Events Calendar

Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to Hockley Social Club on Wednesday 14 February for an evening of fairytale and romance.As part of an evening of great food, drink and entertainment, we’ll be performing some highlights from The Sleeping Beauty, one of the best-loved 19th-century classical ballets and showing up-close the hard work and artistry that goes ... Read more

A creative & flowing sequence that combines holding active & passive stretches. (not suitable for beginners) HERE

Birmingham’s much-missed jazz and funk bar lives on….Ollie Lloyd brings the funky hybrid sounds of The Yardbird for a special instalment of DJ sessions, digging deep into his record collection to create the trademark Yardbird sound, this time with an-vinyl session of obscure love songs. That means no Whitney (sorry) – but Valentines needs some ... Read more

Drop in at The Red Lion and participate in our weekly quiz! £100 prize bar tab up for grabs!

The New-Unromantics Supper Club - Gulp X Suzie RussellWednesday 14th and Thursday 15th February, 7pm-10pm At Gulp we are taking an anti-valentine’s stance with The New-Unromantics - the perfect pop-up for individuals wanting outstanding food without the romantic clichés of St Valentine's Day. This gastronomic event is a great way to celebrate self-love, to focus on yourself ... Read more

WEDNESDAY 14th FEBRUARYThe Button Factory presentsTHE BIG FATT VALENTINE'S QUIZWith your special drag host Fatt Butcher!Put your wits to the test and join us for a side splitting evening of VALENTINES-themed questions, generally crazy antics from Fatt Butcher plus special prizes to be won!

Vincent Louis Stokes is a visual artist currently living and working out of the West Midlands, UK.Since January 2023, Vincent has been steadily developing HappyHouse, an ongoing series of pencil drawings that attempt to avowedly document the prosaic happenings within and around his household. Dogmatic in their detail, Vincent’s drawings employ aesthetic devices such as ... Read more

Phil Loach (1949-2023), was born in Dudley and studied art and photography at Stourbridge College of Art and Leicester Polytechnic.He became a press cameraman and worked for three newspaper groups, holding the post of chief photographer at two of them.  During his 40-year career, he photographed a wide range of people and occasions in the ... Read more

Colourful Pastels Workshop with Janette Summerfield RBSAThis one-day course is designed to equip you with the confidence to use colour in your work. Using soft pastels students will be investigating colour relationships, pastel techniques, and different qualities of paper, the combination of which will result in exciting and imaginative paintings.Age group and abilities to be ... Read more

While hosting Birmingham’s chicken champions, we thought it would be silly not to devote the entire evening to what they do best… WINGS!On Thursday, February 15th, join us, Greidy’s Wings & Strips, and Dai Pai Dong for an evening of £1.50 wings and a 20-person Wing Eating Competition. The man himself, Jamie Greidy, will host ... Read more

Just over a week now to get your tickets for this Indie-pop dream line upI'll be there if the restraining order from last time allows! 

Valentines Day is all about celebrating partnerships, so we thought that it would be a great time to talk about the partnership that we love the most; Food and Wine.Our Perfect Pairings tasting is all about our favourite matches, what they are and why they work. You’ll be talked through 5 different wines, each with ... Read more