ArtsFest Artists Events during June
June 4, 2009
Tuesday 2nd June 2009
- Sustained Theatre Regional Hub – Sustained Theatre Regional Hub – West Midlands
Sustained Theatre is a network and a call to action for all artists to lobby for positive change.
Venue:
The Drum 144 Potters Lane Aston Birmingham B6 4UU
Time:
7.00pm – 10.00pm
Tickets:
Admission Free
Further Information:
0121 333 2444. This event occurs on the first Tuesday of each month until Tuesday 1 Sept.
Wednesday 3rd June 2009
- The Drum and Retro Film Biz in association with BASS 09 Festival – Democracy in Dakar
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip hop youth and politics in Dakar, Senegal.
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU
Time:
7.00pm
Tickets:
£4 (£3) The Drum Box Office 0121 333 2444
Online www.the-drum.org.uk
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
Thursday 4th June 2009
- The New Art Gallery Walsall – Food Glorious Food
If you love food and art, then you cannot miss this free event. Participate, taste and experience glorious food throughout the gallery.
Venue:
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Time:
From 6pm until 9pm
Tickets:
Free entry
Further Information:
www.thenewartgallerywalsall.co.uk
01922 654400
Friday 5th June 2009
- Upfront Café & The Drum – Comedy Summer Series
More international laughs as Def Comedy Jam star Wil flies in from Brooklyn to rip the roof off The Drum.
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU
Time:
Doors open 7pm
Tickets:
£12 (£10), £15 on the door, The Drum Box Office 0121 333 2444 or Online www.the-drum.org.uk
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
- Manveer Singh – The World of Manveer Singh
Tonight Manveer will discuss his career as a musician, the intensive musical study and his deteriorating eyesight.
Venue:
Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre
Time:
7.30pm
Tickets:
£8, £5 con
Further Information:
http://www.oldjointstocktheatre.co.uk/rte.asp?id=127
0121 200 0946
Saturday 6th June 2009
- City of Birmingham Choir – Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Conducted by Adrian Lucas, Elgar’s moving and dramatic score will be performed in the majestic setting of Worcester Cathedral.
Venue:
Worcester Cathedral
Time:
7.30pm
Tickets:
£10, £15, £20, £25 from Worcester Live Box Office 01905 611427
Further Information:
Sunday 7th June 2009
- Demonstration – David Brammeld RBSA
David will be demonstrating his techniques using pastels and his strategies for developing colour relationships. Free – no need to book.
Venue:
RBSA Gallery, Gallery 1
Time:
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Tickets:
Free
Further information:
0121 236 4353
Monday 8th June – Saturday 4th July
- Craft Gallery wall exhibition – Maggie Kitching, RBSA
Prints: portraits, people, past and present.
Venue:
RBSA Gallery, Craft Gallery wall
Time:
Usual opening hours
Tickets:
Free
Further information:
0121 236 4353
Thursday 11th June 2009
- The Drum – Pieces: Unity Through Comedy
The newest comedy sketch show to come out of Nottingham Playhouse. Giving you the real deal with new comedy characters.
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU
Time:
From 7.30pm
Tickets:
£8 (£5) The Drum Box Office 0121 333 2444 Online www.the-drum.org.uk
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
Saturday 13th June 2009
- RBSA in partnership with British Silver week and Birmingham Assay Office – Meet the Silversmiths –
An insight into the diversity of texture in contemporary silverware
Venue:
RBSA Gallery
Time:
11.00am –1.00pm
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Tickets:
Free
Further Information:
0121 236 4353
Saturday 13th June & Sunday 14th June 2009
- Matribhoomi Theatre Company – Paiseyan Di Hera Pheri
A humorously mad story of a family and its race to get Daka Thukur’s inheritance money. Performed in Punjabi
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston Birmingham B6 4UU
Time:
From 7.30pm
Tickets:
£8 (£6), Family Ticket £24 The Drum Box Office 0121 333 2444 or www.the-drum.org.uk
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
- Sampad/mac – Amplifying The Map
Thinking about entering your work into sampad’s international writing competition? A free workshop led by writers.
Venue:
Birmingham Nature Centre
Time:
10.30am – 1pm
Tickets:
Free
Further Information:
http://www.sampad.org.uk/whatson.php?id=1190
0121 452 8875
Monday 15th June 2009
- Nicola Goff-the-Goth – Mirth On Mondays Comedy Club
Nicola goes comedy
Venue:
Manchester
Time:
8.00pm – Late
Tickets:
Available on the door – £5.00
Further Information:
07815426606
Monday 15th June – Saturday 8th August
- Lenora Minto, RBSA – Craftwork in the café exhibition
Kiln cast glass incorporating text.
Venue:
RBSA Gallery, Craftwork in the café space
Time:
Usual opening hours
Tickets:
Free
Further Information:
0121 236 4353
Saturday 20th June 2009
- Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra: From the New World
Ruth Palmer performs Britten Violin Concerto . WSO under Guy Woolfenden plays Gershwin American in Paris & Dvořák New World Symphony
Venue:
Levi Fox Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
Time:
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Tickets:
£12 [£5 children, students & unemployed] for tickets contact boxoffice@wso.org.uk or 01926 850385
Further Information:
- Shin Parwana – The Burman Legacy
The immortal melodies of the legendary SD & RD Burman will tonight be brought to you by Shin Parwana.
Venue:
Crescent Theatre
Time:
7.30pm
Tickets:
£15, £12 concs
Further Information:
http://www.sampad.org.uk/whatson.php?id=1191
0121 643 5858
- Penn Guitar Duo: Classical Guitar Concert
Falla, Granados, Elgar, Mozart, Williams (Schindlers List) Kreisler. Plus Latin and Jazz. Price inc wine and a nibble. Nice!
Venue:
St Barts Church Church Hill Penn Wolverhampton WV4 5JB
Time:
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Tickets:
£6.50 Adults, £3.50 Children available on the door
Further Information:
07931 748801
- Aston Hall and The Drum – Aston Heritage Day
Visit amazing places within the Aston area. From workshops to performances, there will be so much to see and do!
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU
Time:
11.30am – 4.00pm
Tickets:
Admission Free
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
- Bloco Louco – Knowle Festival
Bloco Louco samba band play Rio’s beats and bring out the sunshine at the Knowle Park Festival
Venue:
Knowle Park
Time:
12.00 – 13.00
Tickets:
£3, available at the gate
Further Information:
www.knowleparkfestival.co.uk
info@blocolouco.com
Sunday 21st June 2009
- Wrote under, The Sunday xpress
Music comedy poetry storytelling experimental. Free entry, open mic, all welcome
Venue:
The Adam and Eve Digbeth
Time:
4pm – late
Tickets:
Free entry
Further Information:
www.worpress.com/wroteunder
The Sunday xpress event falls on every Third Sunday of each month.
Sunday 21st June 2009
- Caroline Ali, RBSA – Demonstration
Caroline reveals how she creates her detailed drawings and paintings of insects and wild life. Free – no need to book.
Venue:
RBSA Gallery
Time:
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Tickets:
Free
Further Information:
0121 236 4353
Monday 22nd June – 18th July 2009
- John Wood, RBSA – Café wall exhibition
Whisper, whisper, shredding sounds, an angel squawk and a magic apple – new and strange imaginings .
Venue:
RBSA Gallery, Café wall
Time:
Usual opening hours
Tickets:
Free
Further Information:
0121 236 4353
Wednesday 24 June 2009
· Handsworth Library – Handsworth Search for a Star Grand Final
Grand final of the talent competition for solo singers and rappers aged 16 and over
Venue:
Library Theatre, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HQ
Time:
7.30pm to 10.00pm
Tickets:
Free – From Handsworth Library
Further information:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/handsworthsfas
0121 303 9846
Saturday 27th June 2009
- The Birmingham Bassoon Choir at The Bournville Village Festival
An annual event, with the traditional Crowning of the Festival Queen, sideshows, funfair and fireworks, finale.
Venue:
Cadbury recreation grounds, Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham
Time:
Gates open at 2.00pm – 11.30pm
Tickets:
Price of tickets to be confirmed Tickets are available from Bournville Village Council
- The Drum and Classical & Visions – Freddie McGegor & Special Guest
Freddie McGregor is a classic reggae entertainer; his smooth voice spanned decades with its warm sound and effortless vibrato.
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU
Time:
From 9pm
Tickets:
£20 advance, MOTD The Drum Box Office 0121 333 2444 Online www.the-drum.org.uk
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
- Birmingham Bach Choir – Concert “Voicing the Spirit”
The Birmingham Bach Choir presents a selection of religious masterpieces by European composers from Monteverdi to Rachmaninov.
Venue:
St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham
Time:
19:30h – 21:30h
Tickets:
£12 (£10 concessions) Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham Box Office Website and Birmingham Ticketshop and Tourism Centre
Further Information:
Http://www.birmingham.bachchoir.com
01827 899954
Monday 29th June to Friday 4th September 2009
- RBSA Gallery – Summer School
After last years successful Summer School an enlarged programme is offered. See website for full details
Venue:
RBSA Gallery, Gallery 1
Time:
Usual opening hours
Tickets:
Between £34 and £195
Further information:
See website for details and outlines www.rbsa.org.uk
0121 236 4353
Monday 29th June to Saturday11th July 2009
- David White, RBSA and Viv Astling – ‘Shaping Nature’ exhibition
Exciting and contrasting responses to nature and its forms in drawings, prints, paintings and stone sculptures.
Venue:
RBSA Gallery, Gallery 2
Time:
Usual opening hours
Tickets:
Free
Further Information:
0121 236 4353
Monday 29th June 2009
- Magenta – Moseley Festival 2009
Spend an evening learning to sing a brand new arrangement with Magenta, a female close-harmony choir extraordinaire
Venue:
Moseley CDT, next to the Post Office, first floor
Time:
7.30pm to 9.30 pm
Ticket:
£2.00 – Tickets can be purchased on the door
Further Information
0121 449 0585 – Liz Reeve (Choir Manager)
Tuesday 30th June 2009 & Wednesday 1 July 2009
- Renaissance One and The Drum – 1968: The Year That Never Ended
Prolific spoken word artist Adisa, explores one of the most profound years, 1968, and its relationship with the present.
Venue:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Birmingham, B6 4UU
Time:
From 1.15pm
Tickets:
£5, £3.50 for schools The Drum Box Office 0121 333 2444 Online www.the-drum.org.uk
Further Information:
0121 333 2444
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