Get Out More…………………………Events Preview 7" LISTINGS (August 2007) 28-07-2007 These are, without doubt, the best left-field listings in the West Midlands. Whether it's Irish movies in the courtyard of the Rainbow pub or Dr Jekyll visiting Wolverhampton, don't ever complain again that there's nothing to do. From 28 July at the Ikon Gallery, Brindley Place in Bham YURI LEIDERMAN Solo show by a Ukrainian artist which will include live shows over the next couple of months by local musicians from various cultural backgrounds. Sat 28 July at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath LEFTFOOT present AIM (DJ set) Plus Adam Regan and guests - £5. http://www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/ Monday 30 July, 8pm at the Rainbow in Digbeth FILUM NIGHT New Irish-themed film-night, launching with John Huston's The Dead. (The Rainbow now have film nights in the courtyard every Monday) Tuesday 31 July, 7.30 at the Mac in Edgbaston INDYMEDIA NIGHT: RADICAL 60s/70s US CINEMA Selection of 16mm activist docs showing in the Hex. http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2487 4-5 August at Compton Verney, Warks SHADOW FILM WEEKEND 7 Inch Cinema will be installing themselves at this beautiful gallery just off the Fosse Way with a programme of silhouette films and animation workshops to complement the new Shadow exhibition. Includes The Adventures of Prince Achmed and work by Aardman, Michel Gagne and Alexeieff & Parker. http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/54.aspx Sat 4 August at the Custard Factory in Digbeth PROCREATION present OPTIMO 7-hour set from the legendary Glasgow Sunday-nighter. Monday 6 August at the Light House in Wolverhampton OUT OF HOURS Regular gathering, this time with various music biz bods talking and super8 courtesy of Artists Valley. ( one of the speakers, Paul Birch from Revolver, was recently involved in an online kerfuffle about download culture with music lecturer and writer Andrew Dubber. Well worth a read if you haven't seen it: http://tinyurl.com/ypxlmd ) 7/8 August at Warwick Arts Centre RIVERS AND TIDES Documentary on sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3377 Sat 11 August at the mac in Edgbaston KANDA BONGO MAN Soukous legend in the arena. http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2285 Sun 12 August at the Rainbow in Digbeth HOTT DATE Raucous all-dayer presented by Chicks Dig Jerks. http://www.myspace.com/hott_date 16-19 August at the NEC FESTIVAL OF QUILTS Including workshops in Atmospheric Landscapes, Elongated Triangles and Fishy Windsock. 17-19 August in the Brecon Beacons GREEN MAN FESTIVAL If you happen to be there, come and say hello - 7inch are in the filmtent on Sunday afternoon. http://www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk 17-19 August at mac in Edgbaston HERZOG DOCS Three non-fiction films by Werner Herzog, including space reverie Wild Blue Yonder. http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2500 18 August at the Light House in Wolverhampton DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1920 John Barrymore chiller with live organ accompaniment. http://www.light-house.co.uk/cinema.htm Sun 19 August at the Rainbow in Digbeth CUSTOM MADE Laidback all-dayer featuring DJ Derek. http://www.myspace.com/custommadeevent Mon 27 August at the Glee Club in Bham CANDY BOX BURLESQUE Special Yankee Doodle Candy edition, boasting three US legends on one bill. http://www.candyboxburlesque.com/ Thursday 30 August at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath VIDEO GUMBO End-of-summer AV party, co-promoted by 7inch, Modulate and Syzygy and featuring video noise performance by Botborg as well as a-v sets, live acts, shorts, projections, DJs, cake and BBQ. http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/54.aspx Friday 31 August at Symphony Hall in Bham SCIFI SYMPHONY II http://www.thsh.co.uk/view/cbso-scifi-concert 1-2 September at Moseley Park MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL With Fairport Convention, Kate Rusby, Tunng, Nizlopi and plenty more. Sat 8 September, 8pm at All Saints Church in Leamington THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI German expressionist classic with Neil Brand providing the piano score. http://www.comptonverney.org.uk/?page=events/specialevents.html NEWS BITS BEDTIME IN DIGBETH A Noise Abatement order has been served on Digbeth's Spotted Dog thanks to complaints from the new flats over the road, and the pub is no longer able to host events in their beer garden. One of the other residents has now started a campaign to protect the pub's license. Click below to sign his petition: http://www.keepdigbethvibrant.co.uk/ http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/spotteddog/index.html SHEILA COOKE FOUNDATION TO CLOSE We salute Holly and co for bringing perspex joy to Wolverhampton, and wish her all the best with future endeavours. Closing sale on til 11 August; do go and have a browse if you're in the area. http://thesheilacookefoundation.com QUE CLUB TO REOPEN See all the Spacehopper casualties vibrating with anticipation? This is why. Grand reopening is apparently Drop Beats Not Bombs on 14 September. Birmingham is definitely due for a decent large club/gig venue, so fingers crossed. BIRMINGHAM POWER FIFTY The folks who run this city, according to the Birmingham Post. A disappointing lack of ganglords and pie magnates. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/power50 TRUNK BARGAINS Trunk Records have accumulated an excellent reputation for digging through TV archives and library vaults for lost gems (Bod, Kes, Clangers, etc), and a good chunk of their catalogue is half-price on Boomkat during August. http://www.boomkat.com/labels/?id=2565 VOLUNTEERS WANTED for a "Sound and Fire based Performance Art event" on 14/15 September in Birmingham. Help needed in the run-up and during the actual show, expenses provided. Ring Helen on 01654 761 221 or email helen[at]hellmark.madasafish.com. COMING SOON Out on 31 August is HALLAM FOE, a strange and saucy Scots drama which is apparently a real step up for director David McKenzie (Last Great Wilderness, Young Adam). If the trailer gets some exposure you'll be hearing a lot more Pram in the cinema. http://www.myspace.com/hallamfoe THE EDGE Friction Arts have moved a block south to Cheapside in Digbeth, and their new offices include a flexible space for performances and the like which will be known as The Edge. The space opens on the first weekend of September with a festival of live and time-based arts, and ideas and submissions are very much welcomed. For more info contact Harry Palmer: 0121 772 5185 // edge[at]livearts.co.uk A FEW DEADLINES DIGITAL BROADWAY Broadway in Nottingham are looking to hand out fourteen different commissions for moving image work to be screened around the venue. Deadline: 1 August http://www.broadway.org.uk/events/index.php FLIP 07 Wolverhampton animation fest seeks distinctive shorts. Deadline: 3 August http://www.plotonline.co.uk/flip/ HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE? Cinefeel are after film submissions exploring this theme for a programme at the Design 07 event in Newcastle Gateshead in October. Deadline: 10 August What is 7 Inch Cinema? A Birmingham-based outfit which produces all manner of events including the annual Flatpack Festival. Do you take open submissions? Yep of DVDs, CDs, installation ideas, napkin doodles, etc. Write to info@7inch.org.uk or: 7 INCH CINEMA / 4 BIRCHWOOD CRESCENT / BIRMINGHAM B12 8BN |
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