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The Bluecoat and The Biennial
Liverpool Biennial, the UK’s largest visual arts festival, started in 1999 under the patronage of James Moores. Since its inception, the Bluecoat has been a partner, providing a venue for most of the International exhibitions and being on the curatorial team for some of them. It has also devised programmes of live art, run participation...
Eurovision Team to Receive Inaugural Liverpool UNESCO City of Music Award
The team which helped bring one of the biggest ever music events to Liverpool is to receive an inaugural music award. On Wednesday (14 June) the Eurovision Song Contest host broadcaster, the BBC, and event owners, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), will be awarded the first ever Liverpool UNESCO City of Music Award – an...
The Art of Screenprinting
The Art of Screenprinting is a comprehensive course suitable for beginners and intermediate printers alike – on completion you will be a knowledgeable, confident screenprinter. This course will run Thursday evenings at 5.30pm – 8pm for 4 consecutive weeks, including 27 July, 3 August, 10 August and 17 August. The course schedule is as follows:...
Eurovision may have left the city, but Liverpool’s European communities are here to stay
While the majority of visitors have returned home following the most successful Eurovision Song Contest ever, for those who have made Liverpool their home, the party has only just begun. The inaugural Liverpool European Festival – the brainchild of Founder and Director of Merseyside Polonia Gosia McKane – is hoped to keep the Eurovision spirit...
50 Years on Hip-Hop with Lowkey and Friends
To mark the 50th anniversary of hip hop, join us for an unforgettable evening featuring one of the most socially conscious and electrifying rappers of our time. Lowkey’s music is a perfect blend of insightful lyrics and powerful beats, making him a towering figure in the UK hip-hop scene. With support from rapper Blue Saint...
Eurovision in Liverpool smashed visitor targets
AS the final sequins are getting swept up from the Pier Head, Liverpool City Council has announced early indications that the Eurovision Song Contest has smashed visitor targets. Although the economic impact and full evaluation will not be known for a few weeks, early footfall data and figures from Merseyside Police suggest that, over the...
A Celebration of the Music of Sir Ringo Starr
Join The Tung Auditorium – on Ringo’s birthday – to celebrate the music of Sir Ringo Starr. Presented by Mike C from Detroit as ‘Ringer Star’ with his amazing Peace Band UK in an evening of nostalgia, fun and great music. Ringer Star took the Beatles entertainment community by storm in 2013 by debuting in...
A Thong For Europe
Lulu (Lindzi Germain) lives in Waterloo and is the biggest Eurovision nut that you will ever meet. Conceived to the beat of ABBA’s tambourine, she only drinks Bucks Fizz and Sonia had to take out a restraining order against her in 2002. When Liverpool won the right to host the competition, she knew that this...
A Royally Good Party
Fan of the monarchy? Then head to the Eurovision Village to see BBC’s live coverage of the King’s Coronation. Following the royal festivities five of the acts competing in Eurovision 2023 will get their chance to perform and give the village a taste of what’s to come in the following days! Jake Shears, a king...
1981: Black Liverpool Past and Present
Join friends of WoW, Professor Stephen Small and community organiser Jimi Jagne, in a dynamic conversation centering on their recent publication 1981 – Black Liverpool Past and Present a fascinating and timely insight into the history of Liverpool’s Black communities. Focusing on the 1981 Uprising as a pinnacle moment, Jagne and Small contextualise Liverpool’s Black...