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May 24, 2007
vivienne westwood
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 11:36 AM | add or read comments (0)
I left the Reds to it last night and joined the red-haired brigade instead.
Specifically the auburn tinted Dame Vivienne Westwood at St George's Hall.
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May 16, 2007
tessa the confessor
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:33 PM | add or read comments (0)
I was at Tessa Jowell's speech in St George's Hall yesterday.
Me, and a room full of arts folk who weren't entirely sure why they were all there but seemed slightly disgruntled to be kept waiting for an hour or more in their busy day.
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May 16, 2007
pier head dig
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 8:44 AM | add or read comments (1)
Response to my story about artefacts discovered on the site of the new Pier Head canal link has come from Councillor Frank Doran.
I reported that archaeologists thought carved chunks of sandstone used as a makeshift barrier under ground in front of the Three Graces may have come from an early liverpool town hall.
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May 15, 2007
chavasse park
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 2:33 PM | add or read comments (0)
Remember Chavasse Park?
Apart from the fact it was an easy cut through from the centre of town to the Albert Dock, it was a nice green spot to sit out on with a paper or an icecream from the van at the bottom of the slope.
It was also one of the venues for the Mathew Street Festival outdoor stages.
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May 14, 2007
bohemian like you
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 10:25 AM | add or read comments (0)
Saturday morning and time to do something cultural.
I keep meaning to go on a city walk and never quite round to it.
Until now that is.
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May 13, 2007
scouseology night
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 2:42 PM | add or read comments (2)
Well, I'd rather like to say I don't remember much about Friday night.
But remarkably for me, the thought of a red wine hangover meant I was rather restrained.
And there were still plently of people gossiping in the Crowne Plaza bar when I left some time after 1am.
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May 11, 2007
scouseology
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:49 PM | add or read comments (0)
It's the Scouseology Awards tonight.
And this year, which is the 19th annual awards, your's truly is one of the judges.
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May 10, 2007
michael oh really?
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 11:22 AM | add or read comments (0)
A colleague of mine was chatting to Michael O'Leary the shy and retiring head of Ryanair yesterday.
While he was plugging his no frills, no bags please airline, he also had a thing or two to say about Capital of Culture.
Apparently Michael isn't expecting a rush of bums on seats next year for Capital of Culture.
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May 8, 2007
turner prize
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:33 PM | add or read comments (0)
It was all a bit tame really - no grubby beds or liver birds pickled in pink gin.
The Tate Liverpool announced the shortlist for the 'controversial' (I bet someone wished they had trademarked that word) contemporary Turner Prize today.
The artists are, as someone pointed out, quite a political lot. But this needn't be a bad thing.
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May 8, 2007
winter popsicle
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:05 PM | add or read comments (0)
January is always a bit of a dull month so hurrah for the news of a new Winter Pops week.
And hurrah that there won't be a row over it being subsidised as both the ACC (kings dock arena to you and me) and CMP (organisers of the Summer Pops) have promised they won't need a council handout to make it work.
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May 7, 2007
petrenko
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 3:56 PM | add or read comments (0)
So the Phil have managed to sign Vasily Petrenko up until 2012.
Not a moment too soon!
May 3, 2007
family ties
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:41 PM | add or read comments (0)
How did your family end up in Liverpool?
I've been involved in a couple of articles recently about just that, and it got me thinking.
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May 2, 2007
a night at the opera
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 11:42 AM | add or read comments (0)
While everyone else (everyone Red anyway) was glued to the Champions League game last night, I went to the opera.
It was a good chance to see the newly-restored Small Concert Room at St George's Hall in all its glory.
And it looked really beautiful.
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May 2, 2007
bill bryson
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 11:29 AM | add or read comments (0)
So Bill Bryson has become the head of the Council for Protection for Rural England, and his first target is people who litter the countryside.
Let's hope he has more luck shaming these losers than he did when he wrote about Liverpool enjoying a 'festival of litter' in his Notes From a Small Island.
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May 1, 2007
light show
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 2:19 PM | add or read comments (0)
I finally got to see the Liverpool 300 Son et Lumiere on Friday night.
I went to the 8.30pm showing, although because it was still too light the programme didn't actually start until closer to 9pm.
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