Events
Lunchtime calligraphy for wellbeing (EVERY TUESDAY)
Are you looking for a lunchtime activity to improve your wellbeing? Join the Confucius Institute’s four-week Calligraphy for Wellbeing course and spend your lunch break doing something creative and mindful. Calligraphy (shufa) is the traditional art of writing Chinese characters, and a fundamental part of Chinese culture. This course will f..
Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY
THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner (HSK 1-3) and Advanced (HSK 4-6) level that are designed to allow Mandarin learner..
Online Talk: Sewing, Slavery and Social Change: Ruth and its Political Moment
In 1853 when Elizabeth Gaskell brought out her novel Ruth about a teenage seamstress, her city of Manchester was at the centre of the global cotton trade and her country was on the brink of the Crimean War. Public opinion was divided over class conflict and international events. Concerns about the working and living conditions, and fears abo..
Creativity + AI: Fashion
Presented in partnership by Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester, the CreaTech 2025 series of events is aimed at supporting the development of a network of industry professionals working in CreaTech and related industries, CreaTech being the intersection between Creativity and Technology. Th..
Little Belters and Absolute Belters’ Summer Concert 2025
The Little Belters and Absolute Belters are excited to return to the stage for their highly anticipated end-of-year concert! Little Belters, our cool children’s choir for ages 4-11, has been working hard all year long, and they can’t wait to showcase their vocal talents. With choirs based in Altrincham, Chorlton, and Sale, these young p..
Manchester Literature Festival: Attica Locke
‘This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style, and sings the blues on every page’ - Mick Herron (Slow Horses) We’re thrilled to welcome American crime writer Attica Locke to Manchester Literature Festival for a rare UK event. In Guide Me Home, the latest of her grippi..
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