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EAC Book Circle: Trust by Hernan Diaz
EAC Book Circle: Trust by Hernan Diaz
2pm Wednesday 3rd September £2 minimum donation Trust by Hernan Diaz Hernan Diaz is Hernan Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author. Trust, is a collection of four manuscripts at different stages of completion, and they tell different versions of the story of a Wall Street businessman and his wife in the years leading up to the Great Depression. Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat [read more…]
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But First Promotions: Ed Harcourt
But First Promotions: Ed Harcourt
New Announcement Tickets on sale at 10am Friday 13 June: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/butfirstpromotions One of Britain’s most cherished and inventive music creators Ed Harcourt will hit the road this autumn to tour behind an upcoming new release. Making his debut with the Mercury Prize-nominated Here Be Monsters in 2001, Harcourt has released music under his own name that blends raw emotions, impeccable songwriting and visionary flights of imagination. A succession of ten rich, enthralling albums have followed [read more…]
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Live Roots Music IOM: Katie Nicholas & April Moon
Live Roots Music IOM: Katie Nicholas & April Moon
Katie Nicholas with Càel Oak:Katie Nicholas is an independent female producer, videographer and singer-songwriter from Liverpool with firm roots in country, folk and Americana. With a loyal community that has steadily been building, performing sold out shows at various theatres, galleries, museums, including her first headline show at the Liverpool Philharmonic accompanied by strings, her work has been recognised by the likes of Whispering Bob Harris (featuring on his Nashville Showcase Stage at AmericanaFest 2018) as [read more…]
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Midweek Movie: Mr Burton (12) – matinee & evening screenings
Midweek Movie: Mr Burton (12) – matinee & evening screenings
Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm Wednesday 17th September Adults £8 / under 18s £2 The new EAC Midweek Movie season launches with director Marc Evans true story of the teacher who inspired and encouraged the metamorphosis of wayward Welsh schoolboy Richard Jenkins, into Hollywood acting legend Richard Burton. In Port Talbot, 1942, a community ravaged by the war, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) is caught between the pressures of his struggling family and his own ambitions. [read more…]
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Friday Film Club: Black Dog (12)
Friday Film Club: Black Dog (12)
Adults £8 / Under 18 £2 Friday Film Club is back for a new season with this magnificent, Cannes-winning, widescreen paean to the enduring relationship between man and dog. Recently released from jail, brooding loner Lang (Eddie Peng) returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of his rehabilitation order, he is required to join a dog catching gang, tasked with cleaning up the streets before the coming Bejing Olympics. As Lang patrols the city’s [read more…]
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Piano Series: Masterclass with Julian Chan
Piano Series: Masterclass with Julian Chan
Free Admission - 11am start - Please book your place to give us an idea of numbers For the first Piano Series of the season, we are thrilled to welcome rising star Julian Chan. In this free masterclass, Julian will be playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Bartok, Lisz, Chopin and Godowsky. These informal sessions allow a fascinating look inside the mind and technique of [read more…]
Piano Series: Recital by Julian Chan
Piano Series: Recital by Julian Chan
Admission £15 / Under 18 £2 We promise you a stunning start to this season’s Piano Series, with a Recital and Masterclass by the excellent, Julian Chan. Rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation, Julian Chan has given performances at numerous prestigious venues, including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, Nanjing Poly Theatre, and Palau de la Música Catalana. Performing music by a particularly diverse range of composers, he has [read more…]
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Manx Litfest: Rogue Teacher with Mark Grist
Manx Litfest: Rogue Teacher with Mark Grist
Mark Grist is an award-winning poet, rapper, storyteller, podcaster and children’s author, who rose to fame when his Don’t Flop rap battle against Mancunian MC Blizzard became an internet sensation. Mark’s shows are absolutely unmissable, thanks to his inspirational storytelling skills and passion for his subject, along with his complex grasp of rhyme and writing techniques. His live show ‘Rogue Teacher’, which he is performing at Manx Litfest, is currently in development as a feature [read more…]
Manx Litfest: An Evening with Joanne Harris
Manx Litfest: An Evening with Joanne Harris
We are thrilled to welcome Joanne back to Manx Litfest, ten years on from her first visit. Joanne is perhaps best known for her bestselling 1999 novel, ‘Chocolat’, which was turned into a film of the same name, but she is the author of many critically-acclaimed works, in a whole variety of different genres, including gothic horror, psychological thriller, Norse mythology, fairytales and cookery. Over the course of the evening Joanne will be talking about [read more…]
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EAC Book Circle: Back In The Day by Melvyn Bragg
EAC Book Circle: Back In The Day by Melvyn Bragg
2pm Wednesday 1st October £2 minimum donation Back In The Day by Melvyn Bragg In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg recalls growing up in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from his early childhood during the war to the moment he had to decide between staying on or spreading his wings. This is the tale of a boy who lived in a pub and expected to leave school at fifteen yet won a scholarship to [read more…]