Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

"Ballroom Blitz"

13:05 30 September - 13:55 29 October 2015
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! An…

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 9 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Noisy Bodies

1 October - 20 December 2015
Manchester-based contemporary artist Daksha Patel fuses art with science in this exclusive exhibition. Her intriguing work explores how scientific systems visualise, map and measure…

Sunspots

19:30 - 20:30 9 October 2015
Sunspots is a poetic, musical, and visual journey from the birth of the Sun, through its long and eventful life, towards its ultimate death. Is the Sun a god, a man, a woman, or simply…

Darkness and Light: a Gothic tour

14:00 - 15:00 11 October 2015
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Join us for an immersive behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library in all its Victorian Gothic splendour; you’ll take in the original entrance…

Manchester Literature Festival - Kevin Barry and John McAuliffe

19:00 - 20:30 12 October 2015
An evening celebrating new books from two established talents of Irish writing. Kevin Barry’s stories have won major prizes including The Sunday Times EFG Prize for Beer Trip to…

Jeanette Winterson - The Gap of Time: The Winter's Tale Retold

19:30 - 21:00 13 October 2015
One of our most imaginative storytellers, Jeanette Winterson has written 10 novels, a book of short stories, numerous essays and screenplays and the powerful memoir, Why Be Happy When…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 14 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Manchester Literature Festival - Andrew O'Hagan and John McAuliffe (EVENT CANCELLED)

18:30 - 20:30 14 October 2015
** DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED ** We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Ticket holders are asked to contact Quaytickets to obtain a refund or…

Manchester Literature Festival - True Harmony: Yeats at 150, A Celebration

19:30 - 21:00 15 October 2015
At the 150th anniversary of the birth of WB Yeats, this event celebrates the great Irish poet’s interest in music, poetry and performance, whose high point may well have been his 1903…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert- The Yiddish Folksong Project

13:10 - 14:00 15 October 2015
Soprano Juliana Yaffé, violinist Adam Summerhayes and pianist John Yaffé perform classical arrangements of Eastern European folksongs in the Yiddish language, restored from copies that…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 16 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

NEW MUSIC- MANTIS Festival

18:00 - 19:30 17 October 2015
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. In collaboration with Festival partner Metanast (Manchester), local and guest composers (featuring…

NEW MUSIC- MANTIS Festival

20:00 - 21:30 17 October 2015
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. In collaboration with Festival partner Metanast (Manchester), local and guest composers (featuring…

NEW MUSIC -MANTIS Festival

14:00 - 15:30 18 October 2015
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. In collaboration with Festival partner Metanast (Manchester), local and guest composers (featuring…

Manchester Literature Festival - Joanne Harris: Why I Write - A Writer's Manifesto

18:30 - 20:00 19 October 2015
Writing is, at the most basic level, an act of communication. But are writers thinking enough about how they connect with their readers? What are the social responsibilities of being…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 21 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

13:10 - 14:00 22 October 2015
Recognised as one of Britain’s leading chamber music groups, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative ensemble known for its extraordinary precision in performance,…

‘We Cursed Manchester’ Wilfred Owen and The North

18:30 - 20:30 22 October 2015
No need to book - please drop in! Dr Guy Cuthbertson, Senior Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University and biographer of Wilfred Owen, will explore Wilfred Owen’s North in order to discuss…

An Exploration of Eighteenth Century and Victorian Gothic Literature Displays With the Exhibition Curators

15:00 - 16:00 23 October 2015
In the midst of the gothic splendour of the John Rylands Library’s, Dr Linnie Blake and Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, who co-curated the Darkness and Light Exhibition will introduce the historic…

Bird to Beast

20:00 - 22:00 23 October 2015
Armed with infectious songs full of love and wonder, Manchester based musical duo Bird to Beast are psych-folk duo spinning magic from the sounds of yesteryear to create something fresh…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 23 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert - First Year Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 23 October 2015
A great chance to sample the high standards of musical performance from Manchester University Music Society’s new crop of musicians, as students entertain with a selection of solo works.

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 24 October 2015
Korngold Violin Concerto (with Soloist Itamar Rashkovsky) Dvorak In Nature’s Realm Sibelius Symphony No. 5 MUMS Symphony Orchestra returns for its second concert, with Dvorak…

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