‘The Garage Presents…‘ is the first of VIVID‘s 2011 programme, running throughout February with a series of events in music, film, art and installation.

The fun kicks off this weekend, with Video Valentines on Sat 12 Feb, at 2pm, featuring a free screening of Woody Allen’s 1977 romcom, Annie Hall, alongside a bunch of independent shorts and heart-shaped treats.

The series continues with ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties: The Film + A Short Film by Vincent Moon‘ on Fri 18 Feb. Admission is £2.

This post-punk DIY bricolage uses material generated by the fans and musicians themselves, on a multitude of formats including Super8, camcorder and mobile phone material, over the history of the festival, to capture the uncompromising spirit of a parallel music universe.

The following weekend hosts a screening of Lis Rhodes’ avant-garde installation Light Music (1975) 25 Feb, from 6.30pm – 8.30pm, in association with George Saxon and Daniel Simcox

Visitors are immersed in the beams of two dueling projectors; as the film flickers and flashes, Rhodes varies sonic frequency, alters amplitude, and plays with tone to create a groundbreaking and visceral cinematic experience.

And finally on 26 Feb, Woof! Woof! William Wegman Weekend takes place at 2pm.

Coming of age in the 1960s, Wegman was an early exponent of conceptual art, well known for his use of irony, humour and satire. VIVID presents a selection of Wegman’s video works taken from his 1970s series of cryptic videos which  star his obliging canine partner Man Ray.

Since waving goodbye to Jennifer Tee, Eastside Projects now welcome the debut of ‘Memento Park’ from Carey Young. Launching on 26 November, the exhibition runs until 29 January.

Commissioned in conjunction with Cornerhouse, Manchester and mima, Middlesbrough, the exhibition surveys a decade of the artist’s practice, which focuses on the interconnections between economic systems, legal language and contemporary culture.

Transforming the Eastside space into three cinemas, Young’s videos Memento Park (2010), Uncertain Contract (2009) and Product Recall (2007) will be screened alongside further monitor based video works, a series of cameraless photographs, and three further text works which will complete the exhibition.

Read about the exhibition in full over at Eastside Projects.

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Leading contemporary video artist Bill Viola is currently exhibiting ‘The Fall into Paradise’ at The Public, which runs until 17 October.

Viola’s video installations – submersive environments that envelop the viewer in image and sound – employ state-of-the-art technologies and are distinguished by their precision and direct simplicity.  Using the inner language of subjective thoughts and collective memories, his videos communicate to a wide audience, allowing viewers to experience the work directly, and in their own personal way.

The ten minute film was also created as part of a series to be featured in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, which premieres at Symphony Hall Birmingham on Thursday 23 September.

If you fancy popping down to see exhibition, it’s open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm and is free to visit.

For more information about all events and exhibitions at The Public visit www.thepublic.com or call the box office on 0121 533 7161