Urbis Creatives prepare to Show & Tell
on Sep 20, 2009 in art events fashion manchester photography Urbis’ Videogame Nation ended yesterday – surely one of the Urbis exhibition centre’s most successful outings to date – but another great-looking show is little over a week away: Show & Tell is an exhibition by the Urbis...

CreativeTourist.com launches
on Jul 15, 2009 in art manchester media Aaaand relax! That was kind of the feeling when I finally finished fiddling with CreativeTourist.com, a new website for Manchester that launched earlier today. Here’s what it’s all about: This website has been lovingly crafted by Manchest...

tweetamanchestercab
on Jul 12, 2009 in manchester travel Between my nine Twitter accounts (don’t ask – I rarely even visit the site) I’m made aware of some ingenious uses of the platform – none more so than @tweetamanchestercab, which started following @rainycitystories yesterday: W...

It Felt Like a Kiss – Please read before arriving
on Jul 9, 2009 in festivals manchester This just in from Manchester International Festival’s press team: VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE IT IS VITAL THAT YOU WEAR SENSIBLE SHOES WHEN YOU ATTEND THE PERFORMANCE OF IT FELT LIKE A KISS AT THE MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL THAT YOU ARE B...

Antifreeze – An art car boot sale
on Jul 1, 2009 in art Artist collective and Best of Manchester Awards nominee Contents May Vary is putting an interesting event this weekend: ANTIFREEZE is an exhibition about the high-end art market delivered within the format of low-end trade. It is the grass-roots ans...

Soup o’ th’ Day: What’s going on in Greater Manchester
on Jun 19, 2009 in art events gigs manchester Ste Campbell’s been in touch about an ongoing project he’s working on… Soup o’ th’ Day offers a week-by-week guide to events happening in the city, in a visual calendar form. Next week, for example, you choose between S...

Best of Manchester… Notions?
on Jun 16, 2009 in art events fashion manchester music Everyone loves a good spoof – and that’s what the eagle-eyed among us might have spotted around town: Yup, the Best of Manchester Awards posters have been re-imagined as ‘Best of Manchester Notions’ – click above for a...

More free Kraftwerk and Antony tickets
on Jun 16, 2009 in events festivals gigs manchester music No sooner had I posted about Steve Reich’s ticket competition than two more present themselves – this time from City Inn hotels: It’s our 10th year anniversary and are celebrating by giving you the chance to win VIP tickets to see A...

Salford Film Festival 2009 – call for submissions
on Jun 14, 2009 in festivals film salford Salford’s annual film festival, once on rocky ground, is back with us bright and early in this, its sixth year. Here’s their call for submissions: Salford Film Festival is seeking short films and features for the Sixth Salford Film Festi...

Fancy some Kraftwerk/Steve Reich tickets?
on Jun 10, 2009 in events festivals gigs manchester With Manchester International Festival just three weeks away, Mancubist’s comprehensive (read: fairly haphazard) coverage is gearing up. First off, here’s a tip-off about one of your last chances to get tickets to possiby the festivalR...