NOMA

EVENING GARDENING CLUB
2025-07-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-10 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.
Anything gardening related – you name it, we probably do it.

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

FOOD TASTES GOOD
2025-06-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Join our weekly cooking club. Bring ingredients, ideas of just yourself. Come down, cook and share a meal.

Come and enjoy our neighbourhood cooking club – a space to cook, share, eat, and connect. Whether you’re a kitchen pro or just love a good meal, everyone’s welcome.
The first Monday of every month is Pot Luck Night – bring a dish to share and discover the flavours your neighbours have to offer.
Good food, good company, and a warm welcome every time.

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

IN PRESENT COMPANY: YOGA CLUB
2025-06-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
In this weekly yoga club we’ll be exploring all elements of Yoga from the physical practice & breath to meditation, philosophy & beyond.

In this weekly yoga club we’ll be exploring all elements of Yoga from the physical practice & breath to meditation, philosophy & beyond.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Bring a mat & wear something comfy. Every week at Altogether Otherwise.
Hosted by Tam – @tamara.gwen

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

PLANT CO-OPERATIVE - Wildlife Gardening Club “Air Bee 'n' Bee”
2025-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Join us for our weekly Wildlife Gardening Club.
Learn how to make your own bee hotel

Join us for our weekly Wildlife Gardening Club.
Learn how to make your own bee hotel to help out our native cavity nesting bees with the Buzz Club.
This event is free to attend but booking is recommended.

FLAT DAYS SOCIETY
2025-06-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Celebrate the Spring Equinox with the return of our Surf Skate Crew. Bring a board if you have one, don’t worry if not. For all abilities.

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

THE STITCHING CIRCLE
2025-06-25 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
A JOURNALLING SEWING CLUB

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.
A yarn club guided by the cycles of the moon and seasons. Bring your knitting, crochet or sewing and a notebook to explore the gentle magic of crafting coupled with intention-setting. All levels welcome! Every other week at Altogether Otherwise.

A Writing Workshop with Glen James Brown
2025-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Scraps: Building Characters and Stories from the Seemingly Inconsequential with author Glen James Brown

Scraps: Building Characters and Stories from the Seemingly Inconsequential.
Find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Join our creative writing workshop where we will building compelling characters out of the fragments of everyday life. From scribbled dedications in second-hand books, to snippets of overheard dialogue on park benches, explore how life’s overlooked moments can be woven into rich, resonant stories. Don’t wait to be inspired by grand bolts of inspiration. It surrounds you right now—join the workshop to see how!

WRITING AND WRITING CLUB
2025-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Jot Bookshop writing and writing club

Read out loud from your writing practice (max. 10min) – prose, poetry, essay, memoir and everything in between – to a group of closely listening fellow dabblers in writing. Discuss your work and methods in an informal, friendly, supportive environment.

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

A Summer Celebration
2025-06-20 18:30 - 21:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
A community concert and open mic to share music and spoken word, celebrating Manchester’s vibrant folk scene.

Inspired by the joyful warmth of Manchester’s open mic scene, join us to celebrate and share music and art at Altogether Otherwise.
At this evening open mic, you are invited to perform whatever you feel comfortable with. Featured artists will share longer performances throughout the evening.
A sound setup and house guitar (and hopefully a house keyboard!) will be provided for all, and you are encouraged to bring your own instruments as you wish.If you would like to ask any questions, join the list of performers or enquire about doing a longer featured set, contact @rabbitwanda on Instagram or email wandaroslyn@gmail.com.

Bring your own drinks!

Get On Stage
2025-06-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-06-05 19:00 - 22:00 | New Century Hall, 34 Hanover Street, Manchester, England, M4 4AH, United Kingdom
Every other week head to New Century for open mic night, join in!

Every other week head to New Century for open mic night, join in!
Make sure to sign up

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

PLANT CO-OPERATIVE - Wildlife Gardening Club “Wildflower BioBlitz”
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Join us for our weekly Wildlife Gardening Club.
We’re back out in the gardens again, this time alongside Lancashire Wildlife Trust

Join us for our weekly Wildlife Gardening Club.
We’re back out in the gardens again, this time alongside Lancashire Wildlife Trust for our annual wildflower BioBlitz.
Become a citizen scientist for a few hours and uncover the unusual and wonderful wildflowers that call our city home. The records collected will go on to form part of a genuine scientific survey of the area and are added to the national database.
This event is free to attend but booking is recommend

AFRILIT BOOK CLUB - Your local African literature book club
2025-06-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
AN AFRICAN LITERATURE BOOK CLUB

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.
An African Literature book club meeting every third Wednesday of each month.

Our June pick of the month is New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby. It’s a powerful anthology bringing together the voices of 200 women writers of African descent from across the world.
There won’t be a book club meeting in July as we’re taking a short summer break, but we’ll be back in August as usual.

BOTHY PROJECT - Scheherazade by Valette Ensemble
2025-06-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
A magical retelling of Scheherazade, blending theatre and reimagined classical music into an enchanting performance.

Classical music meets theatre, with music completely rewritten, inspired by Rimsky-Korsakov, this retelling of stories from 1,001 Nights unfolds through Scheherazade’s eyes, blurring the lines between story and reality in an enchanting, otherworldly performance.
With Support from Rory Green to start the night off right!Bring your own drinks!
6:30pm – Doors
7pm – Support: Rory Green
8pm – Main: Valette Ensemble
8:45pm – End
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Valette Ensemble are a young group of strings players creating classical music experiences that push the boundaries of what a concert can be. In Scheherazade, the players will perform newly created music inspired by the orchestral suite by Rimsky-Korsakov. This will be saturated with storytelling from actor and writer Rowan Kudekha-Lark. Expect an evening of theatre, excellent musicianship and an inversion of the perspective we usually see Scheherazade’s story from.
The story’s main protagonist (Scheherazade) is a character from the ultimate collection of Middle Eastern folk tales One Thousand and One Nights. She ingeniously saves herself and her people from being murdered through the power of story telling. Staving off the Sultan’s habit of executing his brides on their wedding night by telling him a story every night which ends on a cliffhanger. He then is too captivated by knowing what happens next to kill her.It was this story that inspired Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov to write one of classical music’s best loved orchestral suites.
Whether you’re a die hard classical fan or have no interest in it you’re sure to recognise the sweeping tunes and interweaving textures of this well known work. There is also nothing quite like listening to classical music being performed live. Players at the top of their game vibrating the air in the room in ways that calm our nervous systems and soothe our brains is what has kept this genre alive for so long! Experience the magical world of this iconic folkloric femme powerhouse from her own perspective, with a brand new musical world.

PLANT CO-OPERATIVE - Wildlife Gardening Club "Urban Worms"
2025-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Join us for our weekly Wildlife Gardening Club.
This week we’ll be joining the worm farming revolution with Anna from The Urban Worm CIC.

Join us for our weekly Wildlife Gardening Club.
This week we’ll be joining the worm farming revolution with Anna from the wonderful The Urban Worm CIC.
During a lively & entertaining worm talk and demonstration you’ll get an introduction into worm farming (or vermiculture) and learn tips for how to start and manage a worm farm for the kitchen, garden, community group or even a small business.
This event is free to attend but booking is recommend

READING AND WRITING CLUB
2025-06-11 18:00 - 22:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
JOT BOOKSHOP READING CLUB

Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.
Come and join Laura and Swen from Jot Bookshop to read fragments of contemporary literature together. For novices and buffs. Lovers, not experts. 6pm every second Wednesday.

INNOVATION IN SOUND
2025-06-09 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-08 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
An immersive end of year showcase delivered by dBs Institute Manchester third year students.

On Thursday 29th May, we’re excited to launch the debut iteration of ‘Innovation in Sound’ for dBs Institute Manchester at Altogether Otherwise.

Punam Ramchurn, Artist Development Manager at Factory International says:
“I’m absolutely delighted to present the Innovation In Sound exhibition, showcasing the work of your 3rd year students at dBs Institute Manchester,” says Punam. “This free exhibition is a celebration of bold, boundary-pushing creativity – where your students explore the innovative and experimental edges of sound and music, challenging themselves to work outside of their comfort zones and bring truly original ideas to life.”
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Officially running from Thursday 29th May – Monday 9th June, Innovation in Sound is dBs Institute Manchester’s inaugural end of year showcase, which sees final year undergraduate students exhibiting cutting-edge projects created for their ‘Innovation in Sound’ modules.
Introducing them to experimental techniques, genres and technologies, the module is a chance for our students to channel their composition and production skills into a project that really pushes them out of their comfort zones.
Every student interprets the brief differently and you can expect to experience innovative installations, immersive soundscapes and experimental displays.
This free launch exhibition is both a celebration of the achievements of our students and an exhibition showcasing how emerging technologies and music can come together to create unique experiences.
