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CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST

25 September 2010 - 26 June 2011
A British Museum Tour supported by BP, a CHINA NOW legacy project 25 September 2010-26 June 2011 Free entry China's long history of innovation in technology, science and the arts…

Finding Manchester, lost in Bolivia

4 September 2010 - 30 January 2011
4 September 2010-30 January 2011 Free entry Follow Chris Smith and Liz Peel on their amazing four month journey through the Amazon in search of the small South American village…

Learn to Ballroom Dance “Strictly Style” - 10-week course from 29/09/10 to 01/12/10

13:00 29 September 2010
A 10-week series of ‘learn to dance’ classes covering the classic waltz, a stylish quickstep, sexy rumba, ballroom tango, jive, cha cha, samba and more. Ballroom dancing's recent popularity…

Darragh Morgan with MANTIS (Violin & Electronics)

13:00 30 September 2010
Adrian Moore Fields of Darkness and Light Paul Wilson Trapped in Ice Ricardo Climent New Work (world première) Simon Emmerson Stringscape Four new works featuring…

Manchester Weekender

2 - 3 October 2010
The secret city: adventures in the north - a long weekend of city-wide art, culture, music, food, drink, spectacle, film, literature, debates and games. Sat 2 Oct / 11am-4pm: Postcards…

MUMS Introductory Concert

2 October 2010
Kick starting the Music Society calendar is the traditional showcase of the Universities flagship Symphony Orchestra alongside the Music Department’s Introductory Chorus. Nielsen …

Undergraduate Open Day

10:00 - 16:00 2 October 2010
Undergraduate Open Day. A chance to visit the campus and to speak to staff and students about the courses and facilities on offer.

A History of the World mini tour

12:30 - 13:00 4 October 2010
Unravel the stories behind objects we have chosen for A History of the World (a partnership between the British Museum, the BBC and museums across the UK).

CK Williams

18:30 4 October 2010
We proudly present one of America's most prominent poets, C.K. Williams. He was born in New Jersey in 1936, and lives in Normandy, France. He has published ten books, including New…

Chinese tea ceremony

14:30 - 16:00 6 October 2010
Take part in a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. The art of serving and drinking tea plays a major role in Chinese culture. The Chinese tea ceremony is quite different from English…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert & Seminar

13:00 7 October 2010
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 1, Op. 49 Benoît Mernier La Guêpe et l’Orchidée (UK Première) Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: The contemporary string quartet in Belgium: the Quatuor…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 8 October 2010
Weinberg String Quartet No. 3, Op. 14 Karel Goeyvarts The Seven Seals Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 Early Weinbergian ambition, late Beethovenian genius and an intriguing…

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds

20:00 9 October 2010
Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a gag, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember.…

Big Saturday: Toys & Games

11:00 - 16:00 9 October 2010
Take part in nature and animal themed games and activities linked to the Museum's collection. Get drawing to make our giant snakes and ladders game or have a go at conkers and games…

Vedic Mathematics and Indus archaeology

18:00 - 20:00 9 October 2010
Join Dr. Navaratna S. Rajaram for a talk on the history of mathematics and the role of archaeology in the Indus region. Dr. Rajaram is a mathematical scientist who after more than twenty…

Martin Amis Public Event

18:30 11 October 2010
Martin Amis, Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester will discuss the impact of Literature on Film with author and screenwriter Andrew…

Showcase Lecture: An Infinity of Things

15:00 - 16:30 13 October 2010
Frances Larson, anthropologist, historian, author and honorary research fellow at Durham University, will talk about her book An Infinity of Things. The book tells of one of the largest…

Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa - Piano Duo

13:00 14 October 2010
Schubert Allegro in A minor 'Lebenssturme' D947 John McCabe Upon entering a painting (2008-09) Ravel La Valse An exciting new work by the…

Strange Stones puppet show

14:00 - 15:00 17 October 2010
The story of Mary Anning, from her finding of the first complete Ichthyosaur fossil at the age of 12, to her later years as a pioneering natural scientist, against the odds of class and gender.

Café Politique Manchester - Spending cuts: necessary, fair and just?

19:00 - 21:00 18 October 2010
Join Nick Pearce, new Director of ippr and Mike Emmerich, Chief Executive of Manchester's Commission for the New Economy, to discuss how government spending cuts to be announced in…

Gateways - Year 11 Exploration Day

09:45 - 14:30 18 October 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

Roy Fisher event

18:30 18 October 2010
One of the UK’s best writers, Roy Fisher turned 80 in 2010 and the Centre for New Writing is delighted to celebrate that occasion, and the launch of his new collection Standard Midland,…

Chinese History

12:45 - 13:30 19 October 2010
Part of our series of talks by The Confucius Institute. At each talk you can learn two Chinese characters and one useful phrase or sentence. Part of our China: Journey to the East exhibition.

Dragon Talk

19:30 - 21:00 19 October 2010
Fleur Adcock reads from her poetry collection, Dragon Talk, which explores her relationships with her native New Zealand, adopted home in England and her family.

Gateways - Year 11 Exploration Day

09:45 - 14:30 19 October 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

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