I’ve just discovered that my local independent book shop, Bonds Books in Harborne, has a website and a pretty good line-up of events coming up over the next few months. 28 May – Martin Bell will speak about his new book ‘The Truth That Sticks’ 12 June – Prof Robert Knecht, esteemed historian, will introduce … [Read more…]
Likemind: Birmingham A monthly coffee morning that's open to all and has no agenda other than simply to get people talking. Organised by James from Supercool and Lucie from Saint Caffe. The next one is tomorrow 8.30am to 10am at Saint Caffe, St Pauls Sq. Another Byte Of Banality Midge works at Urban Village and … [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…]
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…]
OJS Theatre – What’s On May to July 08 Comedy and theatre listings for the Old Joint Stock Theatre during May to July 2008 Birmingham Words handover The National Academy of Writing/BCU are taking over Birmingham Words from 12 May. Good luck to all involved and I’m looking forward to seeing what the “new and … [Read more…]
Caption: “Aliya Vaughan, Muslim Writer of the Year 2008, look in awe at the guest of honour Jermaine Jackson as he presents her with her Award. In the background stand the judges who reviewed the 10,000 entries that were received. Aliya is aged 37 and hails from Brixton in South London.” The Muslim Writer of … [Read more…]
Hello, As Pete mentioned, I’m Danny and I will be your guest blogger for a while, I will be trying to give you all the Birmingham friendly creative news that I find, although my main priority will be not screwing up like deleting the internet, getting Pete sued into the ground, or accidentally starting a … [Read more…]
Nu Century Arts is an organisation established in 2000 and based in Handsworth who are “dedicated to the development and promotion of performing arts in the African-Caribbean community” The company’s work encompasses a professional theatre group, organising a regular live music event ‘The Live Box’, literature in the shape of ‘Wired Up’ magazine and a … [Read more…]