What's happening: 2008
Explore in the Hub pic ‘n’ mix
From Saturday, 15 March 2008 To Thursday, 30 October 2008
Fill an explore tin with the perfect mix of activities for your family. Go and explore then come back and make some art of your own with help from our staff. ...
The Blue Stocking Social Club
From Sunday, 01 June 2008 To Sunday, 03 August 2008
Presenting a lively evening of film, music, dance and dramatic turns all woven together by shifting stories combining cabaret, farce, carnival and the grotesque. The Blue Stocking Social Club invites a wide variety of people who enjoy wide vari...
Four Corners exhibition
From Thursday, 03 July 2008 - 10:00am To Sunday, 06 July 2008 - 5:00pm
Four Corners is a unique exhibition, a series of intimate interventions and extraordinary events which places the people of Liverpool at the centre of the work. ...
Dancing on Your Grave featuring Corpse de Ballet
Friday, 04 July 2008 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Dance legends the Cholmondeleys and the Featherstonehaughs return to the Bluecoat as a troupe of deceased artistes on their purgatorial tour. ...
Open Studios Weekend
From Saturday, 05 July 2008 - 12:00pm To Sunday, 06 July 2008 - 5:00pm
Come and meet our community of artists, creative businesses and retailers in the first open studios weekend at the Bluecoat. ...
Dancing on Your Grave featuring Corpse de Ballet
Saturday, 05 July 2008 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Dancing legends the Cholmondeleys and the Featherstonehaughs return to the Bluecoat as a troupe of deceased artistes on their purgatorial tour. ...
Summer Storytelling for Children
From Sunday, 06 July 2008 To Sunday, 24 August 2008
Do you love story time? The Bluecoat literature programme and The Reader Organisation have joined up to bring a summer-long season of storytelling to Liverpool’s children. Each Sunday in July and August, there will be a half-hour of storytelli...
Summer Storytelling for Children
Sunday, 06 July 2008 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Each Sunday in July and August the Bluecoat and The Reader come together to offer half-hour storytelling for children. From classic tales to modern favourites, each session welcomes yongsters to magical worlds and imaginary friends. ...
The Blue Stocking Social Club
Sunday, 06 July 2008 7:00pm - 9:00pm
A motley cabaret of video, music, dance and dramatic turns. Skilled professionals and passionate amateurs all have their place in the Club's eclectic programme of one night stands. ...
New Ends, Old Beginnings
From Friday, 11 July 2008 - 10:00am To Wednesday, 03 September 2008 - 6:00pm
Can Altay, Ziad Antar, Lara Baladi, Cevdet Erek, Tarek Al Ghoussein, Chourouk Hriech, Randa Mirza, Michael Rakowitz, Hrair Sarkissian, Sharif Waked and Tarek Zaki. Curated by November Paynter, this exhibition looks at the varied and complex culture...
e-space lab - What's happening in Damascus and Liverpool right now?
From Friday, 11 July 2008 - 10:00am To Monday, 14 July 2008 - 6:00pm
e-space lab returns to the Bluecoat for more free video streaming and blogging with Liverpool's sister cities. This month we link up with Damascus. ...
New Ends, Old Beginnings exhibition tours
From Friday, 11 July 2008 To Friday, 29 August 2008
Knowledgable guides walk you through the exhibition, answer questions and challenge you to think beyond your initial responses to the art on display. Meet in the Hub. ...
Ziyarat presents Arabise Me
Friday, 11 July 2008 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Ziyarat launch the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival in style with a hand-picked programme of contemporary Arab artists and an eclectic line-up of music, installation and dance. ...
New Ends, Old Beginnings gallery talks
Saturday, 12 July 2008 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Learn more abut the work of the artists featured in New Ends, Old Beginnings. Open Eye hosts the first talk at 12.00 noon and then at 3.00pm curator November Paynter talks at the Bluecoat. ...
Introduction to Arabic Literature by David Tresilian
Saturday, 12 July 2008 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Modern Arabic literature remains little known and poorly understood despite growing curiosity among European readers. This talk offers a unique overview, focusing on developments over the last fifty years. ...
