The Post has a long feature on the Station exhibition that starts at Curzon St Station today (previously blogged here) with the news that Peter James, head of photography at Birmingham Libraries, planned the show as part of a bid to have the building house a permanent photography gallery, something Birmingham woefully lacks.
Going Deaf For A Fortnight goes national. The really stupid project, done first by me and then inexplicably copied by Russ L, has been opened up to anyone who wants to take part this year. To take part all you have to do is go to as many gigs as possible between the 6th and … [Read more…]
I’ve tweaked how this site worked a little bit. Any small posts which would usually go in a “Roundup” will now have their own entry with a pink blob next to it on the website. Longer posts, profiles, reviews, etc will continue to have titles and look the same. This is pretty much the same … [Read more…]
Following from speculation (and that’s all it is as far I can tell) that this years Artsfest is to be the last one, The Stirrer reports on plans for a new bi-annual music festival based on feasibility studies being undertaken by Audiences Central at the moment. Here’s the discussion thread.
I was meaning to post something about The MAC closing for 18 months next year since I noticed full details have been published in their latest events programme anyway but an article in today’s Mail has forced my hand. Aparently the MAC is “facing a crash crisis“, though I suspect that’s a typo. The future … [Read more…]
In the comments to the last update Helga from Fierce states that the Sky Orchestra has been postponed until late March 2008. If you scroll up a bit from that link she also explains why it’s such a problem scheduling the event. So look for Sky Orchestra update 8 sometime in the new year!
The third Filum Night at the Spotted Dog is tonight, showing Felicia’s Journey by William Trevor, “a sinister tale set in sunny Birmingham. Free tea, buns and chat from 8pm”. Register your interest on Facebook or just turn up as all are welcome. Handy little guide from Mark Badger on sorting out a online music … [Read more…]
The Artsfest Programme is online. Sort of. I can’t get it to display for some reason. Maybe it’s not quite ready yet. Anyone else having any luck? All working now. There’s a bit more information there than in the, shall we say, somewhat empty paper programme and even a smattering of links. Still has something … [Read more…]