As we power through March there are still shedloads of proper good things to do in the city that will help you save some cash for summer.
From some superb spoken word at the Manchester Museum to a night out in a basement boasting one of the city’s best sound systems – check out our rundown for the best free things to do in Manchester this week.
Get hands-on and crafty this Thursday at Salford’s New Adelphi for a free workshop on all things cyanotype – the slow reacting light sensitive photographic process which produces a striking blue image.
Leader Lizzie King will explain how people can use plastics to create subtle imagery, raising awareness around the issues of single-use plastics and finding ways of giving them a creative second life.
Last call to catch the Deadline exhibition over at Islington Mill, illuminating the parallel worlds of Manchester-based artists, Eva Remmel and Mikk Jager.
Incredible light installations and sound performances will power the evening on with an emphasis of bringing to light the artists’ musing, curiosity and questions.
Part of the RhythmXchange Festival, head to Oxford Road’s Manchester Museum and join Queen of Verse, Farah Ahmad Khan for a unique spoken word performance based on rhythm.
Farah uses her humanitarian experiences to write, perform, empower, and educate across a whole array of educational platforms. Keeping it short and sweet at just half an hour long, this event is a great way to start your Saturday evening.
Rock up to Ancoat’s favourite audiophile hub, NAM, this Saturday to catch the exciting return of broadcaster, DJ, former Worldwide FM resident and poet Haseeb Iqbal.
He’ll be fusing an array of his favourite genres – jazz, soul and dub, old and new. So put on your dancing shoes and get ready for a full night of grooving to the coolest jams about.
- Words:
- Rhiannon Ingle
- Published on:
- Mon 13 Mar 2023
As a belated celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, this event gathers makers, researchers and creatives from a range of disciplines to examine what women mean to archives today.
Speakers working across the region will exhibit their work and examine the lasting legacy of women in archives in the hopes to bring new perspectives to historical records.