As part of the Bluecoat’s Big Music Weekend, they’re hosting an exciting open mic session in their iconic secret garden to showcase incredible new musicians and performers in Liverpool.
Whether your new to open mic’s, a seasoned performer looking to test out new songs, or simply looking to relax and listen to great new music, all are invited to come along and share their talents in a warm and inclusive environment.
Sign up is required to perform.
Sat 24 May, 12-4pmFree, drop in
Discover the history of music events at the Bluecoat! Browse a selection of posters, programmes and more from our archive with the Bluecoat’s Director of Cultural Legacies, Bryan Biggs.
They’re interested to hear your own Bluecoat stories and how you’d like to make use of the archive, including online through their Library.
Sat 24 May, 11am-4pmFree, drop in
Join Collective Encounters for the launch of Gender, Identity and Art: Breaking the Archetypal Mould, a brand new exhibition created by Women in Action*. Through powerful visual artworks, the exhibition explores shifting representations of gender, sexuality and womanhood, challenging traditional archetypes and celebrating diverse identities.
Come along to meet the artists, hear about the inspiration behind their work, and be part of a conversation about health, wellbeing, working conditions, LGBT+ identity and class struggle.
This exhibition is part of Radical Retrospectives: Looking back to look forward, Collective Encounters’ programme, celebrating and archiving 21 years of the organisations’ work across the Liverpool City Region.
*Trans women are and will always be welcome in our women’s groups. The same goes for non-binary, gender fluid and gender queer people who feel included by the term women.