The Joy Division Symphony project: Primary school music classes 1

The Joy Division Symphony project: Composition Workshop 2

Music Gig: Heart and Soul – an evening of music and reminiscence celebrating Ian Curtis and Joy Division

Featuring:

Congleton resident Peter Lilley telling the story and reflecting on his rehearsal meetings with Ian Curtis in the period immediately preceding Warsaw

Andy Stubbs: Formerly Lewinsky singer and guitarist

sMelt: formed in 2007/8 at Leek from the ashes of Passover, No Big Feat and the infamous Toilet Fish.

The Fears: Stoke band

The Fragrant Vagrants: Congleton band

Congleton Library

Tickets £3 library members, £3.50 non members. Refreshments available.

01260 375550

Music Gig: Bleached Wail, sMelt

Hailing from Stoke-on-Trent, these three life-long friends have grown up listening to everything from the jazz guitar stylings of Django Reinhardt to the Strokes and Hendrix. As they mature together as a band, these influences have collided together to make music that will soothe you... right before it spits in your face. This mix of sweet melodies and abrasive, urgent playing make a band that stand out from the crowd in this age of synthesized nonsense.

sMelt formed in 2007/8 and create a multi layered punk/grunge sound that has shocked audiences. Formed from the ashes of Passover, No Big Feat and the infamous Toilet Fish.

Alsager Library

Tickets £2 library members, £3 non members. Refreshments available. Call Alsager Library 01272 873 552

Unknown Discoveries Workshop 1

Including: Wishing Well young peoples group, Mayfield Day Centre and Macclesfield Eye Society.

During the Unknown Pleasures Festival community musicians will be working with local community groups to produce new pieces of music inspired by Joy Division's Uknown Pleasures album. Inspired by the lyrics, the concepts, the musical style and the era of Joy Division's music, the new pieces will be performed by the groups themselves in July.

Music Gig: Swim into Scarlet, Hooker, sMelt

Known for their intimate live performances and their unique fusion of mathrock riffs with synthy-dance vibe, Nantwich band ‘Swim into Scarlet’ have quickly drawn attention to themselves for their experimental indie dance persona.

Hooker. Gloriously brash Manchester-based femme-punk outfit. Creating sounds that oscillate between delicate and bruised, and fiercely raw and dynamic, (hooker) are emotive, dirty, beautiful.

sMelt formed in 2007/8 and create a multi layered punk/grunge sound that has shocked audiences. Formed from the ashes of Passover, No Big Feat and the infamous Toilet Fish

Crewe Information Point Library

£2 for library members – £3 non members. For more information or to reserve tickets call Crewe Library on 01270 375295

There will be a bar on the night (ID needed)

Peter Saville – Will respond to pre submitted questions on design and the designers art.

Since 1977, the designer Peter Saville has been the author of a body of work described by the artist Michael Bracewell as ‘entirely free-floating, unconnected to either product or market’. He characterises the ultimate in visual coolness and ‘sepulchral stillness’. His earliest public work was the packaging and promotion of Factory Records and this work helped establish his commitment to high aesthetic minimalism. Peter has agreed to visit Macclesfield as part of his support for the festival programme and to the work of Macclesfield College.

The Joy Division Symphony project: Primary school music Workshop 2

The Joy Division Symphony project: Composition Workshop 3

Percussion workshops

Sessions for beginner, advanced and wannabe percussionists. A chance to join expert classes in African, Conga or rock drumming, and in playing the Marimba. There are two classes of each type, but places are limited so booking is essential. Minimum age for participants is ten.

Tickets £3.

Please book at Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall Macclesfield; Waterstone’s, 47 Mill Street Macclesfield or thewhitegallery, Wellington Road

Special late night screening: Control

A special late-night showing of Anton Corbijn’s acclaimed film, which tells the troubled life-story of Macclesfield-born Joy Division front man, Ian Curtis. (Certificate 15)

Unknown Discoveries Community Group 2

The Joy Division Symphony project: Final rehearsal and recording; led by the Northern Chamber Orchestra

Unknown Discoveries Community Group 1

With Macclesfield Eye Society members

Songwriters’ Workshop with Stephen Morris drummer of Joy Division and Aidan Jolly

The Unknown Pleasures Festival is offering local songwriters the chance to workshop their ideas and hone their skills with Stephen Morris of Joy Division and Aidan Jolly one of the Northwest’s most established community musicians. The day will feature a group workshop in the morning lead by Stephen and Aidan and individual one-to-one feedback sessions in the afternoon. Participants will be able to bring examples of their work with them for feedback.

Places are limited to 12 and will be offered on a first come first served basis, one per applicant. There is a charge of £5 for the day including a light lunch. Please phone 01625 613210 to book.

Unknown Discoveries Community Group 2

will include an open sharing of the work created by the participants in the workshop.

Unknown Discoveries Community Group 1

With Macclesfield Eye Society members

Unknown Discoveries Community Group 2

With Macclesfield Eye Society members

Unknown Discoveries Community Group 1

With Macclesfield Eye Society members. Will include an open sharing of the work created by the participants in the workshop

Unknown Discoveries Performances

Poetry Cure – open mic session

With guest poets Anji Topping and Peter Street. Has a poem helped you through difficult times? Share your personal poetry cures in a poetry and mental health themed session.

Open to all.

Charles Roe room, Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield, bar available.

Pattern in architecture: Tutored photography of Joy Division’s Macclesfield

Walking photography tour of Joy Division places of interest. Based on Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins’ photography of the band, the tour will focus on pattern found in industrial architecture. Led by a professional photographer participants will be able to get a better understanding of manual settings on their digital camera and produce industrial architectural shots that echo iconic Joy Division portraiture. At the same time they will learn about Macclesfield’s contribution to Joy Division's history.

Pattern in architecture: Screenprinting workshop

Screen printing workshop at Heritage Centre. Based on Anton Corbijn and Kevin Commins’ photography of the band, the workshop will enable participants to make screen printing templates based on architectural and geometric detail. Those who came to the morning workshop can use their photographs as a starting point; spare images will be available for newcomers (and we can invite people to bring images with them). Having used the images to make designs and cut their screens, participants will transfer their work onto a bag or t-shirt (provided); or can bring their own items to print onto.

Booking now open, £3.50 per session.

Age 14 and upwards including adults.

Ring 01625 612045 for tickets and details of meeting place.

Unknown Pleasures: the Exhibition.

This preview exhibition brings together unique documents, souvenirs, posters, records and artwork from 1977 and after. It is a prelude to a wider investigation of the significance of Joy Division as one of the most all pervasive and influential bands of the later 20th century with a heritage stretching into the present. Objects assembled in the Macclesfield show from all over Europe may never be gathered together again. Not to be missed

Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6TJ.

£2 admission

Cur’tailed

Macclesfield art group Artists in Mind present an installation inspired by the life and work of Ian Curtis. Cur’tailed explores how mental health can both enhance and inhibit an artist’s creativity.

For more information contact 07925351143/email arts@cheshireeast.gov.uk

A community arts event from Cheshire East Council working in partnership with Mind and the unknown Pleasures Festival.

Open to all.

Brocklehurst Room, Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield

Joy Division Film Festival Screenings with industry celebrity panels

2pm – 24 Hour Party People. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. With Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Nigel Pivaro. 2002

5pm – Introduction to Joy Division –the documentary. Jon Savage and Steve Morris

5.30pm – Joy Division. Directed by Grant Gee scripted by Jon Savage. 2007.

7.20pm – Introduction to Control and preview the names who’ll be talking about it later.

7.30pm – Control Directed by: Anton Corbijn with Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, 2007.

9.30pm – Celebrity panel discuss Control – about 1 hour.

10.30pm – close

Booking now open. Tickets £15 all afternoon/evening from 01625 613210

Late bar in the Mulberry Tree downstairs

Special showing of previously unseen ‘Plan K’ film footage of Concert performance.

120 mins

£5

Shirt Hack

A short course in creative fashion. This two day course takes the band’s image as its starting point. The members of Joy Division may have been no fashion icons, but their regular ‘uniform’ of shirts, tailored pants and sharp ties says their look was no accident either. This short course extends that emphasis of tailoring to explore how shirts can be constructed, reconstructed and decorated to show individuality. We’ll provide a stash of shirts, textiles equipment and the support of professional printers, fashion designers and textile artists. We’ll also take a look at some of the Silk Museum’s own shirt related items for extra inspiration.

By the end of the course you’ll have hacked, constructed, stitched, printed and adorned your piece into the perfectly fitted and personalised shirt or perhaps a bag, skirt or dress. All materials provided, though you’re welcome to bring your own extra bits too.

Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6TJ.

£25

Please phone 01625 612045 to book

Zine Making workshop

If you’re a fan of music, Joy Division, art or design come and find out how to create and publish your own handmade magazine. Black and white zine making using basic techniques was a big feature of music in the late 1970s / early 1980s and is big news in art and design worlds right now. Using ideas based on Joy Division based as a starting point, we’ll help you do everything to create, illustrate and fold your own handmade magazine.

Ideal for bands who want to promote their work, art or design students, and arts and craft dabblers. We’ll provide everything you need, but feel free to bring any extra images, doodles, quotes or lyrics and special papers along that you’d like to use.

The theme of your zine will be up to you…

Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6TJ.

£5

Please pre book on ages 14 upwards including adults 01625 613210