Lowdown - Issue 2 - April 2012 by Lowdown Magazine

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The definitive Liverpool listings guide

EMELI SANDE

Heaven is a place on earth

STEVE HUGHES Anarchy in the UK BIJOU VINTAGE 33 PAGES of What’s On

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WELCOME To the second issue of Lowdown.

A very big thank you for all of the kind words and for making us feel needed. It makes the hard work worthwhile. The response and demand for the magazine has been incredible. We have been name checked on several radio stations, interviewed by Simon Hoban on BBC Radio Merseyside and Billy Butler kindly read out some of the classifieds which have had a great response. But, as is the business of publishing we haven’t had much time to bask in the positive responses, we had April’s issue to be getting on with. And trust April to be a biggie. There are an incredible number of fantastic events going on this month: the annual Grand National meeting at Aintree, the much-anticipated Sea Odyssey and the Stanley Park Festival running over the same weekend, the many and varied Titanic-related events to mark the centenary of its extraordinary journey, alongside the plethora of gigs, plays and exhibitions that are a constant in Liverpool’s cultural events programme. Add to this the Easter holiday and the various family friendly offerings that acknowledge this festival and Lowdown had plenty of ground to cover. To complement the listings section (which increased by 50% for our second issue) we interviewed international singing sensation, Emeli Sande and cultural deconstructor, Steve Hughes who both pay the city a visit this month. All in all Lowdown’s launch has been a resounding success. All we have to do is maintain the standards set by our first issue and build on this to make sure we deliver a publication with a justifiable tag line, as the definitive listings guide for Liverpool. MARIE & PAUL

THIS MONTH HIGHLIGHTS 04

Lowdown selections for April

NEWS 06 Tennis Tournament & Stanley Park Festival FASHION 08 Vintage chic in West Derby Village COVER STORY 10

Scottish soul sensation Emeli Sande

LIVE REVIEWS 14 ALBUM REVIEWS 20 LOWDOWN ON MUSIC 21 Sound Of Guns and Ian Prowse

LOWDOWN ON COMEDY 22

Aussie hit man

INTRODUCING 27

Esco Williams

PREVIEWS 28 LISTINGS 31

33 pages of What’s On

CLASSIFIEDS 66

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LOWDOWN APRIL

HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday 4th Glasvegas 02 Academy

3rd Steve Hughes

Thursday 5th Gilbert O Sullivan Philharmonic Hall

Slaughterhouse

8th Il Divo

Echo Arena

Monday 9th Emeli Sande 02 Academy

Wednesday 11th Tinariwen Philharmonic Hall

Sunday 8th Orbital 02 Academy

Thursday 12th Wow Philharmonic Hall

Friday 13th Eduardo Niebla Philharmonic Hall

12-28th Henry V

Wednesday 18th Jim Moray Philharmonic Hall

Liverpool Playhouse

14th

Juan Zelada Leaf

Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd Sea Odyssey Liverpool City Centre

Thursday 26th Placebo Olympia

Friday 27th - Saturday 28th Rhod Gilbert Liverpool Empire

LOWDOWN MARCH

NEWS

Word To The Vinyl Junkies The Music Consortium’s Vinyl Emporium opens its doors on Saturday 31 March at 1pm to reveal a new shopping experience for the music loving Merseyside public. With performances from some very special guests on their small acoustic stage and the popping of champagne corks, a warm welcome will be offered to all at the grand opening. At The Vinyl Emporium, as well as purchasing vinyl old and new on both 12 and 7 inch formats, you can browse through their collection of rock memorabilia, buy tickets for a variety of shows across the city, grab a cup of coffee and a sticky bun, buy tickets for The Leeds Festival (they’re an official agent), see the amazing mural created and painted by John Biddle or just take in the relaxed atmosphere.

Liverpool International Tennis Tournament 2012

The Liverpool International Tennis Tournament, now in its tenth year, is already one of the north west’s most popular annual sporting events, drawing more than 20,000 spectators each year from all over the UK. The tournament, at Calderstones Park from 21 - 24 June offers the chance to see world class ATP and WTA players warm up for Wimbledon and last summer’s event drew some of the sport’s biggest names including Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Greg Rusedski and Richard Krajiceck. Tournament Director, Anders Borg, said: ‘...2012 will be our biggest year yet, with many athletes going on to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games straight after.’ Top tennis entertainer Mansour Bahrami has just been announced as the first big name confirmed to play at the tournament this year and will play during Liverpool’s Legends Day on Sunday 24 June. Famous for his range of trick shots, Bahrami always puts on a spectacular performance. Tickets for the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament are on sale now at www.liverpooltennis.co.uk

They’re expecting the shop to be a tad busy though, so get there early to bag a good spot. All the team will be there to say ‘hello’.

Stanley Park Festival Anfield’s Stanley Park is to have its own festival to coincide with the arrival of Sea Odyssey in north Liverpool. The three-day festival is the first of its kind in the area and will take place across the weekend of 20 - 22 April. Festival organiser, Gemma McGowan, said: ‘Stanley Park Festival will be a real family day out, those coming to north Liverpool will be able to see that it has changed a great deal and the arrival of Sea Odyssey rubber stamps this. ‘We have a few surprises up our sleeve that will be revealed nearer the time, but let’s just say Stanley Park Festival will be a fantastic celebration of how far this area has come.’

Who won the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament last year?

Celebrations will include a food and drink festival showcasing the best offerings from around the city, live music, a family activity zone and children’s play area and a chance to find out more about community groups in north Liverpool.

Send your answer to: info@thelowdownmagazine.com and include your name, preferred email address, telephone number and postal address. Closing date for entries is: 1st May 2012

For more info on SFF visit www.stanleyparkfestival.com

Lowdown is offering readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for Legends’ Day this year. To win just answer the following question:

Game Theory for Record Store Day Record Store Day takes place on April 21 this year and since its launch in 2007 has been used to celebrate the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA and hundreds of similar stores internationally. Liverpool’s three remaining independent record shops; Probe Records, 3Beat Records and The Music Consortium’s Vinyl Emporium (which has taken over Bold Street’s Hairy Records) are integral to Liverpool’s music community locally and a key part of the vitally important national network of independent record shops.

Tony Christie Legendary British singer Tony Christie who this year celebrates 50 years in the business and whose illustrious career gave us hits such as, ‘I Did What I Did For Maria’, ‘Is This The Way To Amarillo’ and ‘Avenues and Alleyways’ (selling over 10 million records along the way) will begin a tour of the UK in April. Stopping off at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall on April 27, Christie will perform his greatest hits as well as new material to delight his legion of loyal fans.

To win a ticket to the show just answer this question: What TV comedy series brought ‘Is This The Way To Amarillo’ back into the spotlight in 2002? Send your answer to: info@thelowdownmagazine.com along with your name, preferred email address, telephone number and postal address. Closing date for entries is April 20th 2012.

John Bishop Sport Relief You couldn’t fail to be impressed after watching John Bishop cycle, row and run almost 300 miles for Sport Relief. He battled through physical pain and sheer exhaustion to finish his ‘week of hell’ and managed to raise over £1.6 million for Sport Relief helping good causes at home and abroad. Hats off to Liverpool’s very own Forrest Gump for a monumental effort. It’s not too late to donate just visit www.sportrelief.com/donate/john-bishop

The Big Dutch Circus is here! – Sefton Park The Netherlands National Circus arrives in town from Thursday 5th April-Sunday 15th April for an Easter extravaganza. Tickets and info: 0844 4155 228 www.netherlandscircus.eu

Bido Lito! magazine and Payper Tiger Records have teamed up to show their support for Liverpool’s thriving music scene and the independent record shops with the release of ‘Game Theory’, a compilation cassette tape, featuring the cream of Liverpool’s current music scene with a limited run of just 100. Forest Swords, Clinic, Bill Ryder-Jones, Mugstar, The Loud, Death At Sea, Owls*, The Wild Eyes and Vasco Da Gama are all confirmed in the initial round of announcements, with many more to follow. Game Theory cassettes are £7 each but each tape comes with a £5 voucher to spend at any of the three independent Liverpool record stores. Game Theory will be released on April 21, available from Probe, 3Beat and The Vinyl Emporium.

Hot tickets, just announced GUNS & ROSES Liverpool Echo Arena on 20 May 2012 TONY BENNETT Liverpool Empire on 27 June 2012 GEORGE MICHAEL Rescheduled date at Liverpool Echo Arena 10 Oct 2012 LIONEL RICHIE Liverpool Echo Arena on 10 November 2012

LOWDOWN ON FASHION

BIJOU IS THE NEW BLACK

If you’ve got a ticket for the races and haven’t managed to snag a suitable slip or grab a gorgeous gown yet, Bijou Vintage in West Derby Village may have the answer.

Specialising in vintage and retro clothing and jewellery sourced from all corners of the globe, they’re the Aladdin’s Cave for fashionable frocks.

places or is transformed to a style that suits your needs. And the turnaround is usually within a day so skidaddle down...before Starter’s Orders.

The Bijou team are a friendly, welcoming bunch and will do their best to ensure you leave with a one-off that you won’t see anyone else wearing come race day.

Bijou Vintage is soon to become the home of The Celebrity Closet. Re-selling clothes or accessories donated by celebrity supporters at a fraction of their original value, TCC will raise invaluable funding for Alder Hey’s Imagine Appeal.

An on-site vintage seamstress (she’s not old just specialises in alterations for vintage wear - and for those of you who, like me didn’t know there’s a difference, there is!) can re-work the piece you have your eye on so that it fits in all the right

TCC also welcomes donations from non-celebs who have designer couture they are happy to donate. The donor will receive a certificate thanking them for their support and be kept up

to date when it’s sold. TCC will use Twitter and Facebook to communicate regular updates. Any alterations of clothes purchased from TCC will be carried out free of charge. With donations to The Celebrity Closet already received from Alex Curran and Coleen Rooney, it’s sure to generate plenty of interest when doors are open to the public. To donate items to The Celebrity Closet and have them collected email bijouvintage99@yahoo. co.uk or pop into the shop to drop them off. ||

LOWDOWN ON HEALTH

AND…RELAX

Within the grand surroundings of Blackburne House lies a tranquil setting for its holistic approach to health. The Health Place is a social enterprise health spa and wellbeing centre aiming to improve the lives of locals. A programme of services, therapies, classes and courses is on offer to help women and men transform their health. Blackburne House Group has been giving women access to education for over twenty years and The Health Place intends to complement this offering.

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As a certified VTCT centre, The Health Place is able to provide educational courses to help those seeking a career in the health or beauty industries get the qualifications they require. And as a social enterprise, they are re-investing funds into the local communities and can offer discounts on treatments.

Every Monday Wii Night 7pm Every Thursday Open Mic Night 7.30pm Every Friday Retro dsico 7.30pm

Combining three different directions; education, health and treatments and providing courses including counselling, yoga and meditation, therapies such as reflexology and cranio-sacral therapy and the ultimate in relaxation - Spa Days, The Health Place is a true community service. ||

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LOWDOWN ON MUSIC

EMELISANDE

With a Brit award tucked under her arm and a No.1 debut album, 2012 is shaping up to be Emeli Sande’s year. It’s been quite a journey for the 24 year-old Scot, who started out writing songs for the likes of Alesha Dixon, Professor Green, Cheryl Cole and Tinie Tempah, and collaborating with Chipmunk and Wiley, before enjoying a worldwide hit herself last year with the epic Heaven. Her European tour kicks off on Monday, where she’ll be playing tracks from her outstanding album Our Version Of Events.

11 TO SAY IT’S BEEN QUITE A YEAR FOR YOU IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT... Tell me about it. Right now I’m in Moscow with The Kooks and Baxter Dury. It’s crazy, the people are quite eccentric - I’m loving it. And every day is like this at the moment. There’s always something really bizarre happening. I definitely couldn’t have imagined being in Russia doing this, a year ago. IS THERE ONE FAVOURITE MOMENT THAT REALLY STICKS OUT? There are so many. Opening up for Coldplay in Glasgow in front of 16,000 people was incredible - it was basically a homecoming for me, but I was coming back as A Pop Star. That was genuinely weird. And sitting at a piano with Alicia Keys, writing for her. That was a proper, “woah, is this really happening?” moment. ALICIA KEYS, OF COURSE, HAS SOLD OVER 30M ALBUMS. ISN’T IT REALLY NERVEWRACKING TO WORK WITH SOMEONE LIKE THAT? Well, not any more, because we’ve now done so much writing together. But definitely, when I first met her it was very daunting. She’s really chilled out and we have a pretty cool relationship. But I still have to remind myself that the 14 year-old me would never have believed this could have happened. WHAT’S THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WRITING SONGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND WRITING THEM FOR YOURSELF? That’s a hard one. If I’m in the room with them, you have to bring their feelings and emotions at that moment to the forefront of your mind, and try and help channel that. Whereas of course when I’m writing for me, it’s just what I’m going through. But having said all that, usually when I’m writing songs for other people they’re not in the room. And so then it is the same approach as it would be if it was a song for me - and at the end of the process I figure out who it would be a good song for. THERE MUST BE A SONG YOU WISH YOU’D SAVED FOR YOURSELF THOUGH? Ha! That genuinely hasn’t happened yet. And I think that’s because when you write something for someone else and then they sing it in their own way, it really starts to feel like it’s their baby rather than yours. You have to let it go, let it live. SO WAS THERE A MOMENT WHERE YOU SAID TO YOURSELF, I DON’T HAVE TO WRITE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, I COULD DO THIS MYSELF?

I can see how it might seem that way, but actually, it was much more gradual than that. I guess when I wrote Heaven I really did realise that this could be a really good introduction to me as a recording artist. But you do just have to get out there and do it, get chucked on stage and see if you sink or swim. HEAVEN IS QUITE INTERESTING ISN’T IT, BECAUSE YOU USUALLY WRITE SITTING AT A PIANO AND YET IT’S A MASSIVE, EPIC POP SONG WITH SWEEPING STRINGS. It just started as a late night conversation really. Naughty Boy, the producer I work with all the time, had a beat running in the background, I got the first line, and it started from there. I love how songs like that develop: before we knew it we were putting strings on with a synth, Naughty Boy suggested the Funky Drummer loop and it came together really organically. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY HEAVEN REMINDS THEM OF MASSIVE ATTACK’S UNFINISHED SYMPATHY. DO YOU TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT? Absolutely. I’m a big fan. I don’t think the song is lyrically or melodically that similar, but because the Funky Drummer loop has been used so much and it has strings on people do make the connection. I don’t mind though: the whole Bristol movement was really exciting, so I’m actually glad if people get the same vibe from the song. THE ALBUM ISN’T JUST 12 VERSIONS OF HEAVEN THOUGH IS IT? WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TRY AND ACHIEVE WITH A DEBUT ALBUM OF YOUR OWN? Well I guess I just wanted to try and take it back to how I wrote songs in the beginning. I had quite a classical training as a songwriter: I play piano, so it was important to make sure I got that across. But more than that, I wanted people to see every side of me as an artist, so it was important to have songs there where there could be a real connection with the lyric, rather than there just be throwaway pop. That was the main thing for me. SO IS THERE A SONG ON THE NEW ALBUM WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE ALL THAT CAME TOGETHER IN ONE PERFECT FOUR MINUTES? I love Clown. I felt with that song that every line says something important, which is what I aim for when I write. Clown mentions life being a circus. Being a pop star can be a vicious circle, can’t it - in your case, you’re known for being a songwriter but it doesn’t leave you any time to write songs.

And I suffer from writers’ block just like anyone else! But yes, I do have to be chilled out, not thinking about shows or anything like that, so I can properly tune into writing. I need to be around inspirational people who make me think about things in a different way. Which is why I love working with Naughty Boy because we can be having these really interesting conversations which start the creative juices flowing. And they’re usually late at night! AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WRITTEN FOR YOURSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE, WHAT’S THE KEY TO WRITING GOOD SONGS? Simplicity. When I think back to stuff I was writing when I was 17, it was too complicated, there were too many words and parts. The key to a classic song is keeping the melody simple and the lyric effective. It’s much, much easier said than done. But if you can get that right, then, well, you’re there. SO IF YOU LOOK BACK TO YOUR 17 YEAROLD SELF PENNING THESE COMPLEX SONGS, IT MUST HAVE FELT AMAZING TO WIN THE CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD AT THE BRITS. I was so excited. It meant so much in terms of my confidence because my album wasn’t out yet, and no matter how happy you are with a new record, there will always be doubts lurking somewhere. I’d spent so long behind the scenes writing for other people and featuring on other people’s records so it just felt so good to get the acknowledgement for me as an artist in my own right. And then the doubts come back a bit, because of course winning the Brit doesn’t predict anything - it’s not a surefire guarantee of success. At best, it’s a guess! DID IT FEEL A BIT LIKE A VICTORY AGAINST THE ODDS THEN, IF IT WAS GREAT TO FINALLY GET SUCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? Well, yes. It was a long journey to get signed - once you get established as a songwriter it’s quite hard to get people to recognise you as an artist in your own right. It felt like a long battle to get people to see me and believe in my music. Lots of labels didn’t want to sign me. So it was great to prove people wrong in that sense. DID YOU HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING TO GET THAT DEAL? Well, I think I’m the same person as I was, and they’re definitely the same songs. A lot of people didn’t see the potential in them or perhaps me. I guess I had to become more confident. When you get knocked back so ||>

LOWDOWN ON MUSIC much you kind of learn to believe in yourself, stand up for yourself, because you can bet that nobody else is going to do it. IS THAT WHY YOU’VE GOT A FRIDA KAHLO TATTOO ON YOUR ARM? Absolutely. I first saw her paintings when I was 14 and I’ve just always been blown away by her art. It’s very honest, very brave. She’s such a strong woman. So I wanted her on my arm to continually remind myself to be brave about what I was doing and do put my whole self out there. That’s what I love about her art, her honesty is completely inspiring. AND NOW YOU’VE HAD SOME SUCCESS, HAS IT MADE YOU REALISE WHAT SOME OF YOUR HEROES, AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU WRITE FOR, HAVE TO DO TO MAINTAIN IT? Oh yes. When I speak to Alicia Keys she gives me so much advice because she’s seen it all a hundred times. Things like making sure I have a day off, which seem simple but probably keep you sane. I’m even more impressed with Alicia now because I understand what goes into a career as a pop star.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT FEELS ODD TO BE STILL WRITING FOR OTHER PEOPLE? YOU’VE BEEN WORKING ON STUFF FOR SUGABABES, HAVEN’T YOU? Yes, but to be honest I haven’t met them or anything. They’ve just taken some songs that I’ve written. So it’s not like I’m bashing out stuff in the studio with them. IT’S A STRANGE SCENARIO ISN’T IT, BEING A SONGWRITER-FOR-HIRE. WOULD YOU EVER TAKE SOMEONE ELSE’S SONGS YOURSELF? Well, only if it was by someone I really, really respected. Otherwise I’d be like, let’s see what I can do myself. OK THEN, WHO WOULD MAKE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND? Now you’ve put me on the spot! Who could it be? Maybe Tracey Chapman. HAS THE SUCCESS OF OUR VERSION OF EVENTS MADE YOU EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD DO WITH A SECOND ALBUM. HAVING A NO.1 ALBUM GIVES YOU A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF POWER TO GO IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT, DOESN’T IT?

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I guess so, but to be honest, I haven’t felt trapped or forced into things that I didn’t want to do anyway. The second album I need to approach with the same spirit I think, if I want it to succeed. But that is a long, long way off. I have a lot to do for this record first. INCLUDING PLAYING LIVE. DID PLAYING WITH COLDPLAY HELP YOU WORK OUT WHAT KIND OF LIVE SHOW YOU WANT TO PUT ON? What is really amazing is that they make it seem like they’re playing just for you, even though it’s actually a massive arena. It was a big learning curve for me because I was probably most worried about how I make some of my more intimate songs work for that many people. But watching Coldplay - not just the sheer energy of the performance but even the way they warm up beforehand - makes you realise that there are so many little things you need to think about if you want to get your live show right. I learnt so much from them - and in fact I’m touring America with them in the summer, so I must have done something right! ||

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LOWDOWN ON COMEDY

LIVE REVIEWS HENNING WEHN ERIC’S, FEBRUARY 29

Henning Wehn passed the only real test required of a stand up comedian: did he make the audience laugh? He did, and with surprising ease for a comedian whose on-stage persona is, on the surface at least, a little more right wing than the average modern funnyman. He has clearly been performing for long enough to know how to judge his audience and pitch his material accordingly, while still pushing what some might consider acceptable boundaries. He even explains how he tests the water with his audiences on tour, and goes on to explore this experimentation as part of his act. This is not the only time he steps outside what might be called his actual routine, and I can’t help but feel he perhaps owes a debt of gratitude to Stewart Lee, for whom he acted as warm up on the latter’s first ‘Comedy Vehicle’ TV series. The meat of his show is to play up to the various stereotypes an average Brit might hold about Germans, explore them, take them to extremes, and ultimately deconstruct them, reflecting them back towards the audience. At the same time, he also has a small stock of brilliantly crafted one-liners - ‘I can’t do self-deprecating comedy: I know I’d be no good at it.’ Even though he makes it clear

during his show that he doesn’t take kindly to backhanded ‘praise’ regarding his performing in a second language, I still have to say how amazing it is to see him so confident in an art form that is based almost entirely on linguistic nuance. He is not a comedian for arenas or stadiums, but this is not a criticism, as his style suits a more intimate setting. That is not to say that he has a conversational style: apart from a brief conversation with a fellow German to make the point about how Brits insist on speaking their own language when abroad, and getting the audience to clap along with an old Hitler Youth tune, he simply got on with his set.

For me, this is appreciated: too many comedians engage the audience far too much (where are you from, what do you do, etc.), knowing that the answers will often be funny, knowingly or not. It’s refreshing to see an experienced comic touring a properly written show rather than falling back on audience interaction. (I’m talking to you, Jimmy Carr.) There were, inevitably, a couple of clunky moments along the way, but nothing to make a fuss about, and at the end of the night, I think everyone at Eric’s considered the ticket price money well spent. These days, that’s a hell of an endorsement. || WUNDERBAR. MN

STEWART LEE LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC MARCH 3

Stewart Lee has stated in his writing, and again in his performance at The Phil that he always enjoys the gigs he does in Liverpool, but has always suffered from bad reviews here in the past. It is a genuine pleasure for me to reverse this trend.

To perform an hour and a half of good stand up comedy is difficult; to deliberately subvert the material and your own delivery while you are doing it is seemingly insane; to maintain a consistent hit rate of laughs throughout such an exercise is miraculous. Stewart Lee can perform miracles.

every possible opportunity to see if he can then get them onside again rather than any actual dislike of Bishop.

By his own admission, he has no proper material for this tour – mainly due to the fact that he has become a father and spends most of his free time with a four year old son who is obsessed with straight-to-dvd Scooby Doo adventures. Because of this, his possible sources of humour have been narrowed down. Many other comedians would struggle with this kind of comedic sensory deprivation, but not Lee. He has chosen instead to focus onto the problem itself: without readily available sources, is it possible to maintain laughter over an extended period of time while only dissecting one or two seemingly uninteresting subjects? It is, and he does.

This has, of course, been a staple of his act for a while now, but it is still an amazing leap for a comedian to take nevertheless: to accuse the audience, rather than himself, of being the supposedly disappointing element in the partnership, chide them for not being up to the job, while still making them roar with laughter, is a unique approach.

Other comedians have never been safe from Lee – even his own personal friends – but it was a delight to see him prancing around the stage in a mockery of Michael Mcintyre, attempting to do observational comedy and deliberately failing. He also had a small pop at local hero John Bishop, but I think this is more to do with his perverse desire to alienate his audience at

To further alienate the audience he divides them into two groups: those who ‘get’ what he is doing, and those who don’t.

For the most part, deliberateness is at the heart of Stewart Lee’s performance. Whether he succeeds or fails with something is his decision. I say for the most part because I know from his writing that he does like to leave some elements of his shows to chance, ad-libbing certain words on the night, and going wherever an audience response might lead him. ltimately, this is the genius of what he does: he can forge material into gold no matter what it is or how it is received, sometimes in spite of both, and hopefully he takes as much pleasure from this as he gave his audience at the Philharmonic. || MN

LOWDOWN ON MUSIC

BETH JEANS HOUGHTON ERIC’S, FEBRUARY 21

Goodnight Lenin preceded Houghton’s gig at Eric’s and delivered a delightful introduction to the diminutive Geordie lass. Simon and Garfunkel inspired harmonies blended with a sprinkling of Mumford and Sons and a touch of Harry Potter (visually not vocally) created a mellow and youthful mix. They’re the modern face of music from another era. ‘Edward Colby’, ‘...a fictitious tale about a man we know nothing about’, showcased their lyrical storytelling abilities and they clearly enjoyed interacting with the crowd, even offering to do 30 second portraits for a bargain 50p.

choose to label LG ‘cool’). So with style in the bag she’s just got substance to tackle. And she makes a good job of it. With vocal comparisons to Laura Marling being made in the music press, and her image being compared to various others by various others, BJH is relying on her own identity to shine through.

Beth Jeans Houghton and her band, The Hooves of Destiny, picked up the rapport baton from their support and Beth tried to encourage the somewhat shy giggers to come forward and occupy the space around her. It took a while but the space was eventually filled. Surprising that the crowd were reluctant as there seemed a genuine sense of warmth emanating her way.

Her songwriting capabilities come to the fore in new album, ‘Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose’ thus paving the way for her personality to be recognised. It expresses imagination, eccentricity and whimsy.

Beth Jeans Houghton looks good in denim...I’ve not seen her wearing it, at the Eric’s gig she donned splendid scarlet hotpants but I’d imagine she would. She has that cool chick vibe, a kind of Lady Gaga meets P J Harvey mish-mash going on (should you

‘Yours Truly...’ numbers played a leading role in tonight’s performance, with renditions of ‘Liliputt’, (parading BJH’s vocal range), ‘Nightswimmer’ and ‘Dodecaheron’ proving popular. The lack of keyboard, due to the keys player having gotten a ‘proper job’ may have dictated song choice for the night but did little to detract from the impact of what did make it on the set list.

BJH’s ethereal vocals encourage comparisons with Kate Bush and her, at times, quirky sound does little to discourage this. Hovering over the galloping and frantic intensity of The Hooves, the vocals add another distinct layer to their sound. Combined with peculiar but catchy melodies and in-house anecdotes from BJH and her band (who cultivate their own identity with their eye-catching eye make up and attire) there was much to like about this performance. A trip back to the 50s via ‘Honeycomb’ had toes-a tapping and an 80s inspired finale in conjunction with support Goodnight Lenin delivered a crowd-pleasing raucous rendition of Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’. Despite the seemingly obvious references made, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny have a unique quality that will ensure they remain on the radar for some time. ||

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LIVERPOOL EMPIRE MARCH 6

If you’re feeling weary and a night out at the theatre beckons, worry not if your chosen performance is SWO - it’s more energy inducing than a packet of caffeine stimulants. Assuming you were lucky enough to pick up a copy of last month’s Lowdown, you’ll have been introduced to the basic premise of this production in our previews and expected a ‘recreation of the saloon, spitoon and shot-gun slinging ambience of the Wild Wild West’. And that it is. But the lasting impression after having had the pleasure of being part of an SWO audience is the enormous talent of the five men on stage who manage to replicate what was originally performed by an orchestra. Multi-talented and accomplished musicians, using a variety of instruments, both conventional and otherwise to showcase the iconic collaborations between Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone, this quintet are quite something. The Clint Eastwood-esque voice over provided narration that threaded the

THE MACCABEES

O2 ACADEMY, MARCH 12 The Maccabees returned to Liverpool to a crowd more au fait with their third album ‘Given To The Wild’ than those who attended The Masque gig at the tail end of 2011. Not a surprise given the release date of early 2012. And while it sometimes takes even the most ardent of fans to warm to an artist’s latest offerings, Maccabees’ followers seemed as responsive to the new material as to the old favourites. The gig was a sell-out and there was presumably a proportion of the crowd who’ve been introduced to the band via the new album. Given that GTTW, with its darker

performance together as he kept reminding us he was searching for ‘A Bob Robertson’ (Sergio Leone took on the American-sounding stage name Bob Robertson for one of the first Spaghetti Westerns, ‘A Fistful Of Dollars’). ‘Clint’ informed us we were to be taken into ‘deep sonic territory’ and introduced the five characters who would accompany us; The Gold Schmeller, The Lieteller, The Bankteller, The Youngfeller and himself, The Storyteller. And characters they were. As if being blessed with considerable musical talent wasn’t enough, they exude charisma and have instinctive comedy timing which is a joy to watch. In what would be regarded by some as ‘typical’ male behaviour part of the comedy came from the performers’ continuous competitiveness over the size of their instruments and the effects they could produce with them. This five piece is able to convey a cohesive performance which makes perfect musical sense using what is normally considered to

hues and electronic elements has been billed as a move away from their earlier efforts, discordance amongst the crowd could have been expected. This was far from the reaction that ensued. The audience were in perfect harmony with their approval of a set list representative of the band’s trio of albums, albeit weighted in favour of their most recent. Kicking off with GTTW’s title track then stepping up a gear with the guitar solo at the end of latest single ‘Feel To Follow’, the crowd were being sufficiently warmed up. By the time second album favourites ‘Wall Of Arms’ and ‘No Kind Words’ stomped out onto stage in all their glory, the sing-a-long had begun and the fervent fans made their appreciation palpable, punching the air in a rhythm aided and abetted by the powerful bass lines.

be non-musical performance elements such as sound effects, character gestures and movements and even some grunting. One of the highlights of this non-musical musicmaking was a boot crushing cornflakes in a big box of Kellogg’s to create the sound of impending footsteps. Simple but effective. The ghostly white make up and black eyeliner of the performers served a dual purpose; conjuring images of them as spirits leading us back to bygone times, and to accentuate their facial expressions, allowing the audience to pick up on all the smirks and grimaces that punctuated their performance. An encore of sound effects (including a ‘bouncy ball pump’ blowing up a rubber glove) brought the night to a climactic conclusion and we discovered the fate of ‘Bob Robertson’. ‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’ Reprise encouraged the audience to get involved and they were all too willing after being thoroughly entertained. ||

Performed live, the contrast between Weeks’ haunting vocals over Sam Doyle’s pounding drums in next undertaking, ‘Went Away’ was heightened. Returning to second album ‘Wall of Arms’ and ‘William Powers’ initiated further air punching and at one point a crutch was even waved aloft. Debut album ditties ‘First Love’ and ‘X-ray’ continued the reminiscent theme with guitarist Felix White not failing to deliver his characteristic whipping up of the crowd. Blazing out on a trail combining the familiar and the newly introduced with ‘Can You Give It’, ‘Love You Better’, ‘Precious Time’, ‘Forever I’ve Known’, ‘Pelican’ and the aptly climactic ‘Grew Up at Midnight’, The Maccabees will have left the city feeling they’ve delivered a third album which has resonated as clearly as those which went before. ||

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WILD BEASTS

O2 ACADEMY, MARCH 17TH

For those who have yet to sample the delights of the Kendal-formed four piece, in brief and basic summary; their music can be described as art rock, the opposing vocals of lead Hayden Thorpe and bassist Tom Fleming create their signature sound… They’ve progressed, through three albums over four years from ‘cult concerns’ to Mercury Prize nominees and are now referred to by a plethora of pundits as one of the most important bands around. Tonight, Thorpe makes reference to their evolution, in commercial terms, reminiscing about their days playing downstairs at the Academy (a much smaller space than they currently occupy) and how they much prefer this room. Ironically, as their surroundings have become bigger, the music they play this evening (with a set list dedicated largely to material from latest album, ‘Smother’) is a pared down sound that creates intimacy. ‘Smother’ is an absorbing, measured, simple and seductive work and it translates well live. If second album ‘Two Dancers’ is the saucy, boisterous sibling, ‘Smother’ is its older, wiser brother who has learnt to explore sexual desire through a more emotional dialogue. Admittedly, this makes for a more restrained sound but doesn’t mean it’s any less ambitious.

‘Bed Of Nails’ a love song ‘pitched between obsession and celebration’, referencing Frankenstein and Hamlet, begins this emotional connection before ‘We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues’, ‘a tale of insatiable lust’ introduced by Thorpe’s melodious call in the wild-like vocals reminds us of the horny younger brother waiting in the wings. ‘Smother’ lead single ‘Albatross’ is characteristic of the album in its subtlety and Thorpe’s soaring falsetto is haunting. In songs such as ‘Loop The Loop’ the contrasting lead vocals of Wild Beasts, a quality that helps set them apart from their contemporaries, is underpinned as Fleming’s baritone interacts perfectly with Thorpe’s vocalizing. ‘Deeper’ employs Fleming’s rich and velvety soft tone which is hypnotic and seductive creating a sensual sound that continues their softer approach to the theme of sex, an

alternative voice to masculinity they’ve been quoted as wanting to provide. Throughout the interplay between material from their second and third album, Wild Beasts enduring quality is their obvious musicianship and the quartet’s clear enthusiasm for playing live which is intoxicating. They have been described as ‘not as easy band to connect to’, possibly a reference to what some would describe as the esoteric quality of their music, alternatively the weirdly wonderful but often divisive tendency of Thorpe’s vocals. But in Liverpool on St Patrick’s Day there seemed no uncertainty regarding audience approval. A three piece encore ended the night on a high. ‘Smother’ favourite ‘Lion’s Share’ paved the way for the jaunty and wonderfully layered, ‘All The King’s Men’ before the epic ‘End Come Too Soon’ enveloped the audience like a big hug saying, ‘goodnight’. ||

THE MUSIC CONSORTIUM PRESENTS

A celebration of the music, lyrics & dance of Kate Bush 7.30pm Thursday 12th April 2012 at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP | Tickets from £15.00 to £21.00 Tickets are available from The Music Consortium Vinyl Emporium (Ex Hairy Records) and www.liverpoolphil.com

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ALBUMREVIEWS EMELI SANDE OUR VERSION OF EVENTS

PAUL WELLER SONIK KICKS

MICHAEL KIWANUKA HOME AGAIN

There’s some good things to say about the Scottish singer-songwriter’s first venture into the album chart, where it peaked at number one on release. Emeli’s vocals are at times reminiscent of Beyonce and Amy Winehouse which indicates there’s variety in her delivery and that’s a good thing. ‘Heaven’s’ Massive Attack mimicking with the combination of strings and breakbeats marry well with Sande’s vocals and I’m not put off by the fact it’s been done before, Emeli still does it well. The gospel chorus in ‘My Kind Of Love’ adds another dimension to the vocals that I already know I like and there are moments when I get that involuntary gulp which I can’t decipher but I think means something has touched me (on an emotional level).

‘Sonik Kicks’ bursts into life with ‘Green’, a fast paced affair with driving drums, psychedelic guitars, synth noises and experimental delay vocals. Not what I was expecting!

Michael Kiwanuka was placed firmly on the map earlier this year when he won the BBC Sound of 2012 award. His album ‘Home Again’ has been eagerly awaited and comparisons have already been made to Bill Withers and other soul greats...no pressure then.

The ‘movie soundtrack’ background to ‘Daddy’, adds drama to its lyrical exploration of an unhealthy love affair and makes it all the more interesting. The vibrant ‘Next To Me’ showcases the potency of Sande’s vocals, layered with gospel harmonies and a beat that should make you want to move, at the very least your feet.Overall, however, I’m left wanting more. The repetition of the ballad delivery doesn’t keep me interested and there’s a point in ‘My Kind Of Love’ where I find myself replacing the lyrics with, ‘When the world has dealt its cards’. My criticism isn’t that I’m reminded of the Rihanna track but that I’m not absorbed enough by the one I’m listening to, to not be distracted by its sound-a-like. Having said all that, I’m not part of the market this album is aimed at. And those who are have seem to have embraced it wholeheartedly. 6/10 MM ||

Mild surprise continues as pretty much every track that follows is not quite what I am expecting. Surely a coup for Weller when so many new releases make you feel like an accomplished psychic with their predictability. Even the cover is a bit of a curveball. It looks like a well tailored mod walked into Gary Numan’s photo shoot by accident. ‘The Attic’ is a more straight laced pop offering while ‘Kling I Klang’ is like early Bowie singing an Hungarian folk song. There are overtones of Bowie, Blur and Kraftwerk dotted about and Weller often switches from his usual staccato singing style to purposely holding on to notes. Graham Coxon guests on three songs and Noel Gallagher on another two. There is also a duet with his wife Hannah who provides some very decent vocals on ‘Study In Blue’. R2D2 gets a go on ‘Sleep Of The Serene’ and then it’s back to an old school soulful guitar ballad with ‘By The Waters’. ‘Twilight’ is a 20 second sweeping electronic soundscape that leads straight into ‘Drifters’ which sound like psychedelic-electroflamenco, a new style? ‘Paperchase’ Blur-like feel and the album plays out with ‘Be Happy Children’ a song about fatherhood featuring his children on background vocals and an unapologetically emotive nod to his late father. Despite the varied directions it still feels like a well balanced album. Even if you don’t consider yourself a Weller fan this is worth a listen. You could be surprised. 7.5/10 PT ||

The opening track ‘Tell me A Tale’ sets the tone and really does feel like a revisited standard from another era. You are immediately met with the idea that this is a real singer with real musicians. Trashy jazzy drums, flutes, violins, saxophones it’s all there. On ‘Rest’ we hear a soft vocal with a hint of a Hendrix ballad. ‘Always Waiting’ starts with a catchy guitar arpeggio reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel and ‘Bones’ reaches even further back in time with brushes on the drums, piano style and harmony vocal outro. Throughout the album we hear a rich, soulful vocal on top of atmospheric music that is restful and easy to listen to. You could say it lacks bite and edge but it doesn’t feel contrived or dishonest like so many retro soul attempts in recent years. The raw ingredients are there and with time I think the songs and vocal performances will only improve. You can already hear the vocal confidence growing on live versions. This is a good debut album with pleasant arrangements, interesting countermelodies and a genuine dynamic range sorely missing on many modern offerings. Impossible comparisons aside if Michael Kiwanuka is given the well deserved chance to develop that all serious artists need I think the best is yet to come. 7.5/10 PT ||

SOUNDOFGUNS

Liverpool’s very own ambassadors of rock are currently on tour across Europe promoting their latest offering ‘Angels & Enemies’. We caught up with guitarist, Lee Glynn. YOU ARE GETTING PLENTY OF AIRPLAY ON KERRANG & XFM. ARE YOU NOTICING A DIFFERENCE ON THE CURRENT TOUR? We definitely are noticing a difference. Most of the shows have been rammed and a lot of new fans are coming up to us after shows saying, ‘I heard you on the radio’ etc. Radio support is very important to us and has obviously been instrumental in our relative successes along the way...and the fact we’ve been touring our arses off for four years has certainly helped us garner a solid fan base. THIS IS YOUR FIRST HEADLINING EUROPEAN TOUR. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST? Playing in front of an entirely new demographic and building a fan base abroad. I’ve never been to most of these places on the tour in my private life, so not only visiting them, but playing in these cities is a dream come true. THERE IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION ABOUT HOW LIVERPOOL BANDS ARE MEANT TO SOUND. HAS THIS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YOU? It has never been an issue for us as we don’t sound anything like the ‘sound’ that everyone

seems to associate with Liverpool. Nothing against those bands at all, but we just wanted to make music that transcends boundaries (ha ha no I’m kidding... ). We just wrote songs designed for stadiums. Just big, in-your-face, rock songs that inevitably were hard for anyone to pigeonhole. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT ANGELS & ENEMIES COMPARED TO YOUR PREVIOUS RELEASES? We’ve recorded all our previous work ourselves aside from ‘Breakwater’, so with this record we wanted to work with someone who could really take us to that next level. Dave Eringa had been showing serious interest in working with us in the early days so he was our go-to man for the album. We wanted to make the highest quality record we could, in terms of songs as well as sonic quality - something we knew Dave could help us achieve. Nobody is making complete records anymore, records that you can listen to all the way and see that the artist has put their heart and soul into every track. We put everything into this and so did Dave, you can hear it on the record. It stands out from the shit we’re being forcefed by the pop moguls.

WHAT ARE THE BEST AND WORST THINGS ABOUT BEING ON TOUR? The best thing is getting to play to your fans every night and the worst is the 23 hours of waiting around. DO YOU HAVE ANY CELEBRITY LOOKALIKES? Well everyone reckons Nathan looks like Barry Gibb. I got called an Aerosmith b*****d once. WHAT’S NEXT FOR SOG? After the European tour we’re hunkering down and recording some acoustic versions of our songs and playing as many festivals as we can. || Angels & Enemies is out now on Distiller Records and you can catch Sound Of Guns at O2 Academy Liverpool Sat 21st April. www.soundofguns.com

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MASTER OFDISASTER Aussie comedian Steve Hughes spent his formative years as a heavy metal drummer before casting his sticks aside for a career in comedy. While music remains a passion for Hughes his stand-up routine has taken him from open mic nights at the Sydney Comedy Store to hosting MTV Australia and he’s now firmly entrenched in the UK comedy circuit. Despite mainstream exposure realised through appearances on BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Live at the Apollo and CH4’s Stand Up For The Week, Hughes’ material has not been diluted and his unwavering convictions remain an inspiration for his comedy. Likened to other ‘truth-telling’ comics such as Bill Hicks, Hughes has a knack for delivering weighty material with blistering conviction without losing laughs. His ‘Big Issues’ tour lands in Liverpool this month. YOU’RE PLAYING THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE GIG IN LIVERPOOL ON APRIL 3RD. HAVE YOU GIGGED HERE BEFORE? Yeah, hundreds of times. It’s always good. The Slaughterhouse is the best gig around, it’s a killer. COMEDY SHOWS SEEM TO BE BECOMING THE NEW REALITY TV SHOWS IN THE SENSE THEY’RE POPPING UP IN MANY FORMATS AND THERE’S LOTS OF COMEDIANS BECOMING HIGH-PROFILE CELEBRITIES. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND THIS? Politically or socially I don’t really know, there must be something about it that resonates. I guess the success of Michael McIntyre and others like him with their very natural live comedy shows has made them high-profile and this has moved their shows into arenas. I’ve done one myself in Belgium and played to 12,000 people but I don’t think it’s sustainable. Everything moves in cycles, music and comedy included and I don’t know how long people will put up with sitting at the back of a large arena and watching a screen. I don’t think

comedy is suited to playing to 12,000 people. Venues that hold 3000-4000 people are still perfectly playable and these venues are purpose built theatres. Stadiums are for built for sport for god’s sake! WHAT IS ABOUT YOU OR YOUR ROUTINE THAT ENABLES WHAT IS POTENTIALLY VERY SOBERING AND TO SOME QUITE DEPRESSING OPINIONS ON THE REALITY OF THE HUMAN CONDITION AND MODERN SOCIETY TO STILL BE FUNNY? I’ve often asked myself that question. I guess it’s similar to an Irish friend of mine who’s into Gore Metal, basically singing serial killer lyrics saying, ‘I shouldn’t like it ‘cos it’s disgusting but I like it.’ And that’s exactly what it’s like with comedy and the situations you find funny. I’ve always been drawn to the darker side of stuff and it’s your own psychology and your own existence that draws you in. I can’t say I’m a really laid back, happy kind of guy who gets on with all his girlfriends and then I try and talk about this sort of stuff ‘cos it doesn’t really work does it? I can quite wholeheartedly look at disturbing situations and I’m

still not a miserable guy. When people think about these things and start feeling depressed, I think well just listen to me and don’t get depressed about it. It’s only because they’re sinking into denial and the illusion that denial creates is the depression. But in no sense do I actually think I’m psychologically stronger than others ‘cos I can quite easily have a breakdown if I can’t find my phone. Laughter always makes bad news better. YOUR ROUTINES HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS A ‘FORCE FOR GOOD’, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BELIEVE THEY’RE DOING MORE THAN JUST MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH? I’ve thought about that. People ask if you’re trying to change people’s opinions but firstly I don’t know what people are thinking. Secondly, I think I’m talking about things people are already thinking, things they already know. I’m hardly the f***ing bearer of bad news. The media on a whole perpetuates bad news like a business, because that’s exactly what it is. But to make this stuff funny you have to be moved by the tragedy of it so that you actually have some investment in what you’re talking about. ||>

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So I have questioned how far I can go in the sense of terror or in spiritual ideas or any of the big ideas. Big ideas in the sense of what’s usually perceived as or what you think of as psycho analytical. Because you don’t want to be standing there preaching and getting a few laughs. Sometimes I think who the f**k am I to stand in front of grown men talking about these things and you get a little freaked out. Being an artist or musician who hasn’t invested much time into the normal world, there’s always that childish part of you that still feels like a 16 year old but then you remember, but I’m a grown man I just don’t live a grown man’s life. And as you get older you get more confident. I have to deal with my own personal challenges but all you can do is not give a f**k and say what you want. Sometimes you have to, if you’re doing a TV show, you can’t stand up live at the Apollo and say f**k. But I would never accommodate my material to gain any commercial status because I don’t trust that kind of behaviour. You don’t win real fans doing that, you create an illusion for them to get into. Who wants to be famous and have it based on fans believing in a myth. SO YOU’RE NOT A FAN OF REALITY MUSIC SHOWS? No, not at all. I’m sure within them there’s people who are wonderfully talent who are then being exposed, but then I think well so what if you’re being exposed you should be exposed for doing some hard work. There’s no set amount of time that it takes for an artist to get good at something, but you can’t tell me after after singing for a year people are ready to play an arena. How many gigs have they done? 12? Well then they’re not good enough to play to an arena yet. Not only are you sticking the person in a stupid place but you’re also asking the general public to pay to watch an amateur. Would half these people even try to be in bands if it wasn’t for the competitions? People should be doing it because they want to make art. Because ‘I lived in a village by myself and there was nothing else to do so I did it so I didn’t kill myself’. That’s where real art comes from. You need some understanding of desperation and tragedy to have some depth. Instead you have five amateurs singing a song they didn’t write with lyrics they didn’t write apparently

about a girl. Who doesn’t exist. It’s hardly like Jeff Buckley writing about a girl he loved who lived in New York, because she’s real. She really lives in New York. And he really broke down in New Orleans. WHY DID YOU MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM DRUMMING TO STAND UP? I’ve always been interested in comedy just not as much as music, but I was always funny. I guess that’s another point about why I can make serious things funny. Because when you’re a musician you’re very serious, musicians are very serious. And a lot of comedians would prefer to be rock stars or musicians but even if they were given the opportunity they wouldn’t know how to take on board that seriousness, the pensive, moody persona. I’m quite prepared to do that. So I think I can use that type of passion and then make it ridiculous. And that’s probably another reason why I couldn’t have always been in bands because of my stupid side. I just always wanted to get out of Australia which I did do in a band called Mortal Sin, which started the thrash scene in Sydney. I was involved in a good period of music, very organic and alive. And I hung around with a lot with punks a lot which is probably where I get a lot of my political ideas from. I was in bands for around 17 years but then I wanted to get out of Australia again and I knew that if I wanted do comedy I needed to do something to make money and bands weren’t making any money especially bands who played heavy metal in Australia. So this was a way of doing it without having a band. It’s a great power to be able to compromise and in bands you have to. Art is not a democracy. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LINK BETWEEN MUSIC AND COMEDY. LOT’S OF COMEDIANS ARE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS? I think in general comedians are sensitive and emotional people and that’s what you need to make good music. You need passion and emotion and purpose. There’s great things about bands and great things about comedy and I’d like to do both. I’ve made a CD recently myself, called Eternum, which is also the name of my band

which I’m the only member of. I taught myself guitar while I’ve been doing comedy in the UK, so I did the whole album myself. So if the guitar sounds suck I can just blame me. HOW COME YOU DECIDED TO LIVE IN MANCHESTER WHEN LIVERPOOL IS SO NEAR? I don’t know my father was born in Manchester so maybe there’s something resonating there. But I’m still back and forth to Australia. YOU PERFORM ALL OVER THE WORLD. HOW DO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES RESPOND TO YOUR MATERIAL AND DO YOU HAVE TO TAILOR YOUR MATERIAL DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE? You don’t have to tailor it. If you’re speaking to Scandinavians or Dutch for example you just don’t use slang and slow down without sounding patronising. And it depends on what comedy you’re doing because if you’re doing comedy that discusses world affairs and issues that are permeating all these cultures, they don’t have any problem ‘cos they understand what I’m talking about. And hopefully if you’re a good comedian you’re generally funny. To be a good comedian you’d have to be an interesting and funny person otherwise what would make you want to get up in front of people. And they’re all getting told the same s**t. If you look at the international news it’s all the same stories. Like there’s no difference between the newspapers, there used to be but not anymore because it’s all the same people running them. There’s a great quote from an interview John Pilger did in the 70s where the guy he interviewed said the problem with the West is we think we’re so free but we’re still under the illusion that our news is news, while they already know it’s propaganda. ||

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IANPROWSE

Does this train stop on Merseyside: The Very Best Of Ian Prowse will be officially released by CIA Records via Universal on Monday 9th April. The album includes three new songs as well as seven Pele classics and eight from Amsterdam and features duets with Elvis Costello and Christy Moore. A full April UK tour with the 7 piece Amsterdam band will visit London, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, York, Glasgow and Wolves. Ian is also bringing the band back to his home town for a special one off gig on Jubilee weekend at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall, joined by fellow Little Sutton performer Elsie and one lucky up and coming local band who will be given the chance to feature in the line-up. Following heats held over three dates in March, the winner will now be selected during the final on 5 April at The Olde Red Lion pub and will go on to play as one of the supporting acts at the concert held on 2 June. Lowdown spoke to Ian about the culmination of nearly a quarter of a century successfully spent in the music industry. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO RELEASE A BEST OF ALBUM? It was the record company’s idea at first but I soon saw it was a wonderfully summational thing to do. You come to terms with your past 25 years and it feels good. I guess if I was

rubbish no one would have paid for me to make records for so long. DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR VERY FIRST GIG? Like it was yesterday. It was the 24th March 1982 at the Ellesmere Port Youth Centre. We’d been creating our own vibe by talking about it so much for about two years. We started off with ‘Funeral Pyre’ by The Jam but I knew it was about writing your own songs so we made sure we played one. The place was packed, I think if I’d ever played an empty gig in my hometown I’d have packed it in. HOW HAS LIVERPOOL’S MUSIC SCENE CHANGED OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS? There seems to be more people doing it now with less quality, or that might be a general global trend. Back in the day it was a smaller pool. I fully believe though that Liverpool will deliver an utterly magnificent scene at some point in the future. There was 17 years between merseybeat and Eric’s.

IF YOU HAD JUST ONE CONTEMPORARY MUSICIAN/BAND TO TIP FOR THE TOP, WHO WOULD IT BE? Damien Dempsey from Dublin. Relatively unknown in the UK but current owner of ‘the greatest Irish singer of all time’ mantle. I’d die for him in battle. HOW DO THE THREE NEW TRACKS ON THE ‘BEST OF’ ALBUM COMPARE/RELATE TO YOUR EARLIER MATERIAL? Well the first one sounds like Pele, the second one like Amsterdam and the third one like nothing I’ve ever done. But they’re all new songs so work that one out. HOW HAS FATHERHOOD CHANGED YOU? I now know the real meaning of the words ‘pressure’ and ‘beauty’. ANY PLANS TO BUY TRANMERE ROVERS? I have actually. There’s a supported trust I’m getting involved in. Watch this space.

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WHAT’S ON! APRIL

SUNDAY 1st - WIRRAL EGG RUN CHARITY EVENT

Full day of live bands from 2pm - Tone Junkies,

Insanity Beach, Slated Dragon, Quake, The Felony, Sweet Baby Jane, The Lowtones & Felony THURSDAY 5th BATTLE OF THE BANDS GRAND FINAL FRIDAY 6th iPANIC SATURDAY 7th QUAKE SUNDAY 8th RIGSBY’S CAT THURSDAY 12th SLATED DRAGON FRIDAY 13th TOBACCO ROAD SATURDAY 14th THE MOOBS SUNDAY 15th RAW CUTS THURSDAY 19th HUSH FRIDAY 20th HELLZ BELLZ SATURDAY 21st XANDER & THE PEACE PIRATES

SUNDAY 22nd DR. DUKE THURSDAY 26th

NOASIS

A TRIBUTE TO OASIS

TICKETS £6 ADV £8 DOOR

FRIDAY 27th INSANITY BEACH SATURDAY 28th WHY NOT NOW SUNDAY 29th TONE JUNKIES

MAY

THURSDAY 3rd BRIGHTSIDE FRIDAY 4th QUAKE SATURDAY 5th FUNK DRAGONS BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY

THE CHRISTIANS TICKETS £15 FROM VENUE

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INTRODUCING…

Self professed ‘Soul Powered Nerd’ and solo artist Esco Williams has been causing quite a stir in that London recently. After making it to the final of the MTV ‘Brand New for 2012’ contest, being playlisted on BBC Radio 1Xtra and recently discovering he’s a finalist in the MOBO’s 2012 UnSung competition, he’s making his presence known to those in the know.

The musician, from Toxteth, is currently planning the release of his debut, fan-funded album, New Challenger and joins the Threshold Festival lineup at Aintree Races on April 12th. And he’s also a thoroughly nice chap. SO YOU’RE CURRENTLY GETTING A LOT OF INDUSTRY RECOGNITION, HOW DOES THAT FEEL?

good at signposting me to the right help. I worked on my writing with The Christians and they helped me to develop my skills as a songwriter. I’m now a mentor myself, working with a band called Mic Lowry, who are really talented 15 and 16 year olds. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT?

It’s been really important because it’s feedback for me on how my music is being received and acts as a springboard for more work, opening up other opportunities. And it’s confidence boosting and offers added exposure which is helpful.

I’m part of the Threshold Festival line-up at Aintree and waiting to start work on my debut album which is written but needs funding to allow production to start. It’s a fan-funded album and we’re at around 75% of the target pledges needed to make it happen.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN YOUR CAREER IN MUSIC?

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I went along to a performing arts workshop run by Positive Impact during the summer holidays after leaving school and discovered my talent there. I was planning to go to college to study Graphic Design but after getting the opportunity to write and perform I decided to pursue an alternative path. They were really

It’s called ‘New Challenger’ and is a varied collection of soul filled and imaginative music. You can check out the tracks on www. soundcloud.com/escowilliams. It can be preordered at www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ escowilliams. And once the target is reached, 25% of all funds raised afterwards will go to my favourite charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation. ||

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PREVIEWS 17th-19th May

12th-28th

Henry V Liverpool Playhouse

Sound City 2012

Theatre-goers are in for a real treat this month as Liverpool Playhouse collaborates with Shakepeare’s Globe to bring us first glimpse of the Henry V national tour which reaches the Globe Theatre in June.

Liverpool Sound City just doesn’t know when to stop. As if the introduction of Sound City Expo, playing host to the UK Music Student Awards and the confirmation of some top notch headline acts wasn’t enough to be getting on with, they’ve just gone and announced the next wave of artists set to play, to really push us over the edge.

The play, which opened the new Globe, will be directed by the Globe’s Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole. Celebrating the power of language and summoning into life courts, pubs, ships and battlefields Henry V is Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace.

By bringing the most exciting contemporary artists in Liverpool and a few classic names to the party, Sound City looks set to celebrate its 5th birthday with their best event yet. Australian guitar band The Temper Trap combine an appearance at SC with the release of their second album and will be one of the many must see shows at the festival. Kids in Glass Houses’ infectious, hook laden rock has ensured a wildy devoted and rapturous young following - their hot and sweaty show should be a SC highlight. Irish singer songwriter, James Vincent McMorrow will be on hand to slow things down a little performing tracks from his debut album, ‘Extracts From A Conversation’ in his spellbinding live show. Django Django’s ultra modern strain of psychedelia has marked them out as a very special band and their SC appearance will give them another opportunity to show how the hype that’s surrounded them for the past 12 months is more than justified. Canadian Tim Hecker plays a rare UK show at the festival and recently reformed Liverpool favourites, Space will be reminding revellers of some of their distinctive anthems. Add to this, The Wedding Present and their bittersweet love songs, Lower Than Atlantis who’ve graduated to a grungier sound and Eugene McGuinness’ captivating, angsty, hormonefuelled tracks, Sound City is the gift that just keeps giving.

For tickets and info visit www.everymanplayhouse.com or call Liverpool Playhouse box office on 0151 709 4776. Full details also in our listings section.

Prior to this major event the band are offering fans the chance to see them at two intimate warm-up shows, and Liverpool is lucky enough to be one of them.

26th Placebo

Liverpool Olympia On 28th April Placebo will take to the stage to headline the prestigious Sundance Film & Music Festival in London.

After spending the past couple of years touring in support of their last album release, 2009’s ‘Battle For The Sun’, the band took what they called ‘a bit of a breather’ towards the end of 2011. According to frontman Brian Molko, their last album was all about ‘choosing life, about choosing to live, about stepping out of the darkness and into the light.’ With work set to start on their seventh album this year and a long list of appearances confirmed at various European festivals across the summer months, it appears Placebo’s time out has come to an end.And the living life part is well and truly in motion.

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE CITY THIS MONTH?

LOWDOWN APRIL

SUNDAY 1ST Music

Charlie Landsborough, Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, 7.30pm, £16.50-£18.50, 0844 871 3021, www.atgtickets.com Jazz at the Walker, Walker Art Gallery, 1pm-3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Live music from Downtown Dixieland Band www. liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Performance: Liverpool Welsh Choral Society, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Madison, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Quangos, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Pub, 5.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Xander & The Peace Pirates, Cavern Pub, 10pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Anna Corroran, Alma de Cuba, 7pm, FREE, 0151 702 7394. Live music from talented singer/songwriter performing a mixture of classic and original material on the piano www.alma-de-cuba.com Maghull Wind Orchestra - Concert, Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm, FREE, 0151 726 2415, www.palmhouse.org.uk

Theatre & Dance Michael Parkinson’s Billy Fury Show, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7pm, £12.50, 0151 666 0000. Students from local dance schools perform routines alongside a narration of the Billy Fury story. Profits donated to children’s music therapy charity Jessie’s Fund www.floralpavilion.com Swan Lake, St Helens Theatre Royal, 5pm, £12.50-£18.50, 01744 756 000. Presented by Vienna Festival Ballet www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com Tales of the River Bank, The Brindley Runcorn, 12pm & 3pm, £9-£11, 0151 907 8360. Kate Simmons Dance www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Ballet Triple Bill, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £9-£12, 0151 907 8360. Kate Simmons Dance www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Comedy Hot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water, Envi, 7pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts weekly open mic night www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk A Rush of Laughter, The Lantern Theatre, 8pm, £6-£8, 0151 703 0000. Hosted by Adam Rushton with special guests Tony Basnett, Liam Pickford and headliner Sully O’Sullivan www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. Exploring the relationship between Liverpool and Shanghai www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. Art installation by Poetry Society President Roger McGough exploring the history and character of Liverpool through stories and memories symbolised by doors from across the city www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. The 30 photographs on display form a personal interpretation of Liverpool from the photographer, musician and author www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum, 10am-5pm (at timed intervals), £3-£6 under 5s FREE, 0151 478 4393. Meet six life-like animatronic dinosaurs www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Highlights the original fashions of the 1970s www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. On public display for the first time in the UK www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Reflecting the complexities of gender, religion, sexual orientation and race www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Display of recent work by winner of the Liverpool Art Prize 2011, Markus Soukup whose work incorporates video, 2D and 3D animation www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic tales - stories through objects, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Performance: Ismay’s Titanic from glory to guilt, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Many people blamed Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line, for the Titanic disaster. Find out the real story through the eyes of his youngest daughter, Evelyn www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Anything to declare?, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Hear Val’s tale of her first holiday abroad which ended in tears for one of her daughter’s friends www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. 42 portraits by photojournalist and writer Lee Karen Stow www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. A community exhibition to mark the 30th anniversary of the riots in Liverpool 8 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Highlights the abuse of labour rights in the cotton industry www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Featuring the work of the English firm of architectural photographers between 1870 and 1930 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. On loan from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House, 10am5pm, FREE, 0151 724 3245. Exhibition exploring the development of fashionable dress during this period www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Performance: Sundays at Sudley, Sudley House, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 724 3245. Singer songwriter Tony Kehoe hosta an open floor of music,

poetry and performance www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE, 10am-5.50pm, FREE, 0151 702 7400. Displaying seven works from the Turner Prize winning artist www.tate.org.uk Charline von Heyl, TATE, 10am5.50pm, £5.40-£7.20, 0151 702 7400. Von Heyl is at the forefront of a new generation of abstract painters www.tate.org.uk Freaks, FACT, 3pm, £6-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (12A) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT, 12pm6pm Sat 11am-6pm, FREE, 0151 707 4464. Exhibition exploring our desire to exist in both virtual and physical worlds and the steady integration of humans with technology www.fact.co.uk Topophobia, Bluecoat, 10am-6pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324. Fear of place is the focus of this exhibition, ten artists respond to this intriguing subject through drawing, video, painting, photography, sculpture, sound and installation www.thebluecoat.org.uk In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre, 10am-5.30pm (12pm-5pm Sundays) FREE, 0151 709 4014. Deidre designs and makes couture headwear using traditional millinery techniques www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery,10.30am-5.30pm, FREE, 0151 236 6768. Uses obsolete military surveillance technology to investigate the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo www.openeye.org.uk Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery, 10.30am-5.30pm, FREE, 0151 236 6768. Questioning the concept of battlefield in all its forms www.openeye.org.uk The Games of Art, The Black-E, 9am-5pm (weekends 10am-4pm), FREE, 0151 709 5109. Exhibition presenting artworks created over the last 40 years of ‘Artful Games’ www.theblack-e.co.uk Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E, 9am5pm (weekends 10am-4pm), FREE, 0151 709 5109. 12 paired prints exploring the mutuality of desire and a shared enjoyment of sexual pleasure www.theblack-e.co.uk

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33 Art, The World Of Glass St Helens, 10am-5pm, FREE, 01744 22766. For the first time ever the entire collection of paintings from the St. Helens Heritage Collection will feature in this stunning exhibition www.worldofglass.com

Tennis for Free, Birkenhead Park, 10am-12pm, FREE. All coaching and equipment provided for free. Parents encouraged to stay and learn how to play with their children. Under 8s 10am-11am, 9-15s and adults 11am12pm www.wirral.gov.uk

Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens, 10am-5pm, FREE, 01744 22766. Celebrating the creativity in St. Helens, expect a melting pot of artistic disciplines from painting and drawing to creative writing and performance www.worldofglass.com

Other Events

Family

MONDAY 2ND

Dino Jolly Trolley: crafts for kids, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Volunteer-led dino-crafting activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org

Happy Feet Two (2D), FACT, 11.30am, £3, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10.30am-5pm, 0151 233 6930. Great literacy fun for younger children and parents. Find all the hidden Easter eggs (pictures) on your visit round the Hall rooms and enter the letters on the worksheet provided - unscramble them to find the seasonal answer. All correct answers will be entered into a draw to win a three foot tall handmade and hand decorated Chocolate Easter Bunny. Normal admission charges apply www.croxteth.co.uk Miniature Railway, Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE (weather permitting) Sharlands Amusements, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am-5pm, 0151 233 6930. A smaller version of Sharlands childrens funfair for one day only with just a few rides aimed at a younger audience www.croxteth.co.uk Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

Sport & Leisure Open Water Swimming Training, Liverpool Water Sport Centre, Queens Dock (Just off Sefton Street), 8am-11am, £3.50. For further details please contact the Club Secretary www.liverpoolwatersports.org.uk

Car Bootle, Stanley Road/Trinity Road Bootle, 6am, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Liverpool Car Boot Sale www.carbootle.co.uk

Music

Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Ian Prowse Monday Club, Cavern Pub, 8pm, FREE. Original songs and interesting covers www.cavernclub.org Monday Night with Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

music surrounding the Titanic and the period in which she sailed www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Castle St, 12pm-6pm, FREE, 0845 017 6660. This is the first complete body of work by the Liverpool-born artist. Dot-art showroom is at 16 Queen Avenue Castle Street www.dot-art.co.uk

Family Activity: Imagined Village, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Help us to create a miniature village, inspired by the Bedford Lemere photographic exhibition www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 1.30pm-3pm, FREE. Water Rockets - please bring a 2L pop bottle, suitable for children aged 8 and over. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkeheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

Dirty Dancing/Footloose Double Bill, FACT, 8pm, £9-£13, 0871 902 5737. Film (12A) www.fact.co.uk

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery, 9am-5pm, FREE, 0151 291 3997. Collection of work completed during an Artist’s Residency at Liverpool Hope University’s Fine & Applied Arts Department www.hope.ac.uk John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery, 9am-5pm, FREE, 0151 291 3997. Exploration of the structure and mutability of the natural landscape www.hope.ac.uk John Pickles,The Gallery Stanhope Street, 10am-4.30pm Mon-Fri 10am2pm Sat, FREE, 0151 709 2442. Solo exhibition www.thegalleryliverpool.co.uk Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom

Sports & Leisure Orienteering, Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, 6.30pm, FREE, 0151 934 2079. Children are welcome, if accompanied by a responsible adult www.active-sefton.co.uk

Other Events Yuri Landman Experimental Luthier Workshop, LEAF, Triochord 3pm-6pm & Homeswinger 7pm11pm, £30 & £110 respectively, 0151 707 7747. Landman will lead participants in constructing one of two instruments of his own design: The Homeswinger and The Triochord. For more info and to book a space email drowningman@ casema.nl www.thisisleaf.co.uk Scrabble Club, LEAF, 7.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Bring your own board or borrow one of LEAF’s, group Scrabble games and one-on-one duels www.thisisleaf.co.uk Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

TUESDAY 3RD Music

Johnny Sands’ Out of the Bedroom, LEAF, 8.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Open mic night www.thisisleaf.co.uk

LOWDOWN APRIL

Parr Jazz, Studio2 Parr Street, 8pm, FREE, 0151 707 3727 Jazz and Open Mic www.parrstreet.co.uk Maddy Prior in Concert, Rose Theatre Edge Hill University, 8pm, £14-£15, 01695 584 480. Friends of Folk presentation with Giles Lewin and Hannah James www.edgehill.ac.uk Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org James McCartney, Cavern Live Lounge, 7pm, £11.50. One of only three UK dates www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 8.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Gary Murphy Band, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Heritage Opera presents Rigoletto, Thornton Manor Thornton Hough, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 01785 850 419, www.heritageopera.co.uk

Theatre & Dance The King and I, Liverpool Empire, 7.30pm, £15-£45, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com The Tragical Past and Mysterious Present of Sodem Hall, The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £5, 0151 324 1723, www.thekazimier.co.uk. Impropriety Theatre Company present a six part weekly improvised soap opera of Dickensian delights - started 27th March Arabian Nights, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £7-£8, 0151 703 0000. Performers Youth Theatre presents an adaptation of the work by Mary Zimmerman www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Comedy Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £10-£12, 0151 227 5946. MC Sully O’Sullivan introduces Steve Hughes www.laughterhousecomedy.com Rawhide Raw, Baa Bar, 8pm, £3, 0870 787 1866. With compere Sam Avery, two of the best new acts on the circuit and six newcomers www.simplytickets.ticketsolve.com SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details)

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

NT Encore: She Stoops to Conquer, FACT, 3pm, £11-£13, 0871 902 5737. National Theatre screening www.fact.co.uk The Island President, FACT, 6.15pm, £7.50-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (15) www.fact.co.uk

Children’s Easter Party and Egg Hunt, Sefton Park Palm House, 1pm, FREE, 0151 726 2415. An afternoon including egg hunt with the Rangers and crafty fun www.palmhouse.org.uk

John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

Edible Easter Bunny Workshop, LEAF, 11am-1pm, £4 per child, booking essential at www.thecraftcreative.com

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348. A solo exhibition by the equestrian artist www.liv.ac.uk/vgm

Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Activity: Building pictures, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Explore the galleries through the lens of a camera and create your own images www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Activity: Puppeteers, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Make finger puppets and take part in fun play activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details)

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Titanic crafts, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An afternoon of creative fun inspired by the world’s most famous ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Talk: The Masonic collection, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

and even meet some animals at our visiting mini-farm www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 1.30pm-3pm, FREE. Minibeast Hunt, suitable for children over 5. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family

Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

CBeebies Live! Reach To The Stars!, Echo Arena, 2pm & 5pm, £12.50-£27.50, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

The Wind In The Willows, Ellesmere Port Civic Hall, 2pm, £5-£7, 0151 355 7652. With four actors, puppets, original music and lots of joining in www.ents24.com

Easter Fun Craft Activities, The Lyceum Port Sunlight Village, 1pm4pm, £1.50 per child, 0151 644 6466. Make a lovely Easter card to give to family or friends www.portsunlightvillage.com

Creepy Crawly Tours, World Museum, 1pm & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Tour goes behind the scenes to the entomology department which houses about 700,000 specimens www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Animals in Art, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Make your own animal mask

Sports & Leisure Useless Skillz, The Black-E, 7.30pm9.30pm, FREE, 0151 709 5109. An open workshop where jugglers can meet, practice, learn from and teach each other www.theblack-e.co.uk

35 Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6.30am-7.15am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning and late evening fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk

Revolution, O2 Academy, 10.30pm2.30am, £2.50, 0844 477 2000. Pop Punk, Metal, Hardcore Party every Wednesday www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Cycle for Health, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am, FREE, 0151 233 6930. Take a guided cycle ride around the scenic park. Best suited for beginners. All bikes and safety equipment provided free of charge but places are limited. Call 0151 285 4975 to reserve a place. Meet at the green bike pod at the rear of Croxteth Hall, just past the Estate Office. Last around one and a half hours www.croxteth.co.uk

St Matthew Passion, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7pm, £16-£40, 0151 709 3789, RLPO with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir bring us Bach’s overwhelming drama www.liverpoolphil.com

Wildflower Spring Walk for Health, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 11am, FREE, 0151 738 1913. Meet Katie from Plantlife in the Cornflower Cafe for a healthy stroll around Court Hey Park www.nwc.org.uk

Other Events The Liverpool Philharmonic Experience, Liverpool Philharmonic, 1.30pm, £7-£15, 0151 709 3789. Guided tour behind the scenes of the unique art-deco home to the RLPO www.liverpoolphil.com dot-art Services present: Tuesday afternoon life drawing drop-in sessions, Bluecoat, 2pm-5pm, £16, 0151 702 5324. Experienced artist and teacher Roy Munday is on hand to assist with the development of your life-study www.thebluecoat.org.uk Growing On, Clarke Gardens Woolton, 10.30am-4.30pm, FREE. Regular opportunity to set out a nursery area in the old Walled Garden - learn some new skills and meet people, book in with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers at website above www.btcv.org.uk

Steps, Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £35£100, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com

Coope, Boyes and Simpson, The Brindley Runcorn, 8pm, £12, 0151 907 8360. The Radical Sound of English Acappella Music www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance The King and I, Liverpool Empire, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £15-£45, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com TiLT - Dance Platform, The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £4-£5 (£7-£8 for both dates), 0151 324 1723. An evening of dance from local dance artists with live music and visual accompaniment www.thekazimier.co.uk Arabian Nights, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £7-£8, 0151 703 0000. Performers Youth Theatre presents an adaptation of the work by Mary Zimmerman www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Photography Master Class, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, £15-£35, 0151 427 7231. Learn professional techniques with Speke Hall as your inspirational backdrop. Specifically designed for SLR cameras. Booking essential spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Hormonal Housewives, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £15-£20, 0151 666 0000, www.floralpavilion.com

WEDNESDAY 4TH

Laughterhouse Comedy - The Laughter Factor, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £3-£5, 0151 227 5946. Comedians try out their material ahead of weekend shows www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Music

Cher Lloyd, O2 Academy, 7pm, SOLD OUT, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Glasvegas, O2 Academy, 7pm, £13.50, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

The Wizard of Oz, St Helens Theatre Royal, 1pm, £8, 01744 756 000, www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

Comedy

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Object opinion service, Museum of Liverpool, 2pm-4pm, FREE. Take along an object you would like to know more about and ask a Museum curator about it. Booking essential on 0151 478 4063 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Introductory tour, Walker Art Gallery, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Focusing on the history of the gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Star Trek: The Motion Picture, FACT, 6.30pm, £5-£6, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family Creepy Crawly Tours, World Museum, 1pm & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Tour goes behind the scenes to the entomology department which houses about 700,000 specimens www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Animals in Art, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Make your own animal mask and even meet some animals at our visiting mini-farm www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic crafts, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An afternoon of creative fun inspired by the world’s most famous ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Mother Redcap, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. The infamous MR will captivate you with her tales

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of smuggling www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

tasks, ranging from chocolate truffle making to pouring and serving his Lordship’s wine. Bring your camera to capture your child dressed as a Victorian servant as you learn the skills of a bygone age. Normal admission charges apply www.croxteth.co.uk

Explore Customs, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Get hands-on with the collections www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Puppeteers, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Make finger puppets and take part in fun play activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Spring Family Pramble, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 11am, FREE, 0151 738 1913. Meet in the Cornflower Cafe for a saunter around Court Hey Park with your children www.nwc.org.uk

Easter Fun with Peter Rabbit, Waterstones Bold St, 11am, FREE, 0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones to enjoy Peter Rabbit Finger Puppet Book, when you manage to find Peter! Lots of fun activities too www.waterstones.com

Activity: Beautiful bonnets, Sudley House, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 724 3245. Explore our costume exhibition: ‘Costume Drama’ before creating your own hat from a variety of collage materials www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Sports & Leisure Cycling Training for Adults, Birkenhead Park, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm, FREE. Learn to ride, level 1 and level 2 sessions, bikes can be provided. Booking essential through BikeRight on 0151 482 5700 or www.bikeright.co.uk

Other Events An Evening with Mike Skinner, LEAF, 7.30pm, FREE, 0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones and Mike Skinner as he signs copies of his book, The Story of The Streets. Mike will be joined by guest DJs. Tickets limited to two per customer and only available in person at Waterstones on Bold Street www.waterstones.com

Easter Bonnets, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, Child £1, 0151 427 7231. Create your very own Easter bonnet, then enter the Easter Bonnet Parade at 4.30pm. Prizes for the most creative bonnet. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Spotify Wednesdays, LEAF, 8pm10pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Create a playlist while enjoying a cuppa www.thisisleaf.co.uk Merseyside Woodturners, The Old Boathouse Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE. The woodturners exhibition and demonstration is open for visitors, for anyone wishing to start woodturning or improve their skills

Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 1.30pm-3pm, FREE. Animal Masks, suitable for children over 5. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 10am-3pm, FREE. Fishing Taster sessions, booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Fox Street Car Boot Sale/Flea Market, Fox Street off Great Homer Street, 9am-2pm, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Charity Boot Sale raising funds for The Safe & Dry www.carbootle.co.uk

Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details) Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

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Hands on History, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 2pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Costumed Heritage Guides. Experience life below stairs and help the servants in some of their

Music The Very Best of Gilbert O’Sullivan, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £20-£31, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com

Josh Goddard, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

Tony Mac, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Barrel making demonstration, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Find out more about the traditional craft and have a go yourself www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org John O’Connell, Cavern Live Lounge, 8pm, £12. Tribute to Ground Pig www.cavernclub.org Madison, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Talk: Fashions and fortunes, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An interesting look at the fashions aboard the Titanic www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Beatles Tribute Night, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2.50/£3, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance

Performance: Ismay’s Titanic from glory to guilt, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Many people blamed Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line, for the Titanic disaster. Find out the real story through the eyes of his youngest daughter, Evelyn www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

The King and I, Liverpool Empire, 7.30pm, £15-£45, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com TiLT - Dance Platform, The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £4-£5 (£7-£8 for both dates), 0151 324 1723. An evening of dance from local dance artists with live music and visual accompaniment www.thekazimier.co.uk The Wizard of Oz, St Helens Theatre Royal, 1pm, £8, 01744 756 000, www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Glengarry Glen Ross, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £5-£7, 0151 703 0000. 1984 play written by David Mamet showing parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to do anything to sell undesirable real estate www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Comedy Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Buy one ticket get one free. Compere Mike Wilkinson with Keith Carter, Stephen Bugeja and Daliso Chaponda, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Arts

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

37 Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) An Exhibition by Maggie Valerio, View Two Gallery, 12pm-4pm (Sat 12pm-5pm) FREE, 0151 236 9444. Maggie is renowned for her highly imaginative and memorable work in combining fine detail with brilliant colour and signs and symbols infuse her paintings www.viewtwogallery.co.uk War Horse, The Brindley Runcorn, 1.30pm, £3.50, 0151 907 8360. Film (12A) www.brindley.halton.gov.uk John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 2pm, £11-£13, 0151 666 0000, www.floralpavilion.com Fireman Sam: Pontypansy Rocks!, Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, 1pm, £15, 0844 871 3021, www.atgtickets.com Activity: Animals in Art, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Make your own animal mask and even meet some animals at our visiting mini-farm www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Activity: Scratch a doodle, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Discover Matisse’s linocut prints, and create your own illustration using a rainbow scratch technique www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Explore Customs, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Get hands-on with the collections www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Story time, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 11am-11.30am, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Light fantastic, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Use light sensitive paper to create mini works of art www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk The Easter Journey - Family Activities for Easter Period, Liverpool Cathedral, 11am-3pm, FREE, 0151 705 2167. Runs from 3rd to 12th April - Discover the Easter story through an interactive trail; collect items to make a special Easter craft to take home with you. In the second week, more activities and crafts and when the trail is completed you earn a chocolate treat www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Easter Bonnets, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, Child £1, 0151 427 7231. Create your very own Easter bonnet, then enter the Easter Bonnet Parade at 4.30pm. Prizes for the most creative bonnet. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 1.30pm-3pm, FREE. Easter Crafts, suitable for children over 5. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details) Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk Compost Workshop, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 1pm3pm, FREE, 0151 738 1913. Learn how to make your own compost, suitable for all the family. Visitor Centre charges may apply www.nwc.org.uk Easter Fun Craft Activities, The Lyceum Port Sunlight Village, 1pm4pm, £1.50 per child, 0151 644 6466. Make a lovely Easter card to give to family or friends www.portsunlightvillage.com Easter Activities For You, Waterstones Bold St, 11am, FREE,

0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones to make hens and chicks and bunny boxes www.waterstones.com

Sports & Leisure Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6.30am-7.15am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning and late evening fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 10am-2pm & 4pm-6pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk Run in England, Birkenhead Park, 6pm-6.45pm, to book call 0151 653 1324. Beginners/improvers. Meet at Birkenhead 6th Form College www.wirral.gov.uk

Other Events Drama and Acting for Absolute Beginners, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 1pm-3pm, £3, 0151 666 0000. A 10 week introduction to acting and drama - started on 8th March www.floralpavilion.com dot-art Services present: Paper Making Taster Session, Bluecoat, 6.45pm-9.30pm, £18, 0151 702 5324, www.thebluecoat.org.uk Easter Origami Workshop, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348, www.liv.ac.uk/vgm Titanic: The band that played on, Bebington Central Library, 6.30pm7.30pm, £3, 0151 643 7219. A talk by Fred Eccleston www.wirral.gov.uk Get Crafty, Hoylake Library, 2pm, FREE, 0151 632 2754. Offering a chance to try your hand at cardmaking with bite size sessions for beginners and more experienced crafters, refreshments served hoylake@wirral-libraries.net Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk Late Night Vintage, The Shipping Forecast, 5.30pm-9.30pm, FREE, 0151 709 6901, www.theshippingforecastliverpool.com

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FRIDAY 6TH Music

Northern Rise, O2 Academy, 7pm, £6, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Kailash Kher With his band Kailasa, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £20-£55, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com Mervyn Gersh, Zanzibar Club, 7.45pm, £6, 0151 707 0633. With Plastic Soul and special guests www.thezanzibarclub.com DASH DJ, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk The Tangerine Club - Soul & Motown Night, The Rathbone Rooms Greenbank Lane, 8pm-1am, £5, 07746 996 097. Guest artist The Soulman ‘SOUL 8’ (Dave Clay) with resident DJ Macca Khan www.the-tangerine-club.co.uk Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 3pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 5pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Marc Kenny, Cavern Pub, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 8pm, FREE £3 after 8pm, www.cavernclub.org The Grace, Cavern Pub, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Good Friday with The Beatles, Cavern Live Lounge, 9pm, £12, www.cavernclub.org The Rockits, Cavern Club, 10pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org The Swinging Blue Jeans & Stevie Riks, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Theatre & Dance The King and I, Liverpool Empire, 7.30pm, £15-£45, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Glengarry Glen Ross, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £5-£7, 0151 703 0000. 1984 play written by David Mamet showing parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to do anything to sell undesirable real estate www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Comedy Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £15, 0151

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Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

227 5946. MC Ste Porter introduces Gary Delaney along with Martin Mor and Chris Martin, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £10-£15, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Martin Mor along with Gary Delaney and Chris Martin, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details)

Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Compere Mike Wilkinson with Keith Carter, Mike Newall and Daliso Chaponda, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

Arts

Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details)

The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

An Exhibition by Maggie Valerio, View Two Gallery (see 5th April for details)

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details)

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk

Tour the Brocklebank, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 12.30pm3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Let the volunteer crew of the tug take you behind the scenes of this fascinating ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details)

‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Family

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery

Activity: Animals in Art, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Make your own animal mask and even meet some animals at our visiting mini-farm www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Activity: Make your own artist book, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Make your own sketchbook with coloured and patterned papers then use it to record drawings and writing in the Matisse exhibition www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk

Other Events A Titanic Murder Mystery Evening, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 7pm, £35. Plot inspired by true events that took place on that fateful trip. Enjoy a silver service 3 course meal in the Old Library. Be entertained by the award-winning professional actors. As you eat your meal the characters in turn will take a seat at your table, feel free to quiz them. The table who can deduce ‘Who Done It’ wins a bottle of wine. Music and a late (pay) bar follows. Tickets limited to guarantee a place call 0151 228 6445 www.croxteth.co.uk

Easter Rummage, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Search the ship to see if you can find chocolate treats www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic storytelling, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Easter Bonnets, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, Child £1, 0151 427 7231. Create your very own Easter bonnet, then enter the Easter Bonnet Parade at 4.30pm. Prizes for the most creative bonnet. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 2pm-3.30pm, FREE. Landscape and Heritage Tour, suitable for all the family. No need to book 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk Easter Arts and Childrens Fun, Royden Park Frankby, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. Art exhibition in the Coach House with local and further afield artists represented. Also a children’s workshop for the younger to explore their artistic talents midwirralrangers@wirral.gov.uk

Bird Identification Workshop, Martin Mere Wetland Centre Burscough, 8.30am-3pm, £20. An ‘in the field’ workshop. Meet in the car park. Book in advance on 01704 891 220 or email info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk

SATURDAY 7TH Music The Chevrons, O2 Academy, 7pm, £6, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Christy Moore, Liverpool Philharmonic, 8pm, £30-£37.50, 0151 709 3789. One of contemporary Irish music’s best-loved singer/ songwriters. www.liverpoolphil.com

Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

Chelcee, Eric’s, 1pm-4pm, £5, 0151 236 9994. Plus special guests Jem, The Valentines and Click 22 www.ericslive.com

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

Ben Montague, Eric’s, 8pm, £7, 0151 236 9994. Plus special guest Lotte Mullan www.ericslive.com

Easter Chocolate Workshops, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am & 1pm, £6 per child. Join award-winning chocolatiers The Chocolate Cellar in the Old Dining Room and make and decorate your own chocolate Easter creations to take home. Join Croxteth Hall’s Egg Hunt for the chance to win their giant Chocolate Bunny or visit the chocolate stall to buy personalised Easter eggs. To book call 0151 200 2202 www.croxteth.co.uk

The Sums, Zanzibar Club, 7.45pm, £6, 0151 707 0633. With The Stirlings, Professor Yaffle, The Deception and DJ Andy Carroll www.thezanzibarclub.com Jess Gasgoine, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Dennis Locorriere - Alone Again 2012, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £20, 0151 666 0000, www.floralpavilion.com

Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk

Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Rockin’ Saturday Session, Cavern Club, 2.30pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org

Sports & Leisure Wheels for All, Walton Hall Park, 10am-2pm, FREE, 01925 234 213.

Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 4.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

39 Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 6.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa, Cavern Pub, 7pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Cave Dwellers, Cavern Club, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Saturday with the Beatles, Cavern Live Lounge, 9pm, £12. The Cavern Club Beatles www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa Band, Cavern Club, 11.45pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org ABBA plus Pauline Daniels, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception. Tribute to ABBA www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Theatre & Dance The King and I, Liverpool Empire, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £15-£45, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com The Wizard of Oz, St Helens Theatre Royal, 1pm & 5pm, £8.50£9.50, 01744 756 000, www. sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com Glengarry Glen Ross, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £5-£7, 0151 703 0000. 1984 play written by David Mamet showing parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to do anything to sell undesirable real estate www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Comedy Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Gary Delaney along with Martin Mor and Chris Martin, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Martin Mor along with Gary Delaney and Chris Martin, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £18, 0151 702 5834. Compere Mike Wilkinson with Keith Carter, Mike Newall and Daliso Chaponda, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Tour the Brocklebank, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 12.30pm3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Let the volunteer crew of the tug take you behind the scenes of this fascinating ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) An Exhibition by Maggie Valerio, View Two Gallery (see 5th April for details)

Spotlight on the Titanic, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Resident demonstrator reveals the myths and facts surrounding the sinking www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Performance: Titanic - queen of the ocean, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An original musical retelling of the Titanic story by The Mersey Riggers www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Dino Jolly Trolley: crafts for kids, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Volunteer-led dino-crafting activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Family art club, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-12.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Is your child aged between 7 and 12? Do they love art and being creative? If so, why not join the family art club held on the first Saturday of every month www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Met. Opera: Manon, FACT, 5pm, £19.50-£25, 0871 902 5737. Screening from New York www.fact.co.uk

Age of the Dinosaur, World

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details)

The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Arts

Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

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Mother Redcap, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. The infamous MR will captivate you with her tales of smuggling www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic crafts, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An afternoon of creative fun inspired by the world’s most famous ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Model magic workshop, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk The Easter Journey - Family Activities for Easter Period, Liverpool Cathedral, 11am-3pm, FREE, 0151 705 2167. Runs from 3rd to 12th April - Discover the Easter story through an interactive trail; collect items to make a special Easter craft to take home with you. In the second week, more activities and crafts and when the trail is completed you earn a chocolate treat www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Easter Bonnets, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, Child £1, 0151 427 7231. Create your very own Easter bonnet, then enter the Easter Bonnet Parade at 4.30pm. Prizes for the most creative bonnet. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details) Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk Easter Chocolate Workshops, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am & 1pm, £6 per child. Join award-winning chocolatiers The Chocolate Cellar in the Old Dining Room and make and decorate your own chocolate Easter creations to take home. Join Croxteth Hall’s Egg Hunt for the chance to win their giant Chocolate Bunny or visit the chocolate stall to buy personalised Easter eggs. To book call 0151 200 2202 www.croxteth.co.uk Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk Make Your Own Easter Cards, Waterstones Bold St, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones for a crafty day of stencilling and card making www.waterstones.com

Sports & Leisure Amateur Fighting Championships 7, Liverpool Olympia, 7pm, £20-£30, 0151 263 6633, www.liverpoololympia.com Easter Saturday Family Fun Raceday, Haydock Park Racecourse, 2.20pm, £13-£114, 0844 579 3006. Action-packed racing and lots of free children’s entertainment including

LOWDOWN APRIL

Easter Egg Hunt. Gates open at 12.20pm www.haydock-park.co.uk Capoeira Club, International Slavery Museum, 10am-12pm, FREE. Brazilian martial art, ring 0151 478 4456 to register your interest www. liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Park Run, Princes Park, 9am10.30am, FREE. 5k run, register online www.parkrun.org.uk

Wildlife Photography Workshop, Martin Mere Wetland Centre Burscough, 10am-4pm, £50. Includes a brief tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. Book in advance on 01704 891 220 or email info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk

Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org

Barrel making demonstration, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Find out more about the traditional craft and have a go yourself www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Weekend Club, Bridge Inn Community Farm Formby. Offering a wide range of new activities to try out at the farm including; Drama Class, Physical Relaxation Class, Bird Watching, Course Fishing, Caring for Animals, Craft Sessions, Conservation, Jam Club, Floristry and Golf. Call 01704 830 303 for more info

Other Events Malice in Wonderland, LEAF, 6pm, £5, 0151 707 7747. Twisted take on the Victorian classic. First floor transformed into a scene from the Mad Hatter’s tea party with fancy dress, party games, prizes and live music ranging from the acoustic Harrison Atlantis, hip hop from Just Us and garage rock from Dom Newton and his band all themed around the surreal vision of Lewis Carroll. US DJ Khalil West will then take the reins www.thisisleaf.co.uk

A Titanic Murder Mystery Evening, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 7pm, £35. Plot inspired by true events that took place on that fateful trip. Enjoy a silver service 3 course meal in the Old Library. Be entertained by the award-winning professional actors. As you eat your meal the characters in turn will take a seat at your table, feel free to quiz them. The table who can deduce ‘Who Done It’ wins a bottle of wine. Music and a late

real story through the eyes of his youngest daughter, Evelyn www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 7.30am-9am, FREE. Breakfast with the Birds, join the Rangers for an early morning bird walk. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 11am-1pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk

RIBA’s Liverpool City Tour, Liverpool: Gateway to the World, The Equator, Mann Island, 10.30am12pm, £3.50-£7.50, 0151 707 0729. Walking tour telling the story of Liverpool past, present and future, arrive 10 minutes before start of tour www.architecture.com

Xander & The Peace Pirates, Cavern Pub, 10pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Merseyside Woodturners, The Old Boathouse Calderstones Park, 11am-4pm, FREE. The woodturners exhibition and demonstration is open for visitors, for anyone wishing to start woodturning or improve their skills

Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am-11am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk

Mezzotint and Drypoint with Andreas Vietz, Bluecoat, 10am4pm, £55-£65, 0151 702 5324. Produce monochromatic intaglio prints by combining Drypoint and Mezzotint techniques on metal plate with Andreas, a master printmaker and draughtsman. Suitable for beginners www.thebluecoat.org.uk

(pay) bar follows. Tickets limited to guarantee a place call 0151 228 6445 www.croxteth.co.uk

Joe Longthorne Easter Special, The Green Room, 8pm, £25 SOLD OUT, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception www.thegreenroomliverpool.com Anna Corroran, Alma de Cuba, 7pm, FREE, 0151 702 7394. Live music from talented singer/songwriter performing a mixture of classic and original material on the piano www.alma-de-cuba.com

Theatre & Dance The Wizard of Oz, St Helens Theatre Royal, 1pm & 5pm, £8.50-£9.50, 01744 756 000, www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details)

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Citizen Kane, FACT, 3pm, £6-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk

The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Tour the Brocklebank, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Let the volunteer crew of the tug take you behind the scenes of this fascinating ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

The Shakers Sunday Show, Cavern Club, 7pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Orbital, O2 Academy, 7pm, £24, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

The Sunday Sessions, Zanzibar Club, 4.15pm, FREE, 0151 707 0633. Open mic and booked artists. Hosted by Dave Owen, featuring Ste Headly, Samiran and many more guest artists www.thezanzibarclub.com

White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

Il Divo, Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £29.50£65, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

SUNDAY 8TH Music

‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Titanic tales - stories through objects, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Performance: Ismay’s Titanic from glory to guilt, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Many people blamed Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line, for the Titanic disaster. Find out the

Family Dino Jolly Trolley: crafts for kids, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Volunteer-led dinocrafting activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

41 Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Easter Rummage, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Search the ship to see if you can find chocolate treats www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Sports & Leisure

Ian Prowse Monday Club, Cavern Pub, 8pm, FREE. Original songs and interesting covers www.cavernclub.org

Mersey Tigers v Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders, Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, 5pm, £5£10, 0151 203 3443, www.merseytigers.com

Other Events RIBA’s Liverpool City Tour, Liverpool: Gateway to the World, The Equator, Mann Island, 11am-12.30pm, £3.50-£7.50, 0151 707 0729. Walking tour telling the story of Liverpool past, present and future, arrive 10 minutes before start of tour www.architecture.com

Cadbury’s Easter Egg Trail, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, Child £1.50, 0151 427 7231. Fun and games in the Orchard. Complete the Easter Egg trail to win a Cadbury’s Easter Egg reward. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Drawing and Painting Birds Workshop, Martin Mere Wetland Centre Burscough, 9.30am, £45. Aimed at the beginner. Book in advance on 01704 891 220 or email info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk

Miniature Railway, Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE (weather permitting) Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 2pm, FREE. Easter Egg Hunt, suitable for children under 10. Booking advisable 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Titanic Connections, Rake Lane Cemetery Liscard, all day, FREE. The Friends of Rake Lane Cemetery are offering a guided walk with a Titanic theme which should last about an hour. For meeting points and times please contact the Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre on 0151 648 4371 wirralcountrypark@wirral.gov.uk

Easter Fun, Royden Park Frankby, 1.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. Easter fun for all the family. Follow the clues to find that Easter surprise. Meet at the entrance to the Coach House in the Court Yard midwirralrangers@wirral.gov.uk

Car Bootle, Stanley Road/Trinity Road Bootle, 6am, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Liverpool Car Boot Sale www.carbootle.co.uk

Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

MONDAY 9TH Music

Emeli Sande, O2 Academy, 7pm, SOLD OUT, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk Easter Adventure with Bertie Porter, The Lyceum & Dell Port Sunlight Village, 11am-4pm, £5 per child, 0151 644 6466. Bertie Porter and friends, Hesketh Horse, Vinolia Curlytail, Peggy Hen and Tobias Toad invite you to join in the fun with

Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

The Tale of Despereaux, FACT, 11.30am, £3, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

interactive games and craft activities all afternoon. Price includes Vintage Bus Ride from Port Sunlight to the Lyceum and Dell, craft activities and adventure trail plus a small Easter gift on your return to the museum www.portsunlightvillage.com

Architects, O2 Academy, 7pm, £12, 0844 477 2000, www. o2academyliverpool.co.uk Joe Longthorne Bank Holiday Special, The Green Room, 2pm, £25, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org

Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance

The Wizard of Oz, St Helens Theatre Royal, 1pm & 5pm, £8.50 & £9.50, 01744 756 000, www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Arts

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Music for the classes, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 12pm-3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Find out about the music surrounding the Titanic and the period in which she sailed www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Tour the Brocklebank, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 12.30pm3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Let the volunteer crew of the tug take you behind the scenes of this fascinating ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details)

The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details)

Family Titanic workshop: Hold the front page!, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Help our editor create the front page of a newspaper reporting the disaster www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Easter Rummage, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Search the ship to see if you can find chocolate treats www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Easter bonnets, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Design a colourful Easter bonnet to celebrate spring www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists 3D, FACT, 11am, £6.30£8.30, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk

First Officer B.J Lawson and entertainment from Louise Rogan as Connie Francis, David Ashley as Frank Sinatra and The Four Sensations. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com

The Easter Journey - Family Activities for Easter Period, Liverpool Cathedral, 11am-3pm, FREE, 0151 705 2167. Runs from 3rd to 12th April - Discover the Easter story through an interactive trail; collect items to make a special Easter craft to take home with you. In the second week, more activities and crafts and when the trail is completed you earn a chocolate treat www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Cadbury’s Easter Egg Trail, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, Child £1.50, 0151 427 7231. Fun and games in the Orchard. Complete the Easter Egg trail to win a Cadbury’s Easter Egg reward. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

TUESDAY 10TH Music

An Evening with Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, O2 Academy, 7pm, £19.50, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 2pm, FREE. Easter Egg Hunt, suitable for children under 10. Booking advisable 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

The Osmonds, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £27.50£95, 0151 709 3789. Up Close and Personal - The Final Tour. www.liverpoolphil.com

Easter Pond Dip, Wirral Country Park, 11am, FREE, 0151 648 4371. Start Spring with a look below the surface of Wirral Country Park ponds - using nets and trays to explore this interesting habitat, booking essential wirralcountrypark@wirral.gov.uk

Johnny Sands’ Out of the Bedroom, LEAF, 8.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Open mic night www.thisisleaf.co.uk Parr Jazz, Studio2 Parr Street, 8pm, FREE, 0151 707 3727 Jazz and Open Mic www.parrstreet.co.uk

Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk

Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org

Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk

Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 8.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Sports & Leisure

The Gary Murphy Band, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Up Hill and Down Dale, Heswall Dales, 10.30am-12.30pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. A circular walk taking in Heswall Dales, The River Dee, The Wirral Way and The Dungeons. Meet at Heswall Dales/Dale Farm entrance off Oldfield Road dantravis@wirral.gov.uk

Theatre & Dance Gold Mountain, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £10-£12, 0844 873 2888. David Yee is trying to piece together the broken jigsaw of his father’s life www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

Other Events Trees at Royden Park, Royden Park Frankby, 1.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. Looking at the trees of Royden Park with poetry. Meet at the Walled Nature Garden midwirralrangers@wirral.gov.uk Recreation of RMS Titanic: America Here We Come, Adelphi Hotel, £40. 3 course meal with

Tea Dance amidst the Palms, Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-4pm, £4. Admission price includes tea and cake, book in advance on 0151 726 9304 www.palmhouse.org.uk

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Comedy

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Rawhide Raw, Baa Bar, 8pm, £3, 0870 787 1866. With compere Sam Avery, two of the best new acts on the circuit and six newcomers www.simplytickets.ticketsolve.com

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Classic Tuesday - Citizen Kane, FACT, 6.30pm, £5-£6, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk Once Upon A Time In Anatolia, FACT, 8.30pm, £7.50-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (15) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Culture Bites, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 12.30pm-12.45pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the ‘5th Beatle’ and artist, Stuart Sutcliffe, Matthew Clough discusses Sutcliffe’s abstract artwork ‘Head’ www.liv.ac.uk/vgm Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details)

The Tragical Past and Mysterious Present of Sodem Hall, The John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope White Gold: the true cost of Kazimier, 7.30pm, £5, 0151 324 1723, Street (see 2nd April for details) cotton, International Slavery www.thekazimier.co.uk. Impropriety Museum (see 1st April for details) Theatre Company present a six part weekly improvised soap opera of Dickensian delights - started SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO 27th March listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

43 Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family Creepy Crawly Tours, World Museum, 1pm & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Tour goes behind the scenes to the entomology department which houses about 700,000 specimens www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic workshop: Hold the front page!, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Help our editor create the front page of a newspaper reporting the disaster www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Easter eggstravaganza, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Get creative with colourful Easter crafts www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk The Easter Journey - Family Activities for Easter Period, Liverpool Cathedral, 11am-3pm, FREE, 0151 705 2167. Runs from 3rd to 12th April - Discover the Easter story through an interactive trail; collect items to make a special Easter craft to take home with you. In the second week, more activities and crafts and when the trail is completed you earn a chocolate treat www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Easter Treasure Hunt, Jubilee Park Pavilion Huyton, 10am-12pm, FREE, 0151 443 2431. Use your map to hunt down clues, solve the puzzle and claim your Easter surprise www.knowsley.gov.uk Easter Fun, McGoldrick Park Huyton, 1pm-3pm, FREE, 0151 443 3114. Fun-filled afternoon with Easter games and face painting www.knowsley.gov.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 10.30am-12pm, FREE. Geocaching for Beginners, try out the new tree trail, suitable for children aged 8 and over. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk Join Us For Storytime, Waterstones Bold St, 11am, FREE, 0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones as they read Jez Alborough’s well loved classic, Duck In The Truck www.waterstones.com

Sports & Leisure Useless Skillz, The Black-E, 7.30pm9.30pm, FREE, 0151 709 5109. An open workshop where jugglers can meet, practice, learn from and teach each other www.theblack-e.co.uk Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6.30am-7.15am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning and late evening fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk Cycle for Health, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am, FREE, 0151 233 6930. Take a guided cycle ride around the scenic park. Best suited for beginners. All bikes and safety equipment provided free of charge but places are limited. Call 0151 285 4975 to reserve a place. Meet at the green bike pod at the rear of Croxteth Hall, just past the Estate Office. Last around one and a half hours www.croxteth.co.uk

Other Events The Language Circle, LEAF, 6.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Join the mix of French, English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese folks eager to exchange some language and make some new friends along the way www.thisisleaf.co.uk Crosby Festival of Music & Dancing including Speech & Drama, The Civic Crosby, 10am, 2pm & 6pm, £2, 0151 924 2599. Crosby Festival provides a stage for both young and old to perform their chosen art. Each competitor is given a free adjudication from recognized adjudicators to help improve their skills. Dancing classes on these dates www.seftonarts.co.uk

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Growing On, Clarke Gardens Woolton, 10.30am-4.30pm, FREE. Regular opportunity to set out a nursery area in the old Walled Garden - learn some new skills and meet people, book in with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers at website above www.btcv.org.uk Family History Drop-In, Upton Library, 9.30am-12.30pm, FREE, 0151 677 5677. The Family History Society of Cheshire giving advice on tracing your family tree using the internet and other sources for research. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month upton@wirrallibraries.net Photography Master Class, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, £15-£35, 0151 427 7231. Learn professional techniques with Speke Hall as your inspirational backdrop. Specifically designed for SLR cameras. Booking essential spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk Recreation of RMS Titanic: Cast Off and Set Sail, Adelphi Hotel, £65. 3 course meal with host Capt Smith, Mike Penders Searchers, Tony Crane and Billy Kinsley (The Merseybeats) and The Gary Murphy Band, Brass Band performance and West Kirby Light Operatic Society. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com

WEDNESDAY 11TH Music

Revolution, O2 Academy, 10.30pm2.30am, £2.50, 0844 477 2000. Pop Punk, Metal, Hardcore Party every Wednesday www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Tinariwen, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £18.50-£24.50, 0151 709 3789. The kings and queens of ‘Assouf’ - guitar poetry from the southern Sahara Desert. www.liverpoolphil.com Laura Gibson, LEAF, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £15£17, 0151 666 0000. With the music of Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra and many more www.floralpavilion.com A Musical Journey, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £8.50, 0151 907 8360. Runcorn’s ‘Mr Music’, Alan Watson is joined by new local Country singer Sammi-Jo, Milli Alaira, Gary Cordice and Chris Mercer www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Gathering, Bluecoat, 7.30pm9.30pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324. Monthly space for musicians to meet and improvise together, ticket required www.thebluecoat.org.uk

Theatre & Dance Diversity, Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £21.50-£29.50, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com Gold Mountain, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £10-£12, 0844 873 2888. David Yee is trying to piece together the broken jigsaw of his father’s life www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Ladies Day, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £13-£15, 01744 756 000. Katie Tracey’s critically acclaimed play following a no holds barred outing to Aintree www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Object opinion service, Museum of Liverpool, 2pm-4pm, FREE. Take along an object you would like to know more about and ask a Museum curator about it. Booking essential on 0151 478 4063 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Introductory tour, Walker Art Gallery, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Focusing on the history of the gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

LOWDOWN APRIL

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details)

Titanic tales - stories through objects, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Rope making, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Find out about this historic craft and have a go at making your own www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family Creepy Crawly Tours, World Museum, 1pm & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Tour goes behind the scenes to the entomology department which houses about 700,000 specimens www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Mobile Madness, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Create your own mobile inspired by the plant and animal themed contraband items from the collections in the Customs gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Easter eggstravaganza, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Get creative with colourful Easter crafts www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Magical Terrarium Workshop, LEAF,10am-1pm,£10 per child, 0151 707 7747. Join Craft Creative to create an alternate ecosystem, booking essential at www.thecraftcreative. com www.thisisleaf.co.uk The Easter Journey - Family Activities for Easter Period, Liverpool Cathedral, 11am-3pm, FREE, 0151 705 2167. Runs from 3rd to 12th April - Discover the Easter story through an interactive trail; collect items to make a special Easter craft to take home with you. In the second week, more activities and crafts and when the trail is completed you earn a chocolate treat www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Creative Writing Workshop, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 10am-1pm, Child £6, 0151 427 7231. David Whitley, author of The Midnight Charter, will help you bring the people and places of Speke Hall to life in a unique creative writing

workshop. Booking essential spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Other Events April Cafe Crafternoon, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 2pm-4pm, £5. Discover the beautiful art of paper folding with artist Sally Olding and create intricate 3D designs for cards and decorations. Price includes tea and coffee, booking essential - call 0151 794 2348 www.liv.ac.uk/vgm

Easter Treasure Hunt, Huyton Wetlands, 10am-12pm, FREE, 0151 443 2431. Use your map to hunt down clues, solve the puzzle and claim your Easter surprise www.knowsley.gov.uk Easter Fun, Court Hey Park Huyton, 1pm-3pm, FREE, 0151 443 3114. Fun-filled afternoon with Easter Egg Hunt, face painting, card making and prizes for those that finish the Easter Egg Hunt www.knowsley.gov.uk

Spotify Wednesdays, LEAF, 8pm10pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Create a playlist while enjoying a cuppa www.thisisleaf.co.uk

Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 1pm-2.30pm, FREE. Fun with Surestart, suitable for children under 8. No need to book 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Crosby Festival of Music & Dancing including Speech & Drama, The Civic Crosby, 10am, 2pm & 6pm, £2, 0151 924 2599. Crosby Festival provides a stage for both young and old to perform their chosen art. Each competitor is given a free adjudication from recognized adjudicators to help improve their skills. Dancing classes on these dates www.seftonarts.co.uk

Antique and Collectors Market, Haydock Park Racecourse, 7am-2pm, FREE. For more info call 01942 402 623 www.haydock-park.co.uk

Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk

Merseyside Woodturners, The Old Boathouse Calderstones Park, 2pm4pm, FREE. The woodturners exhibition and demonstration is open for visitors, for anyone wishing to start woodturning or improve their skills

Hands on History, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 2pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Costumed Heritage Guides. Experience life below stairs and help the servants in some of their tasks, ranging from chocolate truffle making to pouring and serving his Lordship’s wine. Bring your camera to capture your child dressed as a Victorian servant as you learn the skills of a bygone age. Normal admission charges apply www.croxteth.co.uk

Recreation of RMS Titanic: Steerage Night, Adelphi Hotel, £40. 2 course meal with host First Officer B.J Lawson, and entertainment from Lee Brenan as Johnny Cash, Chris Bannister as John Denver, Potcheen The Irish Band and Jamie the Irish Leprechaun. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com

Easter Egg Hunt, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 1pm3pm, FREE. Join the Huyton Ranger for an exciting hunt around the park for hidden Easter Eggs. Meet at the Friends of Court Hey Park room. For more info contact the Huyton Ranger on 0151 443 3114 www.nwc.org.uk Wednesday Storytime Fun, Waterstones Bold St, 11am, FREE, 0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones as they read Don’t Put Your Pants On Your Head, Fred! www.waterstones.com

Fox Street Car Boot Sale/Flea Market, Fox Street off Great Homer Street, 9am-2pm, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Charity Boot Sale raising funds for The Safe & Dry www.carbootle.co.uk

THURSDAY 12TH

Music

WOW - A celebration of the Music, Lyrics & Dance of Kate Bush, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £15£21, 0151 709 3789. Maaike Breijman sings Kate Bush’s greatest songs www.liverpoolphil.com SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

45 Ultimate Eagles, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £17.50-£20, 0151 666 0000. Tribute to The Eagles www.floralpavilion.com

Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details)

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Josh Goddard, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details)

The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Artist’s walk and talk, Bluecoat, 6pm-7.30pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324. Join Emily Speed for an informal discussion about her work made especially for Topophobia, booking required www.thebluecoat.org.uk

Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE/£3 after 8pm, www.cavernclub.org Screaming Citizens, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Beatles Tribute Night, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2.50-£3, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Gold Mountain, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £10-£12, 0844 873 2888. David Yee is trying to piece together the broken jigsaw of his father’s life www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Tales from Charles Dickens, St George’s Hall Concert Room, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0844 8000 400. Atmospheric, dramatic storytelling, featuring excerpts from Dickens most popular family tales. Children go half price at matinees www.echoarena.com Ladies Day, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £13-£15, 01744 756 000. Katie Tracey’s critically acclaimed play following a no holds barred outing to Aintree www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

Comedy Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Buy one ticket get one free. Compere Dave Twentyman with Benny Boot, Will Duggan and Steve Harris, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Arts

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Tour: Flares and hair, you had to be there, Walker Art Gallery, 1pm-1.45pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Curator-led tour www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Performance: Ismay’s Titanic - from glory to guilt, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Many people blamed Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line, for the Titanic disaster. Find out the real story through the eyes of his youngest daughter, Evelyn www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Barrel making demonstration, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Find out more about the traditional craft and have a go yourself www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Talk: Fashions and fortunes, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An interesting look at the fashions aboard the Titanic www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) An Exhibition by Maggie Valerio, View Two Gallery (see 5th April for details) John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family Mobile Madness, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Create your own mobile inspired by the plant and animal themed contraband items from the collections in the Customs gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Now you see them, now you don’t, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Nell the animal expert will be roaming the gallery telling tales of times gone by www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Story time, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 11am11.30am, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Light fantastic, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. Use light sensitive paper to create mini works of art www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Fabulous fashions, Sudley House, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 724 3245. Discover different fashions and create artwork inspired by the ‘Costume Drama’ exhibition www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Easter Holiday Workshop, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348. Create your own ‘eggimal’ inspired by the animals in our collection www.liv.ac.uk/vgm The Easter Journey - Family Activities for Easter Period, Liverpool Cathedral, 11am-3pm, FREE, 0151 705 2167. Runs from 3rd to 12th April - Discover the Easter story through an interactive trail; collect items to make a special Easter craft to take home with you. In the second week, more activities and crafts and when the trail is completed you earn a chocolate treat www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Welly Waddle, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 427 7231. Family fun using trails to explore the grounds and gardens. ‘Welly Wanging’ in the Moat Garden, with daily prizes for the longest distance thrown. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk Easter Fun, Sawpit Park Huyton, 10am-12pm, FREE, 0151 443 3114. Fun-filled afternoon with an Easter Egg hunt and prizes for those that complete the hunt www.knowsley.gov.uk Easter Fun, Ten Acre Pits Huyton, 1pm-3pm, FREE, 0151 443 3114. Funfilled afternoon with Easter games and face painting www.knowsley.gov.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 1.30pm-3pm, FREE. Orienteering for Beginners, suitable for children over 8. Booking essential 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

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LOWDOWN APRIL

Sports & Leisure Liverpool Day, Aintree Racecourse, 10am, £23-£105, 0844 579 3001. Feature races include The BGC Liverpool Hurdle and The Matalan Anniversary 4YO Novices’ Hurdle. Beth Tweddle opens the festival following a sky dive into Aintree by The Red Devils. Entertainment from Comedy Central’s finest comedians and bands from The Threshold Festival with The Amazing Kappa and The Christians. First race 2pm www.aintree.co.uk Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6.30am-7.15am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning and late evening fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 10am-2pm & 4pm-6pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk Run in England, Birkenhead Park, 6pm-6.45pm, to book call 0151 653 1324. Beginners/improvers. Meet at Birkenhead 6th Form College www.wirral.gov.uk

Other Events

skills. Dancing classes on these dates www.seftonarts.co.uk

DASH DJ, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk

Wild Arena Photography Workshop, Martin Mere Wetland Centre Burscough, 9.30am-4.30pm, £119. Aims to give photographers of all levels of experience an opportunity to develop their skills with a mixture of practical opportunities and structured tuition from one of the qualified Wild Arena guides. For further info and to book visit www.wildarena.com

Ari Herst, Alex Berger and Chrissy Poland, LEAF, 7.30pm, £9, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk

Murder on The Titanic, Adelphi Hotel, 12pm & 7pm, £35. Murder Mystery Evening. 3 course meal served to the background music of a live string quartet. Professional actors will stage the evening. Dress Black Tie. For tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com Recreation of RMS Titanic: Soul Night, Adelphi Hotel, £40. 3 course meal with host First Officer B.J Lawson and entertainment from Ivan Stax as Barry White, Motown Magic and West Kirby Light Operatic Society. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

FRIDAY 13TH Music

Drama and Acting for Absolute Beginners, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 1pm-3pm, £3, 0151 666 0000. A 10 week introduction to acting and drama - started on 8th March www.floralpavilion.com

Howard Jones in Concert, O2 Academy, 7pm, £20, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Fresh Meet - Gay and Lesbian Speed Dating, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £15, 0151 703 0000. Meet around 20-25 people between the ages of 20-35 and spend four minutes chatting before moving on to next date www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Drew & Mik (from Babyshambles) Acoustic Set, Eric’s, 8pm, £12.50, 0151 236 9994, www.ericslive.com

The Jim Jones Revue, O2 Academy, 7pm, £11, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

The Hollies - 50 Years On, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £23-£29, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com Eduardo Niebla, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789. Passionate flamenco from the formidable flamenco-jazz guitar virtuoso www.liverpoolphil.com Asbestos Popcorn, Zanzibar Club, 7.45pm, 0151 707 0633. With special guests www.thezanzibarclub.com

Spring Celebrity Concert, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £5-£10, 0151 907 8360. The Highfield Male Voice Choir with the Liverpool Harmonic Gospel Choir www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 3pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 5pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Marc Kenny, Cavern Pub, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 8pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org Letz Zep, Cavern Live Lounge, 8pm, £10. Tribute to Led Zeppelin www.cavernclub.org The Grace, Cavern Pub, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Rockits, Cavern Club, 10pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org Buddy Holly & Roy Orbison, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception. Tribute night www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

of the history of the Count and asks the question...Is the vampire still alive or is he out for the count? www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Proscenophobia, Little Theatre Southport, 7.45pm, £8-£9.25, 01704 530 521. The action of this clever whodunit takes place in the dressingroom of a provincial theatre during the performance of a thriller www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk

Comedy Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £15, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Tom Stade along with Steve Gribbin and Daliso Chaponda, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £10-£15, 0151 227 5946. MC Ste Porter introduces Daliso Chaponda along with Tom Stade and Steve Gribbin, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Hot Water Comedy Club - 2nd Birthday Show, Envi, 7pm, £2.50£4, 0777 211 2344. 24 acts doing three minutes of quickfire comedy each www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

47 ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details)

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) An Exhibition by Maggie Valerio, View Two Gallery (see 5th April for details) John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk

Family Titanic storytelling, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Welly Waddle, Speke Hall Garden and Estate, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 427 7231. Family fun using trails to explore the grounds and gardens. ‘Welly Wanging’ in the Moat Garden, with daily prizes for the longest distance thrown. Normal admission charges apply spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk Easter Treasure Hunt, Alt Park Huyton, 1pm-3pm, FREE, 0151 443 2431. Use your map to hunt down clues, solve the puzzle and claim your Easter surprise www.knowsley.gov.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 2pm-3.30pm, FREE. Landscape and Heritage Tour, suitable for all the family. No need to book 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details) Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk

Sports & Leisure Ladies’ Day, Aintree Racecourse, 10am, £18-£169, 0844 579 3001. Feature races include the John Smith’s Melling Steeple Chase and the John Smith’s Topham Chase. First race 2pm www.aintree.co.uk Wheels for All, Walton Hall Park, 10am-2pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk

Other Events Breakfast and Bubbles, Alma de Cuba, 8.30am-12.30am, £35, 0151 702 7394. Breakfast, bubbles and return transport to Aintree race day, limited availability www.alma-de-cuba.com

Dishes from RMS Titanic, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 11am6.30pm, £30, 0151 666 0000. Commemorate the extraordinary journey of the most famous Ship to ever set sail by sampling authentic dishes from the 10 course menu that was served up on the Titanic’s ill fated last days - to book call 0151 630 4888 www.floralpavilion.com Germaine Greer - Forty Years of Feminism and Fun, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 8pm, £14-£16, £0151 666 0000. A unique chance to hear the inside story of what fun Greer has had as a feminist icon and academic and an opportunity to ask questions www.floralpavilion.com Book Fair, Bluecoat, 10.30am-5pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324, www.thebluecoat.org.uk Central Library Reading Group, Bluecoat, 6pm-8pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324. Monthly meeting for book lovers - hosted at the Bluecoat while the library is being refurbished. New members welcome. For further information: helen.gustafson@yahoo. co.uk www.thebluecoat.org.uk The Black-E Charity Ghost Hunt, The Black-E, 8pm-3am, £39, 0151 709 5109. Fundraising for Clatterbridge. Event vigils include Table Tipping, Glass Divination, Dowsing, Ouiji Board and full use of equipment. All activities supervised by psychic mediums and paranormal investigators. Book online or call 0870 3122 332 www.theblack-e.co.uk The Waterloo Farmers Market and Food Fayre, Old Christ Church Waterloo, 10.30am-3pm, FREE, 0151 649 0401, www.oldchristchurch.tripod.com Crosby Festival of Music & Dancing including Speech & Drama, The Civic Crosby, 10am, 2pm & 6pm, £2, 0151 924 2599. Crosby Festival provides a stage for both young and old to perform their chosen art. Each competitor is given a free adjudication from recognized adjudicators to help improve their skills. Dancing classes on these dates www.seftonarts.co.uk Recreation of RMS Titanic: Tribute to the Grand National, Adelphi Hotel, £65. 3 course meal with host Radio City First Officer Phil Cooper and entertainment from Jamie Sutherland and Sean Styles and Guest Speaker Bob Champion. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com

SATURDAY 14TH Music

Above & Beyond Group Therapy Tour, O2 Academy, 9pm, £17.50, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Delilah, O2 Academy, 7pm, £9, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Thespians, Eric’s, 8pm, £5, 0151 236 9994. Plus Bad Pennys www.ericslive.com This Sporting Life, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789. RLPO captained by Carl Davis, tackles ‘Music inspired by sport’ www.liverpoolphil.com Eduardo Niebla, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789. Passionate flamenco from the formidable flamenco-jazz guitar virtuoso www.liverpoolphil.com Cave Birds, Zanzibar Club, 7.45pm, £5, 0151 707 0633. With special guests Foniks www.thezanzibarclub.com Juan Zelada, LEAF, 7.30pm, £5, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Jess Gasgoine, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk The Searchers, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £18.50, 0151 666 0000, www.floralpavilion.com Martin Carthy, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 8pm, £11-£13, 0151 666 0000. Floral Folk Night www.floralpavilion.com The Real Thing, The Brindley Runcorn, 8pm, £16-£18, 0151 907 8360, www.brindley.halton.gov.uk The Sinking of the Titanic, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Performed by the a.P.A.t.T Orchestra www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Rockin’ Saturday Session, Cavern Club, 2.30pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 4.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 6.30pm, £2/£4 after 8pm www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa, Cavern Pub, 7pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Cave Dwellers, Cavern Club, 9pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org Saturday with the Beatles, Cavern Live Lounge, 9pm, £12. The Cavern Club Beatles www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa Band, Cavern Club, 11.45pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org Rod Stewart Experience, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787

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1866. Price includes champagne reception. Tribute night with live band and top comedian www.thegreenroomliverpool.com Flint Male Voice Choir, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £8, 0151 643 8757. With guest soprano Angela Rowley www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk The Crunched, The Swinging Arm Birkenhead, 7pm, FREE, 0151 666 1666, www.theswingingarm.co.uk

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Ladies Day, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £7-£15, 01744 756 000. Katie Tracey’s critically acclaimed play following a no holds barred outing to Aintree www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com Death of a Lady (The Sinking of The Titanic), The Lantern Theatre, £6-£8, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk A Passion for Evil, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 703 0000. In this piece of chilling theatre John Burns strips away the myth of the man they called The Beast www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Everyman, The Lantern Theatre, 8.30pm, £10, 0151 703 0000. The story of Patrick McGoohan - The Prisoner www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Proscenophobia, Little Theatre Southport, 7.45pm, £8-£9.25, 01704 530 521. The action of this clever whodunit takes place in the dressingroom of a provincial theatre during the performance of a thriller www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk

Comedy Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Ste Porter introduces Daliso Chaponda along with Tom Stade and Steve Gribbin, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Tom Stade along with Steve Gribbin and Daliso Chaponda, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

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Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £18, 0151 702 5834. Compere Dave Twentyman with Benny Boot, Chris Stokes and Steve Harris, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Spotlight on the Titanic, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Resident demonstrator reveals the myths and facts surrounding the sinking www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Performance: Titanic - queen of the ocean, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An original musical retelling of the Titanic story by The Mersey Riggers www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Met. Opera: La Traviata, FACT, 6pm, £19.50-£25, 0871 902 5737. Screening from New York www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) An Exhibition by Maggie Valerio, View Two Gallery (see 5th April for details) John Pickles, The Gallery Stanhope Street (see 2nd April for details) Through Your Eyes, Huyton Gallery, 9.15am-5pm Mon & Fri, 9.15am-7pm Tues, Weds & Thurs, 10am-1pm Sat, FREE, 0151 443 5617. A photographic exhibition celebrating Stockbridge Village through the eyes of its residents www.knowsley.gov.uk Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Titanic crafts, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An afternoon of creative fun inspired by the world’s most famous ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Now you see them, now you don’t, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Nell the animal expert will be roaming the gallery telling tales of times gone by www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Model magic workshop, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Wildflower Planting, Birkenhead Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE. Meet at the Visitor Centre and walk to the wildflower meadow, booking essential on 0151 327 5923 Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details) Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk

Sports & Leisure Grand National Day, Aintree Racecourse, 10am, £20-£220, 0844 579 3001. First race 1.45pm www.aintree.co.uk The Big Bang: Bellow vs. McIntosh, Echo Arena, 6.30pm, £30-£80, 0844 8000 400. Coldwell Boxing presents British light-heavyweight title clash www.echoarena.com Capoeira Club, International Slavery Museum, 10am-12pm, FREE. Brazilian martial art, ring 0151 478 4456 to register your interest www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Park Run, Princes Park, 9am10.30am, FREE. 5k run, register online www.parkrun.org.uk Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am-11am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 11am-1pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk

49 Other Events Breakfast and Bubbles, Alma de Cuba, 8.30am-12.30am, £35, 0151 702 7394. Breakfast, bubbles and return transport to Aintree race day, limited availability www.alma-de-cuba.com Dishes from RMS Titanic, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 11am6.30pm, £30, 0151 666 0000. Commemorate the extraordinary journey of the most famous Ship to ever set sail by sampling authentic dishes from the 10 course menu that was served up on the Titanic’s ill fated last days - to book call 0151 630 4888 www.floralpavilion.com Screen Writing Taster Session, Bluecoat, 11am, £3-£4, 0151 702 5324. Professional screen writer Marc Gee, and author of the screen play for the film ‘Al’s Lads’, gives a unique insight into the world of the screen writer, places limited so book early www.thebluecoat.org.uk Book Fair, Bluecoat, 10.30am-5pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324, www.thebluecoat.org.uk An Evening to Mark the Centenary Loss of the Titanic, Liverpool Bridewell, 7.30pm, £4, 0151 708 6861. Join Waterstones in spending an evening with two authors who know much about this fascinating subject. Q&A session with the audience and chance to get a signed copy of the books Crosby Festival of Music & Dancing including Speech & Drama, The Civic Crosby, 10am, 2pm & 6pm, £2, 0151 924 2599. Crosby Festival provides a stage for both young and old to perform their chosen art. Each competitor is given a free adjudication from recognized adjudicators to help improve their skills. Dancing classes on these dates www.seftonarts.co.uk A Titanic Murder Mystery Evening, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 7pm, £35. Plot inspired by true events that took place on that fateful trip. Enjoy a silver service 3 course meal in the Old Library. Be entertained by the award-winning professional actors. As you eat your meal the characters in turn will take a seat at your table, feel free to quiz them. The table who can deduce ‘Who Done It’ wins a bottle of wine. Music and a late (pay) bar follows. Tickets limited to guarantee a place call 0151 228 6445 www.croxteth.co.uk Knowsley Safari Workshop and Experience, Knowsley Safari Park, 8.45am-4pm, £159, 0151 426 8088. Presented by Wild Arena. Begins with extended session photographing the

pride of lions with unique access to the Lion, Tiger and Hunting Dogs. Sessions with Giraffe, Meerkat, Otters, Baboon, Bison, White Rhino, Buffalo, Elephants and more. Suitable for all levels of experience, Wild Arena guide on hand all day. Tea/ coffee on arrival and lunch provided. Book online at www.wildarena.com Antiquarian and Secondhand Book Fair, Haydock Park Racecourse, 10am-4pm, £1. For more info call 01942 402 623 www.haydock-park.co.uk Merseyside Woodturners, The Old Boathouse Calderstones Park, 11am-4pm, FREE. The woodturners exhibition and demonstration is open for visitors, for anyone wishing to start woodturning or improve their skills Crafts in the Coach House, Royden Park Frankby, 10am-4pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. Hand made crafts produced by members of the Peninsular Arts and Crafts Association, all items are for sale midwirralrangers@wirral.gov.uk

meal with host Capt Smith and entertainment from Colin Gibson as Nat King Cole, Ken Morrell as Gene Pitney and Asa Murphy and his Swing Band. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com

SUNDAY 15TH Music

The Sunshine Underground, O2 Academy, 7pm, £11, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Simone Felice Group, The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £12.50, 0151 324 1723, www.thekazimier.co.uk Sea of Bees & Stealing Sheep, LEAF, 7.30pm, £8.50, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Ricky’s Country Special, The Green Room, 2pm, £10, 0870 787 1866, www.thegreenroomliverpool.com Madison, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

The Quangos, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Wirral Farmers’ Market, New Ferry Village Hall Grove Street, 9am-1pm, FREE, 0151 643 1393, www.wirralfarmersmarket.co.uk

Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org

Titanic Walking Tour, 12pm-1pm, £5, One hour tour taking in many of the city centre locations associated with Titanic and the White Star Line. Meeting point: Memorial to the Heroes of the Marine Engine Room, St. Nicholas Place, Finishing Point: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock. Book online at www.liverpooltourguideservices01. web.officelive.com/titanic Murder on The Titanic, Adelphi Hotel, 7pm, £35. Murder Mystery Evening. 3 course meal served to the background music of a live string quartet. Professional actors will stage the evening. Dress Black Tie. For tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com Recreation of RMS Titanic: Disaster Strikes the Titanic, Adelphi Hotel, £60. 3 course

The Shakers Sunday Show, Cavern Club, 7pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Xander & The Peace Pirates, Cavern Pub, 10pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Anna Corroran, Alma de Cuba, 7pm, FREE, 0151 702 7394. Live music from talented singer/songwriter performing a mixture of classic and original material on the piano www.alma-de-cuba.com

Theatre & Dance Ladies Day, St Helens Theatre Royal, 6pm, £13-£15, 01744 756 000. Katie Tracey’s critically acclaimed play following a no holds barred outing to Aintree www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

Comedy Hot Water Comedy Club - Not Water, Envi, 7pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts weekly open mic night www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk F:Rated Comedy Club, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 8pm, £10 or £20 with meal, 0151 666 0000. MC Dominic Woodward with Paul Rickets and John Robins www.floralpavilion.com

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Mike McCartney’s Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Age of the Dinosaur, World Museum (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Art Books of Henri Matisse, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) The Living and the Dead: Paintings and sculpture by John Kirby, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Anything to declare?, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Hear Val’s tale of her first holiday abroad which ended in tears for one of her daughter’s friends www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Performance: Tall tales of a Titanic survivor, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. The story of Charles Joughin who worked as a baker on board the fated liner www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Spotlight on the Titanic, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Resident demonstrator reveals the myths and facts surrounding the sinking www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

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Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) A Night To Remember, FACT, 3pm, £6-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) Platform, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Family Dino Jolly Trolley: crafts for kids, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Volunteer-led dino-crafting activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Horsey, horsey, Walker Art Gallery, 10am-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. To mark the Grand National join in designing jockey silks www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Rummage, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Come and search our ship to see if you can spot any signs of smuggling www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic workshop: Hold the front page!, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Help our editor create the front page of a newspaper reporting the disaster www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Oliver Twist, FACT, 11.30am, £3, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk Miniature Railway, Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE (weather permitting) Croxteth Hall Easter Egg Hunt, Croxteth Hall and Country Park (see 1st April for details)

Donkey Rides, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 12pm-4pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional donkey rides, small charge www.croxteth.co.uk Sharlands’ Childrens Funfair, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am5pm, 0151 233 6930. Traditional funfair rides aimed at 12 and under www.croxteth.co.uk Spring Celebration, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 12pm4pm, FREE, 0151 738 1913. Various activities including cookery, crafts, tea, brewing, making herb bath salts, food from a square metre and more www.nwc.org.uk

Sports & Leisure Tennis for Free, Birkenhead Park, 10am-12pm, FREE. All coaching and equipment provided for free. Parents encouraged to stay and learn how to play with their children. Under 8s 10am-11am, 9-15s and adults 11am12pm www.wirral.gov.uk Croxteth Park Aintree Diabetes 10k Run, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am, £8-£10 entry fee. For registration call 0151 529 6256, register by 10th April. All profits go to Diabetes Research at Aintree Hospital www.croxteth.co.uk Mersey Tigers v Prestige Homes MK Lions, Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, 5pm, £5-£10, 0151 203 3443, www.merseytigers.com

Other Events Capstans Bazaar -Arts and Crafts Market, LEAF,12pm-5pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Dishes from RMS Titanic, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 11am3.30pm, £30, 0151 666 0000. Commemorate the extraordinary journey of the most famous Ship to ever set sail by sampling authentic dishes from the 10 course menu that was served up on the Titanic’s ill fated last days - to book call 0151 630 4888 www.floralpavilion.com Clock and Watch Exhibition, Haydock Park Racecourse, 10am-4pm, £2.50-£5. For more info call 01942 402 623 www.haydock-park.co.uk Easter Activities, Birkenhead Park, 2pm-3.30pm, FREE. The Lakes of Birkenhead Park - Find out about the three lakes in the Park and look for signs of birds nesting on this Ranger led guided walk. No need to book 0151 652 5197 birkenheadpark@wirral.gov.uk

Crafts in the Coach House, Royden Park Frankby, 10am-4pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. Hand made crafts produced by members of the Peninsular Arts and Crafts Association, all items are for sale midwirralrangers@wirral.gov.uk Recreation of RMS Titanic: Commemoration Night, Adelphi Hotel, £40. 3 course meal with host First Officer B.J Lawson and entertainment to remember those locally who lost their lives on the Titanic, The Mersey Beatles. During the evening the donated Titanic memorabilia will be auctioned off for the Imagine Appeal. For info on times and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com Ferry Crossing, 3pm, £22. Titanic Promotions have chartered a Mersey Ferry crossing and will be renaming it the Carpathia in honour of the ship that rescued the survivors, setting off 8 rockets and casting wreaths into the River. A short sermon will be given by Cannon Paul Nener from St. Nicholas Church. The Titanic string quartet and the Mersey Riggers will provide requiem and sombre music for the occasion. For more info and tickets contact Peter Rastall on 0151 722 5352 or 07885 286 491 or purchase from Adelphi every Friday between 4pm & 6.30pm www.titanicpromotions.com Car Bootle, Stanley Road/Trinity Road Bootle, 6am, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Liverpool Car Boot Sale www.carbootle.co.uk

MONDAY 16TH Music

One Night Only, O2 Academy, 7pm, £10, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Ian Prowse Monday Club, Cavern Pub, 8pm, FREE. Original songs and interesting covers www.cavernclub.org Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

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Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Floral Tea Dance, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 1.30pm-3.30pm, £5, 0151 666 0000. Price includes tea/coffee and biscuits www.floralpavilion.com Hormonal Housewives, Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, 7.30pm, £15, 0844 871 3021, www.atgtickets.com Death of a Lady (The Sinking of The Titanic), The Lantern Theatre, £6-£8, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Proscenophobia, Little Theatre Southport, 7.45pm, £8-£9.25, 01704 530 521. The action of this clever whodunit takes place in the dressingroom of a provincial theatre during the performance of a thriller www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk

Comedy Doug Stanhope, Liverpool Philharmonic, 8pm, £20-£26, 0151 709 3789. Stand-up comic whose material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism www.liverpoolphil.com

51 Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

TUESDAY 17TH

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

We Are In The Crowd, O2 Academy, 7pm, £10, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

An American Werewolf in London/The Thing Double Bill, FACT, 8pm, £12-£13, 0871 902 5737. Film (15) www.fact.co.uk

Halfway To Paradise - The Billy Fury Story, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £19.50-£25.50, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Johnny Sands’ Out of the Bedroom, LEAF, 8.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Open mic night www.thisisleaf.co.uk

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral, 8.30am-5.30pm, FREE, www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details)

Sports & Leisure Orienteering, Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, 6.30pm, FREE, 0151 934 2079. Children are welcome, if accompanied by a responsible adult www.active-sefton.co.uk

Other Events Chess Club, LEAF, 8pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Bring your own board or hire one from the bar and put your best rook forward www.thisisleaf.co.uk LMJU Architecture Society 3XN, The Art and Design Academy Duckinfield St, 6pm, £3-£4, A.L.Brindley@2009.lmju.ac.uk Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

Music

Parr Jazz, Studio2 Parr Street, 8pm, FREE, 0151 707 3727 Jazz and Open Mic www.parrstreet.co.uk Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 8.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Gary Murphy Band, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance I Dreamed A Dream, Liverpool Empire, 7.30pm, £15-£35, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Illyria, Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 7.45pm, £4-£6, 0151 709 4776. Presented by Young Everyman Playhouse www.everymanplayhouse.com Much Ado About Wenlock, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £8-£10, 0844 873 2888. A captivating comedy celebrating the Olympic Games’ unlikely UK roots www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk The Tragical Past and Mysterious Present of Sodem Hall, The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £5, 0151 324 1723, www.thekazimier.co.uk. Impropriety Theatre Company present a six part weekly improvised soap opera of Dickensian delights - started 27th March Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Guys and Dolls, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 907 8360. Presented by The Zodiac www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Proscenophobia, Little Theatre Southport, 7.45pm, £8-£9.25, 01704 530 521. The action of this clever whodunit takes place in the dressingroom of a provincial theatre during the performance of a thriller www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Comedy

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

Rawhide Raw, Baa Bar, 8pm, £3, 0870 787 1866. With compere Sam Avery, two of the best new acts on the circuit and six newcomers www.simplytickets.ticketsolve.com

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Introductory tour, Walker Art Gallery, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Focusing on the history of the gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Tour: An Age of Confidence, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136. With curators from English Heritage www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) ROH. Live: Rigoletto, FACT, 7.15pm, £13-£15, 0871 902 5737, www.fact.co.uk Demons, FACT, 9pm, £7.50-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (18) www.fact.co.uk

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

LOWDOWN APRIL

Spring Walk for Health, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 10.30am-12pm, FREE. Join the Friends of Court Hey Park for a healthy leisurely walk around the park. Meet at the Friends room at 10.30am. For more info call 0151 443 3114 www.nwc.org.uk

Other Events Craft and Collectors Fair, The Civic Crosby, 10am-4pm, FREE, 0151 928 1919, www.seftonarts.co.uk Growing On, Clarke Gardens Woolton, 10.30am-4.30pm, FREE. Regular opportunity to set out a nursery area in the old Walled Garden - learn some new skills and meet people, book in with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers at website above www.btcv.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 18TH Music

Alyssa Reid, O2 Academy, 7pm, £8, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Revolution, O2 Academy, 10.30pm-2.30am, £2.50, 0844 477 2000. Pop Punk, Metal, Hardcore Party every Wednesday www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Theatre & Dance I Dreamed A Dream, Liverpool Empire, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £15-£35, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Illyria, Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 7.45pm, £4-£6, 0151 709 4776. Presented by Young Everyman Playhouse www.everymanplayhouse.com Much Ado About Wenlock, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £8-£10, 0844 873 2888. A captivating comedy celebrating the Olympic Games’ unlikely UK roots www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk In the Dust, Rose Theatre Edge Hill University, 7.30pm, £8-£10, 01695 584 480. 2faced Dance Company bring you a triple bill of darkly explosive breakinfused contemporary dance www.edgehill.ac.uk Death of a Lady (The Sinking of The Titanic), The Lantern Theatre, £6-£8, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Guys and Dolls, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 907 8360. Presented by The Zodiac www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Ensemble 10/10 - Pathfinders, The Cornerstone LHU Creative Campus, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 709 3789. Master craftsmen from different generations and different languages are showcased in this concert www.liverpoolphil.com

The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Youth Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk

Ian Anderson, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £25.50£34.50, 0151 709 3789. The flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull www.liverpoolphil.com

Jim Moray, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 709 3789. Past winner of Best Newcomer and Best Album at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards www.liverpoolphil.com RLPO Lunchtime Concert Series, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 12.30pm, £4, 0151 666 0000. All Around The Bass www.floralpavilion.com Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Tea Dance, The Civic Crosby, 1pm4pm, £1.50, 0151 928 1919. Enjoy Latin, Ballroom and Popular sequence whilst being entertained by Dave and his music. Price includes tea, coffee and biscuits www.seftonarts.co.uk

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Object opinion service, Museum of Liverpool, 2pm-4pm, FREE. Take along an object you would like to know more about and ask a Museum curator about it. Booking essential on 0151 478 4063 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Portable Antiquities Scheme, Museum of Liverpool, 2pm-4pm, FREE. Take your archaeological finds to the Museum, booking essential on 0151 478 4063 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Talk: Getting to know your museum, Museum of Liverpool, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. Tour the galleries and find out more about the displays and facilities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Introductory tour, Walker Art Gallery, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Focusing on the history of the gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Introduction to the gallery, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 11am & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Anonymous, Studio Theatre Edge Hill University, 7.30pm, £2.50-£3, 01695 584 480. Film (12A) www.edgehill.ac.uk The Terminator, FACT, 6.30pm, £5-£6, 0871 902 5737. Film (15) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Other Events Spotify Wednesdays, LEAF, 8pm10pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Create a playlist while enjoying a cuppa www.thisisleaf.co.uk Planting demonstrations and lunch, Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Burscough, 12.30pm-4.30pm, £20. Spend an afternoon with Jacqueline Iddon and Alan Foxhall watching planting demonstrations and enjoy a two course lunch in the Mere Side Cafe, also guided tour of Martin Mere. Book in advance on 01704 895 181 or email info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk Merseyside Woodturners, The Old Boathouse Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE. The woodturners exhibition and demonstration is open for visitors, for anyone wishing to start woodturning or improve their skills Fox Street Car Boot Sale/Flea Market, Fox Street off Great Homer Street, 9am-2pm, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Charity Boot Sale raising funds for The Safe & Dry www.carbootle.co.uk

THURSDAY 19TH Music

Lostprophets, O2 Academy, 7pm, £22.50, 0844 477 2000, www. o2academyliverpool.co.uk

53 Liverpool Introduces, O2 Academy, 7pm, £5, 0844 477 2000. Final of music talent competition to perform at Speke Hall Concerts www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Greg Holden, Eric’s, 8pm, £7, 0151 236 9994. Plus special guests Seamus McLoughlin, Tibi & Her Cello and Ogo www.ericslive.com Christiaan Webb, LEAF, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 707 7747. With guests Joshua Cole and Zoe Devlin www.thisisleaf.co.uk Singin’ In The Rain, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £18-£20, 0151 666 0000. Wallasey Operatic Society present an energetic musical comedy www.floralpavilion.com Josh Goddard, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE/£3 after 8pm www.cavernclub.org JAR Music Live, Cavern Live Lounge, 8pm, £7. Avantgarde night www.cavernclub.org Madison, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Beatles Tribute Night, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2.50/£3 www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance I Dreamed A Dream, Liverpool Empire, 7.30pm, £15-£35, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 1.30pm & 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Illyria, Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 7.45pm, £4-£6, 0151 709 4776. Presented by Young Everyman Playhouse www.everymanplayhouse.com Shutterland, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £8-£10, 0844 873 2888. Rhum and Clay’s Edinburgh smash hit blends absurdist humour with innovative physical theatre www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Death of a Lady (The Sinking of The Titanic), The Lantern Theatre, £6-£8, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Guys and Dolls, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 907 8360. Presented by The Zodiac www.brindley.halton.gov.uk The Dixie Dean Story, Floral Hall Southport, 7.30pm, £16, 0844 871 3021, www.atgtickets.com The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Youth Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Talk: Wirral architecture, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st Proscenophobia, Little Theatre April for details) Southport, 7.45pm, £8-£9.25, 01704 530 521. The action of this clever Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April whodunit takes place in the dressing- for details) room of a provincial theatre during In The Window featuring Deidre the performance of a thriller Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk (see 1st April for details)

Comedy Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Buy one ticket get one free. Compere Mark Olver with Steve Shanyaski, Debra Jane Appleby and Jamie Sutherland, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 10am-2pm & 4pm-6pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk Run in England, Birkenhead Park, 6pm-6.45pm, to book call 0151 653 1324. Beginners/improvers. Meet at Birkenhead 6th Form College www.wirral.gov.uk

Other Events Jelly Liverpool, LEAF, 9am-5pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. If you work from home, liven your day with Tea Cake and Jelly Liverpool www.thisisleaf.co.uk Drama and Acting for Absolute Beginners, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 1pm-3pm, £3, 0151 666 0000. A 10 week introduction to acting and drama - started on 8th March www.floralpavilion.com Balsam Bashing, Dibbinsdale Local Nature Reserve Bromborough, 10am3pm, FREE. Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Wirral Ranger Service need your help to get rid of Himalayan Balsam this Spring, which is not native to the UK and smothers our native plants and riverbanks, forcing out local wildlife. Meet at the Rangers Office, bring some waterproofs, wellies and a pair of gloves. For more info call Lyn on 01948 820 728 Get Crafty, Hoylake Library, 2pm, FREE, 0151 632 2754. Offering a chance to try your hand at cardmaking with bite size sessions for beginners and more experienced crafters, refreshments served hoylake@wirral-libraries.net A Taste of Honey, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 1pm3pm, FREE, 0151 738 1913. Try different types of honey, learn about ways to encourage bees and plant up a bee friendly herb to take home and use. Drop in any time www.nwc.org.uk

The Artist, The Brindley Runcorn, 1.30pm, £3.50, 0151 907 8360. Film (PG) www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

FRIDAY 20TH

Music

They’re Coming To Get You Barbara, O2 Academy, 7pm, £6, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

LOWDOWN APRIL

Electro80s, Eric’s, 8pm, £7, 0151 236 9994. Tribute band recreating songs originally performed by Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, The Human League, John Foxx, Kraftwerk and more. www.ericslive.com Chamber, The Capstone Theatre, 7.30pm, £8-£10, 0151 709 3789. Featuring a stellar line-up comprised of the UK’s finest jazz and string players www.thecapstonetheatre.com Latin Quarter, LEAF, 8pm, £8, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk DASH DJ, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Singin’ In The Rain, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £18-£20, 0151 666 0000. Wallasey Operatic Society present an energetic musical comedy www.floralpavilion.com Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 3pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 5pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Marc Kenny, Cavern Pub, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 8pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org Sinnerboy, Cavern Live Lounge, 8pm, £10. Tribute to Rory Gallagher www.cavernclub.org The Grace, Cavern Pub, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Rockits, Cavern Club, 10pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org The Magic Hat Ensemble, The Brindley Runcorn, 8pm, £8, 0151 907 8360. Exciting virtuoso Jazz group www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Recital - Howard Wong, Melling Tithebarn, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 526 4992. Baritone Howard Wong has performed at The Royal Opera House and The Wigmore Hall www.mellingtithebarn.org.uk A Night of Dirty Dancing -The Tribute Show, The Civic Crosby, 7.30pm, £13-£15, 0151 928 1919, www.anightofdirtydancing.com

Theatre & Dance I Dreamed A Dream, Liverpool Empire, 7.30pm, £19.50-£39, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com

Illyria, Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 7.45pm, £4-£6, 0151 709 4776. Presented by Young Everyman Playhouse www.everymanplayhouse.com Dust, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 703 0000. Set in Arthur Scargill’s grace and favour flat in London, the show opens with the news that Maggie Thatcher has died. A visit from one of Scargill’s old comrades sets in motion an unleashing of memories and emotions interconnecting the past with present consequences www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Salsa Libre, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 8.15pm, £7, 0151 666 0000. Welcomes all dancers whatever your experience (basic beginner’s class from 8.15-8.45, then improver’s class until 9.30 and social dancing until 12.30) www.floralpavilion.com Tales of the Anfield Legends, Floral Hall Southport, 7.30pm, £16, 0844 871 3021, www.atgtickets.com Guys and Dolls, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 907 8360. Presented by The Zodiac www.brindley.halton.gov.uk The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Youth Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk Proscenophobia, Little Theatre Southport, 7.45pm, £8-£9.25, 01704 530 521. The action of this clever whodunit takes place in the dressingroom of a provincial theatre during the performance of a thriller www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk A Night of Dirty Dancing -The Tribute Show, The Civic Crosby, 7.30pm, £13-£15, 0151 928 1919, www.seftonarts.co.uk

Comedy Robin Ince, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £12, 0844 873 2888. Ince continues his comic exploration of the human condition www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Mick Miller plus FREAK OUT, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception www.thegreenroomliverpool.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £10-£15, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Andre Vincent along with Danny McLoughlin and Caimh McDonnell, tickets with meal also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £15, 0151 227 5946. MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Caimh McDonnell along with Danny McLoughlin and Andre Vincent, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Compere Mark Olver with Steve Shanyaski, Mark Maier and Jamie Sutherland, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk Hot Water Comedy Club - Whose Headline?, Envi, 7pm, £2.50-£5, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts weekly competition night www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Talk: Evidence of Titanic, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 11am, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An opportunity to find out more about the original documents related to the sinking www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Screening with subtitles: Sense and Sensibility, Sudley House, 1pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 724 3245. To celebrate 200 years since Jane Austen’s first novel was published; join Sudley for a screening of the 1995 adaptation www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Sea - A Collection of Work by Andrew Lewis, dot-art showroom Castle St (see 2nd April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens, 10am-5pm, FREE, 01744 22766. Celebrating the diverse range of student work from the BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting degree programme delivered by St. Helens College www.worldofglass.com

55 Sports & Leisure Wheels for All, Walton Hall Park, 10am-2pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk Mersey Tigers v Glasgow Rocks, Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, 7.30pm, £5-£10, 0151 203 3443, www.merseytigers.com

Other Events Liverpool Astronomical Society: Radio Imaging Of Exploding Stars, The Friends Meeting House School Lane, 7pm, FREE. Guest speaker: Dr Tim O’Brien from Jodrell Bank, Manchester University www.liverpoolas.org Food from a Square Metre, National Wildflower Centre Knowsley, 9.30am-12pm, FREE, 0151 738 1913. Learn how to grow your own food from as little as a square metre of soil. Drop in any time www.nwc.org.uk

SATURDAY 21ST Music

Bombay Bicycle Club, Mountford Hall LGOS, 7pm, SOLD OUT, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk The Smyths, O2 Academy, 6.30pm, £10, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Sound Of Guns, O2 Academy, 7pm, £8.50, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk John Wilson’s Yeomen of the Guard, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789. Semi-staged performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s best-loved comedy www.liverpoolphil.com Modern Faces, Eric’s, 8pm, £5, 0151 236 9994, www.ericslive.com The Songbook Sessions, Zanzibar Club, 7.45pm, £4, 0151 707 0633. With Bird, Donja Vines, 10Bs, Secret Garden Gathering, Katrine Stenbeck Band, Laura James and David Kenny www.thezanzibarclub.com

Richard Batty and David Goss www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

7.30pm, £15.50-£17.50, 0844 871 3021, www.atgtickets.com

Bee Gees plus Stevie Riks, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception. Tribute to The Bee Gees www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Guys and Dolls, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 907 8360. Presented by The Zodiac www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Singin’ In The Rain, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £18£20, 0151 666 0000. Wallasey Operatic Society present an energetic musical comedy www.floralpavilion.com Unforgettable - The Hits of the 50s and 60s, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £16-£18, 01744 756 000, www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com Dennis Locorriere, The Citadel St Helens, 8pm, £18-£20, 01744 735 436, www.citadel.org.uk Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Rockin’ Saturday Session, Cavern Club, 2.30pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 4.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 6.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa, Cavern Pub, 7pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Cave Dwellers, Cavern Club, 9pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org Saturday with the Beatles, Cavern Live Lounge, 9pm, £12. The Cavern Club Beatles www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa Band, Cavern Club, 11.45pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance I Dreamed A Dream, Liverpool Empire, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £19.50-£39, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 2pm & 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Illyria, Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 7.45pm, £4-£6, 0151 709 4776. Presented by Young Everyman Playhouse www.everymanplayhouse.com

Jess Gasgoine, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk

Dust, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £12-£14, 0151 703 0000. Set in Arthur Scargill’s grace and favour flat in London, the show opens with the news that Maggie Thatcher has died. A visit from one of Scargill’s old comrades sets in motion an unleashing of memories and emotions interconnecting the past with present consequences www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Acoustic Night, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £6, 0844 873 2888. The Midnight Ramble, Megan Thomas,

Rainy Days and Mondays: The Carpenters Story, Southport Theatre & Convention Centre,

Ian Prowse & Amsterdam, The Kazimier, 7pm, £14, 0151 324 1723, www.thekazimier.co.uk Kyla La Grange, LEAF, 7.30pm, £6, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk

Tour: Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Walker Art Gallery, 1pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

Performance: Tall tales of a Titanic survivor, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. The story of Charles Joughin who worked as a baker on board the fated liner www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Comedy

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Patrick Monahan, The Brindley Runcorn, 8pm, £10, 0151 907 8360. Award-winning stand-up comedian www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Andre Vincent along with Danny McLoughlin and Caimh McDonnell, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Tour: Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 11am & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Caimh McDonnell along with Danny McLoughlin and Andre Vincent, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £18, 0151 702 5834. Compere Mark Olver with Steve Shanyaski, Mark Maier and Jamie Sutherland, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

Hot Water Comedy Club - Boiling Point, Envi, 6.45pm, £4-£8, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts Saturday night show, featuring some of the best comedy talent in the UK www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

Arts

The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details)

Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Gallery highlights tour, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-12pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details)

LOWDOWN APRIL

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Family Sea Odyssey - Giant Spectacular, Route TBC. The world’s greatest street theatre company, Royal De Luxe will bring their Little Girl Giant to Liverpool. Check www.giantspectacular.com for route confirmation Stanley Park Festival, Stanley Park Anfield. Celebrating Giant Spectacular’s arrival in North Liverpool - Food & Drink Festival, live music, family activity zone and children’s play area. Details to follow, check www.stanleyparkfestival.com Labyrinths, World Museum, 11am4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Join staff and students from JMU to build a labyrinth in the museum www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Minotaur mazes and masks, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Find out the difference between a maze and a labyrinth and make a minotaur mask to take home www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Mother Redcap, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. The infamous MR will captivate you with her tales of smuggling www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Sports & Leisure Capoeira Club, International Slavery Museum, 10am-12pm, FREE. Brazilian martial art, ring 0151 478 4456 to register your interest www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Park Run, Princes Park, 9am10.30am, FREE. 5k run, register online www.parkrun.org.uk Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am-11am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 11am-1pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk

Other Events William and Arthur, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 11am, £10-£15, 0151 709 3789. A look at the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert and Sullivan, part of ‘Discover The Classics Series’ www.liverpoolphil.com Printing onto Plaster with Tracy Hill, Bluecoat, 10am-2pm, £55-£65, 0151 702 5324. Bring in your etched plates to print onto plaster. The workshop runs over two mornings to allow for drying time. Not suitable for beginners www.thebluecoat.org.uk

Titanic storytelling, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Riverside Steam & Vintage Vehicle Rally, Riverside Holiday Park Southport, 10am-4pm, £3-£6 Under 11s FREE. 20+ full size steam engines, miniature steam engines, 500 classic and vintage vehicles including cars, trucks, tractors, motor bikes & military, beer tent, camping and touring pitches, children’s and vintage fair, donkey rides, crafts and demonstrations, trade stalls and food outlets. All proceeds in aid of local charities www.riversidesteamrally.co.uk

St George’s Family Fun Day, McGoldrick Park, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 443 3114. An afternoon of family fun including a dog show, fun fair, face painting and much more www.knowsley.gov.uk

Geodiversity Day, Flaybrick Cemetery Bidston, all day, FREE. A day of geodiversity activities suitable for the whole family. Learn about rock types and how they are created and try your hand at the newly produced RIGS Geodiversity Trail. Meet at Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm, no need to book. For further times and enquiries call 0151 653 9332 tamoshan@wirral.gov.uk

Excavations at Greasby, Greasby Library, 5pm, £2.50, 0151 677 5714. Ron Cowell gives an informative talk about Excavations at Greasby. Tickets need to be purchased in advance greasby@wirral-libraries.net

Customs cutters, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Make your own cutter in this workshop www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Weekend Club, Bridge Inn Community Farm Formby. Offering a wide range of new activities to try out at the farm including; Drama

Class, Physical Relaxation Class, Bird Watching, Course Fishing, Caring for Animals, Craft Sessions, Conservation, Jam Club, Floristry and Golf. Call 01704 830 303 for more info Titanic Walking Tour, 12pm-1pm, £5, One hour tour taking in many of the city centre locations associated with Titanic and the White Star Line. Meeting point: Memorial to the Heroes of the Marine Engine Room, St. Nicholas Place, Finishing Point: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock. Book online at www.liverpooltourguideservices01. web.officelive.com/titanic

SUNDAY 22ND

Theatre & Dance Smile 2012, Liverpool Empire, 6.30pm, £16, 0844 871 3017. A dance variety show with local talent from Liverpool and surrounding areas www.atgtickets.com

Comedy Hot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water, Envi, 7pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts weekly open mic night www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Music

Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details)

Drake, Echo Arena, 7.30pm, SOLD OUT, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com

Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

The Sunday Sessions, Zanzibar Club, 4.15pm, FREE, 0151 707 0633. Open mic plus booked artists hosted by Dave Owen with Samiran and special guests www.thezanzibarclub.com

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

54321, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

The Quangos, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Shakers Sunday Show, Cavern Club, 7pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Xander & The Peace Pirates, Cavern Pub, 10pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Liverpool Rocks, The Green Room, 2pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. An afternoon of pure Merseybeat www.thegreenroomliverpool.com Anna Corroran, Alma de Cuba, 7pm, FREE, 0151 702 7394. Live music from talented singer/songwriter performing a mixture of classic and original material on the piano www.alma-de-cuba.com Mold Town Concert Band - ‘Music to Put a Spring in Your Step!, Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm, FREE, 0151 726 2415, www.palmhouse.org.uk New York Standards Quartet, Royal Clifton Hotel Southport, 8pm, £10-£15, 01704 541 790. ‘Conceptually the NYSQ strives to develop its own language within the tradition of the standard jazz repertoire’

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Metropolis (Re-issue), FACT, 3pm, £6-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (PG) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Topophobia, Bluecoat (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

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57 Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Family Sea Odyssey - Giant Spectacular, Route TBC. The world’s greatest street theatre company, Royal De Luxe will bring their Little Girl Giant to Liverpool. Check www.giantspectacular.com for route confirmation Stanley Park Festival, Stanley Park Anfield. Celebrating Giant Spectacular’s arrival in North Liverpool - Food & Drink Festival, live music, family activity zone and children’s play area. Details to follow, check www.stanleyparkfestival.com Labyrinths, World Museum, 11am4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Join staff and students from JMU to build a labyrinth in the museum www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Minotaur mazes and masks, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Find out the difference between a maze and a labyrinth and make a minotaur mask to take home www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic crafts, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An afternoon of creative fun inspired by the world’s most famous ship www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic workshop: Hold the front page!, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Help our editor create the front page of a newspaper reporting the disaster www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Storytelling with customs, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Stories of the dangerous world of smuggling www. liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures 2D, FACT, 11.30am, £3, 0871 902 5737. Film (U) www.fact.co.uk

Century newspaper’ and ‘Cheshire Tithe map’ websites and family history info greasby@wirral-libraries.net

Car Bootle, Stanley Road/Trinity Road Bootle, 6am, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Liverpool Car Boot Sale www.carbootle.co.uk

Miniature Railway, Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE (weather permitting)

Sports & Leisure Tennis for Free, Birkenhead Park, 10am-12pm, FREE. All coaching and equipment provided for free. Parents encouraged to stay and learn how to play with their children. Under 8s 10am-11am, 9-15s and adults 11am12pm www.wirral.gov.uk ‘Chick Run’ 5k Fun Run, Birkenhead Park, 9am-4pm, £8-£15. Join the fast and fluffy for a 5k fancy dress fun run/ walk in aid of Clatterbridge Cancer Research. £15 adults (16 and over), £8 children (15 and under) All runners will get a chick costume when they register. Register at www.chickrun.org or call 0151 343 4300 Bluebell and Wildflower Walk, Eastham Country Park, 11am12.30pm, FREE, 0151 327 1007. See the spectacular display of native British Bluebells in all their glory and find out the difference between our own variety and the imported Spanish variety, booking essential jameslocke@wirral.gov.uk

Other Events Printing onto Plaster with Tracy Hill, Bluecoat, 10am-2pm, £55-£65, 0151 702 5324. Bring in your etched plates to print onto plaster. The workshop runs over two mornings to allow for drying time. Not suitable for beginners www.thebluecoat.org.uk Life Drawing, LEAF, 7pm-10pm, £9, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Riverside Steam & Vintage Vehicle Rally, Riverside Holiday Park Southport, 10am-4pm, £3-£6 Under 11s FREE. 20+ full size steam engines, miniature steam engines, 500 classic and vintage vehicles including cars, trucks, tractors, motor bikes & military, beer tent, camping and touring pitches, children’s and vintage fair, donkey rides, crafts and demonstrations, trade stalls and food outlets. All proceeds in aid of local charities www.riversidesteamrally.co.uk Local History Fair, Greasby Library, 10am, FREE, 0151 677 5714. Lots of local history stalls, local history walks by Jim O’Neill, local history info from Wirral Libraries, demonstrations of the ‘19th

MONDAY 23RD Music NKOTBSB - New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys, Echo Arena, 7.30pm, £40-£50, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com Simon Fowler, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 709 3789. Ocean Colour Scene frontman www.liverpoolphil.com Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Ian Prowse Monday Club, Cavern Pub, 8pm, FREE. Original songs and interesting covers www.cavernclub.org Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Murder On The Nile, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £18-£20, 0151 666 0000. The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller www.floralpavilion.com Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Introduction to the gallery, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 11am & 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) The Goonies/Raiders of the Lost Ark Double Bill, FACT, 8pm, £9-£13, 0871 902 5737. Film (PG) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details)

Sports & Leisure Orienteering, Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, 6.30pm, FREE, 0151 934 2079. Children are welcome, if accompanied by a responsible adult www.active-sefton.co.uk

Other Events World Book Day, LEAF, 7pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Tunnel your way through the literature quiz to feast on some amazing book proof prizes www.thisisleaf.co.uk

LOWDOWN APRIL

LMJU Architecture Society - Shed KM, The Art and Design Academy Duckinfield St, 6pm, £3-£4, A.L.Brindley@2009.lmju.ac.uk Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

TUESDAY 24TH Music

Belcea Quartet - The Complete Beethoven String Quartets, St George’s Hall Concert Room, 7.30pm, £25, 0151 709 3789. www.liverpoolphil.com Don Williams, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £31-£41, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio, The Capstone Theatre, 7.30pm, £12.50, 0151 709 3789. Presents a unique trombone-Hammond organ-drums line-up honouring the jazz tradition while pushing it forward www.thecapstonetheatre.com Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 8.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Gary Murphy Band, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Johnny Sands’ Out of the Bedroom, LEAF, 8.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Open mic night www.thisisleaf.co.uk Parr Jazz, Studio2 Parr Street, 8pm, FREE, 0151 707 3727 Jazz and Open Mic www.parrstreet.co.uk

The Tragical Past and Mysterious Present of Sodem Hall, The Kazimier, 7.30pm, £5, 0151 324 1723, www.thekazimier.co.uk. Impropriety Theatre Company present a six part weekly improvised soap opera of Dickensian delights - started 27th March Murder On The Nile, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £18-£20, 0151 666 0000. The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller www.floralpavilion.com Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Comedy Rawhide Raw, Baa Bar, 8pm, £3, 0870 787 1866. With compere Sam Avery, two of the best new acts on the circuit and six newcomers www.simplytickets.ticketsolve.com

Sing-a-long Afternoon - Singing Our Socks Off, Sefton Park Palm House, 2pm-4pm, £4, 0151 726 9304. Themes include The Beatles, Abba & Motown, lyrics provided. Admission includes tea and cake, booking in advance recommended www.palmhouse.org.uk

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Theatre & Dance

Talk: The Masonic collection, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 2pm, FREE, 0151 478 4136, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Open CuRate It: The Stuff of Experience, FACT, 6pm, FREE, 0871 902 5737. Presentations and discussions on participatory spacial design, reframing public space and owning a brand www.fact.co.uk Bonsai, FACT, 6.15pm, £7.50-£8.50, 0871 902 5737. Film (15) www.fact.co.uk Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) The Titanic Exhibition, Liverpool Academy of Arts Seel St, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 709 0735, www.la-art.co.uk

Other Events Branching Out, LEAF, 9am-11am, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Relaxed, monthly networking event www.thisisleaf.co.uk LEAF Pudding Club, LEAF, £10.95, 0151 707 7747. Five courses of homemade puds, each considerately matched with a cup of loose leaf tea www.thisisleaf.co.uk Growing On, Clarke Gardens Woolton, 10.30am-4.30pm, FREE. Regular opportunity to set out a nursery area in the old Walled Garden - learn some new skills and meet people, book in with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers at website above www.btcv.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 25TH Music

Revolution, O2 Academy, 10.30pm-2.30am, £2.50, 0844 477 2000. Pop Punk, Metal, Hardcore Party every Wednesday www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk The Legendary Shack Shakers’ Psycho Mo-Hodown, The Kazimier, 8pm, £6, 0151 324 1723, www.thekazimier.co.uk Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org

Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Stevenage, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £8£10, 0844 873 2888. A multimedia solo performance by transgender artist Mandy Romero www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

59 Murder On The Nile, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £16-£20, 0151 666 0000. The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller www.floralpavilion.com Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Open Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk

Arts The Libertines Film: There Are No Innocent Bystanders, O2 Academy, 7pm, £7, 0844 477 2000. Screening of the feature documentary by award-winning photographer Roger Sargent and Pulse Films www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Object opinion service, Museum of Liverpool, 2pm-4pm, FREE. Take along an object you would like to know more about and ask a Museum curator about it. Booking essential on 0151 478 4063 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Getting to know your new museum - with touch tour, Museum of Liverpool, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. Tour the galleries and find out more about the displays and facilities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Introductory tour, Walker Art Gallery, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Focusing on the history of the gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO listings@thelowdownmagazine.com

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Gallery Talk - The Horse in Art, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 12.30pm1.15pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348. Julie Robson discusses Jo Taylor’s work which injects a contemporary vibrancy into this traditional subject, with reference to earlier artists including Leonardo and Stubbs www.liv.ac.uk/vgm Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) The Titanic Exhibition, Liverpool Academy of Arts Seel St, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 709 0735, www.la-art.co.uk The Woman In Black, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £6-£7, 0151 709 3789. Film (12A) www.liverpoolphil.com Jane Eyre, Studio Theatre Edge Hill University, 7.30pm, £2.50-£3, 01695 584 480. Film (PG) www.edgehill.ac.uk Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Other Events Spotify Wednesdays, LEAF, 8pm10pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Create a playlist while enjoying a cuppa www.thisisleaf.co.uk Merseyside Woodturners, The Old Boathouse Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE. The woodturners exhibition and demonstration is open for visitors, for anyone wishing to start woodturning or improve their skills Fox Street Car Boot Sale/Flea Market, Fox Street off Great Homer Street, 9am-2pm, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Charity Boot Sale raising funds for The Safe & Dry www.carbootle.co.uk

THURSDAY 26TH Music

Catfish & The Bottlemen, O2 Academy, 7pm, £6, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Placebo, Liverpool Olympia, 7pm, SOLD OUT, 0151 263 6633, www.liverpoololympia.com Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson, The Capstone Theatre, 7.30pm, £17.50, 0151 709 3789. Performing an evening of acoustic music combining their distinctive styles of jazz and folk www.thecapstonetheatre.com A 60s Night Out, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £20, 0151 907 8360. Featuring Dave Berry, Tony Crane of The Merseybeats, Chris Farlowe and The New Amen Corner www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Josh Goddard, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 3.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 5.30pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 7.30pm, FREE/£3 after 8pm www.cavernclub.org Screaming Citizens, Cavern Pub, 9.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Beatles Tribute Night, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2.50-£3 www.cavernclub.org Lost Voices, View Two Gallery, 8.30pm, £4-£6, 0151 236 9444. Veryan Weston www.viewtwogallery.co.uk

Acoustic Graffiti play ‘Jazz ‘n’ Blues’, Dobbies Tea Room Southport, 5pm, £12.95, 01704 552 920. Guitar duo playing a mix of latin, jazz and blues sounds. Price includes afternoon tea

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 1.30pm & 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com Stevenage, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £8£10, 0844 873 2888. A multimedia solo performance by transgender artist Mandy Romero www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Murder On The Nile, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £18-£20, 0151 666 0000. The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller www.floralpavilion.com Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Mum Can You Lend Me £20, The Citadel St Helens, 7pm, £5-£7, 01744 735 436. Dramatisation of the best selling book by Elizabeth BurtonPhillips www.citadel.org.uk The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Open Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk Tea Dance, St George’s Hall, 12.45pm, £5, 0151 225 6909. Purchase tickets on the door, price includes refreshments www.stgeorgesliverpool.co.uk

Comedy Kevin Precious, The Brindley Runcorn, 8pm, £10, 0151 907 8360. Welcome return for the teacher turned stand-up comedian www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Buy one ticket get one free. Compere Alan Anderson with Andy Askins, Paul T Eyres and John Whale, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

LOWDOWN APRIL

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Customs Contraband, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Discover more about the contraband collections from counterfoils to cannabis www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details) Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details)

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details)

White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

The Titanic Exhibition, Liverpool Academy of Arts Seel St, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 709 0735, www.la-art.co.uk

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details)

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Talk: Not art, but life, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, 2pm, FREE. Delivered in partnership with the University of Liverpool. Places are limited, pre-book by calling 0151 794 6900 or email conted@liverpool. ac.uk www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details) Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details) Liverpool Poetry Cafe presents: Adam Horovitz and Jo Bell, Bluecoat, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £2-£3, 0151 702 5324. A feast of words with two superb readers. Horovitz, poet in residence for Glastonbury Festival website 2009 and Bell, Director of National Poetry Day www.thebluecoat.org.uk Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Sports & Leisure McCoy’s Premier League Darts 2012, Echo Arena, 7pm, £20-£35, 0844 8000 400, www.echoarena.com Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 6.30am-7.15am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning and late evening fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Park, 10am-2pm & 4pm-6pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk Run in England, Birkenhead Park, 6pm-6.45pm, to book call 0151 653 1324. Beginners/improvers. Meet at Birkenhead 6th Form College www.wirral.gov.uk

Other Events Fieldfare Kielder Challenge, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am-4pm, 0151 233 6930. This is an annual event and Croxteth Country Park hosts a regional heat of this inclusive adventure competition for 13-16 year olds. All teams must meet various criteria and pre-register with the organisation first. For full info see www.fieldfarekielderchallenge.org.uk Drama and Acting for Absolute Beginners, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 1pm-3pm, £3, 0151 666 0000. A 10 week introduction to acting and drama - started on 8th March www.floralpavilion.com dot-art Services present: Watercolour Taster Session, Bluecoat, 6.45pm-9.30pm, £22, 0151 702 5324, www.thebluecoat.org.uk

Love Books, Bluecoat, 6pm-7.15pm, FREE, 0151 702 5324. Informal, monthly, literature lovers group returns to discuss writing that inspires and entertains www.thebluecoat.org.uk

The Rockits, Cavern Club, 10pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org

International Craft and Hobby Fayre, Aintree Racecourse, 9.30am5pm, £4-£5 (£6-£7 on door) call 01425 277 988 to book or order online at www.ichf.co.uk

The 70s Versus 80s Show, Huyton Suite, 7.30pm, £10.50, 0151 443 3761. Sh-bang perform all the biggest hits from the two decades. Includes hot supper www.knowsley.gov.uk

Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

FRIDAY 27TH Music

Charlene Soraia, The Stanley Theatre LGOS, 7pm, £10, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Lonsdale Boys Club, O2 Academy, 7pm, £7, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk Tony Christie, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £22.50-£31, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil. com Andy Irvine, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com Marcus Bonfanti, Eric’s, 8pm, £8, 0151 236 9994, www.ericslive.com DASH DJ, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Darkside - Pink Floyd Tribute, The Brindley Runcorn, 8pm, £15, 0151 907 8360, www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Liverpool Acoustic Live, View Two Gallery, 8pm, £5-£6, 0151 236 9444. David Broad & Serious Sam Barrett, Christina Malley, S J Downes and Our Morals www.viewtwogallery.co.uk Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Club, 3pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 5pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Marc Kenny, Cavern Pub, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Richard Batty, Cavern Club, 8pm, £3, www.cavernclub.org Oasiz, Cavern Live Lounge, 8pm, £10. Tribute to Oasis www.cavernclub.org The Grace, Cavern Pub, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

Queen Night, The Green Room, 8pm, £15 SOLD OUT 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception. Tribute Night www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com The Pirate Project, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £10-£12, 0844 873 2888. Fanciful stagings of the escapades of Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Ching Shih, swashbuckling female pirates of the past www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Murder On The Nile, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 7.30pm, £20-£22, 0151 666 0000. The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller www.floralpavilion.com Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Mum Can You Lend Me £20, The Citadel St Helens, 7pm, £5-£7, 01744 735 436. Dramatisation of the best selling book by Elizabeth BurtonPhillips www.citadel.org.uk The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Open Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk Wild Flowers, The Civic Crosby, 7.45pm, £5-£6, 0151 928 1919. When James Lavell crosses the picket line during the ‘95 docks dispute in Liverpool, his life spirals out of control www.seftonarts.co.uk

Comedy Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenburg Tattoo, Liverpool Empire, 8pm, £26, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 7pm, £10-£15, 0151 227 5946. MC Ste Porter introduces Quincy along with Sean Percival and Paul Tonkinson, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £15, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces

61 Paul Tonkinson along with Sean Percival and Quincy, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Laughterhouse Comedy, The Hard Days Night Hotel, 8.30pm, £15, 0151 227 5946. MC Neil Fitzmaurice introduces Keith Carter as Nige along with Quincy and Caimh McDonnell, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £14, 0151 702 5834. Compere Alan Anderson with Andy Askins, Matt Blaize and R David, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Hot Water Comedy Club - Whose Headline?, Envi, 7pm, £2.50-£5, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts weekly competition night www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

Arts

Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) The Liverpool Tapestry: People, Places and Passions, Museum of Liverpool, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. The result of a community project started by Home Bargains in 2008 and made up of nearly five million stitches, featuring the work of 150 embroiderers www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Bembol De La Cruz and Ranelle Dial: These Are Not..., The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

Family Big Art activity: parent and baby morning, Walker Art Gallery, 10am, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Big Art activity: parent and baby afternoon, Walker Art Gallery, 1pm2.15pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Sports & Leisure Wheels for All, Walton Hall Park, 10am-2pm, FREE, 01925 234 213. Aims to make cycling accessible to all - trained instructor led rides lasting an hour, providing a range of adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk

Other Events Colin Fry - The Senses Show, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01744 756 000, www. sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com

John M Morrison Exhibition: Edgelands, The Cornerstone Gallery (see 2nd April for details)

International Craft and Hobby Fayre, Aintree Racecourse, 9.30am5pm, £4-£5 (£6-£7 on door) call 01425 277 988 to book or order online at www.ichf.co.uk

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details)

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Tabitha Moses: Threshold, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348. Using the language of fabric and stitch Threshold is an exploration of the relationship between the skin and mind www.liv.ac.uk/vgm

Rizzle Kicks, O2 Academy, 7pm, SOLD OUT, 0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk

Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Boonric Artists, The Gallery Stanhope Street, 10am-4.30pm Mon-Fri 10am-2pm Sat, FREE, 0151 709 2442. Exhibits from a group of local artists who work from the Boonric Gallery in Rainford www.thegalleryliverpool.co.uk The Titanic Exhibition, Liverpool Academy of Arts Seel St, 12pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 709 0735, www.la-art.co.uk Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

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Great British Film Music, Liverpool Philharmonic, 7.30pm, £13-£36, 0151 709 3789. John Wilson conducts RLPO www.liverpoolphil.com Andy Irvine, Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic, 8.30pm, £12, 0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com Afraid of Mice, Eric’s, 8pm, £10, 0151 236 9994, www.ericslive.com The Zanzibar & The Stonetown Sessions, Zanzibar Club, 7.45pm, £4, 0151 707 0633, www.thezanzibarclub.com Music for the Mind and Soul: Sur, The Capstone Theatre, 1pm, FREE, 0151 709 3789. Starring up and coming young violinists presenting absorbing short improvised and composed works www.thecapstonetheatre.com Jess Gasgoine, LEAF,10pm-2am, FREE, 0151 707 7747, www.thisisleaf.co.uk Glamantic, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £15.50-£17.50, 01744 756 000. All the smash hits from

the 70s and 80s www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com Poisoned Electrick Head, The Citadel St Helens, 8pm, £10, 01744 735 436. St Helens own prog punk supremos are back with their unique brand of psyc-rock theatre www.citadel.org.uk The Good Life Trio, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £10, 0151 907 8360. An Evening of Swing, Jazz and Pop www.brindley.halton.gov.uk Tony Mac, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Rockin’ Saturday Session, Cavern Club, 2.30pm, £2, www.cavernclub. org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 4.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 6.30pm, £2/£4 after 8pm, www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa, Cavern Pub, 7pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Cave Dwellers, Cavern Club, 9pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org Saturday with the Beatles, Cavern Live Lounge, 9pm, £12. The Cavern Club Beatles www.cavernclub.org The Amazing Kappa Band, Cavern Club, 11.45pm, £4, www.cavernclub.org Backbeat Beatles, The Green Room, 8pm, £15, 0870 787 1866. Price includes champagne reception. Tribute Night www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Theatre & Dance Henry V, Liverpool Playhouse, 2pm & 7.30pm, £10-£21, 0151 709 4776. Collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe www.everymanplayhouse.com The Pirate Project, Unity Theatre, 8pm, £10-£12, 0844 873 2888. Fanciful stagings of the escapades of Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Ching Shih, swashbuckling female pirates of the past www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk The Myth of the Goddess, The Lantern Theatre, 7.30pm, £8-£12, 0151 703 0000. A multi media show that is spiritual, uplifting and camp - an emotional journey through dance, song and film www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk Murder On The Nile, New Brighton Floral Pavilion, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £16-£22, 0151 666 0000. The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller www.floralpavilion.com The Leverhulme Drama Festivals 2012, Gladstone Theatre Port Sunlight Village, 7.30pm, £7, 0151 643 8757. A series of ⅔ one act plays each

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evening in competition, adjudicated by Richard Woodward (GODA) Open Festival www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk Paul Daniels - Hair Today Gone Tomorrow, The Brindley Runcorn, 7.30pm, £17.50-£19.50, 0151 907 8360. An evening of magic, comedy and amazement - re-arranged show, contact box office to transfer your seats www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Comedy Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenburg Tattoo, Liverpool Empire, 8pm, £26, 0844 871 3017, www.atgtickets.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slaughter House, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Chris Cairns introduces Paul Tonkinson along with Sean Percival and Quincy, tickets with meal inlcuded also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Laughterhouse Comedy, The Slug and Lettuce, 8pm, £17.50, 0151 227 5946. MC Ste Porter introduces Quincy along with Sean Percival and Paul Tonkinson, tickets with meal included also available www.laughterhousecomedy.com Laughterhouse on the Road, Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, 8.15pm, £12-£14, 0844 561 0622. MC Neil Fitzmaurice with Justin Moorhouse, Keith Carter as Nige and Paul Tonkinson, tickets with meal included also available www.knowsley.gov.uk

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Introductory tour, Walker Art Gallery, 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Focusing on the history of the gallery www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Talk: Fashions and fortunes, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. An interesting look at the fashions aboard the Titanic www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Comedy Central, Baby Blue, 8pm, £18, 0151 702 5834. Compere Alan Anderson with Andy Askins, Matt Blaize and R David, tickets with meal included also available (6.30pm arrival) www.jicomedy.co.uk

Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

Hot Water Comedy Club - Boiling Point, Envi, 6.45pm, £4-£8, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts Saturday night show featuring some of the best comedy talent in the UK www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details)

Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

If Only...! The Festival...!, Bluecoat, 4pm-9.30pm, £3-£5, 0151 702 5324. This culmination of experimental performance event If Only...! features new acts as well as highlights from the series. Daytime events from 4pm-7.30pm are free www.thebluecoat.org.uk Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details)

Jo Taylor - War Horse, Victoria Gallery & Museum (see 3rd April for details) Tabitha Moses: Threshold, Victoria Gallery & Museum, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 794 2348. Using the language of fabric and stitch Threshold is an exploration of the relationship between the skin and mind www.liv.ac.uk/vgm Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Boonric Artists, The Gallery Stanhope Street, 10am-4.30pm Mon-Fri 10am-2pm Sat, FREE, 0151 709 2442. Exhibits from a group of local artists who work from the Boonric Gallery in Rainford www.thegalleryliverpool.co.uk The Titanic Exhibition, Liverpool Academy of Arts Seel St, 12pm4pm, FREE, 0151 709 0735, www.la-art.co.uk Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Bat Walk, Knowsley Safari Park, Time TBC, £3-£7. At Knowsley Safari Park Education Centre. Learn about these amazing mammals from local expert Charlie Liggett and meet a real live bat up close. Followed by a guided walk in the woodland area to explore the wild bats living around Knowsley. Bring a small torch. Proceeds go to the Bat Conservation Trust. Spaces limited so book in advance. Contact Nikki on 0151 430 9009 (ext 205) or n.burton@knowsley.com British Wildlife Bonanza, Knowsley Safari Park. Family friendly workshops to learn more about the animals who live on your doorstep. Am and pm sessions available approx 1 hour in length. Prices TBC. Normal park fees apply. Spaces limited and booking essential. Contact Nikki on 0151 430 9009 (ext 205) or at n.burton@knowsley.com

Sports & Leisure Music Evening Racing, Haydock Park Racecourse, 5pm, £13-£48 (meal packages available), 0844 579 3006. Action-packed racing and Noah & The Whale perform live. Gates open at 3pm www.haydock-park.co.uk Capoeira Club, International Slavery Museum, 10am-12pm, FREE. Brazilian martial art, ring 0151 478 4456 to register your interest www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Park Run, Princes Park, 9am10.30am, FREE. 5k run, register online www.parkrun.org.uk Park Fit, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 10am-11am, £22.50 per month, £5 individual session (1st session FREE), 07846 328 412. An early morning fitness ‘bootcamp’ for all abilities. Meet at Hall Conference car park www.paulhughesfitness.co.uk

Safe and Sound, Merseyside Wheels for All, Wavertree Sports Maritime Museum, 11am-4pm, FREE, Park, 11am-1pm, FREE, 01925 234 0151 478 4499. A range of different 213. Aims to make cycling accessible events aimed at keeping you safe to all - trained instructor led rides on the streets, including thought lasting an hour, providing a range of provoking presentations about drugs, adapted cycles www.cycling.org.uk alcohol, smoking and knife crime, but also an opportunity to have fun - for all Other Events ages www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Todd White - Personal Activity: Create a character, Sudley Appearance, LEAF, 4pm-10pm, House, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 724 FREE, 0151 708 0599. Hosted by 3245. Explore the paintings of the Rennies Gallery, invitation only so Holt family before having a go at must be requested prior to event. making your own movable person Todd will be available to meet www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk collectors and new prints will be on Family Saturday - Teeth!, Victoria display www.renniesgallery.co.uk Gallery & Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, International Craft and Hobby 0151 794 2348. Look at the Gallery’s Fayre, Aintree Racecourse, 9.30amcollection of human and animal teeth 5pm, £4-£5 (£6-£7 on door) call and create your own enormous 01425 277 988 to book or order grin filled with gnarly gnashers and online at www.ichf.co.uk mighty molars www.liv.ac.uk/vgm

63 Art and Craft Fair, The Old Police Station Lark Lane, 11am-5pm, FREE. Liverpool Model Railway Show, Old Christ Church Waterloo Road, 10am-5pm, £2-£4, 0151 428 5618, www.lmrs.org.uk

Theatre & Dance

Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details) Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details) Artist Rooms - Martin Creed, TATE (see 1st April for details)

The Tangerine Club - Quickly Come Dancing, The Rathbone Rooms Greenbank Lane, 2pm-5pm, £6, 07746 996 097. Vintage Tea Dance entry includes tea and cakes www.the-tangerine-club.co.uk

Comedy

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Ricky’s Royle Variety Show, The Green Room, 2pm, £10, 0870 787 1866. Charity day www.thegreenroomliverpool.com

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details)

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Madison, Cavern Club, 1pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Quangos, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org The Shakers Sunday Show, Cavern Club, 7pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Ronny Hughes, Cavern Pub, 7.30pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Xander & The Peace Pirates, Cavern Pub, 10pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Tim Shaw, Cavern Club, 10pm, £2, www.cavernclub.org Anna Corroran, Alma de Cuba, 7pm, FREE, 0151 702 7394. Live music from talented singer/songwriter performing a mixture of classic and original material on the piano www.alma-de-cuba.com Dancing Queen, St Helens Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £10-£16.50, 01744 756 000. Blackpool’s record breaking No.1 ABBA show www.sthelenstheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com Martin Roscoe Piano Recital, The Brindley Runcorn, 3pm, £13.50, 0151 907 8360. Widnes-born Classical piano virtuoso www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Swingshift Big Band with guests Mainstreet, The Civic Crosby, 7pm, £12 (under 16s FREE) 0151 928 1919, www.seftonarts.co.uk

Hot Water Comedy Club - Testing the Water, Envi, 7pm, £1.50-£3, 0777 211 2344. MC Paul Smith hosts weekly open mic night www.hotwatercomedy.co.uk

Arts East Meets West, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) Liverpool Doors, Museum of Liverpool (see April 1st for details) The Liverpool Tapestry: People, Places and Passions, Museum of Liverpool, 10am-5pm, FREE, 0151 478 4545. The result of a community project started by Home Bargains in 2008 and made up of nearly five million stitches, featuring the work of 150 embroiderers www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details) Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details) Anything to declare?, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. Hear Val’s tale of her first holiday abroad which ended in tears for one of her daughter’s friends www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details) An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details) Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery

Charline von Heyl, TATE (see 1st April for details) Bolshoi: The Bright Stream, FACT, 4pm, £5-£15, 0871 902 5737, www.fact.co.uk

In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Art, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 1st April for details) BA2 2012, The World Of Glass St Helens (see 20th April for details)

Family Animal record breakers, World Museum, 1pm-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4393. Find out about some of the largest, smallest, most dangerous and amazing animals www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Activity: Doodle Station, Walker Art Gallery, 12.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. An afternoon of drawing activities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Safe and Sound, Merseyside Maritime Museum, 11am-4pm, FREE, 0151 478 4499. A range of different events aimed at keeping you safe on the streets, including thought provoking presentations about drugs, alcohol, smoking and knife crime, but also an opportunity to have fun - for all ages www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk The Cunning Little Vixen, Liverpool Philharmonic, 4pm, £7-£22, 0151 709 3789. Shortened, animated version of Janáček’s entertaining opera with RLPO playing the enchanting score in synch with the film www.liverpoolphil.com

Sharlands Amusements, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am-5pm, 0151 233 6930. A smaller version of Sharlands’ childrens funfair for one day only with just a few rides aimed at a younger audience www.croxteth.co.uk British Wildlife Bonanza, Knowsley Safari Park. Family friendly workshops to learn more about the animals who live on your doorstep. Am and pm sessions available approx 1 hour in length. Prices TBC. Normal park fees apply. Spaces limited and booking essential. Contact Nikki on 0151 430 9009 (ext 205) or at n.burton@knowsley.com Miniature Railway, Calderstones Park, 2pm-4pm, FREE (weather permitting)

Sports & Leisure Tennis for Free, Birkenhead Park, 10am-12pm, FREE. All coaching and equipment provided for free. Parents encouraged to stay and learn how to play with their children. Under 8s 10am-11am, 9-15s and adults 11am12pm www.wirral.gov.uk Walk in the Woods, Stapledon Woods West Kirby, 1.30pm-3.30pm, FREE, 0151 677 7594. Join the Ranger for a stroll around the woodlands looking at the variety of wildlife seen at this time of year. Meet at Kings Drive North off Column Road

Other Events Retro Sunday, LEAF,11am-5pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Inspired, stylish, sustainable fashion www.thisisleaf.co.uk Tea Time Theatre, LEAF, 6.30pm, £5, 0151 707 7747. Join LEAF for something to eat, drink and something on the dramatic side from bawdy comedies to insightful monologues, High T will be performing original material with a focus on storytelling www.thisisleaf.co.uk Discuss, discover, draw, Walker Art Gallery, 11am-12.30pm, FREE, 0151 478 4199. Join the Walker on the last Sunday of the month to explore drawing techniques and materials, suitable for adults of all abilities www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Liverpool Model Railway Show, Old Christ Church Waterloo Road, 10am-4.30pm, £2-£4, 0151 428 5618, www.lmrs.org.uk Titanic Tales, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, 11am & 1.30pm, £5. Discover the unusual tales and Liverpool connections associated with this great ship, with a costumed tour around Croxteth Hall. Meet for the start of the walk at the Hall Gift

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Shop. Limited number of tickets, book on 0151 233 6932 www.croxteth.co.uk

Billy Fury (The English Elvis), The Lantern Theatre, 7pm, £13-£15, 0151 703 0000, www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

Costume Drama: Fashion from 1790 to 1850, Sudley House (see 1st April for details)

Bead Fair, Haydock Park Racecourse, 10am-4pm. For more info call 01942 402 623 www.haydock-park.co.uk

Dancemania, The Brindley Runcorn, 7pm, £4, 0151 907 8360, www.brindley.halton.gov.uk

Robots and Avatars, FACT (see 1st April for details)

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Celebrate A Life 2012, The Fairy Glen Sefton Park, 2pm, FREE. Dedicate a ribbon of remembrance to someone you will miss this Springtime and a ribbon will be tied to the Celebrate a Life tree in Sefton Park. Supporters will also be invited to a service of music and verse to pay tribute to their loved ones. To dedicate a ribbon visit www.roycastle.org.uk

Car Bootle, Stanley Road/Trinity Road Bootle, 6am, Cars £10 Vans £15, 07932 844 130. Liverpool Car Boot Sale www.carbootle.co.uk

Feathercuts and Flares, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

MONDAY 30TH

Elements & Satellites, Walker Art Gallery (see April 1st for details)

Music

Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, Merseyside Maritime Museum (see 1st April for details)

Paul Jones, Cavern Club, 2pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org Jon Keats, Cavern Club, 4pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

‘42’ Women of Sierra Leone, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Jimmy Coburn, Cavern Club, 6pm, FREE. John Lennon tribute www.cavernclub.org

Toxteth 1981, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Ian Prowse Monday Club, Cavern Pub, 8pm, FREE. Original songs and interesting covers www.cavernclub.org

White Gold: the true cost of cotton, International Slavery Museum (see 1st April for details)

Jay Murray, Cavern Club, 9pm, FREE, www.cavernclub.org

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight Village (see 1st April for details)

Theatre & Dance Our Lady of Goldfinches, Rose Theatre Edge Hill University, 7.30pm, £7-£9, 01695 584 480. The story of Jean McConville’s murder by the IRA and her daughter Helen’s attempt to make sense of her death www.edgehill.ac.uk

Van Gogh and Gauguin: two selfportraits, Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight (see 1st April for details)

Richard Mosse: Infra, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) Simon Norfolk: For Most Of It I Have No Words, Open Eye Gallery (see 1st April for details) In The Window featuring Deidre Hawken, Bluecoat Display Centre (see 1st April for details) The Games of Art, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Voices from the Song of Songs: Judy Chicago, The Black-E (see April 1st for details) Man Thou Art a Wonderful Animal - photographic exhibition by Andrew Mackay, Liverpool Cathedral (see 16th April for details) Boonric Artists, The Gallery Stanhope Street, 10am-4.30pm Mon-Fri 10am-2pm Sat, FREE, 0151 709 2442. Exhibits from a group of local artists who work from the Boonric Gallery in Rainford www.thegalleryliverpool.co.uk

Sports & Leisure Orienteering, Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, 6.30pm, FREE, 0151 934 2079. Children are welcome, if accompanied by a responsible adult www.active-sefton.co.uk

Other Events Book Club, LEAF, 7.30pm, FREE, 0151 707 7747. Hosted by Jennie Connolly, professional book lovers, novice discussioners and all in-betweeners very welcome - On The Road, Jack Kerouac www.thisisleaf.co.uk Knowsley Safari Workshop and Experience, Knowsley Safari Park, 8.45am-4pm, £159, 0151 426 8088. Presented by Wild Arena. Begins with extended session photographing the pride of lions with unique access to the Lion, Tiger and Hunting Dogs. Sessions with Giraffe, Meerkat, Otters, Baboon, Bison, White Rhino, Buffalo, Elephants and more. Suitable for all levels of experience, Wild Arena guide on hand all day. Tea/ coffee on arrival and lunch provided. Book online at www.wildarena.com LMJU Architecture Society Hodder & Partners, The Art and Design Academy Duckinfield St, 6pm, £3-£4, A.L.Brindley@2009.lmju.ac.uk Garden Volunteers, Rotten Row Southport, 2pm, FREE, 0151 934 2421. Join the Friends of Rotten Row in some light gardening. All tools provided, meet at Park Lodge Greenhouses www.sefton.gov.uk

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