WHAT'S ON AT THE PORTICO LIBRARY, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
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Most Popular Shows and Events at The Portico Library, Manchester
Holiday Sketches: Two Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday in 1863
The Portico Library
Thu 17 Jul - Thu 28 Aug 2025
Postcards Polaroids and Poetry: Family Activities
The Portico Library
Thu 24 Jul - Thu 28 Aug 2025
Happening in MCR presents Life Drawing at the Portico Library
The Portico Library
Wed 27 Aug - Wed 24 Sep 2025
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
Holiday Sketches: Two Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday in 1863
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 17 July - Thursday 28 August 2025
It was such a pleasure to me to sit out in the open garden and paint.?Holiday Sketches uses books from the Portico Collection and loaned art works to explore travel by a female artist, with her friend and husband, to an island, then in the ...Bitter and Mild: Trial Show with Tom Kitching & Jennifer Reid
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 24 July 2025
Come and try out a new show and format as Jennifer and Tom bring us a new combination of Lancashire and Cheshire songs, fiddling & dance....Postcards Polaroids and Poetry: Family Activities
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 24 July - Thursday 28 August 2025
Join us at the Portico Library this summer to record our space and books as they look now....Jo Bell on Boater - Manchester Book Launch Event
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 31 July 2025
Jo Bell joins us to discuss Boater: A Life on England's Waterways - the debut memoir written by the UK?s inaugral Canal & River Trust poet laureate....Happening in MCR presents Life Drawing at the Portico Library
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 27 August - Wednesday 24 September 2025
Take part in a themed life drawing session under our 19thC dome with Happening in MCR. More details coming soon!...Northering: Storytelling Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Join contemporary storyteller Stephe Harrop for a creative writing workshop around stories and folk tales from the northern borders....UnHeard: classical contemporary music at the library
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 11 September 2025
Join us for an intimate sonic experiment where UnHeard presents original classical contemporary works by Manchester-based composers....We Are Family: Six Kids and a Super-Dad
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 13 September 2025
An empowering one-person performance poetry show all about family! For children (aged 5+) and their grown ups...A crossed structure notebook: Book Binding Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 17 September 2025
We will make an A6 crossed structure notebook - a non-adhesive binding developed by Carmencho Arregui....Eating Austen - Dining with Jane Austen
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, join the Portico Kitchen for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation and delectable bites centred on the work of Jane Austen. This intimate event will feature a curated selection of dishes en...Slow Reading Club: James Joyce's Ulysses
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 8 October 2025
A bookclub but with a difference - just a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment. Perfect for a book few people have actually read....Slow Reading Club: The Vampire
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 31 October 2025
A bookclub but with a difference - just a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment. On Halloween at dusk, it has to be The Vampyre. . . ....Two Doctors - Two Ghost Stories by MR James
The Portico Library, Manchester
Monday 3 November 2025
M R James is acknowledged as the master of the English Ghost Story. He first performed his supernatural tales to friends at Christmas in King's College, Cambridge. M R James's ghost stories often involve the rediscovery of haunted objects. ...Making a single section hardback book: Bookbinding Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 12 November 2025
We will make a proper hardback book with a difference!...Making a single section hardback book: Bookbinding Workshop FULLY BOOKED
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 12 November 2025
We will make a proper hardback book with a difference!...
Slow Reading Club: Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
A bookclub but with a difference - just a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment. Perfect for a Friday afternoon. . ....How to get to The Portico Library, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Portico Library, Manchester
Holiday Sketches: Two Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday in 1863
The Portico Library
Thu 17 Jul - Thu 28 Aug 2025
Postcards Polaroids and Poetry: Family Activities
The Portico Library
Thu 24 Jul - Thu 28 Aug 2025
Happening in MCR presents Life Drawing at the Portico Library
The Portico Library
Wed 27 Aug - Wed 24 Sep 2025
