Lost In Translation

A new exhibition brought together by leading textile artist and educator Alice Kettle is opening at Manchester's Portico Library next week. Made in Translation is...

Sarah Tierney’s debut novel at Waterstone’s Deansgate

Sarah Tierney completed the Novel Writing MA at Manchester University in 2001 and her first novel, Making Space, has been published 2017.  She will be...

Thick Richards Swear School – A fast-paced crash course about bad language

Punk poet, Thick Richard, brings informative, foul mouthed show Swear School to Contact Theatre this May  A fast-paced crash course in everything you wanted to...

Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto at the Bridgewater Hall

Sunwook Kim is a remarkable artist who has recorded both Brahms Piano Concertos with Sir Mark and the Hallé.  Now he performs the majestic Second...

Folk NationsSongs of the People at RNCM

Sunday week, the 30th April, sees the Royal Northern College of Music's Day of Song  The event showcases folk connections in song through a series...

Award-winning Egyptian exhibition coming to Wigan!

The Museum of Wigan Life will become only the fourth museum in the UK to play host to a prestigious exhibition produced by Manchester...

Manchester Cathedral to offer free shoe shine on Maundy Thursday

For the sixth year running, Manchester Cathedral clergy will continue the tradition of shining the shoes of the shoppers in Manchester Arndale.   This quirky...

Former Stone Roses guitarist to speak at Salford’s Prince conference

Former Stone Roses guitarist Aziz Ibrahim is to speak on a panel at the world’s first conference devoted to the music legend Prince. Ibrahim, who...

Prestigious photography exhibition pulls up at Manchester Piccadilly Station

Manchester Piccadilly station users will soon be able to view some of the most breath-taking images of landscapes from across the UK. A new exhibition...

Making his mark: top crime writer books a visit to Rochdale

Page turning novels, gripping plotlines and fast paced narratives have become synonymous with the critically acclaimed work of crime writer David Mark. And now the...