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Inspiring The Next Generation The fourth Martineau Gardens’ Storytelling Festival returns for midsummer 2015, Saturday 20 June, 11am – 7pm. Look forward to a family-friendly day of storytelling, in the grounds of the beautiful community garden, presented by the Traditional Arts Team.
BBC daytime show The Housing Enforcers, featuring Matt Allwright, the champion of consumer rights, is heading to Sandwell. For many of us, mortgages are unaffordable, council houses are full, and the number of new houses built each year is half those needed.
The Drum with Full Joy Promotions are delighted to present Reggae duo Chaka Demus and Pliers who will be visiting Birmingham to be part of a remarkable line up to stage the event Legends of Reggae on Saturday May 30 at the Tower Ballroom in Edgbaston!
Award winning stand-up comedian, Shazia Mirza, will be headlining an East Meets West themed charity fundraising event in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice. The Birmingham-born star will be taking part in a gala fundraising evening of entertainment for the Birmingham-based hospice in a showcase of food, fashion, music, dance as well as comedy.
From September 23 – 27, 2015, Saint Lucia will host a roster of wedding experts during the third annual “LOVE Elevated” Wedding Symposium. New this year, a panel of real brides who were married on the island will share their destination wedding experiences and first-hand advice with attendees.
Lawson have been announced as support to the UK’s most successful live performers, Take That, for their forthcoming shows at Birmingham’s Genting Arena today and tomorrow.
With a host of sophisticated new luxury hotel, bar, entertainment and nightclub openings scheduled throughout 2015, Macau is reinforcing its reputation as one of Asia's most exciting destinations for the international traveller.
Town Hall and Symphony Hall has announced details of the 2015/16 Birmingham International Concert Season. The year long series is one of the largest and most important international seasons of visiting orchestras and musicians in the UK.
The unique, immersive experience of Star Wars at Madame Tussauds is a new multi-million pound experience created in close collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm, bringing to life some of film's most powerful moments featuring extraordinarily life-like wax figures in authentic walk-in sets.
Former model and one of the nation's hottest celebrity chefs, Lorraine Pascale, has confirmed she will be hosting the BodyPower Kitchen feature at the BodyPower Expo 2015 show.
Get ready for a night of sensational Soul, Funk and Bollywood fusion, as the incredible London collective Botown return to The Drum on Saturday June 6. One of the most exciting and engaging music acts to emerge from London in recent years, an eight-piece fusion band that have given lovers of Bollywood and Soul music a brand new groove.
Launched in 2008 by Petricca, Walk The Moon has steadily made a name for itself as an unsigned band over the last few years, attracting a broad mix of fans who have happily submitted to a pre-show face-painting ritual conducted by band members to get everyone into the communal spirit of the event.
Birmingham’s night-time businesses are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the city’s Best Bar None Awards 2015, which will be launched today. The city-wide scheme, now in its eighth year, is the biggest in the country and champions licensed premises that provide a safe and enjoyable night out.
