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08 Events - Transition

 
 

The whole city centre becomes a stage on


January 10th 2009

transition

The newly regenerated public space at the Pier Head will come alive with light and sound for this people's celebration. At 6.15pm, a live MC will introduce a sound, light and visual reviewof Liverpool's history from 7,000,000,000BC to the present day. It will incorporate a history associated with its world heritage waterfront that has been reinvigorated like the rest of the city, and will be shown in full colour across several huge screens on the waterfront followed by a magnificent pyrotechnic finale from ships in the river at 7pm.

This 'Transition' will mark Liverpool's 08 Year of Culture to its 09 Year of the Environment (Look out for special 'Year of the Environment' benefits for 08 Cardholders coming soon on this website)


 

 
 

Venues participating in Liverpool Light Night:

Tate Liverpool
The Fifth Floor: Ideas taking space
open all day through to 10pm
0151 702 7400
www.tate.org.uk/liverpool
Tate Liverpool will be celebrating with The Fifth Floor: Ideas taking space; a celebration of the imagination and ideas of the people of Liverpool. We will host a special "indoor festival" where local musicians, performers and DJs will collaborate to create a new sound for Liverpool Tate (19.30 - 22.00).Café will also be open so you can drop in for a bite to eat.
FREE


Merseyside Maritime Museum
Open all day through to 10pm
5.00 - 9.00pm Captain Crusoe and Maritime Panto Characters
7.30 & 8.30pm The Fourmost
T: 0151 478 4499
W: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Magical Music Tour
From the Titanic to the merchant navy, enjoy the many aspects of Liverpool's seafaring legacy. Join The Fourmost (A Little Loving) on a Magical Music Tour through fifty years of Merseybeat in the café - where you can also enjoy the tantalising new menu brimming with gastronomic delights! Captain Crusoe will also demonstrate his wood carving skills and meet our maritime panto characters.
FREE


International Slavery Museum
open all day through to 10pm
T: 0151 478 4499
W: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
The International Slavery Museum opened in Liverpool is the only national museum in the world dedicated to the history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacy. Housed within Merseyside Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock; the exhibits deal with issues such as freedom, identity, human rights, discrimination and cultural change.


The Beatles Story
2 for 1 offer and late night opening
last admission 8.30pm, open until 10pm
0151 709 1963
www.beatlesstory.com
The Beatles Story celebrated "08" by undergoing a massive and exciting expansion. Now three times the size - come and see for yourselves the amazing changes. For this special night we are offering a '2 for 1' ticket on the evening of January 10th and will stay open late until 10pm (last admission 8.30pm)
COST £12.25 / Concs £8.30/ Child £6.35


Open Eye Gallery
David Goldblatt; Intersections Intersected
Open all day through to 10pm - FREE
0151 709 9460
www.openeye.org.uk
Open Eye Gallery is proud to present the UK debut of a major new exhibition project by celebrated South African photographer David Goldblatt. Since the early 1970s Goldblatt has photographed the physical and ideological landscape of his native country. This exhibition looks at South Africa before and after the collapse of apartheid in 1990.


The Bluecoat
Light Night at the Bluecoat

Galleries open until at 10pm, the Building until 10.30.
0151 709 5297
www.thebluecoat.org.uk
Drop in, make art, have fun! Exhibition, Next Up: Liverpool Art Now, featuring Liverpool's most vital artists. Live music from The Suns and other Merseyside bands, plus DJ Mixmaster Grandmaster Tache. Food and drink, in the stunning, re-opened Upstairs restaurant and bar. Film of Sun Ra's legendary 1990 Bluecoat gig: wild cosmic jazz freak out
Free.


Bluecoat Display Centre
'50 @ the BDC'

open all day through to 10pm
0151 709 4014
www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com
'50 @ the BDC' will feature 50 selected makers exhibiting one piece of ceramic, textile/fibre art, jewellery, wood or glass, each of which will retail for £50. This will celebrate the start of our 50th anniversary year and a specially curated programme of exhibitions that will run through 2009.


FACT
DING>>D0NG: Galleries open until 9pm

CODA: 9pm in the Box
Building open until 11pm
0870 758 3217
www.fact.co.uk


DING>>D0NG expands and reboots the music where hacking and rewiring equals listening and performing. Featuring artists The Fragmented Orchestra, The Owl Project, Andy McClusky, Peter Saville, Hambi Haralambous, Steve Symons, and Tetsuaki Babi.

CODA; A blurry post-new year reflection on 08. Philip Jeck and Vergil Sharky play Woolworth's boomboxes, 60s and 70s record players, antique dulcimers, keyboards, retro guitars, found video and photographs in a hubris-free New Year confection.
£10.00/£7.00 (Members & concs)


Wolstenholme Projects
After the Curtain Falls

7pm to 10pm FREE
no phone
www.wolstenholmeprojects.org
After the Curtain Falls is an exhibition that considers the passing of a spectacular event as a point of departure, it features ex-students from The Slade School of Fine Art whose exploration of quiet statements in varying media favour personal observation and responsibility over aggressive methods or shock tactics.


3345 Parr Street
Terry Cryer Exhibition - FREE

Open until 2am
0151 708 6345
www.3345parrst.com
Timeless intuitive and alluring, Terry Cryer's images of the great jazz & blues musicians tell stories that words could never define. Plus DJ set from Anni Hogan, Marc Almond's musical director.


The Picket
FUSED - tomorrows people!

7 - 10.30pm FREE
0151 708 6789
www.myspace.com/picketliverpool
Always looking to invest in the future, the renowned Picket will present some of the best new young bands from Liverpool, building tomorrow out of the now, a fitting end to 2008 and a new start for 2009. Featuring My Auntie Sam. Off Target. Freq. The Metropolitans. A 14+ Dry Bar gig.


Leaf Tea Shop & Bar
Leaf Unplugged

7.30pm until late - FREE
0151 707 7747
www.thisisleaf.co.uk
A selection of Liverpool's leading signed and unsigned artists come together to celebrate the success of Capital of Culture 2008. The unplugged night to end all unplugged nights.


Contemporary Urban Centre
Fun Day
11am - 11pm - FREE

0151 708 3510
www.novasscarman.org
11am until 6pm, with dance, drama, poetry reading, gallery viewings and entertainment. Bring your families and tour this fantastic new community resource. Then join us after the fireworks for music and drinks in our pub till 11pm, or grab a bite to eat in our Jamaica Rooms restaurant.

 
   
 
 
   
   
 TRAVEL
Please use public transport - there will be enhanced bus and train services, including extended city centre shuttle services; the C2, C3 and C4, until 10.00 pm to allow people to access the various attractions