September listings

Hello,

Another listings splurge for you – later than usual, so
only covering the back-end of September this time. Firstly,
a quick 7INCH UPDATE…

We thought you should be the first to know that the
Flatpack Festival will be having a year off in 2008.
Regular viewers will know that the event has grown rapidly
from humble beginnings into an ambitious and (dare we say
it) hugely enjoyable barrage of events and screenings in
venues across Birmingham. It remains a vital cornerstone of
7inch antics, but rather than scramble together the
resources to put on Flatpack no.3 we felt that for the
future health of the festival and indeed our sanity it
would be wise to take a year out in order to do some
long-term planning. A big thank you to all funders,
contributors and punters for supporting us thus far, and
watch this space for further news…

In the more immediate future, we’re very happy to announce
a short season of monthly events at the Hare and Hounds in
Kings Heath this autumn. On the last Sundays of September,
October and November you will find all manner of filmic and
musical goodies in the upstairs room from 7pm, for the
nominal fee of £4. As always we’re open to submissions for
these events, so if you’d like to send us a short or an
audio-visual proposition look up our details at the bottom.
We’re also working with Ikon gallery on a Halloween special
and planning Norwich and London visits – more details
shortly.

SO WHAT ELSE IS ON?

Thursday 13 September at mac in Edgbaston
FIDEL
Documentary by Estela Bravo kicking off a short season of
screenings and events around Latin America.
http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2586

Friday 14 September at Taylor Johns in Coventry
DANIELSON
Indie-christian iconoclast Daniel Smith, on his way to the
End of the Road fest.
http://www.danielson.info/

14 September at the Q Club in Birmingham
DROP BEATS NOT BOMBS
The Que Club, back from the dead.

http://www.dropbeatsnotbombs.co.uk/events.htm

14-15 September, from 8pm at Curzon St Station in Digbeth
BLAST
Steam whistles, percussion engines and unexpected
explosions.
http://www.urban-fusion.info/strand/view_inner/1031/

- This is opening Artsfest, in its tenth (and rumoured to be
final) year. The Library theatre will again be hosting two
days of West Midlands film, including another chance to see
John Bradburn’s debut feature Kyle on Sunday at 7pm.
http://www.artsfest.org.uk

- There’s also an art trail around the library by the
Concreation collective.
http://concreation.mysite.orange.co.uk/

- Created in Birmingham has provided a lively outlet for
assorted misgivings about Artsfest and Birmingham’s new
‘Feel the Heat’ campaign.
http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=618
http://www.birminghamfeeltheheat.com/

Thursday 20 September at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
CURATE’S EGG
Latest edition of the music/comedy carcrash includes guests
Simon Munnery and Andrew Bailey.
http://www.myspace.com/thecourtesygroup

20-27 September at Coventry School of Art and Design
MA SHOW – WORK IN PROGRESS
Assorted exhibitions, installations and performances.
http://www.coventry.ac.uk/csad

Saturday 22 September, from 1pm at Moor St Queensway in
Bham
MOHAMMED RAFI SHRINE
The much-loved Indian singer will be commemorated in this
new structure by Tasawar Bashir, to be unveiled at the
Festival of Xtreme Buildings along with various musical
tributes to Rafi.

http://www.festival-xtremebuilding.org.uk/content.php

22 September, 1pm at the Electric in Birmingham
SINGING THE BONES
Canadian movie followed by a discussion about midwifery.
http://www.theelectric.co.uk/

22 September at Spike Island nr Bristol
QUWACK(E)
Intriguing multimedia tagteam event.
http://www.blackoutarts.co.uk

From 22 September at the Belgrade in Coventry
MR PUNTILA AND HIS MAN, MATTI
Brecht comedy at newly revamped theatre.
http://www.belgrade.co.uk

Sunday 23 September, 2.30 at the Phoenix in Leicester
HAXAN with live score
Geoff Smith provides dulcimer accompaniment to this 1922
Swedish witchcraft classic, as part of the Far Out
festival.
http://www.phoenix.org.uk/detail.asp?ID=2709
http://www.myspace.com/faroutfestival

23 September, 7pm at 22 Green St in Digbeth
SKIF++
Modulate’s latest sonic culture gathering, with live set by
Dutch-American a-v trio.
http://www.modulate.org.uk
http://hardhatarea.com/SKIF++.html

Weds 26 September at Vivid in Digbeth
BINARY OPPOSITIONS
Launch night for a new exhibition which will be exporting a
motley group of Birmingham artists to Brescia in Italy,
along with a cd of local tunes.
http://www.vivid.org.uk/

Thurs 27 September at mac in Edgbaston
HANDSWORTH SONGS
Black Audio Film Collective’s landmark semi-documentary,
along with relevant newsreel from the 60s and 70s compiled
by MACE.
http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2594

Sunday 30 September at the Hare and Hounds
7INCH no.27
http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/56.aspx

Til 30 September at the Academy in Birmingham
ON SONG FESTIVAL
Festival of songwriting in the Academy’s smaller spaces
throughout the month.
http://www.onsong-festival.co.uk

Tuesday 2 October at the Glee Club in Birmingham
PUPPINI SISTERS + PATTI PLINKO
http://www.glee.co.uk/php/listings-gig.php?id_gig=4326

INCOMING:
Town Hall Reopening Fest (4-21 October)
http://www.thsh.co.uk/town-hall-re-opening-festival
Birmingham Comedy Festival (5-14 October)
http://www.myspace.com/bhamcomedyfest
Birmingham Int Comics Show (13/14 October)
http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/

SUBMISSIONS

MONOSIN FILM FESTIVAL
Deadline: 5 October
For an evening of short film at the Mono bar, Bham Arcadian
on 31 October.
Email: tamsinhunt@hotmail.co.uk

RADAR
Deadline: 7 October
Music video talent scheme
http://www.radarfestival.com/

BITS AND BOBS

SCREENWM
Suzie Norton is new CEO of the regional film body:
http://news.screenwm.co.uk/?p=543

CLOSET
Those compelled by our sneaky peek at R Kelly’s Trapped in
the Closet last month can now find the whole
shooting-match, all 22 episodes, on the web.
http://ifc.com/static/sections/kelly/trapped.html

ANNIVERSARIES
It’s 25 years since four lads from Duddeston Manor school
went to no.1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYTQcVeoiyA
…And 100 years since the birth of the blurb:
http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/blurb/

VOLUNTEERS
Birmingham International Comics Show is happening at
Thinktank in October, and they are currently seeking
volunteers to help out over the weekend. For more info
contact Paul Birch: paulhbirch@yahoo.com

AUTUMN DAY

Lord, it is time. The summer was very big.
Lay thy shadow on the sundials,
and on the meadows let the winds go loose.

Command the last fruits that they shall be full;
give them another two more southerly days,
urge them on to fulfillment and drive
the last sweetness into heavy wine.

Who has no house now, will build him one no more.
Who is alone now, long will so remain,
will wake, read, write long letters
and will in the avenues to and fro
restlessly wander, when the leaves are blowing.

Rainer Maria Rilke, 1934
Trans: M.D. Herter Norton, 1938

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