Liverpool legends John Barnes and Peter Beardsley are set to appear together in the ultimate ‘an audience with’ at the city’s stunning St George’s Hall.
The mighty Red men will take to the stage in the ornate Concert Room at the Grade I listed Lime Street venue on Wednesday, 8 May.
They pair, who between them scored 167 goals for Liverpool, will share amazing stories from their lives and stellar careers in the special evening of entertainment and banter, hosted by interviewer Jed Stone.
Join Barnes and Beardsley as they give the audience a full insight into their careers, from previous clubs to putting on the famous red jersey, to representing their country.
And there is also the opportunity for up to 100 members of the audience to enjoy a pre-show meet and greet with the footballing stars where they will be able to have pictures taken and get their autographs.
John Barnes and Peter Beardsley are two of the most recognisable faces of the golden era of Liverpool Football Club in the 1980s.
Join the fun for the North West final of FameLab, live from Leaf on Bold St.
FameLab is the biggest science communication competition in the world! Hear scientists from across the region battle it out to share their work in just three minutes – have they got the charisma, clarity and content to be the next science communication superstar?!
You can expect cutting edge science, interactive activities and a talk from special guest Chloe James:
Microbial Puppet Masters!
Phages are the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth and phage therapy has great potential to fight bacterial infections, particularly those resistant to antibiotics – they could revolutionise treatments in the future! Come and hear about the promise and power of these microscopic heroes as Professor Chloe James chats about her exciting research with Professor Andy Miah, Academic Lead for Engagement, University of Salford.
Tickets are FREE! This event is open to everyone, no background in science is needed! Doors will open at 6pm, the event will start at 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm.
More information about FameLab can be found here: https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/famelab
A look at the engagement of women in Stalin’s Air Force, with focus on the Night Witches and the Polikarpov PO2.
They lightly venture into the Russian historical timeline, to look at some of the women involved in WWI, aviatrix progress during the inter-war years and introduce some of the key players who felt the need to respond to Operation Barbarossa.
The show aims to educate and raise awareness about menopause, challenge misconceptions and advocate for better healthcare for women.
Known as “the medic who kick-started the menopause revolution”, Dr Louise has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and their families through her pioneering work as a GP and menopause specialist.
Menopause is not only just about hot flushes: there are numerous other symptoms associated with the perimenopause and menopause which are caused by fluctuations or low hormone levels.
Dr Louise emphasises that women should not endure these symptoms silently, as living without hormones for an extended amount of time increases the chances of common diseases including heart disease, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes and dementia. Her advice on HRT, as well as lifestyle factors like exercise, diet, and sleep, has revolutionised the health and wellbeing of so many women.
He’s the wild man of rock who became a national treasure. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new, spoken word tour.
The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on – including Celebrity Gogglebox, and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, among many others – redefined the sex’n’drugs’n’rock’n’roll lifestyle during the halcyon age of Madchester.
He’s touring in support of his new book: Happy Mondays – and Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays. Fans can look forward to a carnival of excess, wild tales, and improbable truths, as they enjoy the talents of a unique rock’n’roll star dubbed Britpop’s answer to WB Yeats. Strap yourselves in and say Hallelujah for Shaun.
What music got you through the pandemic? Join Metal for a conversation with Dr Joy White about culture during COVID at our Future Station talk at 6pm on Tuesday 2 April.
Joy will draw on her latest book ‘Like Lockdown Never Happened’ to consider the ways in which contemporary Black musical forms helped us to pass the time during the early days of lockdown, operating as a site of connection, identity and social commentary.
Dr Joy White is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences at the University of Bedfordshire and the author of ‘Terraformed: Young Black Lives in the Inner City’. Her previous work includes ‘Urban Music and Entrepreneurship: Beats, Rhymes and Young People’s Enterprise’, one of the first books to foreground the socio-economic significance of grime music. Recent publications include ‘Growing up under the influence: A sonic genealogy of Grime’, and (with Jonathan Ilan) ‘Ethnographer Soundclash: A UK rap and grime story’. Joy has also written for The Quietus, The Conversation, Trench, Google Arts + Culture, Red Pepper and Prospect.
This talk is in partnership with experimental fiction publisher and shop Dead Ink Books and radical writing publisher Repeater Books.
After the talk, there will be a short Q+A with Joy, and a complimentary vegan meal served. As places are limited, we are asking for a deposit of £5 which will be refunded when you attend. Walk-ups are welcome, subject to availability.
How to get to Metal
By train: You can get off at Edge Hill on Northern trains. It’s 4 minutes from Liverpool Lime Street.
By bus: You can take the number 27 bus from the city centre and get off at Edge Hill Station. Our entrance is just a 3-minute walk along Tunnel Road.
By bike: You can store your bike inside our building.
Our access
The event is located on the ground floor of the building on platform 1. There is step-free access from the top of Tunnel Road, down the station approach, and via the Accumulator Tower. Step-free access is available for ground floor spaces, including a kitchen and a gender-neutral, disabled toilet. If you have any questions about access, please get in touch.
Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author’s estate.
Explore Pratchett’s life, influences, impact, wit and wisdom, from his days as a school librarian to his time as a trainee journalist to his untimely death from Alzheimer’s in 2015.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Discworld and discover the joy, anger, and delicious cock‘n’ bull stories of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Warning: includes bad puns and unnecessary footnotes.
Approx running time: 2 hrs 20 mins
It’s magic, to make something out of nothing. Science can reveal how the brain does this amazing trick! In this talk, Dr Pinar Oztop shows you what we know about the neuroscience of creativity.
It is the process that sees something arrive in the brain and be transformed into a work of art, a wonder of the world or even into a thought about whether we need more milk. You will learn about the brain processes that create new ideas and power our imagination, including our fantasies. Exploring these neuronal processes will help us understand creativity and who we really are as humans.
For the hundred billion neurons in each ball of brain that make us human, creativity is something inherent and essential. The brain creates stuff out of the neverlands of our subconscious for a purpose, to help us survive and thrive in the dance of life.
Come on in. Let’s explore some marvellous things.
You will leave knowing…
– What creativity is
– How creativity works in the brain
– Which parts of the brain are involved in creativity
– The different types of creativity
– What we can do to encourage our creativity, based on neuroscience
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm – come down early to grab a good seat!
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NYC-based producer, author and band manager Daniel Efram joins Future Yard to present two of his projects which, between them, celebrate the varied world of Elephant 6 – the fabled 90s US record label and collective which was home to the work of Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control and Apples In Stereo (who Efram also manages).
The event will feature a screening of Efram’s new documentary film The Elephant 6 Recording Co., and a talk about his publication The Steve Keene Art Book, which documents the work and world of the prolific painter of record for Pavement (see their album Wowee Zowee) and indie rock art collaborator with Silver Jews, The Apples In Stereo and more.
The show also features a live performance from The KLOF Collective. This is an all-seated show.
Join us for an exciting event where big ideas take centre stage! Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and motivated by thought-provoking speakers who will share their innovative ideas.
The ‘Big Ideas’ forum is part of a wider programme of research and engagement activities that foster collaboration and knowledge exchange across LJMU and our communities.
The March event is brought to you by LJMU and the Faculty of Arts, Professional & Social Studies (APSS).
- Discover exciting research we are undertaking for our communities.
- Meet and chat with staff and student researchers.
- Network with guests including culture, arts and community groups, businesses, local government and education
