Links for 23 February 2010

Chris Unitt — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:58:53 +0000

Smash Bro’z win at UK Hip Hop championships
Next stop, Las Vegas for the World Finals
CAN
Based in Ladywood – “We are a design, media and communication company working with people of all ages and abilities to devise engaging cross media projects that enable participants to express ideas about themselves, their communities and environment”
Arlene Burnett
Birmingham based artist and curator. Currently to be found at the Rea garden on Floodgate Street in Digbeth
Eat My Shorts: Haiti Fundraiser Saturday 13th March
Over at The Edge on 13 March from 8pm. The plan is – “two hours of all sorts of shorts followed by a disco”
Birmingham based 104 films score a double whammy at the BAFTAs
They did Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
An Endless Supply « More Canals than Venice
Interview with the zine folks
Digbeth is Good » Boxxed opens its doors
Excited about this
Creative Networks: Women’s Short Film Festival
“Screening a selection of films from the ‘A Corto di Donne’ Film Festival held in Naples Italy 2009 with the organisers and some of the filmmakers as our Guest Speakers” 25 Feb
The Highlight
Looks like this has replaced Jongleurs on Broad St. It’s a comedy club. I didn’t recognise many of the upcoming acts, but then I don’t know comedy that well so fair enough. Actually, Roger Monkhouse (no relation) makes me laugh and he’ll be there in the next month or so
Facebook | Secret Birmingham
After the kerfuffle around the Secret London Facebook group there’s been a rash of others set up in other places around the country. Here’s the Birmingham one – some good stuff in there
Jewellery Quarter Lobby launches | Birmingham Conservation Trust
What happens when an Initiative, a Forum, an Association and a Group get angry? They get start a Lobby, natch.

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Links for 23 February 2010