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 MayAt 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.
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