Party with free beer: Beagle’s 5th Birthday
It’s hard to believe that this Common Bar sister venue opened its doors five years ago, but here we are, celebrating the fifth birthday of Chorlton powerhouse The Beagle. To celebrate, their promising an evening of revelry, with a limited-but-still-pretty-generous supply of free beer, free gin and free food. See our full preview for more details.
Fri 17 Nov, The Beagle, 456 – 458 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0BQ. 8pm–1am, www.facebook.com

Club night: Worldfunk Singles Night at Deaf Institute
The Grosvenor Street music venue hosts a free night of weird, wonderful and obscure singles courtesy of DJ Simon Ham. Simon is the resident jockey at Deaf Institute’s long-running You Dig? funk nights, and has previous with world music, having spun at Manchester’s Discolypso latino/afrobeat nights. For this night he will be raiding his record boxes for the freshest 45s from across the globe for an all-night, all-vinyl set. You don’t have to be single to attend, but everything played on the night will be.
Fri 17 Nov, Deaf Institute, 35 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE. 8pm – 2am, www.skiddle.com

Music: Free Vibes at Band on the Wall
Legendary music venue Band on the Wall hosts another of their Free Vibes gigs this Saturday night. Headlining this free gig is Move, a local post-punk guitar-based fourpiece, who have apparently gone through several different names in the past and landed on one that’s very difficult to Google. Grimm Twins – possibly named after the 90s WWF wrestling duo – are up next with synth pop straight from the dark heart of Macclesfield. Rounding things off are new wave group Demur and supergroup Chevron Shawl. Register early to guarantee entry.
Sat 18 Nov, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ. 7pm – 10pm, www.eventbrite.co.uk

Gifts: Winter Pop Up Print Shop at Leaf on Portland Street
Pick up winter gifts, jewellery, crafts and much more from Manchester’s finest makers at this petite edition of Manchester Print Fair. The event runs from 10am to 4.45pm, giving you plenty of time to pop in and have a look around during the course of your Saturday.
Sat 18 Nov, Leaf on Portland Street, 113–115 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DW. 10am-4.45pm, FREE, www.facebook.com

Art: Camille Smithwick Exhibition at Pi (pictured)
Local art project Formula have been running exhibitions by young, local artists all this year at Chorlton bar Pi, and their fourth exhibition opens with a launch event this Sunday. It’s an exhibition of works by artist Camille Smithwick, perhaps best known for being one half of Common’s colouring club, for her wonderful illustrations in The Skinny magazine, and for her forthcoming exhibition at HOME in 2018. A range of her painting, illustration and ceramic work will be on display at the venue for the next month.
Sun 19 Nov, Pi, 99 Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9GA. 6pm – 12am, www.facebook.com

Fri 17 Nov - Sun 19 Nov
Words:
Jon Whiteley
Published on:
Fri 17 Nov 2017