Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Bad news from Friction Arts – with the builders due to arrive in a fortnight to start work on the refurb of The Edge Lee, their operations coordinator, has trapped a nerve in his back. With prep work to do that’s a bit of a disaster so they’re asking for a hand: We need some … [Read more…]
This is a lovely example of how to use that free online stuff (call it blogging, Twittering, social media if you like) to drum up interest in your work. Twitter is a micro-blogging service. Smile is a creative consultancy. Smile don’t have a blog as such but they have a Twitter account and a Smile … [Read more…]
Two meet-ups on Thursday 25 Sept at TIC, Millennium Point (and the last Thursday of every month, come to mention it). From 4-6pm there’s the Birmingham Music Network with a networking event for the city’s music-related peoples: The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s … [Read more…]
On Birmingham Counterculture, a blog started just before the weekend, Mr/Miss/Mrs/Ms B promises to: raise issues, concerns and/or promote countercultural events and activities in and around Birmingham. Why this has to be done as “a slap in the face to mainstream cultural developments” (which are to be demoted) isn’t yet clear but then I’m a … [Read more…]
It’s always nice to uncover a seam of activity you’ve not come across before. I’ve been browsing the Birmingham groups on Meetups.com and came across quite a lot I’d never heard of so, here’s the result of some quick trawling: The Birmingham Book Club and Popular Culture Meetup Group – next meet is 24 Sept … [Read more…]
News from Eccentric City‘s Harry Palmer, which I hope you’ll forgive me for regurgitating in full: The Eccentric City newspaper shortly holds it eccentric auction (23rd Sept, Anchor pub, Digbeth, Birmingham -Â 7.30pm onwards). With much anticipated joy and excitement, British luminary eccentric Mr John Ward www.johnwardinventor.co.uk will be in attendance. This is a unique and … [Read more…]
Brap, the Birmingham equalities charity, has racked up 10 years and is celebrating on Saturday night (20th Sept) at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath. Performing on the night will be The Special Beat (featuring Neville Staple and Ranking Roger) and ex-Birmingham Poet Laureate Dreadlock Alien. Doors are at 9pm and tickets are £15 … [Read more…]
Deborah Mingham is a freelance artist and costume designer/maker. She graduated from UCE Fine Arts degree course and has gone on to work with Shoi Productions, Friction Arts, the Godiva Carnival (see pic above), Pentabus and Kindle Theatre. These Punch & Judy costumes, produced for Imagineer Productions and inspired by Rab C Nesbitt and Tony … [Read more…]