Story Tea: Dying Matters Brew
Artefact Artefact, 1464 Pershore Road,, StirchleySOLD OUT This is a special edition of Story-Tea for Dying Matters Week Inspired by folk lore, plant lore and story. This is a lively exploration of Death, Dying and most importantly Life through old tales and new tastes. Performed and led by Storyteller Pyn Stockman and Herbal / Tea Expert Queen of Camellias Story-Tea is: […]
Archaeology in the graveyard – talk
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomAn illustrated talk into the archaeology of Park Street burial ground, being excavated as part of the preparatory work for HS2 rail line. This investigation of a 19th century graveyard is giving archaeologists the opportunity to learn about life and death in Birmingham as it changed from a market town to industrial city. Archaeologists from […]
Unforgettable: The Shape of a Life Workshop
Thimblemill Library Thimblemill Rd,, SmethwickThis workshop is facilitated by Ruth Graham one of the performers in Unforgettable This workshop can be done as a pair with Gold Rolls Royce Workshop or as a stand alone event. Ruth writes: “On my family visits, one of the things I hear most is ‘I wish I’d asked more.’ I find it so […]
Day of the Dead Celebration @Moseley Park and Pool
Moseley Park and Pool 93b Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham,, United KingdomJoin them to celebrate the many people (and animals!) who have made Moseley Park their home over the last 300 years! You can build a shrine, make paper bunting and worry dolls, decorate a skeleton gingerbread man (then eat them!) and listen to the stories of our ancestors. Dress code – warm and spooky! Entry […]
Tell it to the Bees with Pyn Stockman
OnlineTell It To The Bees: is a playful earthy performance and event about loss and remembering, inspired by the old habit of telling the bee hive of death or an important life event. The event lasts just over an hour and will be a mix of live and pre recorded work and is aimed at […]