First ever West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival launches in Birmingham next month 6 September – 4 October 2011 The national-award-winning Birmingham International Film Society (BIFS) is pleased to announce it will be hosting the first ever West Midlands Human…
Month: August 2011
The Boat That OxjamBrum Rocked OxjamBrum is gaining quite a…
The Boat That OxjamBrum Rocked OxjamBrum is gaining quite a reputation for gigs with a difference. Remember the bus? Well this year we are going one better – an evening of music and entertainment on a barge. Come and join…
Support our markets: Sign the petition to save Birmingham’s Bull Ring Markets
The Mail host a petition to prevent closure of the wholesale markets: "And if the wholesale markets go down, stallholders on the remaining markets would be left with crippling bills to travel and pick up their fresh produce in other…
B’ham Comedy Festival returns
Usual mix of stuff that may well have been touring anyway, local stuff that gets gets a promo boost and some other stuff… – Full line-up announced! – Big TV stars and up-and-coming names! – Over 50 events! – Tenth…
Will Self and Alan Hollinghurst confirmed as the Birmingham Book Festival 2011 announces its line up
Will Self confirmed as the Birmingham Book Festival 2011 announces its line up Will Self, Tony Harrison, Alan Hollinghurst and Ian Rankin will be among the international writers, poets and artists involved in the 13th Birmingham Book Festival (6-16 October)…
Arts & Crafts Market this Saturday 11am – 5pm Digbeth
Makeshift Flyer-1.pdf Download this file The event has been organised by Makeshift for Fairbridge Charity to support young people, local artists & the community by providing free tables and space for the event. It will be a great family day…
Home of Metal Black Country Weekender 1-4 September
Home of Metal Black Country Weekender which takes place from 1-4 September. There is so much going on over the weekend across the region from a touring Vintage Mobile Cinema and Heavy Metal conference to concerts and Heavy Metal bingo.…
Keep calm & candy on “Staff at CyberCandy in good…
Keep calm & candy on “Staff at CyberCandy in good spirits, love what they’ve painted on the boards from #BirminghamRiots aftermath” /via @lauracreaven (via http://yfrog.com/h0tw0smoj) from Brumblr, the scrapbook of Brum web ephemera:
The Bitter End — sacrilege?
In a shock to rival the ‘sexy’ Smufs reboot currently going on. Look what they’ve done to the old Costermongers : a pub up the road from it: From the FAKE magazine blog: “Owners of the Hairy Lemon bar at The Square…