This idea already had been suggested, and I think would allow Viadeo Manchester to take off business wise. What do you think?

> 8 months already!!!

Can we organise a business network meeting for the next week, may be the next thursday or friday. We just have to find a friendly cafe for that.

Is anyone interesting for that?

FVB

A wonderful place to relax and enjoy a great drink before the week-end.

A colourful, eclectic and stimulating music.

Scratters are eight international music master chefs whose influences span the UK, France, Cyprus, Mexico and El Salvador. Their own brand of jazzy funk with a smidgen of scratchin gets you toe tappin', head boppin' and booty shakin' in a jiffy.

The band is hosting its single pre-release night at Trof (5-8 Thomas Street Northern Quarter) with the support of Thingumabob & the Thingumajigs on Thursday 3 April - doors open at 8.

http://www.thescratters.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/thingumajigs

Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba
23. Feb - 1. Jun 08
Manchester Art Gallery
http://www.artrabbit.com/events/event/4660/jun_nguyen_hatsushiba


Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba is one of the most exciting Asian artists to have emerged in recent years. This retrospective is his first major UK exhibition.

The exhibition draws together an outstanding selection of the artist’s work and includes a large-scale installation The Globe Project: The Garden of Globes (2007). Further new works will also feature, including a film The Ground, The Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree (2007) and a new specially commissioned print for Manchester.

Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba is probably best known for his mesmerising underwater films depicting divers as they perform a traditional Chinese dragon dance in the sea; as they paint portraits underwater, and local fishermen pulling rickshaws along the seabed.

In these films, as in much of his work, references are frequently made to the artist’s Asian heritage, exploring themes of tradition, ...

Feb 18 - Mar 8
Waiting for Godot
http://www.librarytheatre.com/whatson_details.php?cat_id=3&eventid=886

Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece comes back to the Library Theater since 1971. No more need to be said about the play itself. Hopefully we will see a great performance and production.

Introduction to Waiting For Godot by Dr Ronan McDonald, Director of the Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading, and author of books including The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett (Cambridge University Press) and The Death of the Critic (Continuum Press, 2007). Wednesday 20 February, 6.30pm. Free.

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What do you think of Tim Burton's the latest work Sweeney Todd? What do you think?

It received very good reviews in many media. However, my personal opinion about it is pretty much the opposite.

His previous works like Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride were hailed by the goth crowd. They were sinister but with a sense of innocence. Of course, both works were intended for a younger audience. Sweeney Todd is rated 18+. The violence and gore in the film is unnecessary for me.

Sweeney Todd is a musical with not very interesting music. Danny Elfman composed great music for Tim Burton's previous films. I haven't done the search about where the music come from this time. The sing of the main actors and actresses were good. Music should be a main feature for this film but it was just not memorable or carry out most of the story.

The film seems very childish to me but the audiences need to be over 18 to take the violence and gore scenes. Isn't it a mismatch?

Tim Burton made a short animation called ...

1. Jan - 24. Feb 08
Urbis

Manchester Music Mogul, factory records founder and owner of the Hacienda

Take a step back 25 years in time to the halcyon days of the Madchester music era and revisit the Hacienda, the legendary nightclub that became an international phenomenon and changed the face of the city forever.

Walk through the world famous Fac 51 doors to uncover some of the ideals and ideas behind its conception, as told by many of the creative minds that made it what it became. Relive the experiences of Peter Saville, Peter Hook, Tony Wilson, Ben Kelly and Rob Gretton through their own stories and items from personal collections, including previously unseen video footage, items from the club itself and the graphic design that was instrumental in shaping the club’s identity. The exhibition also includes the first ever showing of the complete collection of the Hacienda’s iconic birthday posters incorporates original scratch videos by Claude Bessy and Swivel, and of course, will pay tribute to the music ...

1. Feb - 23. Mar 08
Cornerhouse
FREE

Metrópolis is a weekly programme on contemporary art and culture that has been aired on the 2nd Channel of TVE (Televisión Española - Spanish Public Television) for the past 22 years.

Although launched as a showcase for emerging artists from all fields, video art, experimental film, short fiction, documentaries, dance films, music videos and outstanding commercials have provided almost the totality of the programme's contents. This exhibition provides a space to view some of Metrópolis' most innovative programmes, featuring the work of artists such as Jim Whiting, Isaac Julien and Pilar Albarracín, as well as two programmes with with Tony Wilson on the subject of the Manchester music scene.

http://www.cornerhouse.org/metropolis

Good morning,

I am an Italian girl, I am new in this group.
I would like to contact Lyvia Harris for a proposal of cooperation, I tried to send her a message via Viadeo, but her email accound does not seem to work...Please can someone help me to contact her in some way?

Thanks a lot for your kindness and Happy New Year to everybody, greetings from Italy, ciao,


Desi Zavatta Musolino

Hi I am Kieran Gately, Managing Director at City Card Ltd

We are the provider of City Card Manchester - The innovative membership card which gives you upto 50% off at Manchester's yop restaurants, bars, health clubs, salons, spas, cinemas, theatres, stores and much more.

We would like to let all hub Manchester members know that we provide a high quality and extemely affordable corporate package, which acts as a fantastic employee benefit package to help your employees enjoy the lifestyle they desire for less.

We will offer all Manchester Hub members an extra 10% off our stated prices on the corporate membership section of our website. and for companies with 50+ employees provide a special package price. Visit www.citycardmanchester.co.uk/corp_mem.php for further details, or contact me directly by e mail kieran@citycardmanchester.co.uk

Look forward to working with you in the near future.

Kind Regards

Kieran Gately

Transport Training - Dean Lennox

i have been pleased to accept Dean in the management team of this hub.
Don't forget that you can have more than one manager for a hub.
That way the work to animate the hub is shared.
if you are interested contact us...

We are looking for a manager to animate this Hub! If you live in Manchester and would be happy to take responsibility for this Hub, please let me know.

Being a manager allows you to determine the policy of the Hub, create or delete sections etc... Mostly we are looking for someone who knows the town well and is willing to write about it and share their experience.