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a summer night at the museum

 For parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles the start of the summer holidays can often raise one important question… how to keep the little ones entertained. Well do not fear Manchester Museum are here to help. They will be running a series of film events from the 4th to the 7th of August 2011. The programme includes a special…

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drinks on the east lancs express

 Chugging off along the East Lancashire Railway this week is the start of a season of events that form part of the Real Ale Trail – the perfect mix of beer and local history. Organised guided tours take place from this Friday the 8th of July 2011 until November. Each event lasts 3-4 hours and offers an…

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life outside the box

 Today I had the pleasure of flexing some creative muscle in a workshop with the energetic and inspirational Lisa Baxter. Along with becoming a expert in sex therapy for bees (you needed to be there!) here are five things I’m taking away from today; 1) Once Upon A Time… – You can harness the inner child and spark imagination with Rory’s Story Cubes. There’s even an app for it – though sadly far less tactile than the original game. 2) Yeah But… No But… Yeah… – In creative thinking saying “Yeah and”… is far more productive, supportive and facilitates even better ideas than “Yeah but”… Allow yourself to have all the ideas before…

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ice cream, ice cream until i make myself sick

 Kudos to a colleague for making last Friday one to remember by introducing me to the taste sensation that is Ginger’s Comfort Emporium. Ginger provides meals on wheels in the form of ice cream for adults, all served up in a retro fashion. In fact any of you South Manchester types might have already caught a glimpse (or better still a taste) of the Comfort Emporium as she (I think she is a she!) cruises through the streets of Chorlton. Flavours on the menu at the moment include Marmalade & Toast, Chocolate Malt and the award winning Monkey’s Gone To Heaven – roasted banana, salted caramel and peanut if you were…

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pretty in print

 Magazines… remember them? Shiny paper, ink on your fingers, oh and the smell of a new issue. Well magazine lovers rejoice as Stack and magCulture are hosting a event just for you – stuffed with talking, reading and drinking. Printout! takes place on Thursday the 9th of June 2011 (6.30pm until late) at the The Deaf Institute and is Manchester’s first independent magazine night. The event includes a discussion of independent mags with publishers: Alasdair Hiscock, Article Bec Brown, Blanket James Griffin, Bonafide There will also be a pop-up magazine library to flick through with publications from across the glode. Score your tickets in advance at stackmagazines.com/printout c/o mattack licensed under Creative Commons.

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snap!

 Last week Mashable reported how Topshop working was with social media agency, FreshNetworks, developing in-store photo-shoots* for their stores in Manchester, New York, Liverpool, Dublin and London. These photo-shoots involve putting the iPad 2‘s camera to work, snapping of members of the public against a background and applying Instagram filters to the results. The photographs can then be printed out in store,…

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anti-advertising

 63000 flyerposters and flyers, 22 designs, 3 years and 1 famous spoof. Manchester ‘posterboy’ Micah Purnell displays his work in a short but sweet exhibition at Obscure Clothing in the Northern Quarter. For two days ‘Design The Future’ will be showcasing the artist and wordsmith’s work including posters previously exhibited at Urbis (R.I.P.) as well…

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check in with diesel

 Clothing and lifestyle brand Diesel are hosting a series of events in Manchester, starting this weekend. Events are free to attend to holders of a Diesel Passport. To find out how to get your mitts on one check them out on Facebook and take a gander at the events below: Foraging For Island Food – Saturday 14th May,…

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the socially networked family

 A few months ago I was involved in one of our All About Family Friendly Forums – the subject social media and engagement with family audiences for arts, heritage and cultural venues. In advance I looked into any existing information on this topic both within and outside the sector, with limited success – though here…

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