What’s happening where and when
G Casino Celebrates its move to Coventry
30 October 2009Grosvenor Casinos has officially opened its ninth G Casino in the UK after holding a VIP re-launch night in Coventry.Over 1,200 guests from across the region were greeted with a glass of bubbly and...... Continue reading
Ricoh Arena - Godiva Awards
26 October 2009The chief executive of the Ricoh Arena believes the venue is helping to lead the city out of the recession after being named the best conference venue at the Godiva Awards.Chief executive Daniel...... Continue reading
Broadway Casino Celebrates Diwali, The Festival of Light
21 October 2009It’s Diwali this Saturday, the Hindu Festival of Light. A religious festival, that celebrates good over evil and light over dark.Broadway Casino at Broadway Plaza will be hosting a major Diwali...... Continue reading
Thousands Party for Town Hall Birmingham's 175th Birthday
21 October 2009Over 10,000 people flocked to Birmingham’s Victoria Square on 9 & 10 October for three, free performances of nutkhut’s Bollywood Steps by Simmy Gupta, an outdoor dance spectacular...... Continue reading
Fright Night At Town Hall Birmingham
21 October 2009Mystery, Horror, Romance...And Improvised Organ AccompanimentHalloween Silent Movie Special: The Phantom Of The Opera [1925]Town Hall Birmingham7.30pm, Saturday 31 October
A special screening of...... Continue reading
Regional Food Group Beats Off Competition from Multinationals to Scoop Prestigious Award
20 October 2009Heart of England fine foods (HEFF), the regional food group for the West Midlands, has beaten four of the country’s biggest brands to take home a prestigious food industry award.
Despite...... Continue reading
World-Renowned “Bodies” Exhibition Coming to Birmingham
20 October 2009Premier Exhibitions, Inc announced today, in conjunction with S2BN Entertainment, that tickets are now on sale for the world-renowned ‘Bodies Revealed’ exhibition, featuring real human...... Continue reading
Drayton Manor Theme Park - Fireworks Weekend
20 October 2009Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 NovemberThe park will stage what promises to be its biggest and most spectacular firework and laser display for the launch of its Diamond Jubilee celebration.Each...... Continue reading
Shortlist Announced for Birmingham’s Style Awards 2009
20 October 2009Birmingham’s most stylish shops, bars and venues have been named in the shortlist for this year’s Style Awards 2009. Taking place at The Town Hall later this month, the awards will crown...... Continue reading
Events at mac and Beyond....
17 October 2009As mac continues its work on redeveloping the building at Cannon Hill Park, we are still dedicated to make art happen. One of our current projects, Amplifying the Map, will be hosting free workshops...... Continue reading
A World of Fun Comes to Birmingham NEC
17 October 2009
Europe’s most exciting indoor funfair will arrive in Birmingham in December for the first ever time when it comes to The NEC on December 18.Funworld will take place at the venue over...... Continue reading
Gold Rush Fever at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
15 October 2009Almost 65,000 people have visited Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery throughout the 19 day display of the Staffordshire Hoard, making it the most successful exhibit in the Museums history. Visitor...... Continue reading
Dorian Gray now a dance piece
15 October 2009Following the record breaking world premiere of Dorian Gray at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2008, Matthew Bourne’s darkly seductive dance theatre event went on to play to sell-out...... Continue reading
Brummie Takeaway Announced as Best in Midlands
14 October 2009A Birmingham takeaway set up by a group of friends to specialise in good quality British food has been selected as the best fish and chip shop in the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Staffordshire in...... Continue reading
GQ Editor, Dylan Jones, to Host the Style Awards 2009
10 October 2009One of the most influential men in fashion has been named as the host for this year’s Style Awards 2009. On 22 October, the GQ Editor will host a star-studded event to crown Birmingham’s...... Continue reading
Shortlist Announced For Birmingham’s Style Awards 2009
09 October 2009Birmingham’s most stylish shops, bars and venues have been named in the shortlist for this year’s Style Awards 2009. Taking place at The Town Hall later this month, the awards will crown...... Continue reading
Light Night
08 October 2009Birmingham’s second Light Night will take place on Saturday 10th October in the City Centre, the evening before the World Half Marathon.The centrepiece will be Bollywood Steps in Victoria Square...... Continue reading
Foxy Roxanne Pallett gets all Fired Up for Birmingham’s Pringles Xtreme Challenge… Dare You be Beaten by a Girl?
08 October 2009To celebrate the launch of Pringles Xtreme, a new range of flavours that will really put your taste buds to the test, TV temptress Roxanne Pallett is hosting a night of Xtreme challenges in Bar Risa,...... Continue reading
International Contemporary Jewellery Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary
07 October 200921 November 2009 – 28 February 2010Dazzling designs by some of the world’s best contemporary jewellery artists will take centre stage at this year’s Brilliantly Birmingham, the...... Continue reading
Spooky Half-Term Fun at Drayton Manor Theme Park
07 October 2009Visitors of all ages will be treated to a week of spooky fun at Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, during the upcoming half-term holiday (Monday 26th to Friday 30th October).Among...... Continue reading
Visitors Flock to Birmingham for Style in the City
03 October 2009The Sunday Times Style in the City proved a run-away success last week, with over 10,000 fashionable shoppers visiting Birmingham during the three day event, an increase of 15% on the previous...... Continue reading
One of the Biggest Musical Collaborations Set to Take the Birmingham Stage by Storm
03 October 2009The voice of Lenin, the sound of gunfire and almost 400 performers will, on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October 2009 at 7.30pm, catapult audiences back to the Russian Revolution as part of one of the...... Continue reading
Gold Rush at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
03 October 2009Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) was at the centre of a gold-rush this morning as hundreds of people jostled for a first view of the now world famous Staffordshire Hoard.Almost 1,000 people...... Continue reading
Bolt is Coming to Birmingham
03 October 2009City council leader Mike Whitby this evening completed a successful trip to Berlin with the news that Jamaica Track and Field will use Birmingham as a training camp ahead of the 2012 Olympic...... Continue reading
Birmingham Charities Shine a Star in City Celebration of Life
03 October 2009A Birmingham wide celebration of life will be held this Christmas in a festive collaboration between the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s CBSO Young Voices and Birmingham St Mary's...... Continue reading
The True Rum Experience Comes to Birmingham
02 October 2009Catch a true taste of the Caribbean this week as the True Rum Experience tour comes to Island Bar on 14-16 Suffolk Street at 7.30pm on Thursday 15th October.
The tour, hosted by the Authentic...... Continue reading
Brummie Takeaway Shortlisted for National Fish & Chip Awards
02 October 2009A Birmingham takeaway set up by a group of friends to specialise in good quality British food has been shortlisted to win the prestigious National Fish & Chip Shop of the Year competition 2009....... Continue reading
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