See Chetham’s Library like never before – with live, unplugged musical interludes along the way. Book your tickets for Hey! Manchester’s secret tours. “The artists have been chosen with quality...
Looking to escape the city? The Wandering Duck canal tours offer an unusual way to head for the hills – passing beneath hotels on the way to lush, countryside greenery....
Named after a brand of basketball, this production is set to tour the UK after its premiere at Contact – but will it be a misstep, or a success? Honestly,...
Enter our competition to WIN tickets to an exclusive Season’s Eatings supper club at Fig & Sparrow, as part of Manchester After Hours 2015. Though little known, Manchester-based supper club...
Artist Emily Allchurch’s luminous photographic works might look similar to the prints that inspired them – but there’s more to them than first appears. Going to In the Footsteps of...
Unsure whether to head to Eastern Exchanges at Manchester Art Gallery? Take a look at these pictures of some of the stunning objects on show. If you walk into Eastern...
One of our Cultural Calendar picks, this exhibition of portraiture in Cumbria brings together some big names and unusual techniques to go beyond skin deep. Portraits rarely represent people straightforwardly....
Enter our competition to win a novel inspired by the artist’s life, and a pair of tickets to the exhibition at Tate Liverpool. The life of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington...
Some of our favourite record shops are involved, hosting new releases like a fab collaboration between Jane Weaver and Toy. What’s not to love? We found out. This is my first...
A new exhibition highlights what part Manchester – and in particular Mancunian inventors – played during World War One. They say that necessity is the mother of invention. True enough,...
Combining rarely-seen historical objects with cutting-edge design, Eastern Exchanges looks set to be an incredible exploration of East Asian craft. The ideals of use and beauty are at the heart...
Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets to Sounds From the Other City festival on Sunday, 3 May. What better way to follow up our Summer Music Festival...
