Balsall Heath Second Saturday

June 10 2023

Next event on June 10th – more information coming soon.
Mural Painting with Art Metallix

Come and paint together with Art Metallix, in the Upper Gallery at The Old Print Works
The Next Chapter – A Festival of Applied Theatre

During Balsall Heath Second Saturday – afternoon and evening

Join us for a weekend of original theatre devised by third year Applied Theatre students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Get your free tickets now online at:

www.insertfestivaleventbrite.com
Find out more at:
www.NextChapter.com

6Ft Rule

Mee.3Meet Greenie, JJ and Dottie. 3 best friends from different walks of life. They met at a freshers event during their first year of uni and have been inseparable ever since. They laugh together, live together and cry together. They’re trying to navigate their way through the crazy world of dating, it involves what feels like endless swiping left on tinder and too many one time dinner dates. But at least they have each other, for now.

Serpent’s Gaze
Hush Hush

A Serpent’s Gaze is an unconventional twist on the Greek mythological story of Medusa and her tale of misfortune. This piece uses comedic elements such as satire, breaking the fourth wall and melodrama to capture our audiences. We will also be creating original music and exploring themes of injustice and discrimination against women.

Both Sides Now
The Other Shoe

The Other Shoe theatre company welcomes you to Both Sides Now. A story following a young black career and her elderly patient and their turbulent journey of friendship which comes with trials and tribulations of finding common ground.

Escapism

Introspective Productions

Escapism immersively explores the effects on LSD on two impressionable first year students after coming out of lockdown. Through using personal lived experiences and stories, this piece aims to provide a real experience for its audience and to help break the stigmas around LSD and drug usage, whilst also allowing them to make more informed decisions in the future.
TW: Strobe Lighting, Loud Sounds, Drug Use

Through The Dark
Atlas Theatre

Through the dark is a twisted and sometimes familiar tale exploring what happens in the nighttime.

New Visions

Welcome to the community cafe, where the stories are even warmer than the coffee. In this small, immersive play, where, two women whose lives are changing quickly as the world changes around them, they’ll have to rely on their unbreakable bond to get through the challenges ahead. A moving, immersive play that explores the depths of friendship, growth, and the power of connection.

Club Clique
Clique Culture

Club Clique invites you to join us for this, our goodbye bash. To you, our misfits and queerdos alike, we bring you our biggest party to date with a chaotic cast of drag excellence to really let your authentic self-shine under the lights. Trust us, we’re going out with a bang!
Paint by Prompt from Nurture and Heal

1.30, The Old Print Works

Experience the magic of artistic expression and peaceful mindfulness with Nurture and Heal. Explore new ways to connect to yourself through art. No prior experience or materials necessary – just an open mind ready for a journey into creativity and self-care. The theme this month is spring.
Music wellbeing workshop

2pm, Upper Gallery, The Old Print Works.

Music wellbeing workshop for people of all ages

Everyone welcome – no musical experience required.
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.

Register on Eventbrite
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
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

pathcarvers.co.uk
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.
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
@printandmatter
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
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
Drumming workshop with XR Birmingham

Drumming with Extinction Rebellion – throughout the day. No experience necessary. The Old Print Works
Wooden Egg Painting

Paint your own wooden Easter egg with Keziah

1pm – 3pm, The Old Print Works
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
Music wellbeing workshop

2pm, Drawing Room, The Old Print Works.

Music wellbeing workshop for people of all ages

Everyone welcome – no musical experience required.
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

pathcarvers.co.uk
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
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.
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.
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.
Spend the day making with XR Birmingham

Join XR Birmingham all day in the Upper Gallery at The Old Print Works.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
banner making with XR Birmingham

Join XR Birmingham from 1pm to 4pm in the Upper Gallery at The Old Print Works.
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