Remember the Sky Orchestra thing that was supposed be part of the Fierce Festival but was postponed indefinitely due to shite weather? Well, they’re giving it another go one morning between Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 September starting from Summerfield Park, Edgbaston (map) Here’s my original post on the spectacle but in essence, CBSO musicians … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Book Festival runs from October 11th – 21st and has a quite impressive line-up of events and workshops with a quite international flavour. BBC Birmingham has some highlights.
Thanks to The Stirrer for getting to the bottom of this in an interview with Jug of Ale landlady Anne Garside. In summary, a developer has made an offer but nothing has been signed. The future of the pub is uncertain as the landowner does want to sell but this has been the case for … [Read more…]
If you’re not already aware of it, Brumcast is a regular podcast that features music from local bands and artists. Check it out. I’ve been chatting online-style with Little Chris, the chap behind Brumcast, and the inevitable came up. “So” said Chris, “I hear you actually get paid to run your Created in Birmingham blog. … [Read more…]
While there’s something wonderfully incongruous and almost comical about watching Moseley Councilor Martin Mullaney give a mini lecture on the origins and aesthetics of graffiti art he does, through his “war on tagging”, know a fair bit about the local scene. In this video, about the Selly Oak pocket park, he talks about The Gifted … [Read more…]
From Stephen D Harper The exhibition runs at Light House’s Balcony Gallery from Fri 24 Aug– Mon 24 Sept. ambertomlinson.com Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.
Long feature on artist Kate Pemberton in Fused. Radio 4 has been trailing it’s series of Poetry Slams a lot lately. The Birmingham connection? The host is Dreadlockalien, our Poet Laureate last year. The first show is tomorrow at 11pm. More buzz about Catherine O’Flynn’s novel What Was Lost – it’s been longlisted for the … [Read more…]
There’s a rumour, I repeat, a RUMOUR going around that the Jug of Ale in Moseley has been sold and will be torn down to be replaced with flats. The source of this rumour is not 100% reliable so if anyone knows anything concrete feel free to comment below. Update: Loosely confirmed by the staff … [Read more…]