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Portrait of passengers on popular bus route published in print
A book capturing the quirkiness and uniqueness of the 86 bus route from Smithdown Road to Liverpool city centre has been published. The 86 book is part of Picton Play, commissioned by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods programme and delivered by Edge Hill-based arts organisation Metal. Written by...
New exhibition at FACT redefines technology with immersive installation from three Latin American artists
From Friday 8 November 2024 to Sunday 26 January 2025, FACT presents Cosmotechnics, a group exhibition curated by FACT’s 2024 Curator-in-Residence Beatrice Zaidenberg. Cosmotechnics showcases a series of transformative installations featuring video, sound, sculpture, and digital media. Using plants as a guide, the exhibition invites audiences to explore the relationship between culture and technology through the works...
Get your haul from the Hall as artisan market returns
Around 70 of the best independent traders will be heading to St George’s Hall next month to showcase a vast array of stunning and unique products. The artisan market, which has FREE entry, returns on Sunday 6 October, after the huge success of the inaugural event back in June. Running from 10am to 4.30pm expect...
ACT 1.5 Presents Massive Attack, IDLES and Nile Rodgers at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on 28 – 30 November
Following today’s announcement at UN headquarters that Liverpool is the world’s first ‘UN Accelerator City’ for climate action, shows launch a year long project to create rapid decarbonisation pilots & bring super low carbon gigs into the mainstream. Last month, Act 1.5 hosted their first large-scale climate action accelerator in Bristol that sought to completely...
Liverpool Named World’s First “Accelerator City” for Climate Action by UN Climate Change
The City of Liverpool in northwest England has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production sectors – both...
Liverpool maps out masterplan to remix “Music City” status
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced radical plans to “remix the music sector” by embracing AI and VR to future-proof music tourism, recording and education. Liverpool City Council has mapped out an ambitious programme of four ground-breaking, interlinked projects which would revolutionise the industry and have a multi-million-pound economic impact for decades to come. The proposals are expected to be funded by private sector...
Award-winning Music Academy to Celebrate Decade of Success With Major Event
Liverpool’s LIMF Academy is to stage a special celebration of the city’s music scene with a two-day event showcasing some of the best talent the Academy has produced over the past decade. The free, ticketed event – Open Sauce – will also provide a creative space for the next generation of music leaders to discuss...
Twelfth Night-Inspired Musical Play On! Coming to the Liverpool Playhouse
A new Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with a book by Cheryl L. West, is coming to Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 October. In partnership with Talawa, one of the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres’ associate companies and the UK’s leading Black theatre company, Play On!...
Black History Month at National Museums Liverpool
This October, National Museums Liverpool is marking Black History Month with exhibitions, displays and events that explore Black heritage, culture and identity. Hear from the voices and perspectives too often silenced as the organisation embraces this year’s theme, ‘Reclaiming Narratives’. The Walker Art Gallery is host to powerful and thought-provoking exhibitions and displays of...
Liverpool, The Ultimate Setting
New VisitLiverpool campaign invites film fans to explore the city’s iconic movie locations. VisitLiverpool, the official tourism body for the city, is proud to announce the launch of a dynamic new campaign that showcases Liverpool City Region as a premier destination for film tourism. As the most filmed UK city outside of London, Liverpool has...
