Join them for the Arcade Showcase where you can see the culmination of the work between Roll Model Arcade, Roll Model CIC and Mako Create, funded by the St Helens Borough of Culture Grant.
Children and young people from across St Helens came together for a series of workshops to design digital artwork inspired by the landscape history of the town. These designs have been applied to custom designed arcade machines built by Roll Model Arcade and will be on display at the showcase for you to enjoy and relive some childhood nostalgia!
This is a free event to celebrate the town of St Helens and their Borough of Culture status.
Join Booker Flowers for a festive morning of floristry on Sunday 3rd December at The Reader, Mansion House, Calderstones Park. The morning will start with everyone foraging for their foliage (greenery) in the beautiful grounds of The Manion House, and then heading back indoors to create a natural festive door wreath, with the materials you have gathered yourselves.
This class will cover a selection of different floral techniques to make a door wreath, from scratch, using the materials you have foraged. You can then choose from different types of natural accessories, pinecones, ribbons etc to decorate your wreath (included in the cost). Once finished the wreath will be perfect to take home to hang on your door over the festive period.
If you have been to a previous flower school class, you can still attend as you will learn something new and create something special. However, no previous experience is needed as Florists will be on hand to help and assist you (if needed).
This class is a fun way to learn about flower arranging from a professional Florist in Liverpool – perfect for a girls’ day out or a great way to get you in the Christmas mood.
Date and Time: Sunday, December 3rd, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: The Reader, Calderstones Park
Price: £60 for 2 hours of Floristry
Following last year’s success, Booker Flowers and Gifts are holding another Christmas Floral Demonstration Charity Evening and Gift Bazaar on 22nd November 7pm till 9pm (doors open at 6.30pm) which will be held at Bridge Chapel, Heath Road.
This exciting Christmas Event in Liverpool promises to warm your heart, uplift your soul and get you in the Christmas Spirit. This year with each prize draw ticket purchased, you’ll be supporting Faye’s Fairy Potions (on behalf of Alder Hey) and Marie Curie Cancer Charity in Liverpool, a beacon of hope and care for those affected by cancer.
Tickets for the charity evening are £17 each and include a sandwich buffet and tea, coffee, or soft drinks. Or if you fancy a little tipple, Prosecco is available for a small fee.
Also included in the price is a ticket to the prize draw (more prize draw tickets can be purchased on the night) to win the floristry pieces and other prizes at the end of the evening.
So join Booker Flowers and Gifts for an evening enjoying drinks and nibbles while you watch professional Christmas floristry demonstrations from their Master Florist Fleur, and buy some beautiful handcrafted unique “not on the high street” Christmas gifts – a perfect festive night out with friends.
The event doesn’t just stop at floral beauty! Picture a haven of Christmas craft stalls, each brimming with unique, handmade treasures that are perfect for gifting or adding a touch of festive magic to your own home.
This is a great annual Christmas Event in Liverpool to get you in the festive spirit, whilst also raising money for two local charities.
At the heart of this event lies a deep commitment to giving back to the community and with every ticket sold, and every prize draw ticket purchased will contribute to making a tangible difference in the lives of those battling cancer in Liverpool.
Book online for the charity night online or call: 0151 724 4850 to reserve your place.
An exhibition from the Royal Institute of British Architects about the climate emergency and its relation to architecture.
Tate Liverpool and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are forming a new partnership on Liverpool’s waterfront. Tate Liverpool will move into RIBA North, Mann Island from 27 October 2023 to coincide with the temporary closure of the gallery at the Royal Albert Dock for redevelopment.
The two organisations will collaborate to deliver a programme of temporary exhibitions, family activity, public talks and other events inspired by the unique collections held by RIBA and Tate. The programme will focus on art, architecture and ecology.
The first exhibition in Tate Liverpool’s new home, Long Life, Low Energy: Designing for a Circular Economy draws from RIBAs collection and considers how the design, construction, maintenance, and demolition of buildings is vital in the journey towards a global reduction of carbon emissions.
As Tate Liverpool undergoes a transformation to its Victorian warehouse home, Long Life, Low Energy reveals how architects and designers are innovating to reuse and repurpose anything from small materials to whole buildings and how we might look to the technologies of the future to navigate the climate emergency today.
Head along and join the Imaginarium Theatre Ensemble on a magical walkabout fairytale adventure Willo the Wisp and the Lost Flame in parks across Merseyside this autumn.
Enrol at Wizard School and go on a quest with the Story Wizard to find Willo the Wisp, rescue the Princess Ember and relight the Flame of Winter.
Along the way you will meet lots of fairytale characters (forest elves, fire sprites, white witches, gnomes, wisps and trolls) in beautiful locations around the parks. You can choose to go on your adventure by daylight or twilight depending on how brave you feel.
Music, dance, lights, fairies and fire arts will bewitch your mind and dazzle your senses. Wrap up warm and don’t miss this spectacular family walkabout adventure.
Saturday 14th October Taylor Park, St Helens 3pm and 5.30pm
Saturday 21st October Stadt Moers Park, Whiston 3pm and 5.30pm
Saturday 28th October Halewood Triangle Park 3pm and 5.30pm
Sunday 29th October Croxteth Hall Walled Garden 2pm and 4pm
Saturday 4th November Court Hey Park, Huyton 2pm and 4pm
Sunday 5th November Eaton Street Park, Prescot 2pm and 4pm
Tickets: £12 adults, £8 children, £35 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)
Box office: www.imaginariumtheatre.co.uk Telephone: 0344 800 0410
DaDa Cabaret has been a popular staple in our programming and we are pleased to bring it back to Unity Theatre to warm up your winter with a melting pot of engaging performances.
The night promises to be an explosion of emotions and ideas – fun, uplifting, challenging, extravagant, silly, and politically charged all rolled into one dazzling event!
A showcase of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent acts will light up the darker November nights with a sparkling array of cabaret entertainment. Not to be missed!
Hosted by Diva Holly wood. Confirmation of acts coming soon.
General tickets £5, pay more if you can £10, or contact DaDa on info@dadafest.co.uk if you are facing financial hardship and would like to request a free ticket
Artist and DaDa Fellow Porcelain Delaney brings her show to Liverpool.
We meet Eloise in a hospital bathroom, She needs to do a sample but she just can’t go. We jump into her childhood diaries exploring what’s brought her to this moment. Eloise was a happy child, a promising ballerina with no doubt she was going to grow up to be a star.
Then at nine years old her periods start and completely derail her life. She’s thrown face first into a war against gaslighting doctors. They refuse to listen or believe her but she’s determined she will keep getting louder until someone hears. A heartbreaking and hilarious tale which anyone with endometriosis or another condition which has led to medical gaslighting will instantly recognise.
Toilet Paper Diaries had access at the heart of the play and includes creative captions and audio description. There will be an optional touch tour before the play starts.
There will also be BSL interpretation
Standard tickets £5, pay more if you can £10, or contact DaDa on info@dadafest.co.uk if you are facing financial hardship and would like to request a free place
Each year DaDa present our Edward Rushton Social Justice Lecture on the United Nations International Day for People with Disabilities (3rd December) to keep alive the passion and fire demonstrated by Rushton, a Liverpool poet, activist, abolitionist and disabled man.
This year we are thrilled to announce that we have secured a fantastic and insightful keynote speaker for the event, Ashokkumar D Mistry, who will be exploring ‘Reclaiming Nonchalance’ the value of disabled lives, particularly exploring the value of the lives of disabled children and young people.
This is a live in person event that will be BSL interpreted.
Exploring ‘Reclaiming Nonchalance’
Reclaiming Nonchalance is an invitation to activate ambition through the self-care of actively thinking beyond other people’s expectations. The lecture will dissect artworld mechanics and interrogate how Deaf Disabled and Neurodivergent artists are valued.
“We don’t want to have to be activists – however, it’s existential – instead, do we not want disabled artists to be able to make art that doesn’t exist to be worthy but ploughs its own course and the nonchalance of its substance is taken at face value”.
Limited by expectations we are subject to ‘playing-to-the-gallery’ dynamics. Living beyond peoples’ expectations activates our own ambition and forces an understanding through genuine interaction. In this year’s Edward Rushton Lecture, Ashokkumar Mistry addresses the mechanisms for valuing people, valuing everyone.
Join the team for an engaging Inked Narratives Screen Printing Session at Cass Art Liverpool, a special event taking place during Black History Month.
Their event promises a warm and inclusive atmosphere, with something for everyone:
Activities for Kids: We have thoughtfully prepared coloring sheets for the little ones to enjoy.
Artistic Adventures: Dive into the world of art with our Block Printing station and immersive Screen Printing session.
Take a Piece of History Home: Every attendee will receive a goody bag brimming with items celebrating Black History figures who have brought joy to our lives.
As part of this enriching experience, you’ll have the unique opportunity to participate in our complimentary workshop led by a talented local artist from VA Studio. They’ll guide you through the fascinating art of screen printing, helping you unleash your creativity with marker pens and explore abstract techniques. You’ll then have the chance to apply these newfound skills to create your very own, one-of-a-kind print.
Don’t let this wonderful creative opportunity slip through your fingers! They can’t wait to see you there.
The WoW super squad is back in action and ready to defeat those pesky Book Worms at Toxteth Library. As part of Black History Month they’re celebrating with live performances and readings promoting and celebrating diverse characters and stories in children’s literature.
Have you ever wondered what your superpower would be? Want to see more characters in books that look and act like you and me? Their heroes will be live and reading from their Diverse Stories for a Diverse World book for children and young people, so come down, grab a copy, join the squad and show us your super powers!
BEWARE, once you read their book you may soon realise you are in fact a Super Hero too!
Joining the Super Heroes, will be Patrick Graham, author of The Three Little Jamaicans: English Adventure.
Born of Jamaican parentage, Patrick Graham is a Liverpool-based poet, writer, actor and journalist. Patrick has performed at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre, The Unity Theatre and Community Centres in educational and historical plays and was recently a finalist in WOW’s Pulp Idol novel-writing contest.
