The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily join Vincent and Flavia for a spectacular and Liverpool's first Summer Ball.
Liverpool City Council and St. George's Hall has announced yet another magnificent Ball in the Great Hall. The Summer Ball 2009 welcomes the return of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko, following the unique and exciting Viennese Balls in 2008, which became one of the highlights of Liverpool's cultural year.
The first Summer Ball 2009 will take place on the evening of Saturday 11th July 2009 and will have all the attributes of the glittering Balls that took place in 2008 and earlier this year at the Spring Ball, both of which sold out.
Joining the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko will be multi award-winning dance champions and BBC's Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent (2008 runner-up with Rachel Stevens) and Flavia, who stole the hearts of the British public with their breathtaking Argentine Tango and The Magic Waltz sequence, who will showcase their talent and flair with dance performances throughout the evening.
More music comes from the wonderful Greg Francis Orchestra & Singers and the evening will be hosted by TV and radio presenter Esther McVey.
Monday 18th May-
Can he do it? Obama and the movement for change
Tuesday 19th May
Palestine: Outsiders in their Homelands
It's coming. The world's first, totally user generated event is upon us, and it's happening on Saturday 20th June in Manchester
In 12 different themes 12 different flash mobs will be created involving genres such as art and design, dance, science to classical music. So if you have always wanted an idea to be seen at an event but never found the way, this is your chance to make it happen.
FUTURESONIC OPENING NIGHT EVENT
CONTACT THEATRE CONFERENCE GALA EVENT
MARK PILKINGTON & TIM O'BRIAN: SPACE 2009:TOUCH THE STARS
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Monday 11th May
Shafted: The Media, the Miner's Strike and Militant Liverpool
In association with the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF) Writing on the Wall presents a night of discussion and debate on the 25th anniversary of the Miners' Strike of 1984, the role of the media during the dispute, and of Liverpool’s battle with the Tories in that year. Brian Reade, Daily Mirror columnist, broadcaster and writer, leads an expert panel:
Nick Jones: CPBF National Council and industrial correspondent during the 1984-85 miners' strike for BBC radio.
Peter Lazenby: co-author of Shafted and Industrial Reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post at the time of the strike.
Granville Williams: editor of Shafted, author of Remembering How It Was: a history of mining in the Leeds area, CPBF National Council.
Paul Astbury: one of the 47 Liverpool Labour Councillors surcharged and removed from office following their campaign against government cuts.
7:00pm
The Casa, 29 Hope Street, L1 9BQ
Entrance £4.00/£2.00 concessions, pay on the door
This event is part of the Writing on the Wall festival
“A real page turner - you’ve captured the city.” Jimmy McGovern
Written by Radio 4 playwright, John Graham Davies, BEATING BERLUSCONI is based on the bizarre true story of a real Liverpool fan who went to the Istanbul final in 2005, somehow got into the AC Milan Director’s box and then almost had a fight with the Mussolini loving Italian PM when the Reds equalised.
Drawing on this true story as its inspiration, BEATING BERLUSCONI is the hilarious story of one man’s attempt to rediscover his belief in himself, his club, his city and his class.