Calendar
Friday 16 May
6–8pm | Exhibition Previews – see Visual Arts programme | Various locations
7pm | Sister of Transistors/Triclops/Hollowsphere | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Manky Poets with Janet Fisher Chorlton Library | Meeting Room
7.30pm | The Sterling Trio: Music for a Summer’s Evening | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | Drama: Cosmophobia | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Acoustic Night: Crook, The 100 Club | The Hillary Step
9pm | Thingumabob & The Thingumajigs and Lonesome George | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Laura Manship Jazz Quartet | Iguana Bar
Saturday 17 May
10am | Manchester Music Service | Blue Box Theatre
10.30am | Coffee Morning with Music and Art | St Werburgh’s Church
11am–1pm | Children’s Flick Cinema | St Clement’s Church Youth Centre
11.30am | Writing Workshop with Paper Planes | Chorlton Library Meeting Room
11am–4pm | Arts and Crafts Market @ Festival Saturday | St Clement’s Church
12 noon | Festival Saturday – Launch Event | St Clement’s Church
1–2pm | Music at Lunchtime: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet | Chorlton Methodist Church
2–4pm | Music at the Barbakan: The Didsbury String Quartet | Barbakan Delicatessen
7.30pm | First Stage: Musical Theatre | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Crystal Chords: The Art of A Cappella | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | A Celebration of Poetry | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Drama: 96 Tons | The Irish Association Club
8.30pm | Festival Folk Night: Ash Mountain and Belle of Les Bois | Revise Bar
9pm | Band: Bellyflop | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Garron Frith, James G Wilson and Dave Rybka | Iguana Bar
Sunday 18 May
10.30am | Festival Eucharist | St Clement’s Church
12 noon | Festival Mass | Our Lady and St John’s Church
2pm | The Gruffalo: Children’s Music Workshop | St Clement’s Church
3–5.30pm | Workshop: Salsa Session | Chorlton Conservative Club
7.30pm | Recital: Fiona Stuart-Wilson | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Souza Winds | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | Manchester Irish Writers | St John’s Parish Centre
8pm | Singer: Denise Morgan | Iguana Bar
8pm | Band Night: Single Cell Collective | The Carlton Club
8.30pm | Yo Yo Club | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Band Night: Ice Band and Native State | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | Late Night CAF | The Hillary Step
Monday 19 May
1–2pm | Music at Lunchtime: Michaela Bloom and Ruth Gardner | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Drama: Playback Theatre Wilbraham | St Ninian’s Church
7.30pm | Drama: Twelfth Night | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Messner and The Farthest Thing | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Recital: Alessandra Pompili | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | Les Jones and Friends with Growling Fruitcake | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8pm | Acoustic Night: Juel and The Golden Apple | The Hillary Step
8.30pm | Comedy: Mirth on Monday | Iguana Bar
9pm | Late Night CAF: Box Kid and The Circle | The Lloyds Hotel
Tuesday 20 May
11am | Coffee Concert: The Ellesmere String Quartet | St Werburgh’s Church
1–2pm | Music at Lunchtime: Hazel Ross and Nadine Andre | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Schrober Piano Trio | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Drama: Twelfth Night | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Mistral Flute Quartet | Leo’s Italian Restaurant
8pm | Stand Up Poetry: Mouthy | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8pm | Sean Whittaker and Nste | The Hillary Step
8pm | Dance Night: Yerba/Northern Belly/Upasana | Chorlton Conservative Club
8pm | Band Night: Hey Bulldog, The Yellhounds, The Precious Egos | Revise Bar
8.30pm | Band: Glyn Bailey and the Many Splendid Things | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: The Kristyna Myles Trio | Iguana Bar
Wednesday 21 May
1–2pm | Music at Lunchtime: Mike Hall and Dan Whielden | St Clement’s Church
6–7.30pm | Flick Film Festival | Iguana Bar
7.30pm | Fugee | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Drama: A Chorus of Disapproval – Alan Ayckbourn | Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre
7.30pm | Drama: M21 Youth Theatre – Run Rabbit Run | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Chalumeau Duo with Jonathan Ellis & Duncan Reid | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | Band Night: Avant Gardner and Gareth Evans | The Lounge
9pm | Drama: Ah-Ha! Theatre | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Kamal Arafa | The Lloyds Hotel
Thursday 22 May
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Intriplicate | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Manchester Music Service – Wind, Steel And Percussion | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Drama: A Chorus Of Disapproval – Alan Ayckbourn | Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre
7.30pm | Northern Flute Quartet | St Werburgh’s Church
7.30pm | Drama: Chorlton Youth Theatre | St Werburgh’s Church Hall
7.30pm | The Voice Collective And The Love Notes | St Clement’s Church
8pm | Band Night: Sirkus Siagon, The 1234s, Up To The Rafters | The Carlton Club
8pm | Poetry: Julian Daniel, Mike Garry | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Comedy: Her Indoors | Iguana Bar
8.30pm | Band Night: Starcrossed Lovers and Waldo | Polar Bar
9pm | Acoustic Music Night @ Chorlton Folk Club | South Manchester Cricket Club
9.30pm | Late Night Caf: Luke And The Dukes and the Bourbon Street Preachers | The Lloyds Hotel
Friday 23 May
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Trio Harundines | St Clement’s Church
8pm | Band Night: Jade’s Trick, Phantom, Paralysis, The Difference | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Manchester Swing Band | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Chorlton Chamber Music | St Werburgh’s Church
7.30pm | Drama: A Chorus of Disapproval – Alan Ayckbourne | Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre
8pm | Drama: Pretty Witty Nell | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Festival Folk Night | Revise Bar
9pm | Band: Yitzak! | Iguana Bar
9.30pm | Late Night Caf: Deeper Soul | The Lloyds Hotel
Saturday 24 May
11.30am–1.30pm | Author Event: Elizabeth Baines | Chorlton Library Meeting Room
11am–1pm | Children’s Flick Cinema | St Clement’s Church Youth Centre
1–2pm | Music at Lunchtime: Epsilon Ensemble | Chorlton Methodist Church
1.45–4pm | Manchester Road Arts: Live music throughout the afternoon | Various locations
2–5pm | Art in the Park | Beech Road Park
7.30pm | Jacqui Dankworth and her Musicians | St Clement’s Church
10.30pm | Last Night Party with Jazz from Booth Street West | The Lloyds Hotel