Lowdown February 2013

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The definitive Liverpool listings guide

MARK WOMACK RETURN OF THE MACK ROBERT VINCENT GUILLEM BALAGUE VALENTINES DAY

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Edwyn Collins

Richard Thompson Friday 1 March 7.30pm £20-£30

Saturday 20 April 8pm £17.50, £23.50

Grethchen Peters Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion

WOW A celebration of the Music & Artistry of Kate Bush Friday 22 February 7.45pm £19.50, £25

Brendan Cole Licence to Thrill

Dennis Locorriere Saturday 30 March 7.30pm £20, £26

Sunday 24 February 7.30pm £17.50-£25.50

Saturday 23 February 7.30pm £28.50-£38.50

Billy Ocean Nasher

Joe Brown in Concert Sunday 7 April 7.30pm £23-£30

Saturday 9 March The Epstein Theatre 8pm £19.50

Friday 19 April 7.30pm £17.50, £25.50

Friday 12 April 8.30pm £12

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WELCOME

Happy New Year and welcome to the first LowDown of 2013. We have braved flu, the norovirus and snow to bring you another issue of the magazine with the most comprehensive listings on Merseyside.

THIS MONTH

This issue Mark Womack talks about his new play ‘Hope’ and working with his wife Samantha. Peter Hooton talks about the road to the Xmas no 1 and the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and we also have a chat with Spanish football pundit and author Guillem Balague.

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On the local front we talk to up and coming local singer-songwriter Robert Vincent and Graham Hughes the man who decided to travel to every country on the globe.

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HIGHLIGHTS 7th February Ian Skelly & The Sundowners Zanzibar

8th February-12th May Glam! The Performance Of Style Tate

9th February Parlour Flames Epstein Theatre

9th February Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown Liverpool Empire

7th Patrick Wolf

Epstein Theatre

12th Local Natives Kazimier

10th February Harry Hill ‘Sausage Time’ Liverpool Empire

12th February Jake Bugg O2 Academy

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Robin Guthrie Trio Eric’s

13th February Ethan Johns Capstone

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17th February The Lumineers 02 Academy

17th February Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Eric’s

Richard Hawley Philharmonic Hall

28th February Bastille O2 Academy

28th February – 3rd March Liverpool International Jazz Festival

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NEWS Liverpool International Jazz Festival One Billion Rising

Here’s a horrible and sobering fact: One in three women on earth will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. But here’s a uplifting and wonderful message: One billion women dancing is a revolution.

On February 14 people around the world will get up and dance as part of a movement called One Billion Rising which demands an end to this violence. The brainchild of activist Eve Ensler, the day will see people shaking it like a polaroid picture in a global call to action, and Liverpool is no exception. Here are the local events: CRAFTY MOVES Tap into your creativity by crafting your own tribal headgear before testing it out on the dancefloor. The event will feature live Liverpool talent including the Just Us rap and beatbox collective, the Sense of Sound choir, the Funkymentals dance group, belly dancers, facepainting and much more.

A £3 donation is suggested on the door and a fundraising raffle will run throughout the event; winners will be announced at the end.

Proceeds will be donated to the One Billion Rising Organisation. Event runs 5.30pm - 11pm, Children are welcome! Address: The Brink, 15 – 21 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN. For more info contact obrliverpool@gmail.com or 07511187194

MASS ZUMBA Movema will hold an open Zumba and World Dance Class, full of upbeat songs and dance routines, celebrating women around the world. The invitation goes out to all women and men in the Northwest region who would like to rise up with Movema. You don’t need any experience, just bring yourself and a bottle of water and be part of the movement!

Starting at 19:00 – 20:00 at The Dome, 35 – 45 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 2SF. For more information about One Billion Rising Liverpool check out: GLOBAL WEBSITE onebillionrising.org CRAFT EVENT tinyurl.com/obrliverpool MOVEMA EVENT movema.co.uk/One_Billion_Rising.html

The inaugural Liverpool International Jazz Festival runs from 28th February – 3rd March 2013, in Liverpool – the UK’s music capital. For a full four days the Liverpool International Jazz Festival and the Capstone Theatre will come alive to the sounds of Roller Trio, Led Bib, Robert Mitchell, Kit Downes Quintet, Denys Baptiste’s Triumvirate and Courtney Pine to name a few highlights, and all under one roof.

Some of the finest names on the national and international jazz scene are set to demonstrate that the spirit of jazz is still swingin’ and jumpin’ in Liverpool and some programmed events are absolutely free.

GIT Awards 2013

Details of this years Git awards have just been announced and organiser Peter Guy will be looking to build on the success of last years event. GIT Award 2013 will be on Friday April 19 2013, at Leaf on Bold Street where each of the 12 shortlisted artists will perform.

The winning artist will receive £1000 in prize money. Jayne Lawless, shortlist for the Liverpool Art Prize 2008, will design and make the GIT Award 2013 and the Inspiration Award 2013. The Inspiration Award recognises someone or a collective of people that have been instrumental in changing the musical landscape within Merseyside - last year’s winner was the team behind The Kazimier.

GIT Award’s official charity partnership is with CALM: www.thecalmzone.net

Threshold Festival 2013

The Who come to Liverpool – June 30th 2013

Threshold has released some exciting confirmed acts and promoters for the 2013 Festival. Liverpool’s favourite grassroots event which takes place in venues Camp and Furnace, The Picket, Elevator Bar & Baltic Creative on March 8th-10th includes some of the best music and arts around.

THE WHO, one of rock’s Confirmed Liverpool acts include award winning Americana artist Rob Vincent enjoying a legendary and defining recent four star review in Mojo, the delightful rising star Natalie McCool, post-rock scene leaders Kusanagi & Phonetics, the sweet swinging Rumjig, bluesman Dave O’Grady (just back from his bands, has announced second tour with Black Crowes frontman Rich Robinson) and noise machine Jazzhands a UK arena tour where www.thresholdfestival.co.uk they’ll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics.

FACT and Liverpool Sound City looking for new video talent FACT and Liverpool Sound City have joined forces to launch an exciting open call to find the best new music video directing talent in the North West.

They are asking budding directors to submit storyboard and film ideas for a video to accompany a song by celebrated Liverpool band Outfit. The winning treatment will then be made with expert help from FACT, who will offer £500, loan of equipment and use of their editing suite to perfect the video. Not only that, the finished result will go on public display as part of the FACT exhibition The Art of Pop Video, which opens on March 14.

Outfit’s song Performance is the title track of their soon-to-be released debut album. The competition brief is downloadable from today (January 16) at the FACT website, fact.co.uk.

The Big Egg Hunt at Liverpool ONE

The Big Egg Hunt was a plan hatched by Elephant Family and Action for Children for a recordbreaking egg hunt across Central London to raise money for these two eggshell-ent causes!

Over 200 uniquely crafted eggs, created by leading artists, designers, architects and jewellers, will be hidden across the country in the lead up to Easter. The eggs will be on display throughout Liverpool ONE and the Albert Dock from 26th Feb – 5th March. Gather your family and friends and join the hunt, for a truly original and interactive eggsperience! With so many eggs to find, grab your zone map and get the clues that will test even the savviest of Sherlocks!

This new concert version of QUADROPHENIA, personally directed by Roger Daltrey, focuses on the original album and replaces the narrative used in previous stage versions with powerful imagery projected on an array of massive screens, designed to support, complement and propel the musical content of the work by setting it in the context of the history of the band. This is achieved to startling effect. “Quadrophenia and its coming-of-age story unfolded in songs that blended nuance and noise, a spectacle grand and gritty,” writes the Orlando Sentinel.

The Who’s 8-date UK tour features founding members ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND, who will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), John Corey (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/ backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals).

Tickets go on sale on Friday 1 February @ 9am.

To book tickets log on to www.echoarena. com or call the Echo Arena Box Office on 0844 8000 400.

Tickets are priced at £70/£65/60 subject to a booking / handling fee.

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PREVIEWS Ethan Johns

CAPSTONE THEATRE, 13TH FEBRUARY World renowned producer, engineer and multiinstrumentalist Ethan Johns has worked with an impressive array of artists including Kings of Leon, Ray La Monatagne, The Vaccines, Laura Marling and Tom Jones.

Ethan has released his debut solo album produced by Dom Monks, Jeremy Stacey and mixed by Johns’ father, Glyn in Los Angeles.

The album was wrtten by Johns in-between working with others and features musicians that he has produced and performed with over the years, including Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, and Danny Thompson.

He will be at The Capstone Theatre on 13th February with Marika Hackman.

You can download the song ‘Whip Poor Will’ for free from Ethanjohns.com

Parlour Flames

EPSTEIN THEATRE, 9 FEBRUARY – £12.50 Parlour Flames is an exciting musical collaboration between former OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead [aka Paul Arthurs] and the Manchester based singer songwriter & poet Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes].

The pair are embarking on a select few shows across the UK to preview their forthcoming album and have some very special guests appearing along the way. They are backed up by a superb backing band consisting of musicians from Badly Drawn Boy. In Liverpool they have chosen the newly refurbished Epstein Theatre to preview their eagerly anticipated debut album and they will be supported by up and coming troubadour Rob Vincent who is currently receiving lots of attention in the press and on national radio and also by the wonderful Sensorites. We can also expect a few surprises.

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Glam – The Performance of Style

This Spring, Tate Liverpool presents the first critical evaluation of the Glam era of the 1970s, alongside the first UK retrospective of the realist painter Sylvia Sleigh (1916-2010).

Glam, which emerged in the period 1971-5, was an extravagant pop style and sensibility which embraced high and low culture and played with identity and gender definitions.

Glam! The Performance of Style uses Glam as a prism through which to view artistic developments in Europe and North America.

Featured artists include Lynda Benglis, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Gilbert & George, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Derek Jarman, Sigmar Polke, Cindy Sherman and Andy Warhol.

Welsh-born Sleigh worked in London before becoming an important part of New York’s feminist art scene in the 1960s and beyond.

As a female painter during a period when a great emphasis was placed on abstraction and conceptual practice, she has been widely overlooked in the field of modern and contemporary art. Tate Liverpool’s exhibition of forty paintings and eleven works on paper is the largest of her work to date and seeks to bring her powerful work to a wider audience.

Both exhibitions open on 8 February 2013 continuing until 3 May 2013 (Sleigh) and 12 May 2013 (Glam!). www.tate.org.uk

Four Seasons WATERCOLOURS BY ANGELA BURTON

This February, the dot-art Showroom will host a collection of watercolours by Chester based artist Angela Burton, inspired the natural world of landscape, plants and flowers through the four seasons, in which the artist has allowed a combination of imagination and knowledge of the medium to influence the creation of a painting.

The exhibition runs from 11th February – 5th April 2013 and is open to the public from 126pm Monday to Friday and by appointment, at dot-art, 16 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4TX. Please call 0845 017 6660 or see www.dot-art.com for more information or to make an appointment. All work is for sale and admission is free.

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A successful change in philosophy is key to Toffee’s success...

Everton’s fluid and often ruthless attacks have been a breath of fresh air for Toffee fans used to cheering a side typically labelled as ‘hard to break down’.

Positive talk surrounding the Blues has mainly focused around their attacking threat, with the Baines/Pienaar inter-play and Mirallas’ creative inside forward runs in particular being flagged as factors in their forward threat.

But also evident has been the uncharacteristic leaking of goals on a consistent basis. The ramifications of Everton’s more attacking focus, predominantly down the flanks, has left them exposed to counter-attacks. By shutting Swansea out in their recent 0-0 draw, Everton managed to keep a clean sheet for only the first time since September, an incredible statistic for a team currently sniffing around a European spot.

Such a problem is manageable so long as the investment in an attacking strategy results in goals. And, from a fan’s perspective, a ‘score one more than you’ policy has the inclination to produce much more exciting games.

This change in philosophy has worked so far for Everton, with the trust in their attacking prowess proving to be well found, and negating the problems of having a more exposed

defence. Their record shows just three losses so far this campaign, less than Chelsea and half as many as Tottenham.

The key for Everton’s chances of qualifying for European football lies in their end product. For all of Everton’s swift build-up play, a ruthless composure in front of goal is where their shift in attacking philosophy will ultimately be successful or not. Everton’s goalless draw with Swansea was the perfect representation of how the absence of an end product unravels all of Everton’s attacking focus.

Time and time again, Everton’s attacks were absorbed by Swansea, who managed to escape the match with a point due to the Toffee’s inability to convert their chances into goals. It is hard to criticise Jelavic, who repeatedly created space and chances for himself through his sharp movement and positioning.

That being said, without displaying the lethal finishing which had gained him widespread plaudits last season, his work was not backed up with a goal. This in turn led to another draw for Everton, a common conclusion to many of their other results where wins have been well within grasp. They have now registered into the double figures for number of games drawn this season, a statistic shared only by Stoke.

But aside from dropping points in games they have dominated, Everton’s season has thus far been one to be proud of. Moyes has undoubtedly taken a risk with the team’s evident new attacking philosophy, but their current league position points at a successful gamble on his part.

Aside from needing to put games they’ve dominated to bed to ensure a good season becomes a great one, the real test lies in the

11 fitness of Everton’s squad for the rest of the campaign. Without the comfort of a winter break, not only are the fitness levels of Everton’s starters tested, but so is the strength in depth of the entire squad, considering the inevitable niggles and knocks which have already plagued certain players in the team (Gibson and Mirralas to name two of the obvious cases).

One position in which Everton could do with investing in during the January transfer window is at centre-back, after the not-so secret unhappiness of John Heitinga has become apparent over the past few weeks. Heitinga, who was voted Everton’s best player at the end of last season by Toffee supporters, has become disillusioned at Goodison, based upon

Moyes’ favoured centre-back partnership of Distin and Jagielka.

If he does achieve the transfer he so reportedly wants, Everton could do with an established and experienced centre-back to offer a little more depth to Moyes’ centre-back options.

Heitinga’s departure would open up the possibility for one of Everton’s younger players to be offered the opportunity to gain some Premier League experience should Jags or Distin suffer an injury. Twenty-one year old Shane Duffy has impressed in Everton’s reserve fixtures, but with the team’s new attacking mentality inviting a lot more pressure on their defence, such a decision could prove too much of an ask for a young and inexperienced player.

With Everton’s strong first half to this Premier League campaign, coupled with their tendency to finish season’s in impressive form, the Toffees currently hold the potential to push for at least a top six finish. If games are killed off when the potential is there to do so, Toffee fans such as myself could find themselves celebrating a job well done come May. LIAM NEWMAN || @liamanewman

Tranmere FC: Kicking up a fuss...

Well here we are nearing the end of January and guess what? We’re still top of the league.

This may change with this afternoons news that the weekends game has been called off due to a frozen pitch, but even so it’s a fantastic achievement. If the last time I wrote I came across like I couldn’t believe our luck to be in such a heady position then my position has changed somewhat.

We deserve it, we’re a cracking dynamic side which has rode the injury of our best players of late by bringing in inspired youngsters and more crafty loan signings. Since we were thrashed

5-0 by Swindon (‘Swindle’ to every Tranmere fan, we’ll never forgive them for turning off their floodlights years ago when we were 2-0 up) we’ve put together a string of great results, despite having midfield maestro Wallace out injured on top of our other injuries and the end of Jake Cassidy’s loan period.

The 3 vital Christmas games returned maximum points for the Super White Army, some of the results were ground out, others showed the great flair we’ve managed to muster up out of nowhere for this season. After a blip away at Coventry (we still should of coming away with

something by all accounts) our most important and satisfying win came last Saturday away in London.

High flyers Brentford was a huge challenge but the lads rose to it and we came away with all 3 points and a feeling that this was the game which gives us all the hope we really can do this.

We can go straight up, we can win the damn thing and the butterflies in every Tranmere fans stomach are kicking up a fuss like has not been felt for over 10 years.

IAN PROWSE ||

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COMPETITIONS

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WOW Tickets Wow The Show is a celebration of the music and artistry of Kate Bush and arrives back at The Philharmonic on 22nd Feb. Featuring Maaike on vocals and an all star backing band.

Parlour Flames Tickets & T Shirt

To win a pair of tickets tell us the first venue Kate Bush played on her one and only UK tour.

All you have to do to win a pair of tickets and a t-shirt is tell us his real name.

Bonafide rockstar Bonehead is back with a new band and album. Parlour Flames will be rocking The Epstein Theatre on 9th Feb with some very special guests.

Win a copy of Nashers book

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry tickets

Brian’s ‘Nasher’s’ new book charts the highs and lows of rock stardom and is the story of one of Liverpool’s most successful bands.

The influential Grammy winning artist and trailblazing producer will be performing at Eric’s on 17th Feb.

To win a copy tell us how many weeks did Relax spend at No 1?

To win a pair of tickets tell us what year Lee was born...

Ethan Johns vinyl album Singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, producer and all round cool guy Ethan Johns will be performing at The Capstone Theatre on Wed 13th feb.

To win a copy of Ethan’s fantastic album tell us the name of the band he produced ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ for...

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Guillem Balague is a Spanish football pundit and writer, who has become the recognisable face of La Liga reporting in the UK. Ranging from his work with a number of British papers to his regular appearances on numerous Sky Sports programmes (including Revista De La Liga and his recent Magic of Messi documentary) he is the ever present expert when it comes to the Spanish league.

He has now written a biography on Pep Guardiola, Another Way of Winning, which explores one of Barcelona’s greatest ever managers, including his unprecedented haul of fourteen trophies during a remarkable four season tenure. I caught up with Guillem to discuss his new book, as well as his views on Messi, Mourinho and why football fans shouldn’t expect fireworks during the January transfer window.

I started writing it for about two months. Once you’ve got all the conversations that have taken place, then it’s just a matter of putting it altogether in a kind of always thinking, in my case anyway, that it is a novel rather than just a biography, with a bit of tension and creating an interesting character, including his strengths and weaknesses, his ying and yang. I don’t know if that came out in the book but that was my intention anyway.

WHAT MADE YOU INTERESTED IN WRITING A BOOK ON PEP GUARDIOLA? I wrote a book on Liverpool called ‘A Season on the Brink’ and Orion who were the publishers had been looking for an idea to work on again together. I suggested some but they weren’t sure and then they came up with this idea of the Pep Guardiola book. I said ‘Yes but only if I can talk to him’ but knowing that he wasn’t talking to anybody. So that was the first challenge. But once he allowed me to talk to him and he opened the doors to the changing rooms and sent an e-mail to Ferguson to talk to me then it was a project I obviously wanted to be involved in.

THE BOOK OPENS WITH A FOREWORD FROM SIR ALEX FERGUSON, A MANAGER WHO SOME BELIEVE TO BE A CONTENDER FOR GREATEST OF ALL TIME. HOW DID THIS CONVERSATION COME ABOUT? I obviously wanted to speak with Sir Alex considering he had been in two Champions League finals in Barcelona and I sent an e-mail to Manchester United, who originally never replied. When talking to Pep I said ‘I’d love to talk to Sir Alex’ and he didn’t say anything at the time.

HOW LONG DID THE BIOGRAPHY TAKE YOU TO PUT TOGETHER? Twenty years! You don’t get to talk to Pep Guardiola or any of the players when they are not talking to anybody unless you have twenty years of a professional life which is respected and within which they can trust you. So in terms of how you get there, you don’t get there without those twenty years. In terms of the book I started in January last year and started doing interviews until May or so. Then

The next day I got a call from Ferguson’s secretary saying ‘Do you want to come to Manchester to talk to Sir Alex’ and I’m like ‘Yeah!

What happened then?’ and it was because Pep had sent an e-mail saying to Ferguson to get in touch if he wanted to talk to me because he had been more than happy to do so. So I am eternally grateful to both for the opportunity.

So I went to the meeting and I was delayed by 45 minutes!

But he was in a very good mood. Apparantly everyone was late on that day, including his players because of a traffic problem. So we had

a 45 minute talk where it was pretty clear the admiration that Sir Alex had towards Pep. I’ve had interviews before with Ferguson and to me they were some of the best times of my career.

The guy makes you feel so comfortable and nonchalant and he’s such a good talker that it really was a privilege.

WOULD YOU RATE GUARDIOLA AMONGST THE GREATEST MANAGERS IN THE WORLD, OR DO YOU FEEL HE STILL HAS MORE TO PROVE WITH OTHER CLUBS FIRST? I don’t know if there are any other managers in the world who have got 14 titles after 19 months in charge. None. None in the history of the world. Not even close to that. Yes it was with one club but there’s the fact that Ferguson has been at Man Utd for 26 years having won things with Aberdeen.

But had he only done the 26 years with Man Utd would people say ‘Ah but could he do it with a different team?’. It also seems to be a different analysis when it’s a manager outside of the Premier League. In the EPL, if you do really, really well you are considered one of the best in the world, but people like Messi as a player, or Guardiola as a manager, have to test themselves in the Romanian League or something to prove that they are the best. Pep has changed football.

I wouldn’t enter the equation for who is the best in the world because I’m not interested in that but he has definitely changed football, in the same way that managers like (Louis) van Gaal, (Johan) Cruyff, (Rinus) Michels changed

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WHERE DOES GUARDIOLA GO FROM HERE? Well, he will go to a club who can win things straightaway. He would want a squad with quality players who can win things but also to play the way that he wants. A club if he can in the Premier League. A club where he feels the infrastructure is right not to just win one year but to keep winning. There are not many clubs like that and everybody knows which clubs it could be. Everybody wants to know the name of the club but I can guarantee he hasn’t got anything agreed with anybody. We’ll just have to wait.

TIMES SEEM VERY GOOD AT THE BARCELONA AT THE MOMENT, WITH THE TEAM STILL UNBEATEN IN THE LEAGUE AND MESSI MAKING WORLDWIDE HEADLINES AGAIN AFTER BREAKING THE GOALSCORING RECORD LAST YEAR. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THEIR SUCCESS THUS FAR WITH VILANOVA IS BECAUSE HE HAS INHERITED A FANTASTIC SQUAD AND HAS BEEN MORE OF A CARETAKER TO THEM? I think the foundations were put there a long time ago but Guardiola took it to a whole new level. What Tito is doing is continuing that work.

I think it was good that Guardiola left because they had got a little bit stuck.

There was so much pressure on him and he had used as much of his own personal resources as he could. He was lacking energy and there were still some big decisions which needed to be taken.

All in all it was best that they parted company and somebody else continued the job and Tito has done that. He has helped give Barcelona new levels but based on the foundations that Pep put into the team.

BARCELONA HAS A NUMBER OF ONE-CLUB PLAYERS WITHIN THEIR TEAM. MESSI SIGNING A LENGTHY NEW CONTRACT, AND XAVI AND PUYOL RECENT SIGNED DEALS TO ENSURE THEY STAY AT THE NOU CAMP UNTIL THE END OF THEIR CAREERS. THE POSSIBILITY IS THAT BARCELONA MAY SOON BECOME A ONE-CLUB TEAM, WITH ALL PLAYERS RISING THROUGH LA MASIA AND STAYING WITH THE CLUB THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER. DO YOU BELIEVE THIS IS POSSIBLE? I don’t think that has ever been the target but you can appreciate when it happens and you have to celebrate it. It was a dream put forward

by Van Gaal where he said he’d like to win the Champions League with an all La Masia team.

But I don’t think that was ever a target.

La Masia certainly adds DNA to the club and to the players which is important for many reasons. The style, the philosophy on the pitch but also because it continues a way of doing and behaving throughout the generations. But what players like Abidal, Keita or Alexis can add may not always be able to be found in La Masia.

A brand of player like a tough centre back.

Despite Puyol coming from La Masia, they are yet to find a homegrown replacement for him.

It’s that mixture of what players from La Masia and outside of it can give you which has always been embraced so I don’t think that’s a target at all but it is definitely to be complimented.

A MAIN TALKING POINT IN LA LIGA AT THE MOMENT COMES FROM ONE OF BARCELONA’S RIVALS, REAL MADRID, AND THE DRAMA BETWEEN JOSE MOURINHO AND SOME OF HIS PLAYERS. DO YOU THINK MOURINHO HAS EFFECTIVELY ENDED ANY CHANCE OF STAYING WITH THE CLUB FOR THE FUTURE? WHERE DO YOU SEE HIM GOING TO? I don’t think he wants to be manager for a long time anyway and its quite clear his management methods work and are effective but are rather out of date. He wants everybody at the club like the directors, the media, the players and staff to be on their toes constantly and under pressure.

I think they’ve reached that point of no return where now it’s either change the squad or change the manager. They may stay together until the end of the season but after that it doesn’t make sense for the whole thing to continue. We’ll have to see where he goes.

There’s going to be the inevitable domino effect at the end of the season so we’ll have to see.

PSG is a possibility. Some people talk about Chelsea, or City or even Inter he might return to. It just depends on the results of each manager.

WHO WERE SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE PLAYERS GROWING UP? Gabino, former Betis and Espanyol. He was a lovely lovely player. A dribbler who was magic.

Magic. And who also played for my team of course (Espanyol). And Zidane and Messi would of course be the other ones.

You also recently presented ‘The Magic of Messi’ on Sky Sports, a look at Messi’s remarkable career so far, including a look at his record-breaking 2012. Is Messi the best player in the world today? Is he greatest of all time?

He’s the best in the world and one thing that actually surprised us during that show was just how marvellous he actually is. I mean, we look at him every week and every week he seems

to break a record and we have to highlight each one. But putting it altogether was like ‘Oh my god! Come on!’.

The man is like a joke. Some things that players don’t do in their entire career he has managed to do in twelve months. It was great from that point of view. And is he the best ever? Every era brings up that discussion I suppose, but what’s quite clear is that it has never been harder to be a top player, because teams are more physical and there are more tactics.

But he has shown that he can consistently beat everybody, except for on the international stage. Now I don’t think anyone in the world has done that recently but there is an argument to be made that Maradona is the greatest. I think Maradona was more of a complete player than Messi is.

Maradona had a 50 meter accurate pass which I don’t think Messi has, but maybe that is because he doesn’t need to have it. Both are electric in their pace but Maradona added more to it. We’re getting there though with Messi. It’s still early days and we should wait until the end of his career to decide but if there was to be one it would be between those two.

AND FINALLY THE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW HAS OPENED UP. DO YOU HAVE ANY PREDICTIONS FOR ANY BIG SIGNINGS YOU CAN SEE HAPPENING THIS MONTH? There’s not much money available. Big clubs have decided it’s not time to make changes.

There will be a lot of big no’s. Villa won’t go.

Negredo won’t go. There will just be smaller transfers this month I think. Club’s in La Liga like Espanyol or Betis may sell if bids come in because they need the money, but nothing will be major.

(Since this interview Pepe Guardiola has announced he will be joining Bayern Munich) LIAM NEWMAN ||

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THE MAN WHO SAW THEWORLD

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Liverpool legend Graham Hughes is the anti Karl Pilkington. Having visited every country in the world without using a plane, and breaking a Guinness World Record in the process, Hughes reports back bursting with positivity.

“There isn’t one country that I wouldn’t go back to.”

Hughes became the first person in the world to visit each of the 201 countries in the world overland for what he dubbed The Odyssey Expedition. He did it in about as many weeks by foot, bus, taxi, train, ship or canoe; no planes, no helicopters and no hot-air balloons allowed.

As well having a degree in History and Politics and a career in the Liverpool film and music industry under his belt, previous to his odyssey he had already done an extensive amount of travel, and is described in his bio as being “the guy who always says ‘yes’ and then worries about how he’s going to do it afterwards.”

Which takes us to this journey. The question begging to be asked is: Why? Graham replies: “ I think the question should be why not?”

In terms of the record, he said he just “emailed the records people and they said that it hadn’t been done before.”

As for planning, “It was a case of going to Liverpool library and taking all the Lonely Planet books I could carry. Then I spent a very long night figuring out how I could get from one country to another without flying.”

Graham spent most of his travel Couchsurfing, staying with local families as much as possible,

and catching public transport as per the record regulations.

“It was 99.9% winged. The thing is, local people can help you get from A to B in any country in the world. The hardest ones to get to were the islands because I couldn’t swim.”

Getting to an island also provided his most scary experience: “I took a leaky wooden canoe, known as a pirogue, against my better judgement from Senegal to Cape Verde islands. It took four days.

It was leaky, there was no radio or sat phone. If a wave had hit us I would be dead. That’s gonna stick in my mind for a long time to come.”

With a friendship circle wider than just about anyone on the planet he has nothing but good things to say about his travel experiences.

“I’ve come out of this with a very positive message and feeling for the world. I haven’t been mugged, I didn’t get attacked. Maybe I’m just incredibly lucky but I didn’t even get ill the whole 4 years I was travelling. Everyone in America thinks you need a gun to protect yourself but you don’t; you just need a smile.”

Graham is switched on to just about every issue on the planet, and will passionately discuss anything from the potential of harnessing tidal

power to the failings of the Liverpool transport system. The issue close to his heart that he chose to raise money for during his odyssey though was water – and specifically the charity Water Aid. “I believe that access to clean safe water should be a basic human right, it should be demanded of governments to give to people.”

He highlights that billions in the world don’t have access to toilets, adding that the cause also suited him because: “It’s my sense of humour – toilet humour. And as a traveller I like a decent toilet! Squat toilets are just evil.”

The other thing that Graham is extremely passionate about is his hometown.

“I’ve been to every country in the world, and Liverpool is the best city in the world!”

Follow Graham’s new blog about his journey to get his story to Hollywood here: www.dev-hell.com

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MYFUNNY VALENTNE Thursday February 14 is, like it or not, Valentine’s Day. And just like any night in this fine city, there’s something on for everyone. So if you’ve yet to make plans here are some of your options…

The Classic Valentines

Soft focus vision, flowing fabrics, violins, cupids... yes some people believe romance is alive and well. For the lovers....

GIFT: Chocolate and red roses MENU: Champagne and Chateaubriand at Miller and Carter, Albert Dock ROMANTIC CLASSIC AT THE PHIL: An elegant evening of classical music with romantic themes, ranging from Prokofiev’s and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet to the Spanish passion of Ravel. Performed by the Royal Liverpool Orchestra and led by world famous Venezuelan conductor José Luis Gomez.

The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £16£40, 0151 709 3789 www.liverpoolphil.com THE FEEL GOOD FILM: FACT is playing ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, the classic Audrey Hepburn that says ‘yay for love’ without making you barf. Showing at: 6.20pm and 9pm, full price £9 www.fact.co.uk SWEETS FOR MY SWEET: They say that the stomach is the way to man’s heart but here’s a tip; the same applies for chicks. Celebrate your love by gorging harmoniously at the V-day edition of Leaf’s marvellous monthly pudding club. Enjoy 5 courses of dessert washed down with expertly selected tea for £14.95, doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm prompt start. See www.thisisleaf.co.uk

The Quirky Valentine

Great you’re in love, but you’re clued in young hipsters; you’re hardly going to go in for that hallmark crap are you? There is another way.

GIFT: Ordinary chocolates just won’t do, not when you can have a scan of your mug molded into a chocolate and your partner can EAT YOUR FACE! It’s true, see Fab Cafe, Tokyo www.fabcafe.com MENU: Enjoy tradition Eritrean eats with a meal of injera with various stews, followed by a coffee ceremony at Selam Cafe, 134 Smithdown Road.

WAXING LYRICAL: Celebrate the literary side of your love at the Talking Poetry event at the Bluecoat. A casual free get together that promises to explore some of the greats, from Sylvia Plath to Adrian Mitchell. There will also be a chance to discuss and share some of your faves (romantic if you wish). From 6pm to 8pm, tickets are free but booking is required, book at 0151 702 5324 or info@thebluecoat.org.uk HORRORSHOW: Trade in doves and hearts for fishnets and stilettos the entertaining risque classic, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Sing and thrust along with your beloved! Show start 8pm at the Empire Theatre, tickets £10-35.

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Flying Solo

Don’t spend another year watching Bridget Jones and crying into your Haagen Daaz – reclaim the day for singles.

GIFT: Nothing says ‘I love me’ more than a onesie - comfy, cosy and it’ll keep you warm at night. They don’t call em ‘twosies’ do they?

Pick up one of these bad boys at your local Primark.

MENU: Several pints and maybe a greasy kebab on the way home.

LAUGH IT OFF: Whether you’re a Valentine’s hater seeking distraction or you’re indifferent, its always good to laugh. And everyone’s favourite Irish/adopted Aussie funnymen Jimeoin is guaranteed to offer a few of those.

Catch him at the very cool Camp and Furnace from 8pm. Tickets £12.50 - @29.50, www.laughterhousecomedy.com ROCKS ON: Delphic are the ideal V-day band; reflect on relationships past during their shoegazey moments, then wave your hands like you just don’t care for their dancier moments. Either way, be surrounded by likeminded people enjoying the tunes. O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £15.18, www.ticketweb.co.uk

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Cover bands often get a bad rap, but a tribute act can be much much more than the guy in the pub singing Wish You Were Here. Since a certain foursome put the city on the musical map, Liverpool has continued to produce an inordinate amount of talent in all facets of music, and tribute is no exception. The three hugely successful and spectacular shows opposite are Liverpool based, and feature some amazing talent from the city. As well as allowing longtime fans to relive some of their musical highlights, they also introduce some of the best music in history to an audience who were too young to catch it the first time around.

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Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Rumours of Fleetwood Mac started accidentally 15 years ago, when the musicians involved were working on an entirely different project and upon listening back, noticed an uncanny resemblance to the Mac. They hit on the idea of forming a tribute act, and sent some tracks to Mick Fleetwood for approval. They got the official thumbs up and the rest, as they say, is history.

Starting out at a time when the Bootleg Beatles and the Bjorn Again were hugely popular, and when Fleetwood Mac seemed to be gone forever, they proved to be a massive success. They endure today having played to over 550, 00 fans worldwide and are praised for their incredible show. It also seems that things have come full circle in that many young bands at the moment are citing the influence Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks has just announced her return to band.

The current tour is a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary ‘Rumours’ record, and bands line up features a mix of original members and hot young Liverpool musicians straight out of music school. See them in Liverpool on Friday February 15 at the Philharmonic Hall. www.rumoursfm.com

The Carpet Crawlers Brian Cummins is an established musician in his own right but he says decided to form the Carpet Crawlers when he realized that nothing he could write would move an audience in the way that Genesis classics could. And it certainly doesn’t hurt that he has a singing voice eerily similar to Peter Gabriel’s.

Formed 8 years ago, the Carpet Crawlers have toured Europe and have perfected a show that includes meticulous lighting and sees Cummins playing drums and flute and well as singing the parts of both Phil Collins and Gabriel; including all of the costume changes that come with it.

As Cummins said “The source material is just amazing. If we get close to recreating that, it’s already a fantastic show”.

See the Carpet Crawlers on March 3 at the 02 Academy www.carpercrawlers.com

WOW: A Celebration of the Music and Artistry of Kate Bush As Kate Bush has famously only completed one tour during her 35 + year career, a majority of fans have never had the opportunity to see her live. Cue the WOW tribute show, which debuted in Liverpool last year to great success, and will now be touring the UK. The show hinges on the Dutch star of the show Maaike Breijman, who not only shares a distinct likeness but also a similar voice to a young Kate Bush. Breijman says that she has been told of the similarity from a young age but held off to pursue her own thing. She says “I’d been ignoring it for a long long time. After 15 years of people telling me I should do something with that, I thought well, OK!” The show sees Breijman singing and dancing in a vast array of costumes (“I’m a really fast changer!”), and supported by dancers, musicians and high production values. Unusually, with limited source material to work from, the WOW show will feature songs that Bush has never played lived. Breijman said: “We can really ask the question - what might she have done with it?”

WOW will be at the Philharmonic Hall, February 22 www.wow-theshow.com

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MARK WOMACK INHOPE

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Three members of the cast of ‘Liverpool 1’ will be reunited on the stage for next month’s Royal Court Theatre production ‘Hope’. The play sees Mark Womack return to the city with his wife Samantha, best known as Ronnie from Eastenders, who will also feature in the play. It is the first written by Scot Williams, who worked with the pair on the 90s series Liverpool 1, and starred with Mark in the TV film Hillsborough.

Mark and Samantha, who got together on the set of Liverpool 1, most recently worked together on the movie “One Night in Istanbul”, filmed late last year. Says Mark: “It was a bit strange to being with, the first half hour on set was really funny. But really quickly you click back into work mode. We’ve never worked on stage together so that will be good - I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be challenging!”

Samantha was a late addition to the Hope cast.

“She wasn’t available and then she suddenly became available. It’s great to get someone who’s as good as she is to jump onboard. But it’s got to be said; it’s a cameo role. Though the play is about Hope and she’s Hope, it’s a really great part, but she features in about 3 scenes.”

The play, also starring René Zagger, has been described as a ‘darkly comic love story’ and explores a few fraught hours in the life of a writer trying to get his book done.

Mark said: “It’s a bit like that film After Hours

- this guys been awake for 4 days solid and all he wants to do is finish his book, but these different forces come into his life. It is dark, but more complex, and the relationships create quite a lot of humour.”

Mark says that working in Liverpool and on Liverpool-related stories is a priority for him.

“It’s very important to me, it’s something that’s become more important in last few years. I’ve got to the stage where I feel like I want to give something back. So the idea of creating stuff that’s set in Liverpool is really appealing to me.”

He owns a small company and has recently bought the rights to Niall Griffith’s gritty novel ‘Wreckage’, which he hopes to film in Liverpool over the next couple of years.

“Anything I’m involved with I always like the fact when it’s kind of working class, I like films about the people like that I grew up with – whether it’s Glasgow or Newcastle or Liverpool or Manchester. It’s nice to see films about those people because there’s so many films made about other members of our society.”

Mark plans to step behind the camera for a production role with this project saying: “I’ve been involved in quite a few films with really high budgets to quite low and it’s been really interesting. You see people doing it and you think – well why not?”

Meanwhile Hope will see his first return to the stage in some years, for a production that is “something different for Liverpool”.

While Mark says he can’t reveal much about the plot without giving it away he does drop a surprising hint: “Laurel and Hardy make an appearance at one point”. You’ll have to see it to find out.

Hope will run from 6 to 23 March, 2013.

Contact the Royal Court Box Office on: 0870 787 1866 or check online at: www.royalcourtliverpool.co.uk

February 2013 Monday Live Music

4th Any Style Will Do 7:30pm £3 11th Thomas Speight presents Solitaire 8pm £3 25th Thomas Speight presents Solitaire 8pm £3

Tuesday Parr Jazz

5th 5th 12th 19th 26th

Robert Mitchell masterclass 2.30pm £10/ £8 NUS Robert Mitchell, pianist 8pm £3/free with NUS card The Weave, album launch 8pm £3 Rod Mason, saxophonist 8pm £3 Doreen Edwards, vocalist 8pm £3

Wednesday

6th 13th 20th 27th

Language Circle Anniversary 6:30pm £1 Marcus Bonfanti Solo Tour, Blues 8pm Looking Glass presents Funk & Soul Live Music plus DJ 9pm free Night Qatsi, Anthony Proctor, Fraser Churchill, Anthony Hope 8pm free

Thursday

7th 14th 21st 28th

Indie Night with DJ O 8pm free Dave O’Gradys Acoustic Evening ft. Ronan Boyle 9pm free Undiscovered Society, Charlotte Ashdown, The Varese’s 8pm free Jennifer Vaudrey, Jovean, Scott Steel Band, Fierce Inc. 8pm free

Friday Thank Funk it’s Friday

1st Emma Wells plus support, live contempary soul music 8pm free 8th The Robert Mather Band 9pm free 15th Africa plus funky beats from DJ Gemma 9pm free 22nd Brickhouse plus DJ No-Bed 8pm £3

Saturday

2nd 9th 16th 23rd

Electronica presents Studio2 Hullaballoo, 80’s Pop 8pm free Studio2 Rocks... Robbie Robertson 8pm free Peoples Baleric Disco, 4 different DJs 9pm free Baked A La Ska Live 9pm £6

Sunday Live Music

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Dave O’Gradys presents: Thom Morecroft & Lauren Smith 9pm free Masterclass in negotiating skills and entrepreneurship in music and arts 12.30pm free Last Night DJ Save My Life presents National DJ Competition 4.30pm free

Music In The Afternoon with Steve Macfarlane 4pm free Soul 4 Soul ft. JC Villafan & Ogo 8pm £4

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JUSTICEFORALL

Peter Hooton was a key figure in organising this year’s Christmas number one, the re-recording of ‘He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother’, which featured a number of guest performers, including Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney, Beverley Knight and Paloma Faith. Hooton, famous for his work as lead singer with ‘The Farm’, spoke to us about the moment he found out they’d reached number one, how the collaboration first came about and how important it was to produce a fitting memorial to those lost in Hillsborough following the revelations in December.

HOW DID YOU REACT WHEN YOU HEARD YOU HAD REACHED NUMBER ONE? We were told to travel down to the Radio One studios a couple of hours before it was officially announced, so we had an inkling. When it was officially announced, we were really pleased, also considering that the organising and planning of it only started in mid-October.

So it was unprecedented really. It was because of people helping out who were unpaid, and coming onboard out of the goodness of their hearts. It was good to get a number one instead of the X Factor or other institutions who plan their release nine months in advance.

But it wasn’t a celebration as such because of what it was for. Keith out of the band lost one his mates at Hillsborough as well.

So instead of a big celebration, we just started hugging each other. When Radio One announced it and we were in the studios, Keith got a bit upset and I got little upset, because of what it really meant to us. I mean to get a

number one without any marketing budget is remarkable, because it just shows you ‘people power’ really. We told the press officer though that there was to be no contact with The Sun. Being the biggest selling paper in the country and it usually likes to champion certain causes, they had nothing to do with the single.

The biggest selling paper in the country and we banned them from reporting on it! So that was another remarkable thing you know, managing to achieve what we did without needing the biggest newspaper supporting us.

To quote Mick Jones “It was one of his proudest moments”. We were sitting in the pub on the Sunday night when we got to number one and he had the official chart banner next to him as he was having a pint saying “We’ve done it.

We’ve done it”.

HOW DID THE IDEA TO RELEASE THE SINGLE COME ABOUT? You see, there was no plan or inkling of what we should do. I spoke with Steve Rotheram

(MP) with the idea to release a single in 2009 on the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough.

So that really was the beginning of the timeline.

He rang me in 2008 and said he’d been in touch with Rick Parry at Liverpool Football Club to see if they’d planned anything special yet for the 20th anniversary.

Because he was Lord Mayor at the time he said he wanted to put Hillsborough back on the political agenda because he was in a position to do so. So what he wanted to do first of all was use the power of pop music and make a commemorative record.

So we said to do ‘The Fields of Anfield Road’ because there wasn’t a definitive version of it.

In the end, that was a massive success for us.

We kept it really organic and it ended up selling 50 to 60,000

THE MUSIC CONSORTIUM PRESENTS

A celebration of the Music & Artistry of Kate Bush Friday 22nd February 2013 at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP | Tickets from ÂŁ19.50 Tickets are available from www.wow-theshow.com and www.liverpoolphil.com

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THEHIDDEN PICTURE SHOW

“You are here to stay in ze castle?” the man holding the lantern asks me.

“Uh…I guess so?” To be honest, I don’t know exactly what I’m doing here behind the Anglican Cathedral in the freezing pitch black. I followed a hand drawn map to this exact spot, and now this man with a strong Eastern European accent is about to lead me to my fate.

That’s because I’m taking part in a Reel Unknown secret cinema event where movies meet performance. It works like this: you buy a ticket to an undisclosed film and location and are given details about where to meet and what to wear (tonight it’s black and white) just a few days before the performance. Show up, and go along for the ride: this is cinema at its most interactive and mysterious.

Tonight our small group of mostly couples are led through the grounds of the Anglican Cathedral where we come across a pair of overdressed grave robbers, and then later on Hope street a crowd of rioters wielding torches and screaming ‘kill the monster!’. All clues point to Frankenstein, but that seems too easy somehow?

We are given medical identity cards and led into the Liverpool Medical Institute, where we are asked to don medical coats before entering a lecture theatre. Here we are given a mini performance; a man who introduces himself as Dr Frankenstein (bingo!) gives a lecture, and the boy who was texting on his phone next to me on our cross-city walk suddenly jumps up to deliver lines – an actor in our midst!

After we are led out into the main hallway where snacks have been laid out and a series of theatrical performances are taking place all around. There are medical students conducting experiments, and a real life Frankenstein monster laid out on the table.

We have mug shots taken for our identity cards and are left to absorb the theatrics at our leisure – the whole thing is intensely surreal, messing with my antiquated notions of ‘actors on the stage and audience in their seats’.

The performers and costumes are impressive and more than once I stumble across actors engaged in intense interaction while in character, even while no one is watching them.

Finally Frankenstein’s monster comes to life and there is another mini performance before we are led back into the theatre for the main event. Dr Frankenstein performs a baffling musical interlude with his monster before the film is revealed: Young Frankenstein, the Mel Brooks 1974 spoof. Ah ha! Now it makes sense; the absurdist humour fits and the fact that all the references had gone over my head does too as I’ve never seen the film before.

Needless to say it’s great watch, as have been the other Hidden Picture Shows the Reel Unknown people have put on to date - being The Goonies (classic), and Con Air (well, so bad it’s good anyway). It’s a really fantastic and unique night, and for little more than the price of an ordinary cinema tickets it’s a no brainer really. Before leaving we are handed our personalized medical cards with our new identities on them which make for a great souvenir and marks the kind of creativity and attention to detail that Reel Unknown have become synonymous with. Well played!

Keep up to date with Reel Unknown events at: reelunknown.co.uk JENNIFER PERKIN ||

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ALBUMREVIEWS EELS WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS

THE JOY FORMIDABLE WOLF’S LAW

YO LA TENCO FADE

The Eels first album was released in 1996...

Wonderful Glorious is the tenth. Mark Everett (E) has always used his songwriting to document some of his most personal and difficult moments including the deaths of his sister and mother and the dysfunctional relationship with his physicist father.

It’s always interesting to see a British band succeed in America and ponder the question: why them? Talent, hard work, timing – sure.

But luck – and good connections which help that luck along - have to be a huge factor.

This is almost certainly the case for The Joy Formidable, who have burst forth from the unfortunately named Mold, North Wales, to international tours, American talk shows and now a coveted Muse support slot.

Yo La Tengo has been a staple in the indie music community since forming in New Jersey in the late 80s. That sign of longevity shows that fans have not become bored with them yet. “Fade,” the band’s latest album, is a fantastic addition to their already impressive discography.

This album is an altogether more uplifting affair.

He said he was invigorated by using a new studio space and had an open let’s try it policy towards any musical ideas or suggestions.

It starts with Bombs Away a soulful and funky bassline driven the song. After a mellow Accident Prone, Peach Blossom literally rips out of the speaker and gives you a wake up call with its distorted drums and guitar riffs. This album has the Eels quality of sounding crunchy and lo fi at times but also sounds warm and sonically rich. It is also full of catchy, melodic hooks that bounce around in your head after listening.

On The Ropes is an alt-country ballad that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Johnny Cash album. True Original takes the gruff Eels vocal sound and puts it into a soft delicate ballad where E offers to take a bullet for someone.

The title track Wonderful Glorious finishes up with an uplifting, repeating keyboard led outro with a screaming vocal over the top.

It’s not that The Joy Formidable are bad, it’s more a case of they are just O.K. It’s a big, Marshall-amps-stacked, multicolored-light-show, sound all right – so perhaps not surprisingly more appealing to American ears than some of the more understated British offerings. Certainly, the juxtaposition of a strong and soaring female voice over big guitars proved a successful formula for fellow exports The Duke Spirit. This is their second record, roaring even louder than 2011’s The Big Roar, and offers standout stadium bangers with anthemic ‘Maw Maw Song’ and the bass-heavy ‘Little Blimp’. Pretty acoustic number ‘Silent Treatment’ demonstrates their range and singer Ritzy Bryan’s capable voice, while on the sparkly ‘The Leopard and the Lung’ she shares vocal duties with bassist Rhydian Dafydd to lovely effect.

This album should be well received by fans as it has enough to keep them happy but it’s also a good introduction for anyone not already in the club. It has a comfortable and familiar feel and offers an underlying feeling of positivity that frequently permeates through the music.

All well and good, but it’s definitely not going to change your life or even add much to it. Any genuine feeling is lost under layers of gloss and sheen, and they don’t rock quite hard enough to enjoy on a purely superficial level. Ultimately there are just far, far too many points during this record where we pause to think: “The Duke Spirit have already done this, and they did it much better.”.

8/10 PT ||

6/10 JP ||

Opening with the bewitching six-minute opener Ohm, Yo La Tengo, dip their toes in shoegaze.

Standouts like Well You Better and Stupid Things begin with jarring guitars and fall into a soothing dream. Few bands can deliver that fading theme as well as these seasoned musicians. Several of their songs without fail, showcase the soft yet uplifting quality of the guitar.

All 10 tracks are consistently good. The effortless low-key sound can only come from disciplined people as these. Guitarist and piano player Ira Kaplan and his wife, drummer and vocalist Georgia Hubley, are supported with bassist James McNew to create the ultimate indie rock album..

Cornelia and Jane and Before We Run , some of the tracks where Hubley takes the lead are at times the most haunting. Her restful vocals guide the wandering guitar. Even at its most frantic parts, you will begin to fade into it.

As one of the year’s earliest releases, it sets the tone for what will be a grand year for music..

9/10 PC ||

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Four Men for Mencap ZANZIBAR, JANUARY 26 We are informed at the start of the show that in fact it would be three men for learning disability charity Mencap tonight as Pete Wylie had dropped out last minute. Disappointing, yes, but also a great opportunity for the remaining three musketeers to crack increasingly outlandish jokes about Wylie’s reasons for pulling out, all night long.

The last men standing more than filled the gap - Ian Prowse of Pele and Amsterdam and Ian McNabb of Icicle Works joined Brian Nash of Frankie Goes to Hollywood onstage, who organised the gig in support of the Mencap charity which his daughter works for.

A great idea, and a trilogy of Liverpool legends that the audience were more than happy to get behind wholeheartedly - at one point our gig companion commenting: “Feels like we’re crashing a family reunion”.

First, though, we endure electro pop comedy band Stereo Electric Mistress who while valiantly foregoing pride to indulge in Dad dancing and silly lyrics, are actually probably talented enough to make serious music.

Then again, there’s enough of that about isn’t there? For the record our favourite tune is realist love anthem, “Generally...She’s Fine”, not least because they manage to get the word ‘conundrum’ in the lyrics.

Onto the main event, which sees our three guitar-wielding heroes sat in a row, accompanied by a very talented percussionist.

They take turns in leading songs, running through classics from their respective bands, and solo songs, as well as a smattering of

covers. With Prowse the classic troubadour of a heartland rock tradition, McNabb with his turn of melody and impressive guitar picking, and Nasher with his electric guitar and heartstring-pulling style; the banter is lighthearted, the love flows freely and their different sounds complement nicely.

Icicle Works tune ‘Evangeline’ soars, Amsterdam’s ‘Does This Train Stop on Merseyside’ gets the whole crowd singing and Frankie’s ‘Power of Love’ unsurprisingly brings the house down.

The trio also honor the missing Wylie by playing his tune “Heart As Big As Liverpool”, with Prowse quipping “This will be the only time it will be played in the key it was written in”. There are few dry eyes in the house by the end.

We laughed, we cried, it was for a good cause and we were all kept warm and dry for a few precious hours on a dreary January evening.

When Nasher suggests it could become an annual event, we say yes! www.mencap.org.uk JENNIFER PERKIN ||

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The Fire Beneath The Sea ZANZIBAR, JANUARY 12

if you’re not already on this band wagon – get on it like a car bonnet.

which I believe inspires the mind- boggling randomness that exists in us all.

So I rocked up at the Zanzibar for ‘The Final Death Match’ of Greedy Jesus’ ‘The hunger Games’. With 3 days in Parr Street Studios up for grabs, the stakes were high.

Their energy filled the room, enveloping everyone and the place became alive! The crowd bounced like a load of lunatics on pogo sticks while the band were throwing shapes and passing microphones.

Around Half ten bells, the magnetic, explosive energy that is FBTS, came to the stage (or should I say crammed onto the stage) with all 15 band members over-spilling into the audience. With barely any space between them and the crowd, everyone became part of the performance as they indulged in a cheeky bit of audience interaction.

Best known style wise for their crazy headwear, the odd rainbow poncho and the occasional bare chests, they appear off the wall from the get go. Teamed with the sheer number of them, it looks mental…and basically is, they have wackiness in abundance

They picked a good opener with ‘Hips Go Wild’, a very catchy tune. If you can stand still to this tune, you are a robot, end of! Their talents seem limitless and with their bass slapping, dj scratching, funk and jazz clashing, rapping passion, they are wild. It’s amazing how in sync they are with a dj, guitars, drums, flute, trumpet, sax and a plethora of rappers/ beat boxers but it all flows in a mesmerising, mindbending melodic mash up.

You could describe their genre of music as Ska, however it’s what I would describe as a trippy eclectic fusion of jazz meets funk, flipping the

script with some happy rap. They have been compared to Madness…I would say the early 80s stuff such as the ‘Work, Rest, Play Ep’ and ‘One Step Beyond’ although I feel they are unique in their music style.

They finished their short set on ‘Glamour’ another belter of a tune! They are an exciting Liverpool band and not to be missed! Well FBTS, you were on FIRE and electric, and the deserving WINNERS of ‘The Hunger Games’.

Yes, their shit hot performance stole the winning slot. I look forward to see what you bananas bunch bring out of Parr Street!

Follow this band on facebook.com/thefirebeneaththesea.

BECKY TAVERNOR ||

BONEHEAD (EX-OASIS) & VINNY PECULIAR

PLUS SUPPORT

ROB VINCENT AND SENSORITES

Saturday 9th February Doors 7pm starts 8pm Tickets from Epstein box office www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk or Vinyl Emporium, Bold Street £12.50 Advance £15 door www.parlourflames.com

FILMREVIEWS The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Plenty of people will walk into this film expecting ‘The Lord of the Rings’. These people will most likely be left disappointed because what they fail to understand is that those films were made as a passion project, by a director attempting to show that anything is filmable.

Now that he’s done so, instead of trying to oneup his previous work he chooses to celebrate it and in this aspect ‘An Unexpected Journey’ most definitely works.

This is not to say that the film does not have problems; many stretches of the first two acts feel unnecessary and forced in, making you question whether you’ve walked into an extended edition rather than the theatrical release. The film is also filled with references to Tolkien’s other works and whilst this may be interesting to fans of the novels, it will most

likely leave the average audience member scratching their head. Fortunately what the film lacks in story-telling and pacing it makes up for in the characters. Martin Freeman is perfect for the reluctant yet eager to prove himself Bilbo Baggins and need more be said about Ian McKellen’s Gandalf? The cinematography has also significantly improved since the previous films, opting to actually hold a shot instead of using pointless camera-motions.

Despite being initially cautious about Jackson’s choice to turn ‘The Hobbit’ into a full trilogy,

I have to say that I really enjoyed this film. No it’s not as dark or significant as ‘The Lord of the Rings’, but seeing as it never set out to be you can’t really fault it on that. So if you want to nit-pick then feel free – because there’s plenty of work for you here – but if you think you’re capable of relaxing and simply enjoying the film for what it unashamedly is, then I’d definitely recommend ‘An Unexpected Journey’.

DAN BRENNAN ||

Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino has never been one to shy away from his inspirations, some even go so far as to say that he just downright rips off what others do better. Django Unchained is the story of fugitive slave (Jamie Fox) and his alliance with German bounty hunter, Dr King Schultz. Set in Mississippi, two years before the civil war, the pair set out on a quest to save Django’s German speaking lady love, Brünnhilde (Kerry Washington)from her slave chains at Plantation, Candie Land.

Sure, it doesn’t sound like anything we might have seen before,right? But the nod to the heroes of the spaghetti western are all over Tarantino’s picture and even has a cameo by Franc Nero, Django’s 1960‘s namesake and the unmerciful star of the western revenge picture.

Never afraid to mince his words or his blood smattering showdowns, Tarantino lends his smart mouth to the script and has his audience tittering during some outrageous sequences of bullets squishing flesh. Waltz’s wit and composure lend a lightness to dialogue with a growling, Clint Eastwood performance from Foxx and the manic, wild-eyed performance of pampered plantation owner, Calvin Candie played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

As usual Tarantino has indulged with his running time, see Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2 for more over indulgence, but unlike Bill Django never tires and proves Tarantino really is the comeback kid.

TONI GARDEN ||

Les Misérables

The opening scene of Les Misérables is, believe it or not, a bleak one. Grey skies loom over the striking image of a ship which is being hauled by chained men. In this group is #24601 – the soon to be released Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman.

Valjean has served his sentence of nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread, and is on parole. Initially Jackman appears emaciated and exhausted. He breaks his parole, in a bid for a new start. He escapes and finds refuge in a church, leaving behind an enemy in the form of his longtime captor Javert, played by Russel Crowe.

At this point Jackman delivers a stunning solo performance, which is completely believable and exudes an air of honest desperation. It is this raw and powerful solo which enthrals the audience from the beginning.

The film fast forwards nine years, Jean Valjean has made a success of himself, but what of his enemy? Alas, Javert (Crowe) is to be problematic for the duration and not only to Valjean, but also to the audience. Crowe is unconvincing in his villainous role, and evokes nowhere near as much emotion as his co-stars. His performance is void of vitality, thus an antagonist unworthy of an audience’s abhorrence.

Anne Hathaway provides more captivating viewing. Her character, Fantaine, winds up as a desperate prostitute who has had her fair share of anguish and dolour, heaven knows she’s misérable now. Hathaway provides a truly remarkable performance of “I dreamed a dream”, giving a harrowing portrayal of the results of poverty – “there is no escape from this hell I’m living”, she is bewitching and moving in how she conveys emotion through song.

Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne and Samantha Barks all give admirable performances. Samantha Barks in particular astounds with “on my own” a performance so emotive that you’ll probably find yourself still holding your breath afterwards. Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter make a somewhat surprisingly good pair – they play a slightly conniving but mostly harmless man and wife who bring comedic relief to the film.

All of the actors with significant roles provoke empathy and manage to drag you from your seat into their world of turmoil. The plot is not a complex one, neither are the characters themselves very complex, however the performances given are beautiful, strong, emotional and honest. Les Mis is a film which you will find yourself thinking about a week after you have seen it.

FAYE HART ||

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INTRODUCING…

ROBERT VINCENT Robert Vincent has been a ‘big’ talent on the local singer/songwriter scene but after many years of perseverance he is finally getting some well deserved recognition from further afield. You can currently hear Rob’s new single on Radio 2 and a host of other radio stations. We caught up with him at Studio 2...

YOUR ALBUM IS OUT ON 28TH JANUARY AND IS ALREADY CREATING A BUZZ. TELL US HOW YOU GOT TO THIS POINT? My old band Night Parade worked with a producer called Phil Spalding and through that I met Pete Smith who was the producer for Sting, Joe Cocker and loads of other classic artists.

He really liked what I was doing so when Night Parade fell apart i got in touch and said I wanted to do a rootsy, americana album and he said ‘yes let’s do it’. We went to Brighton and recorded it.

WHERE DID ALL THE SONGS COME FROM? Some are completely new and some are from the past few years. Basically the song ‘Life in Easy steps’ gave me the idea for the book style of the album based on my writing book. The idea is it’s like an instruction manual for life but you are writing the book yourself and you never stop or get easy answers. You just keep going.

SO IF YOU BUY THIS ALBUM DOES YOUR LIFE GET BETTER? Maybe or maybe not...it helped me because it was how I was feeling.

THE INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. DO YOU HAVE A

TRADITIONAL SET UP? It’s essentially an indie label. I have a good investor who believes in what I am doing and i’m very lucky to find someone. Graham my manager has put a team of ex EMI people together and producer Pete. It’s a great team of people and in the past 18 months it’s really opened my eyes to how hard it actually is to do anything in this business.

YOU HAVE BEEN TOURING UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY. The majority of the past year I’ve been out all over the UK and Ireland 3 or 4 times a week. I’ve done some dates with Brian Houston and also a girl called Emma Stevens who is a great up and coming songwriter but generally doing any gig I can and getting out there. Again having the financial support that enables me to go out and play without worrying about the money is what makes it possible. It’s been great in Brighton and also in the North East. It’s really cool to see it build up over time.

SO YOUR SOUND HAS A ROOTSY, COUNTRY, AMERICANA FEEL. IS THAT YOUR NATURAL WRITING STYLE? It always was but I think I avoided it before but

whenever I sat down with a guitar it ended up sounded like Charlie Rich with influences of Orbison and Cash – as much as I can sound like those guys of course. I tried doing the indie thing but I think this music is more true to the music I was influenced by when I was growing up. I think that’s why it is working better and being received so well.

YOUR SINGLE IS JUST ABOUT TO BE RELEASED AND IS ALREADY GETTING RADIO PLAYS. Yes it’s called ‘Life in Easy Steps’ It’s actually out on 21st Jan just before the album. Janice Long and Stuart Maconie have been playing it on Radio 2 and 6. You can buy from the website and it’s available from itunes, Amazon and all the usual places. We are also getting requests from abroad now so we are looking at releasing it in more places around the world.

You can see Rob supporting Bonehead’s & Vinny Peculiar’s new band The Parlour Flames at the Epstein Theatre (Neptune) on 9th Feb and at The Rodewald Suite at The Philharmonic on 13th Feb with Peter Bruntnell www.robertvincentmusic.com

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BROKENMEN

Liverpool band Broken Men appreciate the power of mystique. Born under the banner of Milk:Presents, a ‘label/events/recording/design’ company based in Bold Street, the young men involved in the band are creative, talented and very passionate. Also, being that they have the creative resources at their disposal they have a level of control that many bands would envy. Despite this they reassure us “You’re not going to be getting Facebook updates from us every 5 minutes”.

We first noticed the band at the North by Northwest gig last year, which featured a lengthy line up of Liverpool talent. The show proved two things; 1) there is a lot of talent in the city and 2) not a lot of it is particularly original. Broken Men stood out for their unified stage presence – donned smartly in braces and all – and their slightly harder edge, which contrasted against the jangly and jaunty majority. The songs were catchy but they rocked, and dare we say it – they were sexy. We were intrigued. We investigated.

The band released the infectious single ‘Oversold’ last year, and followed it up with their EP (or ‘phase’ as they call their releases) Dogmeat later in the year. Both releases display a straight up style - incredibly refreshing in these complicated musical climes - and a knack for writing classic licks that still seem somehow fresh. The band aren’t afraid of melody either, and for this have garnered comparisons to Franz Ferdinand.

We met the band in Parr Street for a chat, and found like to be much bubblier than their vaguely menacing stage presence would suggest, effervescent with conversation and talking over one another. We asked them about the name and vocalist Bob Westhead indulged:

And while they will happily gush about their hometown (“it’s a boss vibe”), they’ve got their sites firmly set beyond Liverpool.

“The definition of a Broken Man is ‘someone who causes irreparable damage throughout their life that can’t be repaired.” We kind of liked that. It was also a clan name in Scotland years and years ago. If you kicked it out you were called a Broken Man; the outsider.”

This is music with a big potential audience, and the band agree when we suggest that there’s a stateside slant to their sound.

Drummer Mike Bennett says: “It’s very important for us to think outside of Liverpool, to instantly move out of Liverpool. Imagine playing 15 shows here in a year – no one’s gonna give a shit in 20 minutes.

You’ve got to get off straight away. It’s not a disrespect to Liverpool, it’s that you can’t just stay.” When the band played a show in Rome last

year the city made a huge impression on them.

Mike: “Rome inspired Broken Men as a whole.

We’re walking around parks and there’s loads of broken statues – men. Videos and design; loads of it’s based on ideas that come from Rome – Rome’s made up of broken fucking rock, broken stone broken everything.”

The vintage feel of the videos the band have released, as well as the moody artwork posted on their Facebook site, give the band a distinct aesthetic and they insist it’s something they will continue to explore alongside the music. As for the future, the band have plans to play in New York this year and will soon be announcing tour dates closer to home.

One thing is for sure though, the band have momentum: Says Mike: “We wanna move, we wanna keep moving. 2013 is for movement.”

We’ll try and keep up.

JENNIFER PERKIN ||

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PEACE 2013 is set to be the year of Peace. While we hope that people of the world can settle their differences and work towards harmony; it’s a surer bet that the catchy tunes of this 4 piece from Birmingham will be rocking your world. If the industry pundits are correct, and this year will indeed mark the return (yet again) of guitar music, Peace may just be at the forefront.

Formed two year ago, brothers Harrison (vox, guitar) and Sam (bass) Koisser along with Douglas Castle (guitar) and Dominic Boyd (drums) have been taking it slow thus far, releasing just a couple of singles and slowly building up a fanbase that has culminated in sell-out shows.

This year sees things speed up however, with a coveted slot on the NME tour, and their debut record due for release in spring. The fact that ours is one of seven interviews they are conducting today indicates the kind of buzz they are generating.

The boys seem relaxed and confident when we catch up with them enjoying a picnic lunch in the dressing room of the Kazimier ahead of their show. Backstage they seem slightly aloof at first, particularly Harrison, but after a bit he seems to warm up and one gets the impression that he’s quirky frontman to Dominic’s larrikin drummer.

They’ve just found out about the NME slot and aren’t too cool to seem genuinely excited.

“The first slot is quite cool, it’s the slot The Vaccines did it two years ago, and Coldplay did it on the first ever NME Tour”, says Harrison.

Adds Dominic, “And our ultimate aim is to be the next Coldplay, so that’s great.”

Unlikely. Infectious though their tunes like “Wraith’ and ‘Bloodshake’ are, there’s something of an art school vibe to the band, a willingness to experiment that makes them stand out from their counterparts and endears them to a wide range of fans. One only needs to look at straight up poppy ballad ‘California Daze’ next to the sprawling ‘1998’; a cover of a classic 80s trance track, to see the diversity within what is only a small output thus far. Sam addresses this fluidity: “The only thing holding the sound together is that it’s the same four people, other than that it could go anywhere.”

Dominic: “It’s really early days for us. If we do 3 albums, I think by the third album I’d like to have a bit of direction.”

During their set a few hours later they prove that they’ve got the musical chops to follow up their songwriting, as they play with an effortlessness bordering on nonchalance. No doubt having jammed together since High School, and having brothers in the mix, has contributed to their sense of camaraderie. The potential is there: with more experience and tunes could come real greatness.

Noting the genuine positivity that comes from the band’s music, one wonders: is the band name something of a mission statement in these tumultuous times? Or just a name?

Harrison doesn’t skip a beat: “60/40. You decide”.

Ok, we’ll say it. Next. Big. Thing.

See Peace perform along with Palma Violets, Miles Kane and Django Django for the NME tour on Feb13 at the O2 Academy. peaceforeverever.co.uk JENNIFER PERKIN ||

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FRIDAY 1ST Music IIThe Fuse Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9pm, 0151 286 2662, 60's and 70's Juke box Pop and Rock Classics IIWave Machines The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 324 1723 II3B DJ's House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141

Theatre & Dance IIOn Tour With Elvis Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £15, 0151 643 8757, Michael King's "Las Vegas Icon" Award Winning Show IINew Jersey Nights Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10£32.50, 0844 871 3017, greatest hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

IIThe Real Deal House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141

IIGood Things Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £9.50, 01704 530521, A charming romantic comedy

IIGriffiths Brother's House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141, formerly part of 'Real People'

IIWhole The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 7.45pm, £10/ £8 Concs/ £6 under 16s, 0844 873 2888, drama

IILiverpool College Lunchtime Concert Sefton Park Palm House, 1.15pm-2pm, 0151 726 2415 IIRonan Keating Echo Two, 7.30pm, £33.50, 0844 8000 400 IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music 12-8pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRichard Batty & The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8pm, £3, 0151 236 9091 IIJazz on a Winter's Weekend 2013 The Royal Clifton Hotel, The Promenade, Southport, £40-£135, individual Tickets available, 01704 541790, Concerts, workshops, exhibitions, real ale IICobra Commander and AK47/247 The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IIMadince Marauders 1st Birthday Party The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, £10 adv, 0151 709 6901, In The Hold IIViva Elvis The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, Tribute Show IIRook & The Ravens Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090 IIHeritage Blues Orchestra The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8pm, £18.50/ £24.50, 0151 709 3789 IIEmma Wells plus support Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, contempary soul music IIBludvera, Gods Of War, Ram Raid, Gates Of Purgatory The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633 IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club Temperature's Rising Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £2.50-£5, 0777 211 2344, Up and coming and established acts IIKeith Carter as Nige plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £12.50-£30, 0151 236 8820 IIChris Martin plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Damian Clark, Compere: Toby Hadoke, Supporting: Dave Johns, Tom Toal IITony Burgess, Danny Sutcliffe & Tom Wrigglesworth The Laugh Inn, Chester, 8pm, £15, 0800 612 9714, Fabulous stand up comedy

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Merseyside Maritime Museum, 10am-5pm, this compelling exhibition explores Liverpool's central role in the Titanic story II"Cognitive Dissonance" - Joanne Thompson dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, interface between memory and experience IIWinter Sparks Fact, Sun-Fri: 12pm - 6pm, Sat: 11am - 6pm, takes you on a journey through impressive largescale reactive installations IIAn Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co Sudley House, 10am-5pm Photographic exhibition featuring the work of the leading English firm of architectural photographers between 1870 and 1930

IINoisy Table Fact, Atrium, Weekdays and Sunday: 12pm - 6pm, Sat: 11am - 6pm, created by Will Nash, 'techno-punk' ping pong table programmed with a library of digital instruments and samples IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun: 10am-4pm, 0151 709 5109, selection of imaginative artworks created over the last 40 years of 'Artful Games' IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, 10am-5pm, 0151 478 4393, the model made for the blockbuster 'The Pirates!'

IIIn Seven Days by Nicola Green Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, story of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign told in seven iconic silk screen prints IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, 10am5pm, unique collection of fifteen paintings IIOil boom, Delta burns: photographs by George Osodi International Slavery Museum, 10am-5pm, explore the realities of daily life along the Niger Delta IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, 10am-5pm, the abuse of labour rights in the cotton industry, primarily in Uzbekistan IIA Universal Archive - William Kentridge as Printmaker The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, contemporary artist IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun: 10am-4pm, 0151 709 5109, open-submission of photographs celebrating the venue's birthday IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, MonFri: 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun: 10am-4pm, 0151 709 5109, contemporary prints, a series of six paired prints with accompanying documentation IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360

IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, 10.30am-5.30pm, 0151 236 6768, play with light, shadow and form to re-imagine familiar situations IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, 10.30am-5.30pm, 0151 236 6768, selection of landscape photography IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, 10.30am-5.30pm, 0151 236 6768, Using colour as a primary material, creates architectural interventions on a grand scale IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, 1st Floor Mersey Ferries Terminal, 10am6pm, 0151 709 1963 IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, 105pm, 0151 702 7400, exhibition explores powerful themes including British identity, migration and the global effects of regional conflicts IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat, Bluecoat Display Centre, School Lane, Mon-Sat: 8am-6pm, Sun: 10am-6pm, 0151 709 4014, feature 3 contemporary ceramic artists

Sports & Leisure IISuperslam Wrestling Floral Hall, Southport, 7.30pm, £11.90-£16.90, 0844 871 3021

Other Events IIThe Next Big Thing Competition - Heat 2 O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £7.05, 0844 477 2000 IIRoger McGough: As Far As I Know The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£18, 0151 709 4776, poet of many voices IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIDine 'n Dance Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £14.95, 01244 340005

SATURDAY 2ND Music IIFairport Convention Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £16.50-£18.50, 0151 666 0000, folk-rock music IILazzy Band Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9pm, 0151 286 2662 IIDonny and Marie Live Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £40-£70, 0844 8000 400

45 IINew World Symphony Metropolitan Cathedral, 7pm, £10/ £7, 0151 707 3525, Dvorak's symphony IIRoom for Rent O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, 0844 477 2000 IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Cave Dwellers plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £4, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Kappa, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IISaturday With The Beatles ft. the Cavern Club Beatles The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 236 9091, Beatles Tribute Show IINowhere Boys The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 4pm, £2 on door, 0151 236 9091, Tribute to Lennon & McCartney IIJazz on a Winter's Weekend 2013 The Royal Clifton Hotel, The Promenade, Southport, £40-£135, individual Tickets available, 01704 541790, Concerts, workshops, exhibitions, real ale IIChew Disco The Kazimier, 8pm, 0151 324 1723 IIAbandon Sounds The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IIThe Thespians Single Launch The Shipping Forecast, 8.30pm, £6 adv, 0151 709 6901 IIDirty Rivers, Sankova, Oxygen Thieves, Dead Velvets The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633 IIRobbie Williams and Kylie The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, Tribute Show IIF.O.E.-Freedom Of Expression Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090

Theatre & Dance IINew Jersey Nights Liverpool Empire Theater, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £10-£32.50, 0844 871 3017, greatest hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons IIGood Things Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £9.50, 01704 530521, A charming romantic comedy IIWhole The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 7.45pm, £10/ £8 Concs/ £6 under 16s, 0844 873 2888, drama

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Boiling Point Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £4-£8, 0777 211 2344, Some of the finest comedians on the circuit IIKeith Carter as Nige plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £12.50-£30, 0151 236 8820 IIChris Martin plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946 IIFour Candles Comedy House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141 IIJohn Shuttleworth: Out Of Our Sheds The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£18, 0151 709 4776, Sheffield's finest comedy synthesizer and twaddle-talker IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Damian Clark, Compere: Toby Hadoke, Supporting: Dave Johns, Tom Toal IIChester Comedy Club Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, 8pm, £12/ £19.95 dinner & show, 01244 340005, Matt Reed IITony Burgess, Danny Sutcliffe & Tom Wrigglesworth The Laugh Inn, Chester, 8pm, £15, 0800 612 9714, Fabulous stand up comedy

Arts

IIRLPO: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £16-£40, 0151 709 3789, A 65th birthday tribute concert

IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIElectronica Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, synthy poppy 80s tunes

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IIRobert Vincent & Peter Bruntnell The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789 IIRevellers Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead

IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-

5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911

IIThe Style Night Fashion Show St. George's Hall, Great Hall, 7.30pm, £15/ £20 VIP, 0151 225 6909

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

SUNDAY 3RD

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIA Universal Archive The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-3pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details

Family IIThe UK Baby and Toddler Show BT Convention Centre, 10am, £12/ £15 on the day/ free under 16's, 0844 8000 400, benefit from invaluable advice from key brands

Sports & Leisure IIEverton V Aston Villa 3pm

Other Events IIOpen Printmaking Studios The Bluecoat, School Lane, 2pm-5pm, 0151 702 5324 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org,

Music IILittle Mix Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £19.50/ £29.50, 0844 8000 400 IITim Shaw, Made In Liverpool (Beatles Tribute), Madison, The Shakers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIThe Spectacle: Sunday Afternoon Live Music Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 0151 649 9095 IIJazz on a Winter's Weekend 2013 The Royal Clifton Hotel, The Promenade, Southport, £40-£135, individual Tickets available, 01704 541790, Concerts, workshops, exhibitions, real ale IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IIWill Jazz The Shipping Forecast, 4pm-8pm, 0151 709 6901 IIGrimethorpe Colliery Band The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 3pm, £19.50-£27, 0151 709 3789 IIJazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IILoose Moose String Band The Caledonia, 4pm, 07791 041 212 IIDavid Knopov - a Night of Sinatra Jalons, Smithdown Road, 6pm, 0151 734 3984

Theatre & Dance IIA Musical Experience Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £8, 0151 643 8757

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344, Best new acts IIA Rush of Laughter The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7pm, £10, 0151 703 0000, Sam Avery is joined by Sam Harland and Peter Brush

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st

LOWDOWN FEBRUARY

IIfor details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIA Universal Archive The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details

Family IIThe UK Baby and Toddler Show BT Convention Centre, 10am, £12/ £15 on the day/ free under 16's, 0844 8000 400, benefit from invaluable advice from key brands

Other Events IIWalking with Giants Charity Show The Green Room, 12.30pm, £25, 0870 787 1866, Comedy and Music IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIIn Design Print Fair The Shipping Forecast, Midday-5pm, 0151 709 6901

MONDAY 4TH Music IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, The Two of Us (Lennon & McCartney Tribute), Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIIan Prowse The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 8pm, 0152 236 9091 IILunchtime Concert Series The Capstone Theatre, 1.10pm, 0844 8000 410 IIBand Night Studio 2, Parr Street, 7.30pm, £2, 0151 707 3727, musical numbers

Theatre & Dance IIRussian State Ballet's La Fille Mal Gardée Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£38, 0844 871 3017

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Other Events IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIJonny Bongo's Monday Night Quiz & All Night Dirty Disco The Shipping Forecast, 8pm-12am, £1, 0151 709 6901 IIBlue Lantern The Compass, Chester, 8pm, 01244 344890

TUESDAY 5TH Music IIThe Savoy Jazzmen Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-4pm, £5 (incl. a cup of tea and piece of cake), 0151 726 9304 IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Paul Jones, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Gary Murphy The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIIL Sogno Del Marinaio The Kazimier, 7pm, £10, 0151 324 1723 IIPARRJAZZ: Robert Mitchell Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £ 3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, pianist

IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIOut Of The Bedroom - Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, bring your own instrument for a chance to perform

IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIUnplugged Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005, open mic night

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

Theatre & Dance IIRussian State Ballet's Coppelia Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£38, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Arcadians The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 907 8360, enchanting show IITitus Andronicus The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 7.30pm, £8/ £7 Concs, 0844 873 2888, drama

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

47 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Sports & Leisure IIElectrified Yoga Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 6.30pm, £8, 0151 707 7747

Other Events IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 7pm, 0151 709 7141

Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIPete Wade's Acoustic Open Mic Night Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 7.30pm, 0151 649 9095 IIBruce Jeffries piano & David Hornberger cello St Mary's Centre, Chester, 7.30pm, £5, 01928 787496, Chester Music Society IIAnimals & Friends The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8pm, £20, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Broadcast The Shipping Forecast, 8pm-10pm, 0151 709 6901

IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com

IIAcoustics Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005

IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com

IIKeith's Jarrett and guests Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane Sefton Park, 8pm, 0151 728 7688

IINT Encore: The Magistrate [12A] Picture House at Fact, 12pm, 0871 902 5737, exciting initiative to broadcast live performances of plays onto cinema screens worldwide, Duration: 180 min IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IISouthport Film Guild: My Week With Marilyn (15) Clinical Education Centre, Southport & Formby DGH, 7.45pm, Curtis, UK/ US, 99 mins, Bio/drama of Sir Lawrence Olivier tense relationship with Marilyn Monroe making 'The Prince and the Showgirl' IIRobert Mitchell Masterclass Studio 2, Parr Street, 2.30-4.30pm, £8/ £10 on door, 0151 707 3727

WEDNESDAY 6TH Music IIAJ Roach Grateful Fred's, Formby British Legion, Whitehouse Lane, 8pm, £7, 0797 077 4618 IIThe X Factor Live 2013 Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £32.50/ £110 family, 0844 8000 400 IIModestep O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £13.50, 0844 477 2000 IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIKappa Band The Cavern Pub,

IIJP Cooper Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, £5 adv, 0151 707 7747

IIFreddie Smith Big Band Bebington British Legion, Teehey Lane, Wirral, 8.30pm, 0151 608 2270 IIThe Original Panama Jazzband The Irby Club, Thingwall Road, Wirral, 8.30pm

Theatre & Dance IIRussian State Ballet's Swan Lake Liverpool Empire Theater, 2.30 & 7.30pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Arcadians The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12, 0151 907 8360, enchanting show IIDavid Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 7.45pm, Tickets from £25, 0870 787 1866, David Gest will bring some of the biggest names in Soul Music IITitus Andronicus The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 7.30pm, £8/ £7 Concs, 0844 873 2888, drama

Comedy IIThe Laughter Factor The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £3-£5, 0151 227 5946

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other's playlists IIQuiz Night The Compass, Chester, 8.30pm, 01244 344890

IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911

THURSDAY 7TH

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIJohnny's Acoustic Caravan Club Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, 0151 227 5946, hosted by Johnny Sands ft special guests

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

Music

IIPatrick Wolf (Acoustic) & Special guests Epstein Theatre, 7.30pm, £15 BF advance/ £17.50 Door, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411 IIThe History Of Apple Pie The Compass, Chester, 8pm, £5, 01244 344890 IITony Mac, Jon Keats, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Beatles Tribute Night The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 7.30pm, £3, 0151 236 9091 IIXander & The Peace Pirates plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091 IIShmoo The Kazimier, 7pm, £5, 0151 324 1723 IISean Stephenson The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-1am, 0151 709 6901 IIGet Down The Shipping Forecast, 11pm-3am, £5 adv, 0151 709 6901

IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIJazz Jam Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £3, 01244 340005

IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIWindow Stage Folkazm with Mark Henderson Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 01244 390 090

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Sports & Leisure IILatin Mania Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 8pm, £4 each/ £6 both,01244 390 090, Salsa Classes and Latin dance night

Other Events IIRetrospective Kubrick House, Bold Street, 6.30pm, Think Cinema: Eyes Wide Shut IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe,

IIRLPO: Petrenko's Shostakovich The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789 IIMusica en Viva with Andy Williams Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394 IIThe Jazzuits The Grapes, 9.30pm, 07950 828674 IIIan Skelly plus support The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633 IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Free Pool

Theatre & Dance IIThe Arcadians The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12, 0151 907 8360, enchanting show

LOWDOWN FEBRUARY

IIDavid Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 7.45pm, Tickets from £25, 0870 787 1866, David Gest will bring some of the biggest names in Soul Music

Comedy

IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIAlun Cochrane: Moments of Alun The Brindley, Studio, Runcorn, 8pm, £10/ £12, 0151 907 8360, ability to make the little things in life a comedy goldmine

IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Alex Boardman, Compere: Barry Dodds, Supporting: Adam Staunton, Rob Thomas

IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details

Other Events IITony Kehoe House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141, Open Poetry IIBehind the scenes tours St Georges Hall, 2pm, £10, limited availability, 0151 225 6909 IILate Night Vintage The Shipping Forecast, 5.30-9.30pm, 0151 709 6901 IIDot-art: Digital Photography The Bluecoat, School Lane, 12am, For information, times/prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIChinese New Year The James Monro, 0151 236 9700, British and Chinese dishes with a twist IISports & General Knowledge Quiz Cafe Sports England, Stanley Street, 7pm, Free but book a table for dinner or drinks,0151 239 5070, Hosted by Radio City's Simon Ross or TV's Ste Fletcher IIMembers' Curator's'Talk: Glam!

The Performance of Style Tate Liverpool, 6-6.30pm, £5, Booking essential, 0151 702 7400

FRIDAY 8TH Music IIKelly Joe Phelps Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £15, 0151 666 0000 IIRichard Batty & The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8pm, £3, 0151 236 9091 IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music 12-8pm, 0151 236 9091 II3B DJ's House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141 IIThe Trammps plus support The Green Room, 6.30pm, £25, 0870 787 1866, "Hold back the Night" "Disco Inferno" IIAmelia Curran & Anna Corcoran The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789 IIThe Australian Pink Floyd Show Echo Two, 7.30pm, £29.50/ £37.50/ £89, 0844 8000 400 IIHorizon the 10th Birthday Party O2 Academy Liverpool, 9pm, £16.87, 0844 477 2000 IIPaul Carrack - Good Feelin' Tour The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £27.50-£37.50, 0151 709 3789 IIJoe Stilgoe The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 7.30pm, £12, 0844 8000 410 IIDutch Uncles The Kazimier, 8pm, £7, 0151 324 1723 IISchmame Industries The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IIThe Wave Pictures The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm, £8.50 adv, 0151 709 6901 IIGallops Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090

IICapstone World Cinema Series The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0844 8000 410, classic cinema from Bollywood films to science fiction epics

IIGeneral Fiasco The Compass, Chester, 8pm, £7, 01244 344890

IIJelly Liverpool Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 9am-5pm, 0151 707 7747, casual all day work-together for anyone with a laptop and some grafting to be done

IIThe Downtown Dixieland Band The Caledonia, 9pm, 07791 041 212

IILunchtime Learning The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 2pm, £15/ £10 Concs, 0151 709 3789, Petrenko's Shostakovich: Rehearsal visit

IIA Band Of Gypsies Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Classic Rock covers

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IIMagic - A Kind of Queen Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, 7.30pm, £17-£18.50, 0844 871 3021, finest tribute to Queen

IIThank Funk Its Friday: The Robert Mather Band Studio 2, Parr Street, 9pm, 0151 707 3727

IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil

Theatre & Dance IIThe Arcadians The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £14, 0151 907 8360, enchanting show IIDavid Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 7.45pm, Tickets from £25, 0870 787 1866, David Gest will bring some of the biggest names in Soul Music IIMy Arms The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £10/ £8 Concs , 0151 703 0000, compelling new drama about the limits of love and our willingness to forgive IIHow A Man Crumbled The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, Physical Theatre

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club Temperature's Rising Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £2.50-£5, 0777 211 2344, Up and coming and established acts IIGary Delaney plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £10-£30, 0151 236 8820 IIMick Ferry plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Alex Boardman, Compere: Barry Dodds, Supporting: Gordon Southern, Carl Hutchinson IIBottleTop Comedy presents 'Stand Up And Deliver' Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242, Silky IIRosin Conaty, Pat Burtcher & Jason Cook The Laugh Inn, Chester, 8pm, £15, 0800 612 9714, Stand-up at its best

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

49 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details

SATURDAY 9TH Music IILiverpool Mozart Orchestra Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £5-£15, 0151 666 0000 IIOut Of The Ashes Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Heat 2 featuring Kn Ru, Wolves, Zebedy, The No Name Janes also rock covers from Face Invaders IIAsa Murphy Special The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866 IIThe Bedrock Warehouse Party Camp & Furnace, 7pm-5am, £18 Early Bird/ £16 NUS, 0151 708 2890, five hour John Digweed set plus supports

IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIParlour Flames Epstein Theatre, 7pm, £12.50 adv/ £15 door, Tickets from Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411, Ex OASIS guitarist Bonehead & Salford alt-pop troubadour Vinny Peculiar's new band debut

IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360

IIKerrang! Tour 2013 O2 Academy Liverpool, 6.30pm, £18.56, 0844 477 2000

IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091

IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! The Performance of Style Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, £8, 0151 702 7400, a visually extravagant pop style exploded across Britain during the years 1971-5 IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Other Events

IIThe Cave Dwellers plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £4, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Kappa, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IINowhere Boys The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 4pm, £2 on door, 0151 236 9091, Tribute to Lennon & McCartney IISaturday With The Beatles ft. the Cavern Club Beatles The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 236 9091, Beatles Tribute Show IIBears Den The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm-10.30pm, £6, 0151 709 6901

IICentral Library Reading Group The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6pm8pm, 0151 702 5324

IITJ & Murphy The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £8, 0844 873 2888

IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

IIStudio2 Rocks Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, Rock DJ Robbie Robertson

IIChinese New Year The James Monro, 0151 236 9700, British and Chinese dishes with a twist IIDine 'n Dance Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £14.95, 01244 340005

IIA Shrewdness Of Apes Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090 IISmall Print The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633

Theatre & Dance IIThe Arcadians The Brindley, Runcorn, 6pm, £14, 0151 907 8360, enchanting show IIDavid Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 2pm (Matinee) & 7.45pm, Tickets from £25, 0870 787 1866, David Gest will bring some of the biggest names in Soul Music

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Boiling Point Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £4-£8, 0777 211 2344, Some of the finest comedians on the circuit IIGary Delaney plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £10-£30, 0151 236 8820 IIMick Ferry plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946 IIFour Candles Comedy House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141 IIRoy Chubby Brown Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £21, 0844 871 3017 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Alex Boardman, Compere: Barry Dodds, Supporting: Gordon Southern, Carl Hutchinson IIChester Comedy Club Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, 8pm, £12/ £19.95 dinner & show, 01244 340005, Paul Myrehaug IIRosin Conaty, Pat Burtcher & Jason Cook The Laugh Inn, Chester, 8pm, £15, 0800 612 9714,Stand-up at its best

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-3pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Other Events IIMake a Felt Handbag The Bluecoat, School Lane, 0151 702 5324 IIIntroduction to screen printing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am4pm, £145/ £135, 0151 702 5324, everything you need to know to get started in water-based screen printing IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair IIChinese New Year The James Monro, 0151 236 9700, British and Chinese dishes with a twist

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IIDynamic Coastline Walk The National Trust Formby, 1pm, £4, 01704 878591, Booking Essential, walk along the coastline led by a member of the ranger team at Formby

SUNDAY 10TH Music IIHogans Goat Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 6pm, 0151 286 2662, true Irish music IICash (Johnny Cash Tribute) O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 6.30pm, £11.50, 0844 477 2000 IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IITim Shaw, The Shakers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details

IIBernie Connor The Shipping Forecast, 4pm-8pm, 0151 709 6901

IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIDead Wolf Club The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm, £4 adv, 0151 709 6901

IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIOpen Mic Session with Sarah Deboe & Special Guest JP Cooper Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 01244 390 090

IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIJazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IIThe Martin Smith Quartet The Caledonia, 4pm, 07791 041 212 IIDavid Knopov - a Night of Sinatra Jalons, Smithdown Road, 6pm, 0151 734 3984

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344, Best new acts IIHarry Hill: Sausage Time Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £31, 0844 871 3017

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details

IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Sports & Leisure IIArenacross Echo Arena, 2pm, £19£39 adult/ £10-£29 child/ £49-£89 family, 0844 8000 400 IIMan Utd vs Everton 4pm

Other Events IIIntroduction to screen printing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am4pm, £145/ £135, 0151 702 5324, everything you need to know to get started in water-based screen

printing IIBolshoi: Don Quixote (Captured Live March 2010) [NO CERT] Picture House at Fact, 3pm, 0871 902 5737, season of live ballet from the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow, Duration: 210 min IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIChinese New Year The James Monro, 0151 236 9700, British and Chinese dishes with a twist IILife Drawing Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7-10pm, £9 OTD, 0151 707 7747

MONDAY 11TH Music IILunchtime Concert Series The Capstone Theatre, 1.10pm, 0844 8000 410 IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, The Two of Us (Lennon & McCartney Tribute), Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIIan Prowse The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 8pm, 0152 236 9091 IISolitaire Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £3, 01517073727, Live Acoustic IIDavid Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £26-£75, 0151 709 3789

Theatre & Dance IIThe Rocky Horror Show Liverpool Empire Theater, 8pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The

Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Sports & Leisure IIFloral Tea Dance Floral Pavilion Winter Gardens, New Brighton, 1pm, £5 adv/ £6 door, 0151 666 0000 IILiverpool vs West Brom 8pm

Other Events IIJohn Landis Week: American Werewolf in London House, Bold Street, in the basement, 7.30pm, best films ever made IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIJonny Bongo's Monday Night Quiz & All Night Dirty Disco The Shipping Forecast, 8pm-12am, £1, 0151 709 6901 IIBlue Lantern The Compass, Chester, 8pm, 01244 344890 IIUrban Craft Collective's Knitting Club Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7-9pm, 0151 707 7747

51 TUESDAY 12TH Music IISadie and the Hotheads Epstein Theatre, 7.30pm, £19.50, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411 IIJake Bugg O2 Academy Liverpool, 7pm, 0844 477 2000 IIOrange Goblin O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £14.06, 0844 477 2000 IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Paul Jones, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Gary Murphy The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IILocal Natives The Kazimier, 8pm, £10.50, 0151 324 1723 IIPARRJAZZ: The Weave Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £ 3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, album launch IIOut Of The Bedroom - Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, bring your own instrument for a chance to perform IIUnplugged Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005, open mic night IIThe Jazz Hounds The Latin Lounge, Southport, 7.30pm, £10, 01704 539498

Theatre & Dance IIThe Rocky Horror Show Liverpool Empire Theater, 8pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017 IICalendar Girls The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £13/ £12, 0151 907 8360, based on the film of the same name from 2003 III Love You Because The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £9/ £7 Concs, 0844 873 2888, modern day musical love story

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see

1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IITea Dance amidst the Palms Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-4pm, £5 (incl. a cup of tea and piece of cake), 0151 726 9304 IIPhilosophy in Pubs The Bluecoat, School Lane, 1pm-2.30pm, 0151 702 5324, resident philosophers debate the important questions IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, afternoon, For information, times/prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIPancake Tossing Competition The James Monro, 0151 236 9700, Can you do a double pancake flip?

Win the price of your main course!

WEDNESDAY 13TH Music

Brown Sugar The Shipping Forecast, 8pm, £5, 0151 709 6901 IIAcoustics Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005 IIRLPO: Coffee Concert The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 12pm, £15, 0151 709 3789 IIMarcus Bonfanti Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, Blues Music

Theatre & Dance IIBirkenhead Scouts Gang Show Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £10/ £7 Concs, 0151 643 8757, incredible music, hilarious comedy, fast paced exciting dance routines IIThe Rocky Horror Show Liverpool Empire Theater, 8pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017 IICalendar Girls The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £13/ £12, 0151 907 8360, based on the film of the same name from 2003 III Love You Because The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £9/ £7 Concs, 0844 873 2888, modern day musical love story

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIRobin Guthrie Trio Eric's, Mathew Street, 7.30pm, £14, 0151 236 9994

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIThe Gathering The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm-9.30pm, 0151 702 5324, a monthly space for musicians to meet and improvise together

IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Other Events IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 7pm, 0151 709 7141 IIJohn Landis Week: Twilight Zone The Movie House, Bold Street, in the basement, 7.30pm, best films ever made

IIExample Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £25, 0844 8000 400 IIEthan Johns The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 7.30pm, £10, 0844 8000 410 IIDaniel Broncano clarinet & Johannes Mnich piano St Mary's Centre, Chester, 7.30pm, £13, 01244 381995, Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIKappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIJim Lockey And The Solemn Sun, Break The Fourth Wall, Danny Gruff And The Peacemaker,

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIPaintings by Daniel Eltinger St George's Hall, Dicken's and Gladstone Gallery, 10am-4pm, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see

LOWDOWN FEBRUARY

II1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Sports & Leisure IILatin Mania Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 8pm, £4 each/ £6 both,01244 390 090, Salsa Classes and Latin dance night

Other Events IINME Awards Tour 2013 O2 Academy Liverpool, 7pm, £21.48, 0844 477 2000 IIJohn Landis Week: Animal House House, Bold Street, in the basement, 7.30pm, best films ever made IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other's playlists IIQuiz Night The Compass, Chester, 8.30pm, 01244 344890 IIWomen's Organisation Drop-In

Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 10am-12.30pm, 0151 707 7747, free support in your venture to self-employment IILife Of Pi The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £6/ £7, 0151 709 3789, film, a magical adventure story based on the best-selling novel

THURSDAY 14TH Music IIRonny Hughes, Beatles Tribute Night The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 7.30pm, £3, 0151 236 9091 IITony Mac, Jon Keats, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIDelphic O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £15.18, 0844 477 2000

Empire Theater, 8pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017 IICalendar Girls The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £13/ £12, 0151 907 8360, based on the film of the same name from 2003 III Love You Because The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £9/ £7 Concs, 0844 873 2888, modern day musical love story

Comedy IIJimeoin Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, £12.50-£29.50, 0151 227 5946, Acclaimed star of 'Live at the Apollo' IIChris McCausland plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946

IIJohnny's Acoustic Caravan Club Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, 0151 227 5946, hosted by Johnny Sands ft special guests

IIValentine's Day at Comedy Central Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Wayne Deakin, Compere: Dave Twentyman, Supporting: Joel Dommett, Brennan Reece

IIThe Hungry Horse Acoustic Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, 7.45pm, 0151 678 9902

IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIXander & The Peace Pirates plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091 IISean Stephenson The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-1am, 0151 709 6901 IIKent Duchaine Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £7 adv/ £8, 01244 340005 IIThe 1975 The Compass, Chester, 8pm, £7, 01244 344890 IIConnie Lush Moniques Temple Court, £12 incl. a free glass of Champagne and Canapés, 0151 227 1131, Sensational Blues Shouter IIRLPO Valentine's Classics The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £16-£40, 0151 709 3789

Arts

IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIMusica en Viva with Andy Williams Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394

IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details

IISpeakeasy Bootleg Band The Grapes, 9.30pm, 07950 828674

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Free Pool

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details

Theatre & Dance IIBirkenhead Scouts Gang Show Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £10/ £7 Concs, 0151 643 8757, incredible music, hilarious comedy, fast paced exciting dance routines IIThe Rocky Horror Show Liverpool

IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Other Events IIVisit The Tower Liverpool Cathedral, St James' Mount, 5.30pm-8pm, £5, Tickets available from Cathedral Shop, 0151 702 7255 IIJohn Landis Week: The Blues Brothers House, Bold Street, in the basement, 7.30pm, best films ever made IIBehind the scenes tours St Georges Hall, 2pm, £10, limited availability, 0151 225 6909 IITalking Poetry The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6pm-8pm, 0151 702 5324 IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIValentines Day The James Monro, 0151 236 9700 IITony Kehoe House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141, Open Poetry IILeaf Valentine's Pudding Club Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 6.30pm, £14.95, 0151 707 7747, five homemade puddings

FRIDAY 15TH Music IIRichard Digance Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £12, 0151 666 0000,

53 IIoriginal material with just a guitar

7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776

IIRichard Batty & The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8pm, £3, 0151 236 9091

IIThe Rocky Horror Show Liverpool Empire Theater, 5.30pm & 8.30pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017

IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music 12-8pm, 0151 236 9091

IICalendar Girls The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £13/ £12, 0151 907 8360, based on the film of the same name from 2003

IIMiles Hunt & Erica Nockalls The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789

III Love You Because The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £9/ £7 Concs, 0844 873 2888, modern day musical love story

II3B DJ's House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141 IIAsa Murphy Special The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, new album launch IIGriffiths Brother's House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141, formerly part of 'Real People'

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club Temperature's Rising Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £2.50-£5, 0777 211 2344, Up and coming and established acts

IICharlotte Church O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £14.06, 0844 477 2000

IIDaliso Chaponda plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £10-£30, 0151 236 8820

IIRumours Of Fleetwood Mac The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £22.50-£28.50, 0151 709 3789

IIChris McCausland plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946

IIAre You Experienced? The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8pm, £10, 0151 236 9091

IIRAW Comedy Alternative Valentines night out Sefton Park Palm House, 7.30pm, £7, Tickets online at www.wegottickets.com, 0151 726 2415

IIJazzy Jade The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IIMe & Him Bring You The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm, £4.50, 0151 709 6901 IIMichael Buble Tribute The Huyton Suite, Civic Way, 7.30pm, £12.50, 0151 443 3761 IIWille & The Bandits Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090 IIMash Up Techno The Compass, Chester, 8pm, £11, 01244 344890 IIBird EP Launch Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Tickets available from Ticketweb and Seetickets IIGood Friday: Greedy Jesus The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633 IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil IIIncubros Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tribute to Incubus

Theatre & Dance IIBirkenhead Scouts Gang Show Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £10/ £7 Concs, 0151 643 8757, incredible music, hilarious comedy, fast paced exciting dance routines IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse,

IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Wayne Deakin, Compere: Lou Conran, Supporting: Joel Dommett, David Longley IIBottleTop Comedy presents 'Stand Up And Deliver' Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242, Sam Avery IIDana Alexander, Addy Van Der Borgh & Ben Norris The Laugh Inn, Chester, 8pm, £15, 0800 612 9714,Stand-up at its best

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm,

£6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

SATURDAY 16TH Music

IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIMidge Ure Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £16.50, 0151 666 0000

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIQueen Night The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, Tribute Show, The Great Pretender return's

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Other Events IIJohn Landis Week: Trading Places House, Bold Street, in the basement, 7.30pm, best films ever made IIBook Fair The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 702 5324, Collectors' and bargain second hand books IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIDine 'n Dance Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £14.95, 01244 340005

IILarry Miller The Citadel, St. Helens, 8pm, £10-£12, 01744 735436 IIIkons Metropolitan Cathedral, 7pm, £10/ £7, 0151 707 3525, masterpieces of the choral repertoire IIRoute 22 O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £7.05, 0844 477 2000 IIBlind Hearts Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 7.30pm, £4 after 9pm, 01244 390 090 IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Cave Dwellers plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £4, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Kappa, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IINowhere Boys The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 4pm, £2 on door, 0151 236 9091, Tribute to Lennon & McCartney IISaturday With The Beatles ft. the Cavern Club Beatles The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 236 9091, Beatles Tribute Show IINo Fakin The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IINatalie McCool, Dan Croll The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm, 0151 709 6901 IIThe Blind Hearts Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090 IIRLPO Valentine's Classics The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £16-£40, 0151 709 3789 IIPeoples Baleric Disco Studio 2, Parr Street, 9pm, 0151 707 3727, different DJ's all night IIRed Sails, Buffalo Riot, Swingin' Bricks, Scott Steele Band, Hedda Aronsson, Kenny & The Energy The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633 IISlash UK Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tribute to Slash

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Theatre & Dance IIBirkenhead Scouts Gang Show Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £10/ £7 Concs, 0151 643 8757, incredible music, hilarious comedy, fast paced exciting dance routines IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIThe Rocky Horror Show Liverpool Empire Theater, 5.30pm & 8.30pm, £10-£35, 0844 871 3017 IICalendar Girls The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £13/ £12, 0151 907 8360, based on the film of the same name from 2003

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Boiling Point Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £4-£8, 0777 211 2344, Some of the finest comedians on the circuit IIDaliso Chaponda plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £10-£30, 0151 236 8820 IIChris McCausland plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946 IIFour Candles Comedy House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141 IIDaniel Bye: The Price Of Everything The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Wayne Deakin, Compere: Lou Conran, Supporting: Joel Dommett, David Longley IIChester Comedy Club Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, 8pm, £12/ £19.95 dinner & show, 01244 340005, Ian Cognito

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things - an exhibition curated by Mark Leckey The Bluecoat, School Lane, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, explore how our relationships with artworks and common objects are being transformed through new technologies IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

Other Events IIPalm House Open Day Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-5pm, 0151 726 9304 IIBook Fair The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 702 5324, Collectors' and bargain second hand books IIMet. Opera: Rigoletto [AS LIVE: 12A] Picture House at Fact, 5.55pm, £15-£30, 0871 902 5737, Met. Encore shows are the live performances recorded, without losing any of their magic and immediacy, Duration: 211 min IIExhibition Tour The Bluecoat, School Lane, 2pm-3pm, 0151 702 5324, The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things exhibition IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911

IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Sports & Leisure IIBetfred Grand National Trial Haydock Park Racecourse, St Helens, 13.40-17.05pm, £20-£45, 01942 725963 SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344, Best new acts

Arts

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IISlam Jam Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 6pm, 0151 286 2662

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details

Theatre & Dance IIJuan Martin Flamenco Dance Ensemble The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 7.30pm, £17.50, 0844 8000 410

IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair

IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIDavid Knopov - a Night of Sinatra Jalons, Smithdown Road, 6pm, 0151 734 3984

IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

SUNDAY 17TH

IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IILoose Moose String Band The Caledonia, 4pm, 07791 041 212

IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

IIInspired Responses 8 The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-3pm, 0151 907 8360

IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

Street, 4pm, 01517073727 IIJazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627

Music

IILee 'Scratch' Perry Eric's, Mathew Street, 7.30pm, £27.50, 0151 236 9994 IISt Helens Concert Band Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm, 0151 726 2415 IIEverything Everything O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £15.75, 0844 477 2000 IIThe Lumineers O2 Academy Liverpool, 7pm, 0844 477 2000 IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IITim Shaw, Made In Liverpool (Beatles Tribute), Madison, The Shakers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIMellowtone The Shipping Forecast, 4pm-8pm, 0151 709 6901 IIEasy Like Sunday Afternoon with Steve Macfarlane Studio 2, Parr

IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

55 IIA Lecture Upon The Shadow Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIE. Chambre Hardman: Landscapes Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISinta Tantra Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776

Comedy IIThe Chuckle Brothers The Brindley, Runcorn, 2pm, £14, 0151 907 8360

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details

IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Family IICircus Hilarious St. Helens Theatre Royal, 2.30pm, £10.50 - £42, 01744 756 000 IIThe Elephant Bridesmaid Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 2.30pm, £8/ £10/ £30 Family, 0151 666 0000, magical musical about weddings and wombats and the loveliest elephant the world has ever known

Other Events IIRicky's Country Special Charity Show The Green Room, 12.30pm, £10, 0870 787 1866, best Country acts from across the UK. IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

MONDAY 18TH Music

IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details

Other Events

IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details

IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIJonny Bongo's Monday Night Quiz & All Night Dirty Disco The Shipping Forecast, 8pm-12am, £1, 0151 709 6901 IIBlue Lantern The Compass, Chester, 8pm, 01244 344890

TUESDAY 19TH Music

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIRonny Hughes, Gary Murphy The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7.30pm, 0152 236 9091

IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIPARRJAZZ: Rod Mason Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £ 3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, Saxophonist

IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIIan Prowse The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 8pm, 0152 236 9091

IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art

IIBellowhead The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £22.50-£28.50, 0151 709 3789

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIAll You Need Is Love, Tony Coburn, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Paul Jones, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091

IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, The Two of Us (Lennon & McCartney Tribute), Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091

IILunchtime Concert Series The Capstone Theatre, 1.10pm, 0844 8000 410

Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom,

IIOut Of The Bedroom - Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, bring your own instrument for a chance to perform IIUnplugged Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005, open mic night

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIThe Sorcerer Epstein Theatre, 7pm, £12-£15 adult/ £6-£7.50 under 16, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411, first full-length Savoy Operetta IIMoscow State Circus Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, 5pm & 8pm, £16-£25, 0844 871 3021, contemporary and classical circus

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Other Events IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 7pm, 0151 709 7141 IIChinese New Year at The Palm House - Half term fun days Sefton Park Palm House, 1pm-4pm, £2, Tickets online at www.wegottickets. com, 0151 726 2415 IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com

LOWDOWN FEBRUARY

IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com IIMet. Encore: Rigoletto Picture House at Fact, 1pm, £15-£30, 0871 902 5737, Met. Encore shows are the live performances recorded, without losing any of their magic and immediacy, Duration: 211 min IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIFrancis the Holy Jester The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 7.30pm, £10/ £7 Concs, 0844 8000 410, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Dario Fo, presents Lu Jullàre Saint Francis, a monologue in the giullarata style IISouthport Film Guild: The Conformist (15) Clinical Education Centre, Southport & Formby DGH, 7.45pm, Bertolucci, IT, 107 mins, subtitled, 1970's drama

Street, 9pm, 0151 707 3727, DJ night IIThe Speakeasy Bootleg Band Mello Mello, Slater St, 9pm, Raucous Jive, Swing and Jazz IIThe Original Panama Jazzband The Irby Club, Thingwall Road, Wirral, 8.30pm

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIThe Sorcerer Epstein Theatre, 7pm, £12-£15 adult/ £6-£7.50 under 16, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411, first full-length Savoy Operetta IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017

Comedy IIGod's Official The Citadel, St. Helens, 7pm, £10, 01744 735436

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details

IILive T-Shirt Screen Printing w/ Wasted Heroes The Shipping Forecast, 7pm-10pm, £10 per t-shirt, 0151 709 6901

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IIBranching Out Networking Event Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 9pm, 0151 707 7747, Talk about your business without feeling like it's a sales pitch

IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details

IIThe Liverpool Philharmonic Experience The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 12.30pm, £7-£15, 0151 709 3789, Public Tour

WEDNESDAY 20TH Music IIDorje & The Drills O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £11.25, 0844 477 2000 IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIKappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIGallops The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm, £6 adv, 0151 709 6901 IIAcoustics Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005 IIRLPO: The Four Seasons The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789 IILooking Glass Studio 2, Parr

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Sports & Leisure IILatin Mania Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 8pm, £4 each/ £6 both,01244 390 090, Salsa Classes and Latin dance night

Other Events IIChinese New Year at The Palm House - Half term fun days Sefton Park Palm House, 1pm-4pm, £2, Tickets online at www.wegottickets. com, 0151 726 2415 IIROH. Eugene Onegin [CERT TBC] Picture House at Fact, 7.15pm, £20/ £15 Concs/ £13 member, 0871 902 5737, Broadcast live from Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Duration: 180 min IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other's playlists

IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIQuiz Night The Compass, Chester, 8.30pm, 01244 344890

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

THURSDAY 21ST

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The

Music IIRonny Hughes, Beatles Tribute Night The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 7.30pm, £3, 0151 236 9091 IITony Mac, Jon Keats, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIEsco Williams O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £8.55, 0844 477 2000

IIJohnny's Acoustic Caravan Club Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, 0151 227 5946, hosted by Johnny Sands ft special guests IIXander & The Peace Pirates plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091 IISean Stephenson The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-1am, 0151 709 6901 IIThe Groundhogs Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £8 adv/ £10, 01244 340005 IIRLPO: The Four Seasons The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789 IIOttersgear Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, £5 adv, 0151 707 7747 IIMarcel and Friends The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 1.05pm, £6, 0151 709 3789 IIMusica en Viva with Andy Williams Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394 IISwingology The Grapes, 9.30pm, 07950 828674 IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Free Pool

Theatre & Dance IIThat'll Be The Day St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £22, 01744 756 000, rock 'n' roll variety show IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 1.30pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12£23, 0151 709 4776 IIThe Sorcerer Epstein Theatre, 7pm, £12-£15 adult/ £6-£7.50 under 16, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411, first full-length Savoy Operetta IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017 IIEarthquakes in London LIPA, Sennheiser Studio Theatre, 7.30pm, £8/ £4 Concs, 0844 873 2888, fast-paced, twisting drama IIStillness In A Mobile World LIPA, Paul McCartney Auditorium, 8pm, £8/ £4 Concs, 0844 873 2888, dance IIThe Rainbow Connection The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10, 0844 873 2888, drama

Comedy IIBarbara Nice is 'Mrs Nice' Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £12, 0151 666 0000, comedic highs of daily life IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner:

57 IISteve Royle, Compere: Phil Ellis, Supporting: Danny Pensive, Rhys James

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details

Family

IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music 12-8pm, 0151 236 9091

IIToddler Tunes Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 11.30am-12.15pm, £6 accompanying adult free, additional adults £6, 0151 709 3789, age 18-36 months, Songs and games to develop musicianship and creativity

IIMazes Camp & Furnace, 8pm, £6, 0151 708 2890

IILittle Notes Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 1.152.15pm, £7 accompanying adult free, additional adults £7, 0151 709 3789, age 3-5 years, pitch and rhythm through songs and activities IIMusic Makers Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 3-4.30pm, £9 accompanying adult free, additional adults £9, 0151 709 3789, age range 8-11 years (Grades 1-3), perform with musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Brass

Sports & Leisure IILiverpool vs Zenit 8.05pm

Other Events IISkeptics in the Pub: Rob Brotherton Head of Stream, Lime St, 8pm, The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, 0151 707 9559

IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIBehind the scenes tours St Georges Hall, 2pm, £10, limited availability, 0151 225 6909

IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details

IIScrips The Bluecoat, School Lane, 1pm-2.30pm, 0151 702 5324, an informal space for creative writers

IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911

IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

0151 236 9091

IIBaby Voices Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 10-10.45am, £6 accompanying adult free, additional adults £6, 0151 709 3789, 0-18 months, 45 minute workshop will involve songs, movement, and active listening

IITony Kehoe House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141, Open Poetry IIJelly Liverpool Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 9am-5pm, 0151 707 7747, casual all day work-together for anyone with a laptop and some grafting to be done

FRIDAY 22ND Music IIRichard Batty & The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8pm, £3,

IIUnderdogs Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9pm, 0151 286 2662

IIAbba Night The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, The UK's Number 1 ABBA tribute

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIThe Sorcerer Epstein Theatre, 7pm, £12-£15 adult/ £6-£7.50 under 16, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411, first full-length Savoy Operetta IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017

II3B DJ's House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141

IIEarthquakes in London LIPA, Sennheiser Studio Theatre, 7.30pm, £8/ £4 Concs/ £3 NUS, 0844 873 2888, fast-paced, twisting drama

IIThe Hungry Horse Acoustic Folk Club: Steve Knightley The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, 7.45pm, £16, 0151 678 9902

IIStillness In A Mobile World LIPA, Paul McCartney Auditorium, 8pm, £8/ £4 Concs/ £3 NUS, 0844 873 2888, dance

IISweet Baby James The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 703 0000

IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama

IIJoe Brown Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, Southport, 7.30pm, £27, 0844 871 3021, Rock 'n' Roll Legend IIThe Mersey Beatles The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £10, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Monthly Review The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IIMe & Him Bring You... The Shipping Forecast, 7.30pm, £4.50, 0151 709 6901 IIThe Keys Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090 IIWOW - A celebration of the Music & Artistry of Kate Bush The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.45pm, £19.50-£25, 0151 709 3789, a celebration of the Music & Artistry of Kate Bush IIBlind Monk Trio The Caledonia, 9pm, 07791 041 212 IIThank Funk Its Friday: Brickhouse Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £3, 0151 707 3727, plus DJ No-Bed IILoyal To The People event The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633, Orian, Enamel Animal, The Range, Candidate 23 IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil IIMegadeth UK Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tribute to Megadeth SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

IIThe Rainbow Connection The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £12/ £10 Concs, 0844 873 2888, drama

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club Temperature's Rising Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £2.50-£5, 0777 211 2344, Up and coming and established acts IISeymour Mace plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946, Triple headline show IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Steve Royle, Compere: Phil Ellis, Supporting: Jonny Awsum, Allyson Smith IIBottleTop Comedy presents 'Stand Up And Deliver' Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242, Joe Bromehead

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall,

LOWDOWN FEBRUARY

II10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Family IIBaby Voices Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 10-10.45am, £6 accompanying adult free, additional adults £6, 0151 709 3789, 0-18 months, 45 minute workshop will involve songs, movement, and active listening IIToddler Tunes Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 11.30am-12.15pm, £6 accompanying adult free, additional adults £6, 0151 709 3789, age 18-36 months, Songs and games to develop musicianship and creativity IIMini Maestros Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 1.152.15pm, £7 accompanying adult free, additional adults £7, 0151 709 3789, age 5-7 years, Compose and perform your own musical story with help from our musicians

IIMusic Makers Workshop The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 3-4.30pm, £9 accompanying adult free, additional adults £9, 0151 709 3789, age range 8-11 years (Grades 1-3), perform with musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Percussion

Other Events IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIDine 'n Dance Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £14.95, 01244 340005

SATURDAY 23RD Music IILuther & Whitney Houston The Green Room, 6.30pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, Tribute Night IIFrightened Rabbit O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £13.75, 0844 477 2000 IIMisty's Big Adventure Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 9pm, £4, 01244 390 090 IIThe Lafontaines The Picket, Jordan Street, 7pm, £5, 0151 708 6789 IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Cave Dwellers plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £4, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Kappa, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IINowhere Boys The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 4pm, £2 on door, 0151 236 9091, Tribute to Lennon & McCartney IISaturday With The Beatles ft. the Cavern Club Beatles The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 236 9091, Beatles Tribute Show IISwim Deep The Kazimier, 8pm, £6, 0151 324 1723 IIJess Gascoigne The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-3am, 0151 709 6901 IIMisty's Big Adventure Telford's Warehouse, Chester, Free Before

9pm, £4 Thereafter, 01244 390 090

£10-£32-50, 0151 227 5946, Triple headline show

IIMusic for The Mind and Soul The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 1pm, 0844 8000 410, Indian music

IIZoe Lyons: Pop-Up Comic Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £12, 0151 666 0000, A mixture of silliness, satire and caustic

IIBaked A La Ska Studio 2, Parr Street, 9pm, £6, 0151 707 3727, Heavy Sound of Manchester Ska IIThe Midnight Ramble, The Restless Venture, Rob Vincent, Tweeting Jesus, Jenn Bostick, Dave O'Grady The Zanzibar Club, £4, 0151 707 0633 IIThe Lowtones Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Old No.4 Band, Rock & Roll

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 2pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIThe Sorcerer Epstein Theatre, 7pm, £12-£15 adult/ £6-£7.50 under 16, Tickets from Epstein Theatre Box Office, 0844 888 4411, first full-length Savoy Operetta IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 2.30 & 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017 IIEarthquakes in London LIPA, Sennheiser Studio Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £8/ £4 Concs, 0844 873 2888, fast-paced, twisting drama IIStillness In A Mobile World LIPA, Paul McCartney Auditorium, 3pm (Matinee) & 8pm, £8/ £4 Concs, 0844 873 2888, dance IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama IIThe Rainbow Connection The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £12/ £10 Concs, 0844 873 2888, drama IIBrendan Cole Licence to Thrill The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £28.50-£38.50, 0151 709 3789, spectacular night of entertainment

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club - Boiling Point Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £4-£8, 0777 211 2344, Some of the finest comedians on the circuit IISteve Shanyaski plus support The Slug and Lettuce, North John St, 8pm, £12.50-£32.50, 0151 236 8820 IISeymour Mace plus support The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm,

IIFour Candles Comedy House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Steve Royle, Compere: Phil Ellis, Supporting: Jonny Awsum, Allyson Smith IIChester Comedy Club Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, 8pm, £12/ £19.95 dinner & show, 01244 340005, Alfie Moore

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IINoisy Table Fact, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IISublime to Ridiculous: works by Derek Couturier The Brindley,

59 IIRuncorn, 10am-3pm, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Sports & Leisure IIDavid Price V Tony Thompson Echo Arena, £40-£230, 0844 8000 400, Boxing IINorwich vs Everton 3pm

Other Events IINawal Gebreel: Watercolours: techniques and colour mixing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am4pm, £30, 0151 702 5324 IIHeritage Day at the Bluecoat The Bluecoat, School Lane, 11am5pm, 0151 702 5324, Discover the fascinating history and architecture of the Bluecoat IIThe Narnia Experience St. George's Hall, £5-£7 Child & Adult/ £20-£28 Family of 5, 0151 225 6911 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair

SUNDAY 24TH Music IIThe Rioters Dixieland Jazz Band Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 4pm, 0151 286 2662 IIJustin Bieber Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £50/ £60, 0844 8000 400 IIAlex Hutton Trio The Royal Clifton Hotel, The Promenade, Southport, 8pm, £14/ £13 Members/ £8 Students, 0845 373 0796 IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IITim Shaw, The Shakers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 12pm, 0151 236 9091

IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IINu Northern Soul The Shipping Forecast, 4pm-8pm, 0151 709 6901 IISoul4Soul Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £4, 0151 707 3727, special guests JC Villafan & Ogo IIGinger Baker's Jazz Confusion The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8pm, £17.50-£25.50, 0151 709 3789 IIJazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627

International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIThe Martin Smith Quartet The Caledonia, 4pm, 07791 041 212

IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

IIDavid Knopov - a Night of Sinatra Jalons, Smithdown Road, 6pm, 0151 734 3984

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details

Theatre & Dance IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama

Comedy IIF:Rated Comedy Club Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £10/ £22 plus Meal, 0151 666 0000 IIHot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water Crown Hotel Pub, Lime St, 8pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344, Best new acts

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIWinter Sparks Fact, see 1st for details IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Other Events IIRicky's Royle Variety Show & Charity Day The Green Room, 12.30pm, £10, 0870 787 1866 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IILife Drawing Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7-10pm, £9 OTD, 0151 707 7747 IIRetro Sunday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 11am-5pm, 0151 707 7747, vintage feast fit for kings

MONDAY 25TH Music IIThe Courteeners O2 Academy Liverpool, 7pm, £20.81, 0844 477 2000

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, The Two of Us (Lennon & McCartney Tribute), Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091

IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIIan Prowse The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 8pm, 0152 236 9091

IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details

IILunchtime Concert Series The Capstone Theatre, 1.10pm, 0844 8000 410

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IISolitaire Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £3, 01517073727, Live Acoustic

IIOil boom, Delta burns

IIRichard Hawley The Philharmonic

Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £20-£27.50, 0151 709 3789

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017 IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama IIIs There Anybody There? The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 703 0000

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IISublime to Ridiculous: works

by Derek Couturier The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details

LOWDOWN FEBRUARY

IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Other Events IIMartin Birchall Photography Workshop Liverpool Cathedral, St James' Mount, 10am-1.30pm, £40 Single/ £70 Couple, 0151 702 7255, this workshop will provide many inspirational subjects to keep your camera clicking IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIJonny Bongo's Monday Night Quiz & All Night Dirty Disco The Shipping Forecast, 8pm-12am, £1, 0151 709 6901 IIZest! Poetry Night Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, 8pm, £3/£2, 01244 340005, Guest poets Jan Dean and Phil Williams IIBlue Lantern The Compass, Chester, 8pm, 01244 344890

TUESDAY 26TH Music IISing-a-long Afternoon Singing Our Socks Off Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-4pm, £5 (incl. a cup of tea and piece of cake), 0151 726 9304 IISyrinx The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University, 7.30pm, £10/ £5 Concs, Tickets available on the evening, 0844 8000 410 IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Paul Jones, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Gary Murphy The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIOut Of The Bedroom - Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, bring your own instrument for a chance to perform IIUnplugged Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005, open mic night

IIPARRJAZZ: Doreen Edwards Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £ 3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, singer

Theatre & Dance IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017 IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama IIIs There Anybody There? The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 703 0000 IIBoy In A Dress The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, drama

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

by Derek Couturier The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Family IIDisney On Ice presents Let's Party Echo Arena, 6.30pm, £13-£36/ £44-£72 family, 0844 8000 400

Other Events

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIArtist Talks at The Athenaeum Bluecoat Display Centre, £12.50 incl. artist talk and afternoon tea at The Athenaeum, limited, 0151 709 4014, Rebecca Gouldson explains the printmaking processes

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 7pm, 0151 709 7141

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

IIPhilosophy in Pubs The Bluecoat, School Lane, 1pm-2.30pm, 0151 702 5324, resident philosophers debate the important questions

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details

IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, For information, times/ prices and to book, call 0845 017 6660 or email: info@dot-art.com IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, Southport, 7.30pm, £23.50, 0844 871 3021, The Ultimate tribute to one of rock 'n' rolls most truly remarkable groups IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIKappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IINew Blood Club The Shipping Forecast, 8pm, £2, 0151 709 6901 IIAcoustics Alexanders, Rufus Court, Chester, £2 before 9pm, 01244 340005

Theatre & Dance IIAnne Boleyn Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757, play about one of England's most charismatic Queens IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, 5.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017 IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama IIRLPO Ensemble 10/10 Dances The Cornerstone at Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus, 7.30pm, £10, 0844 8000 410 IIIs There Anybody There? The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 703 0000

Comedy IITales From Under The Counter The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IIChester Heritage Quilt Exhibition Chapter House, Chester Cathedral, 10am to 3.30pm, £3

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

WEDNESDAY 27TH

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

Music

IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIMovies and Musicals The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £14/ £12, 0151 907 8360

IISublime to Ridiculous: works

IIRumours of Fleetwood Mac

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

61 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IISublime to Ridiculous: works

by Derek Couturier The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IITheBeatlesHiddenGallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Family IIDisney On Ice presents Let's Party Echo Arena, 6.30pm, £13-£36/ £44-£72 family, 0844 8000 400

Sports & Leisure IILatin Mania Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 8pm, £4 each/ £6 both,01244 390 090, Salsa Classes and Latin dance night

Other Events IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIChester Heritage Quilt Exhibition Chapter House, Chester Cathedral, 10am to 3.30pm, £3

THURSDAY 28TH Music IIMarlene Ver Planck Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £13, 0151 666 0000, Floral Jazz Night IIRonny Hughes, Beatles Tribute Night The Cavern Club, Mathew St, 7.30pm, £3, 0151 236 9091 IITony Mac, Jon Keats, Richard Batty The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm till early evening, 0151 236 9091 IIJohnny's Acoustic Caravan Club Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, 0151 227 5946, hosted by Johnny Sands ft special guests IIBastille O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, 7pm, £11.25, 0844 477 2000 IIThe Hungry Horse Acoustic Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, 7.45pm, 0151 678 9902 IIXander & The Peace Pirates plus support Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091 IIWet Nuns The Kazimier, 8pm, 0151 324 1723 IISean Stephenson The Shipping Forecast, 10pm-1am, 0151 709 6901 IIThe Queens Minions Telford's Warehouse, Chester, 01244 390 090, With DJ Ono IIDean Masser with Andy Hulme Dobbies Garden Centre Tea Room, Southport, 5-7pm, £12.95, 01704 552920, Tea- Jazz session IIInternational Jazz Festival The Capstone Theatre, Creative Campus, 7.30pm, £65 Festival Pass, individual tickets available, 0844 8000 410, Roller Trio & Martin Smith's The Weave

& 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776 IIPhantom of the Opera Liverpool Empire Theater, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £10-£51, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Hairy Bikers - Larger than Life Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, Southport, 7.30pm, £25, 0844 871 3021, Popular TV Chefs IIMy Boy Jack Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 7.45pm, £7.50£9.50, 01704 530521, A riveting wartime drama IIIs There Anybody There? The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 703 0000

Comedy IITom Stade Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, £13-£15, 0151 227 5946, Acclaimed star of 'Live at the Apollo' IIRussell Kane: Posturing Delivery The Brindley, Runcorn, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 907 8360 IITales From Under The Counter The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Carey Marx, Compere: Mark Olver, Supporting: Jeff Innocent, Michael J Dolan IIHairy Bikers: Larger Than Live Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, 7.30pm, £25, 0844 871 3021, You will love us 'Larger than Live'

Arts IITitanic and Liverpool: the untold story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IILindi Ortega Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7.30pm, 0151 707 7747, Tickets available from Ticketline and Seetickets

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, see 1st for details

IIMusica en Viva with Andy Williams Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394

IIThe Games of Art The Black-E, see 1st for details

IIThe Grapes Band The Grapes, 9.30pm, 07950 828674 IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Free Pool

Theatre & Dance

IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other's playlists

IIAnne Boleyn Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757, play about one of England's most charismatic Queens

IIQuiz Night The Compass, Chester, 8.30pm, 01244 344890

IIThe Misanthrope The Playhouse, Audio Described: 1.30pm (Matinee)

IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am-5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIThe Pirate Ship! World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIBeryl Bainbridge, painter Museum of Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIIn Seven Days Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIWhite Gold: the true cost of cotton International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe 43 Game: Invitation The Black-E, see 1st for details IIThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things The Bluecoat, see 16th for details IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IISublime to Ridiculous: works

by Derek Couturier The Brindley, Runcorn, 10am-5.30pm, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Beatles Hidden Gallery The Beatles Story Pier Head, see 1st for details IIThresholds Tate Liverpool, see 1st for details IISylvia Sleigh Tate Liverpool, 10-5pm, 0151 702 7400, modern & contemporary art IIGlam! Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IILiverpool Corked The Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIFour Seasons dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 0845 017 6660, by Angela Burton

Family IIDisney On Ice presents Let's Party Echo Arena, 6.30pm, £13-£36/ £44-£72 family, 0844 8000 400

Other Events IIBehind the scenes tours St Georges Hall, 2pm, £10, limited availability, 0151 225 6909 IILiverpool Poetry Cafe The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm9.30pm, £3/ £2, 0151 702 5324, monthly reading by some of the best national and regional poets IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIChester Heritage Quilt Exhibition Chapter House, Chester Cathedral, 10am to 3.30pm, £3 IILiverpool Lift-Off Film Festival House, Bold Street, 7pm, 0151 709 7141, Awards Ceremony & Afterparty IITony Kehoe House, Bold Street, 8pm, 0151 709 7141, Open Poetry

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CLASSIFIED ADS 30P PER WORD, BOX & BOLD £5, COLOURED HIGHLIGHT £5 CONTACT: CLASSIFIEDS@THELOWDOWNMAGAZINE.COM Food & Drink/Nightlife SANTINO Authentic Italian cuisine now available at 449 Smithdown Road, Wavertree.

0151-733 3644 SOUND FOOD & DRINK, Duke Street. A friendly cafe/bar, open 10am til 1am 7 days a week offering hearty soups, ace pizzas, great coffee, world beers and live bands/ djs. Sound Food & Drink, 52 Duke St, Liverpool, L1 5AA, 0151 707 6363

Shopping JACKSON’S FASHION specialise in being unique. Our collections contain one of a kind clothing and accessories for women who want to stand out. Each item is made here in Liverpool with the highest quality, as we believe in putting our customers first. Please view our items on-line for an affordable, eye catching wardrobe Jacksons Fashion. www.facebook.com/ JacksonsFashion PILLBOX VINTAGE FAIRS An endearing, lovely, and unique shop for hand crafted accessories and ideas for your hand crafted life.

Visit our website at www.eluganu. com Pillbox Vintage Fairs offer the very best in vintage and retro at their regular monthly events.

Leaf on Bold St - Last Sun of every month and The Shipping Forecast – First Thurs of every month.

Music/Entertainment PROFESSIONAL STUDIO Budget rate. Newly refurbished analogue/digital recording studio.

Soundcraft 24 track 2 inch tape machine with Soundcraft 2400 series desk. Unbeatable drum sound. Tape recordings streamed into Pro Tools or Logic on an up to date iMac. Ideal for serious demos or self release EP/album projects.

Archiving of tapes to digital format

can be arranged. Introductory rate of £100 for 6 hour session.

2/3 hour sessions available - rates negotiable. Contact dombryan@ hotmail.com CURLY MUSIC Cash Paid for Quality Used Instruments and Equipment. Large range of New & Used Guitars & Amps, Accessories, Effects, Drums & PA etc in Stock.

45 Ranelagh Street Liverpool, 0151 709 8383 - curly.music@ btconnect.com.

AFRICAN DRUM GROUP Every Tuesday night from 7-9pm in the old police station off lark lane.

And every Thursday night from 7-9pm in mello mello (40-42 slater street, entrance on parr street.

All welcome. Contact Steve for further details on 07724450867 THE VINYL EMPORIUM replaces Hairy Records on Bold Street. Old and new vinyl. Record Store Day 2013 participants. Follow us on FB or Twitter for details.

Support your independent shops.

ATTENTION ORIGINAL ARTISTS/BANDS/POETS The Ian Prowse Monday Club is at Cavern Pub 8-11pm every week (Mon - just in case...) No covers strictly original material.

Health/Beauty/Wellness BLEACH Whether you want to feel good, look good or just be totally pampered. Bleach Hair and Spa has it all! Specialising in all aspects of ladies and gents hairdressing, beauty treatments and spa facilities you can treat your mind body and soul. www.bleachliverpool.co.uk

Arts PERCY GULLIVERS PRINT SHOP & SOCIAL, 15 Slater St (above The Shipping Forecast), Liverpool. Housing one of the NW’s largest affordable selections

of screen printed gig posters and highly collectable art prints, we act as both a gallery and event space.

Follow @percygullivers

MAN WITH FUNNY FACE seeks female for dates and possibly more. Looking for someone without a sense of humour. 1093

CREATIVE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS by CRAFT CREATIVE EVENTS. Vintage Hen Parties, Kids Birthdays, Baby Showers, Corporate Team Building, Community & Educational Events, Charity Workshops, plus many more. Contact becky@thecraftcreative.com 01512032409

CLEARANCE STOCK We have recently acquired very large amounts of frozen burgers. Must get rid of quickly, fell off the back of a horse drawn cart. Good for care home or similar. 3847

LIVERPOOL BASED DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR SARA CULLEN works under the name Cat and Fox Adventures. As well as designing for television shows including Nickelodeons ‘House of Anubis’, Sara produces personal work in the form of limited edition Woodland Collection prints which were featured in Creative Review’s blog and The Guardian’s Buy of the Day. You can buy them from her online shop www. catandfoxadventures.com

Other/Misc A CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY to open a quality independent artisan butchers in RopeWalks.

Inner urban residents are currently faced with trusting supermarkets for their meat, which as last week showed (Horse meat burger scandal), is a bad choice.

Restaurants would also benefit.

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MARY I’ll be there same time, same place, wearing your fathers old suit. If you don’t turn up again after 25 years i’m finally going to have to accept you’re not interested – love Reginald x FOR SALE idiots guide to Human Resources must sell for personnel reasons.

FOR SALE 4 year old penguin much loved still in wrapper quick sale necessary due to new diet. 8262 DEAR ANON, the alien spacecraft components you keep sending me have been confirmed as coming from the engine of a Ford Fiesta please stop wasting my time.

FOR SALE ex snowman all offers considered (buyer must have own bucket for collection as unfortunately unable to deliver) 8223 FOR SALE Comprehensive guide to Tax avoidance - never pay tax again - only £9.99 inc vat.

ELEPHANT DUNG COFFEE made from coffee beans eaten by elephants and painstakingly recovered from the dung. Smooth, tasty and incredibly expensive. As drunk by Prime Ministers SPOONMAN I offered you a drink and you said my face looked like a reflection in a spoon. You had a blonde bob with a small bald spot. Been thinking about you. If you want to meet up get in touch.

Glen 6473

3-DAY FESTIVAL WRISTBANDS £30 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!