We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Bring Your Own Beamer Birmingham February 8, 2012
- Developing Your Profile Online Saturday 25 February 10–3pm Eastside Projects February 3, 2012
- Thursday Lunch Club 23 February 1–2pm Eastside Projects February 3, 2012
- Why is Painting Still Important? Thursday 16 February 6.30-8pm Eastside Projects February 3, 2012
- Untitled January 31, 2012
- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Proestes campaign to save Island House from demolition February 1, 2012
- Birmingham historian Carl Chinn joins fight to save Island House from demolition January 31, 2012
- Jazz Diary December 30, 2011
- Health fears over rise of shisha bars in Birmingham December 29, 2011
- HMV Live sale to include the Institute venue in Digbeth and Global Gathering festival December 21, 2011
Free State of Digbeth
Tag Archives: Ikon Eastside
Birmingham’s Culture Strategy – “Digbeth is key to the city’s future success”
Birmingham has hosted more world, international and European sports events than any other European city, and was still voted as the most boring city in Europe. Perhaps as a reaction to this news, Birmingham City Council has recently announced a … Continue reading
Digbeth is Good’s third birthday!
It will very soon be the third anniversary of Digbeth is Good’s first ever post about the Soi Project, Island exhibition at the then newly-opened Ikon Eastside on Fazeley Street. Sadly, the Ikon Eastside art gallery is no more (though the … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life, Spotted Dog
Tagged birthday, digbeth is good, Ikon Eastside, soapylovedeb, Spotted Dog
My Fierce and Flatpack Festival highlights
The last weekend of March was jam-packed full of some great creative food for thought thanks to to Flatpack and Fierce, here’s a few of my personal highlights: Nothing kick-starts your weekend like a Saturday morning kayak ride along the … Continue reading
Flatpack and Fierce festivals this week
The Flatpack film and Fierce art festivals kick off this week, with screenings, exhibitions and happenings in venues across Birmingham from this Tuesday 22nd until Sunday 27th March. True to tradition, both festivals are making optimum use of Digbeth venues … Continue reading
Ikon Eastside under threat of closure – how will this affect Digbeth’s cultural community?
Yesterday the Birmingham Post reported that the future of Ikon Eastside is uncertain after becoming a casualty of Birmingham City Council’s arts funding cuts, which got me thinking how this would affect Digbeth. I know I’m stating the obvious here, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that
Tagged Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Post, cuts, Eastside Projects, funding, grand union, Ikon Eastside, Spotted Dog, Vivid
Birmingham Book Festival 2010
The annual literature extravaganza that is the Birmingham Book Festival gets into full swing this weekend, with events for avid readers and writers across central Birmingham. There’s a fair few workshops taking place at South Birmingham College this Saturday 9th … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that
Tagged birmingham book festival, Ikon Eastside, jo ind, nick walker, sbc, south birmingham college
Digbeth is Good’s second birthday this Friday 25th June!
This Friday 25th June Digbeth is Good will be two years old. On 25th June 2008 I wrote my first ever Digbeth is Good post about the Soi Project, Island exhibition at the newly opened Ikon Eastside on Fazeley Street. … Continue reading
Posted in Spotted Dog
Tagged birthday, Ikon Eastside, Soi Project, Spotted Dog
Andrew Cross at Ikon Eastside: The Solo Featuring the music of Carl Palmer
British artist Andrew Cross is to premiere his new film at Ikon Eastside 1-25 July. The Solo features a performance by Carl Palmer, legendary rock star drummer of 1970s ‘supergroup’ Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The Solo considers the relationship between … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew cross, carl palmer, ikon, Ikon Eastside, the solo