Birmingham ArtsFest 2008

The ArtsFest website organises events by place, not time, which is quite annoying when you actually want to decide what to go and see. So here it all is, rearranged in time order. You can also search the listings or ignore listings, e.g. string music on Saturday or Messiah on Sunday.

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9.00am

10 Years Of Artsfest @ Paradise Forum
Photo exhibition
Dancexchange - Class Tasters @ The Patrick Centre
Sample the DanceXchange programme

9.30am

The Rotunda: 21 Stories @ The Pavilions
Exhibition by Nic Gaunt

10.00am

The Custard Factory Flea Market @ The Custard Factory Reception
Blue Hippo And Reel Access Present... Killriculum @ The Bond
How to make short horror films. Bookable half hour sessions. Call 0121 687 1404.

10.30am

Creative Insight @ Birmingham Central Library
Protect and profit from your ideas
Creative Pathways @ Birmingham Central Library
Find work in the creative industries
Music Business @ Birmingham Central Library
Make money from your music with Barry Tomes
Art In The Library @ Birmingham Central Library
Exhibition by new artists
Happy Roald Dahl Day @ Birmingham Central Library, Centre for the Child
Drama, stories, quizzes, photos, face painting

11.00am

Contemporary Art Exhibitions @ Ikon Gallery
Birmingham Irish Community Forum Presents Fola @ The Fountain Stage
Artspace @ The Custard Factory Gallery
Josephine Reichert, Dead Good Kids, Ian Cook, Lucie Elizabeth Kerley, Susan Wong, Simone Warmington
Birmingham Irish Community Forum Present @ The Irish Club
A family history workshop

11.30am

Language Alive - Giant And Hero @ The Library Theatre
Birmingham's dynamic participatory theatre company
Clubskills @ The Lakeside Stage
The urban music family
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Little Scholar Productions Animation

12.00pm

The Brightsides - Want Indie? @ The Kerrang Unsigned Stage
Here are the Brightsides
The Motive @ The Yardbird
Fast clean efficient power pop
Augustine @ The Flapper
Unsigned band from the future
Paintings On The Railings
Local artists selling affordable art on the railings around the square
Eclectic Rhythms @ The Emirates Beach Stage
Bhangra..The diversity of dance
Artistic Souls @ BMAG Activity Space
Spoken word workshop Inspired by passion
Rainbow Voices @ BMAG The Waterhall
Classically chorally camp
Words On Wheels @ Congreve Passage
Birmingham City Council Arts Team @ Outside Gas Hall
Cdj @ The Dance Stage
Creative, dynamic, entertaining
Off Our Trolley @ Central Square
Carnival craft making workshop - Carnival Arts Marquee
Birmingham Rep - The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe @ Oozells Square
Enter through the wardrobe into the magical world of Narnia
Ring Of Sound @ City Inn Café
A local, community intergenerational choir
Hot Club Birmingham @ The Malthouse
Swinging jazz strings
Community Vibe Ltd - Safe @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre
Fun dynamic issue based theatre
Stan'S Café Presents Of All The People In All The World @ AE Harris Factory, 110 Northwood Street
Sound It Out Community - Music Musical Connections @ The Eclectic Stage
Music to warm the cockles of your heart
Birmingham Opera Company @ BBC Public Space
Performing in unlikely nooks and crannies
Caroline 7 @ New Street Performance Space
Acoustic Folk/Rock singer songwriter
Babamundi @ The World Music Stage
African drumming
One Love @ St Martin's Church
Explore spirituality through popular song
Dennis Hamilton: The Portrait Parlour @ The Pavilions
Pose for a hand drawn portrait or leave a photo
Artspace @ The Council House, Victoria Square
The Banqueting Suite: Andrew Bainbridge, Birmingham Printmakers, The Birmingham Art Fair, RBSA, Deaf Arts Network, Erdington Arts Forum, Artpride, Georgina Vinsun, John Garghan, Particle Article, Rita Fletcher, Sonia Bhamra, Dante Lamb, Elena Cassidy Smith, Jo Clifton-Coles, Nick Williams, Prabjhot Virdi-Smith, Stuart Bush, Vladimir Morozov, Nicole Mortiboys
Designer Maker Fair @ The Council House, Victoria Square
Rooms 3 and 4: Rehana Vohra, ABS Latin Promotions, Ettore Consorte Jewellery, The Earring Café, Ken Hurd, JamBag, Clare Wainwright, Joy Bains, Zhifeng Yu, Jolene Smith, Carol Keates, Andrea Jones, Laura Kirk, Bawa Design, Sarah Whapples, Bhavna Parmer, Artists and Artisans, Choniso Chasi, Lizz Luney Illustration
VIP Room: The Jewellery Quarter
Room 6: 50fifty, Caroline New, Arkdesigns, Hady Ceramics, DAFT
Room 6a: Playtrain "All About Me"
Council House Entrance Way: Chris Eckersley
Chamberlain Room: Willard Wigan Exhibition
Ask It! @ New Street
Information about your local artists and arts organisations
Hope Soars @ St Martin's Church
Exhibition by Sheona Beaumont
Bloco Louco @ Gibb Street Performance Space
Go Johnny Go AGOGO!

12.15pm

Highcroft Music Workshop @ The Lakeside Stage
A band of positive intensity
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Craftspace presents A World Imagined 2 (Dir. Jo Lawrence, Hafsah Nailo and Chandos School)

12.30pm

Mike Bethel @ The Prince of Wales
Legendary local musician and songwriter
Heather Wastie And Friends - Six Kinds Of Friendship @ The CBSO Centre
Moving performance with soundbeam
Touch Of Life Dance Crew @ The Library Theatre
Street dance / breaking
Rhian, Rockgent, Najma And Michael @ BMAG Gallery 21
Uplifting words
Making Music West Midlands @ BMAG The Industrial Gallery
Music amongst friends
Midlands Fretted Orchestra @ The Bandstand
Fretted musical extravaganza
Aashiyana Arts - Bhangra Tots @ Central Square
Non-stop bopping for kids
Old School Tie @ Oozells Street
Alternative electro-rock crossover experts
Hina And Co @ The Crescent Theatre Studio
Bollywood workshop
Pericles @ Bash Bar
New, innovative, alternative pop solo artist
Tindal Street Press Presents Gaynor Arnold @ Costa Coffee at Waterstones
Jo Rafferty @ The Book Garden, Waterstones High Street
The female John Martyn
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Flip 08 presents
Sweets (Dir. Philipa Rice)
Fetch (Dir. Dana Donan)
Magic Gloves (Dir. Ben and John Harmer)
Cat and Mouse (Dir. Ali Asaaf)
The M Man (Dir. Greg McLeod and Myles McLeod)
Animation Workshop With Little Scholar Productions @ The Custard Factory Gallery
Call 0121 464 5768 to book

12.35pm

Venemiss Presents Strictly Street In The Seven Deadly Sins @ Performance Space
Dance to express not to impress

12.55pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Imagination (Dir. Hannah Parry)

1.00pm

Jake And Elwood Blues @ The Stage
Outstanding excerpts from this amazing show
Inertia Blooms @ The Kerrang Unsigned Stage
Post-progressive rock and electronica
Jean Mclean @ The Yardbird
Original singer songwriter
Astro Reality @ The Flapper
We're fun, energetic and explosive
Black Voices 1 - 2 @ The Town Hall
UK's leading female acapella group
Sarah Ann Cromwell @ BMAG The Waterhall
An unorthodox soprano recital
Transit Trix @ The Dance Stage
Hip Hop expressive arts
Birmingham Rep - The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe @ Oozells Square
Enter through the wardrobe into the magical world of Narnia
Stardust Cabaret - West End Showstopper @ City Inn Café
Sparkling cabaret musical
The Street Shepherd Band - Flamenco Fusion @ The Malthouse
Sounds of modern Spain
Intimate Productions - Romantic Revolutions @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre
Evocative, romantic, emotional and revolutionary
Mendi @ The Eclectic Stage
Best of East and West
Pollie Gilbert @ BBC Public Space
Storytelling for young and old
Cubania - An Afro Cuban Tale @ The World Music Stage
Traditional Afro Cuban dance group
Poetry Part 1 Workshop @ St Martin's Church
The Music Collective @ The Lakeside Stage
Confident inspiring and educational rapper
El Diabolero @ Gibb Street Performance Space

1.15pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Urban Digital presents
The Mask (Dir. Kevin Duffy)
Sinister Sixteen (Dir. Nicole Ranger)
Scary Little Sister (Dir. Zahra Mahamoud)
Stampede (Dir. Grantley Martin)

1.30pm

Banska @ The Prince of Wales
Contemporary acoustic folk pop band
City Of Birmingham Young Voices @ The CBSO Centre
Open rehearsal
Munayem Mayenin - Live The Tiny Brilliance Workshop @ BMAG Activity Space
An essential contemporary English poet
Cathy Greenhill - Love Is The Fire @ BMAG Round Room
Southwell c.1595 - Elizabethan dance workshop. Discover how they kept C16 courtiers out of trouble.
Something And Nothing Present Patrick And Bernadine @ The Bandstand
This year’s must see comedy
Rhythm Time @ Central Square
Helping children to find the rhythm
Tim Robinson @ Oozells Street
Eclectic mix of guitar instrumentals
Eclectic Rhythms - Bhangra Workshop @ The Crescent Theatre Studio
The diversity of dance
The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts @ The Council House Room 1
Art-related family drama performance
Nate Diamond @ Bash Bar
Confident and opinionated soul artist
Tindal Street Press Presents Paul Mcdonald @ Costa Coffee at Waterstones
String Talk @ The Book Garden, Waterstones High Street
Sassy, scintillating and uplifting music and poetry
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Acting Out presents Too Late

1.35pm

National Saxophone - Ensemble Of Great Britain @ High Street Performance Space
An unforgettable sax-experience

1.40pm

Abs Latin Promotions @ The Stage
Salsa performance and workshop

1.45pm

Python - Grime @ The Lakeside Stage
Energetic, experimental, live hip hop

1.55pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Rattlestick presents Don't Hide the Margin

2.00pm

Lp45 @ The Kerrang Unsigned Stage
Upbeat jazz, pop rock
Cobweb Dilemmas @ The Yardbird
3 piece art punk band
Betty And The Id @ The Flapper
The wrong side of everything
Birmingham Ramblers Association - Walks Around Artsfest
To book your place on the walks please contact the ArtsFest hotline. Walks will start from the Centenary Square Information Point. Call 0121 464 5678
Desi Nach @ The Emirates Beach Stage
Multi cultural Bollywood dance troupe
Birmingham Young Poet Laureate @ The Library Theatre
Dreadlockalien and Matt Windle showcase new poets
Paul Woodward - Poetrypaul @ BMAG Gallery 21
Birmingham poems and seaside poems
Birmingham Choral Union - Voices In Harmony @ BMAG The Waterhall
Choral singing at its best
Body Beat School Of Dance - Overdrive @ The Dance Stage
Body beat is in overdrive
Birmingham Rep - The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe @ Oozells Square
Enter through the wardrobe into the magical world of Narnia
Star Performerz @ City Inn Café
Sing West End and Broadway
10 Guitars @ The Malthouse
Electronic rock pop
Free Creative Workshop @ Ikon Gallery
Based around the Shahzia Sikander exhibition
Treefrog Theatre Company - Paradise Mislaid @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre
Birmingham company producing new writing
Katlama @ The Eclectic Stage
Country and West Midlands funked up
Dunia Yetu - Grandma'S Tales @ BBC Public Space
A hot, spicy taste of Africa
Ingrid'S Accordians @ The World Music Stage
Fifteen accordians: Tangos, Rumbas, Reels...
Readathon @ The Council House, Victoria Square
The Banqueting Suite: Help celebrate 25 years of National Readathon with a Roald Dahl Birthday celebration event.
Drumvoice Orchestra @ Gibb Street Performance Space
African drumming extravaganza
Blue Hippo And Reel Access Present... Killriculum @ The Bond
How to make short horror films 2. Rolling drop in workshops.
Birmingham Irish Community Forum Present @ Hennessey's Bar
A traditional set dancing workshop

2.05pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
The Urban Film Club @ Birmingham Rathbone presents
Short Sharp Shorts
Medevac
MMM
Slow

2.30pm

Princess Sweetie @ The Prince of Wales
The amazing Princess Sweetie struts her stuff
Bbc Big Band @ The Town Hall
Britain's finest big band
Music In Motion @ BMAG The Industrial Gallery
Songs in sign
Raw Nerve - Which Way Now @ The Bandstand
Fun, dynamic, physical storytelling
Caroline 7 @ Oozells Street
Acoustic folk/rock singer/songwriter
Gojo Music - As I Am @ The Fountain Stage
Acoustic funky singer songwriter
The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts @ The Council House Room 1
Art-related family drama performance
Empress Temeree @ Bash Bar
Nina Simone award 2007 runner up
Tindal Street Press Presents Michael Richardson And Paul Mcdonald @ Costa Coffee at Waterstones
Chris Edwards @ The Book Garden, Waterstones High Street
Singer songwriter
Poetry Part 2 Performance @ St Martin's Church
Chigga @ The Lakeside Stage
Live Hip Hop artist
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
The Way I Feel featuring Amnesia (Dir. Aston Walker)

2.35pm

Bloco Louco - Go Johnny Go Agogo! @ Performance Space
Samba beats from Rio's streets!
Old School Tie @ High Street Performance Space
Alternative electro-rock crossover experts

2.40pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Central Youth Theatre presents Supreme Sunbeam (Dir. Sirna Gonsal)

2.45pm

Rhythm Time @ Central Square
Helping children to find the rhythm
Transit Trix - Hip Hop Expressive Arts Workshop @ The Crescent Theatre Studio
Wolverhampton community B-boy Crew

2.50pm

Leaps And Bounds @ The Stage
Contemporary new musical theatre piece

3.00pm

Computer Club @ The Kerrang Unsigned Stage
Edgy, moody, hypnotic indie pop
Million Empire @ The Yardbird
Melancholic lyrics explosive guitars and drums
Bad Scout @ The Flapper
Bad Scout Rock
Stella Sims And Michael Jones - Rimsky-Korsakov @ The CBSO Centre
Russian and British classical music
Birmingham Belly Dancing @ The Emirates Beach Stage
Belly dancing demonstrations
and workshop
Sally Delany @ BMAG Activity Space
Still life drawing workshop
Phillip Simpson - I Had No One Else To Talk To So I Chose You @ BMAG Gallery 21
Intelligent articulate thought-provoking poet
Music In Motion Workshop @ BMAG The Industrial Gallery
Raising deaf awareness thru song
Birmingham Chamber Music Society @ BMAG The Waterhall
Musicians from Birmingham Conservatoire
Freaky Feet Dance Company @ The Dance Stage
The other side of me
Harborne Complimentary Health Clinic @ Oozells Square
Baby Yoga
Harborne Orchestra - Local Classics @ City Inn Café
A regional friendly orchestra
Stone Soul Uk @ The Malthouse
Refreshing, uplifting, memorable soul
Women And Theatre - The Bad One @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre
A cautionary fairytale of unrequited love
Sampad Presents Raju Mali And Co - Sonic Mantra @ The Eclectic Stage
Indo jazz fusion
Royal Shakespeare Company - Workshop @ BBC Public Space
Learn the secrets of RSC training
El Diabolero @ New Street Performance Space
Thrilling Viennese diablo-comedy de luxe
Scupa - Second City Strummers @ The World Music Stage
Birmingham's finest (only) ukulele society
One Love @ St Martin's Church
Explore spirituality through popular song
Ian Cook @ The Custard Factory Gallery
Popbang workshop
Babamundi @ Gibb Street Performance Space
African drumming extravaganza

3.05pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Birmingham Theatre School presents The Welcome Inn and Examination Board (Dir. Mark Presdee)

3.15pm

Mr Words - We On A Rise @ The Lakeside Stage
Motivational spoken poetry

3.20pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
First Light Movies present 2008 Award Nominees
Dirty Secret (Best Comedy)
Cityscape (Best Animation)

3.25pm

Perfection Street Dance Company - 5 Years And Counting... @ The Hall of Memory Performance Space
Energetic street dancers with talent

3.30pm

John Brocklesby @ The Prince of Wales
Acoustic singer songwriter
Haseley Clarinet Quartet - Four In A Row @ BMAG Round Room
Mellow sounds; classical to contemporary
Crescent Theatre - Bottom’s Bits @ The Bandstand
Birmingham’s biggest little theatre
Sam @ The Fountain Stage
Music from the heart
The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts @ The Council House Room 1
Art-related family drama performance
Jean Mclean @ Bash Bar
Original singer songwriter
Protein Sharing - Protein: Dear Body @ The Patrick Centre
Special preview

3.35pm

Venemiss Presents Strictly Street In The Seven Deadly Sins @ Performance Space
Dance to express not to impress
Mendi And Guests @ High Street Performance Space
Best of East and West

3.50pm

Nu Century Arts Presents The Live Box With Soweto Kinch @ The Stage
The hottest jam session around

4.00pm

Arcadian Kicks @ The Kerrang Unsigned Stage
Highly rated Stourbridge rock band
Kevin Harding @ The Yardbird
Acoustic guitar, fingerstyle instrumentals
Supanaut Rock Band @ The Flapper
Original four piece rock band
Birmingham Festival Choral Society @ The CBSO Centre
Sing for Pleasure - Performance and workshop.
Birmingham's longest established chorus.
Ex Cathedra And Ex Cathedra Education @ The Town Hall
World class choir and vibrant junior choir
Sinergie - Pop Classics @ The Library Theatre
Brum's answer to Girls Aloud
Magenta - Close Harmony @ BMAG The Industrial Gallery
Original close-harmony acapella choir
The Golightly Twins - Music To Soothe Your Soul @ BMAG The Waterhall
Electric-acoustic chilled out duo
Inspiring A New Generation @ The Dance Stage
Winner of dance factor 2008
Rhythm Time @ Central Square
Helping children to find the rhythm
Ray Des @ City Inn Café
Pop/classical Spanish guitar crossover
The Holy Show Band @ The Malthouse
Irish music for all occasions
Something And Nothing Present Patrick And Bernadine @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre
This year's must see comedy
Capital Letters @ The Eclectic Stage
Live reggae
National Saxophone Ensemble Of Great Britain @ New Street Performance Space
An unforgettable sax-experience
Christ Worshippers Gospel Choir @ The World Music Stage
African gospel from Swaziland
One Love @ St Martin's Church
Explore spirituality through popular song
Krayz @ The Lakeside Stage
The UK hip hop showcase
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Women and Theatre presents
Our Take A Day in Da Hood (Dir. The Burlington Centre)
Our School (Dir. Fox Hollies School)
Care (Dir. ROC Drama)

4.15pm

Argosy Musical Theatre - Sing And Dance The Music Of The 70'S @ The Crescent Theatre Studio
Singing and dancing for fun workshop
Paul Rafferty - Scissorman @ BBC Public Space
Cutting, incisive, sharp, pointed and polished

4.25pm

Star Performerz - Perform Urban Dance @ The Hall of Memory Performance Space
A supernova explosion of youngstarz

4.30pm

Joe Gallagher @ The Prince of Wales
Astounding singer songwriter
One Step Beyond - Appalachian Step Dance @ The Emirates Beach Stage
High energy, dance experience
South Birmingham Sinfonia @ BMAG Round Room
String music
Poetry In English And Spanish @ BMAG Gallery 21
South American poet and traveller
Orichalcum World Of Brass @ The Bandstand
Multi-brass virtuoso
Bloco Louco - Samba Percussion Workshop @ Oozells Square
Samba beats from Rio's streets
Carvalho @ The Fountain Stage
Fresh invigorating electric soul music
The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts @ The Council House Room 1
Art-related family drama performance
Caroline 7 @ Bash Bar
Acoustic Folk/Rock singer songwriter

4.45pm

Sykes @ The Lakeside Stage
Sykes in the city

4.50pm

Electric Cinema Film Orchestra @ The Stage
The country's first in house film orchestra

5.00pm

Mexicolas @ The Kerrang Unsigned Stage
Believable indie esque rock band
The Love Jones @ The Yardbird
Pop music for grown ups
Planetman - Only Planetman Can Save Me Now... @ The Flapper
Music that makes you move
Brindley Horn Ensemble @ BMAG The Waterhall
Dazzling french horn ensemble
Ace Youth - Ubuntu Bam (My Humanity) @ The Dance Stage
Championing culturally diverse dance
Magenta - Close Harmony @ City Inn Café
Original close harmony acapella choir
Dr Dan'S Blues Remedy @ The Malthouse
Live, explosive, blues-based remedy
Birmingham Irish Community Forum Present Cairde @ The Mailbox Level 7
Celtic traditional and contemporary tunes
M.D.C.C. Theatre Company - A Crock Of Wit, Adventures With William Shakespeare @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre
A group of Shakespeare veterans
The Heels @ The Eclectic Stage
Birmingham instrumental ska/latin band
Drumvoice Orchestra - African Drumming Extravaganza! @ The World Music Stage
Energetic African and Latin rhythm

5.15pm

Dunia Yetu - Grandma’s Tales @ Central Square
A hot, spicy taste of Africa
Munayem Mayenin - Live The Tiny Brilliance @ BBC Public Space
Contemporary English poetry

5.30pm

Runaway Writers @ The Prince of Wales
A diverse creative writing group
The Street Shepherd Band With Ana Garcia @ The Emirates Beach Stage
Flamenco fusion
Birmingham Clarion Singers - Hold The Line @ The Bandstand
Oldest progressive choir in Birmingham
Monday Session @ The Fountain Stage
Funk and soul fueled fun
Paul Horton Music Presents Honey Tones, Naomi Mighty, Mariamour, Glamawayne & Shanghai @ Bash Bar
Artists showcase
Shimm 1 @ The Lakeside Stage
Presents new album Yea Whatever
Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Introduction by Flip 08

5.45pm

Shortcuts @ The Theatre at The Custard Factory
Flip 08 presents
The Old, Old, Very Old Man (Dir. Elizabeth Hobbs)
Fetch (Dir. Dana Dorian)
Guy's Guide to Zombies (Dir. Daniel Austin)
Diversion (Dir. Sam Atkin)
More Fish in the Sea (Dir. Anabel Clarke)
200 Nanowebbers (Dir. Semiconductor)
El Mono (Dir. Mirichung Cho)
Cirugia (Dir. Alberto Gonzalez)
Flighty (Dir. Leigh Hodgkinson)

5.50pm

Swingin' Jim'S Dance Band @ The Stage
1940's jazz and swing music

6.00pm

Big Bus Groovy @ The Yardbird
Dance along to funk soul
The Fun House Robots @ The Flapper
Rock n Roll space punk superstars
Solo Plus Theatre Company @ The CBSO Centre
Contemporary live theatre
Introduction To Deaffest By Zebra Uno @ The Library Theatre
Highway Dave & The Varmints @ The Malthouse
Black Country and western music
Butterfly Catchers @ The Eclectic Stage
Melodic and uplifting acoustic ballads

6.15pm

Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Zebra Uno and Deaffest present
The Tape (Dir. Purely Platonic Productions)
The World Today (Dir. Brown Solid Productions)
Near Fatal Attraction (Dir. 3 post Productions)
All signed and subtitled
Streetsoul Productions @ The Lakeside Stage
Innovative, positive, unique hip hop

6.30pm

University Of Wolverhampton - Double Points: Wolf @ The Emirates Beach Stage
Vibrant, physical extremes, classical electric fusion
Birmingham Chamber Music Society @ The Fountain Stage
Musicians from Birmingham Conservatoire

6.45pm

Birmingham Rep - Cabaret @ The Stage
Special preview of the Reps current show
Hli - Phantom Limb @ The Lakeside Stage
Lively, intelligent and progressive

6.50pm

Poetry Wedesbury @ The CBSO Centre
Brilliant beat-bar poetry served hot!

7.00pm

Yelitza @ The Yardbird
UK's hottest RnB singer songwriter
System Trap @ The Flapper
Honest 3 piece rock band
Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Introduction to the Birmingham International Film Society
Listen to Nature (Dir. Marc Hangl and Anne Guest)
Nine Nights for Nine Negroes (Dir. Christine Molloy and Joe Lawler)
Joy (Dir. Christine Molloy and Joe Lawler)
Needle And Thread Theatre @ Birmingham Central Library
Between the Lines
Plays about love in the library. Call 07530 939 380 to book
Afs @ The Malthouse
Minimal experimental sample driven electronica

7.05pm

City Of Birmingham Young Voices @ The Stage
Representing Birmingham's cultural diversity

7.15pm

Madman The Greatest - Playaz Cliq Recordings @ The Lakeside Stage
Highly rated Birmingham artist

7.30pm

Sampad Present Aakash Odedra And Company @ The Emirates Beach Stage
Stunning contemporary and Bollywood dance
Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Zebra Uno and Deaffest present
Schizophrenia (signed and subtitled)
The Shoot (Dir. Mark Corden)
Mechanical (Dir. Stuart McConnell)
Birmingham Festival Choral Society @ The Fountain Stage
Birmingham's longest established chorus

7.40pm

Comfortism @ The CBSO Centre
Extremely short very surreal plays

7.55pm

Louise Stokes @ The CBSO Centre
Problem Solving

8.00pm

Classical Fantasia @ The Stage
with The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Opera Company. Excerpts from much-loved classics will delight the audience with world class performances. Accompanied by fireworks.
Uxl @ The Flapper
Epic, heartwarming melodic band
Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Late (Dir. Elizabeth Innis)
Issue Seven Productions presents
Lewis Arnold's Leave of Absence
10/6 (Dir. Oliver Jones)
Needle And Thread Theatre @ Birmingham Central Library
Between the Lines
Plays about love in the library. Call 07530 939 380 to book
Stunning Architectural Lighting Projection Show @ Council House

8.30pm

Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Briefcase (Dir. James Eaves)

8.45pm

Samantha Hunt @ The CBSO Centre
Live expressive experimental spoken word

9.00pm

The Juliana Down @ The Flapper
Youthful rock band
Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Swinging Legs (Dir. Charlotte Bromley) (15)
21:15 by Lee O'Connell and Andrew Spencer
My Brown Friend (Dir. Steven Spencer) (15)
Needle And Thread Theatre @ Birmingham Central Library
Between the Lines
Plays about love in the library. Call 07530 939 380 to book.

9.20pm

Comfortism @ The CBSO Centre
Extremely short very surreal plays

9.40pm

Shortcuts @ The Library Theatre
Friends In Need Are Friends In Deed (Dir. Tom Fenwick-Smith) (15)
Zebra Uno and Deaffest presents
Actless Productions' The Guest (signed and subtitled) (15)

9.50pm

Void Physical Theatre @ The CBSO Centre
Young vibrant energetic performance
artists