As Bearwood Shuffle V proved, the Bearwood Promoters Team have been at it again and got an amazing line-up for the Warley Woods Picnic in the Park for Sunday 14th July.
So with less than a fortnight to go we felt it was only right to share our preview with you. You definitely won't want to be anywhere else.
Bearwood is becoming a real arts haven. It almost feels as if every week there's something exciting happening.
Tomorrow Thimblemill Library are holding their Family Fun and Craft Fair Day. Lots of lovely things to buy and lots of giggles to be had. No better way to spend your Saturday, we think! Then next Saturday 6th July from 10am - 5pm, Bearwood Chapel are holding one of their popular arts days. Dave, Bearwood Chapel's pastor told welovebearwood "this time we'll be exploring "The Big Picture and the Big Story" - an opportunity to explore some famous Bible stories using paint, sculpture, dance, poetry, story telling etc."
Bearwood will also be playing a part in the Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival when the Jazz Ramblers perform at Lightwoods Park Bandstand on Tuesday 9th July. The music starts at 6.30pm so bring your rug, supper, family and friends...we'll see you there.
What we love too is that all these events are FREE! Yeah! Makes us very happy!
P.S. If you're in Birmingham this Sunday night why not catch brillant Bearwood band Miss Halliwell at Adam and Eve. Bearwood and Proud!
On Friday July 12th Bearwood’s Thimblemill Library is hosting one of more than 300 events taking place across the UK in the biggest national celebration of music this summer.
Our Big Gig is a UK-wide community led initiative that will see over 200,000 people attend music events across the UK from 11 – 14 July...that makes it bigger than Glastonbury (and a lot less muddy too)! And it’s all FREE!
Oya Batucada
Our Big Gig at Thimblemill Library will see performances from the legendary Paul Murphy (ex-Destroyers front man), samba sensations Oya Batucada, Classmates Barbershop Quartet, The Midlands Fretted Orchestra, Ministry For The Interior, Amelia Wallace, Scott Pawsey and more still to be announced.
Our Big Gig isn’t just about listening to music though, it aims to get people playing and singing along too. So you’ll be able to make your own music with a range of workshops teaching the ukulele, samba drumming, singing and, for the little ones, rhythm and rhyme. For up and coming talent there’ll be open mic slots as well, plus food and drink from The Bearwood Pantry, an informal food buying group that sources and supplies local, ethically produced, affordable foods for the community. Tying the whole thing together will be effervescent compere Gavin Young of storytelling collective Utter Bearwood.
