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SOLD OUT Poetry Reading by Gwyneth Lewis

18:00 9 December 2010
A reading from the Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis *THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*

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…

Discover Microbiology Day

09:00 - 15:30 9 December 2010
We see a lot of adverts about good bacteria in foods but what about the bad bacteria in what we eat? Microbiology examines pathogenic microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites)…

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…

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…

Manchester University Big Band

19:30 9 December 2010
The Universities greatest Big Band performs some of the genre’s most exciting music, from the quality of Sammy Nestico and Count Basie to the energy of Michel Camilo. The concert includes…

Simon Turner (cello) and Richard Casey (piano)

13:00 9 December 2010
Beethoven Sonata in C major op. 102 no.1 Webern Three Little Pieces op.11 Carter Sonata (1948) Beethoven’s C-major Sonata can be seen as the first of his late period…

Ad Solem – The University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 10 December 2010
The highly acclaimed Ad Solem (The University of Manchester Chamber Choir) kick off their new year with a concert including works by Lotti, Lobo, Tallis, Rheinberger, and Whittacre.…

Magic Carpet: Dinosaurs

11:00 - 12:00 10 December 2010
Get comfy on our magic carpet and enjoy stories and activities.

Big Saturday: Jurassic CSI

11:00 - 16:00 11 December 2010
Enter the world of dinosaurs in this day bursting with activities for all ages.

Chinese economy

12:45 - 13:30 14 December 2010
Part of a series of talks by The Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester. At each talk you can learn two Chinese characters and one useful phrase or sentence. Part of our…

KIT HOLMES TRIO with Allan Greenwood, guitar & Hayden Minett, bass

20:00 14 December 2010
Enjoy an uplifting evening of gorgeous guitar, poignant lyrics and feisty fiddle playing, all with Kit’s incredible sense of fun! The Observer described her music as, ‘Macy Gray meets…

MUMS Festive Concert

19:30 16 December 2010
A concert to celebrate the festive season with a variety of music including seasonal extracts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Wagner Siegfried Idyll arr. for Brass Ensemble…

Quatuor Danel lunchtime Concert & Seminar

13:00 16 December 2010
Aleksandr Mosolov String Quartet No. 1 in A minor Boris Tishchenko String Quartet No. 1 The unflinching modernism of Aleksandr Mosolov’s first string quartet (1926) meant that…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 17 December 2010
Haydn String Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 50 No. 1 Bartók String Quartet No. 1 Beethoven String Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131 with original finale Beethoven’s transcendent Op. 131 string…

Christmas holidays: Chinese paper craft

20 - 31 December 2010
Mon 20-Thurs 23 Dec & Mon 27-Fri 31 Dec / 11am-4pm Chinese paper craft Make a Chinese lantern or plate. Part of our China: Journey to the East exhibition.

RMA Conference - Trio Atem Gavin Osborn – flutes, Nina Whiteman – mezzo soprano, Alice Purton – cello

13:00 14 January 2011
Tom Coult Seven Face Pictures Marcello Messina Melior de cinere surgo Tristan Rhys Williams I AM TRIO José Guillermo Puello Un Inverosímil Archipiélago Mark Pilkington Doodle …

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 18 January 2011
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 19 January 2011
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 20 January 2011
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…

Quatour Danel Seminar: The string quartets of Helmut Lachenmann

14:30 20 January 2011
The string quartets of Helmut Lachenmann

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 20 January 2011
WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 Pierre Bartholomée Envol et Mort d’un Papillon (UK première) The UK première of Pierre…

Confucius Institute China talk

12:30 - 13:30 21 January 2011
Gunpowder, silk, paper and porcelain were all invented in China. Find out more about one of the most important and influential civilisations in world history in this series of monthly talks by The Confucius Institute.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 21 January 2011
Bartók String Quartet No. 3 Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No. 1 (Gran Torso) Beethoven String Quartet in Eb major (“The Harp”), Op. 74 All three of these works made the string…

Gateways - Year 7 University Uncovered Visit

09:45 - 14:30 24 January 2011
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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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