A Christmas Carol – December 11th – Birmingham By N Smith5th December 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, charles dickens, writers course Leave a comment
The Writers Reading Group – Every Wednesday At The Mac By N Smith16th November 201616th November 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Join Hearth’s artistic director, Polly Wright, as she leads a reading group with a difference! Explore the craft of writing through sharing views and opinions on contemporary and classic fiction. Discussions of each book lead to creative writing responses. Books for the autumn term include Mark Haddon’s The Pier Falls, Jane Austen’s Love and Friendship,…
Bleak House August Tuesday 23rd 2016 By N Smith25th July 201612th August 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Leave a comment A day of discussion of one of Dicken’s greatest novels. TICKETS 10am – 4pm Tuesday August 23rd Fircroft College Birmingham. Click HERE for location details.
Reading & Writing For Wellbeing By N Smith5th July 20165th July 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Leave a comment Learn how to use reading and writing to improve yourself and others wellbeing by developing creative writing skills modelled on favourite and respected writers. This course is suitable for adults aged 18+ years. It is open to improvers who have previously attended the ‘Reading For Well Being’ course at mac or elsewhere. This course is…
Reading For Wellbeing July 16th By N Smith4th July 20164th July 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Leave a comment Learn how to use reading to improve yourself and others wellbeing. The day includes the benefits of reading aloud, creative writing and how to facilitate discussion. This course will introduce you to the ‘Reading for Well Being’ method which uses reading aloud as a tool to enable people to express themselves and improve their wellbeing….
Writing The Seasons Satuday 9th July And Sunday 10th July By N Smith3rd July 20164th July 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Leave a comment Sat 9 & Sun 10 Jul, 10am – 4pm | £64 (£52) | 18+ | All Explore your creativity to the full by combining visual art and creative writing techniques to express your feelings and observations about the seasons. Taking inspiration from well-known authors, you will combine words and images to make a small folded…
Representing Hodge Hill Co-Produced Arts Based Research With The Pakistani Community By N Smith30th May 2016 Categories: events Tags: Birmingham events arts conference Leave a comment This event is being hosted by Dr Qulsom Fazil, Dr Joanna Skelt (based at the University of Birmingham) and Dr Clare Barker (based at the Univeristy of Leeds). We will be sharing the findings of a 3 year research project co-producing arts based research with the Pakistani community in Hodgehill. Come and see the artistic…
The Big Arts Picnic By N Smith25th May 20164th July 2016 Categories: events Tags: arts, birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Leave a comment The Hearth Centre in association with Birmingham University and the Dolphin Drama group will be presenting an outdoor version of their play- Alum Rocks in the Community and Education park within Ward End Park at 1.15 and 2.45 pm on Saturday June 4th Even though she has ambitions to be a successful runner, Isla has…
Reading For Wellbeing Led By Alison Belbin By N Smith4th May 20164th July 2016 Categories: events, reading for wellbeing Tags: birmingham, hearth centre, literary course, readers course, writers course Leave a comment The course Reading For Wellbeing will be now be lead by actor Alison Belbin. “I was awarded the 2016 Norman Beaton Fellowship by BBC Radio Drama in March. This is a national award and means I will be doing a 5 month contract with the BBC Radio Repertory Company in London from July to December.”…
Writing Begets Writing Launch Event Tomorrow! By N Smith3rd May 20164th May 2016 Categories: events, mental health Tags: arts, birmingham, mental health, polly wright Leave a comment Just a reminder, the launch of Writing Begets Writing is tomorrow! In the Deloitte Room, Mac, Cannon Hill Park B12 9QH Readings of competition winners’ pieces along with the original writing which inspired them. Light Refreshments Writing Begets Writing A collection of new writing by mental health service users, inspired by the work of…