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Discover acclaimed music and stand-out exhibitions, groundbreaking theatre, family, cinema and literary events in Manchester and the North.
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Contact Autumn Season 2017
Contact’s new season builds on its position as one of Manchester’s most innovative and experimental theatre centres.
HOME Autumn/Winter Season
From revolutionary inspired art to ‘sassy’ Hip Hop Christmas cabaret, check out our guide to HOME’s Autumn/Winter Season.
Welcome – The Piece Hall’s reopening season
The Piece Hall is back with a bang. Three weekends of world-class live music, outdoor theatre and arts spectaculars celebrate the restoration and redevelopment of this historic building into an exciting new cultural and social destination.
Refract:17 at Waterside Arts Centre
A festival of light, one that covers the whole spectrum of performance from comedy to kids shows.
Lowry at Home: Salford 1966 – Unseen photographs by Clive Arrowsmith at The Lowry
What can we tell of a man from his kitchen sink or old-fashioned cooker? A great deal it would seem judging by a new exhibition of rare, previously unseen photographs at The Lowry…
Wyndham Lewis: Life, Art, War at IWM North
IWM North turns its attention to one of the most controversial figures in British art.
Manchester Camerata 2017/18 Season
Featuring Snoop Dogg’s producer, a live video artist, plus a gospel choir and re-interpretations of Muse and Metallica, the 2017/18 season by ‘probably Britain’s most adventurous orchestra’ is as diverse and inspiring as ever. Discover our highlights and picks for the weeks and months ahead.
Make My Day! on Morecambe Promenade
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside … this free artist-led festival of making, performance and inspiring creativity is a tip top day out on the coast.
Welcome to The Lost Carnival at Dunham Massey
Have a go on a trapeze, walk a tightrope, witness living toybox dolls and absorb yourself in 1920s ragtime for two special evening events celebrating The Lost Carnival’s arrival at Dunham this summer.
Liverpool(e): Mover, Shaker, Architectural Risk-Taker
Liverpool is a city that can be read like no other as a living, breathing encyclopedia of British architecture. But how has its unique skyline been shaped, and how else might it have looked? These are the intriguing questions asked by RIBA North’s inaugural exhibition.
Manchester Jazz Festival 2017
Manchester’s longest running music festival returns in 2017 with live music every day at its Salon Perdu base in Albert Square, as well as concerts, talks and screenings in venues across the city centre. Highlights this year include The Breath, Riot Jazz, Joshua Redman Quartet and Phronesis and Engines Orchestra.
Joshua Redman: Still Dreaming at the RNCM
American jazz saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman is joined by three of the most imaginative voices in contemporary jazz to interpret music by Ornette Coleman’s band, Old and New Dreams.
Picnic Cinema, Cumbria
Picnics, dancing, shenanigans, capers, discos, tomfoolery and great, classic, cult and horror films in extraordinary locations. This year’s selection of films includes Pulp Fiction, The Wicker Man and Boogie Nights.
LOVE LIFE: ACT II at Grundy Art Gallery
A radical re-imagining of ‘Punch and Judy’ explores the darker side of the popular Victorian seaside show at Grundy Art Gallery.
Daniel Kitson: Something Other Than Everything at Royal Exchange
Daniel Kitson returns to the Royal Exchange with more sublime thoughts and silly stories.
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Food and Drink
Discover the best food and drink that the North has to offer in our expert guide to food and drink in Manchester and beyond.
Exhibitions
Our top picks this month provide a fresh look at some of the key figures and events of the 20th century, revealing hidden pasts and alternative presents.
Literature
Poetry and prose, words meeting art, words meeting comedy, words meeting music, and a little preview of this year’s Manchester Literature Festival, coming up in October…
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