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New Legacy Centre for Black excellence launches in Birmingham on site of The Drum
A new social enterprise aiming to inspire and celebrate black achievement has opened its doors in Newtown, at the home of the former Drum arts centre in Birmingham. The Legacy Centre of Excellence centre opened…
REVIEW: Peaky Blinders blaze back with a sizzling new series
Peaky Blinders series 5 is finally here and it takes pride of place in the BBC autumn schedule with an opening episode that is full of pulsating drama, action, and…
The Peaky Blinders fan art that’s been turned into a national poster campaign
To celebrate the return of the fifth series of Peaky Blinders, the BBC asked fans to create pieces of art inspired by the legendary Shelby family. Over a thousand submissions were…
Comedians Guz Khan and Sara Pascoe to lead 25th anniversary celebrations for Glee Club
Acclaimed comedian Sara Pascoe and star and creator of the BBC’s Man Like Mobeen, Guz Khan have been revealed as the two starring acts of The Glee Club’s 25th anniversary…
60ft Peaky Blinders mural unveiled in Digbeth ahead of new series launch
A Midlands artist has had his Peaky Blinders fan art turned into a 60ft mural on display in Digbeth in Birmingham. Local lad James Mundy from Stoke-On-Trent submitted his portrait of…
Zara Sykes to perform at Jamaican Independence Day celebrations in Birmingham
Birmingham based rapper Zara Sykes will be performing in Victoria Square this Saturday as part of Jamaica Independence Day celebrations in the city. Victoria Square in the city centre will be decked out for…
Simmer Down Festival promises to heat up Birmingham for a day of free music and celebration
The annual Simmer Down Festival returns this weekend to Handsworth Park in Birmingham with a promise to deliver an exciting programme of music and activities for all the family. The…
Lowkey, Lady Sanity and Foka Wolf to perform at the Festival of Audacity after-party
Rapper Lowkey will be headlining a huge afterparty of hip-hop and art activism to mark the end of Free Radical's Festival of Audacity this weekend, taking place at The Mill…
Young artists to bring open-mic poetry night to stunning grounds at Blakesley Hall
The Ramblers Ball - a popular open-mic poetry night created by Digbeth’s social enterprise café Evolve - is back next week, and this time it is hitting the road! Taking over the…
Game of Thrones star Tara Fitzgerald to join actor Robert Lindsay in Birmingham for Prism
Tara Fitzgerald, star of Game of Thrones and Waking the Dead, will be joining Robert Lindsay in this year's production of Prism, which opens at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on…