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Pride in Liverpool at St George’s Hall, 7-9 July

Published by Ian Jackson on June 29, 2010 16:55 in News. Closed Tags: , .

EXHIBITION TO PUT PRIDE IN THE ‘POOL

St. George’s Hall is to host a special exhibition next week celebrating the life of Liverpool.

Dozens of community projects across the city are to showcase their work within the Grade One-listed masterpiece from Wednesday – Friday, July 7-9 2010, with proceeds from the event reinvested in to the projects.

The event has been organised by ‘Pride in Liverpool‘ – an organisation that aims to increase the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the neighbourhood in which they live.

Highlights of the exhibition, which opens 10am each day, includes a debate on the Thursday from 2pm-4pm on reasons to have ‘Pride in Liverpool’ and there will be also be sign up forms to declare pride in Liverpool!

Friday 9th July is Celebration Day with awards handed out to various projects, and there will be a special celebration of music, with performers including Merseybeat legend Beryl Marsden, as well as art, creative workshops, family fun – plus a special ‘banquet reunion’ of 40 of the city’s ‘Mankey Monkey’ creations.

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Published by Ian Jackson on June 29, 2010 16:55 in News. Closed Tags: , .

Go Penguins on Parade – Auction Ends Friday 5th Feb

Published by Ian Jackson on February 4, 2010 17:01 in Go-Penguins. Closed Tags: , .

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Quite sad today to see Splashy the penguin we sponsored for the last time (maybe), we hope she goes to a good home. I’m sure some of those purchased will go back on public display in some venues but many will be in people’s own homes. The important thing is that they all get sold and raise lots of cash for the Lord Mayor’s Charity.

All 63 lots are on display in St George’s Hall until 20.00 tonight. The online auction is open now, you can register and place a bid. The bids for each lot start to close from noon on Friday 5 Feb and you can watch the progess on the website – it could get quite exciting as last minute bids start to appear.

Farewell Splashy

Farewell Splashy

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Published by Ian Jackson on February 4, 2010 17:01 in Go-Penguins. Closed Tags: , .

St George’s Hall Floor Open to Public this February

Published by Ian Jackson on January 22, 2010 20:07 in News. 1 Comment Tags: .

Well worth a visit if you haven’t seen it already.

Come join St. George’s Hall for the revealing of the Great Minton Tile Floor.

During this period there will be talks delivered by Steve Binns, MBE on the History of the Concert Room plus St. George’s Hall and its famous visitors. These talks will take place every day during the reveal (except February 12th) at 11am and 2pm in the concert room with £1 entry fee, payable on the door.

Children are free to enter.

Date 10 Feb 2010 – 21 Feb 2010

* 11am and 2pm . Admission to the Heritage Centre is Free – Admission to the Great Hall reveal is £1.00 per person.

via VisitLiverpool

Published by Ian Jackson on January 22, 2010 20:07 in News. 1 Comment Tags: .

Go Penguins Auction to be Online Only

Published by Ian Jackson on January 20, 2010 16:16 in Art Preview and Go-Penguins. Closed Tags: , .

So the live auction event at St George’s Hall is not happening but there will be a chance for people to view them there and bid online.

Go Penguins auction to go global following ‘People’s Preview’

•    Go Penguins auction to go global on the internet
•    People’s Preview announced due to public demand
•    Another chance to see penguins following extreme weather

Wild in Art, the organisation behind Go Penguins  has announced that the penguin auction will now be opened up to the world via the internet , rather than taking place at St George’s Hall – allowing bidders to pick up their favourite penguin from anywhere in the world.

This move will maximise the potential for the nominated charities to benefit from the public art extravaganza that wowed the public for seven weeks over the festive period.

To mark this new and innovative move, Wild in Art are also delighted to announce that due to public demand, the penguins will again go on public view for one last time at St George’s Hall on 3 and 4 February 2010, so the general public can say their final goodbyes to the much loved waddle before they head for their new homes.

The ‘People’s Preview’ is a special bonus for anyone who may have missed out on visiting the trail as a result of the extreme weather conditions. The Go Penguins website has been inundated with messages from people left disappointed at not getting to visit the trail as planned and requesting one more chance to see the penguins.  There will also be a registration desk at the preview event, manned by the official auction house for the event, Sutton Kersh, where people will be able to register and place bids on any of the penguins.

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Published by Ian Jackson on January 20, 2010 16:16 in Art Preview and Go-Penguins. Closed Tags: , .

Exhibition to Celebrate Bicentenary of Birth of Gladstone

Published by Ian Jackson on December 23, 2009 17:12 in Art Preview. Closed Tags: , .

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Liverpool is to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of William Gladstone, four-time British Prime Minister, with a special exhibition celebrating his life.

The FREE exhibition, to launch on Tuesday, December 29th – 200 years exactly to the day of his birth – will be held at St George’s Hall in Liverpool, less than a mile from his birthplace at 62 Rodney Street.

The three month long exhibition, which ends on March 27 2010, will be situated in the Gladstone Gallery in the Grade 1 listed hall and will feature items such as records, diaries and books from his career, Gladstone merchandise such as pottery and ceramics, newspaper cuttings of the day and a bust donated by John Moores University.
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Published by Ian Jackson on December 23, 2009 17:12 in Art Preview. Closed Tags: , .

2010 Spring and Winter Balls Announced for St George’s Hall

Published by Ian Jackson on December 19, 2009 20:50 in Dance. Closed Tags: .

Not my thing but sure to be popular…

2010 Spring and Winter Balls

A double announcement for ballroom dance lovers, Liverpool is to host not one, but two spectacular Ball’s in 2010.

Liverpool City Council and St. George’s Hall has announced two magnificent Ball’s in the Great Hall for the coming year, The Spring Ball 2010 will take place on Saturday 17th April and The Winter Ball 2010 will take place on Saturday 2nd October 2010.  The Ball’s follow the much-loved sell-out events that took place in 2009 and the very first unique and exciting Viennese Ball in 2008, which became one of the highlights of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year.  The Spring Ball will be followed by a Winter Ball in 2010 which also links with Liverpool’s Year of Health, Wellbeing and Innovation and the LEAP 2010 year of dance programme.

These magnificent and prestigious events will have all the attributes of the glittering Balls that have taken place in 2008/09 with guest singers and swing orchestra and a celebrity host for the evening.  The undoubted highlight of the evening will be the award-winning dance champion couple, direct from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ who will perform to the audience and showcase their talent and flair with dancing throughout the evening. However, the stars of this glittering night will be the public as they step through the TV screen and onto the same dance floor to show how they can trip the light fantastic.

The magnificent Great Hall, run by Liverpool City Council is one of Europe’s finest neo-classical buildings and will yet again be the perfect backdrop for the Spring Ball which will attract dance aficionados from all over the region and the UK.  Television programmes such as ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ have seen a massive increase in public interest in ballroom dancing and St. George’s Hall anticipates another sell-out success.  Ticket holders will show off their moves, style and glamour dancing the night away in sumptuous and grand surroundings, and becoming the strictly stars of the night. Early bookings will get the best table seats closest to the dance floor and the orchestra.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS

Dress Code: Black Tie and Ladies Evening Wear

Date: Saturday 17th April 2010

Time: Doors 7.00pm, dancing begins at 7.30pm, carriages 11.30pm

Prices: £39.50 Reserved Seat, £29.50 Unreserved Seat

VIP Upgrade: £10 per person (please inform the operator at the time of booking)

How to Book: In person at Liverpool Echo Arena Box Office, ACC Live Hotline on 0844 8000 400 (Mon-Sat 9am-9pm and Sun 10am-4pm) or online on www.echoarena.com*

Tickets On sale: Friday 18 December 2009. *Tickets subject to booking fee

For more information visit www.stgeorgesliverpool.co.uk

St. George’s Great Hall, North Entrance, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L1 1JJ

Published by Ian Jackson on December 19, 2009 20:50 in Dance. Closed Tags: .

The Penny Readings 2009

Published by Ian Jackson on November 30, 2009 12:38 in Literature. Closed Tags: .

I’m a bit late with this but I believe there’s still some tickets on ebay (the others have all gone)…

The Penny Readings 2009
Sunday 6th December 2009, 7pm at St George’s Hall

The sixth annual Penny Readings, hosted by The Reader Organisation will take place at 7pm on Sunday 6th December in the Small Concert Room in Liverpool’s magnificent St. George’s Hall.

“A wonderful start to Christmas – like mulled wine for the soul”

This year, the Penny Readings will feature readings by Liverpool’s award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce.
In Dickens’ time public readings were the equivalent of a big music gig today – think Beyoncé at the Echo Arena – Dickens was a hot ticket! For the past six years, the Penny Readings has continued the tradition that Charles Dickens began in the 1840s, when he would travel around Liverpool reading to thousands of ordinary people and charging just one penny.
Previous years have included readings from actor and director Janet Suzman, actor Annabelle Dowler and poet Janet Joseph. The 2009 line-up is still under wraps (announcements coming soon), but it can be guaranteed that the fantastic live-readings will be combined with the usual exciting array of music and dance. All this and a good measure of festive cheer, still available at the rock-bottom price of one penny!

The ever-popular readings have repeatedly sold out well-short of demand in previous years, so those wishing to attend are advised to get their tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Twenty tickets will be released on eBay on Friday 27th November, for those really keen to come and willing to bid away!

Published by Ian Jackson on November 30, 2009 12:38 in Literature. Closed Tags: .

Winter Arts Market at St George’s Hall

Published by Ian Jackson on November 29, 2009 13:01 in Art Review. Closed Tags: , .

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Wow. St. George’s Hall was totally packed out yesterday for the big Winter Arts Market. There were 80 stalls and thousands of visitors so it took us a while to get around.
Lots of lovely goods including quite a few stalls we had not seen in Liverpool before. They all seemed quite happy with the day so hopefully this will become an annual event though I’m guessing the organisers Open Culture must have incurred some costs.
There was music, food and drink too and it seems a lot of local people who still had not seen the inside of this great building before.

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Published by Ian Jackson on November 29, 2009 13:01 in Art Review. Closed Tags: , .