Blues

Paul Cowley, of Sutton Blues Collective. (pic: Sutton News)

Paul Cowley

Poetry

Julie Boden, poet in residence at Symphony Hall. (pic: Sutton News)

Julie Boden

Jazz

Rebecca Kelly, jazz violinist-vocalist. (pic: Sutton News)

Rebecca Kelly

Rock

Drummer Ian Palmer. (pic: Sutton News)

Ian Palmer

Fine Art

Pop Bang artwork, Ian Cook. (pic: Sutton News)

Pop Bang - Ian Cook

Musical Theatre

Stuart Jones (left) and cast of Shirt & Tie. (pic: Sutton News)

Musical Shirt &  Tie

Classical

Richard Mason, leader of the Emmanuel Choir (pic: Sutton News)

Richard Mason

About the Festival

The Sutton Coldfield Festival of Arts aims to showcase the work of local artists and to give everybody the opportunity to get involved with the arts in Sutton Coldfield.

2008 is our inaugural year - get involved and make it a success!

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Readings by Centrestage School of Speech & Drama

Jul 7th, 2008 by Jon Hickman | 0

[ July 12, 2008; 4:00 pm; ]

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Reading Dickens

Jul 7th, 2008 by Jon Hickman | 0

[ July 12, 2008; 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] A workshop presented by BVGS Classics teacher Philip Blackshaw plus students, with props, costumes and a few surprises 10:30 - 12:30

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Chris Lowe - Chris Aloud!

Jun 11th, 2008 by Steve Bradley | 1

[ 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 [...]

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Eat My Words

Jun 9th, 2008 by Steve Bradley | 1

[ July 13, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Ask restaurant in Manor Road is promising a tasty evening of storytelling as part of Sutton Festival Of Arts.

The venue will host Eat My Words, with contributions by seasoned tale-tellers Chris Lowe and (unrelated) Tessa Lowe.

The duo will present an evening of professional storytelling on the subject of food, at the restaurant from 7.30pm on [...]

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