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The book hunt coming to Manchester for the Festival of Libraries

The book hunt coming to Manchester for the Festival of Libraries

by Michelle Swift | May 2, 2024 | Manchester Living

Manchester’s Festival of Libraries will open again this summer, featuring writers, artists, musicians and poets.

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Festival of Libraries to take over Manchester in June

Festival of Libraries to take over Manchester in June

by Michelle Swift | Apr 5, 2023 | Manchester Living

The Festival of Libraries is set to hit Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries in June and the countdown has started!

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Manchester Jewish Museum to present its first ever Festival of Belonging

Manchester Jewish Museum to present its first ever Festival of Belonging

by Michelle Swift | Feb 21, 2020 | Manchester Living

Manchester Jewish Museum is set to present its first ever Festival of Belonging at venues across the city including Central Library and The Lowry.  The one week event will feature nights of comedy, theatre, storytelling, films and visual arts. The festival will...

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Young, Rich & Famous: Ancient Egypt in a Social Media World

Young, Rich & Famous: Ancient Egypt in a Social Media World

by Michelle Swift | Oct 7, 2019 | Manchester Living

Manchester Museum's latest installation at Manchester Central Library, Young, Rich and Famous, looks at how we will be remembered after death. In an age of selfies and, let’s face it, oversharing on social media, the Museum asks what immortality actually means. ...

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Manchester Jewish Museum moving to Central Library as building work starts

Manchester Jewish Museum moving to Central Library as building work starts

by Mark Kelly | Jun 19, 2019 | Manchester Living

As building work starts on the major extension of Manchester Jewish Museum, the museum is moving temporarily into the basement of Manchester Central Library. Work will start shortly on the major extension of Manchester Jewish Museum’s historic Cheetham Hill building....

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Interactive theatre for 7-11 year olds coming to Manchester libraries

Interactive theatre for 7-11 year olds coming to Manchester libraries

by Editorial Team | Feb 26, 2019 | theatre, stage and film

A series of Greater Manchester’s libraries will be transformed into performance spaces in a brand new immersive theatre show for local schools. From Monday 4 March, ten libraries will enter the world of Alluriat.  The original production from Cheshire theatre company...

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Free dance shows come to Manchester libraries this week

Free dance shows come to Manchester libraries this week

by Editorial Team | Jan 30, 2018 | theatre, stage and film

Three of Manchester’s libraries will swing open after hours to welcome audiences and dancers as Company Chameleon’s Illuminate goes on a tour of Longsight Library, North City Library and Wythenshawe Forum Library.  The dance shows follow the huge success of the run...

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Manchester Central Library to host dance, music and light spectacle

Manchester Central Library to host dance, music and light spectacle

by Editorial Team | Nov 15, 2017 | theatre, stage and film

Manchester's Central Library will host Company Chameleon's site-specific production of new dance, music and light art, Illuminate. The after-hours experience has been commissioned by Library Live and will see the Manchester dance company take audiences to the past,...

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Manchester After Hours to take over the city’s art and music scene

Manchester After Hours to take over the city’s art and music scene

by Editorial Team | Apr 20, 2017 | Manchester Living, music, theatre, stage and film

Manchester After Hours returns on Thursday 18 May as the city’s arts and music scene comes alive in the evening. The annual event, part of the UK wide Museums at Night, will witness 15 original, largely free events.  The line up is set to include gigs on wheels, video...

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Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 – where does it all take place?

Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 – where does it all take place?

by Editorial Team | Jul 22, 2016 | classical and jazz

With Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 set to launch on Friday 22 July, we take a look at where the action is to be found. As normal, whilst the main hub of Manchester Jazz Festival is being hosted at the Hobgobline Festival Pavilion and Square at  Albert Square). MJF...

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Grimm Up North present Suburban Angst Season

Grimm Up North present Suburban Angst Season

by Editorial Team | Jun 25, 2015 | theatre, stage and film

Set to show Donnie Dark and Blue Velvet Ever feel misunderstood? Displaced in a strange suburban nightmare; a mess of unruly sexy nightclub singers, mid-life crisis parents, 6ft tall demonic bunny rabbits, severed ears and the impending end of days to deal with. Fear...

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Movies at Manchester Central Library

Movies at Manchester Central Library

by Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2015 | theatre, stage and film

Grimm Up North have announced two evenings at Manchester's Central Library which will feature classic movies with a lecture about the film itself and its literary roots. Showcasing films based on the texts of cutting edge contemporary authors, Grimm Up North is set to...

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Library Live Presents SpAcE~LiFe at Central Library

Library Live Presents SpAcE~LiFe at Central Library

by Editorial Team | Aug 28, 2014 | Manchester Living, music, theatre, stage and film

On Saturday 4th October 2014, marking the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik Flight I, European Space Agency and World Space Week 2014, RadarWorks will be taking over Manchester’s iconic and newly refurbished Central Library to host SpAcE~LiFe – an extra-terrestrial...

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