This week we have Angus Stewart reading 'The Cheshire Plain' - an intense first person account from a hiker living a steeply declining near-future vision of the UK. Reality blisters away as the tale progresses. See Angus and more this Thursday 02/10 at Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 02/10 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 258 +++ We have another storming line up kids. Prepare to be culturally nurtured by music from Harrison Rimmer and Rory Wynne, Angus Stewart reading 'The Cheshire Plain' and poems galore from J Ahmed. Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Next Thursday, we welcome back firm Open Door favourite, the mighty @harrisonrimmer.bsky.social "Gravelly vocals, big choruses...Honesty, heart, and hooks." The Front Row Ace new album 'Cheaper Than Therapy' out now. Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYiA...

+++ TONIGHT +++ TONIGHT +++ TONIGHT +++ It's OPEN DOOR session 257 consisting of outstanding music from The 78's, "Country" James A. Smith, and Arran Gill, plus fab poetry from The Mancunian Pirate. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ COMING UP AT OPEN DOOR +++ TONIGHT AND MORE +++ Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TOMORROW +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 257 +++ Praise be. Open Door is back with marvellous music from The 78's, "Country" James A. Smith, and Arran Gill, plus fab poetry from The Mancunian Pirate. As always... Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TONIGHT +++ Your dreamy quizmasters have another batch of quizzical questions to throw your way. Once again, it's time for you to determine... Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? £25 bar tab and hard cash bonus prize! Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

+++ THURSDAY 25/09 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 256 +++ Another Thursday and we are back with a cultural bang. This week sees marvellous music from The 78's, "Country" James A. Smith, and Arran Gill, plus ace poetry from The Mancunian Pirate. Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TOMORROW +++ THICK AS NOOK +++ Your dreamy quizmasters are raring to go with another batch of quizzical questions. Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? Win a £25 bar ta and hard cash bonus prize. Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

Appearing in the glittery Open Door performance area this Thursday, expect superb spoken words from The Mancunian Pirate. Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ THIS WEDNESDAY +++ THICK AS NOOK +++ Your delightful quizmasters are all set with more general and not-so-general knowledge questions. Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? Win a £25 bar tab and cash bonus prize. Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

Appearing in the glittery Open Door performance area this Thursday, marvellous Mancunian music collective THE 78's. Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times. www.instagram.com/_the78s/

+++ TOMORROW 18/09 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 256 +++ Expect electrifying performances from... TONY RAY + TEA TOWEL COLLECTIVE + FYRWUD + VICTORIA HUNNAH. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ NEXT WEDNESDAY +++ THICK AS NOOK +++ Your darling quizmasters are ready with another set of general and not-so-general knowledge questions. Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? £25 bar tab and hard cash bonus prize. Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

+++ THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW 18/09 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 256 +++ Live loveliness from... TONY RAY + TEA TOWEL COLLECTIVE + FYRWUD + VICTORIA HUNNAH. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

This week Open Door welcomes back the fabulous VICTORIA HUNNAH. See Victoria live alongside TEA TOWEL COLLECTIVE, TONY RAY and FYRWUD from 8pm at NOOK, no door charge, booze, good times.

We love Tea Towel Collective and as such they are welcome at Open Door any time. The next time being this Thursday 18/09. Catch their ace homespun, slice-of-life songs sometime after 8pm at Nook, no door charge, booze, super-duper good times.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 18/09 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 256 +++ We are back! And how! Incoming at the next Open Door... TONY RAY + TEA TOWEL COLLECTIVE + FYRWUD + VICTORIA HUNNAH. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

The next OPEN DOOR session lands on Thursday 18 September (the week after next), it'll be the 256th session and we have a superb line up. Prepare to be thrilled by TONY RAY + TEA TOWEL COLLECTIVE + FYRWUD + VICTORIA HUNNAH. Excellent. Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

The next OPEN DOOR session lands on Thursday 18 September, it'll be session 256 and the line up is frankly superb. Prepare to have your senses enlivened by TONY RAY + TEA TOWEL COLLECTIVE + FYRWUD + VICTORIA HUNNAH. Hooray. Yup... Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Circle WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER in your diaries folks, that being the last Wednesday of the month and THICK AS NOOK time. Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? £25 bar tab and hard cash bonus prize plus the chance to boast like hell. Nook, 8pm, £1 entry.

+++ TONIGHT +++ TONIGHT +++ TONIGHT +++ Open Door returns to Nook. Oh yes, more high calibre culture heading your way. Expect to be roundly wowed by Rory Wynne, Winwood, Gary Pennington, and Marcus O’Reilyus. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 04/09 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 254 +++ Your cultural constant is back at Nook with more of the good stuff. Expect to be roundly wowed by Rory Wynne, Winwood, Gary Pennington, and Marcus O’Reilyus. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 04/09 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 254 +++ This week we have another marvellous mixture of artists. Expect to be roused by music from Rory Wynne, Winwood, and Gary Pennington, plus comedy from Marcus O’Reilyus. Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TONIGHT +++ TONIGHT +++ TONIGHT +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 254 +++ Incoming, another cool cultural quartet for your entertainment, they being... BORDERLAND, DIETER LYNCH, ETCH and KIER DOWNES. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Break out your thinking caps! THICK AS NOOK is back! Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? £25 bar tab up for grabs, hard cash bonus prize and major bragging rights. Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person, every last Wednesday of the month.

+++ TOMORROW +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 254 +++ Oh yes, Open Door pings back into your life tomorrow and makes everything better. Doing all the heavy lifting... BORDERLAND, DIETER LYNCH, ETCH and KIER DOWNES. Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TOMORROW +++ THICK AS NOOK +++ JUSTIN & JAY'S MONTHLY QUIZ THING +++ The last Wednesday of the month has arrived and your dedicated quizmasters are keen to pose more fascinating, fun-filled, and occassionally facetious questions. £25 bar tab and cash bonus prize, Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 28/08 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 254 +++ Our line up for this 254th session is a good 'un... BORDERLAND, DIETER LYNCH, ETCH and KIER DOWNES. As is tradition... Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 28/08 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 254 +++ The cultural cornerstone of the Heatons is back with another tetrad of performers, they being BORDERLAND, DIETER LYNCH, ETCH and KIER DOWNES. As is tradition... Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Who's perfrorming in the glittery stage area at Open Door this week? Well, you are in for another treat, expect to be wowed, wooed, titilated and thrilled by ETCH, BORDERLAND, DIETER LYNCH, and KIER DOWNES. As is tradition... Nook, from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ NEXT WEDNESDAY 27/08 +++ Are you feeling brainy, bright and brilliant? Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? £25 bar tab up for grabs, hard cash bonus prize and major bragging rights.

+++ TONIGHT +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 253 +++ We are back and raring to go with our 253rd selection of ace artists, they being... Charday Di Melody, Jimmy Quinn, Matt Eastwood, and J Ahmed. As ever... Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ NEXT WEDNESDAY 27/08 +++ Are you feeling brainy, bright and brilliant? Are you a sharp-witted or simple-minded Stopfordian? Are you THICK AS NOOK? £25 bar tab up for grabs, hard cash bonus prize and of course major bragging rights. Nook, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

Open Door musical mainstay Jimmy Quinn returns this week, as ever, brimming with first-rate Celtic tunes. Jimmy joins Charday Di Melody, Matt Eastwood, and J Ahmed at session 253. You should come along. Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ THIS THURSDAY 21/08 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 253 +++ We welcome another sensational selection of artists, they being... Charday Di Melody, Jimmy Quinn, Matt Eastwood, and J Ahmed. Nook, Heaton Moor from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Next Thursday 21/08 OPEN DOOR welcomes back poet pal J Ahmed. J is a prolific and talented artist and it's always a treat to see him perform. Catch him alongside Charday Di Melody, Jimmy Quinn and Matt Eastwood at Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Start boning up folks, this month's THICK AS NOOK lands on Wednesday 27 August and cunning quizmasters Justin Palmer and Jay Taylor are primed with a set of tough, median, and sometimes undemanding questions. £25 bar tab and cash bonus prize! Nook, Heaton Moor, 8pm, £1 entry per person.

+++ NEXT THURSDAY 21/08 +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 253 +++ Open Door was pretty damn marvellous this week, and next Thursday looks to be no different. Expect to be exhilarated by CHARDAY DI MELODY, JIMMY QUINN, MATT EASTWOOD, J AHMED As always... Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TONIGHT +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 252 ++ Open Door welcomes back old pal, the musically marvellous PHIL QUINN. See Phil alongside Lexxi Raine. Joel Perry, Lucy Wentworth at Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TONIGHT +++ OPEN DOOR SESSION 252 ++ OPEN DOOR is thrilled to welcome Hillbilly Emo singer-songwriter LUCY WENTWORTH. Catch Lucy alongside LEXXI RAINE + JOEL PERRY + PHIL QUINN at Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times. youtu.be/_hIoF9tbg-M?...

+++ TONIGHT +++ Open Door is delighted to welcome back superior songsmith JOEL PERRY. Catch Joel alongside LEXXI RAINE + LUCY WENTWORTH + PHIL QUINN at Nook from 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TOMORROW +++ 14/08 +++ OPEN DOOR session 252 featuring the combined musical magesty of JOEL PERRY + LEXXI RAINE + LUCY WENTWORTH + PHIL QUINN. As always... Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

Incoming this week at Open Door session 252 the fabulous LEXXI RAINE. Lexxi Raine is a Buffalo, NY-bred, Manchester-based singer-songwriter blending pop-punk angst with theatrical flair and lyrical bite. Weekly Thursdays at Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times. www.lexxiraine.com

+++ THIS THURSDAY +++ 14/08 +++ OPEN DOOR session 252 featuring the combined musical might of JOEL PERRY + LEXXI RAINE + LUCY WENTWORTH + PHIL QUINN. As always... 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

OPEN DOOR is back. Did you miss us? Let's not dwell on it, let us focus on the ace artists incoming this Thursday. Prepare to be culturally wowed by... JOEL PERRY PHIL 'VOLCANOES' QUINN LEXXI RAINE LUCY WENTWORTH As always... 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times.

+++ TONIGHT +++ Open Door favourite David Hanners returns with a stunning new long player in tow - the album in question is Llano Estacado and we'll be hearing selections tonight. Ace. Nook, 8pm, no door charge, booze, good times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFqW...