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Councillor Martin MullaneyBirmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture

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Welcome to ArtsFest, the UK’s biggest free arts festival, bringing people together to enjoy our city’s vibrant and diverse culture.

Birmingham has a long tradition of supporting the arts in all its forms – dance, literature, music, performance and the visual arts. ArtsFest gives you the chance to explore the best of Birmingham’s flourishing arts scene alongside the best of the region too.

During the weekend we will showcase our world-class, established companies like Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Opera Company, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Sampad, alongside new and emerging talent. Headlining ‘The Best of Birmingham with Kerrang! Radio and Q Radio’ is The Guillemots, and new for this year we also have FlowerFest at City Centre Gardens.

You have the opportunity to enjoy trusted favourites and hopefully try something for the first time. To encourage you to branch out and

experiment we are delighted to once again offer discounted tickets at the Ticket Booth in Symphony Hall over the ArtsFest weekend.

There are always plenty of activities and events going on in the city. To keep up-to-date, subscribe to Birmingham Bulletin at www.birmingham.gov.uk/bulletin You can also check out facebook.com/birminghamculture or follow brumculture on twitter.

Finally, I’d like to thank all of the artists, arts organisations and volunteers for giving their time and support to ArtsFest. Without this commitment we could not put on such a fantastically varied festival.

I hope you have a wonderful time at this year’s ArtsFest weekend, here in Birmingham.

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Tuesday 20 September 7.30pm, Town Hall

MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS £19*

Wednesday 21 December 2011 – Friday 13 January 2012, Town Hall

A spellbinding new adventure from the creators of The Gruffalo adapted from the best-selling book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffl er.

‘An enjoyable and energetic hour performed by a genuinely engaging young cast.’ The Guardian

£10.50*, £8.50* per ticket for groups of 10 or moreSuitable for age 3+ All illustrations copyright © Axel Scheffl er 1999, published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

Wednesday 21 December 2011 – Friday 13 January 2012, Town Hall

ROOM ON THE BROOM

Wednesday 21 December, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Symphony Hall

Polar is an HD journey to the magical frozen lands and seas at the ends of the Earth. With a live soundtrack performed by the CBSO, specially chosen and arranged by John Harle, this is a stunning production of music and fi lm.

2.30pm: £9.50 - £32.50*7.30pm: £12.50 - £39.50*

Wednesday 21 December, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Symphony Hall

POLAR

Thursday 3 November 8pm, Town Hall

ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS:THE FIRST FAREWELL TOUR£18.50*

Saturday 29 October 7.30pm, Symphony Hall

A NIGHT WITH THE PHANTOM: RAMIN KARIMLOO £12.50 - £36.50*

Wednesday 28 September 8pm, Town Hall

THE MAGNETS PRESENT GOBSMACKED£15*

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Page 6 – 7 Highlights & StrandsPage 8 – 17 Saturday ProgrammePage 18 FlowerFestPage 20 – 21 Venue mapPage 22 – 30 Sunday ProgrammePage 42 Index of Events

Intrigued and want to find out more? Visit artsfest.org.uk where further information about artists and events can be found, and special announcements on the festival will be made. The full programme as well as a list of sign language interpreted events is available to search and download on the website or call us on 0121 464 5678

Buy your discounted tickets for forthcoming performances from the Ticket Booth situated in the Symphony Hall foyer.

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The Best of Birmingham with Kerrang! Radio and Q Radio

(Page 22), SUN 5pm – 10pm, Centenary Square Stage Headlined by The Guillemots, with support from Casino and also featuring some of the region’s best up-and-coming bands including Soldier, Octane OK, The Amateurs and New Killer Shoes.

Tours of the Electric Cinema & Sound Studios

(Page 16), SAT Midday – 2pm, Station Street Take a rare look behind the scenes of the UK’s oldest working cinema. Places must be booked in advance.

Classical Fantasia

(Page 8), SAT 8.15pm – 10pm, Centenary Square Stage City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Opera Company on stage culminating with a spectacular choreographed fireworks finale.

Family Friendly Activities

Chamberlain & Victoria Squares Indulge in a host of family friendly fun including… scenes from the Jungle Book from Birmingham Stage Company (Page 25); appearances from Timmy the Lamb (Page 11); trace your families past with Family History Detectives (Page 27) or take part in The REP’s Sleeping Beauty trails, storytelling, and arts and crafts workshops (Pages 10, 11, 13, 16). Download a full list of family friendly activities from artsfest.org.uk

Tours of the New Library

(Pages 9 and 23), SAT & SUN 11am – 5pm, Centenary Square Take a peek at the work in progress of what will become one of Birmingham’s most iconic buildings. Tours start on the hour and must be pre-booked via the

Library of Birmingham stand in Chamberlain Square. Maximum of 15 people per tour.

Global Fusions

(Page 9), SAT only 6pm – 10.30pm, CBSO Centre An eclectic mix of performances portraying the sound of musical cultures from around the world.

Dancing for the Games presents The Dance and Performance Marquee

(Page 12 & 27), Victoria Square

Part of the Cultural Olympiad, Dancing for the Games is getting the West Midlands dancing for London 2012 with masses of events, happenings and opportunities to get involved in dance right across the region. Hosting ArtsFest’s dance marquee, the space features a variety of dance companies from across the region, as well as Folk Dance Fest - 10 minute tasters of traditional dance forms from around the world (Page 27)

mac Birmingham (Page 17) The Midlands Arts Centre host a range of activity at the ArtsFest satellite site, including family friendly workshops and cutting edge performances. There’s also a chance to catch the penultimate day of the anticurate exhibition, with talks and tours, as well as free screenings in the cinema showcasing fantastic work from young film makers.

Home of Metal Visit any of the rock and metal performances at the Flapper and Firkin pub (Page 9) or the Awake By Design performance (Page 11) and receive a stamp in your programme which gets you half price entry to the Home of Metal exhibition at BMAG during the ArtsFest weekend.

Weekend Highlights

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In Conversation, 11 venues, 11 Conversations with keynote speakers from across the arts including Oscar nominated, Bafta award winning director/animator Ian Emes, who showcases his films as part of Shortcuts with a personal introduction and takes questions from the audience after the screening (Page 30). Other notable speakers include CBSO conductor, Michael Seal (Page 12), Keri Davies, Series Producer/Web Producer for BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers (Page 28), David Massingham, Artistic Director of Dancexchange and Co-director of International Dance Festival Birmingham (Page 23) and Paul Kaynes with dance choreographer Rosie Kay from the Cultural Olympiad (Page 12).

Art on the Railings Part of the outdoor arts market, the railings in Centenary Square feature original artworks from aspiring new and established artists for people to buy.

Artspace Step inside the Artspace marquee in Victoria Square and snap up fabulous artworks from talented visual artists showcasing their work from across the region.

pARTicipate Take part in a series of interactive workshops including dance, drama, art, craft, design and digital media, which will hopefully inspire you to take up new interests that you may never have experienced before.

Ask it! Have a burning question about an event you’ve seen? Desperate to know more? This is the place to find out about it.

Located in Victoria Square and New Street, as part of the Outdoor Arts Market, these Ask It! stalls accompanied with a range of arts and crafts stalls, provide an engaging and interactive market place for festival visitors. Deaf and hard of hearing visitors can enlist the assistance of an interpreter, courtesy of Sign Loop, from the Communication Station located in Victoria Square to help communicate their questions and answers.

Cultural Crossings will feature a range of artists celebrating Birmingham’s diverse cultural makeup and intercultural collaborations through music, dance, drama and spoken word. Download a full list of Cultural Crossings events from artsfest.org.uk

Kino 10 presents Shortcuts When the hustle and bustle of the event gets too much, enjoy a well earned break and take in some short films from aspiring and established film makers who showcase their work in The Crescent and The Electric Cinema (Pages 16 and 30).

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StrandsArtsFest features several ‘strands’ which are always well worth a visit…

The Mini Marquee10.00 - 18.00

Mask Making Workshop

Decorate your own opera mask to wear at tonights Classical

Fantasia concert

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10.00 - 18.00Art on the Railings

Outdoor arts market See Highlights, page 7

10.00 - 11.30 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal for

tonight’s Classical Fantasia Concert

12.30 - 13.00 B City Collective Out The Box The cream of Birmingham’s

‘urban’ talent, joined together with inspirational results

13.30 - 14.00 The Lorelles This self made girl-band with their unique blend of sassy pop, funky hooks and soulful harmonies, make

The Lorelles one to look out for!

14.30 - 15.00 The Cohen Brothers Shades of 70’s influenced Blues, Soul, Rock,

Funk with touches of Hendrix in the guitar style & Clapton in the vocals

15.30 - 16.00 Pan & The Poets With a mission to create something both

unconventional and profound, this group’s unique blend of lyrical Folk is definitely something to get

excited about

16.30 - 17.00 Charlie & The Martyrs Formed by Birmingham’s own Charlie Jones (BBC

Radio 2 Singer/Songwriter of the Year finalist 2008), let Charlie & The Martyrs woo you with

their unique style of pop ‘N’ Roll

17.30 - 18.00 Town Hall Gospel Choir With a varied gospel repertoire,

the choirs stunning vocal harmonies are guaranteed to thrill & inspire

18.30 - 19.15 Birmingham Royal Ballet A jewel in Birmingham’s crown, the company

perform excerpts from their forthcoming season

20.15 - 22.00 Classical Fantasia with City of Birmingham Symphony

Orchestra & Birmingham Opera Company Enjoy world class performances with a

choreographed fireworks finale. This truly outstanding concert is now fully established as a

festival favourite and one not to be missed

10.30 - 11.00 Love Fitness Love dance, love fitness? Then you’ll love this

Dancehall & Michael Jackson Zumba workshop.

11.30 - 12.00 Heijoshin Dojo Try your hand at traditional Japanese Samurai

sword arts.

12.30 - 13.15 Cordão de Ouro Capoeira Birmingham (CDOB)

Have a go at this Afro Brazilian art-form which fuses dance, martial arts, acrobatics and trickery

13.45 - 14.30 ABS Latin Promotions Join the Rumba with the Zumba

at this workshop from the pioneers of Latin Salsa dancing in the West Midlands

15.00 - 16.00 Dancing For The Games Street Cheer workshop Brilliant fun; mixing street dance & cheerleading

with a fresh, exciting and gleeful twist

16.30 - 17.00 Dance Xchange Try out a new dance style at this free taster

workshop from DanceXchange, Birmingham’s power house of dance

17.30 - 18.00 Highly Sprung Performance Co. ‘It’s A Joke’

20 clowns, 2 wooden ladders and 1 megaphone engage your senses in this comically exciting yet

challenging piece of performance

presents tasters of regular Symphony Hall events

presents The Saturday Sessions - a fusion of the Midland’s finest funk, soul hip-hop, rap and pop music, plus the

Yardbird’s resident DJs in between bands

10.00 - 11.30 Orchestra of the Swan rehearsal

with audience participants Classical music from around the world

12.00 - 13.00 Orchestra of the Swan Following today’s earlier rehearsal, Orchestra of the Swan take you around The

(Musical) World In 60 Minutes

14.30 - 15.30 Mid Day Mantra Rekesh Chauhan Taster for free monthly

South-Asian chill series.

16.30 - 17.30 Folk For Free Bonfire Radicals ArtsFest special. of

Symphony Hall’s outstanding Folk for Free series

18.30 - 19.15 Rush Hour Blues Birmingham Jazz Ensemble The weekly jazz series moves into Symphony Hall for ArtsFest

12.00 - 12.30 Souled out 2 funk An explosion of high energy Funk & Soul to kick start

your Saturday

13.00 - 13.30 Laura Bowen A refreshing & uplifting Indie Pop singer/songwriter performing with her band

14.00 - 14.30 Rox Electra Band Live music party band with interpreted songs for deaf and hard of hearing

people by Jayne Fletcher

15.00 - 15.30 SoulAttic Fresh & vibrant Blues & Jazz infused Soul band

16.00 - 16.30 Snooty Bobs 8 piece outfit concocting a snooty mix of Jazz, Funk Soul, Folk & Latin

17.00 - 17.30 Reconstruct Entertainment present

Joel Culpepper Soul infused Hip Hop with Indie undertones, compared

to Kayne West and Kid Kudi, Joel performs with his band The Transformers

18.00 - 18.30 Arabella Pop / Funk music with a twist of Soul & Blues influences, driven by tight infectious

melodies and eloquent words

19.00 - 19.30 Great Imitation Winners of the 2010 Surface Unsigned competition, Great

Imitation are a live gentlemen’s Hip-Hop band, mixing soulful acoustic guitar, and Jose Gonzalez vocals with electronic hooks, Hip Hop beats and storytelling rap

20.00 - 20.30 TheDrum Presents Tan Matthews, Zara Sykes & Justice

Birmingham’s most dynamic and cutting edge Black British female rappers

21.00 - 21.30 The Bluebeat Arkestra An energetic & eclectic fusion of Funk and Disco inspired Hip-Hop, with Dub Reggae influences

and Electronic leanings

11.00 - 00.30 special guest live Funk and Soul band

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Centenary Square Stage The Broad Street Stage Centenary Square pARTicipate Area Symphony Hall The Yardbird Jazz Club

Symphony Hall Foyer 13.00 - 16.00 Family Foyer Fusion – Musical Picnic A range of family friendly activities throughout the day

12.00 - 12.30 Becky Rose One of 40 artists from across the uK lucky enough to

be chosen for the BBC Introducing Musicians Masterclass, with songs that range from theatrical

and progressive to mainstream pop

13.00 - 13.30 Nayte ‘theshowman’ An outstandingly talented young artist combining strong soulful, gospel vocals over modern R&B

and pop sounds

14.00 - 14.30 elliot jack A beautiful mix of Acoustic and Electronica, incorporating

loops, samples, guitars and vocals

15.00 - 15.30 TESS Set to delight fans of Damien Rice, Nick Drake and Ray Lamontagne, Tess’s debut album ‘Magpie’ has been hailed a classic by critics as quickly as it has become a

cult purchase. ‘Not to be ignored’ say MOJO

16.00 - 16.30 Julianne Bastock Acoustic Folk singer songwriter with haunting

melodies and ethereal vocals

17.00 - 17.30 Mark Bennett Blues Solo jazzy acoustic Blues blending original material and distinctive takes on classic

standards and contemporary covers

18.00 - 18.30 Rich Batsford A spellbinding performance of meditative solo

piano and reflective songs

IN THE SQUARE Look out for roaming street theatre

throughout the day including:

13.00 - 14.00 Bishop’s Castle Street Theatre Bespoke youth street theatre

15.00 - 15.30 Trinity PKFR

Free Running & Parkour troupe turning Birmingham into their

playground

Your chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range of workshops & demonstrations

throughout the day.

Ikon Gallery- Event Room

11.00 - 18.00

A Real Birmingham

Family The chance to nominate your

family to model for a life-size

bronze statue that will be located

permanently outside the new Library

of Birmingham from 2013

Oozells Square

13.00 - 16.00

Family Tree Free creative activities from Ikon

exploring family trees

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14.00 - 14.30 Rebel City Radio Blisteringly energetic punk Rock guitar attacks

15.00 - 15.30 IWIC incorporating BICF present Court

Lane pop Rock with memorable melodies, catchy riffs and harmonies

16.00 - 16.30 Romans Infectious, aggressive Rock with raw energy

17.00 - 17.30 Advantage Aggressive pop-punk, Dance and Rock, that’s fused with a horn section to add a unique twist

18.00 - 18.30 Fly By Night The Future of pop Rock! Expect catchy choruses blended with heartfelt and emotional lyrics into

huge pop Rock soundscapes

19.00 - 19.30 Shatter Effect Rock with amazing variety stretching across many

genres - Dance music for Rock kids!

20.00 - 20.30 Emerald Emerging, independent and hailed by many as the next big

British Rock/Metal band

21.00 - 21.30 Signify Hard Classic Rock with pounding drums,

resonating bass & dirty riffs

22.00 - 22.30 Templeton Pek Arriving back from a hectic touring schedule

around Europe, Templeton pek return to ArtsFest once again to unleash their catchy & energetic

punk Rock, with its felicitous vocal melodies and Metal-core solos

14.30 - 15.00 Richard Lewis Mixing poetry, spoken word and stand up, Richard

looks humorously at life and relationships

15.30 - 16.00 Fatbwoi Quirky upbeat funk-drenched acoustic-pop combined

with observational lyrics & bouts of improvisation, deliver a distinct take on the world

16.30 - 17.00 Paul Henshaw Acoustic based Singer Songwriter with an edgy

punk attitude

17.30 - 18.00 Pilot The Sky pop Rock with tuneful, memorable, danceable,

Fall Out Boy-esque songs

18.30 - 19.00 Brendan Hawthorne Facing Fifty

A performance poet and songwriter examining this milestone with both humour and derision

19.30 - 20.00 Performance Poetry With Derrick D Energetic poetry & twisted social commentary narratives fused

with infectious live music

20.30 - 21.00 Salute Mary pounding, weighty, dark Alt-Rock fervour

with post-Rock elements

21.30 - 22.00 data bass Rock, Breakbeat and Electro cross-over with

distorted, cut-up beats and guitars

presents Midland Sounds: Rock & Metal

presents The Little Chill - a series of relaxed, intimate performances

presents Midland Sounds: Acoustic - a series of stunning acoustic performances

The Flapper Pub Gig Room The Flapper Pub Bar The Prince of Wales Pub The CBSO Centre Mint Hotel Birmingham

The Prince of Wales Pub 18.00 - 19.00

The Flapper 19.30 - 20.30Catch

Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan

Perform amazing close up magic

12.00 - 12.30 CDJ Dance Performers Fusing energetic beats with sharp, precise street dance moves and an added twist of charismatic, Hip Hop

theatre. Expect the unexpected

13.00 - 13.30 Force Dance Company Slave 2 Fashion

upbeat, issue driven contemporary dance

14.00 - 14.30 DPA Dance Theatre Group Thought provoking contemporary dance

15.00 - 15.30 Slide Boy Roy Blues Band Chicago style Rhythm & Blues blended with Boogie

& Rock ‘n’ Roll

16.00 - 16.30 Trio Rosbifs featuring Mathias Svensson gypsy Swing Jazz featuring in

the style of the 1930’s Quintette de Hot Club de France

17.00 - 17.30 Sambuca Diaries Big Band

Big Band Jazz like no other

Global Fusions 18.00 - 18.30 Julian Powell’s

Solo Vibes percussionist fusing Jazz and World Music to create a range of musical effects and soundscapes

18.55 - 19.25 Sonia Panesar Singer Songwriter performing original songs in Hindi and

punjabi, fused with Drum & Bass, punjabi Folk, Jazz, ghazal, pop, World Fusion and Hindi pop

19.50 - 20.20 Paradigm Jaunt Hard Times A soulful blend of Jazz, Blues Soul, Reggae & Ska,

reflecting the multi cultural diversity of the region

20.45 - 21.15 Jon Sterckx A versatile percussionist & Tabla player who’s energetic and idiosyncratic

soundscapes exist where tradition meets experimentation.

21.40 - 22.30 Weapon Of Peace Hailed as ‘the next hope for multi-cultural Britain’ by the

mainstream music press in the early ‘80s, after twenty-eight years out of the spotlight, pioneering Reggae-fusion band

Weapon of peace return with their sophisticated blend of Roots Reggae, Jazz, Blues and Funk

12.30 - 13.00 Sam Eden Acoustic mesmerizing wonders incorporating Folk Rock, pop Rock, piano ballads and more

13.30 - 14.00 Emma Parkes Fresh, eclectic and soulful singer and song

writer with a wide variety of influences including gospel, Reggae, Acoustic and Indie

14.30 - 15.00 The Kings of Spain ArtsFest regulars, TKOS Soulful, Acoustic pop ranges from the

beautifully melodic to groovatious percussion driven dance and singalongs!

15.30 - 16.00 Carousel Circus A gentle whisker-tickling acoustic set from this Rock n Roll, Blues and Country explosion band

16.30 - 17.00 John Brocklesby Original singer songwriter

of urban folk rock

17.30 - 18.00 Michelle Lawrence and The Equators

Regular performers at Jools Holland’s Jam House, don’t miss this special acoustic version of Michelle’s Motown infused set of classic hits and

unforgettable original material

18.30 - 19.00 The Flotels Acoustic set from a band who bring sunshine to Rock n Roll music with grooving rhythms,

pounding bass lines, poetic lyrics and tunes you can’t stop dancing to

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Ikon Gallery11.00 - 18.00

Atsuko Tanaka The first UK retrospective of this pioneering

Japanese artist

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in venues

where they might not usually happen! (until 5.30pm) Global Fusions - portraying the sounds of musical

cultures from around the world (from 6pm)

Library of

BirminghamGet a sneak preview of

Birmingham’s new Library on one

of ArtsFest’s Library of Birmingham

site tours. Tours are every hour

on the hour between 11:00-17:00.

Booking is required on the day via

the Library of Birmingham stand in

Chamberlain Square.

12.00 - 12.30 AlBarz poet with a keyboard creating rhythm & rhyme, whimsical,

sublime, topical & grime, musical flextime

13.00 - 13.30 Anna Burge A collection of rustic and modern material all created through the stylistic piano of

this young female artist

14.00 - 14.30 Knoxville Highway powerhouse trio performing stunning versions of

classic Country music

15.00 - 15.30 Brendan Hawthorne Facing Fifty A performance poet and songwriter examining this milestone with both humour and derision

16.00 - 16.30 Collins [&Dog] Acoustic duo delivering original songs influenced

by Folk, Blues, pop & Jazz

17.00 - 17.30 Strumpit gypsy Jazz / Acoustic Roots trio with a twist

18.00 - 18.30 Robin Bailey Me Again Original poetry providing a laugh

at life in verse

19.00 - 19.30 Rob Fellows Acoustic mash-ups taking influence from

Radiohead to Nirvana, offering something a little different to the traditional Singer/Songwriter style

20.00 - 20.30 Roz Bruce Original female lead guitar looper, building up layers of wah wah ridden, overdriven guitar sounds to create powerfully psychedelic &

melancholic songs

21.00 - 21.30 Howard James Kenny Described as a

‘one man Sigur Ros’ Howard James Kenny delivers stunningly haunting soundscapes thorough his

experimental & progressive loop based folk

22.00 - 22.30 CANOE Beat Folk with influences from The Beat to The Beatles, punk to the police, Soul to Snow patrol

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Watch a rock or metal performance at the Flapper throughout Saturday and get your programme stamped to gain half price entry in The Home of Metal

exhibition at Gas Hall. Stamp only valid during the ArtsFest weekend. See page 6 or visit artsfest.org.uk for more details.

In The SquareKeep your eyes peeled for

mystery performances in

the square throughout

the day

- expect the unexpected!

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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Round Room Gallery

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Industrial Gallery

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Gallery 20

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Gallery 33

11.30 - 12.00 zeroSeefr and The Drum The Maharajah and the Kohinoor Family

friendly theatre exploring Anglo-Sikh heritage & Empire

12.30 - 13.00 Thee Moths An improvised Electronica performance offering a unique

interactive experience for audiences via the ‘Circle of Trust

13.30 - 14.00 Rea River Roots @ the Tower of Song Keeping Folk & Roots music alive

14.30 - 15.00 Solo Plus Theatre Company Medieval mystery play

suitable for all the family

15.30 - 16.00 BiLE (Birmingham Laptop Ensemble) Combining Electronic, Electroacoustic

and Instrumental music, improvising and performing on laptops with audience interaction

BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY

THEATRE Follow Prince Charming on a magical quest around the city centre in search of Sleeping Beauty. Help the handsome prince to use clues to find his love and free her from the evil spell. An exciting treasure hunt for the whole family to explore together. Trails start from the front of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

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presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen!

11.00 - 11.30 Birmingham Youth Theatre Nodes Abstract and energetic theatre that

particulary relates to a teenage audience, exploring the concept of social networking and the effects it

has on people’s ability to communicate

12.00 - 12.30 Equality Records A pop, Electro and RnB showcase by the young people benefitting from the Equality Records mentoring

programme in inner city Birmingham

13.00 - 13.30 Birmingham Opera Company present Colmore Chorus Fabulous

new pop up chorus featuring workers from Colmore Business District and trained by

Birmingham Opera Company

14.00 - 14.30 sampad presents Bhangra Beats Join Asian Street Remix in this dance

workshop fusing Bhangra beats with hip hop style

15.00 - 15.30 Birmingham Festival Choral Society Singing Is Our Forte Birmingham’s longest established

chorus perform a wide range of music from the 18th Century to the present day

16.00 - 16.30 Birmingham Chamber Music Society promoting chamber

music for sixty years & presenting some of Birmingham’s finest young musicians

for ArtsFest

11.00 - 11.30 Middleton Hall String Quartet Sumptuous string chamber music

12.00 - 12.30 Notorious Notorious Horror Horror and Thriller classics Notorious choral style!

13.00 - 13.30 Birmingham Repertory Theatre Happily Ever After

Sleeping Beauty-inspired children’s storytelling

14.00 - 14.30 futuresonic Presents... Birmingham Composers Experimental

and contemporary classical instrumental performance

15.00 - 15.30 Music in Motion Deaf Awareness Songs performed in sign

language with visually spectacular results

16.00 - 16.30 Banjo Dave Quirky, fun and original Banjo tunes!

11.30 - 12.00 Neil Muir Classical guitar Recital

12.30 - 13.00 IN CONVERSATION Tindal Street press - Birmingham’s independent publisher of contemporary literary fiction presents

Candi Miller, a fascinatingly interesting author who publishes her second novel this September

13.30 - 14.00 Pens of Erdington Creative Writing Group The Art of Memoir

from Erdington Readings from the groups new anthology of poetry and prose

14.30 - 15.00 Big Script Decision Time Entertaining short dramas by Big Script

15.30 - 16.00 Birmingham Writers’ Group The Secret History of Birmingham:

Midland Myths Snippets of fiction and poetry which shine a spotlight onto some unknown aspects of the local area and reveal some intriguing secrets

BIRMINGHAM

MUSEUM &

ART GALLERY -

WATERHALL 10.00 - 17.00

Photosynthesis Light and Dark An interpretation

by photography collective

‘Photosynthesis’.

BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 10.00 - 17.00 Amongst world renowned permanent displays see Staffordshire Hoard objects, and a major exhibition about the birth of Heavy Metal music - The Home of Metal. Gain half price entry into The Home of Metal over the ArtsFest weekend! Please see page 6 for more details.

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Library of

Birmingham Stand

10.00 - 18.00

featuring digital innovations with The

People’s Archive, helping you to connect with

Birmingham’s past, while the Virtual Library

of Birmingham helps you to connect with

Birmingham’s future

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10.00 - 18.00 Heart FM Face painting and balloon giveaways

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MUSEUM & ART

GALLERY

Learning Zone11.00 - 16.30

Fun family mono-printing workshop with

artist Anne Brierley

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Neil Muir

Music In Motion

Timmy The Lamb

chamberlain square 11.00 - 11.30 Awake By Design Modern heavy rock music that

captivates not only Rock and Metal, but also classical genres

11.30 - 12.00 Highly Sprung Performance Co. It’s A Joke’ 20 clowns, 2 wooden ladders and 1 megaphone engage your senses in

this comically exciting yet challenging piece of performance

12.00 - 12.30 Great Imitation Winners of the 2010 Surface unsigned competition, great Imitation are a live gentlemen’s Hip-Hop band,

mixing soulful acoustic guitar, and Jose gonzalez vocals with electronic hooks, Hip Hop beats and storytelling Rap

13.00 - 13.30 Michelle Lawrence and The Equators Regular performers at Jools Holland’s Jam House, don’t miss this Motown

infused set of classic hits and unforgettable original material

13.30 - 14.00 Zumba Central Latin-infused calorie-burning zumba workout

14.00 - 14.30 The Drum presents a performance by Morley, Hayden and Haines Innovative spoken word and jazz fusion

with hip-hop and drum & bass

14.30 - 15.00 OYA BATUCADA ‘!! VIVA BRAZIL !!’ Brazilian Carnival percussion and song

15.00 - 15.30 Genius Collective uplifting soul, funk & hip hop band with catchy hooks, head nodding rhythms and jazzy interludes that will get your feet tapping and fingers snapping

15.30 - 16.00 Moqapi Selassie Blackheart Man The captivating story of an African-Caribbean youth growing up in Birmingham and becoming a Rastafari,

the only show of its kind that highlights the Black British/Rastafari experience in Britain. A preview of Selassie’s full

performance later today at The Old Joint Stock-Theatre.

16.00 - 16.30 ARTS AND CRAFTS Set to light up the charts with their energy driven anthems, this upbeat Indie band are

comparable to the Maccabees and Bombay Bicycle Club

17.00 - 17.30 Jon Sterckx A versatile percussionist & Tabla player whose energetic and idiosyncratic soundscapes exist where

tradition meets experimentation.

18.00 - 18.30 TheDrum presents Tan Matthews, Zara Sykes & Justice Birmingham’s most dynamic and cutting edge Black British

female Rappers

12.00 - 12.30 Birmingham Concert Orchestra Accessible Classical music for all

13.00 - 13.30 West Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club Experience the barbershop

singing sound

14.30 - 15.00 Drumvoice Orchestra African Drumming extravaganza!

15.30 - 16.00 Birmingham Choral Union ‘Lux Aeterna’ by M Lauridsen and ‘Missa Brevis’

by Kodaly An eclectic range of choral music

16.30 - 17.00 Made of Music Dhol Collective performing colourful beats of the punjab fused

with genres from around the world

17.30 - 18.00 Newport (Shropshire) Town Band Brass Band Music For All A traditional

town Brass Band playing music which ranges from traditional marches to the latest popular tunes

18.30 - 19.00 Stella Seaton-Sims and Michael Jones “Inspiring passions!” Classical

songs and piano solos from Spain, Russia, France and Britain

Watch metal band Awake by Design and get your programme

stamped to gain half price entry to The Home

of Metal exhibition at Gas Hall. See page 6 or visit artsfest.org.uk for

more details.

12.00 - 12.30 Adam Nagel & Zoe Challenor Come To The Zoo! (A Musical Menagerie)

Animal songs for all the family

13.00 - 14.00 DanceXchange Try out a new dance style at a this free taster

workshop from DanceXchange, Birmingham’s power house of dance

14.30 - 15.00 Birmingham Repertory Theatre Happily Ever After Sleeping Beauty-

inspired children’s storytelling

15.30 - 16.30 Ex Cathedra vocal workshop get singing with Ex Cathedra Vocal Tutors

17.00 - 17.30 Followspot Theatre A taste of Broadway in Birmingham

18.00 - 18.30 Acting Out The region’s premier LgBT theatre company performing

excerpts from their forthcoming production - ‘Forever yours’

Chamberlain Square Stage Birmingham Conservatoire - The Adrian Boult Hall

Birmingham Conservatoire - The Recital Hall

Birmingham Conservatoire - The Arena Foyer

12.30 - 13.00 Bournville Young Singers Showstoppers Exciting and vibrant youth Choir

13.30 - 14.30 Big Brum Theatre in Education Company Frankenstein Interactive

exploration of an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Suitable for audiences aged 13+

15.00 - 15.30 Enigma Brass Ensemble Brass in the City Ten piece brass ensemble

performing music ranging from the renaissance to classical and popular contemporary music

16.00 - 16.30 Traditional Arts Team Moseley Village Band English Village band music

17.00 - 17.30 Rainbow Voices The West Midland’s only LgBT community choir performing

songs for all occasions!

18.00 - 18.30 Boris Nicoli; X-KGB Mind Reader & the Lovely Russianettes Interactive Comedy

mind reading, Russian style

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In The SquareLook out for roaming

street theatre throughout the day including:

11.00 - 12.00 Bishop’s

Castle Street Theatre

Bespoke youth street theatre

13.30 - 14.00 Trinity PKFR FREE Running & parkour

troupe turning Birmingham into their playground

15.00 - 16.00 Catch

Damon Conlan & Crew

perform amazing Close-up Magic

In The Squarekeep your eyes peeled throughout the day for

dancing amongst the crowds that will get your toes tapping

and your body boogying

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen!

IN THE SQUARE10.00 - 18.00 Madeleine Saether The Kitsch Castle An installation investigating kitsch and art, and when does kitsch become art?

Central Library - Centre For The Child

10.00 - 16.00Family friendly stories and activities throughout the day featuring appearances by Timmy the Lamb ( from Cbeebies’ Timmy Time)

Central Library Foyer10.00 - 16.00

The launch of Birmingham Self Portrait a photography project commissioned as part of the public art programme for the new Library of Birmingham. Please visit the website for more details.

The Library Theatre14.00 - 15.00

Birmingham Young Poet Laureate Performance Event

Watch this years potential Young Poet Laureate’s go head to head

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Rainbow Voices

Followspot Theatre

Boris NicoliDrumvoice Orchestra

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Dancing For the Games presents The Dance & Performance Marquee The Council House Room 1 The Council House Room 4 The Council House HMS

Daring Room The Council House Room 6

11.30 - 12.00 Matt Pritchard Magic and mystery show Magic and

comedy for all ages

12.30 - 13.00, 13.30 - 14.00, 14.30 - 15.00, 15.30 - 16.00

The Barber Institute of Fine Art Interactive storytelling for all the family

Hear the story of an original Birmingham sports star and

inventor as told by award-winning storytellers and theatre-in-art specialists Annamation.

Step back in time to 1859 and meet Edgbaston resident Major Harry gem, as he tells you about

a new game that he’s invented - tennis! Audience participation is a must!

17.15 - 18.00 IN CONVERSATION with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

conductor Michael Seal, ahead of tonight’s Classical Fantasia concert

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances and workshops of different genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen! Part of the Cultural Olympiad, Dancing for the Games is getting the West Midlands dancing

for London 2012

11.00 - 11.30 Lindsay Jane Brown Pirate Workshop Taking children on a voyage of imagination as

they pull imaginary swords out of their pockets, build huge imaginary boats, sail the seven seas

and battle imaginary crocodiles

12.00 - 13.00 Pow-wow Writers’ Group So you want to write a novel?

Friendly, informal & supportive workshop for anyone interested in writing fiction

13.30 - 14.00 Adam Nagel & Zoe Challenor Come To The Zoo!

(A Musical Menagerie) Vocal workshop for children

14.30 - 15.30 offene handlungen Bodies in and of crisis:

take two performance workshop exploring the fall of the Berlin wall.

11.00 - 12.00 Sideways Theatre Company Mask Making Create your very own superhero... then create the mask to match ... then why not try out your new super identity at Sideway’s ‘Superhero Me!’ workshop

which follows this

13.00 - 13.30 Sideways Theatre Company Superhero Me!

Explore your inner Superhero with this interactive, drama workshop for children

and their families

14.00 - 14.30 Intimate Productions Shakespeare’s tales of love and hate! Mercy & vengeance! Dramatic and passionate storytelling for all ages

15.00 - 15.30 Tha Night Watch Music and song of the Tudors

16.00 - 16.30 Harborne Orchestra Wind Quintet

Take Five!

11.00 - 11.30 Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Happily Ever After? Sleeping Beauty-inspired story telling

Around Victoria Square

12.00 - 17.00

Craftspace Street Action Weaver Look out for Craftspace’s roaming

weaver & have a go at weaving using laser looms

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The Council House Room 3presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances and workshops of different genres and in a venue where they

might not usually happen! .

11.00 - 15.00 Erdington Arts Forum A taster of the arts & crafts workshops offered by the forum at

the Cube in the Square art space in Erdington

The Mobile Arts Vehicle 12.00 - 18.00 Birmingham City Council Culture Commissioning Service and Birmingham’s Local Arts Forums Helping you to explore and celebrate the culture on your doorstep!

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The Council House Room 3 & 416.00 - 17.15

The ArtsFest Fashion Show featuring:

A Hooligan Soup, Catalyst by Tamara Joseph, C La Rouge Fashion Designer,

Dancing Dolls, Elephtheria & Jadey Lou with models supplied by Alan Sharman Agency

The ArtSpace Marquee 10.00 - 19.00 ArtSpace

Indoor Art Fair (see page 7)

The Council House A rare opportunity to take a tour of the Council House’s

Clock Tower. Tours take place on the hour from 1-4pm from the entrance to Birmingham

Museum & Art gallery. Tours are limited to six people at a time, so please arrive early to avoid

disappointment.

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11.00 - 18.00 The Council House Council Chamber

Open for you to view!

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Full Potential Arts The Visual Arts Village

pARTicipate Marquee

Your chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range

of workshops throughout the day.

10.00 - 12.00

Shrink Images

Workshop

13.00 - 15.00

Mono Printing

Workshop producing innovative arts that promote

mental well-being, contribute to a large

collaborative piece that will be unveiled

at FpA’s Arts All Over The place Festival

in October, through this fun printing workshop.

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10.00 - 10.30 Love Fitness Zumba Workshop Love dance, love fitness? Then you’ll love this Disco Fever & Retro Zumba

workshop

11.00 - 12.00 Dancing For The Games Street Cheer

Workshop Brilliant fun; mixing street dance & cheerleading with a fresh, exciting and gleeful twist

12.30 - 13.00 Escape Dance Company Contemporary dance taking

audiences on a emotional journey and creating awareness of issues that everyone faces in life

13.30 - 14.00 One Step Beyond Dynamic Appalachian percussive dance

14.30 - 15.00 Gabhru Acadamy Bhangra, colourful & upbeat panjabi folk dance

15.30 - 16.00 sampad Presents Hummingbird performed by Dawn

Jackson & Lee West Indian Classical dancer Dawn

Jackson (Odissi and Kathak) and Aboriginal musician Lee West (Yamatji) discover a new

intimacy between diverse Australian Aboriginal and English Australian cultures and traditions

through dance and music

16.30 - 17.00 IN CONVERSATION Presented by

Dancing for the Games with paul Kaynes, Creative programmer for the West Midlands

Cultural Olympiad, & Rosie Kay, Choreographer & Associate Artist for DanceXchange

17.30 - 18.00 JECL Dance Reborn High energy, adrenaline

pumped contemporary dance!

18.30 - 19.00 MisfittedDance Making an Earring out of a Chandelier

An entertaining movement sketch for all ages. incorporating dance improvisation, theatrical

movement style and spoken word

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victoria squarepresents showcases from it’s

Associate Artists

The Council House Banqueting Room

The Council House Drawing Room Town Hall

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presents Midland Sounds: Lyrical Rap & Hip Hop (until 5pm) Saturday Night Chuckles - a selection of some of the regions funniest stand up, improvisiation and

comedy sketches (from 5.30pm)

11.00 - 17.00 Arts, Health and Wellbeing The Banqueting Suite hosts a weekend long programme of exhibitions,

performances and workshops by organisations and artists from across the region using the arts

to promote health and wellbeing, brought together by praxis Arts and Health network

12.30 - 13.00 Loudmouth Education & Training

My Mate Fancies You! Theatre in Education piece used in schools to explore the physical and emotional changes that take place during puberty, but that is also a hilarious piece of theatre in it’s own right for both children and

adults alike

13.30 - 14.00 IN CONVERSATION Penny Jane Designs and Caroline Jariwala Studying for their Masters in Art, Health and Well-being, penny and Caroline

discuss the sense of well being that can be gained through art

14.30 - 15.00 Women & Theatre Exit Strategy Engaging theatre developed from research, using the words and

experiences of real people

15.30 - 16.00 The Hearth Centre unsent Letters powerful theatre about mental

health issues

16.15 - 17.00 Sound It Out Musical Connections A project for isolated adults in Birmingham, come and be astounded by

the music that Musical Connections make

12.00 - 12.30 Love Fitness Love dance, love fitness? Then you’ll love this Arabian Nights & Dirty Bass Zumba workshop

13.00 - 13.30 Love Fitness Love dance, love fitness? Then you’ll love this Summer Lovin’ & poptastic Zumba workshop

12.00 - 12.45 Organ Demonstration Andrew Fletcher plays the

awe-inspiring organ

13.30 - 14.30 Ex Cathedra Get Singing With Ex Cathedra Vocal

Tutors Fun, participatory performance for all ages

15.15 - 16.00 Town Hall Gospel Choir With a varied gospel repertoire,

the choirs stunning vocal harmonies are guaranteed to thrill & inspire

16.30 - 17.15 Rush Hour Blues Birmingham Jazz Ensemble The weekly

jazz series moves into Town Hall

18.00 - 19.00 The Notebenders Community big band with standard and new

repertoire

11.30 - 12.00 TRooPA Solo Rap musician who composes underground Hip-Hop fused

with classical & orchestral elements

12.30 - 13.00 Spitfire Overall a rapper and ultimately a lyricist, Spitfire uses the versatility of

Rap to adapt it to many other genres

13.30 - 14.00 Jeiso And Platt Future Of Music One of the uK’s best up-and-

coming RnB & HipHop duos

14.30 - 15.00 C4 OoRITE! Chosen as one of MTVs ‘one to watch’ earlier this year, C4 OoRITE is

quickly carving a name for himself as a positive rapper in the midst of negativity

15.30 - 16.00 Rymza iRock A previous Brit School student, Rymza’s music is a unique blend of different genres including urban/Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz,

Blues, Reggae, pop, Soul, Funk and Fusion

16.30 - 17.00 Swaggaman Syn Having released music nationally on mixtapes alongside

the likes of Dizzie Rascal and Wiley, Swaggaman Syn does not disappoint with his explosive mash up of

Electronia and Hip-Hop

17.30 - 17.50 Kimmy Sue Anne Street pwoet Queen bringing her unique take on the

world through her comedy poetry and chat. Innit!

18.00 - 18.20 Redman Greenman A zany & colourful mix of music, poetry & comedy

18.30 - 19.00 LouDeemY Productions Bombay Pride Comedy sketch show exploring the myths, misconceptions,and problems that ensue

when two cultures collide in a humourous and unusual relationship

19.10 - 19.30 RoguePlay Theatre The Funbags Comedy Cabaret Who’s Line’

style comedy improvisation, orignal sketches and stand-up

19.40 - 20.50 Sideways Theatre Company Impetuous Fools A full face slap of

Improv comedy. stand up & sketches for over 18’s!

Cafe Blend

The Visual Arts Village pARTicipate Marquee

Your chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range

of workshops throughout the day.

10.00 - 13.00

‘Style Me’ Free make over & styling advice helping to empower

and boost your self esteem and live a more confident

and healthy lifestyle

14.00 - 18.00

Eyeflutter Arts Art T-shirt Stencilling Workshop Have a go at t-shirt

designing with an urban twist.

Your chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range of workshops

throughout the day.

10.00 - 18.00 The Visual Arts

Village pARTicipate Marquee

Midlands Potters Association

Be creative and experience the flexibility of clay, taking home the object you have made

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Sleeping Beauty Arts & Crafts Workshop Make fairytale pictures to take home

Off Our Trolley Carnival and Community Arts Carnival Costume & Props Workshop Help to make carnival masks,

costumes props, head dresses & trolleys

Sid Turner Playing with Fire-The Bronze Age Create your own Bronze Age Ceramic

masterpiece.

FLUID SPACE ARTS Find your creative flair with glass painting, henna art & jewellery

making workshops

Heart of England Galleries 10.00-13.00 AND 14.00-18.00 Creative lantern workshops for all ages.

The Public Interact with The public’s photostudio and Cyclo-mation dark tent - an

interactive cycle powered animation of a journey from West Bromwich to Birmingham.

In The Square Keep your eyes peeled for mystery performances in the square throughout the day – expect the unexpected

The Visual Arts Village pARTicipate MarqueeYour chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range of workshops throughout the day.

16.00 - 18.00 mac Birmingham

Join mac’s Artist Tutors and experience a taste of the many workshops on offer at mac Birmingham

Café Blend13.30 - 14.30

Catch Damon Conlan & Crew

perform amazing Close-up Magic

In The Square Look out for roaming street theatre throughout the day including:

12.00 - 13.00 Catch Damon Conlan & Crew

perform amazing Close-up Magic

14.30 - 15.00 Heijoshin Dojo Traditional Japanese Samurai sword arts.

15.30 - 16.30 Bishop’s Castle Street

Theatre Bespoke youth street theatre

16.30 - 17.00 Trinity PKFR Running & parkour troupe turning Birmingham into their playground

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The Council House

Portico and Foyer

11.00 - 18.00

Jude Hammersley Why Can’t Walls Be Woolly? An installation combining

the texture of tufted wool and other natural yarns with

the concept of graffiti to produce textured wall & floor

surfaces that can live outdoors.

The Council House Portico and Foyer 11.00 - 18.00 Janette Harris 21st century sculpture Sculpture utilising the familiar to question

familiarity..

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11.00 - 11.30 Newport (Shropshire) Town Band Brass Band Music for All A traditional Brass Band playing music which

ranges from traditional marches to the latest popular tunes

11.30 - 12.00 Stage2 Youth Theatre Tales from around the World Outdoor street theatre from Birmingham’s biggest

& busiest youth theatre.

15.00 - 15.30 Dhol Crew The Future of Indian Drumming from a very up

and coming Dhol group

15.30-16.00 The Young Rogues A visually intriguing and thoughtful piece of theatre devised entirely through physical creations of the body and the relationship between the actor and

the mask. A comical and light-hearted exploration of lives and relationships for all the family.

16.00 - 16.30 Highly Sprung Performance Co. ‘It’s A Joke’ 20

clowns, 2 wooden ladders and 1 megaphone engage your senses in this comically exciting yet

challenging piece of performance

16.30 - 17.00 Someone-at-the- Door Samba Band Brazilian style samba

band with infectious rhythms and colorful performance

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Cathedral Green The Old Joint Stock Theatre

12.00 - 12.30 The Birmingham Savoyards performing gilbert & Sullivan

comic operettas & keeping the tradition of gilbert & Sullivan alive

13.00 - 13.30 Rumchum Theatre Company The Bear Aiming to bring a new

audience to the work of Chekhov, RumChum present an intimate taster performance of this

Chekhov classic of unquestionable comedy

14.00 - 14.30 Stripped Down Theatre Our Kylie’s Gettin’ Wed An

incredibly funny yet touching play about the trials and tribulations of every family wedding that you

have ever been to - a true feel good show

15.00 - 15.30 Mary Rochford & Co All’s Fair ... previous Birmingham

Book Award winner Mary Rochford makes her first departure into writing drama, with fantastic

results, in this comedy about love, football and history

16.00 - 16.30 Lichfield Mysteries The Reduced Mysteries

A fast-paced comedy for all the family answering the questions you never bothered to ask such as, ‘What would happen if Noah

won the lottery?’ and, ‘What did Adam and Eve actually do with their time?’

17.00 - 17.30 Moqapi Selassie Blackheart Man The captivating story of an African-Caribbean youth

growing up in Birmingham and becoming a Rastafari, the only show of its kind that

highlights the Black British/Rastafari experience in Britain

18.00 - 18.30 Don’t Go Into The Cellar Sexton Blake Strikes

Back! A professional theatre troupe specialising in Victorian ghost and horror

stories - gothic theatre at its best!

19.00 - 19.30 in a moment Barefaced-stripped back theatre with teams

of actors performing small bites of new writing and audience participation to vote for the

best team

A series of outdoor performances for your enjoyment throughout the day

presents ArtsFest Theatre - a selection of outstanding theatre productions currently

being performed in the region

high streetWaterstones High Street

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres & in a venue

where they might not usually happen!

11.00 - 11.30 Debbie Tracey Death of a Beauty Saleswoman

A brand new one-woman comedy where beauty knows no pain – she’s a pain who knows no beauty

12.00 - 12.30 Second City Sax An eclectic mix of Jazz & popular music.

13.00 - 13.30 Dodici Corde Guitar Duo A rare opportunity to hear guitar

works from the early nineteenth century performed on original antique instruments and in period costume

14.00 - 14.30 Kim Charnock Original acoustic poetic folk

15.00 - 15.45 IN CONVERSATION presented by IWIC incorporating BICF with Dereck McDonagh, general manager of the Burlington discussing his time in Birmingham

from an Irish perspective

16.00 - 16.30 Belly Dance Elements Classic Egyptian & Turkish Belly Dancing

On High Street Keep your eyes peeled throughout the day for

dancing amongst the crowds that will get your toes tapping

and your body boogying

High Street Busking Spot

Catch a range of ArtsFest artists who will be performing ‘busking’ style on High Street between 11.30 - 17.30, in addition to their main ArtsFest performances. Artists include

12.00 - 12.30 Banjo Dave (see page 10)

13.00 - 13.00 Jimmy Davis (see page 22)

14.00 - 14.30 Pilot The Sky (see page 9)

15.00 - 15.30 Cordão de

Ouro Capoeira Birmingham (CDOB)

(see page 8)

Cherry Street Busking SpotCatch a range of ArtsFest artists who will be

performing ‘busking’ style on Cherry Street between 11.30 - 17.00, in addition to their main ArtsFest

performances. Artists include

12.30 - 13.00 Home Grown Music

Collective (see page 15)

13.30 - 14.00 Banjo Dave (see page 10)

14.30 - 15.00 John Brocklesby (see page 23)

15.30 - 16.00 Second City Sax (see page 14)

16.30 - 17.00 Spitfire (see page 13)

CCRumchum Theatre

Spitfire

Jimmy Davis

Cordão de Ouro Capoeira

St Martin’s in the Bullring10.00 - 16.30

Hard Times The Big Issue Exhibition

southsideThe Tourist Information Centre

Street Performance Area Bodega Bar & Cantina Waterstones New Street

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A series of outdoor performances for your enjoyment throughout the day

presents The Little Chill - a series of relaxed, intimate performances

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in a

venue where they might not usually happen!

11.30 - 12.00 Strumpit Gypsy Jazz / Acoustic Roots trio with a twist

12.30 - 13.00 Someone-at-the- Door Samba Band. Brazilian style samba

band with infectious rhythms and colorful performance

13.30 - 14.00 Birmingham Youth Theatre Nodes Abstract and energetic theatre that particulary relates to a teenage audience, exploring the concept of social

networking and the effects it has on peoples ability to communicate

14.30 - 15.00 Home Grown Music Collective Cigar Box Guitar Experience Making original music with

nothing more than a stick of wood, a box and three strings - the uK’s own version of Seasick

Steve-style downhome music

15.30 - 16.00 Made of Music Dhol Collective performing colourful beats

of the punjab fused with genres from around the world

16.30 - 17.00 Second City Sax An eclectic mix of jazz & popular music

12.00 - 12.30 Alexia Farrell Stunning Acoustic-soul singer songwriter

13.00 - 13.30 Dub Skiffler Poetry Society Thoughtfullessness

Electro-Acoustic duo presenting poetically reflective, perceptive musical vibes

14.00 - 14.30 KRUPALI PARMAR A dynamic & expressive Indian

dancer, emotively mixing Kathak, Bharatanatyam & Bollywood styles

15.00 - 15.30 Sam Eden Acoustic mesmerizing wonders incorporating Folk Rock,

pop Rock, piano ballads and more

16.00 - 16.30 Sonanta Flamenca Colourful & sophisticated flamenco instrumentals,

blending traditional & contemporary flamenco influences to produce stunning rhythms and

harmonies

11.00 - 11.30 Birmingham Writers Group Funny Money:

Humourous stories from recession-hit Birmingham. Snippets of fiction and

poetry to make you realise that when the economy’s in trouble you can always bank on

laughter

12.00 - 12.30 Birmingham Repertory Theatre Happily Ever After Sleeping Beauty-inspired children’s story telling

13.00 - 13.30 Matt D’Netto Guitar Music of Spain Solo classical guitar recital.

14.00 - 14.30 Alex Vann Acoustic melodic singer songwriter with some songs interpreted in sign language

15.00 - 15.30 IN CONVERSATION Tindal Street Press - Birmingham’s

independent publisher of contemporary literary fiction presents ‘To Asian, Not Asian

Enough’ An anthology that brings together the freshest and most exciting new British

Asian voices. Reading followed by Q&A

16.00 - 16.30 Chloe Hunt Fresh, Acoustic pop singer-songwriter

The Victoria Pub

The Victoria presents Midland Sounds: Electro Pop, New Wave & Electronica

Waterstones New Street11.00 - 16.30

Tom Presley Murphy “Off with their Heads” The Disco Guillotine

Cutting edge art chops at celebrity through this large-scale indoor

sculptural work

The Outdoor Arts Market10.00 - 18.00

An engaging and interactive market place featuring a variety of

arts, crafts and information stalls (see page 7)

New Street pARTicipate MarqueeYour chance to get involved10.00 - 18.00 Birmingham Yamaha Music School guitar, keys and drum lessons from Birmingham’s very ownYamaha trained teachers, a music teaching style originating in Japan and which has been honed since the 1950’s

New Street Busking Spot

Catch a range of ArtsFest artists who will be performing ‘busking’ style outside of HSBC Bank between 11.30 - 17.00, in addition to their main ArtsFest performances.

Artists include

12.00 - 12.30 Mark Bennett Blues (see page 8)

13.00 - 13.30 Snooty Bobs (see page 8)

14.00 - 14.30 Rymza (see page 13)

15.00 - 15.30 Salute Mary (see page 9)

16.00 - 16.30 Templeton Pek (see page 9)

15.00 - 15.30 Is I Cinema Stunning & experimental bookish post Rock

16.00 - 16.30 Shades Indie pop with a psychedelic dimension and irresistible

groove. Bring your dancing shoes

17.00 - 17.30 Beat Milk Jugs An enigmatic collective originally hailing from Latvia, who deliver haunting Electronica laden with pop &

Rock sensibilities

18.00 - 18.30 The Voyeurist Dark and dancey alternative Indie-Electro

19.00 - 19.30 Ourfamous Dead An explosive & energetic fusion of Synth and Rock

20.00 - 20.30 Neon Highwire Electroplosion Surrealist geek Electro Rock

upstarts who have been championed by Tom Robinson of BBC 6Music and whose live performance

has been compared to an electro opera

21.00 - 21.30 The Scholars Epic alternative Rock cut from the cloth of

Birmingham’s New Wave and post punk heritage

22.00 - 22.30 The Carpels The latest signing to label One Beat Records, The Carpels have their sights on the forefront of modern cutting edge

pop music with songs that have Indie, punk, Dubstep & Electronica running through them

Hill StreetModified Events presents Regenerated engages young people in the regeneration of Birmingham through street art. By enabling young people to work with established artists, these stunning pieces of art have been created to give the area a new lease of lifeFF

The Victoria Pub21.30 - 22.30

Catch Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan

perform amazing Close-up Magic

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Snooty Bobs

Matt D’Netto

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KINO 10 presents Shortcuts 20113:00pm Festival Focus I: Flatpack Festival: Colour Box (U)In the first of three festival features, we take a look at Birmingham’s film jamboree, the Flatpack Festival. For this particular screening we have a selection of short films from their Colour Box programme, aimed at children of all ages.

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15.00 - 21.00

Jennifer RossCaught in Mise en Scene

During the festival, artist and curator,

Jennifer Ross will be exhibiting her

three-channel video installation

piece that will be viewable in the

breaks between films.

8:30pm Mark Locke Introduces…(15)Mark Locke is a Tamworth-based filmmaker whose filmography includes a series of award-winning shorts (and a hilarious feature we screened last year about a giant boxing crustacean!). Tonight, we’ll be screening one of his earlier works Eat In, which will be followed by Townies, a pilot episode of a TV comedy series. Mark will be in attendance to introduce the screening.

Eat In [dir. Mark Locke] (10min) Whatever you do, don’t eat a curry before watching this very funny short. Townies [dir. Mark Locke] (30min) A super funny, super real half hour comedy about thirtysomething guys on a Friday night in their dull home town.

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The Electric Cinema & Sound Studios12.00 - 14.00 Building Tours

On Saturday September 10, The Electric Cinema will be opening its doors to the general public for a very special behind the scenes tour. It will delve into the building’s 100-year history, from

it beginnings as a news theatre all the way to its current status as one of the most popular independent cinemas in the UK since its art deco restoration in 2004 under current owner Tom

Lawes. You’ll also get to hear stories about the characters who have owned The Electric over the years and take a look at the building’s unique architecture.

There will be four tours taking place between 12pm and 2.30pm – tours are at 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm and 2pm. The event is free but guests must book their place by emailing

info@theelectric.co.uk with the subject ‘Backstage Tour’ and the time they’d like to visit.

4:30pm Festival Focus II:Stoke Your Fires Festival: Award Winners 2011 (PG)Starting out as a festival dedicated to animation, Stoke Your Fires has since evolved to an all-singing, all-dancing ‘festival of the moving image’. Here we have a selection of award winning short films from the 2011 festival in February.

Cul de Bouteille (Specky Four-Eyes) [dir. Jean-Claude Rozec] (9min) Best Short Animation.

Save Our Bacon [dir. peter Baynton] (13min) Best professional Animation.

Birdboy [dir. pedro Rivero & Alberto Vazquez] (13min) Best Fine Art/Experimental.

Entropy [dir. Alexander Thomas] (14min) Best Student Film.

Run [dir. Anderson West] (8min) Best ‘Made in the Midlands’.1hour

5:40pmJust For Laughs (PG)A series of films produced to induce a smile.

The Abridged Antiques Roadshow [dir. peter Sparrow & Astrid Castice] (2min) The Antiques Roadshow, in a slightly different format.

Unlucky Actor [dir. Brian Harley] (11min) Struggling actor, peter discovers the house party he’s at isn’t exactly the party he thought it was.

The Interviewee [dir. David poole] (6min) A nervous man struggles during an interview.

Monday Morning Traffic [dir. Jonathan E. price] (3min) A man who is sceptical and anxious about what the week ahead may bring, with his first day at a new job on the cusp...

Pleasant Dreams [dir. Chris Dumayne] (2min) Just when you thought it was all a bad dream…

Back to Basics [dir. paul Sayers] (1min) RIp John Major 1943 - 2011. The country will be a lesser place without you.

What’s Crackalackin? [dir. Leon Clifford and phil griffiths] (1min) A humorous showdown of questions.

A Representation of Real Life through the Medium of Eastenders [dir. peter Sparrow & Astrid Castice] (2min) A week of Eastenders in 2 minutes.30min

3:50pm Animated ArtsFest (12)A fantastic selection of animation featuring stars of a bygone age, including george Best and Hulk Hogan.

All Consuming Love (Man in a Cat) [dir. Louis Hudson] (9min) An animated comedy about a tiny man who lives inside a cat.

Hogan [dir. peter Millard] (2min) ‘Hello Hulk Hogan, I know it’s been a hard time on us all but we will be ok in the end.’

Best [dir. Steven Spencer] (10min) An innovative re-telling of the troubled life of george Best.

The History of Denim [dir. Drew Roper] (4min) The story about the creator of Denim.25min

7:30pmMemory Lane (PG)We take a look at Birmingham’s past in this section with a fantastic short about the dance scene in Birmingham produced by the Media Archive of Central England, and a documentary about legendary Birmingham band Duran Duran.

Birmingham Hits the Floor [dir. MACE] (15min) From ballroom to disco. From robotics to reggae. An archive film looking back at dance crazes in Birmingham. Duran Duran: Rewound [dir. Birmingham Music Heritage] (28min) Half hour doc about the legendary English New Wave band.The Chauffeur [dir. Ian Emes] (3min) Music video for Duran Duran made by Ian Emes.

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6:20pmAlternate Worlds (12)An eclectic mix of films which explore everything from life in a launderette to sugarcane harvesting in Barbados.

Futurestate: Skateboarding as Life [dir. Jaimie Durnell] (3min) Elegantly filmed short doc about skateboarding.

Hotel Bardo [dir. Lauren Hatchard] (9min) A surreal Lynch-esque film about the life of a bell-boy in a very interesting hotel.

30° Wash [dir. Luke Fawsitt] (3min) Beautifully shot short doc set in a launderette.

Echoes [dir. Sam Johnson] (6min) John returns to work after the death of his wife and is haunted by the echoes of his past.

‘Spooks Stories’ Trailer [dir. Chris Dumayne] (3min) Fictional film trailer based on characters created by author Joseph Delaney.

18 Days [dir. Marco El gabry] (6min) Documentary scrutinising 18 days of protests in Egypt.

A Balkan Rhapsody [dir. Tatyana Mircheva] (7min) Documentary showing moments of the life of a few Romany people in a small town in Bulgaria.

Cane Harvest [dir. philip Nanton] (3min) This poetical short film is a personal response to sugarcane harvesting in Barbados.

Top Banana [dir. Jonothon Lees] (10min) The trials and tribulations of father-son relationship.

Zeus [dir. paul Sayers] (10min) An experimental and humorous exploration of the concept of ‘art’ in cinema.

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mac Birminghampresents ArtsFest mac - a day of family friendly pARTicipate workshops and cutting edge performances

The Theatre The Foyle Studio The Foyer and Courtyard

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11.00 - 11.30 Dudley Performing Arts - The Company Making Links II

An exploration of Black Country Industrial Heritage An innovative & original piece of contemporary dance bringing heritage

alive

12.00 - 12.30 Freefall Dance Company Seaside Rendezvous

A Tribute to Freddie Mercury partnership between Birmingham Royal Ballet & Fox Hollies School, delivering family-friendly entertaining

dance theatre.

13.00 - 13.30 Nose2Nose SPACE Highly interactive, physical one-man show

full of crazy characters, outrageous spectacle, improvisation run riot, and always asking YOu, the

audience - what is ‘SpACE’?

14.00 - 14.30 OHMMM (Orchestra of Home Made Musical

Machines) 5 piece Art rock orchestra OHMMM perform live improvised experimental music with

home made instruments

15.00 - 15.30 Moo Ville LITE A multimedia interactive performance, exploring the subject of identity through a young woman’s eyes and the emotional and physical journey a

young woman will take to fit in!

16.00 - 16.30 Midlands Fretted Orchestra Presents ‘Nosferatu’ Live

and (a little bit) Scary! Vintage Horror Movie with Live Score 35 fretted instrument

players put pluck into their performance of the score by Mark Willetts to be performed live

alongside the showing of this classic vintage vampire horror film. A preview of this exciting

project to be performed live at mac on Haloween

17.00 - 17.30 Keneish Dance Embracing the range of expression and

dynasim of African Contemporary, Street and Jazz Dance styles, Keenish Dance present a captivating display of visual installation and

vibrant Dance

11.30 - 12.00 Bhangra Tots Fun, wiggle, giggle & dance Bhangra

style for under 7’s.

12.30 - 13.00 Capoeira Conviver Children’s Capoeria

Workshop A blend of dance, martial arts, acrobatics, music and Brazilian culture

13.30 - 14.30 Bloco Louco Family Samba Drumming Workshop

No Experience Necessary!

15.00 - 15.45 Transit Trix Children’s Hip Hop Workshop Learn Transit Trix’s theatrical performance style with Breakdance, popping/locking and other related

dance styles

The Performance Studio

15.00 - 17.00 Capoeira ConviverCapoeira Workshop for all ages A blend of dance, martial arts, acrobatics, music and Brazilian culture

14.30 - 15.00 The Strumtroopers Uke to the Future¶ Multi-instrumental ukulele based cover band.

16.30 - 17.00 Charlie Jordan’s Decadent Divas Decadent Divas Decades Picnic Hear the highlights

of four decades of women performed by exciting local performance poets who’ll

make you giggle as you recognise aspects of yourself and glimpses of the future!

17.30 - 18.00 The Kings of Spain ArtsFest regulars, TKOS Soulful, Acoustic pop ranges from the beautifully melodic to groovatious percussion driven

dance and singalongs!

18.30 - 19.00 Howard James Kenny Described as a ‘one man Sigur

Ros’ Howard James Kenny delivers stunningly haunting soundscapes through his experimental & progressive loop based folk

11.00-19.00 Around mac mac will be bringing you a range of activities

throughout the weekend On Saturday, aside from

the main ArtsFest programme, there is the chance

to catch the penultimate day of the Anticurate

exhibition, featuring talks and tours throughout the

day and free screenings in the cinema featuring

fantastic work from young film makers.On Sunday there will be snippets from the autumn

learning season, giving you a sample of some of

the fantastic things in store. Visit macarts.co.uk formore details…

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Charlie Jordan’s Decadent Divas

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Bloco Louco

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Interested in growing your own fruit and vegetables? Visit the Birmingham and District Allotments Council

marquee and see the results of people doing just that as they

showcase their range of hearty vegetables. Speak to other green fingered enthusiasts

and exchange those all important tips.

A host of floral societies display the best of their plants including the Cactus and Succulent, Midland Bonsai and Hardy Plants. Now in its seventeenth year, the Birmingham Organic Gardeners will also be on hand to continue raising the profile of organic gardening for both edible

and ornamental plants.

Founded on the ArtsFest weekend forty-two years ago, the Fuchsia society will present the very best of this popular flower.

The British Woodcarvers Association display a range of ornate woodcarvings and hold demonstrations of their work.

Get all your gardening know-how with help from the professionals when gardening writer and broadcaster, Steve Bradley, comperes a Q and A with a specialist panel of gardening gurus including Reg Moule, Frank Hardy and from the BBC’s The One Show, Christine Walkden (Sunday only).

Q & A sessions take place from 11am – Midday, 2pm – 3pm and 4pm – 5pm as part of In Conversation (see page 7).

City Centre Gardens

Keep your eyes peeled for

mystery performances in the

gardens throughout the day –

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TAKE A TASTE OF PERFECTION.

At the Birmingham Marriott, our premier dining options are exactly

what you’ll need to maintain your momentum.

Why not come and indulge your taste buds and enjoy home-made

delicacies from our Afternoon Tea menu or make your Sunday’s special

and get together with friends and family over lunch.

So what are you waiting for...?

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12 Hagley Road, Five Ways, Birmingham, B16

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Sunday Lunch is available between 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Booking in advance is advisable.

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2 BirminghamMuseum&ArtGallery

3 BodegaBar&Cantina

4 TheBroadStreetStage

5 CaféBlend

6 CathedralGreen

7 TheCBSOCentre

8 CentenarySquare

9 CentenarySquareStage

10 CentralLibrary

11 CentreForTheChild

12 ChamberlainSquare

13 ChamberlainSquareStage

14 CherryStreetBuskingSpot

15 TheCouncilHouse

16 TheCrescentTheatreRonBarberStudio

17 TheElectricCinema&SoundStudios

18 TheFlapperPub,CambrianWharf,KingstonRow

19 FlowerFest@CityCentreGardens

20 HillStreet

21 IkonGallery

22 LibraryofBirmingham

23 macBirmingham

24 MintHotelBirmingham

25 NewStreetBuskingSpot

26 TheOldJointStockTheatre

27 ThePrinceofWalesPub

28 StMartin’sintheBullring

29 SymphonyHall

30 TheTouristInformationCentreStreetPerformanceArea

31 TownHall

32 TheVictoriaPub,JohnBrightSt

33 VictoriaSquare

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36 TheYardbirdJazzClub

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sunday1112.00 - 12.40 LatinMotion Salsa

Promotions Fun salsa dance demonstration & workshop - no experience required!

13.05 - 13.35 Birmingham Festival Choral Society Singing Is Our Forte Birmingham’s longest

established SATB chorus perform a wide range of music from the 18th Century to the present day

14.00 - 14.30 Greyish Quartet The Dark Red Room

Inspired by cinema & photography, whilst drawing on diverse musical styles including hip-hop, classical, rock and minimalism, this contemporary collective distinctively explores these influences

through the medium of jazz and improvisation

15.00 - 15.30 Tabla in Music Entertainment Global Folk Led by tabla maestro Mendi Singh, the sound of

musical cultures from around the world merge together in harmony

16.00 - 16.30 Gypsy Fire Explosive, dynamic & stunning instrumental performances, combining breathtaking

musical virtuosity and exhilarating dynamics, breathing new life into the worlds of classical, Latin, jazz, rock, blues and beyond

The Best of Birmingham

17.00 - 17.30 Soldier Voted in the top 10 Birmingham bands for 2011, and having performing with the likes of Athlete and The Datsuns, Soldier are a pure bombardment of original indie rock

& roll with explosive energy, powerful stage presence and a truly amazing sound

18.00 - 18.25 New Killer Shoes Regulars on the Midland tour circuit, grit-pop rock band NKS’s debut Ep was

released to widespread critical acclaim, and will be followed by the hotly anticipated release of their debut album later this year.

18.45 - 19.10 Octane OK Tipped as one of the best live bands in Birmingham, and after playing with the likes of Saving Aimee and The Twang, Octane OK’s catchy, melodic pop-

rock is seeing the band go from strength to strength

19.30 - 19.55 The Amateurs Tipped by Kerrang as one of the most talented bands supported on the unsigned show, The Amateurs play high tempo indie pop rock with stunning vocal

harmonies and hooks

20.15 - 20.45 Casino Featuring Adam Zindani (also of the Stereophonics) are back! After a break from gigging the lads

from Kings Heath return to rock the Best Of Birmingham stage

21.15 - 22.00 The Guillemots preceding their upcoming uK tour, Brit award nominated indie rock band The guillemots

return to their home town to perform a special set for ArtsFest

presents showcases from a range of community artists

presents the Sunday Soulful Sessions - a fusion of the Midlands finest Soul, Reggae, Funk and Hip Hop groups plus

the Yardbird’s resident DJs throughout the day

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12.40 - 13.05 Sonanta Flamenca Colourful & sophisticated flamenco

instrumentals, blending traditional & contemporary flamenco influences to produce

stunning rhythms and harmonies

14.30-15.00 BE Festival presents Move Me Birmingham’s European Theatre Festival, held for the second time in July this

year, present a unique interactive contemporary dance event hosted by Birmingham’s very own

Barbara Nice

15.30 - 16.00 FaceOmeter & The Dapper Swindler Energetic leftfield

storytelling music, with an emphasis on frantic energy & good vibes through highly melodic

Folk, AntiFolk & very wonky gypsy Jazz

16.30 - 17.00 Ashley Fayth Bluebells and Peanut Butter Quirky

& contemporary, Ashley’s emotive vocals showcase newly refined pop-Folk sensibilities

and a poetic yet indivdual lyrical style

17.30 - 18.00 BE Festival presents Move Me Birmingham’s European Theatre festival, held for the second time in July this

year, present a unique interactive contemporary dance event hosted by Birmingham’s very own

Barbara Nice

Your chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range of workshops & demonstrations

throughout the day.

‘THE BEST OF BIRMINGHAM’ WITH Kerrang! and Q RADIO from 5pm

The Yardbird Jazz ClubSymphony HallCentenary Square pARTicipate AreaThe Broad Street StageCentenary Square Stage

12.00 - 12.30 yang tai chi school Watch in awe a demonstration of this gentle

Chinese martial art performed in harmony with colourful fan and different swords

12.45 - 13.30 DanceXchange Try out a new dance style at a this free taster workshop from DanceXchange, Birmingham’s power house

of dance

14.00 - 14.30 Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

(Birmingham) Demonstration Watch a demonstration of Scottish country reels, jigs and strathspeys and then join in the fun & have a go

yourself in the workshop that follows

14.30 - 15.00 Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

(Birmingham) Workshop Have a go and see how enjoyable Scottish country dancing is in

this fun workshop

15.30 - 16.30 Bloco Louco Samba Drumming Workshops

Brazilian influenced Samba percussion music workshop - no experience necessary!

17.00 - 17.30 Zumba Central Latin-infused calorie-burning workout

13.00 - 13.30 Youth Dance England

Black Country our community… The notion of the term ‘community’ explored

through risk taking physical theatre and contemporary dance,

set to inspiring music & performed by passionate dedicated local

dancers.

14.00 - 14.30 Dhol Crew The Future of Indian

Drumming from a very up and coming Dhol group

15.00 - 15.30 TESS featured as part of Folk For Free Set to delight fans of Damien Rice, Nick Drake

and Ray Lamontagne, Tess’s debut album magpie has been hailed a classic by critics as quickly as it

has become a cult purchase. ‘Not to be ignored’ say MOJO.

16.00 - 16.30 Carousel Circus A gentle whisker-tickling semi-acoustic setfrom this original Rock n Roll,

Blues and Country Explosion band!

17.00 - 17.30 Fordante Winners of Best

New Music at the 2010 Buxton Festival Fringe, Fordante return to ArtsFest with their unique classical

crossover sounds

18.00 - 18.30 Drumvoice Orchestra

African Drumming Extravaganza!

12.30 - 13.00 StoneSouluk A mix of old skool Funk/Soul & fresh original urban vibes will get you grooving to these soulful beats

13.30 - 14.00 Me’sha Bryan Original Rock infused Acoustic

Soul by professional Singer-Songwriter Me’sha who has spent her musical career providing backing vocals for artists such Bryan Ferry, Beverley Knight,

Russell Watson, Heaven 17, La Roux & Donovan

14.30 - 15.00 The Diva Collective Diva Soup Join three Divas and their band , as they serve up some ‘Diva Soup’: an

eclectic dish of jazz, soul and funk - with a dash of folk and a pinch of bluegrass to warm the belly

(Warning: May contain traces of sequins!)

15.30 - 16.00 Unique Modern eclectic jazz meets urban soul and poetic uk rap

16.30 - 17.00 Mykal Moziah Musical Enchantment Performing a

specially put together ArtsFest set, Mykal & his band present their distinctive Folk rock reggae blend fusing music, singing and chanting, with vibrant

urban african drumming and percussion

17.30 - 18.00 FRUTALOKA A fresh cocktail of world music with juicy bits

of latin, funk, soul and reggae

18.30 - 19.00 Jah Marnyah ‘Sweat of your Brow’ An artist of

phenomenal musical talents, let Jah woo you with his stunning reggae music vibrations

19.30 - 20.00 Trap Floors Drawing from influences ranging from Fela Kuti to film score maestro Ennio Morricone, Trap Floors

create brooding electronic soundscapes enhanced with Trip Hop muscle

20.30 - 21.00 Genius Collective E=GC Launch Tour Uplifting soul, funk & hip hop band with catchy hooks, head nodding rhythms

and jazzy interludes that will get your feet tapping and fingers snapping

21.30 - 22.00 Jimmy Davis Ending a busy summer performing across the UK, Jimmy

presents his inspirational and passionate word wizardry to ArtsFest and shows how the usual

associations and connotations related to Hip Hop get thrown through the window when he performs!

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The Guillemots

11.00 - 16.00Art on the Railings

Outdoor arts market (see page 7)

centenary square

14.00 - 14.30 Eat Y’Self Pretty A pulsating mix of frenetic indie-pop & electro

tinged art-rock Championed by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens

15.00 - 15.30 Tropicaux No longer content with life on the ground floor,

Tropicaux, with their mix of sultry dance grooves and infectious pop melodies are more than

ready to embark on the sharpest climb of their fledgling career

16.00 - 16.30 MTA Artist Management present Calais

A new project formed from other successful bands on the underground uK scene, Calais present their

own brand of upbeat & energetic Indie pop

17.00 - 17.30 Arbor Lights Epic guitar-led instrumental post-Rock, sometimes pretty mellow, and sometimes

pretty loud

18.00 - 18.30 Deadwax Taking you back to the ‘Tripped Out 1960’s’, Deadwax’s drums

rattle & amps are turned up to give a rock’n’roll six-string sound that’s completely sublime

19.00 - 19.30 The Modern Described by pete Doherty as “the catchiest band

I’ve heard in a long time.” The Modern release their upbeat British guitar music on ArtsFest

20.00 - 20.30 To The Moon Experimental Rock/Electro/pop band with sections of dark hip hop and sirens being met with driving

guitar riffs and touching harmonies

21.00 - 21.30 Symphony State Lively & energetic alternative Indie-Rock

Electronica

22.00 - 22.30 The Pockets Disguising their dark side with a gentler name,

expect an intense and hypnotic stage performance and stunning atmospheric indie sounds

14.30 - 15.00 Gray Fox Anti-Folk, Country, Indie & Baroque pop music

for the open minded

15.30 - 16.00 Omar Anthony Solo acoustic versions of Omar’s catchy,

melodic Rock pop songs

16.30 - 17.00 Leon Zaigirdar New singer-songwriter on the block

performing a mixture of original material & unique covers

17.30 - 18.00 Nick Tuck upcoming singer-songwriter performing acoustic folk music with meaningful and

powerful lyrics

18.30 - 19.00 Nairmi Rowe Singer-Songwriter performing original music in acoustic, RnB and indie genres as well as cover

versions of popular songs

19.30 - 20.00 Natalie West Original pop-dance music influenced by many styles

20.30 - 21.00 Second State High energy acoustic songwriting

with a gritty edge

21.30 - 22.00 Late Night Train Solo performance of songs from the debut

Late Night Train album; an emotive piano based singer-songwriter

presents Midland Sounds: Indie / Alternative presents The Little Chill - a series of relaxed, intimate performances

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of

different genres and in a venue where they

might not usually happen!

presents Midland Sounds: Acoustic - a series of stunning acoustic performances

13.00 - 13.30 Sarah Turrell upcoming singer songwriter mixing folk with

pop to bring a unique and upbeat sound to the music scene

14.00 - 14.30 John Brocklesby Original singer songwriter of urban folk rock

15.00 - 16.00 Smart Poets A varied group of poets hosting a poetry - Open

Mic - Free for all for aspiring to experienced poets who want to share their poems

16.30 - 17.00 Rowena Knight Original songs about love, life & imagination with

a rocky folk/pop edge

17.30 - 18.00 Luke B Hobson (from Pan & The Poets) A unique blend of poetry & Folk

18.30 - 19.00 Rea River Roots @ the Tower of Song Keeping the living

tradition of Folk & Roots music alive

19.30 - 20.00 Dave Boddison Singer-Songwriter whose reflective performance & ambient Folk sound bears comparisons to Nick

Drake and Damien Rice

20.30 - 21.00 Victoria Perks Delving into the realms of Americana, Country, Folk & pop,

this songbird is perhaps better known as ViX of all-girl band ‘We’ve got a ...FuZZBOX and we’re

gonna use it!!’

21.30 - 22.00 Chickenbone Blues From old-time classic Delta Blues, thru’ driving

Chicago Blues and gospel to cool uptown Swing, this band delivers it all. A great line up featuring one of the country’s leading harmonica players Dave Smith, this band always have feeling and

are always fun

The Flapper Pub Gig Room

13.00 - 13.30 Birmingham

Contemporary Music Group Internationally

renowned for its engaging, award-winning performances of the world’s best music by today’s great composers, BCMg deliver

a live art-music experience right here on your doorstep

14.00 - 14.30 Hina and Co Bollywood Dance Academy It’s Time To

Disco An explosion of Bollywood Dance, full of energy, colour

and joy

15.00 - 16.00 Equinox: Cultures in Harmony

Singing Cultural Harmony An exciting project

featuring City of Birmingham Choir, Bournville Young Singers,

ulfah Arts Collective, Sanchita pal Ensemble, Black Voices, World

Music Youth Choir, polish Folklore Choir and a Chinese/South Asian Choir. A Cultural Olympiad project culminating in large scale 2012 concert, at ArtsFest the groups

come together for the first time to work with composer Christopher

Long, who has has written a new piece especially for the

project. Come along to see how the different choral traditions

come together and hear the piece take shape.

16.30 - 17.00 Dont Go Into The Cellar Holmes

Alone No Watson - all Sherlock - ne’er-do-wells, beware!

17.30 - 18.00 MUTATE Mixing drones

with off-kilter beats, shortwave radio & random found sounds to create improvised, experimental,

darkly intense & ambient soundscapes

12.30 - 13.00 Charlie Jordan’s Decadent Divas Decadent Divas Decades Picnic Hear the highlights of

four decades of women performed by exciting

local performance poets who’ll make you giggle

as you recognise aspects of yourself and glimpses

of the future!

13.30 - 14.00 IN CONVERSATION

With David Massingham, Artistic Director of DanceXchange and Co-director of the International Dance Festival Birmingham

14.30 - 15.00 Geoff Stevens

40 years of poetry International poet

published widely across the world tells all through his blend of serious and

comic poetry

15.30-16.00: The Tallyman’s Dark Omnibus A spoken word and caberet noir music show featuring stories of the outsiders of society. performed by a masked artist this is one of the only shows of its kind in Europe and suitable for over

18s only

16.30 - 17.00 Cabaret

Ordinaire Barbara Nice’s

Jamboree An evening of variety and entertainment

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different

genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen!

The Flapper Pub Bar The Prince of Wales Pub The CBSO Centre Mint Hotel BirminghamHighlight Birmingham Comedy Club

12.30 - 13.00 Roz Bruce Original female lead guitar looper, building up layers of wah wah ridden, overdriven guitar sounds to create powerfully psychedelic &

melancholic songs

13.30 - 14.00 Driftwood playing familiar songs in unfamiliar ways, Driftwood do not cover songs - they take

them apart, rebuild them and give them ‘The Driftwood Sound’ with their Folk & Soul sounds

14.30 - 15.00 Tim Robinson Solo guitar instrumentals

ranging from Chet Atkins Mason Williams to Beatles and jazz standards plus original

compositions

15.30 - 16.00 The Kings of Spain ArtsFest regulars, TKOS Soulful, Acoustic pop ranges from the beautifully melodic to groovatious percussion driven

dance and singalongs!

In the squarekeep your eyes peeled throughout the day

for dancing amongst the crowds that will get your toes tapping and your body boogying.

16.00 - 17.30 Ann Walker

A Photo-Performance using a pinhole camera dress to turn the body into a camera and

reveal & record of what is unperceived by the human eye. The resulting photographs and documentation of the performance will be

shown online after ArtsFest. Look out for Ann as she roams around the Square and indoor

venues close by

Library of Birmingham

Get a sneak preview of Birmingham’s new

Library on one of ArtsFest’s Library of

Birmingham site tours. Tours are every hour

on the hour between 11:00-17:00. Booking

is required on the day via the Library of

Birmingham stand in Chamberlain Square.

Ikon Gallery - Event Room 11.00 - 18.00

A Real Birmingham Family

The chance to nominate your family to be

chosen to model for a life-size bronze statue

that will be permanently located outside the New Library of Birmingham from 2013

Oozells Square 13.00 - 16.00Family Tree

Free creative activity from Ikon exploring family trees

Ikon Gallery11.00 - 18.00

Atsuko Tanaka The first UK retrospective of this

pioneering Japanese artist

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IN THE SQUARE Look out for roaming street theatre throughout the day including:

12.30 - 13.00 Trinity PKFR Free Running & Parkour troupe turning Brirmingham into their playground

16.00 - 19.00 Catch DAMON CONLAN & CREW perform amazing Close-up Magic

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Chamberlain Square

pARTicipate Marquee12.00 - 18.00 Heart FM

Face painting and balloon giveaways

sunday11Birmingham Museum & Art

Gallery - Round Room GalleryBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Industrial Gallery

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Gallery 20

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Gallery 33

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen!

13.00 - 13.30 Andrew Moscardo-Parker NOW! A minimalist experience created by a group of local young children that guarantees you will leave feeling

warm, bemused and relaxed! possibly the best non musical musicians Birmingham has

ever seen!

14.00 - 14.30 Glorishears of Brummagem Ladies Cotswold Morris

dancing

15.00 - 15.30 Birmingham Bach Choir Birmingham’s leading large chamber choir performing the works of J.S.

Bach, his contemporaries and beyond

16.00 - 16.30 Birmingham Community Cello Ensemble The

heavenly sound of multiple cellos playing a varied mix of music from baroque to rock

13.00 - 13.30 The Birmingham Bassoon Choir The only Bassoon Choir in

the West Midlands blowing out the bass line

14.00 - 14.30 Quinton Community Choir Intergenerational

community choir singing pop, gospel, jazz, world and classical music

15.00 - 15.30 Julian Powell’s Solo Vibes percussionist fusing Jazz and

World Music to create a range of musical effects and soundscapes

16.00 - 16.30 MDCC Theatre Company ill met by moonlight A group

of experienced Shakespearean actors perform Shakespeare themed comedy sketches

13.30 - 14.00 Lindsay Jane Brown Pirate Workshop Taking children

on a voyage of imagination as they pull imaginary swords out of their pockets, build huge imaginary boats, sail the seven seas and battle

imaginary crocodiles

14.30 - 15.00 Midland Opera A glimpse of how the Artistic Director is

intertwining the features of two operas, gounod and puccini, and how the company is progressing

with its rehearsals

15.30 - 16.00 Richard Adey Homage to Piazzolla ‘The Soul of

Tango’ Tango Accordion Music

Library of

Birmingham Stand

12.00 - 18.00

featuring digital innovations with The People’s

Archive - helping you to connect with

Birmingham’s past, while the Virtual Library

of Birmingham helps you to connect with

Birmingham’s future

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BIRMINGHAM

MUSEUM &

ART GALLERY -

WATERHALL 12.30 - 17.00

Photosynthesis

Light and Dark An interpretation

by photography collective

‘Photosynthesis’.

Birmingham

Museum & Art

Gallery - The

Learning Zone 13.00 - 16.00

Fun family press printing workshop

with artist Anne Brierley

BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 12.30 - 17.00 Amongst world renowned permanent displays see Staffordshire Hoard objects, and a major exhibition about the birth of Heavy Metal music - The Home of Metal

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13.30 - 14.00 Second city strummers Entertainment from an all ukulele

band playing a varied range of music from the 1920’s to the present day

14.30 - 15.00 Johannes Norris-Brown Solo acoustic guitar player performing

original material, traditional folk and contemporary instrumental tunes

15.30 - 16.00 Operamus Opera for All providing the chance for young professional singers and the wider community to get involved in fully staged Opera productions,

Operamus showcase their forthcoming opportunites

Johannes Norris-Brown

Birmingham Bach Choir

Lindsay Jane Brown

chamberlain squarepresents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in venues where they might not usually happen!

Chamberlain Square Stage Birmingham Conservatoire - The Adrian Boult Hall

Birmingham Conservatoire - The Recital Hall

Birmingham Conservatoire - The Arena Foyer

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen! 12.00 - 12.30 The Birmingham

Stage Company Selected scenes from THE JUNGLE BOOK If you’re

looking for a magnificent experience for all the family, then don’t miss this acclaimed taste of

adventure from Kipling’s timeless story!

12.00 - 12.30 Dancing For The Games present a fun interactive punjabi dance workshop with Dance Sansaar – please

visit artsfest.org.uk for more details

13.30 - 14.00 Elfynn A vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary celtic tunes with driving, danceable rhythms, grooving bass

lines and fiery electric guitar.

14.30 - 15.00 Low Duo Darkly emotive minimalist music previously selected by

The guardian as ‘band of the day’

15.00 - 15.30 Archmix Acclaimed DJ’s playing relaxed and chilled

downtempo Sunday beats

15.30 - 16.00 theLights ArtsFest regulars, theLights intimately epic

indie folk-pop takes the band from strength to strength with Janice Long, Tom Robinson and

Steve Lamacq having all become prounounced fans

16.00 - 16.30 Archmix Acclaimed DJ’s playing relaxed and chilled

downtempo Sunday beats

16.30 - 17.00 TESS Set to delight fans of Damien Rice, Nick Drake and Ray

Lamontagne, Tess’s debut album magpie has been hailed a classic by critics as quickly as it

has become a cult purchase. ‘Not to be ignored’ say MOJO.

17.30 - 18.00 Bloco Combinado A collaborative mega reggae

Samba performance, featuring five of the regions finest samba bands. Bloco Combinado

returns to close the festival in Chamberlain Square once again, following on from it’s

success last year

12.00 - 13.00 Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Open Rehearsal

13.30 - 14.00 City of Birmingham Choir Handel’s Messiah with

Voices from City of Birmingham Choir

14.30 - 15.00 The New Streetly Youth Orchestra Developing the skills of young musicians through regular rehearsal and public performance of popular

classics, showtunes and film scores

15.30 - 16.00 Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Internationally renowned for its engaging, award-winning performances of the world’s

best music by today’s great composers, BCMg deliver a live art-music experience right here on

your doorstep

16.30 - 17.00 Arden Recorder Orchestra Pipe Dreams A toe tapping

mix of classical to jazz played by the increasingly popular genre of a Recorder Orchestra

17.30 - 18.00 Robson Piano Duo The only identical twin piano duo in the uK perform a classical piano recital featuring one of

the most famous 19th century works, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

12.00 - 12.30 Encore Soprano and Piano Duo upcoming classical and

jazz musicians

13.00 - 13.30 Pamela Beesley Rarely performed today, recital of early 20th

Century English romantic songs by composers such as Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Charles Stanford

and graham pee, wonderfully blended with the words of poets such as Yeats, Shakespeare, &

Dante Rossetti

14.00 - 14.30 The Play House No Kidding A fun, participatory workshop

for children delivered by Birmingham’s dynamic participatory theatre company exploring the notions of friendship & co-operation through

the eyes of a pair of ‘overgrown children’, Bally and Billy

15.00 - 15.30 Birmingham Opera Company Opera stars Maureen

Brathwaite & Joseph guyton bring style, glamour and beautiful music to ArtsFest with a programme

of spectacular opera arias. With pianist Sergy Rybin

16.00 - 16.30 Sarah-Ann Cromwell Diva recitals! First performed to a packed out audience at ArtsFest 2009, Sarah returns with an unorthodox ‘diva’ Soprano recital

aimed at families and those who would not normally attend a clssical music event!

17.00 - 17.30 Di Xiao From Paris to Canton piano recital

International classical pianist performs a special recital for ArtsFest, which blends the piano works of Ravel, Chopin and Debussy with pieces from

China, Di Xiao’s homeland

IN THE SQUARE13.00 - 14.00

Catch

DAMON CONLAN & CREW

perform amazing Close-up Magic

15.30 - 16.00 Trinity PKFR

Free Running & Parkour troupe turning Birmingham into their playground

14.00 - 15.30 Ann Walker

I Camera A Photo-Performance using a pinhole camera dress to turn the body into a camera and reveal &

record what is unperceived by the human eye. The resulting photographs and

documentation of the performance will be shown online after ArtsFest. Look out for Ann as she roams around the Square

and indoor venues close by

13.00 - 13.30 Matt Pritchard Magic and Mystery show Magic and

comedy for all ages

14.00 - 14.30 Creative Beat Virtual World Working with young people

throughout the region to place them centre stage through providing music and performance

opportunities whatever their experience - a showcase of the fantastic work produced

15.00 - 15.30 Birmingham Clarion Singers Songs to Change the World Birmingham’s oldest progressive socialist choir demonstrating how songs are used in times of

struggle and change to lift the spirit and give rise to solidarity

16.00 - 16.30 DanceXchange Try out a new dance style at a this free taster workshop from DanceXchange, Birmingham’s

power house of dance

17.00 - 17.30 Dancing For The Games present a fun interactive dance workshop – please

visit artsfest.org.uk for more details

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Central Library Foyer

12.30 - 13.00Creaky Knee Stories

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Fest Fast, energetic & fun storytelling captivating

audiences both young and old alike

14.00 - 14.30Sideways Theatre CompanySuperhero Me!, Explore your inner superhero with this interactive drama workshop for children & their

families

12.00 - 16.00Family friendly stories and activities throughout the day

hosted by Centre for the Child

In The Square12.00 - 18.00 Madeleine Saether The Kitsch Castle An installation investigating kitsch and art, and when does kitsch become art?

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Creaky Knee Stories

Sideways Theatre Company

sunday1112.30 - 13.00

Love fitness Love dance, love fitness? Then you’ll love this dance hall and Michael Jackson

Zumba workshop

13.30 - 14.00 Love fitness Love dance, love fitness? Then

you’ll love this Disco fever and Retro Zumba workshop

14.30 - 15.00 The Barber Institute of Fine Art

Interactive storytelling for all the family. Hear the story of an original Birmingham sports star and inventor as told by award-winning storytellers

and theatre-in-art specialists Annamation. Step back in time to 1859 and meet Edgbaston

resident Major Harry gem, as he tells you about a new game that he’s invented - tennis! Audience

participation is a must!

other times15.30 - 16.00,16.30 - 17.00

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The Council House Room 1 The Council House Room 3 The Council House Room 4 The Council House HMS Daring Room The Council House Room 6

13.00 - 13.30 Julian Powell’s Solo Vibes Children’s Percussion

Workshop A percussionist who fuses Jazz and World Music takes children on a journey through

the world of percussion

14.00 - 14.30 Poetry from the Edge An insight into the poetry of

Birmingham-based poets penny Hewlett, Rosie Miles, Sibyl Ruth and Nicola Slee & the process of

how poems develop and take shape

15.00 - 15.30 Creaky Knee Stories A funny thing

happened to me on the way to the Fest Fast, energetic & fun storytelling

captivating audiences both young and old alike

16.00 - 16.30 Special guest to be announced – please visit

artsfest.org.uk for details

17.00 - 17.30 Birmingham Community Cello

Ensemble The heavenly sound of multiple cellos playing a varied mix of music from baroque to rock

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances and workshops of different genres and in a venue where they might not usually happen!

In The Square Look out for roaming street theatre throughout

the day including:

12.00 - 12.30 Heijoshin Dojo Traditional Japanese Samurai sword arts.

12.00 - 13.30 Ann Walker

I Camera A photo-performance using a pinhole camera dress to turn the body into a camera and reveal & record what is

unperceived by the human eye. The resulting photographs and documentation of the performance will be shown online after ArtsFest. Look out for Ann as she roams around New Street &

Victoria Square and the indoor venues close by

13.00 - 14.30 Happy Kampers

Setting up Kamp Behind the disguise of a glamorous girl band lie three normal girls frustrated by the trivial and mundane within everyday life. An outdoor performance art & installation piece in preview of Happy Kampers performance later today at The Old

Joint Stock Theatre

15.00 - 15.30 Heijoshin Dojo Traditional Japanese Samurai sword arts.

14.00 - 14.30 Trinity PKFR

Free Running & parkour troupe turning Birmingham into their playground

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12.00 - 18.00 Jude Hammersley

Why Can’t Walls Be Woolly? An installation combining the texture of tufted wool and other natural yarns with the concept of graffiti to produce textured wall & floor surfaces

that can live outdoors.

The Council House Foyer

Janette Harris 21st Century Sculpture

Sculpture utilising the familiar to question familiarity.

The Council HouseA rare opportunity to take a tour of The Council

House’s clock tower. Tours take place on the hour from 1-4pm from the entrance to Birmingham

Museum & Art gallery. Tours are limited to 6 people at a time and so please arrive early to avoid

disapointment! .13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00

12.30 - 13.00 Birmingham Writers Group John Bull on the Slab gallows humour as a corpse’s organs each tell

their tales

13.30 - 14.00 Magenta Engaging and energetic female a

cappella close-harmony choir

14.30 - 15.00 Intimate Productions ‘THE TALE OF THE TELLER AND THE TALE’ Depicting

the Story of Jane Austen and her novel ‘ SENSE & SENSIBILITY’, to commemorate the 200th

Anniversary of the Novel being written & published in 1811

15.30 - 16.00 Writing West Midlands The region’s literature development

agency present fresh, original writing, performed live

16.30 - 17.00 Love fitness Love fitness, love dance? Then you’ll love this Arabian Nights

and Dirty Bass Zumba workshop

17.30-18.00 Love fitness Love dance, love fitness? Then you’ll love this Summer Lovin’ and

poptastic Zumba workshop

13.00 - 13.30 Dodici Corde Guitar Duo

A rare opportunity to hear guitar works from the early nineteenth century performed on original

antique instruments and in period costume

14.00 - 14.30 The Cantilena Duo An entertaining mix of folk, traditional and classical music performed on clarinet and

classical guitar

15.00 - 15.30 futuresonic presents Birmingham Composers

Experimental and contemporary classical instrumental performance

16.00 - 16.30 Neil Muir Classical guitar recital, featuring music from

around the world

17.00 - 17.30 Leo Turner A selection of Classical, Jazz and Latin for solo guitar

12.00 - 13.00 Sideways Theatre Company Mask Making Create your very own superhero... then create the mask to match ... then why not try out your new super identity at Sideway’s ‘Superhero Me!’ workshop which

follows this at Central Library.

14.00 - 18.00 IWIC incorporating BICF

The Emerald Scene Irish music and instrument workshop

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victoria square

12.00 - 12.30 IN CONVERSATION

IN CONVERSATION With a very special guest to be announced –

please visit artsfest.org.uk for details

13.00 - 13.30 Birmingham Opera

Company Opera stars Maureen Brathwaite & Joseph guyton bring style, glamour and beautiful music to ArtsFest with a programme of

spectacular opera arias. With pianist Sergy Rybin

14.00 - 14.30 Anna Burge A collection of rustic and

modern material all created through the stylistic piano of this young

female artist

15.00 - 15.30 Dominic Crane with Harry

Boylan Singer/Songwriter of poignant, poetic, melodic, mellow

english pop balladry

16.00 - 16.30 Louise Kilbride Soulful acoustic with an

Irish influence

17.00 - 17.30 Claret Original Roots & Folk songs with

contemporary arrangements & jazz undertones

18.00 - 18.30 Flatworld Lively five-piece world music

band playing roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe & beyond

presents showcases from it’s Associate Artists as well as a selection of Community

artists

The Council House Banqueting Room

The Council House Drawing Room Town Hall

Presents Midland Sounds: Folk & Roots

Cafe Blend Dancing For the Games presents The Dance & Performance Marquee

Part of the Cultural Olympiad, Dancing for the Games is getting the West Midlands dancing for

London 2012

Your chance to get involved and pARTicipate in a range of workshops throughout the day.12.00 - 13.00 mac Birmingham

Join mac’s artist tutors and experience a taste of the many workshops on offer at mac Birmingham

12.00 - 13.30 and 14.30 - 18.00 Heart of England Galleries

Creative Lantern Workshop Find out more about what galleries across the region have to offer and take part in a creative lantern workshops for all ages.

12.00 - 14.00 Eyeflutter Arts

Urban Art T-shirt Stencilling Workshop Have a go at t-shirt designing with an urban twist.

14.00 - 18.00 ‘Style Me’

Free make over & styling advice helping to empower and boost your self esteem and live a more confident and healthy lifestyle

12.00 - 18.00 James Gaubert

Calligraphy & Scroll Writing Workshop Learn the beautiful art of calligraphy and create your own scroll to take home as a momento of your time at ArtsFest

Laura Billing, Birmingham Earth Messages producing work which looks at health issues & recovery through the arts, Laura invites you to make & decorate a willow & coloured tissue speech

bubble to creatively describe the positive aspects of ‘art’ in your life Midlands Potters Association

Be creative and experience the flexibility of clay, taking home the object you have made

Off Our Trolley Carnival and Community Arts

Carnival Costume & Props Workshop Help to make carnival masks, costumes props, head dresses & trolleys

Sid Turner Playing with Fire-The Bronze Age

Create your own Bronze Age Ceramic masterpiece Family History Detectives.co.uk

Trace Your Ancestors! Are You Interested in Tracing Your Family History? Come and Find out How to Discover Your Ancestors!

The Public Interact with The public’s photostudio and Cyclo-mation dark tent - an interactive

cycle powered animation of a journey from the public to Birmingham

15.00 - 18.00 Creative Open Workshops

Floral Garden Brooch Workshop Learn how to sew floral shapes from fabric and how to arrange them together to create statement brooches

The Visual Arts Village pARTicipate Marquee

The Mobile Arts Vehicle 12.00 - 18.00 Birmingham City Council Culture Commissioning Service and Birmingham’s Local Arts Forums

Helping you to explore and celebrate the culture on your doorstep!

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The ArtSpace Marquee

12.00 - 18.00 ArtSpace

Indoor Art Fair (see page 7)

Starting from Victoria Square 14.30 - 15.30 Ramblers’ Get Walking Keep

Walking project Themed Taster Walk. A Venetian

masquerade along streets and canals.

Around Victoria Square

12.00 - 17.00

Craftspace Street Action Weaving Look out for Craftspace’s roaming

weaver & have a go at weaving using laser looms

Visual Arts

12.00 - 12.30 Beingfrank Physical Theatre Thought provoking, visually arresting and

emotionally fuelled physical theatre

13.00 - 13.30 Windsor High School and Sixth Form An English Country Garden

A piece created by year 11 students for an exchange trip to Baltimore where pupils experienced American culture

and gave American pupils and teachers an insight into English culture through

contemporary, jazz, classical, pedestrian, postmodern and folk dance

14.00 - 14.30 The Drum presents Journey of the Drum

A performance by young people of traditional African drum percussion,

contemporary urban music, break dance, capoeira and African dance

15.00 - 15.30 ACE Youth, Fused and Funky Fusion Loss of Innocence & Trespassing

African Caribbean aesthetics with contemporary technique presented by two groups from the youth programme

offered by professional company ACE Dance

16.00 - 16.30 Birmingham Youth Dance Company

Presents Described as ‘an area of excellence in youth dance’, BYDC present

an energetic & artistic contemporary dance piece

17.00 - 18.30 Folk Dance Fest Around The World In

Dance, Movement & Martial Arts A celebration of traditional folk dance and martial arts movements from around the

world dance. Featuring: Belly Dance Elements (Egyptian & Turkish traditional dance); Capoeira Conviver (Brazilian martial arts & dance); gabhru

Acadamy (Traditional Indian Bhangra dance); LatinMotion Salsa promotions (Latin American dance styles); Royal Scottish Country Dance

Society Birmingham (Traditional Scottish dance); Wiesniacy (polish folk dance); IWIC Incorporating

BICF (Traditional Irish dance); Heijoshin Dojo (Japanese Sword martial arts); glorishears of

Brummagem (English folk dance); Yang Tai Chi School (traditional Chinese Martial Art)

14.00 - 14.30 Zumba Central Latin-infused

calorie-burning workout

15.00 - 15.30 Zumba Central Central Latin-infused calorie-burning workout

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12.00 - 17.00The Council House Banqueting SuiteArts, Health and Wellbeing The Banqueting Suite hosts a weekend long programme of exhibitions, performances and workshops by organisations and artists from across the region using the arts to promote health and wellbeing, brought together by praxis Arts and Health network The Council House Council Chamber

12.00 - 18.00Open for you to view where the Councillors of Birmingham make their most important decisions!

13.00 - 13.45 Black Voices From gospel to spirituals,

Caribbean to African, jazz and blues, Black Voices are firmly rooted in music that energises and uplifts,

challenges and educates

14.30 - 15.30 Urban Colours Chalk Circle (commissioned by BCC Adoption and Fostering Team) Mixing styles such as Streetdance,

Breaking, Capoeira and Contemporary dance with traditional African forms to look at why black and mixed heritage children find it difficult to find foster families. performance followed by a

discussion session

16.00 - 16.30 Haripa! Balle Balle A unique blend of punjabi giddha and Bhangra Folk

Dance Styles

17.00 - 17.30 Wiesniacy Vibrant & colourful polish folklore

dance & music rarely seen outside the regions of poland where it

originates!

18.00 - 18.30 Highly Sprung Performance Co

It’s A Joke 20 clowns, 2 wooden ladders and 1 megaphone engage

your senses in this comically exciting yet challenging piece of performance

12.30 - 13.00 LouDeemY Productions

Bombay Pride The collison of twiglets & bombay mix

13.30 - 14.00 Samantha Hunt Experienced

poet and playwright shares her honest story through poetry of being

broken and restored, exploring themes of violence, poverty, alcohol

abuse, Mother absence, and the capacity for healing.

14.30 - 15.00 Community Vibe CIC

A Trip through Madness A play promoting positive awareness of mental health in an innovative and

dynamic manner

15.30 - 16.00 Aaron Twitchen Quarter-Life

Crisis Too young for a breakdown, too poor for therapy; Aaron Twitchen is a 20-nothing having a quarter-life

crisis. Join him as he tackles his issues and diagnoses yours.Comedy’s answer to therapists’

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sunday11 cathedral greenThe Old Joint Stock Theatre

presents ArtsFest Theatre - a selection of outstanding theatre productions currently

being performed in the region

high streetWaterstones High Street

presents The Little Chill - a series of relaxed, intimate performances

11.30 - 12.00 Community Vibe CIC

A Trip through Madness A play promoting positive awareness of mental health in an innovative and dynamic manner

12.30 - 13.00 Tony Wille Quirky, acoustic songwriter with powerful

melodies and inspired lyrics

13.30 - 14.00 Jo Rafferty Writing music with an alternative spiritual

message, music that is both edgy and melodic and which aims to connect us to both our dark

and light sides

14.30 - 15.00 Esho Funi Vibrant acoustic rock and folk songwriting

collaboration with vocal harmonies

15.30 - 16.00 Strumpit Gypsy Jazz / Acoustic Roots trio with a twist

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Birmingham Cathedral

13.00 - 13.45 IN CONVERSATION

with Keri Davis Series producer/Web producer for BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers

Cherry Street Busking SpotCatch a range of ArtsFest artists who will be

performing ‘busking’ style on Cherry Street between 12.30 - 16.00, in addition to their main ArtsFest

performances. Artists include

12.30 futuresonic presents... Birmingham

Composers (see page 26)

13.30 FaceOmeter & The Dapper Swindler (see page 22)

14.30 Jimmy Davis (see page 22)

15.30 John Brocklesby (see page 23)

St Martin’s in the Bullring

10.00 - 16.30

Hard Times The Big Issue Exhibition

High Street Busking Spot

Catch a range of ArtsFest artists who will be performing ‘busking’ style on High Street between 11.30 - 17.30, in addition to their main ArtsFest performances. Artists include

11.00 Bloco Louco (see page 29)

12.00 Eat Y’Self pretty (see page 23)

13.00 Someone-at-the-Door Samba

Band (see page 29)

14.00 The Kings of Spain (see page 17)

15.00 Capoeira Conviver (see page 17)

16.00 Home Grown Music Collective

(see page 15)

13.00 - 13.30 Gareth John Wood

The Blue City Project pictures from a Birmingham upbringing delivered through a

collection of Beat and prose poetry with bass accompaniment from the talented

Michael Jeynes

14.00 - 14.30 Next Page Productions & Sharon Foster present Rose Cottage A

heartwarming comedy about glorious corpses!

15.00 - 15.30 Letters to Eric Out of the Flying Pan by David

Campton A production about future Britain full of physical comedy, ridiculous slapstick &

political satire

16.00 - 16.30 Happy Kampers Setting up Kamp Behind the disguise of a glamorous girl band lie three normal girls frustrated by the trivial and mundane within

everyday life - a performance art & installation piece containing humorously uplifting moments

Letters To Eric

The Disco Guillotine

FaceOmeter and the Dapper Swindler

Circus Town

Tony Wille

southsideThe Tourist Information Centre

Street Performance Area Bodega Bar & Cantina Waterstones New Street

29

A series of outdoor performances for your enjoyment throughout the day

presents The Little Chill - a series of relaxed, intimate performances

presents Variety ArtsFest - a mixture of performances of different genres and in a

venue where they might not usually happen!12.30 - 13.00

Stage2 Youth Theatre Tales from around the world

Outdoor street theatre from Birmingham’s biggest & busiest youth theatre

13.30 - 14.00 Bloco Louco Community Samba band playing Brazilian

influenced percussion music

14.30 - 15.00 Someone-at-the-Door Samba Band

Brazillian style Samba band with infectious rhythms and colourful performance

15.30 - 16.00 Second City Strummers

Entertainment from an all ukulele band playing a very varied range of music from the 1920’s to

the present day

The Victoria Pub

presents Midland Sounds: Ska, Garage Rock & Indie Blues

Bodega Bar & Cantina

14.30 - 15.30 Catch

Damon Conlan & Crew perform amazing Close-up Magic

Waterstones New Street11.30 - 16.00

Tom Presley Murphy Off with their Heads

The Disco Guillotine

Cutting edge art chops at celebrity

through this large-scale indoor

sculptural work

New Street Busking SpotCatch a range of ArtsFest artists who will be

performing ‘busking’ style outside HSBC Bank between 12.00 - 15.00, in addition to their main

ArtsFest performances. Artists include

12.00 Low Duo (see page 25) 13.00 Dominic Crane

with Harry Boylan (see page 27) 14.00 Banjo Dave (see page 10)

15.00 Zelig (see page 29) 16.00 Banjo Dave (see page 10)

Hill StreetModified Events presents

RegeneratedRegenerated engages young people in the regeneration

of Birmingham through street art. By enabling young

people to work with established artists, these stunning

pieces of art have been created to give the area a new

lease of life

12.00 - 12.30 Next Page Productions & Sharon Foster present Rose Cottage A

heartwarming comedy about glorious corpses!

13.00 - 13.30 Tim Robinson Solo guitar instrumentals ranging from Chet Atkins, Mason

Williams to Beatles & Jazz standards plus original compositions

14.00 - 14.30 Leo Turner and Carlos Villa Lobos A musical journey to South America with traditional instruments:

guitars, panpipes, Flutes & Charagos

15.00 - 15.30 MUTATE Mixing drones with off-kilter beats, shortwave

radio & random found sounds to create improvised, experimental, darkly intense &

ambient soundscapes

16.00 - 16.30 Jean Mclean Also know as the Reggaebaby, singer-songwriter Jean brings her own flavour to reggae music and

original tracks

17.00 - 17.30 Ross Gurney Original Folk pop singersongwriter

11.30 - 12.00 Wild Clover Energentic & vibrant contemporary Irish Folk

12.30 - 13.00 Magenta Engaging and energetic female a cappella close-

harmony choir

13.30 - 14.00 Geoff Stevens 40 years of poetry International poet

published widely across the world tells all through his blend of serious and comic poetry

14.30 - 15.00 Venus Cello Quartet Cello quartet demonstrating the

versatility of the cello as an acoustic instrument through a variety of music genres

15.30 - 16.00 Encore Saxophone Quartet upcoming classical

and jazz musicians

St Martin’s in the Bullring

10.00 - 16.30

Hard Times The Big Issue Exhibition

The Outdoor Arts Market12.00 - 18.00

An engaging and interactive market place featuring a variety of

arts, crafts and information stalls (see page 7)

New Street pARTicipate MarqueeYour chance to get involved12.00 - 18.00 Clive’s Easylearn Pop Music School Ever wanted to play in a rock band? Well now you can! Come along to these free music lessons and learn some basic skills, then join in an exciting jam session with the tutors.

15.00 - 15.30 The Mischiefs Described as a mix between The Arctic Monkeys and

The Madness, The Mischiefs are a quirky, uplifting Indie band with hints of Ska and Reggae

16.00 - 16.30 BURNSIDE A bare knuckle, unhinged urban Country Blues, Ska,

& Indie blend

17.00 - 17.30 Flat Stanley Bringing their own blend of foot stompin’, fiddle

singin’ Folk Rock music to your ears

18.00 - 18.30 The B-Sides Blues Rock with a modern twist, combining old style blues with heavier

styles to create a unique sound

19.00 - 19.30 The Manic Shine Rapidly gaining an avid following for their energetic live performances around the uK, The Manic Shine

effortlessly intertwine Blues, Rock and Electro elements into a hard hitting, electric-eclectic

concoction

20.00 - 20.30 Carousel Circus Roll up, roll up for Carousel Circus’ original Rock n Roll,

Blues and Country Explosion!

21.00 - 21.30 Zelig playing moody melodies, jaunty Folk-pop and itchy, Bluesy prog-power-Funk, Zelig are gaining a strong

reputation on the local scene

22.00 - 22.30 Circus Town Brilliant garage Rock three piece with thundering drums, disjointed guitars & echoes of ‘The White

Stripes’ & ‘Kings of Leon’

new street

Carousel Circus

Geoff Stevens

Jean Mclean

sunday11KINO 10 presents Shortcuts 2011

12:00pm Electric CinemaIan Emes Retrospective: ‘Visual Mastermind behind The Dark Side of the Moon’ (12)This year, we are extremely honoured to be presenting a retrospective of Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning director/animator, Ian Emes. Emes’s career took off when pink Floyd saw the animation he’d made to their track, ‘One of These Days’. They loved it, and consequently commissioned Emes to make a number of other films for them, including the iconic clocks sequence from ‘Time’. Emes went on to produce music videos for a number of hugely popular musicians and bands, including Duran Duran, Wings, and Mike Oldfield. In 1984 he won a BAFTA and was nominated for an Oscar for his short, goodie Two Shoes. For full synopses, please visit www.artsfest.org.ukplease note that we’ll also be screening Ian Emes’s short The Chain and his cult classic feature, The Yob from 7:15pm at The Crescent Theatre this evening. Come early to get a seat as it may be very busy!After the screening, Ian Emes will partake in a Q&A with Ros Sinclair, Lecturer in Visual Communication at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, as part of ArtsFest’s In Conversation strand (see page 7).

The Beard [1978] (6min)

The Dreams of Jung [1976] (3min)

A Secret Life [2010] (3min)

International Airport Plastic [2010] (3min)

The Wall [1990] (4min)

Pink in Berlin [1990] (1min)

Flightpath Tegel [2009] (4min)

Egg Art [1994] (1min)

Space and the Woods [2008] (2min)

Gynophobia [2011] (4min)

Sex is Death is Flying [1977] (3min)

The Chauffeur [1982] (3min)

The Dark Side of The Moon [1974] (4min)

French Windows [1972] (4min)

1hour 5min (45min of films, then a 20min In Conversation)30

5:00pm Crescent TheatreMusic on Film I (PG)A selection of music videos with a short break half way through.

The Creatures of Simplicity [dir. Ben Calvert] (4min)

Champion Bread – Buttonhead [dir. Lloyd Bowen] (4min)

Hippocampus – Arc Vel [dir. paul Wood] (5min)

Rock My Hologram – Juice Aleem [dir. Ben Lister] (5min)

Skating on Thin Ice – Windup [dir. Toby Jackman] (3min)

Life in a Fishbowl – Evil Alien [dir. paul Wood] (3min)

Florida – Diplo [dir. Ben Lister] (2min)

Abraham, Martin and John – Seeland [dir. Joseph potts] (3min)30min

5:35pmMusic on Film lI (PG)Hedonist – The Cold One Hundred [dir. Mark Bonsor] (4min)

Deadman’s Town – Soley Mourning [dir. Frogg & peach] (5min)

We Used to Drink – Battle for Prague [dir. Yanni papas] (4min)

Answers on Postcards – This Love Affair [dir. Rory Barber] (4min)

Elk – The Traps [dir. Nick Berry] (3min)

Russia – Silver Souvenirs [dir. gary geerlings] (4min)

Parachute – Rase [dir. Rory Barber] (3min)30min

6:20pmSinister Sunday: The Darker Side of Life (18)A selection of shorts examining the dark inside ourselves.

The Pack [dir. Owen Tooth] (6min)An ambitious and poetic experimental horror.

Guarding Angel [dir. Arron Sheekey] (10min)A protective father will do anything to keep his beloved daughter, Angel, safe from harm. And that means anything...

All That Glitters [dir. Owen Tooth] (5min)As a mother and daughter settle into their new home, something is lurking behind the wardrobe!

Because I Can [dir. Ben Lister] (12min)A short film about power and powerlessness.35min

7:15pmIan Emes Presents…(15)To conclude this year’s film strand, multi-award winning filmmaker/artist Ian Emes will be here to introduce his 80s cult classic starring Keith Allen, The Yob. It will be preceded by his 1997 short film The Chain.

The Chain [dir. Ian Emes] (11min)Inspired by the guerrilla filmmaking Robert Rodriguez, Emes shot this absurd convicts-on-the run story in blistering heat on an abandoned container site on the Isle of Dogs.

The Yob [dir. Ian Emes] (55min)Keith Allen stars as pretentious music video director patrick Church, who while visiting uB40 at a college gig, steps into what he thinks is a portable toilet, but is in fact a matter-transportation pod. His brain patterns are swapped with those of a football hooligan and mayhem ensues as he gradually mutates into an ape-like Arsenal supporter. Toddler Lily Allen makes a brief appearance in a pretentious music video sequence.Please note that this film contains scenes that some viewers may find offensive

1hour 05min

17.00 - 21.00

Jennifer RossCaught in Mise en Scene

During the festival, artist and curator, Jennifer

Ross will be exhibiting her three-channel video

installation piece that will be viewable in the

breaks between films.

1:20pm Electric CinemaFestival Focus III: Flip Animation Festival (PG)A regular (and popular) feature of the ArtsFest film strand is the best of Flip Animation Festival. Taking place every October in Wolverhampton, Flip is the leading moving image festival in the Black Country.

L’Uzine, Ou La Vengeance De Mr Staach [dir. Nicolas Diologent] (17min)A tale about a father and his daughter, where their games eerily echo reality…

The Astronomer’s Sun [dir. Simon Cartwright & Jessica Cope] (6min)A magical journey about relationships and what it is to be human.

Little Skipper [dir. Elizabeth Hobbs] (1min)Butterfly prints of European butterflies brought to life under a rostrum camera.

The Goat and the Well [dir. Ben Cady] (5min)A showdown between a short-tempered woman and a very determined goat.

Urs [dir. Moritz Mayerhofer] (10min)urs and his mother set off on a dangerous journey.40min

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TravellerWed 23 Nov

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Evita Mon 12 - Sat 24 September £15 - £39.50

BRB Beauty and the Beast Wed 28 September - Sun 2 October £15 - £46

BRB Autumn Glory Thu 6 - Sat 8 October £15 - £46

Some Like it... Hip Hop Tue 11 - Sat 15 October £12.50 - £30

End of the Rainbow Mon 17 - Sat 22 October £13.50 - £32.50

Burn the Floor Tue 25 - Sat 29 October £13.50 - £32.50

Cirque Éloize presents ID Wed 2 – Sat 5 November £14.50 - £30

The Vagina Monologues Sun 6 & Mon 7 November £18 - £23.50

Slava’s Snowshow Wed 9 – Sun 13 November £14 - £30

Welsh National Opera Autumn Season Tue 15 – Sat 19 November £10 - £54

BRB The Nutcracker Fri 25 November – Sun 11 December £15 - £46

Cinderella Pantomime Sat 17 December 2011 - Sun 29 January 2012 £13.50 - £36

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Bantock House Museum is set within 43 acres and surrounded by beautiful formal gardens. Visitors can explore the period setting of the former family home and discover stories about the Bantock family and other Victorians who helped to shape Wolverhampton. With exquisite locally made japanned-ware, enamels and steel jewellery displayed in delightful room settings, a programme of changing exhibitions, children’s activities and quizzes, a courtyard café, picnic areas, children’s playground and pitch and putt there is always something new and exciting to enjoy.

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Tuesday 20th SeptemberLittle Sister: summery, cheerful harmonies £6 adv/£8 door

Wednesday 28th SeptemberToby Beard: an energetic, raw and feisty singer, songwriter and guitarist. She weaves roots, rock and reggae, endorsed by The Violent Femmes £5 adv/£7 door

Tuesday 4th OctoberPaper Aeroplanes: easy riding, folkish indie, acclaimed by Bob Harris and Tom Robinson £7

Sunday 9th OctoberRetort Cabaret Show: eclectic mix of music, comedy, poetry and cabaret with standup thrown in £8 (£6 conc)

Sunday 16th OctoberDean Friedman: join the legendary singer songwriter in an evening of his great songs spanning a three decade career £18

Monday 24th OctoberStephen Fearing and Andy White: the folk and pop duo have an worldwide tapestry of experience ensuring an unforgettable night out £9 adv/£10 door

The Kitchen Garden Cafe Alongside our licensed cafe, featuring wholesome and fairly-traded produce,

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Today’s Composers, Tomorrow’s MusicBCMG is established as one of Europe’s leading ensembles. The core of our work is the commissioning and performance of live music. We perform concerts and run workshops throughout the year at CBSO Centre, Birmingham.

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A Brush with the East8 September – 30 October 2011

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Malcolm Stent - Music & MemoriesWeds 14th Sept Tickets £17.50

Queen Rocks Gospel - A TributeA gospel choir +The Bohemians Queen show

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Other FREE events in Birmingham over the ArtsFest weekend BBC Birmingham’s Public Space From BBC Birmingham’s Public Space visitors can look into BBC WM and BBC Asian Network radio studios and into the gallery which puts out BBC Midlands Today. There is a shop and an interactive area giving people the chance to read and record a news item and weather report! http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham

Brindleyplace Saturday 10th September from 2pm – 4pm enjoy al fresco dining and free live music with Fat Lip at The Water’s Edge bandstand. On Sunday 11th September from 2.15pm – 2.45pm Join Henry Egg and his new friend Shelly Egg in Central Square (outside Costa) to hear all about their egg-citing adventures! Story-telling by author Lee Benson.

Forthcoming eventsHome of Metal Until 25 Sept, Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery The music that was born in Birmingham and the Black Country. £

Trafalgar Day 16 Oct, 10.30am–12noon Ceremony at Bullring, parade to Victoria Square

BUPA Great Birmingham Run 23 Oct, City Centre Birmingham’s half marathon has been relaunched for 2011. £ greatrun.org/events

Lost in Lace 29 Oct –19 Feb 2012, Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Transforming our understanding and appreciation of lace.

Christmas Parade 12 Nov, 5.30pm, City Centre See the city’s lights switched on, with Santa on his sleigh and his reindeer leading the way!

Trampoline & Tumbling World Championships 14 –27 Nov, NIA birminghamtt2011.com £

Frankfurt Market & Craft Fair 17 Nov – 23 Dec, 10am–9pm, City Centre Enjoy delicious German food and explore authentic stalls.

Aston Hall by Candlelight 2–11 Dec One of the country’s finest Jacobean houses, lit by around 300 shimmering candles. £

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Daily shows and toursthroughout the yearincluding Halloween and Christmas

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. This voucher entitles the holder to one free admission to Warwick Castle whenaccompanied by one full paying adult.Admission rates vary throughout the year.

2. Voucher valid until 31 December 2011.

3. Voucher not valid in conjunction with anyoffer, discount, concession, inclusive travel offer or annual pass. Vouchers cannot be used when booking tickets in advance.

4. No cash alternative. Voucher worth 0.001p.Not for resale.

5. Standard terms of entry apply.

6. Voucher must be presented on day of visit.

7. Admission excludes entry to all second gate attractions including, but not exclusive to, The Castle Dungeon andMerlin: The Dragon Tower for which anadditional supplement will be payable.

Voucher code is: V9794

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Aaron Twitchen 27ABS Latin Promotions 8ACE Youth, Fused and Funky Fusion 27Acting Out 11Adam Nagel & Zoe Challenor 11, 12Advantage 9AlBarz 9Alex Vann 15Alexia Farrell 15Andrew Fletcher 13Andrew Moscardo-Parker 24Ann Walker 23, 25, 26Anna Burge 9, 27Anne Brierley 10, 24Arabella 8Arbor Lights 23Archmix 25Arden Recorder Orchestra 25Art On The Railings 7, 8, 23ARTS AND CRAFTS 11ArtSpace 7, 12, 27Ashley Fayth 22Atsuko Tanaka 9, 23Awake By Design 11B City Collective 8Banjo Dave 10, 14, 29BCC Culture Commissioning Service 12, 27BE Festival presents Move Me 22Beat Milk Jugs 15Becky Rose 8Beingfrank Physical Theatre 27Belly Dance Elements 14, 27Bhangra Tots 17Big Brum Theatre in Education Company 25Big Script 10BiLE (Birmingham Laptop Ensemble) 10Birmingham and District Allotments Council 18Birmingham Bach Choir 24Birmingham Chamber Music Society 10Birmingham Choral Union 11Birmingham Clarion Singers 25Birmingham Community Cello Ensemble 24, 26Birmingham Concert Orchestra 11Birmingham Contemporary Music Group 23, 25Birmingham Festival Choral Society 10, 22Birmingham Jazz Ensemble 8, 10Birmingham Opera Company 8, 10, 25, 27Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra 25Birmingham Repertory Theatre 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 Birmingham Royal Ballet 8Birmingham Writers’ Group 10, 15, 26Birmingham Yamaha Music School 15Birmingham Young Poet Laureate 11Birmingham Youth Dance Company 27Birmingham Youth Theatre 10, 15 Bishop’s Castle Street Theatre 8, 11, 13Black Voices 27Bloco Combinado 25Bloco Louco 17, 22, 28, 29Bonfire Radicals 8Boris Nicoli; X-KGB Mind Reader & the Lovely Russianettes Mixer 11Bournville Young Singers 11Brendan Hawthorne 9BURNSIDE 29C4 OoRITE! 13Cabaret Ordinaire 23Calais 23Candi Miller 10CANOE 9Capoeira Conviver 17, 27, 28Carousel Circus 9, 22, 29Casino 6, 22CDJ Dance Performers 9Centre for the Child 11, 25Charlie & The Martyrs 8Charlie Jordan’s Decadent Divas 17, 23Chickenbone Blues 23Chloe Hunt 15Christine Walkden 18

Circus Town 29City of Birmingham Choir 25

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 8Claret 27Classical Fantasia 6, 10Clive’s Easylearn Pop Music School 29Collins [&Dog] 9Community Vibe CIC 27, 28Cordão de Ouro Capoeira Birmingham (CDOB) 8, 14Court Lane 9CraftSpace 12, 27Creaky Knee Stories 25, 26Creative Beat 25Creative Open Workshops 27Damon Conlan 11, 13, 23, 25, 29DanceXchange 8, 11, 22, 25Dancing For The Games 6, 8, 12, 25, 27data bass 9Dave Boddison 23David Massingham 23Deadwax 23Debbie Tracey 14, 26Dereck McDonagh 14Derrick D 9Dhol Crew 14, 22Di Xiao 25Dodici Corde Guitar Duo 14, 26Dominic Crane with Harry Boylan 27, 29Don’t Go Into The Cellar 14, 23DPA Dance Theatre Group 9Driftwood 23Drumvoice Orchestra 11, 22Dub Skiffler Poetry Society 15Dudley Performing Arts - The Company 17Eat Y’Self Pretty 23, 28Elfynn 25elliot jack 8Emerald 9Emma Parkes 9Encore Midlands 25, 29Enigma Brass Ensemble 11Equality Records 10Equinox 23Erdington Arts Forum 12Escape Dance Company 12Esho Funi 28Ex Cathedra Ltd 11, 13Eyeflutter Arts 13, 27FaceOmeter & The Dapper Swindler 22, 28Family Foyer Fusion 6Family History Detectives.co.uk 6, 27Family Tree 8, 23Fatbwoi 9Flat Stanley 29Flatworld 27FlowerFest 18Fluid Space Arts 13Fly By Night 9Followspot Theatre 11Folk Dance Fest 27Folk For Free 8Force Dance Company 9Fordante 22Frank Hardy 18Freefall Dance Company 17FRUTALOKA 22Fuchsia Society 18Full Potential Arts 12Futuresonic 10, 26, 28Gabhru Acadamy 12, 27Gareth John Wood 28Genius Collective 11, 22Geoff Stevens 23, 29Global Fusions 6, 9Glorishears of Brummagem 24, 27Gray Fox 23Great Imitation 8, 11Greyish Quartet 22Gypsy Fire 22Happy Kampers 26, 28Harborne Orchestra Wind Quintet 12Hard Times 14, 28Haripa! 27Heart Of England Galleries 13, 27

Heart FM 10, 24Heijoshin Dojo 8, 13, 26, 27Highly Sprung Performance Co. 8, 11, 14, 27Hina and Co Bollywood Dance Academy 23Home Grown Music Collective 14, 15, 28Howard James Kenny 9, 17Ian Emes 30Ikon Gallery 8, 9, 23in a moment 14Intimate Productions 12, 26Is I Cinema 15IWIC incorporating BICF 9, 14, 26, 27Jah Marnyah 22James Gaubert 27Jannette Harris 13, 26Jean Mclean 29JECL Dance 12Jeiso And Platt 13Jennifer Ross 16, 6Jimmy Davis 14, 22, 28Jo Rafferty 28Joel Culpepper 8Johannes Norris-Brown 24John Brocklesby 9, 14, 23, 28Jon Sterckx 9, 11Jude Hammersley 13, 26Julian Powell’s Solo Vibes 9, 24, 26Julianne Bastock 8 Keneish Dance 17Keri Davis 28Kim Charnock 14Kimmy Sue Anne 13Knoxville Highway 9KRUPALI PARMAR 15Late Night Train 23LatinMotion Salsa Promotions 22, 6Laura Billing 27Laura Bowen 8Leo Turner 26Leo Turner and Carlos Villa Lobos 29Leon Zaigirdar 23Letters to Eric 28Library Of Birmingham 6, 9, 10, 23, 24Lichfield Mysteries 14Lindsay Jane Brown 12, 24LouDeemY Productions 13, 27Loudmouth Education & Training 13Louise Kilbride 27Love Fitness 8, 12, 13, 26Low Duo 25, 29Luke B Hobson 23MAC 6, 13, 17, 27Made of Music Dhol Collective 11, 15Madeleine Saether 11, 25Magenta 29Mark Bennett Blues 8, 15Mary Rochford & Co 14Matt D’Netto 15Matt Pritchard 12, 25MDCC Theatre Company 24Me’sha Bryan 22Michael Seal 12Mid Day Mantra 8Michelle Lawrence and The Equators 9, 11Middleton Hall String Quartet 10Midlands Fretted Orchestra 17Midland Opera 24Midlands Potters Association 13, 27MisfittedDance 12Modified Events 15, 29Moo Ville 17 Moqapi Selassie 11, 14Morley, Hayden & Haines 11MTA Artist Management 23Music in Motion 10MUTATE 23, 29Mykal Moziah 22Nairmi Rowe 23Natalie West 23Nayte ‘theshowman’ 8Neil Muir 10, 26Neon Highwire 15

New Killer Shoes 6, 22Newport (Shropshire) Town Band 11, 14Next Page Productions & Sharon Foster present 28, 29Nick Tuck 23Nose2Nose 17Notorious 10Octane OK 6, 22Off Our Trolley Carnival and Community Arts 13, 27offene handlungen 12OHMMM 17 Omar Anthony 23One Step Beyond 12Operamus 24 Orchestra Of The Swan 8Ourfamous Dead 15OYA BATUCADA 11Pamela Beesley 25Pan & The Poets 8Paradigm Jaunt 9Paul Henshaw 9Paul Kaynes 12Pens of Erdington Creative Writing Group 10Penny Jane Designs And Caroline Jariwala 13Phil Taylor & Ian Brennan 9, 15Photosynthesis 10, 24Pilot The Sky 9, 14Poetry from the Edge 26Pow-wow Writers’ Group 12Praxis Arts and Health Network 27Quinton Community Choir 24Rainbow Voices 11Ramblers’ Get Walking Keep Walking Project 27Rea River Roots @ the Tower of Song 10, 23Rebel City Radio 9Reconstruct Entertainment presents Joel Culpepper 8Redman Greenman 13Reg Moule 18Rekesh Chauhan 8Rich Batsford 8, 10Richard Adey 24Richard Lewis 9Rob Fellows 9Robin Bailey 9Robson Piano Duo 25RoguePlay Theatre 13Romans 9Rosie Kay 12Ross Gurney 29Rowena Knight 23Rox Electra Band 8Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Birmingham) 22, 27Roz Bruce 9, 23Rumchum Theatre Company 14Rush Hour Blues 8, 13Rymza 13, 15Salute Mary 9, 15Sam Eden 9, 15Samantha Hunt 27Sambuca Diaries Big Band 9 Sampad (South Asian Arts) 10, 12Sarah-Ann Cromwell 25Sarah Turrell 23Second City Sax 14, 15Second City Strummers 24, 29Second State 23Shades 15Shatter Effect 9Shortcuts 16, 30Sid Turner 13, 27Sideways Theatre Company 12, 13, 25, 26Signify 9Slide Boy Roy Blues Band 9SMART Poets 23Snooty Bobs 8, 15Soldier 6, 22Solo Plus Theatre Company 10Someone-at-the-Door Samba Band 14, 15, 28, 29Sonanta Flamenca 15, 22Sonia Panesar 9SoulAttic 8Souled out 2 funk 8

Sound It Out 13Spitfire 13, 14Stage2 Youth Theatre 14, 29Stella Seaton-Sims and Michael Jones 11Steve Bradley 18StoneSouluk 22Stripped Down Theatre 14Strumpit 9, 15, 28‘Style Me’ 13, 27Swaggaman Syn 13Symphony State 23Tabla in Music Entertainment 22Tan Matthews, Zara Sykes & Justice 8, 11Templeton Pek 9, 15TESS 8, 22, 25The ArtsFest Fashion Show 12The Amateurs 6, 22The B-Sides 29The Barber Institute of Fine Art 12, 26The Best Of Birmingham With Kerrang! And Q Radio 6, 22The Birmingham Bassoon Choir 24The Birmingham Savoyards 14The Birmingham Stage Company 6, 25The Bluebeat Arkestra 8The British Woodcarvers Association 18The Cantilena Duo 26The Carpels 15The Cohen Brothers 8The Diva Collective 22The Drum 8, 11, 27The Electric Cinema & Sound Studios 6, 16, 30The Flotels 9 The Guillemots 6, 22The Hearth Centre 13The Kings of Spain 9, 17, 23, 28The Lorelles 8The Manic Shine 29The Mischiefs 29The Modern 23The New Streetly Youth Orchestra 25The Night Watch 12The Notebenders 13The Outdoor Arts Market 15, 29The Play House 25The Pockets 23The Public 13, 27 The Scholars 15The Strumtroopers 17The Tallyman’s Dark Omnibus 23The Voyeurist 15 The Young Rogues 14Thee Moths 10 theLights 25Tim Robinson Solo Guitar 23, 29Tindal Street Press 10, 15To The Moon 23Tom Presley Murphy 15, 29Tony Wille 28Town Hall Gospel Choir 8, 13Traditional Arts Team 11Transit Trix 17Trap Floors 22Trinity PKFR 8, 11, 13, 23, 25, 26Trio Rosbifs featuring Mathias Svensson 9TRooPA 13Tropicaux 23Unique 22Urban Colours 27Venus Cello Quartet 29Victoria Perks 23Weapon Of Peace 9 West Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club 11Wiesniacy 27Wild Clover 29Windsor High School and Sixth Form 27Women & Theatre 13Writing West Midlands 26Yang Tai Chi School 22Youth Dance England Black Country 22Zelig 29zeroSeefr and The Drum 10Zumba Central 11, 22, 27

Daily shows and toursthroughout the yearincluding Halloween and Christmas

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. This voucher entitles the holder to one free admission to Warwick Castle whenaccompanied by one full paying adult.Admission rates vary throughout the year.

2. Voucher valid until 31 December 2011.

3. Voucher not valid in conjunction with anyoffer, discount, concession, inclusive travel offer or annual pass. Vouchers cannot be used when booking tickets in advance.

4. No cash alternative. Voucher worth 0.001p.Not for resale.

5. Standard terms of entry apply.

6. Voucher must be presented on day of visit.

7. Admission excludes entry to all second gate attractions including, but not exclusive to, The Castle Dungeon andMerlin: The Dragon Tower for which anadditional supplement will be payable.

Voucher code is: V9794

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