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1. 1. Sex sells

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 September 2005 ARTISTS have long been savvy to the fact that sex, or just the hint or promise of it, does sell. It's a fact not lost on Stella Lai, a San Franciscan artist who's closing her three-month residency at Chinese Arts Centre with an expos' of work she's produced here.& 

2. 2. Gorillaz set for five-night stand

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 September 2005 STATE-OF-THE-ART hitmakers Gorrillaz are to perform a series of shows in Manchester... to publicise a festival that does not start until 2007. The runs kicks off tonight.

3. 3. Cameron to bring his Lady to city

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 September 2005 THINK what you may about blockbuster musicals like Cats, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and The Phantom Of The Opera, produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh over the years. But the indisputable fact is that they have been massive successes all over the world. He bring My Fair Lady to Manchester on September 28.

4. 4. Big Wheel to ride again

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 September 2005 THE Big Wheel is to make a triumphant return to Manchester. The 200-foot high attraction, which dominated the skyline above Exchange Square last year, should be riding high again within weeks.

5. 5. ITC: The seminars

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 September 2005

   THERE'S more to In The City than acres of live bands and bars crowded with perma-tanned record execs - there are a wealth of seminars and discussions taking place.

6. 6. Antony scoops surprise Mercury win

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 September 2005 ANTONY and the Johnsons were named winners of the Nationwide Mercury Prize last night. Their album I Am A Bird Now beat a shortlist of 12 including hot favourites Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay and The Magic Numbers.

7. 7. Controversy as Brit-only award goes to US act

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 September 2005 THE prestigious Mercury Prize ended in controversy when the British-only music award was given to an American band. Antony and the Johnsons, the New York band whose singer was born in the UK, were named winners of the Nationwide Mercury Prize last night.

8. 8. Turner masterpiece voted UK's favourite painting

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 September 2005 TURNER'S The Fighting Temeraire, which hangs in the National Gallery, has topped a poll to find the nation's favourite painting.

9. 9. Springer musical tour gets green light

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 September 2005 THE nationwide tour of Jerry Springer - The Opera is to go ahead after 21 regional theatres stepped in to save it from collapse. The tour will arrive at the Opera House in March.

10. 10. Joan to bring her rich tones to Lowry

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 September 2005 INFLUENTIAL Brummie singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading stops off in the region for a rare date tonight.

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