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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…

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…

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 …

A History of the World mini tour

12:30 - 13:00 8 November 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).

Health Rocks display & wellbeing trail

8 November 2010 - 1 April 2011
Rocks & Minerals gallery, Floor G Scientists believe doing five simple things a day can protect our mental wellbeing, just like eating five fruit and veg a day can protect our physical…

Trevor Byrne and Evie Wyld

18:30 8 November 2010
Trevor Byrne Trevor Byrne was born in Dublin in 1981. His first novel, Ghosts & Lightning, was published in 2009 by Canongate in the UK and Doubleday in the US, and made the books of…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 9 November 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 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 10 November 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…

Showcase lecture - We are here because you were there

15:00 - 16:30 10 November 2010
We are here because you were there: archaeology and politics in the 19th century and the origins of Cyprus collections in the UK Dr Thomas Kiely, Curator of Cyprus collections,…

Drama Independent Production: “The Dogstar” by Miran Hadzic

19:00 11 November 2010
Brother and sister Silent and Sophie live together in their shabby flat, but what happens when Sophie arrives home one night with pop-singer Finn Bailey? Dark comedy creeps within the…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 11 November 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…

PSAPPHA The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence - Lunchtime concert

13:00 11 November 2010
Richard Casey (piano) & Tim Williams (percussion) Harrison Birtwistle The Axe Manual Birtwistle describes his Axe Manual for piano and percussion as ‘a compendium of rhythmic…

Manchester University Music Society - Winds at One

13:00 12 November 2010
This exciting concert is a festival celebrating excellent wind ensemble music, including energizing works for larger Saxophone ensembles.

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