Whats on Lord Mayor’s Show, Saturday 14 June, 12 noon-6pm, Victoria and Chamberlain Squares, FREE A fabulous family event welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Shafique Shah, to office. Come and enjoy a full-length, open-air performance of ‘Peter Pan and the Lost Boys’, bite-size Shakespeare, a vintage craft fair, magic shows, children’s art workshops and donkey rides! • Please visit events.birmingham.gov.uk/lord-mayors-show • Email [email protected] or call 303 3008. Knit in Public Day, 14 June, 10am-4pm, Book Rotunda, Level 2, Library of Birmingham, FREE: drop-in Get your needles out and join Birminghams Knit and Natter group as they knit for Britain on level 2 of the Book Rotunda. Outside the gallery, on level 3, beginners’ knitting workshops will also be running throughout the day with Anna Magpie. Children and families welcome! • Please see libraryofbirmingham/event/Events/knitforbritain-14june • Email engagementteam@libraryofbirmingham or call 303 6722. Fathers Day Traditional Afternoon Tea, 15 June, 12pm, Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Moseley, £14.95 per person The first of three afternoon tea events planned for 2014, this is a perfect way to treat your Dad to afternoon tea in Victorian surroundings with delicious cakes on tiered stands. The Hickman Duo will be playing their flute and guitar to entertain you throughout the afternoon. Individual sitting times apply. • Please see birmingham.gov.uk/highbury-events • Email [email protected] or call 303 2050. National Bike Week, 16-22 June, Lancaster Circus and Woodcock Street Why not enjoy a lunchtime led bike ride along the tow paths? The rides – suitable for both beginners and returning cyclists – are on: • Monday 16 June, between 12.30pm and 1.30pm, from Lancaster Circus • Wednesday 18 June, between 12.30pm and 1.30pm , from Woodcock Street (Bikes and helmets are available on a first-come, first-served basis: for a maximum of eight). • Please email [email protected] or call 303 7674 3 Summers, 17-21 June, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Studio Theatre, Library of Birmingham, £15 (matinees £10) Tickets still available for the groovy new musical set in the psychedelic 60s, full of original songs and music which totally capture that marvellous decade. To get 10 per cent off your tickets, please quote 1963 or enter code 1963 if booking online. • See libraryofbirmingham/event/Events/3summers • Email engagementteam@libraryofbirmingham or call 303 6404. Marking My Place – Craft Workshop, 20 June, 10am-4pm, Lower Book Browse, Library of Birmingham, FREE: drop-in Get creative and contribute to a piece of art that will grow throughout the day, inspired by peoples sense of place, belonging or identity. The workshop is run in association with Shelanu Womens Craft Collective and Craftspace. Shelanu are a social enterprise of refugee and migrant women who make beautiful jewellery. • Please see libraryofbirmingham/event/Events/shelanu • Email engagementteam@libraryofbirmingham or call 303 6685. (in association with Shelanu Womens Craft Collective and Craftspace Midsummer Murder! 22 June, 2pm-3.30pm, Bookbox (access from Book Browse), Library of Birmingham, FREE: booking advisable A light-hearted look at crime fiction with Library of Birmingham book bloggers Jen Bakewell and Sue Wilkinson. Bring along your favourite crime fiction book and join in the fun! • Please see libraryofbirmingham/event/Events/mid-summermurder • Email engagementteam@libraryofbirmingham or call 303 6661. Wireless Festival, 4-6 July, Perry Park, in Perry Barr: special discounts for Birmingham City Council staff You will be able to enjoy an exclusive discount when you purchase tickets for this year’s Wireless Festival, with headline performances by Kanye West, Drake and Bruno Mars. Tickets for staff are £49.99 each, with no booking fee (and the usual price is £62.50, plus a booking fee of £6.25). Other confirmed acts include Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah and Pharrell Williams. To find out who is playing when, visit: wirelessfestival.co.uk/line-up/birmingham To book tickets, please visit these ticketmaster links and click on ‘BCC offer’: 4 July 5 July 6 July Sunday Carvery at Highbury Hall, 6 July, 12.30pm, Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Moseley, £15.95 for two courses; £17.95 for three courses Enjoy the ambience of this beautiful building, the former home of Joseph Chamberlain, in the year that we mark the hundredth anniversary of his death. Choose from roast beef, turkey or gammon with all the trimmings. The house and grounds will be open to view, with guided tours and talks by a local historian. • Please see birmingham.gov.uk/highbury-events • Email [email protected] or call 303 2050. Daniel Meadows: Early Photographic Works, 16 May-17 August, during Library opening hours, The Gallery, Library of Birmingham, FREE Between 1971 and 1987, Daniel Meadows produced an astonishing record of urban society in Britain. This retrospective exhibition encompasses Meadows major projects, from the June Street series made with Martin Parr to his legendary Photographic Omnibus. • Please see libraryofbirmingham/event/Events/danielmeadows • Email engagementteam@libraryofbirmingham or call 303 6662.
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