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27/ 8/2008

EXHIBITIONS AND ARTS:

Touchstones: Made in the 70s, Gone But Not Forgotten – until 7 September; Step Into the 70s – until 29 September; Street – until 7 September; A New Spirit in Printmaking – until 7 September; Livin ur Lyf – until 31 August. Telephone 924492 or visit www.rochdale.gov.uk for more details.

Littleborough Coach House: Elaine Clarkson, Helen Bennett and Glenn Flemming – until 28 August. Littleborough Arts Festival – 30 August - 7 September. For details, telephone 378481.

Healey Dell Gallery and Studios: Art exhibition every Sunday, 10am-4pm. For details, telephone 356348.

Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre: Featherbed Quilters – until 8 September. For details, telephone 373421.

MUSIC AND THEATRE AND OPEN DAYS:

Toad Lane Performing Arts Centre – Music at Lunchtime – every Wednesday at 12.30pm. For details, telephone 352604.

Rochdale Town Hall – Organ recital by Carlo Curly – 30 August. For details, telephone 343163.

Rochdale Parish Church: Open days – until 28 August. For details, telephone 645014.

Rochdale Transport Club: Jagged Edge – 29 August. For details, telephone 632087.

Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum: Fire Service Museum open day – 7 September. For details, telephone 901227.

Littleborough Coach House: Lunchtime concerts – last Tuesday of each month. For details, telephone 378481.

OUT AND ABOUT:

Rochdale Countryside Service: Ranger rambles – 3-17 September; Ashworth Valley and Knowl Hill – 7 September; Moths of Healey Dell – 9 September; History trail – 11 September. For details, telephone 350459.

Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society: Walk around Syke area – 30 August. For details, telephone 644394.

Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre: Binocular field day – 14 September. For details, telephone 373421.

Rochdale Blue Badge Tourist Guides: Rochdale Town Hall and Rochdale Pioneers Museum – 30 August. For details, telephone 924928.

OLDHAM COLISEUM and BURNLEY MECHANICS:

Coliseum: Brassed Off – 4-27 September; Tom Thumb – 1 October; The Oldham Tinkers and Bernard Wrigley – 2 October; Swan Lake – 3 October; Jeff Green – 4 October; Travels With My Aunt – 9-25 October. For details telephone 0161 624 2829 or visit the website www.coliseum.org.uk.

Burnley Mechanics: Paddy McGuinness – 4 September; The Swing Commanders – 12 September; Love Music, Hate Racism – 14 September; Wife Begins At 40 – 24-27 September. For details, telephone 01282 664400 or visit www.burnleymechanics.co.uk.

THE LOWRY:

August: Le Grand Cirque – 27-31 August; Potted Pirates – 28-30 August; Camille – 31 August.

September: Enjoy – 1-6 September; Spencer Davies and The Animals – 7 September; Tony and Twizzle – The Glory Years – 8-13 September; Acoustic Strawbs – 10 September; Lord Arthur's Bed – 11-12 September; Michael Feinstein and his Big Band – 12 September; Divinity – 13 September; Ivan Brackenbury – 13 September; James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kidz – 14 September; Our House – 15-20 September; Juan Martin – 16 September; Jude Simpson – Growing Up Games – 17 September; Miracle – 18-20 September; Tim Vine – 19 September.

For details telephone 0870 787 5780 or visit www.thelowry.com.

PALACE AND OPERA HOUSE:

Opera House: My Brilliant Divorce – 2 September; Puppetry of the Penis – 6 September; Thriller Live – In Concert – 8-10 September; Don Cossacks State Dance Company – 11 September; Jake and Elwood – The Best Blues Brothers Show – 12 September. For more details telephone 0844 847 2295 or visit www.livenationtheatres.co.uk.

Palace Theatre: Flashdance – The Musical – 9-13 September; Romeo and Juliet The Musical – Shakespeare 4 Kidz – 14-17 September; Thank You For The Music – 19 September; Jayne McDonald – Live In Concert – 20 September. For more details telephone 0844 847 2275 or visit www.livenationtheatres.co.uk.

MEN ARENA:

September: Boxing: Amir Khan and Alex Arthur – 6 September; Stevie Wonder – 9 September; Nickelback – 15 September.

October: Stevie Wonder – 3 October; James Blunt – 8 October; Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo – 15-19 October; The Unholy Alliance Chapter III – 27 October; Bryan Adams – 30 October.

For details telephone 0844 847 8000 or visit www.men-arena.com.

OTHER VENUES:

Bridgewater Hall: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk. Telephone 0161 907 9000.
Bury Met: www.themet.biz. Telephone 0161 761 2216.
Manchester Academy: www.manchesteracademy.net. Telephone 0161 832 1111.
Royal Exchange Theatre: www.royalexchange.co.uk. Telephone 0161 833 9833.
Contact Theatre: www.contact-theatre.org. Telephone 0161 274 0600.
Library Theatre, Manchester: www.librarytheatre.com. Telephone 0161 236 7110.
Bolton Octagon: www.octagonbolton.co.uk. Telephone 01204 520 661.
Square Chapel, Halifax: www.squarechapel.co.uk. Telephone 01422 349 422.
Cornerhouse, Manchester: www.cornerhouse.org.uk. Telephone 0161 228 7621.
Whitworth Art Gallery: www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth. Telephone 0161 275 7450.
Victoria Theatre, Halifax. Telephone 01422 351 158.
Stockport Plaza: www.stockportplaza.co.uk. Telephone 0161 477 7779.
Imperial War Museum: www.north.iwm.org.uk. Telephone 0161 836 4000.
Gallery Oldham: www.galleryoldham.org.uk. Telephone 0161 770 4653.