Created in Birmingham

• George Noszlopy « D’log
  “It’s sad to hear that George Noszlopy has died. The College Art Association has a fine obituary. He spent more than 40 years teaching art history in Birmingham, latterly based in the School of Theoretical and Historical Studies at BIAD, Birmingham City University”
• Rebecca Short « Area Culture Guide
  “When Lady Gaga’s stylist spotted Rebecca’s designs during graduate fashion week she asked if she could borrow a piece”. That’s a heck of a break to catch
• Happenings in September | Friction Arts
  Espirito Brum, the Wilderness of Manitoba and an Artist’s Salon from Space2develop, all over at The Edge
• SHOUT, Birmingham’s queer cultural festival
  The programme for this year’s festival (running 7 Oct to 30 Nov) is now up online
• Rage Arts – Digital Stories – Crowdfunder
  “This project is part of our Digital Stories appeal which consists of giving one group the opportunity to work with professionals to make their own film.”
• Selfridges Polar Circle
  An interesting shot

• Things we learned by hosting Popcorn Comedy – Dice Productions
  I’m a sucker for this kind of thing. Lessons here from putting on a stand-up comedy/short film night in a pub
• Six Birmingham nominations for the RPS Music Awards
  Big ups to BCMG, Oliver Knussen, Andris Nelsons, CBSO’s Igor Fest, Colin Matthews and Birmingham Opera Company for nominations in the RPS Music Awards
• Forthcoming residency at The Lombard Method | fizzPOP
  This is a Good Thing, in my mostly humble opinion
• Birmingham Hippodrome Brochure April 2010
  The forthcoming summer/autumn/winter programme from Big Theatre. A whole heap of dance (esp IDFB and BRB) and musicals with a dash of opera
• Creative Survival in Hard Times « D’log
  “Creative Survival in Hard Times is a new report from New Deal of the Mind, commissioned by the Arts Council. It explores policy options for supporting young creatives in the UK, and the key useful suggestions are…” Click the link to read on
• Desperately seeking Desk Space… – ragearts’s posterous
  Rage Arts are looking for some desk space for their graduate intern. If anyone can help then get in touch with them
• Birmingham Pride – 29/30 May
  Dates just announced for the UK’s biggest LGBT party

Only a couple of days in and there’s already some good (and helpful) chat over on the CiB Facebook Page.

I’m planning to use that page’s discussion board when I need to ask questions, rather than cluttering up the blog. For example, we’re currently asking for suggestions as to who it’d be good to go and interview.

I’ve also opened a topic over there called ‘The Spam Board‘. Forgive the slightly cheeky name, but that’s a place for people to promote whatever they’ve got going on. It’s another thing for me to dip into occasionally too, so for instance we’ve got:

Rage Arts – The Scent of Evil

The Scent of Evil was made by The Rage Ensemble @ Birmingham Rathbone at The Urban Film Club. The club gives young people the opportunity to work with professionals to create short films. The young people worked with the director to create the story for The Scent of Evil and assisted behind the camera as well as appearing in the film itself

Friction Theatre – Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht

On at the Old Rep Theatre from tonight until Saturday 10 October:

Mother Courage and her Children is considered by many to be the greatest play of the 20th century. Brecht’s anti-war themes are as current today as when the play was first performed in 1941. Mother Courage’s business is war. She trades in brandy, boots and belts, endlessly dragging her children across Europe whilst attempting to protect them from the war’s devastating effects. Epic theatre at its most thought provoking.

What’s more, use the code ‘Friday Fiver’ when booking tickets via The Ticket Factory to take advantage of £5 for the show on Friday 9 October.