Artsfest, the annual free arts festival is on 10-12 September this year, so not long now. Most of the details are yet to escape but there’s a few bits and bobs to be found. The general theme will be ‘Landscape and Heritage’ and the latest copy of Forward has some info about some of the … [Read more…]
Following critical acclaim from Edinburgh Festival, 2010 Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner ‘My Romantic History’ is honeymooning at the The Rep from 1 to 11 September. If you haven’t met someone by the time you graduate, you’re going to marry some idiot from your work. It’s that simple. Do you know how they get animals … [Read more…]
There seems to be a lot of talk of human shaped animals roaming Canon Hill Park at the moment. Some say they have seen rabbits chasing foxes through the bushes, only to find human footprints when they reach the spot… Whatever the explanation, these creatures are known locally as The Changelings. Expeditions to discover more … [Read more…]
Call for Participants: The slightest movement, Fierce & Quarantine Quarantine, in partnership with Fierce, are hosting a project entitled The Slightest Movement, bringing together groups of strangers to create a temporary community which openly debates difference, exploring tolerance and ‘otherness’. The task is repeated every day for a week. Each day the event is re-invented … [Read more…]
Know Your Place “If you are a freelancer, recent graduate or SME then why not come and be inspired at the third Know Your Place event” On 23 August at Zellig. These get good reviews – worth signing up for Ben Javens: Time Out Cover Illustration #2 Nice work by Ben, although Time Out are … [Read more…]
Make-it Zone is a place on the Moseley Road – the Old Print Works – offering low cost, low carbon artisan workshops. The man behind it is Ian Greenwood and he’s pursuing a vision: Are you a printer, potter, woodturner, carver, shoemaker, dyer, glass blower, joiner, jeweller, tailor, artisan, engraver, bookbinder, paper maker, mechanic, candle … [Read more…]
Just as the dark nights start creeping in, Birmingham Library Theatre will be hosting a ‘Crime Night In’, with writers Mark Billingham, Andrew Taylor and Martin Waites on 29 September. Mark is well known for his Tom Thorne series and his new book From the Dead is no less gripping and fast paced as his … [Read more…]
Cooler than your average comic book convention, this years British International Comic Show 2010 is being held at Thinktank Millennium Point on 16 & 17 October. So far they have a whole bunch of comic legends announced as guests for the weekend, and are open to submissions for this years Portfolio Review. This is your … [Read more…]