Write Out Loud 8pm Sun 16th June

Monthly meet-up for the local poetry and spoken word group. £1 plus raffle

Unknown Pleasures 7.30pm (doors 7pm) Sat 15th June

Unknown Pleasures 40th anniversary gig

Grenfell Two Years on 7.30pm Fri 14th Junr

No homes, no answers, no justice
The evening begins with a vigil on the town hall steps at 6.30 and continues with a debate at the club at 7.30. Discussion Panel
Tomassini Hessel – Grenfell resident
Karl Sorfleet – Fire Brigades Union
John Nicholson – GM Law Centre
Kat Wright – Acorn

I sing the Body Eclectic 7.30pm Sat 1st June

An Evening with Walt Whitman'slegacy
Walt Whitman’s influence has been huge and long lasting. Yet even today aspects of his work and vision can be a challenge. This evening will explore some of the ways his poetry has influenced later writers including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Langston Hughes, Alan Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. We’ll also be Skype-linking with celebrations at the Grolier Club in New York where our US counterparts will also be commemorating the bicentenary. With Dave Morgan, Kevin Bates, Rosie Adamson-Clarke, Nat Clare, John Smeathers, Billie Meredith and others.
Free event Bucket collection

Annual Whitman Walk 2pm Sat 1st June

Starts at Barrow Bridge bus turning circle

The tradition of marking Walt Whitman’s birthday was revived in the 1980s when members of Bolton Socialist Club took to the moors sporting sprigs of lilac, copies of Leaves of Grass and some wine to sup from the “loving cup.”