CityLife

MIF seeks volunteers

Past volunteers (2007)

THE second Manchester International Festival takes place in July 2009 - and the organisers are looking for volunteers to help out. A series of recruiting events begins in Salford on February 23; and those interested have until March 31 to apply.

The festival will feature a huge programme of original work and special events, including Neil Barlett's new play Everybody Loves A Winner, which will bring bingo to the Royal Exchange Theatre; Rufus Wainwright's debut opera Prima Donna; and a commission by Zaha Hadid Architects 'to create a bespoke environment for the solo works for JS Bach'.

Volunteers are needed in the departments of artist liaison, research, photography, marketing, sponsorship and ticketing.

Informative events for potential volunteers:

• SALFORD - Mon 23 February - Langworthy Cornerstone, Liverpool Road - 9:30am-12:30pm
• BURY - Wed 25 February - Bury Met (opposite Yates’s Wine Lodge), Market Street - 12pm-4pm
• SALE - Thu 26 February - Sale Waterside (Library entrance), Waterside Plaza - 11am-3pm
• STOCKPORT - Fri 27 February - St Mary’s in the Marketplace and Stockport Market - 11am-3pm
• MIDDLETON - Mon 2 March - Live Life 2009 exhibition, Middleton Arena, Corporation Street - 11am-8pm
• OLDHAM - Tue 3 March - Career Options Day, University Centre Oldham, Cromwell Street - 12:30pm-3pm
• ASHTON-UNDER-LYME - Wed 4 March - Tameside Volunteer Centre, 95-97 Penny Meadow Lane - 1pm–4pm
• BOLTON - Thu 5 March - Victoria Hall (walker’s entrance), back Knowsley Street - 4pm-8pm
• MANCHESTER - Sun 22 March - Urbis (Learning Suite just next to the main reception) - 11am-3pm

Manchester International Festival will run between July 2 and 19. For more information, visit the link on the right.