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1. 1. Grab that mask and cloak and head out for a whole host of Halloween entertainment . . .

   CityLife, Friday 28 October 2011 If the very idea of inexplicable creaking floorboards and things that go bump in the night gives you shivers, the advent of Halloween must make you hide under the bed covers and never want to come out.

2. 2. Stephen Merchant sells jokes at himself

   CityLife, Friday 14 October 2011 Well known as the soft-centred ying to Ricky Gervais' cheeky yang, Stephen Merchant tells Sarah Walters why he's going back to stand up comedy - and quitting after one tour.

3. 3. Moss Side Caribbean Carnival will be feelgood response to riots

   CityLife, Friday 12 August 2011 Actor Chris Bisson is on his way to an editorial meeting about a film marking the 30th anniversary of the Moss Side riots.

4. 4. Must see: Chorlton Arts Festival

   CityLife, Thursday 12 May 2011 Arts festival: it’s the kind of phrase that could potentially send you running into the magazine aisle of your local supermarket in a search of something comfortingly low-brow to digest. But if there’s a festival in Manchester that does all it can to reverse that perception, it’s the Chorlton Arts Festival.

5. 5. Manchester Museum unveils new Living Worlds gallery

   CityLife, Thursday 07 April 2011 Sarah Walters profiles the daring revamp of one of Manchester’s favourite galleries.

6. 6. Must see: Grimm Up North Festival 2010

   CityLife, Friday 29 October 2010 (Dancehouse, to October 31) Manchester’s spooky season is kicked off by a film festival which takes over cinema screens throughout the city to show 25 cult horror films and terror-inducing movie premieres.

7. 7. Main event: The Warehouse Project 2010

   CityLife, Friday 17 September 2010 We profile this year’s season from the now legendary club, which begins on Thursday, September 23.

8. 8. Preview: Biodiversity in Whitworth Park

   CityLife, Friday 04 June 2010 A collective effort by two of the city’s biggest galleries gets under way on June 8 to access the current biodiversity of Whitworth Park.

9. 9. Profile: Mark E Smith (The Fall)

   CityLife, Friday 21 May 2010 You have to hand it to The Fall. Most bands spend their studio time slogging it out in search of a USP, but cut The Fall’s Mark E Smith in half and he’d read unique right through the centre like a stick of Blackpool rock.

10. 10. Must see: Flight Of The Conchords

    CityLife, Friday 07 May 2010 Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement know very little about the recently-developed quick-and-easy route to stardom. It’s taken over a decade of working together to get a foothold in the UK – finally cemented by a six-part radio show and two cult TV series on the BBC. .

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