http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/ Top stories for Entertainment http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064239_music_gomez_academy_3_thurs_4_sep BACK when they first emerged in 1998, Gomez seemed less like a band, and more like a puzzling case for Mulder and Scully – like a freaky musical occurrence that simply couldn’t be explained. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064239_music_gomez_academy_3_thurs_4_sep Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064238_festival_exodus_08_urbis_sun_31_aug THE arts and culture of Manchester’s refugee communities will be celebrated at this year’s Exodus Festival. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064238_festival_exodus_08_urbis_sun_31_aug Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064241_on_yer_bike CYCLING fans can head to Salford for the first major cycling event after the Beijing Olympics. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064241_on_yer_bike Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064235_comedy_the_asylum_frog_and_bucket_oldham_st_manchester_wed_3_sep THE Frog and Bucket’s regular comedy night The Asylum makes a welcome return this Wednesday – this time to raise money for the National Association of Bikers with a Disability. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064235_comedy_the_asylum_frog_and_bucket_oldham_st_manchester_wed_3_sep Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064236_music_camille_lowry_sunday_31_aug IRISH/FRENCH performer Camille seems to be spoken about more for her eccentricities than her actual music. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064236_music_camille_lowry_sunday_31_aug Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064245_an_impressive_track_record THE Museum of Science and Industry is going full steam into the future with a real enthusiast at its helm. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064245_an_impressive_track_record Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064247_vavavroom WHEN Alison Steadman dons the wig and Eighties clothes for her role in Alan Bennett’s play Enjoy, it always reminds her of one person – her mum. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064247_vavavroom Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064246_castlefields_changing_face MANCHESTER’s Museum of Science and Industry is celebrating 25 years of enthralling visitors with a special exhibition of its own. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064246_castlefields_changing_face Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064254_show_is_the_business ALTRINCHAM'S Garrick Playhouse is gearing up for its next production - Business Affairs by Jeremy Lloyd and John Chapman. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064254_show_is_the_business Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064244_satisfaction_from_the_soil SAM Youd firmly believes that at times of financial crisis and uncertainty we head back to the soil and our gardens. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064244_satisfaction_from_the_soil Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063291_rem_ready_to_rock_on If R.E.M weren’t such a busy rock band, they would surely make fantastic advice gurus – think alternative rock’s very own answer to Ask Jeeves. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063291_rem_ready_to_rock_on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063294_theatre_sleeping_beautyheaton_park_friday THE picturesque surroundings of north Manchester’s Heaton Park will – weather permitting – be transformed into the idyllic setting of a fictional fairytale romance. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063294_theatre_sleeping_beautyheaton_park_friday Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063299_big_questions_await_you_at_tsangs_show THERE’S a conundrum at the Chinese Arts Centre and it asks the question "What are you looking at?" http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063299_big_questions_await_you_at_tsangs_show Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063293_music_conor_oberstacademy2_thurs_aug_28 As far as contemporary songwriters go, there can be few as brave, nor as outspoken, as Conor Oberst. http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063293_music_conor_oberstacademy2_thurs_aug_28 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063296_visitors_scope_out_jodrell Angela Kelly learns how the threat of closure boosted numbers to Cheshire’s space-age attraction http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1063296_visitors_scope_out_jodrell Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000