Head along to Lady Lever Art Gallery’s Flower Fairies family fun day in their garden.
You can explore mud painting, create tree hangings using natural materials, make fairy potions and meet their resident fairy storyteller.
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Black Hole – End of Time
Black Hole – End of Time back by popular demand. Bigger, better, brighter and louder!
Black Hole – End of Time returns to Old Christ Church in Waterloo, Liverpool, this November. After wowing audiences in 2021 and 2022, the 2023 show promises to be bigger and better than before.Black Hole – E
The brainchild of Liverpool lighting designer and musician, Paul Alty, Black Hole – End of Time is a lighting and laser show like no other. Using over 14 lasers and several high-powered projectors mapped across the church, the 30 minute immersive show is set to an ear-tickling soundtrack. Alty says, “If the show is new to you – where have you been???? The key word for this year’s show is ‘more’! We’re turning the volume up on everything!”
The show is set around a black hole – a real black hole that floats, ominously in the middle of the church, whilst the air buzzes as laser beams dance around it and white fluffy clouds swirl at your feet.
The performance creates a multi-sensory experience that delves into the mysteries of the cosmos. Video projections swirl around you, inviting you to explore the enigmatic depths of a black hole. This art installation challenges the boundaries between art and science, inviting you to consider the infinite possibilities of the cosmos and the impermanence of all things.
Back for a second year is Alty’s visual collaborator, internationally award winning visual artist, Rocco Helmchen. Helmchen designed stunning projections for the 2022 show and is providing all new projected visuals for 2023.
Comments from previous audience have said, “Wow! What an amazing evening!… At one point made me feel I was falling towards the black hole itself!… Stunning, hypnotic and mesmerising… Best performance in my entire f**king life! This is beyond imagination…That was a bit special.”
The show is on over three nights, Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November, running several times per night. Tickets are available from Eventbrite, link here.
This year’s show continues to support two charities, the Friends of Christ Church and Backup Tech, the live events charity, with technical support being provided by Liverpool-based production company, Adlib.
For more information, visit: www.backuptech.uk and https://oldchristchurch.uk/
Beats In Bliss: Day Retreat
YOGA RETREAT IN THE FY LIVE ROOM
A full day of yoga, meditation, breathwork, live music + community from Grace of Inner Bliss Yoga.
Led by Inner Bliss Yoga, join us for a day of yoga, mediation, breathwork, live music + community in the FY live room. Sound tracked by the ambient drone work of electronic producer MCNULTi, Beats in Bliss offers an environment for all to enjoy yoga regardless of ability or experience. Let the music ease you into the flow, focus your mind, and relax your body as your guided through your experience.
This session will run from 10am – 2pm on Sunday 3rd September.
Beats In Bliss: Rise and Shine
Led by Inner Bliss Yoga, join us for a morning session of yoga, mediation, breathwork, live music + community out in the Future Yard garden, sound tracked by the ambient drone work of electronic producer MCNULTi, Beats in Bliss offers an environment for all to enjoy yoga regardless of ability or experience.
Let the music ease you into the flow, focus your mind, and relax your body as your guided through your experience.
This is a shorter experience compared to previous Beats In Bliss, with Rise and Shine running from 9am – 11am on Saturday 15th July so you can start your day off in the greatest possible way, easing you into your weekend.
Only 20 tickets available, on sale now.
The Magic Sheep Procession – A N...
North Birkenhead based community programme, Cradle to Career is celebrating its North Birkenhead residents and partners with a family-fun, festival extravaganza at Birkenhead Park on Saturday 15 July, from 11am.
Dubbed as a ‘North Birkenhead Celebration’ and featuring Liverpool-based electric pop trio, Stealing Sheep, it will be an action-packed day not to be missed!
North Birkenhead Celebration events schedule:
11am: ? Folk dance workshops.
Midday: ? The Magic Sheep Procession with The Glam-A-Ram-Bam Marching Band; a procession of performances from local artists and residents
1pm: ? DJs, party vibes & plenty of food on offer.
The workshops and procession start point will be by the Birkenhead Park visitor centre.
Cradle to Career is managed by North West charity, Right to Succeed, and was launched in 2021 to transform lives in North Birkenhead, tackling inequalities in education, health, living standards, job prospects and income, with a vision that every child in the area can thrive if given the right support.
? Entry to The Magic Sheep Procession on Saturday 15 July is free! Let the organisers know that you will be attending by registering for free tickets.
Squash – Summer Open Garden
The gardeners & cooks of the Grapes Community Food Garden welcome you to explore and relax in their beautiful urban paradise!
There’ll be garden tours, live music, garden crafts, delicious food made from garden produce and great company!
Bring your friends and family for a lovely summer afternoon!
Tony Phillips, Above Us Only Sky
Our long association with Liverpool-born artist Tony Phillips continues with Above Us Only Sky, an art trail that began in 2021 and is being relaunched with a slightly different route, starting and ending at the Bluecoat.
Four in a series of painted plaques are sited on the the arts centre’s new wing in Blundell Lane. Each features an aircraft in chronological sequence, from 1903, the first controlled powered flight, to today’s drones.
Weaving through the Ropewalks district via the ‘Bombed Out Church’, the icon-like images trace the story of man-made flight, both its positive and the negative aspects. A guide is available, with information about the featured aircraft and the trail’s sites.
https://www.slboc.com/above-us-only-sky
The Drawing Social
Join Metal for a Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 26 June 5-6.30 pm! This informal event is open to any creatives interested in exploring storytelling through print, zines and comics (18+).
Over the course of the event they will invite you to share your own projects, participate in discussions and enjoy vegan food and snacks.
Head along and bring your own drawings to share during the event!
Seaside Carnival at Knowsley Safari
Visitors will enjoy added entertainment when visiting Knowsley Safari this half term, as a Seaside Carnival takes over the Foot Safari. Expect acrobatic skills workshops, pier-themed games stalls, traditional performers, striped deckchairs, and of course, sand! All included in the regular ticket price.
The adventurous types can immerse themselves in a range of interactive workshops, including plate-spinning, aerial hoop and silks, hoola-hooping, and acrobatics. Giant stilt walkers will be overseeing the goings on, ensuring guests are entertained, while food outlets will be serving up delicious ice creams.
Between 11am and 4pm each day, seaside favourites including Coconut Shy, Bottle Ring Toss, Beat the Buzzer and Ball in a Bucket will excite all ages, while bringing a touch of nostalgia to older guests – and with an added challenge of collecting stamps for prizes.
Stephanie Costello, Events Manager, Knowsley Safari says: “The Great British Seaside is a national institution and a great way for families and friends to make memories. Our very own Seaside Carnival is a fantastic way to bring a taste of this to the Safari during May half term. We can’t promise socks in sandals and knotted handkerchiefs – or even the weather – but we can ensure our guests enjoy a wonderfully fun day out!”
Seaside Carnival activities, including games and workshops, are included in the general admission ticket price. Please note that charges will apply for food and drink. As well as making the most of the Seaside Carnival offerings, visitors can also enjoy the Safari Drive and the Foot Safari, with the chance to see animals including Amur Tiger, giraffe, African lions, white rhino, and Iberian wolves.
A day out at Knowsley Safari can be made even more interesting and inspiring by downloading the free Safari Drive app, which shares lots of interesting and fun animal facts during the five-mile route, as well as visitor maps to make sure nothing is missed.
For further information and to book tickets visit here.
Liverpool Tattoo Convention returns: 3...
Liverpool Tattoo Convention returns to the city from June 2nd – June 4th for another weekend of world class tattooing, live music and entertainment!
Widely perceived as the most prestigious and innovative tattoo event in the UK, the show will take place on June 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2023 at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel – smack bang in the heart of the city centre, and just a stone’s throw away from Lime St Station.
Renowned for its innovation, non-stop entertainment and incredible atmosphere, the 3-day event will host UK and international tattoo artists, Tattoo Awards, tattoo competitions, and a stage of non-stop live music, including a Korn tribute-band, a NIN tribute-band, a Ghost tribute-band, and much more.
The Convention is a great opportunity to get tattooed by some of the world’s finest artists, and promises to be a weekend to remember; a true celebration of the art of tattooing.
The show prides itself on providing reasonably-priced food and drink, with pints starting at just £2.95. You can even stay on-site at the hotel for a preferential convention rate.
The last show was a huge success, with 6,000+ people enjoying the festivities and setting record attendance numbers in the process.
The Liverpool Tattoo Convention is regarded as a must-attend event, and is a well-respected show in the industry, honouring tattoo culture, lifestyle and art. There is something for everyone to enjoy during this relaxed and enchanting weekend of tattoo, art and variety entertainment.