After 14 months of closure, Midlands Arts Centre is back with a jam-packed programme of live events, from family favourites to sundown cinema and music gigs. Join MAC in a summer to remember and support your local independent arts centre. Listings: Twirlywoos Live Fri 25 – Sun 27 Jun | Various…
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Businesses and employees from the West Midlands region joined in solidarity today (Wednesday 23 rd June) to speak up for travel and urge the UK Government to reinstate a risk-based managed approach around a safe restart of international travel in time for the peak summer period. A socially…
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Blakesley Hall, the picture-perfect timber-framed Tudor house situated just a few miles from the centre of Birmingham, will reopen to visitors on 21 July in time for the summer holidays. Tickets are on sale now. The beautiful Elizabethan house - one of Birmingham’s oldest and most historically…
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This summer, The Hundred – a brand-new 100-ball cricket competition – is coming to Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium for four unmissable home fixtures, action-packed with fantastic sport, live entertainment and show-stopping moments for the whole family. The region’s newest sports team, Birmingham…
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For ten years Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) has steered Slow Boat around the canals of the West Midlands and beyond. A converted narrow boat, it is a unique floating space for IYP, local communities and artists to make and experience art in a stimulating and creative environment. With the support of…
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The music charity responsible for Symphony Hall and Town Hall has been renamed, and from today will be called B:Music. Previously known as Performances Birmingham Ltd, B:Music better reflects the charity’s mission: to inspire a love of live music through performance, participation and learning. In…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers Miki Mizutani, who plays Cinderella, and her Prince, Yasuo Atsuji, went to the ball at The Grand Hotel, Birmingham this week ahead of their shows at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Closed since 2002, The Grand Hotel reopened last month, just in time for Cinderella…
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Birmingham’s own Michelin Star Chef Glynn Purnell has released his second children’s book following the previous success of The Magical Adventures of Whoops the Wonder Dog , released in 2018. Arnold the Alpaca is aimed at primary school aged children and tells the story of Arnold, a very brave…
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With many show-stopping tricks up his sleeve, guests are invited to roll up to Freddo’s Circus at Cadbury World, the newest live stage show in town, for a fun-filled day. Running every weekend until Sunday 10 th October, Freddo’s Circus is the latest stage show on offer at the Bournville-based…
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Hundreds of photos and videos that tell Birmingham’s story during the Covid-19 pandemic have gone on display at Thinktank Science Museum. The Life on Lockdown project began in May 2020 when Birmingham Museums Trust began collecting digital images and recordings of first-hand experiences to reflect…
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