Chorlton Arts Festival
Events We Like at Didsbury Life
There's so much going on over the duration of the Chorlton Arts Festival and as much as we'd like to go to everything, it's just not possible. So, here's what Didsbury Life likes the sounds of...
Didsbury Life Likes These Events...
Friday 21st May
The Grate Debate at Iguana Bar - "Is Grafitti Anti-Social Art?" 7pm Free Entry. Get along and join in the debate!
Eco Fashion Show at St Clement's Church 7.30pm Free Entry. A fashion to highlight Manchester's eco-designers and retailers.
Saturday 22nd May
Arts & Crafts Market, St Clement's Chirch 11am-4pm Free Entry. Back by very popular demand!
Flashlight by Bread, Chorlton Green 9pm Free. Illuminate the Green with gorgeous lanterns. Kits [£1] available from the Festival Hub. We LOVE this one!
Sunday 23 May
One Deck, Armchair Sessions - London's BBE Records Philly Special with Lee Bright [BBE], The Unabombers & Huw Morgan - Electrik Bar, Free Entry
Monday 24th May
Guestrant at Electrik with Chef Beth Creedon [Wild Food] 7.30pm Tickets £25 in advance from Electrik
The Arabian Nights at The Bluebox Theatre, Chorlton High School 7.30pm £5/£3. A drama and music collaboration featuring over 200 children from Chorlton Primary Schools.
Tuesday 25th May
Ivan Brackenbury's Radio Show St Clement's Church 7.30pm £9/£6 concessions. Ivan Bracknebury is Brimlington General Hospital's flagship radio presenter, with his regular request & chat show - "Disease-Hour". [As featured on Radio2]. Hear all his greatest hits and meet the man himself.
Elizabeth Baines Reads,Chorlton Library 8.30pm Free Entry. Elizabeth Baines will be reading from her latest book, "Too Many Magpies".
Wednesday 26th May
Chorlton Young Musician of The Year 2010 : The Final, Blue Box Theatre, Chorlton High School 7.30pm £5/£3
Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds, St Clement's Church 7.30pm £15/£12. Hear the Bad Shepherds play punk music on folk instruments. Hear The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Sham69, The Ramones etc as you've never heard then before!
Thursday 27th May
Music at Lunchtime - Strata String Duo, St Clement's Church, Free Entry 1-2pm
Friday 28th May
La Boheme Community Micro Opera, Blue Box Theatre 7pm £5/£3. Four pieces will be devised, based on the plot of La Boheme, and new music will be written to tell the plot in a theatrical way.
Saturday 29th May
The Jockey's Arts and Crafts Fair, The Horse & Jockey, Chorlton Green, 10am - Free
Creative Writing Workshops: Happy Accidents - Chorlton Library Meeting Room 2pm Free. A challenging and fun creative writing workshop.
Sunday 30th May
Aficianado with Moonboots and Jason Boardman, Electrik 7pm Free Entry. Manchester's iconic Balearic godfathers!