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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…

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.

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…

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…

Lawson Piano Trio

13:00 28 October 2010
Haydn Trio in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy' Schumann Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 The Lawson Trio return to the Martin Harris Centre to perform Schumann’s exceptional…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2010

19:30 29 October 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring works by composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, Dominique Bassal, Empreintes DIGITALes…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2010

18:00 30 October 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring works by composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, Dominique Bassal, Empreintes DIGITALes…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2010

19:30 30 October 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring works by composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, Dominique Bassal, Empreintes DIGITALes…

MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2010

14:00 31 October 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring works by composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre, Dominique Bassal, Empreintes DIGITALes…

Kate Walsh

20:00 2 November 2010
Kate Walsh - the Brighton-based singer-songwriter whose unsigned, home-made album ‘Tim’s House’ was an iTunes sensation in 2007 (knocking Take That off the number 1 spot) - released…

Poetic inspirations

18:30 - 20:00 4 November 2010
An evening of poetry reading inspired by the Museum's collection.

PSAPPHA - The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence and VAGANZA - The University of Manchester’s New Music Ensemble

19:30 5 November 2010
Wolfgang Rihm Fremde Szenen I (Attempt for Piano Trio) Tobias P.M. Schneid Cathedral I - III for Ensemble (UK première) Philip Grange Tiers of Time Harrison Birtwistle…

University of Manchester String Orchestra and Brass Ensemble

19:30 6 November 2010
The beauty of Vaughan Williams’ ‘Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis’ is juxtaposed with the quirky ‘Set-To’ by Mark-Anthony Turnage in a celebration of British String and Brass Music.…

Stockport Youth Orchestra

19:00 7 November 2010
The first concert in SYO’s 2010-11 series features Max Reger’s beautiful, yet rarely performed, Variations and Fugue. Reger Variations and Fugue on a theme by Mozart Haydn …

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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