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If you are looking for a little more out of the leaders debate and you'll be watching alone at home  - Well don't watch in the comfort and style of the Pan Am bar on the Albert Dock. From 6.30-11pm onwards the American Style debate watching party will be taking place and you can watch with the Cognoscenti of the Liverpool scene.

There will be a quick talk before hand and a discussion afterwards - so formulate your some questions and answers while you are at it.

Last weeks event took place at Hannahs bar in association with MyVoteAPP and was organised by Deena Denaro. Deena will sadly be missing this weeks event as she is off to see an elder statement of American politics Gil Scott-Heron at the Liverpool Philharmonic.

Twitterers can follow the action as it takes place via the #Deb8WatchLiv tag.

Manchester has it's own election mashup taking place on Thursday so maybe that is for you. Which ever event you go to then have a good time.

A few more links for you http://blogs.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/dalestreetblues/2010/04/liverpools-very-own-leaders-de.html

Election events are taking place across the north west andthis one is Manchester looks about as good as they are going to get, with a Debate remix - a live audiovisual remix of the third UK General Election TV debate.

In the apt surroundings of the People's History Museum, view Brown, Cameron and Clegg in their final showdown, as artists Sosolimited offer a dizzying array of word-usage analysis, highly stylised charts and visualisations, and an illuminating perspective on what the candidates are actually saying.

Your Alternative Election Night Party

Riders of the Ruby Moon invite the people of Liverpool to Party with Conviction as they bring a unique election night cabaret to the Static Gallery on Thursday May 6th.

Thursdays at 3345 is proud to be hosting the launch party of brand new Liverpool magazine 'Objects of Dreams.' a new bi-monthly magazine, published by Object Publishing.

May sees Liverpool's own brand of Literary festival - Writing on the Wall -celebrating it's tenth anniversary with a fantastic line up to inspire, enlighten and entertain.

Pauline Melville…Paul Farley…Julian Daniels…GENERATION X…Kind-a-Blue…In the Red…Blank Pages…Clare Campbell…LEGENDS…China Miéville…APPLES & SUBMARINES…Phil Scraton…Pulp Idol… REBEL RANTS…Bonnie Greer…Richard Milward…Joe Dunthorne…Robert Shearman…IS THIS ENGLAND…Jon Morter…Don Letts…X FACTOR…Phil Hayes…Martin O’Shea…Kevin Sampson…Levi Tafari…The Beat…HIGH HEELS…The DPM Crew…Tindal Street Press…DALEKS…Luke Brown…The Monocles…STREET STYLE…The Cipher…LowKey…LOVE…Gavin Martin…Dean Johnson…ART AND REBELLION…Phil Thornton…Ian Prowse…Paul Du Noyer…Clarissa Pouncer…Marianne Hyatt…Zoe Street Howe…Colin Hall…Anthony Cartwright…Helen Walsh…Stewart Home…David Jacques…Ted Polhemus…Sara McEwan…ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE…Roddy Doyle…Niall Griffiths…PUB CRAWL…Writing on the Wall celebrating 10 years…NOT TO BE MISSED… Saturday 8th – 22nd May

Liverpool Sound City have announced the first two headline acts to play in this year’s music festival. The girls lead the way with stunning vocalist Paloma Faith and Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle visiting the city.

Also confirmed is musical legend Seymour Stein as the first of the keynote speakers, plus Wave Machines, Hook & the Twin, Grosvenor and Gold Panda joining the line up. They are all taking part in what has quickly become one of the top music festivals in the World today.

The funniest album of all time means that Half Man Half Biscuit are touring again with Liverpool Dinner Ladies.

OK, not real Dinner ladies (actually I don't know) but Peter Benthams' not a Dinner Lady - That I know for sure. But they are all heading out on a tour across the country.

Liverpool is to have it's own Woody Guthrie folk club launching at the end of February.

Woody, a famous American singer-songwriter and folk musician inspired some of the greatest folk singers in our time most famously Bob Dylan.

'I want it to be the place to go for folk music that is fun, exciting, a bit dangerous, and that will make you sit up and take notice.' Alun Parry