What's on near MMU Business School
Now in its 20th year, Manchester Literature Festival is presenting a special programme of summer events.
From £8.00
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £20
The RNCM launches its second Inspirational Artists series, spotlighting a huge range of touring musicians and ensembles, each bringing something unique to the stage.
From £12.50
Poets & Players is a must-go for lovers of words and music, presenting poets established and emerging, with the autumn season kicking off with headline poet Lorna Goodison.
Free entry
Four-Fold Reverie at PINK in Stockport is a solo exhibition by artist Pippa Eason, and encompasses sculpture, sound, scent and film.
Free entry
Happening at HOME, SÉANCE transforms the interior of a shipping container into a Victorian séance room.
From £13.00
From the heyday of Columbia Pictures, HOME presents four classic noirs featuring top stars from Humphrey Bogart to Gloria Grahame.
This autumn, the boundary-pushing theatre company DARKFIELD brings not one but three of their acclaimed shows to Manchester
Where to go near MMU Business School
Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
The home of Arts & Humanities, the Manchester Writing School, Manchester School of Theatre and Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University – off All Saints Park (Grosvenor Square)
Eighth Day is a co-operative shop that sells ethically-sourced food, wine and cosmetics. There’s also café that serves hearty, healthy meals in the basement.
Find Peter and his Christiania cargo bike around All Saints Park, a hop, skip and a bunnyhop from Manchester Poetry Library.
Buffeted by fried chicken outlets, legendary musical instrument emporium Johnny Roadhouse has been serving the local music community for over 50 years.
Based in the heart of Manchester on Sidney Street, The Proud Place houses The Proud Trust and serves as a community hub for the wider LGBT+ population across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Pavement Gallery is a window space on a street corner providing a highly visible stage for the display of international contemporary art.
A nano brewery and keg bar, Ol is a meeting of minds between Takk and Byrne The Cake brewery.
Top class Filipino cuisine currently based at pop-up central, Hatch.
They claim to sell the ‘best chicken and vegan chicken sandwich in Manchester’ and they’re absolutely right.
Panchos Burritos is a Mexican street food vendor in the Arndale Market.
Manchester has more than one top-tier Indian restaurant, but Zouk is right up there with the best, and counts Drake as a fan.
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