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Birmingham Zine Festival – 10th to 12th September

"The Birmingham Zine Festival will feature a wide range of self-published books, comics and magazines. We'll also be showcasing a selection of artwork from artists connected to the alternative press."

Supersonic Festival 2010 – announced for October

Yes, in fact 22 – 24 October at the Custard Factory. Tickets are now on sale — you don't need to line-up details, but some are here:

Moseley Folk Festival 4th, 5th & 6th September – Line up announced

Donovan, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The Divine Comedy and rather excitingly The High Llamas all announced, more too

Flatpack – part of the furniture

Brum’s (perhaps the World’s) best film festival starts today — I’m off to the Stephen Duffy film on Sunday at least. But here’s some recommendations from other people Danny Smith (more here): “Down Terrace – Friday 26 march Normally I stay away from anything that even resembles a kitchen sink drama having been inoculated against the allure of grey bleak humanity by growing up in a house with EastEnders on every single day. But when you introduce Ben Wheatly (him what did Ideal and Modern Toss) and tense crime plot then I have to say I’m a little more than intrigued.” & PixieSixer from More Canals…: “Short Film Triple-Bill at VIVID on Thursday 25 March (6-10.30pm). With a selection of regionally made animated shorts, highlights from Shooting People’s Shooters Film of the Month competition, and an assortment of music videos and other shorts from London’s only weekly short film evening, Short and Sweet, it is sure to be a highly entertaining evening jam-packed with creative audiovisual goodness. And, what’s more, it’s free!” If you’ve got any yourself I’m sure we’d be glad to hear them.

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...

Reading Festival

Despite the odd titling “Will Self with Heather Child” for example that lead a stupid person (er, me) to think that the rapcious wordsmith was appearing at South Birmingham College at half two of an afternoon (primetime!), there’s normally something for most readers of books on during the Birmingham Book Festival. Going on from the 6th to the 29th of October it includes footy-middleclassing baldy Nick Hornby, George Monbiot and even manages to shoehorn in The Archers.

Moseley Folk Line-Up

Includes Jethro Tull, St Etienne, Beth Orton, Bert Jansch and Adrian Edmonson(!)…

Flatpack Festival Programme Now Online

The Flatpack Festival programme is now online: "Hello there. If you were searching for furniture, this is probably the wrong place. But if you were after five days of unique film events in venues all over Birmingham from 11-15 March 2009, then make yourself at home."

Flatpack 2009 – Trailers

These are my links for 29 th January from 12:20 to 12:20

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