What’s on in Liverpool November 2017 Event listings: 4 November – 16 November 2017 Words by Erin Scullin 4 November Liverpool Welsh Choral Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral To celebrate 50 years of the iconic cathedral, the Liverpool Welsh Choral will deliver a special musical performance. The group, which was then known as the Liverpool Welsh Choral Union, ... Read More...
Exhibitions
Dresses belonging to Grayson Perry will be displayed in Liverpool in the first exhibition of its kind in the UK. Twelve of the artist's garments, including the Bo Peep dress he wore when he won the 2003 Turner Prize, will be showcased in ‘Making Himself Claire: Grayson Perry’s Dresses’. Taking place at ... Read More...
An iconic sculpture is returning to Bluecoat 86 years after it was first displayed there thanks to a Crowdfunder campaign. Jacob Epstein’s ‘Genesis’ statue attracted 49,687 people during its controversial first appearance at the Liverpool city centre arts hub in 1931. The dramatic sculpture of a heavily pregnant woman will be unveiled ... Read More...
6 Things to look forward to in Liverpool this autumn Festival | Liverpool Music Week 26 October -4 November, Various venues This award-winning music festival returns to the city for its 15th year, complete with a stellar line-up to celebrate. Held across a range of venues including Echo Arena Liverpool, the Invisible Wind Factory ... Read More...
Liverpool event guide: October - November 2017 October 1-14 October Liverpool Mental Health Festival Various venues Liverpool Mental Health Consortium hosts a diverse programme of events and entertainment to help break down barriers. 3-7 October Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Liverpool Empire X Factor winner Joe McElderry takes the title role of Joseph in this musical extravaganza full ... Read More...
What’s on in Liverpool September 2017 Event listings: 8 – 21 September 2017 Words by Lawrence Saunders 22 September Pop Art Party Tate Liverpool The gallery celebrates the opening of its ARTIST ROOMS: Roy Lichtenstein exhibition with a fun-packed late night of art, music, performances, popcorn and cocktails. > Related | Tate Liverpool announces 30th anniversary exhibitions 22-23 September Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia Camp ... Read More...
Music fans will be given a glimpse of rare and unseen photographs of The La’s during a celebratory exhibition in Liverpool. The display will document the first tour by the homegrown band back in 1987, and will also coincide with the release of ‘The La’s 1987’ - a compilation of unreleased ... Read More...
The world’s biggest LEGO bridge will go on display in Liverpool city centre next month. The Guinness World Record holding structure is 31 metres long and will be assembled from more than 200,000 individual bricks. Designed for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and originally based at its Westminster headquarters, the three-meter ... Read More...
A number of youth pop-up events have been announced as part of this month’s Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF). For the first time, a group of 14 to 25-year-olds have come together to research, plan, programme and deliver the special Young LAAF schedule. Funded by Amal – A Said Foundation Project to ... Read More...
Andrew Marr interview: TV presenter debuts his art in Liverpool Journalist and TV presenter Andrew Marr has, for decades, been interviewing Britain’s leading political figures and reporting on the moments which have shaped the nation. Perhaps unknown to many though, he’s long been a keen painter focusing on landscapes until a major ... Read More...