Liverpool Arts and Culture magazine
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Pao! To Serve Up Banquet For Chinese New Year At Claremont Farm
Liverpool’s Asian Street Food purveyors Pao! are cooking up a traditional Chinese New Year banquet at Claremont Farm on the Wirral next month. Some firm old favourites and some more unusual dishes will make their way to your table, all made using locally sourced ingredients. The menu will also feature some of Claremont Farm’s winter produce, putting a spin on the traditional! This year will be the Year of the Monkey, which represents curiosity and mischievousness, so Pao! are…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Archie’s Shakes Things Up With Protein Boost Selection
Archie’s is providing a tasty protein-boosting offering to help kick start New Year’s resolutions. Ideal for gym bunnies and the general public alike, the quirky eatery is serving up a flavoursome range of Protein Boost shakes boasting a number of notable health benefits. Each shake is made with low fat milk, low fat yoghurt and vanilla protein powder and is packed with vitamins A, B and C alongside potassium, iron, calcium and beneficial antioxidants. Director…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
The KANAVAL Is Coming To Town For A Monumental Night of DJs, Dance & Dress-up
The minds behind ‘The Voodoo Ball’ and ‘Threshold Festival of Music & Arts’ present an unforgettable evening of chaos. KANAVAL is a night like no other, shamelessly shaking the foundations of the city with DJs, dance and dress-up. On Friday 5th February, a tribe of terrifying party partakers will embrace the madness, demolish the dance floor and hail to the Haitian heretics of hedonism. So get in your animal get-ups, whether it be in the form of…
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Activities in Liverpool
Liverpool Creatives Draw & Code Augmented Reality Toy
SwapBots, the Augmented Reality Toy, has launched on Indiegogo and has already raised over $30,000. Wanting to make a toy that would increase interaction between children offline, just as much as online, the Draw & Code team, based in Liverpool, designed the cost efficient and accessible line of toys; the SwapBots. The initial wave of SwapBots is to be crowd-funded through an Indiegogo campaign that you can find here. SwapBots are collectable toys that are brought…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Homegrown Festival @ The Lantern Theatre; 18th -22nd January
Homegrown @ The Lantern is selection of local companies and theatre groups based in the Merseyside area. The Lantern Theatre first ran this festival in August 2015 with the intention to give local companies the chance to perform developing work with no financial risk. There is no hire fee or cost to the companies who perform at the festival and all ticket monies are given to the companies involved. This festival is currently funded solely by the Lantern Theatre…
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Bars in Liverpool
The Brink Encourages The North West To Detox For Dry January
With Dry January underway, The Brink is encouraging the North West to cut down on alcohol consumption through a unique detox. To accompany the Parr Street venue’s already extensive range of 130 non-alcoholic beverages, the revolutionary dry-bar has introduced an exclusive Dynamic Detox devised with a New Year health-kick in mind. In a bid to help guests ‘start the day right’, the Dynamic Detox will combine a healthy Brink Breakfast with a fresh press, juice…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Africa Oyé 2016 Dates Announced – 18th & 19th June
After attracting crowds of 80,000 people across the event’s weekend last year, Africa Oye returns to Sefton Park for its 24th festival of African and Caribbean music and culture this June. The Liverpool institution will once again bring together the finest artists, traders and workshops for a weekend of eclectic festivities on 18th and 19th June. Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney is looking ahead to the summer as preparations get underway. “We’ve already got some exciting…
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Bands in Liverpool
The Fifth GIT Award Launches For 2016 Edition
Launch Party On Friday 29th January 2016 At The Buyers Club ////£1000 Cash Prize To Winner At Showcase Event At Constellations On 14th May 2016 Liverpool music prize The GIT Award launches its fifth edition today culminating in a spectacular event at Constellations in Liverpool’s thriving Baltic Triangle on Saturday 14 May 2016. The process to find The GIT Award’s 12 nominees begins today with artists and bands invited to send their four tracks to…
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Bars in Liverpool
Bongo’s Bingo With The Hoff – David Hasselhoff Coming To Camp & Furnace For The Popular Bingo/Rave Event; Saturday 23rd January
For one night only, David Hasselhoff is coming to Camp and Furnace to play Bongo’s Bingo. £1000 top cash prize and so much more…. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool Saturday 23rd January Tickets Available Here
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Liverpool’s Own ‘Be Lovely Day’ Goes Global – Saturday 23rd January
Liverpool born Be Lovely Day has become a global annual event with people signing up to take part across the world. Just before the traditional Blue Monday, local ambassadors across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be putting smiles on faces in a traditionally miserable time of the year. Be Lovely Day is fun, inexpensive and easy to take part in. Inspired by Banksy artwork ‘Flower Thrower’, the Liverpool event quickly caught…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Fiesta Bombarda Returns To The Williamson Tunnels!
On the back of selling out their Palm House party, Fiesta Bombarda’s second carnival of 2016 will be in the immersive underground structure of The Williamson Tunnels. Full line-up announcement coming shortly. Follow the Facebook page to keep up with the latest news: www.facebook.com/fiestabombarda Super Early Bird – Sold Out Early Bird – Sold Out Standard Advance – 100 Available Tickets Available Here.
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Archie’s Burgers & Shakes; Review
Archie’s is the latest burger joint to shake up the Liverpool food scene – a pink paradise of extravagant burgers and decadent milkshakes – and last week I was lucky enough to try it out. Perched on the corner of Ranelagh Street, it’s the third venue in the Archie’s family (there are already two well-established restaurants in Manchester) but this is the first one outside of the M60, and also the biggest. And it’s not your stereotypical American…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Five Guys Liverpool; Review
So Five Guys has arrived in Liverpool!! Many people including myself have been waiting for this moment for the last few years. It has a good reputation in London and of course the USA, oh and also the Trafford Centre. It is a fast food concept but the burgers are restaurant quality I had been told. So, I thought it was about time I found out what all the fuss was about at Five Guys. Me and my eating…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
#TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner
The project #TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner took place at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool from 10 to 13 December 2015. Over the four days, LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner invited the public to pick up the telephone and touch their soul on +44 (0)151 808 0771 during gallery opening hours, while being sat in FACT’s Gallery one which was open for visitors. The performance culminated in Rönkkö tattooing the words…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Threshold Announce First Six Acts For 2016 Festival
With less than 4 months until Threshold Festival 2016 takes place in Liverpool, organisers have revealed the first six acts set to light up the Baltic Trangle’s stages in April. Making a welcome return to the festival are genre-busting 13-piece The Destroyers as well as Threshold favourite Natalie McCool, along with first-timersBaba Soul & The Professors of Funk and local funk/dance/hip-hop purveyors, Galactic Funk Militia. Completing the first wave of artists are folk duo Gilmore & Roberts and Brighton’s finest psychadelic outfit,…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
#TOUCHMYSOUL LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner Live At FACT
From 11am GMT on 10 December 2015, #TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner will commence at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), 88 Wood Street, Liverpool. Over the following four days, LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner invite you to pick up your telephone and touch their soul on +44 (0)151 808 0771 between the hours of 11am – 6pm GMT. The project will also be broadcast live for the duration at touchmysoul.net #TOUCHMYSOUL is part…
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Liverpool Events
#GuestlistGiving; Bido Lito! Launch A Fundraising Campaign With The Whitechapel Centre
Liverpool music magazine Bido Lito! have announced the launch of a new fundraising campaign which aims to raise much needed money for the Whitechapel Centre, the leading homeless and housing charity for the Liverpool region. The #GuestlistGiving campaign has been set up by Bido Lito! alongside many of the cities independent venues and promoters to help the homeless community and will run until 28 January. The aim is to raise money by asking anyone on the…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Liverpool Biennial Announces Artists For 2016
Liverpool Biennial have announced the participation of thirty-seven international artists in the 2016 Biennial festival of contemporary art. Among the eclectic mix of artists is Birkenhead born Mark Leckey, who won the Turner Prize in 2008. Liverpool Biennial 2016 will unfold through the landscape of the city. It is organised as a story narrated in several episodes: fictional worlds sited in galleries, museums, pubs, unused spaces, stations, hotels, parking lots, shops and supermarkets. For the…
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Bars in Liverpool
The Brink Kick Starts The Festive Season With Special Christmas Offering
With Christmas just around the corner, The Brink has unveiled its unique food and drink offering. Perfect for friends, families and colleagues alike, the Parr Street dry bar, which was crowned Bar of the Year at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2015, has specially prepared a delectable yuletide feast courtesy of Head Chef Paul Elackman. With aims to create a celebration to remember for all of the right reasons, the festive menu will also be accompanied by a selection…
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Cafes in Liverpool
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor Pays Special Visit To The Interesting Eating Company Ahead of Small Business Saturday
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool has met with the directors of The Interesting Eating Company ahead of this year’s Small Business Saturday (December 5). During the meeting with Cllr Tony Concepcion, Nichola Lee and Andrea Edwards reflected on the eatery’s recent business success, which saw the brand secure a long-term affiliation with an outdoor retail giant owned by JD Sports Fashion plc, and obtain tenancy at the entrance to Peter’s Lane in Liverpool ONE. Nichola…
