Meanwhile, 6/8 Kafe have got work by Golden Boy, Lisk Bot and Miss150 adorning their walls until 19 November.

• Marc Reeves: Why ‘business as usual’ is a fatal response to Birmingham’s riots
  If you only read one thing in this round-up, make it this
• ACE dancer Letty on new challenges « ACE dance and music
  A nice peek behind the scenes
• Birmingham Hippodrome Autumn Season 2011
  A few musicals (Top Hat, Evita, End of the Rainbow), some dance (plenty of BRB, Some Like It Hip Hop, Burn The Floor), opera (WNO doing Don Giovanni) and acrobatic craziness (Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China and Cirque Eloize). All to be squeezed in before the panto
• BCMG Concerts, Workshops and Events Sept 2011 – Jan 2012
  A new season brochure’s out for you to browse if you fancy
• 70-Eight.com
  Or 78. Maybe even Seventy-Eight or 7eventy Eight. The replacement for the Medicine Bar at the Custard Factory opens this weekend
• Bring Out Your Dead
  “We are working with Grand Union, an artist-led studio and exhibition space, that support the development of artists and aim to establish a dialogue between contemporary visual artists and art organisations”
• 7 Inch Cinema – Event – Adventures in freelancing
  “At this free one-day event you can explore what it takes to be a freelancer in the film and moving image industries, getting inspiration and advice from professionals in a huge range of fields – from art to animation, from gaming to graphics.”
• Heritage Lottery Fund workshop | The Moseley Exchange
  “To find out more about Heritage Lottery Fund grant schemes, top tips for filling in the application form and a chance to meet the HLF Development Team come along to a workshop at the exchange on Tuesday 4th October – 10am til 12.30” You’ll need to register for this.
• Birmingham Ballroom Wall Of Fame Open Day – Saturday 3rd September
  “Following the unrest not only in the second city but throughout the UK, we were very sad to announce that the original date for the Open Day had to be re-scheduled, however we’re very happy to inform you all that the show is now most definitely going on and we will now be opening the venue to you all on Saturday 3rd September to welcome you all back to the bosom of Dale End once more!”
• transmissions from the hub
  “A volunteer based radio venture homed in the Our Place Community Hub, Sutton Coldfield” Volunteers wanted
• News from Writing West Midlands
  Plenty of good stuff in their newsletter
• Home of Metal Black Country Weekender
  On the first week in the Sept the folksters will be in Moseley for the festival, the metalheads will be in the Black Country for this
• Programme Support Scheme Awards 2011/12 « Museum Musings
  Some museums have gone some money for doing some things

Discussions will be led by the following locally-living people (this copy/pasted from the email I received):

Sally Luton was – until she recently retired – a senior manager at Arts Council England. Sally has experience of supporting artists and creative industries during both good and challenging times.

Stephanie Dale is a locally based writer for stage and radio, a tutor on the MPHIL in Playwrighting at Birmingham and a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City, BSA, lecturing in Writing and Devising.

David Clarke is one of the country’s leading experts on the development of the cultural and heritage sector and the creative industries.

The event will be Chaired by Andy Howell who has an established background in both arts policy development and practice in Birmingham and beyond.

Places are free, but email events@compasswestmids.org.uk to reserve your place.

Anyone got any pre-emptive thoughts on this?

The Source Spring Fair brings together stallholders offering local vintage, flea, fair trade, vegan and green goods. It’s taking place at Moseley Exchange on Saturday 22nd May, 10-4pm, and it’s free to have a mooch around.

THE SoURCE aims to spread the sustainability message and promote quality, local sourcing and fair trade.

I have no idea if there are stalls still available, but if you’d like to have a stall yourself they’re priced at £10, payable on the day. Questions can be fired at Louise Palfreyman on louise.palfreyman@gmail.com.

As well as this, the farmers market will be on and there’ll be a chance to find out about the Moseley Exchange in case you’ve been wondering about it.