2pm, Upper Gallery, The Old Print Works.
Music wellbeing workshop for people of all ages
Everyone welcome – no musical experience required.
Category: Venues
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Writing for Children with Leila Rasheed and The Emma Press
Time: 11am-12.30 The Old Print Works
Please book a ticket via eventbrite below.
If you have an idea for a children’s story and are looking for some friendly support and practical encouragement, grab your pen & paper and join author Leila Rasheed and local publisher The Emma Press for a creative writing workshop exploring children’s literature. The workshop will last one hour, and we’ll be available to answer questions until 12.30.
Free, but please book a space via eventbrite : maximum 12 participants
Venue: Second Saturday
About Leila:
Leila Rasheed’s first novel for children, Chips, Beans and Limousines was published in 2008 and followed by two sequels which were widely translated. Since then, she has written a wide variety of children’s and YA literature, including the At Somerton trilogy for Disney Hyperion, and biographies of Kamala Harris and Katherine Johnson. Her most recent novel is Empire’s End: A Roman Story (Scholastic), which follows the adventures of a North African girl during the late Roman Empire. In 2015 she set up a pioneering scheme to mentor new children’s writers of colour, called Megaphone, now Megaphone Writers CIC.
About The Emma Press:
The Emma Press is an independent publisher based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter specialising in poetry, short fiction and children’s books with a mission of making publishing and literature as welcoming and accessible as possible.
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The Crafty Social May 13th 2023
5.30pm onwards, Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard Entrance
A little bit of food, music and drink. Pay as you feel, chilled music, a delicious plant-based meal, good company and craft activities
Pay what you can/free
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Family wood carving with Pathcarvers May
11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in
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The Old Print Works market April
10am – 4pm The Old Print Works, Lower Gallery
Art and crafts from the people at The Old Print Works community and beyond including pottery, art, jewellery, postcards, crafts, and lots lots more.
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Make an Eid Card
April 8th, 2pm – 3pm. The GAP
As part of Balsall Heath Second Saturday, members of Print and Matter will be running an Eid card making workshop. Come and make a repeat pattern Eid card using stamps. Free, no booking required.
Exhibition
This workshop coincides with Art for the Faith Hearted, an exhibition and publication documenting and showcasing work produced during Print and Matter, an experimental art programme specially designed for Muslims on Birmingham wanting to explore connections between religious practice and art making.
Project by OOMK with support from Amal.
www.printandmatter.tumblr.com
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Make an Easter Bunny Card
Come and make a colourful Spring Bunny picture. Turn it into an Easter card if you’d like or just have fun.
12.0 – 2.0 Balsall Heath Second Saturday 8th April
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The Jazz Apples
Experience the magic of Jazz at The Old Print Works in Birmingham. Dubbed “one of the coolest, smoothest Jazz acts in Britain,” The Jazz Apples are a Jazz, Swing and Bossa act known for their heart-melting harmonies, their ever-creative improvisations, and their playful re-interpretations of aural classics old and new! Expect anything from Ella Fitzgerald to the Isley Brothers.
With back up from the usual DJ, playing some jazzy tunes.
BYOB/ pay as you feel food and entry
From 7.30 onwards – The Drawing Room, The Old Print Works
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Drumming workshop with XR Birmingham
Drumming with Extinction Rebellion – throughout the day. No experience necessary. The Old Print Works
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The Crafty Social April
5.30pm onwards, Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard Entrance
A little bit of food, music and drink. Pay as you feel, chilled music, a delicious plant-based meal, good company and craft activities
Pay what you can/free
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Music wellbeing workshop
2pm, Drawing Room, The Old Print Works.
Music wellbeing workshop for people of all ages
Everyone welcome – no musical experience required.
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Family wood carving with Pathcarvers April
11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in
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Make your own witch pot
2.30pm – 4.30pm The GAP
Make and design your own pot while having a chat about fear and how we overcome it.
Historically these posts were used to help people control their fear of witches….what collective fears do we have now, and why do we fear things?
Family friendly, free, drop in
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Spoken Word workshop with Ayan Aden!
11am – 1pm The GAP free entry
Truth of the Youth presents —-Spoken Word Workshop.
Build your confidence, learn some skills and have fun with spoken word., 11am onwards in The GAP.
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Lets make some Noise
2pm, Drawing Room, The Old Print Works.
Music wellbeing workshop for people of all ages
Everyone welcome – no musical experience required.
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The Old Print Works market March
10am – 4pm The Old Print Works, Lower Gallery
Art and crafts from the people at The Old Print Works community and beyond including vintage clothes, pottery, art, jewellery, postcards, crafts, and lots lots more.
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Spend the day making with XR Birmingham
Join XR Birmingham all day in the Upper Gallery at The Old Print Works.
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Fruit and Nut Village Balsall Heath
12 – 3, The Old Print Works
Fruit tree grafting workshops; Learn how to make, apple, pear and plum trees using traditional techniques.
Take home a tree for your garden or to share with the community
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The Oil Machine – film
Rolling viewing – from 11am until 4pm, Directors Office tickets available here THE OIL MACHINE and Divest WMPF, Balsall Heath, Birmingham – The Oil Machine
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The Crafty Social March(and it’s JoJo’s Birthday)
5.30pm onwards, Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard Entrance
A little bit of food, music and drink. Pay as you feel, chilled music, a delicious plant-based meal, good company and craft activities
Pay what you can/free
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Family wood carving with Pathcarvers March 2023
11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in
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Art Workshop with Nurture and Heal
11am – Upper gallery, The Old Print Works
Nurture and Heal provides a space that offers all the tools needed to foster creativity, mindfulness practices, and therapeutic self-expression. No experience or materials required – just show up as yourself. Join Nurture and Heal on Saturday, March 11th for a workshop designed to reconnect with your inner artist while creating a calming environment of wellbeing.
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Fancy Fingers Crochet
Crochet your own Fancy Fingers
Fancy Fingers is a beginner workshop to get you started learning basic crochet skills. We crochet a Fancy Finger/Finger puppet which you can style up and sew eyes onto!
I’ll show you how to change colours and start making modular objects (Just making shapes really!).
The skills you’ll learn will help you if you want to make crocheted gloves or amigurumi-style toys in future!Did you know crochet is French for hook? I will supply hooks + yarn for this workshop and a friendly face to help you on the way to crocheting lovely stuff.
with Alex Laight of @LaighNightKnits (follow me on Instagram and YouTube for crochet and knitting tutorials)12-2 Daily Thread, The Old Print Works
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banner making with XR Birmingham
Join XR Birmingham from 1pm to 4pm in the Upper Gallery at The Old Print Works.
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Sock Repair
From 2pm November 11th 2023 at The Old Print Works
Learn a simple way to repair your socks with Hannah – part of Balsall Heath Repair Cafe
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Metal craft with artmettalix
Drop in workshop with Mel from Art Metallix, 2pm until 4pm at The Old Print Works – Sessions are drop in
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Family Art Workshop
11am – 1pm drop in art workshop with Monica Perez Vega, The Old Print Works
Join artist Monica Perez Vega in the Upper Gallery for a drop-in family art workshop from 11-2 on the second Saturday of each month. Each session is different and inspired by the seasons! Try your hand at drawing, painting, collaging, and printmaking…. Stop by, be creative and have fun.
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The Old Print Works market
10am – 4pm The Old Print Works, Lower Gallery
Art and crafts from the people at The Old Print Works community and beyond including vintage clothes, pottery, art, jewellery, postcards, crafts, and lots lots more.
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Keep Healing Release Party with Empress Linoleum and guests
7.30pm onwards The Drawing Room at The Old Print Works
The first of our later evening do’s with a release party of Keep Healing from Empress Linoleum including live performances, DJs and the first public viewing of the new video for the track.
Line up-
Czafari.
Czafari., an alternative R&B/Soul singer-songwriter reigning from Tipton, West Midlands explores her love for storytelling through music. “Songwriting is a way for me to release the thoughts in my head whilst using the aspects of my voice.” Czafari’s eccentric style comes from her range of influential artists, such as Lianne La Havas, Massive Attack and Erykah Badu.
Patches
Patches is a dynamic rapper and an integral member of
Birmingham’s rising eco-conscious brand, Minor Formula. With a lyrical style that blends sharp rhymes with a visually captivating presence, Patches delivers tracks that promote positivity and unity. Get ready to be inspired by Patches’ unique blend of artistry, authenticity, and positive energy.
Empress Linoleum
Nicknamed Linoleum by her former school teacher, Empress embarked on her soul journey at a young age. Sound became a form of expression. Her production is clean, dreamy and hard hitting with metallic percussion in all the right places. Her soft sung vocals compliment her laid back rap and she ties it all together with bouncy beats and 808s.
