Manchester City Council

Cheryl Martin and Anjum Malik

Location: Central Library (2nd Floor, Committee Room)

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Cost: Free

Poetry in celebration of International Women's Week

These two wonderful writers return to their first love, poetry. Anjum's Malik's latest series, The Interpreter, was broadcast on Radio 4 in January to critical acclaim and she is currently developing a play with Birmingham Rep. Cheryl Martin has had many plays produced (BBC, Granada and stage) and has won the MEN Theatre Award for Best Studio Production. She is Associate Director of New Writing/New Work at the Contact Theatre.

Venue: Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Telephone: 0161 234 1900 (switchboard).

I Love NCL

Location: North City Library

Cost: Free

Photographic exhibition

See nearly 70 creative and exciting pictures of this landmark library, taken by its customers, from all angles.

If you can't make it to the library, take a look online at www.flickr.com/groups/ilovencl (external site).

Venue: North City Library, Rochdale Road, M9 4AF. Telephone: 0161 219 6442.

¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival

Location: Cornerhouse

Cost: Please see website for ticket information

¡Viva! is the UK's only festival dedicated to Spanish-speaking cinema from Spain and Latin America.

Taking place over 10 days, the festival features the best films of the past two years, a themed section, archive screenings, short films programme, talks and parties.

For more information visit the Viva Film Festival website (external site).

UEFA Cup Final 2008 Tickets On Sale

Location: City of Manchester Stadium

Time: 11:00 - 11:00

Cost: Please see UEFA website for information

On 14 May 2008, the City of Manchester Stadium will host the UEFA Cup Final.

The final of the world's largest club football competition is the conclusion to a historical and thrilling tournament, involving 144 football clubs across Europe. Since the competition was established in 1971, previous winners have included Real Madrid, Porto, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool who have won it a joint record breaking 3 times along with Internazionale Milano and Juventus. The climax to the tournament in Manchester will be televised live in over 200 countries worldwide.

You can apply for tickets for the Final through a public ballot which runs from 14 February 11am until 16 March 11pm (there are 11,000 tickets available for fans worldwide), exclusively via Europe's football website UEFA Cup Final 2008 website (external site).

Family History Helpdesk

Location: Central Library, Archives and Local Studies

Time: 11:00 - 15:00

Cost: Free

Want to trace your family history, but not sure where to start? Free, expert advice from the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society.

Address: Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Telephone: 0161 234 1900 (switchboard).

Manchester Irish Festival 2008

Location: Citywide

Cost: Some events are free.

A city-wide showcase of Irish culture and celebration of all things Irish.

The popular Irish Festival Market (7-9 March, Albert Square) offers a taste of Ireland with arts, crafts and speciality foods from across the Irish Sea. Alongside the market stalls, the Irish Café will be serving up food and drinks.

• Irish Festival Market Opening Times: 7-8 March 10am-6pm, 9 March 10am-4pm.

The St Patrick's Parade (9 March) will see over 70 floats, bands and walking groups wind their way through the city to Albert Square.

The St Patrick's Parade will start at 11.45am from outside the Irish World Heritage Centre, Queens Road and progress along Cheetham Hill Road, Corporation Street and onto Cross Street and around Albert Square before returning to the Irish World Heritage Centre by the same route.

For more infomation and the full programme of events visit the Irish Festival website (external site).

Treasures of Central Library

Location: Central Library

Cost: Free

Caricature: the art of satire

Have a chuckle at our selection of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian prints and drawings. This display includes works by Rowlandson, Gillray, and Cruickshank, plus some original cartoons drawn for local papers a hundred years ago.

Central Library Opening Hours

Venue: Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Telephone: 0161 234 1900 (switchboard). 

Treasures Roadshow

You can look and touch at these special sessions where you can get up close with some of the star items in the Treasures exhibition. Specialist staff will be on hand to talk about the exhibits and tell the stories behind them.

Science & Humanities Library (First Floor) Central Library, Thursday 6 March, 12.30 - 3.30pm
Newton Heath Library, Tuesday 11 March, 2.30 - 4.30pm

Arkwright's Mill

Location: Central Library (1st Floor, Exhibition Area)

Cost: Free

An exhibition

Richard Arkwright built the first steam-driven spinning mill right here in Manchester in 1782. It heralded the beginning of the factory system and the establishment of the city as a major industrial power.

Bernard Champness talks about Arkwright's Mill on 3rd April at 2pm in the Committee Room, 2nd Floor, Central Library.

Central Library Opening Hours

Venue: Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Telephone: 0161 234 1900 (switchboard).

Road

Location: Central Library (1st Floor, Exhibition Area)

Cost: Free

Photography by David Oates, Sabrina Fuller and Sarah Eyre.

Exploring the effects of regeneration on the areas that surround three of Manchester's main roads.

Central Library Opening Hours

Venue: Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Telephone: 0161 234 1900 (switchboard).