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carnival

It’s Carnival Time

[ 07.08.2011; ] Start Date: 07 August 2011 01:00 PM End Date: 07 August 2011 08:00 PM Birmingham’s biennial carnival is a colourful, festival celebrating African-Caribbean culture, art, food and entertainment. Everyone is welcome at this multicultural celebration, which starts with a fantastic carnival procession from Handsworth Park to Perry Park, led by a new Carnival Queen. The Queen ...
Homeofmetal

The Home of Metal Exhibition

[ 18.06.2011 to 25.09.2011. ] So where did Metal music evolve from? Now that is a question that many debate, but undoubtedly when you mention the words Black Sabbath, people will tend to acknowledge the fact.
 Four lads from Aston and the Black Country of Birmingham are worshiped (for a better word) for being the pioneers of the Metal music ...
jazz4

27TH Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival

[ 01.07.2011 12:00 to 10.07.2011 00:00. ] This years annual Jazz and Blues festival boasts 200 artists performing in over 50 venues for 10 days. The festival runs from the 1st of July to the 10th of July and the best part is the majority of the gigs are free to the public. With the likes of the Billie Holiday Tribute, Val Wiseman, ...
brum

One, Two, Miss A Few 10,000

It was the 6th of June. The sun was attempting to break through the clouds. Hatters Hostel Birmingham was going about its normal business, we use the word normal lightly. The clock had just passed 14:35. Then something happened…..something magical. We all knew it was going to happen but we just didn’t know when. Then the ...