Bicycle Basket Bazaar – bicycles, creativity and good cheer

This is a super-cute idea and it’s happening at this year’s Faltpack; “The Ministry of Cycles and POD Projects present a unique array of retailers, all cramming their wares into bike-baskets and pannier-racks.”

RTS Awards for Electric Flix’s Southside Stories

Congrats go to Tom Lawes and the team at The Electric Cinema for the two awards they picked up at Thursday’s Royal Television Society Awards for the their work on Southside Stories.

International Project Space July screenings

A series of screenings accompanying Redmond Entwistle’s exhibition at International Project Space will present his previous feature Monuments (2010) alongside a number of seminal 16mm films which have informed his approach to filmmaking.

Six Summer Saturdays 2012 @brumhippodrome

Kicking off this weekend Six Summer Saturdays in back and, as with each passing year, seems to get better and better. The summer events surprise, shock and above all do a great job in putting smiles on the faces of unsuspecting Brummie shoppers as performers pop up in unusual places to entertain the crowds. Here’s a list of what to expect…

The Fused Magazine Special – get involved.

We’re very excited about the release of an all new ‘special’ edition of our sister publication Fused Magazine in tangible loveliness. It has been a while since our last printed edition of Fused and while we’ve been busy producing our little Area Culture Guides we have missed our faithful friend and think now is the perfect time to say a big HELLO.

March 2012 Area Culture Guide

It’s here the all new March edition of Area Culture Guide. Once again we’re spoiling you with our digest of great things happening around the West Midlands and you can see it online here and pick up your copy from one of the great outlets that stock it (see the distribution page.

Valentine’s Day

Close your eyes and think ‘romance’; what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Paris in the spring? The Eiffel Tower? Visualising yourself sailing down the Seine with the love of your life by your side whilst being serenaded by a string quartet?

TURBULENCE DVD Launch Party at VIVID 2.12.11

FRI 02 DEC | 8PM-LATE | £5
Join the cast and crew of Turbulence, a new feature film shot in Birmingham’s Hare and Hounds, for a special party featuring pop-up screenings, live music, performance and DJs.

Review: SONICpicnic

It’s nice to finally witness a celebration of Birmingham’s experimental music scene, something that SOUNDkitchen have well and truly accomplished. Their event entitled SONICpicnic, delved further into the realms of crossover art and sound genres, bringing up close and personal experiences for those willing to become consumed by what they could hear.

The Garage Presents… 27.2.11 at Vivid

Continuing the great events at THE GARAGE (Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham) you are invited to join the Neighbourhood Watch; an open-mic film night. Anyone can enter and they promise popcorn aplenty.