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Brum’s Gay Symphony Orchestra raise funds for Naz and Matt Foundation
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra (BGSO) and an audience of over 150 threw their support behind the LGBT charity, Naz and Matt Foundation last week, as the audience emptied their pockets…
Film about Pakistani woman who fought off bandits to be screened in Birmingham
A film about a brave village woman who fought off bandits in Pakistan is to be shown at a special screening in Birmingham this week. My Pure Land, a 2017…
7 hilarious photos of ‘bouncy pink pied pipers’ dancing through Birmingham
A hilarious promenade performance took place in Birmingham city centre this afternoon, as a team of big, bouncy pink pied pipers led smiling crowds from Victoria Square down New Street and to…
Birmingham’s Indian Film Festival is back! Here’s what to expect…
Europe's largest Indian film fest is returning to Birmingham this summer for its fourth year in the city. The Birmingham Indian Film Festival - known as BIFF - is a…
Palestinian sniper victim artwork appears overnight in Digbeth, Birmingham
Street art has appeared in Birmingham's Digbeth area depicting events from the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Last night, a new work went up on Bradford Street in the city centre, on…
Bollywood conference explores representations of gender, sexuality, religion, caste and age
Academics from India, France, New Zealand and the US will be flying into the UK this week, as Birmingham City University hosts a symposium exploring representation within Bollywood. Taking place…
Lunar Festival to open a day early for even more music and more fun
With campers for the Lunar Festival (weekend of July 27 - 29th) expected to start arriving Thursday afternoon and evening of that week, organisers have decided to put on an additional…
Birmingham City University appoints Professor Alison Honour to top creative role
Birmingham City University has strengthened its position as a leading provider of creative arts education by appointing Professor Alison Honour as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of its Faculty of Arts, Design…
Julian Lloyd Webber training the next generation of contemporary musicians
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University, are launching the UK’s first year-long study programme to train and prepare musicians to perform and promote contemporary…
‘Beyond Windrush’ launches with Vanley Burke and Benjamin Zephaniah
An exhibition and series of events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush, which brought people from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948, has…