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A Debate on Climate Change
Tue 14 Oct Town Hall
*The Lunar Society* *Sir Michael Lyons* Chair
Should Birmingham be planning a radical response to climate change? Sir Michael Lyons will chair a Question Time-style discussion between the audience and an invited panel on the impacts of climate change. The panel includes David Henderson, former OECD Chief Economist, Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Professor Jacquie McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environmental Agency, Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre, Michael Meacher MP and Julian Morris of the International Policy Network. £5, 60 plus/full-time students/unwaged £3.50 This debate is hosted by the Lunar Society and sponsored by Martineau Johnson.
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Andy Kirkpatrick: When Hell Freezes Over
Thu 16 Oct Town Hall
British mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick has a reputation for climbing in extreme conditions. He also has a reputation as the most extreme speaker on the mountaineering circuit, with stand-up talents to rival the top comedy acts in the UK. ‘When Hell Freezes Over’ focuses on his winter expeditions to Patagonia, a treacherous mountain range at the southern most portion of South America. Andy’s show gives a taste of what it’s like to go on a major expedition, with tales of being trapped on mile high summits in hurricane winds, buried by avalanches, and pushed close to hypothermia whilst lashed to the side of a mountain. A 100 mile-an-hour ride through Andy’s whiteknuckle experiences of the last decade. “makes Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton” The Metro
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Talking Cities: Urban Design Lecture Series Robert West: People Shaping Places, Kings Cross Central
Mon 20 Oct Town Hall
Birmingham’s Big City Plan is set to transform the city centre. As the regeneration goes ahead, should the citizen’s of Birmingham be involved in the shaping of its city’s public spaces? Learning from the experiences of Kings Cross, one of London’s most ambitious regeneration schemes, Bob West, Head of Urban Design and Renewal at Camden Council will reflect on the award-winning community engagement process. Bob will talk for 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion. Bob is the winner of the Mayor of London Planning Award 2008 for Best Personal Contribution to Planning for his commitment to the regeneration of the Kings Cross Area. The ambitious masterplan will deliver a mixed use development with new office buildings, the restoration and refurbishment of 20 historic buildings and structures, 2,000 homes, 20 new streets, and 10 new major public spaces. Talking Cities is the 2008 Urban Design Public Lecture series organised between Birmingham City University, School of Architecture and MADE, the Regional Architecture Centre in the West Midlands. £5 with concessions for students. Sponsored by Aitkins
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Talking Cities: Urban Design Public Series
Wed 26 Nov Town Hall
Talking Cities presents critical issues facing cities like Birmingham today. The first three lectures have provided fresh ways of thinking about Birmingham's future from the role of public spaces such as the proposed City Park and ways to transform roads into streets, to the city's creative multicultural influences on architecture and city spaces. The final two lectures in the series will further explore, and challenge, the latest thinking in city making from leading speakers. £5 and concessionary rates for students This event is sponsored by Atkins.
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Jimmy Carr - Joke Technician
Mon 1 Dec Symphony Hall
Jimmy Carr is not just a TV star. He’s won awards, released chart topping DVDs (there’s a new one out this November), written a best selling book and broken box office records by performing to over 500,000 people in the last three years. He may be the hardest working man in comedy. But perhaps he wouldn’t have to be if he had a little bit more talent. This show is exactly the same as last year’s except every single word. It’s rude, crude and offensive but those aren’t the only reasons you’ll enjoy it. Not to be missed, unless it’s not your kind of thing.
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Russell Howard
Wed 17 Jun 2009 Symphony Hall
Still unfashionably fond of humanity the star of Mock The Week and BBC6 Music, Russell’s back with his 5th new stand-up show following 3 sell-out tours in the space of 1 year. ‘You’ll find more laughs here than many comedians manage in an entire career’, The Metro. “one of the most sought-after acts in British stand-up.” The Daily Telegraph www.russell-howard.co.uk www.myspace.com/russellhowardcomedian
