Of all the things on last night I only made it to two out of five. I missed out on the opening of Ryoji Ikeda’s exhibition at Ikon Eastside (which I might go and catch at lunchtime today), Jordan McKenzie’s ‘Day Into Night’ at Vivid and Colour’s night at The Victoria featuring World of Fox’s … [Read more…]
Only kidding, it’s all treats here. If you’re looking for Halloween-y things to do around Birmingham then here are a few ideas: 28 October 2009 Filmrats Halloween special – a multimedia evening of short films and live music. Plus fancy dress 30 October 2009 Ghost walk at Highbury Hall. £9.95 and you get a jacket … [Read more…]
stitches and hos October 09 The ‘little knitting hootenanny’ is back at the Hare & Hounds on Tues 27 October. Wool and needles provided, everyone’s welcome and they insist you don’t even have to be any good Snowman Colouring Competition winners Congratulations to the winners of The Rep’s competition 7 Inch Cinema » Living and … [Read more…]
Continuing the round-up of where else to go for arts/culture/etc info. This is an easy one, because Who’s Laughing Now is pretty much the best/only place I know of for Birmingham-based comedy. Listings come from Live Brum (although they’re not coming through quite right at the mo, so check Live Brum itself), news comes from … [Read more…]
7 Inch Cinema’s family-friendly Travelling Picture Show has been chugging around the region since July and will be pitching up for its gala finale at the Electric Cinema on 25 October from 6-7.30pm. There’ll be cartoons from around the world, a pair of comedy classics with live piano accompaniment and the premiere of The Magic … [Read more…]
These are new, so there’s not much info about at the moment. So far all I can find is a Brainstorm Theatre Group Facebook group and a Twitter account. Sounds interesting though – from the Facebook group: A new and exciting theatre group for people wanting to explore infinite possibilities of performance physically and vocally … [Read more…]
Old Dead Eye is a filmmaker from Birmingham who’s been out and about with his Sony EX1, playing with ultra-slow and stop motion to make some really lovely work. The first one is from Chinese New Year and was filmed around Hurst Street and the Arcadian Centre: ? from Old Dead Eye on Vimeo. There’s … [Read more…]
Oxjam Brum is taking over a bunch of Birmingham pubs/bars on Saturday 24 October for a fundraising, musical extravaganza: Showcasing the very best of local, grassroots music whilst embracing national upcoming talent this will encompass over thirty acts, over six venues and all for one ticket which will be exchanged for a wristband on the … [Read more…]