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MIKE OLDFIELD’S TUBULAR BELLS ‘FOR TWO’ Saturday 20 July 7.30pm £21, £27

THE MAVERICKS Monday 22 July 7.30pm £34.50, £40

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Friday 1 June 8pm £23, £29

CHRISTY MOORE WITH DECLAN SINNOTT Saturday 12 October 8pm £30-£38.50

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WELCOME Summer is finally here, well it was for three days anyway. We’ll come to that later...

This month is another cornucopia of talent. We have the wonderful Rufus Wainright, he talks about life and his new album. We talk to the deeply insightful Robert Newman talking about his new book and other pressing matters. We also have interviews with James Skelly and US alternative hip hop group The Pharcyde. There’s loads more as usual including a new music column from Nick Malone who takes care of the heavier side of things. On the food front the Low Down writers have been busy with a selection of tasty outings to East Village Arts Club, Veg Out at Deli Fonseca, Friday Food Slam at Camp & Furnace and a vist to the wonderful Homebaked community bakery in Anfield. You may also notice a bit of a bike theme in this months Low Down. Here at Low Down we believe making cycling safer and adopting a few of the ideas of cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen would be great for Liverpool and a real chance to show how forward thinking we are. And considering the current state of the planet anything that reduces pollution can only be a good thing.

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Lowdown selections for June

NEWS & PREVIEWS 06 FOOD & DRINK 10

Deli Fonseca, Camp & Furnace, East Village Arts Club, Homebaked

COMPETITIONS 15 ARTS & CULTURE 16 Robert Newman

COMEDY 26 MUSIC 28

Festival Round Up, The Pharcyde, James Skelly, Dave Monks

BUSINESS 43 Ethecol

FILM & TV 44 FASHION 48 HEALTH 49

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HIGHLIGHTS 1st June 5 Live Big Day Out Echo Arena

7-16th June Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Various

10th June Elvis Costello Philharmonic Hall

11th June Joe Satriani Philharmonic Hall

5th Rob Newman Leaf

8th James Skelly O2 Academy

13th June Skywrite FACT

13th June The Kite Runner Liverpool Playhouse

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NEWS Bike Week

Asparagus In Season

Wirral’s Claremont Farm has opened it’s first pop up shop in the heart of Liverpool One to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

Bike Week, the UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event, will take place between 15-23 June and cyclists across the North West are using the week to gear up and get ready for the 20th Anniversary Liverpool, Chester, Liverpool bike ride on July 7th that raises money for children’s charity, Claire House. Ranging from the gentle 6 mile family route to the experienced 90 mile challenge, the LCL Bike Ride is a perfect excuse to get back in the saddle and take part in National Bike Week. www.liverpoolchesterliverpool.co.uk

The Asparagus Patch will be open until June 20th, making the most of the short season of it’s namesake vegetable, the asparagus. Ordinarily the season would run from April 23rd right through to Midsummer’s day, but due to the odd spell of weather it’s been delayed. Claremont Farm have been busy harvesting the vegetables, supplying the temporary restaurant and serving hungry customers a varied menu with a key ingredient. If you think you know how to cook an asparagus, think again. The menu offers simple but unique recipes, showing off the diverse range that the asparagus has to offer. Complemented with other local produce including bread from the Baltic Bakehouse, ham from the The Cheshire Smokehouse and some delicious cakes from Laura’s Bakery, the Asparagus Patch is inspiring people to get back to good old fashioned grub and buy locally.

Anyone for Tennis?

The Liverpool International Tennis Tournament is a unique event on the tennis calendar and continues to attract big name players as well as introducing tennis to children. The grass roots event has engaged with over 50,000 children with kids tennis village. This years line up includes Anders Jarydd and Virginia Wade. www.liverpooltennis.co.uk

Albert Dock Celebrates 25 Years

To celebrate 25 years since it’s regeneration, the Albert Dock will be hosting a weekend of family fun and entertainment. There is street theatre, choirs, face painting, live music and a range of ‘kids go free’ offers across the Dock. The Mersey Maritime Museum will be holding a free event 31st May- 2nd June www.albertdock.com

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Liverpool’s Worst Kept Secret If the Great Gatsby has left you desperate to experience the thrill of the roaring twenties have no fear Event Tank has organised the night for you.

The Camp & Furnace will be screening the last ever LCD Soundsytem gig “Shut up and play the hits”. Filmed at Madison Square Garden in 2011, the band’s final gig was played to thousands of fans in an epic finale. On the 14th The Camp and Furnace will be projecting the gig onto their cinema screen with all the bells and whistles to make you feel like you were there. Live bands will be continuing momentum after the screening and keeping the party going long into the wee hours.

Organiser Rebecca Lewandowski has created the perfect 1920’s spectacle. You can expect moonshine and cupcakes, dance performances, casino tables, silent cinema, special cocktails and themed surprises and the Speakeasy Bootleg Jazz Band. Costumes are positively encouraged but not essential and there will be make up artists and photographers on hand hand to help achieve the perfect 20’s look. Prohibition takes place at Pan Am on 7th June 8.30-12.30. Tickets are available from Pan Am or from www.eventtank.co.uk. To win a pair of tickets visit the comps page or the Low Down Website

Liverpool Calling On June 16th The Bombed out church will play host to Liverpool Calling. A day for Liverpool’s emerging bands to showcase their talents as well as two special performances from Brighton’s British Sea Power who are out promoting their album and homegrown talent, Ian Prowse and Amsterdam. All day tickets are available on skiddle.com for £15

Africa Oye! One of the largest free African music events in the UK and this year will see performances from musicians such as ZongZing All Stars and Atongo Zimba. Sefton Park will play host to performers, African arts and craft tents and be selling a range of African clothes and food throughout the 22nd and 23rd June.

Arab Arts Festival

The only annual festival of its kind in the UK, the festival is unbelievably in its twelfth year and returns again in 2013 to celebrate the wonders of the Arab world. The main festival will run from June 7 to 16 in venues around the city, and events run the gamut from theatre, dance and art to music and food. This year’s theme is the question of identity, and the faces of Arabs today, and a photography exhibition I Exist (In Some Way) will run past the festival and in into July at the Bluecoat. During the week though, highlights will include Palestinian/Lebanese hip-hop group Katibe 5 performing at the Epstein on June 7, a contemporary dance performance by Algerian-French choreographer and dancer Nacera Belaza at the Unity on June 11 and programme of Arab films at FACT. On Sunday June 7 there will also be a double whammy of free events, with an Arab themed family day in Sefton park from 12-4, and a concert at the Pier Head from 2-4pm. For full program info see www.arabartsfestival.com

Doing it for the kids Dust off your tux, dig out your plaid and get yourself a date in time for the Kazimier Prom. Transforming into an all-American high school of the 90’s, the ordinarily hipster venue will be going back in time and bringing the American dream to Liverpool. Think balloon arch, prom band and the crowning of Prom King and Queen on June 20th FACT will be rounding off a season of promcoms including Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You. Tickets are £6 and your hard earned dollar will go to a good charity and get you your very own very own prom photo. All proceeds raised from the night will be going to Plan UK , a charity that work with some of the world’s poorest children. So dig out your biggest cellular phone and a frock to shock and do your bit for the kids!

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Deli Fonseca

Veg Out,May 9th Promising a refreshingly unique three-course meal set for vegetarians to indulge without fear of meat or judgement, Veg Out is a monthly occurrence that my vegetarian friend has been trying to coerce me to go to for a while. I’ve told her my fervent love of chicken, lamb and beef is not be tested, in my opinion vegetarianism is a waste of a plate but after much persuasion and the promise of menu that is “Bursting with scrumptious seasonal greens” I decide to open my mind (and mouth) and give it a go. Having only been to the large and impressive Delifonseca Dockside, the Stanley Street establishment is a tucked away treat. Perfect for impressing a first date I think as we’re seated at a booth: the soft lighting, the chalkboards filled with mouth watering dishes that I’m told are changed daily and even the fact we’re seated and given drinks and starters in the first 5 minutes. One thing I will say about vegetarian dishes is they are quick, a definite plus for hungry diners. We’re served two deep fried onion and fennel spring rolls and quickly discover these are perfect for dipping in the sweet roasted onion and balsamic shot, which at first I thought was strange as it arrives in an

espresso cup but once I tasted it, it made sense that this little zinger need only be served as a shot. Opening you up to the possibility that onion gravy or Jus if you’re feeling swish, can be a delicious compliment to start the proceedings off. After swigging our shot and devouring the fennel and onion roll (adding fennel to my shopping list of things to eat more often) we move to the little tartlet that’s been sat chilling on the plate. It’s a little difficult to manoeuvre this tart without the peas rolling off and around the plate but it just adds to the fun and the crunchy pay off is delicious. With a slight of hand that is to be commended the waiter swaps our starters for the main course in less than a few minutes. With a side of chunky fresh sourdough bread a sweet and sour bean hot pot arrives, alive with yellows and red of tomatoes and peppers and topped with a delicious braised red cabbage. This has to be the crown of the meal, it certainly looks like it. As we chomp and crunch our way through

the hot pot, I keep thinking how much I’m not missing meat and how full I feel already. Maybe it was the fresh sourdough bread that I just couldn’t slather enough butter on or perhaps that crunchy braised cabbage but the heady mixture of both made me forget pigs and cows were edible. Was this it, was I finally turning to the green side? Leaving room for the sweet poached pear and spiced sorbet and hot toasted jammy brioche I did my best Nigella Lawson impression and “ummmmm”ed my way through dessert, eyes closed wondering if I could ever make poached pears a thing in my kitchen. At £24.50 a head this is real celebration of the senses, Delifonseca prove that even a meat loving carnivore like myself can eat her greens, reds and yellows and enjoy them. TONI GARDEN ||

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Camp and Furnace

Friday Food Slam, Every Friday What a splendid idea and what a perfect use of the cavernous Furnace space this is. With its indoor trees, communal picnic-style tables and open feel, the combination of street food and a night out creates the atmosphere of a smoky Asian night-market. With the added bonus of cool tunes. It’s packed tonight, and though we arrive little over an hour after doors, already - alas! some of the dishes are running out. There’s a great vibe though, and it’s nice to see people gathering for the cause of eating - not just drinking. There are 3 food stalls tonight - the first being BBQ langoustines, which though they receive mixed reviews from those we chat to, it’s unanimously agreed that the complimentary glass of French white that accompanies them is ace.

Next up is a gut-busting all-american corndog stand, which demonstrates flare with the addition of a veggie option (unfortunately sold out) and an omigod-it-works peanut-mustard sauce. So far so tasty. The third stall offers Mexican - beef or veggie - and though they’ve run out of tacos our spicy chickpea stew topped with goats cheese goes down a treat. Since prices are reasonable - around £6/7 per plate - most options can realistically be sampled and sharing is most definitely the way forward.

For drinks? We play it safe with a nice bottle of red, but for the more intrepid there’s a creamy cocktail concoction served in a stein for two on offer. Combined with the cheese-tastic Rockaoke which kicks off in the camp room soon after, it makes for a fun friday night of good clean fun. With a weekly changing menu of rotating chefs and dishes, we’re happy to see this become a Liverpool staple and will doubtless be food slamming in the future. JEN PERKIN ||

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East Village Arts Club Expectations are high for the new kid on the block – not least since being just around the corner from the Low Down HQ we are hoping that this may become something of a regular for us. EVAC, or Arts Club, or whatever we’ll end up calling it has already proved a commitment to quality live music and events. But would we eat there? The setting of the restaurant, taking up a corner chunk in the heart of the Ropewalks and nice big windows, make it a great people watching spot. Their aim is a casual urban feel, the kind of place where you can stop in for a beer, a coffee or a full blown meal at any time of day, and in that they’ve succeeded. It’s modern and airy inside, somewhere between a pub and a cafe. Service is attentive and friendly – our server Marish is a sweetheart – and we go with the salad special; crayfish, mango and orange which is so summery and delicious that it eclipses the reportedly ace chicken wings with blue cheese dip (3.95).’ Almost too big, the menu spans burgers, hot sandwiches and sharing platters as well as a mixed bag of miscellany, and it all sounds delicious. Though spanning asian and middle eastern flavours, it has a strong American slant and most dishes, from the Po Boy served with cucumber and mint (6.95) to the fried chicken with biscuits, display a flair and creativity also. They pride themselves on making everything

in-house, from the bread to the ketchup, and the attention to detail is noted. At 4.95 the mushroom and potato vegan burger has got the be one of the best value in the area, and most certainly one of the nicest. It’s pretty carbtastic but the apple chutney is the winning touch - and though I’m more of a chunky chips than a skinny fries girl, with the moreish home made ketchup everything is eaten. Other veggie options we’ll be back to sample include a miso and tofu ramen, and traditional Indonesian dish Nasi Goreng. On the opposite end of the scale, my companion is sincerely happy with his Rib-Eye steak (15.95) which comes with a rich and subtle pepper sauce served in cute a little pail. In fact all of the presentation is pleasing, think thick wooden planks, and the wine glasses are of the big, satisfying variety. Rampant carnivores will also note the ham, chipolata and roast beef sandwich (with tomato beer sauce no less), and the requisite Reuben as well as the range of quality burgers.

Dessert wasn’t on the cards but we’re coerced - with no space for the New York cheesecake with cherry jelly and broken fudge (!), I plump for a Strawberry and white chocolate shortcake cocktail. While my companion noshes on Eton Mess with a banana/hazlenut twist, I enjoy my happily not-to-sweet or creamy cocktail. So? We may have pushed the boat out tonight but the range and quality of food, relaxed vibes and the friendly prices mean that this going to be the firm local we’d hoped it would be. The only gripe might be that alcohol prices are on the higher side - the cheapest bottle of wine is 15, the cheapest pint 3.50 - but the range of world beer is impressive, and it certainly won’t stop us from returning. In fact by the end of the week I’m already back, eating a truly special 3.95 felafel - no doubt the bargain of the menu. Welcome to the neighbourhood. JEN PERKIN ||

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Homebaked A little food for thought: When we’re inundated with ‘food and ‘community’ from every angle these days, do we not immediately think of that new online group we just joined or the great new celeb chef doing an expose special for channel 4? Imagine our delight when we heard that by incorporating the two great ingredients of food & community, some locals are baking their way to regeneration, we just had to see for ourselves. Anfield’s Breck road leads to one of the two definitive tourist attractions Liverpool has to offer. Tieing first place with the Cavern Club in it’s world famous notoriety, Liverpool FC’s stadium brings thousands of pilgrims to Breck Road with every game. But despite the famous monument situated on it’s doorstep, the surrounding areas have been through the mill in recent years. The terrace houses, synonymous with the golden age of Football glory have been left in decline or demolished leaving wasteland behind. This could be a story of the shameful intimidation by a sporting giant and waging war for land and ownership with their local community, but that’s not the story the remaining residents of Anfield are keen to rake over again. No, this is not a story about the bitterness or bad times that Anfield have suffered, but how Bread is helping them rise from the ashes and changing the face of Anfield. Over the last 2 and half years, artist Jeanne van Heeswijk, commissioned by Liverpool Biennial, has been working with

people from Anfield and Breckfield to rethink the future of their neighbourhood on a project called 2Up 2 Down. One of the most significant changes has been the transformation of the little bakery on the corner. For over 100 years Mitchells was a busy bakery, but after 3 generations of failed regeneration schemes and recession after recession they were forced to close the doors in 2010. Thanks to the 2Up 2Down projects however, the bakery is back in use as the hub for the community volunteers. Renamed Homebaked, it’s now home to approximately 20 regular volunteers and holding summer cooking workshops. The commendable guys and gals are in the middle of making the bakery usable, friendly and a place the community can eat, drink and plan their next move. From the artistic side of this project Volunteer and artist, Britt Jurgensen agrees that there is work to be done, but the volunteers aren’t afraid to roll their sleeves up when it comes down to rebuilding where they live “Housing and food are such essential things, basic in concept but a right that everyone is entitled to. The Co-ownership aspect to this project is really important, building homes and

creating a place with a name and purpose is an idea that really got me on board with this project and keeps me coming back. Even when things are difficult.” This is more than just bread. That said, the baked good that these people are making are not to be sniffed at, in fact the smell of freshly baked bread is so enticing LowDown couldn’t resist popping down for one of their Saturday tasters. A pleasant site was seeing people just dropping in to wish the volunteers well and offer their congratulations at bringing the old bakery back to life. The freshly baked tiger bread, home made tomato and basil soup and tuna, cucumber sandwiches were just an added delicious (and inexpensive) bonus. 2Up 2Down is providing ways for local people to “take matters into their own hands” and make real social and physical change in their neighbourhood. Officially opening as a fully restored bakers in September, Homebaked will be rebuilding the strong social identity, as well as the physical identity of Anfield. For more information on how you can get involved visit www.2up2down.org.uk TONI GARDEN ||

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Blue Remembered Hills

The Playhouse Theatre, May 14th Do you remember that one afternoon you spent running, hiding, jumping and climbing with friends where you used to live? Has the time between then and now seem lost? Did that afternoon impact who you are today? Dennis Potter’s Blue Remembered Hills illustrates such a day for seven children. The forefather of TV drama, Dennis Potter has a heavy influence on many of the serials we watch during our evenings today. Originally written as a one off TV drama for BBC’s Play for a Day, this latest production by Northern Stage, makes a visit to Liverpool Playhouse. A simple yet sensible set of a hill and blank screen backdrop plays the role of the Forest of Dean in the West Country and allows shades of green and blue lights to wash over to become a literal representation of the play’s title and a vague indication of time and place. This is where seven children are to spend their day playing in their own world. Like children do, they play to explore and understand, even when it is a time of war. While grown adults portraying children is wanted to be seen as a daring dramatic technique I would have been more impressed if it was actual seven year olds playing the roles. However these oversized kids did as

is intended, portraying the link between childhood and how it shapes the adults we will become. You’re asked to implement your own memories onto the action and Tilly Gaunt’s Angela playing house and Christopher Price’s Peter surrendering leader of the gang status are touching nuances of a time lost and sometimes forgotten. Psyche Stott’s direction has kept the script intact well but not as strong as I would have liked it to be. The seriousness and poignant message within Potter’s intention is still there to recognise although it is stifled. Violence, struggles of growing up and the development of morality are extremely powerful issues but this production at times plays more for laughs which is rather uncomfortable. At one moment the teasing of Donald progresses from verbal teasing, calling him ‘Donald Duck’, to a cruel and brutal physical beating. The characters laugh, most of the audience laughs and I am heavily

concerned this production is not being the serious social commentary it thinks it is. Of course children do not take everything seriously so the dark humour is correctly embraced and David Nellist repeatedly allowed us to find what was funny, freeing his movement as a child would as well as being one of the strongest at keeping the West Country accent consistent. This production allows its audience to enjoy childish humour fleetingly, acknowledge the strength of Dennis Potter’s writing even if it does miss the real target by a small margin. It is not the most outstanding show that will grace the Liverpool Playhouse this year but at only an hour in length it serves as a decent introduction into one of Britain’s most influential dramatic writers. PETER HARRIS ||

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A Wonderous Place

The Unity Theatre, May 16th It is a nice feeling to have somewhere to call home. To be able to kick your shoes off, leave the dirty dishes on the side, wander round in just your smalls. That feeling of belonging somewhere. Bricks and mortar it may well be, but it is what gives us an identity. Wherever you are from; a small town in Wales, or even overcrowded London. Home is, as they say, where the heart is. This is exactly where A Wondrous Place takes its inspiration. Housed comfortably in the intimate Unity One Theatre, four actors take on four beatifically written monologues, each representing a city; Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield. Each actor has their own story but are supported by the cast as and when needed. Covering the Newcastle side, we have Alison Carr’s What Space Between . Carr’s monologue touches on the nostalgic, incorporating some lovely childhood memories, and characters. Lois Maskell’s set, a large white semi-circle with plenty of drawers and pullouts to hide costume and props fitted in perfectly. In some points of the monologues, it doubled up as a screen and projected images and films of the cities. Next, we stop by Manchester to hear Sarah McDonald Hughes’s Electricity, where teenager Angel is finding it hard when best friend Hannah goes of to Uni leaving her at home with her parents. There are plenty of local references but you don’t have to be a

Manchurian to understand them, and there are visual aids to help just in case you don’t. Angel meets Ryan who takes her to places in Manchester she never knew existed. After a short intermission, we arrive at Liverpool to hear Luke Barnes story Dog . Following a night out, Johnny witnesses an accident down at the dockside that changes his life. We pick up the tale as Johnny wakes up from a drink/drug-fuelled bender. He finally pieces together what happened that night down by the water’s edge, and we witness his very traumatic confession to a Good Samaritan. We finish our journey in Sheffield with Matt Hartley’s Porters Brook . His is a story of broken memories, shattered by a accident that leave’s Adam with no childhood memories, or any recognition of his girlfriend Zoe. Slowly, with the help of his family and friends, but mainly by Zoe he pieces together his childhood by revisiting old and new places, rediscovering the city he grew up in.

Each of these stories is acted superbly and delivered as sensitively as they have been written. Right from the start with actress Kathryn Beaumont’s comical and engaging performance of What Space Between,right through to Porters Brook and Joshua Hayes’s charming (and a smile that would melt any heart) monologue, to Sally Hodgkiss’s wistful teenager Angel, and Adam Search’s tear jerking performance of Johnny, I say bravo to an evening well spent. They might say ‘its grim up North’, but I disagree. We have the most talented artists in this marvellous city of ours, as well as some of the best theatres. Put together by Northern Spirit and directed by Chris Meads, A Wondrous Place is an exciting, visual and beatifically produced piece of theatre. JANIE PHILLIPS ||

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Enigma Variation

Philharmonic Hall, May 15th There is a great deal of anticipation buzzing around in the foyer prior to the performance of tonight’s concert. This is, after all, Britain’s finest composer’s landmark work being performed by one of Britain’s finest – if not the finest – orchestras, so what’s not to get excited about? From first to last, the anticipation is more than justified, as Alexander Shelley, on his fourth appointment on The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s stage, guides his musicians with dexterity, grace and immeasurable skill through each of the XVI Variations, which were first performed in London and then here on Merseyside – in New Brighton Tower – in 1900. The story tells of how Elgar, returning home from giving violin lessons, sits at the piano and, to unwind, begins improvising. With Alice – his wife – commenting favourably on the tune that emerged, Elgar responds by suggesting how certain of their friends might play it. Out of this spontaneous exchange grew the idea of the Enigma Variations; a work destined to finally secure Elgar’s reputation as a composer of national, even international, standing. It remains one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire. Here, performed beneath the half-dimmed lights and vast vaulted ceiling, the work takes on a new resonance as Shelley commands the pace, vigour and vitality of each variation, invoking both drama, sadness and humour at each turn. Most notable are Variation V and VI, particularly given that the orchestra are

joined on stage by Norwegian siblings, Mari and Håkon Samuelsen. As if the evening were not memorable enough, the brother and sister partnership are simply mesmerising, leading an awestruck audience into an interval during which the bar and foyer once again buzzed; not only concerning the overall interpretation of the Variations, but also of the soloists’ beautifully performed encore, Passacaglia (Handel / Halvorsen) which was the epitome of musical excellence. Given that the duo are returning for the Philharmonic’s annual Spirit of Christmas concert on December 17 it can be safely guessed that tickets will be in high demand as word of their talent spreads. The enduring appeal of the Enigma Variations lies in their accessibility, with each piece becoming a mini-symphony that becomes instantly recognisable. Two such variations are

that of Variation XI which perfectly represents the vain attempts of Dan the Bulldog chasing a cat, only to fall foul of an unseen river and, thus, come off the worse for his attempts. The other is much more solemn, yet here is strangely uplifting. Nimrod is synonymous with Remembrance Sunday in Whitehall, but the verve with which the Liverpool Philharmonic perform the piece, new levels of emotional reaction are reached. With Variation XIV (E.D.U.) seeing Elgar reappear within the scenario of his own making, the glittering finale ends on a tumultuous round of applause that is more than richly deserved, for this was one special performance in one very special venue. CHRIS HIGH ||

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SILENCE ISGOLDEN

When you think of Silent Comedy you might think in black and white with funny moustaches and bowler hats. A favourite of your pops or even your dad, but not something that would be seen on the mainstream stage let alone on London’s glittering West End. So imagine our best over-exaggerated mime artist shock and surprise to learn that one man has made a smash hit show without uttering a single word. In a rare interview Kiwi comedian, Sam Wills peels back the silence on his unique one man show and the mammoth tour that’s causing quite a stir on the comedy circuit. SO SAM, I READ SOMEWHERE THAT YOU WERE AN APPRENTICE CLOWN AT 13 AND HOLD A DIPLOMA IN ‘NEW CIRCUS’ FROM THE CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CIRCUS SCHOOL, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS. HOW DID THIS UNUSUAL EDUCATION BEGIN ? Back in New Zealand when I was a kid and moving from one town to another, I got given

a magic set as a going away present and that was pretty much the starting point for me. I practised magic tricks and showed them off to friends and family. When I found out we had a clown working locally, I had to go knocking on his door and ask if he needed a sidekick. From there circus took over my education and I discovered the joys of circus sideshows and freaks.

SOUNDS LIKE EVERY KIDS DREAM! DID YOU WATCH A LOT OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND LAUREL AND HARDY GROWING UP OR WERE THERE INFLUENCES? Everyone thinks I must love nothing but silent comedy as that’s what I’m mostly known for doing. But in reality I love watching incredibly wordy comics and then I try and apply the same word craft to physical and prop based comedy.

I like classic cartoons and if I had to choose a silent film star to be an influence it would have to be Buster Keaton. YOU DID A SMALL WEST-END RUN BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND NOW YOU’RE TOURING IN NEW ZEALAND, BEFORE HEADING BACK TO EDINBURGH FOR THE SUMMER FESTIVALS, SOME PRETTY BIG GIGS ON THIS TOUR, HOW’VE YOU ENJOYED IT SO FAR? ANYTHING YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH YOUR RETURN TO THE FRINGE FESTIVAL? The run in the West End was amazing! It was one of my goals for a number of years and to tick that off was a very nice feeling indeed. The whole show has been a blast and the fact that it seems to be going from strength to strength is awesome. I’m looking forward to the return season in Edinburgh, after that I’ll be able to retire the ‘More Tape’ show for a while and start showing off some of the third show stuff. I am also hosting my first ever show as Tape Face and that’s giving me lots of silly ideas for introducing acts. YOUR SHOW HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS “DELICIOUSLY EXCRUCIATING” FOR THE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, DO YOU THINK IT DESERVES THAT TITLE? No, I’ve never heard it described it as that before. I tend to think that bad comedians are responsible for audience interaction perception. Nothing worse than listening to a hack comic humiliate one person relentlessly for the sake of getting a laugh. When I invite people onstage they do have a choice and can say no if they want, it is also very important to me that they leave the stage with a huge round of applause as a hero as they have helped with the show in a good way. THAT’S DEFINITELY REASSURING TO KNOW.SO, WHERE DID THE IDEA TO ENFORCE MIME WITH THE TAPE COME FROM? The first incarnation of the silent character didn’t have tape and I ruined it by talking. The tape just happened to be backstage. AS SIMPLE AS THAT! IT’S YOUR SHOW’S UNIQUE SELLING POINT - A STAND-UP WITHOUT WORDS - IT SEEMS A PRETTY DAUNTING TASK THAT MOST COMEDIANS MIGHT RUN FROM, TO ENTERTAIN AN AUDIENCE FOR AN HOUR WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING. DO YOU EVER GET DAUNTED AT THE PROSPECT? A FEAR THAT MAYBE PEOPLE WON’T GET IT? The audience would either have to be pretty stupid or drunk to not understand the comedy that I am doing. I try and keep a certain childlike quality to my comedy and if an audience doesn’t get it then its not their fault but mine as I would clearly be in the wrong venue. As for being silent for an hour, it’s actually quite a nice experience and more people should try it. NOT GIVE YOU TOO MUCH AWAY ABOUT THE SHOW BUT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT ONE OF YOUR MORE MEMORABLE SHOW EXPERIENCES? PERHAPS A FAVOURITE AUDIENCE MEMBER THAT STICKS IN YOUR MIND? I once did a show in Glasgow where I got an audience member to dress up as a stripper and he was so comfortable with himself and the audience that he took off the costume and then kept going with his own clothes! It was very much one of those perfect comedy moments. The Boy with Tape on his Face has sold out for the Liverpool performance but can be seen at this Summer’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. TONI GARDEN ||

LOWDOWN’S THEATRE MUST-SEES FORJUNE The Lantern Theatre Saturday June 1st WES ZAHARUK’S FAMILY COMEDY SHOW

Described as a ‘one-man tour de force’, Canadian Wes Zaharuk brings his quirky show to Liverpool. Wes has a worldwide reputation for a tornado approach to comedy, surreal feats and eye-popping prop tricks. If you fancy something a little different, then this could be for you.

Playhouse Theatre Thursday 13th June - Saturday 6th July THE KITE RUNNER

Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner follows two boys as they learn to crawl, walk and kite-fight side by side. But neither Hassan or Amir can foresee a terrible incident that will rip their lives apart. This epic production spans lives lived across cultures and continents, and one man’s long search for redemption. Starring Ben Turner (best known as Jay Faldren in BBC’s Casualty), this is a must see show of the season.

The Unity Theatre Tuesday 18th - Saturday 22nd June WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING

From the stifling heat of Alice Springs to the cold damp of London’s streets, from 1959-2039, from the extraordinary summit of Ayres Rock to the ordinariness of a grimy London flat, follow Gabriel Law as he retraces the paths of his ancestors, on a journey to piece together the jigsaw puzzle of his identity. Produced by new Theatre Company, Said&Done, When The Rain Stops Falling is their second show to appear at the Unity Theatre. Written by acclaimed playwright Andrew Bovell, this is a company to watch out for. JANIE PHILLIPS ||

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ROB NEWMAN

Rob Newman’s career could have taken a very different path. Along with partner David Baddiel he was part of a comedy duo that famously filled Wembley stadium in the mid-nineties, but while Baddiel went on to do TV, Newman has chosen the literary path. He’s just released his fourth book, and occasionally he tours his socially aware and enlightening stand-up.. We spoke to Newman about the release of his new book The Trade Secret. TELL US ABOUT THE NEW BOOK. Based on the first Elizabethans to stumble across oil, coffee and carrier pigeons, it’s set in the heart of Persia which is now Iran. It focuses on the friendship between a 17-year-old peasant called Matt and an 18 called Derris who owns a pokey little store in the grand bazaar the two of them set off for a fire-worshipping shrine. It’s a big book, there’s a lot going on. It’s a sort of adventure story, a swashbuckler too and on quite a big scale. IT’S BASED ON SOME HISTORY ISN’T IT? I had this amazing lucky find in the British Library rare books and music room. I knew I wanted to write a historical novel and I knew I wanted it to be based on a real character and real events. And when I stumbled across this story of the Elizabethans in the oil wells I couldn’t believe no one had found it, and I was really nervous in case someone else had stumbled upon it. I was worried one day the librarian would say; “I’m sorry someone else has take it out”, and I’d look through the pages and it would say ‘It was a miss Barbara Kingsolver’ and it would all be over. HA, SO IT WAS A LUCKY FIND THEN. Yeah, but then a weird thing happened - you

may have heard this as it did make national news. An Academic had some kind of breakdown and he started ripping out pages out of books that had to do with Europeans in Isfahan. So of course a sane person’s reaction would have been ‘What a terrible loss of priceless historical treasures!’. But with the madness of someone in the middle of a novel I was thinking: ‘Haha! That’s cut the rope ladder away from underneath me and all this material is mine, mine, mine!’ I WOULDN’T LIKE TO CONJECTURE HERE, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO ME A BIT OF A SUSPICIOUS STORY... I know, well people have suggested that if you look closely at the footage you can recognise it was me in a junk shop beard and glasses and a tweed jacket with some leather elbows! It was a happy day. SO HOW MUCH RESEARCH DID YOU DO? I began researching and writing this book in September 2006 and I finished in January this year. So about 6 years, although most of that time was spent looking for my glasses and accusing my partner for having deliberately wantonly stolen them as a way of destroying my life. So a lot of research but after awhile you’re sort of free to sort of forget it all and start making stuff up. So it’s only about a 10% nugget of the real stuff and the rest is all invented.

SO WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A HISTORY BUFF THEN? What I like about history is the way it shows there’s nothing inevitable about the way we live now. That everything is flux - that it could have gone one way or it could have gone another way. It’s especially important to hang onto in times like these where we’re told that the present economic system is a law of nature, because it’s not. YOU’VE GOT A NEW STAND UP SHOW TOO - ‘ROBERT NEWMAN’S NEW THEORY OF EVOLUTION’. WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE? Doing that show, I’ve just come back from Machynlleth Comedy Festival - and honestly I’m not sort of Uriah Heap-ing you here, but I honestly didn’t think anyone would come. I thought the caravan had moved on and I’d been away for too long writing this book. It’s been a real mixture of ages and of people, a broad church, but it sold out. Stewart Lee helped me - my confidence was very low, I just hadn’t done anything in public, and he helped helped me and told me where the good gigs were nowadays. I was completely out of touch. But he said there’s this sort of new wave, this hip sort of younger crowd who are very intelligent, very comedy aware and there’s this whole indie scene that’s a reaction against the sort of corporate comedy.

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DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU’RE PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED? I actually don’t think I’m preaching to the converted because my politics are very different. For example my New Theory of Evolution is a sort of anti - Dawkins polemic, and he’s a hero of that certain sort of scene, so they don’t really know where you’re coming from. And as soon as you start suggesting things… I mean everyone can sort of agree when you’re just kind of lamely criticizing. But as soon as you start suggesting positive alternatives - of which I suggest several in the show, of different things we could do - you can sort of feel that that’s more challenging to people. Because then people think then what if we weren’t already safely laughing at people who have already been delineated as appropriate targets of scorn - what if we actually start suggesting things? And that’s where it’s more exciting. YOU WERE PART OF A SCENE IN THE 90S WHERE COMEDIANS STARTED TO BECOME ROCK STARS OF SORTS, AND WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO PLAY A VENUE SO LARGE AS WEMBLEY. I was thinking about this the other day actually. I don’t think I set a very good precedent and I don’t think they’re very good value for money, arena shows. It’s just too …..even for bands, whenever I’ve seen any band in any venue over 3000 capacity it hasn’t worked for me. I mean the Clash played the Lyceum - it’s quite small, a 2000 seater - and they did 7 nights running, the ‘magnificent 7’ it was called. And everyone who was at those gigs will remember them for the rest for their lives. I was lucky enough to go to one of them and it was unforgettable. A few years after I did Wembley I did 3 nights at the the Manchester Apollo, so I played to about twice as many people as at Wembley over those 3 nights and I did it on my own and those were just really good gigs, the Apollo is a beautiful venue. And it just felt like a real gig, like there was a real connection between you and the audience. And so I just think it would be fairer on the audience to do that. Though I don’t want to make it sound like I’m turning away offers of stadiums because I’m not. BUT IT WAS A DELIBERATE CAREER MOVE AT THE TIME THOUGH. Towards writing. I mean this is my fourth book and I just thought I didn’t want to be one of those people who was talking about the novel they should have written. So I wrote one and then I wrote another, and another, and I’m sort of learning as I go along. And also because I’m a sort of slow thinker they take me a bit longer. But it’s really good now to be doing a combination of book readings and stand up. It’s really good, and it gets me out the house. WE SPOKE TO EDDIE IZZARD RECENTLY, AND HE’S PLANNING TO RUN FOR MAYOR. WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER GOING INTO POLITICS? Ah, no. Joe Strummer once said: ‘know your limitations’. That’s definitely not something I would do, I’m sort of a terribly disorganised person and overly passionate - we would be at war within 6 hours with an entirely innocent country, probably Finland or somewhere.

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Daniel Kitson

The Playhouse, 8th May Daniel Kitson is an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in silliness. This is a man who does no TV appearances, no press, and yet sells out shows in minutes. He plays small venues, caps entrance prices and remains seated for the whole of the evening. Hype? Ego? No, tonights performance at the Playhouse proves the opposite - this is a supremely talented man whose work speaks for itself. He is best appreciated in this kind of intimate setting - though one of the most consistently funny performers you will see, it’s not just about belly laughs and punch lines and most definitely not arena fodder. Kitson’s humour hinges on his masterly use of the English language, and his ability to articulate the thoughts that many of us have but cannot bear to acknowledge, let alone say out loud. His current show ‘After The Beginning, Before The End’ is cleverly structured around one bizarre anecdote that reveals itself gradually, and explores themes of memory and self-perception. If it sounds deep, it’s because it is - but like the best comedians Kitson manages to make

you laugh first, think second, and he never patronises the audience. His primary subject is himself - and he holds nothing back in musing on getting older, failed relationships and the age of social networking. At times like a thinking man’s Seinfeld, or a very British Woody Allen, the humour comes from his very particular, somewhat melancholic world view. His delivery is that of a chat with an idiosyncratic and very entertaining friend - and it’s doubtless that he works very hard to achieve such a relaxed style. The show is punctuated by a musical soundtrack that emphasises the sometimes whimsical quality of the show. He is particularly interesting when talking about women. In a climate where it’s commonplace to hear comedians being casually sexist it’s incredibly refreshing to

hear Kitson speak so frankly (and hilariously) about reconciling his respect for women and his belief in meaningful partnerships with his baser instincts. Close to the bone indeed. Although his monologue can border on poetic at times he is not above the odd dick joke, and he even (knowingly) references such a low-brow and uncool series as Friends more than once. Underpinning the whole show is a sense of humanity. Mysterious and protective he may seem from the outside, but exclusive he is not. He’s just a man who is very, very good at what he does and doesn’t need bells and whistles. JEN PERKIN ||

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John Cooper Clarke

The East Village Arts Club, 15th May “I’m not the one who will have his life turned into legend. It won’t be me... it will be John Cooper Clarke” Tony Wilson. John Cooper Clarke has been described as part freak, part poet, part singer, part comic but the general consensus is that you either have no idea who this man is or you know him to be a wordsmith sent to make you appreciate the power of language. When we arrive for the (very) early gig at the East Village Arts Club, the room is already packed. Granted, it’s not the main stage, but considering the intimate gig only went on sale just a few days earlier, it’s a great sign to see the place filled and the fans enthusiastic and varied. Introduced by Johnny Green (tour manager for The Clash) John clambered in from the fire exit and to look at him today it seems not a day’s gone by since the height of his popularity in the late 70’s. The jet black, wildman hair that puts you in mind of Robert Smith, his rakish frame neatly knit together with a snappy suit – a dress sense he accredits to working the men’s clubs in the 70’s and putting his stamp of rebellion with the jewellery, sunglasses and unkempt hairstyle. A style that has been ripped off in various incarnations by various poets and eccentrics, the latest being this generation’s lothario, Russell Brand. It was at the working men’s clubs that John was introduced to the stage, filling in the gaps between the comedians and the cabaret acts, his no nonsense approach to rhyme and verse struck a chord with the working class men and women he was writing about.

Straightforward and funny, his work was accessible making poetry not just something that the University graduate’s read but a new tool for punk expression. It never made him any friends in the literary crowd but the ordinary folk embraced him and he during the late 1970’s and 80’s Clarke was the Punk Poet of a generation in turmoil. 40 years after he exploded onto the scene, it seems John’s time has come around again; the economic downturn, political backlash and sense of social unrest will always need someone to voice their hardship and if that someone can do it while making us laugh, it can’t do any harm right? Keeping it old school he reads from a handwritten notebook filled with his scrawl of genius, something he promises will be priceless once he’s dead. The 64 year old Salford boy can still make fill a room and the excitement to see this guy is palpable. The male to female ratio makes me one of only 10 women in the room and the testosterone love for this legend spells out his everyman appeal. He opens with an ode to the guest list, seeming to have studied the list of invited names and put them to rhyme. It’s very clever and off-the-cuff, something John is the maestro of. with a rant about Marine Biology being the future, calling it this generations specialist interest and being what business studies in the

80’s is to this generation. A strange opening one might think but this John Cooper Clarke we’re dealing with, this could go any which way. The show really begins with John’s most beloved poem, Chickentown. Priding himself on this particular piece for it’s use in the Sopranos finale a few years ago, John reveals this to have been one of his career highlights. Effortlessly stringing more cuss words than you can shake a stick at in his monotone manner, adding only a few syllables of accent and variation to make his point and hitting the note when the punch is needed. John’s one man show is a tour de force. Racing through an hour and ending all too soon, he indulges the audiences in some favourite’s like TWAT and Hire Car and tells us a few he wrote as early as that afternoon. The name “The People’s Poet” was created to describe what is was that John was doing during the 1970’s but remains relevant today. The punk poet was intelligent, incisive and above all, funny. Finishing his set by declaring The East Village Club officially open, this was real cutting of the ribbon for the Club. Let’s hope they continue to bring us more legends like John Cooper Clarke. TONI GARDEN ||

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CSS/Mixhell

East Village Arts Club,Tuesday 14 May It’s difficult to recall just how striking CSS seemed back in 2007, arriving on the international scene all young and Brazilian, playing irreverent party music, and wearing onesies before they were cool. Along with Vice magazine and American Apparel they were instrumental in defining what exactly a 2000s hipster looked like, the ugly-beautiful 80s-influenced image, fashion and attitude template that endures to this day. Musically, though, their legacy is pretty slim. Their self-titled debut produced some fun party songs but their two subsequent releases have made little ripple beyond die hards, and the relatively sparse turnout at the Arts Club tonight suggests that a lot of the early fans have moved on. The fact that it’s a Tuesday night can’t help but a hipster crowd this is not. We get in early to catch support Mixhell, consisting of fellow Brazilians Igor Cavalera (yes, he of Sepultura drumming) and his wife Laima Leyton who combine samples and beats with live drums for a genre they’ve coined called ‘rocktronica’. There’s a lot going on musically it’s certainly not easy listening – but despite the pedigree, it’s sadly all a bit flaccid. Things don’t pick up a whole lot with CSS, who start out with a pretty meh ‘Hits Me Like A Rock’ and take a few tracks to warm

up. Lovefoxx, who is inexplicably donning a long black wig and tribal getup, flings off her gold-lined cape for ‘Music is My Hot Hot Sex’ exclaiming, “I want to see you break down till your dicks touch the ground!” Though the band have recently lost founding member, producer and sometime drummer Adriano Cinta - who cited inflated ego syndrome for the split - they’ve recruited a seriously good touring drummer in American J.R. Kurtz. His drumming provides a tight base for CSSs simple and somewhat slapdash electro-rock led by Lovefoxx’s lo-fi sing-shout vocals. The highlights are predictable - the band are at their best with heavier tracks like ‘Let’s Make Love’ and ‘City Grrrl’ which get the crowd moving as one writhing beast. After a brief break they encore with the still fun ‘Alala’,

but newbie ‘Hangover’ from forthcoming record Planta falls flat. Along with their other new song ‘I’ve Seen You Drunk Girl’, rap-pop that sees guitarist/keyboardist Ana Rezende take the mic and which our companion aptly describes as ‘shit Blondie’, they’re not showing signs of progression or maturity. But on the other hand - so what? Their songs of the night is ‘Art Bitch’, dating back to 2005, and giving insight into what a great straightforward punk band they might have been. This is party music, to be filed alongside Andrew WK, Death From Above, and even Peaches. Only problem is the sun’s coming up, the parents will be home soon and the party probably should have finished by now. JEN PERKIN ||

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Jon Byrne

Studio 2, Parr Street, Saturday 18th May An evening with Barrow and Furness’s finest Jon Byrne is everything I had hoped it to be - an abundance of witty social commentary, truthful observations and raw, honest musical talent lit up the room. And although the gig isn’t packed to the brim with people, Jon manages to grab everyone’s attention with his sharp lyrics and even sharper suit. He has an engaging stage presence from the start; think Billy Bragg meets Jonny Cash. His originality and creativity is laced with humour, and his set showcases an excellent vocal range. Together with his 2-piece band he treats us to an array of instruments, including the underrated mandolin. Opening with ‘A Song to Sing’ certainly sets the evening in good stead, giving us insight into a struggling muso’s mindset. He delves into his self-doubts and reflects on the natural human instinct to compare ourselves to others, but poignantly the song ends with him not really minding at all: after all, at least he has a song to sing.

It definitely seems more and more people are starting to catch on to him too. He’s recently gained recognition in the US, and has been heard on many UK radio stations, including regular appearances on Liverpool’s very own Dave Monks show. Jon touches on subjects that any musician worth his salt should explore, things that are relevant and relatable. It’s a breath of fresh air to see him perform live and share with us his personal experiences of falling in love, marriage and parenthood. His passionate opinions and romantic ideals are definitely best heard live, but I do suggest you pick up his new, critically acclaimed album “Built by Angels” too.

Other honorable mentions of the night? His approachable, humble audience interaction during soulful performances of ‘Cigarette Song’ and ‘Don’t Let Life Get You Down’ were memorable and entertaining. I’ve got a feeling the next time I see him live, the room will be brimming, and deservedly so. ANNA KENNEDY ||

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Suuns Valleys/Lovecraft

The Kazimier, Friday 17th May It’s Light Night in Liverpool so being in the blackened heart of the Kazimier feels slightly incongruous. Yes, there are various happenings and going on in town tonight, but we wouldn’t miss the apocalyptic dark beats of Canada’s Suuns for the (end of the) world. It probably does explain, however, the reason that there’s only a smattering present to watch the always weird and wonderful Lovecraft, whose idiosyncratic and jerky nerd-rock is worth seeking out. We sneak nip out between bands to witness some spirited Samba dancing happening around the corner, just to mix it up a bit. Back inside, Montreal duo Valleys are using a keyboard and guitar to make some dark and fuzzed out noise. Think Beach House, before the anti-depressants. Really quite good, in a woozy sorta way - look out for their forthcoming record. When Suuns finally arrive the crowd move forward to form a cluster in front of the stage. Two albums in, Suuns are probably the kind of band you either love or hate.Though their first

record was more riff-heavy and song-based than their sparser and dreamier newbie Image Du Futuur, live it’s all one marvellous mesh. ‘Music Won’t Save You’ is the unlikely opener (and closing track of their latest record), an almost nightmarish vignette, showcasing the mumbled snarl of Ben Schemie at its snarliest. His is a vocal style that won’t work for everyone - particularly those seeking a singalong. But taken as an additional instrument to the drums, bass, guitar and keys the overall result is singularly atmospheric and unapologetically sexy. Albeit in a twisted way. Those who are here get it, obvs, and the crowd writhe as a collective - particularly on out-andout dance tracks like ‘Arena’ and ‘Bambi’. The hypnotically chilled ‘Edie’s Dream’, centrepiece of the new record, is a standout tonight; a

masterclass in the school of ‘less is more’. Drummer Liam O’Niell has a great bounce to his playing style, but really - this is not a band to stand and watch. For want of a better phrase, they’re a band to feel with your whole body. We do: it feels good. The audience are too stupefied by the end to put up enough of a demand for an encore so it isn’t an overly long set, but it is enough. This is intense stuff, and one gets the feeling that too much of it might be bad for the health, in the way that all the best things are. Tonight, there’s a darkness in the light. JEN PERKIN ||

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ALBUMREVIEWS

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE LIKE CLOCKWORK

PRIMAL SCREAM MORE LIGHT

DAFT PUNK RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES

After a cruel five year hiatus QOTSA return with their sixth studio album. It was worth the wait. Not only has it got that undeniable sinister and haunting QOTSA sound going on, it also features cameos from the likes of Dave Grohl, Alex Turner, Jake Shears and erm, Elton John.

A marvelous cacophony, there’s no better way to describe this. Maybe you’ve never been a fan of Bobbie Gillespie and co., or perhaps you don’t really know their stuff, but as an introductory record – or even a conversion record – More Light is a great place to start.

The album opens with Josh Homme’s rugged crooning in “Keep Your Eyes Peeled”, and with the sound of keys jangling in the background, it’s clear we’re going to be driven somewhere mysterious but equally sexy.

Partly because in many ways it’s a bit like a best-of featuring all new tracks; a run through of just about everything they’ve done to this point. Being rock n roll, soul, blues, funk, country, electronic and the rest. Never a band to rehash and recycle, with this record they prove that their restlessness is one of their greatest strengths.

With an impressive marketing campaign and an infectious single the french duo were set to have a top selling album. Fortunately, it’s fantastic. Random Access Memories [RAM] is an ambitious piece of work comprising a variety of collaborations, genres and instruments. Possibly aimed more at the record player than the dance floor, samples are kept to a bare minimum but trademark beats and robotic voices still feature.

If you liked Lullabies to Paralyze, then you’re going to worship this one; it’s not just a ‘meathead’ rock album, it’s layered with plenty of different dimensions and each track throws us more and more cryptic and witty lyrics, eerie harmonies, thundering drum solos and bluesy guitar chords. Most surprising of all are Homme’s vocals, here he stretches his vocal chords with an new vulnerability that adds to the general theme of the album; hurt, sadness and downright darkness.

‘2013’ is a belter of an opener, defined by its exotic saxophone line that proves a difficult-tolodge earworm. Horns are prominent again on ‘Invisible City’, a classic example of their take on soulful Stones-ey gospel rock – also seen on ‘It’s Alright, It’s Ok’.

As you hit the halfway mark of the album with “Kalopsia” you begin to realise that these are ballads of contemplation, as Homme sings “I sat by the ocean, drank a potion, baby to erase you”. The album wouldn’t be a QOTSA classic if it didn’t have mind-bending guitar interludes throughout, and songs like “If I Had a Tail” and “Sat By the Ocean” demonstrate this beautifully.

Those who prefer the sinister, electronic ‘Swastika Eyes’-type Scream, there’s ‘Culturcide’, featuring The Pop Group’s Mark Stewart, and the very heavy ‘Relativity’, which takes a surprising turn for the folky around halfway in. Some of the best songs, however, are the miscellany – atmospheric ‘Tenement Kid’ recalls britpop at its edgiest, while the darkly beguiling ‘River of Pain’, with its oddly cinematic interlude, conjures some of the uneasy tension of Unkle.

With final song is “...Like Clockwork’, the curtain closes on another masterpiece. And every time they manage to raise the bar. Like clockwork almost.

A confident, complicated and rewarding record that proves that 30 or so years on, the band are at no loss for ideas. Count me converted..

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Esteemed guitarist Nile Rodgers brings his signature style of disco to opener ‘Give life back to Music’, ‘Get Lucky’ and ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’. My only criticism comes with the latter song which is certainly as catchy as ‘Get Lucky’ but Pharrell Williams’ vocals lose impact after numerous listens. Standout track ‘Giorgio by Moroder’ features an introductory monologue by the legendary producer himself. The track perfectly conveys the juxtaposition of genres as lush electronic arpeggios seamlessly flow into sections of smooth jazz, strings and drum and guitar solos. The band have stated that they won’t be touring RAM and it’s evident why with complex material such as ‘Touch’, a collaboration with icon Paul Williams. The track twists and turns from absurdity to melancholy delivering the inspired line ‘If love is the answer go home’, a touching centrepiece to RAM. Concluding with ‘Contact’, an exhilarating track driven by intense electronic patterns and pounding live drums, the album ends on a high. An experience that may divide fans of their earlier work, RAM is a new and exciting direction for Daft Punk. 8/10 SJ ||

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HOUSE OFRUFUS

Rufus Wainwright is really very gay. In the old fashioned sense of the word; he is the kind of classic entertainer that makes you feel good when you watch him. It’s not just his heartbreakingly gorgeous voice – with that adorable almost-lisp - or his lighthearted and witty stage persona; it’s also his ability to straddle genres and fanbases so seemingly effortlessly. Pigeonholeproof – Rufus is, quite simply, a performer. First appearing on the scene as a kind of alt-pop troubadour in the late 90s - touring with the likes of Ben Folds Five and Tori Amos - he’s since visited lush classical music with the Want One and Want Two records, Judy Garland with his series of Carnegie Hall tribute shows, and even wrote an opera (2009’s Prima Donna). On last year’s ‘Out of the Game’, celebrity producer Mark Ronson was at the helm. It’s his most accessible record, spanning the whimsical and touching piano ballad ‘Montauk’ to the catchy dance-floor worthy ‘Bitter Tears’.

really got me at all - the first couple of albums, it was tough going. But then with Want One, it all occurred. And it’s nice, because both my sister and my parents are very respected here, so they get the whole package too. It’s a nice sort of chapter of the fairy story.”

Under any of these guises he’s an easy man to love. We speak to Rufus as he’s en route to the airport, and are happy to find that he’s as bubbly, easy to talk to and....gay as we’d hoped he’d be.

One imagines it must be a strange feeling for not just yourself, but your whole family, and your relationships to be in the public eye. When he sings his song ‘Martha’, we know specifically who he’s talking about - and when Martha sings ‘Bloody Motherfucking Asshole’, it’s not just an anonymous father she addresses.

“I’m on my way to Sweden right now to do some orchestra shows. Then it’s this UK tour..... and then I’ll be back in the fall for Glastonbury. I lead a very varied existence!” When Rufus played Glastonbury back in 2007 it was one of those magical Worthy Farm moments; as he regaled revellers with a gorgeous set ending on ‘Hallelujah’, the clouds finally parted to reveal a spectacular sunset. It was a special performance, one that seemed to secure Wainwrights place in the hearts of the British audience.“There was a period early on in my career where I don’t think England

Wainwright, of course, comes from a musical lineage - his father being the singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright, his late mother the folk singer Kate McGarrigle and his sister Martha Wainwright.

“I was talking to my friend Neil Tennant the other day, we were having dinner, and we basically decided that a lot of the extreme weirdness, or the prying or the obsession that happens oftentimes equally from the celebrities themselves, in terms of really goading on the public. I mean look at Paul McCartney - he’s probably the most famous man on earth in a lot of ways. But apparently he makes it a point to walk down the street every once in awhile, to get out of the bubble and act like a normal person. And I think if you do that people will respect you usually. The ones that are really

hunted down and crazily pursued...I think some of that is also their fault. I tend to not attract it which is good. I mean people are interested but they don’t ….they don’t really wanna know.” As well as the musical changes Rufus has gone through, he has also experienced massive domestic changes in recent years. His mother passed away from cancer in 2010, and in 2011 he had a baby with Lorca Cohen - Leonard’s daughter - who he’s raising as part of a 3-way parental arrangement with his husband Jörn Weisbrodt, who he married last year. No doubt all of this has changed his lifestyle profoundly. While Rufus insists that touring is still his ‘bread and butter’, he’s looking at more stable and family-friendly avenues as well. Rufus says; “Well my daughter Viva lives in LA so I’ve been spending a lot of time there, and once you’re hanging around Hollywood for awhile you end up taking a lot of lunches. It looks like there’s some good film opportunities coming up - not so much for me to act, but to do music for film and TV. Let’s go Hollywood baby!” While he says he is wary of become ‘overexposed’ in England, he insists never intends to give up touring altogether. “My Dad still tours, he just did a tour in England recently and he’s 66 and singing better than he ever has in his whole career. So we’re well built for it!”

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As a self-confessed hedonist, I ask him how he’s found leaving it all behind for a settled life of domestic bliss, but he insists it’s not the case.

But not necessarily about your life. Obviously though, if you scratch an inch it’s all there, ha! But at least in premise you’re not mining it...”

“Oh no - once a hedonist, always a hedonist. I mean whether you’re doing it or not, it’s more like....a type of spirit. I don’t look at it as a bad thing, or a good thing. It’s just somewhere I can go. I’ve gotten a lot from it, but it’s also like a flame - you know you can burn yourself.” He does admit, however, that his newfound roles as father and a husband have affected his approach to songwriting.

Rufus married his partner, an arts administrator originally from Germany, in a ceremony in New York last August - one of only 12 American states where same-sex marriage is legal. Coincidentally, I’m speaking to Rufus on a day where the headlines are dominated by the issue of gay marriage as legislation to make it legal in this country have met with an outpouring of bigoted opposition. I ask him why he thinks people get so worked up about the issue.

“I still write a lot of songs about my husband, my daughter, my friends. But there does come a point when you have a marriage to uphold you know, you have to be a little more picky, a little less reckless, and a little more protective of the situation. That’s where film work comes in great, or the theatre. Because you’re writing for another character and it’s something that disconnected from your personal life on a basic level - though really nothing’s ever totally disconnected. But you can really reinvent yourself and express some very intense, profound and...you know, fathersome emotions.

“It’s because of me. Just kidding! I mean I’ve been all over the world recently - I was in Latin America a couple of weeks ago, then I was in Australia, and in Asia, and I have to say it’s a worldwide rumbling. Whether they’re shutting it down, or passing the legislations in various countries...something big is happening on that front. I do think it’s connected to a spiritual awakening of sorts. I think in the Western World it’s in order, and easy to analyse and root for. But then when you get to the poorer countries like Africa or parts of Asia or South America, it really is a human rights issue.

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It’s a matter of life or death, and people are being put in jail. It’s really dangerous. But we’re all connected, so we really have to consider it a massive battle. I mean people are going to be freaked out by it, but unlike issues like race or poverty, everybody knows someone who’s gay. It kind of goes across all lines. And so I actually feel it’s one of the few situations on earth that we can at least present to people and they’ll know what we’re talking about, and they’ll at least have a sense of it within their own lives because it affects everyone. So let’s, you know, straighten this out. Or let’s gay this out I should say!” See Rufus Wainwright perform at the Philharmonic Hall for the first time in 7 years on Monday, July 1. www.liverpoolphil.com JEN PERKIN ||

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DENIMANDLEATHER Throw the horns up and welcome our brilliant new columnist Nick Malone, who will be chatting all things hard rock and heavy metal. For the first edition of my new column I wanted to focus on something that’s at the very core of LowDown Magazine, and that’s great heavy music from the great city of Liverpool. There’s no shortage of promising up and comers from across the subgenres of metal that are starting to make their mark, as well as some greats that are still going strong today whom you may or may not know hail from Liverpool.

Anathema

Formed in 1990 initially as a Death/Doom Metal band, Anathema’s demo quickly caught the attention of bands from the English metal scene such as Paradise Lost and Bolt Thrower. Since these early days and across many releases and lineup changes their sound has evolved into the more poetic, atmospheric one that we know and love today. As pioneers of the dubbed ‘Death Doom’ genre, Anathema have gained a massive following all over the world, toured extensively and released nine records - most recently 2012’s ‘Weather Systems’. If you haven’t heard them before, or perhaps knew the name but didn’t realise they were from Liverpool, I would recommend starting with ‘Alternative 4’ and working your way around the discography from there if you like what you hear.

Conan

Having just completed a UK tour, those of you that frequent the Liverpool metal scene may have caught self proclaimed ‘Caveman Battle Doom’ Metaller’s Conan at The Kazimier back

at the end of April. Formed in 2006 and across two releases to date, this three piece have assaulted and awed audiences alike with their bone crushingly heavy riffs and thunderous vocals. Look out for future shows if you like your Doom heavy as it comes.

Black Magician

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Amorphis Nuclear Blast Records

Formed through mutual appreciation of 70’s prog, eerie folklore, and truly good ale, one thing is clear about Black Magician; their subject matter is dark, and they mean it. Their fascination with the darker side of British history is displayed through slow, thick riffs, haunting vocals and a powerful Hammond organ. Since their first offering, 2012’s ‘Nature is the Devil’s Church’, Black Magician have worked hard to get themselves known playing shows up and down the country, notably a slot at the renowned Roadburn Festival, as well as many shows here in Liverpool.

The 11th offering from Finnish storytellers Amorphis is a culmination of their progression into other genres over the past few releases. A mixture of heavy prog and folky goodness.

Iron Witch

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Finally we come to the ‘Whisky Soaked’, bluesy sounding sludge boys from Iron Witch. Think Black Sabbath meets Black Flag. If you like your doom with a bit more rhythm than repetition then be sure to check out their first EP, 2011’s ‘Single Malt’. Having recently supported the likes of Dragged Into Sunlight and Bat Sabbath, The Cancer Bats Sabbath tribute show, Iron Witch are heading onwards and upwards in the English doom scene, and are certainly ones to watch.

Gig of the Month Download Festival

By no means the best UK metal festival out there, but if like me you’re going down for Maiden’s headline show on the Saturday, be sure to check out Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Katatonia, and Kvelertak while you’re there.

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BESTOFTHEFEST

Whether camping, glamping or day tripping there’s again this year a kaleidoscope of festivals out there for your listening and partying pleasure. The tough part, as always, comes in settling on which one to go to and then rallying up the troops! Your Glastonbury’s, Latitudes, Bestivals and End of the Roads are by now vintage classics, but we’ve chosen to look at some of the slightly more under-the-radar options available. These are the lineups and locations that had us salivating, and with any luck...we’ll see you there. Double the fun in Croatia: The Garden and Electric Elephant

Musically, think a blend of live acts and DJs, including the likes of Metro Area, Crazy P, Auntie Flo, Floating Points, Wolf and Lamb, Young Sweeney and many more.

Everyone’s happy when festival meets holiday, and what better location than the sun drenched Croatian Coast - where you can have double the fun if you’re up for it. The Garden Festival is the brainchild of expat Brits who have created an 8-year strong cracking event - set in the gently hilly area of Tisno, overlooking a beautiful bay below, and complete with sandy beach and crystal clear waters.

Not heard of those? How about a beach bar, daily boat parties and an open air club called Barbarellas? The charming town of Tisno is nearby and the site is accessible to both Zadar and Split airports. The Garden Festival is happening July 3-10, and if you’re feeling adventurous (and can spare the time!) you’ll stay on for the Electric Elephant festival at the very same site.

With comparisons to Ibiza (only cooler), Electric Elephant’s 6th glorious event will be happening from July 11-15 and headliners include Frankie Knuckles, Mr Scruff, Horse Meat Disco and a whole lot more. Tickets for both festivals together are going for a bargain £150 - or separate they are £105 and £110 respectively. Accommodation options range from tent pitches to onsite apartments see www.thegardenfestival.eu and www.electricelephant.co.uk for full info.

37 tunes. Tickets for either weekend, including camping, costs £99 (+ booking fee) and the price includes entry to the Observatory’s Discovery Centre! www.livefromjodrellbank.com

The festival happens over the weekend of 13-15 September 2013 and costs £180 with camping. Check out their particularly gorgeous site at www.festivalnumber6.com

Music Nerds on Ice: ATP Iceland Sometimes a festival comes along that just makes you think: ‘Pinch me!’ This is one of those. The perfect consolation prize for anyone not lucky enough (or sucker enough, depending on your view) to get Glasto tickets we have just three words for you: ATP. Iceland. Nick Cave. Our favourite festival organisers will roll their show to the former NATO base in Keflavík, - 30 mins from the capital and even closer to the famed Blue Lagoon. The festival will hold just 4000 punters and, in addition to Mr. Cave, the line-up includes Deerhoof, The Oh Sees, The Notwist, MÚM and a host of other bands that you’ve never heard of but will probably blow your mind. The festival will be held over the weekend of June 28 and 29 and a select number of tickets are available with B and B accommodation included. Festival only tickets cost 105 EUR (+ booking fee) a pop - for full info see www.atpfestival.com

The Wild West: Way Out West Perhaps it’s the similarity to the name Gotham, but for some reason Gothenburg has always sounded to us like a pretty cool place. Sweden’s second city, it is known for being studenty, coastal and having lots of good coffee shops. And oh yeah - the Way Out West festival which just so happens to have a killer lineup this year. Taking in both the pop and alternatives side of things, headliners include The Knife, Goat, Kendrick Lamar, Foxygen, Tame Impala and lots more over three days held in a beautiful city centre park. It’s not a camping festival, but after the park fun ends the city keeps the party going with the after hour ‘stay out west’ part of the gig. Takes place August 8 - 10 and tickets cost just around £11. www.wayoutwest.se/en

Astrophysics meets music: Live from Jodrell Bank Jodrell Bank is of course an astronomical research centre and home of the Lovell telescope - the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world we’ll have you know. The science-loving folk at Jodrell decided to invite the world of music to visit, and hosted a show from the Flaming Lips back in 2011 - the Transmission series was born. This year there are two weekends of suitably spacey music programmed for the summer, and with the introduction of a camping option it will give the whole affair a festival feel. The first weekend is the 6th and 7th of July - Friday seeing the spectacle of the Australian Pink Floyd Show supported by Hawkwind, and Saturday headlined by New Order supported by Johnny Marr. The second weekend will see Sigur Ros bring their beautifully eerie Iceland noise on Friday August 30, as supported by Daughter, and on Saturday August 31 the Manchester Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, will play a special performance of classical mixed with sci-fi theme

Everything, Tricky, Aluna George, Manic Street Preachers and loads more including a DJ line-up ranging from Daddy of Massive Attack to Will Sergeant . There’s also a hosts of talks, speakers including John Cooper Clarke, Caitlin Moran and Jan Morris.

Take No Prisoners: Festival Number 6 Surely a contender for one of the most unusual settings, Festival Number 6 is held in the bizarre faux-Italian village located in the heart of North Wales, where the mountain meet the sea. Whoever thought of holding a festival here - the setting of the TV show prisoner - was onto a winner and by all accounts their first festival last year was something special to behold. A properly ‘boutique’ experience, punters can camp, hire a tipi or even stay in a castle.... it is Wales after all. Artists include Everything

Mega Metal Our metal writer Nick Malone shares his top five bands from across the heavy festivals who you won’t want to miss. GHOST – Since releasing 2010’s ‘Opus Eponymous’, Papa Emeritus and his five nameless ghouls have shocked and awed audiences all over the world. Their bemasked occult rock stage show matched with catchy hooks and feel good rhythms make for brilliant fun. Playing at Download Festival as well as many abroad including Hellfest and Sonisphere Spain, Ghost are my number one band not to be missed this summer. VOLBEAT– Formed in 2001 and hailing from Denmark, Volbeat seamlessly blend heavy riffs in a fast rock ‘n roll style with a sixties melodic twist. Dubbed ‘Elvis Metal’, it makes for some of the catchiest sing-along heavy metal you’re going to hear, and there are few better ways to spend your festival afternoon than seeing them do their thing live. Catch them at Download Festival, and primarily in their headline slot at Hellfest in France. HUNTRESS– If you like heavy metal in its rawest form, enjoy a bit of thrash now and then, and have a tendency towards powerful female vocalists, then guess what? Huntress are your new favourite band! Touring relentlessly off the back of their debut offering, 2012’s ‘Spell Eater’, Jill Janus and the boys are definitely ones to watch, both in a muddy field with a few beers, and in terms of future developments. See them at Sweden Rock, Download festival, and at a host of dates on the Rockstar Mayhem festival tour across the US. KING DIAMOND– Easily one of the most recognisable and revered in heavy metal history, King Diamond; the man and the band, are a live experience like no other. Since recovering from triple bypass surgery and hitting the road again in 2012, King Diamond is looking and sounding better than ever. To witness him belting out his signature falsetto vocals be sure to get down to Bloodstock Open Air in August for his exclusive UK festival performance . I know I will be!

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BACKFROM THE PHARCYDE

As the alternative hip-hop album of the early 90’s that paved the way for a whole movement celebrated it’s 20th anniversary at the end of 2012, half of the original line-up who recorded it staged a special live tour. The band? The Pharcyde. The Record? Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde That anniversary show has been extended into this year and will be coming our way in July. Nick Malone chatted to SlimKid3 about The Pharcyde’s past, present, and future. Up until 1990, 3 out of 4 members that would eventually become The Pharcyde were not busy rapping, but dancing. Ss the gangsta rap movement grew tiresome and repetitive, they found themselves influenced by many other musical styles of the era. “I had a crazy little mix going on, musically. I would listen to my mother’s music, the Jacksons, The Isley brothers, you know. And then I had my own music, I liked a lot of new wave stuff; Tears for Fears, Culture Club, WHAM. I had a pallet, man! We were real serious about our dancing. We listened to house music as well. We could never fall into being gangsta rap whatsoever, not to mention we weren’t gangsta...”

pretty dope!’ So we were listening to some snippets and then ‘Runnin’’ came on and were like, ‘Oh s**t, we need that one!’ But he was a real cool cat, a little quiet at first. I remember we were mixing ‘Runnin’’ and Fatlip wanted to change the beat structure of it, and we’re like: ‘no way man’. We went to get something to eat and when we came back Fatlip had chopped that beat up like he wanted it. So me and Fatlip got into it, you know, it was real bad and Jay was like ‘I don’t want you to be fighting man, y’all are my favourite group. it’s cool we can have it the other way’. But I said no way, we’re doing it your way, and the rest is history basically.”

By the time Fatlip had joined up with the others and The Pharcyde had been born it was no surprise that their debut album, the now hip-hop classic ‘Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde’, was a fresh, upbeat, alternative sound compared to what had been coming before. The album went gold, and the song ‘Passin’ Me By’ has since become one of the most recognisable and loved in hip-hop history.

Also from ‘Labcabincalifornia’ was ‘Drop’, the video for which was directed by Spike Jonze and was shot totally in reverse. “I thought Spike was awesome, man, great to work with. He was like ‘Oh hey guys, you think you wanna shoot this video in reverse?!’ and we were like: ‘sure!’. He brought in a linguist to decipher all of the lyrics backwards, So we had a tape that we had to study over and over, and then Spike put it in double and triple time to study it in slow motion. It was a lot of work. The result was a lot of detail, a lot of brains, but still something simple.”

By 1995 and their second release ‘Labcabincalifornia’, things had become a little less clownish production-wise and a little bit deeper lyrically. Working with them on production was a young James Yancey, better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, the legendary beat master who passed away back in 2006 from a blood disease. Tre recalls how it came about and gives an insight into working with Jay Dee: “He was somebody that Q-Tip introduced to us. We were supposed to work with him but he was too busy, so he said, ‘I got this cat you need to meet, he’s got these beats and they’re

Over the course of the next 9 years, as original members left to pursue solo efforts and after 2 critically poorly received records, The Pharcyde were in danger of drifting into the status of hip-hop has-beens. That was until 2008 and a headlining slot on the renowned Rock The Bells touring festival. “It was a long time for us being around each other, you know. And there are just issues, things that

we needed to talk about, hash out, things like that. What was very magical was our professionalism, and our respect and honour for the music that we made. When we hit the stage all of our problems just disappeared I swear to you, man. Everybody fell in sync, there wasn’t any ego going on, all the parts just really came together. It was magical to be honest with you”. Although things post Rock The Bells didn’t stay so great between the group, late 2012 saw the 20th anniversary of Bizarre Ride and a tour that is now continuing into 2013 and into the city of Liverpool this July. “It was meant to be one show at first, but when I flew down there and we rehearsed for the show everything just felt so right. It was like the vortex that opened up for us to make the Bizarre Ride album had opened up for us again for Bizarre Ride Live. Everything went so well that we just thought, let’s do some more shows. Liverpool is what’s up so it should be a great show.” SlimKid3 has a solo record coming out with DJ Numark of Jurassic 5 sometime soon, and the foundations for a new release from The Pharcyde as a whole are being laid also. “We already made a couple of songs. Personally, I want this out today, but that’s not how things are made, it takes a little time. We’re in the works man, we’re in the works...” You can catch Bizarre Ride Live at the East Village Arts Club on July 1st, tickets are on sale now. NICK MALONE ||

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LOVE UNDERCOVER

James Skelly is of course best known as lead singer of The Coral, a band who need no introduction in Liverpool. Following the critical acclaim of brother Ian’s solo record ‘Cut From a Star’ of late last year, James has followed suit by releasing his own, very different record ‘Love Undercover’. We spoke to James ahead of it’s release and his UK tour this month. THIS RECORD IS BILLED AS JAMES SKELLY AND THE INTENDERS. WHO ARE THE INTENDERS? Well a band called the Sundowners do bits of backing singing, Alfie from the band does some guitar, one of my mates is on bass. So it’s all different people that just sort of joined in with the album. We’ve got Sundowners supporting us live so a couple of the girls will get up and do bits of backing singing, I’ve got one of my mates coming down on harmonica. AH HODGEPODGE! WHAT’S WITH THE NAME? There’s a singer called Gordon Lightfoot and in one of his songs he sings something about going to watch a band called the Intenders. My sister was telling me about it and she said, ‘don’t they sound like an amazing group?’ But they’re not a real group, so I just took it from there. THE RECORD HAS AN OLD-FASHIONED, CLASSIC FEEL TO IT. WAS THAT THE INTENTION? Yeah, I was looking for something direct in a way. Something that just hits you straight away, that you don’t have to think about it too much. We just went in and it was pretty much live, there’s no more than 3 takes on any of the tunes.

finished it. We just wrote it when we were like kids. So it had a different kind of point of view on it than all of the other songs, that you wouldn’t think of now as you get older. So we kind of tapped into that, finished it off. HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN YOUR PLAN, TO RELEASE A SOLO RECORD? It was timing in a way, we were doing a Coral album and we sort of left it because we ran out of a bit of steam. I was just messing around with demos and people started joining in, and it just sort of organically happened. It wasn’t like a big plan really, it just sort of happened and it was quite natural. HOW DID YOU APPROACH THIS DIFFERENTLY TO THE CORAL? The Coral’s a different thing, it’s got it’s own set of rules and everyone collaborates, you want a piece of everyone’s personality in it in a way. Whereas the Intenders is like, me, and then the group back me. Everyone’s personality’s on it, but I’m playing the songs and they’re backing it. With the Coral’s, everyone got an equal role.

WAS THERE A PARTICULAR THEME OR THREAD TO THE RECORD? No, I just wanted it to be direct, you know, like straight to the chorus. And I wanted the words to be direct. I think some of The Coral’s words are quite sort of poetic, and in a different way these are more like classic songs.

THE CORAL WERE CITED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BANDS OF THE ‘GUITAR REVIVAL’ IN THE EARLY 2000S. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE MANY CONTEMPORARIES AT THE MOMENT? There’s a good band called the Circles, they’re from Birmingham, I’ve been working with them a bit. I mean, I haven’t heard that’s got me excited really. It’s seems hard in a way - it’s either like you’re in the blog world or you’re kind of big with a major label, there doesn’t seem to be an in between.

WERE THESE SONGS YOU JUST HAD KICKING AROUND? One of the songs, ‘What a Day’, me and Ian wrote it about 15 years ago but we never

I’m kind of waiting for a band to come in and just sort of smash it. Everyone can have a party then and join in. Someone’s gotta knock the door down - it seems to be either lo-fi or

X-Factor. It’s quite easy to be cool and lo-fi, but it’s sometimes a bit boring, I just want someone to come along and smash it and open the door. ARE YOU HAPPY SELF-RELEASING AS YOU HAVE BEEN? Yeah I mean I’m lucky enough to have gotten to work with John Leckie (on the Coral’s 5th record, Butterfly House), who’s one of the best producers ever. In a great studio in London, I’m so glad that I got to do that. But maybe young bands like that wouldn’t get a chance. I learnt loads from it. We did an album and then we did another half an album, and I learnt so much from him. Whereas if I didn’t do it with them I wouldn’t know half of what I learnt. So in a way I think it’s quite good that there’s the lo-fi stuff, but for a young band to get to work with John Leckie or Rick Rubin or Ethan Johns it would be amazing. How much could you learn, and take into your own stuff and then teach other bands. SO WHAT CAN PUNTERS EXPECT FROM YOUR SHOW THIS MONTH? I think the songs really come to life live, they’re a bit heavier. In a way when you’re doing your album you kind of work it out, and they you play for a couple of months in rehearsal, and you do some gigs and by that point that’s kind of when your album is formed. So I think they’ll get to hear the best sort of version of it live. It’s happening and you can’t really download that - it’s happening in that moment. It’s kind of the only thing music has got left, that feeling. Also - we play some Coral tunes on the tour and we do a cover of a Ray Charles song! See James Skelly and the Intenders play at the O2 Academy 2 on June 8th. www.jamesskellyandtheintenders.com JEN PERKIN ||

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MUSIC TALK WITH DAVE MONKS Greetings LowDowners, in my first column we were about to enter three days and nights of the music and arts extravaganza that was Liverpool Sound City 2013.

Planning was definitely the key to seeing as much as possible as there was so much to experience, and having had time to reflect, not only were the gigs top notch but the Business and Creative community engagement in the conferences down at the Hilton was excellent. Some of my personal highlights included the ‘In Conversation’ with Tracey Thorn and Murph from Wombats, Andrew Loog Goldman and the interesting discussions by the Radio Friendly panel. Roll on 2014! It’s been another excellent few weeks for local artists, Circa Waves’ track ‘Young Chasers’ was given some national exposure with a several plays by Zane Lowe on his Radio 1 show. At present the talent that is Circa Waves is very much a one man bedroom project by K Shuddall Esquire, currently without a band or plans as yet on how he will take it forward.

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Watch out for him as he decides on his next move. Wirral five piece The Sundowners has been dropping a few lovely gems during 2013. So far we’ve played ‘Hummingbird’,’ Shifting Sand’s and ‘Gone into The Sun’ on the programme. I’m glad to announce that their music will be ringing around the ether of Pilton at the end of June, when they perform on the BBC Introducing stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival on Friday 28th June.

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We have a session this month with The Coral singer James Skelly and The Intenders, whose debut solo record called Love Undercover is released on June 3. One of the stand-out tracks from the past few weeks is the new single by Liverpool-based trio All We Are, their new single ‘Utmost Good’. It’s a slight diversion previous Page work but1essential listening 15/4/13 from 21:52

from the Irish, Brazilian and Norwegian ensemble. Again, they will be in session this month. We will also profile some of the great work done at a selection of local recording studios soon, with a special feature on Al Groves who has taken over the reins at The Motor Museum on Lark Lane. Al has recently been working on the Tea Street Band debut album. And finally, a big warm welcome to the city for Steve Levine who has moved himself, family and studio to Liverpool to set up at the Baltic Creative space, who we will also be profiling within our studio profiles. More from me next month but don’t forget to listen to the programme every Saturday from 8pm on BBC Radio Merseyside DAVE MONKS

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LET’S GETETHICAL

The world of finance can be a very murky place. A groundbreaking business from LIverpool aims to change things by being the first to offer ethical merchant services and card payments. We spoke to founder Peter King about how he likes to do business. WHAT IS ETHECOL AND WHY IS IT DIFFERENT? Ethecol is a Liverpool based company set up with support from CoopsUK. In two years it has developed into a thriving business offering a genuine ethical alternative for businesses when accepting card payments (chip & pin/online)

charities. We are now broadening our client base and offering the same services to any business.

We take away the problems associated with lack of transparency and hidden charges whilst providing excellent customer service. Every time a transaction is made we make a donation to a charity chosen by our client. To date we have made over 200,000 charitable donations ranging from 1p up to £20

WHY DO WE NEED AN ALTERNATIVE? It’s common knowledge that most financial institutions do not operate with ethics or in their customers best interests. We believe that businesses have a responsibility to operate ethically and with the greater community in mind. If we can encourage more businesses to use our services the combined donations could really start to make a difference while at the same time providing exactly the same service and at a cheaper cost.

WHO DO YOU WORK WITH? Over the past couple of years we have supplied merchant services to a variety of community shops, credit unions, social enterprises and

WHAT’S THE CATCH? There’s no catch. It’s a win, win situation for everyone. Cheaper transactions, better technology and all donations are handled

independently by Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services who manage the charitable side of the process securely. We use exactly the same networks as the banks and we work alongside some of the biggest card payment providers in the world. We just operate more ethically. In 2013 we were shortlisted for SENW Social Enterprise Northwest Co Op of the year award. WHAT ARE YOU PLANS FOR THE FUTURE? We want to put Liverpool on the map as a world leader and innovator of Ethical financial services. www.ethecol.com

FILM &TV I’m So Excited

Star Trek: Into Darkness

Some might say that the entities of Star Trek and Star Wars are completely different beasts. It would be like first managing Everton then trying to take over the reins at a goliath club like Manchester United . . . oh wait . Yes, director JJ Abrams is to traverse universes but first he gives us Star Trek: Into Darkness and it feels like the end of a trilogy rather than a straight sequel. The soundtrack begs for epic atmosphere going from dramatic to melodramatic to operatic. Although slightly pantomime when Benedict Cumberbatch is introduced; “Who are you?” CAN YOU NOT HEAR THE MUSIC CLEARLY HE’S A BAD GUY! And what a bad guy he is. Cumberbatch adds a fair few pound notes to his TV work with his profound acting chops. Speaking of British actors done good; Simon Pegg is still a joy to watch in a Star Fleet shirt and dodgy Scot accent. With the story written so well and competently, it’s difficult to give a short summary without giving anything away so we’ll be brief: The USS Enterprise must embark on a manhunt in enemy territory to capture a fugitive waging a one man war on Star Fleet. That doesn’t quite demonstrate how much you’re going to cling to your seat but trust me, you will. Pacing is spot on and as episodic as it should be, considering the televisual origins, there’s plenty of fast paced action. Dialogue offers just enough rest bite but just as you’ve gotten your breath back the action kicks off again. I’m not sure I’ve seen a Star Trek that has been as close to flawless as Into Darkness and debated with Spock as to how illogical it was that my eyes seemed to be leaking at one point. If it weren’t for the infamous lens flare I would have been stuck to find anything that I didn’t enjoy about it. Perhaps the (ever) unnecessary 3D would be the only gripe, the opening scenes actually looked blurry but that might have been due to the cinema’s projection rather than the actual film. There may be debate about whether this is for the Trekkies or not, but references to familiar events of Trek’s past are done just right and may even make Trekkies of us all. We’re entering a glorious time of cinema in which these massive, iconic franchises are being made by fans for the fans and we should let loose the cynicism and enjoy the spoils. I personally, can’t wait for the next instalment from JJ Abrams, taking the next generation into the chapter of Star Wars. PETER HARRIS ||

Opening with the announcement that “Everything in this film is fictional and is not based on any real situations” is not exactly true. Almodovar has admitted that the economic crisis happening in Spain was something that he couldn’t ignore. His country is facing corruption and crisis but being Pedro Almodovar, he could never make a straight laced political drama. After a pre-title sequence featuring cameos from two of Almodóvar’s most famous regulars – Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz as arguing ground staff at the airport – Peninsula Flight 2549 is airborne. Our cabin crew helming the flight are an eccentric trio of stewards; Joserra (Javier Cámara), Ulloa (Raúl Arévalo) and Fajas (Carlos Areces), a bizzare mix of hypersexualised alcoholics who prey to a mini-altar for their sins and their safety during the flight. After drugging the hoards in economy with a muscle relaxant to keep them sleeping, it’s a convenient plot device to keep the action confined to business class. This is where he Almodóvar archetypes reside including, Infante (José María Yazpik), a Mexican hitman, Norma (Cecilia Roth), the actress turned dominatrix,and Bruna (Lola Dueñas), a virgin psychic who can “smell death” (but that could also be mistaken for a fart by our psychic - another running theme of Almodovar’s intuitive women). Orgies, drugs, bi-curious flight attendants and the pointer sisters point to this being Almodovar’s most camp and explicit picture to date but whether it stands the test of time like Talk to Her, Bad Education and Volver but there is something about the sharp-talking spaniards that warrant a look . When in doubt do as the passengers do: hit the duty free and go along for the ride.. TONI GARDEN ||

FILMS TO SEEINJUNE Byzantium May 31st

Mud There was a point, as the ‘noughties’ drew to a close, when it seemed Matthew McConaughey – he of the Southern drawl, cheeky grin, oft-displayed torso & proclivity for naked bongoplaying – was stuck in something of a romcom rut. His phoned-in performances in such resoundingly mediocre fare as How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure To Launch (2006) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) were embarrassing blemishes on a CV that had initially shown great promise. However, the last few years have seen McConaughey go some way to restoring his reputation with the aid of challenging roles in a number of interesting projects, not least 2011’s pitch-black comedy Killer Joe & robust legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer. The Texan’s rehabilitation continues with another strong turn in tender Southern drama, Mud. Set in rural Arkansas, Mud tells the story of two teenage boys, Ellis & Neckbone, who encounter the titular character - a mysterious but oddly charming hobo - on the shore of a remote island while out on the delta in their motorboat. Ellis, reeling with confusion from his parents’ impending separation, feels a particular connection to Mud and, touched by his story (and despite Neckbone’s misgivings), agrees to help him reconnect with his lost love, Juniper, & sail off into the sunset. Needless to say, there are complications… Originally premiered at Cannes last year, writer-director Jeff Nichols’ film weaves a compelling narrative, taking in the themes of love, loss, friendship &, perhaps most effectively of all, the pain & awkwardness of adolescence. It’s also beautiful to look at, the sundry evocative shots of the Mississippi perfectly mirroring the characters’ sense of isolation. The suspense/thriller elements are relatively perfunctory but, such reservations aside, this is a genuinely affecting coming-of-age yarn that, in its best moments, compares favourably to that classic of the genre, Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me (1986). The film’s cast is uniformly solid, boasting typically strong work from Reese Witherspoon and a grizzled Sam Shepard (and a Joe Don Baker cameo into the bargain), but special mention must go to the superb performances of young Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland, as Ellis and Neckbone respectively. Sheridan is particularly impressive and captures his character’s vulnerability and conflicting emotions with real panache, displaying a maturity and depth well beyond his years, and marking himself out as one to watch for the future. BRIAN O’CONNOR ||

Timeless as their immortal souls, Vampire mother and daughter Clara (Gemma Arteton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) are wreaking havoc on a coastal town in Director Neil Jordon’s welcomed return to the land of the undead.

Ice Man June 7th Following the true story of Richard Kuklinski, the story of an extraordinary double life - loving family man and a ruthless contract killer. Michael Shannon already has the award rumour mill running for his performance, definitely not to be missed.

Man of Steel June 14th DC has a lot riding on the return of Superman to the big screen. With Nolan’s Dark Knight saga having left a huge gap in the market, Director Zack Snyder appears to be competing with the Marvel success of the Iron Man trilogy with a slightly darker, realistic superhero in a Man of Steel.

Before Midnight June 21st Director Richard Linklater’s lo-fi romantic trilogy finally comes to a finale. Nine years after star-crossed lovers Jess (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) first met on a train bound for Vienna in 1995’s Before Sunrise. Everyone that enjoys a little 90’s nostalgia will be mush to see how things have panned out for these two.

Dr Who

The mystery behind the Doctor’s newest companion Clara popping up throughout time has been the niggling question throughout series seven, but in a heart racing series finale writer Steven Moffat answered the question of the Impossible Girl. Without spoiling it for anyone saving the episode for a big series catch up, it’s safe to say that the Doctor’s secrets are unravelling fast and the build up to the 50th Anniversary special in November has left fans salivating.With teasing pictures of David Tennant returning to his pinstripe Who suit and even a hint at Billie Piper making an appearance, Who fans have been whipped into a frenzy. But the real doozy has been the question of the Doctor’s name being revealed in the anniversary episode. In the series finale Moffat has set up for a storyline sure to blow Who fans away and made the wait till November seem even longer.

The I.T Crowd

Graham Linehan set I.T fans buzzing after tweeting that the rumours of a one-off I.T Crowd finale were true. The show’s creator said that there would be a series finale later in the year, rounding off a series that we thought had ended three years ago. The channel 4 cult comedy follows the bizarre lives of the I.T department and gave birth to a successful career for Chris O’Dowd who went on to become a hit with American audiences on both film (Bridesmaids) and TV (HBO series, Girls). The 40 minute special is set to shoot this month and will be aired later this year on Channel 4.

The White Queen

BBC One have teamed up with US cable network, Starz for their latest costume Drama, The White Queen. Releasing a teaser trailer, the ten part series looks set to be this year’s BBC drama, much like The Tudors which also had backing from American TV giants, HBO. Based on Phillipa Gregory’s novel series, The Cousin’s War, The White Queen is set in the height of the War of the Roses and tells the story of the a womans ascent to the throne. Like The Tudors this promises sex, conflict, catfights and some devilishly handsome Lords and Ladies. Starring Max Irons (Jeremy Irons son) James Frain and Rebecca Ferguson the BBC drama is sure to have you gripped this summer. Starts Summer 2013.

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CAN’T BUY YOU STYLE

I want to ride my bicycle; I want to wear whatever I like! We’ve had a brief taste of the summer to come which can only mean: BBQs, Bare Legs, Bikinis & Bikes.

“Bikes” you say? Well yes. It’s the ChicCheap form of transport and who says you have to look drab while you’re sashaying from A to B? With the brief spells of sun we’ve been having, I’ve been spying this Summer’s cycle style craze and there’s not a hint of the dreaded Lycra in sight. Hannah Eaton, a die-hard bicycle babe shows us how to ride a bike in style. It’s a fashion faux pas to wear anything that isn’t on the catwalk in cycle crazy cities across the globe: heels are more common on the pedals in Amsterdam than the cobbles of Merseyside and Hannah is at the forefront rocking a staple Barbour from Barbour Knutsford; a very on trend coral shirt from Zara and her favourite bargain buy:a pair of gorgeous skinnies from an Oxfam bargain bin. Hannah is definitely a girl who knows how to be ChicCheap as she cycles. But Hannah also knows that there’s more to this riding malarkey than just looking super chic as she cycles past. “It’s always easy to see me coming on my brightly coloured bicycle” it’s true, her cobalt

blue frame and neon orange tyres are just as Vogue as the rider herself. “I always use my lights after dark, it might be deemed uncool to have bike lights but I’ll take an edge of quirkiness over a head injury any day. So, aside from possible head injuries, what are some of the upsides to cycling? “For a start it’s eco friendly, always reliable and definitely quicker than the 82. Oh, and it’s cheaper” Hannah insists that there’s nothing fresher or more fun than taking to the streets of Aigburth at 6am and making her way to work. The exhilarating ride into town means ‘bombing’ it past the bombed-out church in time for a coffee and quick change into her work gear. It takes her a mere 10 minutes to take on the 4.5 mile journey: which means extra time to look this gorgeous and she saves the £4 bus fare: She is a ChicCheap Champion. And it seems that cycling is fast becoming the coolest mode of transport with Liverpool City Council recognising the cycle mania. With the Scouse Cycles being given the green light I, for one am excited to hire a bike and join

Hannah looking hot in my heels as I pedal pretty through Sefton park. Perhaps the only downside of course is the weather and the rain is not going out of fashion anytime soon. So has the fashion world yet to come up with a rain-proof garment that does not resemble a cagoule? As much as they are practical, it’s hardly a classic piece for the wardrobe but using my wily ways, I’ve found the ultimate weatherproof, waterproof fashion must have for all fashion forward cyclists: Forever 21’s Leatherette Trim Raincoat. Paired with your favourite bold coloured mac or understated apparel underneath, this clever garment looks great with or without a bike! Be sure to check out the website for more Cycle Chic steals available this summer. For more fashion & beauty folly, follow Can’t Buy You Style on Twitter: @CantBuyYouStyle and the young hipsters can check out the Tumblr cantbuyyoustyle.tumblr.com LAURA RICHARDSON ||

LOWDOWN ON HEALTH

This month our health expert Saeed Olayiwola looks at the topic of fasting... DOES EATING LESS HELP US LIVE LONGER? As a Muslim my religion requires me to fast for up to 30 days consecutively in every 12 month period, as long as you are in good physical and mental health. We would start at sunrise and nothing, not even water, would pass our lips until sunset. I managed to complete my first 30 days at the age of 8 years, and as a grown man I continue to fast every year at every opportunity. I believe it brings me many benefits, including self discipline, self control and an appreciation of those less fortunate to have food readily available. Research in the past has hinted at the anti aging benefits of eating less – this along with the fact that my dad, mum and uncles fast every Monday and Thursday year round and look very youthful for their age help the theory! TYPES OF FASTING DIETS Some require you to fast for two or three days consecutively just taking in liquid (water and soup), and eating as you normally would the other days. Dr Krista Varady, of the University of Illinois, Chicago, suggests there are benefits in the approach known as the Alternative Day Fast (ADF) where you eat what you want one day and the next day eat just 600 calories worth of food.

HOW FASTING OR EATING LESS BENEFITS US In Dr Varady’s research, 2 groups of 16 different people were asked to do the ADF for 10 wks: one group ate a low-fat diet of meat, fruits and vegetable, and the other ate a fattier diet of pizza. After 10 weeks both of the groups blood samples showed a reduction in the bad cholesterol – Low density Lipoproteins (LDL) and blood pressure. Long term increases in blood cholesterol can increase our chances of getting some cancers and heart disease. Dr Varady’s study highlights the potential health benefits of eating less as well eating healthily. MY FINAL THOUGHT In my opinion some of these fasting type diets are too extreme and therefore cannot be or are difficult to maintain long term; and even if they were maintained there is a risk of binge eating and putting on weight a lot quicker once discontinued. I recommend that we focus on eating to be healthier: that means doing our best to eat healthily at every opportunity, and putting the knife and fork down when we are satisfied.

TIP OF THE MONTH Here are 5 daily key points to eating healthily. 1. Always eat until satisfied and not full to the brim. If you feel sleepy after eating then maybe you have been eating more than you need. 2. Know what you are putting into your body: read the ingredients before you buy or eat. Whatever appears first on the ingredients list is in the most quantity. 3. Eat plenty of vegetable with each meal, especially leafy ones like spinach, kale, chard broccoli sprouts which contain chlorophyll which helps the liver get rid of the bodies toxins 4. Eat fruits daily. Especially citrus fruits; they are rich in powerful antioxidant vitamin c which helps the body to get rid of toxins by making them digestible. Start your day with a glass of water with a slice of lemon or 2 this helps the body to flush toxins and kick start your digestive system. 5. Drink at least 8 glasses of water, diluted juices, herb or fruit teas a day Find me on twitter @saeedolayiwola and on the internet at www.so-pt.co.uk

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Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race. ~ H.G. Wells Cycling is the most efficient form of transport. It’s good for the environment, keeps you fit and healthy, saves you money while at the same time boosting the local economy. Take any of the long roads in the city with struggling businesses and boarded up shops and introduce proper cycle lanes and a coherent strategy and you will see a remarkable transformation within a short space of time.

OURBIKES SO WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Drivers and poor roads can make life on a bike pretty difficult and safety is a major issue. The majority of accidents are the fault of the vehicle driver not the cyclist and recent surveys put the car drivers liability as high as 87%. That’s astonishing. The public perception by many is of cyclists as a nuisance who shouldn’t be on the road. The recent twitter case involving Emma Way highlights this to great effect... @emmaway20 Emma Way Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier – I have right of way he doesn’t even pay road tax! #bloodycyclists The introduction of strict liability insurance to protect vulnerable road users is something many lobby groups believe will improve safety on the roads and the UK is one of the only European countries not to have it already. We have seen some small improvements in Liverpool but not enough to make a real difference. We have had several multi-million pound road infrastructure investments with

little or no provision made for bicycles and in some cases the new layouts are making it more dangerous than it was previously. That doesn’t make much sense. Despite it’s it’s wealth of cycling talent and it’s prominence in the development of the modern bike (the penny farthing and the safety bicycle) not one single UK city features in the Copenhagenize index of cycle friendly cities around the world. Dublin however has made a stellar effort over the past few years and makes it to it to number 9 on the list. Major cycling cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen were not always so bike friendly and suffered the same congestion and accident problems as UK cities until public pressure and lobby groups encouraged change for the better. It’s not all doom and gloom though. Liverpool City Council is introducing a cycle hire scheme similar to the ones seen in London and other major European Cities. While not enough on it’s own it’s a wonderful opportunity to kickstart

Liverpool’s development into the most bicycle friendly city in the UK. Liverpool has a huge student population and no shortage of local forward thinkers who are happy to embrace change. We look forward to seeing what Mayor Joe Anderson and the City Council can deliver over the next few years. SOME ADVANTAGES OF CYCLING Less Pollution Less Traffic congestion Less Noise Health and fitness benefits Cheap Improves the local economy HOW TO IMPROVE CYCLING Segregated cycle Lanes Training for cyclists and motorists Strict Liability insurance Cycle to work day Secure parking Road improvements/repairs should have a provision for cycling.

As a marketer who regularly plans outdoor advertising I’ve seen plenty of research on how people travel to work. The evidence proves that those who cycle are statistically the happiest commuters! The one thing I’d like to see is dedicated cycle lanes on routes that people actually use. If that means restricting space given to motorists then so be it. Our streets should be for all; for residents to meet and children to play in, for cyclists and walkers too. It’ll take great leadership to start to redress how the current default position that cars have right of way everywhere and signs, lights and layouts seem only designed to allow cars to cut right through our communities at high speed, and everyone else has to just jump out the way. JAMES HANKS – LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC

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CITIZENCYCLIST

Number Two Bike Company is hidden away on Roscoe street, tucked between the Roscoe Head and Mount Pleasant the warehouse is a work in progress for owner and mechanic enthusiast, Pasha Coxhill. We spoke to Pasha about his workshop and Liverpool’s growing cycling community. HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD YOUR SHOP AND HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? I’ve been here about 2 years. I used to be a cycle teacher, teaching cycling proficiency, but that dried up so I started fixing bikes. At first I was fixing bikes from my house and then selling them, but then I had to then get a space because I had about 30 bikes sitting in my living room. So I got this space, and then it turned into a bit more if a shop. YOU DO CUSTOM BIKES DON’T YOU? Yeah, we started building bikes for people to give them the bike they always wanted, but couldn’t buy. It’s a bit like a tailor for a bike. Someone comes in, we measure them up, and we build them something totally unique that they can’t get anywhere else.

HAS CYCLING BEEN A LIFELONG PASSION FOR YOU THEN? I’m not a massive fan of riding bikes if I’m honest. I love fixing them, I love building them. But motorbikes are my passion. HA! WE’LL PRETEND YOU DIDN’T JUST SAY THAT. HOW IS LIVERPOOL AS A CITY TO CYCLE IN? It’s better now! When I moved here, 6 or 7 years ago, it was shocking. Cabbies actually will give you a little bit of room now, rather than cut you up. I think the amount of cyclist forced the change. WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR SHOP FOR A CUSTOM BIKE? It’s across the board. The last custom bike that

I made was for a lovely lady in her 60s, but we get the moustaches and turn-ups too! WOULD YOU SAY THERE IS A CYCLING COMMUNITY? Well there’s the Critical Mass, which is more of a celebration than any kind of militant organisation. Once the shop is clean and neat we will be holding monthly events in here, to hopefully build on what they’ve started and hopefully give them a kind of hub. Drop in for a cup of tea and a chat about bikes at The Well, 2 Roscoe Street, L1 2SX

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SATURDAY 1ST Music IINeil Innes The Citadel, St. Helens, 7.30pm, £14, 01744 735436, humorous and topical one-man show IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Ronny Hughes, The Verdict, Tony Mac, The Cave Dwellers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, The Amazing Kappa Band, 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 IIUnfathomable Ruination The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm, £4.50 adv/ £5 OTD IIThe Bumper Blues Band Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9pm, 0151 286 2662 IIPostCanto Choir Liverpool Cathedral, 12.30-1.30pm, 0151 702 7255, Oslo IIDolly Parton & Kenny Rogers The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, tribute show IIAlasdair Roberts The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789, singer and acoustic fingerstyle guitarist IIOh What A Show with Billy and Wally Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7pm, £17, 0151 666 0000, fabulous night of variety entertainment featuring the Sounds of The Stylistics IISquarehead & David Glass Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, 4pm-4am, £8, Av.Verde Terrace Party IIThe Wolfnotes, ZuZu, The Buffalo Riot The Shipping Forecast, In The Hold, 7.30pm, £5 adv, 0151 709 6901 IIBold Street Coffee Takeover The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 10pm, 0151 709 6901, Disco, soul, house, italo IIMixmag East Village Arts Club, Seel Street, 10pm-4am, £16/ £14 NUS, 0151 706 8045

IIBand Night The Zanzibar Club, doors 7.30pm, £4, 0151 345 3382 IIMausi The Picket, 9pm, £6 adv, 08444 77 1000, catchy, synthy dance pop IIRisin Frenzy Camp and Furnace, 10pm, £5, 0151 709 3789, old skool hip-hop IIWonk Unit plus support Mello Mello, Slater St, 8pm, £4

Theatre & Dance IIBeautiful Thing The Playhouse, 2pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, glorious urban love story IIBirkdale Orpheus: Carousel Southport Little Theatre, Southport, 2pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, 01704 564042, based on the play ‘Liliom’ by Ferenc Molnar IIPhysical Fest: Beating McEnroe The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, 0844 873 2888, Jamie Wood IIPhysical Fest: Conflux International Outdoor Locations, City Centre, street theatre shows IIThe Barber of Seville St George’s Hall, Concert Hall, doors 6.45pm/ start 7.30pm, £22/ £18 over 60’s/ £10 Concs, 0161 402 327, opera full of fabulous melodies, crazy characters and zany situations IIStation Road The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 703 0000, collection of short plays, discover what people are like behind closed doors

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Jeff Innocent, Compere: Andy Robinson, Supporting: Dana Alexander, Sam Avery IICaimh McDonnell, Suzi Ruffell, Jeff Innocent The Laugh Inn, Chester, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, 0800 612 9714 IICraig Murray plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £17.50 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £28.50, 0151 227 5946, MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Craig Murray along with Seymour Mace and Phil Butler IIWes Zaharuk The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 2.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 703 0000, Family Comedy Show, one-man tour de force

IIBeing Tommy Cooper The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £16, 0870 787 1866, classic lines and hilarious routines IIFour Candles House, Bold Street, 9pm, £15-£25 including meals, 0151 709 7141, Archie Kelly, Silky and Andrew Ryan IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £10/ £5 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Sam Avery, Liam Bolton & Dana Alexander

Arts 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 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIOil boom, Delta burns: photographs by George Osodi International Slavery Museum, 10am-5pm, explore the realities of daily life along the Niger Delta 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, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun: 10am-4pm, 0151 709 5109, contemporary prints, a series of six paired prints with accompanying documentation IIRobyn Woolston: Strangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, powerful sculptural interventions that comment on our collective experiences of aspects of society such as consumption, power and identity IIAdam Lee: Identity Documents The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am6pm, 0151 702 5324, large-scale prints of bookcases, exploring identity through still life and people’s possessions, speculate on the book owners’ identities, interests and professions

Different Faces 7th - 16th June

IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, An exploration of the similarities and differences between the work of Martin Parr and Tom Wood IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, 10am-5pm, 0151 478 4499, display of four pleasure and leisure craft that people have used locally to enjoy being out on the water IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Merseyside Maritime Museum, 10am-5pm, this compelling exhibition explores Liverpool’s central role in the Titanic story IIAlive: In The Face of Death Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, photographer’s look at death and mortality, part will feature images of everyday people who know they are running out of time IIDouble Take: Portraits from The Keith Medley Archive Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, features high street studio portraits of Merseysiders in the 1960s IILOOK/13 Liverpool International Photography Festival Across the city, 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, eclectic mix of exhibitions and events, featuring historical and contemporary work by photographers from Liverpool, the UK and beyond IIDeadwood: Paintings by Josie Jenkins dot-art Showroom, Queen Ave, 12-6pm, 08450176660, the lost, forgotten and neglected corners of the British landscape 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 IITelling Tales: India in the Heart of Liverpool World Museum Liverpool, 10am-5pm, showcasing the art of seven artists from India, ‘Telling tales’ explores their work and the stories they are telling in 21st century India IICharles Fréger: The wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, 10.30am-5.30pm, 0151 236 6768, Photography, the artist try to answer this question Who do you think you are?

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55 IIEva Stenram: Drape Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, 10.30am5.30pm, 0151 236 6768, the artist uses found images as her source of inspiration IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014, a collaboration across 4 galleries (Bluecoat Display Centre, Beverre Gallery, Contemporary Ceramics, New Ashgate Gallery) IIArab Arts Festival: I exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, features the work of photographers who examine constructions of personal and collective identity in the contemporary Arab world IILawrence George Giles: Memory of a Memory The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, participants are invited to share recollections of photographs they hold dear, or which possess personal and specific memories IISander/ Weegee Selections from the Side Photographic Collection The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, extraordinarily sensitive portraits of German society in the 1920s and 30s, photographs of 1930s and 40s New York II‘Poverty Over’ by Mel Howse Liverpool Cathedral, St James’ Mount, Lady Chapel, 9am-5pm, 0151 702 7255, explores the void between those inside the poverty trap and those privileged to be outside looking in IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IICelebrating 25 Years - Albert Dock: Making History Waterfront at the Dock, “kids go free” family fun weekend to celebrate 25 years of regeneration IITales From The Tent Museum of Liverpool, 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, museum story based fun for our littlest visitors using puppets and props in our magical tent IIShine On: 25th Anniversary Celebrations Tate Liverpool, Art Dock Studio, 10am-4.30pm, 015

1702 7400, create silvery sculpture togehter with artist Fiona Smith IITime Quest Museum of Liverpool, 1.30-2.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, especially for older children (8-14 year), find out more about the displays and stories IIFamily Art Club Walker Art Gallery, 11am-12.30pm & 2-3.30pm, prebooking is essential, 0151 478 4171, interactive workshop IIThe Beatles Story The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, 0151 709 1963, free family workshops

Sports & Leisure IISnooker Legends Echo Arena, The Auditorium Liverpool, 7.30pm, £20/ £15 under 15, 0844 8000 400, chance to see four legends of the game all under one roof IICapoeira Club International Slavery Museum, Anthony Walker Education Centre 2pm-4pm, 0151 478 4456, improves fitness, flexibility, strength and self defence

Other Events II5 Live’s Big Day Out Echo Arena, 5.30pm, £12.50, 0844 8000 400, BBC Radio 5, features two of Radio 5 live’s iconic sports shows: Fighting Talk and 606 IISouthport Food and Drink Festival Victoria Park, Southport, 11pm-6pm IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIPhysical Fest: Neutral MaskExpressive Mask The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-5pm, 0151 702 5324, two-day workshop IILiterary Festival: In Other Words Various Locations, Liverpool city centre, see www.itsliverpool.com for details IIPillbox Vintage Victoria Gallery & Museum, Brownlow Hill/ Ashton, 11am-5pm, 0151 794 2348 IIStudying Yoko Ono’s Skyladders Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, 1-1.30pm, drop-in event, Linda Pittwood IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’

IITall tales of a Titanic survivor Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm/ 2.30pm/ 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, the story of Titanic survivor Charles Joughin IIWorkshop: Customs Cutters Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, make your own cutter IIFrom Bodmin to Bayreuth with Crazy Dick The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 11am, £15 per session/ £90 for a series of 7 sessions, 0151 709 3789, Discover the Classics IIFlea Market Great George St, 11am4.30pm, vintage clothes IIRecord Fair The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-6pm, 0845 017 6660, Vinyl, tapes, CDs, DVDs, mags, annuals, prints and more IITour: I exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, School Lane, 2-3pm, 0151 702 5324, by Liverpool-based photographer Pete Carr IIWorkshop: Introduction to South Indian dance World Museum Liverpool, 2pm & 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, Bharatanatyam with dance artist Swati Raut IIYoung Performers Workshop The Civic Crosby, 10am-12pm, phone for prices, 0151 928 1919, ages 7-18, children can develop and improve different performance skills IIBaltic Art & Craft Fair Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 12-5pm, 0151 227 5946 IIJapan Day Festival Creative Campus, Liverpool Hope University, 10.30am-5pm, celebrating the many fascinating aspects of Japanese culture IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers IIFlorrie Market The Florrie, Mill St, 10am-3pm, 0151 728 2323, beauty products, delicious cakes, general bric a brac, books and second hand goods

Music IILouis Hoovers My Way with The L.H. Orchestra and The Groover Sisters Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £18/ £20, 0151 666 0000

7th - 16th June

IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IITim Shaw, Madison, The Shakers, The Mersey Beatles The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIAlan Jeffs Jazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IINight of Sinatra: David Knopov Jalons, Smithdown Road, 4.30pm, 0151 734 3984 IIThe Mike Jackson Trio Pistachio Restaurant & Bar, Lark Lane, 7pm IILatin Jazz Quartet La Cubanita, Campbell Square off Duke Street, 4pm, 0151 709 5335 IIDave O’Grady plus Stefan Melbourne Studio 2, Parr Street, 9pm, 0151 707 3727, Acoustic IIAcoustic Recovery The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm, a mix of open mic and guest slots, bring your noisy toys IIBarbershop Harmony Group Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm, 0151 726 2415, harmony songs and humour in the Barbershop style IIRLPO: The Emperor The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 2.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789, all-Beethoven programme IIThe Liverpool Shanty Kings Museum of Liverpool, 1pm/ 2pm/ 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, traditional shanty singing in the atrium IIMMX plus support The Picket, doors 7pm, £6 adv, 08444 77 1000 IIWill Jazz The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 4pm, 0151 709 6901 IIDead City Riot The Pilgrim, 4-7.30pm, £4, 0151 7092302

SUNDAY 2ND

Different Faces

IIGospel Choir: Soulful Voices Alma De Cuba, 1.30-5pm, 0151 702 7394, plus great Sunday brunch

IIAlexander O’Neal Envi, Fleet Street, 2pm, £15, 0151 214 3242, Soul

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Comedy IIF:Rated Comedy Club Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £10/ £22 plus Meal, 0151 666 0000 IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £3/ £1.50 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith Introduces Georgee Parker, Lee Bennett, Paul Imrie, Dean Moore, Allen Finnigan, Jack Marray

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 IIOil boom, Delta burns 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IIRummage Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm/ 1.30pm/ 2pm/ 3pm/ 3.30pm, 0151 478 4499, hands-on family activity IICelebrating 25 Years - Albert Dock: Making History Waterfront at the Dock, “kids go free” family fun weekend to celebrate 25 years of regeneration IIAnnual Pramathon Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am, 0151 287 4798, encourages new parents to get active with their children and enjoy the great outdoors IIRiver Crafternoons Museum of Liverpool, 2-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, get creative and make fun stuff linked to the River Mersey, children aged 10 and under IITitanic Crafts Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, creative fun inspired by the world’s most famous ship Titanic IIShine On: 25th Anniversary Celebrations Tate Liverpool, Art Dock Studio, 10am-4.30pm, 015 1702 7400, create silvery sculpture togehter with artist Fiona Smith IIWeaving Workshop World Museum Liverpool, Weston Discovery Centre, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393 IIThe Beatles Story The Beatles Story Pier Head, 10am-6pm, 0151 709 1963, free family workshops

MONDAY 3RD

Other Events IICharity Dance Event: One Small Step The Brindley, Runcorn, 6.30pm, £8, 0151 907 8360, in aid of North West Cancer Research IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am-4pm, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair IIRoast Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 1pm-6pm, 0151 227 5946, bring your family and friends for lunch in the indoor park IISouthport Food and Drink Festival Victoria Park, Southport, 11pm-6pm IIDerek Acorah St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £17.50/ £16 Concs, 01744 756 000, one of the most respected Spiritualist Mediums of a generation

Music IISteve Howark, Jon Keats, The Two of Us, 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 IIPaloma Faith Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7pm, £23.50 - £29.50, 0844 871 3017 IIBlake The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £21, 0151 907 8360, combines classical, pop, rock and musicals, special support artist Natalie Coyle IILewis Watson East Village Arts Club, Seel Street, 7pm, £7 adv, 0844 847 2472

IISundays at Sudley Sudley House, 1-4pm, drop-in event, Tony Kehoe hosts an open floor of music, poetry and performance

II#IndieNight With DJ O Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727

IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’

IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

IILiterary Festival: In Other Words Various Locations, Liverpool city centre, see www.itsliverpool.com for details

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIIsmay’s Titanic: from Glory to Guilt Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm/ 2.30pm/ 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, find out the real story behind the accusations

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

IISense of Sound: Singing in Harmony The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-4pm, £25, 0151 702 5324, workshop host by Jennifer John IIWorkshop: Introduction to South Indian dance World Museum Liverpool, 12pm/ 1.30pm & 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, Bharatanatyam with dance artist Swati Raut IILife Drawing Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7-10pm, £9 OTD, 0151 707 7747 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIVintage Summer Fair The Kazimier, 1pm, 0151 709 3789, mini festival

Different Faces 7th - 16th June

Theatre & Dance

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

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

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57 IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

2pm, £9.95, 0151 709 3789, variety show with something for everyone

IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details

IIFilm: Lincoln The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £6-£7, 0151 709 3789

IIDeadwood dot-art Showroom, see 1st for details

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

IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIJonny Bongo’s Monday Night Quiz The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 8pm, £1, 0151 709 6901

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

TUESDAY 4TH

IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, 9am15pm, 0151 702 7255, showcasing a diverse selection of over 300 prints and projected images from South Liverpool Photographic society

IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Paul Jones, Jimmy Coburn, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IIMessy Play Lady Lever Art Gallery, 10-11.30am, drop-in event, for under fives, 0151 478 4136, messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children’s Centres

Sports & Leisure IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Cardio

Other Events IICharity: Images From The Past The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St,

Music

IICavern Bands Entertain The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIPaloma Faith Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7pm, £23.50-£29.50, 0844 871 3017 IIParrJazz: Graham Clark Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, violinist

IIJudy Chicago: Voices From The Song of Songs The Black-E, see 1st for details IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIThe Savoy Jazzmen Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-4pm, £5, 0151 726 9304, the six piece band will be playing classics from the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s

IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIOut Of The Bedroom: Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, with Johnny Sands

IIDeadwood dot-art Showroom, see 1st for details

Theatre & Dance IILionboy The Playhouse, 7pm, £12£20, 0151 709 4776 IIAn Unquiet Mind The Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 709 9034, examines a number of potent issue IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IITime and Time Again The Little Theatre, Grange Road, West Birkenhead, 7pm, £6, 0151 648 4341, charity performance, comedy by Alan Ayckbourne

IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details

IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IITales from the Riverbank Museum of Liverpool, 11am, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, find out about all our Mersey friends

Sports & Leisure IICycle for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am, booking essential, 0151 296 7054 IIElectrified Yoga Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 6.30pm, £8, 0151 707 7747, a DJ weaves songs together, creating a larger experience

Other Events IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £17 per session/ £170 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 8.30pm, 0151 709 7141 IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £16 per session/ £160 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIBuild Your Own Website The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £75 for 5 sessions, 0845 017 6660 IICelebrity Cook-Off Live The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £18.50, 0151 907 8360, the UK’s best live cooking show

IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details

IIFilm: Village At The End Of The World (12A) Picturehouse at Fact, 6pm, 0871 902 5737, a revealing and moving little gem

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014

IIGlyndebourne: Ariadne Auf Naxos (Live) Picturehouse at Fact, 7pm, 0871 902 5737, Film

IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

IIArt Workshop: Environmental Textile Printing The National Trust Formby, 3pm, £6.50, 01704 878591

IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

Different Faces 7th - 16th June

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IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIWedding Open Day Mercure Chester North Hotel, Little Sutton, 0151 339 5121

WEDNESDAY 5TH

Comedy IIThe Laughter Factor The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £5, 0151 227 5946 IIWife After Death Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757, a tantalising comedy

Arts

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIPlaza Concert: Jackie Quillan & Alan Jeffs Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 12.30pm, 0151 666 0000, Jazz Vocals

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

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

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

IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details

Music

IIThe Amazing Kappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIKeith’s Jarrett and guests Keith’s Wine Bar, Lark Lane Sefton Park, 8pm, 0151 728 7688 IIFreddie Smith Big Band Bebington British Legion, Wirral CH63, 8.30pm, 0151 608 2270

IIWe’ll Meet Again Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 2.30pm, £15/ £13, 0151 666 0000, music, comedy and camaraderie of the war years

IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIPete Wade’s Acoustic Open Mic Night Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 7.30pm, 0151 649 9095

IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIRevolution O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, doors 11pm, £3.55 adv, 0844 477 2000, Pop, Punk, Metal, Hardcore IIThe Original Panama Jazzband The Irby Club, Thingwall Road, Wirral, 8.30pm

Theatre & Dance IILionboy The Playhouse, 7pm, £12£20, 0151 709 4776 IIBatboy The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, horror and comedy IIAn Unquiet Mind The Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 709 9034, examines a number of potent issue IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIDeadwood dot-art Showroom, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IITales from the Riverbank Museum of Liverpool, 11am, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, find out about all our Mersey friends

Sports & Leisure IILatin Mania Telford’s Warehouse, Chester, 8pm, £4 each/ £6 both,01244 390 090, Salsa Classes and Latin dance night IIWalk for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 1.30pm, 0151 287 4798, enjoy a healthy walk through the park IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Tone

Other Events IIJazz Poetry Evening Studio 2, Parr Street, 7pm, £3, 0151 707 3727 IIPlay Wednesdays Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 7-11pm, 0151 227 5946, a social club for the geek-clique, gaming enthusiasts, quiz-fanatics and sports lovers IIThe Liverpool Philharmonic Experience The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 12.30pm, £7-£15, 0151 709 3789, see behind the scenes of the unique art-deco IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other’s playlists

IITea with an Architect The Garden at Fact, 5.30-8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, come and have a chat and a cup of tea with architects in your area IIAn Evening With Rob Newman Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7pm, £5, 0151 709 9820, Rob reads from and discusses his new novel The Trade Secret IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

THURSDAY 6TH Music IIMusica en Vivo Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394, spontaneous, high energy night with great live music IIXander & The Peace Pirates plus Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091 IIJohnny’s Acoustic Caravan Club Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 8pm, 0151 227 5946, hosted by Johnny Sands ft special guests IICup of Tea The Lomax, Cumberland St, 8.30pm, open mic and live music IISongs from the Shoebox The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30-8.30pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, performed by its songwriter David South IIDan Haywood’s New Hawks plus support Leaf Cafe, Bold St, doors 8pm, £5.50 adv, 0151 707 7747, cosmic roots music with a poetic and soulful British folk IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead IINowhere Boys, Jon Keats, Steve Howard, Ronny Hughes, Beatles Tribute The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE 2-8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIWolf Alice, The Shadow Theatre and Mohebbi The Shipping Forecast, In The Hold, 7.30pm, £6, 0151 709 6901

Theatre & Dance IILionboy The Playhouse, 1.30pm (Matinee) & 7pm, £12-£20, 0151 709 4776

59 IIAn Unquiet Mind The Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre, 2pm & 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 709 9034, examines a number of potent issue IIBatboy The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, horror and comedy IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: The Noise Next Door, Compere: Karen Bayley, Supporting: Alex Boardman, Danny Sutcliffe IIWife After Death Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757, a tantalising comedy

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details

IIDeadwood dot-art Showroom, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IITales from the Riverbank Museum of Liverpool, 11am, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, find out about all our Mersey friends

Sports & Leisure IIWalk for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6pm, 0151 287 4798, enjoy a healthy walk through the park IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Cardio and Boxkick

Other Events IILate Night Vintage The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 5pm, 0151 709 6901 IICharity Bowls Match Bebington British Legion, Wirral CH63, bowling green in higher Bebington Park 11am, £5, 0151 608 2270

IITwilight Tower Views Liverpool Cathedral, 5.30pm-10.30pm, £5/ £4 Concs/ £14 family ticket , 0151 702 7255, access to bells

IINeil Griffiths Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 8.30pm, 0151 649 9095, guitarist and all-round musician

IICheshire Masons Variety Night Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 666 0000

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

IILunchtime Learning The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 12pm, £15, 0151 709 3789, join composer and lecturer Ian Stephens for a daytime series of inspiring music and relaxed learning

IISmall Fakers The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £10, 0151 236 9091, Tribute to Small Faces

IIJelly Liverpool Leaf Cafe, Bold St, first floor, 9am-5pm, 0151 707 7747, casual all day work II9th Wirral Folk On The Coast Festival The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, £70/ £35 Children, individual concert tickets available, 0151 678 9902, Folk and Acoustic music, Poetry and Dance II‘The Spoke ‘at the Spectacle Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 8pm, 0151 649 9095, group of local poets IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

FRIDAY 7TH Music IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac, The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Houghton Weavers The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12- £14, 0151 907 8360, comedy & folk group IIPearl Jammer Eric’s, Mathew Street, 9.30pm, £5, 0151 236 9994, the definitive Pearl Jam tribute band IIRecollection Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9pm, 0151 286 2662 IIRobbie & Elton The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, plus special guests, tribute show IICable Cars O2 Academy Liverpool, doors 7pm, £6 adv, 0844 477 2000 IIArab Arts Festival: Katibe 5 Epstein Theatre, 9.30-11.30pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, Hip Hop

IIThe Grace plus The Robert Mather Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 6pm, 0152 236 9091 IIMetal 2 The Masses 2013 The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm IISouthport plus support Mello Mello, Slater St, 7.30pm, £4 IIThunderground Bumper, doors 7.30pm, £5 OTD, Classic, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal

Theatre & Dance IIThe Johnny Cash Story Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £23, 0844 871 3017, Roger Dean IILionboy The Playhouse, 7pm, £12£20, 0151 709 4776 IIBatboy The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £12/ £10 Concs, 0844 873 2888, horror and comedy IIAn Unquiet Mind The Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre, 7.30pm, £8/ £6 Concs, 0151 709 9034, examines a number of potent issue IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIBottleTop Comedy presents ‘Stand Up And Deliver’ Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242 IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: The Noise Next Door, Compere: Karen Bayley, Supporting: Alex Boardman, Chris Martin IIKeith Carter plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £15 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £26, 0151 227 5946, MC Chris Cairns introduces Keith Carter as Nige along with John Fothergill and Gary Delaney

LOWDOWN JUNE

IITom Stade Totally Rocks Sandbach Town Hall, Cheshire, 01270 600820, one of the funniest and challenging comedians on the UK circuit IIWife After Death Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757, a tantalising comedy IIRAW Comedy Night Sefton Park Palm House, doors 7.30pm/ start 8.30pm, £7 adv/ £8 OTD, 0151 726 9304 IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £8/ £4 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith Introduces Adam Rowe, Davey Ash & Jonathan Mayor

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIDeadwood dot-art Showroom, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Sports & Leisure IILadies’ Evening Racing Haydock Park Racecourse, St Helens, Gate open 4.30pm/ start 6.30pm, £9.75£117, 01942 402624, adrenalinepacked racing

Other Events IIMersey River Festival Waterfront at the Dock, tall ships, historic vessels street theatre, music across the Liverpool Waterfront IICelebrity Cook-Off Live St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01744 756 000, UK’s best live cooking show IIYouth Heroes Awards Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 8.30pm, £10, 0151 666 0000 IITalk: Liverpool Theatres and Playwrights Museum of Liverpool, 11am & 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, celebration of the In Other Words literary festival II9th Wirral Folk On The Coast Festival The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, £70/ £35 Children, individual concert tickets

available, 0151 678 9902, Folk and Acoustic music, Poetry and Dance IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers IIProhibition Night Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, doors 8.30pm, £18, sounds of the Roaring 20’s, roulette & blackjack tables, dress code smart, touch of 20’s

SATURDAY 8TH Music

IILoud Live Saturday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Live Music and DJs IISaturdayWithTheBeatlesft.heCavernClubBeatlesTheCavernLvie LoungeM , athewSt8 ,.30pm£,150 , 1512369091B ,eatelsTrb i uteShow IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Ronny Hughes, The Verdict, Tony Mac, The Cave Dwellers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, The Amazing Kappa Band, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIThe Risers Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9.30pm, 0151 286 2662, Indie/ Rock covers band

IIA Vision Of Elvis St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £20, 01744 756 000, Rob Kingsley, an evening of all the hits

IIRachel Nicolas and Derek King View Two Gallery, Mathew St, doors 12pm/ start 1pm, 0151 236 9444, plus open mic

IILet’s Hang On The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £17, 0151 907 8360, the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

IIThe Wild Huskies The Zanzibar Club, doors 7.30pm, £4, 0151 345 3382

IIShelter 1st Birthday The Kazimier, doors 9pm/ start 10pm, £10, 0151 709 3789 IIStudio2 Rocks Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, Rock DJ Robbie Robertson IIJames Skelly & The Intenders O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, doors 7pm, £11.81, 0844 477 2000 IIAbba & Pauline Daniels The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, tribute show IIRLPO: Entry of the Gods The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £16-£40, 0151 709 3789, voyage through the timeless myth of Tristan and Isolde IILiverpool and the Sea Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm/ 2.30pm/ 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, sea shanties and ballads IIWoody Mann The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, doors 8pm/ start 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789, acoustic blues IIThe Liverpool Shanty Kings Museum of Liverpool, 1pm/ 2pm/ 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, traditional shanty singing in the atrium IIThe Words plus support The Shipping Forecast, 8pm, £5 adv, 0151 709 6901

Theatre & Dance IIAn Evening Of Burlesque Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 8pm, £21.50/ £19.50, 0151 666 0000 IISpoonface Steinberg The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St, 7.30pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0151 703 0000, poignant, exhilarating and everhopeful monologue IILionboy The Playhouse, 2pm (Matinee) & 7pm, £12-£20, 0151 709 4776 IIBatboy The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £12/ £10 Concs, 0844 873 2888, horror and comedy IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIFour Candles House, Bold Street, 9pm, £15-£25 including meals, 0151 709 7141, Phil Walker, Tudur Owen and Brendan Riley IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: The Noise Next Door, Compere: Karen Bayley, Supporting: Alex Boardman, Chris Martin

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61 IIGary Delaney plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £17.50 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £28.50, 0151 227 5946, MC Chris Cairns introduces Gary Delaney as Nige along with Keith Carter as Nige and John Fothergill IIWife After Death Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757, a tantalising comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £10/ £5 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Chris Brooker, Adam Rowe, Steve Shanyaski

IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, 10am-5.50pm, £10/ £7.50 Concs, one of the first major presentation of the Russian painter’s work in the UK with style expressionist and suprematist reflecting native Jewish Russian culture IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIDockwatch Merseyside Maritime Museum, 11.30am-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, take a closer look at the creatures in the waters of the Albert Dock IITime Quest Museum of Liverpool, 1.30-2.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, especially for older children (8-14 year), find out more about the displays and stories

Sports & Leisure IICapoeira Club International Slavery Museum, Anthony Walker Education Centre 2pm-4pm, 0151 478 4456, improves fitness, flexibility, strength and self defence IITimeform Jury Stakes and the Sandy Lane Stakes Haydock Park Racecourse, St Helens, Gates open 11.45am/ start 1.45pm, £9.75-£117, 01942 402624, fantastic flat racing

Other Events IIMersey River Festival Waterfront at the Dock, tall ships, historic vessels street theatre, music across the Liverpool Waterfront IIFilm: Zero Dark Thirty The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £5, 0151 907 8360, the story of the pursuit of Osama Bin Laden

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

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

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

IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am- 5.00pm , 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’

IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details

IICar Boot Sale Metropolitan Cathedral, 8am-12pm, £20, 0151 709 9222

IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

IIWoody Mann Guitar Masterclass The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 1pm, £30, 0151 709 3789, acoustic, blues and roots technique and repertoire

Family IIMaking Faces Sudley House, 1-4pm, drop-in event, explore the Holt family portraits

IICity Arts and Crafts Fair Chavasse Park, Liverpool One, 10.30am5.30pm

IIFuture Tate: Monthly Art Club Tate Liverpool, 2-4pm, Booking required, 0151 702 7400, interactive workshops led by young people from Tate Collective, for ages 11-14

IIRed Bull Harbour Reach 2013 Albert Dock, 2pm-5pm, world’s best wakeboarders

IIArab Arts Festival: Family Day & The Big Saturday Sefton Park Palm House, 12.30-4.30pm, 0151 702 5324, featuring dance, music and tastes of the Arabic world IITales from the Tent Museum of Liverpool, 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, museum story based fun for our littlest visitors using puppets and props in our magical tent

IITour: I exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, School Lane, 2-3pm, 0151 702 5324, by Exhibitions Curator Sara-Jayne Parsons IIYoung Performers Workshop The Civic Crosby, 10am-12pm, phone for prices, 0151 928 1919, ages 7-18, children can develop and improve different performance skills IIBird Spotting The National Trust Formby, 10am, £3, 01704 878591, identify birds

II9th Wirral Folk On The Coast Festival The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, £70/ £35 Children, individual concert tickets available, 0151 678 9902, Folk and Acoustic music, Poetry and Dance IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: The Battle Of Algiers The Box at Fact, 2.30pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, classic film written in a French prison IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers IIFascinator Workshop Elevator Bar, 12-3pm, 01512032409

SUNDAY 9TH Music IIGospel Choir: Soulful Voices Alma De Cuba, 1.30-5pm, 0151 702 7394, plus great Sunday brunch IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IIAcoustic Recovery The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm, a mix of open mic and guest slots, bring your noisy toys IIRebel At Sea plus guest Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, Acoustic IIThe Liverpool Shanty Kings Museum of Liverpool, 1pm/ 2pm/ 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, traditional shanty singing in the atrium IIThe Moody Blues The Philharmonic Hall, 8pm, £39.50/ £45.50, 0151 709 3789, rock IITim Shaw, Made In Liverpool, The Shakers, The Mersey Beatles The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091

LOWDOWN JUNE

IIArab Arts Festival at The Mersey River Festival The Pier Head, Liverpool Waterfront, 2-4pm, 0151 702 5324, Libyan Music, Lebanese/ Palestinian Hip Hop and Egyptian Dance IIHogan’s Goat Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 6pm, 0151 286 2662, Irish music IIAlan Jeffs Jazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IINight of Sinatra: David Knopov Jalons, Smithdown Road, 4.30pm, 0151 734 3984 IIThe Mike Jackson Trio Pistachio Restaurant & Bar, Lark Lane, 7pm IILatin Jazz Quartet La Cubanita, Campbell Square off Duke Street, 4pm, 0151 709 5335

Theatre & Dance IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical IIBhangra Dance World Museum Liverpool, 4-4.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, ‘Nachda Sansaar’ dance group

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £3/ £1.50 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces James Oakley, Barry Meaden, Daniel Barnes, Bryn Bowen, Ben Fitzsimons & Darren Brown

Arts

IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

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

IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details

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

IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

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

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Family IIDockwatch Merseyside Maritime Museum, 11.30am-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, take a closer look at the creatures in the waters of the Albert Dock IIRiver Crafternoons Museum of Liverpool, 2-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, get creative and make fun stuff linked to the River Mersey, children aged 10 and under

Sports & Leisure IIWirral Bikeathon Arrowe Country Park, Wirral, £10 adv/ £20 OTD/ £5 under 16s, cycle either 14 or 28 miles along minor roads and some off-road sections, 0151 327 3129

Other Events IIMersey River Festival Waterfront at the Dock, tall ships, historic vessels street theatre, music across the Liverpool Waterfront IIArab Arts Festival: Sufi Dance Workshop The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 11am-1pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, explore the philosophy and movement behind Sufi dancing with Duraid Ghaieb IIRoast Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 1pm-6pm, 0151 227 5946, bring your family and friends for lunch in the indoor park IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am-4pm, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am- 5.00pm , 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’ IITrain and Toy Collectors Fair Haydock Park, 10.30am-15pm, £2 adults/ £0.50 children, 01942 402623 IICity Arts and Crafts Fair Chavasse Park, Liverpool One, 10.30am5.30pm IIMelanie Tomlinson Low Relief Collage/ Diorama Workshop Bluecoat Display Centre, 11am4pm, £39 include materials and refreshments, 0151 7094014 IIArab Arts Festival: Where Do We Go Now? The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30-9pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, wonderfully funny film about a group of women trying to stop war in Lebanon

IICapstan’s Bazaar - Arts & Crafts Market The Grey Space, West African House, Water Street, 12pm-5pm II9th Wirral Folk On The Coast Festival The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, £70/ £35 Children, individual concert tickets available, 0151 678 9902, Folk and Acoustic music, Poetry and Dance IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: Graffiti Workshop Graffiti Studio at Baltic Triangle, 11am-1pm, 0151 702 5324 IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool

MONDAY 10TH Music IISolitaire Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £3, 01517073727, Indie Acoustic IIElvis Costello & The Imposters The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8pm, £37.50-£47.50, 0151 709 3789, brings the Spectacular Spinning Songbook to Liverpool II‘One Dream’ The Beryl Marsden Story The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 7pm, £15, 0151 236 9091, world premier of the musical play IISteve Howard, Jon Keats, The Two of Us, 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

Theatre & Dance IIThe 39 Steps Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £22/ £20, 0151 666 0000, wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller IIElite School of Dance Showtime 2103 The Brindley, Runcorn, 7pm, £9, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

63 Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details

IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

702 5324, lively and thought provoking debates on current affairs, culture, freedom and change in the Arab world IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool

IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details

IIJonny Bongo’s Monday Night Quiz The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 8pm, £1, 0151 709 6901

IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

TUESDAY 11TH

Family IIMessy Play Lady Lever Art Gallery, 10-11.30am, drop-in event, for under fives, 0151 478 4136, messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children’s Centres

Sports & Leisure IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Cardio

Other Events IITalk: Liverpool theatres and playwrights Museum of Liverpool, 11am & 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, celebration of the In Other Words literary festival IIArab Arts Festival: Contemporrary Dance Workshop The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6-8pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, with Nacera Belaza IIArab Arts Festival: Zabana! The Box at Fact, 7pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, film about the short life of a Algerian freedom fighter IIAn Evening With Simon Armitage Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7pm, £5, 0151 709 9820, reads from and discusses his book Walking HomeTravels With A Troubadour Across the Pennine Way IIUrban Craft Collective’s Knitting Club Leaf Cafe, Bold St, ground floor, 7pm-9pm, 0151 707 7747

Music IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Paul Jones, Jimmy Coburn, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIOne Night of Queen Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £18.50, 0844 871 3017 IIParrJazz: Plectrumania Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, Guitar Ensemble IIJoe Satriani plus Matt Schofield The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £33.50-£42.50, 0151 709 3789, modern rock guitar IIOut Of The Bedroom: Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, with Johnny Sands IIMoney plus guest Leaf Cafe, Bold St, doors 7.30pm, £7, 0151 709 9820 II‘One Dream’ The Beryl Marsden Story The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 7pm, £15, 0151 236 9091, world premier of the musical play IICavern Bands Entertain The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091

Theatre & Dance

IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details

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

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014

IIArab Arts Festival: Treat & Time Sealed In The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 7.30pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0151 702 5324, traditional Algerian dance, holy rituals and Nacera’s personal style

IIArab Arts Festival: Freedom Hour The Bluecoat, Sandon Room, School Lane, 5.30-6.30pm, 0151

IIThe 39 Steps Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £22/ £20, 0151 666 0000,

wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller IIElite School of Dance Showtime 2103 The Brindley, Runcorn, 7pm, £9, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

LOWDOWN JUNE

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Sports & Leisure IICycle for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am, booking essential, 0151 296 7054

Other Events IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £16 per session/ £160 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIBuild Your Own Website The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £75 for 5 sessions, 0845 017 6660 IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £17 per session/ £170 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIRoyal Court Heritage Tour The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 2pm, £5, 0870 787 1866, the theatre is one of Liverpool’s most enduring and iconic building and has a rich history IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 8.30pm, 0151 709 7141 IITea Dance amidst the Palms Sefton Park Palm House, 2-4pm, £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

IIThe Globe: Henry V Picturehouse at Fact, 12pm, 0871 902 5737, Film, Shakespeare’s masterpiece about the turbulence of war and the art of peace IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: Freedom Hour The Bluecoat, Sandon Room, School Lane, 5.30-6.30pm, 0151 702 5324, lively and thought provoking debates on current affairs, culture, freedom and change in the Arab world IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool

WEDNESDAY 12TH Music IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIPlaza Concert: Bernie Fawcett Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 12.30pm, 0151 666 0000, pianist IIJames Bond Night The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789, powerful cocktail of Bond favourites IIThe Gathering The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm-9.30pm, 0151 702 5324, a monthly space for musicians to meet and improvise together IIPete Wade’s Acoustic Open Mic Night Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 7.30pm, 0151 649 9095

Theatre & Dance IIFiddler On The Roof Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £12/£10 Concs, 0151 643 8757, the classical musical

IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Return The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 7.30pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0151 702 5324, story of a journey to the unpredictable world of occupied Iraq

IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IIThe 39 Steps Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £18-£22, 0151 666 0000, wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller

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

IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details

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

IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

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

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details

IIThe Amazing Kappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091

IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIReperium The Lomax, Cumberland St, 8pm, £4 adv/ £5 OTD

IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

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

IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIFreddie Smith Big Band Bebington British Legion, Wirral CH63, 8.30pm, 0151 608 2270

IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details

IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way

Sports & Leisure IIWalk for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 1.30pm, 0151 287 4798, enjoy a healthy walk through the park IIActive Women’s Running & Walking Group Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6pm, 07545200316 IIMid-Week Racing Haydock Park Racecourse, St Helens, Gate open 12.20pm/ start 2.20pm, £9.75-£112, 01942 402624 IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Tone

Other Events IIThe Dreamboys Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £23.50, 0844 871 3017, Music, Muscle, Magic and Mayhem, incredible stripping hunks

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65 IIPlay Wednesdays Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 7-11pm, 0151 227 5946, a social club for the geek-clique, gaming enthusiasts, quiz-fanatics and sports lovers

IINowhere Boys, Jon Keats, Steve Howard, Ronny Hughes, Beatles Tribute The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE 2-8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091

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

IIArtist Talk: Adam Lee The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6-7pm, 0151 702 5324

IIMadison plus Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091

IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Son Of Babylon The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7pm, 0151 702 5324, film,

IIThe Wytches plus support The Shipping Forecast, 8pm, £6 adv, 0151 709 6901

IICrafternoon Victoria Gallery & Museum, Brownlow Hill/ Ashton, 2-4pm, £5 (incl tea and coffee), 0151 794 2348, ‘Magazine brooches’ IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other’s playlists IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: Freedom Hour The Bluecoat, Sandon Room, School Lane, 5.30-6.30pm, 0151 702 5324, lively and thought provoking debates on current affairs, culture, freedom and change in the Arab world IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool

THURSDAY 13TH Music IIMusica en Vivo Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394, spontaneous, high energy night with great live music

Theatre & Dance IIHalfway to Paradise: The Billy Fury Story Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £21, 0844 871 3017, giant nostalgic moving backdrop of this wonderful era & incl. personal movie footage of Billy IIFiddler On The Roof Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £12/£10 Concs, 0151 643 8757, the classical musical IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIThe 39 Steps Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £22/ £20, 0151 666 0000, wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Steve Shanyaski, Compere: Ray Peacock, Supporting: Joel Dommett, Freddy Quinne

Arts

IIFresh & Onlys East Village Arts Club, Seel Street, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £10, 0844 847 2472

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIMatt Corby The Kazimier, 8pm, £8, 0151 709 3789

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

IICup of Tea The Lomax, Cumberland St, 8.30pm, open mic and live music

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

IIThe Hungry Horse Acoustic Folk Club: The Celtic Notes The Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port, 8pm, 0151 678 9902 IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead

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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

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

IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, Sun-Fri: 12pm-6pm, Sat: 11am-6pm, 01517074444, Art and politics collide, selection of provocative international artists tackle

Sports & Leisure IIWalk for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6pm, 0151 287 4798, enjoy a healthy walk through the park IIMid-Week Evening Racing Haydock Park Racecourse, St Helens, Gate open 4.50pm/ start 6.50pm, £9.75-£112, 01942 402624 IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Cardio and Boxkick

Other Events IIWrite Now...Share Later The Brindley, Runcorn, 7pm, £5, 0151 907 8360, an opportunity for three local writers to have their work performed ‘script in hand’ by local actors IIOlé Olé Studio 2, Parr St, 7.30pm, £3,50, 0151 707 3727, fundraising event for DRIP, Spanish party, live music, games, tapas, flamenco and more IIArab Arts Festival: Perforated Memory The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm, 0151 702 5324, film IIAn Evening With Paul Morley Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7pm, £5, 0151 709 9820, he discusses his new book The North IIWorkshop for Aspiring Writers The Garden at Fact, 7.30pm, £4 OTD, 0151 707 7747, Seven Sessions, designed to help you find your storytelling voice IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: Freedom Hour The Bluecoat, Sandon Room, School Lane, 5.30-6.30pm, 0151 702 5324, lively and thought provoking debates on current affairs, culture, freedom and change in the Arab world IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a

LOWDOWN JUNE

market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

FRIDAY 14TH Music IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac, The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIDead Belgian The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789, play the music of Jacques Brel IIBig Fist presents Ant Brooks & Residents Studio 2, Parr Street, 10pm, £7 adv, 0151 707 3727, Electronic IIThe Bootleg Beatles O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, doors 7pm, £22.50, 0844 477 2000 IIM-Zone The Citadel, St. Helens, doors 6.30pm, £2.50, 01744 735436, live bands, DJ’s, gaming and performances IIBarry White & Lionel Richie The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, tribute show IIDire States Tribute Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £15, 0151 666 0000 IINeil Griffiths Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 8.30pm, 0151 649 9095, guitarist and all-round musician IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil IIThe Grace plus The Robert Mather Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 6pm, 0152 236 9091 IIRoute One Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9pm, 0151 286 2662, covers from the 60’s to present day IIEric Brace and Peter Cooper View Two Gallery, Mathew St, doors 8pm/ start 8.30pm, £5, 0151 236 9444, americana, folk and acoustic IIWYWH and Ambient Drone The Shipping Forecast, In The Hold, 7.30pm, £4 adv, 0151 709 6901

IIThe Songbook Sessions The Zanzibar Club, doors 7.30pm, £4, 0151 345 3382 IILCD Soundsystem’s Shut Up and Play the Hits Camp and Furnace, 9pm, £10, 0151 709 3789

Theatre & Dance IIFiddler On The Roof Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £12/£10 Concs, 0151 643 8757, the classical musical IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIArab Arts Festival: Funoon Aljazeera Dance Company The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0151 702 5324, contemporary and Arabic dance IIPunk Rock The Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre, 7.30pm, £8, 0151 709 9034, provides an insight into the cryptic culture of youth today IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIThe 39 Steps Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £22/ £20, 0151 666 0000, wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Steve Shanyaski, Compere: Ray Peacock, Supporting: Joel Dommett, Damian Clark IIJonathan Mayor plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £15 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £26, 0151 227 5946, MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Keith Carter as Nige along with Pierre Hollins and Chris McCausland IIBottleTop Comedy presents ‘Stand Up And Deliver’ Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242 IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £8/ £4 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul

Smith introduces Chris Turner, Red Redmond & Christian Steel IIReginald D Hunter The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8pm, £23-£29, 0151 709 3789, one of the most brilliantly unpredictable comics in the country

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details IIDLA Piper Series: This is sculpture TATE, 10am-5.50pm

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Wirral, 10am-5pm, 0151 478 4136, see how a Pre-Raphaelite master explored ideas and techniques through drawings

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

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014

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

IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IIMemory of a Memory 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIPoverty Over Liverpool Cathedral, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Sports & Leisure IIThe Best of Mc Fly Race Evening Aintree Racecourse, Gates open 15.50pm/ First Race 17.50pm, £20£92, 0844 579 3001, The McFly Playing At Aintree Mares Handicap Hurdle IICycle the Asparagus Route The National Trust Formby, 11am, £4 (own bike)/ £6 (hire bike), booking essential, 01704 878591

Other Events IIThe Liverpool Craft Beer Expo Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 4-11pm, £7.50, 0151 227 5946 IIBook Fair The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 702 5324, Collectors’ and bargain second hand books IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: Freedom Hour The Bluecoat, Sandon Room,

67 School Lane, 5.30-6.30pm, 0151 702 5324, lively and thought provoking debates on current affairs, culture, freedom and change in the Arab world IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

SATURDAY 15TH Music II10 Bands, 10 Minutes, David Bowie The Kazimier, 8pm, £5, 0151 709 3789 IIStudio2 Hullaballoo...Electronica Studio 2, Parr Street, 9pm, 0151 707 3727, synthy poppy 80s tunes IIThe Blockheads The Citadel, St. Helens, doors 7.30pm, £20, 01744 735436 IISteve Charles The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, special guest Sean Styles IIPiano Recital Lady Lever Art Gallery, 1-2pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4136, classical music with Gary O’Shea to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition ‘The Drawings of Edward Burne Jones’ IISuperConcert! The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 4.30pm, £3, 0151 709 3789, members of SuperOrchestra will play in the final performance with professional players on stage IISuperOrchestra! The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, 9.30am, £27/ £13.50 Concs, 0151 709 3789, opportunity to perform with well-known orchestral players from the RLPO IISkip ‘Little Axe’ McDonald Camp and Furnace, Blade Factory, 8pm, £10, 0151 709 3789, mixes blues, gospel, reggae, dub and funk with modern technology IIBetray the Blessed O2 Academy Liverpool, doors 7pm, £6 adv, 0844 477 2000 IILoud Live Saturday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Live Music and DJs

IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Ronny Hughes, The Verdict, Tony Mac, The Cave Dwellers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091

8pm, £17.50 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £28.50, 0151 227 5946, MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Gary Delaney as Nige along with Pierre Hollins and Jonathan Mayor

IIRonny Hughes, The Amazing Kappa Band, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091

IIFour Candles House, Bold Street, 9pm, £15-£25 including meals, 0151 709 7141, Toby Hadoke, Ste Porter and Sam Avery

IIPlaymasta P and the Biotics Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 9.30pm, 0151 286 2662

IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £10/ £5 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Toby Hadoke, Sam Gore & Howard Read

IIThe Minx The Lomax, Cumberland St, 8pm, £3 OTD IIGet Lucky The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 10pm, 0151 709 6901, a night dedicated to Daft Punk

Theatre & Dance IIFiddler On The Roof Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm, £12/£10 Concs, 0151 643 8757, the classical musical IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIPunk Rock The Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre, 2pm & 7.30pm, £8, 0151 709 9034, provides an insight into the cryptic culture of youth today IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 2pm & 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree

Arts

IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014

IILOOK/13 Across the city, see 1st for details

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

IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

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

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963

IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIChris McCausland plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St,

IISouth Liverpool photographic society Liverpool Cathedral, see 3rd for details

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

IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy

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

IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Steve Shanyaski, Compere: Ray Peacock, Supporting: Joel Dommett, Damian Clark

IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIThe 39 Steps Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £18-£22, 0151 666 0000, wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller

IIArab Arts Festival: Damascus Stories The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30-9.30pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, by Syrian celebrated writer Ulfat Idlibi

IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIThe Dustman The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 11.30am & 2.30pm, £8 adults/ £6 children, 0844 873 2888, stunning stage illusions, music and songs IIFather’s Day Weekend at Croxteth Farm Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 0151 287 4798 IIPolar the Titanic bear Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm/ 2pm/ 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, come and listen to the adventures of Polar the Titanic bear IIThe Bee’s Knees Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, get busy and buzzy with bee related crafts

IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details

IIFamily Arts and Crafts Lady Lever Art Gallery, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4136, Wirral International Festival of of Firsts for fun art activities

IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details

IITime Quest Museum of Liverpool, 1.30-2.30pm, drop-in event, 0151

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478 4545, especially for older children (8-14 year), find out more about the displays and stories

702 5324, talk about the twinning of Liverpool and Bil’in and their counterparts in Palestine

IIArab Arts Festival: Family Day & The Big Saturday The Bluecoat Garden, School Lane, 12-6pm, 0151 702 5324, a day of music, film, debate, poetry and food

IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool

Sports & Leisure IICapoeira Club International Slavery Museum, Anthony Walker Education Centre 2pm-4pm, 0151 478 4456, improves fitness, flexibility, strength and self defence

Other Events IIThe Witness Christ Church, Lord, St, Southport, 7.30pm, 01704 531756, choral presentation

IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers IIPsychic Envi: Karen Sherlock Envi, Fleet Street, 6.30pm, £15, 0151 214 3242

SUNDAY 16TH Music

IIThe Liverpool Craft Beer Expo Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 11am-11.30pm, £7.50, 0151 227 5946

IIGrimethorpe Colliery Band St. Helens Theatre Royal, 2.30pm, £21/ £19 Concs, 01744 756 000

IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm , 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’

IIMusic In The Late Afternoon with Steve MacFarlane Studio 2, Parr Street, 6pm, 0151 707 3727

IITitanic Fashions and Fortunes Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, at intervals, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, an interesting look at the fashions aboard the Titanic IIBook Fair The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 702 5324, Collectors’ and bargain second hand books IIOdissi Dance Storytelling World Museum Liverpool, 12pm/ 2pm & 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, with Elena Catalano IIYoung Performers Workshop The Civic Crosby, 10am-12pm, phone for prices, 0151 928 1919, ages 7-18, children can develop and improve different performance skills IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: 5 Broken Cameras The Bluecoat, School Lane, 3pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, film, a deeply personal, first-hand account of life in Bil’in IIArab Arts Festival: What Is Arab Music? The Bluecoat, School Lane, 11am-1pm, 0151 702 5324, talk and masterclass IIArab Arts Festival: 2 Broken Cameras from Liverpool The Bluecoat, School Lane, 5pm, 0151

IILiverpool Calling St Luke’s (Bombed Out) Church and The Shipping Forecast, church: indie, rock and electronic bands from 12-8pm, Forecast: heavy rock from 5-11pm, £7 Forecast/ £15 Church/ £19 both venues IIGospel Choir: Soulful Voices Alma De Cuba, 1.30-5pm, 0151 702 7394, plus great Sunday brunch IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IIAcoustic Recovery The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm, a mix of open mic and guest slots, bring your noisy toys IIThe Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital Choir Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm, 0151 726 9304, Fathers’ Day Concert IIHappy Father’s Day The Green Room, doors 12.30pm/ start 2pm, £20, 0870 787 1866, Mick Miller & Asa Murphy IIRLPO: The Firebird The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 2.30pm, £6-£14, 0151 709 3789, magical music, curious creatures and fabled beasts IIArab Arts Festival: Lena Chamamyan St George’s Hall, 7.309.30pm, £10/ £15, 01517025324, Syrian singer-songwriter

IITim Shaw, Madison, The Shakers, The Mersey Beatles The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091

IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091

IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IISlam Jam Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, 6pm, 0151 286 2662 IIAlan Jeffs Jazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IINight of Sinatra: David Knopov Jalons, Smithdown Road, 4.30pm, 0151 734 3984 IIThe Mike Jackson Trio Pistachio Restaurant & Bar, Lark Lane, 7pm IILatin Jazz Quartet La Cubanita, Campbell Square off Duke Street, 4pm, 0151 709 5335

Theatre & Dance IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £3/ £1.50 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Robin Cridge, Tom Sullivan, Dave Marshall, Neil Shawcross, Josh Smith

IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIIdentity Documents The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIArab Arts Festival: Libya In Liverpool Liverpool One & Thomas Steers Way IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIFather’s Day Weekend at Croxteth Farm Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 0151 287 4798

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69 IIThe Bee’s Knees Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, get busy and buzzy with bee related crafts IISunday Crafternoons Museum of Liverpool, 2-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, get creative and make fun stuff linked to the River Mersey, children aged 10 and under

Other Events IIRoast Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 1pm-6pm, 0151 227 5946, bring your family and friends for lunch in the indoor park IIThe Liverpool Craft Beer Expo Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 12-6.30pm, £6.50, 0151 227 5946 IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am-4pm, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm , 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’ IIFather’s Day: Sunday Lunch and Tour Everton, £27.50 adults/ £13.75 children IIFather’s Day Meat Feast Lunya, Liverpool One, £17.95-£28.95, 0151 706 9770

MONDAY 17TH Music IISolitaire Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £3, 01517073727, Indie Acoustic IIRLPO: Key Stage 1 Schools’ Concert The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 1.15pm, £3.75, 0151 210 2901, thrilling introduction to live orchestral music IISteve Howard, Jon Keats, The Two of Us, 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

Theatre & Dance IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIDance Fever 2013 Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7pm, £8, 0151 666 0000, wide range of different dance styles

IISpotlight on the Titanic Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm/ 2.30pm/ 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, stories and myths that surround the sinking of the Titanic

IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

IITitanic Fashions and Fortunes Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, at intervals, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, an interesting look at the fashions aboard the Titanic

IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIArab Arts Festival: Papa Heidi The Bluecoat, School Lane, 4pm, £5, 0151 702 5324, film, story of a remarkable icon IIOdissi Dance Storytelling World Museum Liverpool, 12pm/ 2pm & 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, with Elena Catalano IILife Drawing Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 7-10pm, £9 OTD, 0151 707 7747 IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIArab Arts Festival: Tunisian Street Experience Liverpool City Centre, interactive experience, a market and sights, sounds, smells and tastes of an Arab souk in Liverpool

IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIMessy Play Lady Lever Art Gallery, 10-11.30am, drop-in event, for under fives, 0151 478 4136, messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children’s Centres

Sports & Leisure IIFloral Tea Dance Floral Pavilion, Winter Gardens, New Brighton, 1pm, £5 adv/ £6, 0151 666 0000 IIActive Women’s Running & Walking Group Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6pm, 07545200316

IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Cardio

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 The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 8pm, £1, 0151 709 6901

TUESDAY 18TH Music IIParrJazz: Timecraft Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, Octet IIBlondie O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, doors 6pm, £39.37, 0844 477 2000, music, style and punk-pop culture icons IIRLPO: Key Stage 1 Schools’ Concert The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 10.15am & 1.15pm, £3.75, 0151 210 2901, thrilling introduction to live orchestral music IIOut Of The Bedroom: Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, with Johnny Sands IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Paul Jones, Jimmy Coburn, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IICavern Bands Entertain The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIThe Barb Wire Dolls The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7.30pm, £7.50, Punk, Rock

Theatre & Dance IIThe Immortal Swan The Brindley, Runcorn, 7pm, £6, 0151 907 8360, a modern, sinister version of the story of Swan Lake. IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIWhen the Rain Stops Falling The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £8-£12, 0844 873 2888, extraordinary story, spans eight decades, four generations and two hemispheres

LOWDOWN JUNE

IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIDance Fever 2013 Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7pm, £8 , 0151 666 0000, wide range of different dance styles IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIHolly Lodge Girls’ College 3D Artwork Exhibition Sefton Park Palm House, 10.30am-6.30pm, 0151 726 9304, unique art show IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Sports & Leisure IICycle for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am, booking essential, 0151 296 7054

Other Events IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £17 per session/ £170 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £16 per session/ £160 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 8.30pm, 0151 709 7141 IIHam Carving Master Class Lunya, Liverpool One, 6.30pm, £49, 0151 706 9770, demonstration of ham carving by an expert IIPompeii Live from The British Museum Picturehouse at Fact, 7pm, 0871 902 5737, exclusive private view IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIFather’s Day Lunch Mercure Chester North Hotel, Little Sutton, £14.94/ £8 Child, 0151 339 5121, special gift for all dads

WEDNESDAY 19TH Music IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIBachs Humble Offering St George’s Hall, Concert Hall, doors 6.45pm/ start 7.30pm, £18.50/ £10 Concs, 0844 8000 410, oboe and violin IIDJ Linton Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, 0151 707 3727, Funk, Soul & RnB

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details

IIPlaza Concert: Dave Antrobus Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 12.30pm, 0151 666 0000, pianist

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

IIRLPO: Key Stage 1 Schools’ Concert The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 1.15pm, £3.75, 0151 210 2901, thrilling introduction to live orchestral music

IIFace to face with the statues of the great hall The Great Hall, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911

IIRevolution O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, doors 11pm, £3.55 adv, 0844 477 2000, Pop, Punk, Metal, Hardcore IIPete Wade’s Acoustic Open Mic Night Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 7.30pm, 0151 649 9095 IIThe Amazing Kappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIKeith’s Jarrett and guests Keith’s Wine Bar, Lark Lane Sefton Park, 8pm, 0151 728 7688 IIFreddie Smith Big Band Bebington British Legion, Wirral CH63, 8.30pm, 0151 608 2270 IIThe Original Panama Jazzband The Irby Club, Thingwall Road, Wirral, 8.30pm IISpeakeasy Bootleg Band Mello Mello, Slater St, 9pm

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

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

878591, discover the fascinating story of Formby’s prehistoric footprints

IIHolly Lodge Girls’ College 3D Artwork Exhibition Sefton Park Palm House, 10.30am-6.30pm, 0151 726 9304, unique art show

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

IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details

THURSDAY 20TH

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

Music IIUndiscovered Society plus guest Studio 2, Parr Street, doors 7.30pm, 0151 707 3727, Rock IIMusica en Vivo Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394, spontaneous, high energy night with great live music

IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IICup of Tea The Lomax, Cumberland St, 8.30pm, open mic and live music

IIPrint Exchange: 20:20 The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-6pm, 0151 702 5324, 30 print workshops across the UK and Ireland, demonstrates the strength and breadth of current printmaking

IIGordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys The Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite, Hope St, doors 8pm, start 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789, complete entertainment package

IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

IINancy Elizabeth plus guest Leaf Cafe, Bold St, doors 8pm, £6.50 adv, 0151 709 9820

Sports & Leisure IIWalk for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 1.30pm, 0151 287 4798, enjoy a healthy walk through the park IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Tone

Other Events IITea Dance St George’s Hall, Great Hall, 1.30-4pm, £5, 0151 225 6911, live music and dance IIPlay Wednesdays Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 7-11pm, 0151 227 5946, a social club for the geek-clique, gaming enthusiasts, quiz-fanatics and sports lovers IILamplight Tour Croxteth Hall and Country Park, £10 adults/ £8 children, 0151 287 4798, stunning tour with characters from the past sharing tales and secrets IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other’s playlists IIFormby’s Footprint Walk The National Trust Formby, £4, 01704

IIThe Jazz Session The 1880 Bar, Queen Square, 7pm, £2 OTD, over 18’s event, 0151 702 7610, smart casual dress code IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead IINowhere Boys, Jon Keats, Steve Howard, Ronny Hughes, Beatles Tribute The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE 2-8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIXander & The Peace Pirates plus Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091

Theatre & Dance IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 1.30pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm (AD), £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIWhen the Rain Stops Falling The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £8-£12, 0844 873 2888, extraordinary story, spans eight decades, four generations and two hemispheres IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22,

0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIOliver The Citadel, St. Helens, doors 7.30pm, £7, 01744 735436, community drama group IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6.30pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Mickey D, Compere: Sully O’Sullivan, Supporting: Ian Stone, Adam Rowe

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details

IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIHolly Lodge Girls’ College 3D Artwork Exhibition Sefton Park Palm House, 10.30am-6.30pm, 0151 726 9304, unique art show IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Other Events IICoffee and Croissant Morning Sefton Park Palm House, 10am, 0151 726 9304 IIEmma Hamilton Lady Lever Art Gallery, 2-3pm, pre-booking is essential, 0151 478 4143, talk about the life of Lady Hamilton with Wirral archivist Will Meredith IIScrips The Bluecoat, School Lane, 1pm-2.30pm, 0151 702 5324, informal space for creative writing, from poetry to short stories

LOWDOWN JUNE

IIProm-Com Picturehouse at Fact, 9pm, 0871 902 5737, romanticcomedy film IIJelly Liverpool Leaf Cafe, Bold St, first floor, 9am-5pm, 0151 707 7747, casual all day work IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

FRIDAY 21ST Music IIDennis Locorriere The Brindley, Runcorn, 8pm, £20, 0151 907 8360, a solo acoustic show IIThank Funk it’s Friday: The Robert Mather Duo Studio 2, Parr Street, 10pm, 0151 707 3727, Funk IIHypnosis O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, doors 7pm, £6.05, 0844 477 2000, DJ Olabean, Vinny Speare, Adam Bowman, DJ Clarkey, Levy, DJ Mac10 and Josh Owens IIQueen Night The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, tribute show IIBulbs On Album Launch The Capstone Theatre, 7.30pm, £5, 0844 8000 410, wild and wonderful music IIThe Katona Twins The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm-8.30pm, £10, 0151 702 5324, guitar duo, spans from Bach and Mozart to Piazzolla’s tango music to their arrangements of pop classics IINeil Griffiths Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 8.30pm, 0151 649 9095, guitarist and all-round musician IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil IIThe Doors Alive The Cavern Live Lounge, Mathew St, 8.30pm, £10, 0151 236 9091, tribute to The Doors IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac, The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Grace plus The Robert Mather Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 6pm, 0152 236 9091

IIMetal 2 The Masses 2013 The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm IIMT.Wolf plus Sons The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 7.30pm, £6 adv, 0151 709 6901 IIRandom Hand Mello Mello, Slater St, 8pm, £4, Ska Band IILoyal To The People The Zanzibar Club, doors 7.30pm, £4, 0151 345 3382 IIMotion Fallout Factory Art Gallery Liverpool, 9pm, £12, Move D plus guests, electronic music

Theatre & Dance IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIWhen the Rain Stops Falling The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £8-£12, 0844 873 2888, extraordinary story, spans eight decades, four generations and two hemispheres IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIAn Enchanted Adventure Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7pm, £12, 0151 666 0000, a showcase of dance and entertainment performed by talented students IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 7.45pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6.30pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Mickey D, Compere: Sully O’Sullivan, Supporting: Ian Stone, Matt Blaize IIMick Ferry plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £15 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £26, 0151 227 5946, MC Chris Cairns introduces Mick Ferry along with Silky and Dave Twentyman IIBottleTop Comedy presents ‘Stand Up And Deliver’ Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242 IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £8/ £4 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Maureen Younger, Rob Coleman & Carl Hutchinson

IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Sports & Leisure IIInternational Tennis Tournament Calderstones Park, 1pm, Day Ticket: £10-£25/ Week Ticket: £40-£50

Other Events IIEl Bandito Duke Street Espresso Bar, 6pm, £15, Tequila Tasting Evening IITalk: Liverpool theatres and playwrights Museum of Liverpool, 11am & 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, celebration of the In Other Words literary festival IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details

SATURDAY 22ND

IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details

IIBonnie Raitt Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £29.50 - £34.50, 0844 871 3017

IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Music

IIThe ELO Experience The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £18, 0151 907 8360, ELO tribute band IIKrunck Fiesta 2013-La Tomatina The Kazimier, 3pm, £10, 0151 709 3789 IIGeno Washington & The Yo Yo’s The Citadel, St. Helens, doors 7.30pm, £14, 01744 735436, the Uk’s god father of soul, rhythm n blues IIThe Stylistics The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, tribute show IIAfrica Oyé Festival Sefton Park, 12.30pm-9.30pm. Celebration of African and Caribbean music IILegends of the 80’s Music Race Night Haydock Park Racecourse,

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73 St Helens, Gate open 4.50pm/ start 6.50pm, £15-£150, 0844 579 3006, Rick Astley, Paul Young, ABC and Marc Almond playing LIVE after racing IILoud Live Saturday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Live Music and DJs IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Ronny Hughes, The Verdict, Tony Mac, The Cave Dwellers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, The Amazing Kappa Band, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIBroken Links plus support The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm IIWilson Minds The Zanzibar Club, doors 7.30pm, £4, 0151 345 3382 IILuciano and Friends St George’s Hall, 6pm, £27.50, 01517025324

Theatre & Dance IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 2pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 2pm & 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIAn Enchanted Adventure Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7pm, £12, 0151 666 0000, a showcase of dance and entertainment performed by talented students IIWhen the Rain Stops Falling The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £8£12, 0844 873 2888, extraordinary story, spans eight decades, four generations and two hemispheres IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee), £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical IIBurlesque & Variety Show Epstein Theatre, doors 7.30pm/ start 8.30pm, £20, 0844 888 4411

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6.30pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Mickey D, Compere: Sully O’Sullivan, Supporting: Ian Stone, Matt Blaize

IIDave Twentyman plus guest The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £15 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £26, 0151 227 5946, MC Chris Cairns introduces Mick Ferry along with Silky and Mick Ferry IIFour Candles House, Bold Street, 9pm, £15-£25 including meals, 0151 709 7141, Nige, Joe Bromehead and Andrew Ryan IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £10/ £5 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Danny Pensive, Pete Philipson & Maureen Younger

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details

IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIWorkshop: SOS-save our species Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, protect endangered species, make a souvenir to take away IITime Quest Museum of Liverpool, 1.30-2.30pm, drop-in event ,0151 478 4545, especially for older children (8-14 year), find out more about the displays and stories IISunday Crafternoons Museum of Liverpool, 2-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, get creative and make fun stuff linked to the River Mersey, children aged 10 and under

Sports & Leisure IICapoeira Club International Slavery Museum, Anthony Walker Education Centre 2pm-4pm, 0151 478 4456, improves fitness, flexibility, strength and self defence IIInternational Tennis Tournament Calderstones Park, 1pm, Day Ticket: £10-£25/ Week Ticket: £40-£50

Other Events IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’

IIMusic for the Classes Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm/ 2pm/ 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, find out about the music surrounding the Titanic IISpotlight on the Titanic Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm/ 2.30pm/ 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, stories and myths that surround the sinking of the Titanic IIAn HD Odyssey The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £15, 0151 709 3789, spectacular multimedia evening IIWorkshop: Creating Texture For Flower Painting The Bluecoat, School Lane, 10am-4pm, £30, 0151 702 5324, by Nawal IICivic Day: The State of the City The Bluecoat, School Lane, 11am-5pm, 0151 702 5324, discuss, listen, watch, plan, picnic, share plus music, performance, model making, photos and map making IIYoung Performers Workshop The Civic Crosby, 10am-12pm, phone for prices, 0151 928 1919, ages 7-18, children can develop and improve different performance skills IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIWoodvale Transport Festival Victoria Park, Southport, £5/ Children under 15 FREE, Vintage cars, classic cars, car boots, model railways, trade stands, model boats and remote control cars IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

SUNDAY 23RD Music IIAfrican Strings Studio 2, Parr Street, 7.30pm, £3, 0151 707 3727, Ukulele Players and Extras IIGospel Choir: Soulful Voices Alma De Cuba, 1.30-5pm, 0151 702 7394, plus great Sunday brunch IIThe Primitives Eric’s, Mathew Street, 8pm, £12, 0151 236 9994, 80s Indie Band IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist

LOWDOWN JUNE

IILiverpool Acoustic & Pipe Records Sefton Park Palm House, doors 7pm/ start 7.30pm, £15, 0151 726 9304, Martyn Joseph IIKerry Ellis & Brian May The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 8pm, £39/ £44, 0151 709 3789, acoustic show IIJoyce in June: Summer Songs with Johnny Kennedy The Bluecoat, School Lane, 2-3pm, 0151 702 5324 IIAfrica Oyé Festival Sefton Park, 12.30pm-9.30pm. Celebration of African and Caribbean music IITim Shaw, Made In Liverpool, The Shakers, The Mersey Beatles The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIAcoustic Recovery The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm, a mix of open mic and guest slots, bring your noisy toys IIAlan Jeffs Jazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IINight of Sinatra: David Knopov Jalons, Smithdown Road, 4.30pm, 0151 734 3984 IIThe Mike Jackson Trio Pistachio Restaurant & Bar, Lark Lane, 7pm IILatin Jazz Quartet La Cubanita, Campbell Square off Duke Street, 4pm, 0151 709 5335

Theatre & Dance IIBack to Broadway Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, doors 7pm, £17.00 - £19.00, 0151 666 0000, celebration of all that is best about Musical Theatre IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIThe Last Five Years Epstein Theatre, 5pm, £15-£20, 0844 888 4411, comedy musical

Comedy IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £3/ £1.50 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Sam Freeman, Casey Dorgan, Andrew Garlick, Jo D’Arcy, Jim Carroll & James Savage

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIStrangers in a Strange Land Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details

IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIWorkshop: Magical Landscapes Sudley House, 1-4pm, drop-in event, be inspired by Turners misty paintings

Other Events IIRoast Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 1pm-6pm, 0151 227 5946, bring your family and friends for lunch in the indoor park IINot Just Vintage House, Bold Street, 11am-4pm, 0151 709 7141, Vintage Fair IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’ IIRicky’s Country Special The Green Room, doors 12.30pm/ start 2pm, £10, 0870 787 1866, charity show IITabla Percussion Workshop World Museum Liverpool, 12pm/ 2pm & 3.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, watch, listen and have a go, with Rishii Chowdury IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIWoodvale Transport Festival Victoria Park, Southport, £5/ Children under 15 FREE, Vintage cars, classic cars, car boots, model railways, trade stands, model boats and remote control cars

MONDAY 24TH Music IISteve Howard, Jon Keats, The Two of Us, 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

Theatre & Dance IIEvita Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £10-£37.50, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIThe Merchant of Venice Royden Park, Hillbark Road, Frankby, Wirral, 8pm, Tickets from £10, 0151 666 0000, Hillbark Players, Open Air Production

75 IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIMessy Play Lady Lever Art Gallery, 10-11.30am, drop-in event, for under fives, 0151 478 4136, messy and creative play activities led by Wirral Children’s Centres

Sports & Leisure IIActive Women’s Running & Walking Group Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6pm, 07545200316 IISAEBootcamp Greenbank Park, off Smithdown Road, 5.30-6.30pm, £5/ £3.50 NUS per session, 07940 721 122, Strenght and Cardio

Other Events IIMouth Of The Mersey Studio 2, Parr Street, 7.30pm, 0151 707 3727, Story Telling IITalk: Liverpool theatres and playwrights Museum of Liverpool, 11am & 3pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, celebration of the In Other Words literary festival

IIROH. Gloriana Picturehouse at Fact, 7.15pm, 0871 902 5737, Opera in three acts 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 The Shipping Forecast, In The Bar, 8pm, £1, 0151 709 6901 IIAre deaf people able to increase your company’s productivity? Port of Liverpool Building, 10am1pm, £10, Accelerate fringe event

TUESDAY 25TH Music IIParrJazz: Perri and Neil Quartet Studio 2, Parr Street, 8.30pm, £3 on door/ FREE Students (NUS), 0151 707 3727, Jazz and open jam session, Vocalist and guitarist IILambchop The Kazimier, doors 7.30pm, £20, 0151 709 3789 IISing-a-long Afternoon Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm- 4pm, £5, 0151 726 9304, come and join in for an afternoon of fun singing along to old favourites IIIn Harmony St George’s Hall, Concert Room, 6pm, 0151 709 3789, Chamber Concert IIRLPO: Last Night of the Summer Pops The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £16- £40, 0151 709 3789, joined by Amore IIOut Of The Bedroom: Acoustic Open Mic Night Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8.30pm, 0151 707 7747, with Johnny Sands IITony Coburn, Jon Keats, Paul Jones, Jimmy Coburn, Jay Murray The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IICavern Bands Entertain The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIArtful Bumper, 10pm, £6-£8, ubertalented songwriter and producer Mark Hill

Theatre & Dance

IIThe Merchant of Venice Royden Park, Hillbark Road, Frankby, Wirral, 8pm, Tickets from £10, 0151 666 0000, Hillbark Players, Open Air Production

IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree

IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details

Comedy IIA Cosy Murder The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, a life-sized game of Guess Who

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details

IIEvita Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £10-£37.50, 0844 871 3017

IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details

IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story

IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details

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

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Sports & Leisure IICycle for Health Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am, booking essential, 0151 296 7054

Other Events IIDot-art: Bookbinding The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £17 per session/ £170 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIDot-art: Life Drawing The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6.459.30pm, £16 per session/ £160 for 10 week course, 0845 017 6660 IIJake Mills Quiz Night House, Bold Street, 8.30pm, 0151 709 7141 IIRemember when...? Museum of Liverpool, 3-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, enjoy a good old nostalgia trip down memory lane, share your memories IIPhilosophy in Pubs The Bluecoat, School Lane, 1pm-2.30pm, 0151 702 5324, resident philosophers debate the important questions IIChris Cheek: Writing, Sound, Movement and Performance The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7-8pm, £5 (early booking advised), 0151 702 5324, evening of poetry and performance IIPudding Club Leaf Cafe, Bold St, first floor, doors 6.30/ start 7pm, £11.95, 0151 707 7747

LOWDOWN JUNE

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

WEDNESDAY 26TH Music IIStudio2 Unplugged Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £2, 0151 707 3727, Acoustic Music IIPlaza Concert: Dave Gilbey Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 12.30pm, 0151 666 0000, pianist IIPete Wade’s Acoustic Open Mic Night Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 7.30pm, 0151 649 9095 IIPaul Jones, Jon Keats, Jimmy Coburn, Tony Coburn, Tony Mac The Cavern Club, Mathew St, live music from 2pm, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Amazing Kappa Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 9pm, 0152 236 9091 IIKeith’s Jarrett and guests Keith’s Wine Bar, Lark Lane Sefton Park, 8pm, 0151 728 7688 IIFreddie Smith Big Band Bebington British Legion, Wirral CH63, 8.30pm, 0151 608 2270

Theatre & Dance IIEvita Liverpool Empire Theatre, 2.30 & 7.30pm, £10-£37.50, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 5.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIThe Merchant of Venice Royden Park, Hillbark Road, Frankby, Wirral, 8pm, Tickets from £10, 0151 666 0000, Hillbark Players, Open Air Production IIThe Performance 2013 Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 7.30pm, £15/ £10, 0151 666 0000, Liverpool Theatre School students performing favourites from the musicals IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree

Comedy IIBouncers: The Remix St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £15/

£12 Concs, 01744 756 000, the International Hit Comedy by John Godber

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014

IIA Cosy Murder The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, a life-sized game of Guess Who

IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

Arts IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Other Events IIPlay Wednesdays Camp and Furnace, Greenland St, 7-11pm, 0151 227 5946, a social club for the geek-clique, gaming enthusiasts, quiz-fanatics and sports lovers IISynthesizers and Computer Music The Bluecoat, School Lane, 6-7.30pm, 0151 702 5324, by Forum Digital Music, exchange of ideas and experiences IILa Carta-The Letter The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30-8.30pm, £7/ £5, 0151 702 5324, by Chilean artist Francisco Carrasco, celebration of Latin American song, its rhythms and melodies IISpotify Wednesday Leaf Cafe, Bold St, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, Enabling the sharing, creating and modifying of each other’s playlists IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

THURSDAY 27TH Music IIMusica en Vivo Alma De Cuba, 10.30pm, 0151 702 7394, spontaneous, high energy night with great live music

IISimone Felice The Kazimier, doors 8pm, £12.50, 0151 709 3789 IILucinda Williams The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £19.50-£29.50, 0151 709 3789, rock IIMaison Johnny Leaf Cafe, Bold St, first floor, 8pm, 0151 707 7747, showcase the finest acoustic talents of Liverpool and beyond IIJam Night Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead IINowhere Boys, Jon Keats, Steve Howard, Ronny Hughes, Beatles Tribute The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE 2-8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIMadison plus Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 7pm, 0152 236 9091 IIMartin Stephenson & The Daintees plus guest The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7.30pm, £17.50 adv/ £19 OTD, Folk/ Rock

Theatre & Dance IIEvita Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £10-£37.50, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 1.30pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIThe Merchant of Venice Royden Park, Hillbark Road, Frankby, Wirral, 8pm, Tickets from £10, 0151 666 0000, Hillbark Players, Open Air Production IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6.30pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Dan Nightingale, Compere: Phil Ellis, Supporting: Barry Dodds, Mark Smethurst IIKeith Carter as Nige The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £12/ £10 Concs, 0151 227 5946 IIBouncers: The Remix St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £15/ £12 Concs, 01744 756 000, the International Hit Comedy by John Godber IIAdam Rowe plus Paul Smith The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £5/ £2.50 NUS, 0777 211 2344

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77 Arts 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, 10am5pm, admission £1, 0151 225 6911 IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Other Events

IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIFundraiser for Ticket to Write Festival Studio 2, Parr Street, 7pm, £10 adv, 0151 707 3727

IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

IIMurder Mystery Night Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 7.30pm11.30pm, £25, 0151 287 4798

IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details

IISpeed Quizzing 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

IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details

IIFilm: Chinatown Project Museum of Liverpool, 3-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, film about the oldest Chinese Blue Funnel sailor and short talk about Moira Kenny new Chinatown project IILiverpool Poetry Cafe The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm8.30pm, £3/ £2, 0151 702 5324, readings by some of the best national and regional poets IIFilm: Exhibition Munch 150 Picturehouse at Fact, 7pm, 0871 902 5737, goes behind the scenes to show some of the process involved in putting the exhibition together IIWorkshop for Aspiring Writers The Garden at Fact, 7.30pm, £4 OTD, 0151 707 7747, Seven Sessions, designed to help you find your storytelling voice

IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details

IIKitty Wilkinson Tour Liverpool Cathedral, St James’ Mount, 2-3.15pm, £5, Tickets limited, available from Cathedral Shop, 0151 702 7255, actress Lucy Fiori as Kitty Wilkinson guiding around the Cathedral

III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details

IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95,

IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014

Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers IIAccelerate Arena & Convention Centre (ACC), 9pm, £65, 0151 475 8888, Britain’s first annual festival dedicated to high-growth businesses

FRIDAY 28TH Music IIThank Funk it’s Friday: Brickhouse Studio 2, Parr Street, 9pm, £3, 0151 707 3727, Funk IIFilm: A Late Quartet The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £6/ £7, 0151 709 3789 IIMichael Kiwanuka East Village Arts Club, Seel Street, 6pm, £17, 0844 847 2472 IIMichael Buble Night The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866, tribute show IINeil Griffiths Gallaghers Pub and Barbers, Birkenhead, Wirral, 8.30pm, 0151 649 9095, guitarist and all-round musician IIFireball Friday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Tastes Like Heaven, Burns Like Hell, Drink With The Devil IITim Shaw, Ronny Hughes, Jon Keats, Tony Mac, The Rockits The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIThe Grace plus The Robert Mather Band The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, 6pm, 0152 236 9091 IIMetal 2 The Masses 2013 The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm, Semi Final 1 IILuke Jackson plus support View Two Gallery, Mathew St, doors 8pm/ start 8.30pm, £6, 0151 236 9444, roots singer/ songwriter IIOutfit Camp and Furnace, Blade Factory, 8.30pm, 0151 709 3789, romantic blend of Postcard Records pop and synth-laden disco

Theatre & Dance IIEvita Liverpool Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, £10-£37.50, 0844 871 3017 IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a

devastating, masterful and painfully honest story IIEleanor Where Are You? The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, with Beatles inspired humour and absurdity IIThe Merchant of Venice Royden Park, Hillbark Road, Frankby, Wirral, 8pm, Tickets from £10, 0151 666 0000, Hillbark Players, Open Air Production IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IITurn up the Heat... it’s Tango Time! The Bluecoat, School Lane, 7.30pm-8.30pm, £8, 0151 702 5324, devoted to the incisive, exciting, heady and provocative rhythms of the Tango

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6.30pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Dan Nightingale, Compere: Phil Ellis, Supporting: Barry Dodds, Stuart Goldsmith IITom Stade plus guests The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £15 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £26-£32.50, 0151 227 5946, MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Tom Stade along with Rob Rouse and Daliso Chaponda IIBouncers: The Remix St. Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £15/ £12 Concs, 01744 756 000, the International Hit Comedy by John Godber IIBottleTop Comedy presents ‘Stand Up And Deliver’ Envi, Fleet Street, 7.30pm, £5/ £3 Concs, 0151 214 3242 IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £8/ £4 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Paul T Eyres, Liam Bolton & Sully O’Sullivan

LOWDOWN JUNE

IIElvis and Us Experience The Beatles Story Pier Head, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Sports & Leisure IISalsa Dancing Evening Sefton Park Palm House, doors 7pm/ start 7.30pm, £7 adv/ £9 OTD, 0151 726 9304, fabulous night of Latin dancing with lessons included

Other Events IIMartin Birchall Photography Workshop Liverpool Cathedral, 10am-1pm, £40 single/ £70 couple, 0151 702 7255, unique opportunity to get the best photography advice IIWorkshop: Liverpool landscape lunchtimes Museum of Liverpool, 1-2pm, 0151 478 4545, sketch the landcscape from the spectacular second floor windows IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

SATURDAY 29TH Music IILimehouse Lizzy Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton, 8pm, £15, 0151 666 0000, The Best of Thin Lizzy, action-packed pyrotechnic-fuelled explosion of a show IIThe Fortunes The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £10.50, 0151 907 8360, in aid of Pewithall Primary School IIAudiofix Studio 2, Parr Street, 10pm, 0151 707 3727, Swingbeat IIThe Smiths Ltd The Citadel, St. Helens, doors 7.30pm, £10, 01744 735436 IIGala Organ Concert: Olivier Latry Liverpool Cathedral, 7.30pm9.30pm, £15/ £10 Concs, 0151 702 7255 IITake That Tribute The Green Room, doors 6.30pm/ start 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866 IIRLPO: Journey through Bohemia The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789, violin music IIVince Kidd East Village Arts Club, Seel Street, 7pm, £7.50, 0844 847 2472, with KLiQ & Esco Williams

IINorth Indian Strings World Museum Liverpool, 4-4.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393 IIMusic for the Mind & Soul The Capstone Theatre, 1pm, 0844 8000 410, Indian music concert series IILoud Live Saturday Revolver Venue, 2 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, Live Music and DJs IITim Shaw, Jay Murray and The Shakers, Ronny Hughes, The Verdict, Tony Mac, The Cave Dwellers The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, The Amazing Kappa Band, Tony Mac The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 2.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIThe Val3ntine Brothers O2 Academy Liverpool, doors 7pm, £10.12 adv, 0844 477 2000, acoustic band IISteve Thompson & The Incidents The Lomax, Cumberland St, 7pm IICircus East Village Arts Club, Seel Street, 10pm, £15, 0151 706 8045 IIDavid Hirst with Lizzie Nunnery The Ship & Mitre, 8pm, £4, 0151 236 0859, folk singer and songwriter

Comedy IIComedy Central at Albert Dock Baby Blue, Albert Dock, 6.30pm, £15-£33, 0151 702 5834, Headliner: Dan Nightingale, Compere: Phil Ellis, Supporting: Barry Dodds, Stuart Goldsmith IIRob Rouse plus guests The Slaughter House, Fenwick St, 8pm, £15 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £26, 0151 227 5946, MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Rob Rouse along with Tom Stade and Daliso Chaponda IIDaliso Chaponda plus guests The Slug and Lettuce, City Centre, 8pm, £17.50 Comedy Seated Ticket, Meal Deal Options from £29.50-£32.50, 0151 236 8820, MC Chris Cairns introduces Daliso Chaponda along with Tom Stade and Rob Rouse IIBouncers: The Remix St. Helens Theatre Royal, 2pm (Matinee all seats £7) & 7.30pm, £15/ £12 Concs, 01744 756 000, the International Hit Comedy by John Godber IIFour Candles House, Bold Street, 9pm, £15-£25 including meals, 0151 709 7141, Barry Dodds, Sean Percival and Sam Avery

IIEvita Liverpool Empire Theatre, 2.30 & 7.30pm, £10-£37.50, 0844 871 3017

IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £10/ £5 NUS, 0777 211 2344, MC Paul Smith introduces Paul T Eyres, Brennan Reece & Dave Twentyman

IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 2pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story

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

Theatre & Dance

IIEleanor Where Are You? The Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, 8pm, £10/ £8 Concs, 0844 873 2888, with Beatles inspired humour and absurdity IIThe Merchant of Venice Royden Park, Hillbark Road, Frankby, Wirral, 2.30pm & 8pm, Tickets from £10, 0151 666 0000, Hillbark Players, Open Air Production IILadies Day The Royal Court Theatre, City Centre, 2pm & 8pm, £11-£22, 0870 787 1866, this story has more twists and turns than Aintree IIJudy & Liza Epstein Theatre, 2.30pm (Matinee) & 7.30pm, £12.50-£20, 0844 888 4411, takes you on a emotional journey

Arts 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details

79 IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details IIMoyra Davey: Hangmen of England TATE, 10am-5.50pm, see 8th for details IIChagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool, see 8th for details IIAn Age of Confidence Sudley House, 10am-5pm, see 1st for details IITelling Tales World Museum Liverpool, see 1st for details IIThe wild and the wise Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIDrape Open Eye Gallery, see 1st for details IIOil boom, Delta burns International Slavery Museum, see 1st for details IIThe Drawings of Edward BurneJones Lady Lever Art Gallery, see 14th for details IISusan O’Byrne Bluecoat Display Centre, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm, 0151 709 4014 IICeramics Now Bluecoat Display Centre, see 1st for details III exist (in some way) The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IIMemory of a Memory The Bluecoat, see 1st for details IISander/ Weegee The Bluecoat, see 1st for details II20:20 The Bluecoat, see 19th for details IITurning FACT Inside Out Fact, see 13th for details

Family IIRuby Flew Too The Citadel, St. Helens, doors 12.30pm, £7, 01744 735436, children’s theatre with stunning scenery, original music, hand-made puppets and delightful storytelling

£11.50/ £45 Family, 0151 666 0000, award-winning tv animation live on stage IITime Quest Museum of Liverpool, 1.30-2.30pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4545, especially for older children (8-14 year), find out more about the displays and stories IIAnimal Record Breakers World Museum Liverpool, Clore Natural History Centre, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4393, find out about some the largest, smallest, most dangerous and amazing animals

Sports & Leisure IICapoeira Club International Slavery Museum, Anthony Walker Education Centre 2pm-4pm, 0151 478 4456, improves fitness, flexibility, strength and self defence

Other Events IIThe Butler’s Treasure Hunt Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 287 4798, ‘At Home Play’ IITitanic Fashions and Fortunes Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, at intervals, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, an interesting look at the fashions aboard the Titanic IIThe Big 2dartmarket: inside & out The Bluecoat, School Lane, 11am-5pm, 0151 702 5324 IIWire Wonders Victoria Gallery & Museum, Brownlow Hill/ Ashton, 1-4pm, 0151 794 2348, create your own wire sculptures IIMary Poppins Film Victoria Gallery & Museum, Leggate Lecture Theatre, Brownlow Hill/ Ashton, 11am, 0151 794 2348 IIYoung Performers Workshop The Civic Crosby, 10am-12pm, phone for prices, 0151 928 1919, ages 7-18, children can develop and improve different performance skills IIMagical Mystery Tour Albert Dock, 11.30am & 2pm, £15,95, Tickets from www.cavernclub.org, 2h Tour of Beatles Liverpool

IIMobile Madness Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1-4pm, drop-in event, 0151 478 4499, create your own mobile

II70’s/ 80’s Motown Night Mercure Chester North Hotel, Little Sutton, £18.50, 0151 339 5121, dinner and dance, the best dressed wins a bottle of wine

IIBen and Holly’s Little Kingdom Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, 1pm & 4pm, £13.50/

IIShiverpool The Philharmonic Pub, 8pm & 9.30pm, £11/ £8 Concs, The Hope Street Shivers

IIPsychic Envi: Jane Mason Envi, Fleet Street, 6.30pm, £15, 0151 214 3242

SUNDAY 30TH Music IILovesongs, Strawberries & Wine Metropolitan Cathedral, Crypt Concert Room, 7pm, £10/ £7, 0151 707 3525, songs and piano pieces by Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Strauss IISoul4Soul Studio 2, Parr Street, 8pm, £4, 0151 707 3727, Celebrates Michael Jackson IIGospel Choir: Soulful Voices Alma De Cuba, 1.30-5pm, 0151 702 7394, plus great Sunday brunch IIThe Who Quadrophenia and more Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £60£70, 0844 8000 400, Rock IIJazz Con Fusion The Grapes, 9pm, 07950 828674, Live jazz with a Latin twist IIRussian Masterpieces The Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, 2.30pm, £10-£18, 0151 709 3789, Crosby Symphony Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert IITim Shaw, Madison, The Shakers, The Mersey Beatles The Cavern Club, Mathew St, FREE till 8pm, then £4/ £3 adv, 0151 236 9091 IIRonny Hughes, Tony Mac, Screaming Citizens The Cavern Pub, Mathew St, live music from 5.30pm, 0152 236 9091 IIReperium The Lomax, Cumberland St, 8pm, £4 adv/ £5 OTD IIAlan Jeffs Jazz Jam Night Brewers Arms, Neston Wirral, 8pm, 0151 336 1627 IIThe Rioters Dixieland Jazzband and Swingology Stamps Wine Bar, Liverpool Road, Crosby, from 4pm, 0151 286 2662 IINight of Sinatra: David Knopov Jalons, Smithdown Road, 4.30pm, 0151 734 3984 IIThe Mike Jackson Trio Pistachio Restaurant & Bar, Lark Lane, 7pm IILatin Jazz Quartet La Cubanita, Campbell Square off Duke Street, 4pm, 0151 709 5335 IIZanzibar Acoustic Music Festival The Zanzibar Club, 1.30pm, £2, 0151 345 3382, an epic day/ evening of the best acoustic bands and solo acts in Liverpool

Theatre & Dance IIAn Afternoon At The Circus The Brindley, Runcorn, 2pm & 5pm, £6, 0151 907 8360 IIThe Kite Runner The Playhouse, 7.30pm, £12-£23, 0151 709 4776, a devastating, masterful and painfully honest story

Comedy IIBouncers: The Remix St. Helens Theatre Royal, 6pm, £15/ £12 Concs, 01744 756 000, the International Hit Comedy by John Godber IIPauline’s Birthday Party The Brindley, Runcorn, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 907 8360, Pauline Daniels celebrates her birthday with an evening of everything she does best! IIHot Water Comedy Club The Crown Hotel Pub, City Centre, upstairs, doors 7pm/ start 8pm, £3/ £1.50 NUS, 0777 211 2344, Mc Paul Smith introduces Sully O’Sullivan plus guest

Arts 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, 9am-7pm, £6 incl. Fab 4D, 0151 709 1963 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 IIEvery Man and Woman is a Star Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIMessing about in boats Merseyside Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IITitanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story Maritime Museum, see 1st for details IIAlive Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIDouble Take Walker Art Gallery, see 1st for details IIInternational Photography Festival Across the city, see 1st for details

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Dave O’Grady plus Stefan Melbourne, Acoustic 9pm #IndieNight

8pm

PARR JAZZ: Graham Clark, Violinist

8pm £3

Jazz Poetry Evening

7pm £3

Studio2 Rocks with Robbie Robertson, Rock DJ 8pm Rebel At Sea plus guest, Acoustic Solitaire, Indie Acoustic

8pm 7.30pm £3

PARR JAZZ: Plectrumania, Guitar Ensemble Olé Olé, Spanish Music and Food

8pm £3 7.30pm £3.50

Big Fist presents Ant Brooks & Residents

10pm £7

Studio2 Hullaballoo: Electronica, 80’s pop

9pm

Music In The Late Afternoon

6pm

Solitaire, Indie Acoustic

7.30pm £3

PARR JAZZ: Timecraft, Octet

8pm £3

DJ Linton, Funk, Soul & R‘n’B

8pm

Undiscovered Society plus guest, Rock

7.30pm

The Robert Mather Duo, Funk

10pm

African Strings, Ukulele Players

7.30pm £3

Mouth of Mersey, Story Telling

7.30pm

PARR JAZZ: Perri and Neil Quartet Studio2 Unplugged, Acoustic

8pm £3 7.30pm £2

Fundraiser for Ticket to Write Festival

7pm £10

Brickhouse plus DJ No-Bed, Funk

9pm £3

Audiofix, Swingbeat

10pm

Soul4Soul, Celebrates MJ

8pm £4

Studio 2, Parr Street Studios: 33 – 45 Parr Street, Liverpool L1 4JN Tele: 0151 707 3727 email: Studio2.parrstreet@btconnect.com barsliverpool.co.uk

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LOWDOWN JUNE

CLASSIFIEDS 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

Music/Entertainment 30 YEARS OF THE SMITHS The most popular and authentic tribute to The Smiths return to Liverpool. The Smiths Indeed will be appearing at East Village Arts Club Friday 1st November. Tickets and info www.thesmithsindeed.com 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. PEARL JAMMER (The Pearl Jam tribute) will be appearing at Eric’s Club in Liverpool on Friday 7th June for info visit www. pearljammer.co.uk

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

We give away 100% of our profit from every transaction we process. For the lifespan of using our service this becomes an integrated donation, payable to any good cause chosen by our customers. Visit www.Ethecol.com for more information

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.

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FEMALE SINGERS AND MUSICIANS WANTED for exciting new musical project. Send current photo and basic musical cv to info@powartists.com PETE BENTHAM AND THE DINNER LADIES We still have some copies of our 4 track limited edition vinyl Spacepunx EP. Please message us on the facebook page if you want one. You can also get them from Probe Records and Drop The Dumbells in Liverpool. You can also now download it from our band camp (See link). But it’s not the same as a vinyl is it! http:// petebenthamandthedinnerladies. bandcamp.com/album/spacepunxep-cat-free004

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 ETHICAL MERCHANT SERVICES Card payments, Just nicer. Over 200,000 charitable donations and counting. Our ethical approach to merchant services is unique because we are a Not For Profit organisation.

FREE YOGA CLASSES EVERY FRIDAY, come and relax with us :) Movema known for their dynamic, cultural dance moves are now teaching free yoga classes at the Black E, George St, every friday at 10am call 07548365869 or email info@movema.co.uk 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 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 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

Services NUMBER 2 BIKE COMPANY custom builds, frame alterations, service/ repair, repaints and one off creations all under one slightly leaky roof. We are bespoke bicycle recyclers based at The Well in the heart of Liverpool. We also do Services and Repairs, Custom Builds, Cycle Maintenance Workshops and we are proud to work alongside the Merseyside Police Service and Liverpool Council to provide an alternative education venue for young adults who want to learn more about bikes. Pretty much anything to do with bikes, we do. So if you like your bikes or just want a cuppa, pop in. Donations of bikes and parts are always welcome. number2bikeco@hotmail.com 07914 527529

Other MALE SCIENCE FICTION FAN looking for someone as important as my collection of action figures for friendship and possibly more. Must like dressing up. Contact Colin ref 9282 HOME NEEDED For talking parrot. Doesn’t get on with the goat at all and it’s getting uncomfortable. Get in touch if interested ref 2728 INVESTORS WANTED for Liverpool’s first insect restaurant. Cheap to set up and potential for great returns. Popular in other parts of the world.Dishes include ants, locust and beetle pies. ref 3837 BADGER COUNTER Man wanted to sit in the park at night and count badgers.Full time postion for right person. ref 2726 SCARY CLOWN childminding services. Kids are good as gold even difficult ones. Disclaimer must be signed. Contact Ralf Ref 6665

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