Chris Hathaway is Lost in Digbeth – A lovely post by Chris, who tried ever so hard to find the Dirty Bristow Summer Fete at The Edge and sadly failed, but had a good explore of Digbeth in his attempt:
At this point I realised that I didn’t even know what street the Edge was on, but I figured if I went up and down the vague grid system of Digbeth I’d come to it eventually. I was supposedly a few minutes from the city centre and from its name I’d guess it would be on the outer fringes. After about an hour I’d certainly arrived at various Edges of the city however no luck on the venue finding front…I realised after a while I was quite enjoying my little jaunt around Digbeth and, it having been such a manic week, a little peace and quiet and some walking was quite therapeutic.
It’s great when getting lost is a nice little adventure in itself. I’m as gutted as Chris was at missing the summer fete (I was lost further afield in London) but have caught up on some of the action with this round-up post.
I’ve managed to get my hands on a copy of Dirty Bristow Issue One: Birth and it truly is the strokeable, sensual fetish object that was aimed for. Buy your copy online and get your thinking caps on for contributions for Issue Two: Beast.
Dirty Bristow – getting to the fete – A brilliant map of Pubs of Digbeth by Jon Bounds to help people get to the Dirty Bristow Summer Fete at The Edge, Cheapside this Saturday 26th August. ‘Cos people navigate by pubs and roundabouts.’ Digbeth has far much more pubs than roundabouts!
Sumer Is Icumen In — Dirty Bristow Issue One Launch Party | dirty bristow – Seems the best way to get your mitts on a copy of new Birmingham creative writing magazine Dirty Bristow is to go along to their Summer Fete from 6pm on Saturday 28th August at The Edge, Cheapside in Digbeth. Entry fee is £5 — which includes a copy of Dirty Bristow issue one (magazine usually £3.50) and some grand, fete fun:
So far confirmed is live music from 8-Bit Ninjas and Glatze and comedy from Tom Lennon and Harry Vale. There’ll be Punch & Judy,Splat The Rat, a Tug O’ War — artists versus writers , a Teddy Bear Bungee, Guess The Weight Of The Cake all the stuff you would expect at a traditional British summer fête. And there’ll be a beer tent.
Drawdio Workshop – Wednesday 4th August | fizzPOP – Fancy making one ‘ the pencil that lets you draw music’? Then join fizzPOP and Nottinghack for a Drawdio workshop at The Edge, Cheapside on Weds 4th August, 6pm-10pm. Entrance is £3, plus £10 for Drawdio kit and tuition. Register to attend via the fizzPOP website.
More Great Stuff from Friction | – Friction Arts have been very busy with the vital Heard And Not Seen project in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (until 22nd August), which has attracted a lot of a lot of ‘nicely controversial’ local and national media coverage:
‘…in light of all the recent hooha around Europe about various ‘burka bans’ in the offing. It’s clear that the need for the project is greater than ever – so let’s get talking!’
Next Thursday there’s action back at the Edge, Cheapside with a seminar evening with Isaura Mendes of the Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy, Boston USA. The theme for the evening is ‘A Legacy of Peace?’. Join them from 6pm next Thurs 22nd July for will no doubt be a night of lively and important discussion.
fizzPOP – Fancy circuit-bending your cuddly friends? Sign up to join fizzPOP in hack-a-toy on Wednesday 9th June 6pm-10pm at The Edge, Cheapside for only £3 per person as subs.
