Antonio Roberts – All You Can Eat Zine Antonio has written up Thrusday’s Gallery of Owls event at the Sunflower Lounge – “it seems like there is a small, but dedicated zine culture in Birmingham, which is definitely inspiring and reassuring for people looking to start their own” Interview: Kashmir Leese on the origins of … [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…]
Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands: October 2009 I should’ve linked to this earlier in the month but there’s plenty of recommendations left The Electric’s Children’s Cinema Club Screen WM has the listings for this month’s kiddies club at the Electric with films and creative workshops Shop « Polarbear, spoken … [Read more…]
We Create* “We Create* opened its first shop, on August 1st, based in The Oasis on Corporation Street in Birmingham. The shop incubates 10 local young fashion designer’s and the labels they have developed. The unit also retails designs developed by participants on We Create*’s Fashion Design and its Commercial Development pilot courses” Dominic Crane … [Read more…]
Birmingham Book Festival « More Canals than Venice Birmingham Book Festival takes place from 6th -29th October in various venues across the city. PixieSixer rounds up the highlights RegenWM – Seminar – Culture and regneration, 22 October 2009 “This seminar will explore what culture and sport mean to individuals, communities and cities and how they … [Read more…]
The Arts Council recently asked for regional submissions to win a significant pot of money under the title ‘Artists Taking the Lead’ – linking into themes of the Cultural Olympiad, and leading up to the 2012 Olympics. The first selection process has happened, and details of the potential regional winners have been announced and can … [Read more…]
Thanks for the thoughts and input into the future of CiB. I hope it didn’t seem I was suggesting it be disbanded – I wanted more to open up debate on how technology itself has moved on from when CiB began and that the direction/organisation/intention of CiB needs looking at. Your suggestions have been very … [Read more…]
Perrott’s Folly Ikon is re-opening Perrott’s Folly next month with a specially created exhibition by Birmingham-born artist Sofia Hulten. The Folly is alleged to be inspiration for Tolkein’s Two Towers and is a Birmingham landmark, so this is a rare chance for the public to enter and appreciate the interior of the building. B-Hive Birmingham’s … [Read more…]