Fools, amble in (to town)
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Harry Palmer’s foolish city centre tour, 1.15 tomorrow.
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Art of ideas debates
The Fused blog helpfully put this up on the web, which I’ll repeat here:
Culture & Identity The Role of Place in Shaping the Arts
Tuesday 8th April, 6.30pm‐8pm Speakers: Richard Billingham ‐ Artist, Turner Prize nominee, Catherine O’Flynn ‐ Writer, Costa First Novel Award winner 2007, James Yarker ‐ Director, Stan’s Cafe
Why Should We Care About Creativity In the West Midlands?
Wednesday 9th April, 6.30pm‐8pm Speakers: Soweto Kinch ‐ Musician, MOBO Award winner & Mercury Award nominee, Stuart Murphy ‐ Creative Director, TwoFour / Former Controller BBC3, Matt Price ‐ Writer / Curator, Gavin Wade ‐ Artist, Founder Eastside Projects
‘Future of Sound’ Birmingham Showcase
Thursday 10th April, 6.30pm‐9pm Including: Sykes, Director Cybersonica, Martyn Ware, Modified Toy Orchestra, Soweto Kinch, The Sancho Plan, And local Birmingham artists.
Tickets are free and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To book please contact Arts Co on 020 7723 0285 / info@arts‐co.com
They’re at the IMI Suite at The Birmingham Hippodrome.
Brum Link 29th March
Found this on teh interwebs:
- The Getgood Guide - A new blog - "Birmingham and Beyond" it says.
Brum Link 29th March
Found this on teh interwebs:
- Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands: April 2008 « Oh. (Russ ?Give ?Em? L) - This month is clearly all about fighting, and orchestral & choral music. Maybe all at the same time.
Being councillor 2.0 doesn’t mean saying sorry after all
Martin Mullaney has announced that he won’t be saying sorry to the owner of the Moseley Tram depot after all:
Both Councillors have now decided that they will NOT apologise.
Councillor Hendricks has accepted the one month suspension. He now wishes to bring his involvement in this episode to a close and has decided not to appeal against the decision made against him. However, he remains committed to working to preserve this Grade II listed building
Councillor Mullaney will be entering an appeal and is prepared to bring the issue to the High Court. As well as saving the building, the also issue has wider implications for other politicians, namely the freedom to investigate and the freedom to raise controversial issues. The finding of the Standards Committee prevents Councillors investigating contentious issues.
He’s also giving out the full story here on his site.
Brum Link 27th March
Found this on teh interwebs:
- Brum beach is to be axed - Birmingham Mail - The Council beach in Chamberlain Sq won't be back. "Its return was dependent on securing corporate sponsorship but budget airline bmibaby has no plans to repeat its £50,000 backing to cover running costs."
What the hell’s going on in this town?
Over at the Autum Store blog, they’ve been telling us which sources they use to promote gigs. It’s a fairly comprehensive list of blogs and myspaces, which you may find useful. Including one called Coming Up Birmingham that I haven’t seen before.
No mention of the listings sites, like feeltheheat or birmingham alive, too obvious or do people not use them at all? It’s a pity that upcoming isn’t more widely used really.
Don’t forget that you can send us details too.
Brum Link 25th March
Found this on teh interwebs:
- Harborne Life - "The Harborne Life site life is put together… in Harborne for the people in Harborne and aims to provide [a]… local news & events, campaigns, useful listings and general Harborne goings on " It's a site for Harbourne then. via loldeirdrie
Brum Link 25th March
Found this on teh interwebs:
- Train accident at the Custard Factory - Alex Hughes's Cartoon Blog - Alex has pictures - fairly spectacular
