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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…

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…

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…

Gateways - Year 11 Exploration Day

20 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…

Gateways - Year 11 Exploration Day

09:45 - 14:30 21 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…

The Lovenotes: Acapella Quartet

13:00 21 October 2010
Often inspired by the jazz era of 30’s and 40’s America, female jazz acapella quartet The Lovenotes also carry forward their modern acapella style into contemporary arrangements such…

Manchester University Music Society Soloists

13:00 22 October 2010
Performers from within the society present a vibrant concert filled with high calibre solo and chamber works, making this the perfect place to spend a Friday Lunchtime.

University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

19:30 22 October 2010
The incredible force of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony coupled with the vibrant fresh flavour of Ian Percy makes for an intoxicating concert. Ian Percy An Acoustic Mandala for the Fourteenth…

Manchester Science Festival talks

23 - 31 October 2010
From the history of Manchester Natural History Society (including a fight over an umbrella stand) to the science of dogs and finger knitting. Mon 25 Oct / 11am-2pm: Finger Knitting…

Rutherford’s Lights: an Adventure in Sound and Science Edward Cowie

18:00 23 October 2010
Richard Casey - piano Imagine a ‘light show’ in sound! Conjure the possibility of all those black and white keys being transformed into all the colours and effects of a rainbow; of…

Stand up comedy with Kelly J Roberts and guests

23 October 2010
Got an hour to spare? Fancy laughing so much your face will ache? Then start your weekend early and get down to this event! Full of fun and antics featuring Kelly J Roberts as your…

October Half Term: Manchester Science Festival

11:00 25 - 16:00 29 October 2010
Chinese technology, from rocket paper folding to silk weaving, a frog talk, knitted bees and more. www.manchestersciencefestival.com Mon 25 Oct / 10am-2pm: finger knitting workshop…

Seamus Heaney

18:30 25 October 2010
**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT** CNW presents a rare opportunity to hear the Nobel Laureate speak about his life and work. Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry in Northern…

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