it's all happening in manchester

There's a good chance I won't post much through May as there's an awful lot on. I've just spent half the afternoon making sure I have tickets for everything.

So here's a selection of what I'll either definitely be at or will try to attend:

Wed 29 April

Poets and... at Bolton Rugby Club. A repeat performance of my disruptions of Music & Words (Andy N and Jeff) at mutapoem live - poets and...

Thurs 30 April

The Text Festival kicks off with Poetry Film at Bury Met Arts - text festival - I got my tickets through Quay Tickets, or call 0161 761 2216

Interactive arts students from Manchester Metropolitan University are doing a whole mess of stuff at From Space in Islington Mill (see flyer below) on 30 April & 7 May - islington mill

There's also Vaudeville at Green Room if you can't catch the other events - green room

Fri 1 May

At the Text Festival from 20:00 Geof Huth & Ron Silliman - text festival & tony trehy update

Sat 2 May

Two Text Festival events:

At 14:00 The Bury Poems with Tony Lopez, Carol Watts, Phil Davenport & works from Robert Grenier

At 19:30 Ron Silliman, Claus van Bebber, plus guests - text festival

Sun 3 May

Sounds From The Other City new music at various venues around Salford from 15:00 on - sftoc

Thurs 7 May

Claus van Bebber again plus Ben Gwilliam, Sonic Pleasure, Mick Beck & Matt Wand from 19:30 at Islington Mill - I previously mentioned this here - Ben Gwilliam - islington mill

Mon 11 May

Machinefabriek, Xela & Simon Scott from 19:30 at Salford Trinity - see room tones

Wed 13 May

Melt Banana at Satan's Hollow - tickets for this and Machinefabriek etc from we got tickets

Thu 14 May

startrunning f starts as part of futuresonic (flyer below) - startrunning - futuresonic

Sat 16 May

A conflict:

Performances for a few left traces (flyer below) with Neil Carver, Ben Gwilliam, Tomas Korber, Helmut Lemke, Lee Patterson, Matt Wand & Hainer Woermann 19:00-23:00 at University of Salford Chapman Gallery - post at the other room

Meanwhile from 19:30 Philip Glass Etudes & others at Royal Northern College of Music - rncm

Have bought v. expensive ticket for Philip Glass before I noticed the clash but may end up going to a few left traces instead

Sun 17 May

startrunning performances at the usual sandbar (flyer above) from 18:00-22:00 - startrunning

Mon 18 May - Fri 5 June

a few left traces exhibition starts in University of Salford Chapman Gallery - t.o.r. post

After that flurry of events the calendar looks a little more sparse although I'm sure it will fill up rapidly. But here's a quick preview:

Wed 27 May

Openned at the Foundry London, I won't be able to get down to this - openned

Thu 28 May

Vaudeville at Green Room Manchester - green room

Wed 3 June

The Other Room with Allen Fisher and me at The Old Abbey Inn Manchester Science Park - t.o.r.

Fri 12 June

Text Festival event with Jesse Glass, Sarah Tremlett & Judy Kendall - text festival

Tue 30 June

Text Festival event with P.Inman - text festival

Fri 3 July-Sun 19 July

Marina Abramovic Presents... part of Manchester International Festival at Whitworth Art Gallery - mif

Sat 18 July

Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed at Palace Theatre part of MIF - mif

Wed 5 Aug

The Other Room 9 - t.o.r.

Sat 29 Aug-Sun 30 Aug

Rowf! Rowf! Rowf! at Islington Mill - rowf rowf rowf

And in between I have to find time for work, finishing my commentary for this semester of the MA and get the next few sound poetry CD-Rs done. Yikes.