We’re into March: the month where we celebrate the first day of Spring, St. Patrick’s Day and Pi Day (as in circumference-over-diameter, not the thing with a crust), but before the month degenerates into a frenzy of spilt Guinness, daffodils and maths homework, it’s relieving to know that there’s still plenty of free fun to fill your diary.
Nadja’s Song at Anthony Burgess Foundation
This modern opera adaptation of surrealist writer Andre Breton’s 1928 book Nadja shies away from the analytical approach of its source material and instead focuses on a giving a voice to Breton’s titular broken muse. Commissioned by the Bergen National Opera, it was written by rising talents Lucy Armstrong and David Spittle, with Armstrong providing the piano accompaniment to Ingvild Schultze-Florey’s mezzo-soprano.
Mon 2 Feb, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge St., Manchester, M1 5BY, 7.30pm, www.anthonyburgess.org
International Women’s Day: Closer Look Tour at IWM
With International Women’s Day landing this weekend, there’s plenty of women’s lib events going on in city, particularly under the Wonder Women 2015 project. The Imperial War Museum will be running talks all month on the subject of women in wartime, covering everything from the role of women in field hospitals to the changing fortunes of the suffragettes during World War One.
Mon 2 Mar – Tue 31 Mar, Imperial War Museum, The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, M17 1TZ, 3.30pm, www.iwm.org.uk
Prince Fatty (pictured) at Cane and Grain
Legendary DJ and producer Prince Fatty takes to the decks for a night of reggae, soul and acid jazz. He’s accompanied on the mic by MC Horseman and wingmanned on the turntables by Mancunian DJ Stuart Richards. Online tickets – free or otherwise – are already sold out for this one, so get down there early to avoid disappointment.
Thu 5 Mar, Cane and Grain, 49-51 Thomas St, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1NA, 9pm – 2am, www.skiddle.com
Eastern Bloc Thursdays at Blue Pig
Eastern Bloc records go into their second month of 30th anniversary celebrations at the recently renovated Blue Pig. Their stores are held in high esteem amongst DJs and musos alike, so expect a platter of cutting edge techno, reggae and house mixed with some of the tunes that made Eastern Bloc’s name over the past three decades. These run every first, second and fourth Thursday, so if you miss this one there’s plenty of opportunity to play catch up.
Thu 5 Feb, The Blue Pig, 69 High Street, Manchester, M4 1FS, 8pm – 12am, www.skiddle.com
- Words:
- Jon Whiteley
- Published on:
- Mon 2 Mar 2015
