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Birmingham’s always been a place for stirring up a bit of trouble, a bit of controversy, enjoying a frisson of something a little bit special from Joseph Priestley defending the revolutionaries in France and having to flee the city to The Winterval Debacle to the decision to take away our HP sauce and make it somewhere else. I love how Birmingham opens it’s heart to everyone who visits the city and gives them a warm welcome. I love it’s arts scene, it’s creative community and the city has (another) long tradition of innovation in the arts. I’m quite excited about a new Arts festival that’s about to spread out over the whole city & take over. SHOUT is a festival of LGBT art, music, dance, theatre and sport. It also has a dollop of political and community activity. (There is literally something for everyone and if you can’t see something that doesn’t stir an emotion you need to check your pulse) The festival has come about through a number of key partnerships between the LGBT community, arts organisations and lots of dedicated volunteers and they’ve pulled together a really diverse and exciting programme. For full listings of events you...
Is the promise from Friction Arts, about their new exhibition. No words on whether the “smell” of Digbeth is worth exhibiting, or whether Bruce Willis is dead at the end. Does sound good tho’: Echoes from the Edge is an interactive exhibition that feature the voices of Digbeth and Highgate, looking at its residents and that reason why people have settled and stayed in the local community. It features a replica bomb peck and Digbeth pub, objects that are familiar to long-term residents. The exhibition is running from 23rd April to the 30th May 2009, in collaboration with US company Touchable Stories. Booking in advance is essential and places are limited to 12 spaces for each tour of the installation. You can book individual or group places in a number of ways these include via the website bookings at www.frictionarts.com/bookings, email us at info@frictionarts.com or call us on 0121 772 6160
