Tag archives for summer
REVIEW: Dirty Dancing – red hot summer romance with scorching dancing
Rangzeb Hussain
July 18, 2023
One of the most memorable dance films from the 1980's comes to the city as a scorching hot stage musical. Dirty Dancing is now playing at The Alexandra Theatre in…
WHAT’S ON: Family fun for kids at Midlands Arts Centre in Brum
Staff Reporter
August 2, 2022
Over the next few months, the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) has a jam-packed schedule to help keep little ones entertained this August and September. From Theatre, to Cinema screenings, Sing-A-Long sessions…
Birmingham 2022 Festival launches with a six-month celebration of creativity
Staff Reporter
February 28, 2022
The Birmingham 2022 Festival has announced its six-month long cultural programme taking place across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Organisers have revealed it will be the biggest celebration of creativity…
Lozells park screens Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ as residents get first-ever open air film night
Staff Reporter
August 29, 2021
Residents in Handsworth and Lozells were treated to a free outdoor cinema experience yesterday when The Lion King was shown on the big screen at Georges Park. Hundreds of families…
‘Gratitude’ sculptures launched in Birmingham by Dame Zandra Rhodes to honour NHS and pandemic key workers
Staff Reporter
August 20, 2021
A spectacular array of beautifully painted human form sculptures paying tribute to NHS staff and all key workers for their ongoing courage and dedication during the pandemic have been launched in…
Family fun day held at Aston Park in Birmingham to raise money for Palestinian children
Sundus Abdi
August 18, 2021
A family fun day has been held in Aston Park to raise money for children in the Palestinian territories, namely the West Bank. The free outdoor event brought together local residents…
Brand new Birmingham Symphony Hall jazz festival announced for August
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2021
A brand new jazz festival has been announced to be held in Birmingham this summer, along with the return of a free summer school course for local young people. The…
Clocks go back this weekend and here’s when and why…
Staff Reporter
October 24, 2020
Clocks will be going back in the UK early tomorrow morning as the nation returns to Greenwich Mean Time to prepare for darker days, but when does this happen and…
Coventry to host UK’s first-ever pan-African cultural festival
Ben House
January 9, 2020
The UK’s first annual African cultural festival is set to be held in the West Midlands this summer. Described as a “jamboree of all things Africa”, Ubuntu Pride will celebrate a…
Rising star Jack Savoretti to headline a Summer’s evening of music in Telford
Staff Reporter
December 4, 2019
Solo acoustic singer Jack Savoretti is heading to the West Midlands next year, performing in Telford in summer. As Savoretti puts the finishing touches to the biggest year of his…