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Thursday 17th November 2011

 
 
 
 
 
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Gigs and Concerts

BBC Children In Need Rocks

Thursday 17th November 2011
at the MEN Arena, Manchester
The world-class line-up so far includes Michael Buble, Coldplay, Elbow, JLS, Lady Gaga, Hugh Laurie, James Morrison, N Dubz, Snow Patrol and Ed Sheeran. Further names will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Friendly Fires listen / buy cd's

Thursday 17th November 2011
at the Apollo, Manchester
Friendly Fires are a dance punk band from Hertfordshire. The group were shortlisted in 2009 for the Mercury Music Prize. Singles include "Kiss Of Life", "Skeleton Boy" and "Jump In The Pool".
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Troubadour

Thursday 17th November 2011
at The Lowry, Salford
Having recently recorded their debut album 'Carnival Town', its release immediately caught the attention of BBC music executives leading to their music being used to soundtrack drama Waterloo Road.
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Adrian Edmondsonlisten / buy cd's

Thursday 17th November 2011
at Band On The Wall, Manchester
TV funnyman well known for his role as Eddie in Bottom, formed a band The Bad Shepherds, performing punk and new wave classics on traditional instruments.
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Wild Beasts listen / buy cd's

Wed 16th & Thur 17th November 2011
at Manchester Cathedral
Wild Beasts, Kendal's own indie rock, post punk band. The group are Mercury Prize nominated. Their last album 'Smother' reached 17 in the UK Album Charts.
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Alabama 3 listen / buy cd's

Thursday 17th November 2011
at the HMV Ritz, Manchester
Alabama 3 are a British band mixing rock, dance, blues, country and gospel styles. Famous for being the theme for The Sopranos with "Woke Up This Morning".
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Other gigs on tonight

Thursday 17th November 2011
various venues in Manchester & local area
The Moons - The Ruby Lounge
Hawk Eyes - Alter Ego
Turbowolf - Alter Ego

 

 

 

 
 
 
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Theatre Plays and Productions

Christmas With The Rat Pack

Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th November
at the Palace Theatre,Manchester
£11 OFF YOUR TICKET PRICE. Take a trip back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the 50s & 60s and be in the company of 3 of the world’s most popular entertainers, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr & Dean Martin.
 

Halfway To Paradise

Thursday 17th November 2011
at the Manchester Opera House
Now in its 15th year and still furiously rockin', his own band, FURYS' TORNADOS, re-play live his timeless 29 hit records - “Last Night Was Made For Love”, “I Will”, ”Jealousy”, ” Halfway To Paradise” and many more...
 

Ruddigore

Tuesday 15th & Thursday 17th November 2011
at The Lowry, Manchester
Opera North - Back due to popular demand, this marvellously entertaining take on Gilbert and Sullivan's topsy-turvy burlesque of Victorian melodrama was a smash hit in 2010.
 
 

Gameshow

Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th November
at The Lowry, Salford
The Lowry's company-in-residence debut their latest work: a story of desire, seduction and manipulation. What will be won and what will be sacrificed?
 

Beautiful Thing

Sat 12th November to Sat 3rd December 2011
at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
This is a major revival of Jonathan Harvey's seminal play, directed by Sarah Frankcom whose recent successes include the critically-acclaimed Punk Rock and A View From The Bridge.
 

Void Story

Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th November 2011
at the Contact Theatre, Manchester
Forced Entertainment perform this bleak and comical modern fable as if it were a radio play, sitting at tables, turning the pages of the script, ‘doing' the requisite voices and adding in sound effects. Watch video.
 
 

Billy Liar

Friday 11th to Saturday 19th November 2011
at the Carver Theatre, Marple
The semi-comical story is about William Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in Yorkshire. Bored by his job, Billy spends his time indulging in fantasies/dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer.
 

Little Women

Wednesday 16th to Saturday 19th November
at the Radcliffe Civic Suite
Whitefield Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society are proud to be the producing the local area premier of Little Women, the musical version of Louisa May Alcott's timeless coming-of-age story.
 

 

 
 
 
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Galleries, Museums & Days Out

Museum Of Science & Industry

Everyday 10am - 5pm
Railway locomotives & rolling stock, aircraft & space vehicles, power (water, electricity, steam & gas engines), & Manchester's sewerage & sanitation, textiles, communications & computing.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 246 5631

Manchester Museum

Tue-Sat 10am-5pm / Sun-Mon 11am-4pm
The Manchester Museum Provides access to around six million items from every continent. Everything from archeology, botany, ethnology, geology and much more.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 246 2026

Manchester Art Gallery

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Manchester Art Gallery occupies 3 buildings including a Grade I listed building. Housing the civic art collection of Manchester, which includes works of art of local and international significance.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 231 7798
 

Whitworth Art Gallery

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm / Sun 12pm-4pm
The Whitworth Art Gallery is located south of Manchester University campus. Containing around 55,000 items in it's collection. With notable collections of watercolours, sculpure, wallpapers & textiles.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 246 5633

People's History Museum

Everyday 10am-5pm
The UK's national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK. Formerly the National Museum of Labour History.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 246 5640

Manchester Jewish Museum

Mon-Thurs 10.30am-4pm Sun 1pm-5pm
Manchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester over the last 200 years.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 246 5636

Manchester United Museum

Everyday 9.30am-5pm (except matchdays)
Manchester United Museum and Tour gives you the chance to visit the most popular football club in the world! Explore the triumphs & tragedy behind the scenes and on the pitch of Old Trafford.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS call 0871 246 5695
 
 
 
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