Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy at The Brain Charity’s Ice Ball at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool City Centre from 7pm until late.
As well as musical entertainment from Sonia, who represented the UK at Eurovision in 1993, you can expect delicious food and drink and an unforgettable celebration.
Liverpool pop singer Sonia, 51, released number one single You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You in 1989.
All five singles released from her debut album Everybody Knows – released in April 1990 – reached the UK top 20, with Sonia the first British female solo artist to ever achieve this.
Listen to Your Heart and buy an early bird ticket for The Brain Charity’s Ice Ball for just £75 when you book now.
To mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance, Trans people and their allies come together to share their voices, with speakers from across the trans community.
The event will culminate in a candlelight vigil to remember trans lives lost due to transphobic violence and oppression.
Hosted by the Museum of Liverpool.
Join in to find out who will be crowned Pulp Idol 2023 Champion!
Writing on the Wall have been running their annual Pulp Idol competition for over ten years, publishing the first chapters of the competition’s finalists in a printed, professional anthology that is distributed among a network of nationwide agents and publishers.
In their Pulp Idol 2023 Grand Final, their twelve finalists of this years competition will compete by reading the first chapters of their novel to their judging panel.
Meet their Grand Final Judges…
Kevin Duffy, co-founder of Bluemoose Books
Clare Coombes, founder of The Liverpool Literary Agency
Philippa Holloway, academic, author of The Half Life of Snails (2022) and Pulp Idol Alumni (2019)
And the finalists are…
Helen Alexandra Jones
Rachel Backland
Angela Cheveau
Chandana Das
Matt Holland
Phil Jones
Patrick Graham
Alisha Osman
Lee Stevenson
Susan Stout
Addae Gaskin
Amy Watkins
If you have any questions or queries relating to Pulp Idol 2023, please email Jenny Dalton at jenny@writingonthewall.org.uk
Homotopia Festival’s annual sector facing event, in partnership with the Queer Arts North Network. Are you a queer artist, duo or theatre company based in the North?
Join LGBTQIA+ arts network, Queer Arts North at Homotopia for an afternoon of workshops, discussion panels and networking. Find out about current opportunities and pitch YOUR work to a supportive and relaxed room of producers and programmers.
Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
Choristers, singers and all interested in choral music are invited to join Liverpool Welsh Choral in The Tung Auditorium.
An unmissable opportunity to spend time with Will Todd, one of the UK’s leading choral composers, whose unique ability to blend classical and jazz styles never fails to excite and challenge choirs and thrill audiences.
Singers who have already sung music by this innovative composer, or those who are new to his work, are sure to learn something from this day, such as a new piece for the next concert, or a whole work to really challenge and extend a choir’s repertoire.
Throughout the day Will Todd will lead participants in learning a selection of his works, finishing with an informal sing-through at the end of the day.
World-famous, award-winning, Glastonbury Festival performing, family rave sensation BFLF are at Hangar 34, Liverpool for a family rave up.
Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. Helping parents be responsibly irresponsible since 2013. The original family rave!
Legendary DJ John Kelly is back on the BFLF decks! He’ll be banging out the tunes for family raving together on a dancefloor with confetti cannons, bubbles, giant balloons, and our fab parachute dance finale.
There will be…
- Raving!
- Craft tables with themed crafts, large colouring-in mural and playdough table
- Play area with tents and tunnels and small baby chillout space with mats, toys and small ball pool
- Free transfer tattoos for all
- Licensed bar
- Face painter stall and snacks available
Optional fancy dress – ‘ Over and Under the Sea’ – for raving pirates, mermaids, ships’ captains and little fishes!
Preparations for the annual Christmas Charity Evening are underway by The Booker Flowers and Gifts Team.
Following last year’s success, this year’s Christmas Floral Demonstration Charity Evening and Gift Bazaar is going to be on Wednesday 16th November 7pm – 9pm at Bridge Chapel, Heath Road to support Marie Curie (Woolton) and The Joshua Tree Children’s Cancer Charity.
Doors open at 6.30pm with the first Floral demonstration taking place at 7pm.
Join the Booker Flowers Team for an evening enjoying food and drinks while you watch professional Christmas floristry demonstrations and buy some beautiful handcrafted unique “not on the high street” Christmas gifts – perfect to get you in the Christmas spirit and a great night out with friends. Plus all money raised will go to 2 very worthy charities – who will also be there on the night.
Tickets for the charity evening are £15 each and include entry into a prize draw to win the floral pieces made on the night plus a sandwich buffet and drink.
Last year’s event raised a fantastic £2,000 (which was split between Marie Curie and Strawberry Fields) The Charities were so amazed at what was achieved in just one night. So it’s exciting to see what can be raised this year.
Click here for a ticket for the Christmas charity night or call to reserve your place Tel: 0151 724 4850
It’s Homotopia’s First Official Launch Party Since 2019, So They’re Going BIG.
In partnership with TATE Liverpool and the gorge cabaret collective The Bitten Peach, you’re invited to the most fabulous (FREE) night of the year.
The Bitten Peach is a Pan-Asian cabaret collective featuring drag, burlesque, circus and variety performers from all over the UK. Expect fierce drag kings, queens and things, comedy, politics, and queer Asian excellence.
With complimentary entry to the Turner Prize exhibition for all attendees.
Dress up, be yourself, have a ball.
Join Family Hive and their partners to make, play, create and grow together. Events will take place on the last Sunday of every month from September to November.
Family Hive events are a safe and welcoming space for connecting with creativity and community. All their events include elements of performance, play, making and more to fire your imaginations and create fun filled moments. For little people and their grown ups.
About Family Hive:
Family Hive is an L8 based creative organisation delivering dynamic arts events that bring local families and artists together to play, make, move and grow! Our work champions and celebrates everything about where we live, and promotes making our communities more inclusive and sustainable through creative activity. Family Hive creates safe, welcoming, inclusive spaces for the whole family to experience together, and love to collaborate with other local organisations to make magical things happen! At Family Hive you never quite know what’s around the corner… music, dance, theatre, painting, crafting, games, good food, joy, silliness and always a generous helping of big smiles.
For more information visit https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/family-hive-creative-sessions/
Join FACT for a special curator tour of their new exhibition, My Garden, My Sanctuary.
FACT’s Curator in Residence, Carrie Chan will lead the tour, talking about the inspiration behind her curatorial process, the exhibition and its themes of ancestry and self-discovery.
Take a closer look at each of the immersive artworks and uncover the research behind them, the technology used to create them and the journey they have taken from commission to presentation.
The tour will last approximately 45-60 minutes.
