I’m exhausted just looking through the list of items included in the City In Transition programme. This is actually part of the Culture Company’s ‘Liverpool Performs 2006′ and is a sort of umbrella for several things, many of which happen annually anyway. But the common theme is the city and its transformation, regeneration etc.
‘As we move towards 2008 the city is experiencing tremendous change at high speed. This is both exhilarating and disruptive and our City in Transition programme for 2006 takes that all on board in a special programme of talks, debates, walks, exhibitions and local and international performance – all connected in some way to architecture, building and the way cities change.‘
You’ll find all the current details on 3 separate pages: City Talks, City Walks and City Screen.
City Talks: includes a lot of talks about architecture (first is on May 4th) especially during Architecture Week (in June), talks at the Tate, Biennial talks and lots of others.
City Walks: Blue and Green Badge guided tours of regeneration areas, public monuments, etc. the Pool Project’s (secret) Elemental Journeys and lots more.
City Screen: includes films, exhibitions and events such as the 37 seconds screenings on the Big Screen, the Made in Liverpool series, Bluecoats Pool of Sound project and lots more.
Take a look and keep an eye on the 08 website, my diary is now full already.
I’m exhausted just looking through the list of items included in the City In Transition programme. This is actually part of the Culture Company’s ‘Liverpool Performs 2006′ and is a sort of umbrella for several things, many of which happen annually anyway. But the common theme is the city and its transformation, regeneration etc.
‘As we move towards 2008 the city is experiencing tremendous change at high speed. This is both exhilarating and disruptive and our City in Transition programme for 2006 takes that all on board in a special programme of talks, debates, walks, exhibitions and local and international performance – all connected in some way to architecture, building and the way cities change.‘
You’ll find all the current details on 3 separate pages: City Talks, City Walks and City Screen.
City Talks: includes a lot of talks about architecture (first is on May 4th) especially during Architecture Week (in June), talks at the Tate, Biennial talks and lots of others.
City Walks: Blue and Green Badge guided tours of regeneration areas, public monuments, etc. the Pool Project’s (secret) Elemental Journeys and lots more.
City Screen: includes films, exhibitions and events such as the 37 seconds screenings on the Big Screen, the Made in Liverpool series, Bluecoats Pool of Sound project and lots more.
Take a look and keep an eye on the 08 website, my diary is now full already.
On the Road with National Museums Liverpool takes items from its handling collections to a wide range of venues as part on Museums & Galleries Month
This exciting initiative aims to highlight the collections of National Museums Liverpool and raise awareness about its fascinating displays covering all cultures, subjects and interests.
On the Road visits places where the public gather as well as schools and factories during May.
Role players from World Museum Liverpool’s Treasure House Theatre bring amazing characters from the world’s cultures to life. Demonstrators based at the museum’s Clore Natural History Centre, Bug House and Weston Discovery Centre answer questions.
Merseyside Maritime Museum actors play Albert the ARP Warden along with the Piermaster’s Wife telling tales of wartime Merseyside.
Members of the public can handle such things as fossilised dinosaur poo, animal skulls and things used by smugglers to hide contraband. Staff from the Customs & Excise Museum show how drugs and other contraband are smuggled into Britain. Items covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) are also included.
Among the places being visited by On the Road are:
Sunday 7 May: 1000 – 1600 hours Mersey ferry crossing river.
Monday 8 May: 1300 – 1600 hours Williamson Square, Liverpool city centre.
Friday 12 May: 1000 – 1300 hours Lime Street Station, Liverpool.
Friday 19 May: 0930 – 1230 hours Strand Shopping Centre, Bootle.
Saturday 20 May: 1200 – 1600 hours Cherry Tree Shopping Centre, Wallasey
Haven’t been able to get through to liverpool08.com all day. Hope they haven’t all gone away for the long weekend.
Update: Must have heard me, its back already an hour later
Some nice tranquil still life and portrait oils from 64 year old, Liverpool resident, Pam Usher.She is self-taught and also writing a novel.
You are invited to 3 days of exciting activities for all the family – creative writing, public reading, drama workshops…and all for FREE! Taking place in the Palm House, situated in Sefton Park, Liverpool.
Sunday 30th April
Sunday 7th May 12.00-4.00pm
Sunday 21st May
With a visit by the author himself on Sunday 7th May
Book workshops now to avoid disappointment!
Adult Creative writing 12.00-1.30 pm
2.00-3.30 pm (Except on 7th May due to author reading)
Young People’s Creative Writing 12.00-1.30 pm
(Ages 10-15) 2.00-3.30 pm (Except on 7th May due to author reading)
Young People’s drama sessions 12.00-1.30 pm
(Ages 8-14) 2.00-3.30 pm (Except on 7th May due to author reading)
Young People’s drama sessions 12.00-1.30 pm
(Ages 5-8) 2.00-3.30 pm (Except on 7th May due to author reading)
Free entry!
Please contact Bea Colley, Liverpool Reads Coordinator for details: 0151 794 2291 / b.colley@liverpool.ac.uk
Liverpool Reads website
Naive John is known as a Stuckist but I just think he paints rather good and interesting pictures. He says…
“I am a local artist, based in Toxteth, who constructed the persona of Naive John in 2004 shortly before founding the Liverpool Stuckist group. The character and pseudonym of Naive John enables me to abandon the normal concerns of the fine artist; notably being ‘relevant’, fashionable and cutting edge, and refers also to my self taught idiosyncratic painting methods. ”
“Currently organising the first international symposium on Stuckism and a major exhibition of new Stuckist paintings for Liverpool’s 2006 Biennial at John Moores University.”
John also has his own website: www.naivejohn.com
It is the first anniversary of the opening World Museum Liverpool (formerly Liverpool Museum) and a staggering 629,000 visitors have passed through its doors – 85% more than in the previous year.
John Millard (Keeper of WML) says: “The remarkable success of World Museum Liverpool shows how the public are flocking into museums in ever-increasing numbers. This year National Museums Liverpool has had more visitors than at any other time in its history and this greater number of visitors are being more inspired and engaged than ever before.”
If you go along today (Saturday) you may even be personally welcomed by John Millard and if you’re really lucky you’ll get a piece of the birthday cake. That’s if 4 yr old Simon Bezanson, pictured here, hasn’t already eaten it all.
Also seen here are John Millard and some of the staff admiring the cake.
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