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Big in Japan: Umezushi 27 Aug 2013 | 03:24 pm
The sushi restaurant serves up seven course feasts of melt-in-the-mouth maki and fresh prawn nigiri. As obscure locations go, Mirabel Street tops them all: a narrow alley stuffed down the back of a r...
Forget me not: Emily Forgot brings the curious and the bold to graphic art 26 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
This Liverpool School of Art graduate is loved by the likes of Vogue, Wallpaper* and Creative Review – we find out why. Emily Forgot is an artist and illustrator with a curious name. Her work is simi...
So long, goodbye: Whitworth Weekending 24 Aug 2013 | 02:34 am
The Whitworth closes its doors to undergo a £15 million development project – but not without a proper send-off first. The Whitworth’s closure is an odd thing to comprehend. It seems strange for a bu...
Fairy tales and found art: Alison Erika Forde at Manchester Art Gallery 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Subversive charity-shop kitsch is one way to describe the local artist’s exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery. Sandwiched between Manchester Art Gallery’s busy shop and a somewhat more traditional di...
Nicola Rowlands: Fig and Sparrow Maker of the Month 22 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
In the first instalment of our Maker of the Month series, we join with Manchester design shop, Fig and Sparrow to celebrate contemporary craft and shine a spotlight on local designer, Nicola Rowlands....
Moral dilemma: Crime and Punishment at Liverpool Playhouse 22 Aug 2013 | 02:22 pm
Can a crime ever be justified? Chris Hannan’s Liverpool theatre adaptation of the Dostoyevsky classic poses some difficult questions. One hundred and fifty years after its publication, Fyodor Dostoye...
Float on: The Canal Festival 2013 21 Aug 2013 | 09:21 pm
Looking for interesting things to do in Manchester? Try a Northern Quarter mini-fest that celebrates the 200-year old Rochdale Canal. Manchester doesn’t really do water, not unless you’re talking abo...
Day 1 of the Manchester Weekender 2013: Things to do on Thursday 21 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
The Manchester Weekender gets off to a very fashionable start on Thursday 10 October – here’s our pick of its things to do: from Fashion’s Night Out, boutique shops and contemporary craft to vintage f...
Day 2 of the Manchester Weekender 2013: Things to do on Friday 21 Aug 2013 | 02:55 pm
The Manchester Weekender focuses on art on Friday 11 October – here’s our pick of its things to do: from some of the world’s best known artists and exhibition openings to shops, places to eat, music, ...
Day 3 of the Manchester Weekender 2013: Things to do on Saturday 21 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
The Manchester Weekender is a day of two halves on Saturday 12 October: explore music, art and science along the Corridor, then join us as we do Guernica, protest art, cycling and sewing in Salford. ...
