Your weekly guide to what’s on in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK – with Chris Smith and Chris Crouch.

This week starts with a recap of last week’s single grain whisky night and the Arts Market, plus some good news: listener numbers are up 18%. We’d like that to keep going, so we’ve got one small job for you (it involves texting three friends).

We’re also trying something new this week: a look further ahead at events likely to sell out before we’d normally mention them. First up is Hare of the Dog Comedy’s 4th Birthday Bonanza at the Hare & Hounds with Barbara Nice (yes, there’s cake). We also give our now-regular shout-out to the All Saints Youth Project, which runs weekly sessions for young people aged 10 to 19 – and is badly in need of a jingle.

Then it’s day by day through the week. Lino printing at the Kitchen Garden Cafe and folk music at Top Banana. Kung Fu Kickboxing at Kings Heath Community Centre. Drag at Loco Lounge and a charity céilí at the Irish Centre. The Birmingham Fungi Festival at Highbury Hall and an outdoor Super Mario screening at Dawberry Corner. A free World Menopause Day talk at All Saints, a Sunday jam session at Cartlands, collage at Nook Gallery and a watercolour workshop. Spooky ceramic painting, velvet pumpkins and, to round it off, A Nightmare on Elm Street at the Hare & Hounds Movie Club.

Plus Chris Crouch is getting replaced (only for a week, while he’s on holiday) by Scarlett from Enjoy Kings Heath.

Use the chapters to jump straight to the day you’re listening on.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:48 Last week
04:50 Book ahead: Hare of the Dog Comedy 4th Birthday
07:35 Every week: All Saints Youth Project
10:22 Wednesday 14th
13:25 Thursday 15th
15:22 Friday 16th
18:38 Saturday 17th
22:33 Sunday 18th
28:27 Monday 19th
29:17 Tuesday 20th
30:41 Wednesday 21st
33:40 Wrap-up

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