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19/11/2008

EXHIBITIONS AND ARTS:

Touchstones: Butcher, baker, candlestick maker – until 2 February 2009; Out of the woods: Lancashire and Cheshire Woodcarvers – until 7 December; Tim Bobbin – until 10 January; Shop – 8 November to 30 September 2009. Telephone 924492 or visit www.rochdale.gov.uk.

Littleborough Coach House: Rene Cryer and Barbara Leeming exhibition – until Sunday. For details, telephone 378481.

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

Hollingworth Lake visitor centre: Littleborough Archaeological and Historical Society exhibition – until Monday; Charity artists exhibition – 27 November to 15 December. For details, telephone 373421.

MUSIC AND THEATRE:

Hopwood Hall College: Multi-cultural poetry event, hosted by Write Out Loud – today. For details, email www.writeoutloud.net.

Rochdale town hall: Royal Exchange masquerade call in aid of Shopmobility – 28 November. For details, telephone 924928.

Toad Lane Performing Arts Centre – Music at Lunchtime: Gemma Beeson – concert pianist – today; Duncan Glenday and young musicians – 26 November. For details, visit the website www.stmaryinthebaum.co.uk.

Bamford Chapel: Lunchtime concert – 9 December. For details, telephone 368733.

Rochdale Transport Club: The Rollin’ Clones – Friday; AC/BC – 28 November. For details, telephone 632087.

OUT AND ABOUT:

Rochdale countryside service: History on your doorstep – Sunday; Christmas trail at Hollingworth Lake – 20 December to 4 January 2009. For details, telephone 350459 or 373421.

Rochdale Ramblers: Blackstone Edge – Saturday; Deeply Vale – 30 November; To Capture A King – 6 December. For details, telephone 641041.

Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society: Hardcastle Crags – 29 November; Coach trip – Old Moor Wetland Centre – 13 December.

For details, telephone 644394 or 344630.

BACK DOOR MUSIC PROJECT, ROCHDALE:

The Fractions and Safety Pins – Friday; Bad Hair Day and Flesh Craving Super Men – Monday; The Harks and Skyline – 5 December; Sacrementis and The House Cats – 19 December; Tin Griffin and One Winged Angel – 9 January.

Doors open at the Broadwater Centre in Smith Street from 7.30 to 11pm. Entrance is £3 on the door. Membership is available. For details or if you are in a band and want to play ring Carol on 07989 085034.

OLDHAM COLISEUM and BURNLEY MECHANICS:

Oldham Coliseum: Aladdin – Saturday to 10 January 2009. For details telephone 0161 624 2829 or visit the website www.coliseum.org.uk.

Burnley Mechanics: My Fat Friend – until Saturday; Burnley Municipal Choir choral concert – Sunday; The Lady Boys of Bangkok – 25 November; Stephen K Amos – 27 November; In Dreams – 28 November; Man Made Soul – 29 November; The Real Comedians – 30 November; The Bachelors – 30 November. For details, telephone 01282 664400 or visit www.burnleymechanics.co.uk.

THE LOWRY:

Nico Icon Play – until Saturday November; Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands – until Saturday; Swing Out Sister – Thursday; Rapunzel and the Tower of Doom – Sunday; Vin Garbutt – Monday; A Pleasing Terror: Two Ghost Stories – 25 November; Tim Crouch's England – 27-28 November; The Wizard of Oz – 29 November to 4 December; Howzzat!

– 30 November; Tina Dico – 1 December; Under One Sky - John McCusker – 2 December; Midge Ure 3 December; The Ukulele Orchestra – 4-6 December; Chris Addison – 7 December.

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

MEN ARENA:

Steve Coogan As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters – today; McFly – Saturday; Cliff Richard – 25-26 November; Simple Minds – 27 November; Classical Spectacular – 29 November; Leonard Cohen – 30 November; Young Voices 2008 – 1-2 December; Clubland Live 2 – 4 December; The Mighty Boosh – 5-6 December; Barry Manilow – 8 December; Slipknot – 9 December; Stereophonics – 10 December; Coldplay – 11-12 December; The Pogues – 13 December; Kings of Leon – 16 December; Katherine Jenkins – 18 December; Elton John – The Red Piano 20-21 December.

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.
Gallery Oldham: www.galleryoldham.org.uk. Telephone 0161 770 4653.
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 520661.
Square Chapel, Halifax: www.squarechapel.co.uk. Telephone 01422 349422.
Victoria Theatre, Halifax. Telephone 01422 351158.
Imperial War Museum: www.north.iwm.org.uk. Telephone 0161 836 4000.