Sutton Coldfield Festival of Arts

[ July 12, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Treading The Boards…
How do I start… what do I do… and how much fun can it be???

Ever wanted to go on stage but didn’t know where to start?
Ever been on stage and wanted re-assurance that what you’re doing is good?
Ever wanted to just have fun?

If the answer to any of these is ‘YES’, then this [...]

The programme for the Festival has now gone off to print, but you can download a copy here.
The programme itself is the result of months of work, mostly by our own Steve Bradley who has coordinated the artists to create a varied and accessible schedule of events.  The design of the programme has been completed by [...]

[ July 11, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] On Friday July 11 at 7pm a Carnival hits Bishop Walsh Catholic School as part of the Sutton Festival Of Arts.

As the culmination of work from the school’s Arts Week there will be a public showcase evening featuring all the dance, music, drama, art and visual pieces that have been developed by pupils, based on [...]

A Streetly singer who began performing live less than a year ago recently landed a series of Midlands tour dates with chart-topping Journey South.
Gemma Shaw, 20, who works in the pro shop at Aston Wood Golf Club, teed up shows at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, Lichfield Garrick and the Prince Of Wales Theatre in [...]

Natalie Powers barely hesitates in describing her Eurovision experience, performing to a TV audience of 200 million, as the highlight of her career.
But the accomplished vocalist, who has hardly been off stage since she was seven, is relishing the prospect of one of her most unusual engagements - singing some classic songs in an intimate [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 8:00 pm; ]
The New Streetly Youth Orchestra will be performing a collection of music from popular movies and musicals, at Holy Trinity (C of E) Parish Church on Saturday July 12 at 8pm.

Highlights will include selections from The Phantom of the Opera, Harry Potter, High School Musical, Hairspray and the latest West End sensation Wicked!

The orchestra offers the [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Streetly professional artist Bharti Patel will demonstrate her mehndi art during a Festival workshop on The Parade on Saturday July 12, between 12 noon and 12.45pm.

Bharti, who also delivers workshops on silk painting, tie-dye, mod roc art, mask making, glass painting and on the making of wall hangings and mobiles, is keen to show her [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Carte Blanche Trio plays jazz standards at Sutton Coldfield Library (Meeting Room 2) on Saturday July 12 from 2.45pm to 3.30pm.

The group is fronted by legendary newsagent Bill Lowe, a saxophonist and clarinettist who is one of two remaining founder members of the Four Oaks Big Band.

With the big band he has just completed a [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm. ] Four Oaks-based Chris presents Chris Aloud, in which he promises “Stories, stories, stories and how to tell them.”

The session will be held in Meeting Room 2 at Sutton Coldfield Library on Saturday July 12 between 2pm and 2.30pm.

Chris is an accomplished story teller and singer and is guaranteed to entertain any audience. He has been [...]

[ July 13, 2008; 2:30 pm; ] Emmanuel Church in Birmingham Road, Wylde Green hosts a performance by the Emmanuel Choirs with a guest appearance by Sutton Trombone Choir, on Sunday July 13.

The acclaimed Emmanuel singers will be directed, as always, by Richard Mason as they perform popular choir music, sacred and secular.

Emmanuel Choir is a Boys’ church choir, who sing regular [...]