Calendar
Thursday 14 May
7.30pm | Festival Focus Launch: Songs For The Bath Tub / Mostly Toast | Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church
8pm | Classical Launch: Manchester Consort: Dido And Aeneas | St Clement’s Church
Friday 15 May
6–9pm | Exhibition Previews – see Visual Arts programme | Various locations
7.30pm | Musica Per: Music For Ivan | St Werburgh’s Church
7.30pm | Mccully @ Manky Poets | Chorlton Library Meeting Room
7.30pm | Eco Fashion Show In Partnership With Oxfam | St Clement’s Church
8pm | Ahha! Theatre Company: Big Cheese | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs) Cancelled
8.30pm | The Disappeared, Ash Mountain and DJ Rob | Iguana
9pm | VSS Sound System: Born Fire Brave | Abode
9pm | Late Night CAF: Lunar Coup | The Lloyds Hotel
Saturday 16 May
10–11.30am | Manchester Music Service | Blue Box Theatre
10.30–12.30pm | Arts And Crafts Coffee Morning @ St Werburgh’s | St Werburgh’s Church
11.30–1.30pm | Writing Workshop With Adéle Geras | Chorlton Library Meeting Room
12–4pm | Festival Saturday: Launch Event | St Clement’s Church
1–2pm; | Music At Lunchtime: The Coupland Brass Quintet | Chorlton Methodist Church
7.30pm | Claire Mooney | ‘Shed’ @ Creative Recycling
7.30pm | Crystal Chords: One Voice | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Duodecimo: Sacred And Profane | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | North Face Theatre Company: Be My Baby | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
9pm | The New Labour Club | The Spread Eagle (Downstairs)
9pm | Heritage Survival Band | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Paula Darwish And The Country And Eastern Band | Iguana
Sunday 17 May
10.30am | Festival Eucharist | St Clement’s Church
12 noon | Festival Mass | Our Lady and St John’s Church
2–4pm | Playback Theatre: Drama Improvisation Workshop | St Clement’s Church
3–4.30pm | Chorlton Meadows Storywalk | Chorlton Meadows
4–6pm | Everybody Salsa: Dance Class | Chorlton Conservative Club
6–8pm | Meeting Coty: Poetry and Literature Event | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
6–10pm | Freedom Principle and The Noise Upstairs | Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church
7.30pm | Frederic Steinbruchel and Delphine Hensler: Recital | St Werburgh’s Church
8pm | Wyllie Longmore: All The World’s A Stage | St Clement’s Church
8pm | First Stage Musical Theatre Company | The Irish Association Club
8pm | The Top Shelalas and Grand British Decibel | Iguana
8pm | Late Night CAF: Moss Freed and Guests | The Hillary Step
Monday 18 May
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Chris Orton nnd Charlotte Wilson | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | The Tempest | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | The Hatherley String Quartet | St Clement’s Church
8pm | Elaine Bousfield: Book Launch | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Growling Fruitcake and The Mad Donnas | The Lauriston Club
8.30pm | Mirth On Monday | Iguana
9pm | Chorlton Fiddlers | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Microphonia Band Night | Uluru
Tuesday 19 May
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Katie Riddle and Charlotte Walls | St Clement’s Church
1.45pm | Creative Writing Workshop: Elaine Bousfield (Not Public) | Chorlton High School
7–8.30pm | Flick Film Festival | Iguana
7.30pm | The Tempest (Performance 2) | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | The Crozian Ensemble | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Yemaya: Indigo Spring | Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church
8pm | Jazz @ Croma: Alice Zawadzki and Dan Whieldon | Croma
8pm | Manchester Irish Writers: A Trip Round Ireland In Verse | The Irish Association Club
8pm | Tango Night With Frambuesas | Chorlton Conservative Club
9pm | Ice Band and Storyville | The Lloyds Hotel
9pm | The Red House Band Night | The Royal Oak (Upstairs)
8.30pm | Open Mic With MC Michaela Followed By...... | Iguana
10pm | Late Night CAF: Hannah Atkins | Iguana
Wednesday 20 May
10.30am–12 noon | Coffee Morning With The Ellesmere String Quartet | St Werburgh’s Church
6–1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Intriplicate | St Clement’s Church
7pm | Workshop: How To Become Someone In The Music Business | Chorlton Library Meeting Room
7.30pm | Chorlton Young Musician Of The Year 2009 | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Manchester Road Players: Out Of Order | Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre
7.30pm | Torbay Road Book Club: The Bird Room By Chris Killen | Lead Station (Upstairs)
7.30pm | The Voice Collective and Manchester Community Choir | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Manky In The Cellar: Poetry and Music | The Spread Eagle Cellar
8pm | Playback Theatre Manchester | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
9pm | Slightly Left Of Centre | The Hillary Step
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Uncle Meat’s Feast | Chorlton Conservative Club
Thursday 21 May
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Shebeen | St Clement’s Church
7.30pm | Lipservice: Tony and Twizzle The Glory Years | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Manchester Road Players: Out Of Order (Performance 2) | Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre
7.30pm | The Manchester Reed Trio | Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church
8pm | Robert Graham: Book Preview | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
8pm | Chorlton Telling Tales Festival Showcase | Chopin Bar
8.30pm | Chorlton Film Institute: Juno | St Clement’s Church
9pm | The Bourbon Street Preachers | The Lloyds Hotel
9pm | Chorlton Folk Club: Dylan Night #3 Unplugged Night | South Manchester Cricket Club
9.30pm | Late Night CAF – Sound Of The Suburbs | Abode
Friday 22 May
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Paul Richard Chapman And Sarah Murphy | St Clement’s Church
7–8pm | Chorlton Youth Theatre | St Werburgh’s Church Hall
7.30pm | Singalonga Mamma Mia | Blue Box Theatre
7.30pm | Alessandra Pompili: Recital | St Werburgh’s Church
7.30pm | Manchester Road Players: Out Of Order (Performance 3) | Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre
8–9pm | The Shudderbins: Moody Money | Chorlton Conservative Club
9pm | The Simon Mulcaster Trio | The Lloyds Hotel
9.30pm | The Dog-Eared Collective: The Apocalypse Roadshow | The Lloyds Hotel (Upstairs)
9.30pm | Blowout Band Night | The Irish Association Club
9.30pm | Late Night CAF: Luke and The Dukes | Iguana
Saturday 23 May
11.30am–1.30pm | Workshop: Singing In Circles | Chorlton Library Meeting Room
11–1.30pm | Children’s Flick Cinema: Ratatouille | St Clement’s Church Youth Centre
1–2pm | Music At Lunchtime: Mike Hall and Dan Whieldon | St Clement’s Church
2–5pm | Art In The Park | Beech Road Park
7.30pm | Courtney Pine: Transition In Tradition | St Clement’s Church
10pm | Last Night Party With Jazz and Swing From Shakedown | The Lloyds Hotel
9pm–midnight | Rare As A Green Dog | St John’s Parish Centre