An arts festival celebrating the mental health and wellbeing of African and Caribbean communities. With live music from Call Me Unique, dance and spoken word performances, DJs’, an arts and wellbeing market, creative workshops, a pampering zone and family fun.
Join us at the Midlands Arts Centre for the StereoHype launch. Including live music and spoken word performances from Call Me Unique and guest artists from StereoHype Social. Call Me Unique will also be in conversation with Red Earth founder Sandra Griffiths.
7 - 9pm, Thursday 28 September 2023
Hexagon Theatre, MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12
Book tickets via the MAC website or call the MAC Box Office on 0121 446 3232.
Join us on 14 October at the MAC for the StereoHype Festival all-dayer including an arts market, information stalls, a pampering zone and six workshops exploring creative wellbeing through music, poetry, dance and drama.
Information stalls including Birmingham Mind, the African Caribbean Community Initiative, Birmingham Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, With Nature in Mind and others.
The arts marketplace will include greeting cards from SLH, handcrafted goods from Ghana from Akinyi, skin care from SoakinSkin, candles from Sassies Scents, aloe vera products from Forever Living and various gifts and crafts from Green wood and Anaisart-African
Workshops will include dance, drumming, drama, storytelling and yoga, and the pampering zone will offer nail treatments, massage and haircuts and face-painting for kids.
All daytime events are free and open to all.
The evening is ticketed and includes
Conversation - Reverend Canon Eve Pitts in conversation with Red Earth Collective founder Sandra Griffiths
StereoHype Social crew, a group of emerging Black Brummie artists produce new music, drama, comedy and spoken word performances exploring themes of parent hood.
Call Me Unique - Birmingham singer and songwriter and her band mix it up with a beautiful blend of Soul, Jazz and R n’ B.
12 - 9pm, Saturday 14th October 2023
MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
Daytime activities and workshops are free
Evening performances £9.00 (£5.00 concessions) + £1.50 booking fee.
Book tickets via the MAC website or call the MAC Box Office on 0121 446 3232.