Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Explorer Tour: A peek behind the scenes!

14:30 - 15:30 22 September 2013
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Locating Boccaccio in 2013

11 July - 20 December 2013
On the 700th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates the enduring popularity of the works of the Italian medieval author Giovanni Boccaccio. Taking a wide-ranging overview…

Picturing Stories: British and French Romantic Illustrations

9 August 2013 - 9 January 2014
This exhibition explores the development of French and British Romantic illustration during the period 1770-1860. In contrast to earlier allegorical images, Romantic pictures are full…

Polari Mission: Bona Eek

16 August 2013 - 2 February 2014
Polari's history is as diverse as the people who have used it. For the Polari Mission project artists Jez Dolan and Joseph Richardson have created a series of innovative visual artworks…

Learn to Dance “Strictly Style” – Return to the Ballroom!

13:05 - 14:00 25 September 2013
Due to popular demand we’re bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre. Whether you’ve danced with us before or are a complete novice, you’ll love these new routines! You…

Whimsical Wednesday: Mono-printing

13:30 - 16:00 25 September 2013
How about trying something new, or something you’ve not done for a while? These sessions offer the opportunity to dip your toes into a creative activity, in a comfortable and supportive…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - MANTIS

13:00 - 14:00 26 September 2013
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a concert of new electroacoustic music from UK-based composers.

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - Welcome Concert

19:30 - 21:30 28 September 2013
Wagner Rienzi Overture Bizet Suites from Carmen Poulenc Gloria Manchester University Music Society begins its new season, introducing six student conductors leading the symphony…

Picturing Stories exhibition tour

12:00 - 13:00 28 September 2013
Join the curators of this exhibition for a tour of the exhibition, and take the opportunity to see related items from our collections.

Polari Mission exhibition tour

13:00 - 14:00 28 September 2013
Join the artists for a bona bijou troll through the fantabulosa history of Polari, learn the basics, and get involved with saving a language!

Jeanette Winterson “in Conversation” with: Lynne Truss

18:30 - 20:00 30 September 2013
Lynne Truss is a writer and broadcaster best known for her globally bestselling book on punctuation, Eats, Shoots & Leaves (2003). She is a wide-ranging comic author, whose twelve books…

Portrait of a Living Archive

3 October 2013 - 13 January 2014
When people think about libraries they tend to think of them as the ancestral home of written rather than visual culture. The John Rylands Library houses a significant collection of…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Baroque and Roll: Toe Tapping Tunes of the Eighteenth Century

13:10 - 14:00 3 October 2013
Guest artist Frauke Jürgensen joins Northern Baroque for an exploration of Baroque dance forms in a programme of vocal and instrumental dance numbers interspersed with theatrical dances,…

Interactive Schools Poetry Event with Ian McMillan

13:30 - 15:30 4 October 2013
Celebrate National Poetry Day 2013, in this interactive schools poetry event with Ian McMillan. Ian McMillan has been a poet, broadcaster, commentator and programme maker for over…

LITERATURE LIVE: Moniza Alvi and Nadeem Aslam

18:30 - 20:30 7 October 2013
MLF and the Centre for New Writing present two extraordinary writers, who have both drawn on their Pakistani heritage to pen exquisite works of art. Moniza Alvi is the author of…

Manchester Literature Festival - Murder as a fine art

19:00 - 20:30 9 October 2013
Inspirational live literature from across the globe – happening 7 – 20 October 2013 Internationally renowned action thriller author David Morrell, best known for his First Blood novel…

Picturing Stories - Curator Tour

13:00 - 14:00 9 October 2013
Join one of the curators of ‘Picturing Stories’ on a tour of the exhibition; find out what is in the cases, and what is not!

Poetry in Performance: Being Human

19:30 - 21:30 9 October 2013
Midland Creative Projects in association with the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Bloodaxe Books are delighted to present the acclaimed poetry in performance production Being Human.…

QUATUOR DANEL Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 10 October 2013
Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 1, No. 1 in B flat Britten Quartet No. 3 The University’s international star quartet-in-residence opens its ninth season with the modest birth of the string…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Flavour of the Months

14:30 - 15:30 10 October 2013
A taster session for repertoire in the Quatuor Danel’s 2013-14 concert season, concentrating on Haydn and late Beethoven

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - Solo and Chamber Works

13:10 - 14:00 11 October 2013
A great chance to sample the high standards of musical performance from Manchester University Music Society, as students entertain with a selection of chamber and small ensemble works

QUATUOR DANEL Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 11 October 2013
Mozart Quartet K458 in B flat, ‘The Hunt’; Weinberg Quartet No. 8, Op. 66; Beethoven Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 A trio of favourite quartets: Mozart at his most genial, Weinberg…

Here be Dragons! A tour of the Library for children

12:00 - 13:00 12 October 2013
The walls and ceilings of the Library are full of strange and mysterious creatures – join our tour to seek them out! This tour is most suitable for families with children aged 5-10.

LITERATURE LIVE: Ali Smith

18:00 - 20:00 12 October 2013
In this event, co-sponsored by The University of Manchester and the Manchester Literature Festival, Ali Smith will read from recent work, including Artful (2012), and discuss her…

The Manchester Weekender - Revolutionary Screenprinting

10:00 - 17:00 12 October 2013
Especially commissioned for the Manchester Weekender, these screenprinting workshops will be led by Manchester artist Matt Davies. Please note there will be a break from 1 - 2pm.

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