javier\, whom Julija thinks could offer the chance at an escape from her circumstance. A complex film filled with jealousy\, rebellion and troubling desires all in support of the often-painful journey of young adulthood – beautifully photographed against a sea that is just as troubling\, painful and absolutely gorgeous. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterview 1971\, India \nA formally fascinating Bengali film set against the hustle and bustle of the evolving landscape of early 70s Calcutta. Mrinal Sen’s film focuses on the difficulties of economic betterment in a culture still affected by the lingering ghost of colonial hangover as his quest to prepare for a job interview by getting a suit to wear is met by comically unyielding hardship. Using the raw techniques capitulated in Italy and France\, Sen blends fiction and documentary to create a critique of a society with ideals firmly routed in the past yet focused on the future. Engaging\, provoking and inspiring. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYeelen 1987\, Mali \nFrom a legend of the Bambara people director Souleymane Cisse crafts a film that would be the Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival. Father and son go head- \nto-head in a mythical chase across the 13th Century Mali Empire. Magic and destiny pulse through this fantastic film as do beautiful images and rugged landscapes as life and death\, destiny and determination\, and dark and light are explored in this one-of-a-kind filmic experience. The films storytelling is compelling and original\, creating a modern myth of the old world inspired by folklore and history in equal sway. You’ve seen films about folklore and magic before but never like this and never this departed from the usual Hollywood presentation of such ideas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalking the Streets of Moscow 1964\, USSR \nValodya\, a young Siberian writer embarks on a trip to Moscow where he immediately bonds with the charismatic Kolya. Simple joys of a now forgotten era abound in this beloved Soviet comedy that is emblematic of the cultural shift that occurred during the period known as the Khrushchev thaw\, with societal and cultural restrictions loosening and becoming freer. Focusing on the city with its many wide boulevards and intimate alleys and all the various quirky characters that are encountered along the way. Creating a picture of a Soviet people that are lively and joyous and from a diverse array of backgrounds. It also looks inwards at youth and the fleeting moments that define a lifetime to create a piece that elicits a nostalgic quality even if we were not there to experience it firsthand. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeking Opera Blues 1986\, Hong Kong \nA witty ensemble action comedy that explores gender roles and challenges traditional norms against the backdrop of early 20th century China and the rich history of the Peking opera directed by one of the most dynamic filmmakers in Hong Kong’s storied film history. A jewel thief\, a revolutionary and the daughter of an opera house owner collide in a quest for stolen jewels in this rollercoaster action adventure that is a total blast from beginning to end. Showcasing the lush costumes\, makeup and traditions of the Peking Opera while also telling a high-intensity\, female-focused adventure make this a must watch for people looking to explore Hong Kong cinema.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/mystery-international-film-screening-2/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Screening
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SUMMARY:Emma Barnett
DESCRIPTION:‘I am writing this because I think another woman will need to read it.’ \nBroadcaster\, author and journalist\, Emma Barnett joins us to discuss her honest\, relatable and funny new book Maternity Service. Written in real time after the birth of her second child\, Emma draws parallels between lockdown and maternity leave before exploring the challenges faced by women when their lives are turned upside down. Emma’s perspective is invaluable for anyone with a rose-tinted view of what this period of a woman’s life entails and particularly for anyone about to embark on their own period of maternity service. It is a story filled with love too – tough love and the gooey kind. \nManchester-born and raised\, Emma is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. Named Interviewer of the Year at the British Journalism awards and Speech Broadcaster of the Year by the Radio Academy\, she is a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme. Previously\, she was the chief host of BBC’s Woman’s Hour\, the longest running women’s programme in the world and also a Newsnight presenter on BBC Two. And before that\, BBC Radio 5 Live’s mid-morning weekday programme coming straight out of Salford – five minutes from the hospital where she was born. Emma writes a bi-weekly newspaper column for the I paper and a newsletter on Substack called Trying. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival and chaired by Kate Feld\, writer and host of the Feminist Book Club. Supported by Library Live. \nTickets: Book here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below\, or phone the box office on 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/emma-barnett/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:IMLD 25: How to Make a Tank Disappear - Screening
DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of the war in Ukraine\, in one Ukrainian village\, a story took place that spread around the world. Even the Polish president tweeted about it. Local Roma people stole a Russian tank. One fine day\, one high-tech combat vehicle became less without a single shot. There was a tank\, and it swam away. Later a lot of things that shoot\, explode\, and kill disappeared additionally- mortars\, cannons\, rockets etc. In that cases not only the Romani but also other people inhabiting Ukraine have tried. In the video performance we will tell you how it happened and why Romani was not punished at all. \nThe video-performance was created by Kherson Theatre Lab within British Council’s Creative Producers Program in 2024-2025. \nFilm running Time: 30 minutes\, followed by an audience Q&A with the film author\, Mykola Homanyuk\, Associate Professor at Kherson State University \nIn English with Ukrainian subtitles – no age restriction \nBook tickets here or using the ‘Book Now’ button below (please pay what you can) \nThis event is part of International Mother Language Day 2025 from Manchester City of Literature.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/imld-25-how-to-make-a-tank-disappear-screening/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Screening
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SUMMARY:Women's Community Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:International Women’s Day (IWD) is returning to Manchester as a celebration of women’s empowerment\, equality and contributions to the city at Manchester Central Library on Saturday 8 March. \nLed and inspired by an already significant history of pioneering women\, IWD 2025 is a chance for women across all generations and dedicated allies to come together in advancing women’s rights in Manchester and around the world. \nThe theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Accelerate Action’\, which calls on supporters of gender equality to act against systemic barriers women from all backgrounds face in their personal and professional environments. \nIn recent years\, Manchester City Council has marked IWD with a dedicated ‘Walk for Women’ event. This year\, however\, the Council has joined forces with a diverse range of women-led community organisations to co-design a different approach. \nFunding was made available for community organisations to host IWD events across the city through the annual IWD grants programme. A celebratory community-led programme of workshops\, performances and discussions has also been planned for the day itself at Manchester Central Library based around the acronym HER: Heal Encourage\, Revive. \nThe events for IWD 2025 are: \nHeal – Performance Space   \n·  Flourish Together; Mindfulness Activity for relaxation and meditation\, 11am-1pm \n·  Equal Education Chances; letter writing and positive affirmations session\, 11:20am-12:15pm \nEncouraged – Performance Space 2 and 3   \n·    Community Thriving Together; sharing personal stories and overcoming challenges\, 11am-11:50am \n·   Trailblazers;  Creating bookmarks and stitching \n·   Young Identity with Shirley May; poetry performance by Young Identity members\, 11:55am-12:15pm \n·   Flourish Together; a 30-minute fireside chat chaired by Nickala Torkington about women changemakers\, 12:20pm-12:50pm. \nRevived – Performance Space 2 and 3   \n·     Bollyfit; an exercise class inspired by multicultural dance\, 1pm-1:30pm \n·     Councillor Ermina Bell will give a closing speech about the event\, 1:35pm-1:45pm \n·      DJ set to inspire and uplift \nGlass Room/Sensory Space   \n·     Flourish Together; Bookable pop-up spa for treatments for 20 mins including Indian Head Massage in a clothed and seated setting\, 11am-2pm \nThe events on the day will be accompanied by partner stalls of specialist community organisations including Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)\, Manchester Rape Crisis\, Fikawele African and Caribbean Mental Health\, Walksafe  and Ahmed Iqbal Ullah (AIU) RACE Centre who will be on hand to raise awareness and promote their services. \nCouncillor Erinma Bell\, Lead Member for Women\, said: “Manchester has long been a city that has championed and supported women in the fight for gender equality.    \n“It’s fantastic to see the range of creativity and innovation in the events this year for International Women’s Day with the aim of accelerating further action for women to thrive personally and professionally. “I would encourage women from all backgrounds and generations to get involved\, because there is something for everyone and to advocate for more allies join in on the celebrations and inform our priorities for advancing women’s equality this year.”   \nFor more information or to book your place visit Women’s Community Festival.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-womens-day-2025/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Music,Readings,Talks,Workshops,Writing
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