The Bitters‘n’Twisted Cocktail Trail

Enjoy a handcrafted cocktail for free this August as the five Birmingham venues that make up the Bitters‘n’Twisted family are offering a special treasure hunt this month.

Rose Villa Tavern – Jewellery Quarter

Yesterday saw the much-anticipated and talked about launch of Bitters ‘n Twisted’s new venue The Rose Villa Tavern in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter.

The Lomo Roadshow BIRMINGHAM competition

The kooky world of Lomography is coming to Birmingham, heading our way with loads of cameras, piles of film and goodies galore for three hours of photography fun.

Where to watch the footy?

World Cup 2010 – Your guide to where to watch the matches in Birmingham

Birmingham City Council announced there will be no big screen in the city centre but we have a list of our top places showing the matches so you won’t miss out.

World Cup 2010 – Your guide to where to watch the matches

World Cup 2010 kicks off in just 2 weeks time and while we’d all love to be sunning ourselves and cheering on the boys in South Africa, the chances are we’re probably not. So before you pull on your England shirt and head down to your local, check out our top Birmingham venues to take in the action.

Get Crafty

There has been a recent renaissance in the craft movement that seems to be based around DIWYM (Do It With Your Mates) rather than DIY. Whether knitting, jewellery-making or drawing the social aspect of ‘doing’ and ‘making’ has seen groups pop-up all over.

Beer Festival at The Victoria

Today sees the launch of a Beer Festival at one of our favourite watering holes. The Victoria will be hosting 15 cask ales to compliment their lovely homecooked food from today 8th April until Saturday 10th April.

Last year’s event went down a storm so the venue have re-introduced it again for, what we hope, will be a regular occurence.

And while you are busy sampling the ales on offer why not check out these great events too at the venue:

THU 8th
COMEDY AT THE VICTORIA PRESENTS – MATT KIRSHEN – From NBC’s Last Comic Standing and Radio 4′s Bigipedia – 8pm doors, 8:30pm show, £6/£5con

FRI 9th
M4TP – MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE – A night that YOU control, bring tunes to the CD cloakroom and party to the people’s choice – 8pm, FREE ENTRY

SAT 10th
SOUND OF CONFUSION – THE SECOND FLOOR (Spectrum without sonic boom) + TWO SKIES + NIGHTWORKER REVIVAL – 8.30pm, £4adv