What’s on in Liverpool November 2017 Event listings: 17 November – 30 November 2017 Words by Natasha Young 17 November John Piper Tate Liverpool (until 18 March 2018) An exhibition highlighting the significant artist’s pivotal role in the development of modern art in Britain, as well as his transition from representation to abstraction. 17-18 November The Hartlepool Monkey Unity ... Read More...
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Father Christmas will be among the guests officially opening this year’s Christmas market in Liverpool on Friday (17 November). He’ll join Lord Mayor Councillor Malcolm Kennedy and carol performers Danielle Louise Thomas and the Choir With No Name to celebrate the return of the attraction with some new features for 2017. The ... Read More...
Thousands are expected to gather in Liverpool this Sunday (12 November) as the Service of Remembrance takes place in the city. Veterans and civic leaders will be joined by Joey, the life-sized puppet from the National Theatre production of ‘War Horse’, as the event commemorates the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle – ... Read More...
A Liverpool City Council cleaning manager with a hidden passion for art will showcase up to 200 of his drawings in a St George’s Hall exhibition. Billy Scott has created artworks of famous faces ranging from David Bowie and Salvador Dali to Ken Dodd and Audrey Hepburn in a shed at ... Read More...
Liverpool’s City Historian has retired after over 25 years of service. Steve Binns, who has been blind since birth, has run guided tours of the town hall and St George’s Hall since 1990. Steve was presented with a unique 3D model of the town hall at a special retirement presentation yesterday (31 ... Read More...
What’s on in Liverpool October/November 2017 Event listings: 20 October – 2 November 2017 Words by Matthew Smith 21 October Black History Month: Benjamin Zephaniah & the Revolutionary Minds District Club Pioneering dub poet, social commentator and music maker Benjamin Zephaniah has teamed up with renowned producer and engineer The Sea to create the dub reggae ... Read More...
Kids' pick: Attractions for the whole family Aladdin 17 - 8 October, FACT A chance to see the Disney classic on the big screen. Follow the story of street urchin Aladdin as he tries to win the heart of the beautiful Princess Jasmine, calling on a genie for help along the way. The 8 October ... Read More...
UNESCO representatives are to give their perspective on Liverpool’s World Heritage Site amid ongoing concerns the city could lose the status. Residents are being invited to register for a series of seminars featuring heritage officials including UNESCO’s chief of the Europe and North America unit, Isabelle Anatole-Gabriel. Organised by social enterprise Engage ... Read More...
What’s on in Liverpool Event listings: 11 – 24 August 2017 26-27 August Liverpool Prosecco Festival Camp & Furnace Prosecco lovers unite as Camp & Furnace promises ‘the ultimate celebration’ of the popular drink. Get ready to immerse yourself in fizz for an afternoon or evening as connoisseurs fly in from Northern Italy. 27 August Absolute Opera Lady Lever Art Gallery An hour-long ... Read More...
What’s on in Liverpool Event listings: 28 - 31 July 2017 > Visit our full What’s On section 28 July Brian Wilson presents ‘Pet Sounds’ Exhibition Centre Liverpool A chance to see the original Beach Boy perform the band’s seminal album for one of the last times, as he heads to the city for one of ... Read More...