The 9 Year Knees Up at Trof

Trof opened its doors in the Northern Quarter, for the very first time in February 2007. So from Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th, they’ll be celebrating their 9th birthday, with a series of nights featuring free drinks and food, DJs and live music…. Read more »

Pica~Post 10 Launch Party at Common

Celebrate the launch of the tenth issue of Oi Polloi‘s magazine, Pica~Post at Common this Thursday evening. Entry is free and there may well be some free beer available too!   The party takes place on Thursday the 25th of February, from 7pm to 11pm… Read more »

Nico Vascellari at the Whitworth Gallery

Italian artist Nico Vascellari occupies the Whitworth’s Landscape Gallery. Visitors are invited to explore the haunting installation Bus de la Lum (‘Hole of Light’), which draws on the arcane powers of the forest and suggests the deep secrets within it. Vascellari also connects us to… Read more »

Ben Rivers at the Whitworth Gallery

The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers is Ben Rivers’ most ambitious work to date. Migrating between documentary, fantasy and fable, and shot against the dramatic Moroccan landscape, the films are a compelling adaptation of A Distant Episode, Paul Bowles’ savage and brutal short story of… Read more »

Kinofilm Festival

2016 sees the 13th Edition of Kinofilm – Manchester’s International Short Film Festival – and a series of screenings will be hosted at various city centre venues between the 22nd and the 28th of February. Expect a fantastic range of awarding winning short films and… Read more »