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Live entertainment venues, museum transformations, a poetry library…and that’s just for starters
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FilterGalleries, gardens and gowns - There are LOADS of things to look forward to in 2021
Live entertainment venues, museum transformations, a poetry library…and that’s just for starters
Together In One Voice – Top Manchester musicians to introduce a mass sing-along
Liam Gallagher, Mark Owen and more will broadcast via Manchester International Festival's online channel
The Factory - £130m arts centre reaches major milestone
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