mid*point, the network for West Midlands people in theatre, is planning to hold the next in a series of networking rendezvous. This is an opportunity for anyone involved in theatre, film and other media to meet other creatives and enjoy informal chats and light refreshments. Theatre Cuppa will be held at the Coffee Room (formerly … [Read more…]
George Noszlopy « D’log “It’s sad to hear that George Noszlopy has died. The College Art Association has a fine obituary. He spent more than 40 years teaching art history in Birmingham, latterly based in the School of Theoretical and Historical Studies at BIAD, Birmingham City University” Rebecca Short « Area Culture Guide “When Lady … [Read more…]
Sampad, the Birmingham-based South Asian arts organisation, promises to deliver another season of varied entertainment with its new autumn schedule. The programme includes dance shows like the Diwali Sabha, and live music performances from Indian and Pakistani artists such as songstress Humaira Channa, and jazz clarinettist Arun Ghosh. There will also be daytime events such … [Read more…]
The programme for Artsfest 2011 is now online (in addition to the PDF brochure that came out a few days back). As ever, there’s an unfeasibly huge amount happening. I’ve not had time to have a proper browse, but here’s what I’ve spotted after a swift glance through the listings: 2 for 1 entry to … [Read more…]
Birmingham Screen Image Network (BSIN) is a new group aimed at uniting local people involved with film production. The first meeting is coming up on the 29th at Birmingham City University. BSIN describes itself as: A network for practitioners of moving image production. It is aimed at those who produce video, film and other associated … [Read more…]
This week and next there’ll be a new contributor on CiB. Ahmed Ahmed won B-Hive 2011’s Digital category and so, lucky guy that he is, he’s now doing a placement with me at Made Media. Ahmed’s also the guy behind the Dine Birmingham blog, in case you’ve come across that. I thought looking after this site would … [Read more…]
Fused have produced a new Area Student Guide and a guide to Chinatown. Open publication Open publication
The Moseley Folk Festival was its usual mix of good music and great atmosphere. There are already bundles of photos from the weekend up on Flickr. Stanthefan and katchooo have been impressively prolific but this one’s from Adrian and Sarah: And this one’s by Leodensian: That’ll be Hannah from Boat To Row playing her last … [Read more…]