We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Jonathan Watkins & Jiehong Jiang | Eastside Projects, 1 May, 6.30-8pm April 18, 2012
- Lunch Club | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 1–2pm April 10, 2012
- Underground Photography | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 6.30-8pm April 10, 2012
- Introducing Contemporary China, Eastside Projects, 11 April, 6.30-8pm April 5, 2012
- Discussion | Studios – Is there a need for permanence? 27 March 6.30-8pm Eastside Projects March 22, 2012
- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Bomb disposal squad called in to Birmingham tower block April 20, 2012
- Joe Holyoak: HS2 station in Birmingham could be disastrous for Digbeth March 30, 2012
- Review: Life Is A Dream, Birmingham Opera Company, Argyle Works, Digbeth March 30, 2012
- 48Sheet art project to transform billboards across Birmingham March 23, 2012
- Helicopter heaven for Birmingham Opera Company during Cultural Olympics March 15, 2012
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Category Archives: The Irish Quarter
Filum next week: more J.M. Synge plays!
Irish ‘Filum night’ at The Spotted Dog this Monday 28th November sees the third and final screening of John Tighe’s collection of John Millington Synge plays. We’ll be watching: The Well of the Saints In The Well of the Saints, … Continue reading
Posted in Spotted Dog, The Irish Quarter
Tagged filum, Spotted Dog
Birmingham Irish Heritage this Wednesday: A Night of History and Heritage
Join the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group for A Night of History and Heritage with the Collins 22 Society at The Irish Centre this at 7pm Wednesday 2nd November. All are welcome and entry is £5.
Posted in Art, culture and that, The Irish Quarter
Tagged Collins 22 Society, irish centre, irish heritage
St Patrick’s Festival committee AGM and call for volunteers tonight at The Irish Centre
The St Patrick’s Festival committee are holding their Annual General Meeting tonight (Wednesday 19th October) at 7pm at the Ulster Suite of the Irish Centre. We would like to invite all stakeholders and members of the community to attend. The meeting will include the presentation … Continue reading
Posted in The Irish Quarter
Tagged irish centre, st patricks festival
Film screenings in Digbeth next week
There’s a screening of the film The Fighter at The Spotted Dog this Monday 17th October, about the American-Irish boxer Micky Ward: The Fighter is based on the true story of 1990s welterweight boxer Micky Ward and his crazy ex-fighter brother … Continue reading
Posted in Custard Factory, Local Life, Spotted Dog, The Irish Quarter
Tagged anchorman, Custard Factory, film, filum, flixfixer, social cinema, Spotted Dog, the fighter
Anchor Inn Ramblers Earlswood to Dorridge Walk this Saturday 8th October
Fancy a long, brisk walk followed by some refreshing real ales? Then join the Anchor Inn Ramblers this Saturday 8th October (yep, that’s tomorrow): Are you interested in combining your love of real ales and ciders with a walk in … Continue reading
Posted in Pubwatch, The Irish Quarter
Tagged Anchor Inn, Ramblers, rambling, the anchor, walking
Irish Literary Evening at The Old Crown this Thursday 6th October
Celebrate National Poetry Day on Thursday with an open mic night with readings of classic Irish poetry and new creations at The Old Crown this Thursday 6th October from 7.30pm. Entry is free. If you have literary passions of an … Continue reading
Some film fun this week
There’s quite a bit to be had, starting tonight with a screening of Jim Sheridan’s film In America at The Spotted Dog: Following the tragic death of their two-year-old son Frankie, Irish couple Johnny and Sarah Sullivan and their remaining … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that, Spotted Dog, The Irish Quarter
Tagged BIFS, Custard Factory, Custard Wednesdays, film, filum, Flix Fixer, In America, Irish Travellers Movement in Britain, Jason Hall, Jim Sheridan, Kareim El-Jamal, Library Theatre, Pavee Ceilidh, Spotted Dog, Tracy Corcoran, West Midlands Human Rights Festival
Link: An Craic – Magazine for the Irish community
An Craic – Magazine for the Irish community – The magazine you see in all of the local Irish pubs now has a shiny new website, on which you can view the current month’s edition. Great for keeping up with … Continue reading
Posted in Getgood Links, The Irish Quarter
Tagged ancraic, links, toblog
Arise, You Gallant Sweeneys! at Irish Heritage
Last night Ian Nesbitt (OutSideFilm) and Julie Cassidy Gosling (Chair of Nottingham Irish Centre) very kindly travelled over from Nottingham to present Arise, You Gallant Sweeneys! (the film they created with The Long Distance Gang) to Birmingham Irish Heritage. A short … Continue reading
Two forthcoming screenings of Arise, You Gallant Sweeneys!
They were among the many thousands who came to Britain to work on the roads and building sites of a booming postwar economy and who, for various reasons, have never been able to go back. When I read this article in … Continue reading