Tickets are now on sale for The Liverpool Working Class Music Festival, the only annual music festival of its kind in Europe.
Now in its second year the five-day festival is the brainchild of local singer/songwriter Alun Parry and it showcases twenty top radical songwriters and performers from around the country. “Our aim is to promote songs of struggle, protest and social justice, as well as songs that tell our story,” says organiser Alun.
Sunday 2 August, 12 - 6pm at Urbis and Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
Congolese rumba, beat boxing and bhangra music, this one day extravaganza celebrates Greater Manchester’s diverse refugee communities and promises to be a cultural feast with live music, dance performances, workshops, craft activities and international food stalls from across the globe.
FREE EVENT- no need to book
For further information go to www.can.uk.com/exodus
Cabaret concepts for Deaf School
3 special nights four special shows with Henry Priestman and more Special Guests over 3 nights in September.
Over the past few years fans have been treated to a series of special gigs, they performed at the opening of the Picket in 2006, and last year one night at the Carling Academy. This time it's special, the Everyman has a brand new cabaret club layout for special guests to experience the real thing. Tickets will sell out fast so find out more.
"... a shimmering, atmospheric cluster of works with a ghostly theme...superbly constructed." - Musician Magazine
A haunting and beautiful sound and visual experience is coming to Liverpool’s St. Luke’s (Bombed-out) Church on Thursday 16th July, ‘Ghost Stories – A Night Opera’ a classical composition written by Liverpool musician and composer Neil Campbell. Since its release in October 2008 on CD simply titled ‘Ghost Stories’, it has received unanimous acclaim from both the UK and International music critics. The subtle ‘A Night Opera’ was added to the title following collaboration with Bill Elms who will work with Neil to stage performances of the piece across the region with stunning visuals in unusual spaces. It is also being performed as part of the Wirral International Guitar Festival in November at Birkenhead Priory. Plans are being made to tour ‘Ghost Stories – A Night Opera’ to other cities and festivals across the UK in 2010.
CITY AS GYMNASIUM’ - 10th July – 3rd October 2009
Preview Thursday 9th July 6-9pm
CUBE continues to showcase cutting edge projects that explore the Urban Built Environment. Building on our well established reputation fusing together architecture, contemporary art and design.
Their forthcoming exhibition ‘City as Gymnasium’ is Inspired by London 2012 games has been granted the Inspire mark as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The projects aim to showcase ‘alternative’ ways the city is often used as a gymnasium.
The exhibition features work by Lottie Child, Neville Gabie, Peter Liversidge, MediaShed and Tsui Kuang –Yu.
Image above taken from Invisible City: Liverpool Top 9! By Tsui Kuang Yu – the film will be screened daily in the gallery