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NOT PART OF 2008 - 03/07/08 - 12/07/08

This year Not Part Of Festival is hosting a 10 day festival - for the full brochure click here.

NOT PART OF 2009 - 02/07/09 - 18/07/09

THE BIG ONE!!! THE MOST INCLUSIVE ARTS FESTIVAL MANCHESTER HAS EVER SEEN, RUNNING ALONGSIDE MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE FOCUS THAT IT BRINGS TO MANCHESTER. THIS CITY WILL BE A-BUZZ WITH CULTURAL EVENTS POURING OUT OF VENUES ACROSS THE CITY AND BEYOND!

NEWS

BROCHURE UPDATES

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THE ROUGH SKETCH COMEDY EVENT AT TAURUS ON 4TH JULY HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED AS OF 25/6/08. THERE'S STILL LOADS OF COMEDY EVENTS ON AS NOT PART OF TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE VENUE UNFORTUNATELY URBAN SPACIAL ON 5TH JULY IS NOW CANCELLED. BUT YOU CAN CATCH SOME OF THE ARTISTS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AT NOT PART OF NYE ON THE 12TH JULY.

DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES BIRDS NEED TREES WILL NOT BE HAPPENING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON 5TH JULY BUT IT WILL STILL BE HAPPENING FROM 8PM INSIDE URBIS. THE LINEUP INCLUDES AIR CAV, ROCHELLE, THE ANSWERING MACHINE, CONTACT MO, AIDAN SMITH AND EDUCATED ANIMALS.

07/07/2008

WATCH THE CHANNEL M BREAKFAST SHOW TOMORROW AND SEE MIA DARLONE TALK TO BYRON AND NIKKI ABOUT HER PLAY 'BELOW THE BELT'.

READ A REVIEW OF A NOT PART OF EVENT - THE INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND SHOW AT TAURUS - HERE.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/07/07/050708_run_toto_run_feature.shtml
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TOMORROWS KINOFILM EVENT HERE;

http://www.greenroomarts.org/archive/events/kino-shorts/

06/07/2008

TUNE INTO PURE FM TOMORROW AT 12.20PM TO HEAR AN INTERVIEW WITH FESTIVAL DIRECTOR GARETH MCCANN.

04/07/2008

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY! THERE IS A SPECIAL NOT PART OF EVENT TOMORROW IN CELEBRATION! THE INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND SHOW AT TAURUS FEATURING INTERNATIONAL ACTS. CHECK OUR BROCHURE TO FIND OUT MORE.

PICK UP THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS TODAY FOR A PREVIEW OF THE NOT PART OF FESTIVAL.

THIS WEEKS NOTCAST RECORDED AT ONE OF OUR HUB VENUES - THE MARTIN HARRIS CENTRE ON 1/7/08. FEATURING COMEDIAN PAUL SCHMITZ AND POST-FOLKIE IAN MILLER. HOSTED BY FESTIVAL DIRECTORS GARETH & BETH MCCANN. LISTEN TO IT OR DOWNLOAD IT HERE;

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03/07/2008

FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY! AN EXCELLENT FESTIVAL PREVIEW IN TODAY'S METRO (ALTHOUGH NOT PART OF NYE IS �7/�5 NOT �37/�6!) AND ON CHANNEL M NEWS TONIGHT. PICK UP TOMORROWS MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS FOR MORE PREVIEWS OF THE FESTIVAL.

02/07/2008

A SLIGHTLY DELAYED NOTCAST INCLUDING READINGS AND CHAT FROM THE CAST OF A LITTLE PHALLACY AND SLAGS WALL, AND CHAT AND A COMEDY SONG FROM PAUL HAND, COMPERE OF STAND UP IN BED. LISTEN TO OR DOWNLOAD IT BELOW.

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PICK UP A COPY OF THE METRO TOMORROW TO READ EVEN MORE ABOUT THE NOT PART OF FESTIVAL

01/07/2008

TODAY WE RECORDED AN INTERVIEW WITH CHANNEL M PROMOTING THE FESTIVAL, ALONGSIDE INTERVIEWS WITH PAUL SCHMITZ AND IAN MILLER. IAN ALSO PERFORMED LIVE. KEEP WATCHING CHANNEL M NEWS TOMORROW TO SEE IT.

ALSO PICK UP A COPY OF PROPERTY MAGAZINE URBAN LIFE TOMORROW AND READ THEIR FEATURE ON THE NOT PART OF FESTIVAL.

29/07/2008

TUNE INTO THE BREAKFAST SHOW ON ALLFM 96.9FM FROM 7AM - 9AM TOMORROW AND HEAR FROM THE NOT PART OF DIRECTORS AS THEY DISCUSS THE FESTIVAL AND PLAY SOME TRACKS FROM ARTISTS INVOLVED.

25/06/2008

THE NOTCAST IS NOW ONLINE FEATURING PERFORMANCES AND CHAT WITH DAMION LARKIN AND MATT TILLER. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD IT BELOW.

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18/06/2008

MANCHESTER BLOGGER MANCUBIST HAS COVERED THE FESTIVAL. READ ABOUT IT HERE;

www.mancubist.co.uk

17/06/2008

FESTIVAL BROCHURE IS NOW AVAILABLE! CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE FOR THE FULL FANTASTIC LINEUP.

16/06/2008

oUR BROCHURE IS JUST GETTING FINETUNED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THIS SITE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

08/06/2008

DUE TO THE PHENOMENAL DEMAND OF ARTISTS GETTING IN TOUCH WE'VE HAD TO STOP APPLICATIONS FOR NOT PART OF NYE.

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH INTEREST TO FILL TWO EVENTS AND IT'S SURE TO BE A FANTASTIC DAY. SUNSHINE INDOORS!

TICKETS ARE ONSALE NOW THROUGH QUAYTICKETS.

02/06/2008

AS PART OF OUR CONTINUING MISSION TO PROVIDE NEW EXCITING PLATFORMS FOR CREATORS WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE SECOND NOT PART OF NYE.

ON 12TH JULY MOHO LIVE WILL HOST AROUND 30 ARTISTS IN IT'S 2 SPACES AND HOST AN ART EXHIBITION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMICS, BANDS, POETS, ETC, ETC, ETC.

EVERY ACT GETS 15 MINS AND WE'RE GIVING EVERYONE A WEEK TO GET IN TOUCH AND THEN WE'LL WORK OUT THE BEST BALANCED MIX. SO IF YOU'RE INTO IT GET IN TOUCH.

01/06/2008

DEADLINE REACHED! OUR TARGET OF A TRAILBLAZER FESTIVAL FOR 2008 OF 20 EVENTS OVER THE 10 DAYS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED AND SMASHED. THE BROCHURE FOR OUR FANTASTIC 30 EVENT NOT PART OF WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE SOON! WATCH THIS WEBSPACE!

24/04/2008

MORE COVERAGE! THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS BLOG HAVE DONE AN INTERVIEW WITH NOT PART OF DIRECTOR GARETH MCCANN. CHECK IT OUT HERE;

http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/arts_and_minds/2008/04/not_part_of_inclusive_festival.html

06/04/2008

THE NOT PART OF FESTIVAL HAS BEEN COVERED BY THOSE NICE FOLKS AT THE BBC MANCHESTER WEBSITE. READ ALL ABOUT IT ON;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/04/04/040308_not_part_of_feature.shtml

01/04/2008

CALL FOR ENTRIES - THE NOT PART OF TEAM ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING EVENTS FOR THIS YEARS FESTIVAL 3RD -12TH JULY. YOU MIGHT HAVE AN EVENT ON ALREADY BETWEEN THOSE DATES OR WANT TO PUT ON AN EVENT. RATHER THAN DOING THAT IN ISOLATION COME JOIN THE NOT PART OF MOVEMENT. WE DON'T CHARGE OR TAKE A CUT, WE JUST ASK YOU TO TAKE THE OATH AND HELP YOURSELF, THE FESTIVAL AND ALL THE OTHER NOT PART OF EVENTS. IF YOUR EVENT IS STILL AT THE PLANNING STAGE, JUST AN IDEA OR EVEN A LONG HELD SECRET DESIRE WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU AS BEST WE CAN. INTERESTED? EMAIL US TO FIND OUT MORE.