Free things to do this week ft. Malcolm Garrett, Freddy Quinne + more

Malcolm Garrett Exhibition at MMU
Veteran designer Malcolm Garrett – best known his excellent work on Buzzcocks’ album covers – has amassed quite an interesting personal collection of 20th Century emphemera, which goes on display this week at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Special Collections Gallery. The exhibition includes Vivienne Westwood clothing and objects from the 1939 World’s Fair. See our full preview for more details.
Mon 11 Sep – Fri 23 Mar 2018, Special Collections Gallery, All Saints Library, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6BH. Tel: 0161 247 6107, 10am – 4pm, www.designmcr.com

Freddy Quinne at Gullivers
Gulliver’s regular spoken word night Tales of Whatever returns for another instalment this Wednesday, this time inviting storytelling comedian Freddy Quinne along for a performance of his work-in-progress show Quite The Catch. Former teacher Quinne’s material covers everything from body image to terrorism and plenty in-between. There will also a handful of other as-yet-unannounced spoken word performers on the night. Whilst this show is free to enter, it’s pay what you want, so you’re encouraged to dig deep.
Wed 13 Sep, Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW. 7.30pm – 10pm, www.facebook.com

Legacies of Slavery Preview at Portico Library
It’s just over 200 years since Parliament abolished the slave trade, and also just over 200 years since the Portico Library opened its doors. Bittersweet: Legacies of Slavery & Abolition in Manchester is a new new exhibition that looks at the legacy of the slave trade all across the globe, and particularly its impact upon Manchester: A city built on the cotton textile industry that enormously benefitted from slavery, but also a radical city always at the the forefront of liberation struggles. For this preview event, curator Dr. Natalie Zacek invites the project’s researchers and artistic contributors to provide more insight into the work they’ve been doing.
Thu 14 Sep, Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3HY. 6pm – 8pm, www.facebook.com

Inner City Waves at Band on the Wall
Inner City Waves is a semi-regular free night at legendary music venue Band on the Wall that showcases the talents of new up-and-coming urban artists from the region. Headlining this third outing for Inner City Waves is Prima (pictured), a prolific RnB artist from the mancunian suburbs who put out her debut EP Isolation last Autumn, and has already put out new EP It Don’t Matter. Also on the bill is the genre-spanning poltifunk of Don Zulu, singer-songwriter KSR and 90s-infused RnB from singer Katbrownsugar. Booking ahead for this gig is essential.
Thu 14 Sep, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, The Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JZ. 8pm – 11pm, www.eventbrite.co.uk