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Arboreal Manoeuvres in the Dark

Arboreal Manoeuvres in the Dark

We’ve all got tales of odd sightings in Sefton Park. But we’re pretty convinced this takes the biscuit. Or perhaps the soggy rusk…


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Carnival Knowledge

Time to shake a move, and join the biggest street party this side of Copacabana Beach…


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Everyman Theatre tours

The Everyman has announced a series of free backstage tours to take place over coming weeks.


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Calling All Pirates

Oddly, we found out about this one via the New York Times. Seems that, when he was over at the Phil last week, Freakonomics editor Stephen Dubner, had the chance to stroll around our city. And he liked what he saw. But, intriguingly, the author stumbled upon a call to arms - in the shape [...]


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Arabic Arts Festival: Middle Eastern Promise

Striking, surprising and provocative, the award winning Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival (LAAF) is a kaleidoscopic celebration - and exploration - of Arabic culture. This year, it’s back, bigger and bolder than ever, and runs from 02-11 July throughout the city, with The Bluecoat its unofficial hub - and events taking place everywhere from FACT to [...]


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Liverpool Museum: Boardman bikes in

Hoylake’s Olympic Gold medallist Chris Boardman MBE will present a number of items – including the famous self-modified Lotus Sport super bike and his first Tour de France yellow jersey from 1994 – to the Musuem of Liverpool today (Thursday June 24th). The items will join many priceless objects from sporting history in the museum, [...]


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Liverpool Museum: Insect Week

So the Library is getting rid of 30,000 books? Never mind, the museum still has over 750,000 bugs. And they’re not all in the woodwork. As part of National Insect Week (oh yes, it’s true), World Museum Liverpool shines the spotlight on its smallest exhibits - many of which are tucked away in drawers, pinned [...]


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Persistence of Vision: FACT

Did we really wear those jumbo cords? Was I really so beautiful then? You know the feeling, when you’re spooling through old VHS tapes of your youth? No? Just us then… Maybe that’s why we’re intrigued by the sound of the new exhibition - opening tomorrow - at FACT. Persistence of Vision attempts to navigate [...]


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Turning Over a New Leaf

Turning Over a New Leaf

White Teeth. That’s something we don’t seem to be short of in Liverpool. But if you want to chew over something a little meatier than blasting your molars with chemicals, head over to the excellent Leaf Tea Shop and Bar this Monday, 14 June at 7pm. That’s the night the second helping of their Book [...]


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Keep On Truckin’

Keep On Truckin’

We love a peripatetic interactive architecture exhibition, we do. So imagine our delight to see the Architruck rumble back into the region as part of the RIBA Architecture Festival. The truck’s a mobile storehouse of building design goodness. Could it get any better? Well, yes, actually, it could. The Truck’s due to make an appearance [...]


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Fab Collective: Having A Do

— The Fab Collective's latest exhibition, Having A Do at the bombed-out church, is brought to life by the magical settings and a wonderful set of loosely-themed pictures from Liverpool's photographers.

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Notable & noticed
06 August 2010

Overheard at the Parkfield pub quiz

— Quizmaster Che Burnley: “…and the answer is… The Netherlands.” Nearby and consistently annoying drunk: “Wha-? No way! It’s...

05 August 2010

New Clinic single and video

— It’s been a while, but Clinic are back with new single, I’m Aware, and it’s accompanied by a wonderful video from Peter Fowler, the chap...

Our picks

Southport: Jedi Music Festival

Enjoy a walk in the park? How about live music? Not been to Southport for a while? Come on, we're not going to do it all for you...

Last Stand Festival

Can a music and culture festival, staged by a local community, really defeat plans for a massive supermarket in the area? The Last Stand Festival aims to do just that.

Hawk It Over

A Hawk And A Hacksaw bring Balkan folk to Liverpool
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