What's on this week?

Whitworth Art Gallery

Building on Things: Images of Ruin and Renewal until 6 Jan 2013

Featuring works by Piranesi, Canaletto and Whistler alongside Tacita Dean, Patrick Caulfield and Anne Desmet.

Jane and Louise Wilson until Jan 2013

Featuring the world premiere of their new film The Toxic Camera alongside Atomgrad (Nature Abhors a Vacuum). 

Hockney to Hogarth: A Rake’s Progress until Feb 2013

Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life until Jan 2013

Examining the relationship between hand and machine embroidery. 

Monday 7th Jan

12.30 - 11.30am or 11.30- 12.30pm, Toddlertastic, free (booking essential

Tuesday 8th Jan

11 – 12.30pm, Tuesday Talks, free

Wednesday 9th Jan

10.15 – 11.15am, Art Baby, free (booking essential)

Thursday 10th Jan

8.30 – 9.30am, Yoga, £3 (booking essential)

Monday 14th Jan

12.30 - 11.30am or 11.30- 12.30pm, Toddlertastic, free (booking essential

Tuesday 15th Jan

11 – 12.30pm, Tuesday Talks, free

Wednesday 16th Jan

10.15 – 11.15am, Art Baby, free (booking essential)

Thursday 17th Jan

8.30 – 9.30am, Yoga, £3 (booking essential)

For more information visit theirwebsite or call 0161 275 7450 to book for an event.

The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

For information, visit their website

Manchester Academy 1, 2 and 3

Tuesday 8th Jan

The Sword - £10

Thursday 17th Jan

Danny & Ben from Thunder (seated show) - £18.50

Passenger + Stu larson - £9

Buy tickets from the Students’ Union, Oxford Road, at easy Internet Café, 0871 2200260 or visit theirwebsite for more details

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Thursday 17th Jan

7.30pm, Lovell Lecture: Exploding Stars (booking essential)

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre offers a great day out for all the family. Come and explore the planets using our model of the Solar System. Find answers to the wonders of the Universe, listen to the sounds of the Big Bang and discover what the scientists are researching ‘Live’ in our interactive Space Pavilion. The glass-walled café offers spectacular views of the iconic Lovell telescope and fantastic homemade cakes! 

Opening times

10am-5pm

John Rylands Library (Deansgate)

Exhibitions

Fifty Years of a Clockwork Orange until 27^th January

In Great Decriptitude until 27th January

Designer Bookbinders Annual Competition until 27th January

Young Bookbinders Award until 27th January

Capturing the City - Drawings by Anthony McCarthy until 27th January

Wednesday 9th Jan

11 - 3pm, Whimsical Wednesday Workshop: Chine-colle Printmaking (booking essential)

For more details, click here.

International Society

Small World Cafe opening times Mon-Fri 11am - 3pm

Manchester Museum

Breed: The British and Their Dogs, 

until April 2013

Building on Things: Images of Ruin and Renewal, until Jan 2013

Monday 7th Jan

2.45 - 4.45pm, 10 Week WEA Course: The Natural World - British Wildlife

 For information, click here

Chaplaincies

St Peter’s House Chaplaincy

Mondays 5 - 6pm 

Rush Hour Choir - Open to all staff and students, no singing experience necessary. £1.50 per session

Sunday, 11am Holy Communion

12.45pm Lunch (1st Sun)

Sunday, 6.30pm Evening Worship (term time only)

Wednesdays , 12.15pm Eucharist

Foyer open 10am – 5pm, weekdays

An area where students and staff can relax and meet friends. A tea/coffee machine is available.

Roman Catholic Chaplaincy, Avila House

Mass Times (term-time only)

Sunday, 7pm (Holy Name Church) next door to the Chaplaincy

Mon, Tues, Thurs and Friday, 5.30pm, Chaplaincy Chapel

Weds, 1.05pm, Chaplaincy Chapel

The Jewish Student Centre and Synagogue

Hillel House, Greenheys Lane, 0161 226 1139

rabbikos@mychaplaincy.co.uk

Muslim Chaplaincy

South Campus Mosque, McDougall Centre

Jammaat (Group Prayer) Daily Juma Prayer Friday 1.15pm

Habeebh_chatti@hotmail.com

North Campus Mosque

Basement of Joule Library, Sackville Street Building

Jammaat (Group Prayer) Daily Juma Prayer Friday 12.30pm

The role of Volunteer Muslim Chaplain is to provide pastoral support, guidance and a listening ear to Muslim staff and students.

a.sami99@yahoo.co.uk