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
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
Oh Whistle - Two Ghost Stories by MR James
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 24 October 2024
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. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad - a tale of nocturnal horror on th...50:50 Parliament Amplifying Muted Voices - Painting and Politics at the Portico
The Portico Library, Manchester
Tuesday 29 October 2024
Join us at the Portico for a fun evening of painting and political discussions, amplifying voices that are often overlooked in Parliament!...The Portico Kitchen Secret Supper Club
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 31 October 2024
Join the Portico Kitchen team for a series of unique dining experiences in one of the city's most extraordinary settings. The Portico Kitchen is Manchester's oldest lunch spot, and expand their offer into dinner service for a limited run of...Vampires and Protection in Folklore: Family Halloween Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 31 October 2024
Come and draw and fearsome vampire then make a remedy to keep them away....Weird As Folk Panel & Living Machines - Play Us Out
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 2 November 2024
Celebrate the last day of the Weird as Folk Exhibition in style with a panel discussion and then a play out of folk and protest music....Weird as Folk: Tall Tales from the North West
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 2 November 2024
Weird As Folk invites you to wander through the mysteries of our Folklore collection and reimagine what folklore means to you. We have ventured across the Northwest, delved deep into the cloughs and unearthed Folk treasures....Fast History and Open Mic Night
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 7 November 2024
History Lab Plus invites you to a curated evening of speed presentations and performances from specially invited guests....The Digest: A Food Reading Circle
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Join writer and manager of the Portico Kitchen, Joe Fenn, to explore the rich and expanding world of food writing....Named Awards and the Influence of Kate Greenaway on Illustrations and Illustrators
The Portico Library, Manchester
Tuesday 12 November 2024
How did Kate Greenway?s art reach and move generations of children? How do named literary prizes influence book sales and the publishing trade? Why does?it?seem that historical women are erased more often than men? This talk by historian an...Two Crows Nest at the Portico
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 15 November 2024
Explore the richness of corvid folklore across cultures and how humans relate personally and connect with the mythology of the Crow in the Portico Library collection as a response to the current Weird As Folk exhibition....Manchester Minds: A University History of Ideas
The Portico Library, Manchester
Monday 18 November 2024
Manchester Minds: A University History of Ideas has been written to mark the bicentenary of the University of Manchester: that is, of its earliest forerunners. Its aim is to evoke themes in the University's and the wider city's history thou...Bookbinding and Beyond
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 21 November 2024
The art of bookbinding and how it becomes an art of belonging through natural materials, the environment and symbols....Oliver James Lomax
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
 Described by comedian Mark Thomas as writing "poems that dance with originality and are tenderly unafraid of love and belonging," and by actor Maxine Peake as "beautifully written poems from a unique voice of integrity and spirit," Bolto...Carols Through Time
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 13 December 2024
Candlelit (style) carol concert of traditional favourites & unknown medieval gems from around Europe....How to get to The Portico Library, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Portico Library, Manchester
