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Brand new Birmingham Symphony Hall jazz festival announced for August
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…
Star-studded red carpet world premiere of Peaky Blinders series 5 is coming to Birmingham
The hotly anticipated fifth series of Peaky Blinders is returning to BBC One later this year, but for fans who can’t wait that long, BBC Birmingham and BBC One are…
How the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of…
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
The Symphony Hall music and entertainment venue in Birmingham has been awarded a cool £ million to spruce up and revamp the building and its services. With support from Arts Council’s…
Arts collective Beatfreeks celebrates 6 years of Poetry Jam
Beatfreeks, the city's art collective focused on increasing creativity amongst young people, has been celebrating six years of its monthly spoken word gathering Poetry Jam. Over 800 tickets were sold for…
Birmingham artist Xhosa Cole wins BBC Young Jazz Musician
Birmingham-born and bred Saxophonist Xhosa Cole won this year’s BBC Young Jazz Musician over the weekend for what has been described as an incredibly “heartfelt” performance. The 22-year-old from Handsworth, Birmingham,…
Bounce into Easter with family fun at Symphony Hall and Birmingham REP
Families can fill their day with free Easter escapades at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Birmingham Library this Thursday with a special Easter Fun Day. With events running from 10am…
Beatfreeks to mark 5th birthday with Town Hall extravaganza
A Birmingham spoken word poetry night organised by city arts collective Beatfreeks celebrates its fifth birthday next month. Launched in 2013, Poetry Jam has been giving young people a safe space to…
Palestine Jazz musicians to perform at Birmingham Town Hall on Friday
An all-star line up of Middle Eastern talent, including some of the best young Palestinian musicians, will be delivering the freshest Arabic sounds to audiences at the Birmingham Town Hall…
Usain Bolt to attend Jamaica 50 concert in city
Usain Bolt is to attend Jamaica 50 at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt and Team Jamaica are expected to attend a landmark concert celebrating Jamaica’s 50…