I’m on an awful internet connection so haven’t hadn’t a chance to watch these videos, but I’m going to go ahead and post them anyway, such are the exacting standards of quality control I conform to. The blurb says: In 1998 a film crew spent a few weeks following an aspiring artist who had recently … [Read more…]
Birmingham Early Music Festival: The Poet Sings is taking place from 29 October – 18 November, with a string of musical events happening at various venues. Friday 29 October, 7.30 pm at St Augustine’s Church, Edgbaston White Raven: Songs of Love and Death Associated Event – Admission Free Friday 5 November, 1.10 pm at The … [Read more…]
Birmingham Settlement are holding a charity fashion show together with South Birmingham College, which is happening on 12 November at the Digbeth campus. The show will feature reworked clothing by the fashion students, taken from Birmingham Settlement’s charity shops, along with around 80 designer outfits and including D&G, Moschino, Gucci and Jimmy Choo, all of … [Read more…]
MACE (Media Archive for Central England) are currently working on The Full Circle Project, which will run for 3 years as they hunt down hidden or forgotten film footage and home-movies from the past 100 years, created by people of the Midlands. The aim is to make these materials accessible to the community so that … [Read more…]
David Hendon’s From me to 3792 is coming to The Old Joint Stock on 27 and 28 October. After premiering in 2008 as one of the original plays featured in the OJST’s New Writing initiative, ‘From me to 3792’ has gone on to be performed at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and regional tours. This … [Read more…]
Folk for free is a new monthly event to be held in the Symphony Hall foyer by Moseley Folk starting today at 5.30pm. As the name suggests, it’s free, and welcomes passers by to drop at any time throughout the performance which runs until 7pm. The first bit of folky treats will come from Boat … [Read more…]
The New Art Gallery Walsall has recently opened The Cage, where resident artists a.a.s invite you to join them as they carry out a series of experiments exploring openings to The Other Place, a collective space of thought or dreams, the space of the future or potential, and the collaborative processes or assemblages that produce … [Read more…]
If you’re aged 25 or under and you like getting things for free then make haste to A Night Less Ordinary and see what tickets you can snaffle up. This scheme’s getting the chop soon, so take advantage while you still can. Round these parts The Drum, The Rep and Hippodrome have offers. Looking a … [Read more…]