Pier Review – Help make it happen

Fans of Area Culture Guide and Fused Magazine will no doubt have already enjoyed the fine words from our regular scribes Danny Smith and Jon Bounds. They have amused our readers for several years with their irreverent tales of being sick, flat-roofed public houses, romancing the opposite sex and much more. Now they need YOUR HELP as they embark on a journey around the country to visit the 56 piers in England and Wales that make our seasides so beautiful – well some of them. And here is why…

Bacchus Fashion in the City 7.8.11

Sunday sees the launch of a fashion show at Bacchus to raise money and awareness of the work of Save the Children and Birmingham’s St Mary’s Hospice. Up and coming Birmingham fashion designers along with some of the city’s independent retailers will be providing the clothes and accessories with live entertainment coming from a choir and belly dancers.

Scribbleffiti exhibition at Urban Coffee Co

Scribbleffiti will be unveiling his debut exhibition created from reclaimed material from the streets of Birmingham today (5th August 2011) at Urban Coffee Company.

Six Summer Saturdays 6.8.11

Another fun-packed day awaits tomorrow in Birmingham City Centre when Six Summer Saturdays arrives bringing snow to summer. You are invited to play, dance, film with special specs and be terrified in the smallest mobile cinema in the world…

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.