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- JazziFunk Presents... The Birmingham All-Dayer
19 May 12
Sunday 27th May 12pm - 12am @ Hare Hounds Exclusive Offer - Buy 3 and get 1 Free One Price; Admission into 2 Rooms Plus Live PA by UK House Dive - Natasha Watts - Reminder: Closing date for HS2 Consultation Approaching!
19 May 12
Please find below and email received from HS2 Community Forums : Further to the email notifying invitees to the April Community Forum meeting of the launch of this consultation, please note that the consultation period for the HS2 Draft Scope and Methodology for the HS2 Environmental Impact Assessment... - Gillespie and Atzmon, Biscoe and Kofi kick off the new Birmingham Jazz programme
19 May 12
Jazz fans throughout the Midlands have been waiting to see what the next move for long-time promoter Birmingham Jazz will be. - Take tea with the Queen and see her Coronation in Bloxwich!
19 May 12With national Diamond Jubilee celebrations imminent, Bloxwich Library Forum is doing its loyal duty by joining forces with Bloxwich Library and Walsall Council to mark the historic event in style. - Cinémathèque de Tanger : Film screenings
19 May 12
On now - 20 May 12 12-5pm. Free but booking is essential. - Birmingham ups a gear for UCI BMX World Championships
19 May 12Birmingham is gearing up to host the UCI BMX World Championships, which will take place at the National Indoor Arena (NIA) next week. - Silent Filter ft. Greenwood Park
18 May 12
Silent Filter ft. Greenwood Park - O2 Academy 3 Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom - 22, Jun 12 - Silent Filter ft. Ask Alfie
18 May 12Silent Filter ft. Ask Alfie - O2 Academy 3 Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom - 03, Aug 12 - Silent Filter ft. (Wo)Man
18 May 12Silent Filter ft. (Wo)Man - O2 Academy 3 Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom - 10, Jun 12 - Neighbourhood Watch Crime Briefings
18 May 12
The following email was recently sent to the Digbeth Residents Association Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) coordinator: Dear NHW Coordinators, We have decided to trial emailing NHW coordinators every weekday with details of the crimes in their area in the last 24 hours. The aim is to keep the channel of sharing... - Friday playlist: Freestyle featuring The Arcadian Kicks and more
18 May 12
Weekly party Freestyle has been tearing up dancefloors at the Bulls Head in Moseley every Friday welcoming some of Birmingham finest live bands into the mix before DJs keep the feelgood vibes going into the early hours. Tonight boasts a killer line up with The Arcadian Kicks, Bluebeat Arkestra, Freelance... - Just Confirmed – Norman Jay
17 May 12
We welcome back Norman Jay to the Hare Hounds for a very special Garden Festival Get-Together. The Garden Festival is a small, perfectly formed festival in Croatia. For 2012 they’re looking at a full week of Sunshine Goodtimes from 4th-11th of July. For more information and updates go to www... - Filum Night – Documentary Night
17 May 12When: Monday 28th May, 19:30 onwards Where: The Spotted Dog, Warwick Street, Digbeth The next Filum Night on Monday 28th May will be more of a Documentary Night… Featuring two Irish-themed docs: Ireland in all her sins and graces First up is a highly recommended documentary from 1992, written... - Interview: Jim Bob (Carter USM) – “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll bring down the government…”
17 May 12Jim Bob, best known as the front man of punk pop cult heroes Carter USM (The Unstoppable Sex Machine), has carved out a new career as an author as well as a solo musician. He heads to Birmingham’s Hare Hounds on May 22 as part of a unique tour which combines his two passions, performing some... - Stream Admiral Fallow’s New Album ‘Tree Bursts In Snow’
16 May 12
Admiral Fallow are offering their new brand new record ‘Tree Bursts In Snow’ for streaming in full online via This Is Fake DIY. Staying true to their Scottish roots, the LP was recorded in Glasgow’s Chem 19 with Paul Savage (Mogwai, King Creosote) before being mastered by Greg Calbi... - Bedwyr Williams - My Bad : Exhibition
16 May 12On now - 08 Jul 12 - Yto Barrada - RIFFS : Exhibition
16 May 12On now - 08 Jul 12 Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year 2011 - Oh! What A Lovely War , 15 May 2012 - 20 Jun 2012
15 May 12
15 May 2012 - 20 Jun 2012 - Theatre at The Old Joint Stock Take a large dollop of The British Expeditionary Force, add a generous dose of the Afghan/Iraq war and a smidgen of political activists of the Vietnam War; stir thoroughly with lively music, slapstick humour, improvisation, loveable songs from... - NTI Shakespeare - Workshop 1 , 20 May 2012
15 May 12
20 May 2012 - Workshop at The Old Joint Stock The New Theatre Initiative (NTI) is a new partnership between in a moment theatre practitioners and the Old Joint Stock Theatre. We will be running a series of NTI Workshops throughout the year aimed at stimulating the creation of new theatre here in Birmingham... - Shake it out! , 19 May 2012
15 May 12
19 May 2012 - Rock Pop at Adam And Eve Monthly Indie night. - The Jamaica Reggae Film Festival, 18 May 2012 - 20 May 2012
15 May 12
18 May 2012 - 20 May 2012 - Film at The Drum - Just confirmed – The Travelling Band
15 May 12
After their excellent set last October, we are very excited to welcome back The Travelling Band , courtesy of Birmingham Promoters . A recording project in New York City in 2006 led a collective of like minded souls to record what was to become ‘Under The Pavement’ , The Travelling Band’s debut... - Blur to perform two dates in Wolverhampton this summer
14 May 12Blur will play two shows in Wolverhampton this summer as part of a small warm-up tour for their Hyde Park show. The band will return to the Civic Hall on August 5 and 6, as well as performing at Margate’s Winter Gardens on August 1 and Plymouth Pavilions on August 7. The intimate shows have been... - Rooftop After Party , 20 May 2012
13 May 12
20 May 2012 - Club at The Rooftop Birmingham’s newest concept club overlooking England’s proud Second City, is the Launchpad for The Midland’s freshest and unique After Party.
