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BUBBLY ON THE BUTTON Do you appreciate the finer things in life? If so, how about Champagne at the touch of a button? Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s Edwardian Tearooms have partnered with award-winning House of PIPER-HEIDSIECK Champagne to launch its ‘Press For Champagne’ service. Each private booth in the tearooms has been fitted with its own Champagne buzzer. One press and your server will be on hand to guide you through the full PIPER-HEIDSIECK menu. The service is ideal for upcoming Christmas celebrations.
WONDERS OF WILLARD
INDIAN INSPIRATION
Renowned Birmingham artist Willard Wigan has unveiled a new collection of his artworks which sit within the eye of a needle or on the head of a pin. The 25 micro-sculptures include figues such as Pinocchio, Cinderella and Christ the Redeemer. The exhibition, at Resorts World until 22 December, also includes other works such as the Guinness World Record sculpture Golden Voyage – a motorbike carved from specs of gold inside a hollowed out human hair.
The wraps are off a £500,000 new look for Lasan bar and restaurant in the Jewellery Quarter. The revamp draws inspiration from the grand bars and restaurants in Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai, frequented by India’s upper classes. The design comes from Digbeth-based Faber Design & Architecture, which created the interior of the new Adams restaurant in Waterloo Street and Buffalo & Rye in Bennetts Hill.
SPLASH HITS Two rare Gentoo penguins born at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham have taken their first swimming lessons – with the aid of a special pool. The pair are the first to hatch at the centre as part of a global breeding programme after Gentoo penguin numbers declined rapidly. Their parents crossed continents to conceive, coming all the way to Birmingham from as far as Canada, Denmark and New Zealand.
GIFT: CBSO chief executive Stephen Maddock
CONCERT-GOER’S AMAZING GIFT The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has received a legacy of £800,000 from a donor – one of the largest legacy gifts in the organisation’s 97-year history. The money was left by a frequent CBSO concert-goer and supporting member from Lichfield. It will support the CBSO’s activity in the UK over an eight-year period, which includes the orchestra’s centenary in 2020.
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