WHAT'S ON AT THE PORTICO LIBRARY, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Portico Library, Manchester
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
Celebrating Sappho - An Evening of Lesbian Verse
Saturday 6 July 2024
Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us: An Evening of Lesbian Verse. An evening of poetry and community discussion celebrating the legacy of Sappho and the vibrant voices of contemporary Lesbian poets. ...
Writing Working Class Folk
Saturday 6 July 2024
Join Louis Glazzard for a friendly writing workshop exploring class and identity in writing about folk - lore and people. ...
The Portico Kitchen Secret Supper Club
Thursday 11 July - Thursday 8 August 2024
Join the Portico Kitchen team for a series of unique dining experiences in one of the city?s most extraordinary settings....
Tall Tales from the North West
Friday 12 July 2024
Storyteller and actor Robert Lloyd Parry tells some tall tales inspired by Weird as Folk for families with older children & adults who dare....
Folk Life Drawing
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Join us for a series of immersive Folk Life Drawing Workshops, inspired by our exhibition, Weird As Folk. These sessions curated by HappeningInMCR will feature artist, Lucy Wright?s wearable folk art....
Family Folk Art - Drop In
Thursday 1 - Thursday 29 August 2024
Families are welcome to come and explore the exhbition, sit in our forest of stories, read books in our handling collection and create their own boggart....
Bookbinding for All
Saturday 10 August 2024
A pop-up display on bookbinding and why it is important for our historic books....
Peterloo
Thursday 15 August 2024
On the eve of the anniversary of the 'Massacre of Peterloo', Ed Glinert tells the story of how this peaceful demonstration became violent....
The Digest: A Food Reading Circle
Saturday 17 August 2024
Join writer and manager of the Portico Kitchen, Joe Fenn, to explore the rich and expanding world of food writing....
Folk Life Drawing II
Wednesday 28 August 2024
Join us for a series of immersive Folk Life Drawing Workshops, inspired by our exhibition, Weird As Folk. These sessions curated by HappeningInMCR will feature artist, Lucy Wright?s wearable folk art....
A Continual Farewell: Book Launch
Thursday 29 August 2024
Lindsay Reade is in conversation on her new book A Continual Farewell. A full-colour account of Lindsay Reade and Tony Wilson's working life and relationship told through scans of their letters, pictures and Lindsay's diary entries accompan...
Conservation of a Medieval Psalter
Thursday 12 September 2024
How to rebind a precious medieval book that has been badly bound and what you discover in the process. With Richard Nichols, an independent book conservator....
Folk Life Drawing III
Wednesday 25 September 2024
Join us for a series of immersive Folk Life Drawing Workshops, inspired by our exhibition, Weird As Folk. These sessions curated by HappeningInMCR will feature artist, Lucy Wright?s wearable folk art....
Weird as Folk: Tall Tales from the North West
Saturday 2 November 2024
Weird As Folk invites you to wander through the mysteries of our Folklore collection and reimagine what folklore means to you. We have ventured across the Northwest, delved deep into the cloughs and unearthed Folk treasures....
Bookbinding and Beyond
Thursday 21 November 2024
The art of bookbinding and how it becomes an art of belonging through natural materials, the environment and symbols....
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