Tag Archives: Vivid

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

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Get Bent! at VIVID this Friday 1st April

Join artist Trevor Pitt (he of the sexy Sleeve Notes and Cum Clubbing) for a rip-roaring, gender-bending club night at VIVID this Friday 1st April: Join the genderama at VIVID on Friday 01st April and subvert, revise, amplify, or cross your … Continue reading

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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

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BRMB change their tune

Last Friday I took the BRMB boys Foxy & Giuliano and their producer Barrie out for a tour that would show them Digbeth has far much more to celebrate than a coach station. The tour gave the lads a feast … Continue reading

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See some Home Movies at VIVID this evening

This evening sees the launch of Home Movies at VIVID at 6-9pm.  Home Movies is a three-day exhibition of films that deal with the question ‘What is it that makes us ‘Brummies?’ The films have been selected by a group of … Continue reading

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BRMB doing Digbeth this Friday 11th March

You may remember that back in January I had a bit of a rant about BRMB Radio’s Banter/Made in Birmingham poster campaign, which claimed Digbeth is ’a nice place for a Coach Station’ to get a coach ‘To Somewhere Nicer’.  This resulted … Continue reading

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Link: We Are Fierce» Veer // Eitan Buchalter: public intervention Sat 5th March 11.30am

We Are Fierce» Veer // Eitan Buchalter: public intervention Sat 5th March 11.30am – Artist Eitan Buchalter is a brave man. Tomorrow he’ll be making a public intervention on Heath Mill Lane whilst football fans make their way to Birmingham … Continue reading

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A cultural What’s On for this weekend

There’s plenty happening, starting this fine Friday evening with: Launch event for two new exhibitions at Eastside Projects at 6-9pm – Dan Graham’s Models and Videos and Again, A Time Machine. Filmmaker Lis Rhodes’ installation Light Music at VIVID as part … Continue reading

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An artsy What’s On for tonight

There’s an awful lot going on this evening, so here’s a very quick round-up: My Imaginary Friend: ReduX - A free performance by Birmingham musicians and artists at Grand Union. Doors open 7.30pm, performance starts at 8pm A Preview of Post-Industrial Revolution’s … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: A few dates for the diary : Flatpack Festival

A few dates for the diary : Flatpack Festival – Flatpack and Fierce Festival give us a forthcoming festival highlights, which include: The Festival hub launch at VIVID (AKA The Dirty End of the duration of the festival) on Tuesday … Continue reading

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