Sutton Coldfield Festival of Arts

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Launch Survey

Yesterday was the main day of the Festival, with performances, workshops, and a creative market in Sutton Parade, plus events all over town all day and into the evening.
We had a few teething problems, and we have lots of things that we will improve on next year.
As Festival Chairman, I would like to take this [...]

[ July 9, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Our answer to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - two exemplary musicians with very different backgrounds, joining together to produce something magical. Vocalist Natalie is best known for her work with pop group Scooch, who were the UK’s Eurovision representatives in 2007 and who have enjoyed a string of top-ten hits.

Ian was the house drummer [...]

Not content with just one High School Reunion, in which he will team up with fellow former pupil Natalie Powers for a one-off concert, drummer Ian Palmer arranged another one this week.
Ian made his first return to Arthur Terry School 16 years after leaving, to drum up support for the Sutton Festival Of Arts, for [...]

Sutton College fine art lecturer Ian Cook is always first on the grid when it comes to developing quirky pieces of work.
Ian, 24, has already enjoyed plenty of success with his paintings and sculptures which uniquely echo the motor industry.
Ian, previously a student at the college, paints using radio-controlled cars instead of a brush, and [...]

The box office is open from 9am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday. Bookings can be made online at any time via www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.co.uk
Please book with the Town Hall for the following events:

Launch Night - Natalie Powers & Ian Palmer
Midsummer Music - Sutton Coldifeld Orchestra, Vaugn Singers & Four Oaks Cluster Choir
Shirt & Tie - musical by Stuart [...]

Ace Sutton pianists Stuart Jones and Martin “Sniper” Rowberry dropped in to Fairfax School this week to lead an impromptu workshop for pupils, and to preview some of the material from Stu’s witty musical Shirt & Tie, which will be presented at Sutton Town Hall on Sunday July 13 at 7.30pm.
So funky was the mood [...]

Sutton-based Irish comedienne Sheila M (pictured top)will show her versatility by hosting a three-and-a-half hour session of music at M&S on Saturday July 12 - and performing some original songs herself.
Sheila, who runs a comedy night at The Place 2B, will be joined by guitarist Gregg Jones to showcase their compositions as The Sweet Peas between [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]