Culture Jam, a 12 hour marathon of events co-ordinated by the British Lithuanian Youth Association in partnership with Birmingham based EC-Arts and Chiltern Railways, is set to take centre stage at Moor Street Station and the Volt Warehouse in the heart of Birmingham this coming November.
The series of events, now in its third year, celebrates and recognises the cultural contributions of Western and Eastern European creatives through an inspirational programme spanning 2 events over twelve hours in two amazing Birmingham city centre locations.
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BIRMINGHAM, SAT, 14 NOVEMBER
3pm – 7pm@ MOOR STREET STATION WINE BAR, Moor St Queensway, Birmingham
Exhibition,Short Movies & Mission Siberia
10pm – 3am @ VOLT WAREHOUSE, 22 Greent Street, Digbeth, B12 0NB
A gig with RASA BASOM, BLACK DIAMOND BAY & DJ Maxwell
Entrance: £8 both venues | £5 each venue | £6 first 100 tickets at www.theticketsellers.co.uk
The first 100 people to purchase their tickets on line at www.theticketsellers.co.uk will be entered into a prize draw to win return rail tickets to the event. You will be able to travel in style with return tickets from any Chiltern Railways operating stations direct to Birmingham Moor Street where Culture Jam event will be taking place. The ticket reference number, your name and contact details should be sent to Birmingham@jkljs.org, so the rail tickets would be sent to the winner. The winner will be notified on 9 November
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LONDON, FRI, 13 NOVEMBER
6pm – 10pm @ East Gallery 214 Brick Lane E1 6SA
Exhibition,Short Movies & Mission Siberia
10pm – 1am @ 93 Feet East 150 Brick Lane E1 6QL
Party with FFtang FFtang DJ Huskiii
Entrance: £5
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Partners:
Shoreditchbars ( Cargo/Redchurch Bar/Casa Blue)
Lituanica
Chiltern Railways
Sponsors:
Ring4Van Ltd.
Uk Smiles Dental Practice
Aston University
Lithuanian beer Ltd.
Friends:
Lithuanian Embbassy in the United Kingdom
Lithuanian Youth Council
trysmilijonai.lt
Culture Jam, a 12 hour marathon of events co-ordinated by the British Lithuanian Youth Association in partnership with Birmingham based EC-Arts and Chiltern Railways, is set to take centre stage at Moor Street Station and the Volt Warehouse in the heart of Birmingham this coming November.
The series of events, now in its third year, celebrates and recognises the cultural contributions of Western and Eastern European creatives through an inspirational programme spanning 2 events over twelve hours in two amazing Birmingham city centre locations.
2009 sees CultureJam explore the shared past, present and future of British and Lithuanian culture through photography, film, art and music on such subjects as genocide, war, political emancipation, nostalgia, cultural revolution and new and emerging subcultures.
CultureJam launches at Birmingham’s Grade II listed Moor Street Station, which is served by Chiltern Railways, at 3.00pm on Saturday 14 November with traditional Eastern European delicatessen food and a presentation of Mission Siberia. The group of explorers recall the harrowing experience of a journey to Siberia, researching untold stories of genocide and mass deportation by the brutal Soviet regime during World War II, in an evocative and poignant performance.
Moor Street Station also plays host to the unveiling of a stunning photography exhibition featuring the work of Lithuanian born artists Rokas Darulis and Indre Serpytyte and interior designer Rokas Rupeikis, offering a visual insight into the striking similarities and differences between the artists’ own roots and the impact of British communities.
Birmingham based filmaker and CultureJam programme co-ordinator Sam Groves will present a diverse selection of short art-documentaries produced by independent filmmakers from across the West Midlands and Lithuania, including a short on the demise of the MG Rover factory in Longbridge, and a hard hitting drama about the journey of an Eastern European family who move to the region.
Switching to the industrial surroundings of Digbeth’s Volt Warehouse, CultureJam continues into the night with live performances from two incredible bands, Norwegian/Lithuanian cinematic six-piece Rasa Basom and electro folk pioneers Black Diamond Bay.
The ones who are unable to join us in Birmingham, Culture Jam as one part session will be organised in London on 13 November in vibrant Brick Lane area at East Gallery. The photo exhibition and sculpture installations by Migle Backovaite, Deividas Sutkaitis, Tomas Urbelionis and Rosemary Shawyer artists will start at 6pm and will continue with short films and Mission Siberia talks until 10pm. The London event will be finalised with various DJ’s at ‘93 Feet East’ bar.
Culture Jam is happening because of the curiosity and enthusiasm of young creative people and a successful partnership of public and private bodies. The project is managed by the British Lithuanian Youth Association in partnership with EC-Arts and Chiltern Railways.
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BIRMINGHAM, SAT, 14 NOVEMBER
3pm – 7pm@ MOOR STREET STATION WINE BAR, Moor St Queensway, Birmingham
Exhibition,Short Movies & Mission Siberia
10pm – 3am @ VOLT WAREHOUSE, 22 Greent Street, Digbeth, B12 0NB
A gig with RASA BASOM, BLACK DIAMOND BAY & DJ Maxwell
Entrance: £8 both venues | £5 each venue | £6 first 100 tickets at www.theticketsellers.co.uk
The first 100 people to purchase their tickets on line at www.theticketsellers.co.uk will be entered into a prize draw to win return rail tickets to the event. You will be able to travel in style with return tickets from any Chiltern Railways operating stations direct to Birmingham Moor Street where Culture Jam event will be taking place. The ticket reference number, your name and contact details should be sent to Birmingham@jkljs.org, so the rail tickets would be sent to the winner. The winner will be notified on the 9 November.
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LONDON, FRI, 13 NOVEMBER
6pm – 10pm @ East Gallery 214 Brick Lane E1 6SA
Exhibition,Short Movies & Mission Siberia
10pm – 1am @ 93 Feet East 150 Brick Lane E1 6QL
Party with FFtang FFtang DJ Huskiii
Entrance: £5
We are supporting Lithuanian National team at European Basketball Championship. Come and join us for to experience real Lithuanian religion – Basketball and Beer!
We will be @‘Spotted Dog’, Digbeth, 104 Warwick St, B12 0NH
Monday 7 September, 20:15 Lithuania vs. Turkey
Tuesday 8 September, 17:15 Lithuania vs.Poland
Wednesday 9 September 20:15 Lithuania vs. Bulgaria
Finals are on 20 September, the further dates of games in between TBC
Entrance fee £1- £3
For further information please email birmingham@jkljs.org or tel: 07879677542
We are having an event to celebrate beginning of the HOT summer and prepare you for the holidays. It’s on the 5th June in Digbeth, Birmingham!
Initial information:
- Superb introduction to the employment market – advices on how to get your career started, how to prepare your CV, portfolio and covering letter so you would be the first to get noticed!
- We are celebrating the Millenium of Lithuania! So – there will an opportunity to get your face on a Millenium Book of Lithuania – just get your face here!
And of course – uplifting music + friendly faces + home made Lithuanian snacks!
Start: 5th June 6.30pm for CV session and 8.00pm for a party@ ‘Spotted Dog’, Digbeth, 104 Warwick St, B12 0NH
Call us if you need more info!
Mr. Keith Stokes-Smith, Honorary Consul in Worcestershire & West Midlands
for the Republic of Lithuania will be visiting Aston University on the
evening of Friday May 15th 2009. Mr. Stokes-Smith will be available to
meet you on an individual basis from 6pm for one hour in room G39 on the
Mezzanine floor of the Main Building where you will be able to discuss
with him any non-academic issues.
We are calling all of you to pay your duty for our motherland and come together with us to vote for your president on the 17th May!
We are getting on the bus in Birmingham early Sunday morning to join a crowd of other young Lithuanians in London at 4pm in Lithuanian Embassy at 86 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 6AU to give our votes.
At 6pm there’s a special party – I’m a president, to celebrate this occasion. The party will be at Monty’s Bar, 149 Brick Lane, London, E1 6SB
We’ll have DJ Marcus & Magician (Birmingham) and Dr. Pepe (London) on the show! Plus SPECIAL EDITION STICKERS for every guest!
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=85098641318&ref=ts
After long hunting and never endless queues in the morning – we’ve managed to get a basketball hall! It’s about time to move your stingy bones and show us what you’ve got! We’ll meet you on Sunday, 14 December at 5.45pm at the entrance of the student halls in Maltings near Broad Street.
The address: The Maltings, Granville Street, Bath row, Birmingham, B1 1SB.
Please don’t be late as Mrs. Security will not let you in later. The hall booked for us for 6-8pm! Bring the ball if you have one. Any questions, ring: 07879677542 or email birmingham@jkljs.org
PS: Girls allowed! Hooray! The VIDEO is here
The Culture Jam rocked Birmingham and London on 13-14 November. This time our line-up flashed with faces, names, sounds and visuals from Lithuania, UK, Norway and South Africa.
The 2nd Culture Jam had more aims then before. The project introduces Lithuanian urban culture to UK. It creates a networking platform for new comers from Lithuania to meet local creatives and helps to get involved more rapidly into local scene. And finally it helps Lithuanians living in UK to keep in touch with their roots. Most importantly – Culture Jam breaks the stereotypes, blurs the boundaries between artistic styles and cultures. With no compromise, Culture Jam leads towards common results and presents quality urban arts to everyone.
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Mission Uniform brought together over a 100 faces with taxi driver, builder, school, secretary, magician, sheriff and other uniforms to celebrate the launch of academic year for Lithuanian students and their friends. The event on 12th October was held to create a networking opportunity for new coming students and other young Birmingham based Lithuanians, to meet new fellows from Slovenia, Finland and elsewhere. (more…)