Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 44th event.
Speakers: Volume #44
Speaker: Alex J Lennon
Talk title:The Kettle Companion – “Near, or far, wherever you are”
Speaker: Xiaoxiao Hou @musicxiaoxiao
Talk title: Time signatures, Rhythmic notation and Cheesecake
Music is the story to our lives. Does it just decorate our memory, or is there a deeper relationship? Xiaoxiao Hou, a classical musician, who is studying music and dementia within the city’s Chinese diaspora as a PhD in the University of Liverpool. Her talk touches on the emotional connection she has to the study through family struggles, moments of unexpected joy and comfort food.
Speaker: Dave Armstrong
Talk title: Control your ‘agency’ of the mind and how it can lead to a smarter life.
Speaker: Patrick Hurley @patrick_hurley
Talk title: “The Other Velvet Underground.”
It’s about all the Velvets band members you’ve never heard of, from Willie Alexander to Larry Estridge, and taking in an unlikely Merseybeat musician along the way.
Speaker: Phil Watson @philwatson184
Talk title: Foster Carers make a difference
Speaker: Vincent Prayle @spider2097
Talk title: Being Ginger : Myth v Reality
Speaker: Charlotte Corke @Charl_Corke
Talk title: Lean startup – Build fast, fail cheap, learn quickly!
Speaker: John Shapter
Talk title: Deep Listening A practice to help increase our enjoyment and engagement with our environment, music and conversation. Also a way of discovering the benefits of spending a few minutes in a relaxed and meditative state.
Speaker: Terry Smith
Talk title: Using sign language to boost early language development
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Speaker: Paul F
Talk title: Surfing tankers
A late arrival and I can’t tell you how happy I am to be able to welcome this speaker back especially when you hear his talk.
Speaker: Tom Williamson
Talk title:
Sadly Martin Graff has had to drop out – being in New York it would be hard for him to be here with us…
FAQ’s
Doors Open at 6pm and talks start at 7pm and we normally wrap up by 10pm as it’s a work night.
The Venue
Upstairs at Leaf Cafe on Bold Street near the middle of the top half of Bold Street. They have food and drink available so you don’t have to dash home for your Dinner. Check the menu for the evening.
Getting there
Buses:
It is best served by the 86, 80 and 82 at the top of Bold Street.
Trains:
Central station is only 5 minutes away at the bottom of Bold Street.
Parking:
Other parking is available on Duke Street and Mount Pleasant which both have car parks and again are only 5 minutes away on foot.
Cycling:
There are some very handy places to lock your bike on Bold Street, at the very top and in the Square that leads to FACT cinema.
Pitch and Put at the Break
Don’t forget if you have a project that you want to talk about then at the end of the break we have our Pitches section –which gives audience members the opportunity 1 minute to jump up on stage and tell the rest of the world (especially those watching at home) about a great project, event or maybe even just about something they are proud of. We make an announcement about this during the break so listen out.
See you there and may the force be with you.
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