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Things to do in November 2016: Miniature worlds & Light Up Lancaster

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The Creative Tourist Cultural Calendar. This month: Miniature worlds at Castlefield Gallery and Light Up Lancaster.

Light Up Lancaster. A weekend festival of art and light illuminating the city’s historic buildings, charming streets and squares. Lancaster City Centre, 4 & 5 Nov

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. The UK’s largest international festival of new and experimental music returns. Various venues, Huddersfield (dates TBC)

Miniature World. Castlefield Gallery is working with hobbyists, amateurs and contemporary artists to create an exhibition exploring our fascination with miniatures, models and dioramas. Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, 18 Nov 2016 – 22 Jan 2017

No Such thing as Gravity. An exhibition that engages with both scientists and artists to address the premise that, just as with art, science is a continuing search for knowledge that leaves many unanswered mysteries.  FACT, Liverpool, 10 Nov 2016 – 29 Jan 2017

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