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FIND OUT MOREDave Spikey, Tupele Dorgu, Nikki Sanderson, Georgio Samaras and Sarah Bailey are among the stars coming out for a charity night time trek across the city this month. Taking place on May 25, the Manchester Midnight Walk in aid of St Ann’s Hospice Go Yellow appeal is destined to become one of Manchester’s most star-studded fundraising events of 2007.
TV celebrities and sporting personalities are backing the event, and already scores of supporters are lining up to join in. The walk will begin and end at the City of Manchester Stadium. It will follow a six- mile route along Ashton New Road, Great Ancoats Street, Deansgate and back via Albert Square and Market Street. Terry McDonnell, chief executive of St Ann’s Hospice, said: “We have organised some memorable events in the past, but it is unlikely there will have ever been anything quite as spectacular as the Manchester Midnight Walk.
“We would like as many people as possible to take part and experience it – while helping to raise money through sponsorship for those living with life-threatening illnesses in Greater Manchester.” For registration forms visit www.goyellow.org.uk or call 0161 498 3631.
An L.S. Lowry oil painting that has never before been seen in public has emerged after 50 years. Titled ‘Industrial Landscape’, the picture is signed and dated L.S. Lowry 1958. Described by experts as one of Lowry’s best paintings, it was bought by its present owner from The Lefevre Gallery in 1959 for £300 before it could be exhibited.
The work is estimated to fetch £500,000 when auctioned at Bonhams in June, but first it is being exhibited at The Lowry Gallery in Salford.
Gallery director Lindsay Brooks said: “We are delighted to be able to share this picture with our visitors at The Lowry, prior to its sale. Industrial Landscape has many of the qualities that make Lowry’s paintings so accessible and it will be a very welcome temporary addition to our exhibition.” Born in the outskirts of Manchester, L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) is the most important and easily recognisable 20th century artist from the North West of England, best known for his paintings of the industrialised North.
Classic moments and iconic characters from Coronation Street are being celebrated in an exhibition by one of the soap’s own stars. Jayne Tunnicliffe, who plays Cilla’s brassy friend Yana in the show, has turned to canvas to express her passion for the country’s longest-running soap opera. From portraits of the show’s biggest stars to snapshots of dramatic moments, she vividly documents the personalities and storylines that have perpetuated the show’s popularity since it was first broadcast in 1960.
The pictures are painted in a pop art style, with accompanying speech-bubble captions. Some of Tunnicliffe’s ‘Corriecatures’ are going on show at The Richard Goodall Gallery on Thomas Street, in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, from May 4 to June 2.
Manchester International Festival (MIF) is bringing together the world’s leading DJs and VJs to stage the ultimate club night. Industrial Resolution is a monumental visual arts installation commissioned by MIF, performed live by visual jockeys to the sets of an exclusive DJ line-up. Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong and Sasha are among the famous DJs billed to perform alongside VJs from digital arts group Microchunk at the two-day event (July 6 & 7) at Manchester Central.
Tickets are now on sale, priced between £32.50 and £70. Visit www.manchesterinternationalfestival.com for more information.
The Place Hotel has just completed the first phase of its £3.5 million renovation, upgrading its reception areas and introducing a residents’ lounge and bar.
The ground floor of the hotel has been enhanced with a chic interior design that both contradicts and complements the hotel’s beautiful Grade II listed Victorian framework. Phase two of the refurbishment is now underway, with plans to develop a purpose-built, hi-tech meeting and conference centre, boasting a 150-seater conference suite, with a further eight break-out rooms in varying configurations.
If you have seen the new sci-fi film Sunshine, you have unconsciously witnessed the work of one of Manchester’s most distinguished physicists. Oldham-born Dr Brian Cox, who nowadays can usually be found investigating how the universe was formed at the Centre for European Nuclear Research in Switzerland, worked with Sunshine scriptwriter and University of Manchester old boy Alex Garland (The Beach) and director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting and 28 Days Later) to bring the $45 million film to the big screen.
In the film, a team of astronauts are on a mission to reignite a prematurely dying sun with a huge nuclear bomb. Dr Cox acted as scientific advisor to Boyle and Garland to ensure the dramatic storyline retains some degree of plausibility.
"The science is extremely sound in the film," says Dr Cox. "You can tell Alex Garland is a fan of science, as well as a science fiction fan. There were a few edges we ironed out but basically it was the back story rather than the plot that my expertise was needed for."
Sunshine was released by 20th Century Fox on April 5 and is now playing at cinemas.