Black Country news and blogs Monday 15 February 2016
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15 February Culture events to keep you busy 
Area Culture Guide 3 Feb 16
Until 22 February NICKLIN REVISITED Reuben Colley Fine Art During the 1950s ‘60s University of Birmingham Geography tutor Phyllis Nicklin captured Birmingham at a time of massive change.
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AREA GUIDE > NEW CULTURE EDITION
Area Culture Guide 1 Feb 16
For the third year in a row we have teamed up with New Art West Midlands to present a special culture edition of Area Guide.
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REVIEW > Dave Gorman at Symphony Hall
Area Culture Guide 4 Dec 15
“If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands” intoned Dave Gorman at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Thursday night.
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Top 5 Festive Days Out in the West Midlands
Area Culture Guide 1 Dec 15
For those who crave an alternative to the hectic markets and fairs circuit, Gemma Corden investigates the best the West Midlands has to offer in our round up of festive days out.
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BFI LOVE SEASON at Moor Street Station
Area Culture Guide 21 Nov 15
The BFI are sharing love stories with the nation and hoping to rekindle our passion for some of film and television’s most enduring love stories.
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SALON contemporary art for sale
Area Culture Guide 21 Nov 15
The latest exhibition organised by New Art WM features the work of 75 artists and is giving art-lovers the chance to buy and collect new work starting at just £20.
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THIS MORTAL COIL > this weekend
Area Culture Guide 20 Nov 15
Vivid Projects continues its exhibitions, talks and live events exploring representations of death and the macabre delving into the darker side of the relationship between art and the body.
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2,241 REASONS TO REMEMBER
Area Culture Guide 20 Nov 15
Yesterday (19 November 2015) marks the 75th anniversary of the Birmingham Blitz.
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Adagio Aparthotel Birmingham
Area Culture Guide 18 Nov 15
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WIN a pair of tix to BAMMA 23 this weekend at Barclaycard Arena
Area Culture Guide 12 Nov 15
Europe’s Leading Mixed Martial Arts Promotion presents ‘Night Of Champions’.
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SHOUT Festival 2015, 12 Nov-22 November
Area Culture Guide 12 Nov 15
Back for its seventh edition, SHOUT 2015 encompassing the best in live performance, theatre, comedy, music, visual art, talks and film that explores Queer and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and LGBT themes.
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AREA GUIDE > November-December issue
Area Culture Guide 12 Nov 15
Check out the latest edition of AREA GUIDE – if you haven’t managed to pick up a copy yet you can read it online here .
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NOVEMBER Comedy round-up
Area Culture Guide 12 Nov 15
There is a plethora of funny people heading to Brum over the next few weeks.
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Fierce Festival – 7-11 October
Area Culture Guide 22 Sep 15
Eight UK premieres form part of this year’s Fierce Festival which includes a signature mix of ground-breaking live art, music, dance, installation and parties.
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MUCHO BRUMCHA > 26-27 September, Centenary Sq Birmingham
Area Culture Guide 18 Sep 15
Vibrant colour will sweep through Centenary Square as families are invited to join Birmingham’s very own Day of the Dead celebration as part of the city’s Birmingham Weekender on the 26th 27th September.
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#ForwardBirmingham
Area Culture Guide 17 Sep 15
There’s a big bright shiny building that is about to be opened in BIrmingham and it is all happening next week.
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The Big Hoot – Until 27 September
Area Culture Guide 4 Sep 15
If you’ve been in and around Birmingham’s centre and suburbs over the last few weeks then you might have noticed a few new additions to the usual cityscape.
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Hiroshige’s Japan: 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road
Area Culture Guide 3 Sep 15
Works by 19th century artist Utagawa Hiroshige, showcasing the landscape along Japan’s major highway between the cities of Edo and Kyoto, are visiting Wolverhampton Art Gallery courtesy of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.
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Independent food fair – tastings and talks 12-13 September
Area Culture Guide 2 Sep 15
Birmingham’s Indie Food Fair is back for a second year on the 12-13 September at Millennium Point in Eastside and they have some GREAT events taking place.
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BIRMINGHAM WEEKENDER – AREA’s top picks for 25-27 September
Area Culture Guide 2 Sep 15
Birmingham’s ‘Super September’ comes to a finale with the Birmingham Weekender and a stunning gathering of performance, visual arts and street food alongside the opening of the city’s revamped train station and shopping mecca; Grand Central.
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Birmingham SOUP – Project Proposals Wanted
Area Culture Guide 1 Sep 15
Following the success of Detroit SOUP, a group of Brummies have taken inspiration from the US city and come together to start up the micro-granting event in Birmingham.
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AREA GUIDE – Food and Drink issue
Area Culture Guide 27 Aug 15
For the second year running we’ve teamed up with the fab Birmingham Independent Food Fair to showcase the event and the great foodie scene in the region… The issue is packed with info on great places to eat and drink, foodie tips and much…
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Cannon Hill Art School Summer Show, 18 July – 6 September
Area Culture Guide 7 Jul 15
Cannon Hill Art School Summer Show Sat 18 Jul – Sun 6 Sep | First Floor Gallery | Tue-Sun 11am – 6pm | Free For one term only curator Trevor Pitt in partnership with mac birmingham set up its very own art school – the Cannon Hill Art School.
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BIRMINGHAM WEEKENDER – Volunteers wanted
Area Culture Guide 6 Jul 15
Between 25 – 27 September 2015, the city centre will come alive for an extraordinary weekend of high quality outdoor arts called Birmingham Weekender .
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JQ Festival, 17-19 July
Area Culture Guide 6 Jul 15
The Golden Square is given its official opening with the all-new JQ Festival.
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Robert Davies: Of Time and the Railway at mac
Area Culture Guide 3 Jul 15
Robert Davies Of Time and the Railway Saturday 4 July – Sunday 20 September 2015 Arena Gallery Open daily, 11am – 6pm* | Free admission This is a film about the railway line between Birmingham and Aberystwyth.
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Digbeth First Friday – JULY
Area Culture Guide 3 Jul 15
The sun is out for Digbeth First Friday which takes place tonight (3rd July) – here’s a list of all the things the venues have going on from this afternoon through to 11pm tonight! Many Varied: July Salon, 1–5pm For any …
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Junction Festival, Wolverhampton – 3 – 5 July
Area Culture Guide 2 Jul 15
Junction Festival, Wolverhampton takes place this weekend across venues and locations in and around Chapel Ash.
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Fierce Festival 2015
Area Culture Guide 30 Jun 15
Fierce returns to Birmingham from 7-11 October 2015 with a mix of live art, music, dance, installation and the infamous Fierce parties alongside eight UK premieres.
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Summer in Southside 2015 – 29-30 August
Area Culture Guide 27 Jun 15
Southside springs to life again in August with a packed weekend of fun for Summer in Southside with entertainers from the UK and overseas heading to Hippodrome Square, Arcadian Piazza, Hurst St and Inge Street.
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Murad Skincare launches in Debenhams, Bullring
Area Culture Guide 24 Jun 15
LA skincare brand Murad is launching into Debenhams, Bullring mid July and offering their signature facial treatments.
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BE FESTIVAL 2015, 23 – 27 June at The Rep, Birmingham
Area Culture Guide 1 Jun 15
Turning the notion of conventional theatre upside down and blurring the boundary between audience and artist BE Festival opens its doors to 20 of Europe’s most daring, innovative and experimental theatre, dance and circus groups this June.
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Heart and Soul at The Irish Centre, Digbeth – 20 June
Area Culture Guide 20 May 15
Fans of soul take note: June will see the ever-popular Heart Soul return to Digbeth’s Irish Centre for an all-out summer special.
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West Midland Degree Shows 2015
Area Culture Guide 18 May 15
It is a busy time for 3rd year undergrads at the moment as they work hard to present their final year degree shows and hope to get noticed.
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Zombie Walk Birmingham 2015 – Saturday 8 August (new date)
Area Culture Guide 16 May 15
Over two thousand ‘walking dead’ are expected to take to the city’s streets to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital for the city’s seventh annual Zombie Walk (Saturday 8th August*).
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Selfridges Says WORK IT
Area Culture Guide 15 May 15
Selfridges Birmingham celebrates the first Anniversary of its new-look beauty hall with a host of events that help customers reclaim their lunch break and offer a little extra uplifting with a range of mini-treatments and super-short courses.
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WIN TICKETS to the > BBC Good Food Show Summer
Area Culture Guide 14 May 15
Be in with a chance to attend the culinary event of the season! The BBC Good Food Show Summer will take place from 11 -14 June at the NEC in Birmingham.
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WIN TICKETS to > BBC Gardener’s World Live Show
Area Culture Guide 13 May 15
We’re giving you the chance to win tickets for the BBC Gardener’s World Live Show in association with The Royal Horticultural Society.
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Not paying artists is bad for you…Discuss
Area Culture Guide 12 May 15
A group of Birmingham artists have launched a campaign promoting fair pay from galleries exhibiting their work this month.
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Pavel Büchler at Ikon Gallery, 13 May – 12 July
Area Culture Guide 11 May 15
Ikon presents the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date by Pavel Büchler.
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New Art West Midlands 2016 – applications open now
Area Culture Guide 8 May 15
If you a visual arts graduate from either; Birmingham City University, Coventry University, Staffordshire University, University of Wolverhampton or University of Worcester and graduated with a Fine Art or Visual Arts BA, MA or PhD in 2013, 2014 or …
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Imagining a University – Fifty years of the University of Warwick Art Collection
Area Culture Guide 6 May 15
In the scope of its fiftieth anniversary, the University of Warwick celebrates not just the history of the educational institution but also the anniversary of its broad art collection.
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Hannibal: Eat The Rude at Electric Cinema, 10th June
Area Culture Guide 6 May 15
Horror programmers Shock Gore and acclaimed food artist Annabel de Vetten team up this June for a one-of-a-kind event inspired by the twisted Sky Living series Hannibal .
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Trevor Appleson at mac – until 5 July
Area Culture Guide 5 May 15
This brand new exhibition from Appleson explores the urban tribes of Birmingham, looking specifically at youth culture around the city, with photographs taken outside pubs and clubs, organisations and informal spaces over the span of a year.
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Love is Enough > Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Area Culture Guide 5 May 15
Rarely-seen works by William Morris and Andy Warhol from public and private collections across the UK and the USA have been brought together by Turner-Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller who turns curator for the ‘Love is Enough’ exhibition at BMG.
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AREA GUIDE – Latest edition
Area Culture Guide 4 May 15
Our annual festival edition is out now and is packed with competitions to win tickets to the best UK European summer festivals.
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Win Tickets to Psychic Sally on the Road 2015
Area Culture Guide 15 Apr 15
She’s the nation’s favourite link to the afterlife and she’s coming to the Midlands with her sell-out tour.
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New Art WM Annuale, 20 March – 15 April
Area Culture Guide 16 Mar 15
New Art WM Annuale is a new project which showcases artists living and working in the West Midlands and encourages people to become buyers of contemporary art.
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Vintage Kilo Sale, 21 March, The Custard Factory
Area Culture Guide 14 Mar 15
If you are a fan of vintage clothing then how about rummaging your way through 5 tonnes of it down at Digbeth’s Custard Factory? The Vintage Kilo Sale returns this season, bringing the mother of all vintage events to Birmingham.
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Fazeley Studios Wedding Fayre – 22nd March
Area Culture Guide 14 Mar 15
If you are tying the knot this year and looking for a more alternative and unique approach to your forthcoming nuptials then you need to head to Fazeley Studios in Digbeth for their second Wedding Fayre.