http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk What the internet is saying about the Capital of Culture (2008) in words, pictures and videos Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:59:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Liverpool's Summer Pops event will be hosted at the new Liverpool Echo Arena this year. New performers are being announced on a regular basis. This is the lit of events so far: June 29th - Westlife July 1st - Mick Hucknall 2nd - Meat Loaf 3rd - Sugababes + Bjorn Again 4th - The Australian Pink ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/liverpool-summer-pops-2008-line-up/ The Magical History Tour is an exhibition being staged at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. The exhibition has already been running for many months and will continue until 27 September 2009. The Merseyside Maritime Museum is open every day from 10am until 5pm and entry to all exhibitions is free. Map Magical History ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/the-magical-history-tour-the-story-of-liverpool/ "One Year in Liverpool" is the name given to a project by Stockholm artists collective A-APE. The project will last for the whole of the year and will be engaging the residents of Liverpool and visitors to the city as they go about their business. Buildings and public spaces will ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/writing-on-the-wall/ Alive After Five! is the name given to an event that will be taking place every Thursday night from 3 August until the end of the year. Shoppers will be able to satisfy their urge on an otherwise restricted night as most of the shops in Liverpool city centre will ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/alive-after-five/ COMEDY legend Ken Dodd paid tribute to Liverpool humour in his own unique contribution to the Capital of Culture celebrations. The Squire of Knotty Ash recalled some of the city’s comedy greats last night in the first of two sell-out shows at St George’s Hall. And he told his tickling stick-wielding audience: ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/review-ken-dodd-and-his-kings-of-comedy/ Wendy and I attended the opening night of A Liver Bird Sang this evening. This operatic production, funded on a shoe-string because Capital of Culture wouldn't support it, was a true Liverpool musical production. The cast all performed for free, and some of them, like the magnificent Nick Hardy, and highly talented ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/review-a-liver-bird-sang-opening-night/ I have been thinking a lot about my dissertation recently and I hope to highlight the importance of ensuring that a city is portrayed in a positive light. However, this research does not relate directly to Public Relations, and so it is arguable that there is a gap in research ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/liverpool-european-capital-of-culture-2/ HOLDING last year’s Turner Prize in Liverpool gave the competition a new lease of life and helped to put Liverpool on the international map, according to the Tate. New figures show that it was the best attended exhibition ever held at the gallery, attract-ing some 72,000 visitors from all over the ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/turner-prize-pulled-in-record-breaking-visitors-to-tate-liverpool/ So it seems I'm writing about coming back to Liverpool again. Alex and I have just come back from three weeks around Italy, Corfu and a day in Albania. Always leaving, always returning. You most likely haven't heard it yet, but Ringo Starr has just written a song about leaving Liverpool ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/bricking-up-the-mersey/ A short piece concerning the small matter of the invention of the onion bag At the end of 2006 Tabacula were commissioned by the Liverpool Capital of Culture's 'In the City' programme to produce a short film about the invention of goal nets by John Alexander Brodie. Brodie was inspired to ... http://www.capitalofculture08.co.uk/2008/04/the-invention-of-the-onion-bag/