What do you call a woman who sits at her kitchen table setting fire to her IOUs and bills?

Bernadette.

And this weekend…

Sat 18th August 10:30 am to 1:30 pm ‘Grey to Green’ event entitled ‘Summer in Manchester’ and will be led by Steve Atkins of GMLRC Mersey Valley Visitors’ Centre, Rifle Road, Sale.
Last year the Greater Manchester Local Records Centre (GMLRC), which is attached to the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU), submitted a bid to the National Heritage Lottery Fund – and the bid was successful. The resulting project, which will run for three years, is called ‘From Grey to Green’ and its aim is to encourage the people of Greater Manchester to appreciate and record the wildlife around them. via Friends of Chorlton Meadows.

Sat August 18, 7.30pm “We Face Forward to the Future” Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road , M15 6ER Manchester
Calling everyone for this unforgettable, once in a lifetime occasion!! Pop in for a very special late evening social at the gallery, where we will host a decadent evening of stimulating discussion, fine food, and music and art that flows with the vibe of our exhibition.

The Biospheric Foundation, Epoch 6 Urban Lab, and 5 North Architects will speak about “Urban West Africa”, their series of interventions about sustainable and forward-thinking design and development in the rapidly urbanising African geograp…hy. They have also built an internet kiosk for a live communications feed to Bamako, Mali, especially for the event!

Our music and dance performance for the evening, courtesy of Band on the Wall, stars Jokeh Sillah and Santa Yalla Arts. Jokeh is a dancer from the Gambia and she will be performing with three accompanying drummers. And, there will be special West African nibbles provided by Q Café. Don’t miss this incredible evening!

And if you know any jokes of the high standard we’ve used so far, please submit ’em.