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Issue 2 May 2009
HELLO MY LOVELIES... Welcome to the second edition of Large. We hope you’ve liked what you’ve read so far! Large aims to uncover the best bits of the city and get Mancunians mixing, mingling and interacting with all the great things Manchester has to offer. I’m sure you’ve had an extra spring in your step with this fantastic weather we’ve been having and here’s hoping it’s a preview for summer and all that glorious sunshine means Manchester goes into full on event mode, there are some fantastic festivals going on this month which you can find out all the info on later in the magazine. We’re also running our second social event at The Soup Kitchen on Thursday 21st May which looks set to be a cracker so come along to join us for that. Thanks to the lovely Bijou team for looking after us at our last social. We need your help to keep the content in this mag super duper so please email in any suggestions, tell us about your events, gigs, groups, charities, anything and everything, we want to know about you and what you’re doing in the city. Until next time people......... Editor: Kelly Byrne, Contributors: Gareth Williams, Kendra Kennedy, John Cornley, Tony Woof Snail mail: Large Manchester, Suite 700, 275 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EL Website: www.largemanchester.com Emails: editor@largemanchester.com, advertising@largemanchester.com Advertising: Gareth on 07779 040 396 Editor: Kelly on 07754 897 800 Copyright - Large Manchester 2009, all rights reserved. Large Manchester accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies or complaints arising from any advertisements featured.
NEW TO MANCHESTER...
Velvet Hotel 2, Canal Street, Mcr, M1 3HE Velvet has been a long standing favourite on Canal Street, the bar and restaurant iconic in their own right but the addition of Velvet Hotel takes the Velvet offering to a whole new level. 19 individually designed boudoirs await you, all chicly furnished to a luxurious level. The hotel has everything you would expect alongside some more unusual additions to your room including IPOD docking stations, in room cocktail and canapé menus and Burt’s Bees Toiletries for you to enjoy and take home with you. This is a hotel with soul and the team behind it have poured their hearts into getting it right. The
staff are trained to impeccable standards and you’ll be warmly welcomed. Each room is decadently decorated with plush furnishings and beds so big you just want to crawl in and sleep for days. The original features of the building have been incorporated stylishly into the rooms which are a welcome surprise with so many city centre hotels opting for the ultra clinical and minimalist look. Velvet Hotel looks set to be a firm favourite on the Manchester hotel circuit so make sure you check it out and recommend it when you have the family staying over and a camp bed isn’t upto the job! www.velvetmanchester.com
The Office Party Pure, The Printworks The office social budget has been wiped out since the credit crunch reared its ugly head but fear not, The Office Party is here to save the day! Bridging the gap between the office and the weekend, the Office Party offers a chance for city workers to let off steam every Friday night from 5-9pm at Pure in The Printworks. The Office Party provides the perfect solution to dwindling budgets with free entertainment, live music, comedy plus great offers on food and drink to help those pennies stretch even further. Take part in the Gladiator style duel, football penalty shootout or inflatable challenge, there’s a
new game to get stuck into each week. The Frog and Bucket will be hosting the comedy room with the very best in stand up talent helping you to laugh your way to the weekend. They also showcase the very best musical talent in the music room. No office party would be complete without a good feeding so Pure are serving old school canteen style dinners however with a bar in the same room, there’s not a chance you’ll get put on detention for getting too rowdy. For more information visit: www.theoffice-party.com or call 0161 819 7770. You can also reserve an area for your company by contacting: craig@puremanchester.com.
NEW TO MANCHESTER...
Pic Courtesy of Sam Milford - REALManchester.com @ The Office party
NEW TO MANCHESTER...
Dough Dough Pizza Kitchen, 75-77 High Street, Manchester, M4 1FS Based in an old jewellers merchant, Dough is a new concept predominantly pizza outlet with a bit of a twist. Dough believes that pizza is as much about the base as the topping so they can whip up a range of bases for certain dietary requirements including gluten free and whole-wheat bases. The menu offers everything from classic starters including Garlic Pizza Breads (from £1.95) to Dough Flat Mushrooms dressed with Worcestershire Sauce – divine (£3.95), salads such as Chilli Beef Coriander salad (£6.75), then when it comes to the pizzas, specialities include the Moroccan (£6.95) with lamb, red onions, mango and yoghurt sauce and the Breakfast Pizza (£6.95) topped with bacon, Cumberland sausage, black pudding and an egg! You can even get dairy free pizza made with dairy free cheese. A great range of hearty pastas and desserts are also on offer. This is one place we’ll be
sure to visit again and again, the staff are excellent, the decor has all the Manchester touches with a pizzeria twist and the menu covers off everything you would expect in a good quality restaurant. www.doughpizzakitchen.co.uk
The Kitchen @ The Circle Club The Circle Club, Barton Arcade, Manchester The Circle Club has opened a stunning new restaurant on the ground floor level of Barton Arcade. Following the opening last year of
whole family (or group of friends) can tuck in. Choose from Whole Gressingham Duck (£35), Rib Beef with Horseradish (£50) and Free Range Chicken with Sage and Onion (£30). The theme is rough-luxe combining traditional understated British style with modern, luxurious touches, with the original sweeping staircase down to the club now a focal point and oversized leather sofas you just want to sink into. For further information or to book a table call Nigel on 0161 817 4921. www.thecircleclub.com
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the super exclusive ‘Inner Circle’ the venue seems to be going from strength to strength with its new addition. Award winning head chef Neil Lorenzo has worked his culinary magic and devised a scrumptious new menu covering breakfast, lunch and dinner. Main courses include a delicious seabass with cherry tomato and mint caper dressing and spring lemon chicken tarragon with yellow lentil and pancetta stuffing. Sunday lunch will never be the same with diners able to order a roast in the true sense of the word. Whole roasts are served with all the trimming so the
If you’re new to Manchester then take a peek at Gumtree.
NEW TO MANCHESTER...
Gum Tree Gum Tree is a community classified website for basically, well everything! If you’re looking for a job, car, flat share, sports groups, vintage records, antique furniture then look here but most importantly there’s a great friends section and community section. In the friends only section, you can reply to an ad or post an ad. Find friends with similar interests to you whether you want a buddy to work out with, meet up for a coffee and a chat or even start a book club, this is a great little place to get interactive. On the community side, you can find activity and sports groups to join from pole dancing to ball room dancing, find a piano teacher or Spanish coach. In the events a nightlife section there’s all sorts of funky nights out from pub jam sessions and casino nights to ghost hunts and festivals. www.gumtree.com
Large Socials...
LARGE SOCIALS - SUMMER UNDER THE SEA...
Last month we held our first ever social at Manchester’s newest nightspot Bijou, set to be a great venue for summer with that amazing outdoor area, the team at Bijou really looked after us with drink and yummy cupcakes from The Great Little Cup Cake Company. Flangela Lashes kept our Large socialites entertained with her eccentric behaviour so big thanks to all who came along to help us celebrate our first social and happily went away with a Large goody bag. For May we’ve been exclusively invited to The Soup Kitchen for a preview of their summer menu. Join us on Thursday 21st May from 6.30-9.30pm for a night of ‘Summer under the Sea’. Large Social guests will get to try out the summer menu consisting of chilled soups including delicious Gazpacho, Beetroot and Crème Fraiche and fresh salads
from around the world including traditional Ploughman’s alongside the more exotic Moroccan inspired lamb, fruity couscous, harissa dressing salad amongst many others. Not to let the side down there will also be a decadent choice of kitsch summer cocktails to sample, Raspberry & Apple frozen Would your venue like to work with Large Socials to showcase your business? Why not a social? If this is something you would like to discuss further please contact Gareth on: socials@largemanchester.com or by calling 07779 040 396.
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LARGE SOCIALS - SUMMER UNDER THE SEA...
Daiquiri, Passion fruit Caipirinha and Watermelon Martini to tickle your taste buds. On the night Nick RobertsonBrown from Orca Divers will be debuting his newest exhibition of underwater photography. These are photographs taken from all over the world in a bid to raise awareness of the fragile yet beautiful underwater environment. Be dazzled by an awe-inspiring display of beautiful images of the weird and wonderful creatures that live beneath the waves. Entry is free however by rsvp only, please email your attendance to:
WISTFUL WONDERING AT THE WEEKEND...
Music tours Us Manchester folk like to claim we’re at the cutting edge of the global music scene and with many a music great hailing from this region, those claims are usually well founded. However, dig a bit deeper into this and you can get even more up close and personal with Manchester music legends and get an even better insight into what makes Manchester the true music capital of the UK. For a personal account of how Manchester has shaped the music scene, get yourself onto
a Manchester Music Tour. These tours are conducted by legends Craig Gill (of Inspiral Carpets fame and resident dj and the mighty Hacienda) and Phil Gatenby (founder member of the Inspiral Carpets and writer of Morrissey’s Manchester and Panic on the Streets.) Visit the Free Trade Hall, before it was the swanky Radisson where the Sex Pistols played one of their most memorable gigs, the G-Mex where The Happy Monday’s played, the Boardwalk where Oasis played their first gig, way back in the day and Knot Mill where Joy
should take a visit to at least once. Manchester was the heart of the industrial revolution at one point and this is brought to light in the ‘Weaving Stories’ exhibition on until September informing on how Manchester shaped the world with its industrial exports. ‘Visions of China’, on until July presents images of China, old and new and celebrates the partnership between MOSI and the China Museum of Science and Technology in Beijing. Saturday 23rd May sees ‘From Chryslers to Creme Eggs: Museum of Bringing Advertising to Life with Science and Electronics’ which is a family Industry friendly interactive science event My memories of The Museum of but if it’s good enough for the Science and Industry go back to little ones, it’s good enough for school and being taken on our us grownups. From giant phones annual school trip and constantly that talk to you in the street to being amazed at what was Creme Eggs that splat when you contained inside this building. I touch them, these are just some of used to think we had travelled the many things made in Salford miles on a coach when in fact this but seen throughout the world. little marvel is right in the city Manufacturers Merlyn Electronics, centre. prove that science is fun and it’s Its name says it all but MOSI is an not all about white coats and educational mecca which everyone bunsen burners.
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Division filmed their iconic ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ video. Also go back to the Hacienda and Factory Records HQ and The Ritz which is still proving a fantastic venue for those more intimate gigs with Starsailor playing their recently. The tours happen every Saturday at 1pm departing from the Visitor Information Centre in St Peter’s Square behind the Town Hall and cost a bargainous £5 per person. The tours last around 2 hours. www.manchestermusictours.com
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There is just so much going on at MOSI we can’t even fit it in here so head to www.mosi.org.uk/whatson and you can find everything. There really is no better informative way to spend your weekends !
Mrs Boon’s Tea Party
High Street, Northern Quarter Tv21 where many of us would have spent a Saturday night also has a great little event going on every Saturday afternoon from 3pm. In their basement bar you will discover Mrs Boon’s Tea Party (wife of Inspiral Carpets Clint Boon at the reins). It’s yummy cakes and tea galore, entry and tea is free, pay as you go for cakes. The cakes come in all shapes and sizes, chocolate brownies, cupcakes, Tit-Bits sponge cakes, gateaux, jam, butter The Triangle, Exchange Sq cream, about every quality baking Yes you may think The Triangle is ingredient can be found here all all about shopping but if you are dished up on old school crockery out and about in the city, head and washed down with a good down there on the last Saturday of brew. the month and there will be FREE Coupled with live entertainment, beauty treatments on offer. Body often comedy or live music, this shop will be offering make up is a great afternoon out for the consultations and free makeovers. whole family. Being hosted by the Skin Health Spa are offering free musical legends other half, don’t Microdermabrasion facials and be surprised to if you find the free hand massages, nail tidies and musical accompaniment is from a eyebrow shapes! Wow, you won’t well known act, Reverend and the get that anywhere else in the city Makers and the enemy have both free gratis! played sets there.
Mrs Boon also keeps the kids entertained with her story telling in the rocket. What’s not to like, cake....good, tea... good, music....good! Calories...... not so good!
BBC Manchester Tours BBC Manchester is throwing open its doors offering you lucky folk the chance to take a tour and peek behind the scenes of programmes such as North West tonight. Learn how television and radio programs are actually made and visit the interactive studio where you can have a go at presenting the weather (always wanted to be a weather girl?) and star in your very own radio drama. The tours last around one and a half hours and take place most Saturdays and Sundays and cost ÂŁ5.50. Pre booking is essential, call 0370 901 1227, for more information check out www.bbc.co.uk/tours
02/07/09 - 18/07/09
TUMMY RUMBLES...
Manchester’s long been a front runner in catching onto the hottest trends and we can now lay claim to some of the best alternative cafes in the country. We’re talking baking, fair-trade and kitsch interiors, read on to get the low down.
Cup 53-55 Thomas Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1NA Cup is a great little edition to the Manchester cosmopolitan cafe vibe, another Northern Quarter favourite, Cup serves up some of the best baking in town and the crepes are to die for, try them with yoghurt, seasonal fruits and honey (£3.95). On offer are lots of fair-trade teas
and breakfast favourites including dippy eggs and soldiers (£3.50) and Cup Muesli (£3.00) which is their own mixture with organic fruit so you’re getting your five a day! I tucked into Whole Earth baked beans on toasted norlander with extra mushrooms (£3.40) absolutely perfect. For bigger appetites indulge in a huge cup of homemade vegan bean chilli served with toasted pitta bread (£4.75). The Veggie sausages and mash with red wine vegan gravy and red onion marmalade (£5.95) is rather delicious too. You won’t find much meat on the menu, apart from a few sandwich fillings, they try to stick to vegetarian where possible and the pies, where do we start with this little treat. They serve great pies
cocktails, herrings for breakfast, soup for lunch, figs in the evening, wine by the glass and Bloody Mary’s by the jug. There are books, newspapers, journals and magazines to browse, blankets to keep you warm if you dare to brave the Manchester weather (looks glorious but we know the truth) and notepads and pens to do some doodling with if the artistic mood takes you. Take a trip to the bathrooms and you’ll find a speaker churning out the unusual sounds of how to learn Russian amongst other weird transcripts helping to take your mind of what An Outlet goes on inside those four walls. Carver’s Warehouse, 77 Dale The venue has free wifi and is Street, Manchester, M1 2HG frequented by a mix of young An Outlet is an intimate, romantic architechs, bloggers, musicians, little place that sells coffee writers and general creative folk.
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(from £4.00) with great fillings and the best bit is you can top them up with mash, gravy, coleslaw or peas, mmmmmm!! The drinks menu is pretty impressive, the usual teas and coffees sit alongside smoothies and milkshakes. My favourite slurp is the Raspberry Beret Milkshake (£3.50) which is raspberry ice cream, summer fruits and milk. In terms of decor, quaint tables and chairs await you and lots of tea sets adorn the walls, like sitting in your Grannies lounge with a contemporary twist!
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Soon to be an integral part of the eclectic Manchester social scene, the venue plans to host evenings of performance and discussion, film nights and poetry readings. The menu is a delicious mix of soups, sandwiches, salads in the day time but come dusk, An Outlet offers tapas style picks, cold meats, dips and international beers and wines. We tucked into a Lancashire cheese, ham and tomato chutney sandwich (£4.00) which was bursting to the rim and full of flavour. I rooted for a salad (feeling health conscious) The salad bar is amazing with heaps to choose from including Roast Root Vegetable and Puy Lentil, Feta, Cucumber, Olives, Basil and Lemon and Spiced Tuna and Bean, all priced at £4.50. There’s a gorgeous selection of sweet treats, the Banana Cake (£2.50) counteracted my healthy salad but oh, it was so worth it!
Soup Kitchen 31-33 Spear St, Off Stevensons Sq, Manchester, M1 1DF This Manchester favourite has been on the scene since 2005 and touted as the Northern Quarters canteen with the long bench style table and seats. Always bustling, this informal dining concept is a little marvel. The menu changes daily with soups and specials. The soup menu features simple soups like tomato and basil, leek and potato alongside more heartier and unusual choices such as Sweet Potato and Bacon. We tried out Pea and Mint (£2.75) a bit of a strange taste, very heavy on the peas but strangely delicious at the same time and Broccoli and Stilton (£3.10) which was made to perfection, just the right amount of both vital ingredients. The outlets name is slightly misleading as it’s not all about
soups, they run a specials menu consisting of humongous portions of stews, pies and other northern favourites. We gave the Beef Chilli and Rice (£4.50, Veggie option available) and the Beef Goulash (£4.95) a whirl. I can’t explain enough here how filling the meals are and how much you get, it really is great value and the taste is spot on too! There are plenty of sandwiches and a mini salad bar to have separately or on the side of a meal. They have a great range for vegetarians on offer with Chickpea Curry and Asparagus and Gruyere Quiche on the menu when we called in. If you have a sweet tooth, there are homemade cakes, brownies and cookies on offer from £1.75. The venue is also licensed to sell alcohol so you can have a little tipple if that takes your fancy. Now you can join the soup kitchen gang for weekend wind down drinks and kitsch cocktails every Friday night.
Fresh pizza and pasta. All doughs are made onsite including wholewheat and gluten free. Dairy free cheese available Available for private bookings
GOINGS ON IN THE CITY - MAY...
Queer Up North - Peacock, Derrick Little
Discover Mediterranean Life 1st – 4th May Albert Square, St Mary’s Gate, and Cross Street, Manchester City Centre Not that we want to advocate leaving the Manchester for sunnier climbs however if you’re in need of some sun there’s a chance to sample a slice of Mediterranean life in the centre of Manchester when an exciting new festival arrives in the city. Over the bank holiday weekend the city will come alive as over 200 performers, musicians and entertainers take
to the streets, with a programme of events show-casing the four islands of Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Highlights include horse dressage from Menorca, parades with the famous giants, street theatre, contemporary and traditional music and dance as well as fire displays performed by devils! Chefs will demonstrate their culinary expertise cooking up an array of traditional dishes. For more information visit w w w.manchester- discovermajorca-menorca-ibizaformentera.com
The Hungry Pigeon
GOINGS ON IN THE CITY - MAY...
Pigeon looks set to take over the city and get proud Mancunians 22nd – 25th May, Stevenson moving and shaking. Square, Northern Quarter Find out more at: The Northern Quarter’s Festival facebook.com/group. is back making waves in 2009 php?gid=8826488780 with a whole host of great acts already confirmed such as Nine Breakin Black Alps, Wave Machines, Misty’s Convention Big Adventure, The Vortex, The 30th May, The Lowry Maybes, Whisky Cats and Casio Breakin Convention, a unique Kids with many more stupendous festival of Hip Hop dance theatre bands being lined up. that rolls into The Lowry for the first Last year you would have know it as time ever. Curated and directed MAPS festival, this year it’s Hungry by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Pigeon, maybe something about Jonzi D, the festival includes artists the pesky vermin hanging around from Korea, France, the US and the that area. MAPS attracted over mighty U to the K. 6000 visitors to the city last year World renowed Ken Swift, hip and Hungry Pigeon is set to bring hop pioneer is the driving force in many more. The festival is being behind the convention with the touted as the hub for showcasing aid of Salah, worldwide master of the finest creative talent in popping, locking and breaking Manchester. and freestyle, serious busting With support from the city council moves going on here! and rightly so, this year will see Breakin Convention hits the weekend culminate in a large Manchester on Saturday 30th May outdoor stage in a secret location at The Lowry, Salford Quays at over the May Bank Holiday. 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions With no D:Percussion bringing £5 off. Visit www.thelowry.com or us together every year, Hungry call 0870 787 5793 for tickets.
GOINGS ON IN THE CITY - APRIL...
Queer Up North 9th-25th May, City Centre Queer Up North takes its place firmly back in Manchester’s hearts this year focusing on all things queer. Queer up North commissions, produces and presents a diverse program of live performance, art and ideas. Since its launch back in 1992, QUN has commissioned over 30 new performances, many have gone from strength to strength after playing to Manchester crowds. QUN has become a global phenomenon with work being showcased in over 30 cities such as New York, Sydney and Paris 2008. Live performance is an integral part of the festival with commissions from the UK alongside more further afield destinations such as Poland, Hungry and South Africa. Now part of Manchester International Festival, this year sees two weeks of live performance, art and ideas across Manchester including 9 new productions, two special created debates, five days of cabaret, music and comedy and an original 1940’s Belgian Spiegeltent.
One of the highlights this year is ‘You Can’t Say That!’ on Saturday 16th May which looks at the concept of causing ‘offence’ and how the taboo of causing offence is often used to regulate societies use of language and debates whether it is used to protect society or inhibit free expressionalism. Visit: www.queerupnorth.com for full event listings and to buy tickets and be part of another inspiring Manchester festival.
Eurocultured Sunday 24th - Monday 25th May, City Centre Well if it’s good enough for Dublin and Bratislava it’s certainly good enough for Manchester. Eurocultured hits the city in May bringing European bands, DJ’s and graffiti artists with it. Live performances, plenty of festival stalls and art turn this event into a colourful celebration of new and established talent from across Europe. During the bank holiday over 500 artists will arrive in the city from 14 different countries to celebrate
GOINGS ON IN THE CITY - APRIL...
(Hungry) and Riot Jazz featuring Manchester Hip Hop stars Broken N English with a full brass band providing the backing for the MC duo. The festival is also bringing together the best of Manchester’s the diversity of European Culture. club nights with Eurocultured The programme of events will after hours. One wristband will cover visual art music, dance, allow access to a multitude performance, interactive of venues where you will be installations, food and drink. mesmerised with the sounds of It’s a mere £3 to get into the Raw Fusion Sound system from daytime events and is held on Sweden, c2c from France, Rico New Wakefield Street and Great Tubbs from Finland and The Marlborough Street beneath Mondrains from Switzerland to Oxford Road train station. Stages name but a few. will be erected under tunnels A unique new edition this year and in archways and walls will is the Eurocultured residency be turned into canvasses. Car program where 2 weeks before parks become market squares the event a flamenco dancer, and surrounding venues will world champion breakdancer, dj, be themed as Romanian living fado guitar player and graffiti artist rooms, seaside resorts and will be locked away and given the other definitely-not-found-in- task of collaborating on 3 new Manchester interventions. pieces of work. Interestingly, they Confirmed acts include a rare live all speak different languages and performance from Nouvelle Vague have never met before so the (France), a Manchester debut from results will be fascinating! highly rated folk outfit Village For more info log onto: Kollektif (Poland) and Besh o Drum www.eurocultured.com
THE BEST - SANDWICH IN TOWN...
Rustica Hilton Street This little gem serves some of the most delicious sandwiches known to man, based on Hilton Street just off Oldham Street; the sandwiches are huge and reasonably priced. The shop is a bit pokey but you’ll often see a queue outside which is purely an indication of how good the butties are. Hot favourites are the award winning Milano, Hot chicken and bacon with pesto and garlic mayonnaise on toasted ciabatta or Hot beef and mozzarella with red onion and tomato relish on wholegrain Frisbee all from £2.99, can’t beat it!
Handsfords Bakery Arndale Market Those in the massive queue everyday know the truth, there’s nothing like a hot cavery sandwich to perk up your mood. Treat yourself to delicious hot beef, pork or gammon with all the expected accompaniments for £2.35. They also do deli sandwiches where you can choose from an array of magnificent fillings including Lemon Pepper Crumbed Chicken or my favourite Maryland farm Mature Cheddar Mixed with Farmhouse Red Leicester and spring onions....mmmmmm!
King Street If you want a grown up cocktail but with a reasonable price tag, Room offers classic range of cocktails and in true Room style, most of them with a twist. Rooms’ decadent decoration and style is reflected in their beautifully presented cocktails. The Roomberry (£7.00) is Strawberry liquor and Chambord topped with Champagne and served with a perfectly placed strawberry adorning the top of the glass. The Room G & T (£6.00) is a retro classic with a twist. Served with Gin and mixed with sage, lemon and tonic, your cocktail will come served with red grapes and lemon finishing. This is just THE perfect summer time drink, very citrusy with a sharp zing, nothing short of perfection. Room do selected cocktails at £4.00 during happy hour.
Walrus High Street One of the newer but no less popular editions to the Northern Quarter serves up some interesting cocktails. Don’t expect to see any of your typical favourites on this menu, this is all about surprise! You won’t even see on the menu what the main alcoholic ingredient is as they don’t want you to be put off a certain cocktail if you don’t like whisky for example. Favourites are March Hare (£6.50) which is Apple based with honey, lemon juice, gin and topped up with sparkling chardonnay, sort of tastes like apple boiled sweets and also the Ice Pop (£6) which is a huge glass of apple vodka, lemon cello, raspberry and passion fruit syrup and lemonade, very girly but fun and a sure fire way to keep you pepped up on a night out. Don’t miss 2-4-1 on cocktails, weeknights between 4-7pm
THE BEST - COCKTAILS...
Room
fashion forward...
Unique Boutique The Triangle, Exchange Square, Manchester The Unique Boutique opened in 2007 offering fashion conscious shoppers an intimate customer focused boutique to buy unique garments. The store is a mix of womenswear, menswear and accessories. The garments offer individuality, style and quality from new and established designers. Unique Boutique prefers to sell one off bespoke pieces rather than mass manufactured imports and the focus is on supporting unique designers worldwide. . Labels include Sara Gallagher, Natalie Encarnita, Delacy, Me and Yu, Peoples Market, Electricity, Eksempel and many more. For more information visit www.unique-boutique.co.uk
Manchester Fashion Sample Sales The Triangle, Exchange Square, Manchester The Triangle, ever the leaders in bringing a unique mix of retail options have joined forces with Manchester Fashion and Galaxy to bring you ‘Fashion Fix’ sample sales every other Saturday. From 9-6pm on Saturday 2nd and 16th May and 6th and 20th June, head down there to see what’s on offer, with a massive range of one offs from independent designers you’re sure to snap up a great bargain and also support local fashion. There is a great range of jewellery on offer to complete your bargain outfit. Brands on offer are Me & Yu, Linen Lawn, Miss Fit UK, Soaked and Love Baby amongst many others.
The last Thursday of the Month is
Thirsty
Thursday!
In need of a nIght out? • Need an excuse to get together with your friends? • Want to meet new people? • Fancy a bit of pampering? Come and see us at Thirsty Thursday, Manchester’s favourite women’s network.
Register now at www.thirstythursday.co.uk and get your first event fRee
fashion forward...
Gorgeous Couture Since 2003, Manchester born brand Gorgeous Couture has been designing stunningly visual dresses adorned with dazzling detailing. As the brand has grown they have always remained true to the ethos of providing wearable but glamorous dresses at affordable prices. Every single garment in the Gorgeous Couture range has been hand designed, cut, made and hand crafted in their UK studio by a team so passionate about fashion they’ve even won awards for it! What sets Gorgeous Couture apart is its bespoke service, when you place an order online, you can choose to have your dress made especially for you. Just provide your vital statistics and your garment will be made to fit every unique contour, for no extra cost. Long gone are the days of paying expensive tailoring fees to have waists tucked in and lengths shortened, this is all about you. With a legion of celebrity fans including Girls Aloud, Jamelia and
Myleen Klass, Gorgeous Couture is often debuted on many a red carpet or music video. They’ve picked up many prestigious accolades in a short time, significantly winning the ‘Ultimate Little Black Dress’ Award at the ceremony held in Manchester in 2006 and brought their designs to fashion savvy Americans in 2004 with a range in Barneys and LA celeb fave Fred Segal. Even after all this success, Gorgeous Couture continues to make Manchester its rightful home, helping to cement the cities reputation as a leader in cutting edge fashion production. With a great interactive website, you get bespoke tailoring in a few swift clicks, ready to shine for your special occasion. www.gorgeouscouture.com DO YOU OWN YOUR OWN FASHION BUSINESS? IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO FEATURE YOUR BUSINESS PLEASE CONTACT KELLY ON: EDITOR@LARGEMANCHESTER.COM
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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - LIVE LYRICS...
We aim to please and this months live entertainment feature is about what Manchester does best, live music...............
Fly on the Wall from Band on the Wall Legendary venue, Band On The Wall is set to reopen in September. Welcoming all music, art and film lovers from Manchester and beyond. Band on the Wall is run by Inner City Music a non-profit registered charity with one interest only…to revive a venue that was once an important presence in the UK’s music scene. Having been around for the most part of the last century, in the late 1970’s the venue was firmly on the map by creating a home for punk rock music. In booking freshfaced bands such as Joy Division, Buzzcocks and The Fall it would be responsible for showcasing some of the finest bands in musical history and setting the stage for internationally acclaimed artists such as Mica Paris, Bjork, Art
Blakey, Carleen Anderson and John Martyn who played at the venue in more recent years. Since closing in 2005, the inner shell of a beautiful Victorian building prepares to absorb the sounds of the city once again. The revival project has been headed by a combination of new and old leaders all of which are strikers in the musical field. New CEO Gavin Sharp isn’t short of experience in the music industry working most recently as programme manager at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall where he produced its important Capital of Culture Programme. He will be replacing an important figure
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in the venues history, Ian Croal founder of the charity Inner City Music and has been responsible for programming and fundraising for a large part of Band on the Wall’s life. Mike Chadwick has taken on the role of Music Programmer, choosing the bands and artists who will play at the venue. With a background in radio broadcasting since 1991 he is a valuable asset to many exciting line-ups to come. New facilities will house programs that will both entertain and educate. With a new recording studio and The Picturehouse, located in the adjacent building, which organisers describe as being the ‘new day-time face of Band on the Wall’ it promises to be an exciting social space. Whether you are visiting the city as a tourist or a regular to this part of town, why not spend time in its café after soaking in the venues exhibitions of music, visual art and moving image. Band on the Wall’s new Education Officer, Tim Chatterton is determined for the venue to
become ‘a centre for musical excellence, providing educational activities to people of all ages and backgrounds’. Although the venue has got involved in education in the past, they are taking it to a new heights with their regular, evening and weekly programs, including drumming, percussion and dance classes, choir sessions and music technology classes. With the support of the Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund and Manchester City Council, sponsorship from the likes of Manchester Airport and Inner City Solutions and with honorary patrons such as Sir Richard Leese, Band on the Wall should continue to live a long and fruitful life allowing generations of individuals the freedom of creative expression.
Fine Lines
Manchester isn’t short of budding new musical acts all badgering away to show their worth but two awe-inspiring acts that have recently caught our eye are Fine Lines and The Vipers.
Fine Lines are 5 piece who have been on the music circuit for the past 3 years and have built up a good Manchester following in that short time. Taking musical influences from The Editors, Snow Patrol, Paul Weller and Manchester
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wonder kids, Elbow, the band are heading back out on the road with a new EP after the release of ‘Monday Nights’ last year. With most bands, their line up has evolved over time but now they are ready to take things to new heights and up the ante with a mini tour later in the year to grow their fan base in core Northern towns. Fine Lines base themselves out of Oldham Street meaning they are constantly amongst the creativity and artistic expression found in this part of town, something which influences their writing and direction. They regularly play in the city and their gigs are packed full with catchy and energetic tracks. The band have easily found the musical balance between hard core rock and roll and soft, melodic driven tracks finding a musical wavelength with their audience comprising of the more grown up gig-goers many of us have turned into. Combine an explosive rhythm section, with a guitarist of sure to be of legendary proportions, a
keyboard player with a natural instinct for great melodies and a singer with a style and aggression all of his own and you get FINE LINES
The Vipers The Vipers are a four The Vipers piece that have been kicking around since 2006. With a new album out on 4th May, the band tells us all about their unique musical style.... Your biography tells everyone that you are not a typical Manchester band, so how would you describe your musical style? Style is something that we leave for other bands to strive for. We’re more about substance. Seriously though, the best thing about The Vipers is that we all come from different directions, with different influences. We have never tried to follow any kind of trend and have always written what comes to us naturally. We take the visceral 70s CBGBs punk thing, the raw Detroit-garage sound, the scarcity
continuous hot bed for talent, but the number of bands in this city is phenomenal. It makes it can make it hard to get your voice heard above the crowd and there are a lot of sharks out there that prey on inexperienced bands. Do you have any unusual methods to get in the zone when writing? We just lock ourselves in our dark little room with plenty of fresh ideas and see what comes out the other side. There are no rituals, no sacrifices, well, not too many. Describe your record label ‘northern hoodoo records’. Are you interested in finding local northern talent or from anywhere? We’re definitely going to be
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of British new wave, the intensity of some of the US hardcore bands and roll them all together with some killer pop hooks. It’s rock n’ roll, pure and simple. Who are your influences? The Dirtbombs, The Cramps, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, International Noise Conspiracy, The Detroit Cobras, The Stooges, MC5, The Fall, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Richard Hell, The Bronx, Rites Of Spring and any other riffs that prick our ears. How does it feel to represent Manchester, a place renowned for its musical talent? Manchester’s reputation is a double edged sword for bands nowadays. Its musical heritage draws people to it; making it a
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putting more time into Northern Hoodoo over the next year or so. At the moment it’s a vehicle for us to put our own records out, but we definitely want to start helping other bands get their music out. How does it feel to have same producer as the likes of arctic monkeys? Well, we met Alan a few years before the Arctic Monkeys exploded. The guy is a legend. We did the album in three days with him. He worked us hard and definitely got the best out of us, but I think we worked him harder. Are you different off stage or grimy garage rock b@st!rds through and through as quoted by NME? We’re grime to the core. We just reflect what we see, so how else could we be? Forthcoming Gig Information 02nd May - Album Launch Party (free entry) @ Saki Bar, Manchester 10th May - FictionNonFiction @ Tiger Lounge, Manchester 23rd May - The Castle, Oldham www.myspace.com/thevipersuk
and www.wearethevipers.co.uk Venues all across Manchester are bringing it to the people this month! Here’s what’s on offer at two of our favourite live music venues.
The Ruby Lounge 11th May If catchy tunes isn’t really your bag but rather the more instrumental, experimental route is your path of choice, then perhaps a Grails gig is just what you need. Playing music in the style of Mogwai and a with a hint of the more obscure band Transglobal Underground, Grails will take you on a pyscadellic trip to faraway lands. 13th May American band Chairlift are a warped electropop band, who are becoming more widely known mainly due exposure of having featured their track Bruises on an iPod campaign and the rest they say is history.
Night and Day Cafe The month of May is one of culture and innovation in Manchester 2009. Night and Day Café will be host to some of the countries established acts as part of Hungry Pigeon Festival. 1st May Local lad Liam Frost will be doing an intimate solo show at the venue. With melodies and vocals similar to that of Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen it’s sure to be an evening of musical nutrition. 14th May Dinosaur Pile Up and Temper Trap play Dj Sets back to back with
their incredible demanding floor stoppers. With home grown Brits Dinosaur Pile Up and their danced up Blur esq sound to the Australian way of drum and bass and acapella this promises to be a night of nonstop dance delights. 17th May Futuresonic Festival takes over Night and Day with a supersonic line up. Japanese band 80KIDZ, along with De De Mouse, Riddim Saunter, Trucker, with their own description of music as electro, indie, club and live synthesizing.
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25th May Singer/songwriter Scott Matthews returns to the stage for a night of folk with soul. With strong resemblances to Jeff Buckley in both voice and style Scott Matthews’ performance will not be a night to forget. (Warning, may induce romantic fuzzy feelings so bring a date.) myspace.com/therubylounge
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This month we get the lowdown on Hard Rock Cafe, Exchange Sq. 1) Describe your venue in 100 words: The UK’s largest Hard Rock will rock your senses serving what can only be described as “The Official Food of Rock”, generous drinks and an awe-inspiring collection of rock memorabilia. Priceless pieces from legends The Beatles, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Oasis, and Elvis Presley grace the cafe walls. As one of the city’s largest music experience destinations, Hard Rock can accommodate a crowd of up to 450 guests and features a Rock Shop, live concert stage for performances and special events, and a Rock Lounge with
its own cocktail bar available for private parties of up to 100 invited guests. 2) What’s your favourite night of the week and why? Friday nights – it’s the start of the weekend and the Cafe’s buzzing with a large mix of people. The evening continues with Live Music from 10pm on the Hard Rock stage playing classic cover songs until the early hours. 3) What’s yours busiest night of the week? It’s got to be Saturday’s, as people come from far and wide to experience what the Manchester Hard Rock Cafe has to offer. If there’s a concert on the MEN Arena, it’s
5) What live entertainment do you have on? Live Music Friday’s – every Friday on stage from 10pm. Entrance is free so great for all to come down and see what’s on offer.
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6) If our readers have never been to your venue before why should they come down and try it out? 4) What’s your best deal of offer You’ve just got to experience what we have here. With our quality on this month? Our drinks promotion is fantastic. of food, service, atmosphere, Monday – Friday, 4pm – 7pm memorabilia all rolled into one, we have a selection of drinks at there’s nothing quite like Hard unbeatable prices: Selection of 10 Rock in Manchester. So if you £3 cocktails, selection of £2 pints haven’t been down yet, come of beer, selection of half-priced down for an ‘Authentic experience that ROCKS!’ bottles of wine the perfect place to come before and after the gig to get yourself in the mood, or continue partying!
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Northern banter is the best and we can proudly boast that some of the world best comedians are from up north, Steve Coogan, Peter Kay, Jason Manford, Alan Carr the list goes on and on. We love our comedy so much, Manchester even has its own comedy festival at the back end of the year but in the meantime here’s where you can get tickled any night of the week.
Frog & Bucket Oldham Street, Manchester Frog and Bucket is the original Manchester comedy venue. Dave Gorman, Peter Kay and Caroline Ahern have all graced this stage; The Frog prides itself on being a nurturer of new comedic talent. The Frog was born in 1993 as a Manchester pub with a comedy sideline, the comedy soon took over with Mancunians begging for more so The Frog moved to bigger premises at the top of Oldham Street. Every night has a different varied line up. Thursdays are Big Value Thursdays where you get 5 comics
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enjoy a friendly, cosmopolitan atmosphere then Copacabana is the place for you! Alongside the nightclub aspect of the venue they also hold lessons every week for beginners, improvers and Sambaman intermediates. Classes are held Manchester School of Samba holds Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and weekly classes every Wednesday Saturday costing £4.50. Whether it’s from 7.30pm to 10.30pm and is Salsa or Merengue, Copacabana’s open to all abilities. If you find a team of experienced dance good beat gets your feet moving instructors will help to put some and you’re passionate about rhythm into your step. No partner Brazilian Carnival rhythm and is necessary and the lessons are a dance, then this is the place to get great way of making new friends funky. in a relaxed atmosphere. Held at the Dancehouse theatre, ww.visitcopacabana.co.uk Oxford road and costs £5 per session. For more information Getting Manchester check out: Moving www.sambaman.org.uk A great new initiative to get the CopaCabana people of Manchester more active Copacabana, Sevendale House, and healthy. Heath guardian Dale Street, Northern Quarter, angels or as they are actually Manchester M1 2HF called Health Trainers are on Now celebrating its 15th hand to help you find new ways anniversary, Copacabana is the of introducing physical activity best place for a Latin night out in into your daily routine. They help Manchester. Whether you are an to point you in the right direction experienced salsero or you just of health related services in your
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to register you interest in our forthcoming events, some may give you the opportunity to try new activities you’d never thought of trying before, such as scuba diving or kayaking, or come along to one of our regular walks, designed to get us city folk out there ‘on them there fells’. We walk, we talk and build up a hearty appetite that we quench Sign up and let us guide you with lunch and a pint in a local across the water and under it, up hostelry, a perfect way to spend hills and over dales, meeting new you Sundays. people and making friends along the way. Visit:www.largeoutdoors.com LargeOutdoors.com It’s the start of summer and large outdoors just got a whole lot more social. Its time to dust down your adventurous spirit and take advantage of the large outdoors, how better to do that than with a group of like minded people; enjoying good company, having a laugh and getting out there and doing it..........
Salford Quays, Manchester Fortnightly on a Tuesday evening 19:00 - 21:00 This is the ideal opportunity for those of you who wish to learn how to Kayak or brush up on your skills. During each two hour session you will be shown the basics of paddling and as you attend more events we slowly progress you through the skills needed to gain your first awards in paddlesports. Don’t worry about coming along and thinking everyone else in the group will be further along than you, we normally have 2 instructors available and so one will look after any new members and bring them up to speed, whilst the second instructor teaches further skills to members that have been more than once. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with the leader. This event is limited to 8 places and pre-booking required. It costs £12 and this includes all your equipment hire and instruction. For full details and to book your place log on to www.largeoutdoors.com. Dates: Tuesday 12th May, 26th May, 9th June, 23rd June, 7th July, 21st July, 4th Aug, 18th Aug, 1st Sept.
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Day Walks
SD101: Discover Scuba Diving Date: Friday 29 May Location: Manchester Aquatic Centre Rating: Beginners Max spaces: 4 Fee: ÂŁ25.00 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go Scuba Diving? Well now you can try it out with LargeOutdoors.com and Orca Divers based in Chorlton. This 2 hour session will start with a very basic theory lesson lasting around 15 minutes, then on to pool side to get you kitted out in everything you will need. After this we jump in the pool and you get to experience the joy of diving. As you build your confidence, we will drop the pool floor so you get to go a bit deeper and truly experience the joy of diving.
All of our day walks start from train stations easily accessible from Manchester. You can either meet us at the start point or meet at the Manchester Station and join us all on the train out. For full kit lists and to register on an event please log on to our site www.largemanchester.com or join our facebook.
W101: Hebden Bridge Date: Sunday 17 May Rating: Moderate Distance: 7 – 8 miles Max spaces: 20 Fee: Free This walk will take us across woodlands, open fields and wild moorlands, through crickety gates and stone styles. Sheep and dry stonewalls abound in every direction as we make our way up to Stooley Pike, from here its all down hill as we make our way back to Hebden Bridge and a well earned pint. This is a spectacular walk and good fun.
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W103: Stanage Edge – Derbyshire Date: Sunday 7 June Rating: Moderate Distance: 6 – 7 miles Max spaces: 20 Fee: Free Open moorland and rolling hills merge together backed by the gritstone forming Stanage Edge. The Edge provides easy walking and good views, scattered below the edge are the many discarded millstones, truly fascinating and a must see if you’ve never been out this way before.
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W102: Edale – Peak District Date: Sunday 31 May Rating: Moderate Distance: 8 - 9 miles Max spaces: 20 Fee: Free A beautiful walk through the stunning, wild heartland of the Peak District. Don’t forget your cameras for this one, as this walk offers dramatic views that quite literally can leave you breathless!
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Mood Swings Mood Swings is a unique and unusual voluntary organisation in the city centre. This is a charity in the true sense of the word where by the majority of the work is done by volunteers. Mood Swings works tirelessly to offer support services to those experiencing emotional distress. The charity decline financial help from the government as they don’t like to work within the restrictions that often comes with this funding. They simply want to be able to help any person feeling unwell and in need. By staying independent, the charity can do so much more. They aren’t a mental health charity as that conjures up images of illness and trips to the doctors, they specifically focus on well-ness and how you can achieve this. The charity works to bridge the gap between wanting to be well and
the necessary steps needed to take to achieve this. They work with absolutely everyone from barristers, actors, footballers, road sweepers, people from every background and lifestyle. There are no restrictions here. The team become the friends and family to those going through emotional distress, the support network when people are struggling. They have a helpline which anyone can call and calls come from all over the world, they have helped individuals from South Africa, New Zealand, France and Hong Kong. Sometimes all it takes is talking things through to get people back on track, some people need more support. Mood Swings don’t diagnose the problem, they ask people what is wrong and what help do they need. They do what the doctors
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Summer is just round the corner, what’s your perfect way to spend a sunny day in the city? Nikki, Salford White wine with ice in a beer garden in Castlefield topped off with a sausage made on the BBQ at Dukes 92, EVERY SINGLE TIME! Jamie, Hulme My favourite way to spend a summers day in Manchester is Image courtesy of Jonty Wilde enjoying a good bottle of red wine and some tasty food in one of the many fabulous restaurants Manchester has to offer. After that I love just talking a walk in the park and watching the world go by. Benito, City Centre I wack on my hugely pretentious sunglasses for a bit of early morning shopping when it’s still cool, grab a coffee in St Anne’s Sq and then mid afternoon head for drinks in the Village, grab a bit to eat outside Taurus and sit and watch the world go by, perfect! Emma, Prestwich Oh there are a few things I love to do when the sun is shining, grab the tram to Heaton Park with a picnic or sit on the balcony of The River Bar at The Lowry with a champagne cocktail or if I want some peace and quiet, I head to Angel Meadows, a fab, little unknown park behind the car parks near the CIS tower with a good book.
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