Wednesday 16 May 2012

York Festival of Ideas

Thur 14 to Sat 30 June at various venues across the city

York is an incredibly exciting, vibrant and diverse city, rich in heritage, discovery and an overriding sense of curiosity—in short a city where ideas spring to life and flourish.

York Festival of Ideas celebrates this vibrancy. This year's programme - with a theme of Metamorphoses - brings together a range of world-class speakers, exhibitions, performances and a host of stimulating and interactive experiences for people of all ages, including York residents and visitors to the city.

Highlights include:

- A launch event about the Big Bang
- In conversation with Anthony Horowitz
- A reading by Jung Chang
- Financial Markets debate
- A new authors’ day
- John Lanchester in conversation with Will Gompertz
- An exhibition by Jane McAdam Freud
- Brazilian Carnival at the National Centre for Early Music

For more information visit
http://www.yorkfestivalofideas.com/ or find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/yorkfestivalofideas or on twitter @yorkfestofideas.

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