You are in:Home→The Welcome→Workshops Workshops Fancy growing mushrooms? Learning how to drum? Try something new at The Welcome with our series of free workshops. Saturday 11 November Kalabanté Productions: West African Rhythms Dance Workshop 11.30am – 1pm | Kalabanté Productions take a break from the incredible Afrique en Cirque to host a beginner’s dance workshop. Katumba: Drumming Workshop 1.30 – 3pm | Experience the carnivals of Northeast Brazil right here in Manchester with a family-friendly drumming workshop. Tarot Reading with Drag Queen Lill 4.30 – 5.30pm | Join Manchester based drag queen Lill for a glimpse into the wonderful world of tarot reading. Sunday 12 November The Malandra Jacks Picture House 10am – 12pm | Grab your popcorn and join the Malandra Jacks duo for a morning of community led cinema. Sustainable Fashion Workshops 10am – 1pm | Give your old belongings a new life with our upcycling fashion workshops and repair café. Screen Printing Workshop 11am – 1.30pm | Learn the basics of screen printing with our Community Partner CDM UK. Knockout Blow - Odd Arts 5.30 – 6.30pm | Explore the life of Manchester boxing legend Len Johnson with a community-led play session and anti-racism workshop. Cultural Dance with Afrocats 6.30 – 8.30pm | Shimmy and shake with a dance workshop from Black and women-led charity Afrocats. Tuesday 14 November Screen Printing Workshop 1 – 2pm | Learn the basics of screen printing with our Community Partner CDM UK. Mushroom Growing workshop with Sow the City 12.30 – 2pm | Learn the basics of mushroom cultivation with Sow the City CDM UK: Create Your Own Tote 2.30 – 3.30pm | Create your own tote bag with CDM UK using waste and discarded materials Talking Points 4 – 5pm and 6 – 7pm | Enjoy a relaxed discussion with fellow Manchester residents based around the key themes of The Welcome Wednesday 15 November Sip and Paint with a Twist of Culture 6 – 9pm | Get painting in a workshop that combines creativity, culture and community Thursday 16 November Creative Writing with Anita Sethi 12 – 2pm | Join award-winning writer Anita Sethi for a two-hour workshop for emerging writers. The Art of Storytelling 2.30 – 4.30pm | Explore empathy through Hip Hop and soul with a writing workshop led by multi-faceted Hip Hop artist LayFullstop. The Welcome Poetry Slam 6.30 – 8.30pm | Spoken word takes centre stage at The Welcome Poetry Slam – led by the vibrant wordsmiths Poetry Place. Friday 17 November Breakfast Club: Blossom Manchester 10am – 12pm | Want to be greener, happier and healthier? Join Blossom Manchester for a breakfast workshop on climate change Sunday 19 November Deep Flow public workshops Various times | Find your flow in choreography workshops led by Company Chameleon – then take part in a mass group performance Wellbeing Painting Workshop 1 – 2pm | Discover the world of art therapy with a painting workshop led by Thrive Manchester. Stitched Up: Clothes Swap 1 – 4pm | Refresh your wardrobe and reduce your reliance on fast fashion. Manchester Across the Decades: The Story of REELMCR 2 – 3.30pm | Explore the history of Manchester’s working class through film with a screening led by REELMCR. We Free Kings: Drag King Workshop 5 – 6.30pm | A drag king workshop that empowers women, non binary and trans people to take to the stage.
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