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A hundred thousand welcomes We’re back – and we’re in Digbeth. For our 2019 edition, Birmingham Weekender sets up home in Birmingham’s creative quarter, where

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE We’ve organised this guide according to genre, so pick out the things that you’d like to see and then work out your timetable using the listings guide and map on pages 24-27. Details are correct at time of going to press but may change. Check www.birminghamweekender.com and our social media feeds for latest updates and late additions to the festival programme.

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THANK YOU

Thank you to all our artists, companies, partners, funders and our incredible volunteers.

Produced by Funded by Supported by Programme Partner Travel sponsor Media partner Producer: Emily Labhart Marketing: Helen Stallard, Harriet Smith Digital: Steph Brown PR: Helen Annetts

Birmingham Weekender is brought to you by the members of Culture Central, the collective voice and development organisation for arts and culture in Birmingham and the wider region.

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Culture Central members

Keith Dodds, An Endless Supply For Dance Hub Birmingham: Producer: Dan Daw Assistant: Producer Rosie Clements For Culture Central: Director: Steve Ball General Manager: Gurpreet Bachu Volunteers Co-ordinator: Yvonne Gregory Birmingham Weekender steering group: Roisin Caffrey, Graham Callister, Mario Ferko, Lydia Harrington, Richard Hayhow, Cheryl Jones, Alicja Kaczmarek, Clare Lewis, Nikki Marie, Lucie Mirkova, Audrey Parkes, Piali Ray OBE, Thomas Reilly, Gavin Wade, Aaron Wright, Ann-Marie Wright Thank you to all our venue hosts, technical crew and local businesses. Special thanks to: Alison Grade, Skinder Hundal MBE, Kerry Andrews, Oluwatoyin Odunsi, Kay Fisher, Vicky Roden

Culture Central individual members: Rachel Gillies, Helga Henry, Rachel Khor Design, Daniel Tyle-McTighe,

Front cover: Aitor Galende from Birmingham Royal Ballet. Image by Verity Milligan

Zuhair Mehrali, Sakab Bashir, Sue Bell

Registered company number: 10189944

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

Getting here

FINDING YOUR EVENTS Use the map on page 24 or visit our visitor information stand at the Custard Factory to find the location of events and performances. If you need help, ask a festival volunteer who will do their best to point you in the right direction.

We recommend using public transport whenever possible. Digbeth is well served by bus and train services (the nearest stations are Moor Street and New Street). Plan your journey at www.networkwestmidlands.com

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Venues and timings may change in the event of bad weather. Check www.birminghamweekender.com, follow us on social media @bhamweekender or ask one of our volunteers for updates.

TICKETS Birmingham Weekender is free of charge, with mostly no need to book. Just turn up on the day! Some workshops and walking events operate on a first-come-first-served or pre-booked basis – check listing for details.

specifically for children are listed on pages 41-45 but don’t hold back: unless stated otherwise, we encourage youngsters to visit all our events. Visit our yurt at (see page 41) for a quiet space where you can feed your baby or just take time out. Find details of other baby care facilities around Digbeth at www.birminghamweekender.com

ACCESSIBILITY Many of our venues have good accessibility but we regret that – due to their post-industrial nature – some are accessible only by steps. We suggest you check the website of your event venue to check their access details, or email us at info@culturecentral.co.uk for advice.

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DISCOVER DIGBETH Discover Digbeth Digbeth is fast-developing a reputation as the coolest place to be. In this post-industrial area just a short walk from the Bullring and Moor Street Station – contemporary art galleries, music venues, artists’ studios, street food, cafes, restaurants and even an independent cinema rub shoulders with small industrial businesses and university buildings. The result is an area that always feels vibrant, interesting and well, yes, maybe just a little gritty (and that’s why we like it). When in Digbeth, the first place to visit is the Custard Factory, now home to a thriving scene of independent shops and restaurants (try Baked in Brick for amazing pizza and Kanteen for lunches) and the Mockingbird Cinema, Digbeth’s only independent screen. Cross the road for Digbeth Dining Club, Birmingham’s famous centre for all things street food. As you walk down Heath Mill Lane, stop off at Eastside Projects, which was one of the first contemporary art venues to set up in Digbeth. Continue your art explorations in Minerva Works on Fazeley Street, home to no less than four galleries: Grand Union, Vivid Projects, Centrala and Stryx. Stop and take a breather on the bank of the Grand Union canal, or pop over to Dig Brew, Digbeth’s independent brewery and tap room for some cold refreshment. Over at Millennium Point, visit Birmingham’s science museum Thinktank, and just a little further is the new state-of-the-art concert hall at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Pop into the vintage shops on Digbeth High Street and look out for STEAMhouse, the new creative space run by Birmingham City University. Finally, make your way up to the Bullring markets and pop into BOM for exhibitions, art and technology.

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DIGBETH FIRST FRIDAY Birmingham Weekender x Digbeth First Friday Time to try something new? Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth joins forces with Digbeth First Friday for our opening night. On the first Friday of every month, Digbeth First Friday sees the area come alive with exhibitions, late-night openings, special events, culture in unexpected spaces, live music, street food and more.

DIGBETH ARTS MARKET

11am-6pm Digbeth Arts Space, Zellig Building, Gibb Street B9 4AT Enjoy a leisurely browse and take an original piece home.

HACKED! GAMES REDESIGNED AT BOM 12-9pm 1 Dudley Street B5 4ED

An exhibition exploring how artists and innovators are changing the way we play computer games. Page 37

BIRMINGHAM WEEKENDER IN DIGBETH OFFICIAL OPENING 6pm Centrala, 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RT Join us to toast the opening of this year’s festival.

ART DIGBETH

6-8pm Custard Factory Reception, Gibb Street B9 4AA A group show by artists working in Digbeth. For one night only, meet the artists, learn about their practice and have a go yourself with a sketch and scribble. The night will include talks and performances and launch Digbeth Open Studios.

LADY SKOLLIE AT EASTSIDE PROJECTS 6-8pm live performance at 7pm Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, B9 4AR

Visit the exhibition and watch a live performance by South African artist Lady Skollie. Page 33

P L A Y AT STRYX

6-8pm Stryx, 13, Minerva Works, Fazeley Street B5 5RS Painting, performance, sculpture and video looking at the ways in which artists have embraced, subverted and reinvented play, by playing it up, playing their cards right, playing God, and playing nicely together.

PRESS ON AND PLAY AT VIVID PROJECTS 6-9pm Vivid Projects, 16 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RS

New art by Vivid Projects’ 2019 Black Hole Club Cohort. Page 35

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FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER MACIEK BĄCZYK, AKA DJ POMNIK AT CENTRALA 6pm-late Centrala, 4 Minerva Works 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RT An external projection in Minerva Works, screened especially for Birmingham Weekender. Also post-soviet DJ set by Maciej Bączyk, aka DJ Pomnik. Page 36

KINDRED BY SONIA SABRI COMPANY AND CIRQUE BIJOU

6.30-7.30pm & 8.30-9.30pm The Crossing at South & City College Birmingham, Digbeth Campus, High Street Deritend B5 5SU A unique and exciting new collaboration between Sonia Sabri Company and Cirque Bijou. Using fast-paced contemporary Kathak in dialogue with urban dance styles, Kindred explores humanity’s quest for a harmony between nature and technology. Page 14

BARBARA NICE’S 5 MINUTE PICK ME UP 6.30-7.30pm and 8.30-9.30pm Gibb Street, B9 4AA

Join local legend Barbara Nice for a 5 minute chat that will leave you with a spring in your step. Page 29

BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET

6.45 & 7.45pm Nicholson School of Dance, 11 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RT A treat of a performance from Birmingham Royal Ballet. Page 13

RACHMANINOV, TCHAIKOVSKY AND BRAHMS AT THE ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE 7pm The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road B4 7XR

A beautiful romantic repertoire performed by the RBC Strings Orchestra, directed by Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Page 21

AND WHAT IT BECAME IS NOT WHAT IT IS NOW AT GRAND UNION 7-10pm Grand Union, 19 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RS

Work by three Latin American artists: Joaquín Aras, María Agustina Fernández Raggio and Paola Monzillo. Page 34

LEAVING MISSISSIPPI BIRMINGHAM BOUND

7.30pm The Mockingbird Cinema, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA Big Bear Records present an evening of blues with Chickenbone John & Harmonica Dave, Bob Wilson with Honeyboy Hickling and The Whiskey Brothers. Page 19

DJ PYSKHOMANTUS’ VISIONBOMBING GAME SHOW

DIGBETH AT MIDNIGHT

An interactive story-telling trail for anyone who enjoys spooky, wacky, weird and mysterious tales. Download the map from the Digbeth at Midnight listing on www.birminghamweekender.com Page 41

GRAND UNION’S THE EMPIRE REMAINS SHOP

8pm Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA

Junction Works, 106-110 Fazeley Street B5 5RS Open all weekend - visible from the street

Think Hip-Hop meets A Question of Sport with a

The façade of Junction Works is activated

bit of The Krypton Factor thrown in for good measure. Page 29

CLASSIC HIP-HOP MOVIE SCREENING

9.30-11pm Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA

with visual and sound works. Page 34 More events are likely to be confirmed after we have gone to print. We recommend you check the listings at www.birminghamweekender.com in advance so you can make the most of your evening.

Enjoy an outdoor screening of the classic

Find out more about Digbeth First Friday at

hip-hop movie Friday feat. Ice Cube. Page 31

www.digbethfirstfriday.com

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CIRCUS RoguePlay Theatre Saturday 5 October - 2pm-6pm Sunday 6 October - 12pm-6pm West Midlands Creation Centre, Unit 8, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, B5 5RT Have you ever wanted to run away with the circus? Come and play with RoguePlay Theatre; Digbeth’s very own aerial circus and physical theatre company. Start learning to fly on aerial silks, hoop, trapeze or hammock; or try out any of the other circus skills on offer, no matter how young, or young-at-heart you are! These drop-in workshops are fully accessible and family friendly – stay as long as you want! RoguePlay Theatre run aerial classes for adults and young people throughout the year, and make aerial shows which tour the UK. Stay as long as you want, enjoy our Soft Play area and even some good food!

DANCE Birmingham Royal Ballet Friday 4 October 6.45pm & 7.45pm Nicholson School of Dance, 11 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RT Birmingham Royal Ballet usher in this year’s Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth with a treat of a performance.

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DANCE Commissioned for Birmingham Weekender by Dance Hub Birmingham is an ambitious sector-led initiative to amplify the region as an international centre of excellence for dance. The new purpose-built DHB studio opens this autumn. DHB is delighted to have commissioned a series of 6 productions for Birmingham Weekender 2019. dancehubbirmingham.org.uk

Sonia Sabri Company and Cirque Bijou present

Kindred Friday 4 October - 6.30-7.30pm & 8.30-9.30pm The Crossing at South & City College Birmingham, Digbeth Campus, High Street Deritend B5 5SU Kindred is a unique and exciting new collaboration between Sonia Sabri Company and Cirque Bijou. Using fast-paced contemporary Kathak in dialogue with urban dance styles, hypnotic live and looped tabla music, mesmerising lighting and innovative video projections, Kindred explores humanity’s quest for a harmony between nature and technology. Kindred delves into recent scientific discoveries around how trees secretly communicate with and support each other through giant underground fungal networks or ‘Earth’s natural internet’. Through the artistry of dance and projection we draw parallels to the way humans in our modern world of technology communicate, and look at what we can learn from the way trees operate in communities, collectively managing resources and working together as one to survive. Come and play in our urban forest.

Extended Play present

Jukebox Saturday 5 October 1.30pm - Dropshot Digbeth, 60 Heath Mill Lane B9 4AR 6.30pm - The Courtyard, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA Sunday 6 October - 12.30pm & 4.30pm Check website for venue Jukebox is an interactive work for audiences of all ages and from all walks of life. Our Jukebox includes a set of different but highly recognisable songs from different eras. Select a song as you pass by and enjoy a short, unique and intimate performance reflecting your choice. You are at the centre of the performance!

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Altered Skin present

Home Brewed Saturday 5 October - 3pm & 5pm The Old Crown, 188 High Street Deritend B12 OLD Plus evening performance at a mystery venue, look out for announcements Altered Skin take over The Old Crown with an intimate and immersive experience in the great British pub, telling stories of migration and identity. Sit down for a pint and a chat as performers emerge, flash-mob style, weaving their way through the space. Sparked by the everyday conversations taking place all around them, dancers take the audience on a theatrical journey culminating in a rousing song and dance finale. Home Brewed represents the diverse cultural backgrounds of the people of Birmingham. Each dancer tells a story of migration from different places and generations, brought together by a shared goal of making a new home and putting down roots.

DeNada Dance Theatre present

Caribbean Drag Carnival Sunday 6 October - 2.30pm & 5.30pm Check website for venue DeNada Dance Theatre present a highly camp, dynamic and very Latin celebration of carnival through the streets of Digbeth. Choreographed by Carlos Pons Guerra and inspired by Dominican and Cuban folk dance, this processional explosion of Caribbean folk drag, performed by the male dancers of DeNada, will enthral audiences of all ages. Caribbean Drag Carnival, with original music by Spanish composer Luis Miguel Cobo and unique costuming by Ryan Laight, offers audiences a sneak peek into DeNada’s new production, Mariposa: a Transgender Tragedy, inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, commissioned by Birmingham Dance Hub which premieres at DanceXchange on March 27-28 2020.

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DANCE Jamaal O’Driscoll in collaboration with Marius Mates present

ONE% Sunday 6 October - 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm The Courtyard, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA ONE% is a 15 minute dance performance featuring the dynamic rawness of breakin’. Two b-boys with colliding mental states respond to the energy of society around them, moving through perceptions of misunderstood emotion. ONE% is a sequel to Jamaal O’Driscoll’s recent solo piece ‘Simplicity’, focusing on the need for mental health awareness. This poignant topic conveys a message of emotion, intensity and despair, told through movement and music. ONE% is a collaboration between two West Midlands artists, Jamaal O’Driscoll and Marius Mates, who both represent the established breakin’ collective Mad Dope Kru.

Birmingham Dance Network present

Introducing… Sunday 6 October - 1-5pm Check website for venue Birmingham Dance Network brings you Introducing... a jam-packed afternoon of dance performances, showcasing some of the most exciting dance makers in the region. This will be the seventh Introducing... platform curated by BDN. Previous events have included contemporary dance, Kathak, Hip-Hop theatre, tap dance, ballet and ballroom. Hosted in BDN’s trademark style, we invite you to expect the unexpected and join us to be part of the future of new dance in Brum. You never know, you might even get the chance to have a boogie yourself! BDN is the go-to support network for independent dance artists, choreographers and practitioners living and working in and around the Second City. Bringing the professional community together, BDN is dedicated to providing performance, development, networking and training opportunities for dance artists in the West Midlands.

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MUSIC FRIDAY

Big Bear Records present

Leaving Mississippi Birmingham Bound

MISSISSIPPI SEEDS

Friday 4, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October - 7.30pm The Mockingbird Cinema, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA The Blues has been the root of popular music for the past 100 years. It was born in the Mississippi Delta out of the poverty of black enslaved Americans, and grew into the inspiring, influential music

featuring Chickenbone John & Harmonica Dave, Bob Wilson with Honeyboy Hickling and The Whiskey Brothers

that today is heard across the world. The links between the cotton fields of Mississippi and Birmingham are not immediately obvious, but they are there. The British Blues Boom of the 1960s gave birth to many fine blues bands, one of which developed into possibly the most influential of all rock bands, Birminghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black Sabbath, who single-handedly created heavy metal. Leaving Mississippi Birmingham Bound traces the history of the blues from the cotton fields of Mississippi through Memphis, New Orleans and Chicago to rock and heavy metal, presented over

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three nights. The event is presented by Big Bear Records, who discovered Black Sabbath, took them to two hit albums and a hit single, and toured and recorded many American Bluesmen.

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY introduces

Tipitina, The Shufflepack and Wang Dang Doodle

SUNDAY THE BRITS ARE COMING featuring

Dirk Digglers Blues Revue, The Nitecrawlers and Sabbra Cadabra

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MUSIC

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire present

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Brahms Friday 4 October - 7pm The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road B4 7XR Director Dmitry Sitkovetsky Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Strings Orchestra Rachmaninov (orch. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Vocalise in E minor for strings Tchaikovsky (orch. A Lascae) Souvenir d’un lieu cher for violin solo and strings Brahms (trans. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) String Sextet No.2 in G, Op.36 Join the finest young musicians from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire directed by one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, as they offer a treat of a Friday evening concert celebrating beautiful, romantic repertoire in the exquisite surroundings of The Bradshaw Hall. We are honoured to have Dmitry Sitkovetsky, named “a magnetic creative force”, work with our strings players, and hope you enjoy the culmination of a four-day project in this concert. Limited capacity, pre-booking recommended at rbcpresents.eventbrite.co.uk

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MUSIC Sampad present

From Eastside to India Saturday 5 October 12-3pm Pop-up performances at Kanteen, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA 5-6pm Bernhard Schimpelsberger & Ravi Deepres 6-8pm Kefaya and Elaha Soroor Both at Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane B9 4AR Sampad joins with Eastside Projects for Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth. Pop-up solos and duets performed by percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger and guests between 12-3pm will fill Kanteen with the sound of contemporary South Asian and World music. Later in the afternoon Bernhard Schimpelsberger performs live at Eastside Projects, responding to film-maker Ravi Deepres’ mesmeric images emanating from his visit to India. The evening kicks off with a live set at Eastside Projects with the unique sound that is Kefaya and Elaha Soroor. Led by guitarist Giuliano Modarelli and keyboard player, Al MacSween, and with them a collective of artists from across the globe. ‘One of the hottest acts on this summer’s festival circuit’ Financial Times (Kefaya) ‘Substance, excitement and rigour’ The Independent (Bernhard)

African Drumming Workshop with Bakayoko Music Company Sunday 6 October 11-11.45am & 12.15-1pm The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street B5 5SL 2.30-3.15pm & 3.45-4.30pm Arch 21, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA A wonderful opportunity to try out African Drumming with a master drummer from Senegal. Led by Ansoumana ‘Vieux’ Bakayoko, a ‘djembefola’ (djembe player) from West Africa, each workshop introduces the art of playing the djembe drum to a traditional African rhythm. From mixed Malian and Guinean heritage, Vieux spent his childhood in Senegal before travelling across the Mandeng lands of Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and back to Senegal learning from the great drum masters of the age. Vieux is a great teacher, bringing excitement and incredible knowledge to all his classes, workshops and residences. He works with professional musicians, students and school children, always offering honesty, passion and true creativity to everyone he meets. Everyone attending his workshops will leave with a sense of achievement and a big smile. Workshops last 45 minutes.

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OFFiCiaL OPENiNG Centrala, Minerva Works / P10 OFFiCiaL OPENiNG Centrala, Minerva Works / P10

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The SouthWorks & City College SONia SaBri &rOyaL CirquE BijOuNicholson - KiNdrEd School of Crossing, Dance, Minerva / P13 Birmingham / P14 BirmiNGham BaLLET BirmiNGham rOyaL BaLLET Nicholson School of Dance, Minerva Works / P13

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The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire raChmaNiNOv, aNd BrahmS Mockingbird Cinema / P19 / P21 BiG BEar muSiCTChaiKOvSKy - LEaviNG miSSiSSiPPi BirmiNGham BOuNd BiG BEar muSiC - LEaviNG miSSiSSiPPi BirmiNGham BOuNd Mockingbird Cinema / P19

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/ P29 BarBara NiCE Gibb Street dj PySKhOmaNTuS’ viSiONBOmBiNG GamE ShOw Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory / P29 dj PySKhOmaNTuS’ viSiONBOmBiNG GamE ShOw Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory / P29

daNCE daNCE 4 SONia SaBri & CirquE BijOu - KiNdrEd The Crossing, South & City College Birmingham / P14 muSiC muSiC 4 raChmaNiNOv, TChaiKOvSKy aNd BrahmS The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire / P21 PErFOrmaNCE PErFOrmaNCE 4 BarBara NiCE Gibb Street / P29

STrEET arTS STrEET arTSSCrEENiNG Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory / P31 4 hiP hOP mOviE 4 hiP hOP mOviE SCrEENiNG Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory / P31 arT arT 4 GraNd uNiON – ThE EmPirE rEmaiNS ShOP Junction Works, 106-110 Fazeley Street / P34 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Junction Works, 106-110 Fazeley Street / P34 GraNd uNiON – ThE EmPirE rEmaiNSMinerva ShOPWorks / P36 CENTraLa – TESTimONy iN PraCTiCE Minerva Works / P36 CENTraLa – TESTimONy iN PraCTiCE GraNd uNiON - aNd whaT iT BECamE iS NOT whaT iT iS NOw Minerva Works / P34 GraNd uNiON - GamES aNd whaT iT BECamE1iS NOTStreet whaT iT iS NOw Minerva Works / P34 Dudley / P37 BOm - haCKEd! rE-dESiGNEd 1 Dudley Street / P37 BOm haCKEd! GamES rE-dESiGNEd Custard Factory / P10 arT diGBETh Custard Factory / P10 arT diGBETh EaSTSidE PrOjECTS - Lady SKOLLiE 86 Heath Mill Lane / P33 EaSTSidE PrOjECTS Lady SKOLLiE 86 Heath Mill Lane / P33 Minerva Works / P10 STryx – P L a y Works / P10 STryx – P L a y Minerva vivid PrOjECTS – PrESS ON aNd PLay Minerva Works / P35 Minerva Works / P35 vivid PrOjECTS – PrESS ON aNd Minerva Works / P36 CENTraLa - maCiEK BąCzyK, aKaPLay dj POmNiK CENTraLa - maCiEK BąCzyK, aKa dj POmNiK Minerva Works / P36

STOry-TELLiNG STOry-TELLiNG 4 diGBETh aT midNiGhT / P40 4 diGBETh aT midNiGhT / P40 TaKE ThE arT hOmE TaKE ThE arT hOmE 4 diGBETh Zellig Building, Gibb Street / P39 arTS marKET 4

diGBETh arTS marKET Zellig Building, Gibb Street / P39

10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 12am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 12am 6-7PM 6-7PM 6.30-7.30PM & 8.30-9.30PM 6.30-7.30PM 6.45-7.15PM && 8.30-9.30PM 7.45-8.15PM 6.45-7.15PM & 7.45-8.15PM 7-9PM 7-9PM 7.30-10PM 7.30-10PM 6.30-7.30PM & 8.30-9.30PM 6.30-7.30PM & 8.30-9.30PM 8-9PM 8-9PM 9.30-11PM 9.30-11PM ALL DAY ALL DAY 11AM-LATE 12-5PM11AM-LATE & 7-10PM 12-5PM & 7-10PM 12-9PM 12-9PM 6-8PM 6-8PM (LIVE PERFORMANCE AT6-8PM 7PM) 6-8PM (LIVE PERFORMANCE AT6-8PM 7PM) 6-8PM 6-9PM 6-9PM 6PM-LATE 6PM-LATE ALL DAY ALL DAY 11AM-6PM 11AM-6PM

SaTurday SATURDAY OCTOBER SaTurday 5 55 OCTOBEr OCTOBEr daNCE daNCE 4 ExTENdEd PLay – juKEBOx Dropshot Digbeth & The Courtyard, Custard Factory / P14 4 4 4

Dropshot & The Courtyard, Custard Factory / P14 ExTENdEd PLay – juKEBOx TheDigbeth Old Crown / P15 aLTErEd SKiN – hOmE BrEwEd aLTErEd SKiN – hOmE BrEwEd The Old Crown / P15

CirCuS CirCuS 4 rOGuEPLay ThEaTrE Minerva Works / P13 4 rOGuEPLay ThEaTrE Minerva Works / P13 muSiC muSiC 4 SamPad – KEFaya Kanteen / P23 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Kanteen / P23 SamPad Eastside Projects / P23 SamPad – – KEFaya BErNhard SChimPELSBErGEr Eastside Projects / P23 SamPad – – KEFaya BErNhard SChimPELSBErGEr Eastside Projects / P23 SamPad Eastside Projects / P23 SamPad KEFaya BiG BEar–muSiC - LEaviNG miSSiSSiPPi BirmiNGham BOuNd Mockingbird Cinema / P19 BiG BEar muSiC - LEaviNG miSSiSSiPPi BirmiNGham BOuNd Mockingbird Cinema / P19

PErFOrmaNCE PErFOrmaNCE 4 SymONé – FiErCE FLOw (13+) Dropshot Digbeth / P30 4 SymONé – FiErCE FLOw (13+) Dropshot Digbeth / P30 STrEET arTS STrEET arTS Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory / P31 4 daNCE ShOwCaSE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory / P31 daNCE ShOwCaSE The Irish Centre / P31 BrEaK miSSiON iNTErNaTiONaL daNCE COmPETiTiON The Irish Centre / P31 BrEaK miSSiON iNTErNaTiONaL daNCE COmPETiTiON Look out for us on the streets of Digbeth / P32 LivE GraFFiTi Look out for us on119 theFloodgate streets of Digbeth LivE GraFFiTi St / P31 / P32 idEaL SKaTE COmPETiTiON Floodgate St / P31 idEaL SKaTE COmPETiTiON SNEaKEr hawKS x ThriFTy119 STOrE Brum marKET PLaCE 119 Floodgate St/ P31 119 Floodgate St/ P31 SNEaKEr hawKS x ThriFTy Brum marKET PLaCE Barbers, Custard Factory / P32 STaG BarBErS LivE muSiC &STOrE djS Stag Barbers, Custard Factory / P32 STaG BarBErS x LivE muSiC & djS Stag Mama Roux’s, 3 Lower Trinity St /P32 uNSPEaKaBLE mOhO aT mama rOux’S (18+) uNSPEaKaBLE x mOhO aT mama rOux’S (18+) Mama Roux’s, 3 Lower Trinity St /P32 Custard Factory / P31 BuSKErS Gibb Street, BuSKErS Gibb Street, Custard Factory / P31

arT arT 4 SuNdraGON POTTEry - PLay wiTh CLay 2 Bowyer St / P39 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

St / P39 SuNdraGON POTTEry PLay wiThmaTThEwS CLay 2 Bowyer 1 Dudley Street / P37 BOm - wOrKShOP wiTh- CharLES 1 Dudley Street / P37 BOm wOrKShOP wiTh CharLES maTThEwS CENTraLa - TESTimONy iN PraCTiCE Minerva Works / P36 Minerva Works / P36 CENTraLaLOGiSTiCa - TESTimONy PraCTiCE Popping up around Digbeth / P38 rEdhawK – a iN miLLiON wELCOmES around Digbeth / P38 rEdhawK LOGiSTiCa – a miLLiON wELCOmES 1 DudleyPopping Street / up P37 BOm – haCKEd! – GamES rE-dESiGNEd 1 Dudley Street / P37 BOm – haCKEd! – GamES rE-dESiGNEd 86 Heath Mill Lane / P33 EaSTSidE PrOjECTS – Lady SKOLLiE & SOFia Niazi Mill Lane / P33 EaSTSidE PrOjECTS LadyiT SKOLLiE & SOFia Minerva Works / P34 GraNd uNiON - aNd–whaT BECamE iS NOTNiazi whaT86 iTHeath iS NOw GraNd uNiON - – aNd whaT BECamE iS NOTWorks whaT iT iS NOw Minerva Works / P34 / P35 vivid PrOjECTS PrESS ONiTaNd PLay Minerva Minerva Works / P35 dj SET Centrala, Minerva Works / P36 vivid PrOjECTS – PrESS ON aNd PLay SEymOur wriGhT PErFOrmaNCE & BEaTriCE diLLON SEymOur wriGhT PErFOrmaNCE & BEaTriCE diLLON dj106-110 SET Centrala, Works, FazeleyMinerva Street /Works P34 / P36 GraNd uNiON – ThE EmPirE rEmaiNS ShOP Junction GraNd uNiON – ThE EmPirE rEmaiNS ShOP Junction Works, 106-110 Fazeley Street / P34

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SaTurday 5 OCTOBEr SaTurday 5 OCTOBEr

SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER STOry-TELLiNG STOry-TELLiNG 4 diGBETh aT midNiGhT / P40 4 4

10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 12am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 12am ALL DAY ALL DAY 11PM-LATE 11PM-LATE

P40 diGBETh aT aT midNiGhT midNiGhT /SOCiaL Digwood / P40 diGBETh diGBETh aT midNiGhT SOCiaL Digwood / P40

FiLm FiLm 4 SCrEEN CENTraL - SCrEEN ByTES The Engine Room / P45 4 SCrEEN CENTraL - SCrEEN ByTES The Engine Room / P45 ChiLdrEN & FamiLiES ChiLdrEN & FamiLiES 4 ThiNKTaNK SCiENCE GardEN Eastside City Park / P45 4

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

CityRoom Park // P45 ThiNKTaNKhiSTOriCaL SCiENCE GardEN The Engine P44 GLOriaNa daNCE Eastside The Engine Room / P44 GLOriaNa hiSTOriCaL Check daNCE website for venue / P41 ThE GLuE COLLECTivE Check website for / P41 ThE GLuE COLLECTivE BirmiNGham rEPErTOry ThEaTrE –venue PETEr PaN wOrKShOP (aGE 5-11) BCU Parkside / P43 BirmiNGham rEPErTOry ThEaTrE – PETEr PaN wOrKShOP (aGE 5-11) BCU Parkside / P43 BCU Parkside / P43 BarBEr iNSTiTuTE – CuriOuS ExPLOrEr KiTS BarBEr iNSTiTuTE – CuriOuS ExPLOrEr BCU Parkside / P43 KiTS BCU Parkside / P43 SiNG wiTh Ex-CaThEdra SiNG wiTh Ex-CaThEdra BCU Parkside / P43

ParTy ParTy 4 ShOuT FESTivaL - SmaLLTOwN BaB: quEEr SiLENT diSCO (18+) Dropshot Digbeth / P46 4 ShOuT FESTivaL - SmaLLTOwN BaB: quEEr SiLENT diSCO (18+) Dropshot Digbeth / P46 TaKE ThE arT hOmE TaKE ThE arT hOmE 4 diGBETh Zellig Building, Gibb Street / P39 arTS marKET 4

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Building, Gibb Street/ /P39 P39 diGBETh Custard Factory diGBETh arTS OPENmarKET STudiOSZellig TOur diGBETh OPEN STudiOS TOur Custard Factory / P39

2.45-5PM 2.45-5PM 10AM-5PM 10AM-5PM 11AM-12PM & 12.45-1.45PM 11AM-12PM & 12.45-1.45PM 11AM-5PM 11AM-5PM 11AM-12.30PM 11AM-12.30PM 1.15-3PM 1.15-3PM 3.30-5PM 3.30-5PM 8PM-LATE 8PM-LATE 11AM-6PM 1-1.50PM, 2-2.50PM, 3-3.50PM, 4-4.50PM,11AM-6PM 5-5.50PM 1-1.50PM, 2-2.50PM, 3-3.50PM, 4-4.50PM, 5-5.50PM

SuNday 6 OCTOBEr SUNDAY OCTOBER SuNday 6 OCTOBEr daNCE daNCE 4 jamaaL O’driSCOLL - ONE% The Courtyard, Custard Factory / P17 4 4 4 4 4 4

The Courtyard, Custard jamaaL O’driSCOLL - ONE%Check website for venue Factory / P14 / P17 ExTENdEd PLay – juKEBOx Check–website for venue / P14 ExTENdEd PLay – juKEBOx Check website for venue / P17 BirmiNGham daNCE NETwOrK iNTrOduCiNG Check website forwebsite venue /for P17 BirmiNGham daNCE NETwOrK – iNTrOduCiNG Check venue / P15 dENada daNCE ThEaTrE – CariBBEaN draG CarNivaL dENada daNCE ThEaTrE – CariBBEaN draG CarNivaL Check website for venue / P15

CirCuS CirCuS 4 rOGuEPLay ThEaTrE Minerva Works / P13 4 rOGuEPLay ThEaTrE Minerva Works / P13 muSiC muSiC 4 BiG BEar muSiC - LEaviNG miSSiSSiPPi BirmiNGham BOuNd Mockingbird Cinema / P19 4

10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 12am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 12am 11.30AM-12PM, 1.30-2PM, 3.30-4PM 11.30AM-12PM, 1.30-2PM,& 3.30-4PM 12.30-1PM 4.30-5PM 12.30-1PM & 4.30-5PM 1-5PM

1-5PM 2.30-3PM & 5.30-6PM 2.30-3PM & 5.30-6PM 12-6PM 12-6PM

7.30-10PM

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Mockingbird Cinema / P19Street BiG BEar muSiC - LEaviNG miSSiSSiPPi BirmiNGham BOuNd 11 & 12.15 at The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate BaKayOKO - aFriCaN drummiNG wOrKShOPS 4 BaKayOKO 11 & 12.15 at The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street - aFriCaN drummiNG wOrKShOPS 2.30 & 3.45 at Arch 21, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street / P23

11-11.45AM & 7.30-10PM 12.15-1PM 11-11.45AM&&3.45-4.30PM 12.15-1PM 2.30-3.15PM

2.30 & 3.45 at Arch 21, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street / P23

2.30-3.15PM & 3.45-4.30PM

PErFOrmaNCE PErFOrmaNCE 4 BOLdTExT – FOLLOw mE Meet at Birmingham Coach Station / P30 4 BOLdTExT – FOLLOw mE Meet at Birmingham Coach Station / P30 STrEET arTS STrEET arTS 4 BrEaKiNG wOrKShOP Arch 21, The Custard Factory / P32 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

2-3PM 2-3PM 11AM-1PM 11AM-1PM 12-4PM 12-4PM 12-4PM

21, The Custard Factory // P32 P32 BrEaKiNG wOrKShOP Look out forArch us on the streets of Digbeth LivE GraFFiTi Look out for us on the streetsArch, of Digbeth / P32 LivE GraFFiTi Floodgate Custard Factory / P32 STrEET SPOrTS ShOwCaSE Arch,Building Custard/Factory STrEET SPOrTS ShOwCaSE DJ Tech, Zellig P32 / P32 dj aNd BEaTBOx wOrKShOPFloodgate DJ Tech,The Zellig Building / P32 dj aNd 2 BEaTBOx wOrKShOP Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street / P32 BraziL Brum SamBa wOrKShOP The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate BraziL 2 Brum SamBa wOrKShOP The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street / P32 Street / P32 BraziLiaN STrEET ParTy BraziLiaN STrEET ParTy The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street / P32

12-4PM 1-2.30PM 1-2.30PM 2-3PM 2-3PM 3-7PM 3-7PM

arT arT 4 SuNdraGON POTTEry - PLay wiTh CLay 2 Bowyer St / P39 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

STOry-TELLiNG STOry-TELLiNG 4 diGBETh aT midNiGhT / P40 4 diGBETh aT midNiGhT / P40 ChiLdrEN & FamiLiES ChiLdrEN & FamiLiES 4 ThiNKTaNK SCiENCE GardEN Eastside City Park / P45 4

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10AM-6PM 10AM-6PM 11AM-LATE 11AM-LATE 12-5PM

2 Bowyer P39 SuNdraGON POTTEry - PLay wiTh CLay Minerva WorksSt/ /P36 CENTraLa - TESTimONy iN PraCTiCE CENTraLa - TESTimONy iN PraCTiCE Minerva 1 DudleyWorks Street/ /P36 P37 BOm - haCKEd! GamES rE-dESiGNEd Dudley Niazi Street / 86 P37 BOm - haCKEd! GamES rE-dESiGNEd Heath Mill Lane / P33 EaSTSidE PrOjECTS – Lady SKOLLiE & 1SOFia Mill Lane / P33 EaSTSidE PrOjECTS LadyiT SKOLLiE & SOFia Minerva Works / P34 GraNd uNiON - aNd–whaT BECamE iS NOTNiazi whaT86 iTHeath iS NOw GraNd uNiON - – aNd whaT BECamE iS NOTWorks whaT iT iS NOw Minerva Works / P34 / P35 vivid PrOjECTS PrESS ONiTaNd PLay Minerva Works / P35 vivid PrOjECTS – PrESS ON aNd PLay Minerva Works / P36 CENTraLa - SuNday xPrESS OPEN miCMinerva NiGhT Minerva Works / P36 Fazeley Street / P34 CENTraLa - SuNday OPEN miCShOP NiGhT Junction Works, 106-110 GraNd uNiON – ThE xPrESS EmPirE rEmaiNS GraNd uNiON – ThE EmPirE rEmaiNS ShOP Junction Works, 106-110 Fazeley Street / P34

Eastside City Park / P45 ThiNKTaNK SCiENCE GardEN Check website for venue / P41 ThE GLuE COLLECTivE Check website for venue /(aGE P41 8-14) BOA / P44 ThE GLuE COLLECTivE SNOw quEEN PErFOrmaNCE wOrKShOP BOA / P44 SNOw quEEN PErFOrmaNCE wOrKShOP (aGEBOA 8-14) / P44 GamES dEvELOPmENT wOrKShOP (aGE 12-18) GamES dEvELOPmENT wOrKShOP 12-18) BOA /BOA P44/ P44 muSiCaL ThEaTrE wOrKShOP (aGE(aGE 14-18) BOA / P44 muSiCaLCOLLECTivE ThEaTrE wOrKShOP 14-18) / P44 BarBEr ExPLOrE (aGE (14+) BOA BarBEr COLLECTivE ExPLOrE (14+) BOA / P44

12-5PM 12-5PM 12-5PM 12-5PM 12-5PM 1-5PM 1-5PM 5PM-LATE 5PM-LATE ALL DAY ALL DAY ALL DAY ALL DAY 10AM-5PM 10AM-5PM 11AM-5PM 11.30AM-12.30PM &11AM-5PM 2-3PM 11.30AM-12.30PM 11.30AM-12.30PM && 2-3PM 2-3PM 11.30AM-12.30PM & 2-3PM 11.30AM-1PM & 2-3.30PM 11.30AM-1PM & 2-3.30PM 12-2PM 12-2PM

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PERFORMANCE Barbara Nice’s 5 Minute Pick Me Up Friday 4 October - 6.30-7.30pm & 8.30-9.30pm Gibb Street B9 4AA Local legend and Britain’s Got Talent star, Barbara Nice celebrates the benefits of conversation by inviting Birmingham Weekender visitors to join her for a refreshing chat; a 5 minute pick-me-up that will leave you with a spring in your step. Barbara believes there’s no such thing as ‘just talking’, it’s always beneficial to have a good chat. She welcomes conversations about any subject - from the weather, a wobbly tooth and what’s on Cbeebies to human rights and how to make a will; no topic too big or too small. Find Barbara’s bench on Gibb Street and stop by for a Pick Me Up.

Birmingham Hippodrome present

DJ Pyskhomantus VisionBombing Game Show Friday 4 October - 8pm Floodgate Arch, Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA VisionBombing Game Show is a fast-paced live performance experience that brings together Birmingham Hip-Hop artists who compete in a range of game formats. Two teams made up of MCs, DJs, dancers and street artists are paired with our legendary team captains to compete in Hip-Hop-themed music, dance and arts-based activities within a gameshow format. Think Hip-Hop meets A Question of Sport with a bit of The Krypton Factor thrown in for good measure. Created by DJ Pyskhomantus and supported by Birmingham Hippodrome OffSite affiliate partners: Déda, Derby Féste, Appetite, Birmingham Hippodrome, Lakeside Arts Centre and Wild Rumpus.

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PERFORMANCE Symoné presents

Fierce Flow Saturday 5 October - 11-12.30pm & 3-4.30pm Dropshot Digbeth, 60 Heath Mill Lane B9 4AR The year is 1987; the place, New York City! Join us for a trip back in time to celebrate the art, the love and the soul of New York voguing culture. Multi-skilled, internationally-celebrated performance artist Symoné brings together this very special cast of unique individuals for Fierce Flow, an exciting fusion of ballroom (voguing) culture and circus arts with the warmth of cabaret. You decide who wins the Grand Prize as these incredible performers battle it out. After the show, hit the beat and pose it out with us! Take part in a free voguing and hula hooping workshop and learn about tricks, dips, hips and sass. You do not have to be a dancer to come, take part and have some fun. Join us and find your own Fierce Flow! Ages 13+ Created by Symoné with production support from Wildvixen Burlesque

BOLDtext Playwrights present

Follow Me Sunday 6 October - 2pm Theatrical walking tour, meet at Birmingham Coach Station, Mill Lane B5 5DD Join BOLDtext Playwrights on a sometimes giddy, often unhygienic and always revealing walking tour of Digbeth’s hidden history: the one that exists in our heads. En route you’ll be guided through childhood memories and ushered past passionate exchanges. You’ll visit the site of bad decisions, not to mention a few life-changing ones. We’re pulling back the curtain on our shared experience of this vibrant artery at the beating heart of Birmingham. All those things that are better left unsaid…well, we’re just going to say them! BOLDtext are a group of professional writers from the West Midlands who collaborate on work that, while diverse, is always close to home. Join us in person, as we tell you our most intimate Digbeth stories. The hour-long stroll starts at the Coach Station and finishes at the Old Crown, stopping off at various points along the High Street, so do come prepared for any weather. Limited capacity, pre-book at follow-me.eventbrite.co.uk Tour lasts one hour. Recommended age 12+.

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STREET ARTS Break Mission Join Break Mission for a weekend of Hip-Hop events for all, with dance, music, street sports and art.

FRIDAY CLASSIC HIP-HOP MOVIE SCREENING

9.30-11pm Floodgate Arch, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA Enjoy an outdoor screening of the classic hip-hop movie Friday feat. Ice Cube.

SATURDAY BUSKERS All day

Look out for music in the streets including drummers and beatboxers.

DANCE SHOWCASE

11am-2pm Floodgate Arch, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA Birminghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talented dancers deliver performances throughout the day.

BREAK MISSION INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPETITION 11am-7pm The Irish Centre, 14-20 High Street Deritend B12 0LN

Talented young stars battle it out to be crowned number 1 in this adrenaline-fuelled breakdance competition.

IDEAL SKATE COMPETITION 12-6pm 119 Floodgate Street B5 5SR

An open tournament for anyone who wants to prove themselves king of the tricks. Bring your own skateboard to take part.

SNEAKER HAWKS X THRIFTY STORE BRUM MARKETPLACE 12-6pm 119 Floodgate Street B5 5SR

Donate to participate: Break Mission will collect

An open market space with sneakers and clothing brands, including talks

clothes and food that are then given to local homeless

from famous collectors, film screenings and with live DJs.

charities; please donate what you can. Continues...

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STREET ARTS SATURDAY

SUNDAY

STAG BARBERS LIVE MUSIC & DJs

BREAKING WORKSHOP

12-11pm Stag Barbers, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA Live music, rap battles and DJs. Get a fresh cut while listening to some chilled beats. Feat. DopeRes Tribe, Beats and Bars, Lady Sanity, Ghost Town Ent, Mayday and many more.

UNSPEAKABLE X MOHO AT MAMA ROUX’S

11am-1pm Arch 21, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA Have a go at breaking in our open workshop.

STREET SPORTS SHOWCASE

12-4pm Floodgate Arch, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street B9 4AA See some of the craziest BMX

9pm-3am Mama Roux, 3 Lower Trinity St B9 4AG

stunt riders and Parkour free

Late night music, dance and

DJ AND BEATBOX WORKSHOP

laughs. 18+.

runners perform unbelievable stunts.

1-2.30pm DJ Tech, Zellig Building, Gibb Street B9 4AA Learn about DJaying in this open workshop.

BRAZIL 2 BRUM SAMBA WORKSHOP 2-3pm The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street B5 5SL

Latino beats and moves in this Samba workshop, open to all.

LOOK OUT FOR... LIVE GRAFFITI

Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October - 12-4pm Look out for us on the streets of Digbeth Watch as we make Digbeth come to life with colour.

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BRAZILIAN STREET PARTY

3-7pm The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street B5 5SL With DJ Silence and Live Samba Band Oya Batucada.

ART The Digbeth art scene Digbeth is the spiritual home of Birmingham’s thriving contemporary art scene. For Birmingham Weekender, galleries open their doors with special exhibitions and performances.

Eastside Projects

Lady Skollie

86 Heath Mill Lane B9 4AR

Lady Skollie is well known in her native South Africa as

Friday 4 October - 6-8pm, with Lady Skollie Papsak Propaganda live performance at 7pm

lifestyle and fashion magazines. This, her first solo

an artist, Instagram influencer and cover star of exhibition in a European gallery, reimagines the

Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October, 12-5pm

history of people of “so-called coloured descent” with

Eastside Projects is an artist-run multiverse. Drop into their current

painted works on paper.

exhibitions and absorb cutting-edge contemporary art.

wall paintings, performance and drawn, printed and

Sofia Niazi: Unreal Estate BE AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL. Located* in Digbeth, Birmingham, the UK’s “second city”. A handsome work of art built in circa 2019. Move into an Unreal Estate apartment and you’ll be at the epicentre of one of the most progressive cities in the UK*. Unreal Estate is nestled* in the heart of Digbeth, dubbed the city’s creative quarter and a prime spot for development. *Subject to change

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ART Grand Union Gallery & Studios Grand Union is a gallery and artists’ studios complex, with a free programme of public exhibitions and events

And what it became is not what it is now Grand Union Gallery, 19 Minerva Works, Fazeley Street B5 5RS Friday 4 October - 12pm-5pm & 7pm-10pm Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October - 12-5pm An exhibition of three Latin American artists: Joaquín Aras, María Agustina Fernández Raggio and Paola Monzillo. Following a period of research across Argentina and Uruguay, curator Louise Hobson has invited these three artists to present work at Grand Union, with installation, video and drawing.

The Empire Remains Shop - Birmingham Junction Works, 106-110 Fazeley Street B5 5RS Open all weekend - visible from the street Located a five-minute walk from Minerva Works is Junction Works, a historical Canal & River Trust Office grade-II listed building and future home of Grand Union. Grand Union is working with artist duo Cooking Sections to take over the façade and windows of Junction Works with new commissions and existing works. Visit the rolling programme of visual and sound installations facing Fazeley Street, the railway and the canal, which are activating the site during the construction process. The series of works uncovers Birmingham’s past and present relationship to Empire through culinary, chemical, cultural and agricultural extractions, inventions and interventions.

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Vivid Projects present

PRESS ON AND PLAY 16 Minerva Works, Fazeley Street B5 5RS Visit Vivid Projects for a three-day programme of performance, sonics, audio-visual events and installations with their 2019 Black Hole Club artist cohort.

Friday 4 October - 6-9pm Matthew Evans, Carol Breen & Gemma Jones. Closing performance by formuls. Musician and sound artist Matthew Evans leads an improvised sonic performance. Carol Breen and Gemma Jones re-visit, re-perform & re-make present collaborative work that looks at the notion of repetition. Closing Friday evening is formuls, with a slowly evolving performance where you will experience new audio-visual environments emerging from previously heard material.

Saturday 5 October - 12-7pm Libby Cufley & Ambie Drew. Durational performance by Liz Ord 5-7pm. Plus Dan Auluk (offsite around Minerva Works and surrounding streets). Libby Cufleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work focuses on the experience of a woman navigating Digbeth alone at night, with the selections made determining the outcome. Ambie Drew examines autonomous objects through an AV installation to explore how femmetopian items physically inhabit a space. Closing Saturday is Liz Ordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s durational performance The FOMO party // Rinse and repeat // Candid non Candid, an event that is always advertised but never happens.

Sunday 6 October - 1-5pm Dan Auluk (onsite), Rosa Francesca & Dinosaur Kilby Dan Auluk responds to a project developed off-site the previous day. Looking at me looking at you and not looking down, is the outcome of one to one interventions with the public in Digbeth. Rosa Francesca explores how love can be manufactured in Fall For Me, drawing from scientific research by Arthur Aron on the experimental generation of interpersonal closeness. Dinosaur Kilby presents an animalistic environment that people can climb into and inhabit as a base to watch video works buried deep within the belly of the beasts that roam within Vivid Projects.

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ART Centrala Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street B5 5RT Centrala art gallery and creative space opens its doors with an exhibition and special events.

Testimony in Practice Friday 4 October – Sunday 6 October - 11am-late Multi-media artist Maciek Bączyk [PL] along with set-designer Emma Lockey [UK] present a unique exhibition based on memories and stories of Central and Eastern Europeans living in the UK, 30 years after the fall of Communism. Family anecdotes, blurred mentions and clear flashbacks tell a story about the memory of system change and living under the totalitarian regime.

Maciek Bączyk,

Seymour Wright & Beatrice Dillon DJ set – presented by

Sunday Xpress:

aka DJ Pomnik

Ikon Gallery

Open Mic Night

Friday 4 October - 6pm-late

Saturday 5 October - 7-8pm, DJ 8-9.30pm

An external projection in

This performance is part of an on-going series of Birmingham solos for

Sunday 5 October - 5pmlate

Minerva Works, screened especially for Birmingham Weekender. Also post-soviet DJ set by Maciej Bączyk, aka DJ Pomnik.

Seymour Wright’s forthcoming publication Rites (2020), which reference

A special Birmingham

a set of imaginary late-1960s Birmingham conditions and distortions

Weekender in Digbeth

such as Emmy Bridgewater’s surrealism, nascent-Metal, Sun Ra, the

edition of Centrala’s

botanical saxophone, Neo-Classical architecture and the Staffordshire

regular Open Mic and

Hoard. Followed by a DJ set by artist and musician Beatrice Dillon.

Music Event. Open Mic

Supported by the Estate of Barry Flanagan. This event is part of the OTO at Ikon series of concerts connecting Ikon’s exhibitions, Centrala spaces and the artistic community of Café OTO in Dalston.

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from 5pm. Bands from 8pm.

BOM 1 Dudley Street B5 4EG BOM is a centre for art, technology and science dedicated to creative innovation with purpose.

Hacked! Games Re-designed Friday 4 October - 12-9pm Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October - 12-5pm Hacked! is an exhibition looking at the world of gaming through the eyes of disabled gamers, makers and artists. Commissioned by BOM and co-curated by gamer and blogger Vivek Gohill, the exhibition explores how artists and innovators are changing the way we play computer games. From the DIY movement of controller hacks, modz and instructables to artist’s ingenious creations and Xbox’s own Adaptive Controller, we invite visitors to experience some of the cutting-edge game-changing devices that offer radically different ways to interact beyond fingers and thumbs. Play with the latest innovations in adaptive design, from the mighty Microsoft corp’s new accessible controller, to low-fi hacked alternatives and arcade machines re-invented by artists. This exhibition captures a unique moment in time when games designed from disabled perspectives could lead us towards new kinds of innovation and immersion.

Workshop with electronic musician Charles Matthews Saturday 5 October - 11am-5pm Drop in, family friendly DIY workshop Build musical instruments inspired by video-game controllers with arcade buttons and light sensors, write code to translate movement into sound and vibration and have fun tinkering with sound and electronics! This workshop is open to everybody, and we especially encourage participation from disabled folk.

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ART Redhawk Logistica present

A Million Welcomes Sat 5 October - 12-4pm Popping up around Digbeth Pop-up placards welcome our visitors, inviting you to take part in the art on offer and to contribute to the cultural life of the city. As our cities grow with visitors from many different places and backgrounds, it is important to remind everyone that civic engagement is a necessity, not a choice. We invite people from all over to get stuck into art and culture. If you do - and connect profoundly with someone from a different land - then we can truly say we are a city of a million welcomes. A Million Welcomes is part of Slanguages, a research programme investigating theÂ interconnection between linguistic diversity and creativity, led by Professor Rajinder Dudrah at Birmingham City University. Find out more and see the accompanying exhibition at Cafe Artum, 177 Corporation Street, B4 6RG.

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Play with Clay at Sundragon Pottery Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October - 10am-6pm Unit D, 2 Bowyer Street B10 9AS Roll up your sleeves and play with clay! Sundragon Pottery offers everyone the chance to explore ceramics free of charge in their Digbeth studio, and enjoy an exhibition of ceramic work. Have a go at ‘throwing’ your own pot on a wheel. Ages 8+ Make a pair of ear-rings or a keyring using porcelain. Ages 12+ Make a pinch pot, tile or sculpt a creature on a hand-building table. This is a slower pace of working where you can feel the therapeutic benefits of working with clay. You can take your work home with you! All ages. Even if you’ve never touched clay before, all abilities are welcome. Experienced teachers and members of Sundragon Pottery will be there to guide you through the process. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer at all times. During busier times, a booking system will be in place. Materials, tools and aprons are provided but be prepared to get messy! Note: We are unable to fire any pots made on the wheels. Small items will be fired for collection at a later date. Jewellery findings not included.

TAKE THE ART HOME Digbeth Arts Market Friday 4 – Sunday 6 October - 11am-6pm Digbeth Arts Space, Zellig Building, Gibb Street B9 4AT Digbeth Arts Market brings together some of the city’s best artists, talented independent makers, designers, producers and collectors, all handpicked for their creative approach, quality and product. Digbeth Arts Market has developed a reputation for supporting the local artist and maker community since starting out in 2016, working closely with Digbeth Dining Club. Enjoy a leisurely browse and pick up a few pieces to add to your collection.

Digbeth Open Studios Tour Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October Tours leave on the hour 1pm-5pm Meet at Custard Factory Reception, Gibb Street B9 4AA Take an artist-led tour of some of the unseen creative spaces in Digbeth’s most iconic buildings. Take the opportunity to meet artists and designer makers in their studios, learn about their

Whilst here, see the incredible Thread Bare

inspiration, techniques and

exhibition by Imogen Morris at Digbeth Art Space.

materials, and commission new work.

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STORY-TELLING

Jakub Jan Ceglarz & Marta Marsicka present

Digbeth at Midnight Friday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 6 October (smartphone required) Pick up a Digbeth at Midnight map from the Information stand at The Custard Factory or download from the Digbeth at Midnight listing on www.birminghamweekender.com

Digbeth at Midnight Late Night Social

An interactive story-telling trail for anyone who enjoys spooky, wacky, weird and mysterious tales.

Saturday 5 October 11pm - late Digwood, 25A Floodgate Street B5 5SL

Discover our trail of short stories by Birmingham-based writers. As you make your way exploring the

Meet the authors and

nooks and streets of Digbeth, find a series of plaques with QR-codes. Scan the code with your smartphone to hear and read hair-raising stories that might (or might not) have happened at that site. The voices you hear belong to the people who work and live in Digbeth: from artists, cultural producers, wood and metal workers to car mechanics, shop and bar owners, these are the people who make Digbeth a vibrant, diverse and lively place.

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narrators of the stories while enjoying a horrorinspired spread of snacks and spine-chilling nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks. Age 18+

CHILDREN & FAMILIES Children & Families Children are warmly welcomed at Birmingham Weekender and many of our events are suitable for all the family. The events on the next few pages are designed specifically for youngsters. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

The Glue Collective Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October - 11am-5pm Check website for venue Welcome to our world of play and creativity, designed for children and adults of all ages and abilities. Our yurt is a quiet retreat from the noise and excitement of the festival; maybe you have very young children, need to breastfeed, or you are caring for someone who just feels a bit overwhelmed. Be immersed in creative processes as you experiment at and explore materials and objects. Sensory props, both natural and upcycled, are used in our three distinctive areas: The Mud Kitchen Marvellous mud, messy and playful, with access to all the essential natural ingredients for making potions and the perfect mud pie. Loose Parts Build, play, create move...endless possibilities meets endless imaginations. Sensory Area Explore tactile fabrics, light and shade, and decorative, interactive art works. Experience stimulating aromas from planted herb boxes. Suitable for children 3-11 years, perfect for those who need a tactile sensory environment.

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CHILDREN & FAMILIES Family Hub Sponsored by Saturday 5 October Parkside Building, Birmingham City University, 5 Cardigan St B4 7RJ

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Peter Pan Family Workshop 11am-12.30pm Join us in Neverland as we take you on an exciting journey exploring the themes of Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s Christmas spectacular, Peter Pan. This action-packed workshop uses fun games and drama to explore key elements of this classic children’s story. Led by professional theatre practitioners from The REP, this is a perfect opportunity to introduce children to theatre in a fun and informative way. Places are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day. Ages 5-11.

Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Curious Explorer Kits 1.15-3pm Curious explorers of all ages are invited to join the Barber Institute to make homemade tools for looking, listening and recording your day at Birmingham Weekender. Take imaginary pictures with your cardboard camera, look closer with your binoculars, record your day in your own Weekender logbook and take everything away with you in a tote bag! Everyone welcome.

Sing with Ex Cathedra 3.30-5pm Ex Cathedra’s SingMaker team will get everyone singing through their dynamic and joyful purpose-written repertoire. No experience necessary. All welcome.

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CHILDREN & FAMILIES Family Hub Sponsored by Sunday 6 October Birmingham Ormiston Academy, 1 Grosvenor St B4 7QD

Barber Institute presents

Barber Collective explore… wealth, trade, privilege and tea Sunday 6 October - 12-2pm Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA), 1 Grosvenor St B4 7QD Artist Navi Kaur and Barber Collective

Creative workshops at BOA Sunday 6 October - Birmingham Ormiston Academy, 1 Grosvenor St B4 7QD BOA is an academy specialising in creative, digital and performing arts. Come and take part in a range of exciting workshops. Snow Queen Performance workshop - 11.30am–12.30pm & 2-3pm Have a go at the singing, dancing and acting from BOA’s Christmas Show The Snow Queen. Ages 8-14. Musical Theatre workshop- 11.30am-1pm & 2-3.30pm

invite you to explore ideas of wealth,

An opportunity to get hands on experience of BOA’s Foundation course in Musical

trade and privilege…all inspired by the

Theatre and sample professional training in acting, dancing and singing. Ages 14-18.

origins of a golden teapot. Drop in to create your own collage artwork and discuss the history of tea! Ages 14+.

Games Development workshops- 11.30am-12.30pm & 2-3pm For young people who are interested in digital arts and enthused by gaming. Ages 12–18.

Gloriana Historical Dance Saturday 5 October - 11am-12pm & 12.45-1.45pm The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street B5 5SL Join in with Gloriana Historical Dance’s activities for all the family! Watch Elizabethan Court Dances in traditional costume, before learning how to Dance Like A Tudor in our interactive workshop. Gloriana was founded in 1978 by a group of enthusiasts with an interest in dances from 1450-1650. Members study and interpret the surviving manuscripts of the great dancing masters, then tour the country giving workshops and demonstrations so everyone can take part in dancing history.

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Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum

Science Garden Eastside City Park Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October, 10am-5pm Free entry during Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth The Science Garden is an outdoor discovery space packed with surprises and fun activities for the whole family. It offers an adventurous and entertaining day out, bringing themes of engineering, mechanics and transportation to life through over 30 hands-on exhibits. Visitors of all ages can get ‘bodies on’ with exciting and inventive exhibits including an eight metre high clanging ‘Terminus’ machine and a giant human-sized hamster wheel that has a top speed of 30 revolutions per minute.

FILM Screen Bytes Saturday 5 October - 2.45-5pm The Engine Room, 25 Floodgate Street B5 5SL Screen Central’s quarterly screening of regional films comes to Birmingham Weekender for the first time. Expect a fresh programme including horror, psychedelic music video and award-winning animation featuring a giant lemon. BAFTA Award winning animators The Brothers McLeod screen their latest animated short-film Marfa about a small and isolated West Texas city, a mecca for lovers of minimalist art, in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos. Fuzzbox, the hit all-girl 80s-band from Birmingham teamed up with Director Robert Walsh-Lawrence of Full Frame Creatives to create a music promo video for their new track Say Hello. Further programme details will be announced via @screencentralwm. Expect a fun and lively event showcasing work from regional filmmakers and producers. You can also meet the filmmakers themselves and hear a little about the challenges they faced making their films. This event is presented by Screen Central, the West Midlands-based membership organisation that brings together and supports the screen sector in the region.

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PARTY

SHOUT Festival present

Smalltown Bab Saturday 5 October - 8pm-late Dropshot Digbeth, 60 Heath Mill Lane B9 4AR ...the answers you seek will never be found at home... Titled after Bronski Beat’s iconic nightclub anthem ‘Smalltown Boy’, Smalltown Bab is a durational queer silent disco for Birmingham. Turn up, pull on a pair of wireless headphones, and get ready to throw some moves with your fellow brummies on the dance floor to our piping hot silent disco lineup. From 8 ‘til late SHOUT Festival will be bringing you a gorgeous mix of LGBTQ+ DJs and artists playing tracks from across the decades. Hosted by some of Birmingham’s finest drag divas, each DJ will take you on a sonic journey across the dance floor pulling together music, audio, and live performance as they present their musical interpretations of ‘Queer Birmingham’. Expect icons, expect history, expect that sneaky last dance song they played back at the Nightingale in 1973, and expect some serious moves as we bring Digbeth to life through the powers of the [silent] disco. You control the volume, we provide the party - stay for as little or as long as you like. Sequins strongly encouraged. Full line-up of artists and timings to be released online. This is a free event, a refundable cash deposit of £5 per person will be required for headphones. Ages 18+

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