The Polari Mission Bibleathon
Artists Jez Dolan & Joseph Richardson continue their exploration of Polari with a durational performance work – The Polari Mission Bibleathon. As organised religion struggles with the concept and reality...
Written by Susie Stubbs
“Open the Windows” Poetry & Medicine Reading
A moving joint reading that tells the story of a sick newborn baby, from both the mother and the doctor’s perspectives. In 2007, Rebecca Goss’s newborn daughter, Ella was diagnosed at...
Manchester Weekender ‘Wanna Be In My Gang’ Cycle Tour
A cycle tour of the city that takes in football ‘zines, music fans, The Smiths, a secret gay language – and the gangs and clubs that give us our identity....
Manchester Weekender: Head to Head late night opening
at Castlefield Gallery
at Castlefield Gallery
A special late-night opening at Castlefield Gallery for its annual Head-to-Head exhibition. Castlefield Gallery opens its doors late into the night, for a special after hours Weekender opening; see two...
Darn that Picasso – Conversations and Craftivism
Follow a yarn trail to the Working Class Movement Library and re-stitch the famous shapes of Picasso’s “Guernica” in banner form. The Working Class Movement Library is one of those...
Hit the Road: Northern Classics Literary Coach Tour
A literary tour of the city led by Ed Glinert that takes in everything and everyone from the Peterloo Massacre to Anthony Burgess. Elizabeth Gaskell’s Mary Barton, Walter Greenwood’s Love...
Manchester Weekender Guided Tour: The Language of Process
Discover more about the designers and makers who are using new technology to change the shape of both product design and our future in this special guided tour. The landscape...
Faber Social: Bob Stanley, Jeremy Deller & the story of modern pop
Jeremy Deller and guests discuss Bob Stanley’s new book, “Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop”. Faber Social Manchester presents an event to mark the publication of Yeah Yeah...
Art/Science Exchange: Nature’s Library Cell Science
A participatory science/art exchange workshop where you can respond to cellular research in the context of the Nature’s Library at Manchester Museum. “When you have seen one ant, one bird,...
Manchester walks: Umbrella Doodles
A family workshop for the Weekender – with customised umbrellas – that takes its inspiration from the ever-changing urban landscape. What could be more fitting for the rainy city than...
Fashion's Night Out: That Dame Upstairs life drawing drop-in
at Cornerhouse
at Cornerhouse
A life drawing and photography drop-in evening event for Fashion’s Night Out – presented by underground performance collective, The Sisters Gorgeous. The Sisters Gorgeous and friends host a life-drawing drop...
Manchester Weekender: Wired: Brains
at Night ft. Denis Jones and Wasp Video
at Night ft. Denis Jones and Wasp Video
Manchester’s only night out when you come home smarter than when you set out. Brains: The Mind as Matter is an exhibition that looks at the human brain from pretty...