Free things to do this week ft. Ancestor Selfies, Faith Eliott + more

Ancestor Selfies at Manchester Museum
This Monday afternoon you can get hands on with the museum’s exhibition on historical facial reconstructions, through this talk from expert and archaeology PhD student Michelle Scott. Part of the Museum’s Collection Bites series, this short talk will take a deeper dive into the advanced techniques that have been employed in reconstructing the faces of our distant ancestors, using specific examples from the collection.
Mon 27 Feb, Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. Tel: 0161 275 2648, 1.20pm – 2pm, www.facebook.com

Test Card at Texture (pictured)
Test Card – Texture’s free monthly meetup for people involved or interested in the audiovisual industry – have announced their first event of 2017, and it’s taking place on Monday evening. For this instalment, they’re inviting along Push:Music, who provide 10-day residencies for electronic musicians and laptop kids. Some of their best recent collaborators will be performing on the evening, including Sgnl, Forrest Lloyd and Tear Emoji. Register through Eventbrite to guarantee a place.
Mon 27 Feb, Texture MCR, 67 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FL. 7pm – 10pm, www.eventbrite.com

Faith Eliott at The Carlton Club
Minneapolis-born artist, sculptor and musician Faith Eliot has just assembled her first EP and is currently touring the UK to launch it. The tour comes to South Manchester’s Carlton Club – buried in the sleepy streets between Chorlton and Alexandra Park – this Wednesday evening for a Pay What You Want show. Support for the evening comes from local bands Tekla and KITS.
Wed 1 Mar, The Carlton Club, Rowan Lodge, 113 Carlton Road, M16 8BE. 8pm – 11pm, www.facebook.com

Red Dwarf Quizzes at Common & The Beagle
Common and its Chorlton sister bar The Beagle are hosting another of their sitcom-themed quizzes this week, and having taken on comedy titans such as The Simpsons and Alan Partridge in the past, this month they’ve got their sights set on cult favourite Red Dwarf. You can find out more about these quizzes by reading our full preview.
Wed 1 Mar, Common, 39 – 41 Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1HW. 7.30pm, www.facebook.com
Thu 2 Mar, The Beagle, 456 – 458 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0BQ. 8pm, www.facebook.com