Description: the best things to see, eat and do in and around Birmingham
May is always an exciting month for Birmingham's cultural scene. The Flatpack Film Festival is set to return this month, showcasing the latest in exciting cinema talent. With Pride taking place at the end of the month, Recent Activity's latest exhibition is paying homage to the LGBT+ Nightingale Club. Pack your sunscreen, May is set to be a scorcher. A group show exploring the uncertainty of the future: On the Subject of Precarity at Grand Union By using the uncertainty about the future as its uniting point
Connie Constance | Wed 1 May | Hare & Hounds Post-punk, murky trip-hop, neo-soul swagger; across her blistering debut 'English Rose', London's Connie Constance is a hard one to pin down, but she's undoubtedly a must-watch talent. www.skiddle.com Hypnotic Brass Ensemble | Wed 8 May | Hare & Hounds The extraordinary brain child of jazz trumpeter Phil Cochran and his eight sons, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble have a huge resumé including Prince, Mos Def and many others. Their legendary live show will get the most rel
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month this February with a variety of queer events including an art tour at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 winner Trixie Mattel at the O2 Academy. Art: “Are you Fem dear?” LGBTQ+ History Month Art Tour As part of the celebrations for LGBTQ+ History Month, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery are holding a tour of their world class art collection which explores ideas about femininity and what it means to be ‘fem’. The tour is hosted by local Birm