To parrot the official blurb: Screen WM’s Festival of Film gives you the chance to enjoy free screenings of sensational films that have been inspired by, produced or filmed in the West Midlands It runs from 16-29 November at venues around the region. Here’s the main list of films, and here’s what’s playing when and … [Read more…]
Best Believe – Inclusion Inspires “a free conference delivered by MusicLeader West Midlands, Youth Music and Symphony Hall on Monday 16th November” Loaf Needs YOU! :: Loaf Online Tom wants to ‘kickstart a social movement around local food in Birmingham’. Get in touch with him if that sounds like fun Ego Theatre and ITV Fixers … [Read more…]
A nice project from the CBSO, Street Maestros will allow people to bid (via eBay for Charity) for various experiences with the world class orchestra. The chance to win a conducting masterclass with the Andris Nelsons (CBSO’s Music Director) is a pretty big deal, and those who can play violin, viola, double bass or cello … [Read more…]
This post will mostly be taken up by the flyer, so here’s the essentials: First Bite Festival. 12 November. AE Harris. Tickets on the door. £5 (£4 concessions). Taking part – The Other Way Works. Friction Theatre. Others (Update – see comment for full line-up. Thanks Katie!). Two of the pieces will be selected for … [Read more…]
Another Birmingham institution makes it into double figures this month – Brilliantly Birmingham, the international contemporary jewellery festival, is celebrating its first decade from 21 November to 28 February. There’ll be two exhibitions at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: FLUX, the annual selling show which attracts international entries from new and emerging designers, and A … [Read more…]
So, can the Midlands’ creative industries revolutionise the UK economy? Well, I wasn’t at The Big Debate on Monday, so I can’t tell you what the answer was. Here’s a list of ideas that came out of the event, although if that’s anything to go by the answer was “no, we need to sort ourselves … [Read more…]
As part of the redevelopment of Digbeth coach station, National Express are working with EC-Arts on the Digbeth Public Art Project. It’ll be launched in December and will feature three permanent commissions: Boundary – “In essence the boundary fence of the Coach Station will be public art in both form and function” Irish Quarter Visual … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s People comes from the folks at Birmingham Photospace and is a continuation of the portrait project they carried out over the Artsfest weekend in September. The website has been featuring the portraits taken, including the latest of ‘Radway’ (below) who, unless I’m mistaken, is none other than Violet Attack from the Birmingham Blitz Derby … [Read more…]