Capsule need a couple of people to help out at their festival: There are 2 festival internships available to assist with: Artists liaison / Production / Marketing / Festival Management you will be required to do 5 -10 days between May to July. You will receive valuable work experience and be credited as part of … [Read more…]
The closing Integra 2008 Festival & Conference will be held in Birmingham 5 – 7 June with various events happening over those dates. If I’ve got it right then Integra seems to consist of a series of Europe-wide art/science collaborations, taking in performances, training, conferences and the presentation of papers with names like ‘Distortions in … [Read more…]
Changing Faces of Small Heath & Birmingham Exhibition An exhibition of photos taken 10 years ago by pupils from Small Heath School and photographic work by Rubina Bibi. Small Heath Library until 30 May. Self-published author takes competition to bestseller rivals Birmingham-based Irish writer Mary Rochford’s collection of short stories Gilded Shadows (Tia Publishing) has … [Read more…]
More news of enterprising students from BCU – four of them have established their own label called Disco Monkey Records. They’re working quickly and have already set up a showcase for their first four signings – all West Mids-based indie acts. The showcase is at the Flapper & Firkin at 7pm on Sunday 18 May, … [Read more…]
Bit late notice this one but The Rainbow have a licence appeal hearing on Wednesday. As I understand it they’re having issues adding the Rainbow Warehouse to the licence for the Rainbow itself. Email your support to kent[at]rootyfrooty.co.uk. Now, please. Not sure what to say? Maybe something along the lines of: Kent I would like … [Read more…]
A group of BIAD students are frantically raising money for their final year exhibition (they have to fund it themselves). Fundraising efforts have so far included a bake sale, a raffle, a club night in the Arcadian, a book stall and a t-shirt sale. The next event will be a night at the Flapper & … [Read more…]
In the video for Amnesty International’s Unsubscribe campaign, Birmingham-based artist Jiva Parthipan ‘played’ the part of a detainee subjected to waterboarding. That is, for a short while he was actually subjected to it with the treatment (judged by the Bush administration not to be torture) filmed in slow motion at 1000 frames per second. The … [Read more…]
Whatsonstage Midlands "the first site purely dedicated to performance in the Midlands, providing a platform for all the talent and flair that takes place here" Anne Bennett and Annie Murray at Castle Bromwich Library On Thursday 15 May at 10.30am you can listen to two well known local authors Anne Bennett and Annie Murray talking … [Read more…]