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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Margaret Busby in conversation with Désirée Reynolds

In this pre-recorded reading, hear editor, writer, and broadcaster Margaret Busby talk about her remarkable life and career. A woman of firsts, Margaret became Britain’s youngest and first Black woman book publisher in 1967 and has penned lyrics for jazz standards such as Sergio Mihanovich’s Some Time Ago.

Part of Black Women Write Now at Off the Shelf Festival.

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Porter Book Shop

A chalkboard out front invites “stuff fans” into this small but stacked secondhand bookshop on the independent high street of Sharrow Vale Road.

Pint of Science Festival

Mon. 13 May 2024 — Wed. 15 May 2024

Three nights of science fun. Sheffield Uni academics bring their research out of the lab for a series of talks, demos and experiments in pubs, bars and creative spaces.

Rae de Soleil

A firm fixture on Sheffield's poetry scene, weaving the ills of society and its oppression within each word and unravelling the personal-political.

Where We Find Ourselves: A Co-Listening Practice

Multiple dates

Bloc Projects

Drawing on the work of experimental composer Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016), artist Ian Nesbitt invites you to come together, reflect and listen. Connecting with ideas of deep listening as a transformative collective practice.