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Small wonders.

Small wonders.

There’s lots of fun for kids at Manchester International Festival 2011

Location, location, location.

Location, location, location.

Excited by the prospect of the BBC’s move up north, and by a new Granada-inspired show at Urbis, Andrew Shanahan devises a fantasy TV schedule with a northern twist

  • Weekender 2011 Features

    • Outsider art
      Artists Ford Madox Brown and Adolphe Valette were two visitors to the city who made a lasting impression on Manchester. Jessica Lack investigates.... More

    • Old traditions, new blood
      A flurry of new arrivals, relocations, and enticing performances add up to an embarrassment of riches for classical music lovers in Manchester, Femke Colborne finds.... More

    • Drawing outside the lines
      Ben Luke gets a first look at Asia Triennial Manchester 2011 and the Whitworth’s Dark Matters, two exhibitions in which art does no less than transcend borders and conquer time.... More

    • Fest in show
      While the Weekender brings together the best of Manchester over three days, it wouldn’t exist without four of the amazing annual festivals that arrive in the city each October. Matthew Hull takes a closer look at their programmes... More