2026
BRB
BRB brings together three North-West-based artists and members of FACT’s Studio/Lab who explore how constant connectivity is reshaping our understanding of ourselves, each other, and the world around us. BRB (meaning ‘be right back’) is internet slang used on early messaging platforms to indicate a temporary step away from the screen. Today, that separation feels...
Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~•
Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 draws on the flux and resilience of the immigrant experience to reimagine the world. For this exhibition, the gallery is transformed into a darkened abyss, suspended somewhere between the deep sea and the skies above. Moving through this landscape, Rae-Yen invites us to reconsider our connections to ecosystems, ancestors, and the cosmos...
Exploring the History of Women’s Magazines. Two weekly sessions at University of Liverpool, Continuing Education.
Women’s magazines provide us with a fascinating insight into how femininity has evolved with women’s changing role in society. Emerging in the 17thC, they aimed to entertain and improve literacy. By the 19thC the focus shifted to domesticity, whereas 20thC magazines focussed more on consumerism, careers advice, and empowerment. This two-part overview invites you to...
Seema Mattu: LOCAL SUPERSTAR II
Music is at the heart of so many of our lives, whether it’s something we listen to, create or experience together. LOCAL SUPERSTAR II explores this idea through music, sculpture, film and digital animation in a new installation by artist Seema Mattu. The exhibition follows the formation of Saheli, a sonic entity of five South...
Mandela8 and Liverpool’s Mandela Story
Liverpool charity Mandela8 is showcasing its pioneering work with an exhibition at St George’s Hall this October. The exhibition will highlight Mandela8’s work in collaboration with L8 communities and in partnership with funders and organisations over the last ten years. Mandela8’s work over the past decade has seen the charity campaign against racism, contribute to community development in the city, and...
Winter Solstice Celebration: Wonder of the Wild Year
Join us for an evening with Zoë Howe (author, artist and Soho Radio’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Witch) and Ajay Tegala (wildlife writer and presenter, seen on BBC Springwatch) as they weave together science and folklore, observation and imagination, celebrating how people and wildlife have endured and embraced the Winter Solstice for generations. Grab a mulled...
Dawn Poetry Walk & Breakfast
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.” — Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Mark the Winter Solstice with a special dawn poetry walk through Calderstones Park, celebrating the shortest day of the year and the gradual return of the light. Guests will gather outside Mansion House before sunrise and join The...
Poetry, Scouse & Solstice
Join us on the shortest day of the year for an evening of poetry, reflection and warming food. Starting outside Mansion House, Poetry, Scouse & Solstice invites you to experience Calderstones Park at dusk through a guided poetry walk led by The Reader team. Together we’ll explore poems inspired by winter, the changing seasons and...
Christmas Cinema: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Festive film fun returns to Calderstones this Christmas. As the park turns into a winter wonderland, snuggle up in a deckchair under twinkly lights inside our magical heated tent and enjoy some timeless Christmas classics with your loved ones. We’ll have live music, delicious freshly made street food and festive specials, a full bar and...
Family Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Come down the rabbit hole for a magical adventure where anything is possible! Join Altru Drama for an exciting and playful retelling of Alice in Wonderland, bringing Lewis Carroll’s much-loved story to life at The Reader. Mrs Liddel is busy tidying the shop when a family bursts in, looking for directions. But before long, they’re...
