Paradise Circus

The next Brumbloggers will be on Tuesday 13^th July, meeting at The Flapper & Firkin (Kingston Row, City Centre) from 6pm until we all fall over or into the canal. To mix things up a bit, serial lunatic Danny Smith will be running the second Art is Easy evening to coincide with the meetup, so you are presented with the tantalising choice of drink and banter, or drink, draw and banter. I’ll let Danny explain what exactly Art is Easy is:

“I try and show everyone that drawing is a skill that can be taught. We drink, the better amongst us help the ones less able, we draw, we laugh, and I try not to stab anyone with my lovely sharp stabby stabby mechanical pencil.”

Fair enough. Fear not, I’ll be there to supervise him. Or restrain him.

We’ve had a show of interest already for this, so for those who have expressed an interest, please show your face and bring a pencil (HB or 2B), a hardback sketchbook (not essential but you will find it easier) and an eraser. If you haven’t already expressed an interest, this is not a problem – if you fancy a go at this just bring some kit with you on the evening. We’ll kick the drawing bit off from about 7.30ish. Prepare for an odd or disturbing still life composition to draw because, let’s face it, this is Danny we’re talking about after all.

If you’d rather poke your eyes out with blunt spoons than draw, that’s absolutely fine because, as with all the blogmeets, you can just tuck into a selection of exquisitely boozy liquids you’ll be able to purchase if you talk nicely to the bar staff.

See here for a shiny map to lead you to our lair.

Ooops. I’ve just spotted that the March Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery is going to clash with the March Birmingham Bloggers’ meet. They are both on March 9. Apologies for the clash. As plenty of people will know the surgeries are the result of the Birmingham Bloggers – and a good number of the surgeons are involved in both events – so we try to make sure that they don’t clash.

However, it isn’t the end of the world. While the surgeries start at 5.30pm and the Birmingham Bloggers’ meet up is at 6pm, they’ll be pretty close to each other (see the map) so if people want to pop down to the surgery first – at thestudio, in Cannon Street, off New Street – then it shouldn’t be too difficult to get yourself down to the Birmingham Bloggers meet at The Solomon Cutler, Broad Street – Birmingham, UK, B1 2DS. And the social media surgeries are a kind of ‘drop in when you want’ affair, so there’s no pressure to turn up and leave on the dot.
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Meet under the singing moose at any time after 6pm – Weds 9th December, retire to a local pub (the Wellington) when you get too cold.

Singing Rudolph by roogi

Did you know they have a Birmingham Market in Frankfurt?

The blogger’s meet this week takes a trip to The Anchor in Digbeth:

As ever, no agenda, no fixed time (turn up and leave when you like on “Wednesday Evening”, people tend to start arriving from about 6 – those that get there straight after work — but people arrive and leave all night until closing.

We’re not that fussed if you “blog”, or “twitter” or anything, it’s just nice to hang out with people that you don’t have to explain “the Internet’ to once in a while.

Please come along and meet people “off of the web”, bring some money for your drinks — there’s no agenda, no sponsors and nothing except friendly chat.

Time: from 6pm to chucking out time

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upcoming event

Possibly sparsely attended due to Friday’s Twestival, the blogger’s meet this week takes a trip to The Anchor in Digbeth:

As ever, no agenda, no fixed time (turn up and leave when you like on “Wednesday Evening”, people tend to start arriving from about 6 – those that get there straight after work — but people arrive and leave all night until closing.

We’re not that fussed if you “blog”, or “twitter” or anything, it’s just nice to hang out with people that you don’t have to explain “the Internet’ to once in a while.

Please come along and meet people “off of the web”, bring some money for your drinks — there’s no agenda, no sponsors and nothing except friendly chat.

Time: from 6pm to chucking out time

At:

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Brum Bloggers Assemble!

Brum Bloggers for August is at The Green Room this coming Tuesday 11th August from 6pm. We will be saying a fond farewell to Birmingham’s own Queen of the Bins Jaki Booth as she goes dahn sarf to work with Southampton University.

Please come along and meet people “off of the web”, feel free to bring some new people- we’re not a clique, bring some money for your drinks — there’s no agenda, no sponsors and nothing except friendly chat.

Hopefully the bar will be open, and charge slightly less than £4.50 for a pint (ask Ben what this is all about if  it makes no sense). Although thinking about it the Green Room has a no pints policy. You have to buy 4 pints and a small glass instead. Strange but true. They have nice cake too.

You can see the bar on an internet map here.

Photo of Jaki is off of Pete Ashton and is Creative Commons licensed but isn’t as funny as the other pictures I found which were copyright

No agenda, other than to have fun, have interesting conversation with interesting people. We’re not that fussed if you “blog”, or “twitter” or anything, it’s just nice to hang out with people that you don’t have to explain “the Internet’ to once in a while.

Please come along and meet people “off of the web”, feel free to bring some new people- we’re not a clique, bring some money for your drinks — there’s no agenda, no sponsors and nothing except friendly chat. (And some of the nicest loos in Birmingham)

Time: from 6pm till chucking out time.

For more information about Bluu Bar go here. (Be sure to click on Birmingham, wouldn’t want you ending up somewhere else completely). EDIT: bluu is closed. We’re In après next door.

One for Ben to chalk up for failcamp

Map to the venue.

No agenda, no fixed time (turn up and leave when you like on “Thursday Evening”, people tend to start arriving from about 6 – those that get there straight after work — but people arrive and leave all night until closing.

We’re not that fussed if you “blog”, or “twitter” or anything, it’s just nice to hang out with people that you don’t have to explain “the Internet’ to once in a while.

Please come along and meet people “off of the web”, bring some money for your drinks — there’s no agenda, no sponsors and nothing except friendly chat.

Time: from 6pm to chucking out time

Date: Thursday 11th June (see here for how we work out when bloggers’ meet-ups are)

The Flapper on Pub Explorer

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We’ve been hanging on confirming this month’s venue, so as to be near the Social Media Surgery (taking place in Fazeley Studios from 5:30 to 7) the meet-up will be a  visit to the lovely Spotted Dog. 2007 Brummie of The Year, landlord John Tighe, will make you very welcome.

It’s on the corner of Alcester St and Warwick St, and has a dalmatian stained glass window (beware if googling, there is another Spotted Dog in Digbeth:

Spotted Dog window by Albert S. Bite on Flickr

Here’s the upcoming event.

Here’s the facebook event.

Here’s what it looks like.

Here’s beerintheevening for the ‘dog.

Here’s a googly map